Life Dungeon Game

"I want to protect my mother!"

The boy said in a low voice.

Just then, slow footsteps came from behind the boy, and a woman covered in bruises and dressed in tattered clothes staggered out from behind the door.

He Ao calmly looked at the boy in front of him. "If you want to protect your family, I can introduce you to a teacher who can teach you how to protect your family."

"Thanks,"

The boy immediately said happily, then he paused, glanced at the shacks on either side of the shadows in the alley, and asked cautiously, "Can I teach these things to other people?"

"why?"

He looked at him.

"I've met so many people,"

The boy hesitated for a moment, then said slowly, "They all want to protect their families."

"If you want to protect many people's families, then what you've learned won't be useful."

He Ao said calmly.

"What stuff actually works?!"

The boy blinked. "You're so smart, you must have a way."

He Ao looked at the little boy in front of him with a wry smile, "Don't flatter me."

The boy's face changed when his trick was exposed.

red.

Then he heard Heo say softly, "That's a very difficult road, and you could very well die on it."

"I'm not afraid,"

The boy immediately replied, "I've always been brave since I was little!"

He Ao stared at the boy in front of him, then fell silent.

The boy thought he had said something wrong, so he cautiously shrank back and stared at the 'little god' in front of him.

"I can introduce you to a teacher first."

After a brief silence, He Ao spoke softly.

"Thank you!"

Then the boy thought for a moment, took out a pendant from his pocket, and said, "I don't have money to pay my tuition. Can I give you this? My mother bought it for me at the market. Although it's not worth much, the shopkeeper who sold it to me said it might protect me. It's all I have."

He Ao stared at the pendant in his hand.

It was a small crystal pendant with a silver chain, and in the center of the pendant was a miniature black and white eerie smiling mask.

"This mask looked a little scary when I first saw it,"

The boy watched as He Ao stared at the pendant in his hand and whispered, "But it's actually quite pretty after looking at it for a while. The shopkeeper said that the fiercer the pendant, the more effective it is. The shopkeeper also said that this mask is related to someone named 'K,' and that as long as you believe in it, it will always protect you. I really believe in it."

"Need not,"

He Ao shook his head and pushed the pendant back. "After all, whether the teacher I found for you will accept you is another matter."

"what?"

The little boy was taken aback. He scratched his head and said, "I tried my best."

At this moment, He Ao raised his eyes and glanced at Lena standing behind the boy.

Lena had actually arrived earlier, but when she saw Heo talking to the boy, she naturally started chatting with the boy's mother.

"Want something to eat?"

He Ao lowered his head and looked at the boy's thin face.

Actually, I'm not that hungry...

The boy instinctively refused.

Gululu—

The crisp sound of intestines wriggling echoed in the shadowy corridor.

The boy blinked, and after a brief hesitation, looked at He Ao. "Little god, can I lend you some money? I'll pay you back when I'm capable."

He Ao glanced at him and nodded. "Okay."

Then he turned around and walked straight into the darkness.

The boy turned around. He wanted to call out to his mother, but he found that she was chatting with a pretty red-haired older sister. So he quickly looked away and followed He Ao.

"Little god, are you so powerful? Are you born that way?"

"No."

"Little deity, how old are you? I'm ten years old, and I feel like I'm almost as tall as you."

"..."

"Little god, when I was your age, could I have been this powerful?"

"It's hard."

"Little god, do you have any teachers you'd like to introduce me to? Can I learn to pilot mechs? You know, I saw a mech the other night, whoosh whoosh whoosh, boom boom boom boom, it was so cool!"

"Learning to build mechs requires a certain amount of talent."

"Ah, is there anything that doesn't require talent?"

No, but hard work can compensate for a lack of talent to some extent.

foot. "

"I'm working so hard! Little god, why do you talk so little? You're so cool."

"..."

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Outside the simple fast food restaurant, He Ao and Lena stood together, watching the mother and son sitting inside, trying their best to control their movements while eating.

"This lady's husband was a crew member of United Industries. He was attacked and killed by a monster in the Storm Sea while mining. She did not receive any compensation."

Lena slowly recounted the 'information' she had just received from the boy's mother.

“In the storm zone, it is difficult for a widow with a child to survive, so she chose to take her child to her cousin. Then her cousin swindled them out of all their money, including his own wealth and a lot of borrowed money, and donated it all to the Eternal Cult, thus gaining the opportunity to enter the Eternal Kingdom.”

"They had no choice but to leave their original home and wander here, while her cousin's wife and children wandered to another place."

Then she paused and continued, "This lady is actually quite skilled and has a good background. I plan to recruit her into my company. I have some spare rooms at my secret base, so they can stay there for now."

"sorry to bother you."

He Ao nodded gently, and the butterfly on his shoulder slowly unfolded its wings.

"This is a normal recruitment process."

Lena smiled.

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After a hearty meal, Lena got into the SUV, ready to take the mother and son to the secret base.

"Little god, aren't you coming with us?"

The boy leaned out of the car window and looked at He Ao.

"I have some things to do."

The cold sea breeze ruffled He Ao's hair.

"Little god, I am very brave."

The boy stared at Heo's face and suddenly said something.

"it is good."

He Ao nodded slightly.

The SUV started up, and He Ao watched everyone leave.

Night had fallen, and the crimson hue on his shoulder slowly unfurled its wings.

The soul that slept within the butterfly has awakened.

He Ao gently raised his hand, and an invisible domain opened up in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, a humanoid phantom materialized in front of him.

Moonlight spilled onto the dark sea, where undulating waves lapped against the sand.

Chapter 823 Flower in the Mist (Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

The undulating waves rocked the ship up and down under the night sky, while the dim yellow lights illuminated the quiet captain's cabin.

A blond man dressed in an old gray-white sailor's uniform sat in an old metal chair, staring at a tablet computer in his hand.

His hand slowly scrolled through the electronic list on the computer.

The portraits on the list slid by like flowing light, and the luster of many people's ID photos had faded, with cold black words imprinted on the photos that were either reserved or confident.

Soon, the man's fingers stopped moving, and his fingertips touched a bright 'ID photo'.

He was a somewhat thin but upright young man, his eyes looking at the camera with anticipation.

As the man pressed and held down his finger, a floating pop-up window appeared.

Should crew member number 074 be marked as dead?

After a brief pause, the man slowly clicked "confirm".

Immediately, the photo of the thin young man faded, just like the other noir photos.

The man continued to scroll down the list, placing his hand on each colorful photograph, touching them, and watching them turn a dull gray.