Chapter 18: Old Country Woman Enters the Grand Garden, Determined to Freeload

On the fourth day, the farmers built over a hundred arrow towers in the east, west, and north directions of the territory.

This brought the number of arrow defense towers in the territory to 200.

Many of these were also built in the wilderness,

hunting the beasts that would occasionally emerge from the mist.

Through experimentation, Su Yu discovered that the defense towers built in the wilderness with the "Holy Blessing"

did not attract the hostility of the targets towards the territory.

In other words,

he could build more defense towers scattered in the wilderness.

This way, when the monster horde came,

their attention and attack targets could be diverted from the single territory to all directions in the wilderness!

Now, within a kilometer radius around Su Yu's territory and the surrounding wilderness,

not even a fly could enter.

The triangular formation constructed by the arrow defense towers

was enough to make any monster that set foot on the territory instantly perish!

There was no loophole to exploit!

Under such circumstances, who could possibly intrude into his territory?

Surprised, Su Yu opened the territory map and saw the small blue dot on it.

On the territory map, green dots represented friendly forces, and red dots represented enemy forces.

Any unfamiliar lord's forces would automatically be marked as red dots.

The blue dot was precisely the mark of Su Yu's friend, a fellow lord.

"This girl..."

Realizing that the visitor was Bai Bai Xiaowei, Su Yu felt both amused and exasperated.

He had thought it was some kind of stealthy monster that had evaded the net of arrow towers.

"She really came."

Su Yu personally went down the mountain to meet Bai Bai Xiaowei.

Bai Bai Xiaowei was his classmate and also a lord,

so he didn't put on any airs.

"Su... Su... Su... Su... Su... Su... Su... Great Su Yu."

Seeing Su Yu appear, Bai Bai Xiaowei stammered, unable to speak properly.

She gaped at her surroundings,

looking at the desolate mountains, the barren plains, and the arrow defense towers everywhere,

with a look of shock on her face.

It was like an old country woman entering a grand garden.

"Let's go, let's have a meal."

Su Yu patted Bai Bai Xiaowei's shoulder, incidentally brushing off a few leaves from her.

A high school graduate girl,

able to walk 50 kilometers a day through forest and valley terrain,

made Su Yu somewhat admire Bai Bai Xiaowei.

This girl, who always clamored for him to take her under his wing,

said she wanted to come for a free meal, and he had thought it was just a joke,

but she really came.

Fortunately, Sylph had cleared the route beforehand; otherwise,

if Bai Bai Xiaowei had encountered even one or two wild beasts, she wouldn't have made it.

But Bai Bai Xiaowei didn't know that Sylph had cleared the route,

so from her perspective, even with many fierce beasts ahead,

she continued to move forward, even though death would mean returning to the starting point and making futile efforts,

she still moved forward.

"I, I seem to be a bit dirty." Bai Bai Xiaowei looked at her disheveled appearance, feeling at a loss.

Even her hair had spider webs from some unknown bush.

"It's fine, I have a hero who can clean you up." Su Yu said, leading Bai Bai Xiaowei up the mountain.

"Oh?"

Bai Bai Xiaowei's eyes lit up, "Is it that elf beauty? Does she use water magic?"

As she asked, she stumbled a bit,

having walked all day, her calves were sore to the point of giving out,

and climbing the mountain now, she was already exhausted.

Su Yu quickly supported Bai Bai Xiaowei, frowning slightly.

"Should I carry you?"

"Then... thank you."

Bai Bai Xiaowei was aware of her physical condition and didn't try to be tough.

"Don't take advantage of me, move your hand a bit lower." Bai Bai Xiaowei said coyly, looking at Su Yu who had squatted down.

"With your flat chest, who would take advantage of you?" Su Yu felt speechless.

Hearing the word "flat," Bai Bai Xiaowei's temper flared up instantly.

"I didn't mean that! I meant…"

She huffed and puffed,

having been exhausted all day, she was already mentally drained and couldn't hold back her anger.

"Uh…"

"I won't touch."

Hearing Su Yu's response,

Bai Bai Xiaowei finally lay on Su Yu's back.

Su Yu used his hands to support Bai Bai Xiaowei's thighs and began to climb the mountain.

The wild mountain had paths built by farmers, so it wasn't too strenuous for him.

But carrying a person on his back made it a different story.

After not long, Su Yu started to feel tired,

he was now a new lord with no cultivation base.

However, sensing the steady breathing of the girl behind his neck,

he gritted his teeth and continued climbing.

"Damn, walking through my own territory for the first time and feeling tired."

"This girl, she even fell asleep…"

Drenched in sweat, Su Yu shook his head, climbed to the top of the mountain, and placed Bai Bai Xiaowei on the soft bed in the Hero Hall.

Two hours later,

the feeling of hunger and thirst woke Bai Bai Xiaowei from the soft bed.

It was already dark outside.

"Food! My food!!!"

Bai Bai Xiaowei felt like crying but no tears came.

What had kept her going to reach Su Yu's territory was the promise of a delicious meal.

Whenever she wanted to give up, she would look at the picture of the delicious meal, which gave her the motivation to continue.

Now, she had missed it?

What kind of situation was this!

"Don't worry, I've kept some food for you."

Su Yu casually turned on the territory's energy-supplied sky lantern and walked in from the entrance.

Bai Bai Xiaowei saw Su Yu,

and was momentarily stunned before she quickly came to her senses,

realizing that she had fallen asleep on someone else's bed in their territory.

She stuck out her tongue, feeling very embarrassed.

A faint blush appeared on her neck.

"Go and eat."

"Mm." Bai Bai Xiaowei nodded.

Following Su Yu, she entered the B-rank restaurant she had been eagerly anticipating.

The restaurant was built with gray bricks and blue tiles, red corridors, and painted walls, with two stories.

Li Li Huahua, knowing that guests had arrived at the territory, had finished her meal early with everyone else

and had simply decorated the restaurant a bit.

The hall was set up very grandly, with a large round table covered in a white tablecloth at the center,

and a tiger skin rug laid on the floor.

The aroma of the dishes filled the air, making one's mouth water.

Bai Bai Xiaowei took a deep breath, her eyes shining,

feeling as if she had returned to Blue Star and booked a high-end restaurant.

Is this really the Multiverse Battlefield?

Recalling the hardships and the constant fear over the past few days, Bai Bai Xiaowei felt a bitter and sour taste in her heart.

Suddenly, she noticed the table setting and asked:

"Are there two more people?"

The sumptuous dishes on the round table were still steaming, but there was an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks.

"Mm, they will be here soon."

Su Yu nodded,

Silvia and Elodie, who had gone hunting, had already returned to the territory.

Footsteps sounded, and Silvia walked in.

Su Yu gave her a reproachful look,

and she lowered her head, feeling embarrassed.

They had agreed to return by dusk, and they were indeed a bit late...

Mainly, she was still a little short of experience to reach level 10. After getting Su Yu's permission,

she stayed in the wild a bit longer and managed to level up to 10.

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!"

Sitting next to Su Yu, Bai Bai Xiaowei let out a strange cry

upon seeing the two mythic heroes enter.

"Who is...?" Silvia asked, puzzled.

"Uh, my classmate." Looking at the eccentric Bai Bai Xiaowei, Su Yu suddenly felt ashamed to be her classmate.

Bai Bai Xiaowei rushed over to Elodie in a few quick steps.

With a star-struck expression,

she marveled at the silvery hair,

the cold and beautiful face,

the indifferent and proud silver pupils,

and the radiant attire!

This, this, this was exactly what she had always dreamed of!

Bai Bai Xiaowei aspired to achieve great things, become a great lord, and rise to be a female emperor.

The angel of light, Elodie, perfectly embodied the image and aura she idealized.

"These are my two heroes, Silvia and Elodie."

Bai Bai Xiaowei's star-struck behavior made Su Yu feel helpless.

"He, heroes?"

"H-hello, my name is Bai Bai Xiaowei."

As Bai Bai Xiaowei spoke, her eyes full of hope, she wanted to shake hands with Elodie,

but she realized that her appearance was dirty and could not taint the other's purity,

so her hand froze halfway.

Seeing this,

Elodie silently raised her head,

and the holy light washed over Bai Bai Xiaowei's body, cleansing all the dirt.

"This...?"

Bai Bai Xiaowei was stunned, feeling the power of light for the first time, which left her in disbelief.