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Chapter 428
chapter 333 part 2
Actually, there was no need for too much thought.
Based solely on the effect of the Heroic Moment skill, Tang Zheng already had a basic idea of how Enri's job was structured.
"I originally just wanted to be a supporting character in this incident."
Hearing the fervent discussions from the street outside the carriage, Tang Zheng felt a headache coming on.
He had never wanted to be high-profile.
Even when eliminating the Death Knight and the Zuranon Alliance Leader, he had borrowed the power of the Slane Theocracy, and these things could be explained away with excuses like combat awareness and potions.
But Enri's case...
An ordinary girl annihilating a Soul Eater in a single blow.
It was truly a bit too exaggerated.
"The Theocracy will probably form some kind of speculation about Enri," Tang Zheng mused inwardly.
Have Enri pose as a "Player" and stand in the spotlight?
The moment this idea appeared, Tang Zheng snuffed it out!
Posing as a "God-kin" was safer than posing as a "Player."
Besides, Enri could withstand an investigation!
The biggest difference between Players who descended upon the otherworld and the local natives, aside from the gap in power, was that their pasts were a complete blank; they appeared in this world out of thin air.
Enri was from Carne Village, with a father, mother, and sister. As long as the Theocracy investigated this point clearly, they would drop their suspicion of Enri being a Player.
The problem was...
Whether the Theocracy would suspect him because of Enri—that was what Tang Zheng was worried about.
"Fortunately, I've already had Imina start making preparations," Tang Zheng thought to himself.
Since he knew about the "characteristic" blank past of Players, how could he not be prepared? His secret manipulation of Eight Fingers back then was precisely to use their power to control the Kingdom's underworld.
Turning something fake into something real wasn't always difficult!
"In the end, it's still a matter of strength."
"These preparations were originally meant to confuse the Great Tomb." Thinking of the ritual he had laid out in the lava zone according to his own design, Tang Zheng felt a fire ignite within him.
Perhaps his own strength would see a major increase!
"Still missing a few things."
The image of the Spiral of Death Ritual appeared in Tang Zheng's mind as he modified and adjusted it.
The birth of the Death Knight and the Soul Eater had given him a deeper understanding of the Spiral of Death Ritual, especially Khajiit's transformation into a Soul Eater.
After the war, Tang Zheng had made a special trip to the corpse pit to conduct research and investigation.
In addition.
Through resurrection, he had already obtained complete information from the Alliance Leader. He now knew the specific identities and current locations of all eight remaining high disciples of Zuranon.
The Alliance Leader really did have a connection to the Slane Theocracy, but he wasn't one of their people as Tang Zheng had imagined. Instead, he was a figure from 200 years ago, from the era of the Thirteen Heroes.
"If anyone asks about your ability, just say it's the effect of an innate talent," Tang Zheng told Enri.
"Mhm, I understand." Though Enri was a little puzzled, she still nodded forcefully.
—Adventurer's Guild.
The Adventurer's Guild in Kalinxia was rather old and worn. Due to a lack of attention and the relatively scarce number of adventurers in the Holy Kingdom, the Adventurer's Guild's presence was more symbolic than anything else.
At this moment!
The entrance of the usually empty Adventurer's Guild was packed with a dense crowd of adventurers.
These were all adventurer squads who had rushed here from nearby cities, and even from the Southern Holy Kingdom.
*Clatter-thump—*
The vibrating sound of wheels rolling over the ground came from down the street.
"They're here!"
A soft cry came from within the crowd of adventurers.
In an instant, countless excited, fervent, and curious eyes turned toward the street. They focused on the approaching carriage, pulled by the Evil Spirit Hound.
As the Evil Spirit Hound pulled the chains taut, halting the carriage's forward momentum, the wheels slowly came to a stop.
*Click!*
The carriage door opened.
Tang Zheng was the first to step out. Seeing the hundreds of adventurers gathered in front of the guild, a look of helplessness appeared on his face.
Enri followed closely behind. Facing the intense gazes, she subconsciously wanted to lower her head.
"You are no longer the Enri who needs to be looked after, hiding in the back."
Tang Zheng spoke to the figure behind him and started walking toward the Adventurer's Guild.
The shadow that had been shielding her gradually moved away from Enri's body.
Miss Cuiye isn't here either.
Usually, she just had to follow behind Miss Cuiye.
Enri's fingers trembled slightly. Gazing at the white-clad back in front of her, a voice suddenly surfaced in her heart.
'I can help Lord Captain now.'
Those were the words she had just said not long ago!
*Step~*
Enri took a step forward. The sense of inferiority and caution from a border village girl deep within her light brown eyes was gradually disappearing.
*Thud—*
Enri planted her other foot firmly on the ground. She suddenly clasped her hands behind her back and gave all the adventurers looking at her a simple and kind smile.
The triple-braid on the left side of her chest bounced slightly as she quickened her pace to catch up with Tang Zheng.
A trace of heroic spirit began to coalesce in her stride!
"The young man walking in front must be the leader of Free Will."
"That's right!"
"It's 'Genius Alchemist' Tang."
"There are only two of them? I thought the Free Will squad had three members, and one of them was a demi-human."
"A demi-human? Did they not come along because they know we people of the Holy Kingdom dislike demi-humans?"
"That girl is so young. Don't tell me the rumors are true, and she's the one who eliminated the legendary undead?"
"She looks so weak."
"Wait, she smiled at me! So cute!"
"..."
Whispers and discussions rose continuously from the adventurers on both sides.
Guild Master Botejin was already waiting at the entrance of the Adventurer's Guild. Seeing Tang Zheng and Enri appear, he took the initiative to walk up to them quickly.
"Welcome back, Lord Tang, Miss Enri."
Guild Master Botejin bowed slightly, his face holding a respectful expression as he addressed the two.
His gaze lingered on Enri for a brief moment.
If he hadn't received confirmation from a member of the Holy Knight Order, he would have found it truly hard to believe that this ordinary-looking girl could actually slay a legendary undead.
Heavens!
To think I actually had this Miss Enri open the door for me back then.
However.
Her presence is indeed a bit weak.
Guild Master Botejin suppressed the various thoughts in his mind and quickly averted his gaze after that brief pause.
"This is a bit too lively, Guild Master Botejin."
Tang Zheng gestured with his eyes toward the surrounding adventurers.
Changing an adventurer's rank plate wasn't really a big deal. Even changing the plate for an "Adamantite Rank" adventurer squad didn't involve any special ceremony.
As for why this situation had occurred, Tang Zheng could roughly guess that it was Guild Master Botejin's deliberate doing, all to improve the extremely low presence of the Adventurer's Guild within the Holy Kingdom.
(end of chapter)
Actually, there was no need for too much thought.
Based solely on the effect of the Heroic Moment skill, Tang Zheng already had a basic idea of how Enri's job was structured.
"I originally just wanted to be a supporting character in this incident."
Hearing the fervent discussions from the street outside the carriage, Tang Zheng felt a headache coming on.
He had never wanted to be high-profile.
Even when eliminating the Death Knight and the Zuranon Alliance Leader, he had borrowed the power of the Slane Theocracy, and these things could be explained away with excuses like combat awareness and potions.
But Enri's case...
An ordinary girl annihilating a Soul Eater in a single blow.
It was truly a bit too exaggerated.
"The Theocracy will probably form some kind of speculation about Enri," Tang Zheng mused inwardly.
Have Enri pose as a "Player" and stand in the spotlight?
The moment this idea appeared, Tang Zheng snuffed it out!
Posing as a "God-kin" was safer than posing as a "Player."
Besides, Enri could withstand an investigation!
The biggest difference between Players who descended upon the otherworld and the local natives, aside from the gap in power, was that their pasts were a complete blank; they appeared in this world out of thin air.
Enri was from Carne Village, with a father, mother, and sister. As long as the Theocracy investigated this point clearly, they would drop their suspicion of Enri being a Player.
The problem was...
Whether the Theocracy would suspect him because of Enri—that was what Tang Zheng was worried about.
"Fortunately, I've already had Imina start making preparations," Tang Zheng thought to himself.
Since he knew about the "characteristic" blank past of Players, how could he not be prepared? His secret manipulation of Eight Fingers back then was precisely to use their power to control the Kingdom's underworld.
Turning something fake into something real wasn't always difficult!
"In the end, it's still a matter of strength."
"These preparations were originally meant to confuse the Great Tomb." Thinking of the ritual he had laid out in the lava zone according to his own design, Tang Zheng felt a fire ignite within him.
Perhaps his own strength would see a major increase!
"Still missing a few things."
The image of the Spiral of Death Ritual appeared in Tang Zheng's mind as he modified and adjusted it.
The birth of the Death Knight and the Soul Eater had given him a deeper understanding of the Spiral of Death Ritual, especially Khajiit's transformation into a Soul Eater.
After the war, Tang Zheng had made a special trip to the corpse pit to conduct research and investigation.
In addition.
Through resurrection, he had already obtained complete information from the Alliance Leader. He now knew the specific identities and current locations of all eight remaining high disciples of Zuranon.
The Alliance Leader really did have a connection to the Slane Theocracy, but he wasn't one of their people as Tang Zheng had imagined. Instead, he was a figure from 200 years ago, from the era of the Thirteen Heroes.
"If anyone asks about your ability, just say it's the effect of an innate talent," Tang Zheng told Enri.
"Mhm, I understand." Though Enri was a little puzzled, she still nodded forcefully.
—Adventurer's Guild.
The Adventurer's Guild in Kalinxia was rather old and worn. Due to a lack of attention and the relatively scarce number of adventurers in the Holy Kingdom, the Adventurer's Guild's presence was more symbolic than anything else.
At this moment!
The entrance of the usually empty Adventurer's Guild was packed with a dense crowd of adventurers.
These were all adventurer squads who had rushed here from nearby cities, and even from the Southern Holy Kingdom.
*Clatter-thump—*
The vibrating sound of wheels rolling over the ground came from down the street.
"They're here!"
A soft cry came from within the crowd of adventurers.
In an instant, countless excited, fervent, and curious eyes turned toward the street. They focused on the approaching carriage, pulled by the Evil Spirit Hound.
As the Evil Spirit Hound pulled the chains taut, halting the carriage's forward momentum, the wheels slowly came to a stop.
*Click!*
The carriage door opened.
Tang Zheng was the first to step out. Seeing the hundreds of adventurers gathered in front of the guild, a look of helplessness appeared on his face.
Enri followed closely behind. Facing the intense gazes, she subconsciously wanted to lower her head.
"You are no longer the Enri who needs to be looked after, hiding in the back."
Tang Zheng spoke to the figure behind him and started walking toward the Adventurer's Guild.
The shadow that had been shielding her gradually moved away from Enri's body.
Miss Cuiye isn't here either.
Usually, she just had to follow behind Miss Cuiye.
Enri's fingers trembled slightly. Gazing at the white-clad back in front of her, a voice suddenly surfaced in her heart.
'I can help Lord Captain now.'
Those were the words she had just said not long ago!
*Step~*
Enri took a step forward. The sense of inferiority and caution from a border village girl deep within her light brown eyes was gradually disappearing.
*Thud—*
Enri planted her other foot firmly on the ground. She suddenly clasped her hands behind her back and gave all the adventurers looking at her a simple and kind smile.
The triple-braid on the left side of her chest bounced slightly as she quickened her pace to catch up with Tang Zheng.
A trace of heroic spirit began to coalesce in her stride!
"The young man walking in front must be the leader of Free Will."
"That's right!"
"It's 'Genius Alchemist' Tang."
"There are only two of them? I thought the Free Will squad had three members, and one of them was a demi-human."
"A demi-human? Did they not come along because they know we people of the Holy Kingdom dislike demi-humans?"
"That girl is so young. Don't tell me the rumors are true, and she's the one who eliminated the legendary undead?"
"She looks so weak."
"Wait, she smiled at me! So cute!"
"..."
Whispers and discussions rose continuously from the adventurers on both sides.
Guild Master Botejin was already waiting at the entrance of the Adventurer's Guild. Seeing Tang Zheng and Enri appear, he took the initiative to walk up to them quickly.
"Welcome back, Lord Tang, Miss Enri."
Guild Master Botejin bowed slightly, his face holding a respectful expression as he addressed the two.
His gaze lingered on Enri for a brief moment.
If he hadn't received confirmation from a member of the Holy Knight Order, he would have found it truly hard to believe that this ordinary-looking girl could actually slay a legendary undead.
Heavens!
To think I actually had this Miss Enri open the door for me back then.
However.
Her presence is indeed a bit weak.
Guild Master Botejin suppressed the various thoughts in his mind and quickly averted his gaze after that brief pause.
"This is a bit too lively, Guild Master Botejin."
Tang Zheng gestured with his eyes toward the surrounding adventurers.
Changing an adventurer's rank plate wasn't really a big deal. Even changing the plate for an "Adamantite Rank" adventurer squad didn't involve any special ceremony.
As for why this situation had occurred, Tang Zheng could roughly guess that it was Guild Master Botejin's deliberate doing, all to improve the extremely low presence of the Adventurer's Guild within the Holy Kingdom.
(end of chapter)
