Chapter 555: [ DAWN Treader (3) ]

“What is?!”

Si Mulan stared at the phone’s screen and saw the pitch black screen glowed all of a sudden.

“What is happening?” Because of Si Mulan’s cry, the others who were staying alert with nerves that seemed to be a time bomb, exploded as they whipped their heads towards Si Mulan’s direction almost simultaneously. They grabbed their weapons immediately, ready to swing it down in moment’s notice.

“What happened, Mulan?” Qin Han hurriedly came over and asked. His sword on his hand. For her, although there was a bit awkward distance between him and her, Si Mulan was still, after all, his relative. Protecting her cousin in this dangerous place is like a duty to him—

“N, nothing, it’s nothing…” Si Mulan smiled embarrassingly. She extended her hand and wearily picked up the D-Com.

“What is that? A magical Item? Why is it radiating light?” Bu Fanyi had already forgotten what she wanted to say and turned her full attention towards the D-Com. Her attention and curiosity pick.

“What is? What is?”

“Is that a Magical Item?”

“What kind of magical item? I never saw anything like that before!” The other five people, three women, and two men also came over, staring curiously at the phone.

“I don’t know…” Si Mulan shook her head. She looked at the phone screen when,

[ Ciaosu~! ] A small infant looking person appeared on the screen and greeted. The infant has black spiky hair and thin curly sideburns. He was wearing an all-black suit, with a red long-sleeved shirt and black necktie from underneath, and a black fedora with an orange stripe.

He was facing the screen with the right hand holding a gun-like thing.

[ Greetings, my lady Mulan. I am Reborn PX2 your personal support guide in using the Dawn Communicator as ordered by his Excellency, Beast Emperor; Ye Wushuang… please take care of me! ]

The image of a small infant bowing courtly while talking was a strange sight, not only for Si Mulan but also for others.

“Th, th, th, that….a person? No, a baby?!” One of the females who had seen reborn appearing exclaimed in shock as she retreated back in fear.

“What kind of sorcery is this?! Why is there a person inside this kind of small box?!”

“Is, is this really a magical item? What kind of?!”

“Reborn PX2?” Among the rest who edged back due to shock, Si Mulan was quite calm. After all, this wasn’t the first time she had seen this person—A few days ago, Allen had given him a white paper with several pictures on it. Though she didn’t know what it was, Allen had asked her what she preferred and she then chooses… Reborn as it was quite cute. Allen thought that having this kind of AI support would be quite funny and adorable so he added this kind of feature in the D-Terminal.

[ Hello, lady Mulan. Master is quite worried about you… seeing you safe, the master would surely be relieved. ]

“Eh? Are you real? And Master? Ah right, where is Master right now?”

[ Ha ha ha, I exist yet not exist at the same time. I only exist to support you. Anyway, Master is alright of course that doesn’t need to be asked… however, before you find the master, the master asked me to explain to you the uses of this device. ] Reborn walked left to right on the screen and explained what the D-Com was all about. His hand movements and actions were quite adorable that it struck the women’s heart right in the center.

However, slowly their attention was pulled towards another side as Reborn started to explain the uses and functions of the D-Communicator in Si Mulan’s hands. Their mind started to blank out as the terminal’s functions stay rooted in their minds. The uses of it and the functions were as miraculous as they can be, that the others find it hard to believe…!

Then after a few minutes, a green chameleon walked from the left and suddenly turned into a chair, where Reborn sat down. [ …And that’s it… this is the uses of the Dawn Communicator. Congratulations on becoming a real DAWN Treader, Lady Mulan Complimenti! Please work hard and don’t disappoint the master… ]

“Wait, wait, wait… what kind of items and weapons…? And where is master now?” Si Mulan stared at Reborn, shock from the explanation. This kind of slim box has this kind of use…? Too incredible…unbelievable!!

[ Master is in the 1:30 direction of your current location… though the distance is quite far, approximately 238.6 Km from each other… ]

“That far? No, that should be alright… but,” Hearing Reborn’s instructions, she looked at the dark horizon and spoke. At the same time, two 3D images entered his sight, a hologram. An upside down triangle that marked her current location, pointing towards a blue dot were said to be Allen’s location.

“… That's very thorough.” Si Mulan can’t help but sigh in admiration at the D-Com’s usability. This kind of magic item, it’s really one of a kind—!

[ Having you praise me is an honor. ]

“Ano… Junior Sister Mulan, this is?” Bu Fanyi who was listening from the side asked curiously. She had been surprised by Si Mulan’s sudden shout and now, the strange looking person talking inside a magical item. The same was true for everyone nearby.

“This is given to me by my master… a magical item…” Si Mulan said simply. Since it wasn’t really anything to hide, she honestly answered. “Though I don’t know what it was for but master told me never to lose it…”

She didn’t know how to explain it…

“You said about my current status, can you show it to me?”

[ Absolutely ]

[ Host: Si Mulan (Can be changed at will)

Gender: Female

Age: 15.

Power rank: Fifth level; Emperor Rank (Peak)

Cultivation Technique: Ice Lightning Dual Cultivation Technique

Special Skills/Abilities: None

Combat Strength: Passable but still weak. Try harder…

Contribution Points: 200 Points (Given as a bonus to those official members) ]

“… …” Passable but still weak—looking at her status, Si Mulan was so embarrassed she felt like she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself in it.

What the hell is this brutal evaluation…?!

*** ***

Si Mulan’s eyes scanned in vigilance across the dark environment. Compared to the other wilderness in the Divine Martial Continent, this place was exceptionally quiet. However, it was this silence that made everybody feels uneasy.

As the party carefully entered the depths of the Mountain, Si Mulan could feel a sense of tension appearing in their bodies. Their hands clenched onto the shiny swords as the Spiritual Energy within them quietly circulated.

Even though they were extremely careful, the Mountain was still filled with dangers and death traps.

*** ***

As Si Mulan and Bu Fanyi were taking the rear, people in front were talking to each other secretly. One of them said to Qin Han quietly, "Senior Brother, I know that Sister Mulan is your cousin but, there’s no need to bring them along into the forest, right? There were just two women, what if we found some treasure, are we also going to share it with them?"

“Elder Ye Bai always warns us not to interact with the Passing Cloud Sect, Senior Brother…”

“Enough,” Qin Han frowned. “Whether she is from the Passing Cloud Sect or not, she is still my cousin! She’s my relative, I can’t leave her behind!”

“But still… with their speed, they would definitely slow us down. I don’t think it’s a good idea to bring them along with us…"

"I think so too, we can’t be carrying these girls on our back…" the other two young men added on.

"Since we will stay here for a few months, it doesn’t really make a difference even if they slow us down." Qin Han insisted.

Other than the two outsiders, Si Mulan and Bu Fanyi, there were five men including Qin Han and three other women. The three women only sigh and shook their heads, expressing their helplessness in Qin Han’s decision—after all, Qin Han was their leader and he was also the strongest among them.

“Xiao Han, is something wrong…?” Si Mulan noticed something and walked over.

“It’s nothing, Mulan. Just be careful, we don’t know what’s inside this forest,”

“Ah, hm, we’ll be,” Si Mulan smiled but if one looks closely, her smile was somewhat stiff. Obviously, even if she didn’t hear anything at all, she can still somewhat guess what they are thinking. However, for now, she could only endure—she knows that if things continue, she wouldn’t survive unless she finally meets her master.

Although, she knows that she was depending on Allen too much, still, she understands what kind of situation where she can and cannot rely on other people—and this situation falls in the category of ‘can’. She had always hated depending on others, she had always acting tough, pretending that everything will be fine as long as he does everything by herself—however, that was proven as a mistake.

… That was the moment I had met you…

Humans are not mind readers… there is no such thing as I know everything—of course, unless you become an omnipotent God. However, until then you are a human being no matter how powerful you become. And Human beings are social beasts and pack-living animals—they are far more pathetic than rabbits as they suffer when they are lonely.

Suffering a stress could be enough to cause several problems that if not treated lead to one’s death, you know.

That is why sometimes you need to find someone to depend on, find someone you can trust, someone to rely on… shouldering everything till you suffer, it’s not being mature as what people believe but stupidity and hard-headedness.

… But won’t I just cause needless troubles if I act selfishly like that…?

Don’t say that… the reason you’re thinking you can do everything, shouldering by yourself, was because you’re saying anything and does no one knows what they need to do or say to help you… thus, you are left alone.

Uugh…

Ha ha, it’s a man’s job to listen to a woman’s requests and selfishness…

Eh? It is?!

Ha ha ha Men are very persevering, you know. Far more than women, in that aspect…

If people thought ‘Ah she’s strong, so she’s going to be fine… even if she was alone…she’s mature enough, an adult despite her looks’ if that happens, in the end, you will be the one crying on…

If that is not stupidity, then what else…? No one’s going to care if you hold it all in… acting tough~

I’m worried about you, so let me give you some advice. Don’t hold yourself in front of other people. You’re too easy to read. If you continue acting like this, you will inevitably end up losing yourself, Mulan. Don’t worry and release yourself, there will probably be more mature people around you in the near future so it’s okay to drop your guard and become a bit softer…

The moment she heard those words, it’s as if something was relieved on her heart. That’s right, sometimes, it is really better to depend on someone, especially if things lose out on control. And in this situation is just too out of proportion for the current her…

Recalling Allen’s expression at that time, brought Si Mulan happiness and warmth. Aside from her elder sister, this was the first time that Si Mulan had felts something like that towards other people, especially towards a man! That was probably one of the reasons why Si Mulan begged Allen to become her master…

Although he was extremely mysterious and seemed out of her reach and understanding, Allen gave her a sense of relief and security that she couldn’t find towards anyone. And maybe she felt that it would be a waste not to take advantage of this rare opportunity of encountering something like Allen. Thus, she gave her obeisance to a stranger she had met for the very first time…!

Something the past her would never do…!

Si Mulan looks down on the phone in her hand. There, Reborn was displayed sitting cross-legged while drinking a still steaming teacup—his appearance was extremely comical, causing her lips to curl upwards. If only she can enter such a world, she also wanted to be as free and carefree as Reborn.

[ Hm? Lady Mulan, what are you looking at? Is there something wrong? Or something in your mind? I might not be capable of sympathizing to any people but if it’s just listening to worries or concern, I’m more than capable of it. I’m a good listener and quite confident at giving advice~ ]

Reborn muttered with a faint smile.

“Nah, it’s nothing…it’s just that, I’m curious as to what you really are. And how are you created…” Si Mulan shook her head and asks.

[ Hm… it was actually quite a simple question but extremely difficult to explain. All I can say is that Master who created us, created us with much care and love. That was how we were born with utmost talent and grace, far above you biological beings~ ]

“You’re not the least bit humble aren’t you~” Si Mulan smiled wryly.

[ Being humble has its limits. Too much modesty is instead looking down on people or to oneself. As the perfect creation of Master, we can’t do something like that, or we would taint the reputation of our beloved creator. Truly a shame~ ]

Si Mulan shook her head in response, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. “However, this place is truly dangerous… how is master’s side…?”

[ A useless question. No matter what kind of place it is, it wouldn’t baffle our master. Master is quite fine, better actually. But unfortunately, due to some current problems, Master has no time to go out and look for you in the meantime. However, when he finished what master was doing, he would surely find you, so please do cultivate patience… ]

“I know…however, is this really the right direction?” Si Mulan asked as she stared at the green arrow displayed on the screen above Reborn’s head.

[ Of course, it is. Your current direction one of the safest road you can take—other paths have many powerful monsters lurking so going there with your current power is like marching in your funeral. I advise caution still, as this place is not completely safe ]

“I see, thanks…” Si Mulan nodded her head in understanding. Then, she looks at the points she still had—though many, the things she wanted in the system shop and desired was actually much more expensive, her heart was bleeding. She could only sigh and postpone using her points as much as possible…

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