Chapter 381

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Chapter 381: The Arrival of a Hero

In the back row of the bus, Bai Wei just settled down, feeling something wet and prickly on his fingertips.

A big orange cat crouched down, licking the golden amber ring on his index finger.

"…What are you doing?" Bai Wei glared at the big orange cat.

The big orange cat lifted its hind leg, scratched its ear, meowed, and the sound traveled to Bai Wei’s ear through the ring.

"The ring is tainted with someone else’s scent, I want to lick it off. This is my ring, don’t let anyone touch it next time."

Bai Wei stayed silent for a moment, took off the ring, and casually threw it into his sleeve.

"Is that okay now?"

"Meow, meow, meow!" The orange cat grumbled and complained, but Bai Wei couldn’t understand what it was saying at all.

He lifted his hand and scratched the chin of the big orange cat. Then he looked outside the window, but he didn’t feel like chatting for the time being.

However, the orange cat seemed impatient. He got off the bus after waiting for the vehicle to pass five stops.

Bai Wei had no choice but to get up and follow the orange cat to a sparsely-populated park.

The orange cat disappeared into the bushes, while another black cat was lying on top of a vending machine.

Yumeko tapped the vending machine with his tail, and then a can of drink dropped down. "Consider it my treat," he said.

Bai Wei sat down on a bench nearby and opened the drink, taking a sip. "Is there something else?" he asked.

Yumeko narrowed his eyes and lazily jumped down. "You don’t seem to be in a good condition," he said.

Bai Wei ignored this statement.

His condition was indeed not good, as he had only recovered about 30%, which affected the effectiveness of his Golden Power.

But there’s no need to explain to Yumeko, trust between both sides hasn’t been established yet.

"The evil god’s lackey has already been pressed to death by me. After the bishop died, the chaos in Yingzhou province also ended," Bai Wei said calmly. "At this stage, do you still have a reason to contact me?"

"Yes, don’t you think it’s over just like this? We’ve paid such a big price just to kill you?" Yumeko laughed sinisterly. "The evil god has been operating for many years, and even took a swipe at the shogun. It’s a total loss… But if these otherworldly malevolent gods are all so foolish, they can’t possibly become the opponents that our Hundred Demons Party fears."

Bai Wei opened his hand and a book appeared in his palm.

After killing the bishop in yellow robes, three items burst out, none of them being equipment, one being a special item, and two being materials.

We won’t mention the bizarre thing known as the True Blood of the evil god. Drinking it will make you go insane immediately, and there’s a more than 90% chance of becoming a follower of the evil god. However, because it’s the true blood released by the otherworldly malevolent god, its quality is extremely high and it contains a huge amount of mystery. This stuff can even be sold at ridiculously high prices on the black market.

The knowledge of the madman is quite formidable. It contains the knowledge and etiquette of the bishop in yellow robes. He follows the system of the evil god, and his upgrades are all dependent on the gifts from the evil god. But no matter how powerful the evil god is, they can’t make a pig turn into a person immediately. If they want to make a pig become more human-like, at the very least, the pig’s brain needs to become intelligent. That’s why the otherworldly malevolent god also imparts a large amount of knowledge to their high-ranking followers.

The knowledge of the madman, just from its name, is enough to prove just how dangerous it is. It’s knowledge that can drive people crazy… There’s a classic scene in the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, where a female villain wants to obtain a vast amount of high-tech knowledge from aliens. In the end, she can’t remember it at all, her brain can’t handle it, and she burns out from overloading her mind.

But this knowledge is also a shortcut, leading to the mysterious other side. For most people, they simply cannot handle it. However, for mages, it’s different. The magic system requires knowledge, and by assimilating the knowledge of the madman, they can step into the Holy Domain… Of course, they might also burn out their brains and die directly.

Bai Wei was not very interested in it. He wasn’t even interested in spellcrafting anymore. As an Easterner, he preferred to focus on sword training rather than the Holy Domain. He enjoyed using his sword to break through all kinds of magic.

The last special item was the "Gospel Book." When you held this book, it made you feel very uncomfortable. Although it was called a book, it wasn’t made of ordinary paper. The texture felt more like a soft material, not like human skin. To give an inappropriate example, it was like touching a soft, almost rotten banana through its peel.

When he opened the Gospel Book, the words from the past stood out clearly. There were many instructions from the evil god written on it.

All of them were one-sided instructions, not responses from both sides.

The latest page contained the command, "Destroy Bai Wei, the person from Ming Country, at any cost."

Bai Wei flipped to the next page, and there was a line written by him.

"Are you there?"

There was no response, it seemed that the person wasn’t there.

The evil god obviously knew that this district manager was no longer alive, so he fired him with enthusiasm.

"There doesn’t seem to be any traces left on this gospel book," said Bai Wei. "Do you want it?"

"If a normal person touches it, their finger would rot halfway. Are you a cat torturer?"

Bai Wei shrugged and tucked the gospel book into his sleeve. "I’ll just donate both of these things later. Keeping them with me will only make them moldy. I’m afraid of polluting the environment or summoning some kind of nocturnal deity. Do you have anything else to say?"

Yumeko heartlessly said, "I’ll take the ring back if you’re dead."

"If I die, I’ll definitely take you with me… Get to the point," Bai Wei said, throwing the empty can into a nearby trash can.

"I suggest you leave for Hokkaido immediately," said Yumeko, licking its paw and scratching its face.

"Have you confirmed the existence of an evil god?"

"Not yet, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be later. I’m just giving you a friendly reminder," Yumeko stretched and then hopped off the bench. "That’s all I have to say. The rest is up to you." It walked away with light steps, saying, "The next time you call for me, make sure it’s from overseas."

Bai Wei thought about his sister still in Hokkaido and immediately left the park.

When I arrived at the train station, I wanted to buy a ticket to go to Hokkaido, but I was told that I couldn’t go because there is a Tsugaru Strait between Hokkaido and Honshu Island.

Hokkaido is a group of islands, unlike the narrow Kanmon Strait between Kyushu Island and Honshu Island. The Tsugaru Strait, which separates Hokkaido from Honshu, is as wide as 18.7 kilometers. You have to take a boat to travel across this distance.

If it was a modernized Hokkaido, a underwater tunnel should have been built, considering its industrial capabilities. However, the modernization has just begun, and even Edo has been divided. It’s impossible to have the ability to build an underwater tunnel. The twenty-kilometer wide strait may not be extremely wide, but it is enough to create a thick wall of gray fog and mist. No boatman dares to travel through the fog, and anyone who goes out to sea in the fog will never be able to return.

That’s why the staff at the train station said that it’s not possible to go to Hokkaido.

Bai Wei thought it was ridiculous because Yagyū Simozi had just gone to Hokkaido a few days ago, so why can’t he go now?

He didn’t feel any fear of the gray fog. Natural disasters may stop many people, but they can’t stop a true strong person. He could just swim across if necessary.

It would be best to not do it himself. It would be a waste of time to travel back and forth, and he is not suitable for direct divine descent with his weak spiritual power.

Bai Wei went to Far East University to find the dragon maiden and get some information. She has become a big shot in the Huaishui dragon community in Yingzhou, which is quite impressive.

Although he is disappointed with the dragon maiden’s loss of prestige, he still needs to cooperate with her for friendly business.

Just like someone complimenting a beautiful old woman with purple hair on the surface, but inwardly questioning why she is acting innocent.

This time, when Bai Wei went to look for Xue Hanlei, he was careful and didn’t go directly to the girls’ dormitory. Instead, he went to the international students’ dormitory and asked about the Ming Country students.

After finding out the possible locations where she might be, he went straight to the scene to confront her.

He didn’t want to stay in the girls’ dormitory for a short period of time anymore. It was nothing like a character entering a grand garden, but more like a young wife arriving in Okinawa.

…

At Far East University, in the singing classroom, Xue Hanlei was facing a problem.

The educational atmosphere at Far East University is very relaxed. Although it is not focused on arts, there are still various elective courses available for students to learn.

Many of them are probably well-known, for example, the tree-climbing class at Blind Guess University, the weight-loss class at Wudaokou, the love theory and practice class at Tiantin’er University, the "Detective Conan and Principles of Chemistry" class at Zhongnan University, the "Harry Potter and Genetics" class at Zhongshan Medical School, the "Pre-Qin Dynasty Time Travel Handbook" class at Hu Jian Normal University, the Sichuan cuisine class at Rongcheng Electronic Science and Technology University where they teach cooking on-site and don’t need to rush to the canteen after each class, the demon marriage class which teaches students how to apply funeral makeup to the deceased, the wine appreciation class where a third of the students get drunk after every class, the horseback riding class without actual horses but taught through live video streaming, the card game class that turns into a fierce battle between players with Gwent cards and Yu-Gi-Oh card decks, and the knitting class with over seventy students, but only three girls.

Compared to the extravagant offerings at various schools in the Ming Country, the vocal music class offered at Yingzhou Far East University is relatively conservative. It has only produced a whole symphony orchestra, including instruments like the shamisen, shakuhachi, taiko drums, and thirteen-string zither.

Xue Hanlei herself wasn’t interested in music. She was busy with something, so she asked her good sister Yun Wuxin to choose an elective course that wasn’t too troublesome for her.

Yun Wuxin casually chose a vocal music class for her. In fact, as a dragon maiden, her life was very long and she had developed many interests to pass the time, such as playing the zither and the harp. Xue Hanlei knew a little bit about them too. But she didn’t expect the vocal music teacher to play tricks today.

December was coming to an end, and the second semester would end at the end of December. Then there would be a winter break in January, exams in February, and a spring break in March. The first semester of the new year would start in April.

It wasn’t long before the end of December, and the vocal music teacher intended to assess the levels of the students and called out the name of a notorious class skipper, Xue.

The vocal music elective had a total of only fifteen classes, and Xue Hanlei had skipped fourteen and a half of them. She was confident in her own vocal abilities, so why not give it a try?

If she didn’t satisfy him, she probably wouldn’t pass the elective course… She really didn’t want that.

All of Xue Hanlei’s credits were barely passing. Without the elective credits, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Even she herself knew her own level. As she watched the assessed students go one by one, it was almost her turn.

At this moment, she saw a handsome guy from the Ming Country walk in through the back door of the classroom.

He eagerly approached her with a heroic stance, just like a grand entrance by Galio.

As soon as Bai Wei was about to speak, Xue Hanlei grabbed his hand and said, "I’ll treat you to dinner, just help me out."