I loaded the dream game

Later they were called the clan of star gods.

……

The star gods covered the land, which was originally only gray gravel, with green plants, and filled the sea with clear water, transforming the entire world into one that looked like their hometown.

Finally, they shattered their exhausted souls, wrapped the "original beasts" of this world in these countless soul fragments, and imposed on them a curse more powerful than forced physical change, turning these former "beasts" into creatures similar to the star gods, that is, humans.

However, the power of the curse is ultimately limited, and although the number of humans continues to grow, the soul fragments of the Star God have never increased since that day.

One day, the beasts will break through the boundaries of the curse and take back the gray sand sea that belongs to them from the hands of the star gods.

……

"call……"

Xia Zhi let out a long sigh, closed the book in his hand, and turned his gaze to the little red-haired girl opposite him who was concentrating on dealing with the cream cake on the table.

This world setting collection, which was exchanged for twenty-six dream points, cannot be said to be expensive, it can only be said to be very expensive. But fortunately, some of the world's original magic and spell knowledge recorded in it are still somewhat useful, so it is not too much of a loss.

Through the stories recorded in this book, Xia Zhi, who had only watched the original animation, finally understood the basic settings of this world and understood the conflicts between the star gods and humans.

To put it simply, the Star God used his own soul fragments to combine with the primitive beasts of this world to create the human race, but the Star God's soul fragments are limited, and as humans continue to multiply, their numbers will finally begin to reach the limit of the curse.

Once the curse is broken and the beasts are released, the human race will be destroyed and will no longer exist. This is the final outcome of humanity five hundred years ago in the original animation.

The solution to this crisis is very simple. Since the number of Star God soul fragments is not enough, just increase the number.

The soul fragments of the Star God are a kind of material for creating the human species, and are also the key to saving mankind from destruction.

Coincidentally, there is still one last Star God in this world.

As long as she can be killed, her soul extracted and crushed into countless pieces, used to strengthen the power of the curse and to rewrap and bind the "beasts" in her body, the human race can continue to exist.

"So, that's why they declared Ailuko to be the evil god who must be defeated?" Xia Zhi thought to himself.

He finally realized that he had thought everything was too simple before. After knowing these things, he had to change some of his original plans.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Seeing that Xia Zhi was staring at him, Ai Luke swallowed the cake in his mouth, looked at him puzzledly and asked.

"Nothing..." Xia Zhi shook his head first, then glanced at the half-remaining cream cake on the girl's table. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Can I have a bite?"

An expression of hesitation immediately appeared on Ailuko's face. She looked at Xia Zhi, then at the half-eaten cake in front of her, and she seemed to be struggling violently in her heart.

Xia Zhi watched this scene with great interest. Compared to Ai Lu Ke who was hesitant and in a dilemma, he just thought that the girl who looked embarrassed about such a thing was very cute.

Finally, Ailuko closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and pushed the plate of cake in front of Xiazhi.

“Only one bite!”

"Can't we have two?" Xia Zhi became more and more demanding.

"Two, two bites..." Ai Lu Ke made a "wu" sound, looking a little reluctant, but finally compromised and said: "It's not impossible..."

"What about the three?"

"Have you finished eating everything?" Kirisu Madoka, who was sitting next to him, tapped Xiazhi's head gently and said, "Don't bully little Ailuko."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Xia Zhi agreed and pushed the cake back in front of the girl: "After thinking about it, I don't want it anymore. It's all yours."

Ailu was happy again.

Looking at the young girl with a smile on her face, Xia Zhi could not imagine that one day the girl would be pierced by a sword, her soul would be drawn out and crushed, and eventually turned into countless fragments.

"Is this the only way to save the human beings in this world?"

He thought silently in his heart.

Chapter 38 I Think I Can Explain

Resolving the crisis of humanity's impending extinction and giving meaning to the existence of the star god Eluko, these two main tasks seem to conflict, but they are not.

Ailu Ke, who has never been in contact with the outside world, is like a blank sheet of paper. As long as Xia Zhi is willing to give up the idea of ​​letting the girl figure out the meaning of her own existence, and directly instill in her the idea of ​​"living for humanity", relying on the girl's trust in him, he can easily distort the girl's thoughts and make her regard it as the meaning of her life.

Next, just as I said just now, I would kill the girl who had no will to resist step by step, crush her soul, process it, make a new "shell", and wrap the "herd" again, and the crisis of human extinction would naturally be resolved.

It saves time and effort, requires almost no cost, and you can easily get all the main task rewards. The only thing you need to pay is a little bit of moral conscience and bottom line in your heart.

So, is Xia Zhi willing to do this?

The answer is obvious, of course not. Who would have the heart to hurt such a lovely girl like Ai Luke?

Besides, the idea of ​​letting others die in order to survive is essentially very selfish. Although it is understandable from the perspective of the person involved, understanding is one thing, and whether you can accept it is another.

If someone has to pay the price for the continuation of humanity in this world, let them pay it themselves.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhi soon came up with an idea.

However, that is all a matter for the future. What they need to solve most right now is the accommodation problem at night.

"Teacher Madoka, Lilia hasn't come back yet?" Xia Zhi asked Madoka Kirisu beside him.

"Have you forgotten that she still has to go to the Adventurer's Guild to turn in a quest?" Kirisu Madoka answered as she helped Eluko wipe the cream that accidentally got on the corner of her mouth.

"Come to think of it, Lilia is just a child, and she is also your apprentice. Xia Zhi, don't you feel sorry for ordering her around like this?"

"This is also a kind of practice, Master Madoka." Xia Zhi replied: "Besides, isn't it natural for a disciple to listen to his master and run errands for him?"

Kirisu Madoka glanced at him and said, "But you never seem to listen to me."

"No way!" Xia Zhi defended himself: "I respect Mr. Zhendong very much!"

"Don't call me Mafuyu-sensei!"

Xia Zhi pretended not to hear and turned to look at the scenery outside the window.

Looking at the boy pretending to be confused, Kirisu Madoka sighed helplessly and felt powerless in his heart.

Then, she felt a slight pulling sensation at the corner of her clothes. She lowered her head and found that it was Eluke who was gently pulling her clothes.

"What's wrong, little Ailuko?" Kirisu Madoka subconsciously lowered her tone and asked softly.

"Can I have another plate of cake, Mr. Madoka?" Eluko asked with a blink.

Why do you also call me that? Kirisu Madoka felt a little helpless.

In fact, it is easy to know that the girl must have been called like this by someone.

Thinking of this, Kirisu Madoka couldn't help but raise her head and look at Xiazhi with dissatisfaction, but found that the other party was also looking at her. She couldn't help but feel flustered for a moment, and inexplicably felt like she was caught on the spot while peeking at others.

"What, what happened?" She forced herself to calm down and asked while trying her best to maintain her expression.

"I'm just wondering, how is Teacher Mando's living habits here?" Xia Zhi asked without noticing her abnormality.

Counting from the time, they have been in this world for more than half a month. At the beginning, Kirisu Madoka was worried about the problem of funds, thinking that in this unfamiliar world, even with Xiazhi as a laborer, it would be very difficult for them to support four people including Lilia and Eluk with just the two of them.

Fortunately, Xia Zhi quickly pointed out that there was a bounty commissioning organization called the "Adventurer's Guild" in this world. With his and Lilia's abilities, as long as they completed one or two difficult bounties, the rewards they received would allow them to live a comfortable life in this world.

Not to mention, the bounty commissions of the Adventurer's Guild can often trigger the game's side quests, which allowed Xia Zhi to accumulate nearly 150 dream points in the past half month, almost making up for the points consumed when creating the "Six Swords".

The only trouble is probably that I have to travel back and forth between different towns for missions and don’t have a stable place to live.

"What can I do if I'm not used to it?" Kirisu Madoka sighed.

There's no going back anyway.

Just as she was thinking this with a bit of disappointment in her heart, she suddenly saw the young man stretch out his hand in front of her, and in his hand, there was a small crystal pendant.

"What is this?" Kirisu Madoka asked with some confusion.

"Teacher Mafuyu, you pawned the only necklace you had on you so that I could have a good rest while I was unconscious, right?"

Xia Zhi gently placed the crystal pendant in Kirisu Mafuyu's hand and said to her, "So I made this pendant myself as compensation. You won't mind it, right, Mafuyu-sensei?"

"..."

Kirisu Madoka looked at the sapphire pendant in her hand that was sparkling in the sunlight and felt a little hesitant.

If Xia Zhi said that he bought the pendant specifically as compensation, she would probably refuse to accept it on the spot, but the boy insisted that he made it himself.

If I am unwilling to accept it, wouldn't it be like what the boy said, that I am disdaining him?

After much hesitation, Kirisu Madoka decided that it would be a good idea to accept the pendant...

"I am back!"

The girl's voice came from the side, Kirisu Madoka turned around and saw the familiar figure of Lilia.

"what?"

Looking at the crystal pendant in Kirisu Madoka's hand, Lilia blinked her eyes, looked at Xiazhi and asked, "Isn't this the pendant you asked me to buy at the market this morning? So you were going to give it to Madoka-sensei?"

"..."

Xia Zhi was silent for a moment, looked at Kirisu Madoka who was also silent, and said seriously: "Please wait a moment, Mr. Madoka, I think I can explain."

Chapter 39: Do you want to take a shower together?

At night, lying on the small bed in the hotel, Kirisu Madoka gently stroked the pendant on her chest, recalling what Xiazhi said in the morning.

"This pendant has the concepts of 'protection' and 'transfer'. As long as it is not fatal to you, Mr. Madoka, it can protect you."

The young boy said this at the time.

"And once the damage is beyond the lethal level, it will move you to a safe place."

Although this effect sounds simple, according to what Lilia said later, even the legendary ancient holy sword rarely possesses the power to directly interfere with reality like this. It is a miracle that can only be achieved by wish-fulfillment abilities.

After knowing how precious the pendant was, Kirisu Madoka would definitely not accept it and wanted to return it to Xiazhi immediately, but...

"This was made purely for you, Mr. Mafuyu. It was born for you. Only by your side can it exert its full power."

The boy said this.

"Even if I call it a miracle, it is only a complete miracle when I am with you."

Although these words sounded suspicious, Kirisu Madoka had a feeling that the boy was not lying at the time.

Afterwards, she discovered that she seemed unable to take the pendant away no matter what. When it was more than a certain distance away from her, it would suddenly reappear beside her, as if it was bound to her.

And when Kirisu Madoka asked Xiazhi how he did it, he got an ambiguous answer like "Who knows, just assume that I can do this kind of thing."

Thinking of this, Kirisu Madoka couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

"What a troublesome student..."

In every sense of the word.

"Forget it, let's go take a shower first."

She glanced at Lilia who was fast asleep beside her, then climbed out of the bed gently and carefully, trying not to wake the sleeping girl.

The conditions of this hotel are relatively simple, and there are no separate bathrooms. Although there are separate bathrooms for men and women, because they are centralized bathing areas, there will definitely be a lot of people if you go too early, so Kirisu Mafuyu plans to go later, when there are fewer people.

For example, now is a good time.

With this thought in mind, Kirisu Mafuyu got off the bed, carefully opened the door and walked out...

……

"From then on, the devil and the prince lived happily together..."

Xia Zhi closed the storybook and said to the red-haired girl lying on the bed: "Okay, today's story is over, you should go to bed."

"Hey~ tell me another one." Ai Lu Ke kicked his little feet like a child who didn't want to sleep, and kept on asking like a spoiled child.

"But it's very late now." Xia Zhi was unmoved.

For some reason, the girl who used to love sleeping suddenly became dislike of sleeping after she changed into a human body. She would stay up very late every night before falling into a deep sleep.

I didn't seem to have added such unnecessary settings to this body? Why does it feel like her energy is many times more than that of an ordinary person?

Xia Zhi is a little confused.

"But I don't want to sleep now." Ailuko said with blinking eyes.

But I want to sleep, Xia Zhi thought to himself.