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Chapter 971, Section 966: Rest and Recuperation (Double Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The familiar name instantly triggered Marne's memories, and also gave him a clue as to why he was so weak and almost half-dead. If he wasn't mistaken...

This memory should follow the previous memory of being besieged.

But judging from his current appearance, it seems the magician has bought some kind of safety insurance for himself?

Is this reasonable?

Thinking this, Mar and Eng opened the paper in their hands.

"I'm sorry, although I've lied to you many times, I hope you can believe me this time. If you trigger my wish at any time, it means that I may be in a very special situation now. Maybe I'm dead, maybe I am not."

"But please believe me this time, no matter what, don't come looking for me."

“If we can meet again, I will go to you myself; otherwise, it won’t be good for either of us.”

"Goodbye."

Ma En frowned.

Judging from the comments, it seems the magician had already foreseen his fate: he would ultimately be completely controlled by Karina and become her chosen one. The black stick insect-like monster also foreshadowed his eventual downfall.

To be honest, during their several encounters, Ma En could clearly sense that the magician was not a good person, and could even be described as vicious.

But now, the magician's appearance is probably largely thanks to the dark goddess Karina.

The final scene of the last siege clearly showed that this evil deity is manipulating the magician's fate in various ways, trying to steer him in the direction he desires.

What Ma En didn't expect was that his relationship with the magician seemed to be quite good.

He initially thought the magician had told him to run first so he could be used as bait or something.

This was somewhat unexpected for him.

However, this is a perfect opportunity—an opportunity to restore one's mental strength.

If he understood correctly, this should be some kind of special safe zone, and according to the old man, the magician must have made some kind of deal with them in exchange for this temporary shelter.

This place must be a special area established with the participation of half-elves, and it should be highly related to the "wish-making" ability possessed by these half-elves.

Moreover, Ma En remembered that these half-gods couldn't lie, so if this was true, it meant that the other party must believe her words that it was safe here.

In other words, he could just stay here, just like he did at the martial arts gym last time, and this place should be even safer than the gym, if he could also dig out some memories here...

He might even be able to take this opportunity to fully recover his mental strength.

It seems he really has to thank the Magician for giving him such a great opportunity to recover.

He can indeed "rest and recuperate" here, but what he needs to restore is his mental strength.

Thinking of this, Mar and Eng also asked:
"So I won't be threatened here, including by the place itself?"

The old woman looked up and glanced at him upon hearing this:
"If you don't cause trouble on your own, you can rest assured here. But if you cause trouble on your own, the Lord of All Demons will lock you up in seclusion if you don't learn your lesson."

"We will lock you up until the end. Of course, we will not torture you. For you, six months will be just a blink of an eye. You will be back in reality in the blink of an eye."

“We’ll grant your wish once we’ve received the money, no matter how.” Considering that fairies can’t lie, her words did indeed depict the beauty of this place, but Ma En hadn’t forgotten his encounter with that cruel fairy, who at least hadn’t left him with a good impression.

Therefore, he still pressed on with the question:

"Can other people hurt me? Other protected individuals, after all, you mentioned causing trouble. If I am released from the protection of other protected individuals, then they can certainly cause trouble for me as well."

The old woman, however, seemed to have heard something amusing, and slapped her thigh, saying:
"You don't need to worry about these things. No one can harm you in the Immortal Realm. The Lord of Ten Thousand Demons will be watching you. You will be captured by him before you can even make a move. And even if someone does manage to break the rules and kill you here..."

“We can also bring you back to life. This is the territory of fairies; death does not count.”

Mar and Eng blinked:

"Is this place powerful?"

She rubbed the wrinkles on her face, then said with a slightly serious tone:
"Of course, I'm not joking. There have indeed been fools who tried to make a move here before. After all, those who come here usually have a few enemies. Those invaders did a lot of research, so the undercover agents they sent did indeed succeed in killing their targets in the Immortal Spirit Realm."

"Just as they succeeded, the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons resurrected their target and gave them another chance to strike. He kept resurrecting the target in front of them more than ten times."

"Moreover, after thwarting his plot, the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons also launched a counterattack against the offenders. You should have heard about the 'evaporation of Cloud City,' that was our punishment for those fools."

"If you're also someone who's been sent to carry out a secret assassination, you'd better give up that idea now."

Mar and Eng immediately clarified:
"I don't even know how I got here, let alone carry out any secret assassination. But is it really true that there are no powerful enemies here who can break in? What if I offend someone very, very powerful..."

The old woman opened the door:

"Don't worry, we will fulfill your wishes. Unless the Terror Five join forces to attack us, you don't need to worry about any unexpected situations, and even if they do, they won't actually make a move."

"After all, they are not stupid. Rather than offending the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons, they could simply wait for you to leave. The protection we provide is limited, and no one can hide here forever."

"So if you really offend a powerful person who cares about you, then we can't really solve your problem. After all, our goal is not to start a war with the whole world. But in the worst case, you can at least spend the rest of your life here in peace. Half a year can sometimes be quite fulfilling."

"Here you'll find all the wonderful experiences you can imagine, and whether it's exciting or not, it won't cause you any real harm. Instead, it will provide you with a wonderful, dreamlike experience."

"Nectar, beauty, endless knowledge, and the finest art collections."

"And if you prefer something more intense, we also have places where you can fight to the death, where all injuries will not be real. You can challenge other protected individuals to duels, or you can challenge various magical creatures that have existed in history, such as dragons, cloud children, celestial tigers, and demigods."

"We have almost everything you want."

As she opened the door, Ma En was able to see the view outside.

Three suns and two moons hung in the sky, a starry river twinkled in the clear sky, a rainbow arched across it like a high bridge, and the fragrance of flowers and birds filled the air, along with a sweet-smelling stream.

But what attracted Marx and Engel's attention even more were the three colossal statues that stood like mountains in the distance, shrouded in mist.

Standing in the very center was a tall, thin, goblin-like man whom Maren did not recognize at all, but the appearances of the other two statues were quite familiar to Maren. To the left of the tall, thin man was the sculptor holding a hammer.

To his right was a face that Zhang Ma'en had also seen before.

It was none other than the Federation's chief inventor—Zhao Guanwu.

I've had perfect attendance in December (temporarily).