Lolo remembered Carlisle's name. If Rob and the little golem were also underground, she would have to start from this guy if she wanted to find them.
According to the woman, Carlisle was addicted to making potions and was not dangerous. Now that there was a new ruler in the underground world, he asked the underground residents to kill all outsiders in preparation for the plan to conquer the surface. Fortunately, Carlisle was only a third-grade magician like herself, and a research-type at that. If they really fought, he would not be able to defeat her.
Lolo then asked a few more questions, and the woman answered her patiently. She even told her some important information that she did not expect.
However, the smell of smoke in the cave was getting stronger and stronger, and even breathing became a little difficult.
Lolo felt it was time to leave. She had asked all she needed to ask, and if she continued talking, her identity would be exposed. However, she tried to get up from the ground, but she could not.
At first, the girl thought that it was because she had been sitting on the ground for too long that her blood was not circulating. However, she soon realized that her body had become weak. By the time she realized this, her vision had also begun to blur. Luo Luo's heart sank as she looked at the woman sitting opposite her.
"Is there something wrong with the cigarette you lit?"
"Don't blame me. If you stay underground for a little longer, you will understand me. In the end, each of us is just trying to survive." The woman sighed. "This is survival, natural selection, survival of the fittest. I am grateful that you gave me some bread, but before this, I saved you from the livestock keeper once, and I answered so many of your questions just now. So, I don't owe you anything. If you really want to count, you owe me a little more. So, you can think of this as a repayment to me. You can only blame yourself for being too weak."
"No, the reason why you were willing to answer my questions patiently was to distract me so that I would not notice the changes in my body." Lolo shook her head. "And all this is because of my backpack. You just want to steal what belongs to me."
"No, this is not stealing. This is competition. This is the evolution of life. The strong get resources through competition, and the weak are eliminated by nature. This is the law of nature!" The woman was agitated. "Don't you understand? A weak person like you who came down from above knows nothing about the underground world. Even if I don't do anything, you'll be targeted by others soon. Not only will they rob you of your belongings, but they might even sell you to the livestock farmers. Since that's the case, why don't you take advantage of me? At least I've saved your life, haven't I?"
Lolo blinked. "Oh, then what are you going to do with me? Are you going to let me go just like that?"
The woman's expression seemed to be a little conflicted, but soon a ruthless glint appeared in her eyes. "No, if you lose your resources, even if I let you go, you won't be able to live. Instead of that, why don't you just let me go?"
A mocking look appeared on Luo Luo's face. "I thought you had a compelling reason, but in the end, it's just to cover up your greed. The so-called survival evolution and whatnot is just an excuse you use to deceive yourself. The real reason you don't want to let me go is because you're afraid that I'll come back to take revenge on you. Unfortunately, you don't even have the courage to admit it."
"What do you people on the surface know! You have no idea how cruel the world here is! You haven't lived a hellish life, so what right do you have to lecture me?! " At this moment, the woman finally tore off all her pretense and cursed the world with the most vicious language.
Even though the prey had fallen into the trap, a trace of unease rose in her heart.
Usually, at this point, the other party would be crying and begging for mercy, but the girl in front of her just said those words with an unreasonable calmness.
But what was the point of doing this other than angering her?
It took Lolo a lot of effort to pull out the dagger hanging at her waist.
The woman could not figure out how the other party could turn the tables. Lolo had inhaled a lot of poisonous smoke, and her strength was severely drained. This could not be faked, and it was already impressive that she could maintain the level of an ordinary person. A dagger alone could not make up for the difference between them.
However, the girl appeared very calm. She looked into the woman's eyes and said slowly, "Did I tell you the story from two years ago when I was still in the North?"
"What story?" The unease in the woman's heart grew stronger.
"At that time, I had just said goodbye to a friend and came to Port Sethevia alone, intending to take a boat to the south. In the end, I met a guy in the city. He was very kind, just like you. He saved me from a Holy Knight, and he was willing to help me hide from the Church of Light's sight. He promised to find a boat for me to sneak me onto the boat on an empty beach."
"What happened after that?"
"After that, he secretly informed his two companions, and they ambushed me at the place where we were going. They knocked me out and robbed me of my belongings. If it wasn't for the sudden appearance of the friend I mentioned before, I might have died at that time."
Lolo said seriously, "What I want to say is, compared to that guy, I may not be smart enough, but I have my own strengths. I will continue to learn and learn from the past. Even after such a thing happened, I am still willing to trust others and understand their actions from the most benevolent perspective. Just like how I am willing to believe that this world is bright and beautiful, but kindness doesn't mean that I am defenseless."
Lolo stabbed the dagger into the ground and stood up shakily. She aimed the magic crossbow hidden in her other hand at the woman in front of her.
This was a very simple magic tool. It was equivalent to engraving a wind-type magic array at the bottom of an ordinary hand crossbow, increasing the power and speed of the arrows. The cost of such a modification was not too high, only a dozen or so gold coins. If he asked someone he knew in school for help, it would be cheaper.
This crossbow was the same as the Veil that could cast the Invisibility Spell. It was made by Eddy. In Siamos, apart from being famous for his skill in creating magic devices, the latter was also one of the backbones of a small secret society — Lolo's Fan Club.
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