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Chapter 431 - 104: The Polite Nun (Seeking Monthly Votes)_2

Chapter 431: Chapter 104: The Polite Nun (Seeking Monthly Votes)_2

Only when described in just two sentences, even if they’re completely accurate, there wouldn’t be any consequences because it couldn’t trigger the spiritual pathway.

Thinking this, Xu Shu felt much more at ease and asked, "Where is Storm Manor?"

"Alas, Storm Manor is everywhere; no matter which direction you go, as long as you move forward, you’ll find the path leading up to Storm Manor," the nun made an expression of veneration like a charlatan.

Behind her, in the dense woods, the other Lantern Sisters holding Ghost Fire Lanterns all sighed in unison, praising in agreement.

These words made Xu Shu’s eyes narrow.

Sure, it’s so you’d always find an entrance no matter which way you go?

He knew that since they were able to find him, and even dared to make such statements, they must have already cut off his and his companions’ retreats, not fearing they might run away.

It’s even possible they had already surrounded the area with something like an array, so no matter where you tried to escape, the result would be the same.

"It seems you’re quite polite, even refraining from forcibly taking us away?" Xu Shu didn’t hurry to lose his temper, but made a jest instead.

The nun’s face showed a trace of pride, "Of course, it’s necessary to respect guests; this is what the Empress taught us, and it’s the Empress’s tolerance towards the people of this world."

"Oh, you understand manners, huh~"

Xu Shu’s eyes darted around, scanning the surroundings, assessing the chances of breaking through by force; however, he felt the likelihood wasn’t high, as the cult had quite a few members.

After pondering for a moment, he replied, "Alright, then, go back and tell your Empress that I, too, am a very courteous person. As a man, it would seem too offensive of me to visit a lady late at night. Moreover, it wouldn’t reflect well on the lady’s reputation, very impolite."

"Huh? What do you mean..." The nun didn’t understand at first, and it took her a while to realize that Xu Shu was rejecting her.

"It means, come back tomorrow," Xu Shu said.

"..." The nun was stunned.

She had intended to refuse.

Come back tomorrow? What kind of joke is that!

But she found that she didn’t really have a way to argue.

After all, she was the one who first said that the Empress was very polite, and what he said made sense; if she insisted now, it would make the Empress seem impolite, an indecent woman.

Otherwise, forcibly take him away?

But the Empress said not to act directly...

The nun stood still for several seconds, her pale face changing expressions.

At last, she bit her lip and managed to squeeze out a smile saying, "Okay then, sir! May you sleep well tonight."

After finishing, she retreated gracefully, receding back into the darkness under the night sky, sitting down in the dense forest with the other Lantern Sisters.

They held up their lanterns, arm in arm, forming a circular pattern, just silently watching from a distance.

You wouldn’t need to look to guess the resentment in their eyes.

Xu Shu didn’t feel embarrassed at all; he closed the door and even locked it.

"Ah, just like that, you sent them away?"

"It’s over? We’re not fighting?"

Gu Pan and Gu Yue Ming behind him looked at him with a strange intonation.

They had thought that a great battle tonight was inevitable, but now, it was just over like that?

Gu Yue Ming might have let it go, but Gu Pan seemed a bit let down, sword in hand, eager to try.

Xu Shu rolled his eyes, "It’s not over, they’ll come back tomorrow..."

But it’s true that they can’t fight just now.

This group is quite polite; they say we can’t run, but clearly, they don’t want to start a fight either.

Looks like Su Ji Herrera doesn’t want to fight this time, huh?

Hey, wasn’t she all fierce outside the border, killing me twice? Now she’s learned to be a bit more sneaky?

Xu Shu knew that Su Ji Herrera was definitely after that mysterious Demon’s Book he possessed.

Only, this person had been launching sneak attacks from the outside and had also sent people to blockade inside the border, which indeed made Xu Shu view her with newfound respect.

Originally, she was simply one of the defeated under my command and didn’t quite fear me in the Wasteland, but now, she seems to take me much more seriously.

Xu Shu speculated that perhaps she possessed the same ability as "Heart of Steel" to "dig tunnels" and could sneak across the border quietly, just concealing her strength to avoid detection by Star Tower.

The fact that she had some connection with "Heart of Steel" was a distinct possibility.

As for the nuns outside who appeared numerous and powerful, actually breaking through them would be simple; Xu Shu could clearly sense the presence of about six or seven of them, the rest were essentially ordinary people.

The number of Transcendents wasn’t very high, and they were all First-tier Warriors. Xu Shu was confident that she could take them all down by herself.

Not to mention she had Gu Pan, who was buffed as a Fugitive Mandarin. With Xu Shu doing sit-ups to heal from behind, Gu Pan would be almost invincible in a short period of time.

However, since the other party did not mean to start a fight, and surprisingly acted quite polite, Xu Shu was of course willing to wait.

"They were overly polite today, acting as if they wanted something from me and didn’t wish to offend me. Could they be afraid I’ll desperately destroy the Demon’s Book? No, that shouldn’t be it, otherwise I can’t explain why Su Ji Herrera dared to launch a direct attack on me outside the border in the journey.

"And if we say that her strength is sufficient outside, then within the border, her Believer subordinates aren’t lacking in combat power either.

"Strange, it’s perplexing, she must have other motives..."

"Well then, no more thinking about it! I’ll find out tomorrow when I meet her and see what she really has in mind."

After making up her mind, Xu Shu stopped dwelling on it. When she turned around and saw Gu Yue Ming, she sighed again.

It’s a pity, although my aunt is Second Rank, she is a "Witch."

If she were a Second Rank "Weapon Master" martial artist, then Xu Shu’s confidence at this moment would be much greater.

As everyone knows, the path of a Doctor has almost no combat power in the early stages; it is the only purely supportive profession among the three life paths.

Not like a nun, at least they have the Curse Blade as an offensive means.

The path of the Mother Goddess is even stranger, their healing methods can simply be converted into offensive means. They can heal and fight, very powerful.

Only a Doctor, before reaching the Fourth Rank as a Fertility Venerable, truly has no means of attack.

And the recompense for such a cost is that a Doctor is the most abnormal in healing abilities among the three life paths, with Third Rank "Life Players" leveling up to Fourth Rank even gaining a second life.

Having a Doctor in cooperation can play out an effect where 1+1 is greater than 2, but this isn’t always absolute. Sometimes, a Doctor can only become a liability.

The battlefield changes in the blink of an eye, there’s no universal formula to apply.

"Forget it, no more thinking! No matter what, at least I can stall them out for a while—let me eat today’s spoils of war first, at least I can level up, adding some strength."

Xu Shu took out today’s spoils of war, took a deep breath, eyes flickering.

Today, while out hunting, he had already snuck some time to devour several Erosion Crystals, and the experience bar had already advanced by a great margin.

With the remaining ones, there were 12 crystals gained today.

"You guys keep eating, I’m going to the bathroom."

Xu Shu found an excuse and went alone to the second floor, found an empty room, located a relatively clean spot, lied down and began to unbuckle his clothes. He arranged the crystals from small to large based on their level and swallowed them one after another, hiding them in his crotch area, beginning to upgrade the curse power erosion level of his Curse Seal.

Naturally, it was another round of true blood-sweating exertion.

A few hours later.

Xu Shu turned on the tap, letting the cold water rush over his body.

This supply point at the lighthouse hadn’t been abandoned for very long. Although there was no electricity, the water was still running, which kept him from being covered in blood and uncomfortable.

At this moment, Xu Shu felt fully spirited, his eyes filled with a sense of swelling.

He adjusted his stance slightly and opened the upgrade network panel to check.

*Gu Pan (Tai Chu), First-tier Warrior

*Contribution: 186

[Curse Seal: Warrior (Legendary) // Level: 20/20]

[Entry 1: Alien Species·Black Widow (Epic)]

*Talents: Master of Architecture, Spit Silk, Eight Spider Spears (Breakthrough Skill), Entanglement (Breakthrough Skill), Gaze (Breakthrough Skill) (All breakthroughs completed)

[Entry 2: Warrior·Heart of Steel (Legendary)]

*Talents: Thick-skinned, Strong, Resolute, Jingwei (Breakthrough Skill), Kua Fu (Breakthrough Skill), Gong Gong (Breakthrough Skill) (All breakthroughs completed)

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