phit stopped him from going further with a dangerous look in her eyes.
"This... I’m not trying to take advantage of you."
Rod raised his hands and said seriously:
"What I an is, I don’t think you’re Ominous, nor do I believe that being in contact with you for a long ti will make unlucky. If you don’t believe , we can go back to the inn and have a deeper conversation... uh, it’s okay if you don’t want to."
He coughed and then continued,
"You may be cursed, and maybe the Holy Church can’t lift it for now, but that’s not your fault. I once heard Teacher Chucher say that the Black Fog is the greatest curse in this world. If we’re unwilling to lift a single person’s curse, how can we lift the curses of the world?"
phit looked at him, her silvery eyes filled with complex emotions.
She said softly, "You’re going to die."
Rod showed a sunny smile, "I won’t die."
"Many people say that."
"But I’m different, you should be able to see what makes different. Trust , no one has a longer life than I do."
phit didn’t speak.
Both of them fell silent for a mont.
After walking for a while,
phit suddenly said, "I believe you, can you take your hand away now?"
Rod reluctantly lowered his hand, which he had finally managed to move to her waist.
"That... I didn’t touch you because of your good figure, wanting to try the feel. I was just further expressing my thoughts—there should be love and hugs between people. You are not an untouchable Ominous; I can, in fact, make contact with you more deeply..."
phit’s pale silver eyes turned to him, her gaze as ice cold as a silver moon, making Rod’s heart quiver.
"Okay okay, I won’t touch... but adding a contact should be fine, right?"
phit was silent for a mont but eventually took out her Spirit Crow ssenger and touched Rod’s Spirit Crow ssenger.
Then, her figure lightened and vanished into the vast Black Fog in the blink of an eye.
Rod was stunned.
This girl, she’s actually so much faster than ; I always thought she was slower than by a beat.
Oh well, you won’t be faster for long.
Soon I will be stronger than you.
My perfect partner, you can’t escape .
After returning to the Hunter’s Inn, Rod completed the task.
With the commissioner’s testimony, the task was quickly confird as complete.
Moreover, considering Rod’s outstanding contribution, he was awarded Hunter experience and Hunter Honor that wouldn’t normally co with such a disparity in Star Levels.
The na "Big Sculpture" Hunter now had another high-level, high-threat assignnt with a red seal in his record.
After hearing the whole story, Adu imdiately dragged Rod to the Hunter Headquarters located in the Ninth Street of the Inner City District.
It was a castle-like massive building; the mont one entered the gates, there was a row of statues.
It’s said they are the most famous Hunters in the history of the Hunter Group.
Rod glanced at the highest one, which had a marble plaque below it that read:
"The first Hunter of the Hunter Group, Feliske Edmund, born at the lighting of the Holy Fire, died as Eternal Night approached."
Past the statues was the classical and regal Hunter Headquarters.
Adu pulled him to an office called the "Abnormal Affairs Processing Office," where she placed three pieces of Abyssal Demon ash and three pieces of Dark Giant Snake ash on the desk.
She recounted the battle on behalf of Rod and vehently demanded compensation for handling the Abnormal Demon and a subsidy for the unexpected danger that arose with the task.
The office leader’s brows furrowed as he scrutinized the monster ash.
He then summoned a large number of inspectors, repeatedly asked for details, and continuously used the Spiritual Energy Communication Crystal or the Spirit Crow ssenger to transmit information.
After much toil, he admitted with a downcast expression that it was their inaccurate investigation and the stonework agency’s oversight of certain information that led to the mishap.
For this, the Hunter Group paid an additional thirty thousand silver coins for slaying six Abnormal Demons, with an extra ten thousand silver coins for the danger subsidy.
Plus the rewards from the task itself, which were another ten thousand silver coins, Rod’s inco from this trip had reached fifty thousand silver coins.
He also gained a great deal of Hunter experience and honors.
Back at the Hunter’s tavern, Ado smiled and said, "Soron brother, you’ll soon be a Four Star Hunter."
Rod grinned so wide he almost couldn’t close his thighs together.
With this handso sum of money, he could now consider acquiring many stronger items.
"Your Hunter Honor is already at 211, if it reaches 1000, the Hunter headquarters can forge a Soul Weapon just for you," Ado added, handing him a bunch of iron honor badges.
Rod was struck by a thought. Among the people he’d interacted with, most had weapons, but he always used a Spirit Gun.
However, he had not yet delved into the weapon system.
Perhaps it was worth a try.
Afterward, Rod asked Ado for many details about phit, from her favorite color, to her preferred food, to any special habits she might have.
Ado told him everything without sparing any details.
However, although she and phit were good friends, phit maintained a distance to avoid bringing too much misfortune upon Ado.
There were many things even Ado was not clear about.
But she had her own channels, and she quietly inford Rod that sister phit was very poor, renting a place from a wealthy rchant with horrible living conditions and exorbitant rent.
If Soron brother could lend her his house in the Upper City, she was sure sister phit would be overjoyed.
In the future, when sister phit had children, she could also co to take care of them.
Rod was stupefied to hear this.
People in Royal City seed particularly adept at jumping from any hint to the prospect of childbearing.
Also, why aren’t you the slightest bit jealous? Weren’t you here first?
But Rod didn’t have the heart to ask. After obtaining enough information, he prepared to take his leave.
Ado was also ready to close shop. Her Hunter tavern did not open at night, and with no one in the tavern, there was no need for her to stay.
During the Black Tide, most Hunters were conscripted to the front lines.
Before leaving, Ado invited Rod to her ho once again to see the water-spraying lily flower.
Rod hesitated, but to maintain their good relationship, he agreed.
His Spiritual Energy was greatly depleted, and the aftereffects of "Awakening" were slowly setting in. He couldn’t engage in intense battling for the next two days.
Anyway, the activity wouldn’t hinder the recovery of his Spiritual Energy.
Ado’s house was not far from the Hunter tavern, a small and exquisitely designed two-story cottage.
The interior was delicately arranged, with details of life visible everywhere, even the Spirit Lamp was a girlish pink.
Ado led Rod to the second-floor attic and opened the door to her room.
Inside the room, which was as picturesque as a painting, a pure white lily flower stood on a round table in front of the window. Ado gently whistled, and tiny droplets of water seeped out from the pure white petals of the lily, quickly joining together and falling like a water curtain.
"How is it?"
Ado looked at him with a touch of pride, her petite face flushed.
"Isn’t the water flow impressive?"
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