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This is so unreasonable! What on earth is this woman?!

Seeing Wei Ming, who had been captured and brought back, unconscious after being subjected to some kind of magic by that woman, and then casually tossed into the teleportation portal like trash, Wen Dao couldn't help but swallow hard.

Originally, he was just disappointed that Wei Ming had run away, losing a fellow unlucky guy who had shared hardships with him. But now that he realized Wei Ming couldn't escape even this, he felt a wave of despair wash over him.

Now, only he and the witch remained on the empty street.

"Um... um... Big sister, the guild's reinforcements are almost here. I should be considered to have completed my mission, right..." Wen Dao looked at the petite girl approaching him, thought for a moment, and finally tentatively asked, "...You've captured the others too... Could you... let me go?"

Now that I understand that sneaking away is impossible, I can only pray that the other party will have mercy on me.

"Hmm?" Ella frowned slightly.

"No! Um... I didn't mean to disrespect you!!" Wen Dao had no idea what the woman in front of him was thinking, so he could only keep pleading, "Look how much I've done tonight, please give me a chance..."

"I remember we agreed that you would help me find the source of this Sprout of Life, right?" Ella smiled playfully through her tears, bent down, and gently lifted the man's chin with a finger. "Don't be so nervous. Look, thanks to me, you're now the hero who saved the young lady of the Grizzly Bear Guild. If this raises your status in the guild, wouldn't that be a good thing?"

Noticing Ella's gaze, Wen Dao could only manage a smile that looked more like a grimace. "Hahaha, you're right."

Chapter 116 Mother of Life and Arthropods

The next day.

Adventurer's Guild Hall, Temporary Private Room.

Li Cheng and Ye Xiao sat around a long table laden with food, on which a golden retriever was slowly eating fish from a plate.

By the third day, Ye Xiao's appearance had finally returned to normal, and he was as handsome and dashing as before.

Of course, this description of handsome and dashing was Ye Xiao's own imagination, not an objective description.

"Brother Ye, that 'Yu Tong' guy you brought back last night, I think his injuries are almost healed today," Li Cheng said, holding a notebook at the table.

"How's it going with him?"

"Regarding that Sprout of Life," Li Cheng stroked his chin, "he said he wasn't very clear about its essence, but the person who gave it to him told him that it was a symbol of divine messengers, and that the gods had chosen him to keep it safe."

"A divine messenger?" Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow. "What kind of god?"

“Tong said he wasn’t qualified to know the specific name yet,” Li Cheng shrugged. “But he said the title of that deity was Mother of Life.”

Mother of Life?

Ye Xiao paused for a moment, then looked at Greta, who was eating fish beside her, and asked, "Maid, does the Goddess of Life have this title?"

“Hmm…never heard of that,” the kitten licked the oil off its paws. “The God of Life is the God of Life; there’s never been any talk of a Mother of Life.”

"That feels a bit strange, it has a strong knock-off vibe, could it be an Outer God?... Also, did Yu Tong say who gave him the Sprout of Life?"

“This person is interesting; we all know her,” Li Cheng said, flipping through the notes he used to record Yu Tong’s speech. “She calls herself Dong Muge.”

According to Yu Tong's account, just two days ago, he, Tu Chou, the guild leader of the Grizzly Bear Guild, and a group of other guild leaders from smaller guilds affiliated with the Grizzly Bear Guild met at the Grizzly Bear Guild's residence to discuss matters related to the imperial selection.

After the players infiltrated the academy, the Grizzly Guild connected with the faction of the Fourth Prince Raymond. Therefore, the meeting that night was about the newly emerging faction of the First Princess after the fall of the First Prince.

The meeting process was not much different from the previous joint meetings of affiliated guilds, but towards the end, Tu Chou suddenly summoned a girl in black.

Tu Chou introduced the girl to Yu Tong and the others, saying that she was Dong Muge, a divine messenger from the goddess known as the Mother of Life.

The origins of this Mother of Life were described by Tu Chou in a very mysterious way. The reason they were gathered there that night, besides discussing the imperial selection, was also to choose the "divine messenger" of the Mother of Life.

At the time, the leaders of the affiliated guilds were naturally baffled, but due to Tu Chou's tyranny, they dared not say anything. Anyway, it sounded like just going through the motions of selecting someone, and it shouldn't be a big deal.

Then the girl, Dong Muge, took a tree branch-like wooden staff and went around pointing at people in the group, and by some strange coincidence, she chose Yu Tong.

It was at that moment that the sprout of life was handed to him by the girl, who congratulated him on becoming the new "divine messenger" of the Mother of Life.

"It feels like the selection of this divine envoy was too arbitrary." Listening to Li Cheng's description, Ye Xiao couldn't help but scratch his head.

“Well, but actually most of the time, the choice of which divine messenger to select really depends on the god’s mood.” Greta waved her paw beside her. “Just like you are my divine messenger.”

"Huh? When?" Ye Xiao's eyes widened. He didn't remember signing such a contract with Greta.

"Hey, why are you so nervous? Are you afraid I'll eat you?" the kitten pouted and complained. "It was last time in Greygold Town, when I was trying to give you the Undead Vision."

"Oh, you mean the legacy of the Hell Warlock? My question, hehe." Ye Xiao suddenly realized, chuckled, and patted the cat's head. "But Yu Tong doesn't seem to have inherited anything."

“He said he could only become a true divine messenger after the sprout of life bore fruit,” Li Cheng replied.

"It feels like I've been scammed."

"But later he learned from his friends in the Grizzly Bear Guild that Tu Chou originally wanted Dong Muge to directly designate him as the divine messenger, but Dong Muge refused. He then approached his daughter and several confidants, but Dong Muge also said that they were not qualified to be the divine messenger."

"The meeting that night did not originally have a selection of a divine messenger. It was Dong Muge, who happened to be at the mansion at the time, who sensed a divine revelation and forced Tu Chou to take him into the meeting hall to select a divine messenger."

Ye Xiao pondered for a moment, "Then it seems there's something fishy about the selection of this 'divine envoy.' Tu Chou seems to really want the qualification of this 'divine envoy,' but Dong Muge didn't give it to him, so in a fit of anger he sent people to Qiudao Yehou to forcibly take it?"

"That seems to be the prevailing view at the moment," Li Cheng nodded.

“But there’s something illogical,” Ye Xiao added. “If that thing came so easily to Yu Tong, why would he have his sister hide it in a secret door and refuse to tell him about it? Couldn’t he just hand over that strange thing to ensure his safety?”

“I asked him the same question, and he said it was because Dong Muge had said that this thing was a symbol of the divine messenger, and if it were taken away, the gods would punish him for his negligence.”

"That god is really something else. He didn't punish the person who bullied his chosen messenger when the messenger was bullied, but instead punished his own messenger." Ye Xiao smiled. "It feels a bit forced."

“I think so too, but if this guy wants to hide something, it’s not good for us to interrogate him, since you said you wanted to cultivate a positive relationship with him.”

"Indeed, it doesn't matter. The Grizzly Guild interrogated him like that and he still wouldn't budge, which means interrogation is useless."

Of course, things might be different if Ella were in charge.

Ye Xiao thought that since the other party hadn't done anything bad to them, it was rather inhumane to put Ella on the spot just because they wanted to know something that others didn't want to talk about.

“However, I suspect that Dong Muge made some kind of promise to him.” Ye Xiao thought for a moment, “like that as long as he can endure it, he will have the opportunity to gain great power or something… Only a strong enough obsession can make a person persist in not speaking during torture.”

“I don’t know anything about that.” Li Cheng shrugged. “That’s all I know about the Sprout of Life. By the way, I also heard that there was a very fierce battle at the border of West City and South City last night. The dead were all members of the Grizzly Bear Guild. Did you do that, Brother Ye? That’s pretty intense.”

"No, but I roughly know what's going on. It's a bit complicated. Ella is handling it. If you want to know the details, I can tell you."

"Oh, it's actually the Holy Maiden herself who made the move. But you still have a date with your princess later, so I won't waste your time if it's too long," Li Cheng said with a sly smile, raising an eyebrow. "Just tell me briefly what information I need to pay attention to?"

"What date? That's a meeting with those damn nobles." Ye Xiao's lips twitched. "Ella is still investigating the specifics, but she roughly learned the name of the other behind-the-scenes deity from an unlucky traitor."

"How to say?"

“‘Arthropod’,” Ye Xiao paused, “that’s the title of the deity they’re talking about.”

Chapter 117 Unrequited Kindness

This "arthropod" is the deity behind the scenes at the Samuel Clinic.

This information naturally came from Wei Ming's account.

Long ago, he betrayed the Grizzly Guild and came into contact with Samuel's Clinic, becoming a "patient" who drank the blood of the Holy One.

The strange ability that allowed him to blend into the mist came from the sacred relic "Mist Gill" transplanted into him, which was said to come from a rare fish that could swim in the mist.

The mission he received from the clinic doctor last night was also to seize the "Sprout of Life".

Furthermore, for this mission, Samuel Clinic specifically lent him a talisman that could summon the humanoid spider-like monster called the "Arthropod Apostle".

Another interesting point is that last night, when Ella summoned the rat familiar to burrow into Wei Ming's body, she also discovered a long black worm resembling a centipede on his spine.

It was exactly the same as the two worms in the bodies of the First Prince and the Second Prince.

As a living example, Ella observed that when the other party activated the mist again, it was actually the worm that was driving the Holy Relic.

If nothing unexpected happens, the blood thirst syndrome should actually be the long worm's desire for holy blood.

Therefore, the so-called "patient" is, in reality, merely a culture vessel for the insect.

One is the "Mother of Life," and the other is the "Arthropod." It is known that these two deities are rivals who use the Imperial Selection as a game, but they are also Ye Xiao's current enemies.

As things progressed, they were finally revealed layer by layer in the game of strategy.

……

After finishing his conversation with Li Cheng, Ye Xiao rushed back to the academy to meet up with the eldest princess.

Leaving aside the lengthy lobbying activities that he and Skadi would continue during the day, the scene shifts to the Grizzly Guild's mansion, where Wen Dao, after a long night, finally wakes up from his bed.

He vaguely remembered that last night, the witch dealt with Wei Ming, and then the player team that came to support him from the Grizzly Bear Guild mansion finally arrived.

He had previously been injured in the back by an arthropod while protecting the guild's young lady, and due to excessive blood loss, he eventually fainted.

Now, Wen Dao, who was groggily opening his eyes, touched his forehead and felt a slight pain.

"you're awake?"

A soft cry came from behind him, and Wen Dao turned his head in surprise, only to find a crow standing next to his pillow.

"What the hell is this?!" Wen Dao's eyes widened as he stood up in surprise.

The crow didn't open its beak, but stared at Wen Dao with its dark eyes. A light and melodious voice rang in his mind, "What, you didn't forget what I told you after you took a nap, did you?"

hiss……

Wen Dao gasped. He was indeed unfamiliar with the soft, melodious voice, but he was very familiar with the tone.

"How could that be? Hahahaha..."

The sunlight outside the window was soft and warm, but Wen Dao's heart was filled with gloom.

"That's perfect. Your guild's young lady is recuperating in the lounge next door. Take this opportunity to go over and try to get some information out of her. Come back and tell me the results later."

"Huh!? How am I supposed to put this on...??"

Wen Dao was numb. Wasn't the agreement that all they had to do was deliver this witch here?

Life Sprout involves the secrets of the guild's upper echelons. He's just a low-level red-name worker who does dirty work like murder and robbery. How could he have the status and position to get information out of the guild leader's daughter?

Although he had done the other party a favor last night, given that guy's arrogant and rebellious temperament, it would be naive of him to use that as leverage to try and talk to him.

But the witch's tone was clearly not a suggestion, but a command.

Seeing that the crow had stopped speaking and was only staring at him silently, Wen Dao felt a chill run down his spine. "Alright... I'll give it a try..."

That's asking too much of anyone...

Wen Dao reluctantly lifted the blanket covering him, and only then did he notice that the furniture and decorations in the room were quite high-end.

Holy crap, it's a high-level treatment room? ...Are those support team members out of their minds? Why did they send me here??

When Wen Dao realized he was in a high-level treatment room, he felt not joy, but rather melancholy.

After all, the guild's treatment room is considered a public facility, and its use requires not only a certain level of contribution to the guild but also payment of rent to the guild's finance department.

Therefore, most surgeons choose the cheapest group therapy room to save money.

Sigh, if this causes him to lose the bonus he received for completing last night's task, he'll really be contemplating suicide.

With his injuries still visible, Wen Dao put on his shoes and staggered toward the door.

Ella hesitated for a moment before deciding not to treat the two large wounds on Wen Dao's back.

After all, their own guild's guard team was attacked and suffered heavy casualties. It would be rather strange if Wen Dao had no injuries at all.

In addition, Ella assessed that Wen Dao's injury looked frightening but was not actually fatal, and since the rescue team had already arrived, she did not take any further action.

The servant who had been waiting at the door noticed the door open, turned around, saw Wen Dao, and hurriedly stepped forward, saying, "Sir, you're awake!?"

"Dr. Cai instructed us to take good care of you, as your injury has not yet healed and you cannot go out on your own."

"It's nothing, it's alright." Wen Dao stubbornly pushed away the servant's outstretched hand that tried to help him up. "Um, how are the woman I brought back last night and that thing?"

"Well, the girl has been sent to the dungeon, and her belongings seem to be temporarily being kept by the young lady. You don't need to worry, Mr. Wen."

"Okay, okay... How is Miss doing?" Wen Dao nodded.

"The young lady is in the treatment room next door. The doctor said she mainly suffered from excessive psychological shock, but there were no serious external injuries."

"Okay... I'll go visit him now."

"Oh? Sir, you'd better not run around, lest your wound tear..."

Ignoring the servants' advice, Wen Dao limped to the door of another treatment room.

The two servants guarding the door to the other room naturally prevented Wen Dao from entering.

Wen Dao knew perfectly well that he would be stopped, but even so, he still had to bite the bullet and argue with the other party.

After all, the witch only cared whether he had completed the task or not, and didn't care why he couldn't complete it.

The sounds of arguing drifted into the room, and a moment later, Wen Dao saw the door suddenly open. Tu Mo, the guild leader's daughter, peeked out from the crack in the door, revealing half of her body in a bathrobe. "What's going on? Why is it all arguing all of a sudden?"