Chapter 25

Sigma and Beifeng stood outside the cave, watching the half-orcs wave goodbye.

Looking at Beifeng using life magic to summon vines to cover the cave entrance again, Sigma's eyes twitched: "... They just let me go like this? They treated me to a meal and then let me go?"

"Do you want to stay for dinner, Your Highness? Too much wine and meat can be bad for your health, and we've been out for so long, the academy might worry." Beifeng gave Sigma a strange look, "If you want to come back, you can do so another day."

"No, no, no... That's not the issue. Look, I discovered the half-orcs' secret, and at first, you wouldn't let me leave. You surrounded me and brought me to your base, treated me to a meal, and then sent me off nicely..." Sigma counted on his fingers, looking unable to accept it, "... If you trusted me, why didn't you let me go from the start? If you didn't trust me, why did you treat me so well and then let me go?"

"Because we drank together, we are good friends now. A stranger's promise not to tell is not trustworthy, but a good friend's promise can be trusted wholeheartedly." Beifeng answered seriously.

"... Your people are really simple and honest."

"That's... Wait! Your Highness doesn't need to use the term 'your people.' I'm not a half-orc; I'm just a good friend of the half-orcs, a bit closer..."

"Oh..." Sigma suddenly understood, "A bit 'closer'... "

Beifeng wisely shut his mouth. After being teased by Sigma several times, he had learned that the only way to deal with his taunts was to endure them silently. As long as he maintained an attitude of "do whatever you want, I won't say a word," Sigma would soon lose interest and leave him alone.

But today, Sigma seemed to be in a very talkative mood, enthusiastically asking, "By the way, I have many more questions for you. How does it feel with animals compared to humans? Which animal is tighter? It's said that cows have very high temperatures, and young ewes are very greedy? And do animals have hymens? Don't know? So you only play with second-hand ones? Damn, you even have to be the one to take over?"

"I don't know, I don't know, I don't know anything at all!" A series of increasingly malicious questions shattered Beifeng's sanity. He clutched his head and begged, "Your Highness, please don't tease me. How could I possibly know such things? How long are you going to play this game! My preferences are really very normal!"

"Then let's talk about something unrelated to animals, something you should know." Sigma raised an eyebrow.

"Of course! Of course! As long as you don't ask about that, I'll tell you anything!"

"How many failed relationships have you had!"

"Fifty-eight!"

"Where is the ancient guardian of the Natural Kingdom's war weapon, the 'Sword of Divine Jade'—sorry, the 'Sword of Divine Jade'—stationed?"

"In the twelfth level of the underground city, 450 meters below the peak of Mount Hyjal. You can take the Mercedes 520 War Wind airship to land directly!"

"Where did those half-orcs come from!"

"They say they came from the underground world... Damn! Your Highness, you tricked me!"

Sigma glanced at Beifeng and exclaimed, "Damn, you really did spill it..."

"..." Beifeng's face turned pale, and he sighed dejectedly, "I knew Your Highness would be interested in this. I'll tell you in detail, but please keep your promise and don't tell anyone. Those guys just want to live a carefree and happy life. Don't let human desires and curiosity destroy their good life..."

"I said, I'm just very curious about their origins. I'm not interested in anything else." Sigma said coolly, "Tell me everything you know."

"Actually, I don't know much. They claim to come from a war-torn underground world. Everyone was tired of the war and fled to the surface to escape it. They heard that humans are cruel and cunning, not even falling short of dark elves, and they were afraid of becoming human slaves, so they live in isolation here..." Beifeng hesitated for a moment and then continued, "I also asked them about the underground world, but unfortunately, most of the older generation are dead, and they didn't get much useful information from their parents. The only thing they remembered was not to go out and to live a happy life in the valley..."

He looked at Sigma's expression and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, that's all I know!"

"I didn't expect to get much useful information from you anyway." Sigma stroked his chin and fell into thought.

The underground world... It makes sense. The Nolun continent is vast, and the various races have yet to explore all its regions. No one knows if there are equally prosperous civilizations or powerful races in some corner of the world, let alone the underground world, which is just as extensive. It's said that the dark elves still battle countless underground creatures, and their monster guide has five volumes. Even if there are some half-orcs unknown to the dark elves, it's not impossible to explain.

But Sigma instinctively suspected that the half-orcs' origins were not so simple.

Only a carefree and naive druid like Beifeng would be so unguarded, living with the half-orcs for nearly ten years without noticing anything suspicious and still keeping his mouth shut...

The druid looked very excited: "Has Your Highness never eaten meat from the Natural Academy? You've misunderstood; we don't only eat vegetables. The druid cuisine is a specialty of Nolun, with a unique flavor in steaming, stir-frying, frying, and boiling. How about I treat you to dinner tonight? My specialty is Snow Toad Tiger Bone Soup, and even the High Priestess praised it..."

"... I think I'll pass." Sigma suddenly remembered something and awkwardly rubbed his nose, "Beifeng, I think we both forgot something."

"... Please call me Likos at the academy, Your Highness." Beifeng said, puzzled, "And what is it?"

"Um..." Sigma spoke slowly, "... Did you forget why you ran out?"

Beifeng froze for a moment, then slowly realized what had happened. Sweat beads formed on his forehead, and he pounded his chest in frustration, finally letting out a long, sad howl: "Alyssa! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Watching his dust-kicking back, Sigma scratched his head: "By the way, I haven't told you, but Alyssa is back home."

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PS1: These chapters seem a bit watered down... Well, we're starting to get into the main plot.

PS2: Uh, I can't keep the top ten spot on the total clicks list today. Could everyone please go to the computer to click on the new book? And please give me some recommendations and favorites, thank you.

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