Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Because for them, the living dead are the perfect material for "curse" experiments.

As for respecting the dead, this concept is too luxurious for the Dark Rabbit clan who can only live in a cramped environment.

Jiang Ran came here tonight, waiting for the Dark Rabbit Clan's nightly routine of dumping corpses.

After abandoning the corpses, the Dark Rabbit Clan will not foolishly wait outside for them to turn into zombies, but will come out in the morning after dawn to confirm them together.

This time, Jiang Ran will take advantage of the Dark Rabbit clan's loopholes and take a corpse from them openly.

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The night wind is as sharp as a knife, and everything is silent.

Jiang Ran didn't know how long he had been waiting, but he finally saw the first corpse that had transformed into a zombie.

Due to the extremely high concentration of magic in the Tobesent area, the corpses here transform much faster than in the "peaceful" Kingdom of West.

After the corpse turned from a "dead thing" into a "living thing", Jiang Ran's "shadow artist" skill could come into play.

Before the Dark Rabbit who had come back to life could experience what it was like to become a monster, he was turned into a puppet by Jiang Ran's skill "Trickster·Word Spirit".

With the skin of the Dark Rabbit clan, Jiang Ran can go to the Plateau Furnace Union to light a "fire".

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That night, one of Woodcorn's men, vice president of the Highland Hearth Union, discovered a steel-feathered owl with only its skeleton left after being gnawed away while patrolling in Norman Town.

If it weren't for the half-written letter from Woodcorn tied to the Steel-Winged Owl's leg, they would not have believed that the Steel-Winged Owl that the Vice President had carefully raised would have met with such a tragic accident.

Woodcorn was called out of bed and was furious when he heard this. He took people to collect clues all night and finally found black rabbit hair and suspicious footprints on a small road outside Norman Town.

Woodcorn immediately ordered his men to begin tracking, while he himself fell into deep thought.

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Although he was angry, Woodcorn knew very well what the black rabbit fur represented.

This sentence does not mean that Woodcorn is afraid of the Dark Rabbit Clan, but that he knows that the Dark Rabbit Clan generally does not eat Steel-feathered Owls.

Judging from the bite marks left on the steel-winged owl, Woodcorn concluded that it must have been bitten before. Could it be that the isolated black rabbits started keeping pets out of loneliness?

Woodcorn shook his head, knowing that his thoughts must have gone astray.

Just today, first the Lava Magic Stone Essence was stolen, and then the Steel-Winged Owl that was delivering the message was intercepted and killed. Woodcorn clearly felt that they must have been targeted by some force.

Just at such a coincidence, the rabbit fur and footprints of the Dark Rabbit Clan were discovered by their people. This development of the "plot" made it difficult for Woodcorn not to become suspicious.

Don't be fooled by the rough appearance of this yak man. In fact, he is very thoughtful and can thread a needle.

——(The Dark Rabbit Clan has never had any grudges against us, and they have no motive to come here specifically to cause trouble... Who is behind this?)

Woodcorn did not tell his subordinates about his thoughts. Before the truth became clear, he planned to pretend to be completely deceived and follow the bait thrown by the enemy to see what would happen.

10.127 - Seeding Phase

Following the intermittent footsteps, the members of the Plateau Hearth Union came to a cliff on the top of a snow-capped mountain.

Dark Rabbit's tracks stopped here, leaving these young men at a loss.

They were discussing whether the Dark Rabbit clan members had jumped down from here.

Could it be that this mysterious Dark Rabbit clan actually has mastered the ability to fly?

At this time, Vice President Woodcorn came to the young men. He looked up at the night sky and found that there were no clouds in the sky and the moonlight was very bright, so he asked these incompetent subordinates to wait for him here.

"I'll go down and take a look."

After saying this lightly, Woodcorn turned over and "jumped" off the cliff.

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All the members of the Plateau Furnace Union were shocked when they saw this scene.

They hurried to the edge of the cliff and looked down, thinking that their vice president was desperate.

But what caught their eyes was Woodcorn climbing steadily down the cliff, step by step.

Relying on the yak man's terrifying grip, Woodcorn slowly descended the negative-angle cliff that was steeper than a ninety-degree vertical wall.

After climbing down for a while, he finally found an extremely hidden cave entrance at the waist of the cliff.

However, Woodcorn was not happy, nor did he sneak in.

He lay in ambush on the cliff wall for a while, waiting patiently.

It was unknown how long Woodcorn waited before he saw a figure poking its head out of the cave to inspect.

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It was a member of the Dark Rabbit tribe with drooping ears.

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——(I didn't expect...the rumored Dark Rabbit clan, who disappeared, is actually here.)

Woodcorn held his breath, fearing that he would be seen by the Dark Rabbit people.

Fortunately, because he was clinging to the cliff wall and his equipment was dark in color, the Dark Rabbit people did not notice his presence.

After the Dark Rabbits returned to the cave, Woodcorn waited quietly for more than ten minutes before starting to climb back up.

As the vice president of the Plateau Furnace Union, Woodcorn is a person who knows how to consider issues from a big picture perspective.

The reason why Woodcorn did not sneak into the Dark Rabbit Clan's cave or go to them with evidence to accuse them was because he noticed the "unnaturalness" behind the whole thing and the potential consequences of a conflict.

Long before he set out to track them, Woodcorn had suspected that the Dark Rabbits had no motive to be hostile to the Plateau Hearthfire Guild. After seeing the cave where they lived in seclusion with his own eyes, he wondered even more why such a cautious race would leave such obvious evidence to dig their own graves?

Even if the killing of the Steel-Winged Owl was really done by some idiot in the Dark Rabbit Clan, Woodcorn did not think that now was the time to go to war with the Dark Rabbit Clan.

As far as Woodcorn knew, until this incident, no trace of the Dark Rabbit Clan had ever been found in the Kraftsman United States.

Therefore, if we think rationally, the dark rabbit people in the cave on the cliff should have just migrated here, or they may be in the process of migration.

Going to war with the Dark Rabbit Clan would only bring harm and no benefit to the Plateau Hearthfire Guild. On the contrary, if they could make friends with this mysterious race, it would be of great benefit to the Plateau Hearthfire Guild.

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After returning to the top of the cliff, Woodcorn lied to his men that there was nothing below, and then led his troops back to Norman Town.

The first thing he did when he returned to Norman Town was to rewrite several identical urgent letters, and then asked people to release steel-winged owls at several random locations around Norman Town to avoid being intercepted and killed again.

In addition, Woodcorn also asked his subordinates to track the Steel-feathered Owl for as long as possible to see if they could wait for the assassin to show his true colors.

Unfortunately, however, Woodcorn's deployment did not work, and he needed to put in more effort to find out the truth of the whole matter.

Dragging his exhausted body, Woodcorn lay down on the floor of the hotel.

A few crickets hiding in the corner were frightened by his huge size and ran around.

In fact, it was not that Woodcorn didn't want to lie on the soft bed, but that the "fragile" bed had been crushed by his heavy body.

After lying down, looking at the ceiling made of wooden boards, Woodcorn fell into thought.

——(Could it be the Dark Rabbit Clan who snatched the 『Lava Magic Stone Essence』before us?)

Woodcorn believed that if it was the Dark Rabbit Clan, who were rumored to be good at using various tricks, they might be able to repel or even defeat the Infernal Demon.

But what do they need the Lava Magic Stone Essence for if they don’t have the forging ability?

Moreover, how did they know that the Lava Magic Stone Essence was in the Besent Basin?

——(Is it that the use of the task union has backfired on us?)

Woodcorn gradually became undecided.

If possible, he actually hopes to meet and talk with the leader of the Dark Rabbit clan. Many meaningless suspicions will be resolved after communication.

However, it is obviously very dangerous to make contact before figuring out the other party's situation.

Judging from the reputation of the Dark Rabbit Clan, a direct conflict might break out, and the number of people Woodcorn brought with him was obviously not enough to face the Dark Rabbit Clan.

Even if he dragged his guests, the Feiqi family, into the water, Woodcorn had no confidence that he could control the situation.

——(I hope I’m overthinking this… Go to sleep.)

Woodcorn closed his eyes manually after thinking to no avail.

When this yak is considerate, he is as gentle as the most gentle wife, but when he is generous, he can fall asleep without any worries at any time.

The Yak People, known as the Ark of the Plateau, have become the dominant race in the plateau region precisely because of their ability to adjust themselves in a balanced way.

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After Woodcorn fell asleep, a cricket on the ground jumped out of the window.

Jiang Ran, who was lurking in it, had obtained enough "feedback information" from Woodcorn through mind reading.

Frankly speaking, Jiang Ran was surprised to find that the yak people were so good at thinking.

Fortunately, the seeds of doubt were successfully planted, which was enough for Jiang Ran for the time being.

Next, no matter what Woodcorn does, the "close-at-hand" Dark Rabbit Clan will become a thorn in his heart.

As long as the two forces continue to operate in the Besent area, they will encounter each other sooner or later.

By then, no matter how calm the leaders of both sides were, as long as an "impulsive soldier who fired the first shot" appeared in either side's forces, the ensuing conflict would be as difficult to stop as an avalanche.

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In the darkness of the night, Jiang Ran's lone figure looked like a ghost that had come to the human world.

(Stupid Loli: Do you really want to go this far, Jiang Ran?)

(Jiang Ran: This question... you should ask that 'Rabbit God'.)

10.128 - The Temperance of Growth

A busy day is coming to an end, and Jiang Ran is walking quickly under the starry sky.

As the person who is currently in the (possibly) most dangerous situation in the entire Besent area, Jiang Ran didn't dare to sleep in Norman Town, even with the help of a silly loli to keep watch.

After leaving Norman Town, the young man began to look for a suitable place to sleep, but at this moment, he found a girl with silver hair and red eyes practicing sword in the wilderness not far away.

Under the bright moonlight, the girl's long silver-white hair fluttered back and forth as she danced with the sword, and the moonlight flickering on it was as bright as the stars in the night sky.

Even though the girl wore a veil covering half of her face, her ruby-red eyes still exuded an irresistible attraction.

(Vivianna...?)

Jiang Ran stopped where he was, not daring to get closer, yet also reluctant to leave.

The silly loli was most excited about this pink sudden situation. She immediately began to encourage Jiang Ran in his mind, saying, "Go ahead! Jiang Yan! If not now, when will you go? Could it be that you are the impotent, Asian male protagonist in the novel?"

After listening to the stupid loli's words, Jiang Ran silently blocked out the crazy girl's voice, then sat on the tree and quietly watched Viviana practice sword.

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Jiang Ran actually knew about Viviana's recent mental state.

During the several times he sneaked up on the Feiqi family cavalry, Jiang Ran was distracted to pay attention to Viviana's situation.

Judging from the surface, Jiang Ran is closely related to Viviana's current state of self-doubt.

It was he who hid the "Pigeon Blood Red Stone·Filia" in the beginning, and it was also he who helped Viviana find the Pigeon Blood Red Stone again.

This loss and gain made Viviana begin to question her own strength and suspect that she had become an accessory of the pigeon blood red stone.

Such inferiority and lack of self-confidence were things Jiang Ran had never thought of at the beginning.

When he was providing clues about the pigeon blood ruby ​​to the Feiqi family, he once considered whether "recovering the pigeon blood ruby" would have a negative impact on Viviana, but the negative impact he imagined was that Viviana might give up the independent combat ability she had cultivated during this period and start relying on the almost infinite magic power of the pigeon blood ruby ​​again.

However, the reality was exactly the opposite of what Jiang Ran had imagined. Not only did Viviana not rely on the pigeon blood redstone, but she also developed a rejection of it, which made Jiang Ran a little amused.

(Tools are never right or wrong; the key lies in how the owner uses them... Viviana.)

Jiang Ran silently gave Viviana some advice in his heart, but this advice obviously did not reach Viviana's heart.

So, how about taking advantage of this good opportunity when no one is around and Viviana is alone to meet with her and have a chat?

Jiang Ran really wanted to do this, but he held back.

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It's easy to meet each other, but it's hard to part.