Major Snow

"Looks like I was still a little too greedy."

Lu Bai stood on a Mountain at the edge of town, watching the restless settlement from afar.

He could actually have left long ago. After all, he knew full well that his presence would be exposed sooner or later.

Whether it was the disciples who had worked with him or the slips he had made while infiltrating, either could leave him with nowhere to hide.

So once he had obtained the martial arts manuals and learned enough from them, he could already have slipped away in secret.

Any unusual movement at this point would draw attention and increase the chances of exposing himself.

Yet his greed and fixation on the Withered Glory Scripture had still driven Lu Bai to take the risk.

Of course, even for a risk, Lu Bai had long since made preparations.

For instance, the conflict between Hundred Flower Grave and Tianwu Holy Land had recently been completely Excited. After Hundred Flower Grave held its oath-taking assembly, Tianwu Holy Land immediately sent people to launch a punitive campaign.

The two sides had already clashed in several places. Though Hundred Flower Grave's headquarters still retained some fighting strength, most of its upper ranks had actually gone out.

It could be said that this was precisely when Hundred Flower Grave's internal defenses were at their weakest.

Coupled with certain internal problems within Hundred Flower Grave, this gave Lu Bai the confidence to escape.

"Like the Holy Land, Hundred Flower Grave has long since lost the people's hearts. Now, it only binds those people through their symbiosis with the Life-Eroding Flower."

"Under these circumstances, the Life-Eroding Flower is their true lifeline. Once it is touched, even if someone is merely watching from far away, their behavioral patterns will enter an extremely sensitive state."

"In that sensitive state, they will only become a burden, an obstacle preventing the enemy from pursuing me."

It was precisely because he had seized upon this point that Lu Bai had the confidence to escape from within a major power.

Otherwise, if those people had been even slightly more united, they could have dragged him to death inside.

"Besides, the information I obtained is immensely valuable—the Withered Glory Scripture!"

Lu Bai had longed for resurrection-type abilities. This was something he had to get his hands on.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Martial Forest is already hunting me down. Better leave first." Lu Bai was not in particularly good condition.

Although Flower Face's Withering Absorption had not cost Lu Bai his fighting ability, it had still inflicted considerable injuries on him.

Otherwise, Lu Bai at full strength might not necessarily have been unable to restrain Flower Face, even after he entered that withered, black and gaunt state.

"Looks like I'll need some time to recover." For the first time in a long while, Lu Bai felt somewhat weak.

A trace of chill landed on the back of his neck. Lu Bai lifted his head to see snowflakes drifting down in an endless flurry.

He reached out to catch a snowflake, his thoughts drifting away with it.

"The dimension's time doesn't seem quite consistent with Earth's." Thinking this, Lu Bai headed deeper into the mountains.

Perhaps it was the Major Snow, perhaps it was his injuries, but Lu Bai felt somewhat melancholy.

Before long, however, Lu Bai spotted someone else in the mountains.

It was an old man gathering herbs, dressed in thin clothes as he searched the mountain paths for medicinal plants.

When he saw Lu Bai, the old herb gatherer's expression changed in alarm. Then he respectfully asked, "Does this hero require medicinal herbs?"

"No. Do you have anything to eat?" Lu Bai looked at the old man's medicine basket and roughly understood his circumstances.

Since the conflict between Hundred Flower Grave and the Holy Land began, casualties of all kinds had increased dramatically, making medicine a scarce commodity.

Whether driven by greed or pressured by the powers above, in any case, the old man had climbed the mountain to gather herbs at such a time.

"Yes, yes!" The old man hurriedly offered up the dry rations he had brought with him.

Lu Bai took them and began eating in large mouthfuls, asking about the situation as he did.

"Is today Major Snow?" Upon learning the date, Lu Bai sighed.

"Major Snow bringing major snow. It truly fits."

Lu Bai rose to his feet, making the old man across from him tense up.

The old man hurriedly fell to his knees and pleaded, "Spare me, hero! Spare me!"

"After you go down the mountain, you can report me to Hundred Flower Grave. You might receive a reward, though it might also cost you your life."

"You decide for yourself!"

With that, Lu Bai headed in another direction, leaving the old herb gatherer behind.

At certain moments, Lu Bai would occasionally show a little kindness.

Of course, for some people, that kindness was not necessarily a good thing.

Fragments of the past drifted by with the wind and snow.

"From today onward, you are forbidden from ever setting foot in this home again!"

"Don't worry. Until the day you die, I won't even spare this place a glance."

The same Major Snow, the same solitary journey.

There were always things in life that would tear open the wounds of your past.

Though for Lu Bai, such minor wounds had never caused him too much pain.

Wrapped in wind and snow, Lu Bai headed for the next gathering place of people.

He still had many gaps in his modules. With Hundred Flower Grave and the Holy Land at war, those fighting personnel were undoubtedly living module Extractors.

At the very least, he needed to gather a complete set of basic modules for ordinary use.

Of course, if possible, perhaps he could make some contact with Tianwu Holy Land.

Though he had killed one Phoenix Flying Lady, the Holy Land presumably would not care much about a single Phoenix Flying Lady.

After all, Travelers were the ones of equal standing. Phoenix Flying Ladies were merely natives recruited and supported by them.

Hundred Flower Grave revealed the dimensional Travelers' basic attitude toward the local natives.

Judging from the previous situation, Tianwu Holy Land was, at most, somewhat more institutionally sound, but its essence remained the same.

Dimensional Travelers were the players. Though the dimension's local natives had not yet fallen to the level of NPCs, their status was not much higher.

Because Lu Bai had entered this "Martial Forest" dimension by accident, Tianwu Group would certainly investigate him afterward.

At a time like this, he could appropriately show some goodwill toward Tianwu Group.

Earth now operated under a system where various companies ruled different cities.

The Church of Thousand Dimensions stood as the highest order. In the name of the God of Thousand Dimensions, it established the fundamental rules. Then companies and organizations competed against one another. Large companies managed one or several cities, while smaller companies attached themselves to larger ones and carried out all manner of production and daily life within those cities.

The concept of nations had gradually vanished. Or rather, a large corporation was an independent kingdom.

They could produce all kinds of living supplies on their own, and corporate benefits covered every aspect of life from birth to death.

In Yongfeng City, where Lu Bai lived, the greatest keeper of order was Tianwu Group.

Of course, this was not Tianwu Group's central city, merely one of the cities under its jurisdiction. Thus, it still had some challengers.

Lu Bai suspected that this disturbance had been caused by those challengers.

However, Lu Bai did not think highly of them. After all, their actions thus far remained at the level of schemes and intrigues, while Tianwu still held dominion in the open.

Therefore, for the time being, Lu Bai was still drawing closer to Tianwu.

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