Life guarding the pond remained as dull and tasteless as ever. The only way he could learn news from the outside was through the people who delivered his supplies.
Fortunately, the one who came was human. Clearly, the Void Demons had little interest in this kind of errand-running work.
Thus, Lu Xingshi learned that the town had recently begun conducting a census.
As for where he devoted his energy? Naturally, it was to absorbing the Giant God.
He could not possibly keep watching that bunch of Void Demons in town forever. They were merely rats scurrying across the street, incapable of amounting to anything. He might as well focus on his own affairs.
So long as they did not enter his territory, Lu Xingshi would not bother with them.
"Why is someone running toward me? And injured, too..." Lu Xingshi muttered. The other person was not a Magus, merely an ordinary human.
Fortunately, no Void Demons were pursuing him as he fled.
Then he ran into Lu Xingshi, who was fishing.
Whenever Lu Xingshi had nothing to do, he fished. Roughly speaking, he came up empty ten days out of every eleven; the extra day was overtime.
For a time, this made Lu Xingshi suspect that Mountain Lake Pond had no fish at all—until one fish swaggered right beside his bait to taunt him.
"You... Why is there someone here?!" The man was startled when he saw Lu Xingshi.
"Fishermen can spawn anywhere. Especially at the market," Lu Xingshi quipped.
Hearing Lu Xingshi's words, the man showed no reaction. Instead, he became even more vigilant.
"You're pretty badly hurt. Let me bandage you up," Lu Xingshi said casually.
"No need. I advise you to leave town as soon as possible. This place... isn't right." When he spoke those last three