Chapter 144: Guessing

In the end, Selena still went to communicate with that demon beast.

Indeed, the demon beast's intelligence was extremely limited; the words it spat out were chaotic and made no logical sense.

Even so, Rod still extracted key words from them.

Namely, 'Storm' and 'Birth'.

It was not 'Storm Birth'; these two words had a clear separation, clearly referring to two separate matters.

Rod told everyone what he had heard.

Falshard and Prula thought he was just spouting nonsense, while Cecile had already become a die-hard fan, blindly believing every word he said.

Facing the doubts of her teacher and younger brother, she argued for Rod with great indignation.

Selena was a standard rational thinker; she cross-referenced her notes and experience from the past twenty years, and upon discovering that translation was indeed possible, she immediately dropped all prejudices and recorded Rod's words word for word in her notebook.

"'Storm' likely refers to an Ether Storm, a violent weather phenomenon in an alternate dimension with extremely strong destructive power; it is understandable that they fled because of it."

She frowned slightly.

"But I don't quite understand what 'Birth' expresses."

This made Rod recall the matter the Scorpion Woman Hera had mentioned to him earlier.

Cosmic beings are originally composed of emotions and spirits from the real plane; when a unified belief reaches its peak, a cosmic being comparable to a god may be born.

He did not pay much attention to it.

Such a world-class disaster was far beyond the scope of a small fry like him to handle.

At this moment.

Everyone also lost the desire to continue training the two Tieflings.

After quickly dealing with the demon beast.

They headed in the direction of leaving the demon nest.

As for this human mage, Selena.

Rod thought of her utility.

Due to recent huge expenses and the failed investment in the farm, the cash on his person had now dropped to less than 100 Jin Along.

Without money, there was no sense of security.

Furthermore, the method for crafting the Overload Ring, found among the relics of Rune, the fourth-tier little mage who died in the Open-Air Labyrinth, was something Rod had never been able to master.

This could not be blamed on him; after all, he was a warrior.

Previously, he chose to research it himself because none of the enslaved people were experts in this field.

So, he now needed an enslaved person to help him earn money.

Look.

There was the succubus who was lazy as a dog except when in bed, the cute and innocent tree spirit, the immature little horse girl, the ghoul who only specialized in summoning magic, the female orc who knew no magic at all, the dragon soul with no physical form, and the banshee who lived by swindling and cheating.

None of them were suitable.

And now, this Young Lady Selena, who possessed a spirit of research, was a very suitable candidate.

It took an hour.

Falshard, Prula, and Selena joined hands to seal the alternate dimension void deep within the demon nest.

This demon nest would officially no longer produce demon beasts.

The Wing-Crystal boy, Citi, was very excited, flying back and forth over everyone's heads.

The group spent nearly two more hours leaving the demon nest.

The Wing-Crystal people, having heard the news, rushed forward to express their thanks.

Fatima, the Wing-Crystal clan leader and Citi's mother, personally handed a magic satchel containing generous rewards to everyone present.

As the ones who achieved the primary merit, Falshard and Rod were even gifted items of authority from the 【Crystal】 domain.

In addition, the Wing-Crystal people mobilized the power of the labyrinth to add new spell skills for each of them.

Like Prula.

He was granted the skill 【Forced Focus】, which could increase chanting speed.

The Tiefling sister, Cecile, obtained the combat skill 【Heroic Soul Possession】.

It could be said that this compensated for the shortcomings of the two to a certain extent.

Rod obtained 【Resonance Strike】.

A skill where every swing is accompanied by the spread of shockwaves, tearing through the enemy's defenses layer by layer.

Better than nothing, I suppose.

Of course, these rewards all excluded Selena.

They did not dwell on the origins of this human mage.

And Fatima secretly flew to Rod's ear and invited him to come alone tomorrow night to attend a victory banquet for just the two of them.

Rod declined with a mix of helplessness and amusement.

It was not that he didn't want to try the taste of a little fairy.

He and Citi were considered friends, and this little Wing-Crystal fairy gave him a very good feeling.

Doing something with a friend's mother was a bit too perverted.

Rod was a decent person; he just couldn't really accept that.

When Rod came out of the labyrinth, he found that the sky had already brightened.

They had stayed inside for a whole night.

Before leaving, Citi and Fatima invited him to visit often, stating that the Empty Crystal Land would always keep its doors open for him.

However, after the matter of the demon nest was concluded, Rod's various resistances had been raised very high.

Returning to the Pristine Crystal Land might just be a simple outing.

Back outside the Wind Wall Forest.

He immediately saw several low-level mages casting purification spells for Henry's Farm.

And Pan Ni kept her distance.

After all, she was a ghoul; the purification effect of the 【Purification Spell】 could inflict some damage on her.

The farm had been thrown into chaos by the ghoul's plague aura, so it indeed needed to be dealt with.

"Master!"

Pan Ni trotted over.

Her eight-character figure still swayed wildly beneath her white robe, making Rod's eyes spin; he truly feared her corpse muscles would snap and she would fall apart.

"Finally willing to spend money to hire people."

Rod laughed.

"No, Master, it was the Witch Dimia, my lord, who handled it for us for free."

Pan Ni looked very happy.

She only now realized how stingy she had been; hearing that someone was willing to help voluntarily and save a sum of money, she had been so excited last night she almost failed to enter meditation.

"I'm just doing it for Rod's sake."

The Witch Dimia walked over from not far away.

She still couldn't let go of the fact that this ghoul mage had harmed her companions.

But shifting her perspective, the other party was now Rod's possession; she wasn't helping her, but helping Rod.

Rod was not only the town's benefactor, but also Young Lady Daphne's benefactor.

Helping him was no problem.

Immediately, she saw the two-faced woman, Selena, by Rod's side.

She frowned slightly.

Bringing back someone so ugly?

"Mr. Rod, I must remind you that if you bring a girl to live in the forest, you must also obtain a temporary residence permit at the City Hall."

"This is Selena; she is talent I specifically hired to help me research spells."

Rod waved his hand.

It wasn't visible inside the Demon Nest before, but now under the sunlight, her bluish skin could be seen.

"A living dead?"

Pan Ni was very surprised.

As a race also transformed from humans, she easily detected the other's state.

However... why was Selena's skin condition so good!?

It lacked no moisture, nor was it wrinkled or rotting!

On what grounds?

On what grounds do I, who meticulously care for myself daily, still end up rotting!

Because of this, Master even refuses to touch me!

Wait.

Could it be that this zombie is a substitute Master brought back for me?

Hostility and envy gradually appeared in Pan Ni's gaze as she looked at Selena.

Meanwhile, Dimia beside her sighed and held her forehead in distress.

"You should be looking for normal human girls, Mr. Rod... Judging by this, the intelligent races of the continent will sooner or later be collected by you."

(End of Chapter)