Mission in another world with my transformed best friend

Seeing Martha's serious analysis, confirming that she had only "peeked" but not "eavesdropped," Wang Kai was completely relieved. After hearing the conclusion that she "didn't see you as a girl," he thought to himself that this girl's intuition was quite remarkable, almost 100% accurate.

Soon, Martha made a "reversing her own conclusion" expression and asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"You...really grew up with Sister Lan, childhood sweethearts?"

"Absolutely, genuine."

"You must already know Lan Jie's true identity. Where is she from?"

"Of course I know... she is... where is she from? I can't remember for a moment because of your barrage of questions. Let me think... oh right, it seems to be that... that..."

Seeing this, Martha seemed to have found the answer, sighed, and shook her head.

"You claim to be childhood sweethearts, yet you don't even know who Sister Lan is? When people ask you, have you noticed anything different about her compared to ordinary people?"

"the difference?"

"To be honest, when it came to concerns about the 'differences,' I was initially worried that she might have something extra on her body that shouldn't be there. But last night, I did take a thorough look at her from head to toe."

By such standards, she has a stunning face and a slightly girlish figure, but her future is definitely "promising." Not to mention the "standard features" such as delicate and smooth skin.

In short: she's practically the image of my dream goddess.

Martha shook the dirt off her hands, held up a finger, and pointed to her ear.

"Sister Lan's earlobes are slightly pointed, and at night, there is a faint blue reflection around her pupils. These are signs of having 'elven blood'..."

"Elven bloodline!?"

Wang Kai didn't react much, since there's no conflict between "elves" and "beautiful girls," and they even have a synergistic effect.

No wonder I felt a sense of "sacred beauty" after watching it for a long time last night.

Hmm, not bad, not bad. Zhang Lan's luck isn't bad either. After all, in most game genres, elves are quite skilled in magic...

However, he still had to pretend to deal with Masa in front of him, so Wang Kai smiled casually and said.

"Actually, I asked her about her having slightly sharp ears when I was little, but she deliberately avoided the topic and didn't tell me anything in detail... But this has little to do with whether we're childhood sweethearts or not, right!"

"It's extremely important!"

Martha suddenly became serious and began to explain.

"Brother Kai, don't you know that elves have always been a proud race and rarely choose to intermarry with other races, resulting in very few mixed-race children?"

But one thing is certain: the mindset and traditions influenced by blood ties are fixed.

Don't you know that before an elf decides on her life partner, she touches her naked body to the skin of her chosen one under the watchful eye of the moon goddess...?

Once this is done, it means that the spirit will sign a 'lifelong partnership contract' with the other party, and only death can invalidate the contract..."

"Huh!? I suddenly heard something from Martha that sounded very important but seemed unnecessary."

It's important to respect the racial traditions of this world, but it's not necessary for both Zhang Lan and me, two people from another world, to do so.

Besides, I bet Zhang Lan would be completely clueless about this tradition, and would just pretend nothing happened.

Otherwise, she really would marry me, stay by my side for life, and only death could separate us? There are many jokes in the world, but this is the one thing you can't joke about!

Feeling that "it wasn't a big deal," Wang Kai was completely relieved and nodded.

"Yeah, yeah, according to Martha's point of view, even if Sister Lan chooses me, we'll still live and adventure together in the future. It doesn't really have much to do with whether or not we abide by the traditional contract, right? The result is the same, isn't it?"

Martha thought about it and realized it made sense. She glanced to the side and muttered a few words under her breath.

"Yeah, it's all the same anyway... They don't care if Sister Lan is ranked higher..."

"Martha, what did you say?"

"It's nothing... Ah! I finally found it."

Martha said something and quickly ran to the side, bent down and picked up a round metal object. Wang Kai took a closer look and saw that it was something that looked like a pocket watch.

Martha carefully wiped the dust off the pocket watch, opened it, and found a note inside with the words: "To our one and only true love!"

"This is... the only keepsake Grandpa left for Grandma. Five years ago, when Grandpa was ill and nearing the end of his life, he gave this to Grandma. Grandma said that whenever she thought of Grandpa, seeing this note would stop her sadness... So, I'm going to keep it safe from now on. Every time I open it, I'll feel that Grandma is still alive, happily together with Grandpa in heaven..."

……

Soon, having composed themselves, the soldiers responsible for escorting them had prepared a carriage, ready to head towards their next destination—Merke Town.

Seeing a real horse-drawn carriage for the first time, Wang Kai was indeed full of interest. Despite the "watching monkey" looks from others (including Masha and Zhang Lan), he seemed not to feel the bumps of the carriage at all. Instead, he leaned on the carriage railing to admire the scenery along the way.

But this novelty only lasted for half an hour before he started getting carsick and vomiting non-stop. Fortunately, the soldiers were quite "approachable," stopping the vehicle every now and then to let Wang Kai, who couldn't take it anymore, get out and catch his breath and rest...

"Um, Martha, may I ask if I may ask? How long does it take to get to Merck Town by carriage?"

"Let me think, at the current pace, it will take a little over a day..."

Wang Kai really fainted this time. No one said anything. They made room for him to lie down in the already cramped carriage. When he woke up, it was already evening, and he was lying in a tent set up by the roadside.

When Masha saw that Wang Kai had woken up, she brought him a bowl of porridge. He had been vomiting for most of the journey, but he gulped it down.

However, a stomach that has already vomited into a spasm may be less willing to accept the task of digesting food, and the food may be vomited up almost exactly as it was.

"This is the first time I've ever played such a grueling game. The start was frustrating, the plot was insane, and there was no tutorial. Not only was the pain and discomfort overwhelming, but I experienced it all. What other game protagonist would have such a 'masochistic' experience? Anyone who dares to publish this game is guaranteed to go bankrupt..."

After mentally ranting for a while and feeling a little better, Wang Kai regained some energy. Seeing that only Masha was in the tent, he asked, "Huh, where is she...?"

"My sister is outside chatting and drinking with those soldiers by the fire..."

"what!"

Wang Kai paused for a moment, then propped himself up and went to the tent entrance to look outside.

Not far away, in front of a large bonfire, Zhang Lan and several soldiers sat in a circle on the ground, chatting and laughing.

If they were just chatting, that would be one thing, but why was one of the soldiers, who looked a bit older and was probably a squad leader, constantly putting one hand on Zhang Lan's shoulder while using the other hand to forcefully bring the bag of wine to her mouth...

Before Wang Kai could react, Masa behind him said something.

"There's nothing we can do. We've tried to persuade Sister Lan not to get so close to those male Imperial soldiers... but she's determined to go. Brother, why don't you go and try to talk her out of it?"

"Okay, I'll go take a look."

“And…” Martha added, “You better be careful not to provoke those soldiers, otherwise…”

When Wang Kai arrived at the campfire, Zhang Lan, who had just been given a sip of wine, saw him and immediately stood up, walked over, patted his waist, and said...

"This is the first time I'm formally introducing my adventurer companion, Kyle King. If you find his name troublesome to pronounce, just call him 'Kyle,' or even 'Er Gou' if you really don't like it... Waaah!"

With quick reflexes, Wang Kai covered Zhang Lan's mouth, then put on a smiling face for the soldiers and said...

"Fellow soldiers, we've traveled all day, it's getting dark and late, she needs to rest, so perhaps..."