There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

“Hehe…” Charles chuckled softly, skillfully putting the trap back in his hands.

Traps should not be left in the wild after use. Although there is no concept of environmental protection in this world, most people have a sense of awe for the forest.

After all, everyone knows that without this forest, there would be no trace of humans or life.

“Although your trap caught a little kid who’s not even an adult yet, since it caught him, let’s just consider it a success,” Charles said, stuffing the trap components into his backpack.

Fang Qingrou was slightly taken aback, but quickly understood what the other party meant.

"Great!"

"Hehe, you brat." Charles shook his head helplessly as he looked at the excited Fang Qingrou.

.........

Charles and Fang Qingrou returned to their familiar little house, where the sounds of wind and snow were immediately blocked out by the heavy wooden door.

"Phew, it's so much warmer inside." Fang Qingrou rubbed her hands together and couldn't wait to go to the stove. She lit the firewood and then added two more pieces of firewood.

Charles didn't say anything, but quietly took off his snow-covered coat and hung it on the wall of the room.

"........"

Charles brought in the frozen meat hanging outside the window, opened the cabinet and rummaged through it, then frowned.

"We're running low on vegetables at home. Let's go to the city tomorrow and sell what we've harvested these past few days," Charles said to Fang Qingrou.

"Okay." Fang Qingrou nodded.

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Chapter 476: Your Holiness, what rude thing are you thinking about?!

"Knock knock knock..."

A knocking sound suddenly came from outside the door, making Fang Qingrou look out curiously. Although she couldn't see anything through the wooden door, she was still inside.

The cabin where she and Charles lived was usually deserted. Occasionally, the mayor of a village or town would come to Charles and ask him to help hunt some difficult prey.

Some were caused by destroying farmland and ruining towns, while others were monsters that invaded from other areas and disrupted the balance of the forest.

Besides these two, there is another, most difficult situation to deal with, which is also Charles's main job as a Kingdom-authorized hunter.

It was precisely because of this job that Fang Qingrou was able to continue staying by Charles's side after the Holy Tree's blessing ended.

That is to deal with creatures corrupted by void energy!

This creature is extremely dangerous. Once infected with void energy, even an ant can grow to the size of a cheetah, becoming incredibly fast and able to wield corrupted elemental power.

That is why authorized hunters responsible for hunting this creature are extremely important.

The blessing from the sacred tree that Fang Qingrou obtained is a skill called [Wind Spirit Walker].

This skill allows her to perceive wind direction more clearly and even manipulate airflow to assist herself.

Thanks to this skill, her skills [Blessing of the Wind Spirit] and [Blessing of the Storm Knight] have now disappeared from the skill panel and have been integrated into the skill [Wind Walker].

Such abilities would be well-suited for reconnaissance, and being a licensed hunter to maintain the balance of the forest would also be a good option.

In addition, her father in this dream world, Charles, is also a licensed hunter.

Furthermore, while Charles's blessing from the Sacred Tree doesn't make him a [Wind Spirit Walker], he is still a [Divine Reveler] with some connection to the wind.

So, naturally, Fang Qingrou continued to stay by Charles's side instead of being assigned to another position by the kingdom.

However, Fang Qingrou felt that the above were all secondary reasons, and the real important reason was that Charles was old.

He's already over fifty, and it's time for him to consider finding a successor.

The number of authorized hunters is not large. If Char is no longer able to do the job and there is no one who can replace him, then Fremures' side will probably be in a lot of trouble.

"........"

Thinking about these dream scenarios related to herself, Fang Qingrou stood up, went to the door of the wooden house, and opened the door with a slightly expectant heart.

This might be where the main storyline of the dream world officially begins. After all, her psychic ritual is over, and it's time to move forward with the main storyline.

However, when she opened the wooden door, the person who appeared before her was completely unexpected.

"what........"

She was about to say the other person's name when she noticed several people following behind Lu Qing, so she immediately swallowed back what she was about to say.

"Who are you looking for?" Fang Qingrou asked, rolling her eyes.

“I am an old friend of Charles's, and I have come to see him.” The Pope stepped forward and stood in front of Fang Qingrou, speaking with a smile.

"Qingrou, who's here?" Charles, who was inside the house, heard the sound at the door and came out of the kitchen to ask.

When he saw the Pope standing at the door, his eyes glazed over for a moment. Then he looked at Lu Qing standing next to the Pope, his eyes lingering on the crown on her head for a moment.

"Isn't this His Holiness the Pope? What brings you here?" Charles looked at the Pope and raised an eyebrow.

“Of course, it’s the wind of friendship, my old friend.” The Pope smiled, then looked at Charles and said, “Would you mind if we went inside first and talked?”

“Of course, no problem. After all, there are two lovely ladies here, and we can’t let them get cold,” Charles said, looking at Lu Qing and Eileen.

"........"

Lu Qing and Eileen didn't say anything, but Fang Qingrou consciously made way for the doorway.

The Pope led Lu Qing and the other two into the house, and Knight Myron, who was at the back, closed the door, shutting out the cold air outside.

Before long, the air inside the room, which had been a bit chilly because the door was open, warmed up again under the blazing fire of the stove.

Charles placed a pot of water on the stove and waited for it to boil slowly. He looked at the Pope and asked, "So, what brings you here this time?"

"Training," the Pope said, glancing at Lu Qing.

Charles raised an eyebrow, having roughly guessed what was going on.

He looked at the crown on Lu Qing's head and asked, "Did her parents agree?"

"Yes, it has been agreed." The Pope nodded, then said solemnly, "Nothing is more important than the health of the Sacred Tree."

"........."

“You’re right,” Charles said after a moment of silence, as if recalling past events.

"So, why are we training here?" Charles asked again.

There's nothing here except snow.

“No, you are here.” The Pope said earnestly.

“Me?” Charles was taken aback, not understanding what the Pope meant.

"You are the most famous hunter in Fremures, and also the most skilled hunter I know."

"I would like to ask you to help me find a creature that is not very strong but has been corrupted by the void."

“…” After a pause, the Pope added, “It is also a return to see his homeland.”

"To see old friends I haven't seen for many years." The Pope didn't say this aloud, but only thought it to himself.

"Use creatures corrupted by the void to simulate the defilement of the sacred tree?" Charles stroked his chin, lost in thought.

“That’s right, but there’s still a lot of practice to do before that, so there’s no need to rush. Just find it at your own pace,” the Pope nodded.

“Okay, I understand.” After thinking for a moment, Charles agreed to the Pope’s request.

On the one hand, the request wasn't difficult, and on the other hand, it was from an old friend whom I hadn't seen in a long time.

Secondly, this matter concerns the cultivation of the papal successor and the future health of the sacred tree, and such an important matter certainly deserves serious attention.

"Oh right, have you eaten yet? It's just dinnertime here." Charles said, looking at the kettle boiling in front of him, as if suddenly remembering something.

"Haha, we haven't eaten either." The Pope laughed loudly and said, "You don't mind if we mooch a meal here, do you?"

"Of course not, it's just a little money for a meal," Charles said with a smile, shaking his head.

"That's good."

The Pope nodded meaningfully, then subconsciously glanced at Lu Qing, who had been sitting obediently to the side from the beginning.

The princess, perhaps due to some special constitution, had an enormous appetite, and the journey over the past two days had truly broadened his horizons.

"I hope Charles won't regret it later..." the Pope thought to himself, while silently taking a sip of water.

"Ouch~ It's so hot!"

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Chapter 477: I am Green Deer Qingcha~

"Um... could we have another one?" Lu Qing asked Charles, her face slightly flushed and a little embarrassed.

“Yes, yes…” Charles’s eyes twitched twice, then he turned around and took out a basket of bread.

"That's all we have. They haven't been heated up, so they'll be a bit hard. You can toast them over a fire first, then soak them in the broth before eating," Charles said, handing the entire basket of bread to Lu Qing.

When an old friend whom he hadn't seen in a long time came to visit, Charles naturally brought out the best meat in his house to entertain him.

In addition, a few bottles of wine were opened to add to the festivities.

But what he didn't expect was that the princess the pope brought would have such a big appetite!

The roasted meat he had carefully prepared was devoured in no time, and the other party even drank a large bowl of the broth. The bread he had prepared in advance was also eaten up in no time.

There's absolutely no meat left in his house now, so he had to take out the bread that he and Fang Qingrou would need for the next few days.

However, because these breads were not prepared in advance, and due to the temperature in the Fremures region, they were very hard.

If you eat it without soaking it in broth to soften it, it'll probably break your teeth...

However, this didn't seem to have much of an impact on Lu Qing. She simply toasted the bread over a fire for a couple of seconds, then dipped it in the broth for a few seconds before putting it in her mouth.

Charles was about to remind Lu Qing that eating like that might damage her teeth when he saw her bite off the bread as if she were unaffected.

Just kidding, she's the kind of person who can eat a plank raw, what's a piece of hard bread to her?

Food in this dream is not as scarce as it was in the Middle Ages; the bread is just ordinary black bread, without any pebbles or sawdust mixed in.

Even if that stuff really was mixed in, it wouldn't have a big impact on Lu Qing; at most, the texture and taste would just be a little off.