Kevin, but he is a male mother in Xingtie with little Ai Li

"what!?"

"What the hell is this!!!"

Chapter 111: Spiritual Beasts Born from Jianmu Trees——

"If nothing unexpected happens, this is the root of Jianmu... Can't you recognize it?"

Kevin stared calmly at this scene, which in some sense could be called a 'spectacle' - whether it was the sawdust he had seen in the square before, or the branches growing out of the demons' bodies, they were essentially the same as these thick and twisted roots.

I think this so-called Jianmu should be a strange plant with a very strange vitality and infectiousness. If you think more exaggeratedly, maybe the immortality of the immortal boat people and the abnormalities in their bodies are all caused by this.

"Jian...Jianmu? But wasn't that thing already dead?!"

To be honest, Qingque really couldn't recognize this thing. It didn't even have anything to do with the trees and other plants she was affected by. If you said it was some kind of mutant vine, it would be more like it.

But the key point is, she is only more than 200 years old! The real Jianmu was broken by the "Emperor Bow Siming" thousands of years ago. She has only been able to see half of the dead tree, and the teachers in the school have always told her that it is a dead object?

But no matter what, the clever Qingque still moved closer to Kevin first.

"There are two possibilities: either its vitality is stronger than anyone imagined, and even the power of the Star God cannot completely destroy it; or, under the infection of the power of the star core... this strange plant has gained new life."

Kevin himself had no way of understanding what a star core was. Even the intelligence from the "company" only labeled this object that could bring disaster as "unknown origin."

But civilizations that were eroded by star cores often suffered all kinds of disasters. Diseases, natural disasters, monsters... I don't know if star cores are divided into male and female, or if their abilities belong to some deeper level.

"Come on, we should go in."

"Ah?! Are we really going in? Mr. Kevin, you have to protect me!"

"Yeah...don't worry."

Under the cover of countless roots, it was impossible to observe the real situation inside just by standing at the door. And under the influence of the rift and unknown factors, Kevin's senses were also greatly obscured. But there was no doubt that Paddo was inside.

In terms of size...this place doesn't seem much different from a normal large school?

Looking up at the front, Kevin took a deep breath, and then -

boom----!

Kevin kicked open the three-meter-tall door with countless roots entangled in it! The several-ton heavy door panel even flew freely in the air for dozens of meters before finally embedding itself into the wall on the other side.

This brutal scene even made Qingque jump, but before she could see the road ahead clearly in the dense dust, a huge and strange hand slapped the two of them hard.

“Wow?!”

boom--!

Qingque subconsciously covered her head in fear. She was just an ordinary fortune teller now, and the fortune tellers of the Taibu Division basically had no combat capabilities...except for the Taibu Master who was short but had extraordinary abilities.

After a few seconds, Qingque realized that he was not in so much pain and there was no more noise around him. He carefully raised his head and saw the culprit of the attack - a giant beast that was more than ten meters tall and extremely strong.

Its mountain-like body forced it to hunch over. Its dark blue fur was covered with gold ornaments, which made the huge monster look less scary and more majestic.

Putting aside other factors and looking at its size, this thing looks like a huge...mountain ape?

Qingque moved her eyes slightly downward and saw the real reason why she was not injured by the attack. Kevin blocked the attack with one hand, which was as powerful as splitting a mountain and splitting a rock. Even though the hard stone slab under his feet had already cracked, Kevin's body did not bend at all.

That relaxed look almost gave Qingque the illusion that this thing's attack seemed just so-so and he could do it too.

The next moment, Kevin slightly bent the arm that was supporting the monster's attack, then clenched his other fist and swung it upward fiercely!

boom!

The huge force that collided with each other caused a gust of air to directly shock Qingque back several steps, and he almost fell to the ground again.

Then, as Kevin stomped his right foot forward fiercely, a row of thick and sharp ice spikes instantly pierced into the monster's body from below, completely piercing through it!

"Roar----!"

This huge monster obviously also had its own sense of pain, and the golden fluid that looked like blood gradually slid down along the crystal clear ice crystals. After falling to the ground, it even seemed to make the weeds grow a little more.

Logically speaking, the opponent should have completely lost the ability to move after being pierced through the body. However, accompanied by a series of deafening roars, the monster forcibly grabbed the thick ice crystal on its chest and pulled it out bit by bit.

After completely breaking free from the restraints of the ice crystals, the terrifying hole in its chest even began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"It actually has this level of recovery ability... Is it the influence of the roots around it?"

Kevin, with a frown on his face, soon discovered the problem. He had no doubt that the strange Jianmu had spread its roots all over the fairy boat, and how terrifying the vitality contained in it was.

It seems that as long as there is no way to completely wipe out this monster with one blow, or to remove all the roots around it, the problem cannot be solved.

"Mr. Kevin, I think I know what this is."

Realizing that this thing was not up to par with his boss, Qingque immediately straightened his body, and then after a little thought, he explained: "It is said that when Jianmu was still standing on Luofu, the so-called immortals at that time used some magical skills to breed various rare and exotic animals in myths and legends on Jianmu."

"These spirit beasts not only have different abilities, but most importantly, under the cover of Jianmu, no matter how much damage they suffer, they will gradually recover. They can almost be called immortal monsters."

"However, after Jianmu died, these so-called spiritual beasts born from Jianmu also inexplicably disappeared in the history of the Immortal Boat, as if this was indeed just a myth."

Chapter 112: How can Mr. Kevin pretend to be so handsome?

"So this is the guardian spirit beast of Jianmu? It sounds like they are deliberately creating a legend."

Even from the intelligence he had obtained before, those beings called Star Gods did not care whether ordinary creatures believed in them or not. But Kevin found that no matter where they were, those beings had undoubtedly been mythical.

Perhaps this is the mental deception that humans and most creatures subconsciously create for themselves when faced with this irresistible existence.

Think about it, when someone else’s God becomes your God, will you still be afraid of his or her omniscience and omnipotence?

"But they are indeed very powerful, right? It is said that at that time, these spirit beasts were used as standing weapons by the Cloud Cavalry. Almost nothing could stop such terrifying and fearless creatures, which made the Immortal Boat at that time extremely prosperous."

In this regard, Xianzhou did not tamper with history at all. Because the subsequent prosperity and various troubles and disasters also came from this, didn't they?

Otherwise, the Medicine King Secret Teachings would not be an organization that everyone hates and has almost no appeal...How many people who join it really believe in the Compassionate Medicine King? After all, He himself doesn't care about these things.

"It even seems like this thing can understand what we say."

Kevin raised his head again and looked at the huge monster. The originally hideous wound on its chest had long disappeared. But it did not attack, but stood not far away and stared at Kevin's every move, like a very intelligent beast that was in doubt.

It couldn't understand why this seemingly insignificant human possessed such terrifying power, but its instinct to guard Jianmu prevented it from allowing the other party to walk around here freely.

So even if it has its own senses and wisdom, if Kevin wants to take action, it will still rush forward without hesitation - the creatures created by Jianmu will naturally be completely controlled by Jianmu.

It may indeed have its own wisdom, but -

"Unfortunately, I don't plan to waste too much time here."

"Roar--!"

Amid the monster's slightly terrified roar, Kevin walked forward step by step until he arrived in front of the huge figure that was more than ten meters tall and seemed able to destroy countless things with ease.

However, the opponent's attack did not come. Because at some point, this seemingly terrifying monster had been completely wrapped in a larger iceberg, and Kevin just stretched out his palm and gently tapped it.

boom--!

The huge ice crystal and the monster inside it were shattered into countless tiny pieces of ice, which drifted around like snowflakes and soon covered most of the buildings with a thin layer of frost.

"It's strange... Why does it seem like Mr. Kevin can act so naturally and still be so handsome...?" Qingque muttered softly with his lips pouted not far away.

It looks like such a terrifying spiritual beast, it would be fine if you didn't give it any face, but you ended up killing it in one move and acting like nothing happened, with even beautiful snowflake special effects afterwards.

Qingque has read so many novels and listened to so many dramas, but no one dared to describe the characters in this way. It is so obvious that the cheating and nonsense are so obvious, won't the readers criticize him to death?

Well, all I can say is that reality is often more outrageous than fiction!

"But then again, if you look closely, this place is quite well equipped... a school, a bathroom, a dining room, and even a chess and card room?!"

After the crisis was temporarily resolved, Qingque carefully observed the huge courtyard and exclaimed, "Wow, this place is enough for people to live in for decades without leaving, right? Is there a place on the Immortal Boat with such a complete range of things?"

Kevin couldn't recognize what these buildings with the characteristics of the fairy boat represented, but Qingque could tell them at a glance. It was a pity that this young sparrow, who was not very experienced in the world, might have never heard of a thing called a full-time school?

The school she attended originally only allowed her to go home at sunset, but there was a place where she could study from five in the morning until eleven at night, and even if something unexpected happened, it was not impossible to live like this for more than a month.

For Qingque, who likes to slack off, this place is probably a thousand times more terrifying than the hell.

"So, is there a possibility that the reason this place is so perfect is not out of good intentions... but to make it so that the people inside have almost no need to go out?" Kevin suddenly said.

Through his attention to Pado at that time, he also heard the secret of the Medicine King, who defined this place as an orphanage specifically for those with "natural deficiencies".

Everything has its pros and cons. If the current strength of the Xianzhou Alliance is due to their abandonment of "abundance" and their choice of "hunting", then everything hidden here is likely to be one of the disadvantages of such a choice.

"Ah? Why can't the people inside get out? Does that mean...there are all vicious criminals in here?!" From Qingque's perspective, she could only think of this one possibility.

Xianzhou is different from other places. There are almost no petty criminals. After all, everyone can find a job and have fun without worrying about food, drink and entertainment. Who would want to find some excitement if they have nothing to do?

As for those with more serious crimes, they would almost all be directly handed over to the Ten Kings Division and sent to the palace. Those who should be reincarnated would be reincarnated, and those who should die would die, without any ambiguity.

"No, this is just an orphanage, used to collect those who have no one to take care of them due to war and other reasons. Perhaps in a sense, their existence is a sin against the Immortal Boat."

After all, everyone is still immersed in a stable life, victorious wars, and the resulting sense of superiority... You suddenly come up with a few people like this, saying that war and "hunting" will also bring disaster to many Xianzhou people. Aren't you just spreading rumors to confuse the public?

In the hands of a more feudal civilization or a more ruthless leader, it is possible that these obviously destabilizing factors would be eliminated directly.

They send you directly to a place with such excellent treatment, and you don’t even need to do anything to get food and drink... Isn’t this considered to be extremely merciful and kind?

Yes, this is the reality - there is no need to bring any fantasy color, just as where there is light there is darkness, they are living a good life, but there should always be someone to set off their lives, right?

It’s just that sometimes that person is not you, so you don’t know.

Chapter 113 Tragedy is the true face of war

"An orphanage... How come I've never heard of such a place on the Immortal Ship?"

Qingque tilted his head. This name does not sound difficult to understand. It is true that there are many children who are left without parents due to various accidents, but there are basically other relatives. If it really doesn't work, Xianzhou will also arrange a way out for them.

After all, as a fortune teller, she had fought hard to become one by passing various examinations and defeating thousands of opponents. How could she not even understand the basic laws of these immortal boats?

"If you knew about this, then wouldn't it be meaningless to go to so much trouble to confine them to this venue?" Kevin asked back.

"But why do you want to..."

Before Qingque could finish his question, Kevin replied directly: "Let me give you a very simple example. If there is an orphan without a father or a mother, who is also born blind and cannot see... and he stands in front of you and tells you that his parents died in the war, what would you think?"

"Hmm..." Qingque thought for a few seconds, then replied truthfully, "Maybe you think he's unlucky, or pitiful or something?"

This is the true reaction of most people. After all, everyone has a certain degree of kindness, even if it is not in a subjective sense, the instinct of the brain will make them feel throbbing at the tragic experience of their own kind.

"Very good, then what if other conditions remain unchanged, and the number of people who become like this because of the war is increased to dozens, over a hundred, or even more?" Kevin closed his eyes and did not move, but added a new condition to the current one.

"Well...then I might think, if there were no war, these children would not be so miserable?" Qingque replied honestly again.

Yes, one or two tragedies can be attributed to bad luck, or individual accidents... But once this number continues to increase and reaches a point where it cannot be explained by simple chance, it can only mean that there is something wrong with the thing itself.

No matter what the purpose is, war itself is a thing that only brings endless sorrow and mistakes, and there is no rightness at all.

"But for the 'Hunting Patrol', war is its cornerstone... Do you want to persuade the Immortal Boat Alliance or that Star God to give up the conquest of 'Abundance'?"

Decisiveness, revenge, and cruelty, this is probably how the Xianzhou people interpret the fate of "hunting" at this time.

"what?!"

Kevin's few casual inquiries successfully let Qingque know the horror of this matter. It was okay for her to think that war was bad, after all, there were people like that on the Xianzhou. But if most people thought that war would only bring more grief to more people, then the Xianzhou Alliance might not be far from the next disaster.

"It's over, it's over, it's over. I suddenly found out about such an important thing... If Lady Taibu knew about it, she wouldn't kill me, right?!"

Qingque had no doubt that her old boss, who had a farsighted vision, would not know what was going on here. But she was just a small fortune teller, and she didn't have the ambition to save the world. She just wanted to live a peaceful life!

Maybe it's okay to be kind occasionally, but she had to know about such a big thing. Even if she wanted to take care of it, she didn't have the heart or the energy. What could she do?

Seeing Qingque's painful and tangled appearance, Kevin shook his head helplessly, but he didn't plan to say anything more to her. After all, whether it was excuses or explanations, it was Xianzhou's own thing to do, and it had nothing to do with him at all.

But just when Kevin was about to continue exploring this rift, an abrupt voice suddenly reached their ears -

"Yes, yes... The truth may be just as you said. The high-ranking officials of Xianzhou are afraid that the cruel truth of the war will stimulate the views of too many Xianzhou people on war, so they have been imprisoning these children in this desolate compound."

"Perhaps they will think this is a kind treatment, but for children, being imprisoned is the most tragic thing. Moreover...if they still have relatives alive, they would not fall to such a state..."