Chapter 214 Rachel Rudd

The excitement of arriving on a foreign continent was quickly evaporated by the scorching sun overhead.

"Noah, I'm dying of heat."

Eris shouted huffily, her rosy face glistening with a hint of sun-induced oil, looking like a ripe apple that made one want to take a bite.

As far as the eye could see, there was only the unchanging scenery of yellow earth; looking at it for too long was indeed tedious.

"I offered to let you up, but you refused."

Chen Nuo and Sandrone sat within the cradled arms of Pronia, shielded from the sun while surrounded by bursts of cool breeze that dispelled the surrounding heat.

Pronia was a joint creation of Chen Nuo and Sandrone, but its combat power wasn't actually much higher than a Diamond Daemon, due to its different positioning.

The former was a household daemon, while the latter was a combat daemon.

"I won't be as lazy as you two! The meaning of adventure and travel lies beneath one's feet!"

Eris said with firm determination.

It was unclear which storybook she had gotten that line from.

"Oh, then keep going. I'll have Pronia walk slower."

Chen Nuo responded flatly, continuing to enjoy afternoon tea time with Sandrone.

"Emmmmm, Bean Sprout!!"

Eris stomped her feet in anger.

She was just saying that; couldn't you have insisted a bit more?

In the end, she couldn't hold out and found an excuse for herself.

"This tea smells so good."

Eris squeezed into Chen Nuo's embrace.

"It's all sweat."

Chen Nuo looked at her with some disdain and glanced at Sandrone, who immediately cast a cleaning magic.

In an instant, the young lady Eris became fresh and clean again, smelling sweet and feeling soft to hold.

"What about the meaning of your journey?"

Chen Nuo asked with a smile.

"Hmph."

Eris wasn't good with words, but she swung her twin tails very skillfully, lightly whipping them against Chen Nuo's face.

"Mana source detected three kilometers to the northeast, suspected to be an advanced-level monster."

Pronia spoke in a low voice.

The artificial secondary Mana Eye in its eyes flickered with a strange brilliance, capturing and analyzing mana residue in nature.

"A monster? It's time for this lady to show off her skills!"

Eris's interest surged instantly as she urged Chen Nuo to speed up; finally, there was some fun to be had.

Sure enough, the low growls of a magical beast came from not far ahead.

"Sounds like a Land Turtle."

As soon as Chen Nuo finished speaking, Eris impatiently rushed out, drawing the sword at her waist—one that Chen Nuo had forged for her.

It was single-edged with a thick blade and a slightly short length, colored dark red throughout, which suited Eris's style perfectly.

With the young lady's current strength, she could handle an advanced-level magical beast, though it would take some effort.

Then, in the next second, Eris ran back behind Chen Nuo as if she had seen a ghost, her voice trembling.

"Gr-gr-green-haired demon!!"

"A Superd Tribe?"

Seeing Eris like this, Chen Nuo had a good idea of what had scared her.

"Mm-mm-mm!"

Eris nodded vigorously.

It was the first time seeing the young lady scared into a quivering quail; it was evident how horrifying the slaughter caused by the Superd Tribe race had been, making the world's fear of them almost a mental imprint.

"Master, do I need to activate Annihilation Mode?"

Sandrone's eyes glinted with coldness.

According to the intelligence she had gathered in the past, the Superd Tribe race was a group of very dangerous beings.

Perhaps there were hidden circumstances behind it.

But for Sandrone, eliminating all potential dangers for Chen Nuo was her primary concern.

"Don't be so nervous, let's meet him first."

Chen Nuo waved his hand.

Before long, a tall warrior holding a spear slowly appeared before Chen Nuo and the others.

The man indeed had short green hair and a striking red gem on his forehead. He wore thin clothing, and the long spear in his hand was still stained with the blood of a magical beast.

Combined with that expressionless, stern face, even ignoring his identity as a Superd Tribe, he was enough to scare children.

"You should not be here."

The demon of worldly rumors spoke, his voice somewhat stiff, likely due to rarely using the Common Tongue to communicate.

It made sense; this was the Demon Continent, where most people used the Demon God Language.

"Is he going to attack us!?"

Eris buried her head in Chen Nuo's back, not daring to look up at all.

"Don't worry. Even if he really is a demon, so what? Could he be stronger than me?"

Chen Nuo's comforting words, delivered in a flat tone, acted like a shot of adrenaline to Eris's heart, instantly making the girl's heart flutter wildly.

That's right.

In Eris's heart, Noah was omnipotent.

Just a green-haired demon, how could she let herself be scared? It was beneath her dignity as a young lady.

Eris felt a bit guilty and feigned a cough, reaching out to smooth the wrinkles in her clothes before gathering the courage to look directly at him.

It seemed there was nothing particularly extraordinary about him.

Eris thought to herself secretly.

Compared to the non-human image in the stories, the green-haired demon before her didn't look much different from an ordinary human.

A hint of surprise flickered in the green-haired man's eyes.

It was the first time he had seen human children so calm upon meeting him.

"It is dangerous here; monsters have been appearing frequently lately. Where are your adults?"

Continuing from what he had said before.

Eris finally understood a little.

It turned out that his "should not be here" wasn't a threat, but a kind warning.

Wait, a green-haired demon has kindness?

This was simply sensational!

"Noah, be careful, this might be a trick."

For once, Eris used her brain first.

Hearing the voice of suspicion, the green-haired man's face remained expressionless; he had long since grown accustomed to the world's hostility and fear.

What he didn't understand was why human children would appear here.

This area was remote even for the Demon Continent; almost no humans would pass through here, let alone three children. As for Pronia, he could tell it was some kind of magical creation.

"We were caught in a magical disaster and transported here."

Chen Nuo explained simply.

"Magical disaster..."

The green-haired man repeated softly.

He recalled the mana fluctuations he had sensed earlier and understood.

In this mana-filled world, magical disasters were much like natural disasters.

Sometimes nature would naturally give birth to unimaginable natural magic.

However, there had never been one on the scale of yesterday's.

"What is your name?"

Chen Nuo asked.

The green-haired man was stunned; it had been a long time since anyone had asked for his name. His voice faltered for a moment before he stated it in full.

"Rui... Ruijerd Superdia."

"I am Noah. This is Eris, Sandrone, and Pronia."

Chen Nuo introduced them one by one.

"Hello."

After Ruijerd said this, he didn't know how to continue, giving off the inexplicable vibe of a shy big boy.

It was true; he hadn't communicated normally with humans for a long time.

"You are of the Superd Tribe race, correct?"

"...Yes."

"Looking at you, you don't seem like some bloodthirsty demon that can't be reasoned with. This contradicts the rumors in the stories."

Hearing Chen Nuo's words, Eris also cast a curious glance.

"That was all the Demon God Laplace's conspiracy!!"

Ruijerd suddenly became furious and fierce, giving Eris a fright.

"...Sorry."

Ruijerd hurriedly apologized for his loss of emotional control.

"It seems the Superd Tribe race has another story. I have wine; would you like to tell me about it?"

Chen Nuo said as he snapped his fingers.

The yellow earth beneath them immediately shaped itself into a round table. Pronia stood to the side, bringing out wine glasses from its chest and making an inviting gesture toward Ruijerd.

"...It has been a long time since anyone invited me for a drink. You truly are no ordinary human child."

Ruijerd twitched the corners of his mouth, trying to force a smile, but having not used the expression for so long, his smile could only be described as anything but good-looking.

"Noah is very strong, so don't get any bad ideas, or he'll really beat you to death."

Eris warned cryptically.

However, as soon as Ruijerd looked over, she was scared right back behind Chen Nuo.

"I have no bad intentions."

Ruijerd spoke bluntly, put down his long spear, sat across from Chen Nuo, and drank from the wine glass without any concern.

"Cough, cough... This wine is so strong."

Ruijerd was choked by the drink. Seeing his disheveled state, Eris put her hands on her hips.

"This is a specialty of the Fittoa Region, a strong liquor developed and named by Noah. Ordinary people can't handle it."

Eris took charge of the explanation.

Chen Nuo had operated other industries over the years.

Making money wasn't something to be ashamed of.

The study and learning of magic, as well as the research and creation of dolls, required a large amount of financial support.

"It is indeed strong enough."

Ruijerd nodded.

On the barren land of the Demon Continent, such strong wine could not be brewed.

After a glass of strong wine went down his throat, Ruijerd began to talk about the past.

"That was many years ago..."

"Wait a moment. Pronia, go prepare some skewers."

Drinking alone wouldn't do; they needed some snacks to go with the wine.

Conveniently, both Eris and he were a bit hungry.

"Understood."

Pronia carried over the Land Turtle that Ruijerd had just killed.

"Wait, monster meat cannot be eaten."

Ruijerd hurriedly warned.

"Don't worry, I have special cooking magic."

Chen Nuo said with a wave of his hand.

The reason most monsters couldn't be eaten wasn't that they were poisonous, but due to mana rejection.

One only needed to expel the mana contained in the monster meat to cook it normally.

In his years of studying monsters, Chen Nuo had not only learned their innate magic but also researched their cooking methods along the way.

For a while, Chen Nuo had even thought about whether to publish a book on the subject.

A certain someone's "Monster Girl Evaluation Guide" was already popular throughout the red-light districts; it shouldn't be too much for him to release "Noah's Monster Cooking Manual" as a counterpart.

He later decided against it; if someone with poor skills tried it rashly, it really would kill them.

Have human children reached this level nowadays?

The truce between the Demon Race and Humans was truly the right choice.

Ruijerd couldn't help but think this way. Smelling the aroma of meat, he subconsciously swallowed his saliva and quickly focused his attention to continue the story he had just started.

In the very early period, the Superd Tribe race were subordinates of the Demon God Laplace.

They had excellent racial talents and were natural warriors, especially the gem on their forehead, which gave them unique sensory abilities, acting like a radar.

During their service to the Demon God, the Superd Tribe race served as the Royal Guard, specializing in surprise attacks and night raids.

About five hundred years ago.

The Demon God Laplace led the Demon Race to invade the Central Continent, launching the Third Human-Demon War, which is now known in history as the Laplace Campaign.

The Superd Tribe race naturally participated in this war of invasion.

And it was also during this time that the Demon God Laplace gifted them the "Demon Spears."

The Superd Tribe race didn't know then that these Demon Spears were actually a medium for the Demon God Laplace to transfer his own curse.

Although the power of the Demon Spears could enhance physical abilities and nullify human magic, they would gradually erode the user's soul, eventually leading to mental pollution of the entire race, plunging them into a state of slaughter where they couldn't distinguish friend from foe.

By the time the Superd Tribe race regained their senses, it was too late.

They had no place left to go.

The Demon Race saw them as traitors, and the Human Race saw them as demons.

Under the suppression of all parties, the Superd Tribe race was nearly wiped out.

Ruijerd, as the clan leader and strongest warrior, took on the difficult path of trying to reverse all of this.

"The Demon God Laplace is so evil! If I ever meet him, I'll definitely have Noah teach him a lesson!"

After hearing the story, Eris slapped the table in anger.

"Why me?"

Chen Nuo rolled his eyes.

"How could I possibly beat the Demon God right now?"

Eris spoke with a matter-of-fact tone; between her and Noah, they were already a publicly recognized couple.

On her tenth birthday, Sauros had already announced their engagement to the entire kingdom.

Philip, fearing his little cabbage wouldn't know how to lure the pig, had even hired professional court female teachers to instruct Eris on how to consolidate the relationship between husband and wife.

"...The Demon God Laplace has already been sealed by the human heroes in alliance with the Beast Race and Sea Race; you probably won't have a chance to deal with him."

Ruijerd said with a bitter smile.

But he quickly pulled himself together again.

"If you need it, I can escort you home. The road to the Central Continent is not easy to travel."

Ruijerd said this with some selfish motives.

Chen Nuo and Eris clearly didn't come from ordinary families—setting aside the daemon that even gave him a sense of pressure, one could tell just by the clothes they wore.

If he could change the minds of these two about the Superd Tribe race, it would be more direct and effective than helping other ordinary people.

"Noah, what do you think?"

Eris looked at Chen Nuo.

"Sure, I will give you sufficient compensation."

Chen Nuo nodded in agreement. There was no reason to refuse a guide who came to them, especially one who was an Emperor-level warrior with strength even higher than Ghislaine's; the value of the information he could collect was immense.

"No need, I am doing this voluntarily."

Ruijerd shook his head. It was already hard enough that someone was willing to accept his help; how could he ask for more?

"Is that so? I originally wanted to clear the Superd Tribe race's name as compensation. This young lady's grandfather is the Lord of the Fittoa Region, a high noble among humans."

Chen Nuo said with a beaming smile.

"...That is indeed a reward I cannot refuse. Please allow me to take back what I just said."

Ruijerd quickly lowered his head.