Subhumans were not good at fighting.
At first, Fangzheng did not quite understand what the merchant meant, but when the truth was laid out in front of him, he quickly understood.
It was not a problem on the physical level, but on the internal level …. Strictly speaking, it was a problem on the spiritual level.
Although the two little girls behaved very bravely at first, just pulling out the swords in their hands made them tremble in fear. Even if they were beaten, they did not dare to fight back. Sheyan did not know if this was the long-term nature of the subhumans, or the aftereffects of being slaves.
If it were any other time, Fangzheng would have asked them to leave. But before he left, he received another piece of information from the bald manager ….
"I know you don't want to fight, but you've heard from the manager that when the wave comes, the Hero and his companions will be teleported to the place where the wave occurs. Even so, there's no guarantee that we will be teleported together. If we are together, of course I can protect you. But if we are teleported to different places separately, then you'll have to rely on yourselves! "
Fangzheng gripped his axe and shield tightly as he roared.
"Now, you only have two choices. One is to pick up the weapons in your hands and fight, and the other is to leave me and disband my party. That way, when the wave comes, you won't be teleported to the battlefield!"
According to the system settings, disbanding a party should be done manually, but when Fangzheng tried it, he found that the two little girls could not disband their party.
How should he put it? It was like an NPC in an RPG game that had to be added to the game. There was no way to change people.
Sheyan felt a strong sense of malice.
"Hmm …."
Hearing Fangzheng's words, the two little girls looked at each other, then nodded as if they had made up their minds. Then, Laftalia shouted loudly.
Then, Laftalia shouted, "I, I want to fight!"
"Me too, I want to follow the Hero of the Shield!"
While shouting, the two little girls clenched the short swords in their hands and stabbed at the balloon-like monster in front of them. Seeing this scene, Fangzheng nodded, then immediately released the [Dragon's Prestige] that bound the balloon monster.
Creak!!
Without the suppression of the Dragon's Might, the balloon monster screamed and pounced on the two of them.
Although their movements were somewhat crude, they still gave it their all. After killing the balloon monster before them, they obtained EXP and leveled up.
By the way, the people in this world seemed to be different from the people in the game world. Just like in SAO, in order to make it more realistic, the NPCs' attributes and levels were not known, and only the players could see them. Because this would give it a more "realistic" feeling.
But in this world, even ordinary people seemed to be able to understand game terms such as' level ',' teleportation ', and' attributes'.
Perhaps people who were born in a similar game world would be like this. After all, levels and whatnot were common to them. If they knew about it from birth, they would naturally treat it as a normal thing.
Only someone from another world would be surprised by this.
Although strictly speaking, a battle between two children was indeed a little cruel, Fangzheng, who had traversed through various worlds, did not soften his heart because of that. After all, in the end, everyone could only protect themselves. If they couldn't even protect themselves, they wouldn't be able to protect others. All Fangzheng could do was to help them grow and gain strength, but if they didn't pull themselves together and face reality, it wouldn't do for them to just hide behind others.
Even Sora and Shiono began to work hard to learn how to communicate with others.
The first day of training only took them half a day. After all, they were still children, and after reaching level 3, they were too tired to move.
"Okay, that's all for today."
Seeing that the sky had darkened, Fangzheng clapped his hands, stretched out his hand, and pointed in the air. Soon, a halo appeared in front of Fangzheng.
"Let's go."
"Ah, yes …."
Although they didn't know what it was, the two little girls obediently followed Fangzheng into the halo.
Then, their eyes widened in surprise.
On the other side of the halo was a rather warm and spacious space. A fireplace was burning on the side, and the sofa and rocking chair next to it looked very comfortable. Not far away, there were all kinds of books and a series of game consoles on the bookshelf. There was also an LCD TV hanging on the wall.
That's right, this was a mage mansion!
Of course, a typical sorcerer's mansion would recreate a scene from the sorcerer's memories. To an ordinary sorcerer, they would only conjure a place like a bar. But to Fangzheng, he could recreate many things.
Of course, Fangzheng's favorite place was to lean on the rocking chair by the fireplace, flipping through a book while thinking. Under the dim light of the fire, feeling the warmth and listening to the crackling sound of the firewood always made one feel peaceful.
"Master."
Soon, a magic servant came out and bowed respectfully to Fangzheng.
"Prepare to eat."
"Yes, it's ready."
The dinner was quite sumptuous, and the two little girls ate very happily. Not only that, but they also ate a lot of food, so much so that Fangzheng was a little worried that the two girls would get stomachaches …. Fortunately, after scanning their bodies with the terminal, Fangzheng was relieved to find that there were no abnormalities in their bodies.
As for the fact that the two little girls ate two adult servings of food each … .it could only be attributed to the innate appetite of the demi-humans.
After dinner, the two little girls took a bath and went to the guest room to sleep. Fangzheng sat on the rocking chair by the fireplace and stared at the burning fire. He began to think.
About this world.
About the mission this time.
The cry for help he heard earlier was undoubtedly Laftalia's. After all, the voice was exactly the same. And after rescuing Laftalia and Lifana, the voice disappeared.
But the mission was not completed.
At present, the option to return to the main world in the Dimensional Codex was greyed out, which meant that his mission in this world was not completed. Although he activated the "Assistance Mission", there was no specific mission information, only a line of name.
So he was tricked by this son of a b * tch again.
Of course, the assistance mission itself was also a hint, and there was only one mission that he was summoned to this world, which was to stop the Tide and save the world as the Hero of the Shield.
But Fangzheng was not one of those three teenagers who would say "Okay, leave it to me" proudly after listening to the other party's flattery.
The first thing he needed to investigate was the specific situation of this world.
After traveling through so many worlds, Fangzheng already understood that each world had different characteristics and the reasons for these characteristics.
For example, SAO's game world. Because it was a game world, the existence of skills, levels and experience points was normal. In the main world, his Dimensional Codex system originated from the Mark of Order of the Goddess of Order. Because of his aptitude, it was converted into something like a system.
Then, what about this world?
People in this world were used to levels, experience points, and attributes. In fact, according to the bald boss, this world had something called the Dragon Hourglass, which could calculate the time of the Tide's arrival.
When the Tide came, the hero and his companions would be teleported to the place where the Tide came.
Of course, if this was just a game setting, there would be no problem.
After all, it was a game. It was normal to set the world to be saved by having children.
But this was a real world, so there was a problem.
From the Shield's system code, it could be seen that everything was man-made.
The so-called Four Holy Artifacts, the so-called level, attributes, experience points, and the hourglass that could predict the arrival of the Tide and teleport them to the place where the Tide came.
It could be seen that all of this was man-made.
Then there was a problem.
According to legend, the Four Holy Heroes would save the world.
But the system used by the Four Holy Heroes was obviously not created by them.
Then, what about the guy who created the Four Holy Heroes?
There was also the Tide. Although the people of this country saw it as a disaster, but from the perspective of the game, it was actually equivalent to a large-scale war or a monster invasion.
Come to think of it, was the Tide really a disaster?
The original Four Holy Heroes system was used to resist the Tide. But if that was the case, why didn't the creator of the system destroy the Tide directly?
Or perhaps it was like a virus invasion that could only be eliminated through anti-virus software? Was the Four Holy Heroes system the anti-virus software and firewall?
Was it because it couldn't be eliminated completely? Just like Chaos?
In any case, let's investigate it first. If everything goes well, perhaps it can be used as a rehearsal to resist Chaos.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
Just as Fangzheng was thinking of a solution, he suddenly heard a scream, giving him a fright. Fangzheng stood up hurriedly and walked toward the source of the scream.
He pushed open the door to the guest room and saw Raftalia sitting on the bed, waving her hands frantically.
"Daddy, Mommy!! Ahhhhh!! "
"Argh … Argh …"
On the other side, although Li Fana didn't speak, her body was curled up in pain and she couldn't stop trembling.
Mental trauma?
This situation wasn't rare for Fangzheng. When Fangzheng first rescued the Cursed Children of the Dark World, they had similar reactions. Although they had started a new life, the nightmares of the past still lingered in their hearts. Back then, Fangzheng spent a lot of effort to pacify these children.
Thinking of this, Fangzheng stretched out his hand and gently stroked their heads. Soon, a holy light emerged from his hand.
Under the envelopment of the holy light, the shrieking Lavtalia and groaning Lifana gradually calmed down. Gradually, they fell into a deep sleep again.
This time, I hope they can have sweet dreams.
When Fangzheng woke up, it was already the next morning. But Raftalia and Li Fana, who were lying on their respective beds on both sides of him, were still asleep.
"Argh …"
After a moment, Raftalia trembled and slowly opened her eyes.
"Yo, morning."
"Eh?"
Raftalia was taken aback when she heard Fangzheng's greeting. But when she saw the scene in front of her, she immediately revealed a surprised expression.
It wasn't surprising. There were two beds in the guest room. Raftalia and Li Fana were sleeping on one bed each, while Fangzheng was sitting on the chair in the middle. But his arms were tightly hugged by the two of them, so it was a funny scene.
"Eh? Eh?! "
"Alright, it looks like everything's fine now. Let's wait here …"
"Yawn …"
While they were talking, Lifana also woke up. She yawned, then opened her eyes. Then …..
"Eh? Sir Hero? I, I … "
"Alright, get up and get ready for breakfast."
Fangzheng stood up and stretched his slightly stiff arms.
"Next, we have to continue leveling up."
After breakfast, the two followed Fangzheng out of the wizard's mansion and continued along the forest, killing all the monsters they encountered along the way. If they encountered high-level monsters, Fangzheng would kill them with his shield axe to gain experience, while Raftalia and Li Fana would fight the low-level monsters.
Perhaps it was because they had eaten their fill, but the two of them worked hard. Just like that, after passing through the forest, they came to a nearby place called Lute Village.
Over there, Fangzheng received the same treatment as in other places. Most people treated him with disgust and indifference. A few of them spoke without any emotion, as if they were hoping that Fangzheng would leave as soon as possible.
"These people are too much, Sir Hero."
After leaving the village, Li Fana couldn't help but complain.
"Sir Hero, are you really going to fight for these people?"
"It depends."
In contrast, Fangzheng was very calm.
"Do you know? Li Fana, I'm not a good person. In fact, these people's reaction to me is within expectations. It's not surprising. "
"But, Sir Hero, you've been wrongly accused …"
During yesterday's meal, Fangzheng told Raftalia and Li Fana about what happened after he was summoned to this world. Of course, Fangzheng said it as a joke, but the two of them were obviously furious.
"So, I'll give them a chance."
"A chance?"
Upon hearing this, Raftalia looked at Fangzheng curiously.
"What chance?"
"Listen up, Raftalia, Li Fana."
With that said, Fangzheng stopped and looked at them.
"I'm indeed fighting to protect the humans and the world, but it depends on the situation and situation. Take those people for example. Their attitude towards me is because of the order of that idiot king, so it's not hard to understand. After all, it was impossible to trust others without having any contact with them. It's the same for you. If a criminal interacts with you, you'll definitely avoid him because you're not sure if he's really a bad person or if he's being wrongly accused, right? "
"This …"
"But …"
"So, under such circumstances, I'll give them a chance, but only once."
"Once?"
"That's right. I don't care about their attitude towards people I meet for the first time. But if they still have the same attitude after I fight to protect them, it'll be a different matter. If they scoff at it and don't care, I'll watch them die because they obviously don't care about my help and protection, so I don't need to protect them anymore. But if those who I protect still speak ill of me and even treat me as an enemy … "
"What will happen?"
"I'll kill them."
"Eh?"
Raftalia and Li Fana were stunned by this unexpected answer.
"I said I'll only protect the people I want to protect. I won't protect those ingrates. Those who receive my kindness, but not only do they not thank me, but they even try to bite the hand that feeds them. I'll kill them. It's meaningless to let them live in the tide. I might as well do it myself and kill every single one of them. "
"But, but … …"
"There's a good saying. Treat your enemies like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves. Be as cold as the harsh winter. If you don't sweep away the dust, it won't run away. "
Having said that, Fangzheng shrugged.
"I love those who love me, and I hate those who hate me. You see, it's that simple."
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