Chapter 31: New Bonds
In the God's Tomb Forest, black ash billowed and thick smoke covered the sky. There were many spots of fire burning in the entire forest, and the sound of burning trees could be heard.
Glenshe's entire face was covered in gray-black stains caused by the explosion. At this moment, he certainly didn't bother to wipe them off. He just pinched a spirit crystal "Turbulence" and rushed a large amount of water jets to the burning trees in front of him to extinguish the flames.
Under the protection of a large number of defensive spirit crystals given by Xifeng and Xiangying, the control device dismantling team composed of him, Redis, Galina and Luo Hou, although they did not successfully complete the mission, at least they got out of the underground base alive - and because of this huge explosion, the entire forest was affected by the fire where Wanzu (old) was, and a forest fire was ignited.
So, the three of them split up and used spirit crystals to find a way to control the fire, and used resonance and code spirit crystals to call for reinforcements. Fortunately, the violent iron ghost fell into a state of confusion for some reason and seemed to have no intention of attacking anyone. News also came from Beichen that the new Wanzu's body had been rebuilt.
The fire in the trees ahead was put out, emitting waves of pungent, strong and suffocating heat. Glenshe had just lowered his arms when the bushes behind him moved, and the Shiba Inu "Maoqiu" scurried out and ran to Glenshe's feet, trying desperately to get its head into his trouser leg - it seemed as if it was choked by the smell of smoke in the forest.
Glenshe kicked it away, then took off his almost burnt waistcoat and threw it on its head. He crushed a recovery spirit crystal to heal his wounds, then sat down on the ground with his upper body naked to rest.
The little Shiba Inu was still struggling under the fabric, and Glenshe didn't seem to want to help it. She just looked up at the night sky above her head.
“She succeeded.”
Glenshe spoke as if he was talking to himself, or as if he was chatting with the small animals around him.
"You can pull off something like that... You're worthy of being my long-lost sister."
Her beautifully shaped lips were slightly raised, and her eyes, which always shone with sharpness, now had a hint of softness.
"It's really frustrating not being able to participate in the final battle."
He whispered softly - not only that, the important mission entrusted to him had failed, most of the body of the old ancestor was destroyed, and the God's Tomb Forest was severely damaged by the fire. Many of the "Tombstones of Gods" that buried the crystallization of mankind's technology for thousands of years were also damaged in the explosion.
But so what.
The code spirit crystal transmitted only a few short words:
"It doesn't matter, as long as I'm alive."
It's good to be alive - yes, even if he failed in this important mission, as long as he is still alive, as long as he is still a general of Elysien, he will have as many opportunities as he wants to make amends.
The funeral dog laughed indifferently.
It's really ironic. He is a freedom-loving person who travels around the world without any taboos, but now he has voluntarily been put under the shackles of the country - even after leaving the sound of that group of people laughing and making noise, he doesn't feel like taking a nap.
Then go back early.
"Let's go. Su Mo has already sent troops to put out the fire, and it's time for us to go home."
He kicked the little Shiba Inu, picked it up along with the dog and the cloth and threw it over his shoulder, then crushed a piece of spirit crystal "Return Home" and disappeared on the spot.
On the other side, Redis also appeared in the study of the Heyang Kingdom Palace with a dusty face, scaring Rui and his subordinates who were arranging various matters into a panic. After finally recognizing that the man with coal dust on his face was King Heyang, Rui sent the outsider away and handed Redis a wet towel to wipe his face with a smile.
"How's it going?"
"The demolition failed, but it's not a big deal. How about you?"
"It was a complete mess, but the situation is slowly improving. The violent iron ghosts are starting to retreat, and the war machines are reporting that the new life center is complete."
"……Um."
Redis responded softly, seeming to be annoyed that he had not been able to help Beichen:
"And that Glen She, I don't know how I offended him, but when we were escaping from the underground base, he took advantage of the chaos and tripped me up several times. I'll see if I don't cause trouble for the Tu Ling Tribe in the future!"
"I think it's better to forget it." Rui took his coat from the sofa and handed it to Redis. "First, use my clothes to change out of these rags. What I mean is, let's not talk about how furious they will be if you bully Beichen's beloved brother. My royal brother, can't you see why you are being put in trouble?"
"What?"
"He's from Beichen's family, how could he not know about the mess between you and her?"
“…”
Reddis blinked somewhat aggrievedly.
"Are you feeling sorry for her? If that's the case, then you should be asking me to compensate you."
"Who among them doesn't understand your little trick? The real thing is to get back to Beichen under the banner of compensation. If you weren't married, there might still be a one in ten thousand chance, but now it's completely impossible."
Rui analyzed this with a gloating look, while Redis narrowed his eyes.
"Brother Rui, it seems that I have been too indulgent to you recently, making you think that contradicting me is no big deal, right?"
"Well."
Then Rui's smile froze.
"I'm very tired. I plan to go to my three wives' place to rest for more than ten days. During this time, Heyang will be handed over to you. If I come back and find that you have messed up Heyang, you know the consequences."
"Wait, wait! Brother, take a rest for ten days! However, the world is undergoing major changes, and we are the busiest during this period. How can you—!"
But Redis completely ignored Rui's complaints, just snorted coldly, and walked out of the study with Rui's shirt draped over his shoulders.
Looking at the closed door, Rui sighed exhaustedly, then suddenly seemed to remember something and looked out the window.
Above my head, the blue-purple moon still hangs quietly.
"Beichen..."
The Duke of Heyang said this softly.
"Thank you for your hard work. ...Now, take a good rest."
At the same time, in another part of the God's Tomb Forest, Galina and Luo Hou sat back to back in the middle of a scorched earth. They had obviously just put out a fire and were taking a rest.
"Rahu, what time is it now? Is it late at night?"
"arrive."
The tall Star Vein species made a low and pleasant sound behind Carina.
"Eh...it's over already? The most important, most terrifying day has just passed without us noticing? ...Does that mean Senagard has already survived the most terrible disaster?"
"Um."
"From now on... including our descendants, we no longer need to tremble in fear at the prophecies."
"Um."
"Have we... 'survived into a new era'?"
"Um."
"Am I no longer a member of the Ark who is coveted by others?"
"Um."
"But we... failed in such a crucial mission. Although, Ash didn't blame us."
“…”
Rahu did not respond.
"Yash is so amazing." Leaning against Luo Hou's back, Karina wrapped her arms around her knees, sat down with her knees hugged, and looked up at the sky - at the other end of the horizon, a faint white light flashed.
"She's so strong, so hardworking, and so determined—I even beat her in the martial arts tournament, but now, I feel like I've been left far behind without realizing it."
“…”
"That won't do." Galina patted her cheeks to encourage herself. "Now that she's stripped of her title as a priestess, her status in Senagard should be on par with the Nether Queen, Ringdir—no, perhaps even higher. I'm a queen after all. How can I lose to them?"
As she spoke, she leaned the back of her head against Rahu's shoulder with sparkling eyes and looked up at the hair on Rahu's neck.
"Luo Hou, are you willing to completely terminate your contractual relationship with Sazam? I remember that you sold the five-year contract rights to Filello, right? Don't worry, I will pay the penalty for breach of contract -"
"Can."
Before Karina could finish her words, Luo Hou spoke softly and firmly - then he turned around, reached out and pulled Karina into his arms.
Finally, are you starting to really want to rely on him?
"Rahou, I'm sorry." Carina's smile was a little bitter. "You seem to have been waiting for me to say this for a long time."
Rahu nodded.
"Before today, I was still a bit of a stubborn loner. Perhaps the shadow cast by those events was too strong. I can like someone and be kind to them, but I can't fully trust them and entrust my mission and tasks to them. So even if I put in the same energy and effort as Yaxiu, the results I get are not as good as hers.
Before today, I'd also thought Yaxiu...she might suffer greatly from this. After yesterday's catastrophe, I wasn't very optimistic—but unexpectedly, her persuasion succeeded. At that moment, so many people and weapons truly did what she said.
Then I thought—this kind of thing is sometimes like making a bet. The difference between her and me is that I am too conservative and stubborn to have the courage to gamble with other people’s trust.”
The only person I've always been willing to rely on is myself—but now...
"It's time for me to take a new step. There's still a lot that needs to change in Senagard. We don't know what kind of turmoil will arise after the disaster. This is just the beginning."
Carina took Rahu's hand and stood up:
"Even if it's Ash, it's impossible for me to influence the entire Senagard as a human. So, as a member of the Elysion Alliance, I absolutely cannot lose again."
"Um."
Luo Hou responded softly, looking down at his master.
Queen Ashu must be happy to have a friend and rival like her.
"But before that, why don't we go to Elysion and have a luxurious dinner?! Maybe we can see a lot of fun things there!"
“…”
Master, you think of them as a comedy troupe, right?
——Rahu swallowed the complaint.
“A-choo!!”
Beichen sneezed in the forest at Xin Wanzu's feet, then rubbed his nose.
“…I feel like someone is saying something bad about me.”
"How could that be?"
Xiang Ying smiled and said, "No one will say bad things about the master. I'm just thinking about how to publish a book called "Goddess's Records" about the master's life and deeds..."
Only you would be able to write something like that. ——Everyone looked at Xiang Ying with contempt.
Beichen and his team named the new forest "Star Guardian Forest." Because this forest was located in the former Great Desert of the Jiluo Empire, to prevent the Jiluo Empire from tampering with Wanzu in the future, Beichen and his team had placed layers of defensive spirit crystals and a number of hidden surveillance spirit crystals near the roots of Wanzu.
──But if the central point is Ling Shuang, it would be impossible to leave those humans hanging.
After a lot of busy work, several hours had passed. The sky was beginning to brighten, and the starry sky in the distance gradually began to glow white.
"It's almost dawn."
Yaye raised his head and moved his ankle.
"Why does it feel a bit boring? It just went by like that? The longest day in Senagard?"
"What else do you want?" Xifeng glanced at him. "Do you want to beat up Du Yue as well? Then Zhanqi will have nothing to eat."
"Tsk, I thought we could have another fight back in Senagard. You guys don't think it's enough, do you?"
"Me too, me too—at least give me and my brother a few more violent iron ghosts to kill."
"Or a humanoid possessing the Moon Envoy or something!"
Heihuo and Sujie immediately raised their hands to join in the fun - it seemed that they were so excited that they couldn't calm down for a while.
"Just jump around." Naraka placed the crossbow upright on the ground, supported it with one hand, and leaned forward. "In a few days, you'll feel what it's like to have an inadequate supply of star power. The same goes for Dead Monk and Beichen. Don't cry when the time comes."
“…”
Beichen twitched the corner of her mouth: In fact, she has been feeling sore muscles all over her body since just now.
Gu Yinyue on the side moved his arms expressionlessly and frowned in confusion: It’s okay, this amount of exercise is not as intense as when I was practicing in the Black Swamp.
Seeing that everyone started to rest and chat on the spot, Gu Yinyue pondered for a while, walked to a place a little distance away from the crowd, and nodded slightly at a shadow.
"Xia blood."
"Um?"
Xiaxue was leaning against a tree a few dozen meters away from Beichen and his group, looking at them boredly. When he saw Gu Yinyue coming over to say hello, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"I have a favor to ask of you."
"What?"
At this point, is there anything else he needs to do?
"Contract with me."
"Okay. ...Wait, what did you say?!"
Seeing Xiaxue's big reaction, Gu Yinyue frowned in confusion:
"I'm a ninth-level martial arts emperor, so I should be qualified."
“Yes, I’m qualified, but why?”
"My weapons are all heavy, and their mobility is still insufficient. I just happen to lack a long sword to make up for it."
“…”
Xiaxue stared at Gu Yinyue for a few seconds, with a complicated expression.
"That being said, you actually want to not only sign a contract with me, but also a life-sharing contract with me, right?"
"Yeah." Gu Yinyue nodded without hesitation.
"Because you don't want to die before her, right?"
"yes."
Xiaxue crossed her arms across her chest with a hint of amusement, tilting her chin up. "Are you so blatantly admitting that you want to use me?"
"……yes."
Gu Yinyue nodded again.
"The motive is truly despicable, so to conceal it is even more despicable."
"Do you think I will still agree to you if you say that?"
"You will."
"Why? You're not some busty beauty."
"I'm not, but I won't stop you from spending the night with a busty beauty. Longyun and Naraka limit the number of times per month to 12. For you, I can relax it to 12 times."
Seeing Gu Yinyue's serious explanation, Xiaxue felt the corner of his mouth twitch for some reason.
"I don't care, 12 times a month or something."
"There are snacks to eat every day. Elysion is rich in war food."
"I can get it even if I don't follow you."
"You'll feel comfortable being used by me."
"...Don't say something so easily misunderstood, you bastard. ──Well, from the perspective of a weapon, it might be difficult to find someone like you."
“We have regular hunting activities every week, so we don’t have to worry about going hungry.”
"Sorry, my star power reserves are years."
"I won't find you annoying or childish."
“…I’ll beat you up.”
"I won't go around saying that you're doing evil everywhere, just because..."
"You're threatening me, right?! You're definitely threatening me, right?!"
"No." Gu Yinyue shook his head seriously. "I do want to take advantage of your life-sharing contract, but that doesn't mean I won't value you."
Xiaxue was stunned.
"My fighting weapon is my brother or..." Gu Yinyue paused, "...son."
“…”
Xiaxue's face turned green.
"Once I decide to sign a contract with them, I will take full care of and supervise everything related to them. I will never abandon them unless they want to leave. You don't need to sign a life-sharing contract right away; you can try it for a few years."
Finally, the expression of this black-haired, golden-eyed emperor-level warrior wavered a little.
"And I can teach you to sing." The gray-haired warrior dropped the final bombshell.
"Good!!" A certain weapon was immediately hit.
“…”
“…”
Don't agree so quickly! How much do you blame yourself for not being able to sing well? — Longyun and Naraka, who were eavesdropping, were both glaring and baring their teeth not far away.
"So."
Gu Yinyue bit his palm and stretched it in front of Xiaxue.
"Sign it. At least I can guarantee one thing."
"What?"
Xiaxue took off his black gloves and summoned his sword blade, gently slashing it across his palm.
"Stay with us, you won't feel lonely. We don't have time or space for you to be immature or complain."
“…”
The golden eyes dimmed, then a light of relief appeared again.
The black-haired Star Vein Seed straightened his back, raised his head, narrowed his eyes slightly, and slowly extended his hand with an expression of aristocratic power.
"Very well, I grant it. ...Since it is the son-in-law of Elysion who is asking for my power."
“…”
Faced with Xiaxue's arrogance, Gu Yinyue did not answer, but just curled the corners of his mouth slightly.
The palms were put together, and with a flash of light, a totem mark composed of complex golden light appeared on Gu Yinyue's forehead.
Then Longyun and Naraka immediately came over.
"Oh, oh, oh~" Longyun yelled in a strange voice, "Welcome new student Xiaxue, the abstinence army has gained another member, what a joyful occasion!"
Xiaxue suddenly felt a little weak: "...Ten times a month or something, that can't be true, right?"
"It's true." Naraka squinted his eyes with a gloating look.
"Wait, this is weapon abuse! Isn't ten times a month the same as ten days of constipation for a human?! That's clearly enough to be consumed in a single day!"
...Are you mighty or early?
All the men present looked at Xiaxue with horror. Xiaxue, realizing his slip of the tongue, immediately coughed lightly and regained his composure.
But Longyun obviously didn't want Xia to have an easy time:
"Oh, by the way, every morning you have to get up before dawn to practice with the dead monk."
“…”
"We also need to learn how to cook human food, because cooking dead monks in the wild could cause a national disaster."
“…”
"And the monthly expenses must be controlled within more than 50,000 Swiss francs."
“…”
"You also need to be prepared to transform into a weapon at any time. That guy can't help but want to challenge a strong opponent. So, I have to condescend to you, an emperor-level, to frequently engage in street fights."
“…”
On board a pirate ship! On board a pirate ship!
Xiaxue smiled and crossed her arms across her chest, looking very calm, but inside she was rolling on the ground in tears.
"Are you ready?"
Just when Xiaxue was about to ask if he could go back on his word, Beichen's voice joined in - before he knew it, a large group of people had gathered around.
"Oh, have you signed the contract?" Beichen looked very happy. "Don't worry, apart from not being able to sharpen your blade, Yinyue is a good master you'd never find even with a lantern!"
No wonder! Fortunately, he is not our master!
——After hearing the conversation just now, Beichen’s warriors shook their heads violently in their hearts.
Ten times a month or something! That's just chronic suicide! No wonder Longyun always looks so unsatisfied!
"So Xiaxue can settle down in Elysion, right? Yeah, not bad. That way we'll have two handsome longsword wielders as pillars, and coincidentally, one is black and the other is white."
"Pillar...what do you want to do?"
"Ah, nothing much. Just stand behind Yin Yue and me when you're in public. That will definitely liven up the atmosphere. By the way, Xiang Ying has no experience as a top fighter, so you need to give her some pointers."
“…”
Xiaxue felt a little stomach(? ) pain.
"Also, the scene at the opening ceremony of the Latia Martial Arts Tournament is still very vivid in my mind. Xiaxue was so handsome back then. I wish you could stand in the arena of Elysien and do something like that someday."
…Then the stomachache got a little better.
"Anyway, welcome, and congratulations on finding a top-notch contractor!"
"Hey, are you so sure that this guy is a good contractor?" Enduring the stomachache, Xiaxue raised his eyebrows and sneered unwillingly.
"Absolutely sure! Because if I were a weapon, I would definitely cling to Yin Yue to be his weapon."
"Beichen...weapon?"
Gu Yinyue muttered to himself, and then for some reason, his face suddenly turned red.
"No, no! Beichen, you can't be a weapon! Too, too shameless, no..."
Then the whole audience fell silent.
Mr. Gu Yinyue, what exactly are you imagining?
"Is that about it?" Xifeng said. "It's time to go back. There are still many issues left, and it's not time to completely relax. Someone will definitely take advantage of the situation."
"Yeah." Beichen's expression froze, and then he looked around, "Let's go, everyone... go home."
Everyone responded to her gaze and nodded vigorously.
It's dawn.
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