Chapter 381

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Chapter 381: The Arrival of a Hero

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

A large orange cat was crouching down, licking the golden amber ring on his index finger.

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

The 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 cat’s chin, then glanced outside the window. He wasn’t in the mood for a chat at that moment.

But the orange cat seemed impatient. After waiting for five stops, it got off the bus.

Bai Wei had no choice but to follow the cat to a sparsely populated park.

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

Yumeko, the black cat, tapped the machine with its tail, and a can of drink dropped down.

“Consider it my treat,” Yumeko said.

Bai Wei sat on a nearby bench and opened the drink, taking a sip. “Is there something else?”

Yumeko narrowed its eyes and lazily jumped down. “You don’t seem to be in good condition.”

Bai Wei ignored the comment.

His condition wasn’t great, having only recovered about 30%, which affected the effectiveness of his Golden Power.

But there was no need to explain that to Yumeko. Trust between them hadn’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 this 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 had burst out. None were equipment. One was a special item, and the other two were materials.

We won’t mention the bizarre True Blood of the evil god. Drinking it would drive someone mad instantly and have a more than 90% chance of turning them into a follower of the evil god. However, its quality was extremely high, containing a huge amount of mystery. This substance could be sold for ridiculous prices on the black market.

The knowledge of the madman was formidable. It contained the knowledge and etiquette of the bishop in yellow robes, who followed the evil god’s system. His upgrades depended on the gifts from the evil god. But no matter how powerful the evil god was, it couldn’t instantly transform a pig into a person. For a pig to become more human-like, its brain had to be intelligent. That’s why the malevolent god imparted vast knowledge to high-ranking followers.

The name “knowledge of the madman” was enough to prove how dangerous it was. It was knowledge that could drive people insane… There was a famous scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, where a female villain wanted to gain vast knowledge from aliens. In the end, she couldn’t handle it. Her brain couldn’t process it, and she burned out from the overload.

But this knowledge was also a shortcut, leading to the mysterious other side. For most people, it was unmanageable. However, for mages, it was different. The magic system required knowledge, and assimilating the knowledge of the madman could lead them to the Holy Domain… Of course, it could also burn out their brains and kill them.

Bai Wei wasn’t very interested in it. He had lost interest in spellcrafting. As an Easterner, he preferred focusing 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.” Holding this book made you feel extremely uncomfortable. Though it was called a book, it didn’t feel like ordinary paper. Its texture was more like a soft material, not unlike human skin. To give an inappropriate example, it felt 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 donate both of these later. Keeping them with me will only make them moldy. I’m afraid of polluting the environment or summoning some nocturnal deity. Do you have anything else to say?”

Yumeko heartlessly replied, “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, tossing the empty can into a nearby trash can.

“I suggest you leave for Hokkaido immediately,” Yumeko said, 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 one later. I’m just giving you a friendly reminder.” Yumeko stretched and hopped off the bench. “That’s all I have to say. The rest is up to you.” It walked away with light steps, adding, “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.

At the train station, Bai Wei tried to buy a ticket to Hokkaido, but was told it was impossible. There was 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, an underwater tunnel might have been built, but the modernization had only just begun. Even Edo had been divided, and the ability to build an underwater tunnel was far from feasible. The twenty-kilometer-wide strait might not be extraordinarily wide, but it was enough to create a thick wall of gray fog and mist. No boatman dared to navigate through the fog, and anyone who did would never return.

That’s why the staff at the train station said it was impossible to go to Hokkaido.

Bai Wei found this ridiculous because Yagyū Simozi had just gone to Hokkaido a few days ago, so why couldn’t he go now?

He wasn’t afraid of the gray fog. Natural disasters might stop many, but not a true strong person. He could simply swim across if needed.

But he preferred not to do it himself. It would waste too much time to go back and forth, and his weak spiritual power made direct divine descent unsuitable.

Bai Wei headed to Far East University to find the dragon maiden and gather some information. She had become a big shot in the Huaishui dragon community in Yingzhou, which was quite impressive.

Though disappointed with her loss of prestige, he still needed to cooperate with her for business.

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

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

After learning where she might be, he went straight to confront her.

He didn’t want to stay in the girls’ dormitory, it wasn’t like a grand entrance into a garden, but more like a young wife arriving in Okinawa.

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

The educational atmosphere at Far East University was very relaxed. Though it wasn’t focused on arts, there were still various elective courses available.

Many of them were quite unique, like the tree-climbing class at Blind Guess University, the weight-loss class at Wudaokou, the love theory class at Tiantin’er University, and the detective classes at Zhongnan University.

Compared to these, the vocal music class at Yingzhou Far East University was relatively conservative. It had produced a symphony orchestra, including instruments like the shamisen, shakuhachi, taiko drums, and thirteen-string zither.

Xue Hanlei herself wasn’t interested in music. She had asked her good sister Yun Wuxin to choose an elective that wasn’t too troublesome.

Yun Wuxin casually picked a vocal music class for her. In reality, as a dragon maiden, she had lived for centuries and developed many hobbies to pass the time, like playing the zither and the harp. Xue Hanlei knew a bit about them too. But she didn’t expect the vocal music teacher to cause trouble today.

As December came to an end, the second semester would soon wrap up, and a winter break would begin in January, followed by 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 called out Xue Hanlei’s name.

Xue Hanlei had skipped most of the classes, but she was confident in her abilities and figured she could handle it. If she didn’t satisfy the teacher, she might fail the elective, and that was a disaster.

Her credits were barely passing, and without the elective credits, the consequences would be severe.

As she watched the others get assessed, it was almost her turn.

Just then, Bai Wei, the handsome guy from Ming Country, walked in through the back door of the classroom.

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

Before he could speak, Xue Hanlei grabbed his hand and said, “I’ll treat you to dinner, just help me out.”