Hearing this, March 7th pointed to a treasure chest not far away.
"Look, aren't there Stellar Jades right over there? Once we deal with these people, we can go open it."
March 7th readily agreed. Belobog seemed to have quite a few treasure chests lying around; she had already spotted several common ones nearby.
Deprived of Gepard's shield, the Silvermane Guards present were quickly knocked down one by one by Dan Heng.
March 7th looked at Gepard and let out a helpless sigh.
"Why won't you listen to reason? We really aren't with that guy."
Sting patted March 7th on the shoulder.
"March, why don't you show him the photos? Didn't you take pictures of their planet?"
Prompted by Xing, March 7th remembered and immediately pulled out the photos to show Gepard.
After looking through them, Gepard finally believed that the three of them were not associated with that Sampo.
He vaguely remembered records in books stating that visitors from the stars frequently arrived before the Eternal Freeze descended.
He hadn't expected that, after all these years, otherworldly travelers would appear once again.
This matter was no longer something he could decide on his own.
After a moment of thought, Gepard decided to take the group to see the Supreme Guardian.
............
Back in Belobog.
Ye Yun had grabbed a "local" to act as his guide.
"My friend, we had a deal—once we get to Belobog, you're going to let me go."
In a small alleyway, Sampo the local was speaking to Ye Yun.
Sampo had originally planned to head back and prepare for the next scene in his script.
Never did he expect to be grabbed halfway and forced to act as a tour guide.
The main reason was that this person was exceptionally strong, especially that talking deer, which possessed strength close to that of an Emanator.
Ye Yun urged impatiently.
"Hurry up, take me to the Underworld."
The Overworld wasn't very interesting right now. Cocolia was in power, and if she spotted him, she'd probably find some excuse to lock him up.
Though he wasn't afraid of Cocolia or the Stellaron, it was still a hassle, wasn't it?
Better to go play in the Underworld first.
Sampo pleaded miserably.
"Oh, my dear lord, the entrance to the Underworld is blocked off! My friend, old Sampo really has no way of getting you down there."
Ye Yun kicked Sampo right in the rear.
"Cut the act. Don't you have a secret passage? Let's take that one."
Sampo's eyes widened. What the hell! How did this guy know about his secret passage?
Shouldn't this be the guy's first time in Belobog? How was he so familiar with him? Could he be an old friend from the tavern? No way, this guy didn't have any Path of Elation energy on him either.
Forget it, forget it. Better take this guy down first, or old Sampo's backside would be getting another kick.
Sampo hurriedly led Ye Yun toward his hidden passageway.
Following the secret route, Ye Yun successfully arrived in the Underworld.
Catching the pungent smell of coal and slag in the air, Ye Yun couldn't help frowning.
The Underworld in reality was truly wretched; slag and discarded tools littered the ground everywhere.
Ye Yun turned back, intending to have Sampo lead him to Natasha, only to find that Sampo had slipped away at some point.
This made things a bit difficult. Ye Yun had originally planned to go straight to Natasha to do some business.
As the leader of Wildfire, Natasha managed the supplies for the entirety of Boulder Town.
Surely, with Natasha's position, it would be easy to gather enough Stellar Jades.
With no other choice, Ye Yun had to ask around while searching for Natasha's clinic.
As he walked along, Ye Yun suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower back, as if he had been struck by a heavy object.
"Ouch!"
With a cry of agony, Ye Yun turned around to see a little girl with short blonde hair sitting on the ground, holding her forehead.
Ye Yun recognized her at once—wasn't this none other than the Great Hook the Great?
Ye Yun helped her up.
"Are you alright, Hook?"
Hook shook her head.
"I'm fine."
Hook looked up at Ye Yun.
"Who are you? How do you know my name?"
Ye Yun smiled.
"Of course I know. Who hasn't heard of the illustrious Great Hook the Great?"
Flattered by the sudden praise, Hook puffed up with pride.
"Hmph! That goes without saying! I am the Great Hook the Great, after all! You've got a good eye to be able to recognize me at a glance, heh-heh~" Adopting the air of a little adult, Hook gave Ye Yun's thigh a satisfying pat.
As for why she patted his thigh? Need you ask? Naturally, because the Great Hook the Great could only reach that high.
Hook looked at Ye Yun.
"What's your name? I don't know your name yet."
Ye Yun replied.
"My name is Ye Yun."
Ye Yun then asked.
"Does the Great Hook the Great happen to know where Natasha is?"
At the mention of Natasha's name, Hook flinched as if by reflex.
"The... The old witch!"
Ye Yun couldn't help marveling that Hook was genuinely terrified of Natasha—just hearing her name was enough to scare her.
"Right, does Hook know where Natasha is? I need to find her for something."
Hook looked Ye Yun up and down, her big eyes sweeping over him repeatedly, trying to figure out whether he was a good person or a bad one.
The old witch might be fierce, but she was very good to Hook; she couldn't just take any random person to see her.
Seeing this, Ye Yun produced a pack of rainbow candies and handed them to Hook.
"As long as the Great Hook the Great takes me to find Natasha, this pack of candy is yours."
Ye Yun had no choice but to resort to the temptation of food; when it came to children, candy could solve a lot of problems.
Hook stared curiously at the rainbow candies in Ye Yun's hand.
"Candy? I don't remember it looking like this?"
Ye Yun opened the packaging, took one out, and handed it to Hook.
"My kind is candy too, try one and see."
Looking at the bright red candy before her, Hook couldn't resist the temptation any longer.
"Then... then Hook will try one."
Hook took the candy and popped it into her mouth.
The moment the candy entered her mouth, the sweetness instantly melted on her tongue, sweet with a hint of tanginess, leaving Hook with a look of pure bliss.
"Mmm~ So good!"
Ye Yun jingled the remaining candies in his hand.
"Well? Are you willing to take me now? Don't worry, I'm just going to see Natasha for business, I won't hurt her."
Hearing this, Hook still hesitated a bit; Ye Yun was a stranger.
But... but... the candy was so good~
Ultimately, Hook still failed to resist the temptation of the demon (the temptation of candy).
Happily clutching a large pack of rainbow candies, Hook led Ye Yun off to find Natasha.
Along the way, Hook held the candy tightly to her chest, checking it every couple of steps for fear that even a single piece might drop to the ground.
Seeing this, Ye Yun smiled helplessly, opened the system shop, and after searching around, spent 1 Credit to buy a small panda backpack to give to Hook.
"Wow! This bag is so cute! Is this really for Hook?!" Hook's eyes sparkled as she looked at the small panda backpack.
Ye Yun took the large pack of rainbow candies from Hook's arms and stuffed them into the little backpack.
"Yes, it's for Hook. Put it on, and then you won't have to worry about dropping the candy."
With that, Ye Yun helped Hook put the little backpack on.
Hook bounced the little backpack around a few times, happier than words could express.