"So you've had a fulfilling vacation during this time?" Hill sat on the sofa with his legs crossed and looked at Erica opposite with an aura on his face and said, "Going shopping with your friends and spending time with your lover.

, in short, you don’t have time to come to my place to visit, right?”

"Well... I didn't do it on purpose, it's just... I haven't had any dreams since the last time we met." Erica waved her hand helplessly and then asked: "Is there anything?

A method that can force people to dream? Such as magic or something..."

"There is something similar, but I don't think it will work." Hill sighed helplessly, then sat cross-legged on the sofa with a mug filled with hot tea and muttered: "You entering here and dreaming are two different things.

, after all, our two consciousnesses have been separated, so I am just an external factor placed on your soul. So strictly speaking, the meeting between the two of us is not that you dreamed of me, but that I entered your consciousness and you

It’s just a meeting.”

"So, it's actually your fault?" Erica joked casually.

"No, I have been trying to connect with you every night since that day, but... for some reason, I just can't enter your consciousness." Hill gently took a sip of the slightly hot tea, and then very

He frowned in disappointment and muttered: "Weird herbal taste, why do you always like to drink drinks with unique flavors?"

"This is the Principality... I only drank the tea grown locally in this world once in a restaurant in Trikla City. The taste was indeed a bit weird. But this stuff is very good at relieving greasiness. I would like to drink it after eating meat.

It's also a very good enjoyment." Erica looked at Hill who disliked tea and smiled. Although she explained it just now, she actually didn't like drinking tea very much, whether it was local tea or earth tea.

Hill's cup of tea just now was a restoration that Hill read from his own memory after the two met. Except for the different tea sets, the cup of tea itself was actually what Erica had eaten when she was dining with others.

The cup of tea she drank. To be honest, it was through this incident that Erica understood for the first time what happened when she met Hill, the room where Hill lived and the things inside.

Everything was actually a scene she restored from her own memory, but because the two people's consciousnesses were separated and independent, Hill was able to arbitrarily transform this familiar yet unfamiliar living room decoration according to her own wishes.

But despite this, there are not only certain elements in Erica's own memory here. In short, since Hill can restore certain things from Erica's memory, then conversely, she can also restore some elements in her own memory.

Things, so Erica saw more and more strange decorations placed in the living room.

The original familiar living room has completely changed its style. For example, a large number of strange carvings and crafts appeared in the cabinet that was once piled with messy items. Although they are of different sizes and mixed with good and bad, judging from their style, they should be from

The handiwork of the same person. In addition, a small cabinet that was originally placed in the living room for storing defensive weapons has been removed. Instead, there is a row of protective gear of different colors and styles, ranging from lightweight leather to bulky full-body armor.

There are all kinds of armors, but judging from the size, they should all be worn by the same person.

In addition, the changes in other places are similar. Even the energy-saving chandelier above the head has been replaced with an obviously handmade lampshade that looks like an oriental lantern. The only thing in the entire living room that has not changed much is the two sets of sofas where the two of them are sitting here.

Apart from the glass coffee table, the only thing left was the small bar at the corner nearby with various drinks. It seemed that Hill was also a drinker, and Erica always felt that this somehow resonated with her.

"Hey, are you distracted?" Hill suddenly stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Erica, then held the table with both hands and pouted at Erica who had just come back to her senses: "I won't care about what happened before.

Yes, but...you have to show something, right?"

"Meaning? Oh...wait a minute." Erica quickly remembered what Hill was referring to, and then quickly lowered her head to recall something in her mind.

As the object in Erica's memory became clearer and clearer, a brown-red animal hair shawl gradually appeared on the table between the two. This was Erica's shopping experience in Trikla City before.

I saw a product at that time. Both the coat color and the workmanship were very exquisite. Moreover, it was a purely handmade product. Especially when Erica saw the price, she bought a set without hesitation. Of course.

What appears here now is not the real thing, but the product that Erica asked Hill to project here based on her own memory, and this exquisite animal hair shawl was what Erica chose for Hill this time.

commemorative gift.

Although Erica was very satisfied with this, Hill, who was sitting opposite, didn't feel much about it for some reason. She even looked at Erica with a little disgust while stroking the shawl.

.

"Don't like it?" Erica scratched her head in confusion. After all, she never thought about whether Hill would like this kind of gift when she bought it before. So now after seeing Hill's reaction, she also

Suddenly I felt that I might have chosen the wrong gift.

"That's not the case. This is the fur of some kind of mountain monster. It is indeed very warm and comfortable, and it also has a magical effect." Hill sighed with a slight disappointment, and then kept smiling and handed over this exquisite piece.

He put his animal hair shawl on his body, and stood up and turned around to signal to Erica: "It is indeed very comfortable. It seems that you are not lying. You chose it according to my figure, so I

I don’t care about it, but..."

"Oh... thank you..." Erica responded casually subconsciously, because just now Erica looked at Hill in a daze for some reason. Just when Hill turned around with his shawl on, Erica's

Some very fragmented memory fragments suddenly flashed through his memory, and they instantly overlapped with Hill's appearance just now, but the problem was that these extremely vague and unfamiliar memory fragments did not look like what he had experienced.

"Hey! Why are you distracted again?" Hill patted the table with his slightly raised hand and said, "Answer my question!"

"Ah...ah? What?" Erica came to her senses again in a daze, and then she didn't care what she had done wrong, she just bowed her head to Hill and apologized and tried to argue: "I'm sorry,

I don’t know what happened today. It may be that the journey has caused me to be a little tired. I feel very lethargic and easily distracted..."

"Are you okay?" Hilton was no longer angry. Instead, he came over with a worried look and reached out to touch Erica's forehead and neck and muttered: "There is no fever, and the heartbeat is normal... It seems that she is just tired.

...How about you go back and take a rest first?”

"Um... I think so." Erica also felt that she was out of shape today, so she had better sleep and wait until tomorrow night. But just when Erica was about to go out, she suddenly came back to her senses and asked

Said: "By the way, what did you ask just now?"

"Oh...I said..." Hill opened his arms again to show off his outfit, then pointed to the animal hair shawl draped on a cool T-shirt and said: "It's already summer, and you actually gave me a winter coat.

A gift? Are you planning to perfunctory me?"

"Oh...it turns out it's summer, no wonder it's been so hot recently..." Erica glanced at the nearby window that projected a hazy street scene, but the scene there was the earth's landscape in Erica's memory. It seemed that Hill had passed through it.

Her own memory was extracted and used as decoration, so Erica did not feel the temperature change in the entire room. Erica thought about it for a while and then looked at Hill's shawl that was still reluctantly draped on her body and responded: "

How about this, how about I prepare you a set of gifts suitable for summer as compensation when I go back? To be honest, I didn’t see anything worthy of being used as a souvenir in Trikla’s place, plus I have been busy for a few days.

Various accidents happened...so..."

"Okay, I understand." Hill took off his stuffy shawl and walked up to Erica, opened his arms and gave her a hug and said: "I look forward to your compensation, and I won't make any mistakes this time."

?"

"Um...yes." Erica nodded awkwardly, and then her body disappeared into Hill's arms.

Looking at the quiet living room again, Hill couldn't help but look sadly at the fake street scene outside the nearby window, then walked to the sofa with a meaningful smile, and jumped on the sofa like a lively little girl.

He hugged the shawl and twisted it around, and still kept his head buried in excitement and hummed a few times.

"The first time...the gift Erica gave me...hehehehe..."

At the same time in the real world, Erica was lying on the blanket of the tent rolling back and forth. Although he had fallen into unconscious sleep at the moment, the hot tent was like a steam oven, making his subconscious feel

I felt very uncomfortable.

And just when Erica was rolling back and forth in her underwear like a caterpillar, Diana, who was sleeping with her, was really disturbed by the other person's restless behavior. Diana, who had no choice but to wake up, saw

Looking at the bucket in the corner of the tent, the original ice cubes inside had already turned into a small bucket of ice water, so it could no longer have a cooling effect. Diana, who was also a little irritated by the sultry temperature, cast a spell again and got it out again.

A piece of ice the size of a fist was thrown into the bucket in the corner. Then she felt the time at the moment, and then she put on her clothes without any sleep and came outside the tent.

This is near the entrance to the Envar ruins in the southeastern part of the principality. When you returned, you took the eastern highway of the principality south, so you will inevitably pass around the Envar ruins, which is a key node.

Although today's Envar ruins have become particularly lively and prosperous, there are still no buildings around the ruins. After all, rebuilding Envar is not what the principality needs to do right now, and although the large underground cavity at the bottom of the ruins has been sealed,

But this does not mean that the entire ruins are completely safe.

Nowadays, there are still many people busy around the Envar ruins. In addition to the merchants who sell and purchase various goods, there are also some private armed forces such as freelance mercenaries or professional hunters.

There is no distinction between civilians, nobles, speculators, and treasure hunters. There are still quite intricate underground spaces in the upper and middle levels of the entire ruins, and there are also quite a few monsters inside. Accordingly, if you go in and sneak around, you only need to come out alive.

Then the rewards are usually not small, and it is rumored that there are not a few people who have become rich overnight.

Of course, all kinds of monster materials are indeed very valuable, but the most valuable ones are the cubs of various monsters. In fact, all the monster cubs obtained from the ruins so far have been sold abroad at very high prices.

Slave traders. And what’s even more ironic is that this group of nominally illegal groups in the Principality of Michael are now buying all kinds of monster cubs openly with certificates issued by the Principality, and this weird industry has also given rise to

A considerable amount of tax revenue was added to the principality's finances.

Although the business there is very prosperous and lively, people there have to set up various tents for a night's stay. However, the tents there are fully functional, ranging from catering, accommodation and even some special industries, and even wear

Anna also saw many faces and signs that had appeared in the dark streets and black markets of Trikla City.

It is said that there is also an accommodation area established by the large chamber of commerce there, but even so, Erica and the others still have no intention of camping alone. After all, the situation there is really a bit chaotic.

The first-generation exploration camp established by the city must have been as messy and unappetizing as a barn, and even the security was quite delicate.

After all, most of the people who come in and out of the ruins are speculators and desperadoes. After they fight for their lives down there, they will naturally become a little restless, spend money lavishly, and even fight for some kind of loot.

Risks of life and death also happened from time to time. Even though the principality deployed a large number of troops to maintain stability, it could not completely suppress this trend.

However, Erica and the others did have a plan to go shopping when they stayed here for one night, and this was also the initiative of fellow traveler Chris. After all, Chris had no chance to go with them during the official exploration, although later

The number of casualties there was quite serious, but the novel and different underground world still stimulated Chris's thirst for knowledge. Of course, it may also be the adventurous spirit she inherited from her mother.

Diana looked back at a tall RV behind the tent. Chris and Ruby were sleeping soundly inside. After all, the tents we brought with us for this trip were limited, and Chris couldn't do it freely due to her status.

Joining forces with others, and accompanying her are bodyguards Norma Russell and Lisa Perrin. Due to this problem, Diana had to use the car that had not been released because it did not have much fuel.

The luxury RV was set up for Chris to use as her accommodation tonight. By the way, Chris, Serenir and Cana were also inside. Naturally, the ones sleeping outside in the tent tonight were Erica, Diana, Liz and Puffy.

, and by the way, Thea Kruger as Diana's student.

When her sister Galeni Agil left the city of Trikla, she separated from everyone and returned north. After all, she still had a mission to do when she came out this time, and the reason why she was in a hurry to go back was because the content of the mission had changed.

So I had to go back and make some adjustments quickly.

Diana looked at the stars in the north and couldn't help but miss her family in Isheka. Of course, although it had only been more than ten years since she left home, according to long-lived creatures like the elves,

A mere dozen years is really not enough to save her, but the problem is that underneath her elf appearance, Diana is still an earthly human, so these past ten years still make her feel physically and mentally exhausted and missing her family.

Fortunately, she met Erica, so she had new spiritual sustenance on certain things, but in the final analysis, family is still family, so Diana planned to wait for a while to go home and have a look, and take Ellie with her by the way.
To be continued...