"Will they come? Or won't they come? No matter what the ending is, it's still hard to look forward to … "
"You're still hesitating? What's the point of thinking so much? Just act like a man and accept your fate. "
"Accept what? Accept the end of blood or a good chopper? If they come, it'll be fun for me. But if they don't come, the undead will be even more difficult to deal with. No matter which option I choose, it'll be a bad ending. Is there really no good ending? "
"Actually, you should think in a different way. If they come, you'll have reinforcements. If they don't come, you'll survive. Doesn't that mean you'll win no matter who wins?"
"… This Ah Q's spirit is truly amazing. Just return that memory crystal to me, and I promise that everything will be fine."
The sky was just beginning to brighten. I randomly found a restaurant and ordered some breakfast. I sat by the window, and the silly cat started giving me trouble even before the food was delivered.
However, I didn't have the time or energy to chat with her. After all, we were still in the middle of a damned war.
Some people said that if you wanted to know a city's economic and political situation, you only needed to look at the streets and the number of people on the streets during breakfast time. Morning was a critical time when a city would start to get busy. The number of people on the streets would directly represent how prosperous the city was. The shops and residences on the streets would also be the showcase of the city's economy. I deeply believed this to be true.
Starwood City was only a small city. In the past, the busy people on the streets were mostly local farmers and merchants. But today, most of the shops and residences had already closed their doors and windows. The passersby who were hurriedly running on the streets were usually fully armed. They were either adventurers who had been temporarily recruited or professional local warriors.
The adventurers who came here for the treasures were indirectly doing a good deed. At the very least, Starwood City, which was already lacking in combat strength, was now providing high-quality combat strength and resources.
"Not bad."
Judging from the current situation, no matter if they were ordinary citizens or professional warriors, they seemed to be in good spirits. Perhaps yesterday's victory had encouraged them, or perhaps the scene of the undead vanguard being wiped out had given them courage, or perhaps it was simply because the undead's main army hadn't arrived yet. At the very least, their morale was quite high. In fact, some young novice soldiers even had hopeful expressions as if they were looking forward to the glory and glory of victory.
"Looking forward to war? Young people are so naive and adorable. "
"… To have such a pure desire for the glory of war, to be able to desire glory and victory before stepping onto the battlefield, instead of praying to the heavens to survive, isn't that the privilege of rookies? Personally, I still hope that he can maintain this state tomorrow. At least it's more pleasing to the eye than cowering in the trenches. "
"I don't think so. Those who rush into the battlefield excitedly like this are the easiest to become cannon fodder in the first round of battle. You never know what they will do when they are too excited. The most troublesome ones were rookies who would suddenly go crazy and think that they could defeat a thousand men. They always think that they are the protagonists of the legendary story, but they don't know that the so-called protagonists and heroes are just the lucky ones who survived among the countless dead. Ninety-nine percent of the rookies are just minor characters who will die within three months. "
"How about we make a bet?"
"Bet on whether he's dead or alive? If you can't afford to bet, will you bet on him to live? Betting on how many days he can live seems a little too cruel. "
The freckle-faced, flaxen-haired young man didn't know that while he was seriously patrolling the streets, there were two unscrupulous seniors who didn't believe in his future.
But this couldn't be blamed on us for being too bored. When you fought on too many battlefields and saw too many of your comrades suddenly die, it was inevitable that you would become a little crazy.
"Comrades? Only those who survive three battles are my comrades. Before you prove that you're valuable enough for me to remember your name, I don't need to know your name. "
Emperor Olin had said such a classical saying back when he was still a sergeant major. Although it was cruel, many people acknowledged it.
"Is it about time?"
The silly cat's question came out of nowhere, but I nodded. The time had long since come. It was just that I had been dragging it out. It seemed that it was finally time for me to break through.
I lightly tapped my fingers on the table, making a series of crisp "dong dong dong" sounds. My heartbeat also beat along with this rhythm. My vision suddenly changed as the air suddenly slowed down. Everything in front of me slowed down. Everyone's mouths were agape, but no sound could be heard. Even the water droplets in the air could be seen clearly.
I felt a mysterious sense of control, as if I was in control of the entire world. In my vision, the entire restaurant seemed to have stopped moving. What made me dissatisfied was that I sensed that our breakfast was about to be ruined.
Not far away, a waiter with a hand full of food obviously didn't notice that he was about to step on the tail of a dog that had snuck into the restaurant. In his right hand was the beef stew that we had ordered, and in his left hand was the silly cat's grilled fish. As for the freckle-faced novice at the entrance, a thief adventurer was stealing his money. Perhaps he was worrying about dying in battle, rather than worrying about dying in battle.
"Honestly, at such an important time …"
And so, as I complained, I casually tossed out a copper coin. At this moment, everything returned to normal, but everything had already been arranged.
That coin just happened to land under the waiter's foot. He suddenly slipped and almost fell, but he immediately stood up and avoided the hungry dog that was hiding under the table.
Right after that, the coin flew in a perfect arc and smashed right into the novice's head. In that case, no matter how slow he was, he would realize that his wallet had been stolen and know how to deal with it.
* Clang! *
Everything was just as I expected. The small copper coin was of great use. The waiter managed to avoid the dog, and I smiled in satisfaction as I watched the novice angrily chase after the thief.
"So this is Saint rank?"
That's right, the timing that Harloys was asking about was the timing for me to break through to Saint rank. Perhaps this would be an almost impossible breakthrough for others, but for me, who had so many accumulations, it was only a matter of time.
"Aiyo!"
A small accident had caused this breakthrough to not be so perfect … ….
"Yep, this is Saint rank. Their control over the world and control over their own existence is the foundational difference between Saint rank and Legend rank, hehe …"
The silly cat on the table licked her milk as she looked at me with a smile that didn't seem like a smile.
"Laugh all you want. It's so hard to endure. "
I was now full of anger as I took the roasted fish off my head while wiping my face with a steely expression.
"Pfft! Don't you know just how 'So this is Saint rank?' You had such a serious expression on your face when the roasted fish flew over and smashed into your face, and you even brought it on yourself! "
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The silly cat was right. While my silver coin saved my beef stew, it also caused the waiter to toss out the roasted fish in his other hand. However, out of so many people here, it just happened to hit me. It seemed that I really would have to go to the Goddess of Misfortune's church to change my luck.
"… Wait a moment, why was it the roasted fish that flew out? You did it on purpose! You saved your beef stew, but you made him toss out my breakfast roasted fish!"
"… Let's not look into the details. That was just an accident. "
Alright then, the nostalgic cat hat appeared on my head again. I needed to think about what delicacies I should order to make this silly cat let go of me.
"Meow, a salt-roasted fish flavored head. It tastes pretty good."
"Silly cat, if you don't come down now, I'm going to go find Beifeng!"
"Ptui, do you think I'm afraid of you? I can become human now. "
After the chaos, I finally had the free time to organize my gains from breaking through.
I had been preparing for my breakthrough for a very long time now. Actually, I had already accumulated enough power. But if I was using the highest level as the standard, then accumulating more power at the lowest level might not be a bad thing. I had originally intended to grind a bit more, but now that the undead army was about to arrive, it would be more practical to have more power. And so, I prepared to break through.
"When other main characters break through, they'll either counterattack at a critical moment, or they'll shine brightly and act like a charlatan. That way, they'll be able to act cool and have a bunch of volunteer commentators jump out to explain the situation. Why is it that when it's my turn, it's different …"
"Weren't you acting cool? You're actually quite creative. Really, if only the roasted fish didn't land on your head in the end … Hahahaha!"
The silly cat, who was intentionally pretending to be friendly, couldn't help but laugh and roll around on the table. And so, I unhesitatingly picked up the silly cat and tossed her at a stray dog that was searching for food under the table.
"Go, Tom Cat who broke through the sky!"
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