Seele: Deal! / Seele: Huh?

Recalling certain records from those ancient documents she had read, Pela had a vague idea of Gwen's identity.

However, since the other party was brought by the Great Guardian Cocolia, Pela did not intend to say much. She just kept a close eye on things and began her lesson.

Although Pela was not a professional teacher, Gwen's learning ability was enhanced by his mental powers, so he did not have much difficulty understanding what Gwen was explaining.

Although Gwen didn't completely deplete Pela's reserves during the half-day of study, he still gained a great deal.

At noon, Cocolia did not reappear, but instead asked her adopted daughter Bronya Rand to take Gwen to lunch.

Compared to the traditional Bronya in Gwen's memory, Bronya Rand lacks the coldness of a typical emotionless girl and the ruthlessness of the Ural Silver Wolf. She has more naivety, but also more composure and approachability required of an heir.

Because of her strange speculation about Gwen's relationship with her own mother that morning, Bronya initially looked at Gwen with a slightly evasive gaze, but she quickly corrected herself after exchanging a few words with Gwen.

It seems that Bronya trusted Gwen, whose origins were unknown, to some extent because Cocolia had given her specific instructions.

Bronya was very cooperative in meeting Gwen's request to demonstrate his abilities.

After experiencing Bronya's power, which was different from Pela's, Gwen's face showed a thoughtful expression, making the lunch, which was not extravagant but could be described as sumptuous, somewhat dull.

However, Bronya didn't see anything wrong with it; on the contrary, she quite admired Gwen's pragmatic approach.

However, Gwen was indeed making the most of his time to increase his understanding of Imaginary Energy, striving to gain the ability to use it as soon as possible.

However, unbeknownst to Bronya, Gwen secretly took a picture of her and sent it to Seele should now be fast asleep in the Sea of Quantum.

After lunch, without wasting much time, Bronya took Gwen to the military camp in the lower city.

In addition to the Silvermane Guard were originally stationed in the lower levels, some of the Lower City's dynamic groups, led by the Fire Moth Organization, which were incorporated into the organization, are now also stationed here.

In the camp, Gwen encountered a blue-haired girl whose attire differed from the Silvermane Guard around her. She was dressed casually, and her arms were still tied with red ribbons.

"Seele!"

Upon seeing the blue-haired girl, Bronya had always behaved very politely in front of Gwen, became more casual and warmly greeted the girl who was resting against the weapon rack.

"Um?"

Hearing the familiar call, the girl with short, slightly disheveled blue hair immediately turned her head, her brows furrowed, her gaze sharp, and a hint of untamed wildness in her eyes.

However, upon seeing that the visitor was Bronya, this wildness turned into impatience:

"Young Miss, what brings you here?"

And it also brought a...

Stranger?"

Although Seele appears to be a punk girl from the lower city and a young lady from the upper city, the look she gives Gwyn clearly indicates that she is asking Bronya about Gwyn's identity.

"Seele, this is Gwen, a friend of the Great Guardian. He hopes to get your help in researching some things."

After knowing her for a while, Bronya, who had gotten used to Seele's insincere words, gave Gwen an apologetic look, then looked at Seele and said seriously.

"You want me to do research?"

Upon hearing Bronya's introduction, Seele's attitude immediately improved, and her gaze towards Gwen became more friendly, though still tinged with curiosity.

"If it's research, are you sure you don't want to involve Clara?"

Although Seele, who grew up in the lower city, didn't have a good impression of the upper city because of what she saw in her early years, she had just regarded Gwen as a rich second-generation who came down to gain seniority.

However, if it is Cocolia, the Great Guardian seems to intend to let the people of the lower city live and even live like the people of the upper city, then Seele is willing to give her more patience.

Chapter 150 Seele: Deal!

With Gwen's intervention, Belobog's current trajectory seems to have deviated quite far from its original course—

Cocolia, as their leader, did not betray them; the upper and lower city areas were never separated; and the main force of the Silvermane Guard remained intact...

Compared to when the main characters arrived in the original timeline, Belobog is undoubtedly in a better state now, and can survive for a longer period of time even without external forces.

However, even though some developments have been distorted, some things remain unchanged—

Before becoming the largest force in the lower city, but merely an outer organization of the Silvermane Guard, the Fire Moth has already appeared. The "Butterfly" Seele, who can dance like a butterfly in complex terrain and reap lives, has also debuted as Pathstrider and obtained her own great scythe from Uncle Svarog, who has an Uncle of the Cold Leg.

However, compared to the original timeline where Cocolia was eager to inquire about Cocolia's family because of her blockade of the lower city, Seele now has great respect for Cocolia, who is working to change the situation in the lower city.

Therefore, after learning that Gwen was not a rich young master who wanted to interfere with the new army in the lower city and just came to get some experience, but was a friend of the Great Guardian, Seele's attitude changed completely.

Instantly shedding her previous reckless demeanor, she exuded an aura befitting the military camp, and Seele confirmed with the two whether they were looking for her—

Although she was already one of the top fighters in the lower city, Seele was not complacent. She clearly knew how insignificant she was in the face of the world and that there were many things in this world that she could not do.

Compared to wielding a scythe to reap lives, research is a field Seele has almost never touched.

"..."

Upon hearing Seele's question, Bronya didn't answer immediately, but instead looked at Gwen beside her—

Although the two, who were once in the same orphanage, have recognized each other, after witnessing and genuinely appreciating the charisma of the current Great Guardian Cocolia Rand, Seele feels that her childhood friend still has much to learn.

Therefore, although their relationship was actually very good, Seele's attitude towards Bronya was somewhat harsh, so much so that Bronya, who did not know the whole story, chose to leave the task of answering to Gwen.

"That's right, there are indeed some experiments that require your cooperation, Miss Seele."

Gwen, however, remained unmoved by the scrutinizing look in Seele's eyes, and said solemnly,

"In order to play a greater role in the upcoming military operations, I need to study Imaginary Energy..."

In other words, it involves conducting a certain amount of research on the energy you, as Pathstrider.

"Oh..."

Upon hearing Gwen's explanation, Seele nodded noncommittally, her scrutinizing gaze remaining largely unchanged.

Although Gwen's status as a friend of the Great Guardian Cocolia prevented Seele from assuming he was just a pampered young master, Seele wouldn't rashly trust him until she personally verified his Gwen.

"What do you need me to cooperate with?"

Blood test?

Or something else?

To be clear, I don't really know much about the Pathstrider or anything like that. I just don't know when it started, but my strength increased, my speed increased, and my abilities naturally came into play.

In Seele's meager knowledge, being the subject of research and having her blood drawn seemed to be the only research she could participate in.

As for sharing personal experiences to teach others?

Seele was very self-aware; that wasn't something she was good at.

"Don't be nervous. I'm not a professional researcher, and I certainly won't draw your blood."

Gwen pressed his hands together in a gesture of Seele, and quickly explained,

"What you need to do is very simple: just practice sparring with me, and I will observe the flow of power in your body during the battle."

Of course, I won't let you do it for nothing—

I have a friend who has extensive experience using the sickle as a weapon.

In return, I will select some of her techniques to teach you, which I believe will give you some inspiration.

"...make a deal!"

Upon hearing this, Seele's gaze towards Gwen softened somewhat.

Whether it was Gwen's willingness to challenge her to a sparring session or his practice of offering compensation while making demands, both of these made Seele much more agreeable towards her.

However, despite finding it pleasing to the eye, Seele still said:

"Let me be clear from the start: I'm a self-taught fighter, and I don't have many rules when it comes to fighting. I can't guarantee that I can stop in time during sparring."

"Hmm... to be on the safe side, let's both show each other our strength first, so that the other party can be somewhat prepared."

Gwen, however, did not perceive Seele's seemingly sarcastic remarks as directed at him, and offered further comment—

If this Seele is as gentle and polite as the Seele still in the Sea of Quantum, Gwen will suspect that she has been switched.

"Okay, the training ground is right next door, let's go."

Upon hearing this, Seele nodded, picked up a sickle from the side, and turned gracefully toward the training ground in the nearby military camp.

"Gwen, swords have no eyes, please be careful."

Although the two seemed to get along quite well, Bronya, who was unaware of Gwen's strength but knew quite a bit about Seele's, still spoke up to remind Gwen to avoid accidentally injuring her friend, her mother.

If that happens, Seele will probably be punished to some extent...

"Don't worry, Miss Bronya, I'm not that fragile, otherwise I wouldn't have come to Belobog..."

Gwen smiled in response and followed Seele.

The scene of Seele entering the training ground with Bronya, the future Great Guardian, and a stranger was also discovered by many soldiers who were resting.

The subsequent display of their strength attracted an even larger crowd of soldiers.

Although she was somewhat plain-looking because she didn't take good care of herself, Seele's strength was recognized by everyone in the military camp.

In the military, strength may not be everything, but it is enough to solve many problems.

In addition, many of the soldiers here were recruited from the lower city, and many of them had received Seele's help in the past, so Seele even has a considerable popularity here.

Today, Butterfly, who is regarded by everyone as the number one expert in this military camp, and even in the hearts of many people, few can match him in the entire lower city, was actually defeated in the competition, which attracted even more onlookers.

Fortunately, the camp commander Oleg intervened in time, dispersed the soldiers who had gathered together, and began preparations for the afternoon's drills.

Having gained a basic understanding of each other Gwen and Seele left the training ground.

Chapter 151 Seele: Huh?

Since the military camp's training grounds were for the soldiers still in training, and her sparring session with Gwen would inevitably be quite noisy, Seele simply took Gwen to an open area—

Although the lower city has seen a new wave of development as Cocolia's plan unfolds, there are still plenty of secluded places where the two can make their moves.

As for Bronya, seeing that the two got along fairly well, she returned to the upper city to continue her work.

As the future Great Guardian, Bronya's job is not easy either.

"You seem pretty strong, so I won't hold back from now on."

Upon arriving at the destination, Seele brandished her scythe and spoke solemnly to Gwen.

However, despite saying this, Seele had already put a protective sheath on the gleaming blade of her scythe, clearly out of concern that she might hurt Gwen.

"Don't be fooled by the protective covering; my power isn't entirely under my control, and sometimes it can exceed my expectations."

With a gentle swing of her scythe, Seele warned Gwen down.

"Clear."

Gwen nodded slowly and raised the training greatsword he had brought from the military camp.

Since the use of Divine Keys also requires Honkai Energy, Gwen did not bring the Xuanyuan Sword this time, so he could only find any weapon at random.

"..."

Looking at the training greatsword in Gwen's hand, Seele narrowed her eyes, not answering, but silently assuming an offensive stance—

Seele has used this before... It's quite substantial, but the quality... is really hard to describe. Using it in battle is practically a joke.

Gwen chose to use this item to spar with her, and even though Seele acknowledged that Gwen might possess considerable strength, she still couldn't help but feel somewhat displeased—

Whom do you look down on?

Especially after Seele reminded him, Gwen still chose to use this thing, which made Seele even more angry.

"I'm about to begin..."

Seele gave a reminder, lowered her body, shifted her center of gravity, tensed her muscles, and prepared to attack.

Although Seele is almost flat-chested due to malnutrition since childhood, her slender figure unexpectedly exudes the strength of a cheetah.

"Bring it on."

The five elements within Gwen's body flowed continuously, and the heavy earth element slowly poured into the training greatsword in his hand, making it more resilient and adding a touch of sharpness.

At the same time, Gwen quietly used the unique perspective he had gained from cultivating his Heart Resonance to look at Seele, who was poised to strike.