Elara had clearly never killed an enemy before. She hadn't even gotten past the stage of killing monsters, let alone killing human enemies, especially by such cruel means.
"Teacher... I-I feel a little sick." Seeing the gruesome state of the bandit, Elara subconsciously reached out and tugged at the hem of Ye Chuan's clothes.
"This world is not peaceful. Mercy and a bleeding heart will only get you and the people around you killed," Ye Chuan said softly.
"Kill the rest of these bandits."
"W-Wait, Lord Xixi, this is too early for Elara." Aurora immediately spoke up from the side. After all, her younger sister had always been introverted and shy.
"Do not interrupt my teaching time." Ye Chuan glanced at Aurora.
"Guh." Seeing Ye Chuan point his finger as if to cast some magic, Aurora could only swallow her words and give up.
After all, Ye Chuan was Elara's teacher. She indeed had no right to question his teaching methods.
Torres, however, understood what Ye Chuan was doing.
The Hill Empire was currently plagued by monsters disguised as humans. Being overly kind would ultimately only lead to one's own demise.
"I-I understand." Hugging her staff, Elara stepped forward. Looking at the pale-faced bandits, she could only whisper,
"I will be gentle."
"W-Wait, no, please! I beg you!" a bandit immediately pleaded. "We won't do this kind of thing ever again."
Elara shook her head, then used her staff to summon a few water spheres, placing them over their heads.
Unable to breathe, the bandits began to struggle.
In the end, they suffocated to death right then and there.
"..." Ye Chuan stood with his arms crossed. How should he put it? Even though Elara seemingly couldn't bear to do such a thing...
Suffocating them to death directly seemed even more cruel.
Whatever.
Standing to the side, the merchant Cohen watched the gruesome scene of the bandits dying in an instant. His face turned slightly pale, but he didn't dare ask any questions.
The methods of these people before him were awe-inspiring and terrifying.
He quickly composed himself and stepped forward to lead the way. "Benefactors, the main city of Valoran is just ahead. Once we pass through this tree-lined path, we will reach the city gates."
The group traveled along the main road for a short while before the full view of Valoran City unveiled itself before their eyes.
Two squads of guards in silver armor stood at the city gates. Armed with spears and with swords at their waists, their sharp eyes scanned the passing pedestrians.
Above the gates hung a flag embroidered with a lion crest, fluttering loudly in the wind, showcasing the rule of Count Leon.
"Please wait a moment, everyone. I will go speak with the guards."
Cohen hurried forward, taking out a token engraved with a merchant guild's seal from his breast pocket and handing it to the captain of the guards.
After inspecting it, the captain nodded respectfully to Cohen, though he couldn't help but pry a little into the origins of Ye Chuan's group—
Especially the door-sized greatsword strapped to Torres's back.
Obviously, this man was the strongest among the group; how could an ordinary person wield such a heavy weapon?
After entering the city, they saw numerous shops lining the streets, with the cries of vendors rising and falling. The atmosphere was similar to Yisu Town, but much more bustling.
"The city hasn't been peaceful lately, so patrols are much denser than usual," Cohen explained in a low voice, leading the group into a relatively quiet alleyway.
"The accommodation I arranged is just ahead. It has a quiet environment, which will be convenient for you benefactors to rest."
A moment later, the group arrived in front of a courtyard building.
Several servants stood at the courtyard gates. Upon seeing Cohen, they immediately bowed respectfully. "Master, you have arrived."
"Mhm."
"Master, everything has been tidied up according to your instructions. All the rooms and necessary supplies are fully prepared," a middle-aged man who looked like a butler stepped forward and said.
"Very good." Cohen nodded, turning to Ye Chuan and the others.
"Benefactors, you may choose any room here. I have also arranged for a few servants to handle the cleaning and cooking. If you have any needs, just give your orders directly to the butler."
Cohen still had his own matters to attend to. After leaving a remark that he would come by later, he left with a few servants.
"The environment of this house is decent." Ye Chuan sat on the edge of the bed in his room to rest for a moment. Because there were enough rooms, everyone could sleep in their own individual rooms.
"Teacher, is it really okay for us to stay here?" Elara asked.
"It's fine. We saved his life, so this is to be expected," Ye Chuan said, then instructed Torres, "Torres, go gather some intelligence. Pay special attention to anything regarding missing persons."
"Yes!" Torres immediately left the room to carry out his task.
Elara, on the other hand, was oblivious to the situation and genuinely thought they were just here to have fun.
"The room is alright." Aurora, meanwhile, inspected her own room. She wasn't a picky young lady, but compared to Miral's manor or the Imperial Academy, it was ultimately still lacking quite a bit.
"Hmm... This should do."
After settling down in Valoran, Ye Chuan opened his interface and prepared to save his progress directly.
Log out, log out.
Aether Continent, log out!
After returning to the real world, Ye Chuan looked at his familiar room and stretched his back slightly.
Opening his door and walking out, Ye Chuan saw Lan Xiaoke curled up on the sofa binge-watching a show.
"Yo." Seeing Ye Chuan come out of his room, Lan Xiaoke raised her hand in greeting.
"Where are the others?" Ye Chuan walked over to the water dispenser, filled a glass, and gulped it down.
"Everyone else went out, but since you were busy, they didn't bother you," Lan Xiaoke said.
"Luo Xi said there is a dinner gathering tonight and asked if you wanted to go."
"A dinner gathering?" Ye Chuan paused in surprise.
"Yeah, a gathering at Luo Xi's place," Lan Xiaoke said. "If I wasn't too embarrassed to go, I would have totally crashed it for a free meal."
"I see..."
Ye Chuan took out his phone but didn't see any messages from Luo Xi. It was probably because everyone knew he was adventuring in another world right now, so they hadn't disturbed him.
The two worlds were no longer synchronized. Ye Chuan's time spent in the other world would somewhat affect the time in the real world, though the deviation usually wasn't too significant.
This seemed to be related to the number of times Ye Chuan had entered it.
Ye Chuan sat down on the sofa, resting his head on Lan Xiaoke's memory foam pillow, and then took out his phone to call Luo Xi.
"Hello, hello, what's up, Chuan Chuan?" On the other end of the line, amidst the noisy sound of cars, Luo Xi seemed to be by the street.
"There's a dinner gathering tonight?"
"Yeah, my mom asked if you wanted to come over, but if you're too busy, don't worry about it." Luo Xi was quite understanding of Ye Chuan's hard work, so she was just asking casually.
"I'll go, of course I'll go," Ye Chuan smiled.
He hadn't visited Father and Mother Luo in a while, so he definitely needed to go see them.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
