Unexpected Journey

Did Anrui need to see me?

Given that the other party is Lord, sending a message through the Red Moon at this time is definitely not a simple task.

Recalling the information Suo Mu Jin had given him, Anrui was preparing to personally go to the World Boundary to investigate, Linsey naturally assumed that the other party would ask him about the details of the World Boundary.

He dared not delay on such matters.

As dusk approached and night fell, Linsey hurriedly set off from the church and headed straight for Anrui's Lord's Manor.

This time, there's no need to go all the way to the study on the second floor.

When Linsey arrived at the entrance of the manor, she saw a rather outrageous scene.

Without any of the reserve one would expect from Lord, Anrui climbed out of the second-floor window of the manor and quickly reached Linsey in a few strides.

In the blink of an eye.

The powerful body of Fifth Stage Warrior stood before Linsey.

"Uncle Anrui?"

Linsey made no attempt to hide his surprise.

In his memory, Anrui was usually carefree, but such obvious signs of anxiety were very rare.

Then, just as he had expected, Anrui spoke directly:

"Linsey, I know you've been working in the wilderness for more than half a month, you must be very tired now."

"But there's something I still need your help with."

Anrui is the teacher who taught Linsey martial arts.

Hearing this, Linsey naturally perked up and promised earnestly, "No problem, please go ahead!"

Anrui nodded in satisfaction. "As you probably know, I plan to go to the border between the two worlds and see it for myself. You were the only one who experienced it on the Snowy Wasteland before, so let's go together!"

"Ah?"

Linsey's eyes widened; he had thought he was just being called over for questioning.

Who would have thought that I would have to go out on fieldwork again!

He didn't resist the task.

But seeing Anrui rushing off as if he was about to leave, Linsey didn't want to just leave so rashly.

"Uncle Anrui, of course there's no problem with this, but I haven't told Nun yet..."

"Ryan, tell Red Moon Lady what happened here!"

Anrui immediately interrupted Linsey.

Almost immediately after the Lord spoke, the guards at the manor gate came out, handed Anrui a pre-packed bag, and then ran towards the church with the mission of delivering a message.

Anrui slung his bag over his shoulder and looked at Linsey:

"Is everything alright now?"

Linsey thought for a moment, then said a little embarrassedly, "The plants in Teacher Finn's room also need care..."

Anrui immediately realized. "Those are the ones you asked Qiao Er to take care of before?"

Linsey was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Anrui to be so aware of even such minor details.

"You even know this?"

Anrui fastened his luggage to himself before answering:

"I am, after all, the Lord of this place."

He then shouted and summoned a maid from the manor, instructing her to deliver a message to Qiao Er as well.

With everything in place, Linsey's worries were resolved.

Linsey didn't need to prepare much luggage, and the two headed straight out of town.

Initially, Linsey thought this trip would be much the same as her last solo trip.

He quickly realized he was wrong.

And it's ridiculously wrong!

The two had barely stepped out of town when Anrui suddenly stopped. He turned to Linsey with a malicious smile, "Linsey, we need to act quickly."

"Walking like this is too slow, let me lead the way!"

"Huh?" Linsey was a little confused. "Actually, my speed isn't that bad—ah!"

Linsey didn't finish her sentence.

Anrui strode over, scooped him up, and tucked him under his arm.

Then the Fifth Stage Ascender began to sprint forward.

In Linsey's view, it felt like a strong gust of wind was hitting his face and filling his mouth and nostrils.

Linsey tightly shut her mouth and turned her head down to make her face feel a little better. At this moment, she glanced around out of the corner of her eye. The trees beside her rushed past, and the occasional river flashed by like a silver ribbon. Almost nothing lingered on her retina for long.

Anrui is sprinting forward with himself!

And this speed—far exceeds what Linsey herself could achieve.

You have to understand that his current agility is at least 13 points above the limits of an average person. But Anrui ...

To put it bluntly, Anrui's speed should be twice as fast as his! Converted to specific attributes... 26 points of agility? No! The actual representation of attribute values is not a direct one-to-one conversion of data.

Anrui's current performance suggests that his agility must be at least 30 to achieve such incredible speed.

Not to mention he also brought Linsey along.

As a well-rounded warrior with all the necessary physical attributes, Anrui's Constitution and strength are definitely not lacking.

"This is what Ascender..."

Linsey sighed softly, accepting the reality that she had been 'led' along.

The two set off in the evening.

Anrui didn't need to rest at all while traveling.

He was like a train engine traveling through a forest, following its tracks and recklessly crashing through everything in its path, even when encountering dangerous wild animals or Devil Beast...

Well, for this Fifth Stage Ascender, none of these things are considered dangerous.

The beast that was moving forward was slapped away with a single blow.

Others are not on the route.

Often, you'd just hear a noise, look over, and see only the rustling of leaves and branches in the woods.

They weren't even aware of what was happening.

Anrui had already led Linsey past the animals and continued running forward.

At this exaggerated speed, the two set off that evening and after a full day and night of trekking, Anrui finally stopped at dusk the next day.

He put Linsey down next to a sheltered little hill. He looked to be in good condition and didn't need to rest at all. He just smiled at Linsey's bewildered expression.

Linsey, how are you feeling?

Linsey stammered, "I... I feel a bit unwell in my stomach..."

That's the truth.

With Linsey's 15 points of Constitution, this kind of travel wasn't unacceptable. However, being rushed around for a whole day and night inevitably led to some minor physical problems.

While rubbing her tender belly, Linsey opened the map and looked at the surrounding environment.

He realized once again how powerful Anrui was.

The two of them are currently in the same location that Linsey passed through on her way back to the Border Town, but that was a memory from several days ago.

Linsey swallowed hard. "Our current location..."

Anrui directly stated the answer:

"It's probably the journey that takes an average person a week."

"Let's rest tonight and continue the day after tomorrow. It should take a little over four days to reach the border between the two worlds."

"..."

"Are all the Ascender of the War School as exaggerated as you?"

Linsey couldn't help but make a comment.

Anrui was amused by Linsey's attitude. He opened his bag, took out two simple steel-framed folding stools, and spread them out on the ground.

"My speed is actually not too bad."

"In Nal Kebandek, apart from differences in combat techniques, the War School is mainly divided into three branches: the Defender, the Combat Essence, and the Ravager."

"If we have to talk about physical fitness, then the Defender the most outrageous."

While they were talking, Anrui unfolded the two folding stools completely, turning them into two small but large enough single beds for one person to lie down on.

He lay down on one of the beds, then patted the other one on the shoulder and said to Linsey, "Come on, lie down and rest."

We have to continue our journey early tomorrow morning!