Chapter 289 Two World Tombstones
“Okay, I will take care of these things,” Liang Pozhou replied, and then began to fulfill the contract. “I will mail Miyas’s legacy to you in a week. His nest in Zelan is located deep in the forest southeast of the Pig-Pig Forest. There is a poisonous swamp there that no one dares to set foot in. His nest is 300 meters below the swamp. There are no specific coordinates, only a description of the surrounding scenery. I have to go back and check it. I will send it to you tomorrow night.”
"His weakness is his fear of seawater. When we first took care of him, we even prepared seawater for him. For more than ten years, we didn't notice anything unusual. He was so tolerant. He seemed to regard this weakness as a disgrace."
"He hid it very well, but Yun Sheng had a keen eye for observation. In addition, he loved listening to Yun Sheng tell stories about the Blue Star. Over time, Yun Sheng discovered this secret that he had kept so well hidden: whenever he stayed in the sea for a long time, he would become extremely weak."
Having obtained everything she wanted, Yu Xunge planned to leave. However, after taking a few steps, she couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked the question she had been holding back for a long time: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you become a sea monster, right? You can pay less and make a deal with me to help you escape to Zelan."
Surprise flashed in Liang Pozhou's eyes. He opened his mouth but didn't know how to explain for a moment, as if a child had asked him, "Why does one plus one equal two?" He pretended to think, thinking that Yu Xunge would leave out of impatience, but he found that Yu Xunge was actually standing there patiently waiting for his answer, which made him have to seriously think about the answer to this question.
After a long while, he finally found the answer and said, "But if that's the case, we won't have a home."
"As long as we are still human, even if we do all sorts of bad things, as long as we don't betray Earth, our fellow human beings will still accept us, believe in us, and give us a chance. There will always be a place for us here. But if we become sirens, we will never be able to come back."
Even through sunglasses and a mask, Liang Pozhou found that he could sense Yu Xunge's surprise. No, surprise was not enough to describe it; perhaps "astonishment" would be a more appropriate word.
He laughed and said, "Although I don't know what stupid things my descendants have done that would surprise you so much with my words, I can vaguely guess some of it. I can only say that the more people pursue fame, fortune and power, the more they care about their homeland. Because if they leave their hometown and go to another place and become 'outsiders,' they will lose everything they were once proud of and become nothing but rubbish."
Although he is now a siren, anyone can tell that he is different from a real siren. His fishtail was dull and lifeless when he was underwater, and his voice did not become melodious and pleasant after he became a siren. He also seemed to be somewhat unaccustomed to life on land, and both breathing and walking were extremely difficult for him.
Both land and sea rejected him; he was as if he were a defective product.
The contract was extremely harsh in Yu Xunge's eyes, but in Liang Pozhou's eyes, it was the Liang family's lifeline and an investment.
With Yu Xunge, they could have only Yu Xunge as their "master," but once they went to Zhelan, anyone could be their master.
This was a high-stakes gamble. He was betting on Yu Xunge's future, and on whether the Liang family could use time and effort to erase the inexplicable hatred Yu Xunge felt towards them.
If Blue Star loses, we will all die together; the contract and Blue Star will both vanish into nothingness.
Blue Star won, Yu Xunge ate meat, and the Liang family got to drink a few sips of soup.
Most importantly, he didn't want his descendants' lives to be filled with regrets.
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Yu Xunge resumed her routine of leveling up, researching alchemy, and taking orders to earn money. Her daily leisure time consisted of about two hours of sparring with Tu Lan and about an hour of practicing cooking. She used a lot of work to distract herself from her inner anxiety. She admitted that the countdown to the giant whale had still affected her.
The cat hostel was also put back in the backyard.
However, she wasn't in a hurry to craft the [Reversal of Moment] skill crystal that she could sell later. Mind Catcher was too strange. Her vigilance hadn't relaxed after discovering the true clues to Miyas's backup plan; on the contrary, it had reached its peak. She hadn't even taken it out of her backpack to touch it again.
Before the dust settles, the [Reversal Moment] skill may be needed at any time. Although skill crystals can be used by simply crushing them, they are still not as convenient as skills that can be used with a single thought.
She waited at home for five days, during which time she changed the food box for the whale carcass once, and then received seven items sent by Liang Pozhou ahead of schedule.
Four of them are purple-grade equipment, and all require a level greater than 110 to wear. Needless to say, they should be sold in Ze Lan for money. By the time she reaches level 110, it will be a long time before she can sell them for gold coins, which can be converted into resources that can be used at this stage, bringing higher returns.
The other three items are 80g of Moon Sand and... two World Tombstones!
At that moment, her honor points increased by another 20,000.
【Tomb of the World - Middle】: When entering the World Battlefield, you can enter the main battlefield 1 minute earlier.
【Tomb of the World - Middle】: When entering the World Battlefield, you can enter the main battlefield 1 minute earlier.
The inscription on the world's tombstones is an arc drawn by a red fish tail, written in Siren script, which translates to "China" in the Blue Star script.
Yu Xunge played with the two new World Tombstones for a moment, then put them away. Although he didn't know what the situation was like on the World Battlefield, judging from the effects of the other two World Tombstones, the effect of carrying them was likely to be positive.
Being able to enter the battlefield in advance to scout out the situation and make preparations is indeed what she needs most right now.
As for the 80g of Moon Sand, although she doesn't know how Miyas obtained it, she doesn't plan to keep it... She can try to exchange it with Rukia for the crafting method of [Gold Medal Assassin] next time she goes to Zelan.
These days, I have to use a bottle of [Gold Medal Killer] every time I go to Zelan. If things aren't urgent, I'll save them for later and finish them all at once.
Besides that, the investigation into Miyas continued. Although it was confirmed that there was a trap in [Mind Catcher], Yu Xunge did not give up on the research on the giant whale corpse.
The seven items weren't exactly disappointing, but they weren't helpful either.
She had also investigated Miyas's lair. That area was in the rainy season, filled with poisonous fog, and even Fenglian dared not enter.
The day after receiving the two New World Tombstones, remembering the countdown displayed in the auction house, she couldn't resist starting to study the giant whale. She enlarged the whale slightly, put the tail into the food box that was about to expire and disappear, leaving the rest of the whale exposed. She wanted to cut the whale open to take a look.
In a few minutes, the food box will disappear.
Yu Xunge and Tu Lan stood inside the apartment instance, looking at the giant whale and food box not far away, which were trapped in a lightning cage.
Both the human and the dragon were ready to run away at any moment, with Tu Lan's claws already gripping the edge of the dungeon's light barrier.
A gust of wind blew by, and the food box, along with a section of whale tail, turned into smoke and disappeared into the air.
Yu Xunge waited a while longer and, finding no problems, took out the "Big World, Small Me" item and canceled the giant whale's shrinking effect. She flew around the giant whale from a distance, covering half of its area, and saw the scene inside.
The whale's internal organs, flesh, and bones had long since disappeared, leaving only a layer of skin. Its body was filled with seemingly living water that flowed slowly inside, but even when the tail was cut open, the water did not flow out, as if it were a cut jelly.
Floating in the middle of the water was a skeleton with a human torso and a fish tail. The fish tail was extremely long, estimated to be at least two meters long, hanging down to the ground. The skeleton was missing its right hand. Surrounding it were many materials, some she recognized and some she didn't, including herbs, gems, and machines...
She couldn't find out any specific information about the skeleton; she could only see a description: "Sea Monster Bone." The skeleton was pure white like jade without any patterns, but its texture and luster were extremely similar to "Mind Catcher."
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