Chapter 256: You seem very afraid of me?

Beicuisi's two conditions.

For Xia Nan, it could no longer be described as simply "generous."

It was almost no different from giving it away for free.

He did not know the concept of "World Line Deviation Rate," nor did he know that the mage girl had already exceeded the planned goals.

From his own perspective, Beicuisi had paid a considerable price to banish an adult Hong Long for the escort squad.

Thinking about it now, it was somewhat unbelievable, but the other party had indeed accomplished it.

And with this as a premise, she had voluntarily given up the distribution of the spoils, turning instead to propose two ambiguous conditions to him.

To be honest, on the way here, Xia Nan had even thought countless times about what method to use and how much of a price to pay to keep the 【Dream Weaving Corridor】 by his side.

The current development, however, greatly exceeded his expectations.

Of course, even so, with his personality, he would not blindly agree due to emotional fluctuations, nor would he pretend to be generous and offer extra compensation.

Instead, he began to carefully consider the feasibility of the two conditions Beicuisi proposed.

First, explain the general effects of the 【Dream Weaving Corridor】 to her.

Undoubtedly, the 【Dream Weaving Corridor】's special ability to improve combat technique proficiency was a precious device that could be called an "artifact" for any professional in this world.

Under normal circumstances, for his own safety, he naturally would not reveal the equipment's function to others.

But the current situation was different.

Standing before Xia Nan right now, asking him to explain the equipment effects of the 【Dream Weaving Corridor】, was a mysterious mage whose professional level clearly did not exceed level 5, yet who was able to permanently banish an adult Hong Long with a challenge rating as high as "17."

Background and strength were a mystery.

Under reasonable circumstances, and with the other party not expressing hostility, even clearly expressing goodwill as a teammate.

Xia Nan felt he should not conceal this information.

Or rather, facing the other party's question, if he deliberately concealed it or fabricated information, it might instead cause the situation that should have progressed easily to develop in a bad direction.

Even evolving into an irreconcilable conflict between the two sides in the end.

Thus, the only thing that needed to be worried about was the information that might expose the existence of his golden finger, the "Attribute Panel."

And considering that Beicuisi specifically mentioned in her words that parts involving her own privacy could be reserved.

Then there was not much of a problem.

The first condition, acceptable.

Xia Nan weighed the pros and cons in his heart.

As for the second condition—a favor to be used at least three years later for clearing out the dragon nest.

It was also fine, within an acceptable range.

With his current growth rate, in three years, he would be at least Lv5, and higher was not impossible.

In this situation, with the few trump cards he had and his "gravity" type special abilities, facing a dragon nest where the owner was not present, not to mention absolute success, saving his life should not be a problem.

And Beicuisi's combat power was mysterious; based on the personality he observed, being able to make this proposal already meant she had sufficient confidence that she could banish a giant dragon now, and after making full preparations three years later, it should become even more reliable.

Acceptable.

Xia Nan nodded secretly, unable to help but recall Beicuisi's wording just now, feeling a bit puzzled in his heart.

A favor... was his favor really worth that much?

The air was silent.

Since Beicuisi proposed those two conditions, no one spoke again.

Amber eyes, almost forced, were tightly fixed on the black-haired figure in front.

Even the chestnut high ponytail behind her head, usually lively, stopped bouncing.

The tension on the girl's face was so thick it was almost overflowing; one could vaguely see the tightly closed teeth between those two slightly bloodless lips.

If someone possessed the ability of mind-reading at this moment, they would easily detect the chaotic and tangled thoughts in Beicuisi's heart:

"Why isn't he speaking? Is my condition too harsh?"

"That shouldn't be, I clearly considered it for a whole night yesterday!"

"Why is he frowning!? It's over, it's over, should I just forget it?"

"But if I propose to shelve the condition now, will it have a negative effect instead?"

"Agreeing is fine, refusing is fine, hurry up, hurry up!"

"Say something already..."

Finally, under Beicuisi's focused gaze, Xia Nan finished thinking.

His eyes regained focus, looking at the mage girl.

He nodded gently.

"Can do."

Whew—

It was hard to imagine Beicuisi's mood at this moment; it was as if the heavy pressure accumulated in her heart was released in an instant, and her whole body relaxed immediately.

If not for the fact that the other party was still standing by her side, she might have already collapsed to the ground.

Sweat had soaked the shirt under the girl's outer robe at some point, and even her breathing frequency became a bit rapid.

At the same time, accompanying the momentary relaxation after extreme high pressure was an unparalleled sense of achievement.

She did it!

Relying on her own tenacious and stubborn will, she briefly overcame the shadow of fear that originated from her past life and had been strengthened and deepened again a few days ago.

Calm, composed, and maintaining a bottom line, she completed a fair trade between adventurers with the man named "Death Omen" before her.

At this moment, Beicuisi even began to sigh in her heart; the experience of rebirth and the heavy burden of "saving the world" on her shoulders had indeed allowed her to grow.

Perhaps his strength was far inferior to what it was before his rebirth, but his mental will was gradually improving and becoming increasingly firm.

With a subtle look in his eyes, Xia Nan glanced at the girl standing still before him, her expression appearing somewhat dazed.

Already accustomed to the other party's performance of pretending to be calm while trembling, he rubbed the silver ring on his right ring finger, organized his language, omitted the information that might expose the Attribute Panel, and spoke slowly:

"The effect of this item is actually very simple; it can allow the user to experience a near-real, complete 'dream' in a very short time, and the specific content of the 'dream' may relate to the combat techniques the user has mastered."

"After the 'dream' ends, the user can gain a large amount of combat technique proficiency related to the content of the 'dream'."

"I was precisely under the effect of this device at the time that I broke through the bottleneck of a combat technique that was already close to the 'Mastered' level, gaining an increase in professional level."

"But the use of the device is not without consumption; its usage conditions... can be said to be very harsh. I only managed to activate it by chance at the time, it cannot be replicated, and I do not have the ability to use it again in the short term."

Hearing this, Beicuisi, whose emotions were gradually calming down, also subconsciously thought about it.

"Can improve combat technique proficiency?"

"No wonder Sawa seemed to have encountered some turning point in life after this mission ended in my past life, and everything started to skyrocket."

"Looking at it this way, the rumors about the Morton family have a bit more credibility; their ancestors probably relied on this device to complete the leap from commoner to founding Duke."

"And the usage restrictions in 'Death Omen's' mouth are precisely the reason why no one in the Morton family could restore the glory of their ancestors later."

"However..."

Right now, Sawa was dead, but the device had fallen into Xia Nan's hands.

This individual, who also came from humble origins yet possessed extraordinary talent and would go on to create a fearsome reputation in later generations, had already displayed an abnormal rate of development in this current timeline.

Now he had this heirloom treasure of the Morton family. ===== CHAPTER 257 =====