Year 31 of the Human Calendar - West of the Holy Land of Xue - Other side of the wall
I'm back in the surface.
“Linjian?“ ???
“Master?“ ???
And two voices appear behind me.
(They became stronger. I can actually feel some mana covering their skin, even without the appraisal or the Life Detection)
[It seems that things would have worked alone]
(Animal Whisperer)
I spoke to them about the only way my current body can, at the same time that I uncover my face.
“(I am back)“
“You took your time“ Shaolan
“MASTER!!!“ Usain
(Whoa!)
He hugged me while crying.
“I knew *sniff* that no cultivator could defeat you“ Usain
I pat his back.
“(I am happy that you are well)“
“Uhg“ Usain
...
After a while, he released me.
“I am sorry, Linjian“ Shaolan
She looks down.
“I wasn't here in the moment this kingdom needed me the most...“ Shaolan
“(There is nothing to be sorry, Shaolan)“
I answer immediately after.
“(I can see that you were in a hurry)“
Her precious cape is ragged and filled with dirt.
“...“ Shaolan
“(And I am sure they could have held the city lord long enough for you to arrive. I am proud of both of you)“
Under her hat covering her eyes, she smiles.
I use my Earth Knight armor to turn my body in the direction of the center of the Holy Land.
And after I cross the west wall...
“Grandpaa!“ Hikari
Another hug awaits me.
[This will take a while]
......
...
After lots of meetings, I finally reached my destination.
(Maria...)
[Yes?]
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(I don't know what it must have been like to be stuck in a room for twenty years, I'm so...)
[Stop it]
(?)
[You don't need to be sorry. As a soul, I can control my perception of time]
(Perception of time?)
[Yes, it is the same thing I do when you go to sleep]
I never thought about that.
[These twenty years were only twenty days for me]
(Twenty days...)
[It may sound like a long time, but Tang made me company so it wasn't that boring]
(...)
[Don't worry about it and do what you came to do]
(Okay)
I kneel in front of the statue of the goddesses of life and peace.
(Ziyun... Xue...)
Everything is thanks to them.
“ThAnks fOr savIng me Again“
The statue shines in the sunlight like every day.
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Year 32 of the Human Calendar - Holy Land of Xue - In front of the statue of the goddesses of life and peace.
It's been almost a year since I woke up from my long sleep.
That day, while the residents were fighting the city lord army, Shaolan and Usain found the location of the Boundless Baihu city.
But they realized that the arrays on the walls weren't strong as they should be.
That made them run back at full speed in order to protect their homeland.
Interestingly, the next day they had to run back to the city. Together with me and the commanders.
We did not know how much the substitute array core lasts, so we needed to help the people inside that lordless city.
It didn't have the ideal result.
After dropping the lifeless body of the city lord in front of the gates, the reactions were divided.
Commoners followed us without question, after all they lived lives in where they couldn't choose anything. Some of them were happy with idea of living without cultivators.
But the problem was the cultivators.
Only the Bronze rank cultivators joined us, the silver and gold ones choose death before abandoning their cultivation.
Yes, most of them are the enemy. Murderers, kidnapers and senseless monsters.
But the word MOST means that there were SOME people that weren't like that.
Just like Qianxun, some of them are just prisoners of the cultivation world. People chained with invisible chains.
I need to find a better way to do this.
...
“I will come back tomorrow“ Linjian
I stand from my kneeling position.
“Appraisal“
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-Linjian Campbell Lv. 58(Max)-
HP 100%
MP 5800/5900
Stamina 170/180
Brawn 63(+8)
Awareness 61(+10)
Endurance 33(+20)
Resistance 32(+10)
SKILLS
Book of Appraisal
Earth Manipulation Lv. Max
Animal Whisperer Lv. Max
Life Detection Lv. Max
Mana Handling Lv. Max
OTHER
Prosthetic Earth leg (Brawn -2)
Earth Knight (Awareness, Brawn and Endurance + 10)
Healthy mind in a healthy body (Endurance and Resistance + 10)
Reincarnation of Maria Campbell (MP 10000%)
Pain Assimilated
61 years old
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[You are in good enough shape to start your training again]
My body is mostly recovered, so from tomorrow on I will restart my muscle training.
......
...
Today is the first anniversary of the Liberation of the continent.
[LIBERATION OF THE CONTINENT, MIND EXPERIENCE OBTAINED]
After the last city was cleaned of people, this message appeared to every resident of the Holy Land of Xue.
Some of them gained more experience than others, but everyone did something for this achievement to occur.
This was an event so big that people decided to make it a festive day.
...
In front of the statue of the goddesses of life and peace there is a colorful platform. And on it, Yue appeared.
“To celebrate this happy day we will sing a song, please hear our good wishes addressed to everyone“ Yue
To her right was his daughter.
“Remember to never give up...“ Hikari
And to her left was her granddaughter.
“And to paint your future with your own hands“ Mai
“Hear our interpretation of the song of the angel called...“ The three generations
[Uhh, again with the angel thing...]
“DECORATOR!!“
*♪♪♪*
“The solution to even the most perfect of calculations♪“
“Changes with what little you do♪“
“Just like that♪“
*Just like that*
“Anyone's Feelings are truly powerful, no doubt!♪“
“They make our future!♪“
“Now we tread down this unknown path♪“
“One where no one has tried to create upon♪“
“Even if what you wish for should not come to pass♪“
“Take the next day into your own hands♪“
“And go on and Decorate!♪“
*♪♪♪*
(They are using their Manipulations to create visual effects)
[Sparkling hands using the ice from Water Manipulation and echoing voices using Wind Manipulation]
*♪♪♪*
“Even the most perfect of schedules can change♪“
“By as much as five minutes with little you do♪“
“Just like that♪“
*Just like that*
“Anyone's future would be a fickle thing you'd think♪“
“so we create our future!♪“
*♪♪♪*
[Flying platforms and colorful lights, The turquoise software girl would be proud]
(What and Who?)
[It...is complicated to explain]
*♪♪♪*
“Realize that your voice, though frail as it may be♪“
“Could mean everything to someone!♪“
“Now we tread down this unknown path♪“
“One where no one has tried to create upon♪“
“Even if what you wish for should not come to pass♪“
“Take the next day into your own hands♪“
“And go on and Decorate!♪“
*♪♪♪*
It is good to be back.