Magical girl? She got tricked into this!

"Fuzi is right. Let's wait for Nanako to rest for a while before we go in and explore." Vita nodded in agreement.

This was the only solution at the moment, and they didn't have the time to delay. Almost a day had passed since the meeting ended and they had come here, leaving them only half a day for the return journey.

Whether the exploration can be completed in less than two days is completely unknown.

"Sister Vita, Sister Fuzi, Nanako is very energetic and doesn't need to rest."

At Nanako's strong request, they all gave up their plan to rest and stepped into the tower at the same time to save precious time.

The moment they entered, the tower door suddenly closed, everyone's vision went black, and they were followed by a feeling of dizziness and weightlessness before they finally landed on solid ground.

However, the scenery before him was no longer the internal structure of the tower seen from the outside, but a desert area that did not exist in this world.

"Welcome to the Demon Suppression Tower. I'm sure you've been cornered by that monster, right? It doesn't matter. As long as you pass my test and get what I left behind, all your problems will be solved."

A voice like the sound of the dome kept ringing in everyone's ears, lingering without giving them any chance to ask questions.

"Since you have already entered the first floor of the Demon Suppression Tower, it means that you are willing to accept the test. Very good, first of all, the first test is to kill fifty ghost-level void beasts."

Upon hearing this, Sakura Fuko froze in place, not because of the difficulty of the test, but because of the last few words.

"Ghost-level Void Beast, that voice mentioned Ghost-level Void Beast, right?"

At first, Sakura Fuko thought that she was hallucinating because she had seen the Dragon-level Void Rhinoceros and was reminded of it. However, when her questions were confirmed by Nanako and Vita, she felt surprised.

"Magical girl, the one who left this tower must be a magical girl, and like Rin, she's from China."

China is a vast country with abundant resources and a multitude of talented people. Therefore, the magical girls of China are of the highest quality in the entire world, and their fighting methods are not limited to the contractual abilities granted by the great will.

Referring to ancient documents, they named the improvement of magical power "Taoxing", and magical girls were called Taoist priests by them.

While studying magic, they also used their own creative ideas, and eventually created many magical instruments and methods independent of the transformation ability.

The talisman in Sawamura Rin's hand is a disposable magic weapon, and the nine-character mantra of "Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Zai, Xing" that she masters is a powerful Taoist method that is suitable for use in a variety of scenarios and has increasing power.

Since this magical girl said that what she left behind could solve the current predicament, it must not be a lie. It might be a powerful magic weapon or Taoist magic.

"You can vote to start immediately, or wait quietly. Oh, I forgot to tell you, creatures that enter the tower cannot leave without passing the current level."

No one was surprised by the last condition. They looked at each other and then stood back to back, carefully observing their surroundings.

"Begin the test immediately."

Amidst the unanimous calls of the crowd, the earth began to tremble continuously, and a rumbling sound came from afar. To the west of the crowd, a dense group of black beasts rushed into the battlefield and ran all the way towards where they were.

"It's too ridiculous that these fifty demon-level monsters appear at the same time!" Sakura Fuko, as a medical staff, was blocked behind by everyone, while Vita, Nanako, Yuti, and Mortis were all ready for battle.

Although it was only the second time that Youti and Mortis saw such a huge monster, they did not retreat, but followed and drew their weapons.

As the rain of swords began to fall from the sky, the huge Flame Demon Sword used the force brought by the gravity to increase its speed to pierce into the bodies of the ghost-level creatures. Even if it could not kill them completely, it greatly slowed down their momentum.

As the first ghost-level void beast rushing in the front bordered the battle line formed by everyone, the battle was about to break out.

Volume 7: A Strange Journey to Another World: Chapter 122: A Big Appetite

Even though she had gained her freedom, her hatred for humans had not diminished in the slightest. Although she did not even glance at Ando Meiko and the other person beside her, she was always on guard against them.

It wasn't until Beth talked about the scene of her meeting with the two and how they got along that her psychological defenses were lowered a lot.

After all the information and experiences were exchanged, Ain stood up and walked to Ando Meiko and Beth and bowed deeply to them.

"Thank you for saving the princess."

Ando Meiko smiled and shook her head. "Don't thank me. I saved Beth because I happened to be passing by. The fact that she was willing to stay with me until now shows that we are destined to be together."

Hearing this, Beth, who was originally looking at them with a smile, turned red on her pretty face. She turned her head away calmly and lowered it to hide her current embarrassment.

Ain noticed her little movements. The personal guard who grew up with the little princess knew her character very well. Through Beth's personal experience, she suddenly understood what the little princess was thinking.

She looked at Beth and then at Ando Meiko, her lips curled up slightly as she thought to herself, "It seems the princess has found someone important. I've been wandering alone until now, thinking all my people were killed by humans. I never thought the princess would survive."

She sighed slowly, took a few steps back, knelt on one knee in front of the three of them, and placed her right fist on her heart. "Ain swears here that I will do my utmost to protect you until the end of my life."

Faced with this situation, Ando Meizi was about to stand up to help her up when Beth came over and held her shoulders. "She is my personal bodyguard and one of the people I trust most. Now that she has made her decision, I hope you can join me in accepting her feelings."

Ando Meiko and the other girl were both moved. They nodded but ultimately did not leave and accepted Ain's oath and allegiance.

She seemed to have used some kind of magic, and the invisible power of the world began to take effect, vaguely linking the four of them together, forming some kind of strange contract.

The contract was formed, and the four of them looked at each other, but they could not feel any changes in them. It seemed that there was some special connection between them.

"This is the contract magic of our Silver Fox clan. It can connect our fortunes together. No matter where the other person goes, we can vaguely sense their location. Of course, the contract can only work if the user completely accepts the user's loyalty without any resistance."

Beth's explanation made Ando Meiko and the others suddenly understand. They nodded at the same time, smiled and extended their right hands to Ain: "Then Ain, please give me your guidance from now on."

Everyone was having a great time after this operation. During the long conversation, Ain also found that although Ando Meiko and Ronia were both human, they were very interesting and kind, and had no resistance to them, the demons, and spoke to them in a completely equal tone.

After learning about the existence of translation magic, she now understood why Ando Meiko, who was clearly a human, could speak her native dialect so fluently that even she was shocked.

She thought to herself that perhaps these were the reasons why her master fell in love with her, but of course she did not point this out specifically.

Although Ain also inherited the appearance advantage of the silver fox clan bloodline, her physical essence is very different from Beth.

Although they both have fox ears and tails, Ain's hands, feet and waist are covered with fur, showing his wildness. In contrast, Beth's body is exactly the same as that of a human, smooth and delicate like a freshly peeled boiled egg.

Therefore, in order to be able to leave here and walk onto the street without being noticed by other humans, Ain's dress needs to be more carefully considered.

The next day, Meiko Ando and Ronia left the hotel together and went to Tianshang Guild again to buy some necessities for Ain.

First of all, clothes. Because the hair on the arms and thighs needs to be covered, Ando Meiko has taken this aspect into consideration in her choice.

Although long skirts are convenient for daily activities, they are not suitable for combat. Therefore, Meiko Ando chose more elastic trousers and long sleeves.

After buying all the daily necessities and clothes, she went to the area on the upper level to buy magical weapons. With her current inventory, she wanted to buy a special suit, which was not enough without using magic cores.

So Meiko Ando settled for the second best and bought a lower-level superior suit. The magic of this superior suit was not as powerful as Beth's, but it was very suitable for Ain at the moment.

Because this magic is the same as the magic engraved on Beth's special inner armor, which is the wind-attribute level 5 magic "Hide" that can hide all kinds of auras.

The orcish aura on Ain was even more serious than that on Beth. When she first came back, many adventurers with strong perception cast suspicious eyes on her. However, after seeing the slave collar on her neck, they finally did not dare to take action in public.

After buying everything, Ando Meiko took Ronia's hand and was about to return to her residence. Coincidentally, Melinda came in from outside at this time.

"Melinda, are you done so soon?"

"Well, it's just some small things. Others will do the rest of the finishing work." After saying this, she did not leave, but stood there and looked at Ando Meiko quietly.

Ando Meiko looked at her and knew that this person came to see her for something: "You and I are friends, so just tell me what's going on."

Melinda rubbed her head, a hint of embarrassment on her face. "A clerk came to me and reported on your conversation with her yesterday."

Meiko Ando raised her eyebrows when she heard this, but her expression did not change at all, because when she did it, she had already thought that what she did would be noticed by Melinda.

She nodded graciously and confessed, "Yes, since you already know, there's no need for me to hide it. I do want the two stone balls in the temple."

"You have a rather large appetite." Melinda frowned. "Even if the stone ball has little effect on the temple or the Theocracy, and can even be reduced to mere decoration, the temple is the spiritual pillar of all believers."

She turned to look at the temple, gazing at the stone ball atop it, and continued, "Let alone the main decorations on the temple itself, even a stone or a plant beneath it is sacred to them. Anyone who dares to touch it will be hunted down endlessly by them."

Volume 7: A Strange Journey to Another World: Chapter 123: I Accept This Commission

Ando Meiko frowned slightly. This was indeed a very tricky matter. There was a difference between fanatics and ordinary soldiers. The latter would consider their own abilities and make choices when responding to orders, but once you offended the former, they would fight you to the death.

"You're overthinking it. I'm not trying to steal them or anything. I'm just making a deal with someone who has some say. I'll pay a price in exchange for these two stone balls."

In fact, she felt quite guilty about what she had done in Potter Country. It was immoral to trick children into the treasure house to steal stone balls and banned books.

But she could feel guilty, what could she do? She had done things she shouldn't have done. Besides, she had only taken things that were useless to them, and it had not harmed the fundamental interests of the Potter Nation.

She originally felt a little sorry for Potter Country and Ronia, but after learning about the latter's experience, this feeling turned into sympathy.

It is said that even a tiger will not eat its own cubs. A father actually alienated his daughter and wanted to get rid of her because of her special powers. This experience made her deeply understand that this world cannot be judged by common sense or morality.

But the matter of Potter Country is one thing, and the matter of the Church is another. She has already offended two countries one after another. If she offends the Church as well, her future journey may become difficult.

However, if she wanted to start construction on the temple, wouldn't the only person who could say such a thing be the head of the religious state, the Pope? How could she, an adamantine-level adventurer, meet with the Pope, who was equivalent to the king of a country?

She had no means of making an appointment, no one there could introduce her, and she didn't want to become a follower of the Celestial God Religion. She was completely helpless.

However, when she saw Melinda's distressed expression, it was as if she saw a new sprout breaking through the soil, full of hope.

"Do you have a way to introduce me?"

After hesitating for a long time, Melinda nodded and said, "I have some friendship with a cardinal. I can use him to tell you about your deeds while escorting the caravan. This will make the Pope interested in you and he will receive you."

Having found such a perfect solution, Ando Meiko's eyes lit up and she said, "That's a great idea. Melinda, can I trouble you?"

As she spoke, Ando Meiko secretly took out several level six magic cores from the storage space and handed them to Melinda. Melinda pondered the magic cores for a while and nodded with satisfaction.

"Ruby, you're really smart. Friendship and transactions can't be confused. In consideration of your three level six magical beast cores, I'll accept your commission."

Melinda turned and left, leaving a message to Ando Meizi before leaving: "Wait for me here alone at this time tomorrow."

Ando Meiko didn't answer. As she watched Melinda leave, Ronya beside her tugged at her sleeve and said, "Sister Mei, is everything really okay? I don't think this person's words are trustworthy."

"Oh? Why do you say that?" She lowered her head and asked the little princess curiously.

Ronia has awakened the blood of a hero and has the ability to read minds. Since she said so, there must be a reason. Maybe he heard her inner voice through mind reading, or maybe it was just a feeling.

"It's just my feeling, and I don't know why my mind reading doesn't work on her." Ronia frowned and said what she was thinking.

"Okay, I'll pay attention." Ando Meiko nodded solemnly and replied.

If it was just some news heard through mind reading, Ando Meiko would just laugh it off. Others might not believe the feelings of the little girl Ronia, but she was the one who believed in her feelings the most.

It's not just because Ronia has the blood of a brave man, but also because she once realized many dangers through her own feelings and indirectly saved herself or others many times.

This feeling made Ando Meiko more cautious about Melinda. As she walked with Ronia, she recalled the latter's behavior along the way.

As she thought about it, she didn't find anything wrong with Melinda. Her usual behavior, her attempts to win her over, her shocked expression when she saw a high-level monster—everything seemed perfectly realistic...

But no one is perfect, and the fact that there are no flaws in everything is what is most puzzling. This makes people think that this person's acting skills are really good.

For example, Melinda has considerable magical power in her body. She even participated in the battle when the undead appeared. According to her, she has served as the leader of cross-border delivery missions more than once.

Then she must have accumulated enough experience, even experience against enemies. In this case, why would she show shock at the Warcraft?

Moreover, she actually didn't take any action many times during the entire two months. On some occasions, she even watched the truck being overwhelmed by the undead and showed no intention of helping.

And afterwards, she didn't seem to care much about the goods. She didn't even have time to feel sad or pretend.

Aren't businessmen the group that values ​​profit the most? Now that their interests have been damaged, even if she is used to it, she won't be so calm that she won't even feel regret, right?

Meiko Anten kept thinking in her mind, and the more she thought about it, the more she found that something was wrong with Melinda.

Especially since she was only the president of a branch, how could she know the cardinal, whose power was second only to that of the Pope and who was second only to the Pope in the Church?

If she was the president of Tianshang Association, there might be a possibility.

"Is she setting something up for me?" An Teng Meizi murmured.

However, even if this possibility is considered, there is not enough evidence to prove that Melinda has a problem, because she covered it up so well.

She simply stopped thinking about it. Regardless of whether this was a game or not, or whether it involved negotiations on the stone ball transaction, she would give it a try anyway.

If it was true, it would be fine. If it was false, at worst she could just use some tricks to get Beth and the other three out of the country and that would be it.

She was constantly rehearsing the relevant countermeasures in her mind, and when she was pulled back to her senses by Ronia, she had already arrived at the door of her residence.

She opened the door with a special key, and the two of them walked into the room and quickly closed the door. Beth and Ain seemed to have just come out of the shower, and the room was filled with a strange floral scent.

At this moment, they were sitting on the same bed. Although their bodies were not covered at all, they were wrapped in the same quilt and were very close.

Volume 7: Strange Journey to Another World: Chapter 124: The Next Step

As soon as they heard An Teng Meizi and the others come back, Beth and the others said at the same time: "Welcome back."

Ain had studied closely with Beth, and naturally had learned the human language with her. However, compared to the latter, the words she spoke were very awkward and mixed with a thick accent, which made Ronya laugh involuntarily.

Yazi Anten gently patted Ronia's little head and she stopped laughing. Then she took out all the items bought for Ain from the storage space and handed them to Beth.

Ain naturally took his clothes happily and put them on in front of everyone. Beth and Ronia looked away embarrassedly, while Anten Meiko took in the beautiful scenery without hesitation.

This kind of exotic style can't be seen everywhere, especially Ain's delicate body has a more wild beauty than Beth's, which makes people want to conquer her.

Perhaps it is because of this that orcs are so popular with humans of all kinds of XP and strangeness, and are thus willing to spend huge sums of money to enrich their harems regardless of the cost.

Compared to clothes, Ain was more interested in the high-end suit bought by Anten Meiko. After putting on the clothes, he couldn't wait to put them on.

This advanced suit cost Anten Meiko twenty-seven large gold coins, which was still a far cry from Beth's.

First of all, the contents of the superior set are far less than those of the special set. There are only four types of items: weapons, inner armor, headdress and two gloves. There is no special magic engraved on them. They only have the two functions of slightly improving the speed of magic operation and the efficiency of magic conduction.