Chapter 38: Sue the Bird to Death

Looking at the oval ball of light at the core of the ceremony, it gradually became solid.

Roland and Hela stood in front of it, looking at it calmly.

“Hela, touch it and prepare to ascend.”

Roland said softly.

Hela tilted her head. Although she didn't quite understand what Roland meant, she didn't say much. She reached out her hand trustingly and touched the ball of light.

After Hela touched the ball of light with her right hand, the ball of light responded quickly, and a refined magical power surged into her body.

Because Roland had warned her in advance, Hela did not panic and calmly came into contact with the magic power.

Although she didn't know what Roland had done, this refined magic power seemed to come from her own meditation and merged into her body very naturally.

As the magic power was injected, she suddenly sensed a presence that was closely connected to her.

The ball of light in front of her eyes shrank and turned into a petite gray crow. It flapped its wings and landed on Hela’s arm. Then, it tilted its head to look at Hela, opened its mouth and made a cry.

"Gah?"

"Gah?"

Looking at the gray crow, Hela was a little overwhelmed. She subconsciously opened her mouth and imitated its call.

The gray crow was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes, and his little eyes were full of confusion.

Hela also realized that her reaction was a bit subtle, and her face looked a little embarrassed.

However, she quickly put this embarrassment behind her.

When Roland created the Gray Crow, he incorporated the red mark made from Hela's magic and blood into its body.

Gray Crow has been closely connected with Hela since birth.

In addition, Roland used a pet contract ritual that had been modified by countless players. Gray Crow's existence was completely dependent on Hela. If Hela died, it would die too.

This means that unless Hela particularly abuses it, it is basically impossible for the Gray Crow to betray it.

As the Gray Crow established a connection with her and shared its mental power with Hela, her mental power, which had reached the limit of one ring, was nourished and began to stir.

Hela seized the opportunity, closed her eyes, and took advantage of the simultaneous increase in her magic power and mental strength to start a breakthrough.

When Hela completed the breakthrough and opened her eyes again, she was the only one left at the core of the ritual.

She turned around and saw Roland sitting on the mud to rest, a ring of undead she had created, and a gray crow lying on the undead's head.

"Success?"

Roland yawned and asked Hela casually.

"Ah."

Hela nodded and walked slowly to Roland's side. The gray crow climbing on the head of the undead beside him flapped its wings and landed on Hela's shoulder.

Hela stretched out her right finger, and the gray crow obediently landed on her finger.

"What's it called?"

"People used to call them death-telling birds. You can use that name, or you can give it a new name."

Roland said.

Hela looked at the death bird on her finger. It was looking at her with its head tilted.

She stretched out her left hand and gently stroked its head. The deathbird lowered its head obediently and let Hela do what she wanted.

"The Death Bird doesn't sound very nice. Why don't you change your name? Since you are all gray, how about calling yourself Gray Crow?"

The deathbird raised its head. As a newly born bird, it had no idea about its name, so it nodded indifferently.

"Now that we've been promoted, let's go back." As Hela stroked the gray crow's feathers, Roland took out a space teleportation scroll from his space ring, then waved at Hela and said.

"Come closer."

"Ah."

Hela nodded, and the gray crow flapped its wings and landed on Hela's shoulder. Then, she walked to Roland's side.

Roland grabbed Hela's other shoulder and then activated the spell scroll in his hand.

As the surrounding elements were absorbed by the spell scroll, the spell model drawn on it began to operate. A space wave swept over the position where Roland and Hela were, and the two of them disappeared directly on the spot.

With the departure of the two, only the ruined ceremony was left in the center of the Island of the Dead, which had been purified by the absorption of dark elements.

In a hotel room in the port city, a space anchor point placed in the center of the room glowed faintly. Then, space waves passed by, and Roland and Hela appeared above the anchor point.

After returning to the port city, Roland did not immediately go to the Adventurer's Guild and the Spellcaster's Guild to collect the commission rewards, but rested in the hotel for a day.

The environment of the Island of the Dead was quite harsh. Since the water source of the Island of the Dead had been contaminated, Roland and Hela did not even take a bath after landing on the island.

Although he could use magic to sweep away the dust on his body to keep it clean, Roland chose to take a hot bath first when he came back.

In addition, Roland was a little tired from the continuous high-intensity labor in arranging a large ceremony. After returning to the hotel, he relaxed and fell directly into bed and slept for more than 30 hours, until noon on the third day.

When Roland opened his eyes, he was awakened by hunger.

In the warm bed, Roland sat up slowly.

Hela, who was studying in the room, immediately noticed Roland's actions. She ran to the bed with a lunch that had been kept warm by magic and handed it to Roland.

Roland took the lunch and started eating, while asking with some confusion.

“Hela, how long have I slept?”

Hela tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then said.

"Thirty-eight hours."

"I slept for a whole day. No wonder I'm so hungry."

Roland frowned and said.

It seems that I have to be careful in the future. This world is not safe. It is not good to sleep for so long. What if something unexpected happens?

"The room is available for two days. It expires the day after tomorrow morning."

While watching Roland eat, Hela reminded him.

"Two days is enough."

Roland said while eating lunch.

"Go get the commission fee this afternoon, prepare the supplies tomorrow, and we'll leave the day after tomorrow morning."

“Where to go next?”

Hela blinked and asked in a low voice.

"The Kes Mountains."

Roland wiped his mouth with a towel and responded slowly.

"You have studied theory for so long, it is time for you to put it into practice. The extraordinary creatures there are your best opponents."

"Also, the Kes Mountains are rich in resources. Before we advance to the fourth ring and open up channels with the Spellcaster Association, it's a good place for us to obtain a large amount of rare materials. The fourth ring advancement is very important and we can't be careless. We have to prepare in advance."

"Oh."

Hela nodded thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)