I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

The proximity and increased communication directly bring prosperity to the cities on those islands.

Conversely, the islands on the outer perimeter, numbered after 70, are not only far apart from each other, but their size is also mostly negligible.

As a result, not only is prosperity out of the question, but the towns themselves are also quite rare.

As a result, the islands that gathered in that area were all islands that even the government's airships wouldn't include in their patrol routes.

The island where Cortori is located is number 68, a rather delicate position.

In short, it's not possible to directly take a government-sponsored airship there.

Of course, if you're willing to use any means necessary, there are countless ways to get there. You can simply buy or charter an airship to land directly on the island. However, you need to be frugal...

When making a budget, other approaches must be considered.

"Of the islands where the government airships dock, the closest to our destination, Island 68, is Island 53, where the reptilian tribe has a settlement. Just find the 'Ferryman' airship there."

Amidst the clamor of the market, a girl with long sky-blue hair turned her head and spoke to the three men behind her.

Judging from the age of the [Unmarked Race - Human], this girl is about fifteen or sixteen years old. She has no distinctive features, and her overall appearance is very similar to that of a human.

But her vibrant blue hair, reminiscent of a clear spring sky, was a color no human would possess. No dye could seem to capture such natural transparency.

Behind her, among the men, apart from one wearing tall armor who appeared to be a [Golem], the other two were also men without insignia, which was quite strange.

However, the reptiles on this island were clearly not very friendly; many of them in the market stared at them with a subtle sense of rejection and disgust.

"This is??"

Bell, who looked the youngest among the three men, shrank back somewhat timidly and asked Cordolie with a puzzled look.

"Um." Cordol leaned forward slightly, a hint of shyness on her face. "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you. It was a mistake on my part."

"terribly sorry."

She turned around and bowed deeply.

“No, no need.” Bell quickly took a step back. “No need for that, Miss Cortoine.”

"Tell me the reason," Zhongli's calm voice interrupted their time-wasting interaction.

Wearing a long gray robe that covered most of his body, he asked softly, "This world seems to be very hostile to humans."

“Hmm…” Cordolie nodded slightly and began to explain the reason.

"All intelligent beings in our world are servants of the Star God. When the Star God creates life, he combines his own soul with that of the wild beasts that exist on the earth, giving them intelligent souls."

"Therefore, our races naturally have a wide variety of appearances. Some have horns; some have fangs; some are covered in scales; and some have peculiar appearances, with one of their facial features appearing to have been replaced by a wild beast."

"But despite their small number, there are still races among them that have no horns, no fangs, no scales, and no parts that resemble wild beasts."

Races lacking distinct racial "characteristics" are commonly referred to as "characteristic-less races." Characteristic-less races are generally viewed with disdain.

Cordol paused for a moment at this point.

He seemed to think about his words for a moment before continuing.

"It is said that this is because the 'Unidentified Race' looks exactly like the legendary 'Emwiht,' the race that destroyed vast lands and drove all living beings into the sky in the past."

“In our world, magic is not a very convenient thing. Magic is like a flame; a spark can only do so much, but once the flame is burning fiercely, it can wield enormous power. However, it takes time and effort to make the fire burn brightly enough. It is not suitable for dealing with such sudden accidents.”

"And magic is also the most important component of an intelligent life. According to the theory of our world, those who look similar will also have similar properties. This is the most basic thing in the mind of magic."

"Therefore, those without genitals were regarded as ominous and unclean. Although they were not openly persecuted, it was still inevitable that they would feel like they had nowhere to go and would often be disliked."

"Ah~~!" Kyosuke Kousaka exclaimed in surprise, "This world was actually destroyed by humans?"

“No.” Cordol’s pupils flickered noticeably. “After learning that many of you are human, I went to the city library to do some research. It seems that many historians have said that this world was not destroyed by humans, but by beasts on the ground. Humans were just the first race to be destroyed.”

"Of course, back in the day, on the ground, humans were the dominant race, and it seems that many other races were oppressed by them, which is why they still have that kind of hatred in their memories."

"Looks like humans really weren't popular back then." Kyosuke Takasaka laughed and scratched the back of his head.

“Hmm…” Zhongli hesitated for a moment after hearing Cordolli’s words, and asked, “Were humans the first race to be destroyed? And were all the races in this world created by the Star God?”

“Yes, that’s the legend.” Cordol nodded slightly. “However, no one on our floating continent has ever seen the Star Goddess. But I did read in the documents I was reading that before the surface was completely occupied by the Beasts, the Star Goddess seemed to be hostile to humanity and wanted to destroy them.”

"Hey, hey. The god who created humanity wants to destroy humanity?" Kyosuke Takasaka exclaimed in surprise. "Is this the day of final judgment?"

“No, although I don’t know what the final judgment is, Mr. Takasaka, what you’re saying is probably wrong.” Cortori shook her head slightly, her long, light blue hair swaying in the breeze as if it were glowing with an otherworldly light: “At least in the past, humans were able to fight against the Star Gods, and humans didn’t destroy the Star Gods, but rather the Beasts.”

"Oh~~! Oh!" Kyosuke Takasaka had never seen such strange colors before. In his more than ten years of life, this was the first time he had seen hair and face full of such dreamlike colors. Even his sister and her companions were all exquisite people, but compared to Cortori in front of him, they lacked a lot of dreamlike colors.

So, he was slightly stunned.

“This is rather interesting.” Zhongli’s calm voice suddenly came, pulling him out of his reverie.

“Your planet is indeed quite interesting.” Zhongli repeated his words again, then lowered his head and remained silent.

Seeing that no one seemed to have anything special to say, Cordolly didn't say anything more and silently led everyone onto the airship.

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We arrived at Island No. 68 in the evening.

The clouds in the sky were about to fall, and the world's brilliance seemed to fall silent at this moment.

Kodori led Zhongli and the others nimbly off the airship and onto the empty, deserted airport platform.

The setting sun cast its orange glow upon the ground, and a gentle breeze stirred the tranquility of the treetops. The forest stood before the platform, appearing dark and profound.

Zhongli stood on the platform and looked out over the entire floating island.

The island is not small, and the forest in front of it is quite vast.

"Our floating island seems to have retained a lot of the natural features of the ground, and it can even be said to be among the best in the entire floating continental group," Cordolly introduced to Zhongli and the others with great interest.

However, these views were not particularly beautiful or unusual to the three people who already lived on the ground.

On the contrary, because of the complete darkness and the forest without even streetlights right in front of them, Kyosuke Takasaka couldn't help but swallow hard.

Cordol glanced at the distant forest and nodded slightly to Zhongli and the others: "Let's hurry up and go. If we go back late, the children will worry about me. Besides, although there are no dangerous creatures in this forest at night, you can still twist your ankle occasionally."

On this point, Zhongli and the others naturally wouldn't refute it.

Following Cordol, the three stepped into this pure, dark place.

Kyosuke Takasaka casually turned on the external light on his exoskeleton, instantly piercing the darkness and even extending to the edge of the forest.

Cordol was clearly taken aback for a moment, but then didn't say anything more—it was just a lamp, and such things existed in this world.

When there was light, the forest didn't seem very large. They walked for only about twenty minutes before they came out of the forest and saw the bright lights on the buildings.

"arrive."

With a smile, Cordol turned around to face the crowd, extended a slender, fair arm, and pointed behind her, introducing, "This is where I live. It's a special fairy breeding institution located on the sixty-eight floating islands."

"Fairy Warehouse!"

Chapter Twenty-Six: The Gentle Cannibal and the Little Fairies

According to Zhongli's understanding, the so-called "Fairy Warehouse" is actually more like a huge prison that confines these "Golden Fairies" in front of him.

This floating island is even a larger prison.

The lack of regular official patrol airships means that it is extremely difficult for these little girls to leave the island. They can only leave the island and go outside under certain special circumstances.

Inside this enormous prison, guarding these fairy girls is the gentle, pink-haired woman standing before Zhongli and the others.

In the stubborn fairy warehouse, in front of Zhongli and the other two, stood a pink-haired woman holding a plate.

In terms of appearance and age, he should look about the same as Zhong Li, but slightly older than Kōsaka Kyōsuke and Bell.

For a woman, she is quite tall, and her line of sight is almost the same as Zhongli's.

Her light red hair flowed gently down her back, and she had clear yellow-green eyes. She wore a grass-green shirt with a white apron dress over it.

Her demeanor was composed and reserved, revealing her good upbringing.

"Welcome to the secret weapons depot. Oh dear, I didn't expect Cortelli to bring back three people this time."

After saying that, she turned to look at Cortoine and said with a hint of reproach, "Why are you walking in a deserted forest without any lights? If you had given me a message before you came, I could have come to pick you up."

"No, no." Cordolie waved her hand calmly, looking surprisingly different from when she was first seen; she seemed much more composed.

"Okay, remember to keep in touch later, and don't get hurt." The pink-haired woman continued, then turned to Zhongli and the other two: "Well then, let me first introduce myself to you all. Hello, I'm Kodory's good friend from a faraway place. My name is Nigolan, and I'm a cannibal."

"Cannibals?" Bell was taken aback.

Hearing Bell's question, the pink-haired Nigoran moved closer to Bell, her long, slender hair almost touching his skin.

"Yes, little friend, I am a cannibal."

With a tone of near ecstasy, she looked at Belle before her and gently licked her cherry-red lips.

"I was the most classic and traditional monster when humans still ruled the world."

“In the past, we were regarded as a ghost story and were well known among human travelers.”

Nigolan smiled mysteriously: "In a detached house far from the village, there lives a handsome man or beautiful woman who lives alone for some unknown reason."

"It is said that they would gently invite weary travelers to their homes, welcome them with a lavish meal, and after the hospitality, they would devour them completely in the blink of an eye that night."

"That's me—the cannibal, or now we call it the cannibal race."

As soon as she finished speaking, Nigolan's expression changed abruptly. She quickly reached behind her and pulled out a flintlock pistol, aiming it at Bell's forehead.

The voice suddenly turned icy cold.

"So, who are you? And why are you friends with Cortori? Humans!!"

"Don't try to fool me. I am a cannibal. I can't mistake the many tempting human flavors that I have never tasted before."

"Of the three of you, apart from the hooded one over there, the other two are clearly extinct humans!"

Seeing this sudden scene, Cortoline's brain was clearly unable to react quickly.

Bell, who had already obtained LV2 level and the title of "little rookie," was no longer a novice. Having experienced so many worlds in the chat group, he knew the terror of the flintlock musket.

A faint light instantly emanated from his body, operating in a completely different way from the spread of magical flames in this world, rapidly circulating with the divine runes on his back as the core.

As adventurers who spend their days fighting monsters in dungeons, they naturally have ways to deal with close-range dangers.

In just a moment, the light accelerated, and he passed over the head being pointed at, suddenly lowered his body, and then Xu turned sideways to get close to the inside of Nigolan's body.

At the same time, he drew the dagger from his waistband, which flew in a bright arc through the air and landed on Nigolan's fair and smooth neck.