An invincible journey starting from a different race

"Who said it's useless? Why is it useless?" Stank was also dissatisfied. "You can question our incompetence in one aspect, but you can't question our incompetence in another aspect!"

“…What the hell are you talking about?”

"Don't play dumb, Shido," Stank said, "Zita has told us everything. We already know why you asked Aesop to come."

"Yes." Jer nodded and said, "In this regard, we are Aesop's predecessors. And we are not predecessors like Gan Qiu who was beaten to death on the beach. We are serious predecessors who are still on the march. So how can you not call us two?"

After hearing what the two said, Zi Teng couldn't help but hold her forehead and complained, "What on earth is my sister doing? She tells everything... and she doesn't even explain it clearly. It's not what you understand at all."

"Not what we understand?"

Stank and Jer looked at each other.

"Can this kind of thing be understood in a distorted way?"

"It's not that I misunderstood, it's just... well, there's no point telling you now. Since you're already here, I can't send you back." Zi Teng said, "Then stay. When you see Grandmother, you'll understand what I mean. You two are no match for me!"

Zi Teng's words "You two are no good at all" immediately made Stank and Jer angry. What men hate most is when women say they are no good, and they can't wait to prove it to Zi Teng.

However, in the forest, Zi Teng's power was stronger than outside. She easily subdued the two angry men and said angrily, "You'd better behave yourself. This is a forest!"

"What happened to the forest?" Stank was still unhappy.

"The forest is very exclusive." Jer understood better than Stank. "Although Grandmother has always advocated for the children of the forest to leave the forest and go out into the world, not everyone goes. On the contrary, very few go out. The vast majority remain in the forest and are very exclusive to outsiders... This is probably why you only let Aesop bring the two of us here."

"You're half right."

"Which half is wrong?"

Zi Teng glanced at Jer and said, "I only wanted Aesop to come alone. I didn't want you two to come at all. You're being a bit too self-indulgent."

Jer: “…”

"The specific situation is quite complicated," Zi Teng sighed and said, "If it weren't for fulfilling my grandmother's last wish, we wouldn't have allowed outsiders into the forest for the first time. And even then, no one wants to see outsiders, so the number of people is strictly limited, and only the most core members can bring outsiders in. If I hadn't been raised by my grandmother, I wouldn't have even gotten three spots."

"It's okay." Stank patted Zi Teng's shoulder and said, "As long as we are here, it's fine."

Zi Teng rolled her eyes and said, "Whether you can see Grandmother is another matter."

"Why is this again?"

"People in the clan believe that even if we want to fulfill Grandmother's last wish, we can't be too careless," Zi Teng said. "Grandmother is such a noble person, how can we let lowly, petty, and incompetent people manipulate her so easily?"

"…Are you serious about that adjective?"

"I'm not talking about you, but the vast majority of the tribe thinks the same way about outsiders." Zi Teng waved her hand and said, "If it weren't for Grandmother's announcement that she would give generous rewards to the younger generation who could fulfill her last wish, those old antiques would still not let outsiders in."

"There are rewards?"

"Yes, it's considered my grandmother's legacy. The power of nature is given to outsiders, but I don't know what it is for the tribe members," Zi Teng said. "This means that I'm not the only one seeking outside help. Almost all qualified tribe members are seeking outside help. This means the number of outside helpers has increased, and the tribe members will definitely not allow so many people to contact my grandmother at the same time, so they have to screen them in advance."

Stank and Jer looked at each other, wondering why this sounded so weird.

"Is it my imagination?" Stank pondered for a moment and said, "Why do I feel like we're a bit like call boys?"

"No, it's not your illusion," Jer said. "He's a call boy, the kind that requires competition for the job."

Two old bodyguards who have traveled all over the world suddenly become call-up gigolos who need to fight internal competition. One has to sigh that this world is really wonderful.

While they were talking, Zi Teng had already brought the three of them to the reception room, where another female tree demon who looked like a snake spirit was already sitting.

As soon as the snake-esque female tree demon saw Zither, her eyes immediately lit up, as if she had been waiting here for a long time. She immediately stood up and walked towards Zither with a charming smile.

"Hey, isn't this Sister Zi Teng~" the snake-element female tree demon said, "I didn't expect you to actually bring someone in."

Seeing the female tree demon, Zi Teng's expression immediately became unhappy. She looked at her coldly and said, "What's it got to do with you?"

"Ah, it's all to fulfill Grandmother's wish~" the female tree demon said, "Besides, we both have the power to bring in outsiders, so we can be considered competitors. Naturally, we have to see what level our competitors are. But from the looks of it right now..."

The female tree demon walked slowly up to Aesop, Stank and Jer, circled around them, and then covered her mouth and laughed.

"Although I thought the person you invited might not be very strong, I still didn't expect him to be so weak."

Stank and Jer immediately became unhappy.

Damn, as soon as I entered the forest, I was called weak. First by the wisteria, and now by another tree demon. Can you tree demons open your eyes and see this?

Are we weak?! Are we weak?!

The weakest one hasn't arrived yet!

"Two humans and one elf, tsk tsk tsk." The snake spirit and dryad shook their heads repeatedly, "With this level, how dare you come in?"

Aesop wasn't that angry. After hearing what the snake-spirit tree demon said, he asked curiously, "Who are you looking for?"

The snake spirit and the tree demon seemed to have been waiting for someone to ask this question. When he heard Aesop really asked it, his expression immediately became high-spirited and he couldn't wait to speak.

"Hahaha, let me show you weaklings." The snake-element tree demon moved aside, revealing the room behind him. "I've searched half the continent to find this powerful person!"

A tall and strong black shadow immediately appeared in the room, and then slowly walked out. The snake spirit and the tree demon immediately threw all kinds of adjectives at it.

"The strongest bear people!"

"An iron-blooded warrior who fought sixteen low-level nightmares in one night without being defeated!"

"An ultimate creature with a heart comparable to that of a male succubus!"

"The eternal legend of Dream Town!"

The snake spirit and tree demon spoke passionately.

"Bow down before the power of eternity, mortals!"

Then, everyone saw that majestic figure appear in front of them.

What an unruly and arrogant look it was, as if there was no rival in the world.

This arrogance continued until he saw clearly who was in front of him.

"...Bruce?" Aesop asked.

I cured them all.

"The strongest bear-man", "the iron-blooded warrior who can fight sixteen battles in one night without being defeated", "the ultimate creature with a heart comparable to that of a male nightmare" - Bruce, was currently sitting next to the trio, rubbing his hands a little uneasily, and he did not look as domineering as the legend said.

There was no way. Beside him, Stank and Jer were staring at him with unfriendly eyes as if to say, "You are the Ultimate Lifeform!"

This made him feel a little embarrassed, as if he was bragging outside and then found his old family members staring at him.

Ah, this shouldn’t even be described as “wonderful”; the word should be “socially dead”.

"Ahem, I didn't expect you guys to come too." Bruce said dryly, "I actually met you guys here, it's really...it's fate."

"Fate!" Stank said angrily. "You refused to come with us to the volcano and insisted on going alone. Now you've come here alone? Tell me the truth, how did you get here?!"

"That's what you said," Bruce said. "It was a long time ago when you went to the volcano. I even went back to Nightmare Town halfway through, but seeing that you guys hadn't come back, I continued to do quests to make money. After all, I spent a lot of money before, so I wanted to make more money while you were away. Then we can continue to have fun together, right?"

"Then why did you come here to make money?"

"Oh, because I met that tree demon named Manny along the way... that's the tree demon from earlier." Bruce said, scratching his head. "We met during our adventure, so naturally, a fire would ignite easily. I also wanted to let her, this tree demon, see the formidable strength of my bear people..."

"Wait." Stank had to interrupt Bruce, "How come you're a bearman?! You're a dogman, didn't you hate it the most when people called you a bear? Why are you calling yourself a bearman now?"

Bruce was stunned for a moment, then belatedly said, "Hey!" "If you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten that I'm a dog, not a bear."

Shi Tank Huan: “…”

"There's no other way. For this mission, you can't get in without some strength and reputation. Even having strength and reputation isn't enough; you need some connections," Bruce said. "That's why I told Manny I'm a bear-man. I need some connections."

"I don't quite understand." Jel asked, "What is the relationship between the Ursine and the Dryad?"

"Why is it okay?" Bruce said, "Don't the bear people love to rub tree bark? And they love to rub the bark of the tree demon the most. When Manny and I first met, she was shocked by my strong physique, and the first thing she said to me was, 'Rub mine.'"

Stank and Jer: "..."

Bruce sipped the juice in front of him and said, "Actually, I didn't want to come. I'm not a real bear-man, so I don't know much about the forest. But the reward is really generous. And Manny said that even if I didn't help, I could still get a lot of money. Anyway, doing a quest anywhere is not a quest, so I just followed along. Who knew I would meet you... By the way, where's Ganqiu? Why didn't he come with you?"

"...Are you serious? Think about what we're doing here, and then think about whether you can let him come?"

Bruce suddenly understood and nodded: "Oh...that's true."

Aesop asked, "Have you seen the Forest Grandmother?"

"Not yet." Bruce shook his head and said, "I only arrived a day earlier than you. They said that I'm not qualified to see Grandma yet. I have to wait until after the competition."

"All?" Aesop noticed the key word, "Has anyone else arrived yet?"

"Yes." Bruce nodded and said, "I'm already considered late. You guys are probably the last."

"So what kind of people are the rest of them?" Stank asked. "Don't tell me they'll all look familiar when we meet them later? Just Nightmare Town in a new skin, right?"

"No, I don't know anyone besides you guys," Bruce said. "And those guys are weird and arrogant, looking down on everyone else. So I can only exaggerate my achievements a bit. Ahem, actually, it's not a complete exaggeration, I just concealed some key information. But it doesn't matter. As long as Aesop is here, my reputation is solidified!"

Bruce patted Aesop's shoulder with a flattering look on his face, as if he was about to say, "I'm your bear tonight... oh no, I'm your dog tonight."

"Hey, Bruce, do you still have any conscience?" Stank was immediately upset. "Don't forget, although it was Aesop who used the Concentric Link, it was me who charged you up! It was Jer and I who supported you shot after shot! How could you be so ungrateful? Get me out of here and give me back!"

"Ahem, could you please stop saying such disgusting things? And do you think I'm ungrateful? Don't worry, if you ever get into trouble, I'll give you double the amount you gave me without hesitation!"

After hearing what Bruce said, Stank nodded in satisfaction: "That's pretty good."

"So let's just stand together and face the outside world," Bruce said. "I'll take you to meet those people later. You'd better do as I did and make up some name. The more impressive the better. No one can verify it anyway. Don't think this is bragging. In fact, bragging is a kind of skill."

The three of them agreed that Bruce's words made sense and nodded.

"Don't worry, we know what to do."

Bruce nodded and took the three of them to a lobby.

There were more than twenty people in the lobby, of all races. As soon as the three of them came in, they attracted everyone's attention, and most of the looks were unfriendly.

Seeing this scene, Stank was not at all intimidated. He stepped forward and said, "I am the best swordsman in the world. I have two swords, one outside and one inside. I have never met an opponent on either battlefield!"

Bruce nodded slightly, thinking that this momentum was enough.

Next is Jer.

Jer's tone was less overbearing than Stank's, and carried a touch of indifference: "Although I am not talented, I have a wonderful magic that allows me to fight for three days and three nights without feeling tired."

Bruce secretly gave a thumbs up, thinking that Jerbi Stankin said it better.

Then it was Aesop's turn. Aesop also walked forward, thought for a moment, and said.

"I am a pastor who specializes in curing impotence. I cured them all."

At that moment, everyone's expression changed.

As the title says, I had a party with classmates yesterday and drank too much. Then my frozen shoulder came back and I couldn't lift my arm all day...

Damn, I have periarthritis of the shoulder in my twenties. I don’t want to say anything more. I’ll update it early tomorrow morning.

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I admit, this was a difficult one.

When Zi Teng returned to the lobby and saw the scene inside, he was stunned.

She had originally thought that these foreign players would continue to argue and taunt as before. After all, without a leader, they would look at each other with eyes full of dissatisfaction. But now it was different. The hall was very quiet. The foreign players of various races had stopped arguing, and the main seat, which symbolized status, was already occupied.

It was Aesop.

How is this going?

Shouldn't Aesop and his group be the last to arrive? How did they end up sitting down at the table everyone had argued about all day but still couldn't reserve?

Zi Teng felt that she should be surprised, but if it was Aesop, it didn't seem so surprising.

After all, if it were Aesop... then it wouldn't be surprising no matter what he did, and the only thing that would be surprising is that he couldn't do anything surprising.

"Alright, everyone." An old voice sounded behind Zi Teng, "You are all honored guests invited by the forest. I welcome you all."

The voice came from an old woman named Ivy, the elder of Zita and Shido, and apparently one of the stewards of the forest.

"You all came here to fulfill Grandmother's final wish," Ivy said slowly, "so no matter what the outcome, the forest will offer you its most sincere gift."