Gods, Ashes Descend

Chapter 73 Please take care of me in the future

No one knows exactly how tall the golden tree at the border is. Standing on the ruins, Li Wei estimated that the trunk alone must be measured in miles.

The Golden Tree is a manifestation of the law, and most importantly, it has life.

Li Wei felt he should go to their capital city; since it was going to be burned anyway, he might as well add fuel to the fire.

Moreover, compared to the Dark Souls world, these powerful figures are at least top-tier bosses, of course, those who are still alive and well, such as the Blood King Mongols, who is so infatuated with the little boy that he has become a yandere.

Li Wei glanced at the checkpoint not far away. Whether or not to take down the amputee guy's main city was also a question. After all, Li Wei was still very curious about whether the Great Rune would work on him, and even if it didn't, whether he could burn it.

Just as Li Wei was considering whether to challenge them himself or simply call in reinforcements for a fierce fight at the border, he heard Seren's call.

"Apprentice, come down for dinner!"

Li Wei jumped down from the broken wall, and Serian took a spoon and scooped a little from the stew pot that was propped up on a rack to taste it.

Then he nodded in satisfaction.

"Looks like my rabbit stewing skills haven't changed. Try it, I guarantee you'll swallow your tongue."

Li Wei walked over and sat down against the wall.

"No need, you eat. My sense of taste is dulled, I can't taste most things, so I don't need to eat anything."

Seren raised an eyebrow. The people in the borderlands didn't need to eat, but they could eat and knew how to eat, just like normal people. Even the weak ones could get nutrition from food. (With runes, they could eat as food, like that male mage who begged for food; 5 runes were enough to take him down.)

After being locked up for so long, Serlian naturally needed to replenish his energy to avoid health problems.

"Eating is a pleasure; it's unbearable to eat without flavor. Don't worry, the chef will find a way."

Li Wei shook his head. Even the taste regulators in Night City couldn't be saved. Li Wei didn't think a mage could solve the problem, and replied.

"You can't solve problems involving laws."

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything, because once he did, Serian's eyes lit up even more.

After finishing his meal, Seren packed up his things and gave them back to Li Wei. He then sat at the entrance of the dungeon and greeted Li Wei.

"Apprentice, let's begin the lesson now, starting with arcane magic."

Li Wei glanced around. Apart from the ruins of the building, there was only the body of a guard dragged out of the basement. The only place that could be called a house was still the basement that had been used as a prison.

"Learning magic here must take more than just a day or two, right?"

Seren tried his best to maintain the teacher's dignity.

"What is taught is knowledge, regardless of location. I was captured by a scoundrel and sent to Grik for amputation, but I was just locked up because he didn't care about my body. After all, mages focus on knowledge."

Don't worry about what you said. This place has been abandoned for a long time. Nobody comes here. It's very safe, except for those commoners or nobles who have been driven out and are now wandering around.

But we don't need to worry about them.

He sighed as he spoke.

"Alas, the law is broken now, we cannot live, we cannot die, and our consciousness is fading away."

Only empty instincts drag their bodies along, wandering aimlessly in this desolate place; they are nothing but pathetic abandoned pawns.

However, if you can see the rune's blessing, well, I guess you wouldn't look down on those trivial runes.

Li Wei rubbed his chin.

Ah Tui probably looks down on those wandering zombies with only a few dozen runes, but Li Wei is not Ah Tui.

I wonder how much their soul value is, and it seems they all have some residual willpower. Could we capture them and use them for work?

It seems like there's a lot of potential in growing or raising local specialties.

Various spices, herbs, and dried meat might also be effective; these little pills are much better than stuffing a huge lump in your mouth in the Dark Souls world.

As for Dettol, I caught some little golden tree spirits and used their resin to try and mass-produce it.

It would be such a waste to just cut off Ah Tui directly; the more I think about it, the more I realize there's a huge potential for this.

I just don't know if the local Holy Grail bottle will be effective for people in the Dark Souls world, in case it is.

We won't burn them yet. We'll raise the golden trees and collect their seeds. After all, seeds are a much easier renewable resource to obtain than the ashes of certain immortals.

Li Wei was still contemplating the bright future when he saw a slender hand waving in front of him.

"What are you thinking about? Don't zone out!"

Seeing the somewhat sullen Se Lian, Li Wei was suddenly startled. Could it be that he was so powerless against an intellectual older sister?

However, Li Wei felt that helping to find fault seemed like a good approach, and it could also improve his master's favorability.

"Selian, do you want revenge? Do you want me to go and chop up that amputee freak for you?"

Li Wei's words made Seren's expression soften considerably, but she didn't think much of it and simply offered some words of comfort.

"Call me teacher... Although you seem to be an excellent warrior... knight, come on, he's a king, and even if he's humiliated, he's not someone we mortals can challenge."

Moreover, the Royal Knights and the Knights of the Lost Lands are not weak, and they have so many soldiers.

"The legion, well, the problem is, I never said I was alone."

"Huh!"

Li Wei pulled out his spiral sword, walked outside the ruins, and planted it in the ground. Boom! Flames suddenly burst forth, and the entire border area trembled.

The bigwigs of all the major powers were aware of this, but some of them went mad, some fell ill, and others were secretly causing trouble.

Aside from the finger representing supreme will, almost no one cared why the golden tree was trembling.

In the round hall, the long-unopened door opened, and the old woman with the finger gathered the faded ones to announce.

"This tremor is the Golden Tree's fear, and it is also a warning that an ominous outsider has arrived."

Find them, determine if their intentions are hostile; Master Finger has lost his way and can no longer see the future of the border region.

Meanwhile, Li Wei watched as the flames exploded more than three meters high. If he hadn't been unharmed, he would have been completely stunned by the campfire that had roasted him alive.

Brother, what's going on? Why are you reacting so strongly?

In Se Lian's eyes, his newly accepted disciple seemed to be an extraordinary fellow.

But, so be it.

In any case, the border region itself is the main stage of the world, and the goddess Marika and her followers are just outsiders.

Since things are already this bad, it doesn't seem to matter much if a new power comes along, brings new rules, and occupies the border area.

As more and more assassins arrived, they consciously began to expand their territory and started patrolling.

However, some of the assassins who were just there to do the killing, after seeing that there was nothing to kill here, asked Li Wei if he didn't need too many people and then teleported away.

Li Wei didn't care. Whether they went to the Kree world to wreak havoc or stayed here to take orders, he would still benefit.

They're just working people; they have their own countries to support. We'll call on them when there's a war.

Meanwhile, Seren looked at Li Wei more and more like he was looking at a rich man. After all, mage research is very expensive, and finding work requires manpower to provide materials and tools.

As a solitary mage, I was dirt poor.

As he crept up to Li Wei, amidst the curious stares of the assassins, Seren asked Li Wei in a low voice.

"My disciple, do you still consider me your master?"

"Of course, I'm still waiting for you to teach me magic."

"Please take care of me in the future."

Li Wei was about to nod when he realized that something seemed off about what he was saying.

Is this for real in the future?

(The miserable lives of ordinary people in the border area)

(Rick's army's grunts)

(Soldier)

(knight)

(Arima no Kakeru)