Chapter 218
At times like this, the Liang family was merely positioning themselves in advance.
Of course, Liang Pozhou left too many blanks in the outcome he presented; perhaps she was just a stepping stone for the Liang family on their way to the top...
What would her fate be? No one could say for sure.
In this transaction, the price she had to pay was indeed minimal. She had already executed half of her revenge against Liang Yuchuan; all she needed to do was let go of the other half of her hatred...
And what Liang Pozhou offered was tempting in every way: a nest recorded in the life history of Miya's, relics that fell when arriving on Blue Star, Miya's weaknesses, and 20% of the Liang family's gold income.
The benefits outweighed the drawbacks, and she couldn't help but start to wonder if this was another trap.
Moreover, what surprised her the most was the black dragon...
The Liang family’s connection with Yu Xunhuan must have been guided by Liang Pozhou after his awakening, but Yu Xunhuan had actually been in contact and collaborated with Heifei in her previous life?
Furthermore, she had never heard of Liang Pozhou before, nor had she known about the sea demon royal family, Miya. Was he destroyed by Yu Xunhuan? Or was he swallowed whole by Heifei along with the dragon scales?
And... had Yu Xunhuan seen his life history?
Yu Xunge lay on the back of Tulan, gazing blankly at the sky of Zelan.
The most pressing issue now was how to deal with Miya's remains!
She could use time-space walking to throw him back into the past, bury him in an uninhabited desolate place, and after 48 hours, he would be lost in the river of time. Alternatively, she could lock him in the food box given by Shen Yushi and wait for 72 hours; once the time was up, he would "disappear" along with the box.
But she had resurrection methods herself; she couldn't gamble on whether Miya lacked them or whether he was truly dead. After all, she couldn't even extract information about Miya.
Most importantly, she couldn't deceive herself... she knew her greed had never truly vanished.
In the face of crisis, she could indeed restrain her greed, bypassing traps directly—though that act itself was a form of greed. She liked to seize whatever she could get her hands on as soon as possible. But now, with the giant whale in the food box, quiet as a dish... her thoughts began to stir again.
Just a moment ago: the divine talent had already been fully utilized; no need for evolution.
The next moment: a version update didn’t seem like such a bad idea.
Setting aside whether Miya's arrival on Blue Star was an accident or a calculated move, the fact that he had conspired with Liang Pozhou against her for so many years, even putting himself in the game, indicated that the talent of the Thief God was hard to come by. How could she bear to lose such a treasure...
For now, Yu Xunge placed the food box containing Miya into her game backpack, planning to ask her grandmother for a new food box in a couple of days to help him and Liang Pozhou settle into a new residence. Until she found a completely safe method, she could only temporarily keep these two old dragons like raising fish.
After another thirty-plus hours of flight, the girl and the dragon returned to Dragon Island.
Xuedui felt as if he had just taken a nap when he was awakened by the Holy Grail Beisui, who said that Tulan and Yu Xunge had returned with the Dragon Ancestor's reverse scale.
Xuedui: ???
Isn’t picking up trash supposed to take longer?
But soon, a white crescent-shaped reverse scale lay before him.
Tulan, with her chubby little hands straining behind her back, sighed beside the dragon scale, “Over a hundred years, and this is all we have, Elder. You actually... decayed. Dragon Island has decayed!”
Xuedui: “…”
Yu Xunge silently took a step back. If they were going to punish a child, they couldn’t punish me; I’m just a guest...
In the end, it was the Holy Grail who intervened, giving Tulan a swat with her tail: “Come on, keep talking.”
Tulan raised her two dragon claws in front of her, obediently drooping them. She said, “Mother, what I mean is, hee hee, I’m so eager to improve! Is there anything I can help with?”
After hearing this, Beisui and Xuedui exchanged glances, unsure if they were moved, but Yu Xunge truly didn’t dare to act.
She wanted to shout that the child growing up like this had nothing to do with her! They had only known each other for a short time!
Sure enough, Beisui and Xuedui were already looking at her.
Tulan slowly turned her head, following the gaze of the two elders, and looked at Yu Xunge. She fell silent for a few seconds, but ultimately, her conscience triumphed over her fear. She stepped forward, standing in front of Yu Xunge: “If you’re going to hit someone, hit me. It’s all my fault; it has nothing to do with her. She’s great; I’m just not good enough.”
Yu Xunge: …
You little rascal, you did that on purpose!
Am I some kind of damned fool?!
【Chapter 253: The Burning Expedition · The World’s Grave Forest】
And now Tulan was back to her original size; when Yu Xunge lay down, she hadn’t even grown as long as Tulan’s foot! Standing in front of Yu Xunge, she couldn’t even block her.
Yu Xunge stood there unguarded, right beneath Tulan’s dragon rear, presenting herself to everyone present.
She awkwardly raised her hand and waved at Beisui, forcing a very awkward smile. After smiling, she thought for two seconds, worried that her smile wasn’t bright enough, so she steeled herself and smiled again.
In the end, it was Xuedui who saved her. He tossed a bone token to Yu Xunge: “Come find me in two days, and I’ll tell you about the news regarding the Polar Night City.”
With the token in hand, Tulan no longer played around with her elders. She and Yu Xunge hurriedly bid farewell to them and flew back to Tulan’s little dragon nest.
Tulan shrank her size and flew onto Yu Xunge’s shoulder. The latter couldn’t wait to take out the 【Six Tubes】 and 【Eight Tubes】 and placed them together with the 【Seven Tubes】.
In an instant, the three bone tokens clicked together.
A series of system prompts echoed in her mind.
【Detected that the player has collected a key item of fate】
【Congratulations, player! You have unlocked the fate mission—The Burning Expedition!】
【You have come into contact with the truth of the world】
【This is an invasion from another realm, and also a game; however, you are not players. Your world is merely a tool】
【And you and your world are but a speck of dust on that tool】
【The fate of Blue Star is like a candle flickering in the wind】
【Will you shatter the shackles and carve a bloody path for your world, or will you respect fate, abandon foolish passion, and bow to the Twelve Holy Clans of Zelan, trading the World’s Grave Forest for power and protection? The key is in your hands; you are now ahead of everyone else, with more choices than others】
【Fate Mission: The Burning Expedition】: With the World’s Grave Forest · Key as proof, you can consume a World’s Grave as a ticket to enter the high-dimensional battlefield, fighting for your world and race. The world battlefield opens at midnight on the 1st and 15th of every month. (Acceptable)
The three connected bone tokens also revealed their item information.
【World’s Grave Forest · Acorn · Six-Seven-Eight】: World’s Grave Forest · Key ★
A necessary credential to enter the world battlefield
【Skill】Novice on the Table: When entering the world battlefield, you (and your pet) can unlock a divine talent skill.
Yu Xunge and Tulan fell silent for a long time. All the information lay before them, and they had already realized that these pieces of bone tokens were not some mahjong tiles or rare items, but rather tombstones of destroyed worlds.
Yu Xunge didn’t hesitate for long. After reading the system prompts and seeing her increased 10,000 honor points, she turned to Tulan on her shoulder and said, “I have to accept this mission. Are you still willing to continue our contract?”
Tulan looked even more excited than Yu Xunge. Without hesitation, she replied, “Of course! This is a great adventure only the protagonist would have!”
Yu Xunge couldn’t help but chuckle.
She toyed with the bone tokens in her hand, never once considering sharing the information with Zhao Shuying and Ding Hai. After all, she was still selfish.
If the royal families of various alien races reached the top relying on such things, then she would never willingly hand it over, even if that person was Ding Hai.
If it were merely to enhance the abilities of the entire race, then the strong like Wureng Fengcang wouldn’t be so cautious. She didn’t believe there were truly selfless people in this world. If such things could elevate the life level of an entire race, then it would surely benefit the participants of the game even more!
That was why they were so secretive, unwilling to let more people know!
If someone had to reach the top, why couldn’t it be her?
As for the promise she made to Zhao Shuying about distinguishing between light and heavy matters?
She wasn’t lying; she truly had to distinguish between light and heavy matters in her own affairs. Who dared say she was lying?
Usually, letting a little profit slide was harmless; spending a little money was a win-win for everyone.
But when it came to power... everyone else had to step aside!
She took out the other three bone tokens, which also had their information revealed.
【World’s Grave · Thirty Thousand】: When entering the world battlefield, you (and your pet) can unlock one item.
【World’s Grave · Fifty Thousand】: When entering the world battlefield, you (and your pet) can unlock one item.
【World’s Grave · Nine Tails】: When entering the world battlefield, you can bring one teammate (limited to the same race).
The dead worlds didn’t even deserve names, and each tombstone surprisingly had its own function.
Yu Xunge couldn’t just rush in like that; she wasn’t that reckless even in a game. She planned to ask Xuedui about the world battlefield when she saw him tomorrow.
Tulan was already excitedly rummaging through her treasure trove, but those treasures were exclusive to the dragon race. If Yu Xunge wanted to use them, she would have to pay a hefty price, and the power she could mobilize would be minimal.
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