Scourge Messenger

Chapter 179 Family (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"A bunch of useless idiots, good for nothing but causing trouble!"

On the screen, the bunny girl and off-screen, Yan Qing simultaneously gritted their teeth and shouted the same words. The Pharmacist remained silent, but her sharp gaze clearly expressed her attitude. The demon messengers, carrying wolf corpses, passed by them, running as fast as they could.

Today is the day they conquer the third-level secret realm, Wolf's Den. At the beginning, both Rabbit Girl and Pharmacist were full of confidence. They could overcome the difficult secret realm of Corpse Forest, which was only half a step into the fourth level, so wouldn't Wolf's Den be a piece of cake?
Besides them, there are also twenty-one other demonic messengers, making a full force of twenty-five, all of whom are second-tier messengers. With such a magnificent lineup, who in the world can resist? We must take them down!
Then, the demon messengers quickly taught them a harsh lesson.

Those magical messengers with medium-range or higher-range tokens can openly and legitimately fish from a safe distance; while those magical messengers wielding knives, swords, gauntlets, hammers, and other close-range tokens are not to be underestimated. Some will retreat after being hit, some will run away after being hit, some will retreat after being touched, or five or six people will attack the same wolf at the same time, depending on who is unlucky enough to attract the aggro.

The fight started with great fanfare, but upon closer inspection, everyone just lay down and won!
Keep in mind that they went in as a full force of twenty-five, and the first wave of wolves inside consisted of fifteen wolves. However, nearly twelve of them had to be held back by the Pharmacist and the Bunny Girl! They had originally planned to break through the wolf den today, but after defeating the first wave of Shadow Wolves, they decided to just leave the secret realm. Let whoever wants to fight them fight!

Even if they absolutely have to fight next time, they will definitely choose to team up in pairs and bring along this group of demon messengers. It's as if they think the game isn't difficult enough and want to add some useless extras!

"Great Protector, remember to call us next time you attack the secret realm. The three of us brothers will stay in Shudao Mountain for another month and will be there whenever you call!" The three Black Whirlwind brothers had no idea about the resentment between the Pharmacist and the Rabbit Girl, and they came over eagerly to show their loyalty.

The pharmacist's lips twitched slightly beneath his mask, but he still nodded: "Mm."

To be fair, these demonic messengers weren't as bad as Bunny Girl made them out to be. After all, they were selected by Pharmacist Wish, so they at least had the ability to fight when things were going well; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to wipe out the Shadow Wolves.

Unfortunately, they had either previously fought alongside the military town in conquering secret realms, or at least fought alongside figures like the three great protectors. Now, suddenly being relegated to fighting in such a lowly situation was something they couldn't accept.

Comparing the Shu Road Mountains to a military town is asking too much of them.

Putting aside other things, the teams that attack the secret realm in the military town are fixed. They attack the secret realm during wartime and train their strength during peacetime. Everyone eats, sleeps, and lives together, so they naturally trust their teammates during battle. In contrast, the Shudao Mountain area is full of independent forces. For the next instance, at least several forces need to be gathered. These independent forces may not be able to unite even among themselves, let alone several forces together.
It's even more normal that no one is willing to tank monsters. After all, there aren't many people in the military town who are willing to tank monsters. The reason why Night Four and Rat Monk were able to quickly become popular figures in the military town is because they were willing to tank monsters.

The biggest difference between games and reality is that the MT (main tank) is an extraordinary class in games. Although there are fewer people playing it than DPS, there are still more people playing it than healers.

In reality, there is no permanent main tank (MT). More often than not, everyone takes turns tanking damage and sharing the risk.

After all, you only have one life. If you die, you're really dead; if you get hurt, you're really hurt. Who would want to always be on the front line where death is most likely to occur?

While she understood, it was impossible to expect this group to conquer the secret realm unless the pharmacist was willing to cultivate a loyal team for herself in the Shu Road Mountains. She didn't need many, just seven or eight people, and she was confident she could break through the wolf's den.

but……

The Pharmacist glanced at the second floor of the Demon-Slaying Hall. She occasionally saw Bei You painting there, and it was hard to imagine that they were so close to obtaining Si Wuxie's legacy, yet this Great Protector still had the interest in cultivating his character. If she hadn't often heard that Prajna was covered in wounds and bleeding profusely, and that Xue Xiang was irritable and abusive towards his servants, she would have suspected that they had given up on conquering the Corpse Forest.

Regardless of who ultimately inherits Si Wuxie's legacy, they will all part ways with this place.

The separation may not be limited to the Shu Road Mountains.

The pharmacist reached out and touched the bunny girl's thick braid next to her. It was black and shiny. At first, she needed Wu Qiu and Shi Dong's help, but now she could braid her hair very skillfully, just like she really had a little sister who had needed her to braid her hair since she was a child.

She glanced at Bunny Girl's hands. The legendary gauntlets had just displayed their power in the wolf's den, and the Demon Messenger had naturally noticed them as well... However, no one would realize that these were the imposing and solemn Hands of the Hundred Aspects. After being adapted to Bunny Girl's body size, these legendary gauntlets looked like a child's pretty gloves.

"There are 20,000 spirit jades, eight bottles of blood-replenishing pills, a Wolf Bite Blade Technique manual, and an advanced blade technique manual in the treasure chest." The bunny girl said, counting on her fingers, "I only need 10,000 spirit jades, you can divide the rest among yourselves."

"Hmm." The pharmacist nodded. "The Red-Haired Demon also has an advanced sword technique. I can probably buy it from him for around 100,000. Once Wu Qiu and Shi Dong learn the advanced sword technique, they'll be considered experts within the first rank."

"Ten, ten thousand spirit jades!" Shi Dong exclaimed in shock: "Even if I were sold, I wouldn't be worth ten thousand!"

Wu Qiu also said, "Wouldn't that be too wasteful? I heard that comprehending advanced techniques isn't difficult. Perhaps we can try to comprehend them on our own, so that our foundation will be more solid? Miss, you also comprehended them on your own back then."

"How can you compare to me?" Yaoshi glanced at them and said bluntly, "I was able to comprehend it on my own because I am a genius. You haven't been exposed to martial arts for more than ten years, and your foundation is almost zero. By the time you comprehend the advanced techniques, your children will probably be old enough to run errands."

She paused, then said, "Don't think you're unworthy. Look at the other third-tier messengers; they all have at least second-tier followers under their command, even the third-tier demonic cultivators. If you two don't hurry up and reach the second tier, how will you face people? The other third-tier messengers all have second-tier messengers who can help you, but I only have two first-tier messengers behind me. Before the battle even starts, I've already lost in terms of momentum, and people will laugh at me for not even being able to support second-tier messengers."

The bunny girl chimed in, "That's right, that's right! From now on, you all dress up so beautifully that if anyone dares to be rude to Big Sister, you can be the first to put a knife to their neck, then put the knife away and turn back into loyal and obedient maids. Big Sister will be so proud of you, and the other third-tier maids will be so envious."

Wu Qiu was both amused and exasperated. What kind of reason was that? Even if the pharmacist really wanted to train his subordinates, there were plenty of people in the world who were far more talented than them.

She actually hoped that her mistress would use the spirit jade to invest in herself, or save it for future use, but since her mistress had already made up her mind, the only thing Wu Qiu could do was not to let her mistress down. She turned to look at Shi Dong, intending to express her opinion together with Shi Dong, but found that Shi Dong was daydreaming and muttering something to herself.

“Children…” Shi Dong looked very distressed: “Miss, if you don’t get married, where will we get children…”

The other three were amused by her. Wu Qiu tapped Shi Dong's head with a hint of exasperation: "Stop daydreaming about love!"

"It wasn't me who said it, it was Miss who said it..." Shi Dong snorted in dissatisfaction, "And don't think I didn't notice, when you were taking a bath..." "You still dare to say that!"

Seeing Wu Qiu angrily pulling at Shi Dong's face, Yao Shiyuan's eyes revealed a smile. The reason she was willing to train them was not simply because she valued their loyalty; the wolf den just now was a test.

Facing the Shadow Wolves, whose masked armor could be shattered with a single blow, they obeyed Ya Shi Yuan's commands from beginning to end, without making mistakes or fleeing due to fear. For this alone, they deserve Ya Shi Yuan's full support and training.

Talent is certainly important, but unreserved trust is even more precious.

……

After clearing the wolf's den, Bunny Girl planned to return to her room to meditate.

She has maintained this routine for the past few days, only waking up unexpectedly at lunch and dinner to share the food with them. If it weren't for the pharmacist's willingness to drag her to take a bath every night, she would probably be in the same state as she was five days ago.

The pharmacist had never seen such a patient child. She never wasted a single ounce of energy, had no interest in the outside world, didn't play, wasn't curious, wasn't willful, and didn't even care that she was dirty. But when she fought, she was more valiant than any adult, as if she was born knowing her goal and that everything else was just noise that didn't need her attention.

It's like a tool that asks for nothing in return.

"Little sister, are you free later?"

Bunny Girl stopped: "Yes, do you want to go to the Wolf's Den again?"

The pharmacist shook his head: "Could you accompany me somewhere? It's not far, just near the mountain stronghold."

Wu Qiu immediately said, "Then we'll prepare hot water in the room for you to wash up when you come back."

The Shu Road is vast, and the mountain stronghold only encompasses the flat area at the summit where it is easiest to build. Beyond that, there are many winding and secluded paths, which are very difficult to traverse, or even nonexistent. However, for the two of them, even the most rugged mountain paths are like flat ground.

About 15 minutes later, they arrived at a protruding rock. By then, the sun was already setting in the west. The bunny girl looked around and saw only lush green forests below: "Is this the place?"

"This is the place, but we'll have to wait a bit longer."

The pharmacist removed her mask, pulled back her hood, and untied her headband, revealing hair tied in a high ponytail with light wine-red ends. She sat on the rock, patted the spot next to her, and asked, "Do you have any wine?"

"Is this something you should say to a child?" the bunny girl retorted, conjuring a white porcelain wine bottle from her hand. The pharmacist picked it up and poured it directly into his mouth, smacking his lips: "It must be Liang Kingdom wine, so effeminate, not strong at all."

“We also have strong liquor.” The bunny girl conjured up a black wine jar and a white porcelain bowl. The apothecary poured a bowl, took a sip, and spat it out: “It’s so strong, it’s no different from horse piss. Only those barbarians from Qi would drink this stuff.”

"Big sister, you've even drunk horse urine?"

"I've never drunk it, but I've smelled it many times. In the military town, horse manure and urine are everywhere, so it's impossible not to smell it."

"Alright, alright, I know Zhou Guo even has the best wine in the world," the bunny girl said, conjuring up a string of candied hawthorns. "But I don't have any Zhou Guo wine. Do you want some candied hawthorns?"

"want."

Two girls, one older and one younger, sat on a rock on the mountaintop eating candied hawthorns. The mountain breeze rustled the leaves as they watched the clouds drift across the sky, feeling the passage of time.

"How long do we have to wait?"

"We have to wait a little longer. I thought you were going to be very patient, considering you've been meditating in your room for five days already."

“But I can’t meditate with you next to me. When I meditate, it’s like I’m asleep, and I don’t pay attention to what’s happening in the outside world.”

“I remember, your brother fed you a pill that would make you fall asleep when you were bored.”

"Huh? Oh, right, right." Bunny Girl nodded like a chick pecking at rice, very perfunctorily.

The pharmacist ate a candied hawthorn, and while chewing, he drank the wine in the white porcelain bottle in one gulp. He gently exhaled a breath of sweet and sour wine, and a faint blush rose on his face, but there was no trace of alcohol in his eyes. On the contrary, he was more clear-headed than ever before.

“Sister,” she said seriously, “you don’t actually have any family, do you?”

　Ask for a monthly ticket at the beginning of the month
　　
　
(End of this chapter)