Chapter 151 Brain Supplementation

It was difficult for Hao Ren to explain to a princess from another world about the three transformations of a husky spirit and how a dog person could travel through the barriers of space-time, especially since this princess obviously wasn't an intellectual type. So, in the end, he could only let Veronica give full play to her own imagination. Letting her imagine Lily's situation on her own was much easier than him racking his brains to explain.

Anyway, as long as those all-important missing person posters were posted without error on every street and alley in the kingdom.

During a break on the airship, Hao Ren had briefly re-established contact with the data terminal. Although that connection was still unstable, he had once again confirmed Lily's life status and vaguely judged through the degree of information interference on the data network that the husky spirit wasn't too far away from him. At least, he could be sure she was in the southern part of the Ansu continent, so he had quite a bit of confidence in the missing person posters he had given to Veronica.

Actually, he really had a slight impulse to write the missing person poster as a missing dog notice...

After explaining the matter of finding the person, Hao Ren and Veronica didn't speak anymore, but each looked at the gloomy sky with their own thoughts. Veronica was probably thinking about the future of the kingdom and the direction of the Chaos War, but Hao Ren was continuing to improve the analysis report on this world and planning a trip to other continents. Perhaps Rudolph III and Veronica thought that the arrival of the "Ancient Guardian" was a great help to the kingdom, but Hao Ren wouldn't stay here wasting time for long. After completing the worldview model of the Colo world, he would inevitably launch a more in-depth exploration to figure out what was going on with the Chaos War in this world. If possible, he would also retrieve that lost "Door-Opening Crystal."

He hadn't forgotten his original purpose in coming to this star cluster. Now it seemed that if Colo was really a "rift space" stuck between the Dream Plane and the Surface World, the possibility of the Door-Opening Crystal falling into this space was extremely high.

Hao Ren sighed and shifted his gaze away from a dark cloud. He hoped that he could figure out the twisted phenomena happening in this world as soon as possible and cure it at its root. This was the best way to save kingdoms like Taros that were sinking in the war.

Veronica, however, misunderstood the sigh. The princess turned her head curiously: "You seem a little disappointed with the world after a thousand years."

Hao Ren shook his head: "No, I sighed because of something else. Never mind, it's not easy to explain to you."

Veronica didn't speak, just nodded. After enjoying a moment of peace, she broke the silence: "I have to go back. It's not good for a princess to be absent from a royal banquet for so long. Those old men will nag me to death."

The princess turned and walked towards the hall. Hao Ren glanced at her back and found that the princess was still striding like the wind all the way. That skirt was almost kicked out with the sound of a sonic boom... He thought that a princess who returned to the banquet with such a formation would definitely be nagged to death by the old men...

After Veronica left, Hao Ren continued to watch the sky boredly, waiting to see when the dark clouds would pass and he could see a couple of stars, but he hadn't been quiet for a while when he heard footsteps coming from behind him again.

He turned his head and found an unfamiliar noble youth walking towards him.

The other party was wearing the dark velvet coat that the nobles of the Taros Kingdom liked the most, and on his feet were deerskin boots inlaid with gold trim. Two rows of gold buttons were arranged on his chest, sparkling brightly. Every button was spotless, and delicate crests were embroidered on his white gloves. A genuine Taros nobleman, every part of him was meticulous, and he also had a hint of military temperament. Coupled with that beautiful flaxen curly hair and a slightly melancholic handsome face, he must be the object of admiration for countless noble ladies at the banquet. They would be willing to have something happen with him even if they didn't want anything else...

Hao Ren looked at this unfamiliar noble youth walking towards him inexplicably, thinking to himself, why can't I have peace even when I come out to get some air? It's definitely not to snatch a spot to watch the dark clouds that this handsome guy, who can be considered an idol anywhere, is walking towards me.

Sure enough, after the noble youth walked straight over, he handed over a glass of red wine in his hand with a warm and kind smile: "I heard that you are a Temple Guardian from the last era—and also a high-ranking bishop?"

Hao Ren was stunned, thinking to himself, he does have the identity of a Temple Guardian, but how did this high-ranking bishop come about? After thinking carefully, he felt that the problem should lie in the large pile of holy relics he casually threw out. Ordinary combat personnel wouldn't carry so many holy relics with them. Those who hung a body full of holy statues, rosary beads, and crucifixes were basically monks. Most likely, the knights exaggeratedly described his "deeds" in the Chaos Lands, and then it turned into a high-ranking bishop as it was passed on...

With this in mind, he was too lazy to correct it. Anyway, he himself didn't know what the organizational structure of the church was. It would be a big pile of loopholes to correct and explain, so it's better to give an ambiguous smile: "The Temple Guardians of a thousand years ago may be different from yours today. May I ask who you are, sir..."

"You don't know me," the noble youth still had a warm and kind smile, and his light gray eyes still had that faint sense of melancholy. At first, Hao Ren thought this look was pretentious, but now looking at him, he was probably born like this, "but you may know my sister."

"Your sister is Veronica?" Hao Ren was immediately stunned. He did know that Veronica had siblings, but this one in front of him didn't look like it from his hair color, "Did you dye your hair?"

Noble youth: "...Huh?"

"Cough cough," after being stunned for a moment, the young nobleman reacted and quickly coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment, "Lavinia, I wonder if you still have any impression?"

Hao Ren thought for a moment, and the image of the young female knight with freckles on her face finally appeared in his mind. She was a golden banner guard knight under Veronica, a descendant of a noble family who looked ordinary but seemed to have an extraordinary background. During the journey in the Chaos Lands, that female knight had taken the initiative to find him. At that time, Hao Ren's impression of her was an enthusiastic and somewhat reckless "star chaser."

That female knight had said that she would use her family's power to help Hao Ren find his "old friend" after arriving in the royal capital, but after arriving here, Hao Ren had smoothly connected with Rudolph III and obtained the help of the national system, so he had naturally forgotten about this matter.

"So you are..." Hao Ren showed a suddenly enlightened expression, and then looked at the young nobleman in front of him with a probing gaze.

"Willie Tilian Conde," the noble youth raised his glass to Hao Ren in salute, "a junior from the Conde family of the Chongshan Territory, who was fortunately appreciated by His Majesty and became his knight. You can call me Willie directly."

"Nice to meet you, nice to meet you, I've heard so much about you." Hao Ren said perfunctorily, while guessing what this young talent, who looked like a noble of the highest rank, was doing looking for him. Could it be that this "Ancient Guardian" who fell from the sky was so conspicuous that such an idol faction didn't flirt with the noble ladies in the hall, but rushed over to visit such a big man like himself?

Willie didn't have the slightest bit of resentment towards Hao Ren's lukewarm attitude. Like a truly broad-minded noble knight, he seemed to think that an ancient guardian should have such an attitude: "The Conde family owes you a great favor. My sister is the only member of the family to obtain the qualification of a Gold Knight before the age of twenty. Without you, the family would have suffered a huge loss. And from a personal point of view, Lavinia and I have been very close since childhood."

Hao Ren thought that this made sense. The person in front of him had come to thank him.

At the moment, he waved his hand: "No need to mind, in the face of chaos, all orderly people should be like this."

He was just politely declining, anyway, the noble youth in front of him would definitely not be so upright as to turn around and leave...

Willie indeed had something more to say: "Guardian, I heard Lavinia mention that you are looking for an old friend within the kingdom?"

Hao Ren raised an eyebrow, remembering the promise of the knight back then. It seemed that nobles valued promises after all: "I am indeed looking for someone, but I have already asked His Majesty the King and Her Royal Highness the Princess..."

"The Conde family has an ancient alliance with the witches of the Chongshan Territory. I dare not say all of the land, but at least eighty percent of the ancient hermits and their secrets are not secrets to my family. In this regard, even the king needs our family's assistance. The old friend you are looking for may not be willing to be exposed to the secular world, but we may be able to find clues."

Hao Ren glanced at the other party. It would seem pretentious to continue to decline when people had already said this. Besides, it wasn't a bad thing to have one more well-informed local helper, so he nodded and conveniently took out another missing dog... missing person poster: "This is the person I'm looking for, she has three forms..."

Willie was obviously stunned after hearing Hao Ren's description of Lily. Obviously, a tripartite "National Guardian Beast" was very unexpected to him, but in an instant, he returned to his usual demeanor. Even as Hao Ren described her, he showed a thoughtful look.

After Hao Ren finished speaking, the young man from the Chongshan Territory began to ponder. He frowned from time to time, and shook his head from time to time, as if he was comparing some things in his memory. Hao Ren naturally didn't think that the other party's family could really recognize an "Ancient National Guardian Beast," so he opened his mouth and said, "You probably don't..."

"Guardian," Willie interrupted Hao Ren, "although I can't be sure, I may know such a somewhat... eccentric hermit."

Hao Ren was immediately stunned: "You know?"

"In the mountains between the Chongshan Territory and the Baisha Valley, there has always been a legend about the 'Wolf Walker.' It is said that this Wolf Walker is a warrior from a thousand years ago. She possesses special powers and can run in the mountains in the form of a wolf. And sometimes she appears in a half-wolf form to help travelers who are lost in the mountains. Ah, she also wears clothes that don't belong to this era... which seems very similar to these portraits of yours."

Hao Ren's eyes narrowed: "About this...'hermit,' what else do you know?"

Willie thought for a moment, and nodded firmly: "In my family's records, there are more deeds about the Wolf Walker. I can be sure that a witch who has close ties with our family knows the whereabouts of this Wolf Walker and left these records. How about this, Guardian, I invite you to our family's manor outside the royal city. My advisor may be able to help you—after all, I am just a martial artist, and the things I know are limited."

Hao Ren looked at Willie thoughtfully. After a brief thought, he nodded: "Then it's settled."