What do you mean I've traveled to worlds geared towards children?

Seeing that she couldn't persuade the Lion King, the fox spirit priestess could only sigh and say to him:

“Then at least rest for one night before leaving. You…including us, are already very tired. Going to cause trouble for the dark side in your current state will definitely result in losses.”

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

The Lion King made a decision: "Rest for one night, and set off tomorrow!"

Chapter 64 Ron Prepares for Action

Even late at night, the forest town is still brightly lit.

After the Lion King regained consciousness, the phantom beasts, who had been worried about being captured and thrown into the arena, no longer had to live in fear and emerged from their hiding places.

Then, led by the fox spirit priestess, the group of mythical beasts began to rebuild the forest town.

So even now, Forest Town is still busy.

An Yan stood on the tallest building in the forest town, leaning against the edge of the balcony and looking down, lost in thought.

The Lion King stood beside him, arms crossed, surveying the entire town. After a long while, he suddenly said to An Yan:

"I want to thank you."

"Ok?"

"Thank you for bringing me to my senses, otherwise... I don't know how many more stupid things I would have done."

The Lion King's voice was somber, tinged with regret and self-reproach.

The transformation of the entire forest town into what it is today was not his intention, but at the time he was completely unable to control himself.

After witnessing Jumang being corrupted by darkness, the Lion King developed an extremely urgent desire for 'evolution'.

But at this very moment, his body was invaded by ghostly angels and he was controlled by darkness.

Although the ghostly angels could not completely control the Lion King, the Lion King was also corrupted by the power of darkness.

He only thought about evolution, but forgot why he needed to evolve in the first place.

So, in order to cultivate a powerful enemy that could put pressure on him and allow him to evolve, he created the arena to mass-produce fantasy-level monsters, hoping that a powerful monster would emerge so that he could evolve.

But evolution is not actually that easy.

If enduring pressure could lead to evolution, the Lion King wouldn't still be at the Fantasy level.

But influenced by the darkness, he could no longer think about that; he only thought about fighting... fighting, and through fighting, seeking that glimmer of possible light for evolution.

Only now, when he has regained consciousness, has the Lion King realized what he has done.

But it was too late.

“It’s not your fault, it’s the power of darkness…” An Yan was about to comfort the Lion King when the Lion King waved his hand to interrupt him.

"No need to say anything more. A mistake is a mistake, and I will not deny my mistakes. Even the fact that your companion was captured was caused by my negligence. So I will help you bring your companion back, even if it costs me my life."

"..." Upon hearing the Lion King's words, An Yan was at a loss for words.

The Lion King didn't give An Yan time to think. He turned around and looked at An Yan, asking him in return:

"That companion, is he important to you?"

"Yes, it's very important."

This time, An Yan answered without hesitation:

"Although Ron might not admit it, I think he's my best friend."

"Since that's the case, then don't think too much about it. Just focus on how to save him."

The Lion King placed his hand on An Yan's shoulder; his large hand, almost big enough to grab An Yan's upper body, gently patted him, then turned and left, saying:

"Get some rest. Tomorrow... we'll have a big battle."

The Lion King left An Yan's side.

An Yan remained silent for a long time before turning his head to look at the forest town again. He watched the busy phantom beasts below, and then watched Chen Xiaolian and Jiang Chen, who were helping to rebuild the town with the phantom beasts. He didn't speak for a long time, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

……

Episode 9 lacks intense action scenes and overly exciting plot points; it's essentially a transitional episode.

The first half mainly tells the story of the conversation between An Yan and his group and the Lion King, as well as the impressions of Ron from the other mythical beast warriors.

With the addition of flashback scenes, the first half of episode nine felt somewhat like a recap episode.

The second half focuses on Ron, describing how he meets the demon and showing the demon's attitude towards him.

The ninth episode ends with Ron lying in bed with his eyes closed, resting.

After watching the entire ninth episode, Ron himself had some mixed feelings.

He didn't expect everyone to have such a good impression of him, even though he had only done what he thought he should do.

However, through An Yan and others' memories, Ron discovered something.

"Are they... too dependent on me?"

In the first half of episode nine, the memories the Beast Warriors have of Ron make him realize that these children may have unknowingly developed a certain degree of dependence on him.

For example, when faced with a problem, he would always ask Ron what to do first, and when encountering an enemy, he would think that Ron would arrive in time.

Even when everyone was fighting the Lion King earlier, although it wasn't explicitly stated, An Yan and the others breathed a sigh of relief and completely relaxed when they saw Ron arrive.

It was as if Ron's arrival could solve all the problems.

Please, Ron is just a newly transformed Beast Warrior. His combat experience is the same as everyone else's. The only difference is the magic he brought from another world.

Even so, Ron is still only an apprentice, at best a magician, and there's no way to improve Ron's overall strength.

Strictly speaking, Ron's strength is the same as everyone else's.

Why do An Yan and the others rely on Ron so much?

"After all, he's just a child..."

Ron got out of bed and leaned against it, deep in thought.

A group of children, especially those who grew up in peacetime, will naturally choose to rely on people who seem more mature when faced with problems.

Not to mention these children, even Ron himself was probably no different from a child in his previous life in terms of mental age.

After all, living in a peaceful world, with people supporting you in every way, it's really hard for people to grow.

Ron can say without reservation that the growth he gained from his more than twenty years in his previous life, plus the first fourteen years of his life in this life, cannot compare to the ups and downs he has experienced in the past year.

Experience is the most important factor in determining a person's growth.

Therefore, compared to the children in the other world, even though An Yan and others are of similar age, their mental age is still more like that of children.

Ron didn't think it was bad for these children to rely on him, but... this was, after all, a fantasy world, and An Yan and the others were, after all, 'heroes' brought in by the will of the fantasy continent to save the world.

Ron worried that if things continued like this, it would hinder their development...

"...Wait, why do I have to make them fight?"

Ron suddenly realized this.

Just because An Yan and the others are the 'protagonists', just because this world is a children's world, we feel at ease letting them experience those hardships that they shouldn't have to go through.

Even before, Ron had the idea of ​​'waiting for An Yan to come and save him'!

He does nothing and plans to send a bunch of kids to risk their lives to save him; Ron is really going backwards as he gets older.

Since it's a simulated world anyway, why doesn't Ron try to solve all of this himself?

Perhaps by doing this, I can gain even greater power later!

The power of all the mythical beast warriors is gathered in one person or something...

"Hey, system, I can do whatever I want in this world, right?"

Having already decided what to do, Ron suddenly asked the simulation system a question in his mind.

Without any hesitation, the system had already provided the answer.

The purpose of this system is to allow the host to experience the joy of childhood fantasy. As long as the host can feel happy and joyful, the host can do whatever they want.

But please remember, host, never forget the purity and conscience deep within your heart.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything bad." Ron waved his hand, then complained, "Besides, I've long since lost all my innocence, but I still have a bit of conscience..."

Having received a modern education, coupled with the wonderful life he had in his past life and the first half of this life, Ron's heart was not dark.

But no matter what, Ron is definitely not 'innocent' now.

However, during his time in the Fantasy Continent, Ron's flames of revenge did indeed diminish considerably.

On one hand, he had indeed found a way to gain power; on the other hand… he felt that he was probably influenced by An Yan and the others.

However, Ron didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

If he could, Ron wouldn't want to become the kind of guy who only thinks about revenge all day long and abandons his humanity for revenge.

He thinks it's pretty good now...

"Phew, since An Yan and the others are already on their way here, I'll get started too. Let me think..."