An invincible journey starting from a different race

"Don't say anything." Gan Qiu said, "Leave it to us tonight. You have to watch carefully... our fighting figures."

Then, Gan Qiu entered the room third.

Then, giggles, screams, and someone's painful cries for help were heard in the room.

The cry for help sounded like a man's.

"...So, you've recovered, huh?" Meria, who had witnessed the entire farce, was speechless, but also very curious about Aesop. "I'm not bragging... Actually, I'm quite powerful in the field of magic. Although this shop has not been open for long, I've never seen anyone recover from my magic. You are quite extraordinary."

Aesop turned to look at Melia, and then said seriously: "I am indeed not simple."

Having said that, he paused and asked again.

"Is this all your store is?"

"...What do you mean it's just like that?" Meria said unhappily. "Memory magic is not simple. I spent a long time studying it before figuring out how to use it in the Dream Demon Shop. This is our specialty. Do you see any other shops like mine?"

Aesop thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it is true, but to me, it is nothing special."

After hearing what Aesop said, Melia couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and said, "If you say that, I'm not very happy. What do you mean this is nothing special? Don't you think I'm special too?"

After hearing what Meria said, Aesop also discovered that her body seemed to have some special features.

"Haha, my body has also been transformed by memory magic." Melia placed her hand on the cloth covering the huge human heart, and then slowly pulled it aside, allowing Aesop to see the magic spell engraved on her chest. She said to Aesop, "This is a memory spell. As long as you engrave it on my body, my body will be like a memory, always frozen in the most perfect state and maintain its most perfect appearance."

Aesop looked at the magic spell and was quite surprised: "Is there such magic?"

"Yeah," Meria hummed. "Impressive, right? My body, no matter what kind of treatment it endures, physical, magical, or even cursed, can be healed in an instant as long as I have enough magic power."

Aesop had been just listening casually, but after hearing what Melia had said, he suddenly became serious: "Wait, you said you can restore any form?"

"Of course." Meria folded her hands and said proudly, "As long as I have enough magic power, my body can remain in this state forever. So no matter in a real battle or in the battle for life, no one can defeat me!"

After saying that, Melia slowly took off the cloth on her body and looked at Aesop with an extremely provocative look.

"Now, do you still dare to say that I'm not special enough?" Melia licked her lips and said seductively, "Do you dare to challenge me?"

After hearing what Melia said, Aesop made a "click".

Unbuckled his belt.

"It seems..." he said slowly, "I have no choice but to take action."

"Wow, little brother is really brave." Melia said, "Come on then."

"Look, my magic power ran out first."

"Your energy will run out first!"

……

Twenty minutes later, Melia fell to the ground, her body twitching and her eyes dull.

She used up the last bit of her strength and pointed at Aesop with a trembling finger.

"How could you... use both energy and curses at the same time?" Meria said in a trembling voice. "This is... cheating..."

Then, he completely fainted.

Aesop turned his back and fastened his belt with a "click".

"I'm sorry." Aesop said softly, "I accept this victory."

Why, you are the one who enjoys it the most in the end?!

The next morning, four very special evaluation guides were hung on the billboard of the food and wine pavilion, which almost instantly attracted countless people's attention, and everyone gathered over.

The reason they're so special is that these review guides were all written by the original review guides: Stank, Jer, and Ganchu. It's been a while since these three published a review, and while many other nightmare reviewers have emerged since then to take their jobs, men, like me, always miss the original reviewer, even if that original reviewer was a reviewer. So whenever Stank and the others publish a review, especially after a long absence, it immediately garners everyone's attention.

Look, look, what a superstar reviewer is.

Moreover, today's review guide is also very special in terms of content.

First up is Stank's.

"This time, I'm reviewing the newly opened restaurant called 'City of Oblivion.' First, let me give you my verdict...six points is the worst I can give it."

"The special thing about this shop is that once you enter, you'll lose all your memories of Sese due to magic... yes, everything. It turns you into a spiritual novice. It's hard for me to describe this feeling. Maybe the first battle experience is wonderful, but if you come here with your brothers and face multiple nightmares at the same time (I'm fighting three), it's hard to leave a good impression. It feels like when you were a kid, just feeling ashamed and playing with gold in bed, and then someone found you..."

"Damn it, I don't even want to reminisce anymore. Besides the shame, I don't have any special memories. Also, I spent a ton of money, and I was broke in no time."

Then came Jer's.

"Although it's nice to recapture the excitement and rush of meeting people for the first time... I'd rather come alone. The downside of coming with friends is that we all wanted to prove ourselves to be experienced yesterday, and then chose to fight nightmares that outnumbered us several times in the same room..."

"Well, how can I put it? I'm really just suppressing my shame and pretending not to care. But do you think this is the end? Do you think this is the peak of shame?"

"No, the peak of shame is when you leave the store, regain your memory, and remember what you did in the store! I really don't want to say it. If I wasn't short of money, I really don't want to write this review. But because it really gave me an experience I haven't had in a hundred years, I can't say it's worthless. All in all, I'll give it a 5."

"By the way, this shop is really expensive. There's a good chance that this is because there are only three of us, but we have to face ten nightmares! But even if that's not the case, the price of a single nightmare is much higher than other places. All in all, it's a very special place, and those who want to experience it should really think carefully."

The last one is Gan Qiu’s. Gan Qiu’s is the most special because he scored zero points. Everyone can feel Gan Qiu’s anger and pain from his words.

"What a joke! If I had known it was this store, I wouldn't have come here!"

"During my first battle, I couldn't stand up properly, which left me paralyzed for a long time! Do you know how much I paid to be able to fight like a man?! Last night, I almost went back to the days before liberation! If I really can't stand up again, I'm going to destroy this damn shop!"

"Also, as they mentioned before, the price is ridiculous! I literally didn't touch a single nightmare, and I attacked in earthworm form the entire time, yet I still have to pay so much!"

"Nothing to say, 0 points!"

The last one is from Aesop, and it is accompanied by a picture of Sese. It is a review that is very Aesop-like, and Aesop also gave it the highest score.

"9 points, but mine doesn't count."

"Because my body has sufficient magical resistance, the forgetfulness spell didn't last long before I recovered. Also, because of the curse, I couldn't fight ordinary nightmares. Fortunately, the owner of this shop is very special. As long as she has magical power, her body can continuously recover, and even curses can be resisted to a certain extent. This allows me to have a real, hearty battle after a long time."

"As for the price, I didn't actually pay anything because the Dream Girl inside was theirs, so I only fought the lady boss. But she passed out after the fight and didn't take my money in the end, so overall I got it for free, which is naturally very satisfying."

"Also, this shop offers a great experience for customers with exceptional magic resistance. You can see the various actions of friends with less magic resistance. To me, this is more interesting than the battle itself, so I'd give it a 9."

After reading all the reviews, the diners couldn't help but turn their eyes over there and start whispering to each other.

"Although it's a very special place, why do I remember that Stank and the others were going to take revenge on Aesop last night?"

"Yes, but why, in the midst of revenge, why did it happen to me?"

"Why does Aesop still seem so happy?"

"But Stank and the others didn't suffer either. Three against ten is a wonderful thing no matter how you look at it, right?"

"It should be two against ten, but Gan Qiu can't do it."

"I'm actually more curious... Is Gan Qiu still in a state where he can't get up? But doesn't his peak form only last three seconds?"

Gan Qiu heard the diners' whispers and naturally couldn't stand it any longer. He immediately slammed the table and stood up, glaring at the diners: "Assholes! Who are you talking about three seconds?! That was my old self. Now I have been tempered and can last for thirty seconds!"

Ganqiu and the diners were arguing, while Stank and Jer were frowning.

Damn it, the two of them really didn't want to recall last night.

Fighting is indeed enjoyable, but for a swordsman who is picking up a sword for the first time, facing an enemy that is several times larger than himself and has much more experience than himself for the first time, such a fight is not enjoyable at all, but a massacre.

Their blood and essence, after being cut by the sharp blade, continued to flow out like tap water.

Not only do you have to cry, but you also have to be stared at by the other person as if they were children, and you have to endure the other person's smile.

That was really something I don't want to recall again in my life.

But that's not the point. The point is... aren't they going to take revenge on Aesop?!

Why, it was so cool to the end...

It’s still Aesop!

212 Aesop's Fables

He clearly wanted to take revenge on Aesop, but instead of taking revenge on Aesop, he took revenge on himself.

Although if you think about it carefully, this matter doesn't seem to have anything particularly to do with Aesop. After all, it was Stank who chose the store himself, and it was Stank who decided to retaliate against Aesop, but he still failed by accident, and this is not the first time such a thing has happened.

This made Stank wonder if this B person Aesop was blessed by some god of luck, so that he could avoid bad luck at every critical moment.

How infuriating!

"I really can't swallow this!" Stank slammed the table. "Really, I just need to succeed once! Just once! Otherwise, my spirit of a swordsman will really collapse!"

Jer glanced at Stank, but he didn't respond to Stank. After all, his Escort's Heart had nothing to do with Aesop. It would be a bit strange if something like Escort's Heart had anything to do with a man. "Why don't you just not provoke him? It's obviously you who provokes him every time. How do you say this is backlash? Backlash, backlash."

Stank pointed at Jer angrily and said, "How dare you destroy your own prestige and boost the ambitions of others?"

Jer answered sincerely: "Because I really don't want to make a gender transition and debut."

"What the hell..."

While Stank and Jer were having a heated exchange downstairs, Aesop, the instigator of all this, was still sorting his things in the room.

Mainly organizing the evaluation guides I have written since I started my career (in escorting).

Lisa on the side was "watching" and shaking her butt and making noises.

"I see. Do you rely on this to improve your strength?"

Don't ask why it makes a sound.

Aesop had been worried that Ryza would be too uncomfortable being alone... no, being alone, so he used some forbidden magic to transfer Ryza's language and vision to her lower body. So now Ryza could both see and speak.

"I thought that someone like you would never use this method."

Aesop slowly packed up the review, then turned to look at Lisa and asked, "What are you talking about?"

"Hmm?" Lisa asked, puzzled. "Aren't you collecting faith now?"

"Faith?" Aesop asked. "What does it mean?"

Lisa's only remaining eye narrowed slightly, as if she was trying to figure out if Aesop was joking. When she was sure that Aesop wasn't joking, she swung her legs and said, "Don't you know the power of faith?"

Aesop thought for a moment and said, "Are you talking about the power of faith in the church?"

In this world, faith is indeed a power, and the church is the best at using this power.

For example, the brave hero Yudi who has been pestering Aesop, the power of faith she can use is the most powerful in the world.

The source of the church's faith is naturally the worship and awe of the goddess by the believers in this world.

But according to Lisa, it seems that other people can also collect faith?

"You really don't know," Lisa said with a tut. "But come to think of it, you're Abel's disciple. There's no need to use such an inefficient method to increase your strength. Your own magical heritage is more than enough to last you a lifetime."

Lysa paused for a moment and explained.

"The power of faith isn't exclusive to the church or the goddess. In fact, if you were to found a religion right now, you could still gather faith, but it would be very inefficient. With the goddess and the church around, few people would believe in you, so you wouldn't be able to draw much power."

Aesop had indeed never heard Abel talk about this, so he put on a very humble attitude and wanted to listen to Lisa continue.

But Lisa didn't say anything. She snorted coldly, and then said with a bit of pride: "You don't know, right? But if you don't know, what does it have to do with me? Why should I tell you this?"

Aesop said seriously, "If you don't want to tell me, I will plug your only eye."

"You fucking bastard..." Lisa felt like she was about to spit out a mouthful of blood. She said depressedly, "As expected of Abel's disciple, you're so ruthless. Now, let me tell you something. The essence of the power of faith is that the more people believe in you, the more strength you can draw from them. However, the power of an individual is very limited, almost negligible. A sufficiently large base of believers is required for this to work."

Aesop asked, "Why is this happening?"

Lisa said lazily, "This is the goddess's way of increasing her own strength. You can think of it as the power of faith. It's the goddess herself using a vast magic circle in this world. The name of this magic circle could be called: Faith is Magic. She is the biggest beneficiary of this magic circle, and she hasn't locked it yet. So anyone else, as long as they master a little bit of the method, can use it and draw faith from it."

If that's the case, then it does make sense.

"So, in this world, many people are taking advantage of this formation," Lisa said. "For example, many scholars seek to increase their influence through academic research, ultimately gaining faith. After all, in this world, the only god is the goddess. Everyone prays only to her, so surpassing her in this area is impossible. They can only strive in other areas."

As she spoke, Lisa sighed.

"In the beginning, I was so engrossed in research for this very reason. But just when my research was about to yield results, it was suppressed by the church and your teacher... Damn it, they were just jealous of me. They knew that if my research succeeded, it would surely gain a large number of followers and absorb a great deal of faith. By then... hehe..."

After hearing this, Aesop said, "You are so boring."

"You're fucking boring! Such an ambitious plan, and you actually called it boring!" Lisa was a little nervous. Then she suddenly thought of something and asked, "Wait, if you're not here to gain faith, then why are you out escorting?"

"I'm just out on a convoy mission." Aesop answered honestly.

Lisa: “…”

"But what you said is also very interesting." Aesop said, "I want to give it a try. How should I do it?"

Although Lisa didn't want to pay attention to Aesop, she was still afraid that Aesop would block her last eye, so she could only speak honestly, "The first step is to increase your visibility, so that everyone knows you. Thousands of years ago, the Church relied on the "Holy Covenant" to make the name of the goddess resound throughout the world, but that was a much longer time, and people were not enlightened, so the Church was able to succeed. What era is it now? If you don't have some practical experience, who would want to know you? Forget about being Abel's disciple, even if you are truly an arcane magician, it's useless."