Chapter 41

The campsite at the foot of the Mangal Mountains.

When Shien returned, Vivian was the only one left in the campsite beside the bonfire.

"You're back?"

Seeing Shien return, Vivian stood up.

"Sorry, have you been waiting for me?" Shien looked at Vivian, who relaxed after seeing him, and felt a little touched. He stepped forward and said apologetically, "Where are the others?"

"Lumia and Merica have gone to rest. I'm the only one here to keep watch. I'll change shifts in the middle of the night." Vivian smiled and said, "As for Tierre, she should have gone to patrol nearby to see if there are any monsters coming down from the mountains."

While saying that, Vivian looked at Shien and asked with concern, "How are you? Are you alright? "

"Of course I'm fine."

Shien answered immediately.

"Is that so?" Vivian was relieved and said, "It seems that you've thought it through."

Shien suddenly scratched his head.

Thought it through?

This statement was simply like saying that there was something that Shien couldn't figure out just now.

"Actually, you don't have to worry so much." Shien said rather embarrassedly, "I'm indeed surprised by some things, but it's not to the point where I can't figure it out."

This was the truth.

Just as Lésia thought, although Shien was conflicted about the summoning of the Hero and the fact that the Demon King had been defeated, he wasn't that perplexed.

The reason why Shien responded to the mission of defeating the Demon King was purely for the sake of a deal.

Nyen resurrected him, who had died once, and gave him a second life. In exchange, he helped her defeat the Demon King. That was all.

Under such circumstances, even if the Demon King had been defeated, Shien wouldn't have any problems.

Judging from the current situation, what was truly bothering him was his identity as a hero.

Once this identity was exposed, it would definitely affect the world. This was something that was certain.

And no matter what kind of inside story was behind this matter, it wasn't something that Shien should be concerned about.

Of course, Shien also understood that he might have become the center of the inside story, and the possibility of falling into some kind of conspiracy was very high.

However, this wasn't enough to make Shien feel perplexed.

(I've been bombarded by so many similar plots in my previous life. of course, I know what I should do now.)

Now, there was only one thing that Shien should do.

That was to improve his strength.

"No matter what kind of conspiracy I encounter, as long as I can increase my strength, then when the situation happens, I will have enough ability to deal with it."

"So, I will work hard to improve myself."

"So, I will work hard to improve myself."

This was what Sean needed to do next. There was no need for any hesitation.

Sean planned to slowly collect information and understand this world while continuously improving his own strength.

That way, sooner or later, the mystery would come to him, who was the center of the inside story, and he would have enough strength to solve it.

"First, I'll set becoming an official adventurer as my goal."

With the identity of an Adventurer and the Guild as a source of information and a channel to understand this world, Shien could gradually solve some of the mysteries in his heart.

Moreover, the Adventurers Guild's influence was spread all over the world, so he would definitely be able to come into contact with all kinds of people, which would be helpful for Shien to improve his strength.

In order to improve his strength, Shien had two directions.

One was to increase his level.

The other was to acquire skills.

For the former, it was easier to fight to the death with an opponent of similar strength, and it was difficult to achieve the goal of insta-killing the opponent. For Shien who had the holy sword and various skills that were at max level, it wasn't the most efficient method.

Therefore, Shien planned to focus on the latter. He would take all kinds of risks and come into contact with all kinds of characters to learn skills on his own, or get others to teach him new skills.

With the unique skill [Providence], Shien believed that he would be able to quickly learn all kinds of skills and raise them to max level in an instant.

This was definitely a way to greatly improve his strength, and it was undoubtedly more efficient than painstakingly leveling up.

In any case, Sean did not want to become an ascetic monk in order to improve his strength, and then become an autistic monk in a forest full of monsters to train himself into a Ten Mile Slope Sword God.

Not only would that be hard, but he would also lose contact with the outside world. Without any source of information, it would also be difficult to respond in time when something unexpected happened.

When he saw such a plot in his previous life, Sean had thought more than once, "Aren't those protagonists afraid of being out of touch with the outside world, or even suffering from communication and social barriers, and no longer able to keep up with the times and the community when they go into seclusion for so long?"

One had to know that reality was not as gentle and kind as the setting in the novel. Those who only thought about their own matters would be beaten up by society!

Besides, he had already activated such a huge cheat. Even if he didn't act recklessly, he couldn't let himself suffer, right?

When he recalled the ten days he spent in the Magical Forest, even Shien's face turned green.

"I must become an adventurer!"

At that moment, Shien made such a firm statement.

This made Vivian, who didn't know what Shien was thinking, show an expression of admiration.

"I'm glad that you think so." Vivian said with a gentle expression, "If you encounter any difficulties and need my help, don't hesitate to ask."

"Thank you." Shien thanked her from the bottom of his heart. "If it's really necessary, let me do this."

In fact, there were many ways that Vivian could help Shien.

At least, Shien wanted Vivian to tell him more about this world so that he could better understand the situation of this world.

Since that was the case, Shien wouldn't be unreasonable.

"Good luck."

Vivian patted Shien's shoulder and encouraged him.

After a while, in the direction where Shien came from, a petite figure quietly returned.

That was naturally Tierre.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Vivian looked at Tierre and smiled at her.

Tierre nodded, then glanced at Shien before walking in the direction of the tent.

Shien blinked.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Shien seemed to feel that just now, Tierre looked at him with a somewhat complicated gaze.

"It should be an illusion, right?"

Shien muttered.

After that, Shien and Vivian kept watch.

During this period, Shien also asked Vivian about many things. It wasn't until late at night when Lumia and Merica came out to take over the shift that Shien regretfully stopped and returned to the tent to sleep.

By the way, there were a total of three tents. Vivian and Tierre shared one, Lumia and Merica shared one, and Shien used one. For some reason, the location of the tent was quite a distance from the first two tents. It had to be said that this was very distressing.