Ark Undead

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A spark ignited from the hilt of the sword, then quickly spread across the entire fire.

Heat waves surged, and sparks flew like exploding fireworks before disappearing into the air, leaving only the quietly burning campfire.

The sun on the horizon was already just a sliver of light, and with the bright campfire, the sky seemed even darker.

Texas, sitting next to the car, was smoking. She watched the undead light the campfire without saying a word.

Only after the Undead lit the campfire did he come over and throw his cigarette butt into it. Then he and another Pero sat down by the campfire.

Although Exusiai said she was bored and seemed to dislike the campfire, as soon as the Undead lit a campfire, she would immediately come over, sit down next to the campfire, and stretch out her hands.

Her face relaxed unconsciously, and she squinted her eyes, enjoying the warmth brought by the flames.

This is the power of the campfire, even though the two sides had no prior interaction. Through this unique skill of lighting a campfire, the Undead and Ceobe managed to close the distance with the two.

Next, the Undead took out two pieces of dried meat from his pack, skewered them on a thick twig, and handed them to Kroos beside him.

Kroos has learned not to eat undercooked meat, and she slowly roasts the dried meat over the campfire.

It's that familiar feeling again; it's a strange feeling.

Even though we were complete strangers, sitting around the campfire made us feel like we were all in the same boat, and we didn't have to worry about any danger.

The Undead stared silently at the campfire, not saying a word, while Exusiai beside him kept talking.

"Boss! Boss!"

Exusiai deliberately moved closer to the Undead. In the past few days, she hadn't been able to discuss private matters with him. But after getting to know him better these past few days, she felt that their relationship had improved slightly.

"What's your relationship with that beautiful Felin woman?"

This is the issue that Exusiai has been discussing with Texas for the past few days.

They all saw Tianhuo hug the Undead that day.

The two initially thought they were a couple, but seeing the undead's actions and hearing its voice, they began to wonder if this was all a bit too much...

An old cow eating young grass?

Hmm... although this description is a bit strange, it is indeed quite fitting for the occasion.

Moreover, it seems that the Undead are the ones who live off women.

Even Texas perked up her ears and leaned slightly to the right when she heard Exusiai mention this.

The immortal spoke calmly.

“She is my disciple.”

"disciple?"

Exusiai suddenly realized.

"So she's a disciple. The money she gave you was her tuition fee?"

"No."

The Undead shook his head, he said.

"That's my salary. I used to be her assistant."

"??" Exusiai and Texas exchanged a glance, both seeing the incomprehension in each other's eyes.

Disciple and assistant, what kind of nonsense is this?

"Now, she's not an assistant, she's her teacher."

The Undead explained again, then stared at the campfire in silence.

Exusiai chuckled twice; she always felt that the relationship between the two wasn't so simple.

She's cheerful and asks questions directly, but she's not stupid either.

She clearly saw the blush on the face of that Felin woman at the end.

That's it?

What's the relationship?

Are they disciples and teachers?

That's quite interesting!

The immortals have no idea what nonsense is going on in Exusiai's head.

He was simply thinking about Tianhuo, wondering if she would go astray without his guidance.

Despite this, it seems the Undead are very concerned about Skyfire and somewhat neglect Maria.

But there's nothing we can do about it; curses are far too dangerous compared to miracles.

As long as Maria exercises regularly every day, she will always see improvement, although the improvement will not be significant, but it is safe.

But sorcery is different. If you study it again and again, you can easily become neither human nor ghost if you're not careful.

The Undead do not want to draw their weapons and personally eliminate their disciples when they see them again.

Thinking of this, the Undead sighed and decided to relax a little.

Tianhuo is a genius sorcerer after all; he shouldn't be in trouble so easily.

Moreover, her magical fire is connected to her own. If any problems arise, the undead can lend a hand.

"So, boss, are you going to Longmen for fun this time?"

When Exusiai saw that the Undead was not speaking, she assumed that the Undead did not want to talk about this anymore, so she took the initiative to change the subject.

"I know a lot of fun places in Lungmen... but I don't have the money!"

Exusiai smiled foolishly, she said.

"If the boss wants to go, I can write you a travel guide! Besides, the scenery in Yan is completely different from that in Kazimierz and Victoria. Longmen has a unique style and its economy is developing so well, so it naturally has its own characteristics."

When the Undead heard Exusiai mention Lungmen, he also happened to want to inquire about Lungmen.

Let Exusiai continue speaking.

He nodded.

"Okay, continue."

When Exusiai heard that the Undead were actually interested in the topic of Lungmen, she immediately started talking.

"Hehe, since you want to hear it, boss, I'll talk to you about it!"

As she spoke, Exusiai moved a little closer to the Undead, but there was still a gap between them.

The immortals didn't deliberately approach, and Exusiai didn't actively come close either.

The two tacitly maintained a distance, a distance that is called politeness, but also a barrier.

Exusiai started her story from Yan Country, and then gradually moved on to Lungmen.

The immortals would listen, occasionally asking a question, and then Exusiai would solve the immortals' questions first.

After a conversation, the Undead had a general understanding of what Lungmen was all about.

Longmen truly lives up to its name; it is indeed the gateway to the Yan Kingdom.

This enormous mobile city serves as a window for Yan Kingdom to communicate with the outside world, and it also gathers countless capital and businesses from the entire Terra continent.

There are clusters of modern high-rise buildings as well as architectural complexes that retain the style of the Yan Kingdom. In terms of clothing style, it blends the Yan Kingdom with modern new trends. You can see long gowns and long skirts in the Yan Kingdom style, as well as various simple outfits brought about by new ideas.

The Lungmen coin, which is used throughout Terra, is produced in Lungmen. This is because many transactions are conducted in Lungmen, and various countries have trade relations with Lungmen. Since Lungmen's currency is paper money, it is convenient for transactions and use, so the Lungmen coin circulates everywhere.

The leader of Longmen was named Wei Yanwu, a Yan state person with ancestral blood.

As for the lineage of the First Men, Exusiai only had a vague understanding, so the Undead stopped asking.

It is worth noting that Lungmen's power is not simply controlled by the government on the surface.

Because Lungmen is a gathering place for various forces, in addition to the Lungmen government on the surface, there are also underground gangs, as well as spies and companies from other countries.

But overall, they were still suppressed by Mr. Wei Yanwu through forceful means.

However, those infected living in Lungmen did not suffer as much.

Although most infected individuals live in clusters of infected people, the people of Lungmen do not hold much prejudice against them. Therefore, many infected individuals are still able to find suitable work. While the wages are low, at least they have something to look forward to in life.

According to Exusiai's description, the Undead were surprised to find that the Lungmen people's attitude towards the Infected was the best he had ever experienced.

Let's not even talk about Casimir. Anyone who's talked to Bloodthorn knows that although Casimir has ostensibly relaxed the requirements for infected people to become knights this year, in reality, they still use infected people as tools to make money.

Victoria was even worse; infected people were treated like criminals, confined in a special district, and denied work. Aside from the occasional distribution of food to prevent riots, they received absolutely no care.

The higher-ups are even plotting legislation to sell off these infected individuals.

In contrast to Lungmen, the infected were actually treated the best in Lungmen.

Sherag is a special case because it is isolated from the world. Therefore, there are relatively few infected people, and it can't cause any significant problems.

While pondering the situation at Longmen, the Undead also thought about how to find the person related to the Dragon Head Stone after arriving at Longmen.

This is the part that gives him the biggest headache, but he won't get stuck on it.

If all else fails, we can ask the Warlock Guild and the Kal'ran Trade for help.

Anyway, SilverAsh and he are friends, so he won't take SilverAsh's benefits for nothing if no one dies; he'll return them to him later.

The stars in the sky opened their eyes, and Exusiai and the immortals talked until late at night.

Texas and Ceobe listened silently.

Then Kroos yawned and came over to hug the Undead's arm.

The Undead took off his gauntlet and threw it to her, while Exusiai yawned.

Exusiai tidied up and went back to her tent to rest. Texas lit a cigarette, then went to the nearby stream to wash her face and brush her teeth before returning to her own tent.

In the dead of night, the stars twinkled, and the moon stared intently at the earth.

Kroos leaned against the Undead, chewing on his gauntlet as he slowly fell asleep.

The two tents, one bright and one dark, emitted steady breathing sounds.

The Undead sat by the campfire, pondering the things they needed to be careful about on their journey to Lungmen, while keeping watch over the long night.