Three Questions

"You rascal, you actually know how to come back!"

"..."

"Could you please not speak in such a strange tone?"

After returning to the Banyan Forest.

Linsey's first encounter was not with Hammer, nor with any of the other assistants involved in urban development.

Because Hilude, who was restricted from leaving the house, was the first to appear before him, pushing her wheelchair.

After constructing the corresponding buildings and upgrading the technology research in the Forest City, Hilude also completed her training in various new skills here.

After this round of power replenishment and the enhancements received in the Insect Nest.

Her skills are now fully solidified at the Third Stage.

The only problem is that the paralysis of his legs is a result of a strong backlash from fate, and therefore he remains paralyzed.

For the profession of writer.

The skills acquired in the first stage merely assist them when writing; the Second Stage enhances their memory; only in the Third Stage do they begin to awaken their innate talent for discerning destiny.

Ordinary writers are at this stage.

They were actually 'spectators' with absolutely no fighting ability.

But Hilude is different; her essence is that of a Seventh Stage great writer who can manipulate and rewrite destiny.

By drawing upon the roots buried deep within the soul.

Hilude's insight into fate has now reached a level far exceeding that of ordinary Fifth Stage Awakened.

At this very moment, the young writer was looking at Linsey with excitement.

She propped herself up with her hands, wanting to pounce on Linsey.

"I..."

Snap!

Linsey anticipated this move.

He slapped Hilude's head, pushing the girl back into her wheelchair:

"While I've been in the [Insect Nest] these past few days, something must have happened in the [Forest City] as well. Let's talk as we walk."

Hilude gritted her teeth and obediently nodded:

"I'll tell you what you want to hear."

Linsey instructed her entourage to attend to other matters.

He brought Hilude with him, and the two of them arrived at the Forest Academy.

During the last building upgrade, the area of the Forest Academy was expanded, incorporating Linsey's separate library, turning it into a separate secret room.

He led Hilude as they climbed up the sloping branches.

Finally, we found ourselves behind a secluded tree trunk, winding our way into this lush, scenic spot.

"When I left last time, didn't you say that it was almost all packed up?"

"Should we have news by now?"

Hilude nodded slightly:

"Half and half."

Linsey raised an eyebrow:

"Half and half, what does that mean?"

Hilude spread her hands and pointed to the neatly arranged bookshelf in front of her:

"What I mean is—the messengers did leave behind a lot of messages, but they weren't very useful. Even when some of the information touched on key points, they took away the most important parts."

Linsey's eyebrows, which she had just raised, almost furrowed together:

"So, there was no gain at all?"

Hilude proudly puffed out her chest and smiled:

"But when combined with my ability to glimpse fate, the outcome is different!"

Linsey couldn't help but roll her eyes:

"Then just tell me the result!"

Hilude smiled slyly, like a fox:

"Surely I can get credit and rewards for the results of my hard work?"

"A writer in his Third Stage who wants to glimpse fate will have to pay a considerable price!"

Linsey got straight to the point:

What reward do you want?

Hilude got straight to the point, reaching up to touch the buttons on her shirt:

"Now with me..."

Bump!

Linsey slammed Hilude down onto the wheelchair, pinning her hands firmly against her chest, rendering her immobile.

"Let's get practical."

"..."

"Waaaaah—!"

Hilude struggled and flailed for a moment.

However, her frail body was no match for Linsey, and in the end, she could only plead for mercy in a muffled voice:

"Lin... Si... let me go first!"

Linsey let go, and only then did the guy speak:

"Then for the next month, I want to eat food you make every day!"

Linsey immediately refused:

"A month is too long. I also need to go to the Insect Nest regularly, so it will take at most half a month."

Hilude bargains:

"Three weeks it is!"

Linsey still hasn't changed her mind:

"I said, at most half a month."

Hilude raised a finger and deliberately broke off one of her fingers:

"Then I'll compromise further, how about 20 days instead of three weeks?"

"I remember the time you went to the bug's place, so there shouldn't be any conflict in the timing!"

"..."

Linsey didn't want to press the matter further and acquiesced to Hilude's request.

Upon seeing this, the young writer spoke up:

"First of all, it's what you're looking for: something that can be used to repair the connection between worlds. It does exist, and it's in the southern part of the world. Based on the current state of this world, I bet it's Green Swamp Depths, and it's tightly entangled with a Seventh Stage Awakened."

This result is exactly the same as Linsey's conjecture.

However, now that he had learned from Hilude that destiny was indeed real, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Knowing that the goal is achievable is itself an encouragement.

So Linsey inquired about another matter:

"Where are the adventurers?"

"He was the adventurer who once traveled to the southern part of the world to try to save it from the plague and left behind his adventure notes."

Hilude answered without hesitation:

"As before, if a person is alive but in poor condition, they will remain in the Green Swamp."

"The others cannot be confirmed."

Linsey continued to discuss the challenges she would face in the future:

"Then what about the final question, the City of Law?"

When this topic was brought up, Hilude's expression turned serious:

"Linsey, the road ahead is fraught with danger."

"I know you are a brave person who can overcome fate!"

"But... but suppose you set foot on that land, everything is incredibly fragile in the face of the will of the Eighth Stage Righteous Walker."

At this point, Hilude recalled the miracle Linsey had performed in the City of a Thousand Sails.

She quickly changed her tune:

"I don't doubt your strength!"

"However... the City of Law was once transformed by the power of a king, and it's not the same concept as the ordinary world. Just like the Seven Seas Alliance —it carries the entrance to so many Hallucination Dream. Only with the endorsement of Ninth Stage great artist could such a thing be accomplished..."

The writer girl's voice gradually lowered.

Two voices resonated within her: one was the desire to pursue the destiny of a hero, hoping Linsey would continue onward; the other was a blessing that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, wishing Linsey safety.

In the end, Hilude stopped trying to persuade her.

As perhaps the person who knows Linsey best in the world, she chose to give up and succumb to her own strong desires:

"Linsey, I have a question."

"I once glimpsed your destiny and knew that you came from the World Border. But before you turned 13, I could never find the corresponding script, as if all the causes and effects of fate came to an abrupt end there."

Can you tell me why?