Chapter 195: Chapter 194 Porcelain Doll (12)_1
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In front of such opponents, the native inhabitants probably didn’t stand much chance.
However, given their style just now, it’s highly likely they wouldn’t give up on taking revenge.
Fu Qian sized up the girl from head to toe.
Compared to her compatriots, she was still quite clean.
Even the thick neckline of her bark clothes exhibited a silk lining.
Some of the furniture in the house, like the chair he was sitting on.
Although rough, it clearly had some thought put into it, beyond the capabilities of a mere savage.
This girl must have received fairly decent family education.
In her hands, she even held a half-finished garland, bright red and quite vibrant.
There weren’t any normal flowers in sight, by their shape, they seemed to be made from collected floral filaments.
“Speaking of which, is there any problem with my disguise?”
Fu Qian pointed at himself.
“That person at the door seemed quite unfriendly to me.”
“There’s no problem!”
The girl glanced at Fu Qian, then quickly lowered her head and whispered.
“Grandpa Ailei is our neighbor, after my parents died, he took care of me, protected me…”
“Later when he could no longer walk, he stayed there, and except for me, he doesn’t allow anyone else to enter…”
“At first, I often went to chat with him, but later his lucid moments grew shorter and shorter…”
“It sounds like you’ve been here for many years?”
“Yes.”
The girl nodded.
“According to my parents, it wasn’t as… frenzied at the beginning.”
This girl indeed seemed to have received a relatively normal upbringing, the furniture and such were likely crafted by her parents.
“If it’s frenzied, why not leave this place?”
“There are monsters outside, we can’t get out.”
The girl shook her head.
“Those people shouldn’t be afraid of monsters, right?”
Fu Qian gestured towards the outside.
He had witnessed the violent conduct of that group of Porcelain Dolls, with their help to clear the way, the dangers outside shouldn’t be a problem at all.
“Indeed they are not afraid… but they no longer wish to leave.”
“Grandpa Ailei said that initially, there were indeed people who organized expeditions, especially just after they had learned to extract White Spirit, but every expedition that went out never returned, without a trace.”
“The last attempt included my dad… and then my mom also passed away.”
So that was it.
Fu Qian thought again of Miyamoto and Mr. Luo’s group, the missing Exploration Team seemed inextricably linked to them.
“Condolences.”
“…Anyway, after several consecutive attempts, there weren’t many left who were determined to go out; instead, they focused on cultivating White Spirit, becoming more and more fervent about it.”
This was completely understandable.
“You referred to that thing as the Sacred Tree earlier?”
“Yes, the Sacred Tree shines at set times each day, bathing in its pilgrimage is something everyone must do, but only Transcenders are eligible to reproduce…”
Every day… she seemed to have surprisingly good physical health.
Fu Qian nodded his head.
“Can one go to that island?”
“No one has ever been there.”
The girl looked at him with surprise and fearfully shook her head.
“It’s said that the island eats people, no one is allowed to get close.”
Man-eating… Fu Qian’s interest grew even more.
Logically, he should quickly pursue the Frenzied Spirit, but what he had just witnessed had sparked intense curiosity.
The Sacred Tree, the Porcelain Dolls, the pilgrimage…
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Talking to the girl, Fu Qian always had a strange feeling, as if he had overlooked something, but he couldn’t remember what it was at the moment.
“Thank you for your answer.”
Having made up his mind, he gave the girl a smile and earnestly thanked her.
“Do you have anything you want to ask me?”
His question seemed to take the girl by surprise, and after observing for a while, she finally confirmed that Fu Qian wasn’t joking.
“Are you… from the outside?”
“Yes, how did you know?”
“I remember… you’re very clean.”
The girl pointed to her own face, her expression unchanged.
This sister wasn’t foolish.
“What’s it like outside?”
“Much better than here.”
Fu Qian spoke the truth, although he wasn’t sure about the current time frame, judging from the equipment of Delin’s people, the standard of living on the outside was incomparable to these primitives.
After Fu Qian finished answering, the girl lowered her head and fell silent.
Although he understood her feelings, he really didn’t have much to offer by way of comfort.
Fu Qian stood up, took his leave from the girl.
“By the way, there’s something I want to remind you of.”
“For safety reasons, it’s best not to run around lately. If you can find a place to hide, that would be even better.”
“Mm, thank you!”
The girl fumblingly played with her garland and awkwardly bowed to give thanks.
When she looked up again, Fu Qian’s figure had already disappeared.
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Fu Qian stood next to Old Master Ailei, who was squinting one eye and keeping an eye on him.
It had to be said that the exchange with the girl yielded quite a bit of information.
From the current situation, the data on Miyamoto gathered by Delin was likely unreliable.
This guy was definitely more than just a small company executive; there might be much larger forces behind him.
And the Exploration Team that never returned likely fell into the hands of these forces, who then learnt the secrets of the Porcelain Dolls.
This was a rather reasonable speculation.
Of course, what Fu Qian was most concerned about was still the origin of the dolls.
He stood here and observed for a while, there were only a few guards around the island, each looking in a different direction, probably because most of their forces had gone out for revenge.
And these few guards were obviously from the pilgrimage group from earlier.
Although they were performing their duties, their spirits were generally a bit downcast.
Add to that, after their transformations into dolls, their physical condition also seemed ordinary, so they should not be too difficult to deal with.
However, from what the girl had mentioned, the island itself may pose potential dangers, so he should be more cautious after landing.
Fu Qian didn’t rush to take action but waited under the Ailei Tree for a while.
If the dolls’ ventilation time was fixed each day, it should be soon.
Sure enough, about half an hour later, Fu Qian saw palm-sized dolls climbing out from under the guards’ clothing, hopping and bouncing away quickly.
Now it was time.
Out of caution, he waited a few more minutes, then chose an angle where he was only in the field of view of one guard and walked straight forward.
The guard clearly noticed him but wasn’t very vigilant, and couldn’t be bothered to take a closer look.
Only when Fu Qian drew closer did he finally remember to challenge him.
“What are you doing?”
As soon as the guard finished speaking, he found the intruder who had just trespassed had disappeared.
Confused, he looked around, but couldn’t find any traces anywhere.
In the end, the guard rubbed his eyes and gave up searching, continuing his watch.
Half a minute later, having already passed by the guard, Fu Qian pinched the ring on his hand and turned off the Clear Dream Ring.
There was no denying it, in this special place, both rings had come in handy.