Northeast of the Innocent Continent, in a forest south of the Holy Domain.
Yu Cheng yawned as she walked out of the tent, rubbing her eyes sleepily, then quietly cast a Clear Mind spell on herself…
“Hmm, it really doesn’t work. Divine spells can’t dispel real-life drowsiness.” The girl rubbed her small face and gave a silly smile to the air, then saw Holy Maiden Xia Lian walking towards her from not far away.
“You should rest a little longer.” Xia Lian stroked Yu Cheng’s hair and shook her head, “We still have a long way to go, and maintaining your stamina is very important.”
There was nothing wrong with what she said, after all, ‘half an hour ago’ Holy Maiden had personally seen her young apprentice strolling around the encampment, and before that, the two of them and the accompanying Paladin squad had been traveling continuously until they set up camp at night to rest.
As a powerful figure in the Dawn Sect, Xia Lian could completely replace daily sleep with brief prayers, but in her eyes, Yu Cheng was far from reaching that level. One should know that although her disciple, who was also a God-blessed one, had extraordinary talent, she was still far from being able to stay energetic all day with just a moment of sleep.
“Mmm, Holy Maiden, I understand. I’ll definitely pay attention to resting next time.” Yu Cheng responded obediently, secretly sticking out her tongue with her head bowed. She was feeling a bit drowsy not because she hadn’t rested well, but because… she had overslept her nap.
After logging off in the morning, the girl stayed at home watching TV for most of the day, then accidentally slept from the afternoon until six in the evening, and she hadn’t fully recovered yet.
【Ever since leaving S City, I seem to have become lazier and lazier. I never used to be like this when I was helping my mother at the hospital… Hmm, starting tomorrow, I can’t be so decadent anymore!】
The girl made a silent resolution in her heart, her cheeks flushed as she grabbed Xia Lian’s sleeve and shook it.
“You child.” Holy Maiden Xia Lian vigorously rubbed Yu Cheng’s cheek, putting on a fierce expression and whispering, “You’ve learned to act spoiled, haven’t you! You’re a big girl, and…”
While resisting Holy Maiden’s ‘demonic claws,’ Yu Cheng mumbled, “And what?”
Xia Lian glanced at the curves of her young apprentice’s upper body, which even the priest’s robe couldn’t conceal, and huffed angrily, “And your Dawn Armor is so thick!”
“Huh?” Yu Cheng froze for a moment, then, after a long pause, covered her chest, blushing, and stammered while backing away, “No… no, it’s not! Holy Maiden, don’t talk nonsense!”
“Hmph~” Xia Lian made a feigned grabbing gesture at the former, successfully scaring the girl back several steps before shaking her head and saying seriously, “Keep your stamina up. The road is still long. The Holy Church doesn’t have many people in Misha County. I hope the epidemic doesn’t spread further… otherwise…”
She looked at Yu Cheng’s timid expression, shook her head, and said no more. She just stepped forward and gently patted her disciple’s shoulder, sighing, “I just hope you won’t be scared when the time comes.”
“Mmm, I’m fine, Holy Maiden.” Yu Cheng, however, smiled gently, “I also hope to help those innocent people…”
Xia Lian nodded with satisfaction, “Let’s go. Tairo and the knights are already waiting.”
“Mmm!”
“Wang Yu, can you please not nod so hard in the future?”
“Ah?”
“You’re making me dizzy…”
…
Thirty minutes later, Fire Claw Territory, Fell Axe City Council Hall.
“I’ve never seen anyone as amazing as you!” Shuang Ye, sitting on the long table in the center and swinging her legs, sighed and gave Mo Tan an extremely sarcastic look, “What kind of bizarre sense of direction does it take to get lost for half an hour in this dilapidated place that only has three floors in total?”
Mo Tan, who had just entered, first bowed to Xi Luo, who was sitting nearby, then smiled bitterly at Shuang Ye, “Couldn’t you have just come to pick me up?”
“No, it’s too embarrassing to go out for such a stupid reason.” Shuang Ye pouted disdainfully, then turned to Xi Luo and wagged her index finger, “How about it? I told you this guy has tenacious vitality. He’ll be fine after a night’s rest.”
In the council hall, only the Half-Orc Le Wen and the Beast Elf Kasi were accompanying Xi Luo. The many important figures of Fire Claw Territory were not present at the moment. Clearly, everyone had already started to get busy after the specific course of action was decided. But then again, no high-level officials of any territory would be idle, having meetings all day long…
The Grand Chieftain of Fire Claw Territory stood up and walked in front of Mo Tan, asking with concern, “Black Vatican, are you alright? Yesterday you suddenly…”
“I’m fine, sorry to make you worry.” Mo Tan shook his head. He had already finished communicating with Shuang Ye via friend messages, and immediately smiled unhurriedly, “I might have been a bit over-exerted before, plus I haven’t had a good rest recently, which is why I suddenly fainted yesterday. I’m fine now.”
Xi Luo nodded slightly, took out a dusty whistle, and handed it to Mo Tan, “This is the wolf whistle I asked Copper Handle to rush and replicate yesterday. Later, Le Wen will take you to pick a Fell Axe City mount wolf, and some other things that might be useful on the road have also been prepared for you. The journey from here to Mount Sumir is long. If your physical condition, Black Vatican, is not fully recovered, it’s best to stay a few more days before leaving.”
“No need.” Mo Tan took the wolf whistle from Xi Luo and smiled, “The sooner the better. My body is fine now, and I can set off in a moment.”
“I’ll be departing for Violet Imperial Capital tomorrow.” Shuang Ye said, absentmindedly playing with her fingernails, “It’s best for you to seek help from various major sects as much as possible along the way. As far as I know, the Dawn Sect holds a high position in the Theocrats United, so any slightly larger place should have a church that can shelter you.”
Xi Luo also said in a deep voice, “Le Wen has prepared an ‘Fire Claw Territory Special Envoy’ identification for you, which should also be of some use. Please be sure to be careful on your journey.”
“Alright, now get out of here.” Shuang Ye waved her hand at Mo Tan, “I’ll contact you anytime if there are any emergencies.”
“No problem, then I’ll set off first.” Mo Tan originally wanted to depart as soon as possible. He was mainly worried that if he suddenly fainted again, Xi Luo might really not dare to let him go. So, after a simple farewell to the two, he left the council hall with Le Wen.
The latter first took Mo Tan to the Fell Axe City warehouse to pick up some things, then the two went to the large beast pens, and after Mo Tan picked a snow-white mount wolf, they returned to the warehouse again…
Mainly because Mo Tan thought long and hard and finally decided that he really needed a map, no matter what state he was in, he really needed one!
“This is a rough map of the Innocent Continent, but besides the Southeast Continent, it only shows some relatively important countries, cities, and roads.” Le Wen handed the map to Mo Tan and smiled, “After all, our range of activity is mostly just around Fire Claw Territory, and trade is limited to this Southeast area. I hope it can be of some help to you.”
Mo Tan eagerly unfolded the map in his hand, nodding vigorously while memorizing and consolidating at a frantic pace, “This is a huge help!”
…
An hour later, Mo Tan rode the newly acquired snow-white mount wolf out of Fell Axe City, and his initial travel bag was almost overflowing with items.
Among them, worth mentioning were: Innocent Continent map, Fell Axe City Wolf Whistle (Replica), Fire Claw Territory Special Envoy Token, Intermediate Healing Potion * 5, Intermediate Mana Potion * 5, Fire Claw Territory Specialty Meat Pie * 20, Reverse Mane Boar Intestine * 20, Portable Military Tent.
It was clear that Xi Luo had taken good care of him, even packing a lot of his favorite pig intestines for Mo Tan as travel rations.
Here, it’s worth noting:
【Fell Axe City Wolf Whistle (Replica)】
Quality: Unique Excellent
Use: Control a Fell Axe City mount wolf and make it your mount.
Trait: When you carry a Fell Axe City Wolf Whistle, you will not be attacked by local domesticated beasts.
【Note: Only a Turtle would pass up a good deal.】
…
【Fell Axe City Mount Wolf — Little White】
Category: Mount
Quality: Common
Riding: Movement speed increased by 100%
Trait: No riding skill required
【Note: Little White is a shy and very intelligent female wolf, so if you, as the owner, give commands like ‘Little White, turn into marshmallow’ or ‘Little White, grab the little JJ’, you will definitely be bitten!】
“Hmm, do these notes really have any meaning?” Mo Tan rode Little White leisurely on the road, sighing that this thing was much more comfortable than the Self-Destructing Sheep, and muttered, “And the replicated wolf whistle is definitely not a ready-made item, but this note is perfectly fitting… It’s really thought-provoking…”
However, he didn’t bother with this matter for too long. After all, while such intelligent automatic annotation software is uncommon in modern times, it’s certainly not nonexistent. One should know that he himself had once created software that collected various cursing phrases and could perform simple filtering through an intelligent lexicon, and he had dominated certain online games for a long time. The process, if taken out separately, might be enough for a new book, but it won’t be elaborated on here.
Mo Tan had more important things to do now!
That was to flirt… I mean, to contact a girl.
‘Are you free now?’ Mo Tan quickly sent a friend message to Yu Cheng, then casually sent a friend request to Yi Dong.
‘|ω) Yes, I am~’ Yu Cheng replied almost instantly.
Mo Tan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then thought for a moment and asked, ‘That monster you mentioned to me before, any new developments?’
‘Ah, I’m not with him right now, I’m sorry Σ(°△°|||)︴’ Yu Cheng still responded at lightning speed. Mo Tan was truly curious how this girl could type these emoticons so quickly through mental input.
“Why is she apologizing…?” Mo Tan sighed with a hint of disappointment and continued to ask, ‘Did it change at all between noon and evening yesterday?’
To be honest, his question was a bit deliberate, at least it didn’t sound like a question someone who was merely curious about certain things would ask. However, Mo Tan couldn’t care less at the moment. Besides, Yu Cheng’s impression on him at the time was very clear: first, this girl was very shy, not the type to dig into a problem; second, well, she had big breasts…
Yes, unlike her slightly slender figure, this girl’s bust size was astonishing!
【Why did I suddenly think of this!?】
Just as Mo Tan suddenly began to question his mental state, Yu Cheng’s reply came.
‘I went to see him once before I left, it must have been around sunset. Unlike before, that guy who looks a lot like you had turned back into the way he was when the knights captured him, super, super fierce ヽ(*。>Д<)o！’
This message instantly filled Mo Tan with both terror and relief…
The horror and fear were because he was now almost seventy percent certain that the ‘monster’ was one of his personalities that had been sealed for many years, and also the culprit behind his daily ‘blackouts’ since he started playing Innocent World. The relief was because the other party now seemed to be just a simple, senseless monster filled with destructive desires. Although thinking about how he would go crazy in the game for a period of time every day felt a bit… you know, this outcome was completely acceptable to him.
After all… if ‘that personality’ had consciousness, God knows what terrifying things he would do.
【If it’s truly as I’ve speculated… then it’s fine. After all, it’s not a bad thing for ‘that me’ to occasionally get some fresh air… So the most urgent task now is to thoroughly investigate this matter. It would be best if I could confirm it in a short amount of time.】
Mo Tan tightly grasped the reins in his hand, sighing inwardly.
‘Hmm, Mo Tan, are you very curious about that guy? He’s really a bit scary (lll￢ω￢)~’
Mo Tan, who had been engrossed in thought and forgotten he was talking to someone, had his train of thought interrupted by Yu Cheng’s new message. He then immediately replied, ‘Of course I’m a bit curious. After all, we only met once and you already think that ‘monster’ looks a lot like me, so it’s definitely not just a little bit similar. Of course, it could also just be that we both have common faces and just happened to bump into each other~’
‘No way! Mo Tan is quite handsome! ((*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)！’ The girl, thinking Mo Tan really considered himself to have a common face, immediately comforted him and then thoughtfully changed the topic, sending, ‘What are you doing, Mo Tan ヾ(ω` )？’
Mo Tan’s answer was simple: ‘On my way to do a quest.’
‘You’re not still being carried by a bunch of Half-Orc big brothers, are you (._.)’ Yu Cheng expressed her curiosity.
Mo Tan twitched his lips and quickly replied, ‘No, this journey is quite normal, it’s just a bit far!’
‘Oh oh! How far is it? (`･ω･´)’
‘A side quest. Helping a friend deliver a message to Mount Sumir at the northernmost end of the continent.’
‘Just delivering a message? Sumir w(ﾟДﾟ)w？’
‘Yes.’
‘(oﾟ▽ﾟ)o☆ I have an idea.’
‘?’
‘Wan Yang seems to be in that place called Sumir, (oﾟvﾟ)ノ you can ask him if he can help deliver the message~’
‘Holy cow!’
‘What’s wrong (((φ(◎ロ◎;)φ)))！！’
‘I feel like an idiot!’
Mo Tan suddenly saw the light!
Chapter 93: End