CHAPTER 704: CHAPTER 699: PEACEFUL DIALOGUE

"You... taste quite good, huh?"

The girl, unconcerned about the other’s attitude, moved swiftly.

Learning from her recent experience, she reached the Caster in an instant and inserted her finger into his body, then injected a liquid inside him.

Soon, the flesh beneath the Caster’s skin started to dissolve.

He collapsed softly to the ground and, within seconds, turned into a ’skin bag’ filled with murky liquid. The girl who had completed this process picked up the skin bag, savoring the taste while also contemplating his flavor.

"Hmm... "

"It’s still a bit prickly?"

"But it’s not a big problem; it should be edible for a few days at least."

As she reflected on the taste of the food in her mouth, she extended her delicate tongue to lick her lips.

...

The body that had been relaxed suddenly tensed up.

She abruptly turned her head to look at the side, where the ground was broken and rocky, her gaze sharpening:

"Hmm?"

"There’s someone else here, a backup arranged by my sister?"

"That’s quite the surprise."

...

Right at this very close location,

Ronald calmly emerged from the shadows and corrected the girl’s words:

"In the phrase ’quite the surprise’ you may want to revise the structure, since you’re not human after all."

Compared to Ronald’s composure, the girl seemed more astonished.

She casually threw the food she was holding in front of her chest aside, very confidently judging:

"No, you’re not sent by my sister."

Ronald remained noncommittal to this point, then simply counter-asked:

"How did you make that judgment?"

"Because you’re human!" the girl said without beating around the bush, directly stating her reason, "Anyone who gets involved with us will inevitably undergo the most suitable modifications."

"You, a pure human, couldn’t possibly be one!"

...

Ronald nodded slightly in understanding.

He continued walking towards the girl, unhurried.

Meanwhile, the girl began to analyze with a serious expression:

"You’ve managed to get here—setting aside your strength, your brain must work pretty well."

"Do you know Banica and Orland?"

"Those are the forces I’ve propped up, having a bit of a reputation in the Yizi Forest."

"How about it, want to become my child?"

"I think we would be extremely compatible!"

Becoming your child..." upon hearing the invitation, Ronald continued, "Those continuously active treants in the forest, are they also your children?"

The girl’s expression brightened even more.

She even jogged up to Ronald and reached out to grab his sleeve:

"Super smart human!"

"Some of those children are my seeds, and others like Orland long for me, so I reproduce with him. Being human like him, you must really want to try it too!"

"I can accept all of that~~"

With that, she looked at Ronald with innocent eyes.

Her appearance, enhanced through superior genetic modification, combined with her current words, seemed very alluring.

However, Ronald remained unmoved.

After a few words, he had surmised this ’girl’s’ habits.

So Ronald wasn’t in a hurry to make a move and instead began to ask some questions that concerned him.

"Let’s talk first."

"I have some questions I’m particularly concerned about,"

"I get it, I get it," the girl nodded vigorously, her attitude very positive, "That’s what courtship is all about, just ask away!"

Ronald’s expression remained unchanged:

"First of all, those tree spirits, what is your purpose in spreading mutation among them?"

The girl answered without hesitation:

"Of course, to continue evolving!"

"With my own pace and the spread rate of the Source of Power, it is terribly slow to evolve powerful traits rapidly. Instead of waiting, I might as well give it a push, letting more species join in the evolution."

"That way, whenever I need a particular ability,"

"I just have to find a creature that possesses that ability, then claim it for my own."

Ronald had many questions in his mind,

which were directly addressed by the girl’s answers this time.

He pondered for a few seconds with his head down, then continued to ask with the same expression:

"Earlier in the fight, I heard you mention ’sister’ many times. What’s that about?"

The girl still replied immediately:

"We were originally one of a pair of twin seeds."

"After rapidly evolving with the help of the Source of Power, my sister and I grew apart due to differences in the directions of our evolution, eventually going our separate ways. Now, my sister has likely encountered problems with her evolution, hence she hopes to devour me to forge a new path forward."

Having said that, the girl added one last thing:

"Right, although my sister doesn’t have my ability to create tree spirits, she is extremely skilled at modifying other life forms."

"..."

With just these two questions, Ronald’s understanding of the situation in Yizi Forest had greatly advanced. First, there was the Source of Power, mentioned by the girl—this was undoubtedly the evolutionary data brought by the Organic Encyclopedia.

Her sister’s modification of life forms,

and the continual spread of the evolving abilities of tree spirits,

provided a very good explanation for the anomalies beyond what was expected.

Considering only the speed of the original text’s environmental impact, Yizi Forest really shouldn’t have turned into what it was.

But what was affected were lives after all,

Beings following their instincts continued to advance, also making their own choices and actions.

When looking at anything,

one should never merely consider it from a single aspect.

Ronald pondered on the mistakes he had made before, took a deep breath, and looked at the girl in front of him to ask his final question.

"So, the Original Text?"

"I hope to know the whereabouts of the Source of Power you speak of."

"..."

The girl immediately fell silent.

She even dropped her friendly demeanor from before and stepped back several paces after releasing her hold.

—This was a quite significant question.

—It involved factors that were complex and vital.

Even if she had previously answered Ronald’s questions frankly, mentioning this matter was clearly still a taboo that could not be overstepped.

"Human, it would be best not to discuss this question,"

she said again, her tone now much more rigid, infinitely more so than when she had killed the five Casters.

"Unless the purpose of your coming here was to become my adversary!"

"..."

Boom—

In that moment, Ronald was enveloped in the radiance of the Angel’s power, and the Angelic form also activated simultaneously. His powerful and frightening Magic Power even direct stirred the closed underground environment.

Maintaining this stance,

Ronald replied very straightforwardly:

"My initial goal upon entering Yizi was to take care of it."

"If you hand over the Original Text honestly, then I can guarantee your basic safety,"

"Do you understand?"