"Valente doesn't need to care, I'll find a way to dispel her thoughts that she shouldn't have."

Natsu motioned for someone to drag the body aside, and used his succubus form to come to the second person, squatting down and stroking the top of the person's head.

This is a woman, with short light green hair, although she is not an old companion of Wang Li Xueyuan, but she has been with her for a long time.

"Dova, can you tell me why you betrayed me?"

The black-haired succubus's eyes sparkled and said to her in a soft voice:

"Do you want money, or do you want power? Or...... Because someone who loves you? Whatever the reason, tell me, you know I've always been very tolerant of girls. ”

"Woo, woo......"

Hearing her gentle voice, the short-haired woman called Dowa soon broke down and cried in a low voice.

"I, I really didn't betray you, Your Highness Princess."

With tears in her eyes, she replied:

"It's just that I'm here with my whole family, my parents are now in Frestia, and my relatives...... They need money, and our team hasn't had an income for a long time......"

"I'm just helping someone teleport some ore samples and new map intel to explore!"

Dowa grabbed Natsu's hand in fear, and could feel her whole body trembling:

"I only got a small amount of money...... It's all given to the family, and I don't have anything left for myself! ”

"Logically, you're doing the right thing."

Xia helped her stand up from the ground, patted the dirt behind her, and said calmly:

"I understand your feelings for the sake of your loved ones, but ......"

Her expression gradually became stern:

"You shouldn't steal people's hard-earned gains and do these things."

"Dova, you don't have any money, you can borrow it from me and Merlin."

Abner sighed:

"Why do you have to betray everyone? Even if the captain doesn't punish you, what face do you think you can have to stay here in the future? With your skills and credibility, where can you go? ”

"Different, different ......"

Dowa muttered with his head down and said:

"I have sold my property and land in the kingdom and exchanged it all for the resources here, and it has cost them a very high price to live in a safe place...... It's been a year, a whole year! How do you want me to talk to them? How to feed them? ”

Hearing her words, some of the team members from poor families also fell silent.

What Dowa said is the truth, the current situation in the kingdom is worrying, many people are not really willing to come to the New World to adventure, but are forced to come.

Westminster simply manages the richest outlet to the sea at the southern tip of the continent, and the largest deep-water port; But in fact it is not it that dominates the entire southern seas, but Truis!

Although the kingdom's maritime trade was made an intermediary by virtue of its geography and hosts, and it received some additional remuneration for it, many important things still could not flow directly within the borders.

For example, some high-purity magic ores, deep legacy technology, and all kinds of important materials that have been forbidden by the empire and the Order, can only be touched by the hands of Truiz; In particular, the current royal family's policy is to favor strategic reserves, and has been controlling the trade of luxury goods and sensitive energy, so the price of high-priced goods and rare resources from all over the mainland has been rising.

Moreover, because of the great benefits it occupies, several countries, including the kingdom of Punzan, also covet it, and often try to get a piece of the pie. However, there is a dangerous and huge forest in the middle of the continent, and the southeast coast is not far from the endless demonic desert, and if you don't go through Rune Zi~Yugang, it is very dangerous to carry out long-distance trade, even if you send a caravan, it is likely to be empty in the end.

Therefore, these countries openly and covertly imposed various restrictions on the kingdom's trade...... Or even a direct loot! As a result, local merchants in Westminster struggled to survive, and small merchants like Dowa had to sell their property to the New World in search of other opportunities and development.

Xia straightened out the root cause of Ling Dowa's choice to sell information in her mind, and felt that she was really not suitable to be the head of a country, because there were many places that she could not consider...... Or rather, there is simply no time or energy to think about it.

Because, the strength of her own strength is the most important thing that determines her fate at present.

Only the path of becoming a god can change her fate and the fate of these companions around her; There was no other possibility, unless she wanted to sit back and watch her companions die one by one, and then suffer in this world for the rest of her life.

"Since it is necessary to establish its own foundation in the New World, then money, people, strategic resources! None of these elements are missing, and I can't keep myself busy, but now that I don't have them, many things will be hindered, and it seems that I have to think of a way. ”

"Dova, I don't allow betrayal in any sense."

After thinking for a while, she said to Dova:

"As long as you choose this path, you will never be able to turn back...... However, I can still give you another chance. ”

"I need you ......," she whispered, leaning into Doval's ear.

……

"Natsu, you said there are 16 more of the same crystals?"

Wendy seemed to be very interested in this matter, and instead of the indifferent attitude she had before, she followed Xia closely and asked her questions.

"That's right, but we only need half of it, or even less."

Xia can't withstand her attack, don't you see? The vampire girl's hands were on the verge of reaching her neck, as if she had returned to the night when she was being tasted like fresh ingredients, and Wendy's long, pointed nails could dig into her arteries at any moment.

"It's impossible to capture all the benefits, and there's no need for that."

Narrowly avoiding the danger of hemorrhage, she grabbed Wendy's hand and prevented her from gesturing around her neck:

"Originally, I was also greedy and wanted to try to occupy all the crystals, but that would be tantamount to abandoning all our current help and making enemies of the entire continent...... It's really not a wise idea. ”

"Fool, so what?"

Wendy is talking about dangerous things:

"I can feel the power of those crystals...... As long as you give me 2 to 3 or so, I can get back to my peak! When the time comes, not to mention a few human realms, even if Keith and his ancient mages come together to find trouble, I am not afraid! ”

"You were really that good before?"

Natsu looked at her with some suspicion.

Wendy had said before that she was the kind of strong man who didn't have a god position, and if Mireyer could defeat all the great sages together, she still believed it, and this vampire girl might not be.

After all, so far, apart from the witch's long-range attack when she finally fled from Necronomicon, the vampire girl has not shown any earth-shattering skills.

"If you don't believe it, forget it."

Wendy shook off her hand in disgust, walked forward with her arms folded, and turned her back to her:

"I can give you the first crystal...... But you have to promise me that if you get the second one, then you will give it to me! Otherwise, although I won't turn my face with you, don't mention anything about help and cooperation in the future, my own affairs can be solved by my own strength! ”

"Don't be angry, it's not that I don't believe you."

Xia reluctantly caught up with her:

"I don't think it's a good thing to be an enemy of everyone, don't forget...... Even if you can deal with the Great Sages, what about the Dharma Gods? What about the Lord of Light? Are you really strong enough to ignore them? ”

"You don't have to worry about this bastard, without a proper body, he can't have come to Faenns."

Wendy posted:

"As for the thirteen guys...... No, it should be twelve now, they have been trapped somewhere, although they can't die for the time being, but they can't come back, as long as your giant beauty recovers her strength, she is the strongest existence in the barrier of the gods, and when the time comes, plus me who has recovered to his peak...... What else are you afraid of? ”

"God's Barrier, do you mean the Farnes Continent and the Celestia Continent?"

Natsu thought of the mysterious enchantment at the end of the Path.

"And the vast ocean between the continents, and the sky above you!"

Wendy looked up at the distant sky:

"I don't know much about the events of the Mythological Age, but if the Dharma God who occupied the source of magic power at that time wanted to kill Mireyer, he would never keep her until today, which means that there must be some agreement between the two of them...... Or rather, trading. ”

"Don't ask me too much, I'm not going to risk those guys getting noticed." She interrupted Xia who wanted to ask:

"How about my request just now, do you agree or not?"

“…… Do you mean the crystals? ”

Natsu originally wanted to ask about the source of magic, because she remembered that in the book "Legend of the Ancient Magician", the story of the gods teaming up to seal the source of magic was recorded, which was a little different from what Wendy said.

"What, you won't give it to me?"

Wendy sighed and said:

"Then I'll take a step back, give you the first two crystals, and give me the third...... That's all right, right? ”

She leaned her body against Xia's body, and swiped her fingers back and forth on her chest with resentment:

"There are 16 crystals in total, 2 for you and the third for me...... So we only need to get 9 and I'm good to go. ”

"I'd love to get you back to power, but it's not what you think."

Natsu gently grabbed her fingers:

"Although those crystals contain supreme divine power, they are not meant to be absorbed...... Rather, there is another use. ”

"I don't care, as long as it's divine power, I can absorb it!"

The vampire girl actually sprinkled and kept rubbing against her:

"I'm just going to ask you one thing now - will you give it to me or not?"

"When you see them for what they are, you'll know why I said that."

Xia replied embarrassedly:

"If you can absorb it, I can give you the first crystal, but ......"

"Then it's settled."

Wendy happily left her body:

"If you dare to go back on it, I will definitely ignore you again!"

Then in the stunned eyes of everyone, he kissed her on the face, then put his hands behind his back, and walked forward with his legs cocked, looking extremely playful, without that oppressive posture at all.

"This is ...... President? ”

Merlin asked, somewhat uncertain, and poked Abner next to him with his elbow.

"It should ...... No way. ”

Abner looked at the back with some hesitation:

"The president has always been dignified, and has never walked in such a duck--ouch!!"

He suddenly felt a pain in his head, and a wisp of blood flowed down his forehead, and he immediately covered the wound with his hand and closed his mouth in fright.

"Hmph."

The vampire girl in front of her glanced back at him, and continued to walk forward in that cute way, looking a little bit like the blonde little loli in the elven secret realm.

"Looks like she's in a really good mood."

Xia still knows a little about this vampire, and knows that she will only do it when she is in a very happy mood, but when she touches the place where she was kissed just now, she only has a wry smile in her heart.

"Those crystals are the 'stronghold core', and they are not meant to be absorbed at all."

She thought bitterly:

"It's a necessary item to occupy the realm of the gods!"

"Not to mention the power of a vampire, even if Mireyer gets the green mist on these crystals, it won't damage it in the slightest, okay?"

"Everyone, stop first!"

There were no more obstacles along the way, and after walking for more than 1 hour, they finally came to the edge of the sea of fog, and the werewolf princess shouted to everyone, stopping everyone from moving forward.

"Open the passage!"

She stepped forward, put her hand in touch with the green mist, and silently recited the command in her mind.

Almost at the moment when the order was given, the fog that had been tightly closed suddenly parted to the side, revealing a dark path.

"Xia, let the others in first, let's stay last."

Delia looked around and said:

"Even though I removed most of the Watchers just now, I always felt like something was following us...... It's bad in case you get attacked when the party isn't fully inside. ”

"That's right, let the rest go first."

Xia nodded, waved his hand, and motioned for Sadonan and Xue Qian to lead the team to approach the Green Mist Passage first.

"This thing...... Isn't it really going to crash all of a sudden? ”

Albernar looked at the fog with fear, he had heard of the power of this thing, so he was very distrustful of this narrow passage.

"Peace of mind, as long as you don't touch them deliberately, it'll be safe in the passage."

The werewolf princess wagged her tail and said:

"You don't have the special treatment that Xia and I have, we are blessed by the Guardians...... So I'm going to have to open up an extra path for you. ”

"Everyone, get closer, Wendy, thank you, pay attention to the entrance of the passage for mosquitoes and magic fluctuations, and don't let go of any suspicious signs, maybe someone will sneak in through some covert means."

Natsu gives additional instructions to the vampire girl.

"For the sake of crystals, I won't bother with you about such trivial matters, otherwise if I want to do it, I will have to sacrifice at least a bottle of blood."

Wendy regained her cold and arrogant posture, and folded her arms and sighed.

"We're running out of stock, let's talk about it when we meet up with Irene."

Natsu touched the contents of his pocket and replied apologetically.

Contrary to expectations, no enemies appeared until everyone had entered.

Even the night sky in the distance was empty, there were no suspicious black shadows or strange sounds, and the surroundings of the sea of fog became a dead and silent world.

"No matter, let's go."

Natsu let Wendy and the werewolf princess enter the passage first, and he stayed at the entrance for a while, and slowly retreated in, and then the entrance was closed by a layer of green mist, completely cut off from the outside world.

After everyone's breath was hidden in the mist, a place on the ground suddenly bulged upward, and a figure slowly rose from there.

"Lord Varant, we seem to have been discovered."

The figure bowed to the empty space and said in a mechanical voice:

"That blonde woman is very powerful, and with her guarding outside, I don't dare to approach at all."

"That's a strong man possessed by a god...... You certainly can't escape her perception. ”

A peculiar female voice plays:

"Are you sure Benfit is missing here?"

"Sure, sir."

The figure replied:

"He seems to have fought against a strong man of equal strength, leaving traces of fierce battles, which eventually disappeared at the edge of the mist, and even the holy whip and spear blade he carried with him were gone." (To be continued.) )