188: A young girl's coquettishness, Lu Chen's eternal world

"How annoying! If only we weren't outside right now!"

The girl's coquettish complaint.

Lu Chen stroked her head affectionately.

He scolded with a smile, "You've just gotten used to being bold and reckless."

"That's just how our Flaming Demon Clan is!"

Ning Xiwei walked over holding a Parchment Notebook and gave Ignis a light tap on the head, scolding crossly:

"—Don't even think about stealing a march, you little pervert! Even I haven't..."

By the end, Ning Xiwei's voice grew quieter and quieter.

Her face turned redder and redder.

Lu Chen couldn't help but let the corners of his mouth curl up.

Ah, the hardest thing to handle is a beautiful woman's favor!

Oh well, I, Lu Chen, will take it all!

The wishing well shimmered with the luster of liquid silver coins under the moonlight.

Ignis tossed a Denarius Silver Coin over her shoulder into the fountain, the splash wetting Ning Xiwei's mink fur shawl.

"The third wish must be kept secret." Her damp eyelashes brushed against Lu Chen's Adam's apple, but she saw Ning Xiwei stacking three coins on the edge of the pool—the bottom one was an ancient Roman coin imprinted with Caesar's head.

When the sound of sirens tore through the jazz music of Piazza Navona, Lu Chen's palms were simultaneously imprisoned by two different temperatures.

Coldness seeped from Ning Xiwei's sheepskin gloves, while Ignis's nails dug into the webbing of his thumb.

"Is it over?"

Ignis was somewhat reluctant for it to end like this.

Ning Xiwei nodded.

As for Lu Chen, he pulled them both into his arms.

He said softly, "There's always a next time."

...The next day, stepping past the giant servers.

Lu Chen returned to the Eternal World.

He glanced at the time on his wrist.

From the moment he left until his return now.

Less than a second had passed in this world.

Just like when he went back from here, no matter how long he stayed in the Eternal World.

Upon returning to the real world, the time there would also be just one second from when he left.

A wondrous space-time.

He pushed open the door to the house.

Nita was still holding the contract, deep in thought.

She found it very strange when she saw Lu Chen walk in.

Why does this person always disappear for a second or two?

He says he's busy, but there's nothing that keeps you busy for only a second or two, right?

Taking a piss?

That would be way too fast!

Tsk, in that department, he's probably not very capable.

Nita thought to herself with a bit of wicked humor.

After Lu Chen returned, he asked:

"Have you thought it through? Are you signing or not?"

"I'll sign."

"Good, just remember the terms."

"I know."

Then the little girl signed the contract.

Lu Chen smiled and tucked the contract away. In an instant, an arc of magical energy suddenly appeared, connecting the two of them.

"Now we are together." Lu Chen felt this special energy and smiled slightly.

It's always good to have a helper.

Nita looked at Lu Chen and said coldly:

"Please also get revenge for me. You promised me, Mr. Lu Chen."

"Just call me by my name. I understand," Lu Chen said, taking a weapon from his storage space—a Magic Dagger. "Here, this is your weapon. Use this for now. I'll get you a better one later."

"A weapon?" Nita took the dagger, looking a bit confused.

According to her understanding, she was already a Vampire.

Shouldn't she be using her own sharp claws and the power of the Blood Clan?

Lu Chen explained:

"Although the power of the Blood Clan is strong, you still need a weapon. You must know that unless you enter the Fifth Order Realm, you are still just flesh and blood. Even if you enter the Fifth Order Realm, as long as you don't surpass the Grand Magister, you are still just a human body. Have you completely forgotten how I easily neutralized your sneak attack earlier?"

"No." Nita lowered her head.

"Your arms are short, and your claws aren't as sharp as a weapon. Before your sneak attack could succeed, I blew you away with Sword Qi. Even if I hadn't used Sword Qi, I could have blocked you with just my tianwen sword. That is the utility of a weapon."

Lu Chen felt that anyone who had a weapon and didn't use it had something wrong with their head.

Nita looked at the weapon in her hand, but still had some questions and couldn't help asking:

"Then wouldn't it be better if you found me a spear? An inch longer is an inch stronger."

Lu Chen shook his head:

"You don't understand, do you? If we're choosing based on length, wouldn't it be better to just use Firearms? But the speed of the Blood Clan isn't suited for that. Daggers are the most suitable for the Blood Clan; they work best when paired with claws."

"Besides, you've only recently obtained the power of the Blood Clan and aren't familiar with this new power yet. You need to digest it now. Since you won't feel tired or need to sleep anyway, hurry up and train. I want to improve your strength as quickly as possible."

"Okay, what should I do?"

Lu Chen thought for a moment, and with a sudden inspiration, pointed outside and said:

"Use your fastest speed to run to the mountain opposite us, then use your dagger to chop some firewood and bring it back. Keep doing this continuously all night long."

"Okay. What about you, Lu Chen?"

"I am the teacher, not your fellow disciple. Besides, I need to sleep and eat."

Lu Chen spoke as he walked toward the bed inside the house.

It was clear he intended to rest.

Nita silently glanced at Lu Chen, then picked up the dagger, gripped the weapon tightly, and walked out the door.

Lu Chen glanced at her and smiled slightly.

A student worth teaching.

Under the moonlight, the young girl Nita acted according to Lu Chen's instructions.

In the past, she wouldn't have gone out at night at all.

Let alone in such a dangerous place.

Even if she had to go out, she would definitely need light in such darkness.

Carrying a flashlight would have been the right thing to do.

But now, she could clearly see her surroundings without any light source at all.

It was a special kind of vision.

Not like during the day.

But a kind of night vision.

A bit dark.

But she could see everything clearly, as far as her eyes could reach.

Now that Nita was a member of the Blood Clan, she had a natural adaptability to the night.

She moved forward at high speed.

Arriving at the hillside.

She began to collect firewood.

Then she returned to the wooden house.

After several round trips like this, she finally began to understand why Lu Chen had arranged this for her:

—This was to make her adapt to her own speed and the power she had just gained.

Gradually, Nita became more and more familiar with this brand-new body.

The power of the Blood Clan was indeed something ordinary people could never compare to.

Not to mention that Nita had just been an ordinary girl before.

Now she was someone who had received great power.

She truly needed to familiarize herself with the power bestowed upon her.

Time passed quietly.

The first rays of morning light fell into the room.

Lu Chen sat up.

Then he looked at the firewood piled up at the door.

This one didn't slack off.

Although he hadn't actually been asleep.

But he didn't intend to supervise the girl.

Because this was also a test.

To see if she had such self-discipline and awareness.

"Lu Chen, you're awake?"

She walked in and asked.

"Yeah. So, how do you feel after a night?" Lu Chen asked as he spoke, "Now, we're leaving this place."