Life Dungeon Game

He Ao: ?

Chapter 500 It's Here (Long Chapter, Please Vote!)

What does "pretty good-looking" mean?

He Ao glanced at the disciple with a puzzled look, then walked straight out of the inner room.

The courtyard where the martial arts school was located was not large. Almost the instant He Ao stepped out of the door, he saw the person standing at the door.

She was a girl who looked about eighteen or nineteen years old, with an oval face and a high ponytail.

She was tall and slender, wearing wide-leg pants that concealed her long, shapely legs, and a pure white long-sleeved top with a cartoon logo printed on the front.

She watched as He Ao came out, greeted him, and said in Middle-earth, "Hello."

He Ao took two steps at a time and walked up to her, taking a close look at her face.

The girl did not have the typical Western appearance, but she was also clearly not a pure Middle-earth person. She had beautiful, rare reddish-brown eyes and dark brown hair.

He looks like a mixed-race person from Middle-earth and the West.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Hong Long?"

The girl looked at He Ao with some surprise, "You are younger than I imagined."

"Are you here to cause trouble?"

He Ao looked at her with some confusion.

The girl's skin wasn't delicate; it had a taut, toned look, like muscles after training. Her skin tone was more of a sun-kissed, wheat-colored tan, just not very dark, so it didn't appear black.

It looks like they've practiced.

He felt a surge of vibrant energy emanating from her, like a blazing fire rushing towards him.

"I'm not."

The girl shook her head and emphasized, "I'm just here for a 'sparring session.' I heard that Mr. Honglong is highly skilled in martial arts, so I came specifically to exchange skills. I'm not here to challenge you."

She hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "But if I win the 'sparring,' I hope you can take care of us..."

She paused, looked at He Ao, and said carefully, "A meal."

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The girl's request made He Ao feel as if she had no money for food.

He Ao scanned the girl with his divine sense, and at the same time, he explained in a slow voice, "My name is He Ao. I was entrusted by Mr. Hong Long to temporarily look after this martial arts school. Mr. Hong Long is injured and is currently recuperating in the hospital, so he is probably unable to spar with you right now."

At this point, he pointed to the door and said, "If you're hungry, I can treat you to a meal."

Under the vision of divine sense, although the girl did not have the obvious flowing energy of a superhuman, there was a faint, hazy 'energy mist' between her limbs.

This proves that she achieved the effect of 'body tempering' through some method, integrating energy into her body.

The main world also has dissipated energy, but it only exists at dawn.

However, without having come into contact with extraordinary power, it is difficult to achieve this effect simply by absorbing the energy at dawn.

This would likely require over a decade of dedicated and persistent practice, as well as exceptional talent and a suitable cultivation method.

According to the research institute's data, martial arts training in the main world can also absorb some energy into the body, but the absorption efficiency is extremely poor, and it has basically no effect.

Judging from the girl's training results,

The girl's training method already showed some traces of martial arts, somewhat similar to the body-forging technique that Grandpa Rijette practiced back then. However, the effects of the girl's training were not as uniform and powerful as those achieved through body-forging techniques, making it essentially an incomplete version of the body-forging technique.

This was the first time He Ao had seen a method close to martial arts cultivation in the main world.

"no need."

The girl waved her hand, "Since Mr. Honglong isn't here, I'll come another day."

She made a farewell gesture to He'ao, as if bidding farewell to the Central Plains, and turned to walk outside.

He Ao last saw this gesture in a period drama, but this etiquette is said to be very popular in some traditional martial arts schools.

Seeing that she was determined to leave, He Ao did not try to stop her, but instead asked her name.

“My name is Aliphia,” the girl said to Hoo. “You can also call me by my Middle-earth name, which my father gave me.”

She paused briefly, then continued, "Li Dali."

Looking at Alifia's adorable face, He Ao chuckled softly, "When your father named you this, he probably didn't understand the Central Plains language very well."

“Indeed,” Alifia blushed. “Back then, my father had just married my mother and hoped that I would be strong so that I would be easy to take care of in the future.”

Then she cupped her hands in greeting to He Ao, "Then I'll trouble you to convey my message to Mr. Hong Long. I'll come to visit again in a few days. It's getting late, I need to go to my next martial arts school now."

“You don’t necessarily have to find Mr. Honglong to spar,” He Ao pointed to the disciples behind him. “These are all Mr. Honglong’s disciples, and you can spar with them as well.”

Upon hearing He Ao's words, Alifia looked up at the disciples around her, then shook her head seriously, "They are too weak."

Fortunately, the people around her didn't understand Chinese, otherwise this girl's words would probably have stirred up a lot of hatred.

So, the purpose of sparring isn't just to eat?

He Ao asked with some curiosity, "So the purpose of your sparring is?"

Alicia's expression was serious as she looked solemnly at He Ao.

"In order to break through the limits of human capability."

The sunlight shone on her face, making her appear solemn and determined.

Then she smiled and continued, "You might not believe it, but my martial arts cultivation hasn't improved in a long time."

"According to my father, I may have reached the limit that mortals can achieve, so I seek out powerful martial artists to challenge, hoping to break through this limit in battle."

As she spoke, she shook her head and smiled, seemingly regretting having been questioned so many times before.

At that moment, she heard He Ao's calm voice, "I can understand that feeling."

She looked up and gazed at the young man who looked about her age.

Due to racial differences, people from the Central Plains would appear younger when they traveled to the Western Lands, while He'ao had better skin and, from the perspective of the Westerners, looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy.

Having lived in Middle-earth for a long time, Alifia could clearly sense that the young man before her looked to be about the same age as herself.

She didn't sense the imposing presence that someone who had practiced martial arts for years should have in this young man.

In fact, He Ao looks just like an ordinary person.

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However, the tone of He Ao's voice when he said this conveyed a sense of vicissitude, a feeling that had been etched into his being for many years and could not be broken through, which even resonated with Alifia.

So she couldn't tell whether He Ao was comforting her or had actually had a similar experience.

"Thank you," she finally said, feeling that He Ao might be trying to comfort her. She cupped her hands in thanks to He Ao and then said softly, "Brother, it's getting late. I'll come back another day."

He Ao didn't stop her; he just watched her leave.

Although he was somewhat curious about Alifia's martial arts training methods, he was only curious and did not really want to find out more. Moreover, forcibly getting close would only arouse suspicion.

If fate allows, we will meet again.

However, the appearance of this girl made He Ao realize one thing: martial arts cultivation in the main world is not a blank slate. Even in an era of scarce supernatural energy, there are still people who have touched the threshold of martial arts.

Perhaps we should collect some relevant information through research institutes.

However, beyond the limits of humanity that Alifia pursued, the world belonging to the extraordinary was not so wonderful.

After Aliphia left, He Ao went back to the inner room to take a look at the room Hong Long had arranged for him, charged his phone for a while, said goodbye to the disciples in the courtyard, and left the martial arts school.

The disciples who stayed behind would stay at the martial arts school until 10 p.m. before heading home together. He Ao only needed to be back before 10 p.m.

It was nearly noon, and a few scattered people were strolling along the streets.

The surrounding restaurants were all full of people.

Although Ellen is the capital of the Republic of Rhodan, its urban landscape gave Ho'o the impression of being similar to that of a small city in Middle-earth.

Moreover, the streets are somewhat dilapidated due to years of neglect, with only the city center being more bustling.

The old, slow-moving trolley bus passed by He Ao.

A rich aroma wafted into He Ao's nostrils from the street ahead.

That's the smell of grilled steak.

Grilled steak is a local specialty of Ruodan. A large piece of marinated steak is pierced with an iron rod and grilled in a charcoal oven, while being sprinkled with various spices.

Once baked, take it out of the oven, slice it with a special wide knife, and serve it on a plate. It's sold fresh on the spot.

When the steak is fresh out of the oven, it looks dark and unappetizing. However, once you cut it open, the edges are often charred, while the inside is a tender pink. Steam rises and juices overflow, making it look incredibly tempting.

The cut steak slices are not given to customers directly. Instead, they are sprinkled with black pepper, crushed peanuts, or other condiments according to the customer's request before being handed to them.

The aroma was so enticing that He Ao found a restaurant with a lot of customers, ordered a steak, paid by card, and then sat at an old table by the entrance, watching the people coming and going, slowly finishing his steak.

Generally speaking, where a passage in a ruin is opened, the concentration of supernatural energy in the surrounding area will increase, and strange events will occur more frequently.

He Ao's main mission this time is to find something similar to a 'spacetime anchor'.

Based on the research findings of the institute, these spatiotemporal anchor points seem to be the coordinates for locating the main world within the ruins.

First, the traces need to project a spacetime anchor point, and then use this spacetime anchor point for precise positioning.

According to the agreements signed by the major supernatural organizations, in the Ruodan Republic, whoever obtains the spacetime anchor point will gain most of the entry slots.

Generally speaking, all major organizations abide by this agreement. The reason for adhering to the rules is not that everyone has become more civilized at this time, but because the channel can only be successfully opened if this spacetime anchor point is within the range of the channel opening.

So this thing is, in a sense, equivalent to a 'key' to the passage to the ruins.

Although the person who obtains the time-space anchor cannot forcibly allocate quotas, they can prevent the passage from opening, thus preventing everyone from entering the ruins.

It is through this balance of terror that the agreements made by the various organizations have real effect.

Of course, finding this spacetime anchor point is not easy. In fact, this spacetime anchor point is just a virtual concept. It may appear in various forms and be attached to different objects.

For example, the large flat platform where He Ao and the others stood when the ruins were opened last time was actually a spacetime anchor point.

Most of the time, the spacetime anchor point is attached to some strange objects, and sometimes it is even an entire building.