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'Friend', a familiar yet unfamiliar word.
Hundreds of reincarnations had never heard such a sentence before, yet at this moment, it was uttered so simply by the boy.
Alsterd still had a cold expression, but at this moment, the corners of his mouth actually turned up slightly, revealing a smile that could hardly be called a smile.
Roya took in Alsterd's expression and shrugged.
Luo Ya admitted that he had tried to appeal to emotions, but he didn't expect it to be so effective.
It's clear that Alster is a very sentimental person.
Dealing with people like that is actually quite easy.
Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to be able to withstand Alsterd's cold expression.
Roya took the strange A++ longsword out of the fairy's pocket and waved it in front of Orstide, saying, "Don't try to cut me with this sword again, it hurts."
After a moment of silence, Orstide finally reached out and took the long sword.
After seeing Orstide take the divine sword, Roya casually said, "Let's go and observe how things develop here."
Alsterd silently watched Roya's back. After Roya had walked some distance away, Alsterd murmured, "If you don't betray me, then from now on, you will be my only true friend."
Orstide gently stroked the scabbard of the divine sword, a complex expression in his eyes. He then looked again at Roya's receding figure before taking a step to catch up with him.
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Spring did not arrive as expected; instead, after the blizzard, a torrential downpour began.
Dark clouds gathered overhead; just a few days ago the sky was clear and blue, but in an instant it had turned into this oppressive, dark cloud formation.
Roya and Orstide sat quietly in the courtyard. The courtyard was small, with only a table and three stone chairs. In order to make it easier to observe the gathering magic orbs in the sky, Roya chose to conduct further observations outdoors.
And this is the small courtyard that Roya built using earth elements.
With Roya's level of magical control, building a house of this caliber would be a piece of cake; he could build it with just a flick of his finger.
At that moment, Roya and Orstide were chatting idly.
In reality, the two didn't have much to talk about, and their so-called conversation was mostly Roya talking while Orstide listened in. As they talked, the conversation would easily fall into an awkward silence.
However, after many awkward silences, the two of them got used to it.
Luo Ya was bored, so he simply brought over the Gomoku game from China, carved a few lines on a stone slab, placed black and white stones on it, and began to teach the Dragon God the rules.
As for why it's Gomoku instead of Go, the reason is simple: he doesn't know Go. He's just an ordinary high school student who usually likes to play games and watch anime. As for Go, he's only ever watched Douluo Continent and knows that there's a Dragon King 981 in Little Days. That's all he knows.
He can even show off his skills at Gomoku (Five in a Row), and Gomoku is easy to learn and quick to pick up.
The two were playing a game called Gomoku (Five in a Row) at that moment.
This is also a way to kill time when you're bored.
Luo Ya glanced at the changing weather and said with a hint of helplessness, "Looks like it's going to rain again."
Orstide gave a faint "hmm," his gaze sweeping across the chessboard on the table as he pondered his next move.
Taking advantage of Alsterd's unfamiliarity with the rules, Roya slaughtered Alsterd all the way, managing to win more than a dozen games against him despite his not-so-skilled chess.
However, the rules of this game are so simple that you can figure it out with just a little thought.
Alsterd wasn't exactly stupid, though he wouldn't call himself a genius. But Alsterd was calm and collected enough to think for a long time before playing the next move in Gomoku.
As the rain continued, Roya gradually began to feel the pressure.
Of course, these games were secondary; the two were still focused on the magic ball that had gathered together in the distant sky.
"How do you plan to deal with the gods and men?"
Seeing that Orstide wasn't very interested, Roya changed the subject, thinking that Orstide would be very interested in anything related to gods and humans.
In fact, Orstide was indeed very interested, or rather, Orstide always treated matters concerning gods and men with a cautious attitude.
After a moment's thought, Orstide said, "Let's seal him. That's the only way to seal him in that world."
Roya continued to inquire, "Is there still no way to kill him?"
Orstide nodded and said, "The god stole the divine power. He cannot die. If he dies, the world will collapse."
Regarding why he couldn't kill the god-man, this was Orstide's explanation. As for further details, when pressed, the dragon god simply shook his head, indicating that he didn't know much about it.
Sealing is the Dragon God's method of dealing with gods and humans.
The Dragon God's idea was simple: to go to the world of nothingness, find the human god, beat him up until he was convinced, and then use magic to strengthen the loose seal. If he had any magic left, he wouldn't mind casting a few more divine spells.
Once the gods and humans are sealed away, things will be much easier.
If we can seal the gods and humans, we can then break free from this damned cycle.
But the difficulty lies in how to deal with both gods and men.
Orstide looked at Roya, then at the white pieces that had formed a four-in-a-row, put down his black piece, sighed deeply, and said, "What's your opinion?"
In response to Alsterd's question, Roya shrugged and said, "What opinion could I possibly have? I know nothing, so what opinion could I possibly have?"
Alsterd frowned and said, "But I feel like you know a lot of things."
Luo Ya laughed and said, "I do know a lot of things, but this time I might have to disappoint you. I really don't know anything."
“Alright then.” Alsterd’s expression returned to its original indifference. He reached out and pushed the white pieces to Roya’s side, then placed the black pieces one by one into his own pile.
Orstide skillfully picked up a black piece and placed it on the board first, saying calmly to Roya, "Let's continue."
The gloomy sky finally gave way to a torrential downpour, which instantly engulfed the entire world.
The pristine snow was also covered by the torrential rain, and the ice and snow began to melt continuously because of these raindrops.
The small courtyard ultimately couldn't withstand the downpour. The small pavilion could hold off the falling snow, but it couldn't stop the wind and rain from blowing in.
Roya and Alster returned to the town in the rain.
Standing in the inn, Roya couldn't help but complain, "Why do we sit there like idiots and get soaked when we know it's going to rain heavily?"
At this point, Luo Ya pointed to his clothes, which were soaked by the rain, and said in a complaining tone.
But Orstide merely glanced at Roya sideways and said coldly, "You could have used magic to build a house, but you didn't. You could have used magic to block the falling rain, but you didn't either."
At this point, Alsterd stopped speaking.
But his meaning at that moment was quite clear: he looked disgusted.
In today's terms, it would be: "You think you can call yourself that?"
To this, Luo Ya simply smiled and said, "Well, it's been too long since I've been rained on. I want to experience it once in a while. In this long life, it's quite interesting to experience the feeling of being rained on occasionally."
Orstide snorted and simply commented with two words: "Boring."
Luo Ya smiled and said, "Boring? Maybe sometimes, these boring things are more valuable when mixed together."
Orstide ignored Roya and simply stared coldly at the sky above.
The torrential rain didn't end as quickly as expected; it lasted for a full day before gradually subsiding.
Roya, along with Orstide, checked the surroundings again and confirmed that the magic power had indeed condensed to an exaggerated level, which might pose a risk of eruption.
Alster said, "It's almost time, we need to hurry."
Roya agreed with Alsterd's statement and nodded slightly, saying, "Then I'll inform that guy Philip first and tell him to clear out the city as soon as possible."
In fact, Luo Ya had mentioned this matter before, and bringing it up now was just to urge the other party to speed things up.
Neither Roya nor Orstide are good at this kind of thing, so it's easier to leave it to someone who is.
Moreover, Roya dislikes troublesome things. In Roya's view, such things are troublesome. Organizing the evacuation and arranging accommodation for the remaining people are always thankless tasks. Roya is too lazy to do these things and directly handed the task over to Philip.
For the time being, Roya and Orstide seemed to have nothing to do.
The plan has been set; all that's left is to find a good time to execute it.
Both of them are currently adjusting their mindset.
Roya was waiting for his mana bar to recover, while Orstide was waiting for Roya's mana bar to recover so that Roya could replenish his mana bar.
When to take action ultimately depends on Roya.
Of course, just letting things drag on like this isn't a good solution either.
Finally, Roya opened the system panel and fell into deep thought as he looked at Aqua's world.
Since I have nothing to do now, I might as well speedrun that world.
We've lingered in that world for too long; it's time for it to end.
After chatting with Orstide for a few minutes, Roya said directly, "I have something to do and need to go first."
Orstide frowned and looked at Roya, asking, "Is something wrong? Do you need my help?"
Luo Ya shook his head and said, "I can handle my own problems."
Orster didn't press the matter, but simply asked, "How many days?"
"A few days" refers to the time that Roya might leave.
If it's a short period of time, then it shouldn't be a big deal.
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