Chapter 266: Chapter 230: Igula’s Tower Dive Solo Kill Chapter 266: Chapter 230: Igula’s Tower Dive Solo Kill Without a doubt, the two who chose “Yes” were none other than Liss and Ash.
So that’s why everyone was so shocked—after all, it was forgivable for Liss to be naive; she’s still young, but Ash, how old are you to still be so naive?
Hanna and Banjee are excusable since they don’t really understand the past of Ash and his two companions, while Igula and Harvey felt the strongest about this—Ash was clearly aware of their pasts.
One was a Necromancer who killed countless and toyed with corpses, and the other was a Swindler who sold wishes and harvested what could be called a stupidity tax. Without the constraints of a Contract, Ash was actually willing to cooperate sincerely with them?
No wonder Eternal Damnation refused to acknowledge you as a peer, the Four Pillars God Sect would probably have been uprooted by the Divine Lord if they had someone like you… Ah, wrong, they had already been uprooted.
The Four Pillars God Sect really hit bad luck in picking up a talent like you.
Igula looked at Ash with eyes filled with both ridicule and admiration, along with some indescribable emotions. Harvey glanced at Ash and then closed his eyes, taking a puff of his cat grass smoke, his thoughts unknown.
“…Three questions are over, Liss with 2 points, and Ash and I with 1 point each,” announced Hanna, clapping her hands. “This means that apart from Liss, who can realize her wish for free, everyone else needs to work to earn their compensation.”
“If it weren’t for Ash being so unexpectedly naive, then Liss would have gotten them all right,” Igula said, his tone somewhat meaningful.
“Children always have better luck than adults, and it’s only natural that a cute little girl would have even better luck than us.”
At first glance, this sentence seemed unproblematic.
But the problem was that it was Harvey who said this.
Bound by a Contract and compelled to protect his daughter, Ash immediately hugged Liss, while Hanna and Banjee looked at the Necromancer with wary eyes, even Igula kept a distance from him.
Harvey appeared somewhat helpless: “What I admire is not necessarily what I covet. Besides, my hunting range for humans is between 18 and 88 years old; Liss isn’t qualified yet.”
“88 years old!?” Everyone moved a little further away from him.
“You don’t understand the exquisite beauty that comes from the decay and deathly aura… Time rusts every gear, the noise of aging plays the march of death, and the elderly are like the final veil between us and death. I only need to reach out gently to lift the veil of the Death God… It is certainly stunningly beautiful to forever capture a young person’s vitality in an instant, but it is also an art worth savoring to forever imprison death within the body of the old.”
Before, everyone thought Harvey’s smoking was not good, considering that cat grass has a significant effect on lifespan and sanity, but now they think—maybe go back to smoking.
“I’ll fulfill my promise first. Banjee, prepare a gift for Liss,” Hanna said, turning to Igula and the others: “So, are you willing to complete my tasks to obtain compensation?”
“As you won’t harm our credit, I see no reason why not,” Igula spoke lightly: “I have no objections.”
“If the work won’t damage our credit as long as it’s not done personally, then I’m open to tasks that are a bit larger in scale,” Harvey said. “After all, most of the time, work is a rare form of entertainment for me.”
“If that’s the case, may I transfer my work to Harvey?” Ash raised his hand and said: “As the saying goes, to the capable goes the toil…”
“After you complete the tasks, I’ll fulfill your requests,” Hanna took a box from Banjee, and from it, she took out a pink bracelet and handed it to Liss: “Waterproof and heat resistant, it binds upon wearing, unusable by others, directly connects to the Veil, and there’s an account balance of 10,000 copper coins. Although the speaking function is restricted, Liss can still use it for shopping. Hmm, it can also be used to open the ‘Gospel Book.'”
Watching Liss happily wear the bracelet, Igula touched his own ring thoughtfully and asked, “Our rings… have most of their functions been castrated?”
Their rings could only be used to open the “Gospel Book”; they were utterly lacking features like connecting to the Veil, let alone shopping.
“I haven’t treated you poorly; your rings are expensive luxury items.” Hanna glanced sideways at him, “This is probably the same in every kingdom, the more expensive the luxury items are, the more single-purpose they become. On the other hand, cheap items used by commoners tend to be fully-featured.”
“Indeed, only the wealthy would buy sports cars that can’t handle most road conditions, while the commoners’ cars are fuel-efficient, durable, with ample space and strong crash resistance.” Igula nodded, “Giving us, who live in the mud, such meaningless sports cars truly is a despicable form of Chains.”
“I would actually prefer to call it employee benefits.” Hanna revealed a cunning smile, “Well then, I’ll take my leave first. I wish you all a pleasant life.”
After Hanna left, Ash immediately hooked his arm around Liss’s neck, “Liss, you don’t need to spend so much money on clothes. Why don’t you give it to me first? I’ll save it for you, and when you get married later, I’ll give it back—”
Liss didn’t refuse the filthy adult, but tilted her head and said, “But Dad, you don’t even have an account right now, how can I transfer it to you?”
“Right.” Ash looked somewhat dejected, but quickly rallied, “Then, would Liss like to buy a gift for Daddy?”
“Of course I would.” Liss replied under Ash’s expectant gaze, “As long as Daddy finds Mommy, I’ll give the gift!”
“Hmph, if you don’t want to, just say so.”
Ash waved to the departing Necromancer, “Harvey, get me a box of cat grass.”
Igula immediately asked, “You also think life is too long?”
“No, I just happen to have some free time recently and wanted to test the Substitute’s resistance to poison. Besides, the control over the Technique Spirit needs to be used more, right? It feels like using the Substitute for household chores isn’t improving my proficiency much anymore, so I need to explore the Substitute’s uses more deeply…”
Poisoning a Substitute can increase the control over the Technique Spirit?
Is this some back-ally cultivation method from the Four Pillars God Sect?
Igula shook his head, casually following Liss who was getting ready to enter the library.
Liss noticed the Swindler following her and immediately became vigilant, protecting her bracelet, “The bracelet has already been bound, taking it is useless, you know. And I will call Dad to come and beat you up!”
“If you wish, I don’t mind you calling Ash over.”
Igula pushed Liss into the library, then closed the door behind them, resembling an Evil Queen plotting something sinister against a little Princess.
“Liss, it’s time to settle accounts.”
Seeing this scene, Liss retreated fearfully, hiding behind a desk, stammering, “S-sorry, I won’t call you Auntie Bokin anymore…”
“Mmh, that indeed is a big issue, but that’s not what I came to talk to you about today.”
“I didn’t even come to find you.”
Igula crouched down to meet Liss’s gaze face to face.
“What I’m looking for is the other person hidden inside you.”