Chapter 177
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Chapter 177: Escape From That World
An invasion battle finally came to a complete end with Cao Peng’s death.
Yan Sheng, who had fled with his subordinates, was also forcibly removed by the system at that moment.
Luo Ji, on the other hand, could choose between ‘Return Later’ and ‘Return Immediately,’ and was informed by the system that his post-battle stay could not exceed 24 hours.
Luo Ji decisively chose to stay here temporarily.
Due to the Cao Peng incident, he would most likely face retaliation from Cao Peng’s Vice-Alliance Master cousin afterward.
Therefore, many matters needed to be thoroughly discussed.
Since there was an opportunity to talk face-to-face, it would certainly be much more convenient than sending text messages.
At the same time, regarding battle rewards, just as Luo Ji had estimated, after all, it was a victory of the weak over the strong.
After frantically racking up two waves of points, Ye Qingxuan’s combat evaluation decisively shot up, and she undoubtedly received the highest Golden Treasure Chest reward, and it was even doubled.
He, on the other hand, due to his less significant strength gap and lacking the obvious point bonus that Ye Qingxuan had, lamentably only received a Silver Treasure Chest after giving up Cao Peng’s kill.
These points were likely still acquired from Yan Sheng and his troops.
Otherwise, just by annihilating Cao Peng’s small force, Luo Ji estimated he would only earn a Bronze Treasure Chest.
After all, the strength gap between the two sides also affects combat evaluation.
For example, if an expert of Black Iron rank annihilated a no-rank weakling, even if it was a complete wipeout, would the combat evaluation be high?
Impossible, because there was no difficulty at all.
At most, letting you get a Bronze Treasure Chest would be doing you a favor.
This is also one of the important reasons why high-rank experts generally don’t bother to waste their time dealing with low-rank players, as there’s no benefit, and it’s purely a waste of their time and troops
Afterward, when processing the spoils of war, Luo Ji only took a spear from the leather armor, weapons, and other items, intending to take it back as a physical reference for the people in the forging department.
He left everything else for Ye Qingxuan, because these things held little significance for him.
He had his own copper mine, and the craftsmen in the forging department were all fully equipped.
For him, crafting these weapons was just a matter of time.
After dinner, in Ye Qingxuan’s tribal camp, Luo Ji, who had a rare meal of white rice and wild vegetables, patted his stomach with a satisfied expression.
Then, glancing at the tribal people celebrating their victory, Luo Ji turned to Ye Qingxuan, who was sitting next to him, and said.
“Shall we find a place to talk?”
Ye Qingxuan’s face didn’t show much surprise upon hearing this.
Instead, she gestured with her hand and said.
“Follow me.”
Dutifully following behind Ye Qingxuan, after passing through a wooded area, he looked at the sight that greeted his eyes.
In that instant, he was completely awestruck.
“This must be what you mentioned before, the 3-star natural wonder, the Seven-Colored Terraces, right?”
It was too vast!
This was at least 1,650 acres!
It felt as if this entire mountain range was covered by these Seven-Colored Terraces.
The magnificent sight delivered an impact that was utterly indescribable with mere words.
It was also at this moment that Luo Ji finally understood why his Senior Sister never lacked food.
In comparison, his meager fish resources were simply incomparable.
Comparing people, it was simply infuriating!
Looking at Luo Ji’s completely awestruck expression, Ye Qingxuan’s lips curled into a slight smile, and she smugly lifted her chin.
“It’s a pity it’s cloudy and still raining today.”
“If it were sunny, the scenery here would be several times more spectacular.”
When it came to marching and fighting wars, she certainly couldn’t compare to Luo Ji, but for tribal development, she believed she had developed quite well.
After a brief boast about her pride and joy Seven-Colored Terraces, Ye Qingxuan’s expression became slightly more serious.
“Alright, what is it?”
Luo Ji, having recovered from the awe inspired by the Seven-Colored Terraces, fell into a brief silence after hearing her words.
The suddenly quiet atmosphere instantly became a little subtle.
After a long while, Luo Ji slowly uttered two words.
“I’m sorry.”
A hint of understanding flashed in Ye Qingxuan’s eyes.
She stopped walking, then crossed her arms.
“Is it because of today’s events, or something from 6 months ago?”
Luo Ji hadn’t expected Ye Qingxuan to be so calm, but he ultimately replied.
“6 months ago.”
Ye Qingxuan, upon hearing this answer, showed a rather helpless expression.
“Is your impression of me really that unreasonable?”
“Hm?”
“6 months ago, if you hadn’t pulled me into this game, I would have died in the hospital’s emergency room, right? You did nothing wrong, so why are you apologizing?”
Faced with such a rhetorical question, Luo Ji was momentarily at a loss for how to respond.
Looking at Luo Ji’s conflicted expression, Ye Qingxuan suddenly sighed softly.
“Alright, I don’t blame you. In fact, I might even be quite grateful to you.”
“Grateful?”
“Yes, grateful.”
Saying this, Ye Qingxuan hesitated for a moment before finally choosing to speak.
“Do you know?”
“I used to live abroad, and then, when I was in junior high, my parents divorced…”
Luo Ji’s left eyelid suddenly twitched upon hearing this.
He clearly hadn’t expected such a thing to have happened.
No wonder the hospital couldn’t contact her parents at all after the car accident.
“But what’s funny is that less than a year after my parents divorced, they both remarried, each forming new families, and even having new children.”
“Both families seemed unexpectedly happy and complete…” At this point, her tone inadvertently carried a hint of self-mockery.
“Instead, I became the superfluous one.”
“No matter which side I stayed with, I felt out of place.”
“Just being in the same room as them would make it hard for me to breathe.’
“It was then that I made up my mind that I had to escape from there…”
“Then I started working part-time and studying to become self-reliant.”
“This state continued until I finished my master’s degree.”
“I could have stayed abroad to finish my doctorate before returning, but I couldn’t wait any longer.”
“At that time, I didn’t want to stay in that place for even a second!”
“So I applied for a transfer.”
“I wanted to escape from there, as far away from them as possible, preferably directly… directly escape from this world…”
Towards the end, Ye Qingxuan’s tone carried a hint of disbelief.
“So, do you understand now?”
“The moment I opened my eyes after the car accident, when I saw this completely unfamiliar and primitive world, I was utterly stunned”.
“Before you sent me a message, I even thought that God had heard my wish and truly let me escape from that world!”
Listening to Ye Qingxuan recount her experiences, Luo Ji fell silent.
At the same time, he understood.
It turned out they were the same, that they both wanted to escape from the world that made them uncomfortable…
