Give the Arkworld a little Axis shock

"I thought Leitania was the place where Originium skills were most advanced. But now it seems that Lateran is not far behind."

Seeing Hedley excitedly recommending the contract to her, Inès couldn't help but bite her nails.

She had originally thought that even if there was a problem with the contract, Hedley could hold out for a while with his mental state, but she hadn't expected that Hedley would be subdued in just a moment.

"What should we do now? One giant beast is terrifying enough, and with Hedley..."

"......"

"Inès, W, don't worry, there's no problem with the contract."

After all, they had been teammates for such a long time. Seeing the expressions of Inès and W, Hedley realized that his behavior just now was a bit too eager.

"Just like Mr. Chuanqiong said, after joining the Axis Cult, my vitality will be greatly enhanced. I feel great now!"

"Is it possible that this is a last glimmer of hope before death?"

Although on the surface, Hedley was indeed in good condition.

Because of the Blood Demon Mercenary Group incident, he hadn't slept well for several days, and the dark circles under his eyes looked very serious.

But after signing the contract, not only did the dark circles disappear, but her face also became very smooth.

It even looks better than the skin of that little brat W.

But Inès had heard that Leitania had a secret method that could stimulate the human body's potential in a short period of time at the cost of life.

She was a little worried. Hedley was now stimulating the potential of the human body at the cost of his own life.

"Miss Goat, don't worry about that."

Although Ines' voice was not loud, Chuan Qiong's physical fitness was there, and he heard every word of Ines.

"Ms. Goat..."

Even though he had rubbed his horns and looked no different from a Sarkaz, the other party recognized his race at a glance and even called him by his beastly relative's name.

Inès became more certain of the possibility that the other party was the beast master.

But now was not the time to dwell on this. Seeing W and Hedley looking at her because of what Kawakiong said, Inès quickly changed the subject.

"Mr. Chuanqiong, may I ask what exactly is going on with Hedley?"

"Our goddess, Lady Aqua, is truly kind and compassionate. She blesses all believers who join the Axis Cult. As the goddess of water, she can purify all impurities. Therefore, any illness can be instantly cured the moment one joins the Cult."

In the previous world, the Axis Cult was like a rat crossing the street. Even the cadres of the Demon King's Army would tremble in fear when they heard the name of the Axis Cult.

But every year, countless people still join the Akusis Cult.

In addition to orphans like Cecily who grew up in the Akusis Church, many of them are people with terminal illnesses who hope to rely on Aqua's blessing to be cured.

"Although the goddess's blessing will make you disliked by the undead, other than that, it's all good. I see that you all seem to be suffering from the same disease as Mr. Hedley. Would you consider joining the Axis Cult?"

"A cult that can cure oripathy...it sounds like a cult anyway."

W also suffers from oripathy, although not as severe as Hedley, but he often wakes up in the middle of the night due to pain.

But the Axis Cult sounded too suspicious, so she had no intention of joining.

"Miss American cockroach, rest assured about this. We in the Axis Cult have no ambitions of world domination, nor do we need to offer sacrifices to the gods."

Looking at the girl in front of him with strange red highlights on her head, who looked like an American cockroach, Chuan Qiong suspected that her race was actually cockroach.

"American cockroach? What's that?"

"It is a creature from our world. It can be said to be the strongest creature in our world."

"That sounds pretty impressive."

“It’s really impressive.”

Seeing that the other party seemed to like the nickname of American cockroach very much, Chuan Qiong was silent for a while, and hurriedly explained the teachings of Akusis.

"Our teachings are very simple. They can be summed up in one sentence: enjoy the present moment. As a follower of the Axis Cult, all you need to do every day is pray to Aqua-sama and recruit new members to join the Cult."

"???"

"It sounds even more suspicious when you put it that way!"

Chapter 5: Really Fragrance

Chuan Qiong came to this world because of the commission of the goddess Eris.

But if you want to save the world, you must first understand the world.

For this reason, Chuan Qiong planned to get to know this land with Hedley and others.

Hedley is the leader of the mercenary group and usually has a lot of things to do.

Inès needed to be on guard, so the task of serving as a tour guide for Chuanqiong fell on Miss W.

Although Hedley repeatedly told W to control his temper, W still had no good feelings towards Chuan Qiong, a young master who obviously lived in a peaceful world.

Not only did he always have a cold face, but when delivering food, he threw a black thing directly in front of Chuan Qiong.

"Here, this is your dinner."

"No, Miss American cockroach, is this what you eat?"

Chuan Qiong actually doesn't have any special requirements for food. After all, he is here to save the world, not to enjoy it.

From the very beginning, Chuanqiong was even prepared to gnaw on the bark.

But when Chuan Qiong saw the dinner that the American cockroach prepared for him, he couldn't help but complain.

"It's good enough to have something to eat. You know, in Kazdar, there are still many people who can't even afford to eat!"

Seeing Chuan Qiong's face full of disgust, W immediately choked in dissatisfaction.

Due to years of war, the country of Kazdel was reduced to ruins.

The land is filled with high concentrations of Originium, making it impossible to grow crops. All food has to be imported from other countries.

Not to mention potatoes, many people couldn't even eat grass roots and tree bark.

But now Chuanqiong actually dislikes potatoes.

If she could defeat him, she would definitely give Chuan Qiong a punch.

"I'm not picky about the food, but I'm picky about your cooking."

Looking at the pitch-black thing in front of him, Chuan Qiong's face immediately showed a look of disgust.

If W hadn't said it was potatoes, Chuanqiong would even have thought it was coal.

"Your cooking is a blasphemy to food!"

"You guy!"

After taking several deep breaths, W finally managed to suppress his anger.

"Among the mercenaries, my cooking skills are considered quite impressive. At least the potatoes I cook are edible. That young master Hedley and that young lady Inès either fail to cook their potatoes properly or turn them into charcoal."

After hearing W's words, Chuan Qiong fell silent.

Through chatting with the mercenary group leader Hedley, he also roughly understood the situation of the country under his feet.

Because of a king of this country hundreds of years ago, this country called Kazdel was besieged by all other countries in the world.

Although Kazdel was powerful, it was no match for four people. In the end, under the siege of those countries, Kazdel was completely destroyed.

Afterwards, Princess Theresa and Tracy, along with their subordinate military committee, began to unify Kazdel.

But Theresa and Theresis have completely different political views.

Theresa wants to make peace with other nations, while Theresis wants to restore the glory of the Sarkaz. Neither can convince the other, and eventually, the conflict breaks out.

Although the civil war only started two years ago, in fact, the war in this country has never stopped since that monarch hundreds of years ago.

They have to try their best just to survive, so naturally they have no time to study food.

With a helpless sigh, Chuan Qiong rolled up his sleeves.

"Leave the cooking to me from now on. I feel like the food will cry in your hands."

After looking Chuanqiong up and down, W sneered.

Although it is unknown why Lucas does not have a halo on his head, and the wings behind him were folded up after the battle, he does not seem to have any racial characteristics.

But based on W's deep understanding of the Sakota race, those Sakota may be very good at making desserts, but other than that, it would be a miracle if they could be eaten.

"Then you can do it, but let me make this clear first, I will never eat anything you cook."

Originally, W thought that Chuan Qiong would at most make potatoes into potato pies.

But in Kazdel, not to mention sugar, even salt is a precious commodity.

Make bricks without straw.

Even Sakota couldn't make delicious desserts in Kazdel.

But when Chuanqiong started a fire and set up the pot, she realized that her understanding of Sakta was still too one-sided.

Even though they just threw the potatoes into water, boiled them, mashed them, and sprinkled some spices that Inès brought back from her hometown, the taste was countless times better than the baked potatoes she made herself.

Even without tasting it himself, W could sense how delicious the mashed potatoes were from the way Inès and Hedley devoured them without caring about their usual image.

"Ms. American cockroach, are you sure you don't want to try this? This is much better than your burnt baked potatoes."

"......"

Originally, W really wanted to shamelessly try Chuan Qiong's cooking, but this sentence stopped her.

Looking at the half-smiles on the faces of the mercenaries, W felt embarrassed to taste it.

"I...even if I have to jump off that mountain ahead, even if I starve to death, I will never touch anything you made!"

"That sounds so familiar, like I've heard it somewhere before... Ah, now I remember. Back in the Crimson Devil Village, the little girl next door said the same thing at first. But after tasting my cooking once, she became my little follower."

"......"

Although W's figure is many times better than the girl next door, for some reason, after seeing her, Chuan Qiong always felt that he saw the girl next door.

"I was just joking, Miss American cockroach. I made so much food at once. If we can't finish it, it will be wasted. Miss American cockroach probably doesn't want to see so much food go to waste, right?"

He looked at the burnt roasted potatoes in his hand, and then at the delicious mashed potatoes that Chuanqiong handed over.

After hesitating for a while, W immediately threw away the mashed potatoes in his hand and scooped a large spoonful of mashed potatoes into his mouth.

"It's so fragrant!"

Chapter 6: Ore Disease and the Infected

After spending two days with the Hedley Mercenaries, Lucas had a general understanding of the situation in this world.

This world is called Terra. A mineral called Originium is prevalent in the Terra world, most of which are black, translucent crystals.

Originium contains enormous energy and is widely used in various fields. It is a very high-quality energy source.

But this energy source is not without any disadvantages.

With the widespread use of Originium, diseases called natural disasters and mineral sickness were born in this world.

The former is not so bad, it can be avoided in advance through mobile cities and disaster messengers.

But the latter...

Terrans who have long-term contact with Originium and its industrial derivatives are more likely to get sick. They may also get sick if they inhale Originium dust or are scratched by Originium fragments.

As long as this world continues to use Originium as energy, Ore sickness will never disappear.

Furthermore, oripathy is incurable. Once infected, one will suffer from it for the rest of their life and even become a new source of infection after death.

According to Hedley, except for Kazdel, where the infected were everywhere, the status of the infected in other countries was very low.

Even in a country in the northernmost part of the world, infected people are treated as consumables and thrown into mines to work until they die.

"Goat... Miss Inès, is it true that oripathy is incurable?"

Kazdel's education level was very impressive, as there were only two people in the entire Hedley team who could read.

Moreover, one of them only graduated from elementary school and was self-taught.