Long Yi entered Nika’s tent and saw that she was blankly staring at the roof of the tent. No one knew what Nika was thinking at the moment.
“Nika, are you awake?” Long Yi said softly and as he sat on her bedside.
Nika came back to her senses after she saw Long Yi sitting at the side of her bed, “Thank you, thank you for saving me.”
Long Yi smiled and said, “I’ve heard from Arnold and Alpha that you came out to temper yourself… Why did you suddenly thought about coming out? Didn’t you hate the world of humans?” Previously, Nika had said that she hated humans who were trying to cheat each other all the time. Nika had once said that she would rather stay in Elven Forest for her entire lifetime than to enter the world of humans.
Nika didn’t reply to Long Yi’s question. It goes without saying that she didn’t need to come out of Elven Forest in order to temper herself. However, to everyone’s surprise, Nika persuaded the Elf Queen and Lu Xiya that she wanted to understand the world Long Yi lived in. Nika had thoughts of walking the path Long Yi had walked in order to experience the things Long Yi had once gone through. This was the reason why she came to the Huangmang Plain. However, Nika never expected to meet Long Yi here, it was even more unexpected that Long Yi would save her life from the clutches of the Carnage Golden Falcon.
There were times when Nika didn’t understand the feeling she had towards Long Yi. The feelings Nika had for Long Yi was a combination of both love and hate.
To her disappointment, Nika was indeed attracted to Long Yi. However, she couldn’t tolerate his fickleness. She knew that the both of them came from different worlds, that was why she kept trying to get closer to Long Yi’s world in order to understand more about him.
“Hey, I’m asking you a question here, why are you being absent minded?” Long Yi waved his hand before Nika’s face.
Nika eventually came back to her senses and curled up her lips. In a mocking voice, she said, “I came out because I hate this human world. I want to see the extent of the treacherousness you humans have.”
“Have you learnt what you wanted?” Long Yi asked.
Nika nodded her head and said seriously, “I finally understand that not all humans are like that. Like Alpha, Arnold and my other teammates… There are good people in the human race too.” When she thought about her teammates who died to the Carnage Golden Falcon, her expression changed. Her face instantly became downcast and her face darkened. After traveling along with the adventurer group, Nika managed to understand shock, regret, and the warmth of teammates. It was the first time she had felt such feelings and her view of the humans were slowly changing.
“In the battlefield, death is the predestination of all the soldiers. In an adventure, death is also the predestination of all the adventurers. You don’t need to be too sad.” Long Yi said with indifference in his voice.
“I know, but I have feelings, unlike you.” When Nika saw the nonchalant expression on Long Yi’s face when he dismissed the death of the adventurers, she couldn’t help but snap at Long Yi.
“Yes, I am cold-blooded… I have no feelings. Have you thought of how you would be able to run away from the Carnage Golden Falcon in your half-dead state? Would you be able to survive with your teammates? Wouldn’t you choose to sacrifice yourself if you knew that your death would bring about the safety of your teammates?” With a poker face, Long Yi started questioning Nika. He wasn’t cold-blooded, instead, Long Yi chose to hide his feelings from the rest of the world.
“You… you are truly hateful! I’m not going to talk to you anymore!” Nika shouted in desperation as she angrily turned away from Long Yi.
“Since you don’t want to talk anymore, rest well. I’ll take my leave.” Long Yi stood up as he flatly stated.
Nika stared at Long Yi’s back as he walked towards the exit of the tent. Just before he lifted the curtains, Nika suddenly shouted at him, “Long Yi, aren’t you curious about Princess Lu Xiya? Aren’t you the least bit interested in how Lu Xiya is doing? ”
Long Yi paused his steps as he turned around and said, “Of course. However, I know that she is definitely doing fine. She is trying her best to learn how to be a qualified Elf Queen. I also know that she really misses me. I…… I’ll go and see her soon.”
Nika looked at the disappearing back view of Long Yi in a daze. Even though Long Yi didn’t say much about Lu Xiya, Nika could sense Long Yi’s confidence in princess Lu Xiya. Nika could also sense his longing and deep concern for Lu Xiya. Perhaps, the feeling Long Yi had for Lu Xiya was true love.
The moment day broke, the group started their journey towards the exit of the Huangmang Plain. The exit they were traveling towards was located at the border of the Proud Moon Empire. Currently, there were three additions to Long Yi’s original group. They were Nika, Arnold, and Alpha.
After interacting with Arnold and Alpha for a period of time, Long Yi understood that Arnold and Alpha were indeed talented individuals. Their strength was good, they were loyal and their mind was also sufficiently flexible. Long Yi eventually developed a good impression of the both of them. Long Yi thought about it and finally, he asked for the location where the both of them would be staying at.
Mercenaries in the Blue Waves Continent were numerous. They could form a huge colony of people themselves. However, it was a place where dragons and fishes were jumbled together. Although there were many fishes, there were plenty of dragons among the mercenaries too. There were many powerful people who were mercenaries. If these people could be used effectively, it would be a wonderful thing for the mercenaries of the Blue Waves Continent.
One night, Long Yi entered the tent of Arnold and Alpha by himself. After two hours, he walked out beaming with satisfaction. Anyone would be able to guess that the discussion between Long Yi and them progressed extremely smoothly.
After more than ten days of traveling, they finally arrived at the exit of the Huangmang Plain that was at the border of the Proud Moon Empire. For this round trip, they had spent two months. Yet, the world of snow and ice which covered the entire Proud Moon Empire was still present. Not just snow and ice, the rumored hailstorm which had only appeared in the legends of the Blue Waves Continent appeared above the Proud Moon Empire. The cold weather had brought about an insane amount of trouble for the troops of both the Violent Dragon Empire and the Nalan Empire. Now, transporting supplies and not acclimatizing to the cold weather were the greatest trouble for both empires. These troubles were not easy to resolve. Of course, the cold weather also affected the Proud Moon Empire. The cold weather not only affected the armies of all the empires. The common people were starting to freeze to death as well, not to mention the fact that it was hard to grow grains in the bad weather. The rations supplied to the army was reduced by half since the cold weather started. If the situation carried on, the Proud Moon Empire would be the first to fall as it would be unable to hold out from the lack of food and the aggression from the two empires.
Arnold and Alpha hastily left the Huangmang Plain. One month later, Shangjin Hunter Guild was formally established in the Blue Waves Continent. This guild was especially dedicated to high-end assassinations, raids, and sabotage missions. Not to mention the traditional treasure hunting etc. Most of the missions accepted by this guild were missions with high monetary rewards. There was a strict criteria when applying to join this Shangjin Hunter Guild. Firstly, this guild rejected adventurer groups with uneven strength. Next, this guild only accepted people with sufficient strength. Most of the strong and powerful people from other guilds were poached by the Shangjin Hunter Guild within a short period of time. Most of the missions the Shangjin Hunter Guild provided would require a small team to succeed. Unless possessed extremely formidable powers, it would be difficult to complete the missions alone. Of course, there were missions had a participation limit of a single member. Since the rewards of the missions from the Shangjin Hunter Guild were very high, a lot of strong and powerful adventurers were attracted to this guild. Very quickly, the reputation of the Shangjin Hunter Guild managed to spread far and wide. The guild managed to flourish rapidly. Of course, this was the part of the story that was yet to be told.
“It seems like the final decisive battle will be delayed. Let’s go, we’ll go to the Hengduan Mountains.” Looking at the snow and ice everywhere around them, Long Yi smiled and said to everybody.
No one opposed Long Yi’s proposal. Barbarian Bull was also anxious as he wanted to return to his home in order to see his wife, Yinwa. Just after a month since he had gotten married, he had left home in order to travel. It has already been two years since he last saw his wife. The longing in his heart couldn’t be hidden and an impatient expression could be seen on his face. Although it had only been a short time since Nika left the Elven Forest, she had already started to miss the life in the Elven Forest. At first, she wanted to spend more time outside before returning to the Elven Forest. However, the chirping of the birds and the smell of the fragrant flowers in the Elven Forest was calling Nika back. Considering the fact that Nika had experienced a near-death experience in the Huangmang Plain, and the ridiculous weather the moment she exited the Huangmang Plain, Nika was getting impatient to return home.
As a result, the group of six people began to walk towards the Hengduan Mountains in the west.
The entrance of Huangmang Plain was not too far away from the Huangduan Mountains. Since there were no delays in their journey, Long Yi and the group managed to reach the Hengduan Mountains on the third day of their journey.
Suddenly, a pretty face appeared in Long Yi’s mind. It was the face of Ou Yala, the Shaman of the Winged Clan.
“Should I go to the Winged Clan?” Long Yi thought. In an instant, Long Yi made his decision. What kind of question was that? Of course, he was going! He wanted to see what secrets this Winged Clan that had withdrawn from the society had.
After making his decision, he took out a pearl from inside his space ring……
