chapter_006_Chujuan

"'Stone of the Sage'~? Speaking of which, even if you can't turn stones into gold directly, it's almost the same for them~" said the girl, "And it must be a major problem when they collect cherry stones like this. So we have a chance~ Mr. Lawrence~ Can you understand~?"

"Although I still can't understand what this ore called 'sakura stone' is used for... Horses, gold and weapons... I can't find a place where these three can really be connected..." Lawrence said, "But I think I can already understand the most important part - no matter what the 'sakura stone' is used for, it is an indispensable thing for those people. Moreover, now they seem to be collecting 'sakura stone' without any scruples. It is because there are major problems within them that they have to take such aggressive measures. Can I understand this way? Well... Miss Dujuan?"

"Hmph~ I can understand the most important part so quickly~Mr. Lawrence~" At this time, the girl had already led Lawrence to the depths of the dense jungle.

The howling wind almost seemed to take away every trace of temperature on Lawrence. This cold made Lawrence shudder, and then crossed his arms to make his body temperature disappear more slowly. However, when the girl walking in front of him, the howling wind blew through her cloak, Lawrence could see from the traces of the cloak sticking to her body. Under the girl's cloak, there seemed to be only thin clothes. However, she seemed to not feel the cold at all.

“Where are we going…”

"Okay~ It's this~" Before Lawrence's question was over, the girl suddenly stopped.

"here it is……?"

Lawrence looked around and saw that it was much higher than the town just now. In some dark corners, there were even ice and snow that never melted all year round. The low shrubs that originally grew under the tall pine trees also became sparse. From the knowledge I learned from the previous chat with those hunters, Lawrence could tell that this was a place that was very suitable for trap hunting in the deep winter. However, the girl in front of him, who claimed to be the code-name "Cuckoo" could not have brought him here, and it was impossible for him to come here to hunt?

However, just as Lawrence was confused, the girl suddenly squatted down. Her hands, which looked fair but should not have strength, suddenly inserted into the soil that became hard due to the cold in the pine forest. Then, the girl tried hard again, and the thick soil was easily lifted by her. And there, a dark hole that didn't know where it was leading.

"This is……?"

"Okay~ Go in now~Mr. Lawrence~"

While Lawrence was still shocked by the hidden hole and the girl's terrifying strange power, the girl had already come to Lawrence's back and pushed him into the dark hole.

despair--

despair--

As soon as he entered the entrance of the cave, the girl immediately closed the lid at the entrance of the cave. Suddenly, there was a trace of light coming from the hole behind her and it turned completely dark. In this darkness, Lawrence could only hear herself and the girl's footsteps.

In the darkness, it is always difficult for humans to judge how much time has passed.

If the aura of the girl behind her had not always existed there, Lawrence would have thought he was in a terrifying dream.

After not knowing how long it took and how many turns it took in the dark, Lawrence found that the oppression from the walls on both sides of the narrow passage finally disappeared. The girl behind him finally walked into this dark cave and walked quietly behind him.

The girl seemed to be pretending to behave and fumbled on the wall. Then, the dazzling light made Lawrence feel filled the entire cave.

After a while, Lawrence's eyes adapted to the sudden light.

After opening his eyes, what Lawrence saw was a living room that looked very comfortable. However, after looking around for a week, Lawrence found that the fireplace that should be the source of light did not ignite that kind of warm flame, and the light entering the pupils was not the yellow light, but the sunlight that was closer to nature.

"Is this..." Lawrence felt for the first time that the knowledge he had learned was not enough. He had never seen many objects in the living room at all. Not to mention seeing them, he had never even heard of them. Especially the thing above his head was actually emitting a soft light - Lawrence felt that this thing should also be a "lamp" - the light it emitted, and the "holy object" in the high-level church that only exists in big towns gave Lawrence a feeling that the two seemed to be the same thing.

"Hu~" The girl, who had always had a feeling of confidence in her voice, seemed to contain a feeling of "finally letting go".

"Those guys used to laugh at me for being extravagant~ Hum, if they were still alive, I must laugh at them hard~!" The girl took off her cloak and threw the gray cloak on the ground. Then, Lawrence saw a strange cylinder, suddenly came in through the door on the other side of the living room, "sucked" the cloak on the ground into its "body", and then left the living room again.

When Lawrence turned around, the girl had already relaxed herself on a long sofa. And the "clothes" on the girl's body - if something that can cover the body can be called clothes - was a material that Lawrence had never seen before. From the girl's chin to every toe of the girl, the clothes made of strange materials tightly wrapped around every inch of the girl's skin except the face, showing the girl's slightly green figure almost unreservedly.

"Um..." Lawrence blushed and quickly placed his eyes on those unrecognized objects, as if he could tell what they were used for by staring at them.

"Hmm~ It's such an interesting reaction~Mr. Lawrence." The girl keenly discovered Lawrence's reaction at this time, "It turns out that nothing happened between you and the wolf. No wonder I still didn't find any valuable clues after taking the risk to enter the town~"

"Miss Dujuan...can you please...well..."

"Well, huh~ Forget it~ Since you are the one chosen by the wolf~" At this time, the girl's slender little hand tapped in the air a few times in front of her, and then the "cylindrical" appeared again, and a skirt was sent to the girl by the cylinder.

The style of the dress was very simple, and the girl quickly put on it. Lawrence noticed that after the girl put on this white dress that was in a strong contrast with her red shoulder-length short hair, the "clothes" that originally covered the girl's body surface disappeared. The girl's white calves and her young and tender feet were emitting a brilliance of health and beauty.

"I've been walking for so long~ don't you feel tired at all~Mr. Lawrence~" The girl spread her right hand forward and made a "please sit" gesture to Lawrence.

"Ah...thank you for your kindness." Perhaps Lawrence had no time in his mind at this time to consider whether he was tired or whether he needed to sit down, "Miss Du Juan...you..."

"'Cuckoo' is my code name, right~ But it's like a wolf. We want people to call us by names~ Just now~ I just had to let you know some facts~" The girl stretched out her index finger with her right hand and pointed at Lawrence, "My name is Diana~Mr. Lawrence~ You have to remember it well~"

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