Two Worlds: Snickers Bars for Cow Maids

Each snowflake emits a faint blue light, like a star in the night sky.

Zhang Luan waved his hand gently, and more snowflakes were born, forming a beautiful snow dance above the altar.

Xilin stared at all this the whole time.

His expression was extremely serious, as he was afraid that anything might go wrong during the process.

Only after he confirmed that Zhang Luan had completely absorbed Cacupis' power did his tense nerves finally relax.

"thump"

Xilin's legs suddenly lost strength and he knelt heavily on the ground.

The emotions that had been accumulated for many years burst out like a flood, and tears slid down my cheeks uncontrollably.

"Free... I'm finally free!" Xilin's voice trembled with excitement. "The family curse has finally been lifted! I can explore this world like a normal adventurer!"

His laughter and crying mixed together, echoing in the empty altar. It was the release of emotions that had been suppressed for too long.

"Ahahaha!" Xilin suddenly laughed out loud, a hint of madness in his voice, "I don't have to guard this damn place anymore! I don't have to take on any bullshit mission anymore!"

He ran across the altar like a child, his feet making a crackling sound as they stepped on the broken ice crystals. He opened his arms and let himself bask in the joy of regaining his freedom.

"bouncing..."

Xilin's footsteps echoed on the altar. He jumped and spun, expressing his inner joy without caring about his image.

A childlike innocent smile appeared on that always serious face.

"This feeling is probably similar to winning the grand prize in the lottery and finally not having to work anymore." Zhang Luan muttered softly as he looked at the cheerful Xilin.

Zhang Luan stood there, watching Xilin running wildly back and forth on the altar. Each lap was accompanied by joyful laughter, and the emotions that had been suppressed for many years were finally released in this moment.

"Ha...ha..." Xilin finally stopped, panting slightly, but a bright smile still on his face. He strode over to Zhang Luan and put his arm around his shoulders.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Mr. Zhang!" Xilin's voice was filled with joy. "Let's go out now. I really want to see the outside world!"

Chapter 152 Crisis?

Zhang Luan smiled and nodded. "If you have time, you can come to my village. By the time you visit next time, our village should have been rebuilt. Then, I'll treat you to some of the Eastern Continent's specialties!"

He knew now was not the right time to invite Xilin. Xilin must have too many places he wanted to go and too many things he wanted to do.

"Eastern Continent?" Xilin's eyes suddenly lit up, and his voice was full of longing. "Maybe next time, we will really meet in the Eastern Continent!"

"Maybe!" Zhang Luan smiled meaningfully.

Everyone in this world thinks that the Eastern Continent is a legend. Only people like Xilin, who rarely leave the ruins, still have imaginations about the legend.

The two of them walked out of the stone gate talking and laughing.

At this time, the sealing power on the stone gate completely dissipated with the disappearance of Cacupis, and it became a simple stone gate.

The two walked out, chatting and laughing. When they passed through the stone door, the once terrifying sealing runes had disappeared, leaving only the ordinary stone door standing there.

"Master Guardian!"

“You succeeded!”

The guards outside the door knelt on the ground one after another, and excited voices rose one after another.

Xilin waved excitedly and said, "It wasn't me, it was Mr. Zhang Luan who succeeded! He defeated Cacupis with the divine fire. From today on, the ruins of the Temple of Os no longer need guardians!"

"No... we don't need guardians anymore?" The cat-eared guards kneeling on the ground looked at each other, their cat ears trembling slightly, and a trace of fear flashed in their eyes.

Beneath their black robes, their bodies were visibly trembling.

"Then...then what should we do?" a young guard asked in a trembling voice.

The tribesmen who have guarded the ruins for generations have lived here and served the guardians for generations, and they never thought that the day when they would no longer need to be guarded would really come.

Now that the guardian is gone, where will they go? He can't help but feel terrified about the future.

"You don't have to follow me anymore, you are free!" Xilin announced impatiently.

"Freedom...?" The guards' cat ears twitched anxiously.

An elderly guard trembled and said, "Master Guardian, the Beast Ear Nation has perished! If we leave you, we will become hunted slaves..."

"Yes! We don't want to leave our Lord Guardian!"

"Please don't abandon us!"

The cries of pleas were filled with panic.

"I told you there are no more Guardians! Why don't you understand?!" Xilin roared irritably, pacing back and forth. His expression clearly showed impatience, and he was eager to break free from these constraints.

Suddenly, his eyes fell on Zhang Luan and his eyes lit up.

"That's right!" Xilin grabbed Zhang Luan's arm. "Mr. Zhang has absorbed Cacupis's magic. In a sense, he is the new guardian! From now on, you will follow Mr. Zhang and obey his orders!"

"Wait...this..." Zhang Luan was stunned.

Xilin immediately moved closer to Zhang Luan and pleaded in a low voice, "Please, just consider it as a big favor for me! I owe you a huge favor!" His eyes were full of pleading.

Zhang Luan sighed, "Alright, you troublemaker. Then...you'll all just follow me from now on."

He figured the village could accommodate tens of thousands of people, and with only a few hundred currently living there, it wouldn't be a problem to take in more cat-eared people. Besides, these guards were well-trained and might even be able to help.

"Great!" Xilin was relieved and immediately turned to the guards, "Did you hear that? This is your new master!"

The guards knelt in unison, their cat ears pressed submissively against their heads.

"Master, please grant us a collar!" they pleaded in unison, their voices filled with earnestness. This had long been the Beast-Eared Tribe's way of survival.

Zhang Luan nodded. In this world, the Beast-Eared would face greater danger without collars. He placed collars on the guards one by one, each one gleaming with a faint magical light.

“Boom…Boom…Boom…”

Suddenly, a burst of orderly footsteps came from the depths of the hall.

In the darkness, a group of orc soldiers wearing heavy plate armor slowly appeared. The "clicking" sound of metal armor rubbing against each other echoed in the empty hall.

Chapter 137

Extraordinarily clear.

Walking in front was the deputy city lord Grum, and next to him stood a burly dark-skinned orc.

The orc's dark red spiked armor flashed with a cold light, and the long-handled axe behind him exuded an ominous aura.

"She's here as expected..." Zhang Luan frowned slightly, took a few steps forward and protected Aisilia behind him.

Adwig gracefully moved behind Zhang Luan, her long tongue slowly licking her lips: "Master, the air is full of evil thoughts, hee!"

Her voice emerged in Zhang Luan's mind, trembling with excitement.

Grumm showed a ferocious smile, and his rough voice echoed in the hall: "Guardian, I am only here to collect my slaves. This has nothing to do with you. You can leave now."

"Sorry, I'm no longer a guardian. Just call me Xilin." Xilin shrugged with a relaxed smile on his face.

"What?" Grum's pupils shrank. "You mean... someone killed Cachubis?" He glanced at everyone present warily. "Is a new heroic warrior about to appear?"

The tension in the air suddenly increased.

The orc soldiers unconsciously tightened their grip on their weapons, and their armor made slight "clicking" sounds.

In the darkness, more soldiers were slowly surrounding them.

"Yes, it's Mr. Zhang Luan." Xilin rubbed his temple impatiently. "He's already the new guardian. Don't mention Cacubis anymore. Just hearing that name gives me a headache!"

A sinister smile played across Grum's lips. "Since you are no longer a guardian, please leave. Knight Zhang Luan and I...have some personal matters to settle."

There was a clear threat in his voice.

Xilin sensed something was wrong and immediately put his hand on the hilt of his sword: "Grum, don't cause trouble! If you want to attack Mr. Zhang, I will not stand idly by."

His face instantly darkened and his eyes became sharp.

"Bang..." Grum took a step forward, and his armor made a dull sound.

"I told you, this has nothing to do with you. Aisiliya should have been my slave, not Zhang Luan's. This is a fight between slave owners..." He looked at Xilin meaningfully, "Why, you also want to fight for the ownership of Aisiliya?"

"Slaves?" Xilin waved his hands and quickly took a few steps back. "I'm not interested in these!"

Zhang Luan snorted coldly, "Grum, according to Imperial law, anyone who puts a collar on a conscious person is their legal owner. Are you challenging the law?"

With a swish, the surrounding black-clad cat-eared guards stood up in unison and gathered around Zhang Luan in unison. Their eyes were alert, their bodies tense, ready to fight at any moment.

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I have something urgent to do today, so I'll take a day off. I'll make up today's chapter before the end of the month. Thank you for your understanding.

Chapter 153: Skyrocketing Magic Power

A scornful smile appeared on Grum's lips. "Your understanding of the law is too superficial."

He paced slowly, his voice filled with pride: "A high-ranking noble has the first right of domination over the slaves of a low-ranking noble or commoner! I am a viscount, and you are but a knight..."

With a click, he took off his cloak and handed it to the soldier beside him. "I only ask for the right to use it for the first time. I will return it to you after use. Of course, if you don't want to..." His armor shone coldly in the torchlight, "then we can only duel."

"But I must remind you..." Grumm smiled cruelly, "The power of the nobles is supreme. If I kill you, you just have to pay the fine. But if you kill me..." He paused meaningfully, "That would be a serious crime, and you will be wanted by the Empire."

"So, you're going to obediently hand over Aisilia..." Grum flexed his shoulders, his burly figure looking even more imposing under his armor. "Or do you want me to kill a newly minted heroic warrior? I'm afraid you haven't learned how to use your newly acquired power yet?"

"I accept your challenge!"

Zhang Luan took a step forward without flinching and faced Grum with his bare hands.

Edwige's voice rang out in his mind: "Master, be careful. He has strong murderous intent and is determined to kill you."

"Yeah." Zhang Luan's voice was cold. "I didn't intend to let them leave alive."

Tiny ice crystals began to form on his fingertips, and the cold air slowly spread around him.

The dark-skinned orc next to Grum gripped his long-handled axe tightly, and the spikes on his armor made a "clacking" sound as he moved.

The surrounding orc soldiers formed an encirclement, and the "clang" sounds of weapons being drawn out of their sheaths could be heard one after another.

In a place like this, if I lose, Grum will definitely kill me all.

Of course, if you win, you do the same thing.

So the so-called law is just talk.

The key point is who will win in the end!

"What? The dignified Deputy City Lord of Grum is here to deal with a powerless merchant from the Eastern Continent like me, and you're even thinking of winning by overwhelming me? Haha!"

Zhang Luan glanced around. The light of the torch shone on the armor of the orc soldiers, reflecting a cold metallic luster.

When he looked at Grum, a hint of contempt appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Click... Click..." The orc soldiers slowly tightened the encirclement, and the sound of heavy plate armor rubbing against each other echoed in the hall.

There were hundreds of fully armed orc warriors gathered here, their burly bodies and heavy armor exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.

In comparison, the guardian's side had only a dozen or so cat-eared guards who seemed outnumbered.

Zhang Luan knew that orcs were naturally thick-skinned and tough, and with their heavy armor, it would be almost impossible to eliminate them without taking any damage, even with an assault rifle.

"Hehe..." Grum let out a low laugh. "You're overthinking it. One hand is enough to deal with you." He slowly drew the greatsword from his waist, and the blade rubbed against the scabbard with a clanging sound. "Their role is just to prevent you from escaping!"

"So that's how it is," Zhang Luan sneered. "Looks like you'll have to let your men see you suffer a miserable defeat!"

As he finished speaking, a crystal ice cone condensed in his palm, emitting a chilling cold air.

This was a basic spell he had learned from a basic magic scroll. Originally, he considered this ability rather useless, its firing speed, damage, and range far inferior to a pistol, so he had always put it aside.

But now it was different. Ever since he had acquired Cacupis's icy magic energy, the icicles that previously required chanting a spell to summon could now appear naturally with just a thought.

The cold air spread from his palm, causing the temperature around him to drop sharply.

"Ha, ha, ha!" Grum's arrogant laughter echoed in the hall. "You think you can hurt me with just the elementary magic of Ice Cone? You're too naive!" His eyes swept over Aisilia. "Don't try to delay time. The exhaustion poison in her body won't wear off until at least tonight, so..." He licked his lips. "No one can save you!"

"Boom!" Grum's figure suddenly jumped up, and the friction between his armor and the ground made a harsh sound. The whole person rushed towards Zhang Luan like a cannonball.

"Whoosh!"

The ice cone in Zhang Luan's palm broke through the air.

"Ding!"

There was a crisp sound as metal clashed with ice crystals. Grumm simply swung his sword once, and the icicles were deflected.

His charge only paused slightly before he pounced even more fiercely.