The two girls lowered their heads.
Staring blankly at the quiet corpse of the girl tangled in vines.
The Witch pondered for a moment, then suggested:
“Strike while the iron’s hot?”
“……”
Wu Xiaomi suddenly opened her eyes and angrily bit the Witch’s shoulder.
What kind of people are these? She was holding her breath and playing dead, and yet she still couldn’t escape a third wave of heavy rain?
What’s with the ‘strike while the iron’s hot’… Is that something a person would say???
Ouch!
“You’re faking it too obviously—your heartbeat is racing, and your face is all flushed from holding your breath.” The Witch laughed despite the pain.
“Awoooo!”
Biting hard.
This one’s too mean!
……
The three girls finished dressing.
Their original clothes had all been torn to shreds, so they had to change into new ones.
Unconsciously, all three had chosen outfits with very similar styles.
The only difference was color.
The Witch wore black stockings and a black dress.
Bai Xiaozhi wore white stockings and a white dress.
Wu Xiaomi wore bare feet.
Standing together, they looked like a set of couples’ outfits.
“So, the question is, how do we get out?”
Bai Xiaozhi looked around.
Ever since the three inheritances merged, this world was no longer just a small bedroom.
It had become a vast palace.
Stepping out of the bedroom, the palace corridor stretched straight upwards.
Since they couldn’t find a way out, the three girls could only hold hands and walk up the stairs.
Wu Xiaomi was in the middle.
It felt kind of strange…
After walking for about ten minutes along the stairs, they rounded a corner and arrived at an upper-level hall.
In the hall stood a massive statue.
A statue of a woman, bearing some resemblance to Wu Xiaomi, but older and more imposing.
“Found any mechanisms?”
“No.”
“Maybe it’s on the statue?”
No idea.
While the Witch and Bai Xiaozhi discussed, Wu Xiaomi had already climbed onto the statue.
Poking here and there, feeling around.
But after searching everywhere, there was no response.
“Come here, there’s a book here.”
Bai Xiaozhi made a discovery.
In the northwest corner of the room was a small pedestal, and the book lay on the stone platform.
She took the book, and the Witch used vines to tie Wu Xiaomi over, binding her to sit cross-legged between the two women, and they all read together.
“The characters on the cover are Demon God script, very ancient—probably from the time of Haiena. Back then, there was no Shuang Empire or Forest Ranger yet.” The Witch recognized the script.
Regarding the history of Nerrifa, naturally, the Witch’s knowledge was the most extensive, so she took on the task of translating the book.
“This records the Haiena era. At that time, the continent wasn’t called Nerrifa, but Haiena, named after the First God King Haiena.”
“From the fall of the Ancient Church, the demise of God King Haiena, the fall of his successor, the rebellion against the new God King, and through the Era of Great Navigation and Era of Great Development — spanning some six thousand years — this period is called the Haiena era.”
Oh~~~
Wu Xiaomi wore an expression of sudden enlightenment, feeling her knowledge expand.
So then?
The first page didn’t have many words; the Witch read aloud:
[“This book was authored by the Second Generation Enchantress, aiming to protect the Nerrifa World, preventing the descendants of the three races from making dangerous moves that would bring disaster to Nerrifa.”]
Turning the page.
They expected a lot more text, but the author had been very thoughtful.
When opening the second page, the book no longer showed words, but images and sounds.
A little figure’s phantom emerged from the page.
The figure’s hair color was very similar to Wu Xiaomi’s — pink with white tips — and her appearance matched the statue perfectly.
“When you see me, it means the three powers have merged again. The conflict between Nayi and Lingguang is about to end, and unity will be achieved.”
“Unfortunately, no matter what you hope for, I must stop you—you must separate. Let Nayi and Lingguang continue to check each other and maintain balance through the Forest Rangers.”
The three girls looked at each other in confusion.
Who is this?
Does she eat oil cakes?
Why give up good peace to split the world in two for constant slaughter?
Save your brain cells for those who need them.
“I know you are full of doubt right now. You might think—war only brings disaster and pain, and you must end the war.”
“Yes, I’ve experienced war many times. Believe me.”
The little figure stared at Wu Xiaomi.
“More terrifying still, I have lived through the peace that followed war.”
“At that time, all races united like never before. They each used their innate talents, and everyone shared one goal—to build Haiena Continent, raising civilization and quality of life.”
“They first went to sea. After long naval wars, they reached every corner of the ocean, mapping every island, then using newly discovered resources to bring prosperity to the world.”
“But they were not satisfied.”
“When there were no enemies on land, the only enemy was the status quo.”
“What makes life anxious is not that ‘now is not good enough,’ but that ‘tomorrow will be no better than today.’”
“We were destined not to stop moving forward, so people longed for more. When the seas and lands could no longer satisfy them, they turned their eyes to the sky.”
“And then, disaster began.”
“We arrogantly thought the sky was just another sea—empty, dangerous only to sailors, while those on shore need never worry about sharks or whales.”
“But this time it was different…”
“When you step into the gods’ forbidden zone, your breath is no longer shielded by the atmosphere. The hungry ones see you, the soil beneath your feet, and the abundant life there.”
“From then on, we were no longer peaceful hunters.”
“Sharks crawled out of the sea, came into your homes, and ate your children.”
“And their methods were simpler than sharks’…”
“They only needed one stone.”
“One stone large enough to be half the size of Haiena.”
“That stone flew at unimaginable speed, heading straight for Haiena.”
“You would feel fear, but more than that, anger and confusion. So you used every trick, racking your brain to stop it.”
“But you failed.”
The three girls were slightly stunned.
This description… this feeling…
Isn’t this exactly what Earth experienced?!
“My children, I know my words seem incredible.” The little figure sighed softly. “But that was the end of the Haiena world. We watched it shatter, its fragments drifting endlessly into the void…”
“And all we could do was send a small piece of Haiena to the Milky Way Galaxy, the Orion Arm, before its fall. There, it would orbit an energy-rich star, simulating Haiena’s old seasons and day and night, so our fleeing people could survive and multiply.”
“But we did not want them to repeat Haiena’s mistakes, so we took away their Lingyuan, so they would never step into the forbidden zone.”
“As for Haiena… oh no, it should now be called Nerrifa.”
The little figure solemnly clenched a fist over her heart.
“Thanks to the stars, we accumulated enough Strategy Points, and we succeeded.”
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