Terraria: Cruel World Legends

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7:35 p.m.

…After finishing his dinner at home, Xi Yao stayed in the living room, flipping through the Book of Terra, doing his homework for tomorrow’s battle against the “Abyssal Scourge”:

[…The number of this species of sea snakes is unknown, and they usually roam around the Sulphur Sea. They have adapted well to the harsh environment here, and they feed passively by filtering food without worry in this corrupt ocean.

It has a very high IQ. If it is not hungry, it will usually be happy to play with creatures it deems safe, including humans, and capture the good and evil that the other party inadvertently reveals, so as to take the initiative to attack.

Although it is mostly friendly, its terrifying presence is enough to scare away most creatures on shore. However, with its presence as a deterrent, more formidable predators can linger safely in acid storms.

After the introduction of "Yuan Zai", we now understand Yuan Zai's habits and attack characteristics... Xi Yao continued to read... but before he had read for long, a gentle knock on the door came into his ears from outside.

Xi Yao thought quickly for a few seconds, and after guessing that it was Elias outside the door, he stood up and opened the door. The moment the door opened, two familiar figures came into view at the same time, a man and a woman.

Xi Yao was slightly stunned. It seemed that he did not guess completely right. Prism had also come... But he guessed half right. Elias was indeed standing outside the door.

Elias saw Xiyao and raised his hand as a greeting. Then he smiled and said, "Good evening, brother Xiyao. I hope I didn't disturb you."

Xiyao shook his head to indicate that she had not, and then looked at the prism beside him. She also raised one hand to signal, and Xiyao nodded slightly in response.

Then he turned his head and looked at Elias: "Let me guess, are we going to start learning about each other's life experience and other information?"

Elias kept a slight smile on his face, spread out one hand and said, "Congratulations, you guessed it right, but there is no prize."

Then Xi Yao opened the door and glanced at the pocket watch hanging on his body: "Please come in, there is plenty of time now, let's chat slowly?"

"No." Elias Elias suddenly put away the smile on his face, then shook his head seriously, which made Xi Yao stunned, and Prism on the side was also a little puzzled.

"Are you in a hurry?" Xi Yao asked.

"No, I just deny your first sentence: [Please come in]." After Elias said this, the serious expression on his face quickly disappeared, and then a smile appeared on his face again.

"Here's the thing. Can we go to Caesar's Tavern to talk?" Elias said, and then added: "I spent fifteen gold coins to book Caesar's Tavern for one night. Except for Louis, no one will disturb us."

"... go to the pub... and chat?" Xi Yao said a little confused, but he soon remembered that Elias was a drinker, and maybe letting him drink some wine would help him open up more?

Of course, it's just a nice way of saying he's a drunkard.

"Yeah, we can drink there, it's quiet and the atmosphere is good." Elias said as he moved towards Caesar's Tavern.

"First of all, let's forget about drinking. I find it hard to accept the taste of alcohol. But actually, there's nothing wrong with us just going there to chat." Xi Yao said, first turning around and going into the house to put the Book of Terra on the table into the void storage space, and then walking out of the house.

"Then brother Xiyao, the three of us are going to Caesar's Tavern?" As soon as Elias finished speaking, Xiyao said:

"Stop, just call me by my name, without the word 'old man'." Xi Yao really found it hard to accept the title 'old man'.

"So, how old are you?" Elias suddenly asked.

"..." Xi Yao thought quickly for a moment. At the beginning, the guide Andrew told Xi Yao through some reasoning and guesswork that he was 21 years old. Now half a year has passed, so he must be 21 and a half years old.

"21.5" Xi Yao answered the number promptly and decisively.

"I just celebrated my 21st birthday yesterday. Is it okay for me to call you bro?" Elias said with a smile.

"Oh~" Xi Yao nodded slowly after hearing this, then smiled and said: "Then, brother Elias, let's go to Caesar's Tavern? Let's go there and have a few drinks now?"

"Oooooh..." Elias almost spit out a mouthful of water, then he shook his head in panic and said, "Uh, let's put it this way, I'll call you Xiyao, and you'll call me Elias, just call me by my name, that's it."

Xi Yao smiled and shrugged, then walked towards Caesar's Tavern. Prism followed slowly, while Elias walked ahead in a sullen manner... But before he had taken a few steps, Elias's eyes lit up, and he immediately turned around and looked at Xi Yao:

"Hey, I have a suggestion. How about we call each other like this? You are "Yao", I am "Si", and she is "Jing". How about that?"

...What Elias was greeted with was silence and slightly shocked looks from the two people...Seeing this, he coughed lightly with some embarrassment, then turned around and continued walking.

"...It seems that it is possible." Xi Yao suddenly spoke after Elias took a few steps. Hearing this, Elias turned around quickly.

"Then why do you still look shocked?" Elias asked.

"I just didn't expect you to think of this." Xi Yao replied.

In fact, Elias's proposal was completely a fantasy. He didn't expect Xiyao to like it when he said it... But what Xiyao said now... It seems that he thinks this proposal is good?

"Wait, isn't this name too ambiguous? Isn't it inappropriate?" Elias immediately slapped himself in the face.

"No, I think it's just right." Xi Yao said, "Since we are partners, it would be too strange to call each other by our real names. The suggestion of calling each other by the last character of our names is a good one."

After saying that, Xi Yao raised the corners of his lips slightly and said to Elias, "He?"

"Uh, please stop for a moment. I have to explain something now. I will also explain it when I talk about my life story later." Elias said suddenly.

After a few seconds of pause, Elias continued, "Actually, if you really want to call me that, you should call me [Nar] or [Er], either is fine."

Xi Yao was quick to notice something: "Elais, what is your full name? Or what is your original name?"

Elias smiled softly and kept it a secret: "Well, let's talk about this after I have a few drinks at the bar."

"...Let's go." Xi Yao said, and Elias turned around and continued to walk towards Caesar's Tavern. Xi Yao was thinking about something while walking... At this time, Prism beside Xi Yao suddenly walked over slowly.

"So, do we really have to use the last letter of each other's name as our address?" Prism asked softly.

Xi Yao smiled after hearing this: "I remember I said that partners are also family. So I think there should be no problem with calling them that. Of course, you can refuse."

"Yeah." Prism nodded in response, then resumed walking normally.

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