Miss Dragon, the BOSS, will not be captured.

For some reason, Esther always felt that the person sitting in front of her was Ling Xue herself, and that the other one, Mo Ran, was also real.

She rarely makes intuitive judgments, but her intuitions are always accurate.

It was only at this moment that Esther finally realized one thing: although there was light in this world, the light was dim.

Looking up at the sky, I couldn't see anything—no sun, no moon, not even stars.

There was only a gray sky and a light source of unknown origin.

Estella always felt that this world resembled the afterlife described in the mythology of the Faya religion...

Section 234, Chapter 220: Named the Soul Realm

In this gray world, the campfire in front of them is the only thing that can warm their hearts, but the two people sitting around the campfire seem to have completely lost their souls.

Estia kept calling their names, but received no response. She then tried to touch them with her hands, but even when she pushed them to the ground, they just slowly got up and continued to sit around the campfire.

A soulless shell? A marionette?

Just as Estia was completely confused, a perfectly normal-sounding voice rang out from behind her—

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Estia turned around abruptly and saw a girl in a black robe standing under an abandoned street lamp not far away, observing her with her blood-red eyes.

The girl in black robes held a huge scythe, the inscriptions on it emitting a red glow; her attire made her look somewhat like the Grim Reaper.

That's great. Whether the other person is friend or foe, it's something to be happy about to meet someone you can talk to in this lifeless place.

"Tell me your name first? I don't think we're enemies."

"Whether they are enemies or not, we'll discuss that after we've talked."

The scythe-wielding girl slowly approached and stopped five meters away from Estia: "You don't look like a dead person."

"Of course I'm not dead. What kind of place is this? Have you ever heard of the Faya Continent?"

Upon hearing the term "Faya Continent," the scythe-wielding girl nodded: "I've heard of it."

"Then who are you?"

“I’ve answered one of your questions. Now it’s my turn to ask.” The girl planted her scythe on the ground. “How did you get here?”

"Calamity star, I touched the calamity star and was then teleported here."

"..."

The scythe-wielding girl remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Your soul is not pure enough. You are not just a creature of Faya; you have also lived in another world."

Unexpectedly, her words revealed her past experiences. While surprised, Estia asked, "Can you tell me your identity now?"

“Rothschild, the ruler of the soul realm, you may call me the God of Death or the God of Life, but I call myself the God of the Dead.”

Why are there two titles that sound completely opposite?

"I told you, you'll answer one question each time. Now it's your turn. What's your name?"

"Estia comes from the continent of Faya, and her race is dragon."

"And you don't have divinity."

The scythe in Rothschild's hand transformed into several butterflies and vanished, which meant that she did not consider Estia an enemy, or rather, she did not consider Estia a threat.

"Then I will continue to answer your question. I am responsible for allocating the souls' destinations. Whether they are used as fuel to maintain the world's origin or given a chance to reincarnate, it is all up to me to decide."

Rothschild can give a soul new life, or he can kill that soul completely.

"Maintaining the world's origin? Oh, now it's your turn to ask a question."

Estia was used to Rothschild's one-question-one-answer style of conversation, so she patiently waited for Rothschild to ask his question.

"Do you know these two people sitting on the ground?"

"Yes, they are people I know. I want to know why they are here, but can you tell me what the origin of the world is first?"

You can ask questions one by one; Estia doesn't think Rothschild is an unapproachable person.

"What use is it for you poor mortals to know all this? You will never reach the realm of the gods."

Despite saying that, Rosier still explained to Estia in detail what the origin of the world was. This was her long-standing habit. Anyone who entered the Soul Realm could ask her any question, but the price was a one-on-one exchange of questions until she had no more questions.

She was very interested in the silver dragon girl named Estia, so the conversation could go on for a long time.

The origin of the world is the "heart" that maintains the operation of the entire world. To be precise, it is the origin of the entire planet. Both the Soul Realm and the Calamity Star World are dependent on the main world of Faya. Therefore, these three worlds share the origin of the world.

Living things need to take in energy to maintain normal bodily functions, and so does the origin of the world. The source of the world's energy is the soul. When any living thing dies, the purest part of the soul becomes the energy of the world's origin.

This can be seen as a way for living beings to give back to the world they grew up in after they die.

“I generally don’t let great heroes or beings with powerful souls return to the origin of the world; instead, I give them new life.”

"As for ordinary souls, once I fill them into the origin of the world, they will completely dissipate, their traces of existence will be forever erased, and they will never appear in this world again, which is to say, complete death."

After hearing Rothschild's explanation, Esther understood what her duty was.

If nothing unexpected happens, this is the second deity she has ever seen, and a high-level one at that. Other mortal races probably don't have such an opportunity.

"Now it's my turn to ask you, what is your relationship with these two people?"

"This……"

Estia hesitated. Should she tell the truth and tell the truth about what happened on Earth?

"Don't even think about lying; I can see through anyone's lies."

"Sigh, okay, actually they are Earthlings..."

Estia struggled to explain Ling Xue and Mo Ran's identities to Rosier. Although she had been to Earth, she still didn't know enough about it.

"Now, should you tell me why those two are here?"

This was the last question Estella had left. Ling Mingming had told her that after Ling Xue and Mo Ran died on Earth, their souls were sent to the continent of Faya by her, and then they were reincarnated there.

Unexpectedly, Estia saw the two of them in the Soul Realm, though they looked as if they had lost their souls.

Rothschild's next explanation completely dispelled Estia's doubts and made everything make sense: "As the god who governs death and rebirth, I am sometimes responsible for the reincarnation of people from other worlds. Souls from other worlds are generally reincarnated into the continent of Faya under my control."

This reminded Estya of what Ye Qingxian had told her: when people die on Earth, if their families agree, they will be made into "NPCs" with the same appearance and personality and placed on the continent of Faya.

Now it seems that it is indeed not simple. The continent of Faya is a real world, and those "reincarnated" Earthlings are not virtual characters created through data, but their souls were truly sent to the continent of Faya.

Who is behind this? Could it be Ling?

Section 235, Chapter 221: Rothschild's Commission

"Who are Ling Xue and Mo Ran by the campfire?"

"Hehehe... What you see is of course their memories. Reincarnated people do not need memories of their past lives, so they are extracted and then slowly dissipate in the soul realm."

"hiss……"

Estya couldn't accept this reality. Both Sister Ling and Sister Ranran were her friends in another world, and friends with whom she shared precious memories. It was just that she couldn't remember them because of her amnesia.

"Can we please not let their souls dissipate?"

After Estia said that, Rothschild immediately said, "I knew you would make such a request. Come with me."

She turned around and started walking, and Esther had no choice but to follow behind her.

At that moment, an unexpected notification appeared in her mind, making her realize that a system still existed.

Ding!

"Lord Roshiel, the Lord of the Soul Realm, has become your client."

Client?

Estia stood there stunned. She hadn't expected that data could exist here, and she certainly hadn't expected that Rothschild could become her client.

It's important to know that the identity of the client is usually that of a local resident of Faya when communicating with adventurers from other worlds.

“Estella, your ability to come to the Soul Realm as a living being is the first such case since I took charge of managing the Soul Realm.”

"Since that's the case, I understand. You want to use my ability to travel through the Soul Realm to get me to do some things for you?"

“That’s right, I can reward you, and if you do very well…” Rothschild turned to look at Estia, winking at her playfully, “you can also gain my friendship.”

This action instantly changed the atmosphere. From the moment Estia met Rothir, their conversation had been very serious, and Rothir's expression remained indifferent throughout, as if they were truly gods from different worlds.

But that "human" expression just now proves that Rothschild also has normal emotions.

This doesn't seem surprising, considering that Ling, the ruler of the Faya world, is more mischievous, not to mention the other gods.

“I have another question,” Esther suddenly said, but she spoke first, “What question do you have for me?”

"There's no need for reciprocal questioning now, just ask directly."

"Thank you. My question is, the Soul Realm is subordinate to the Faya World, right?"

"Yes."

"Then why is the style of this world similar to Earth? There are dilapidated steel buildings everywhere, cars, traffic lights, zebra crossings on broken streets... It feels more developed than Earth?"

In the continent of Faya, people normally judge a city's level of development by how tall and luxurious its buildings are. Cities with only one or two-story buildings look poor, while tall buildings with dozens of stories, like the Imperial City, prove a city's glory.

The city that appeared before her in the Soul Realm was nothing compared to Earth. Estella didn't know how developed the city she had seen on Earth ranked on the entire planet, but the dilapidated city before her was far taller than anything she had ever seen before.

Rothschild offered no explanation, but instead pointed to a tall building, so tall that its top was invisible at first glance: "The Council Building."

"Meeting for officials? Could this place have been inhabited before?"

Esther's curiosity grew stronger. Was the Soul Realm actually a habitable world?

"Sigh, if an Earthling were here, it would be easier for me to explain, but as for you... I don't want to explain now, because no matter how I explain, you won't understand."

"Just tell me, maybe I can understand you?"

Estia felt looked down upon.

"Alright, I'll just say a few terms. If you can understand them, I'll tell you the details right away."