Chapter 203 - 141: Seizing the Soul Stone Mine, Discovering the Rain God Statue, The Third Option

Chapter 203: Chapter 141: Seizing the Soul Stone Mine, Discovering the Rain God Statue, The Third Option

The Mist Followers were all vaporized. Not a single complete corpse could be found, leaving only a few charred skeletons lying at the bottom of the crater.

A red-haired figure slowly descended. She walked up to one of the skeletons and stomped, crushing it into powder.

Then she viciously kicked it away.

Oh, now not even a skeleton remained.

They were truly ground to dust and scattered to the winds. Even the ashes had been scattered.

In the air, Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin stared blankly at the enormous, fiery crater and the figure standing at its bottom, their minds completely empty.

Even Fried Chicken was scared stiff, its wings stretched out ramrod straight.

"Miss Reina... is so... so terrifying..." Xia Wanyin said in a small voice.

Shen Xing was silent for a moment before saying, "Let’s go down."

Fried Chicken flapped its wings, carrying them down to land gently on the edge of the crater.

"My Lord, I am so sorry. I let you get hurt."

Reina strode over, bent her knees, and knelt before his wheelchair. "I’m useless. I clearly said I would protect you."

"I’m still the same as before, unable to do anything, only able to watch my family get hurt one by one."

Her face was filled with intense self-blame, and she grew more agitated as she spoke. "What right does someone as useless as me have to live in this world!"

With that, she drew the sword from her waist with a SHING and swiftly placed it against her own neck.

"Reina, stop!"

Shen Xing grabbed her wrist, his voice deep. "You’ve already done very well. You have been protecting me."

"Really?" She looked up, her crystal-red eyes staring straight at him. "I’ve protected you well?"

"Really."

Shen Xing forced a smile and comforted her, "Remember what I said before? You are my family. I won’t allow my family to be wronged, let alone harm themselves."

"So, put the weapon down."

Reina was silent for a moment, then slowly lowered the Longsword in her hand. "You’re right. I can’t harm myself."

"If I were gone, there would be no one to personally protect you, my Lord."

Seeing that she had finally given up on the idea of taking her own life, Shen Xing quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

He glanced at the woman out of the corner of his eye, a complicated look appearing in his.

He didn’t know why Reina’s transformation was so drastic.

How had she gone from that reserved, cold personality that kept everyone at arm’s length to this fiery, passionate woman who was almost too much for Shen Xing to handle?

’Or is this her true nature? Was she desperately suppressing it all this time, only to finally let it all out now?’

After a moment of contemplation, Shen Xing let out a soft sigh.

"Fried Chicken, clean up the battlefield."

"CHIRP!"

Fried Chicken chirped obediently and began to wander around the edge of the crater on its four thick limbs.

With a peck of its small beak and a nod of its head, it collected Soul Stones and Soul Fragments one by one.

Then, it came to its master’s side and spat out all the spoils.

[Soul Stone] *528

[Vinar Silver Coins] *795

[Advancement Materials: Follower’s Chapter Fragment] *2

[Broken Ordinary Soul Fragment] *42

[Broken Elite Soul Fragment] *17

[Bright Elite Soul (Tier Two)] *1

...

This haul was quite impressive. The two Advancement Materials alone were worth a fortune.

Adding in the several hundred Soul Stones and one complete Elite Soul, the total profit exceeded twenty million!

"Here." Shen Xing pressed one of the Advancement Materials into Xia Wanyin’s hand. "Today’s payment."

"Huh? I never said I wanted payment," Xia Wanyin said in surprise. "Besides, Miss Reina killed all the monsters here by herself. I didn’t contribute at all, so I can’t take your things."

"Who said you didn’t contribute? If it weren’t for you, how would I have discovered this Soul Stone Mine?"

Shen Xing smiled. "Remember what I said? A long-term partnership is built on fair distribution."

"Alright..."

Seeing that she couldn’t argue with him, Xia Wanyin could only obediently put the material into her backpack.

Then, Shen Xing turned his head to look at the small hill nearby. On the pitch-black walls of the cave, chunks of Soul Stone Raw Ore glowed with a faint light.

This was their greatest prize from this trip.

However, to turn this Ore Mine into resources, he would need to send people here to excavate it.

But in Shen Xing’s territory, even counting the Slave Laborers working at the quarry and the Lumberyard, there were only forty to fifty people.

He was a little short-staffed.

"The last game update increased the chance of refugees appearing," Shen Xing muttered to himself. "I wonder if any will show up near my territory. If not, I’ll have to think of another way." Then, he jumped back onto Fried Chicken’s back. "Let’s go. On to the next resource point."

A flash of fire appeared at Reina’s feet, and with a light leap, she landed steadily beside Shen Xing.

As for Xia Wanyin, she was lifted by the Void Hand and placed on the creature’s back.

Next, the three people and one bird once again soared into the sky, continuing their journey of exploration.

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「At the same time, near the territory.」

On the pitch-black plains, a dense Fog churned and roiled.

A group of figures in ragged, filthy clothes staggered forward, supporting one another.

There were men and women among them, and even a few children.

"Captain Kael, how much longer do we have to walk?" a middle-aged woman in the group asked hoarsely. "Everyone’s been walking for three straight days. We can barely move anymore."

"Even if you can’t, you must," said a middle-aged man at the head of the group in a deep voice. He held a Longsword, and a long whip was tucked into his belt. "With the help of the princess, we barely managed to escape Videng Royal City and break free from that Tyrant’s Control."

"We have to hold on. The heavy rain just ended, so the monsters from the Royal City can’t catch us. We have to reach another major city as soon as possible and report the situation."