Reincarnation Paradise Park

Chapter 208: Chapter 18: Too Honest

[You have killed (Elite Creature) Fenrir.]

[Fenrir is an elite creature, you have obtained 2.6% of World Source, currently totaling 2.6% of World Source.]

[Your talent ’Soul Devourer’ is effective, permanently increasing Mana Value by 15 points, currently at 488 points of Mana Value.]

Fenrir struggled as it died, a Blue Treasure Chest dropped to the ground. Su Xiao quickly stepped forward to collect the treasure chest and pulled out Dragon Slash.

The ice layer on Esdeath gradually dissipated, and blood dripped down from Esdeath’s arms.

”What a beautiful slash.”

Esdeath’s chest heaved violently. The battle with Fenrir lasted less than five minutes, yet it was extremely perilous.

”Help me bandage the wound, I’ve lost too much blood.”

Esdeath leaned weakly against the rock wall; Fenrir’s claws had caused her considerable damage just now.

Su Xiao took out a bandage from his inner clothes, which surprised Esdeath a bit.

”Do you carry this with you?”

Su Xiao approached Esdeath with the bandage.

”Yes, once a comrade bled out and died in front of me. I don’t want to die, so I carry hemostatic bandages with me.”

Su Xiao was just making up stories; these bandages were taken from his storage space.

Insufficient body defense is a weakness of the Imperial Tool User. Despite their powerful abilities, their physical qualities are not exceptional.

Of course, this is only relative. Based on Su Xiao’s estimation, Esdeath’s attributes should not be inferior to his, perhaps even slightly superior.

Cleaning wounds, stitching, and bandaging, Su Xiao’s movements were skilled, as he himself often got injured.

”Thanks for that slash earlier. No... that was your duty. You saved my life just now. From now, replace Jerome as my deputy. Jerome is too old for marching and combat; going to the Imperial Logistics Department suits retirement.”

Although Esdeath is cruel to her enemies, she is very generous and caring to her subordinates.

As long as her subordinates are acknowledged by Esdeath, she restrains her sadistic personality.

In the original work, Esdeath only lightly punished Will, despite him carelessly letting the Night Raid Team escape.

[The Hunter has joined the Imperial Camp, currently holding the position of General’s Adjutant.]

[Note: As the Hunter is the first to join the Imperial Camp, a reward of 1% World Source is given, currently obtaining a total of 3.6% of World Source.]

Su Xiao’s face remained calm, but he felt relieved inside.

Becoming Esdeath’s deputy is a significant position, but it doesn’t mean Esdeath completely trusts him.

Su Xiao joined as a foreign Anbu, and Esdeath plans to keep him by her side to both utilize and monitor him. Su Xiao would do the same thing; it’s human nature.

Trust cannot be built overnight; it requires a process.

After helping Esdeath with her wounds, Esdeath wrapped in Su Xiao’s coat, leaned against the rock wall.

”I’m going to sleep for a while. Wake me up in three hours.”

With that, Esdeath closed her eyes, her breathing gradually becoming softer. Only Esdeath could sleep in such a cold environment.

Although Esdeath sealed the cave entrance with an Ice Wall, the temperature inside was not high. Su Xiao needed to find a way to keep warm.

He walked to Fenrir’s corpse, considering that the fur of this Giant Wolf must have excellent insulation properties.

After skinning the wolf, Su Xiao approached the Ice Wall sealing the cave. Using Dragon Slash, he carved out an opening in the ice wall and walked out of the cave with the wolf pelt.

Esdeath’s beautiful eyes slightly opened, seeing Su Xiao leave. She said nothing and continued to rest.

Outside the ice and snow-covered cave, the cold wind howled. Su Xiao cleaned the white wolf pelt with snow and draped it over himself, fur side inwards, significantly slowing his heat loss.

That wasn’t enough. Su Xiao started searching the surroundings.

Twenty minutes later, Su Xiao returned to the cave with snowflakes on his head, holding a pile of wood he had found from a nearby Withered Wood, chopped into relatively dry firewood.

Within five minutes, a campfire was lit, slowly raising the cave’s temperature.

Two hours later, Esdeath woke up slowly. Her injuries had eased somewhat, but the heavy blood loss still left her weak.

The cave had become very warm at some unknown point, and a smell of roasting meat wafted through the air. Esdeath sat up in confusion.

”Is that Fenrir’s meat?”

Su Xiao was turning several pieces of beast meat over the fire.

”No, I tried Fenrir’s meat; it’s coarse and contains trace amounts of toxins. This is rabbit meat.”

Su Xiao silently shared the roasted meat with Esdeath as he hadn’t had a bite since entering the Derivative World.

The roasted rabbit was not tasty. The meat was tough and hard to chew.

After eating, Esdeath tried to stand up. Noticing she was mostly okay, she left the cave with Su Xiao.

The cold wind still howled outside the cave. Esdeath, covered in bandages, and Su Xiao, draped in wolf fur, looked particularly amusing.

Half an hour later, the two returned to the Extreme North Fortress, and now Su Xiao’s identity had changed.

Esdeath whispered a few words to the former deputy, who, being over fifty, had reddened eyes.

”General... I...”

The old deputy wanted to say something, but Esdeath waved her hand.

”Rest easily in the Imperial Capital; no one dares to provoke my subordinates in the Imperial Capital.”

This is not Esdeath being overconfident; it is indeed the fact.

The situation in the Imperial Capital is complicated. Although the Little Emperor holds real power in the Royal Palace, having lost his parents at a young age, he was raised by a chancellor who was a trusted confidant of the former king.

When the Little Emperor was very young, the chancellor began to brainwash him. Now, the Little Emperor is entirely obedient to the chancellor, who is raising him as a puppet.

Currently, the one truly ruling the Empire is not the Little Emperor, but indeed the chancellor.

Despite not being handsome or having a good figure, the chancellor is highly intelligent.

The Little Emperor’s parents were poisoned by the chancellor. Over a decade of effort allowed the chancellor to gain much real power. If not for the Supreme Teigu’s existence, the Little Emperor would have already been dealt with.

The Supreme Teigu can only be activated by Royal Family bloodline; otherwise, it’s just a heap of scrap metal.

If the chancellor fears anyone in the Imperial Capital, it would undoubtedly be Esdeath.