Chapter 204 Beyond

Thinking of this, Fang Yue asked, "Since Beyond Village is in such a miserable state, barely surviving, why do they insist on returning to Beyond Village to rebuild their homes every time it's attacked by a strange occurrence? Is the village's name and their pride really that important to them?"

Fang Yue looked at the newly appointed captain of the Beyond Village guard, at his obsequious attitude towards Captain Shan, and didn't think he had much backbone. And generally speaking, the decision-making of a village is basically up to the captain.

If they don't join Manshui Village, could there be another reason?

Fang Yue thought about Beyond Village returning to its original site to build homes countless times, fleeing the village countless times, and the strange attacks on the village, and couldn't help but ponder: Could it be that... Beyond Village has some treasure hidden within it? That's why it was initially targeted by a powerful strange occurrence, destroying the village.

"Dignity? The village's name?"

Captain Shan couldn't help but find it a bit funny when he heard Fang Yue's words.

"Vice-Captain Ye overestimates Beyond Village's backbone. Yes! The former Beyond Village was indeed extremely prosperous, enough to look down on the others. But so many years have passed, Beyond Village is no longer the Beyond Village it once was. Faced with life and death, what can these villagers not let go of?"

"But it's useless, Manshui Village is already overcrowded. If it weren't for the strange attack on the village a few days ago, which caused severe personnel damage, none of those refugees would have been qualified to enter the village."

"Even now, Manshui Village has very high requirements for the residency of foreign villagers. Not everyone can permanently reside in the village. Those refugees who don't work well will soon be driven out of the village. And... what do you think I came to Beyond Village for?"

Fang Yue was stunned.

He then remembered that Captain Shan seemed to have said that she was coming to Beyond Village to handle some business when she joined the team.

Fang Yue thought she was just making an excuse to join, wanting to spar with him every day. It turned out she was actually working hard.

"So, you came to Beyond Village to recruit people?"

"That's right, I even brought the announcement with me, but I didn't expect to encounter a strange occurrence, and almost something happened."

This made Fang Yue feel a little embarrassed.

Captain Shan might have thought that following their team would be safer, but in reality, they were the ones who attracted the Lamb Void Ghoul.

An Shenyi and the Blood Hunter had also been afflicted by the strange curse. When several people acted together, the scent emitted and the range of diffusion would naturally be greater.

"Enough said, let's rest well for one night. Tomorrow morning, you guys continue to Mo Village, and I'll recruit people back to Manshui Village."

"You... you're taking them back to Manshui Village alone?"

Fang Yue couldn't help but ask.

Although they hadn't encountered any danger other than the Lamb Void Ghoul along the way, that didn't mean it would always be safe. Acting alone outside was somewhat...

"Yes, don't worry, I'll take them on the village road alone, there won't be any problems."

"It's only half a day's journey, I'm familiar with the road, and I can handle it if I really encounter danger."

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"Besides, I didn't plan to recruit many people. With the refugees supplementing the ranks, Manshui Village already has plenty of manpower. It's just that, out of consideration for relationships, it would be a bit unreasonable not to come to Beyond Village to recruit some people at this time."

"Also, Beyond Village does have one or two good professionals. When Manshui Village isn't so short of people, they're tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away. But now, naturally, we'll bring them in first."

Fang Yue saw that Captain Shan was speaking logically, and she should have had this plan for a long time, so he didn't say anything more.

While the two were chatting, the escort team had already been arranged accommodation by Beyond Village.

In fact, there wasn't much to arrange. The best houses in the entire village were those few dilapidated stone houses, so they naturally vacated the space for the escort team to live in.

As for the food, it was shabby, all mashed potatoes that had been stored for who knows how long. Fortunately, they also boiled a pot of soup, so it wasn't too difficult to swallow.

Of course, Beyond Village was in such a miserable state, Fang Yue couldn't let Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu eat their food, so Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu didn't have to eat anything today.

"Hooray!!"

She ran happily to share the good news with Tail.

"Brother Ye, there don't seem to be any players in this village?"

Niu Niu didn't know when he came over and asked in a message.

Fang Yue twitched the corner of his mouth. If anyone awakened in this village, it would probably be a hell-level start.

Without a Martial Dao level captain, the martial arts they learned would be crude martial arts at best.

Without the protection of the strong, they would have to abandon the village and flee from disaster from time to time, and they might die on the road.

The most terrifying thing was that there were no special rewards for surviving so hard. It was just that the village at the point of origin was too weak. This would be too tragic.

Probably... no one would be so unlucky, right?

After confirming that there really were no players in the village, Niu Niu went away with dull eyes in disappointment.

This guy had been hanging up a lot lately, probably busy taking care of his sister. Fang Yue was happy to have some peace and quiet.

An Shenyi and the Blood Hunter checked the route, discussed the team's plans and policies in various situations, and then dispersed.

After dinner, Captain Shan excitedly looked for Fang Yue to spar. Fang Yue didn't mind, but she still had to escort people back to Manshui Village tomorrow morning. Wouldn't staying up late to practice cause problems?

"Just a little while! A little while!"

Captain Shan licked her lips, looked at the solid calluses that Fang Yue's fingers had developed from practicing, and slightly tightened her legs.

"This... okay."

After finding an open space, the two began to spar.

Fang Yue was more than ten attribute points stronger than last night, so he naturally still crushed Captain Shan.

But for some reason, Captain Shan seemed to enjoy sparring with him. Every time she was hit firmly by him, or even when the knife skills burned her skin, her cheeks would flush excitedly, her eyes would be blurred, and occasionally she would suddenly stop, trembling slightly.

You're not right!

Fang Yue was afraid that something would drip out of her, so he quickly restrained his attacks and became much gentler.

In addition, Captain Shan had to escort the people from Beyond Village back tomorrow, so he was afraid of really hurting Captain Shan and weakening her strength.

In case she encountered a strange occurrence tomorrow and her strength was damaged, it would be a matter of life and death.

But Captain Shan immediately felt it. Her expression went from astonishment to anger in just a dozen seconds.

"Vice-Captain Ye, what are you doing?"

"What's wrong?"

"This isn't your previous attack intensity, use more force!"

"But you have to escort the people in the village away tomorrow. If we spar with the previous intensity, I'm worried you'll get hurt..."

Captain Shan was stunned, her face changed, becoming extremely cold.

"I didn't expect you to have a crush on me!"

What?!

Fang Yue was stunned and quickly explained, "No, Captain Shan, you misunderstood. My feelings for you are like my feelings for the Blood Hunter... no, for the [Giant-Headed Blood Hound], it's that kind of relationship between comrades!"

"What?! Giant-Headed Blood Hound! I didn't expect you to like... Heavens! Such a rebellious and heartless thing is really too exciting! I've never been liked as that kind of thing before... Okay, I accept your crush!"