Chapter: Chapter 490
“A charm? It looks a bit like the Phoenix.” Taking the simple charm handed over by Linglong, Leticia stared at it up and down with wide eyes.
The material of this charm was very ordinary. Although Leticia did not recognize the material used to make it, she was sure that there was no aura related to the Phoenix on it.
Golden pigment was used to draw a great bird with outstretched wings soaring on the wooden charm. There was no need to think, it could only be the Phoenix.
“The beastmen squad we dealt with believed in the Phoenix. I suspect that believing in the Phoenix here might be the norm.” Linglong told Leticia her thoughts.
She really didn’t believe her luck could be so bad. The first beastmen patrol squad she encountered was a minority group that believed in the Phoenix. Those beastmen were well-equipped and strong, and they patrolled openly. They were very confident when questioning Linglong and her group who had intruded into their territory.
This indicated that they were indeed the leaders of this land.
Given the nature of beastmen, if there was a heretic who believed in an alien god nearby, they would definitely send troops to kill that heretic with great fanfare. And now, these bird-like beastmen patrolling openly as heretics, what did that imply?
It implied that the bird-like beastmen living here actually believed in the god of this charm!
“We are probably enemies of the world here,” Linglong whispered. They were currently in a cave. Although the conditions were not good, it was better than being exposed on the ground all the time.
As for the original owner of this cave… it was currently being roasted over a fire.
That large chicken with five-colored feathers had the worst luck of its life to encounter Linglong and her group. Before it could even react, Linglong’s claws had already grabbed its neck, and with a咔嚓 twist, the large chicken became a dead chicken.
However, it smelled really good when roasted.
“Enemies of the world it is, then. You don’t need to worry about ordinary beastmen squads. Just keep heading north. If you really can’t, find a way to blend into those tribes and ask for information…” Leticia’s eyes rolled around, and a bold idea gradually emerged in her mind.
These tribes believed in the Phoenix, and Yuan, in a sense, was also the Phoenix, right?
Even if she was just a small part of the Phoenix’s reincarnation, she was still the Phoenix, right?
Perhaps she could use this to cause some trouble?
“If we dress Yuan up more solemnly and let her play a great con artist, and you all act as her attendants, then perhaps…” Leticia voiced the idea she had just come up with.
“Isn’t that a bit too bold? Will those bird-like beastmen really believe it?” Linglong’s gaze involuntarily drifted to Yuan, who was squatting beside the dead chicken, her eyes full of distrust for the little girl.
It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Yuan’s loyalty, but rather that she didn’t trust Yuan’s brain.
“Reasons can always be found. If we are exposed, at worst, we’ll just fight our way through the entire tribe and escape.” Leticia slapped her palm, thinking her plan was quite good. “I’ll take Yuan back with me now and make her a beautiful and majestic outfit!”
“Huh?!”
Not waiting for Linglong to speak, Leticia leaped up and jumped to Yuan’s side, taking Yuan and disappearing into the spatial rift.
In fact, Leticia was also quite childish. Linglong was dumbfounded. Deciding things like this so casually was too childish!
But what could she do? She was her own deity, alas.
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“Your idea is truly a bit, uh, wishful thinking, isn’t it?” After listening to Leticia’s plan, Inferna felt that the plan was a bit too rough.
“Little Yuan can’t act at all, she can’t even speak complete sentences. How can we trick those bird-like beastmen?”
As she spoke, Inferna wiped Yuan’s dirty little face with a wet towel.
Having played outside all day, there wasn’t a clean spot on Yuan. If Leticia weren’t still discussing important matters with Inferna, Yuan would probably have been put into the bathtub by her ancestors for a full cleaning.
“Just make up any excuse. For example, Yuan is a girl chosen by the gods, she has just descended upon this world, and it’s normal for her not to know some things,” Leticia, however, had a very reasonable argument. First and foremost was Yuan’s identity. With this genuine identity, finding reasons was very easy.
See? We have the real, living, moving Phoenix in our hands!
Isn’t that much more convincing than the Phoenix who has been dead for who knows how long?
Didn’t you say your god was going to be resurrected? Look, I’ve brought Yuan over, a living god.
“But won’t this make the Phoenix realize something is wrong?”
“No, the Phoenix’s connection with her followers should currently be one-way. Didn’t Yuan say before that she hadn’t heard those noisy voices for a long time?” Leticia stroked her chin, repeating what Yuan had told her a few days ago. “But the Phoenix occasionally issues commands in a commanding tone.”
“And as long as we ask for the Phoenix’s resting place, we won’t need to pretend anymore. We can just rush over and take care of it then.”
What use would it be if the Phoenix realized something was wrong? Leticia’s only goal was to find out where the Phoenix was hiding. Once this goal was achieved, it wouldn’t matter even if the Phoenix knew.
Leticia could reach any place in the Northern Territory within a day. She didn’t believe that these beastmen’s information transmission speed could be faster than her running. By the time the Phoenix received the news, Leticia might already be blocking her doorstep.
It was all about playing with time!
“It’s feasible.” Bai Ling, who walked over with a plate of cake, nodded, finding Leticia’s method to be quite good. “Does Yuan want a piece of cake?”
“You’re willing to share your food with others now?!” Leticia was astonished. What was Bai Ling going crazy about? This glutton was actually willing to share her small cake with others.
“Yes!” Yuan happily opened her mouth.
Bai Ling picked up a piece of cake with a small fork and put it into Yuan’s small mouth, glancing at Leticia. “What are you saying? I know how to take care of little girls too.”
Don’t forget, she, Bai Ling, also had a sister!
After her parents went missing, it was she who worked hard to raise Bai Ya!
… Just listen to it.
“The human scum who leaves his sister who is still in elementary school alone at home actually has the nerve to say such things.” Leticia hummed softly.
“That’s still much better than you, who likes to use corporal punishment whenever you feel like it,” Bai Ling retorted unfavorably.
