Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Today was Jiang Ran's third day in the Prison Star World. He was almost certain that the Super-Dimensional Divine Eye's ability to identify things was unique in this world. No one else in this world could digitize their observations like he did. It was like a person's vitality and stamina on Earth; there was no way to quantify them. Everyone could only rely on their own feelings and experience.

Only in games can everything be digitized, and characters and monsters have health bars. So, is this Prison Star world just a game, or does it mean that in the eyes of the "Gods" in that gray space, all worlds, including the Earth world, are just games that can be digitized?

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On the way back to Ella Village, Jiang Ran learned about the technological level of the Prison Star World from a conversation with the village chief. To put it simply, magic had replaced technology, and this was a medieval world of swords and sorcery.

"By the way, has the village chief ever counted how many kinds of animals he has hunted?" Jiang Ran asked.

"Let me think... jackals, wolves, deer, pheasants, wild boars... there are about twenty species."

Twenty species of animals—this was the current report card for the village chief, who had reached "Hunter - Level 2." By comparing the experience points of wild boars and giant hamsters, Jiang Ran deduced that more dangerous animals earned more experience points. Given the number of species near Ella Village, level three was probably the limit. After all, Ella Village wasn't a place Jiang Ran could stay for long.

After arriving at the village, the village chief enthusiastically took over the dirty work of dealing with the two wild boars. He told Jiang Ran that he could always come to him for meat whenever he needed it. In addition, the village chief was kind enough to help Jiang Ran deal with the two long-tailed hamsters first. The clean and neat dissection technique was completely unknown to Jiang Ran.

Carrying fresh hamster meat, Jiang Ran went directly to Wei'er's house. When passing the orchard on the way, he heard someone making a noise inside, and it seemed like Wei'er's voice was also heard.

“Ahhhhhh——!!!”

Suddenly, two middle-aged men ran out of the orchard in terror. They acted as if they didn't see Jiang Ran and fled without looking back, as if they had seen a ghost.

Jiang Ran recognized the two men as Dade and Bacon from the village. Looking at their departing figures, Jiang Ran frowned... The inner thoughts of these two men were too abnormal.

——(Ahhh! She’s still alive!!)

——(She, she, she’s coming to kill us!!!)

2.21 - Orchard at Night

Who is still alive?

(Who wants to kill Dade and Bacon?)

Jiang Ran wanted to catch up and ask them clearly, but after weighing the pros and cons, he finally chose to go into the orchard first to confirm the situation - he seemed to have heard Wei'er's voice coming from inside.

The orchard in Ella Village becomes eerie at night. Under the pale moonlight, the winding branches look like countless poisonous snakes entwined in the air, and the mottled shadows cast on the ground become sneaky ghosts swaying in the wind.

A gust of cold wind blew, and the leaves rustled against each other, and the sound seemed to say...

"Kill... Kill..."

Jiang Ran walked quickly towards the faint sound of talking. At this time, the silly loli in his mind was so scared that she dared not say a word. The rare silence allowed Jiang Ran to more accurately judge the source of the sound.

Gradually, Jiang Ran began to hear the voice clearly. He did hear Wei'er's voice, and it sounded very angry, as if she was scolding someone.

Since they met, Jiang Ran has never seen Wei'er angry.

"Didn't I warn you last time?"

"Don't you know you could die if you do this?!"

The rapid speaking speed and harsh tone reminded Jiang Ran of the head teacher who scolded him back then. Through the rows of fruit trees, Jiang Ran saw Wei'er scolding three little boys in a harsh voice. Her stern look was completely different from the Wei'er Jiang Ran knew.

The three little boys were extremely scared. They tensed their bodies and stood straight. The three of them stood in a row, lowered their heads and faced Wei'er, not daring to say a single word in response when they were scolded.

"I've said it so many times!"

"It's dangerous for you to climb trees like this!!"

“What if I fall down?!!!”

After standing quietly by and listening for a while, Jiang Ran figured out the situation. It seemed that the three children went to the orchard to climb trees and play and were discovered by Wei'er, so they were scolded here.

But if that's all, then what happened to Dade and Bacon just now? What did they see that frightened them so much that they lost their way?

Could it be that... there is something "unclean" in this orchard?

"I'm sorry... Sister Wei'er... I'll never climb a tree again. I promise you, if you do it again, I'll return the leather and ball you gave me..."

"Yes, I promise too... woo... wow..."

"I...I...wuwuwu...pi...pi...ball..."

The three little boys burst into tears while apologizing, their tears, snot, and saliva all mixed together. Jiang Ran saw that the children were also regretful in their hearts. They were not pretending to obey, but they could understand Wei'er's good intentions at such a young age. These three children were quite sensible.

"You really promise? A man should keep his word, okay?"

Seeing that the little boys knew their mistakes, Wei Er stopped scolding them. She first patted the children's heads one by one, then squatted down and hugged all three children in her arms.

"If you want to eat the fruit, just tell me. If you do this, what if... what if you die... what should I do then..."

There was a hint of tears in Wei'er's voice, and as she spoke, she started crying along with the children.

Only when you have lost something important can you understand the preciousness of life. Jiang Ran saw the memories of Wei'er and her sister in her heart. It turned out that Wei'er's sister had met with misfortune in the forest because she did not listen to the advice and went to the forest to pick herbs alone.

The reason why Wei'er was so angry tonight was probably because she confused the children with her sister.

However, it was really scary when the crying of Wei'er and the children could be heard outside the orchard late at night, but this couldn't be the reason why Dade and Bacon fled. Jiang Ran put the matter of Dade and Bacon aside for the time being and walked up to greet Wei'er and the others.

This special occasion is a great opportunity to get closer to Wei'er.

"Ban-Banning? W-Why are you here…?"

Wei'er didn't have time to wipe the tears from her face and lowered her head embarrassedly.

"I heard some noise in the orchard and came in."

Jiang Ran came to Wei'er, and at this time, the little boys next to him suddenly became excited!

"Wow! He's the hero who saved the village!"

"Oh my god! It's the great hero Banning!"

"Brother Banning, why are you here?"

Thanks to the children, the atmosphere suddenly became lively, and all attention was focused on Jiang Ran, which made Wei'er less nervous.

Jiang Ran skillfully donned the "kind older brother" mask and engaged in a friendly conversation with the children. The little boys quickly confessed their feelings to Jiang Ran, stating that they hadn't climbed the trees to steal the fruit, but rather because the adults wouldn't let them play adventure games in the forest, so they'd come to the orchard to climb trees and have fun.

Speaking of which, Jiang Ran also has some responsibility in this, because the children are going to play a game of house tonight, pretending to be the hero Banning and the bad guy bandit.

Jiang Ran quickly became friends with the children, and Wei'er, who had relaxed, also started chatting with Jiang Ran.

"Children in the village are basically left unattended during the day. The adults are busy with work, and the children rely on each other to help keep an eye on them. That's why something like this happened tonight..."

Wei'er explained to Jiang Ran why the children were left unattended. This situation was familiar to Jiang Ran, as he had grown up in the countryside. The situation in Jiang Ran's hometown was even worse than that of Aila Village. The young and middle-aged people had all gone out to work, leaving only the elderly and children in the village. Sometimes, the children even had to take care of the elderly.

Wei'er, who is only 16 years old this year, would still be a child if she were in the city, but if she were in the countryside, she would be considered an adult. This is one of the reasons why Wei'er and Jiang Ran are much more mature than their peers in the city.

The unexpectedly similar experience made Jiang Ran and Wei'er chat very happily. The three children next to them didn't understand what they were saying and stared at them blankly. Then, one of the little boys suddenly said something.

"Brother and sister, you look like a couple!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like the author of Pineapple Bun posting a selfie of himself in women's clothing in the reader group. The originally calm atmosphere like a lake immediately exploded!

"Yes, yes, my parents often talk about these difficult-to-understand principles."

"Yeah, my parents too!"

The children started to make a fuss, and Wei'er stood there with her face flushed, at a loss. Jiang Ran, on the other hand, remained unmoved and laughed heartily with a relaxed expression.

"Hahaha, do you know what a husband and wife are?" Jiang Ran asked the children.

"Know!"

"I, I know that too!"

Looking at these little boys who were eager to express how smart they were, Jiang Ran knew that he couldn't miss this wave of assists.

"Then tell me what is a husband and wife?" Jiang Ran continued to ask.

"A couple is a man and a woman talking about things that are hard to understand!"

"That's right! If they are a couple, the man and the woman will sleep together at night!"

"Yes! And he would lock the door and do weird things in the room!"

If you say that these three children don’t understand, then they really don’t understand, but if you say that they don’t understand, then they understand quite a lot.

Jiang Ran could just laugh off what they said, but Wei'er...

Wei'er died at the age of 16.

2.22 - Young Rod (Update)

(Benni: Jiang Yan, these three children are not like the ones you arranged for, right? I shouldn’t have overlooked Senmo, right?)

(Jiang Ran: You didn’t miss it. This was a lucky unexpected event.)

Jiang Ran was having a calm conversation with the silly loli, the other kids were still making a fuss, and Wei'er, at first glance, seemed to be standing there quietly, but in fact, her little brain had stopped working, and her face was flushed and smoking.

(Benni: It seems that Wei'er will confess her love to you soon. Even a blind person can see that Wei'er loves you.)

(Jiang Ran: People as careless as you usually don’t survive more than three episodes in novels.)

(Benni: Eh? Isn’t that four?)

(Jiang Ran: It only takes a boy five minutes to go from having a crush on someone to being certain they like them, but it might take a girl five days, five weeks, or even five months. If I act rashly, her focus might shift from "Do I like him?" to "Does he like me?" Once the focus changes, the active-passive relationship will be reversed, and the offense and defense will be different... At that point, getting Wei'er to confess to me will become infinitely more difficult.)

Although the silly loli didn't quite understand what was said, she now knew that all she had to do was admit that she was stupid.

After a while, Wei'er came back to life. Jiang Ran thoughtfully forgot about the "couple talk" and suggested sending the children home. Later, on the way home with Wei'er, Jiang Ran gave her some fresh meat, saying it was a gift from the village chief.

Wei'er was very grateful. She didn't say it on the surface, but she knew in her heart that this must have been specially brought by Banning for her, just like the barbecue skewers at the last barbecue party.

"Does Wei'er usually stay in the orchard so late?" Jiang Ran asked as they walked.

"Hmm? Normally not, I'm late. I've been preparing for the Rain Festival lately, so I've been late late lately."

(Rain Festival?)

Considering that the Songyu Festival should be common knowledge in this area, Jiang Ran did not continue to ask Wei'er, but started another topic.

"So that's how it is... Oh, by the way, when I entered the orchard just now, I saw Dade and Bacon running out in fear. Wei'er, do you know what happened?"

Jiang Ran pretended to ask this question casually, but he actually attached great importance to Wei'er's reaction to this question, and he would not miss any psychological activity.

Wei'er was a little surprised at first. She didn't expect Banning to ask her this. Then, Wei'er sighed rarely.

"Well... this is going to be a long story."

Wei'er told Jiang Ran that for some reason, Dade and Uncle Bacon would panic whenever they saw her. Nine times out of ten, they would avoid her, and sometimes they would even be inexplicably scared away. Everyone in the village said Dade and Bacon had mental problems, but they seemed to be quite normal around other people. The village chief once privately asked Dade and Bacon why they were so afraid of Wei'er, but they always avoided the question and refused to say anything. Over time, everyone became accustomed to this behavior.

"Tonight, Dade and Uncle Bacon were probably helping other parents find their children. For some reason, they came into the orchard and saw me scolding the children, and then they got scared and ran away... Since this kind of thing happened more than once or twice, I didn't chase them out."

Wei'er answered very frankly, and Jiang Ran didn't see any signs of lying. After listening to her explanation, Jiang Ran remembered that Grandma Kana had said something similar.

——"But, I don't know why, Dade and Bacon always dislike Wei'er. Sometimes they are scared away by Wei'er as if they have seen a ghost. I really don't know if there is something wrong with their brains."

(Is there a mental problem? But, is it really possible to have a mental problem only for a certain person?)

Jiang Ran knew that Wei'er was telling the truth. In front of the mind-reading ability of the Super-Dimensional God's Eye, no one could deceive Jiang Ran. However, Wei'er's words could not explain the strange psychological activities of Dade and Bacon:

——(Ahhh! She’s still alive!!)

——(She, she, she’s coming to kill us!!!)

Even if someone has a mental problem, they would think this way only because they saw something. What exactly did Dade and Bacon see in the orchard?

Jiang Ran decided to find an opportunity to investigate the brothers Dade and Bacon.

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When Jiang Ran woke up the next day, he found that his magic power had been fully restored. According to numerical calculations, 7 hours of sleep can restore at least 30 points of magic power. The detailed rules still need more data to deduce.

The villagers' enthusiasm faded quickly. Jiang Ran's cottage was crowded with people yesterday, but today it is deserted.

Oh, no, Jiang Ran opened the door and found a young man he had rarely seen waiting outside.

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Luo De, male, 16 years old, a villager from Ella Village

Production Occupation: Fruit Farmer - Lv1

Manufacturing Occupation: Stonemason - Lv1

Combat Occupation: None

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——(Finally, I’ve got you here, Benning. I don’t care if you saved the village or something…)

Seeing that the boy's heart and expression showed that he came with bad intentions, Jiang Ran thought for a second, and still put on the mask of "kind big brother" to greet him.