Chapter 175: Heart of the Water God
After leaving Columbia's house, Liu Bai pulled Nashida and ran far away to avoid being caught up by Columbia.
"What are you doing with it? And I was wondering why it looks so familiar. You have a few of her eye masks in your box, right?"
Looking at the white hollow eye mask in Liu Bai's hand, Nashida crossed her arms and asked Liu Bai.
"Hush... You don't understand this, girl. This thing is very valuable. A friend of mine spent 10 million Mora to buy it from me."
Liu Bai looked around carefully and explained to Nashida after confirming that it was safe.
"...? So you sold it?"
Nashida spoke somewhat speechlessly.
"No, I didn't find him. I heard that he volunteered to go to the abyss alone without his teammates, and he hasn't come back yet."
Liu Bai spread his hands.
"Then he is probably gone..."
Narcida shook her head.
But since Liu Bai doesn't have any weird ideas, let him do whatever he wants. But I have to keep an eye on him next time to make sure he doesn't mess around...
Afterwards, because it was too late, Liu Bai did not go to other executives to give gifts, but took Nashida to the most upscale hotel in Zhidong.
Nashida earned so much moula that she deserved to pay for the meal.
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On a snowy plain in winter, Alechino, wearing an executive coat, sat with Krevy in front of a campfire.
As night fell, the gorgeous blue aurora in the sky came into view.
"Wow...it's the Aurora! Look, Pepe, it's so beautiful!"
Krevy pointed at the gorgeous aurora in the night sky and excitedly pulled Alechino's hand and cheered.
"Yes, got it."
Alechino responded softly.
Over the years, she had seen the aurora many times in winter, but every time she saw the aurora, she would think of Krevi, which made her lose interest in continuing to appreciate it.
"Krevy, do you want to continue staying in Hearth House? Or is there anything else you want to do? I can help you prepare."
After quietly watching the aurora for a long time, Alechino suddenly asked Krevy.
"Me? Pepe has made our home warm. I don't need to work hard anymore."
"Hmm... Let me think about it. Why not become an adventurer? I want to travel around and see the scenery of other countries~"
Krevy put a hand to her mouth, thought for a moment, and finally spoke with some anticipation.
She is a person who pursues freedom, but she is imprisoned in the Hearth House and cannot leave, so she has a strong desire to go out. Becoming a free adventurer and traveling and exploring everywhere may be the most suitable career for her.
"Adventurer? Sure. I'll take you to the Adventurer's Association headquarters in a few days."
Alechino frowned slightly, but she respected Krevie's choice, and finally nodded and agreed.
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"Girl, I found that cat ears are also a bit bad."
Late at night, Liu Bai suddenly spoke to Nashida in his arms.
"Hmm? What's wrong with that?"
Nashida shook her cat ears and looked at Liu Bai in confusion, as he was obviously so fond of her just now.
"Because it will make you eat a lot of hair."
Liu Bai said this seriously.
He quite liked licking Nashida's ears, but cat ears are all hairy.
"Who told you to lick it..."
Nashida rolled her eyes in annoyance and lightly hit Liu Bai with her hand.
"Okay, then I won't lick you, but rubbing you can at least do it, right?"
Liu Bai said this and raised his hand to rub Nashida's ears.
"Woo..."
Nashida did not respond, but buried her face in Liu Bai's chest with a blushing face, and her tail kept shaking behind her.
"Go to bed early. You'll be exhausted if you do this every day..."
Nashida's faint voice came from Liu Bai's chest.
"Ah."
Liu Bai responded and closed his eyes but continued to rub Nashida's furry cat ears. The feeling was really great.
Time quickly came to the next day, and Liu Bai was called up by Nashida.
"Hmm... I should go see the Queen today. I wonder if she likes milkshakes..."
After washing up briefly, Liu Bai sat at the dining table, yawned and muttered.
"Want me to go with you?"
After serving the hot breakfast on the table, Nashida asked Liu Bai.
Although she came to Winter Solstice without the Ice God's consent, it would be better for her to try not to be discovered.
"No need, girl. I'm afraid you won't be able to stop Her Majesty from beating me."
Liu Bai shook his head.
He knew what other people's reactions would be if he gave them the milkshake, but he had to do something in order to use it up.
With such a resolute mentality, Liu Bai and Nashida left the little white house after eating and walked towards the Winter Palace alone.
Nashida was not worried that Liu Bai would really make the Ice Queen angry. After all, he had already collected three God's Hearts, and the Ice Queen would not be angry over such a small matter.
Thinking of this, Nashida went shopping with peace of mind. She went shopping less frequently in winter, so everything here was very novel to her.
Liu Bai arrived at the Winter Palace with ease and quickly bypassed all the guards and entered the main hall.
The Ice Queen seemed to have known that Liu Bai was coming and was waiting quietly on the throne.
"Your Majesty, I'm back to give you the good news!"
Seeing the Ice Queen, Liu Bai hurried over and bowed to the majestic Ice Queen sitting on the throne.
"Oh? What good news makes you so happy?"
Looking at Liu Bai's excitement, the Ice Queen responded calmly.
"That's right, Your Majesty. I found a bottle of the legendary milkshake in Fontaine. This milkshake is very delicious. It is said that as long as you drink it, you can realize your wishes, such as collecting the hearts of gods, collecting the hearts of gods, collecting the hearts of gods, and so on."
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
Liu Bai respectfully brought out a bottle of milkshake as if he was presenting a treasure.
"..."
Looking at Liu Bai bringing the milkshake to the throne, the Ice Queen was sure that something was wrong.
"Oh, is it really so magical?"
Although she felt something was wrong, the Ice Queen still confirmed it in a calm tone.
"Of course, I guarantee as an executive officer that you can get the Heart of God as long as you drink it."
Liu Bai nodded affirmatively, holding the milkshake and looking at the Ice Queen with anticipation.
"Well, you are indeed my most promising executive officer."
"As your reward, you are to drink this milkshake and use it to get me the heart of the water god."
The Ice Queen nodded, expressed her appreciation to Liu Bai, and gave him the bottle of milkshake.
"...?"
After hearing the words of the Ice Queen, Liu Bai, who was holding a milkshake, tilted his head, feeling as if something was wrong.
"Enjoy it quickly. After you bring the Heart of God, I will give you an extra reward."
The Ice Queen continued.
"..."
Liu Bai swallowed, then took a deep breath, held the straw and took a sip.
"Your Majesty, look, it worked..."
Then, Liu Bai, with a distorted expression, took out a blue Heart of God from Xiaobai's house.
As early as when he was on the boat, Liu Bai had been worrying about whether or not to hand over the Heart of the Water God to the Ice Queen. After all, that would mean he would also be giving away his own sea otter doll, and he couldn't bear to take it apart.
Later, with Nashida's reminder, he remembered that he could use "This is what I picked up" to take the Heart of God out from the inside.
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