Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 718

Chapter 718: 718

Chapter 718: Snack [V7C035– In Life and In Eternal Rest]

Lil’ Knife rubbed his hands uneasily . “That is indeed the case for other people, but it definitely won’t affect you . How can these indigenous people be your match?”

Qianye might’ve been deceived if he hadn’t encountered this race . After his brief meeting with that woman, however, Qianye realized that these natives might pose a big problem . No race capable of controlling void energy was easy to deal with .

Qianye had no intention of causing trouble for Lil’ Knife, and neither was there any use in doing so . He believed the intimidation was enough to force them to play by the rules . If these people still refused to take a step back, he didn’t really mind waking them up by killing a few people in the night .

Mercy was meaningless in the neutral lands . People were more likely to take advantage of it instead .

By the time the two had drunk and eaten to their heart's content, the goods Qianye needed were also ready . The most important item among them was a truck . The vehicle seemed to be five parts new, and Qianye found that the important components were fairly well-maintained . As such, he accepted the car and had the crates loaded onto it . A part of them was food and the remainder were machine parts, steel rods, alloy plates, etc . Additionally, half of the truck was filled with black stone to use as fuel .

A while later, Qianye left the little town on his new truck . The engine wheezed and trembled as it slowly hauled the heavy vehicle forward, puffing out steam from time to time . This truck was an old design from over a century ago and could no longer be found in the empire . Yet one could find such vehicles everywhere throughout the neutral lands, and they were fairly popular with the local populace .

Qianye finally understood why he would often see these antiques in the neutral lands . This car, for instance, was fairly old, but its construction was simple and its operation, stable . Repairing it was also fairly easy . All but the dumbest people could learn to maintain most of its components at home, the engine being the only exception .

Most intricate arrays simply couldn’t function under the harsh environment of the neutral lands . Some of the famous imperial battleships models would hardly be able to start their engines here, not to mention activate their special abilities .

After Qianye’s departure, Lil’ Knife hurried over to meet the leader of this small town, a burly man named Iron Bear .

Iron Bear was on a reclining chair, enjoying the warm sunlight . There was a teacup in his left hand while his right hand was fiddling with a blood-stained dagger—the scene was a gross mismatch .

Lil’ Knife walked over to the burly man and whispered something in his ears . Iron Bear said with a frown, “He almost made you cough up blood just by attacking with his origin power? His strength isn’t bad then, might even be a champion . ”

“Champion?” Lil’ knife was somewhat flabbergasted . “Isn’t that the same as your level? This little one can’t handle that much . ”

Iron Bear laughed coldly as he crushed the dagger in his right hand into a steel ball, the sharp edge causing no damage at all to his skin . He tossed the ball to the ground and said in a sinister tone, “This daddy is a rank-eleven champion, not ten . Besides, so what if that brat is at the same level? Those imperial champions are so squishy that it’s like they never grew any balls . Didn’t that rank-twelve guy we met last time die in my hands?”

Feeling quite relieved, Lil’ Knife proceeded to shower the man with flattery . Iron Bear glared at him unhappily and said, “If you had invested more in cultivation, you’d be a champion too by now . Now, look at you! Besides, I know all too well about the mess you’re caught up in . Looking to make a quick buck is fine, but don’t cause trouble for me . Otherwise, it’s too easy for this daddy to find another bootlicker . ”

Lil’ Knife chuckled mischievously . “There are a lot of people who can do bootlicking but not many with a good sister . ”

Iron Bear’s expression changed immediately . He glared at Lil’ Knife and said, “Don’t talk nonsense around your sister!”

Iron Bear’s expression recovered only after seeing Lil’ Knife nod . “You little brat, you’re all about schemes and tricks . ”

Little Knife smiled mischievously . “My greatest dream is to take your place after you retire . What’s the point of going through so much hardship?”

Iron Bear said with a humph, “Speak, what exactly do you want? You have designs on that young man?”

“The woman with him is of the highest grade!”

“Tempted?”

Lil’ Knife shook his head . “No, that’s not something I can touch . Even a little bit of contact might invite disaster . ”

Iron Bear nodded in satisfaction . “Now that’s more like it . Otherwise, I’d have to teach you a lesson in your sister’s stead . Enough with the crap, what are your thoughts?”

Lil’ Knife pondered for a while and said, “That brat has hidden his powers quite well, but he’s still a newcomer . After all, he even chopped the trees from the Black Grove . I caught the scent of special wood from his body, which means he’s chopped down more than just a few trees and may even be building something like a log cabin . There are quite a lot of idiots like him . That being said, why don’t we sound him out?”

“You mean, you want to use that thing on him? Wouldn’t that be a waste?”

Little Knife said, “I have a feeling that these people are somewhat strange, I won’t feel easy without probing them . Boss, think about it, the other side made no special mention of them when they arrived . The only thing they said was that we should give them a bit more land . This isn’t normal! Even if the other side hadn’t figured his power out, they must’ve gotten some background information at least . ”

Iron Bear nodded after a moment of contemplation . “Makes sense . Now that I think of it, it feels like those people are trying to defraud us . Fine! Maneuver the beasts and test him out . ”

“If he can’t even handle the beast horde and natives, we can just…” Lil’ Knife didn’t continue speaking and only made a cut-throat gesture .

It was near sundown by the time Qianye got back to the log house, and a chill was fast spreading in the wind . The road back from the little town was only ten or so kilometers, but Qianye had to drive almost three hours . He was practically speechless about this old truck . From a different perspective, though, this car hadn’t malfunctioned after jolting its way through a virtually unpaved region . Now, that was fairly rare .

There were numerous sacks near the log cabin, filled with seashells of all shapes and sizes that Zhuji had caught . Her interest in fishing for things had increased greatly after learning to use her sense of smell . Fortunately, she didn’t know how to swim very well, otherwise, she might’ve gone into the deeper parts of the ocean .

Nighteye was sitting outside the house, processing the wooden planks . One after the other, she cut them open and sharpened them on one end . These stakes would form the basic components for building a fence . It would seem she was planning to divide the land into two courtyards . The vampiric blade in Nighteye’s hands was Qianye’s . Had it any sentience, the grade seven dagger would probably kill itself after finding out that it was being used to carve wood .

Seeing the several wooden planks being trimmed into shape, Qianye understood that Nighteye had recovered a good portion of her strength . With the high-grade blood crystals Song Zining had arranged for her, full recovery was only a matter of time—probably just a couple of days more . It was just that the body could recover easily, but there was no way to heal the soul . With the formation of new memories, Nighteye was gradually forgetting all that she was in the past .

She could only remember a few of the most important events of her past, for instance, about the Monroe clan and Andruil . This was a recollection that came from the bloodline and thus wasn’t affected by the soul .

After returning home, Qianye passed the parts in the truck to the old man while he himself began working with Nighteye to build the courtyard fence . With his help, the construction business became exceptionally fast, and by the time night arrived, the two log cabins had been surrounded by a yard . He even added a second floor to the log cabin while he was at it .

At nighttime, Qianye brought Zhuji back to the courtyard from the beach . Just as he was about to go back, he suddenly discovered a human silhouette in the forest . By virtue of his morning experience, Qianye felt that it might be one of the natives who had come to seek revenge for his logging activities in the Black Grove . The origin oscillation attack, however, would only work as a surprise attack . Now that Qianye was guarded against it, he needed only to activate his origin defenses to disperse most of the attack power .

Hence, he paid it no heed and continued home with Zhuji . He knew very well by now that these indigenous people liked to hold grudges . If he killed one of them, there would likely be no end to his troubles later on . Fortunately, the house was a fair distance from the Black Grove . If these natives dared leave the woods and launch an attack, Qianye wouldn’t mind giving them a painful lesson .

But that figure didn’t leave the Black Grove and, instead, tossed out a metallic can . The container flew for several hundred meters before falling to the ground . There, it burst open immediately and began emitting strands of white smoke .

Qianye broke into a slight frown . He dragged Zhuji into the courtyard and closed the gates behind him .

The first thing he did afterward was tell the old man to hide in the basement . The latter was the least powerful among them, and a mere shockwave could injure him . Feeling relieved after hiding the old man, Qianye jumped onto the rooftop and began scanning the area around the Black Grove .

The white smoke spread out rapidly and soon covered several kilometers in radius .

Moments later, the ground began to shake and the Black Grove was filled with the roars of beasts . The howling was akin to the raging tides and likely belonged to a horde of fierce beasts, numbering in the hundreds .

The tightly-packed beast horde soon rushed out of the Black Grove and made for the smoke-covered area . These creatures became incomparably restless after entering the smoke, and soon, the newly constructed courtyard nearby became a glaring target for them .

The beast horde charged out of the smoke amidst fierce roars and went straight for the little courtyard . Qianye stood on the rooftop with a cold smile, gazing at the distant forest where he knew the true mastermind was hiding .

As expected, many figures suffused with void origin power appeared in the Black Grove . It would seem a fair number of natives had gathered here .

Qianye’s cold smile became even more apparent as he pointed at the beast horde and said, “Zhuji, snack-time!”

“It’s called collecting ingredients!” Little Zhuji protested . She was quite picky now and only ate things cooked personally by Qianye—not even the old man’s dishes were good enough .

After issuing a brief protest, her petite figure crashed right through the fence and charged into the beast horde .