1365: Chapter 151: A Very Interesting Creature 1365: Chapter 151: A Very Interesting Creature The knight girl understood that, whether Shiela was telling the truth or not, this was all she could learn from her.
The implicit aning in Shiela’s words was very clear—all questions pointed back to their king and the Deity he represented.
To find out the reasons behind everything in this world, it seed one would only understand after eting the Undead King who was trusted unanimously by the undead.
Therefore, Catherine could only sigh helplessly.
Just as she wanted to say sothing to lighten the mood, she heard Shiela’s voice again: “You probably don’t realize how excited we get when we sense the presence of living beings.”
“I can imagine that,” Catherine’s mouth twitched as she imdiately recalled everything that had happened recently.
The chaotic noise that drove one mad seed to ring in her ears again.
The knight girl discretely shook her head, casting aside that painful mory, and said with a forced smile, “Or rather, it left a deep impression.
It was quite evident that those ghostly friends were very excited at the ti.”
“No, that’s not what I ant.” Shiela shook her head and said earnestly, “Those guys indeed get excited at the sight of living beings, but Saen and I are different.
We have a lot more to consider than they do, so we cannot simply feel joy from excitent like they do.
When we sensed your living presence, Saen and I were sitting right here.
Our conversation at the ti was about your world, discussing the state of our fortress troops, debating whether to continue sending strategic resources to Burial Bones Mountain near The Door Ho, or if we should summon more powerhouses to prevent a war from breaking out, hehe, sounds contradictory, doesn’t it?”
“Quite the contrary, not contradictory at all.” Shiela’s words actually reassured Catherine.
The knight girl dropped the almost-negotiation-like smile from her face, sitting upright on the stone chair, and said seriously, “In so cases, displaying one’s strength outright can indeed prevent fights.
From ancient tis to the present, whether beast or sentient being, many often use this thod to protect themselves—and indirectly, the other party.
But using this thod to protect both parties also cos at a cost.
During my adventures, I’ve encountered such magical beasts.
In order to convince its predator to give up the chase, it would jump with all its might while fleeing, as if to say, ‘I still have a lot of energy; you can’t catch .’ Yet the predator did not give up, and eventually, just ters away from its herd, it ran out of energy, slowed down, and was killed by the predator.
Sadly, if it hadn’t jumped those few tis, it might have made it back.”
“But we are undead,” Shiela emphasized by dematerializing her hands and passing them through the tabletop towards the floor, “Undead never run out of energy, no matter how many tis we jump, so we don’t care about such a cost.
Right?”
“Talking about this doesn’t really help us, though,” Catherine spread her hands, winked mysteriously, and whispered, “We’re just chatting here, and we’re completing a deal, not negotiating.
We travelers don’t understand these negotiation-table words.”
“Rattle rattle,” the skeletal leader Saen, who had been sitting still like a statue, suddenly slamd his hand onto the table, creating a rattling sound with his jawbone.
“Hehe, yes, I like them too, a very interesting bunch of beings,” Shiela nodded to Saen and chuckled lightly, “It seems, under the master’s care, we are quite fortunate indeed.”
“Rattle rattle,” Saen raised his cup again and clinked it forcefully with Pannis’s, the two raising their heads in unison as the drink vanished in an instant.
Setting down their cups, they exchanged looks and suddenly both broke out in loud laughter—only one with a sound, the other silent.
“Tsk, n, whether they’re alive or dead, are all the sa,” Shiela said with a snort, “Saen seems very happy today, just like .
When we were worried about our fortress troops and sensed your living presence, we were almost too excited to put it into words, so we went crazy together with that simple-minded bunch.”
“Is that because of our arrival?” Catherine slowly nodded, reflecting as she spoke, “Our appearance brought you hope, right?”
“Exactly, whether it’s because of a master’s invitation or not, since you’ve co here, it represents a certain attitude of living beings,” Shiela affird, “At the very least, it shows that living beings are hesitating, not set on starting a war.
That hesitation alone is enough to make us happy, as it ans we’ve passed the most critical point.”
“I actually don’t think it’s over,” Catherine seed to rember sothing and sighed, “I suggest you don’t be too optimistic.
Often, the greater the hope one harbors, the greater the disappointnt that follows.”
“That’s why Saen and I said, we’re quite lucky,” Shiela leaned forward, patted Catherine’s hand on the table, and continued, “You’re a very interesting group of beings, far more so than we imagined.
From your behavior, we can tell that deep down, you’ve already accepted us.
You should know that, in most situations, first impressions are very important.
Being the first to contact our world, your views greatly determine the future for both parties.
Can you tell us why deep down you tend to accept us?
According to the information we have, when The Door Ho was last opened, several unpleasant things happened, so everyone was really worried.
Normally, you should have deep hostility towards us, to the point of possibly refusing to enter The Door Ho.
But the reality is quite the opposite, which we don’t understand.”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t reveal the reason,” Catherine signaled Pannis with her eyes.
Facing away from her and contesting drink-for-drink with the tall Saen, Pannis seed to see Catherine’s query and subtly shook his head.
The knight girl smiled apologetically at Shiela and repeated, “Yes, the reason cannot be revealed, but we definitely co with goodwill.
I can assure you of that.”
“I understand,” Shiela said, looking quite content, “It must have to do with the master’s invitation.”
Catherine just smiled mysterically, not uttering a syllable.
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