Leonardo da Vinci asked, "If you leave and don't come back, won't we be guarding Terraria forever?"

Ace shook his head, "Don't worry, this won't happen, I'm only going to the Pacific, and when I get back, I'll take you away."

It was Ace's order, and Leonardo da Vinci couldn't refute it, so he had to take it.

Ace walked up to the Elemental King again and said, "This time, I didn't expect to take 25 of your warriors. Here, I want to apologize to you."

After speaking, Ace pointed to the remaining 17 ancient elemental corpses on the stargazing platform and said, "As for the remaining corpses, I will give them to you. I've checked, these are the top warriors of the ancient elemental envoys. If they have a chance to respawn in the future, this will be a good follow-up for Terraria as well!"

The Elemental King shook his head and refused, "No, you risked your life to get them out of the bottom of the Sacred Lake. If you hadn't risked your life to get them into the water, we wouldn't have known that there are fifty ancient elemental envoys at the bottom of the lake, which have been preserved for thousands of years."

"So, these are all things you deserve, and we can't take them as our own. Like Leonardo da Vinci, we thought they were dead, turned into ghosts, and even thought they would endanger the people of Terraria. But in the end, we were turned out to be wrong."

Ace waved his hand and said, "That lake is the sacred lake of your elemental envoys after all, and I got what I wanted from your sacred lake, and I also got 25 loyal ancient elemental envoy warriors, which makes me very satisfied. Therefore, I can't accept the corpses of the remaining 17 Ancient Elemental Envoys."

In the end, the Elemental King was unable to convince Ace, so he had to agree to keep the corpses for Ace for the time being. When Ace needs it in the future, he will awaken these ancient elemental envoys who have been sleeping for thousands of years.

However, the elements that were still dismissive and hostile to Ace made the elders and members of the royal family change their gaze when they looked at Ace.

They have always believed that human greed is a bad habit that can never be changed, so they always look down on humans.

But now, what Ace has done has given them some subtle changes in their preconceived notions of humanity.

At least in their opinion, Ace's greed is not strong.

Jennifer didn't care about any of these things. When she hears that Ace wants to leave the ancient forest again, she is a little worried.

"Ace, you've only been here for a few days before you leave? Why don't you stay here a little longer?"

Ace smiled helplessly and shook his head, "No, I want to go to the Pacific Ocean as soon as possible, I'll be upset if I don't know what exactly is there."

Jennifer also knows Ace's character. She also knew that no matter how much she persuaded her, Ace would definitely go back and take a look.

At this time, Ace noticed a very special eye, which was a pair of very beautiful golden eyes, like moonlight.

Seeing Ace see her eyes, Goliath blushed and hurriedly looked away.

Ace couldn't help but be stunned.

For the noble elemental princess, Ace always had an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

Now that the ritual of rebirth has been completed and the night is dark, the Elemental Emissaries will soon disperse, leaving only Ace on the observatory.

He decided to leave Terraria early tomorrow morning for the Pacific.

Ace looked up at the stars in the sky and the incomparable full moon, and couldn't help but admire, "It seems that the sky of Terraria is purer than the imperial capital, at least there are not so many conspiracies."

At this moment, footsteps were heard behind him.

Ace didn't have to look back, but he knew it was the Great Elder.

Kia looked at Ace in front of him and said angrily, "You're leaving so soon? When will you be back?"

Although his words seemed a little dissatisfied, Ace knew that his elemental made his grandfather care about him.

Ace smiled gently, "Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as I'm done searching!"

After a few words, Chia left the observatory.

Somehow, Ace felt a warm current rush up. It's a familiar and strange feeling

, he hadn't felt it in a long time. It's a home away from home.

The sun is shining and the sky is cloudless.

The late summer morning is a little cooler.

Ace sat on the back of freedom and flew through the ancient forest.

He looked at the dense forest as far as the eye could see, and felt delighted.

Trees, lakes, waterfalls, hillsides, this forest is full of beautiful summer scenery.

After flying for more than three hours, he finally flew out of the ancient forest and came to the savannah.

Looking at the hard-working subhumans below, Ace felt inexplicably ashamed.

They originally owned most of the territory of the Mandala continent. Although the development is slow and the level is relatively low, there are such large territories that they can develop slowly.

But after the New Delhiites came to the continent of Mandala, they were forced to leave their homeland and come to this vast grassland.

Although most of the time, they can rely on nomadism to survive. But in some uncertain years of climate change, they will experience huge droughts.

For them, drought is their worst enemy in life. No one can predict whether there will be a terrible drought next year after good weather this year.

In the worst year, 40% of people died. Due to the drought, there is a severe shortage of water and grass, and cattle, horses and sheep naturally do not have enough food.

For people of goodwill, cows, horses, and sheep are their main sources of food.

As a result, many of them could only starve to death.

Unlike the people of New Delhi, the people of New Delhi have a deep affection for their fellow citizens. Even in the worst droughts, they do not "eat people".

Compared to New Delhi's habit of "cannibalism" without blinking, it seems that the civilization of the subhumans deserves more recognition. After all, they follow the last bottom line.

When Ace sighed secretly, he suddenly felt two completely different breaths, about 800 meters away from him.

Ace looked at the ground in the distance and saw a ferocious wolf chasing a ragged little boy.

The little boy was unkempt. I guess it hasn't been cleaned up for a long time.

The wolf runs fast, and the little boy is very agile, but after all, he can't compete with the wolf running at full speed.

Seeing that the distance between them was getting closer and closer, Ace couldn't help frowning, and then patted Freedom's neck.

"Freedom" understood, and dived straight down.

Before Liberty landed, the wolf quickly sensed danger and quickly changed direction and ran all the way to the side.

"Freedom" suddenly fell behind the little boy. Ace stood on the Titan's back and breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the wolf flee in a hurry.

Ace flew towards the little boy.

The little boy had weeds in his hair and dirt on his face. At this time, he was breathing very heavily.

Two drops of sweat slid down his cheeks. He raised his little mud-stained hands and wiped away the sweat casually.

But just like that, the dirt on his face became more and more, and he was simply a big cat.

Ace couldn't help but smile when he saw the little boy.

The little boy immediately stood up, straightened his back, looked at Ace viciously, and then said in subhuman words, "Man, I didn't say you were going to save me, you were meddling!"

Ace smiled helplessly and replied in subhuman language, "I saved you, if I don't do anything, you will be eaten by wolves today!"

The little boy was stunned and blurted out, "How can you speak our language?"

He was under the impression that the people of New Delhi did not understand their language.

Ace has a dragon heritage and has a lot of knowledge in his head. It's just subhuman, and it's not hard for him.

Before Ace could reply, the little boy was already on his feet, ready to stride out of here.

Ace didn't expect him to save the little boy. Not only did he not get a "thank you", but the other party ignored him and prepared to leave.

He quickly stopped the little boy, "What's your name? My name is Monchi D. Ace!"

The little boy stopped, lowered his head, and turned his back

Ace, as if wondering if he should tell him his name.

After a long hesitation, he turned around and muttered to himself, "Arthur, my name is Arthur!"

"Arthur? What a name!" Ace said sincerely.

The little boy Arthur suddenly showed a big smile, it was pure, without any impurities.

Ace asked again, "How old are you?" Why are you alone in this desolate place?"

At the mention of this, the little boy Arthur's eyes were clearly flickering, as if he didn't want to confess to Estine.

But he was still a child, and he was quickly attracted to the Boulder Titan next to Ace. His eyes were full of curiosity and longing.

Ace saw all of this and asked, "Would you like to go to the sky with me?"

Arthur nodded almost without hesitation, but he quickly shook his head again, "No, no, no."

Ace wondered what kind of concerns had caused Arthur's attitude to change so quickly.

He made a gesture to Freedom, and Freedom walked over and approached Ace with his head.

Arthur instinctively took a few steps back. After all, "freedom" is a giant monster. For those subhumans who live in the grasslands and need to constantly fight with wild animals, large animals are very scary, not to mention Warcraft.

"Don't be afraid. Freedom is very obedient. It won't hurt you." Ace said, holding Arthur's small hand, and he slowly approached the head of the Titan of Hope.

Arthur was scared at first, but after Ace took his hand, he was visibly relieved.

When his little hands touched the face of freedom, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Hot! Titan's skin is so hot."

Ace was taken aback by his sudden reaction, and then said with a smile, "Most of the Titan of the Great Rock has hot skin, except for a few special species."

Arthur was clearly bolder. He touched the Titan of the Rock and said, "His name is Freedom, what a name!"

Ace saw Arthur let his guard down, and immediately said, "You haven't answered my question yet? Why are you alone in the wilderness? Where is your family?"

Hearing Ace mention this, Arthur's eyes clearly showed a sad expression: "They, they don't want me anymore."

"Really?" Ace was very surprised. Arthur is obviously a very cute little boy. Why did his people abandon him?

"Can you tell me why they don't want you?" Ace asked with concern.

Arthur's original happiness suddenly vanished, and tears fell, leaving Ace at a loss.

However, young boys also have strong emotional regulation skills. He quickly stopped crying and said, "Actually, I don't blame them, because it's my own fault."

Ace looked at her in surprise. "Can you tell me why?"

Arthur said sadly, "Actually, I don't want to do it either, but I can't control myself at night."

Hearing this, Ace was even more curious. Arthur looks like a cute little boy. How can you not control yourself?

Only Arthur continued, "So far, I've killed three people! That's why they don't want me anymore."

Ace frowned, "How did you kill them?"

At this point, Arthur shook his head, "I don't know, because at night, I'll lose all consciousness as if I'm completely asleep. However, when I woke up, there were cows and sheep dead, and even three people were dead."

"How did they all die?" Ace asked in a low voice.

At this time, there was a fear in his eyes: "They have all become dried corpses, and so have cattle and sheep."

"What!" Ace was shocked.

"I don't know about these things, but when I woke up, I was told that I had sucked their blood! There really will be a strong smell of blood in my mouth!" When Arthur said this, his body began to tremble slightly.

Seeing that he was losing control, Ace immediately stopped asking questions.

When Arthur calmed down, Ace asked, "Are you hiding something?"

Arthur was visibly taken aback, his eyes shining, and he seemed hesitant to tell Ace everything.

After thinking about it for a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind, and his eyes were firm: "One night about three months ago, I met a very strange person."

"The man was wearing a heavy robe, so his face could not be seen. But he told me that as long as I agreed to his request, I would never have to worry about not having enough to eat."

Arthur's eyes were red and tears began to roll in: "My parents died of drought three years ago, and I have been cared for by my family. But I didn't want to rely on them, so when that person told me that I would never worry about food, I happily agreed."

"However, from that day on, I lost consciousness every night, and the next day, my mouth was full of blood. For the first few days, only the cattle and sheep in the tribe were drained of blood, but later, people began to die from the same cause."

"But every time I was woken up by them, my body and mouth were always covered with blood, and gradually, the people began to distance themselves from me, not daring to come near me, always pointing at me."

"Even though I couldn't hear what they were saying, I felt like they were scared of me and started to leave me. Once, a kid who was playing well with me woke me up early in the morning and said that I had killed his father and that he was going to kill me."

"If it hadn't been for the people who stopped him, I would have been stoned to death. That's when I fled from the tribe and ran here."

Hearing this, Ace felt both distressed and confused: "How long have you been here?"

Arthur estimated, "It should have been more than a month."

Ace couldn't imagine that such an emaciated boy could live alone in such a wilderness for more than a month.

"What are you eating?" Ace asked again.

Arthur was confused: "I can't catch rabbits, so I don't usually eat. But as long as I go to bed at night and wake up in the morning, I don't feel hungry, and as the man told me, I don't have to worry about food."

Ace suddenly realizes that the reason Arthur can't eat food is that he finds wild animals every night to suck blood.

Ace pondered for a moment and asked, "You just said that the mysterious man you saw was wrapped in a thick robe, so he couldn't see clearly, can you describe to me his other characteristics, such as his voice?"

Arthur stroked her messy hair and said, "His voice was so low that I didn't know what to say, it was like two big stones rubbing against each other."

Ace knew what he wanted to say should be "hoarse".

"Is your voice hoarse?" Ace thought, "What did he tell you? How can he guarantee that you will have enough food?"

Arthur said, "He put a strange pattern on the ground. Let me press a fingerprint in the middle of the pattern, and you're done."

"Is it that simple?" Ace was a little surprised.

Arthur nodded heavily, "Yes!"

At this time, one of Arthur's actions caught Ace's attention. From time to time, he stroked his right shoulder with his left hand, as if he was very uncomfortable.

"What's wrong with you?" Ace asked.

Arthur looked a little unnatural: "In the last few days, I have felt pain in my right shoulder."

"Can you show me?" Ace had a vague premonition.

Arthur lifted her worn sleeve, and Ace suddenly saw a black palm print.

Ace was so familiar with the shape of the palm print that he couldn't help but sigh, "That's really the case!"

Arthur turned his face to the side and saw black palm prints, which made him almost cry.

"What is this? What am I going to do? Am I going to die?" Arthur burst into tears and began to cry anxiously.

Arthur didn't know what the palm print represented, but Ace knew it was the palm print of Greedy Obilis.

Arthur was supposed to sign an evil demon contract under the guidance of Greedy Obilis, which led him to behave strangely every night.

But in order to calm the little one's emotions, Ace did not tell him everything.

He took Arthur to a creek, helped him remove weeds from his hair, and then washed his hair and face.

However, Ace didn't bring the right clothes to change, so he could only help him clean up for the time being.

Seeing that it was getting darker, Arthur hurriedly urged, "Get out of here quickly."

Apparently, he was worried that he would turn into that terrible state again, killing Ace by mistake.

Ace was completely unmoved. He reassured, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. Besides, I still have the freedom to protect you. If you do lose consciousness, I'll let Freedom take me to the skies so you don't hurt me."

However, Arthur was still a little worried and desperately shouted for Ace to leave.

Ace saw endless fear and worry in his eyes.

Arthur looked up at the sky and saw that the sun had set in the west and would soon disappear into the sky's slopes.

The setting sun paints their shadows very long, giving a strange illusion.

Seeing that the last rays of sunlight were about to disappear, the fear in Arthur's eyes grew stronger. He kept urging Ace to let him go.

Ace jumps on Freedom's back and flies into the sky to stop putting a mental burden on him.

At the moment when Ace had just taken to the sky, he saw a scene that shocked him very much. He saw Arthur suddenly lower his head and turn his head towards Ace.

Ace's combed hair fell out at once, covering his clean and innocent face.

Then, "Arthur" slowly turned around and saw that his body was now extremely stiff, and he could not see his facial expression when he was facing his head down.

Ace sat on the back of "Freedom" and looked down at "Arthur", whose momentum had changed dramatically.

At this moment, Arthur suddenly raised his head and smiled coldly at Ace.

But his face was bloodshot and even his eyes were bleeding.

Seeing his expression, Ace knew that it wasn't Arthur anymore.

"What? Do you want to save him? Cluck, cluck, he sold his soul to me. You can't save him!"

The expression on Arthur's face was extremely sinister.

Ace knew that at this time, Arthur's body had been taken over by Greedy Obilis, and even his voice had turned into a hoarse and deep voice of a demon.

He patted the neck of "Freedom", and freedom could be understood, and it soon landed.

Ace slowly walked over to Arthur and said, "I can't save him? Hehe, who said that? He does have a soul contract with you, but as long as I kill you, I can restore his soul and body."

The demon faced Ace at the mage level, but he wasn't afraid, "Hey, hey, you want to kill me? Then you should kill this poor little creature first, can you do it?"

Ace smiled and said, "Really?"

As soon as Ace finished speaking, he grabbed Arthur's shoulder.

"Come out!"

As Ace shouted, Arthur let out a cry of pain. Looking over his shoulder, there was a little black mist, and then Ace pulled out a terrifying black arm.

"What? Do you really think I can't help you?" Ace sneered, seeing that he was going to drag the evil spirit out.

At this moment, the demon suddenly smiled coldly, "You can drag me out and see if I will kill this little guy first!"

Ace frowned, then his right hand let go, and the terrifying demon arm quickly retracted into Arthur's body.

At the moment when Ace relaxed his guard slightly, "Arthur" couldn't help but smile strangely, and then pulled his right hand forward, and the demon's ghost palm grabbed Ace.

Ace didn't react for a moment. He saw that the black palm was about to touch his chest. At this moment, the bracelet on Ace's hand suddenly flashed, and a red light immediately wrapped around the demon's palm, making it impossible for him to move forward.

Greedy Obilis obviously didn't expect Ace to have such a treasure, and he wanted to withdraw his arm.

However, the red light firmly grasped the demon's palm, stopping the opponent's movements.

Ace reacted quickly and pulled out the dark dagger at his waist, instantly cutting off the demon's black arm.

The demon retreated with a howl, and in the blink of an eye

They retreated more than 20 meters.

How could Ace let it escape? A "speed" immediately approached and came to him again.

At this time, although "Arthur" had two arms, his right arm hung weakly to one side and could not stand up straight at all. This is because the demon's arm was severed by Ace with the Dark Dagger, and it lost control of Arthur's right arm.