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

A rough hand gently covered Charles's head. The old hunter smiled nonchalantly and said, "Gentleness is not the same as cowardice."

"Although we hunters are engaged in the work of hunting and killing, we must not forget that we are also part of nature. We must learn to respect nature, and only in this way will nature respect us."

"Since you can't bear to kill those animals, then don't kill them. However, you still need to continue learning hunting techniques, because one day you will encounter prey that you must hunt."

.......

The time jumps in the world of memories are very large. In the blink of an eye, Lu Qing arrived at the time when Gordon was an adult.

It was also in this year that Matthias Gordon was found to have the aptitude of a psychic during a psychic ritual, and was forced to leave Fremures to learn about the abilities and skills of a psychic.

"Go if you want to. Becoming a psychic isn't something you can just decide to do," the old hunter said to Gordon with a smile.

“But…” Gordon, who was already eighteen years old, hesitated slightly.

“There are no ‘buts.’ Just go when I tell you to,” the old hunter suddenly said to Gordon, his face hardening.

"Big brother, go in peace. With me here to take care of Master, everything will be fine," Charles, who was sixteen years old this year, said to Gordon.

This memory ends here. When the world before Lu Qing's eyes reappeared, Charles was already twenty years old. Two years ago, he also awakened the blessing of the sacred tree, which is the ability to slightly change the celestial phenomena, called the "Enlightener".

Just today, he and his master received an official mission to hunt down a ground worm monster that suddenly appeared in the forest.

It is said that the earthworm monster may be infected by the power of the void, making it extremely powerful and dangerous. In recent days, it has been relentlessly slaughtering other creatures in the forest. Many hunters and merchants who make a living by hunting have been attacked by it. Therefore, the authorities have entrusted Charles and the old hunter to hunt down this earthworm monster.

In order to ensure the successful killing of the earthworm monster, Charles and the old hunter prepared for a long time, and finally found it in a cave...

Lu Qing already knew what would happen next; the only difference was that there was an extra detail in this memory world.

That is, Charles was originally able to kill the earthworm, but at the moment of eye contact, Charles felt the earthworm's pain and tried to use his ability to alleviate the earthworm's pain.

However, this very action caused the earthworm to suddenly rise up and bite him the moment the void power within its body erupted. In order to save Charles, his master, the old hunter, paid for it with his own life.

.......

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Chapter 577: The Madman's Ramblings

"Ugh... my head hurts so much." Charles opened his eyes in a daze, looking at the sunlight streaming in through the window.

By now, he had gotten used to the feeling of a hangover; the cold yet hot liquor flowing into his stomach made him subconsciously forget those painful things.

Touching the bruises on his face, Charles recalled what had happened yesterday.

He fought with Gordon, but in the end, he was drunk and no match for Gordon when he was sober. Gordon beat him up badly until the city guards separated them.

After that, he fell into a drunken stupor and only woke up now.

"Ah..." Charles stretched and got out of bed, touching his unkempt beard and the faint mud on his neck.

He spent almost half a month in the tavern, during which time he neither bathed nor shaved, and spent all his time drinking except when he went to the toilet or ate.

Smelling the smell of alcohol on his body, Charles still couldn't bring himself to touch the longbow hanging on the wall.

That was a longbow given to him by the old hunter, a very precious item to Charles.

First, he washed his face with cold water, then lit the charcoal fire, boiled a large basin of hot water, and took a good bath, tidying up his beard and hair again.

"......"

Charles stood quietly in front of the mirror, gazing at his reflection. He put his hunter's attire back on, took the longbow the old hunter had given him, and stepped into the cold forest.

"Boom~"

With the sound of a bowstring twanging, Charles caught a snow hare. He skillfully separated the fur from the flesh and roasted it over a blazing campfire.

When the aroma of roasted meat filled his nostrils, Charles couldn't help but swallow.

Perhaps because he had been spending all his time drinking in taverns these past few days and hadn't had a proper meal, the snow rabbit Char ate with great relish.

This reminded him of something that happened more than a decade ago, when he was a little boy and had caught a snow hare with a trap, but ultimately let it escape.

"One day, you will encounter the prey you must hunt."

Charles slowly clenched his right hand, hung the longbow back on his body, and his eyes were filled with determination.

"Click, click..."

The world of memories slowly shattered, and Lu Qing opened her eyes to see Ling, who was curiously pressed against her face.

"It's a bit dazzling." Looking at the spirit pressed against her face, Lu Qing squinted slightly and said.

[Insect Hunter Mask]

[A shocking experiment, an unspeakable encounter—the insect hunter's lifelong search finally yields a glimpse.]

Development progress: 44%

[The effect of the skill "Insect Hunter's Grip" has been enhanced!]

"How long did it take this time?" Lu Qing asked Ling Dao.

"A little over twenty minutes, I guess." After hearing her words, Ling floated away from her.

"Shorter than last time..."

Returning to the walls of the old capital with Ling, Lu Qing found Yeges still there, intently observing the flesh of the giant.

Seemingly noticing Lu Qing's return, Yeges slowly raised his head and looked at Lu Qing, saying, "Welcome back, Your Highness. How did things go?"

"It's resolved." Lu Qing casually found a place to sit down and looked at Yeager with some curiosity, asking, "Did you figure anything out?"

“I’ve only just started my research and haven’t had much success yet, but…” Jaegers said with a thoughtful expression, “the body structure of these flesh giants is a bit strange.”

"Strange?" Lu Qing asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Their bodies give me a very incongruous feeling, as if they were specially created for some purpose,” Jaegers said after thinking for a moment.

"This..." Lu Qing opened her mouth, but after thinking for a moment, she decided to tell him about the flesh giants. She said, "These flesh giants were actually created by the Guiji Sect. They used their forbidden technology to combine flesh and blood with the power of the void."

"Has their research reached this level?" Yeggs asked in surprise after hearing Lu Qing's words.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he frowned.

"The power blocking the roots of the Sacred Tree is so similar to the power of these flesh and blood giants. Could it be that the Guiji Sect blocked the roots of the Sacred Tree?"

"If that's the case, their technology and knowledge should far surpass mine..."

Jaeger's expression suddenly turned somewhat dejected. He said, "If I can think of something, surely someone with better technology than me could think of it too? My research, in the end, won't be wrong..., will it...?"

A crimson light emanated from Yegos's eye sockets. Lu Qing sensed the void power unintentionally released from Yegos's corrupted eye sockets and quickly stepped forward, gently patting his shoulder.

"Wake up, don't let the pollution affect you."

[Mental shock]

Advanced Purification Technique

A faint mental shock struck Yeager's mind, and Lu Qing's palm released a pale blue light, calming down the restless void power within Yeager's body.

Purification can remove pollution and curses, but the pollution on Jaegers' body has reached a very serious level. The eyeball has now become a part of Jaegers' body. If it is forcibly purified, Jaegers may develop other problems.

The main problem is that the concentration of void energy in the air is too high. Even breathing will subtly affect you with the void energy. Otherwise, Lu Qing could have purified the pollution on Yegos and then kept him in a place with a low concentration of void energy for a few days.

"Hoo..." Yeggs first felt as if his brain had been kicked hard, and then felt a cool sensation spreading from his shoulder to his whole body. He couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Thank you, I feel much better," Jaeger said, sitting wearily on the ground.

“I have this unique eye, so there won’t be any problems,” Jaegers said with a smile, pointing to his tainted eyeball.

"It's rather laughable that a priest of the Hongli Sam Cult would rely on an eye granted by the power of the void to study the power to save the sacred tree," Jaegers said with a bitter expression.

"If I heal the sacred tree, I will become like an archbishop."

"At that time, I will definitely revise the doctrine so that even those corrupted by the void can receive the blessings of the sacred tree, instead of clamoring to tie them to the stake."

“The power of the void is controllable; for example, I’m using this eye to conduct research right now.”

Jaegers seemed to have imagined a beautiful scene, a wistful smile appearing on his face. However, he then shook his head and looked at Lu Qing, saying:

"It's best not to overthink it. What I consider obvious now might be seen as the ravings of a madman."

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Chapter 578: A Grand Filial Piety That Caused a Scene

“I think your idea is quite good.” After hearing Yegges’ words, Lu Qing looked at him with a slightly serious expression and said.

“Perhaps we can accept some members of the Guiji Sect. Maybe not everyone is willing to join the Guiji Sect,” Lu Qing said, recalling Verena, who had been forced to work for the Guiji Sect when she was a child.

"Your Highness, you..." Yeges seemed surprised that the princess would say something even bolder than his own, and looked at her with some astonishment.

After hesitating for a moment, Yeggs scratched his cheek and looked at Lu Qing, saying, "Um, although I'm a little embarrassed, could you do me one more thing?"

"Of course, even if you don't help me, I will still help you fix the train engine."

"Tell me what it is first," Lu Qing said, frowning slightly after hearing Yeges's words.

“It’s like this…” Jaegers looked at the corpse of the flesh giant beside him and said, “As you probably know, the Old Royal Capital Knights hunt these flesh giants.”

"The vengeful spirits of those old royal knights are still very powerful. They can hunt a large number of flesh giants every day. I used to wonder why those flesh giants could reproduce so quickly, since I had never seen them reproduce or even seen a juvenile flesh giant."

"I only learned today that they were man-made creatures, and in my research just now, I discovered something."

Jaegers pointed to his eyeball and said, "I've discovered that these flesh giants seem to have a mother entity. It is precisely because of the existence of that mother entity that the vengeful spirits of the Old Royal Capital Knights cannot kill them all, even though they kill a large number of flesh giants every day."

"Now that the Old Royal Capital Knights have disappeared, no one can stop the number of those flesh giants. Perhaps the skeletons and corpses on the streets can kill some of them?"

"In short, whether it's for my own research or to prevent the number of flesh giants from multiplying to an excessively terrifying level, I hope you can help me kill the mother."

"Hmm..." Lu Qing thought for a moment, then looked at Yeager and asked, "Can you determine the location of the mother body?"

"The information within these flesh giants will tell me where she is, but I need to study them for a while longer to find her exact location."

"How long will it take?" Lu Qing asked.

“Five days… no, three days will be enough,” Yegges said, looking at Lu Qing.