But after a night of contemplating, Gapar realized that if the Sain Dungeon hadn’t "coincidentally" appeared at the last minute to save Red, he might never have been able to say these words to Uffie in his lifeti.
So, if you don’t want to leave regrets and remorse for the future, it’s better to say so things sooner rather than later.
After entering the Sain Dungeon, the first thing that shocked Uffie was—
"I can actually go to the Yanor Kingdom from here?"
The gate of the Hunter’s Dream directly connects to the Fire Transmission Ceremony, Leon and the others had ntioned this before, but it was Uffie’s first ti witnessing it firsthand.
People on Red’s side subconsciously assud that being able to travel between the two countries through the dungeon was a privilege of adventurers like Leon, so no one even tried to go to Yanor... It sounds ridiculous, but it did happen.
After all, even Uffie could carelessly get parasitized by a parasite, so it’s not surprising for this world to have so half-baked setups.
The Fire Transmission Ceremony seems to have a magic power that can calm people’s minds, even Berserkers can find peace here. The surrounding scenery also fascinated Uffie, but what intrigued her the most was Gapar.
"Uffie, co over here," Gapar enthusiastically called Uffie over from a cliff, pointing to the cetery below, he said: "Guess what’s down there?"
"Light point?" Uffie asked confusedly. She had heard sowhere that the Fire Transmission Ceremony was an absolutely safe place.
And the next second, she was kicked down.
"Clack clack—" A bunch of skeletons imdiately crawled out from the cetery next to the Fire Transmission Ceremony and lunged at her before she grasped the situation.
"The right answer is, there’s monster inside!" Gapar had a mischievous grin, truly resembling an old playful kid.
"Old man, I’m going to skin you alive!" Uffie’s angry shout ca from below.
Their goal was to challenge the Sain Dungeon’s boss [Full Moon Queen’s Biomitic Tear Drop], and if victorious, there was a chance to obtain a special Tear-Drop Embryo. Not only could it reroll stats like a normal Tear-Drop Embryo, but it could also change a person’s appearance, which was quite powerful and might even change Uffie’s alien appearance.
Fortunately, besides having a bunch of exoskeletons, she still maintained a humanoid form within the modification range of the Tear-Drop Embryo.
But, after bringing Uffie into the Sain Dungeon, Gapar beca more excited than ever...?
"Daughter, look, this area is the culinary section. Do you see the mud-like creature up ahead? It’s called Shapeshifter. Go poke it and see what happens."
"Haha, see? It turned into your likeness, isn’t it fun!"
"Uffie, are you hungry? Try this powerful banana, it’s tingling and delicious."
"Hehehe, how are you feeling now after eating it? How do you feel?"
Paralyzed from head to toe by the 100,000 Volts contained within the powerful banana, Uffie was stunned but also amused inside.
Thereafter, Gapar did a series of things including but not limited to:
Telling Uffie that the large iron ball is a harmless tool ancient people used for training races, lubricating the Doll Soldiers would earn their gratitude, Terrestrial Ascidian spray can enhance beauty.
Calia Knight Mugram and Highmore Mage are weak in close combat, Big Lobster has no ranged attacks whatsoever, Torina Lotus is delicious when eaten raw...
Like a child showing off his proudest and most beloved toys, Gapar walked along the path from Lake Lienia to Reyalucaria Magic Academy, ticulously explaining the interesting details of every creature and even the buildings to Uffie, sotis adding a touch of personal mischief.
But this mischief is a psychological quirk that every veteran in Sain Dungeon develops over ti. Generally, it ans delighting in seeing newcors suffer misfortunes, even the Sword Saint isn’t exempt.
Uffie later beca wiser, maintaining high alertness, and refrained from doing anything Gapar suggested to her.
Initially, she was a bit annoyed when "tricked," but the more it happened, the more relaxed she beca, to the point where she could even laugh along with Gapar.
What kind of mindset is this? Uffie herself wasn’t sure, but it felt like visiting an amusent park with her father for the first ti in a long while, although this amusent park was slightly more thrilling than expected.
Since her mother’s passing, her father had been despondent for a few years, being indifferent to everything, including her.
Later on, as Gapar erged from the shadows of his wife’s death and beca obsessed with studying magic all over, he still seldom had ti for Uffie, which is probably when they gradually stopped having conversations, and later, as Uffie ventured out, father and daughter rarely saw each other.
This was definitely Gapar’s fault. Did he realize it?
Sensing his hearty laughter yet observant of Uffie’s reactions, and racking his brain to show her entertaining things, Gapar not only realized his mistake now but was also earnestly trying to make up for it.
Dad, you think you can make it up to with just one day of effort, huh. Uffie also sensed sothing, her lips curling up as she thought to herself:
At least you’ll have to repeat today ten tis, a hundred tis, a thousand tis!
Though both knew what was going on, they just wouldn’t say it, continuing to prank each other with feigned carelessness.
This father-daughter relationship was even stranger than that of Leon and Tepi.
Perhaps because of Gapar’s example or because Sain was truly interesting, Uffie seed to genuinely enjoy being there, otherwise she wouldn’t suggest repeating today a hundred tis over.
"Sain is truly fascinating, isn’t it?" Gapar said as they stood in front of the boss chamber of the Full Moon Queen’s Biomitic Tear Drop, preparing for the encounter with dozens of others. "Do you want to stay? There are many other interesting places here I haven’t shown you yet."
Uffie showed a hint of interest but quickly shook her head, saying: "There are so matters waiting for at the Warrior Country. I can’t stay here and enjoy myself; I’m serious about those things over there."
"That’s a pity," Gapar shrugged helplessly, "But that country... it does seem to have so issues, though it’s not my place to intervene."
But Uffie added with a smile:
"If the Sain Dungeon could expand to the Warrior Country, then I could consider coming every day."
Gapar laughed too, "You have such a vivid imagination. How about shouting it here, let’s see if Sain responds!"
So, under the astonished gazes of the bystanders, Uffie really shouted to the sky:
"Sain, move to the Warrior Country if you dare!"
The noise seed to make Reyalucaria itself tremble a bit.
No one knew if the Sain Dungeon heard it.
Later, perhaps benefiting from the principle that good tis follow bad, after a series of unfortunate events, Uffie finally had a stroke of luck and quickly obtained the special Tear-Drop Embryo that could change appearance, transforming her alien form covered with exoskeleton back to that of a normal person.
However, there was a small problem: it appeared the Insect King had left her with so usable elents, things that didn’t disappear with her rebirth, and it was unclear whether they were good or bad.
Also at the sa ti Uffie shed her insect form, a piece of news arrived that excited adventurers all around—
The new area, Yarn, it had finally opened to the public.
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