Flying on a sword is cool and all, but after a few days it gets a little boring. We haven't come across anything of interest yet.
"So Gerard, what do think of this world so far?"
"So far it's looking weak, master, but who knows, this might just be a Qi-barren area." Gerard said with a pensive look on his face.
"This area is indeed weak, but I doubt the entire realm is like this. And Gerard, would you mind not calling me sir, master, or any of those things when we come across another person? I'd like to remain low-key until we figure out the power level of this world's civilization. Being called master would make that rather difficult."
Back in the Void Reality, I talked to Gerard many times about this whole "master" thing, but if it's how he prefers things, who am I to stop him?
"Master Henry, your wish is my command." Gerard says with his usual neutral look on his face.
"I want you to know that I view you as more than a servant. I've raised the others from when they were babies, but not you. That means I see all of them as my children, and you are kind of like their uncle in my eyes. You are part of this family Gerard, and if you ever wish to give up being a servant, I will support that decision."
"I thank you for your kindness, my lord. Don't fear, I will refrain from addressing you as my master or anything along those lines when in company. However I will remain a servant as my contract dictates. A demonic contract is not easy to get out of."
"Well, if there is a way, I'd be more than willing to help."
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"See any villages yet?"
"I'm afraid not, Master Henry."
"Hmm, same here. I can't help but wonder why we haven't come across anything yet. Maybe this world just doesn't have many inhabitants?"
"It could also be that this world is not very developed. A forest which isn't threatening to you, might be a dangerous area for regular villagers."
"You could be right. We'll just have to wait and see."
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We're on the second day now and we still haven't found anything. At all! I think we've covered about 1500 km. Weirdest thing is, we still haven't even left the forest! We must have landed in some kind of wilderness.
One thing that has changed however, is that the trees have gotten taller, and there are more animals around. Their cultivation levels are also much higher from where we initially landed.
Perhaps we did land in a Qi-barren area.
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While flying, I decided to take a closer look at my system. Before, I used to receive quests in the Void Reality, but I haven't really checked to see if I got any new quests in this world.
"Quests"
*Bingbong*
Quests
No current path has been detected. Please select a new path to receive quests relevant to your personal goals.
Inquisitive Pioneer Undefeated Warrior Revered Forgemaster
Quests relevant to my personal goals? That sounds interesting. Hmm, no details i see. I don't know how permanent my choice will be. Should I hold off on choosing a path, or choose one as soon as possible? This is difficult. Maybe I'll discuss it when the others once we get back.
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While flying over the forest, we didn't find many things that were noteworthy. In fact, we didn't find anything.
Except for a certain symbol in a small, old ruin. It must've been a shrine at some point. A singular stone pedestal seems to be the only thing to have survived the passage of time. Now it's completely abandoned and dilapidated, but it's the only man-made object in this entire forest.
After a closer look and a quick inspection, we found nothing interesting about these ruins. If there ever were any qi or gold in this place, it left over hundreds of years ago. I quickly sketched the symbol we found in the ruins on a piece of paper. After all, it's our first discovery in this new world. Once we learn more about the symbol, we can decide if this is a valuable discovery or not.
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In a nearby cave occupied by 2 shadowy figures.
"Sir, do we take them out?"
"No, they don't seem to know what they're looking at. Besides, they're not as weak as you think. Our fight would not go unnoticed."
We're almost done, we can't afford to be caught now.
"Just hurry up, pull another squad from HQ. Tell them the deadline has been moved up."