Chapter 236: The Way of Development
When Wen Weilan took out gauze and wound medicine, gently bandaging Ariel’s abdominal wound, Ariel timidly asked, “Sister… how did you find out?”
Wen Weilan knew Ariel was asking how she found out he was going to escape.
“From the look on your face when you came back, I knew you must have thought of a way to run away,” Wen Weilan said faintly, without looking up, just concentrating on applying the medicine to Ariel. “From being stifled to being forbearing, it was still discernible.”
“So, Sister, are you going to take me back?” Ariel’s expression dimmed, and he turned his head away, no longer looking at Wen Weilan.
“Yes, I’m sorry. I can only let you go when we leave the Mo Bei,” Wen Weilan said. Although she harbored good intentions towards Ariel, she didn't want to take risks.
The situation in Mo Bei was complex, and it was said that there were many cultivation experts, even a Divine Treasury Realm Expert presiding over it.
It was just that this expert had been defeated miserably in a duel with Taibai Sword Immortal back then, and only then did he agree to live in seclusion and not meddle in the border disputes between the two countries.
But that expert also said that if anyone “voluntarily crossed the border and disturbed their clansmen,” they would not be lightly forgiven.
Even the Lord of the Tower, facing a Divine Treasury Realm Expert, would only be able to kneel and beg for mercy.
So it was better for their group to quietly cross the border with their tails between their legs, lest they accidentally become an excuse for the two countries to go to war, which would be even worse.
These were all things they had carefully analyzed along the way.
Ariel didn't know these things, nor did he understand them, and his position was different.
However, at this moment, he wasn't thinking about such complicated matters; he was only thinking about one thing.
“Why did Sister save me?”
If he died, the beautiful sister probably wouldn’t have to worry about him running around and talking nonsense, right?
But, the beautiful sister still saved him.
If it weren't for the beautiful sister’s timely appearance and rescue, he would probably have died before he could even take out the Star Shards.
Wen Weilan saw Ariel’s complex expression and aggrieved face, guessing he was overthinking things.
But she didn't ask further, only gently picked him up.
“You rest well; a big hole in your stomach won’t heal that easily,” Wen Weilan said only this much, then carried Ariel back.
On the vast grassland, Ariel’s humiliated shouts could only be faintly heard.
“No, not this position, it’s so embarrassing.”
Then came Wen Weilan’s calm reply.
“How old are you? There’s no one here, what’s there to be embarrassed about? If you move again, the wound will open.”
“Here, here, it’s very close to Ainur’s house…”
“Oh. But it’s late at night now, your Ainur won’t come out, will she?”
“…It seems so.”
“Anyway, for the short term, don’t even think about running away; just rest and recover from your injuries.”
Thus, Ariel finally slowly let down his guard. At the same time, Wen Weilan finally learned that there was such a magical product in Mo Bei — Star Shards.
And what kind of impact all this would have on the future remains unknown.
…
Back in Chang'an again.
Liu Sheng was still waiting for Tao Tao to purify the bear weird objects, which had now entered the Talisman cleansing stage.
Taking this opportunity, Tao Da began to promote his services to Liu Sheng.
“Esteemed guest, after this weird objects is purified, would you like to add an analysis? We have a package deal: purification plus analysis for eighty Lingtual in total. If you only want analysis, it’s fifty Lingtual, so we’re practically losing money on this deal! Don’t you think so?!”
Liu Sheng shook her head, refusing.
“Ah, no analysis? Then you’ll need to put in some effort to figure it out when you use it,” Tao Da didn’t get discouraged and immediately turned to another item.
“Then, would you like some spiritual relief? Looking at your condition, your dark circles are a bit heavy, and your skin is a bit rough, which is clearly caused by an insufficiently beautiful mental state!”
Liu Sheng was told to touch her face, and it was still quite smooth!
As for dark circles, there was nothing she could do; she had been in the illusion for thirty days, personally worrying about everything every day. How could she not be tired?
“You know, facing weird objects all day long, the most important thing is a good mental state, so you can live longer,” Tao Da continued to add fuel to the fire.
Liu Sheng silently glanced at her mental value, which hovered around the passing line on her panel year-round, and lightly coughed.
“Are you the one who will provide the relief?”
“Yes! Of course!” Tao Da’s eyes squinted as he smiled, crow’s feet fanning out on his cheeks, revealing sixteen perfect yellow teeth.
“Oh… then forget it.”
“Why?” Tao Da’s smile faded.
“Have you successfully taken a single ‘spiritual relief’ order?”
“…No.”
Liu Sheng nodded, perfectly reasonable.
Thus, this topic ended.
Tao Da also tried to recommend fortune-telling and dream interpretation to Liu Sheng, but the world secretly complained that it would be better for it to do the calculations, at least with billions of simulations based on existing data, the accuracy would be guaranteed.
【Then tell me, what will be the result of this imperial examination?】
【You will surely be the top scorer.】 The world said without hesitation.
【That’s great, World, not only do you have intelligence, but you also have emotional intelligence.】
【What sweet talk, if you had a mouth.】 This came from Liu Sheng, who loved learning foreign languages.
Tao Da saw that Liu Sheng still looked uninterested, probably deciding to let go of his persistence, and began to chat, telling Liu Sheng the story of how he and his wife met, knew, and cherished each other.
This story was very long, starting from their accidental encounter when they were children, then it was about fifteen years of not seeing each other but the little girl, his first love, always living in his heart, then several encounters after growing up, helping each other, and so on…
Liu Sheng was so sleepy she started to zone out.
Seeing that the progress bar for the generation of the “New World” had reached 56.72%, she quickly calmed down and went in for a look.
To outsiders, Liu Sheng just looked at Tao Da, listening intently, nodding from time to time.
【It seems the scale of the entire map has extended very far.】
Liu Sheng’s perspective floated in the air, seeing even a bit of ocean in the distance.
The world agreed.
【Yes, but it’s almost at its limit. Next, resources will be concentrated on generating details.】
【Will other life forms be generated within nature?】
Liu Sheng thought, compared to the entire “New World” now, Xuan Thirty-Nine City was just a very small part. If there were no life in the mountains, rivers, and oceans, how empty and unreal would this world be?
【Yes, according to the templates in my database, they will be generated in suitable places.】
【Your database?】
【Hmm, partly from Professor Tang’s collection of books, “A Million Whys” and “Federal Empire Encyclopedia,” and partly from “Compendium of Materia Medica,” “Record of Strange Beasts,” and “Tang Dynasty Natural History” that you gave me.】
The world said, unable to help but complain: 【I have to say, Tang Country’s research on flora and fauna is really backward, especially biology concerning animals, which is quite scarce.】
【This is a major blank in the research Domain, and it should be easy to achieve scientific research results. I suggest developing in this direction in the future.】
Although there was a distance from Sky Craftsman to biology, Liu Sheng felt that what the world said made some sense.
In order to achieve results and publish articles early, Liu Sheng believed that this way of development was worth a try, so she nodded heavily.
As a result, Liu Sheng felt her shoulder being patted hard a few times, followed by Tao Da’s voice in her ear, filled with uncontrollable joy.
“Good! Esteemed guest, then it’s settled, I’ll introduce you when I meet someone suitable! Hehe, this is the way to long-term development!”
Finally, tonight I’m flying home! Typing outside is really not ideal (typing, after all, requires the right time, place, and people).