Chapter 53: The Ruins

The mischievous Pet System continued sending alerts to Wei Huo, but one particular alert caught his attention.

‘Every move the Player makes will influence the Pet. Every choice the Player makes will result in different Pet evolutions which will lead to different endings. The Player is cautioned to take note!

Wei Huo was confused. Was this Pet System stolen from an actual game? Was it possible to unlock unique achievements as well?

Given how weird the system’s salutations were, Wei Huo thought it was possible.

After knowing that his behavior could influence Wei Sha, Wei Huo no longer dared to give random orders to her. He said to Wei Sha, “Stand up, you don’t have to kneel before me whenever you see me in the future. You also don’t have to address me as the Big Divine Man.”

“Understood, Big Divine Man!” Wei Sha stood up.

Wei Huo’s brows scrunched together. “There’s no way to change the salutation, is there?”

Wei Sha replied, “That is correct, Big Divine Man.”

Wei Huo let out a sigh of relief. ‘It was indeed a trap, phew! That was close!’

Wei Huo was still sitting on the Rhinoceros as he said, “That’s great, let’s set out!”

Wei Sha grabbed the Rhinoceros by its horn and said, “Yes, Big Divine Man. I’ll lead the Rhinoceros!”

The Rhinoceros was confused. “???”

‘Why do you need to drag me by my horn?’

The Zerg girl tried to drag the Rhinoceros by its horn with all her might. She started running in place and could not take a step further. She was unwilling to concede defeat. She was determined to move forward, but the Rhinoceros still would not budge.

Wei Huo thought it was funny. ‘This Rhinoceros was a Rare-ranked beast, and its attack bar was 167. On top of that, I’m sitting on top of it. There’s no way you could move this weight!’

Wei Huo laughed. “You’re done, get up here.”

Wei Sha loosened her hand and said respectfully to Wei Huo, “Servant does not dare to do so, servant will just follow behind the Big Divine Man.”

Wei Huo did not force it. He patted the back of the Rhinoceros, and it began moving forward. Wei Sha stared at the Rhinoceros in confusion and looked at her own hands. It looked as if she was wondering why she had failed to move this Rhinoceros.

Wei Huo looked over at her and knew what she was thinking.

‘First of all, you’re a newborn baby. Secondly, the Rhinoceros is a fully grown beast which has carried me for the past five years. Its physique has been well-trained.’

Wei Huo did not comfort Wei Sha as he thought this was not a bad thing. It was good to let Wei Sha realize that she was not as strong as she thought she was to avoid becoming too proud of herself. There were many dangerous creatures in nature, and it was important to know one’s own capabilities as well as the enemy’s.

Soon after that, Wei Sha recovered from feeling defeated. She was indeed a Zerg girl with the bloodline of the Demonic Ant Queen. She possessed the perseverance, determination, and fearlessness that were beneficial for her growth.

Wei Huo may have a new travel partner but this time he felt more of a guide. He was the elder this time around as Wei Sha was too young and did not know much. She needed Wei Huo to teach her everything.

One example was when Wei Sha caught a kitten-sized spider and wanted to show off her capabilities.

Wei Huo said patiently, “Wei Sha, spiders can’t be eaten!”

Wei Sha was confused. “Spiders have high protein content, why can’t they be eaten?”

Wei Huo was speechless. “…”

‘It’s a logical statement. I actually have no way to refute that.’

After thinking it through, Wei Huo said, “Think about it. You’re a Zerg girl, and spiders are insects as well. If you eat them, wouldn’t it be equivalent to cannibalism? You’re a noble and thoughtful Zerg girl with high morals. How could you do something like that?”

Wei Sha was in deep thought. Soon after that, she replied, “Big Divine Man is right. I will never hunt for insects again.”

Whenever he taught Wei Sha something, Wei Huo felt like he was a father with a newborn daughter. He forced his values on Wei Sha and justified them with so-called noble reasons. Wei Huo felt like if he continued doing so, he would eventually ruin Wei Sha’s own sense of judgement.

That was why this time, Wei Huo added. “However, you have to be able to have your own judgement. Not everything I say is the truth.”

Wei Sha was confused. “Could God make mistakes?”

Wei Huo was stunned. Although children’s words should not be taken seriously, sometimes their words could hold some truth. He replied, “I’m only God in your eyes, but I’m not an actual God. I’m only human, and not everything I say is right. You will have to learn to have your own judgement.”

Wei Sha was still confused. “But you’re the Big Divine Man!”

“Huh?” Wei Huo felt lost. ‘Is this what Big Divine Man meant?

‘Man, Big Man, Big Divine Man.

‘Rhinoceros, Big Rhinoceros, Big Divine Rhinoceros.

‘Panda, Big Panda, Big Divine Panda.’

‘Big’ and ‘Divine’ are adjectives?

Wei Sha said, “The Big Divine Man says I need to have my own judgement, but my judgement is that the Big Divine Man is always right. However, the Big Divine Man says he’s not necessarily right all the time. So that means my judgement is wrong, which means the Big Divine Man is definitely wrong. But the Big Divine Man said he’s not necessarily right…”

Wei Sha was confusing herself. Her logic went into chaos, and her body kept shaking while her face swirled round and round. There were tiny stars whirling in her eyes.

A few moments later, she finally asked, “So, is the Big Divine Man right or wrong?”

Wei Huo was left speechless. “…”

‘You… shouldn’t have your own judgement then.’

Wei Huo said to her, “From now on, you’ll do whatever I say. Don’t overthink it.”

Wei Huo continued traveling to the west with Wei Sha. After climbing over mountains and crossing long rivers, they finally arrived at a huge prairie.

Wei Huo took a look at the Map and realized that he was near the west coast of the Northern continent. After getting past that huge snowy mountain, he would be able to see the sea.

Wei Huo finally found a part of the huge snowy mountain after traveling for another few months. However, he found a building at the same time. It was a three-storey structure built with stones. It was shaped like a pyramid, and there was a huge entrance into it. Its insides were too dark to be seen clearly.

Wei Huo thought about ‘Ruins’ upon seeing the structure.

Wei Huo was met with quite a few instances along the way, but he did not have enough experience to conquer them. Even if he killed all the soulless creatures in those instances, there would not be any Magical Stones or equipment awarded to him. That was why Wei Huo marked the instances down on the Map rather than attempting them.

However, God had added ‘Ruins’ in the updates not too long ago.

According to the update, many goods could be found in ruins. Scrolls, weapons, equipment, ancient technology, and artifacts are just some of them.

Wei Huo marked the ruins down on the Map. Even if he did not go inside now, Wei Huo would eventually return to this place one day. However, did you really think he would not go inside the ruins now?