Equivalent Exchange... the Punishment
The instant he crossed the membrane and entered the passage, Zhou Qing felt an inexplicable warmth. The air was rather humid as well.
Then—
At first, it was extremely narrow, barely wide enough for one person to pass.
After walking several dozen more steps, the passage suddenly opened up.
Upon leaving the passage, Zhou Qing felt completely refreshed. Every cell in his body seemed to be cheering, as though he had returned to the place of his birth.
Strictly speaking, did this space really seem to have evolved from Namiki's womb?
After that strange thought inexplicably surfaced in his mind, Zhou Qing immediately shook his head and began inspecting the village's unusual buildings to distract himself.
"May I ask what this village is called?"
"Nami Village."
Miss Clock introduced it to them. "Rabbitna—that is, the current Rabbit Girl—should have told you about Namiki, right? Since we all live inside Namiki's body, this village is also called Nami Village, as a tribute to Namiki."
On the streets, the Fallen Ones, whose forms had already become vastly different from those of humans, still possessed the same basic cognition as humans. They even engaged in barter trade with one another.
"There's no currency here?" Romantina took out a Gold Soul Coin.
"A gold coin? I haven't seen one in many years."
Mr. Watch fixed his single eye on the gold coin in Romantina's hand, then pulled a ball of silver thread from his backpack. "Can I trade this for it? This is Jade Silkworm Silk, thread spun by a type of silkworm that has already gone extinct in the Abyss Ruins. It is fireproof, and if you can find a branch from a Phoenix Parasol Tree, I can also make you a Soul Tool capable of controlling flames for