Jiang Ran's hands rested gently on Tochini's body, kneading and pinching her from time to time. When he accidentally touched a strange place, Tochini would moan softly.

March 3.17 - Shadou Canyon

"Brother...don't touch Tokini's weird spot..."

"Well, a full body massage means you massage your entire body."

In the carriage, Tochini's whispered protest made Jiang Ran feel that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly wrong.

(Benni: Jiang Ran, just keep pressing it. When you die and your soul is judged, all of this will be recorded!)

Jiang Ran had done nothing wrong and was not afraid of the stupid loli's threats at all.

In fact, Jiang Ran was not doing anything strange. It was just that Tochini accidentally twisted her waist while jumping up and down in the carriage that morning, so she came to Jiang Ran for help in massaging to relieve the pain.

As for why Tokini no longer hid her rabbit-man identity in front of Jiang Ran, it was because she accidentally dropped her hat while jumping up and down, so she had no choice but to confess to Jiang Ran.

At first, Tokini was worried that Jiang Ran would be prejudiced against the Bunnymen, but after Jiang Ran expressed his firm stance of "always standing with the peace-loving demihumans," her concerns vanished.

Now, it can be said that there are no secrets between Tochini and Jiang Ran. Of course, this statement only applies to Tochini.

As for Jiang Ran, he himself is a secret abyss, and the things he cannot let others know are piled higher than a mountain.

"By the way, Tokini, do you know what your 'occupation' is?"

Taking advantage of the opportunity to take the relationship to the next level, Jiang Ran wanted to learn more about "Shaman".

"Occupation, Tokini doesn't know yet. Uncle Malik said he'll take Tokini to have it appraised when we get to Cuilin City."

"Brother, do you know what your job is?"

"I don't know either. Let's go and do the appraisal together when the time comes!"

"Hmm~!"

If you think about it carefully, Tokini is not the only one who doesn't know her own profession.

Jiang Ran speculated that people like Wei'er and Rhodes, even though they had grown up, probably had not yet done any appraisal, let alone knowing the changes in their career levels, skill details and other information at all times.

Among the many abilities of the Super-Dimensional Divine Eye, the ability to identify seems ordinary, but is actually extremely powerful.

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Half a day later.

At the southern entrance of Shadou Canyon, a group of people were approaching with dust rising up. They were the Gude Town Cavalry.

The leading captain, Leider, took a look at the height of the sun and ordered the entire team to stop and set up camp nearby.

"Visibility in the canyon is poor at night. Going in now is risky. Guys on duty, Kamiu, Anduin, and Nikolaiki! Hurry and prepare dinner!"

I have to say that Reidel's judgment is somewhat like that of a captain.

While Wei'er silently agreed with this judgment, she also felt very regretful. If she had entered the canyon during the day, she could have left the team directly.

Now, she could only wait until tomorrow morning to act alone.

——(Don’t be a coward, Wei’er. With your sister here, there’s nothing to be afraid of!)

"Have you ever fought against monsters?" Wei'er asked in a low voice.

—(Well, that’s not the case.)

"So, we'd better be cautious. If the soldiers want to do anything, I have you to protect me, right?"

——(Hehe, that’s true.)

Thinking back to the feeling of "executing" two bandits last night, Ai'er truly felt that this trip to Shadou Canyon was not in vain.

·

Unlike Wei'er who was calm and composed, Rhodes was still in shock.

Rhodes still hasn't figured out what happened last night.

For some inexplicable reason, the credit for killing two bandits was given to him. Captain Ryder even invited Rod to go to Good Town to enlist in the cavalry when he was two years older.

(Did those two bandits really fight and kill each other...?)

No matter how unbelievable it was, Rhodes was still inclined to believe Wei'er, even though it sounded really outrageous.

Now that he had lied to the cavalry and told them that he had killed the two bandits, he had no choice but to continue the lie.

But the naive Rhodes didn't know that the cavalry didn't actually believe him, especially Captain Leider.

Reidel examined the two bodies. Whether it was the knife that cut off the neck or the other knife that severed the tendon, such experienced and ruthless knife skills were not something a "kid" like Rhodes could do.

(Could it be Wei'er who did this? Impossible! Isn't this even more outrageous than what Rhodes did?)

However, this thought kept lingering in Reidel's mind.

"Tonight we'll be changing shifts to three people to take turns keeping watch!"

"If anyone falls asleep during the night watch tonight, I'll dig out one of his eyes tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

Reidel was very excited when he spoke, and waved his saber to warn the soldiers. It was not known whether he did it on purpose or accidentally, but the saber in his hand suddenly slipped out of his hand and flew towards Wei'er who was not far away...!

"ah--!"

Wei'er was so scared that she fell to the ground. Fortunately, the saber only flew past her side, leaving a shallow scratch on her arm.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, my hand accidentally slipped...!"

Ryder quickly stepped forward to apologize, and as he spoke he took out a jar from his bag.

"This ointment is for you to make amends. The skin wound will heal in two days."

When Reidel handed the ointment to Wei'er, he found that Wei'er's hands were still shaking, and temporarily dispelled his suspicion of Wei'er.

Reidel believed that in the situation just now, if Wei'er had the ability to kill, she would definitely react subconsciously.

·

That night, the cavalry found an open area downwind to set up camp. Wei'er slept in the carriage as usual, and took turns with Rhodes to keep watch.

——(Son of a bitch, I’ll kill this Ryder when I get the chance!)

"Sister, don't be so excited. You see, it's because we were too conspicuous last night that we aroused suspicion. We should just be patient until it's absolutely necessary."

Wei'er pretends to tease the wild long-eared jerboas that live in the canyon, but she is actually talking to her sister, Elle.

——(Alright, alright…)

——(Hmph… Ryder… please don’t let me catch you…!)

Although Wei'er tried her best to persuade her, Sister Ai'er really couldn't control her murderous aura.

In the "flying knife incident" just now, if Wei'er hadn't forcibly controlled her body, Sister Elle would have taken over the body and rushed towards Reidel with a knife.

·

It was midnight and the sky was pitch black.

It was not Wei'er's turn to keep watch yet, but she woke up.

To be more precise, it was actually Ai'er who controlled Wei'er's body to wake up.

Whenever Wei'er falls asleep, Ai'er will be responsible for vigilance, staying in the shallow level of consciousness and not affecting Wei'er's sleep. Once any abnormality is detected, Ai'er will take over the body directly.

What woke Elle up was the very strange "hiss" and "hiss" noises outside the carriage. What was strange was that Rhodes, who was guarding outside the carriage, did not issue any warning.

(What’s going on…?)

Ai'er looked outside through the crack in the carriage door. In the moonlight, Rod was a little sleepy, but still awake.

From time to time, voices could be heard from the night watchmen.

There was a completely peaceful atmosphere in the camp.

(Strange, am I the only one who heard this weird sound?)

To be safe, Elle held the giant scissors, ready to fight at any time.

But the strange "hissing" and "hissing" sounds seemed to know that Ai'er had noticed them, and they gradually moved away from the camp and finally disappeared.

3.18 - Shadows Lurk in the Canyon (Update)

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[Prison Star Calendar]

October 187, 5

7:6 AM

〖Confession: 27 days left in the death countdown〗

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The next morning, the cavalry team counted the number of people as usual and unexpectedly discovered that one soldier was missing.

Captain Ryder didn't believe it and counted it three times, but the result remained the same.

Suddenly, someone was missing from the team in the wilderness. This was not a situation that could be taken lightly, not to mention...

"What? Tatsumi, Sabraki, say that again?!"

Ryder could hardly believe the testimony he heard from the soldiers.

"Captain, we really didn't hear anything..."

"Yeah, we only found out he was missing when we woke up..."

There were no signs of fighting or suspicious footprints around the camp. Moreover, even the two soldiers who slept in the tent next to the missing person did not notice anything unusual. Could it be that the missing person had escaped and become a deserter?

(Impossible... This kind of thing is impossible...!)

There's a reason why Reidel is so sure.

First of all, serving in the cavalry is a good job that everyone in Gude Town envied;

Secondly, even if there was any reason to leave the cavalry, there was no need to escape in the wilderness at night.

Excluding the possibility of desertion, the only possible truth was that some "person" or "thing" abducted the soldiers at night.

(Even the tent disappeared... Could it be a monster's doing...?)

Ryder paced back and forth, frowning in thought.

Not far from him, Wei'er was quietly observing him.

——(What's wrong, Wei'er? Do you think that this guy Ryder is stealing from the inside?)

"No, Sister Elle...I just think Ryder might have other problems."

·

Early this morning, Ai'er and Wei'er discussed the "strange noise" that happened last night.

At first, Wei'er thought that Sister Ai'er had misheard and didn't take it too seriously. But after learning that a member of the cavalry team had disappeared out of thin air, Wei'er realized that she had wronged Sister Ai'er.

(Sister Ai'er was right. Something strange did happen in this camp last night.)

Perhaps because her courage was strengthened by her sister Ai'er's human-skin ball, Wei'er was not afraid at all and was able to think calmly.

"Sister Ai'er, I can't imagine any reason why a soldier and his tent would have to be taken away secretly... The murderer last night is probably more likely to be a monster."

——(Yeah, I think so too. If the murderer was human, he wouldn't have made such a strange noise.)

Wei'er and Ai'er basically agreed that the Gude Town Cavalry had already been given a warning by the monsters before entering the Shadou Canyon.

Wei'er felt uneasy about this, and this trip to the canyon did not seem optimistic.

·

While having breakfast, Wei'er found two friendly-looking soldiers and asked them some questions.

Wei'er learned from them that among the soldiers going to Shadou Canyon this time, only Captain Reidel was experienced, and the other 14 soldiers (now there are only 13 left) were leaving Gude Town for the first time to perform a mission.

Due to limited staffing, the soldiers of the Goode Town City Defense Team and the Cavalry Team will be rotated regularly. Most of the soldiers brought by Captain Reidel this time are new recruits from the City Defense Team.

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