The air was exceptionally fresh, just like in the countryside, and I felt instantly refreshed.

This is another world. Because of supernatural power, nature has not been polluted by technology, and everything is in its most beautiful state.

Shi Chen felt that once he had collected all the godhood fragments, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he could lead everyone to live here peacefully for a while.

This is truly a wonderful place to spend a leisurely life.

However, it's too early to think about that. He hasn't even broken through the single digits of divine fragments yet, and his mindset is still very young.

Shi Chen sensed a particular aura and began to walk slowly towards it.

Walking along the stone-paved path, crossing the small bridge and the river, Shichen arrived at a small house that smelled bad.

This is the stable.

Although it's hard to believe, there was indeed a faint, peculiar scent in the stable.

That wasn't magic, nor anything else, but the divine power that Anis had mentioned earlier!

Is there a divine aura in the stable?

Who in their right mind would believe that?

But in this world, anything is possible.

Shichen didn't go in. Even he couldn't stand the smell. He raised his foot and stomped on the ground.

The ground in the area began to shake, and the small house shook violently, as if it were about to collapse. Then, a man's panicked voice came from inside.

"What happened? What happened? Was there an earthquake?"

"Earthquake? What are you waiting for? Run!"

As a woman's voice rang out, a blue-clad female figure and a green-clad male figure rushed out in a panic.

Neither of them noticed the time and ran away as fast as they could, passing by him without paying any attention.

"Wait a minute!" Shi Chen called out to the two of them helplessly.

"Ok?"

The two stopped one after the other. The man turned around and shouted, "What are you doing? Run! There's an earthquake!"

"Don't worry, there was no earthquake. I caused it."

"Huh?" The man was taken aback, not understanding.

"What? You caused this? Why did you disturb our rest? This won't be resolved without compensation!" The woman ignored everything and rushed to Shi Chen to demand compensation.

"..." Shi Chen couldn't help but twitch his lips as he asked for money right away.

"Hey! Can't you stop embarrassing yourself?" The man also came over and tried to persuade the woman; he was quite rational.

"What are you doing? You're going to miss such a good opportunity to make money? Please, we're really short of money right now, okay? The wages we get working on the construction site aren't enough to cover our expenses!" The woman immediately retorted to the man, clearly dissatisfied.

"You can't extort money from me!"

"This isn't extortion, it's a legitimate demand for compensation! Hey, hurry up and pay us... huh?"

The woman turned her head back to look at Shichen, but before she could finish speaking, she suddenly frowned and gave him a strange look.

"Aqua, what's wrong with you?" the man asked.

“This person…has the scent of water on him…” Aqua circled around the clock, one circle, two circles, staring intently at him.

"Hello, Aqua," Tokishi greeted her with a smile.

That's right, the woman in front of me who's asking for money like a scoundrel is Aqua, the goddess of water.

She looked to be about 16 years old, wearing a dress and a feathered cloak, with long, translucent, water-colored hair and eyes.

Her appearance was exquisite, with beautiful features; it would be an exaggeration to say she was otherworldly. Even her figure was perfectly proportioned with curves in all the right places.

She is more beautiful than any woman Shichen has ever seen. If only she didn't smell of horse stench, she would be perfect.

Chapter 113 Teaming up with Kazuma

"Huh? You know me?" Aqua looked up at Tokichi with a puzzled expression.

"No, it was that brother who just said it." Shi Chen pointed to the man next to him.

"Brother?" The man blinked, unable to resist asking, "This form of address... does it mean you and I are the same kind of person...?"

"Probably." Shi Chen nodded in agreement before even letting him finish speaking.

"Wow! Really? I met someone from my hometown? Nice to meet you!" The man was very excited and quickly walked over to shake Shi Chen's hand, shaking it repeatedly.

"I can't say we're from the same hometown, we're not from the same region."

"Huh?" The man looked at him, puzzled.

"It's simple. I traveled from China, while you must have traveled from Japan, right?"

"What? There are Chinese people who travel to another world? Is that true?" the man asked Aqua.

"What's so strange about that?" Aqua was still checking the time, without turning her head.

"I'm in charge of the Japanese region, but naturally I'm also in charge of other regions."

“I see… Hello, my name is Kazuma Sato. Although we’re not from the same place, we’re practically from the same planet, so we’re kind of fellow countrymen.” Kazuma Sato extended his hand to Toki again.

"What you said makes sense. My name is Shichen." Shichen smiled and shook hands with him.

"Damn! You're such a handsome guy! It's actually quite reasonable that you're not Japanese," Kazuma Sato said enviously.

"Huh? You bastard, I'm definitely going to be your brother." Shichen didn't expect Sato Kazuma to say something like that. He warmly put his arm around Sato's shoulder and started calling him brother.

"Senior Shichen..."

"Call me 'Big Brother,' I arrived a while earlier than you."

“Okay, Brother Shi.” Sato Kazuma didn’t hesitate at all.

"Then I'll call you Kazuma from now on."

"Call me whatever you want, Brother Shi," Sato Kazuma said nonchalantly.

"But we can't be too casual about it," Shi Chen said with a smile, shaking his head.

He actually had a pretty good impression of Kazuma Sato, after all, the guy was quite manly, and his bad habits weren't really a problem.

"Brother Shi, how long have you been in this world?"

"I haven't been here long, just a couple of days ago."

"Huh? Brother Shi arrived a day earlier than me?"

"What? You look down on me?"

"No, that's not it. If that's the case, how will Brother Shi protect me?"

"...You're already thinking about sucking up to someone powerful?"

"There's nothing I can do about it." Kazuma Sato helplessly spread his hands, glancing sideways at Aqua, who was still checking the time.

"I came into this world without any cheat codes, except for Aqua."

"You actually managed to bring the goddess down?" Shi Chen feigned surprise.

"Stop talking, I already regret it. Aqua is completely useless, she's not even as good as a piece of equipment."

"Isn't Aqua a goddess? You've only just arrived in this world."

"Brother Shi, you don't understand. Aqua is a complete idiot. She doesn't act like a goddess at all, and she's just a burden to me!" Sato Kazuma said with a look of utter despair.

"Uh... is it really that exaggerated?"

"How about I hand Aqua over to Brother Shi? You'll probably understand in a day."

"Hehe~ Never mind, she's someone you brought, so I won't take what belongs to her."

"Brother Shi, do you have some misunderstanding about me?" Sato Kazuma's expression turned serious.

"Isn't that right? Otherwise, why would you bring Aqua down with you?"

"Wasn't it because she tricked me? And she even mocked me! I got angry and demanded that she be brought down with me, and the amazing thing is, she actually succeeded!"

"You are really something."

"Brother Shi, don't disbelieve me."

"Of course I believe you, isn't Aqua right in front of me?"

"That's good. But Brother Shi, don't think she's amazing just because she's a goddess. She's useless. She's just like a child. All she does is cry. She has no opinions of her own and can't do anything."

"No, no, no, Aqua is a goddess after all, her abilities are still very strong."

"But I can't even be an adventurer now... Damn it!" Sato Kazuma roared in impotence.

"You can't even become an adventurer? Didn't you register as an adventurer with the Adventurers' Guild?"

“I’m already logged in…” Kazuma Sato said, as if he was about to cry.

"But my stats are so low that I'm not suited to be an adventurer at all. I can only choose the lowest-level profession, adventurer. I don't have any money right now, so I can't even buy equipment to do quests!"

It wasn't that Kazuma Sato didn't want to do small tasks, but Axel was very safe, with virtually no monsters around. The tasks for gathering herbs were all snapped up as soon as they were posted, so he couldn't get any tasks at all.

"What's wrong with being an adventurer?" Shichen patted Sato Kazuma on the back to comfort him, "I chose to be an adventurer just like you."

"Huh?" Kazuma Sato was stunned for a moment, wondering if he had misheard.

"Brother Shi, what did you say?"

"No doubt about it, I'm an adventurer just like you... What's with that look in your eyes?"

"No... I was just thinking that my thigh seems to be gone, so it looks like I'll still have to sleep in the stable."

"Haha! You underestimate me, don't you?"

"What do you mean?"

"You've logged in as an adventurer, so you should know the stats. Actually, all my stats are at their maximum."

"What? Really? Brother Shi, you're not kidding me, are you?" Sato Kazuma asked incredulously.

"Why would I lie to you? Look for yourself." Shi Chen handed him his adventurer card.

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