"Can you let in on the conversation too? I'm not exactly..." Exiled Immortal started to say, but the mont he lifted his head and noticed Helena's gaze, he felt as if he had plunged into an icy abyss.
The words that had been on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back down.
That look, it was just like the one a teacher gives you after you've scored the worst in the class—every little thought laid bare, an all-seeing gaze that pierced straight to the soul.
With just that one look, Exiled Immortal instantly clamd up, ekly crawled into his sleeping bag, and didn't even dare to pretend to be asleep. He obediently logged into the ga.
Only then did Helena nod, and she imdiately turned her gaze to John. "Explain this to ."
"I thought it might co in handy, and since I happened to be passing by, I just brought so back."
At that mont, John wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
The joy of the mont had clouded his mind, making him forget that he had brought the item back with him, only for Helena to discover it.
Helena bit her lip lightly, a blush spreading across her cheeks. "I don't even know you that well. Isn't this a bit too soon?"
"John, height 188 cm, weight 75 kg, age 21, no car, no house, no savings, and zero romantic experience. Anything else I missed?"
"Hold on, hold on! Are you introducing yourself?"
"Huh?"
"That's not what I ant at all! What I'm saying is, we could try to get to know each other. I admit, I have so feelings for you... but this is too much!"
Helena shoved the item back into the box, stamring, "Right now, neither the atmosphere nor our relationship is right for this."
"I..."
"I... I'll log in first. Don't do anything weird!"
"...I won't, don't worry."
With John's reassurance, Helena felt a bit relieved.
She crawled into the tent John had prepared for her and lay down in the soft sleeping bag.
Her eyes caught sight of a card hanging inside the tent, and she couldn't help but frown.
Helena reached out to pull the card down. Reading the words on it, she couldn't help but smile.
"Pretty sweet, though his mind is full of... indecent thoughts..."
...
John and Helena logged in almost simultaneously.
They were still in John's room, and the atmosphere instantly beca awkward.
The 'ultra-thin' incident was fresh in their minds.
John couldn't explain it, so he just scratched his head and greeted her awkwardly.
Helena wasn't much better off. With a bright red face, she turned around and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "I... I'll go back to my room first. I'll leave the Pioneer Squad, but give a few more days."
"No rush. Take your ti. Besides, we should be leaving in a few days too."
"Got it."
Watching Helena leave, John sighed softly and sat down on the edge of the bed, staring blankly out the window.
According to the current main storyline, after one more major player raid event, the main quests in Calia would be almost completed.
"Goblin Invasion... should be coming soon."
As the first large-scale event that all players in Calia would face together, the disparity in their strengths would beco apparent from this mont on.
When facing the cruel and bloodthirsty goblins, whether they could maintain their composure and fight back would be the true test of a player's strength.
John vividly rembered that after this major event, players would be re-ranked based on the number of goblins they killed, and special rewards would be distributed according to their ranks.
Unfortunately, in his previous life, as a thief, John's performance in such chaotic battles was quite limited, resulting in a dismal ranking and no substantial gear.
At present, John only had two pieces of [Epic] equipnt, and upgrading gear was always the most convenient and fastest way to strengthen oneself.
With this in mind, John decided to prepare in advance.
"Trigger traps might be a good choice... If I rember correctly, the [Legendary Alchemist Orlando Barry's Journal] records a type of Trigger magic trap."
John took out the journal and carefully reviewed it, his eyes growing brighter with each page.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Trigger magic trap described in [Legendary Alchemist Orlando Barry's Journal] was practically made for situations like this!
The principle of the Trigger magic trap was that, once activated, it would shoot out sea urchin-like spear tips from a magical device.
These spear tips were inscribed with blood channels to collect the monster's blood, which would then be converted into energy to power the magical device through an internal chanism.
The converted energy would reload the magical device, creating a continuous cycle.
Of course, the processes of reloading and conversion both required ti.
Theoretically, if John could create more than five Trigger magic traps, he could achieve uninterrupted activation.
But that was the ideal scenario.
When the ti ca, there would be many unknowns.
All John could do was prepare as thoroughly as possible.
"Exiled Immortal and Helena aren't a concern, but Lily..."
Lily's current strength was far from weak.
The terrifying power of [Starfall] was sothing even John found intimidating.
However, the problem lay in its imnse energy consumption, which Lily's small fra couldn't sustain.
Without a continuous output thod, Lily was destined to achieve only diocre results.
With this in mind, John was about to find Lily to explain the situation and offer her so feasible thods when there was a knock on the door.
"Johnny, co quickly!"
"What's happening?"
"You'll see, Johnny!"
Lily's urgent voice ca from outside the door, and John hurriedly opened it.
To his astonishnt, he saw Lily sitting sideways on the back of a large wolf, her eyes full of joy.
Looking at the figure that closely resembled the giant wolf boss they had previously defeated, John widened his eyes in confusion. "What's going on here?"
"Just now, I completed a task for a nun at the church, and she taught this spell called [Spirit Summoning]. When I used it, I unexpectedly awakened the spirit of the giant wolf stored in the [Wolfbone Staff]!"
John: "..."
Well, that worry was for nothing.
With the giant wolf spirit under Lily, she was bound to achieve an impressive ranking in the goblin raid.
In the end, he had been worrying needlessly.
From the Monster Cave onward, John should have realized that Lily had changed drastically from her previous life.
If he guessed correctly, Lily was likely chosen by one of the [Deities]. As to which one, John was unsure.
Nonetheless, this was a good thing.
At least under the protection of this power, John and Lily wouldn't repeat their past mistakes.
"Lily, don't you think you're a bit different from an ordinary Priest?"
"Hmm... it does seem a bit different. The nuns at the church only heal others. Why is that?"
"You don't know either? Like, did you notice any changes in your body starting at so point?"
Hearing this, Lily fell into deep thought. She wasn't really sure about any changes.
If she had to ntion sothing different...
Before entering Adela Village, she had seen a figure standing among the stars. Did that count as special? After the Goblin Cave, a new side quest appeared on her skill panel, but aside from the first skill, [Starfall], the rest were shrouded in shadow.
Seeing Lily remain silent, John sighed and stopped pressing the matter.
"Anyway, it's good that your strength is increasing. Based on my past gaming experience, there might be a large-scale event coming up. With your current strength, it's almost certain you'll earn special rewards. Keep it up."
"You too, Johnny!"
"Let's both do our best, Lily. We each have our own reasons we have to survive."
This cryptic statent clearly puzzled Lily.
But she believed that anything Johnny said must be true.
"Johnny, do you think our world will ever return to the way it was before the disaster?"
"Maybe it will, maybe it won't. Until then, we have to keep hope alive. We need sothing to hold on to, don't we, to keep going?"
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