Chapter 641: Keeping the Appointment

Leila Xingyu's eyes sparkled with the pink stars unique to a young girl.

She hesitated, then boldly stepped forward, rising on her tiptoes to drift closer to Rod and Siren Reef.

"Excuse me, are you two lovers?"

It happened to be just as the two had finished their business.

Reef glanced at the big star with a strange look, licking her lips instinctively: "I'm a Siren. In our legends, once we fall in love, we turn into bubbles."

"To rather lose one's life than to love a human—how tragic."

"Hey, hey, hey, did I ever say anything like that? Lord Rod is my boss, my employer! My lord, can I eat her? I've never tasted a cloud sprite before."

"No."

Rod glanced at the panel where his 【Gluttony Points】 were surging wildly.

He couldn't help but find it interesting.

As a ghoul, Pan Ni also loved meat, but her appetite was clearly not that large—a single meat portion meant for an adult human was enough to stuff her.

Sometimes when she was being playful, just two or three sips of 【Creation Dewdrops】 would leave her waterlogged and full.

So naturally, the Gluttony Points she provided weren't many.

Most of the time, it had been provided by the little pony girl Little Little Bangde and the female beastman Amy.

But even that was limited.

Just the two or three times he'd met Siren Reef already surpassed all the accumulation they'd built up over such a long period.

Leila Xingyu paid no heed to the Siren's threat to eat her.

In truth, once she noticed there were no onlookers, she also wasn't too concerned about the tracker behind her who was about to die.

"Can I chat with you? Mr. Rod, about you and your girls."

Just looking at the man before her.

Leila felt inspiration gushing in her mind—a new song

No.

Not just a new song—right now I feel I could put out an entire album!

"No."

Rod waved his hand at Reef, shooing her away.

Miss Siren pouted, cast a rather longing glance at the flesh Rod had exposed to the air, then twisted around and plunged headfirst into the sea.

Leila reached out to block the splashing water, her eyes lighting up:

"She can't bear to leave you! Did you see that?"

"She can't bear to leave my flesh. Enough nonsense, hurry up and call your people to take you back."

"Wait a moment, let's chat a bit more. I heard you keep a succubus—is that true? Won't she get jealous?"

Rod couldn't be bothered with her.

He turned his head to look at a clump of magical shadow that had suddenly appeared on the beach.

A strand of spider silk flashed out from the pitch-black mass, then pried it open.

A young female mage slowly rose up, fear on her face, head lowered, not daring to look at Rod: "my lord."

That was the skill called 【Space-Time Spider Silk】 belonging to the spider-transformed elf Watching Yuna, brushed out by Rod's 【Growing Spirituality】.

When attached to any spell, it would produce a brief ability to traverse space.

Long-term irrigation with 【Creation Dewdrops】 had allowed Miss Spider to advance to seventh tier, and she had also gained some insight, able to split off a sub-entity of this skill and temporarily grant it to subordinates.

The female mage looked vaguely familiar—perhaps some wild mage Watching Yuna had lured over from somewhere.

"Where's Watching Yuna."

"Lady Watching Yuna is dealing with an illegal wild mage research lab on the east side of the city and can't get away for the moment. My sincerest apologies."

"Whatever, dispose of the corpse, then send her back."

"As you command."

The female mage spread her palm open—without needing Xu Yao Nian Zhou or a Weave spell slot, she could directly borrow Watching Yuna's phantom spiders to spray out a large amount of webbing.

She wrapped the corpse on the ground into a mummy, then sank it into the shadow.

"Miss Leila, please."

This time Leila didn't resist, obediently taking the hand the female mage extended—the man's attack earlier had truly frightened her.

She turned her head to look at Rod again: "How should I find you? I mean, the concert matters still need to be discussed, right?"

"You don't need to find me—someone will handle the liaison for this."

"But I still need to thank you for saving me twice."

"No need for that either. Just behave yourself and get the concert done."

After Rod finished speaking, he paid her no more attention. His knees bent slightly as he gently exploded with force, while both hands received the push of 【Repulsion Spell】—his entire body instantly leapt into midair.

The fiery currents of the Inferno swiftly wrapped him into a large fireball as he rose.

A thrust of searing firepower sent him trailing billowing black smoke as he hurtled toward the distant sky, quickly vanishing from their view.

Leila stared in astonishment at the lingering black smoke in the sky, never expecting the man to care about her in the slightest.

She couldn't help but bite her lip, her expression unwilling.

"You won't let me find you, but I'm going to anyway."

By the time Rod arrived at the rendezvous point agreed upon with Hayley, it was nearly noon.

This was the southern edge of the Kor Plain.

Relatively close to a branch of the Hansen River, with a survivor camp nearby.

But when Rod and the rabbit-person Orna had gone together to search for the missing mushroom-person Scarlett, they had once stayed overnight here. The administrator, Helena, was a rather warm-hearted half-elf who took in the ordinary people still surviving on the Kor Plain.

Just didn't know if, after so much time had passed, she was still here.

The Star Spirit Young Lady, who had been waiting here long ago, lay half-reclined on the gargoyle's head with no regard for posture.

Her legs crossed, her slender, deep-blue translucent calves dangling in midair, swaying back and forth.

In her hands she held a small book, occasionally letting out a silly "hehe" laugh.

"Hayley."

"Ah-woof."

Hayley hurriedly hid the small book behind her back, forcing out a polite, smug smile. "You're here so early, Rod. There's still some time."

"Since you're idle, what are you reading? So happy."

Her expression stiffened. "Nothing, just some funny novels. How about I take you to lunch?"

"Sure."

The two immediately moved on.

The Star Spirits are stationed on the Koshi Plain by the Star Association; they face no risk of infection from the Beast Transformation Disease blood, so they do not fear it.

The Star Spirits believe the Beast Transformation Disease is one of the pathways to commune with distant star systems and find the road home.

Rather, they desire to be infected.

Fortunately, their experiments mostly target themselves, affecting no one else.

If that truly is the case, it is best.

Currently, the main stream and all tributaries of the Hansen River on the Twilight Hills have been fully inspected.

The only branch with problems is the Shepherd Village one.

Soon, Lady Kali will begin her investigation of the Koshi Plain.

And changing the method of infection is, in fact, something the Star Association would hope for.

Rod's purpose this trip is to serve as a vanguard.

Come to think of it, it is strange.

Rod has wandered the Koshi Plain many times, yet has never seen the Star Spirits' stationed buildings.

After the two flew for half an hour,

they arrived at a rare high mountain on the Koshi Plain, though it was only about five or six hundred meters tall.

Hayley led Rod to a cave at the mountain's peak and produced a brown wooden disc with a knob, looking somewhat like a compass he had seen in his past life.

She pressed the disc against a pre-established magic device and turned the knob.

As the knob turned, the dome above the cave actually rotated along with it, covered by a bright ceiling dominated by white!

【Noticed the 'Unknown Dungeon' environmental penalty: Constitution and Strength slightly reduced.】

【Whether to use 'Other-Space Tendency' to exempt.】

"Dungeon? You moved the dungeon here?"

(End of this chapter)