Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 716 Randy's 'Disillusionment'

"225:34:16"

"Wait, so you didn't build that many nuclear bombs at the time?"

"Well, it's just a slight discrepancy between the number I mentioned and the actual situation, Brother Randy."

"What the hell, there's an error of one decimal point, right?!"

In the wilderness used for training, Randy looked at Xin Lailai, who had a calm expression in front of him, and his eyes twitched slightly. Xin Lailai explained with a light cough, and there was no trace of shame on his face.

Just like he said, he only reported a number that was slightly off. After all, he only had 20 Apollos at the time, and there were not many rare minerals that could be used to make nuclear weapons. In addition, there were issues of time and trial and error costs, so being able to make three was actually a very good result.

Moreover, although there were only three at the time, with the passage of five days, the number of nuclear bombs he stockpiled... or the number of 'Seeds of the Sun' has seriously reached double digits, which is only three or four times the number that was misreported to Randy at the time.

"Anyway, just like I said just now, if you want to make the Sun Seed, you must use explosives like Apollo as ignition materials, but the 20 Apollos I brought with me have all been used up, so I can only rely on you two."

"..."

"6."

Randy and White Demon looked at the black-haired young man who opened his mouth and didn't know how to complain for a moment, but they didn't refute anything, but directly threw Apollo in their storage space to the other party.

At their level, things like Apollo are actually used more for clearing out mobs. The 8000 points of range fire true damage is okay for fighting against miscellaneous soldiers, but when facing opponents of the same level or stronger than themselves, these damages may not be as effective as their full-strength normal attack.

Now that there is a way to make the Apollo, which can only clear away debris, more useful, the two of them naturally will not hesitate. After all, they have seen the power of the Sun Seed, and that thing is much more effective in destroying the enemy than an Apollo.

"By the way, Brother Black Sword, I remember you said last time that you didn't have any good methods to fight against the erosion of the abyss?"

After emptying the storage space of Apollo, Randy looked at his storage bar, as if he suddenly remembered something, and chuckled, revealing a somewhat cunning smile.

"Well, does Brother Randy have any good ideas?"

"Haha, you've asked the right person. Come, take a look. This is a secret elemental medicine that is not passed on among our Wandering Hunters. Just one sip is non-toxic, harmless, and has no side effects. It guarantees that any abyss erosion will be blocked for you. The only thing is the price... Since we are allies now, I'll give Brother Black Sword a discount. One bottle costs 10 Soul Crystals (complete) or 100 Soul Crystals (large). How..."

"make a deal."

"?!!"

The crisp and clear answer made the young man's eyes widen, but Xin Lailai seemed not to care and directly threw out 100 soul crystals (large) from the storage space, which made the white magic's eyes move over involuntarily. Xin Lailai just took the "Elemental Secret Medicine" from Randy's hand calmly, looked at it for a while, nodded, and put it back into the storage space.

Unlike Randy and White Mage who have inheritance as their backing, they have basically no core trump cards except for a set of patched-up skills, and have no effective means to resist the erosion of the abyss. In this case, being able to exchange 10 million Paradise Points for a bottle of elemental secret medicine that can ensure their activities in a high-concentration abyss energy environment for minutes is a pure profit for them.

"By the way, Brother Randy, how many elemental secret medicines like this can you sell based on your world progress?"

"Uh, maybe two or three bottles?"

Randy was slightly stunned when he heard this, and replied.

"Very good, I'll take them all."

Xin Lailai replied calmly, while Randy's eyes suddenly widened and his breathing became rapid. Even the white magic on the side began to look thoughtful, as if he was thinking about what similar things in his inheritance he could sell.

To them, although such items that can resist the erosion of the abyss sound high-end, in the two paradises, the only ones who can be exposed to the erosion of the abyss at the low and middle levels are basically the outsiders in each paradise and a very small number of super top-level teams. And the people in these echelons almost all have their own top inheritances to support them, and they have no shortage of ways to resist the erosion of the abyss.

For example, Randy, as a roaming hunter, this kind of external object to resist the erosion of the abyss is of no use at all in normal times. The bottle in his hand was actually kept as a backup when he unlocked this thing before. As a result, he has not used it for several world progresses. If he had not just flipped through the storage space, he would have almost forgotten about this thing.

"Wait wait, Brother Black Sword, are you serious?"

"Well, is there something wrong?"

"No problem! Haha, how could there be a problem! Isn't it just an elemental secret medicine? Brother Black Sword, just wait, I will prepare it for you as soon as I return this time!"

Randy was laughing, his eyes full of excitement, and his gaze towards Xin Lailai became hot, but then he looked back with a hint of suspicion on his face.

That's not right. According to his judgment, the inheritance behind the other party should be something like the guardian of the world, and this kind of inheritance shouldn't lack methods to resist the erosion of the abyss?

Hmm? Wait, inheritance?

"etc…!"

Suddenly, Randy seemed to remember something and his eyes widened.

Only then did he remember that when they signed the blood oath covenant, they did not feel any ancient aura of inheritance from the other party. Even the other party's luck and strength seemed so weak and completely wrong to him.

At that time, he thought that the inheritance behind the other party had used some means to conceal the cause and effect of destiny, but considering the other party's performance in the battle with the White Demon and the situation in the past few days, as well as the flaws in the other party's system that seemed wrong no matter how he looked at it, maybe...

"Brother Black Sword, I say, you wouldn't..."

"Well, there is no inheritance behind me at all, what's wrong?"

On the plain, Xin Lailai answered calmly, without any surprise on his face. Or, from the moment he signed the blood oath, he had never thought of hiding his profession. Otherwise, he would not have been so direct in asking Bai Mo and Randy all kinds of questions that were obviously not something a person with a heritage could ask.

When Randy heard this, his eyes widened suddenly. After being stunned for a long time, he swore and looked at Xin Lailai as if he was a monster.

"Damn it, I've lived for twenty years and now I've seen a ghost!"

……

Dark Glow Continent, Wilderness.

"Mr. Adong, look at this! This is what people described about the Demon King thousands of years ago...!!"

"Emm, let me see..."

In the study room that was unusually brightly lit by the pyroxene lamp, the old teacher excitedly grabbed an ancient book and happily shared it with the imaginative young man beside him. The imaginative young man, who was flipping through an ancient fairy tale with great interest, heard the words and looked at the page that the old professor had opened:
"We...killed...him."

"He...didn't...resist, but just...told...us...not...to...forget...the...oath?"

"We...looked through...his chambers."

"It's just... unbelievable, he actually..."

"Hmm? Is that all?"

The imaginative young man read the passage pointed out by the old man for a while, then looked at the text that suddenly stopped and asked curiously. The old teacher looked at the incomplete page with a look of regret and shook his head, indicating that this was all he had discovered. But the next second, he excitedly said in an old voice like a child who had discovered a new toy:

"I… ahem, that's not the point! Mr. A-dong, remember what I told you before? The devil is real, and it is very likely that he is not just one person. In other words, the legends and nursery rhymes circulating today are actually a misinterpretation of the devil created by mixing two different versions of the story."

"If we follow the description in this book, the demon king that was attacked by everyone in the story is not the real demon king, but an innocent person as you guessed, Mr. Adong. The real demon king is very likely to be... cough, cough!" The old teacher said, and suddenly staggered, covering his mouth and coughing violently. Seeing this, the young man with a brain hole supported him, and with a headache, he tapped the brain hole on his forehead and said:

"Well~ I understand how you feel, but at a time like this, it's better to stay calm~!"

The imaginative young man said, glancing at the pile of books on the long table beside him, shrugged his shoulders, and said:

"I know what you want to say. Well, you just want to prove that there are still a group of heroes who are really fighting against the Demon King, and a real villain~!"

"But, Mr. Antoine, have you ever thought about this? As you said, since the first guy who was regarded as the Demon King was framed and killed by those heroes, how can you guarantee that the real Demon King is not a new innocent person? After all, history always repeats itself, doesn't it?
"I……"

The old teacher paused when he heard this, looked at the books on the desk and fell silent. But then he seemed to think of something, took a deep breath, shook his head, and was about to say something when his face suddenly turned pale and he coughed out a mouthful of dark red blood mixed with black and brown crystals. His vision quickly became blurred.

……

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"102:54:27"

Plop~!

"Hoo...Hoo! I can't do it anymore...You two should practice on yourselves. My thin arms and legs really can't handle it~!"

On the plain, Randy, who was so tired that he totally disregarded his image, stretched out his limbs and lay on the ground panting. He looked at the black-haired young man in front of him and complained while panting:

"Hey, Black Sword, you're not kidding me, are you? I've never seen you do two things at once like this before. Are you sure you don't have any inheritance behind you?"

"Unfortunately, no. Two souls in one body is my personal gift."

Xin Lailai answered calmly, and casually glanced at the soul body that looked exactly like him and was being controlled by Ling Yuzi beside him. There was no sign of lying.

Although they had signed the blood oath covenant, Ling Yuzi's symbiosis with the origin was his biggest secret. Moreover, telling others about this talent would easily cause trust issues among his teammates. Therefore, unless necessary, he would rather let the other two think that he had a simple dual-soul talent.

"Tsk, what a freak, with such a psychopathic talent yet acting so normal, I say, Lao Hei, don't you have any special hobbies that are unknown to others, right?"

"you think too much."

Randy complained casually, and Xin Lailai denied it casually. Then he found a place to sit down, took out the spell theory book that he had not finished reading, and began to read it quietly.

"Tsk tsk, everyone is working so hard, I feel embarrassed to slack off in front of you."

Randy looked at this scene and couldn't help but complain, but his eyes still didn't move away from the gossip entertainment magazine in his hand that was filled with close-ups of various girls.

In fact, he has rested less often in the past ten days than in the past. But for a veteran who has been hanging out with girls since he was fourteen, he really can't torture himself like an ascetic like the black-haired young man and the white-haired hunter.

"Tsk, these two guys, don't they even have time to reward themselves?"

Randy glanced at the two people in front of him who were concentrating, and couldn't help muttering something in his mind. Then he continued to flip through the magazine in front of him with interest. Looking at the pleasing girls in the magazine, he nodded with satisfaction and immediately forgot the hard work of training.

"Hmm? Speaking of which, Brother Black Sword, I remember you have a sister who is an idol? And she has some relationship with that Saint Lady boss?"

Suddenly, Randy seemed to have thought of something. He looked at the contestants of the new Paradise Idol Contest reported in the magazine in front of him, and his eyes turned. He smiled and looked at Xin Lailai eagerly.

"Ah."

Xin Lailai, who was immersed in a magic book, heard the other party's words. Her expression changed slightly, and she responded casually with her head down reading the book.

"Ahem, isn't this a coincidence? Brother Black Sword, given our friendship, can we ask my sister-in-law to introduce us to some girls from the idol competition? Don't worry, I'm a very principled person. I always value mutual affection and will never force anyone~!"

Hearing that Xin Lailai did not deny it, Randy coughed lightly, chuckled, sat up, rubbed his palms, moved closer to Xin Lailai, and winked.

"…She's been very busy lately, and she probably doesn't like doing these things."

Hearing Randy's request, Xin Lailai's expression twitched slightly, but he still refused in a calm tone.

"Uh, well, forget it. Well, it seems that I have to find a way myself. Tsk, tsk, why can't our park hold such an excellent event?"

Hearing this, Randy sighed with some regret, looked at the magazine in his hand, and sighed with envy, but then, a hint of doubt suddenly appeared in his eyes.

Hmm? Wait, something seemed wrong just now?

Randy thought about it, looking at Xin Lailai beside him with some suspicion. As a wandering hunter and a veteran in the world of women, his "sense of smell" for the cause and effect of various emotions can be said to be extremely sharp. He can even "smell" something fishy as long as the other party mentions the topic related to his sweetheart, especially when it comes to forbidden love, he can smell it as long as he hears half a word in person.

——But just now, he didn't smell any hint of forbidden love from the other party's words, not even any hint of gossip!
——It felt as if the person the other party had just mentioned did not exist at all based on cause and effect!
"Wait, isn't that possible..."

In an instant, a lot of thoughts flashed through Randy's mind. He recalled some things he had done in the past, his face changed slightly, and finally he looked at the black-haired young man in front of him with an ugly expression and said:

"Brother Black Sword, can I ask you another question?"

"what happened?"

"Nothing, I'm just a little curious. Did your sister...the Miss Xin Lai'er in the newspaper really have that kind of thing with you?"

On the plain, Randy stared at the black-haired young man in front of him, and spoke with a somewhat ugly expression. When Xin Lailai heard this, his heart skipped a beat, but he still glanced at the other party without changing his expression, frowned and said:
"What do you mean?"

"Ahem, nothing much. I'm just a little curious and want to gossip about your love life, Brother Black Sword~!"

"…Sorry, I don't really like talking about these things."

"Well, what if I say that I can actually determine whether the guy is lying about his relationship during the conversation, and even determine whether he has established a causal connection with the person he mentioned?"

"..."

"Brother Hei Jian, answer me honestly, is that Miss Xin Lai'er who participated in the idol competition the real person or is she you playing her?"

On the plain, Randy looked at Xinlailai expressionlessly and spoke. The white mage who was supposed to be meditating squinted his eyes and looked around with curiosity. Xinlailai, knowing that he could no longer hide it, looked at Randy's murderous eyes, coughed lightly, and spoke:

"Well, Brother Randy, calm down. Let me tell you first..."

"Calm down, your whole family! Black Sword, I'll fuck your grandpa! Give me back all the money and death coins I gave you as rewards! And the feelings I wasted in the comments section!!!"

Without waiting for Xin Lailai to finish speaking, Randy, with a look as ugly as if he had eaten shit, gritted his teeth and grabbed Xin Lailai's neck, uttering a desperate and angry roar that sounded like disillusionment.

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(End of this chapter)