“Looks like he’s an outcast in every sense of the word…”
Then, as Mo Tan and Ji Xiaoge were speechless, and Jia Deka and Ya Ya were dumbfounded (no exaggeration), a sound of rushing air suddenly rang out. Everyone instinctively looked up, only to see…
“Is that… a Fangtian Sky Ripper!?” Ji Xiaoge couldn’t help but exclaim, and then Mo Tan, who was beside her, directly grabbed her by the collar and threw her backward.
As the person with the fastest reaction speed present, the latter felt that something was seriously wrong the moment he looked up at the sky. After throwing Ji Xiaoge, he immediately shouted, “That thing is coming towards us! Scatter quickly!”
Jia Deka, who had recently experienced a plane crash and been crashed by a plane, immediately jolted. Without a word, he grabbed Ya Ya’s arm and ran backward, while also gently waving his staff, casting a Minor Traction Spell on Lu Jiang.
It failed…
Immediately after, a deafening roar came from beside the absolute safety express. The four of them looked closely and saw a cold, gleaming ‘Fangtian Sky Ripper’ impaled perfectly beside Lu Jiang, less than two centimeters from his nose!
“Wah!” Only then did Lu Jiang belatedly cry out.
“Everyone, be careful!” Jia Deka held his breath, successfully condensing a light red magic circle in front of him, and cautiously scanned the surroundings: “I feel like someone is deliberately waiting here to ambush us!”
Lu Jiang immediately scurried back to the others upon hearing this. Ji Xiaoge and Ya Ya also became serious, each raising their weapons.
These were dual-wielded fried dough sticks and a frying pan, and a pair of sharp claw blades, respectively.
“I always feel like something isn’t quite right, but when I think about it carefully, it seems like nothing is wrong…”
Mo Tan glanced at the ‘weapon’ in Ji Xiaoge’s hand and couldn’t help but think this. Then, he walked forward two steps with a wry smile, turned back, and shrugged at the four, “It’s fine, I probably already know who it is. We shouldn’t be in dan…”
Bang!!
Before the word ‘ger’ could leave his mouth, he was already knocked to the ground by a tall, heavy, hard, and exclaiming object falling from the sky.
“Cordova!?”
Jia Deka’s exclamation interrupted Ji Xiaoge’s flying pancake that was about to be thrown, and also made Ya Ya, who was busy licking her paws, light up. Meanwhile, Lu Jiang still looked utterly bewildered.
“Hi, long time no see!” The Rune Body, half-lying on the ground, raised his head and greeted Jia Deka and Ya Ya with a cheerful smile. Then, with a clang, he stood up, grabbed Mo Tan, who he had knocked down, with his left hand, and gently pulled out the ‘Fangtian Sky Ripper’ impaled in the ground with his right. He nodded to Ji Xiaoge and Lu Jiang respectively: “Nice to meet you, I’m Cordova, single, currently residing on Tian Zhu Mountain’s Seventh Outer Mountain, and a good friend of Mo.”
Ji Xiaoge blinked, her face stiff, and pointed at Mo Tan in Cordova’s hand: “Your ‘good friend’ was almost crushed to death by you just now…”
“Ah, that was just an accident!” Cordova immediately shook his friend in his hand and asked concernedly, “Are you okay, buddy?”
Mo Tan gave a dry laugh: “I won’t die. Please let me down first.”
Cordova quickly placed him on the ground, and his somewhat stiff, large face showed an embarrassed expression as he spread his hands: “My movement method on Tian Zhu Mountain is a bit special. That really wasn’t intentional just now…”
“It’s fine, I know.” Mo Tan tilted his head back and chugged the last bottle of healing potion from his satchel, his heart very conflicted. Although all these potions were used and not wasted at all, the problem was that they were all consumed due to various accidental injuries, mishaps, blunders, and being affected by friendly fire. Although they still served the purpose of saving lives and healing injuries, there was always a subtle feeling of being ripped off…
Cordova looked at him strangely and muttered, “Why do I feel like your aura right now is somewhat familiar…”
“Because I feel like my luck has been pretty bad recently…”
“I’m not unlucky!” Cordova shouted loudly.
Ji Xiaoge and the other four: “…”
Mo Tan’s expression was a bit awkward: “I didn’t say anything…”
“Uh, sorry.” Cordova scratched the back of his head and shrugged: “Recently, I often have a lot of weird delusions, always feeling like someone is complaining about my bad luck.”
Mo Tan immediately wisely chose to change the subject. He looked at his friend, who was in the ‘TV’ last time, and asked curiously, “You seem different from before. What’s going on?”
“New body, Rune Body V1.5 Deluxe Upgrade Edition!” Cordova chuckled, then shook the Fangtian Sky Ripper in his hand, saying with a very smug expression, “And a new weapon, ‘Executor’s Staff’. How is it? Not bad, right?”
Mo Tan nodded: “Hmm, very handsome.”
To be honest, Cordova’s current appearance was indeed much more handsome than before. Although he could still be recognized by Jia Deka and others at a glance due to some features, there had been significant progress in his appearance.
Although his ceramic-like expression was still very stiff, his original bald head was now covered with thick dark blue ‘hair’. The joints on his body, which were previously exposed, were now covered with a layer of horn-like ‘armor’. His shoulders and the chest area of his torso were thickened, making him look as if he was wearing a set of translucent armor. The energy traces that filled his entire body were also much brighter, and several different colors were added, making him look like a neon… light from a distance.
And his previous majestic ‘Executor’s Staff’, which resembled a long spear, had also transformed into an even more majestic ‘Executor’s Staff’. It had a sharp tip and blade, looking very domineering, possessing almost all war-like characteristics unrelated to the words ‘staff’ and ‘support’. It just looked painful…
“Woof-do-woof!” Ya Ya, who finally found an opportunity to interject, darted in front of Cordova… behind Mo Tan, and greeted him with a grin: “Long time no see, good dog!”
Cordova, who was more familiar with the Jia-Ya duo than with his fake self, rolled his eyes and shrugged at Ya Ya: “I can tolerate ‘Woof-do-woof’ since it can be considered a dialect, but ‘long time no see, good dog’ is a bit…”
“Heh heh, she tends to get incoherent when excited.” Jia Deka also walked over and laughed, “How have you been doing lately?”
Cordova smacked his lips and said wistfully, “Although I’ve gotten stronger, the specific process is not worth mentioning…”
Jia Deka obviously misunderstood him and nodded, “Hmm, you’ll get used to it.”
“Get used to what?! There’s no way to get used to being smashed to pieces and then reassembled!!”
Cordova roared internally, then looked at Mo Tan in front of Ya Ya with extreme displeasure, and pouted, “And why did Ya Ya pounce on you when she saw me excited, tsk tsk, damn winner in life.”
“You’re overthinking it, buddy…”
“Burn you!”
Cordova glared fiercely at Mo Tan, then looked at Ji Xiaoge and Lu Jiang, who were walking over, and gritted his teeth: “So you went out for a stroll and picked up two girls, huh?”
Mo Tan shook his head: “Strictly speaking, no.”
“Hello, I’m Ye Ge.” Ji Xiaoge walked over, smiled brightly at Cordova, and shook the frying pan in her hand: “I guess I’m a chef!”
Because one of Ji Xiaoge’s innate traits was always active, Cordova was only slightly amazed for a moment, then asked somewhat puzzled, “Ye Ge? Mo mentioned you to me before. You’re a chef?”
The girl nodded as a matter of course: “That’s right!”
“That absolute safety express of Lu Wei’s must have been repaired by you, beautiful lady, right?” Cordova scratched his cheek, stunned: “I thought you were an Engineering master or a blacksmith…”
Ji Xiaoge pursed her lips and smiled: “I know a little Engineering too, but my main profession is a chef~”
“Amazing, just a sub-profession is enough to repair that old Undead’s express train!”
Cordova gave Ji Xiaoge a thumbs-up: “I see, you are truly amazing. The food here on Tian Zhu Mountain is pretty mediocre. How about this, I’ll find someone to provide you with ingredients, and you can make us some extra meals sometimes, okay?”
Ji Xiaoge’s eyes immediately lit up, and she nodded excitedly: “That would be great! Thank you!”
Upon hearing this, Jia Deka immediately retreated several steps, while Ya Ya…
…had already run far away, her face pale.
‘Ye Ge’s cooking is still relatively… unique, brother, think twice!’
Only Mo Tan, unable to bear it, sent a message to Cordova.
‘What? You guys want to hog all the good food? No way, I’m telling you!’
But the other party didn’t appreciate it.
“Good for him, he’s a real man… But then again, perhaps Cordova, being a Rune Body, really wouldn’t get sick from Xiao Ge’s dishes? If so, that would be a good thing.”
Mo Tan couldn’t help but think this, and then he didn’t try to persuade him further.
He really should have tried to persuade him a bit more…
If that were the case, Ji Xiaoge wouldn’t have inexplicably gained some sin value in the future…
In any case, to be continued, after a brief chat with Ji Xiaoge, Cordova turned to Lu Jiang, who had been in a daze, and smiled: “And who is this beautiful lady?”
“Hello, I’m Lu Jiang, a Druid, on a journey to find my brother.” Lu Jiang politely introduced himself, then softly added, “Also, I’m a male…”
Cordova nodded: “Hmm, so you’re looking for someone, I know… Wait a minute! What did you just say!?”
Ji Xiaoge, beside him, spread her hands: “Lu Jiang is a male.”
Mo Tan sighed: “Although he certainly looks like a girl…”
Ji Xiaoge spread her hands: “But he’s a male.”
Mo Tan sighed again: “Although both his voice, appearance, and clothing also resemble a girl…”
Ji Xiaoge spread her hands again: “But he’s a male.”
Mo Tan sighed yet again: “In short, even if it’s hard to accept, no matter what…”
Ji Xiaoge spread her hands again: “But he’s a male.”
Mo Tan sighed once more: “It’s even colder here on Tian Zhu Mountain than in Dragon Soul Town…”
Ji Xiaoge spread her hands once more: “But he’s a male.”
Cordova: “…”
Five minutes later.
Cordova placed a silver metal rune on the express train, instantly containing it. Then he turned and nodded to the four: “Anyway, everyone, let’s go up the mountain with me first. I’ll take you for a stroll.”
Mo Tan and the others all nodded, only Lu Jiang asked hesitantly, “Can I come along too?”
“Uh…” Cordova still couldn’t quite accept the fact that the other party was male. He choked for a moment, then shrugged: “Let’s try our luck. Maybe someone here can help you.”
Lu Jiang nodded obediently: “Okay.”
Anyway, his brother had indeed mentioned before that Lu Jiang should go to Tian Zhu Mountain, so having someone here willing to take him was simply perfect.
“But how do we get up?” Mo Tan looked at the Fangtian Sky Ripper named ‘Executor’s Staff’ in Cordova’s hand with some unease, and asked in a low voice, “You’re not thinking of…”
Cordova chuckled, slammed the weapon in his hand onto the ground, and immediately several golden threads flew out from it, fluttering in the wind.
“Come on, everyone, tie yourselves up like this.” Cordova casually tied a thread around his waist, then turned and smiled kindly at Mo Tan and the others: “Mo knows, us locals of Tian Zhu Mountain all have the ability to move quickly within its range, so don’t be shy~”
Aside from Ya Ya, the others hesitated somewhat, but after several moments of hesitation, they finally followed Cordova’s instructions and wrapped the golden threads, which flowed like energy, around themselves.
And then…
“Heiya!!” Cordova suddenly flung the Executor’s Staff in his hand towards the sky, then turned back and smiled at Ji Xiaoge: “We’re going to Seventh Outer Mountain first. Lu Wei, that old Undead, wants to see you. Yes, the creator of that absolute safety express…”
A huge force came…
…
One minute later.
Tian Zhu Mountain, Seventh Outer Mountain.
A gigantic Fangtian Sky Ripper descended from the sky, and a moment later, five somewhat disheveled figures also crashed down with it.
Aside from Cordova himself and Ji Xiaoge, who was flapping her wings to maintain balance, the others all fell to the ground, sprawling in various directions.
“You’re here?” A sharp voice rang out in front of everyone.
Mo Tan struggled to be the first to get up from the ground. Looking at the green-skinned goblin in front of him, who was dual-wielding a wrench and a pipe wrench, he respectfully greeted him, “Long time no see, Master Lu Wei.”
“Are you done?” The latter asked indifferently.
“Yes, thanks to the vehicle you provided, it was very efficient.” Mo Tan smiled.
“【Lu Wei · Feizierban Reputation: +1】”
A system prompt suddenly sounded in Mo Tan’s ear.
But Lu Wei merely glanced at him and then averted his gaze, then said in a deep voice to the crowd, “Cordova told me someone repaired the express train that had lost its flight function. Who was it?”
“Uh, that was me.” Ji Xiaoge carefully raised her hand. She felt that this old goblin, who could create the absolute safety express, must be a very important person.
“It was you?” Lu Wei looked her over suspiciously: “How did you fix it?”
“Fried dough sticks, millet porridge, sesame paste, sticky bean buns…”
“You eat quite healthily. So, how exactly did you fix it?”
“Fried dough sticks, millet porridge, sesame paste, sticky bean buns…”
“Are you hungry? I’ll treat you to a meal later, that should be fine.” Lu Wei, who cherished talent, had reached his limit of patience. He gritted his teeth and asked, “So, how exactly did you fix it!?”
“Uh?” Ji Xiaoge blinked innocently, then whispered again, “Fried dough sticks, millet porridge, sesame paste, sticky bean buns…”
“…”
Chapter 129: End
