After wrapping, Bruiser waved his fist.
As the white gauze band fluttered in the air, Bruiser’s mouth sounded with "ho ho ho" sound effects.
"Not bad, not bad, this kind of looks like the gauntlet of the young Dark Lord from ’Dark Lord’!" Bruiser nodded with satisfaction, and couldn’t help but say a line from the young Dark Lord: "You think you’ve won? Hahahaha, that’s because you haven’t seen my complete form! My fists are sealed with the power of darkness, open your eyes and witness its eerie glow! The stage is mine next!"
’Dark Lord’ was a book Bruiser found in a trash heap, seemingly discarded by someone, with a line of someone else’s review inside: What is this nonsense, not even children would read it, boring.
But Bruiser himself really liked it, even though he knew the novel was fake, he just liked it, and loved to immerse himself in the role of the Dark Lord, occasionally mimicking the Dark Lord’s speech, just like earlier.
Feeling quite pleased with himself, Bruiser gently lifted the small metal window covered with newspaper.
As a ray of sunshine poured in, a stench of garbage also wafted in from outside.
Bruiser was quite accustomed to this smell, didn’t mind it at all, and continued to look outside.
"Today’s weather is nice, there’s still food in storage, no new garbage has been delivered... seems there’s nothing to do." Bruiser pondered for a moment, then suddenly his eyes lit up: "Right, I could go to White Sand Manor to see Siber!"
Siber was the little miss of White Sand Manor, although she didn’t know Bruiser, when Bruiser accidentally caught a glimpse of Siber once, he felt she was very friendly.
Of course, the friendliness was just Bruiser’s personal feeling.
Siber was quite well-known in White Goose Town, but infamous for her coldness, the famously indifferent young lady. At least, friendliness had nothing to do with it.
Since old Jason’s death, Bruiser rarely sensed friendliness from others, so he had a strange feeling towards Siber.
He knew there was a big social gap between him and Siber, so he never thought of approaching her.
But he liked to sneak to White Sand Manor to see Siber, even if it’s just a glance, it would lift his spirits for a whole day.
It happened that, thinking of old Jason today, his mood was a bit down. He could go find Siber to cheer himself up.
Thinking of this, Bruiser quickly put on his chainmail with holes, wore his ill-fitting suede shoes, and donned his most beloved black cloak. Although this cloak was a bit tattered, Bruiser still loved it because it was the standard gear of the protagonist in ’Dark Lord’.
Bruiser pushed open the metal door, carefully observed his surroundings, made sure there were no scavengers, then locked the door and sprinted toward the edge of the landfill.
Meanwhile, at the quiet White Sand Manor.
"Lady Melo, how can it be you!?" Siber opened the door and was surprised to see a lady, about thirty years old, standing outside in an elegantly black dress.
Four years ago, when Siber accompanied her mother to the main island of the horse cluster, she had encountered Lady Melo purchasing ’Sea Night Dew’ in a shop selling cosmetic stones and powders.
They hit it off at once and talked for a long time.
Later, Siber went to visit a famous etiquette teacher nearby to learn noble manners for entering the Red Coral Church on the main island, and this teacher was none other than Lady Melo.
During the six months they spent together, their relationship naturally became very close. Unfortunately, after Siber returned to White Goose Cry Sand Island, she never saw Lady Melo again.
Siber regretted this a lot and often reminisced about those six months.
Unexpectedly, today Lady Melo came straight to White Sand Manor! This certainly delighted Siber greatly.
After welcoming Lady Melo into the house, Siber bustled around like a busy bee, even forgetting she had servants, wanting only to present the best things to Lady Melo.
After a long while, Siber finally calmed down at the signal of a look from Melo.
"I, I was just too excited, actually I’m not usually like this." Siber said a bit shyly.
"I know." Melo smiled slightly: "Before I came, I asked about you outside, and, oh, the famous cold Miss."
The ever-cold Siber blushed slightly, lowered her head in embarrassment.
Melo understood Siber’s personality, she was indeed cold to strangers, but passionate to acquaintances. However, not many people were included in Siber’s "acquaintance" circle. Besides her family, there was only Lady Melo.
"Let’s get back to business. We’re already quite close to White Coral Floating Island Academy, to avoid misunderstandings, I can’t stay long here."
Siber didn’t know what White Coral Floating Island Academy was, nor did she care; what she cared about was: "Lady Melo, can’t you stay a few more days? I can take you for a stroll around Goose Cry Lake, it’s very beautiful there."
Melo shook her head: "I can’t, it’s the rule."
Siber lowered her head disappointedly, looking quite crestfallen.
Melo: "This time I came mainly to see if my intuition was right."
"Intuition?" Siber asked in confusion.
Melo smiled, the so-called intuition was actually a feeling towards Siber. Though she hadn’t yet advanced to an official Wizard, she had certain prophetic inspirations.
At the time they first met, Melo felt it might be some kind of instinct, or a premonition.
After all, at that time Siber was just a mortal, and she was a Transcendent. It’s extremely rare for a Transcendent being to feel an immediate connection with a mortal, especially since Siber was just a little bean back then.
Therefore, Melo thought Siber might have something extraordinary about her, perhaps a Talented One?
This time Melo set out from the Barbarian Cave on a guiding mission, and came to White Goose Cry Sand Island to find Siber.
If Siber was indeed a Talented One, Melo wouldn’t mind bringing her into the Barbarian Cave.
However, the Sida Marea Archipelago is adjacent to White Coral Floating Island Academy, and White Goose Cry Sand Island is even closer to White Coral Floating Island Academy, belonging nominally under the jurisdiction of White Coral Floating Island Academy. If a Talented One appeared, they would also be taken into the Academy by White Coral Floating Island Academy.
If Melo’s actions were discovered, it would feel like poaching people.
Therefore, to avoid drawing attention, Melo planned to test it and leave quickly.
However, just as Melo was about to reveal she was a Transcendent, her brow suddenly furrowed, and she abruptly turned to look out the window.
"Who’s there?"
Bruiser, crouched and hiding behind the bushes, was startled, immediately flattened himself, intending to sneak away.
However, before Bruiser’s plan could materialize, a strange force rose from the ground, directly lifting his body into the air.
It was as if someone had grabbed him and tossed him inside the window.
When he opened his eyes, he found two beautiful and elegant ladies standing around him.
Bruiser didn’t have time to think about how he got in, and awkwardly waved at them: "You... hello?"