CHAPTER 1378: CHAPTER 1378: THE MORE YOU LOOK, THE MORE HANDSOME

You then realize that the Malevolent Necromancer is not easy to deal with, and at the same time you find your level is still too low. Just getting lightly touched by a combat puppet takes away a third of your life value.

"Hah!"

You use the warrior’s Roar Skill, your killing intent surging all around you. You dodge a combat puppet’s fist and attack its lower section with your sword, sweeping the combat puppet down with one blow, and immediately rush towards the Malevolent Necromancer.

"I’ll destroy you!"

You swing your blade down hard, while the Malevolent Necromancer throws the magic he just gathered at you.

"Hmph," you grunt coldly, your body suddenly vanishing in the air, reappearing behind the Malevolent Necromancer.

Cold Steel Sword shines coldly, and with one swift move, you take down the Malevolent Necromancer.

"Phew! This guy was really tough."

"Yun Xiaoxin!" Zhao’er couldn’t save you in time as she watched two war puppets and three combat puppets hurl their fists at you.

"Dodge!"

As the puppets’ fists are about to fall, you quickly dodge aside, while signaling to Zhao’er with a wink. Zhao’er nods, and along with her chanting, the Cold Steel Sword in your hand suddenly gleams with a divine light.

"Divine Gift" — A magic specifically for adding holy element attack to weapons, capable of increasing the weapon’s own attack by eighty percent for a short time, belonging to advanced holy element magic.

Having used this magic, Zhao’er is already slightly panting. Knowing Zhao’er’s situation, you decide to finish the fight quickly.

"Great Destroyer Skill!" You suddenly leap high and then slash at several puppets out of thin air. With each slash you make, a large mark appears on the ground, and after three slashes, five puppets lie on the ground, along with a large "big" character.

After the monsters die, they drop equipment all over the place, but you don’t pick up the gear on the ground. You have noticed a ring on the Malevolent Necromancer’s hand earlier, so when the Malevolent Necromancer’s corpse is about to disappear, you rush over and snatch a silver ring from the Malevolent Necromancer’s finger.

Meanwhile, Zhao’er also picks up a piece of armor from the ground. She doesn’t seek equipment she needs but first picks up armor meant for a samurai. She hands the armor to you with a smile, saying, "Yun’s clothes are all worn out; better change into something new."

You take the armor, kiss Zhao’er on the cheek, and smile, "Zhao’er is so considerate."

You don’t care that this armor is unidentified; since it’s Zhao’er’s kind gesture, you refuse to reject it. So you strip off your clothes on the spot, revealing solid muscles. Zhao’er looks at you in surprise, saying, "Yun, why aren’t you wearing underwear?"

"Underwear?" You scratch your head and smile, "I never bought one."

"You could’ve said something," Zhao’er glances at you faintly, "Armor will chafe the body without underwear."

"Let’s talk about that later," you say as you bend down searching for good equipment, but after searching for a long time, you only find a piece of soft leather armor.

"It seems these monsters really look after Yun," Zhao’er says with a smile. Just as she is about to help you put on the soft leather armor, she notices a blood-red moon-shaped birthmark below your belly button. Under Zhao’er’s gaze, the moon-shaped birthmark fades away slowly.

"What’s wrong?" you ask.

"Nothing."

Zhao’er smiles lightly and then helps you put on the soft leather armor.

Zhao’er does not intend to tell you about this; she vaguely knows what it means, but to you, these clues are insignificant, so Zhao’er chooses not to mention it.

After putting on the armor, your entire demeanor changes significantly. Seeing you look so handsome, Zhao’er can’t help but smile, "Even though I’m with Yun every day, I feel Yun is becoming more and more handsome."

Actually, it’s not that you’ve changed; it’s more that Zhao’er’s perception of you has changed.

"My Zhao’er is just the same," you laugh, pulling Zhao’er into an embrace, "Oh, right."

Only then do you remember the ring you took from the Malevolent Necromancer, pulling it out, revealing a silver-white ring shining with white light in your hand.

"Zhao’er, this ring should be holy element; it would look great on you."

"Hmm."

Zhao’er smiles at you but doesn’t put the ring on, saying, "Yun, do you know the concept of ’uniqueness’?"

"Uniqueness?" You look perplexed.

"There are many unique things in the world, like the dearest person." Looking at the seemingly ordinary ring in her hand, Zhao’er smiles brightly, "This ring was once personally put on my hand by Yun. Although it isn’t precious, it holds significant meaning." Saying this, Zhao’er’s face blushes scarlet.

Thinking about it deeply, you nod, asking while holding the ring, "Then what do we do with this one?"

"Just keep it first; it hasn’t been identified yet, right? We can decide once we know its attributes."

"Alright, I’ll follow your advice." Your eyes shift as you say to Zhao’er, "Zhao’er, what are your thoughts on our future development?"

"I would like to hear Yun’s ideas first."

"Society is extremely complex, and people’s thoughts are, too. If we do not have absolutely strong power, people beneath us will surely not follow our orders, especially those with power; they are even more proud and difficult to control. They may even bite us back at some point. Rather than blindly searching for powerful aides now, it might be better to personally create a group of them."

Zhao’er obviously didn’t expect you to say this; she thought you would say that the main focus right now is to win people over. Seeing you full of confidence, Zhao’er can’t help but ask, "Does Yun have any practical plans?"

"There is, but nowhere to implement it."

"What does Yun mean?"

"I intend to go to a relatively technologically backward place to establish my own stronghold there. What I am lacking now is not knowledge or strength but manpower." You gaze into the distance at the combat puppets still wandering around, sighing, "At the same time, I also need capable and thoughtful subordinates. If they are all like these puppets, there’s no need to sigh over dominating the world; I might as well go farming in the countryside."

"Yun, I do know a place like that, but it’s quite far away, and we might not be able to get there temporarily."

"Hmm." As you ponder deeply, Zhao’er does not disturb, only watching you from the side.

After a while, you suddenly seem to have thought of something, saying to Zhao’er, "We currently have two places that we must go to: one is the guild registration office, the other is the nearest newbie village."

"Newbie Village?" Zhao’er obviously does not understand your intentions.

"First, we need to establish our own guild, and then recruit a group of talented newcomers. Nowadays, newbies are often bullied and exploited; if we seize this opportunity, we will definitely be able to quickly establish a modestly powerful guild."