The brave man opened the coffin and rose

What is a person?

What is you?

In today's society, being able to call someone by name does not necessarily mean that the other person knows you well.

Who knows how those sales and promotional calls get your last name, full name, and even your recent spending history?

If you really want to understand a person, you should know those more inner things.

It’s not about the schools you attended, the majors you studied, or the teachers and classmates you had, but other things that make you know that you are yourself.

For example, one afternoon, when the sun is at a perfect angle, you see him/her writing down notes with his/her eyebrows lowered, and the sound of the black water-based pen rustling on the paper;

For example, one night, when I was having a story time with my friends and I was feeling hot and sweaty after drinking some alcohol, the temperature of the wind that blew at that moment;

For example, after a rain, when you are walking side by side with your friends, the freshness of the soil and grass will instantly bring you out of your dazed state.

Or it could be the plush texture of the red scarf he wears in winter, the feeling of the thin grass being pressed down in the palm of your hand and then slowly bouncing back when you roll down the lawn hill in summer, the touch of seeing the moonlight pouring when you wake up in the middle of the night, and the sudden sour feeling in your nose and heart when you want to cry.

These delicate moments are what make up a person's true and unique part.

If there is such a person, even though he doesn't know your name, but can say these things to you, then there is no doubt that he is the one who truly understands and knows you.

Although it sounds a bit beautiful, it is also a bit off topic.

But to a certain extent, with regard to Aunt Vanna's strange defensive methods and the interference power that is difficult to explore in depth, all Abes and the others need to do is to understand this level of understanding.

And now, these things are becoming a reality - under the leadership of Abes and others, the people of Carterburg are gradually getting to know Aunt Vanna.

Knowing that the onset of insect vomiting is a long-lasting latent process, Abes came up with the design of the insect-summoning musical instrument.

After the few people in Carterburg who knew the relevant production technology united together, made three or five of them, and handed them over to the soldiers in Carterburg, the infection could basically be discovered.

Knowing that the production of insect vomit can be suppressed by natural energy, Abess designed a set of slow-charging rune sets.

The rune set is simpler than making magic items and does not require much technical skills. If you are careful enough, you can basically complete the replica of the rune set with just a set of hammer and chisel.

Within five hours after these two combined punches were launched, all the hidden patients in Carterburg were found out.

Then, as the natural energy charging rune group was quickly laid out, those patients who were originally vomiting and confused were able to return to normal.

Apart from the fact that they cannot be allowed to return to healthy people, they are basically able to live and even work like ordinary people.

If he no longer continues to vomit and become coma, dehydrated, rapidly hungry, and malnourished, there will be no need for other people to take care of him, and Carterburg will not be short of manpower.

Even though we still don't know what kind of terrible monsters and enemies Aunt Vanna is dealing with, but now, with the new soup medicine recipe recommended by Abes, combined with the Insect Summoning Musical Instrument and the Natural Energy Slow Charging Rune Set, the trouble with insects can be said to have almost subsided.

However, seeing the admiration that the people of Carterburg showed him, Abes felt a little embarrassed under his fully enclosed helmet.

The recipe was revised by Matthew based on the herbs and magical plants that were supposed to be growing around Carterburg;

The Insect Summoning Musical Instrument is an improvement on the Bing Nagi;

The rune set was also the work of Kronos.

If it wasn't for the purpose of ensuring that he would not be associated with other forces or other backgrounds, given Abes's personality, he would never have taken the credit in this way.

So, in response to Ivan's thanks, Abbes just said something vague, "I'm just doing some simple work."

Paraphrasing is, of course, a simple task.

However, although everything seemed to be thriving, there were still many things that Alvin did not understand.

"I heard from my nephew Soran that all our troubles can be traced back to Aunt Wanna, who sells potions and provides porridge. Now, you have been busy in Carterburg for three days, coming up with new things every day. It has indeed helped us control the vomiting of insects, but as for eradicating the problem completely..."

There was no need for Abes to speak. Instead, Soran answered first, "Uncle Ivan, don't you understand? Now, the possibility that Aunt Wanna wants to force me to hand over the black jade voluntarily no longer exists."

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It is handed over [actively] rather than being snatched away passively.

This is the key point that Abes points out.

"Who do you think is more powerful, you or Bai Renchou?" Seeing the two people coming to him with black jade and leather bags, Abes also pointed out a problem.

"Of course it's him." Soran smiled and tilted his head to look at the white-haired man beside him.

The other party was able to come all the way here and earn the expenses along the way by doing things that required the use of swords. He was more or less a qualified adventurer.

And I am just a lucky hunter who relies on my perception of time to set traps.

The only thing he relied on to participate in this whole chaos was his relatively sharp brain and his unyielding spirit.

"So how do you think he compares to me?"

Soran scratched his head and said, "I was not present when you fought, but judging from the results, Master Qian Zhongzhan should be more powerful."

During the casual conversation, he heard Bai Renchou say that just by using pure physical strength, the adult in front of him could "guide" him to defend himself.

Later, when he started changing his moves and injecting power into his sword moves, it helped him wake up in a matter of minutes.

"So, when I was with him, I didn't choose to fight Aunt Wanna right away, but fled back. What do you think of Aunt Wanna's strength?"

"Far beyond you and me."

Yeah, way beyond them.

But the problem lies here. Since she has abilities far beyond those of ordinary people like Soran, why doesn't she snatch the black jade away from this hunter when he is searching for prey outside every day?

By the same token, after she had revealed some information that matched what Bai Renchou knew, she had already gained Bai Renchou's trust. Why didn't she just trick the leather bag out of her hands on the spot, or just get it without pretending?

"By summarizing the similarities between the black jade and the leather pocket, it is easy to come to two conclusions."

"First, both sides need you to give it actively."

The diary and parchment were used to trick Soran into giving the black jade to Aunt Vanna as a material.

As for Bai Renchou, she needed him to take the initiative to hand over the leather bag containing the letters and notes to her.

"Second, both parties need to participate in the ceremony."

What Soran is going to perform is a ritual that can also safely send ordinary people to the Ethereal Plane;

Bai Renchou put it even more clearly, saying that he wanted to use karma fire to burn and sacrifice.

"Then, although it's not a 100% probability, I can boldly speculate a conclusion. Maybe Aunt Wanna can't forcefully [take] it from you. She needs you to voluntarily hand it over, and even go through some magical conditions and processes before she can get it."

"That's why, after discovering that Soran could get the black jade, she didn't choose to attack him directly, but used the method of setting up a stall to sell goods to get close to him, so that Soran took the diary and parchment on his own initiative - people always have deep faith in and are impressed by things they personally picked out."

"That's probably why, after she had completely gained Bai Renqiu's trust, she didn't immediately want to take the leather bag. Instead, she asked me to bring it to her after I finished it and to perform a ritual. Not only did she need to use it to block my search, but she also needed to spend time preparing for the magical ritual."

"And with these conditions, we can set up some counterattacks!"

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Shirai Tea House.

During these few days, Aunt Vanna gradually went from being upset to feeling relieved, and finally even a little happy.

Although Bai Renchou, the kid who took his [Soul Bag], failed to get rid of the nosy adventurer named Qian Chongzhan.

But in the past few days, the power of destiny has not been touched further.

This shows that no one is continuing to pursue their true identity.

From being touched to not being touched again, there are only two situations.

Either the pursuer has been wiped out by the power of fate; or the pursuer has completely lost the motivation to continue the pursuit because no matter what he does, he cannot get an answer, he always forgets what he does, or the topic is diverted.

I think those guys who got together probably couldn't come up with anything useful by researching on their own, so they just gave up in the end.

During this period of time, the feeling brought by the insect curse was gradually disappearing.

This is a good thing.

Because this means that they must have used the ointment they left behind.

Human beings are such creatures. They are always stubborn at the beginning, but when they have to use their strength, they can be even humbler than a dwarf.

However, the amount of ointment left behind is limited.

This means that cruelty and despair will grow up with them, and violence caused by selfish genes is bound to continue.

Despair is the inevitable result.

Even though I am now close to transformation and no longer need the pain of ordinary people to advance, what ghost woman would not enjoy the pleasure of torture?

"Heh, now Carterburg must be in a state where it can't survive without Aunt."

"It's a pity that without the eyes of the assembly, Auntie can't make a tool that can spy from a distance. It makes Auntie unhappy that she can't see the dangerous situation of those people fighting and killing."

The thought of whether things were getting out of control never crossed her mind.

The [Heart Stone] and [Soul Bag] have been found.

Unfortunately, some arrangements of fate made it impossible for him to refine it.

Actively giving up and waiting for them to come back is the best solution in line with the instructions of fate.

And although her situation has been exposed a lot now, Aunt Wanna believes that both sides will fall into her arrangement.

Bai Renchou could not restrain his desire for the truth of memory; and the unrealistic wishes of the hunter who always wanted to be a hero and had lofty ambitions had been ignited by her.

Once she gets the two things, she will immediately choose these two people as her first choice victims when she obtains the power of the Night Witch.

Now, when she is only one step away from obtaining amazing power, and after all kinds of traps, mechanisms, and slaves have been set up inside her own lair, what else can defeat her?

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The rust-like color of the sharp black claws was then illuminated by four different magical glows.

They are respectively covered by the corrosive smoke prepared by the power of the demon hag, the blizzard prepared by the power of the winter hag, the phantom clone prepared by the power of the green hag, and the ink prepared by the power of the sea hag.

Although there are only four types, the ability to activate these methods once every six seconds is enough to keep her in an advantageous position.

"Auntie is very cautious..."

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"What? We're going to the monster's lair tomorrow to confront Aunt Vanna?"

After hearing Abes' proposal, Soran and Bairenchou felt it was contradictory.

It was he who talked about how powerful and troublesome the opponent was, and it was he who asked everyone to be careful to avoid him and come back to deal with the insect-vomiting plague. As a result, the insect-vomiting has been barely controlled now. When asked about the future developments, he actually went straight to attack?

Can we become much stronger with just two or three days of preparation?

"Go straight to the monster's lair and fight in someone else's territory. Have you found a way to deal with the lair's movements and area effects?"

The regional effect refers to the many strange phenomena that appeared before Abes’ eyes when he was exploring that day.

Although scary, it generally doesn't cause much damage.

The nest action is a means for the monsters to control the nest, a means that can actually cause damage.

Just like a red dragon can trigger volcanic activity in its own lair, although Aunt Vanna doesn't know what its true form is, she can tell at a glance that it is a magical being that is not to be trifled with.

Her lair actions should probably have rich spell features.

Of course, the concerns of several people are justified.

Because Aunt Vanna did have a complete nest prepared, but due to the power of fate, they had no way of knowing or checking it.

For a ghost woman, the most basic lair action is similar to that in horror movies, where the evil ghost can freely specify any number of visible doors and windows and make each door and window open or close as desired.

For example, a door may be intact one moment but be magically locked the next moment; or a door that originally led to one place may lead to another place.

The actions of a witch's lair often have more characteristics depending on their type.

What was even more unknown to Soran and his men was that Aunt Vanna was a powerful witch who had already gone through all four types, with only the last one missing.

Her characteristics and her lair movements probably far exceed their understanding and imagination of the movements of ordinary monsters' lair.

"Once we are in someone else's territory, how can we gain an advantage and fight?"

However, Abes smiled calmly.

"It's simple. Why don't we just deploy the nest action as well?"

"Besides, I only said that we should go to the monster's lair to face Aunt Vanna tomorrow, but I didn't say that we should have a decisive battle with her in the lair tomorrow."

"She will come, to our [Lair]!"