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The flying creature clearly mistook Jeston for one of its own kind. It turned its body, glided halfway around Jeston, and then grinned.
"What..." Jeston remained in flight, completely bewildered. Before he could even figure out what was going on with this monster, it glided right in front of him.
"What do you want to do?" Jeston frowned, about to use a "Command" spell to make it go away, but the next second, the flying monster's movements made his eyes widen instantly.
The flying machine screeched and squeaked, its body tilted back, its head tucked behind its back, and it stared at Jeston with a strange grin. As it glided, it aimed its bull at Jeston and began to spin violently like a ship's propeller.
"What?!" Jeston stared in disbelief. The air stirred up by the Spiral Bull hit him in the face, and the sour and spicy smell made his eyes water. He gagged and felt a pain even in his throat.
"You fucking get out of my way!"
Jeston roared in grief and anger, and swung out two magic missiles that struck the flying Malou's testicles.
"Squeak!"
The flying creature let out a miserable cry, and amidst the splashing liquid, it arched its body like a cooked shrimp and plummeted downwards in a sorry state.
"Ugh! What is this... courtship?"
Jeston hastily wiped the sticky liquid that had splashed onto his head, took a deep breath of fresh air, stabilized his magic output, and calmed his shocked mind.
"Speaking of which, Musk hasn't told me what his annual mission is yet. Hopefully it's some brutal battle... uh, just not one of fighting these disgusting monsters..."
He shook his head, then suddenly his ears twitched as if he heard a noise coming from not far away.
Jeston turned to look at the source of the noise and saw a small tornado made up of dozens of flying maggots gliding crookedly toward him.
He was immediately terrified as the group of flying demons with their tongues wagging and crooked eyes and mouths rapidly approached. He frantically unleashed his magic, attempting to use a flight spell to escape in a panic.
However, the stability of the magic runes was broken by himself at this moment. The wings on his back disappeared instantly, and with a long scream, he fell to the cliff face and rolled towards the bottom of the valley.
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"what sound?"
Latis gripped the reins, stopped his eagle-horse, and looked back at the road they had come from with a puzzled expression.
"It's probably just the howling of a seasonal tornado?" Jennifer listened intently for a moment, then said uncertainly.
"It sounds a bit hopeless, like you're about to be rubbed with a rag..."
"What are you talking about, Jennifer!" Latis couldn't help but turn around and shout, "Stop watching all that nonsense! Didn't you say you love pure romance the most?"
"Huh? Did I say that?"
Jennifer paused slightly, instinctively reaching up to touch her chin, and muttered to herself:
"Pure love? It seems to be a very niche system on the Magic Network..."
“Yes…” Latis suddenly realized that Jennifer had not yet made her “declaration of pure love”, and because of Lingling’s existence, they had not even found an opportunity to spend time together and establish a relationship.
He scratched his head, spurred his horse closer to Jennifer, and, sensing the occasional fluctuations of connection to the magic network emanating from her, hesitated for a moment before asking:
“Jennifer, I have a question for you.”
"Huh?" Jennifer paused, then waved her hand dismissively and said, "Hey, there's no need for such formalities between us! Just say it!"
"Is such that……"
Just as Latis was about to subtly ask Jennifer about her thoughts on dating, a sudden, urgent scream came from afar.
"What is it... huh?"
Jennifer turned her head and was surprised to find that Latis, who had been riding on horseback just moments before, had vanished in an instant. She quickly stopped her horse, stood up in the stirrups, and swiftly caught sight of the winged figure in the air.
"La..." Before she could even shout, she saw a rippled shadow trail appear instantly, and Latis, who was just in the air, appeared on the ground in the blink of an eye.
boom!
Jennifer rubbed her eyes before she could see clearly that beneath the demon bird that had been sent flying by Latis's hammer, there was a trembling dwarf girl!
"They didn't even call on me for the battle?!"
She tossed a divine shield to Lingling beside her, and with a feeling that was hard to tell whether she was amused or excited, she instantly flipped off the eagle-horse, gripped the scabbard, and dashed towards Latis like a shooting star.
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"what……"
Torso stood on the cliff edge of the ancient tree in the morning light and looked down. He couldn't bear to look at it and withdrew his gaze. After thinking for a moment, he sighed and jumped straight down.
"The ancient tree has not yet shown any new branches, but it is already showing signs of growth. That's fine, that's fine too."
Chapter 206 Heart-Shaped Stone: Your time is not yet ripe, you are too arrogant!
The second battle with the long-beaked demon bird ended in the blink of an eye, with Latis not even having used any decent combat techniques.
That makes sense, though. If you feel the pain of your testicles being ripped open when you get hit, even boxing champion Mike Tyson would have to admit that you're stronger at that moment.
"Thanks, guys!"
Having escaped being swallowed, Gan Gan, covered in dirt, got up from the ground, glanced at the demon bird that had already entered the reincarnation process, bowed deeply to Latis and Jennifer, and then laughed heartily:
"I thought I was going to meet my great-great-grandfather today, but thank goodness... thank goodness you guys are more skilled! My name is Gan Gan, and I'm a traveler! Nice to meet you!"
“My name is Latis, this is Jennifer, and that lady over there is Boss Lingling. We’re on our way to Silverway Town, would you like to come along for a rest?”
Latis looked at Lingling, who was trotting over with three eagle-horse steeds, and immediately laughed, "Perhaps you and Boss Lingling have some common topics to talk about!"
"Eh?"
Looking at Lingling's meticulously dressed appearance, and then at her own short trench coat, linen pants, and leggings, and her relatively dark skin, Gan Gan couldn't help but take a step back and stammered:
"They're all dwarfs, so how can there be such a big difference?"
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"So there are other techniques in forging? I've always used magic to assist my innate abilities in forging, and I thought forging was just a fixed process."
"Trust Gan Gan and you won't go wrong! Gan Gan has watched her family make cigarette butt furnaces, reverse smelting, and beer quenching techniques since she was little. They say that it's enough to resonate with the forged material, and your body will automatically teach you how to process the material... Look, Gan Gan's Book of Hatred records these things too!"
"I spared the beer because I don't like drinking..." "I spared the hammer because it doesn't taste good?" "I spared the forge because sleeping on it easily causes a stiff neck?" Are you some kind of animal release expert?
"Oh dear, that was written when she was little! Gan Gan would never write such childish things now!"
"Just a quick glance, and you've been to quite a lot of places..."
"Actually, Gan Gan was just being chased by monsters the whole time!"
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They seemed to be having quite a lively conversation...
Latis glanced back at the two dwarf girls riding together, scratched his head, and then turned his thoughts back to the question he had been pondering.
"The current plan is no longer just about completing annual tasks and obtaining rewards. The Queen, or rather, that mysterious woman in the simulation, has most likely begun searching for me. I need to improve my strength as soon as possible, but I can't show myself too much."
"First, the main focus should be on upgrading to gain self-defense capabilities. This takes time, but once you have the 'Hand of the Mage,' progress will be steady, so there's not much to worry about."
"My spell list has expanded considerably. The necromancy spell recipes that Yashutia gave me... I need to study them. Hmm, it's necessary to study them in depth, after all, this is a field that no other mage has ever ventured into."
"As for other enhancements... the percentage increase from simulator achievements should be the most useful, and this is closely related to exploration progress, so it seems I need to find time for dimensional travel as soon as possible..."
"Secondly, we need to prepare for the possibility of future conflict with the Queen. The kingdom's situation is too complex, and I also need to rely on the strength of my companions..."
He hesitated for a moment, feeling a little nervous but not afraid.
In the last simulation, he obtained the fixed spell "Goddess's Priestess Ritual" from the goddess, thus gaining a slight ability to manipulate the magic network.
Although the range is only about five or six meters in radius, based on his experience of protecting Yashutia to the last time, the simulator's ability has once again become independent of the goddess herself, just like his key.
"My risk tolerance has increased significantly, and I can consider venturing into more dangerous situations. Even if I face the Queen in the future, there's still a chance to turn things around. The prerequisite is that I don't enter the Queen's sights as a mage before I become powerful enough..."
Latis nodded to himself. He guessed that even if the Queen had sensed some fragments of the dream, it should only be limited to the experience of meeting the Queen, that is, the night the Queen explicitly mentioned "time flow".
As for why his reunion with the Queen on the floating island did not trigger the "time-space flow," Latis couldn't guess the specific reason.
From an outward appearance standpoint, Queen Whiteley and the woman who visited Latis at night may not resemble each other in temperament, but both are perfect queens in terms of figure and appearance, with only minor differences.
Latis was skeptical that they were two different people, but he was also unsure if it was the same person who had changed clothes and that's why there were those differences. For the time being, he could only assume that both images were of the Queen.
"Lazi?"
Jennifer looked at the clouds in the sky, then suddenly turned around and asked:
"You said you had a question you wanted to ask me, what was it?"
Latis opened his mouth, then suddenly stopped.
The Jennifer we know now is the one who watched Dragon Knight Rise with him, thwarted Black Hat's plot, and took cosplay photos together. Although they trust each other enough to form a team and entrust their lives to each other, will they really be able to naturally develop a relationship like in the simulation?
He scratched his head, looked at the faint glow on Jennifer, and felt that this wasn't a particularly memorable moment, so he grinned and said:
"The time isn't right yet. I'll ask you when it is!"
Jennifer raised an eyebrow, gave a soft snort, flicked the hilt of her sword, and then said with a smirk:
"I also have something to ask you."
"Huh? What is it?" Latis was taken aback.
Jennifer chuckled, loosened the reins, and squeezed the horse's belly tightly with her legs. The eagle reared up, leaped high, and galloped forward at high speed.
She pulled on the reins, turned sideways, picked up a stone from the ground, and tossed it towards Latis, laughing freely as she shouted:
"The time isn't right yet, let's talk about it next time!"
Latis caught the flying stone with lightning speed, and looked down with a puzzled expression.
A heart-shaped stone lies peacefully in my hand. Having absorbed the power of light for a long time on the ground, it radiates a faint warmth and glow.
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Perhaps because they had an extra horse that made them travel faster, Latis and his companions did not encounter the attacking flock of long-beaked demon birds and arrived at Silverway Town unharmed.
"Wow, are they here to help us prepare our defensive fortifications? That's great!"
The guard, beaming with delight, inspected Latis's academy badge and led the way to the guesthouse, saying: