Chapter 281
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"Gentle? It's the first time I've been called that. "
Esders didn't care much about these words. Gentleness was unnecessary for her. "For most people who are not familiar with me, they should think so. Probably because my image on the battlefield is too deeply ingrained in people's hearts."
"But don't look at me like this. When I was in the army, it was easy for me to get along with my subordinates. As long as I drink and eat with them, they will quickly accept me."
Esders straightened her chest and said proudly, "Moreover, I can get along well with the residents of the capital. Everyone often treats me to snacks for free. Usually, I'm very approachable."
This was true. When she got along with the people of the hunters, Esders didn't put on airs at all. She would drink generously when they asked her to drink.
"Because your subordinates and residents are valuable assets?"
Ryuga thought about it and tried to put herself in Esders's shoes and made such a guess.
"You know very well. I think that's probably what I think."
Esders looked at him in surprise and nodded to admit his statement. "I like war very much. I like the excitement when war comes. I like the pleasure brought by the ravaging. I like the screams of the enemy when I torture them. But I won't do anything to my subordinates and ordinary people because they are all valuable assets."
"If they're gone too, then no one will be able to bring me war."
Subordinates and residents were all assets that could bring her war.
This woman's thoughts were really simple and thorough. She was easy to understand but stubborn. Her deep-rooted ideas were probably impossible to change.
"But why does such a captain suddenly want to fall in love?"
Ryuga pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose and asked as if she was puzzled. "To be honest, I think the hobby of falling in love is very different from the captain's previous hobby of war and torture."
"You really like to delve into it. But this is also a good opportunity to deepen your understanding."
After thinking for a while, Esders naturally covered his chest, and a longing smile appeared on his face. "If there's a reason, I don't think so. It's probably just a little throbbing in the bottom of my heart … Hmm, it's an indescribable experience, but it feels really good."
It was only at this moment that her expression truly resembled that of a woman.
"However …"
Esders glanced at him indifferently. "Let me put it bluntly. You have no chance. You're too boring. You have no guts and your body looks weak. Most importantly, your smile is too worldly. It's not pure at all. You and Sai Liu make a good pair. I think she has a good impression of you."
"… Captain, I don't have that intention either."
Ryuga paused for a moment before she replied in a slightly speechless manner, "If I were to be in a relationship with you, it would definitely be very difficult."
"That's good."
Esders stood up from the wooden stake and patted off the sawdust on his butt. He then said to Ryuga, "Let's find more prey. After we identify the location and direction of this place, we will return to the Imperial Capital via the Flying Dragon. Before that, we need to store more food."
As she said this, she walked into the depths of the forest.
Ryuga followed closely behind as she pondered silently in her heart.
Esders was almost flawless. It was impossible to find her weakness and kill her in one shot.
…
The day quickly passed as they hunted non-stop.
When night fell, a crescent moon hung in the sky. The stars twinkled endlessly, disappearing and reappearing from time to time.
Ryuga stood at the edge of the beach and looked up at the twinkling stars in the sky.
"What are you doing?"
Esdeath dragged out a dangerous tiger-type species with a body length of more than three meters from the forest and threw it in front of the wyvern, letting it eat raw meat and blood. Then she saw Liuxia who was standing under the night and doing something unknown at a glance.
"Looking at the stars." Ryuga replied.
"Is this the unique interest of people like you who like to read?"
Esders came to Ryuga's side and looked up at the sky, trying to find pleasure in it. However, she couldn't understand the pleasure of doing this and quickly gave up.
"No, I'm just trying to identify the direction." Ryuga shook her head and replied.
"Oh? You know about astrology? "Esders asked with interest.
"Just a little." Ryuga said modestly.
In fact, identifying astrology was a compulsory course for every orthodox magician. Even if one wasn't a professional astrologer, in order to determine the best time and environment to perform magic, one had to learn to distinguish the direction, season, geographical veins, and so on.
"When we were teleported here, it was about dawn over there, and noon here. This means that the two Space Nodes are in the eastern and western hemispheres respectively. It's autumn and winter in the Imperial Capital, but it's close to midsummer here. In other words, there's a difference between the northern and southern hemispheres. Considering the distance, it's best to fly northeast …"
Ryuga thought silently, then turned her head and pointed in a direction. "It should be in that direction. The error shouldn't be too big."
"Oh, that's more or less the same as my judgment."
Esders looked at him with admiration. "I didn't expect you to have such an ability. I'm impressed, Yin-yang."
"And then? How long do you think it will take us to return to the Imperial Capital? "
"It's hard to say."
Ryuga hesitated. "Considering the error in the direction, the speed of the Flying Dragon, and the supply of food and so on, a conservative estimate would be at least ten days."
There was no need to consider where to land. With Esders's ability, he could easily create a layer of ice on the surface of the sea as a foothold for the Flying Dragon to rest for a while before setting off again.
But even so, it would be difficult to return to the Imperial Capital. They still had to consider the problem of food consumption, fresh water supply, and so on.
Esders pondered. "Ten days. You're more accurate than me in this aspect. I can't even estimate the approximate time —"
"Zeng —!"
She was just about to say something when a purple light suddenly flashed on the beach not far away. It turned into a beam of light that shot into the sky. It was difficult not to attract attention.
"That's … a teleportation array?"
The two of them looked at each other and revealed a surprised expression.
"Although I don't know why it suddenly opened, there's no harm in trying."
Esders made such a decision, then took the Flying Dragon's reins and pulled it into the teleportation array. The Flying Dragon was still intact.
"Looks like there's no problem. Let's go in."
"Yes, Captain."
The two walked into the teleportation array one after the other.
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