Skadi, returning to infinity

By this time, the aunt's body had been completely burned, and a strange smell permeated the surroundings.

It smelled of grease, as well as the odor of burning corpses and the aroma of charcoal, which was quite peculiar.

Skadi probed into the village and, knowing that the small village couldn't determine whether her aunt had Oripathy, she looked at the village chief.

First, take out 15,000 Lungmen coins and hand them to the village chief.

"Please, everyone, dig a grave here tonight and bury Yun'er's aunt in it, so that she can have a final resting place."

"There's no need to hold a funeral. Let Auntie leave in peace."

"This is a small reward for everyone. I hope you don't mind."

Skadi watched as the village chief beamed as he accepted the five thousand Lungmen Dollars, then turned to Zhao, who had stopped crying and was staring blankly at the wooden house.

Yun'er.

"Oh, you know about Yun'er's background, right? She's an orphan now. I don't need any procedures to adopt her, right?"

When she asked this question, she took out another 8,000 Lungmen coins and handed them to the village chief.

"Of course, no problem. No formalities are needed. As long as Yun'er is willing to follow you, that's fine."

The village chief put away the money, glanced at Skadi, and then looked away.

He didn't just look at all that; someone who could casually pull out so much money was definitely not someone he could afford to mess with.

"In that case, Yun'er will leave with me later, and I can take care of her life from now on."

"As for who I am, you don't need to understand. Just know that I am a big shot in Longmen."

"And I will send someone back to check on this place regularly to see if Auntie's grave has been desecrated."

"Village chief, you should be able to guarantee this, right?"

After Skadi finished speaking, she handed over another 12,000 Lungmen Dollars to the village chief to accept.

"I understand, I understand." Money makes the world go round; once I have the money, none of this will be a problem.

"Also, thank you for your help. Here's 30,000 Lungmen Dollars for everyone, as a reward for your hard work in putting out the fire... Although you seem to be..."

It'll only make things worse.

"With this money, everyone can treat themselves to a good meal tomorrow."

Finally, Skadi took out a thick stack of Lungmen Dollars and handed it to the village chief.

This money was given to those who helped put out the fire.

"Alright, let's go, Yun'er."

Skadi finished everything succinctly, took Yun'er's hand, and left without even glancing at them.

The five figures quickly disappeared into the night, as if nothing had ever happened.

Only the village chief, who had become very serious after Skadi and the others left, and the villagers who wanted to collect their money, remained.

I don’t know what they said at the beginning, but what was supposed to be a money-sharing meeting quickly turned into a denunciation meeting.

"I told you, this money is for building the village, you can't take it. It's such a waste to have so much money and not use it for village development!"

"Why should we? This is our hard-earned money, and the village isn't yours. How can you take so much money?"

"That's right, that's right, hurry up and distribute the money..."

"Old man, if you don't give it to us soon, we'll have to get rough with you."

"Yes, give us back our money!"

In the distance, Skadi, who had already left, suddenly heard their noisy chatter carried on the wind.

Hearing their words, Skadi knew her plan had worked.

Whether this village can continue to exist is not something she can decide, but rather the choice of these villagers themselves.

"Consider this a small punishment; I hope you can get through it."

A smile crept onto Skadi's lips, and she felt a surge of joy within.

But when her gaze fell upon the girl in her arms, she fell silent.

Zhao Yun'er had already fallen into a deep sleep, her breathing very faint.

If Skadi hadn't been there for her, perhaps after such a severe blow, given her malnourished condition, she would have...

Sudden death.

This was nothing unusual, Skadi sighed inwardly.

“Punishing them can’t undo much, but at least it’s a way of venting our anger.”

Even if Artoria is upright, she is still a queen, and she is well aware of some schemes.

Skadi suddenly gave the village chief so many LMDs and even explained in detail how to use them.

This is clearly exploiting people's greed to make them kill each other.

This wasn't something unacceptable, and Artoria didn't object.

She actually agrees that people who make mistakes should be punished.

However, she was somewhat worried about how to face the little girl they had been in Skadi's arms after she woke up.

After all, the situation has become quite complicated.

It's not something that can be easily solved or changed.

"Actually, my punishment of them wasn't just to vent my anger; there was a deeper meaning behind it."

"I want to see if the Yan Kingdom has also paid attention to these villages on its borders."

"Although this doesn't prove much, I would be quite disappointed if even a village in such an important place hadn't been noticed."

“Even though I am well aware of how difficult it is to do this, it doesn’t stop me from having some opinions.”

Skadi was naturally not that simple; she also wanted to see if the prosperous and powerful Great Yan in the eyes of outsiders was really that good.

After all, she will eventually choose the Great Yan as her main power, so knowing some things in advance can help her make decisions later.

Her words surprised Artoria and the others, who looked at her in astonishment. Although they could guess that Skadi must have had a deeper reason for doing this, they didn't...

I realized there was this extra layer.

Skadi didn't mind their surprised looks. She glanced down at Zhao Yun'er, then looked up at the star-studded night sky. Her heart was already...

Things have changed somewhat.

After a while, Skadi, who was carrying Zhao Yun'er and walking between them, suddenly looked up at Artoria and Medea and asked a question.

"Artoria, Medea, after what happened today, what are your thoughts on Oripathy now?"

What are your views on this world...?

"Tell me the truth, I want to know."

Her question silenced Artoria.

Medea, however, didn't think too much about it and quickly gave her answer.

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I checked and there was indeed a mistake, so I revised the chapter and added 700 more words. If you're interested, you can go back and take a look.

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Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Secret Words with Kal'tsit – We Must Find Them!

"If we really have to say that there is a similar group among the infected, it should be the witches of the Middle Ages."

After thinking for a moment, Artoria gave this answer.

When Skadi heard the description "medieval witch," she paused for a moment, then furtively glanced around to make sure no one was there.

Only after someone arrived did they breathe a sigh of relief.

Her behavior caught Medea's eye, making her even more curious about what Skadi had gone through before.

However, she definitely wouldn't want to say, so we need to think of a way to get Master to reveal some information.

"The situation is similar, but it's not as terrifying as the experiences of medieval witches."

"After all, in the Middle Ages, so-called witches, once identified, would face death."

“Here, Oripathy simply makes them ostracized and unable to integrate into normal groups.”

“Not many people would want to kill someone just because they have Oripathy, because they are also afraid of contracting Oripathy themselves.”

"But the indifference of the vast majority of people is enough to erase the infected from a social perspective."

"Infected people cannot engage in normal work, cannot be detected, and cannot get close to normal people."

"Because they will be afraid of you, disgusted by you, and intimidated by you, and will eventually use all sorts of means to reject you."

"Infected individuals are marginalized members of society."

"Most people don't understand Oripathy, and the unknown is the greatest fear. Because they don't understand it, they demonize it, and this demonization will differentiate..."

Treating infected individuals differently will only further isolate them.

"When these things spread throughout the entire continent of Terra."

"Whether intentional or unintentional, the situation of those infected is already determined."

"People at the top are afraid of becoming infected because that would mean losing their current status."

"Therefore they will further suppress infected people in an attempt to eliminate them."

"They will prohibit infected people from entering their territory and cities."