Chapter 1911: Commission
Lake-of-Hali in Carcosa.
The Yellow Robe personally served as the "boatman," rowing Han Dong toward the shore.
While they were rowing.
A White Jade Tentacle grew from beneath the Yellow Robe and quietly coiled around one of Han Dong's legs... from ankle to thigh, it missed nothing. It even formed sucker-like structures that clung tightly to his skin.
"You only just obtained the fragment below and haven't undergone systematic study, yet your legs have already changed? How did you do that?"
"Well~ I was fortunate enough to encounter and learn the Legs Manuscript before. I also received guidance from an Old King."
"Oh? Legs... Don't tell me it was that toad?"
"That's right. The Toad Ancestor took very good care of me back then."
"No wonder~ That toad was quite capable. Toad City—N'Kai, which it ruled, had repeatedly been listed as a model city. Many small and medium-sized cities of Abyssal Demons tried to imitate it.
Many interstellar portals were also connected to the Toad Demons under its rule.
And that fellow once attempted to cultivate the Book of the Dead.
Though it ended in failure, it gave it many insights... Thus, based on the original text and combined with the essence of Toad Demons, it created the unique Legs Manuscript."
At the Yellow Robe's mention of it, Han Dong recalled his past experiences.
The Toad Ancestor had served as an important pivot in his path of growth. It directly removed Han Dong from the main force heading on the Great Expedition, practically cutting off his connection with humanity for the time being and sending him to London City ahead of schedule.
It had even thrown in a Lord Maritis.
It was precisely this "gift" that allowed Han Dong to come into contact with the entire Abyssal