Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

“Brave warriors, I’m delighted to see you.”

In the vast Hope City, there were only a handful of households.

Jiang Cheng and A Silly Cutie quickly found Redno in a dilapidated hut – a burly man with a face full of beard.

However, Redno didn’t seem to be in good shape.

His eye sockets were sunken, his eyes cloudy and unseeing. He appeared to be blind.

At the moment, he was in the rundown hut, working on a pair of straw sandals.

Seeing Redno, A Silly Cutie doubted they could exchange anything worthwhile with such a man.

“Uh… Skeleton Big Brother, he…”

“Don’t underestimate anyone,” Jiang Cheng patted her shoulder. “You can’t judge a book by its cover. For a blind man to weave a complete pair of straw sandals, it must be the result of long-term practice.”

“But to weave Legendary-grade straw sandals, it takes more than just practice. The materials used can only be found in various dangerous places,” Jiang Cheng explained. “How could a blind man who seems incapable of tying a chicken get these materials?”

“Maybe he bought them?” A Silly Cutie said, confused.

“This is… the Blood Hell Forbidden Land. It’s all Blood Race here. Who would trade with a human? And did you notice on the way here that Hope City has no defenses except for a city wall?”

Jiang Cheng continued, “Hope City probably existed in the Blood Hell Forbidden Land before, but wasn’t open to players.”

“So how did they survive in this place full of Blood Race members before, with no defenses and no garrison?”

Jiang Cheng’s soul fire condensed as he carefully examined Redno, using Examine Skill on him.

Unfortunately, the information returned was all question marks.

“We can only say that Hope City must have something that even the Blood Race dare not approach, guarding this place.”

“Oh, I see. Then this Redno must be a powerful expert to survive in the Blood Hell Forbidden Land.”

A Silly Cutie trusted Jiang Cheng’s words, and her earlier question was just out of instinct.

“Probably not just any expert. Don’t forget, the Blood Hell Forbidden Land is ruled by the Blood Hell Demon Lord.”

“What’s the Blood Hell Demon Lord? Is he like the emperor of the Blood Hell Forbidden Land?”

Jiang Cheng rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit helpless. He realized he had forgotten something.

A Silly Cutie hadn’t been cursed, so naturally, she didn’t know about the Blood Hell Demon Lord.

Moreover, explaining these things to her was like casting pearls before swine.

But Jiang Cheng wouldn’t avoid the topic. People need to grow, and even if they don’t understand, they can learn.

“That’s about right. The Blood Hell Demon Lord is the ruler of the Blood Hell Forbidden Land, probably the only emperor. For Redno to survive under the Blood Hell Demon Lord’s watch until now, he must be extraordinary.”

Jiang Cheng said, “He’s likely an existence similar to Natalie and Priest Atum in Furywind City.”

“Uh, is Master that powerful?”

A Silly Cutie felt a bit lost. Having been around Jiang Cheng for so long, she felt Skeleton Big Brother was the most powerful in this world.

Everyone else paled in comparison.

After all, even her master couldn’t do anything against Skeleton Big Brother back then.

Of course, she didn’t know that Natalie had gone easy on Jiang Cheng at that time, so in her perception, her master wasn’t that strong.

“You might not understand the concept of power, so I can only say that they should be existences that can utilize the rules of the world.”

“Utilize the rules of the world?”

A Silly Cutie still shook her head. She didn’t watch many mythological movies and didn’t understand the hierarchy of realms, so it all sounded like gibberish to her.

“You don’t understand? Then let’s use levels as the most straightforward measure. Your master is around level 3,000, Atum might be a bit stronger than your master, and the one before us should be on the same level as them.”

“3… 3,000?” A Silly Cutie was stunned. What kind of monsters had they been dealing with?

She was only level 42 now, and the beings she had been in contact with were already level 3,000?

Wasn’t this gap a bit too large?

“You don’t need to react so strongly. Such figures are still rare in this world.”

“Rare?” A Silly Cutie felt dizzy. It didn’t seem rare at all. She’d only been in the game for a few days and had already met three of them.

“Let’s exchange now. These things aren’t what you need to consider right now. What you need to think about is how to manage the guild well.”

Jiang Cheng pulled A Silly Cutie forward, letting her negotiate with Redno.

“H-hello, I’m here to exchange Blood Hell Qi.”

Knowing Redno’s status was extraordinary, A Silly Cutie didn’t dare underestimate him anymore.

“I know,” Redno didn’t put down the straw sandals in his hands, still weaving.

Though his speed was fast, each straw was placed accurately where it should be.

“Uh… so how do we exchange?”

A Silly Cutie was a bit dumbfounded. This clearly didn’t answer her question. How was she supposed to respond?

“You have the aura of the undead on you. Are you Natalie’s disciple?”

As he said this, a cold gleam suddenly shot from Redno’s cloudy eyes, carrying a hint of coldness and scrutiny.

Although A Silly Cutie knew Redno was blind, she still felt a chill from his cold gaze.

She didn’t know what Redno meant by this.

Her master had once mentioned having a nemesis, with a fated grudge between them. Could it be the person in front of her?

If so… what a coincidence.

The air became stagnant, filled with a suppressive aura, as if a fight could break out at any moment.

“No need to panic,” Redno suddenly smiled, crow’s feet appearing at the corners of his eyes.

“Your master and I are old friends. How has she been lately?”

“Phew…” A Silly Cutie finally breathed a sigh of relief. “She’s… doing well.”

“Still has the heart to take on disciples, seems she’s indeed doing well. We haven’t seen each other for a thousand years. I wonder if her appearance has changed? Is she still hung up on what happened back then?”

“Uh… mister, do you know my master well? I haven’t been with her for long, so I’m not very clear about her affairs.”

Redno nodded, his gaze becoming wistful.

“Ah, it’s a long story. You might not know, but your master was once the strongest prodigy in the Magic God Village, the brightest star among our batch of apprentices.”

“She was also the most beautiful woman in the Magic God Village, the pursuit of many magic apprentices in our batch.”

“Unfortunately… in the end, she married Hades, who had the worst talent at the time. They were together for less than half a year before Hades was executed by enemy forces in a war.”

“Your master couldn’t accept this reality and began to secretly learn the forbidden technique of the Magic God Village, Holy Spirit Resurrection. She went through great trouble to find the Necronomicon in the Black Obsidian Temple and resurrected Hades.”

“But this incident thoroughly angered the Magic God of the village, Aegwynn. While Natalie was out searching for the Spring of Life, Aegwynn completely burned Hades’ soul, never to be reincarnated.”

At this point, Redno let out a long sigh.

“Later, Natalie found the Spring of Life, but Hades had been burned to ashes. From that day on, Natalie disappeared from the Magic God Village. It’s been thousands of years, and I haven’t seen her since.”

“After so many years, she still can’t let go.”