"Those guys behind the scenes will definitely find out that these robbers have failed... maybe they have already found out... and then, then they will definitely not let us go easily! Maybe, maybe tonight, a new group of thugs will break into our hotel..."
"Canyang, what should we do..." Mrs. Gary bent down and hugged Daisy, almost crying anxiously, "Why did we encounter such a thing..."
Qi Ji's eyes moved between the several people. He pondered for a moment and suddenly said:
"I have a suggestion... You can hire a trustworthy and strong enough bodyguard to ensure your safety before you return home."
"Bodyguard?" Mrs. Gary looked at Qi Ji in confusion, her lively brown eyes swaying with anxiety, "We... have never been involved in such things, and we have no experience at all... We don't know what channels to go through or how to choose candidates..."
"Besides, I doubt that ordinary bodyguards are capable of doing this job," Gary's face was so heavy that it looked like frost. "If these crazy guys go crazy, maybe not many people can resist them... Even if I can find a strong enough extraordinary person, I can't afford to hire him..."
Having said this, he lowered his head in despair, his eyes revealing deep self-blame and shame. He hated himself for being incompetent and unable to protect the safety of his lover and children.
"Actually, it's not that there is no solution." Qi Ji looked at them with a mysterious smile on his face, and it was hard to tell what he meant. "I have an idea that may help you resolve the crisis."
Gary suddenly raised his head and opened his eyes solemnly and seriously:
"What?!"
"It's simple," Qi Ji shrugged and tilted his head slightly to one side, "You can hire me."
"You...?" They both expressed confusion and surprise at the same time.
"Yes," Qi Ji chuckled playfully, "I can help you, and I don't need to charge much. It's definitely something you can afford... As long as you do what I say and are willing to take certain risks, it'll be fine."
Mrs. Gary blinked her watery eyes, and looked at her face, which was half covered by the haze of the cloak, with innocence and weakness, and seemed worried.
She had no idea about the strength of this Miss Yaoliuliu.
Judging from her performance just now, Miss Yaoliuliu can easily deal with the robbery team composed of ordinary people and defeat the monster with many tentacles.
In this regard, her strength is obvious to all Mrs. Gary and her husband.
But this was not enough to dispel their concerns.
Because the black monster was obviously just a clone of the power behind the scenes, not even a clone.
Miss Yaoliuliu can easily deal with ordinary robbers and the black monsters that serve as her clones...but what about those masterminds who stand behind the scenes and truly possess extraordinary powers?
Out of basic caution and her experience of reading a large amount of popular literary works, she couldn't help but imagine the situation in the worst possible way.
In various adventure novels and plays, protagonists who are caught in conspiracy and danger will most likely be disappointed if they place their hopes on a guardian who suddenly appears and looks powerful.
In the end, one often needs to rely on one's own strength and pay a considerable price to break up conspiracies and resolve crises.
Besides, she doesn't think that she or her family will be the "protagonists", perhaps just a few victims mentioned in the background.
Gary, who was standing aside, also had a look of suspicion on his face, mixed with a bit of vigilance.
He thought about his wife's concerns, and in addition he considered many more practical issues.
For example...why should this little girl help them?
Although he is only a teacher with a low position, he still has basic social experience. Being more mature inside, he understands that there is no free lunch in the world.
Apart from one's own family, who would be willing to accept a task where the reward and effort are extremely unbalanced?
To protect their family, it means declaring opposition to the mysterious evil forces, and this is a long-term process. Before they return home, they have to be on guard against secret attacks at all times, which may endanger their lives.
Yet, despite taking such a huge risk, she was not able to receive any commensurate compensation.
After all, for the Gary family, who came from an ordinary family, neither their money nor their favors were worth the risk she took.
Simply put: What does she want?
For a moment, Gary even thought sinisterly... Could this little girl who called herself "Yi Liuliu" also be part of the conspiracy of the evil forces? Could she have some bad ideas?
Qi Ji could see the grudge between the two, but this was human nature after all, so she didn't care much. She just smiled calmly and said leisurely:
"Let me introduce myself. I'm a 'bounty hunter' who makes a living by 'hunting' insects in the dark world."
Under the extremely shocked gazes of the Gary family, she fabricated a new persona without blushing or breathing hard. She raised her hand and reached into her hood, slowly rubbing a few strands of black hair that fell along her shoulders:
"Those brutal and evil criminals are walking Al and Ferrum in my eyes, and they are the most valuable 'rewards'."
Chapter 116: Corpse Creation
"Bounty... Hunter?"
The couple chewed over the term carefully, looked at each other, and gradually something dawned on them.
Although they have never actually come into contact with such people, as residents living in big cities, they still have a certain understanding of the "bounty hunters" who often appear in various adventure stories, fairy tales, novels, and rumors.
Bounty hunters are strictly speaking a type of adventurer, but their business scope is narrower. They usually only receive various legal or illegal wanted warrants and bounties and make money by collecting bounties.
The rewards for this type of commission are usually very high, so those villains who are shady and avoidable to ordinary people are just walking piggy banks in the eyes of bounty hunters.
For example, the legendary "Moon Valley Demon Fighter" was offered a sky-high bounty of 3 El.
Of course, this reward was jointly issued by several mages who participated in the mage gathering. It was a private commission and was not recognized by any country and had no legal effect.
Even if someone successfully completes the task and ties up the troublesome magic fighter in front of the mages, they can suddenly turn against their promise and it will not lead to any penalty for breach of contract from any national government.
In short, if the couple is willing to assist Miss Yaoliuliu in uncovering the evil forces behind the scenes, she will likely receive a huge reward.
This should be enough to offset the costs and risks of ensuring the safety of their family. From a human perspective, it conforms to the basic principles of equal exchange and equal rights and responsibilities.
Gary thought about all this, then nodded imperceptibly:
"I understand... Then, for the next few days... I'll leave it to Miss Yaoliuliu!"
After learning that the other party was helping him for clear benefits, Gary actually breathed a sigh of relief, and the vigilance in his eyes faded a little.
In some cases, a pure interest relationship is the most reassuring one. It is not necessarily stable, but it is clear enough that there is no need to worry about one party betraying itself for some other, unspoken intentions.
After gaining the couple's initial trust, Qi Ji walked up to the driver, who was still lying on the ground, completely stunned, holding the fluorescent filament ball, and glanced at the horse that had died from a pierced neck.
"You're dead."
"Uh, uh..." Hearing the light and pleasant voice, the driver sitting on the ground came to his senses a little, staring blankly at the fallen horse corpse, and suddenly revealed a very desperate look:
"It's over, it's over. I definitely can't afford to pay for it..."
After escaping death and witnessing an extraordinary, "dangerous" battle that was beyond common sense, his first reaction was not fear or palpitations, but how to compensate the company...
Qi Ji suddenly realized that in this world, horses are extremely expensive for ordinary people and it is almost impossible to afford to buy them individually.
Therefore, this horse, including the carriage, was definitely not purchased by the coachman, but rented from a private business.
But now, these two kinds of property belonging to the business are all destroyed, and the driver will have to bear a debt that he may not be able to repay in his lifetime.
Although the driver was not responsible, all his actions were in compliance with regulations and he did not make any mistakes. What caused all this was the sudden appearance of a group of robbers and the city's lax patrol and security.
But who would listen to the explanation of a poor rickshaw driver? Who would care about his life and property?
Qi Ji looked at his eyes that were filled with numbness and despair, sighed lightly, and waved his empty hand gently in the direction of the robber's body.
"Clang-"
Accompanied by a series of clear and continuous crisp sounds, a large number of copper-colored, round and flat objects flew out from the clothes of the corpse, forming a bright spot of light in the air.
They flew through the air and landed in an arc on the grass in front of the driver, where they were neatly stacked into several piles according to their denominations.
A rough count revealed that there were nearly 10,000 Ferums.
"This is the compensation they should give you," Qi Ji said without any tone, "Be careful to hide it well."
The driver stared blankly at the piles of coins on the ground - he had never seen so much money laid out together in his life, and he was unable to react for a moment.
After doing all this, Qi Ji ignored him and turned to walk to the dead horse, holding the ball of fluorescent filaments in one hand and pointing the palm of the other hand at its torso.
A complex and rapid spiritual rhythm rippled around it and disappeared in a flash. But in this moment of fluctuation, several black and slender objects extended out from the palm of her hand out of thin air and pierced straight into various parts of the horse's corpse!
Those were thin black chains!
Their surfaces and the spaces between the locks were filled with swaying, restless crimson flames, which jumped lifelessly under the shaking of the chains. It was so thick that it was more like some kind of viscous liquid and was extremely evil.
These deep red flames, which were so thick that they were almost mucus, multiplied rapidly, spreading along the dark and thin chains to the horse's body, spreading at an extremely fast speed, completely covering it in the blink of an eye.
For a moment, the entire horse corpse seemed to have turned into a burning candle, with a strong dark red flame leaping on it, contracting and expanding like a life, and changing its shape irregularly.
However, no heat was transmitted, as if these strange flames were not real at all, but just virtual illusions.
After a few seconds, the chains that were inserted into the horse's corpse suddenly collapsed, turning into countless black fragments that continued to shatter into powder and disappeared in the wind.
The red flames burning on the horse's corpse flickered suddenly, and then the brightness and intensity dropped sharply.
But it did not disappear completely; it just became extremely faint, like a thin layer of crimson light rippling restlessly on its surface.
Covered by this strange and bizarre red flame, the horse, which had long lost all life and was gradually getting colder due to the temperature, trembled without any warning.
Then, he moved his four legs, turned his body, and stood up slowly and steadily! His cloudy and flat eyes... lit up with a frightening red light.
"It's done!"
Qi Ji looked at the red flame horse corpse in front of him that revealed the aura of a demonic creature, smiled silently, put away his hands, and tapped the ground a few times with his toes with a little complacency.
With her extraordinary perception and thinking abilities, she can use the spiritual fluctuations of the spell to instantly reverse the entire system behind it.
The black puppet just now and the spiritual residual sample in her hand now, strictly speaking, are not independent and complete "spells", so she was unable to fully grasp the spell system behind it.
But it is more than enough to initially cast other spells in the same field.
This spell system seems to be closely related to "life", "transformation", "control" and "domination", but it does not seem to include treatment and recovery. At first glance, it looks quite evil.
Naturally...it also includes the skills to transform inanimate or once-living objects into puppets.
Anyway, it is completely possible to turn the corpse of an animal that has just died and is still intact into a "corpse puppet" that can obey commands.
"Your spell is good...but it will be mine in the next second!"
Chapter 117 Analysis
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"Da da da, da da da..."
A horse with fine red flames burning all over its body and eyes flashing red light was galloping along the forest path.
Its heart has stopped beating, its blood has long since coagulated, and there is no longer any air flowing through its mouth and nose.
But its four relatively strong legs ran alternately in a powerful and extremely coordinated manner, and its hard hooves hit the solid ground heavily and briefly, making a rhythmic muffled sound.
From a distance, there was nothing unusual to be noticed.
It was equipped with a full set of reins and riding gear, and was pulling a strange carriage behind it.
The wheels and the bottom are relatively ordinary wooden structures, but the partitions on the four sides and the top cover are made of a dark red material with a metallic luster.
The shape of the carriage is not square, but an asymmetrical and irregular form, which is very twisted. However, it does not seem to be completely without rules. Instead, it follows some extremely complex design ideas that go against common sense and aesthetics.
If you look closely, you can see that the surface of this dark red material, which looks like metal, is faintly and inconspicuously engraved with dense lines and runes, and that it is emitting a crimson light that flows quickly and agilely.
Accompanied by the whistling wind, it travels through the setting dusk, reflecting the golden twilight.
Weird and mysterious.
Inside this strange carriage, a bright yellow flame hung under the ceiling, and the clear light illuminated the not-so-spacious space.
Mrs. Gary sat on the bench with her legs together and slightly tilted to the side, her hands clasped together on her knees, her thumbs pinching nervously.
Sitting on her left was Qi Ji, and on her right was Daisy, who had just woken up from a dream and was still a little introverted. Sitting opposite her were Youer and Gary.
As for the coachman... although the horse was controlled by Qi Ji and did not need to be driven by anyone else, he still took the initiative to ask to sit on the royal horse seat outside the carriage, saying that he wanted to observe the situation for them.
But seeing that he was holding tens of thousands of Ferums tightly and had a vigilant look on his face, it seemed that he was on guard against people like them trying to snatch them away.
It's stupid, it's brainless, it's rude, but...
"Ugh……"
Qi Ji lowered his head very low, placed his left hand on the chair beside his body, leaned back, and sighed softly and imperceptibly, without any thought of blame or anger arising in his heart.
Shaking her head gently, throwing away all the messy thoughts in her mind, she moved her gaze to her lower abdomen.
Her hand holding the ball of fluorescent filaments was placed there, as exquisite and beautiful as the most perfect work of art. If it were put in an exhibition hall, it would be enough to make any tourist stop and admire it.
Using his super-strong inspiration to carefully scan this mass of solidified residual spirituality, Qi Ji's mind was working rapidly.
Although she failed to react in time at the time, all the robbers died suddenly.
But before that, she had basically asked all the questions worth knowing, so it was not a loss.
