Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1140 - 593: Amazon Is Not That Simple!

Chapter 1140: Chapter 593: Amazon Is Not That Simple!

Sean Knight’s nerves tensed up in an instant!

He saw that the beautiful Female Priestess had sat up from the bed, staring at him with wide eyes!

The Female Priestess wasn’t wearing anything on her body, and her stark white breasts stood out boldly in the darkness right in front of Sean Knight!

This was just too awkward!

Sean Knight reacted very quickly. The moment he saw her, he lunged forward, planning to get control of her first, covering her mouth before anything else!

"Don’t move!" the Female Priestess reacted just as swiftly "I won’t scream, but don’t move!"

Sean Knight had already taken a big step, almost standing chest to chest with the Female Priestess, but he stopped his movement as well.

He didn’t dare to move—she had already shown goodwill, so it was best to listen to what she wanted first.

The Female Priestess seemed somewhat uncomfortable with Sean Knight being so close and scooted back a bit before saying:

"Are you here to steal the Sacred Tree? I can feel... you don’t mean me any harm, and there is a very pleasant scent coming from you!"

Only then did Sean Knight realize that the Female Priestess was speaking English!

Although her English wasn’t very fluent, he could understand her!

What was going on here? Could she also be an outsider?

"You speak English? Shouldn’t... shouldn’t this place be isolated from the outside world?" Sean Knight didn’t answer her question, instead, he focused on this matter.

"You... answer my question first." The woman looked into Sean Knight’s eyes, and it turned out she could also see in the darkness!

"Alright, I actually didn’t come to steal... your Sacred Tree. I just wanted to take some leaves back with me. I believe these leaves might be very useful."

"Did you kill that man during the daytime?" the Female Priestess asked, speaking more and more smoothly now.

"Yes," Sean Knight nodded.

"Alright, you’ve been honest, sincerely answering my question without any evasion or deception—next, I’ll answer your question." The Female Priestess patted the wooden bed "I’m going to speak for a long while. Are you sure you don’t want to sit down?"

Sean Knight hadn’t expected the Female Priestess to be so bold, especially as she was almost entirely exposed before him, save for a small item covering below.

However, she didn’t seem embarrassed at all, so he stopped being pretentious and sat down on the bed about a half meter from the Female Priestess.

The Female Priestess turned her body on the bed to face Sean Knight, looking at him with interest.

"There’s something I don’t understand. Are you a child of the Sacred Tree as well? Why is there a scent on you that feels very comforting to me, more so than the scents of other people in the tribe?"

Sean Knight was at a loss for words at the Female Priestess’s remarks.

He had also vaguely guessed the reason. His body was filled with various energies, including a large amount of life energy he had once absorbed, which was probably why the Female Priestess found his presence comfortable.

The Female Priestess was in close contact with the tree stump every day, eating tree leaves, and drinking water infused with tree leaves, so her body had also accumulated some life energy over time.

"You could understand it this way," Sean Knight pondered before saying, "Your Sacred Tree is filled with life energy. And I, too, have had an extraordinary encounter that allowed me to absorb a considerable amount of life energy.

Because of this, you may feel an affinity for me, and my scent may be comforting to you.

That’s also why I came here, to try to pick a few leaves from here."

The Female Priestess nodded her head, believing Sean Knight’s words, and she began to tell her story.

Being trusted and treated so candidly by a stranger girl and with no intention of causing harm while in the tribe, Sean Knight quietly sat and listened to the Female Priestess tell her story.

"Our tribe is one of many in this jungle. It’s just that because of the Sacred Tree, we are quite special among the many nearby tribes.

I’ve heard from my mother—the previous Priestess—that our tribe allows only women to exist, a rule that has been in place since the existence of the tribe.

If a woman gives birth to a girl, she is kept and raised; a boy is sent away.

The man you killed earlier was one who had been sent to a tribe outside. Though he didn’t grow up in our tribe and knew he originally came from here, he would come seeking help—but we had no affection for him, after all, he was a cannibal!

We used to interact with that Cannibalistic Tribe because of the proximity, but after learning that they were more barbaric than us, we ceased our dealings with them."

"Indeed barbaric," Sean Knight interjected, "to actually practice cannibalism!"

"Cannibalistic Tribes aren’t the only ones in this jungle," the Female Priestess didn’t seem surprised and continued, "After I was born, I was sent out of the jungle when I was about three or four.

It was there I learned to speak English and Portuguese. I became aware that the outside world was different from our tribe.

Two other girls were sent out with me, but they ultimately decided not to return.

At thirteen, when it was time to decide my life’s path, I chose to come back.

I wanted to change our tribe. But later, after I took on the role of Priestess, I learned more secrets about our tribe.

I gave up my original thoughts and let the tribe continue to develop according to its traditional way of life."