Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Part of the Truth (Two in One)(2/2)
After the goddess statue reported the number "70", she said something strange as usual.
Slade wanted to laugh at first, but then he saw it vomiting blood.
"..."
The slightly raised corners of her mouth froze on her face, and then she looked at Anji, who looked indifferent, and said, "Do you always test your patience like this?"
"Only this statue is like this."
Slade narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Angie strangely, and then snorted a sneer.
"You are really special."
Ridicule being sarcastic, Slade still told her a lot of things. For example, he told her to be strong-willed and not waver, and to pay special attention to the illusion of an intermediate alien world. If she dies in the illusion, she is really dead.
Anji nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. Taking advantage of the fact that the atmosphere was still good, she bravely inserted a digression:
"Lord Slade, have you done anything to me?"
The incident of being rescued by Slade in her dream had always bothered her. She vaguely felt that it was not simple, but she couldn't make it too obvious.
"As long as you don't betray me, it will naturally have no impact on you."
Slade showed an expression that was half-smiling but looked at her with sharp eyes.
"OK."
Anji responded obediently, but she was already cursing MMP in her heart.
Ever since she learned that there was a soul in this world, Anji began to suspect that the previous one was not a dream at all, but a soul space.
And the Slade who appeared there was most likely the "wedge" she planted in Angie to prevent Angie from betraying her.
If Anji hadn't discovered this by chance, he would have been kept secret until his death.
Fortunately, she did not choose to betray when she was in Anderkofi Village.
Anyway, the two have been communicating for a long time. Taking this opportunity, Anji asked another question while the iron was hot:
"Master Slade, if there is a crack in my soul, will I not be able to go to another world?"
Slade's brows frowned slightly.
"What did you do?"
"Just... I used my ability a few times."
Anji answered guiltily and smiled.
However, this flattering smile failed to fool the other party.
Seeing that the other party was staring at her closely, Anji's eyes involuntarily dodge, and she shrank her head slightly.
Slade suddenly had an idea in her mind. She gave a rare sigh, with a hint of exhaustion in her expression.
"Just stay strong-willed."
Anji nodded and said "Yeah", her heart moved slightly.
Knowing that she had a soul rift, Slade, who had saved her before, asked her not to go to another world again.
But in reality, Slade asked her to go to Grand Village.
The two Slades have completely different attitudes towards the same thing, which means that their information is not exchanged, and they don't know what the other party has done, let alone real-time communication.
In this case, it will be much easier to handle.
Anyway, after all the questions that need to be asked, Angie stopped bothering him, bowed to Slade and left, then returned to the room to pack his luggage and prepare to embark on a new journey.
Before leaving, Anji specially gave Jesiel two gold coins, one for her, and the other for her to help deliver to Scott. Although Anji didn’t know how much the equipment he lost in the forest was worth.
Although he is small, one gold coin is definitely more than enough.
If she doesn't repay the debts she owes now, she may not have the chance to repay them in the future.
As for Barton, he himself said that he was not short of money. Anyway, they both saved each other, so let’s treat it as even!
Jesiel seemed to feel something, and was only willing to hand it over to Anji, but refused to accept the gold coin given to her even to death.
"I don't have that much money!"
Anji lowered her eyes slightly, covering up the complex emotions flashing through her eyes.
The next second, as if nothing was wrong, she gently touched Jesiel's head and smiled brightly:
"Just to thank you for taking care of me! When I come back in a few days, treat me to some delicious meals~"
Under Anji's constant persuasion, Jessiel reluctantly accepted the gold coin and whispered a few words in a low voice, asking her to pay attention to her safety and come back soon.
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Five days later, Bruce Village.
Since Grand Village was destroyed by the curse, the village closest to the barrier has become Bruce.
Anji gave the local villagers fifty hazeta copper coins to store the horses. Instead of setting off immediately, he stayed overnight and decided to wait until dawn the next day before setting off.
Because before returning to Gran Village, she still needs to pass through the "Silent Forest" that she is familiar with.
While waiting for dawn, Anji sorted out the things about the intermediate alien realm in his mind.
If low-level alien lands are places where ordinary people "can still survive", then mid-level alien realms are places where they absolutely cannot survive.
People with zero "curse resistance" will explode and die the moment they enter this place, which is horrific.
If it weren't for the small bone helmet on her head that could share the curse with her, even Anji, who had a resistance value of 45, wouldn't have survived more than a day.
Although this act was dangerous, Anji didn't really want to fight for the opponent, but took this opportunity to quickly improve his strength.
By the way, I gave Slade a favor so that I could meet him in the future.
As the first ray of sunshine fell in this quiet little village, Anji opened the small sack that she carried with her and checked the contents one last time:
Berg's little wooden box, Elijah, some white bread, a few small bundles of dried meat, a knife, and five small jugs of water.
Looking at those luxurious upgraded dry foods, Anji felt a lot more at ease. These were the little things Slade had given her - her subordinates had done this for her, so she had to give her some actual support, right?
She didn't bring any knight armor this time. She only wore a layer of leather armor outside her shirt and also brought a small buckler - because she could only stay in the intermediate alien world for seven days at most, so she had to keep everything simple.
Looking at the shimmering barrier in front of her, the girl let out a long sigh of relief, and then with firm eyes, amidst Elijah's nagging, she set foot on the cursed land outside again.
Fill the holes, fill the holes!
A super two-in-one chapter, this time it’s not too short~
These settings must be written in detail, otherwise it will be difficult to understand.
I'm also afraid that if there are too many words, you might find it boring.
But these things have to be thrown out sooner or later. I hope you will be considerate~
It doesn’t matter if you can’t stand it, I’ll mention it again later.
The Bruce Village that appeared in Chapter 1 finally appears again!!
This is the longest chapter in the history of this book...
It took me a long time to write and revise it. I hope you will be satisfied with it~
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Thanks to book friend XXXX (last number 0472) for the 2 recommendation votes~
Chapter completed!