For Kajimi’s Promotion.
Fang Xiu was now just two materials short.
Wind Nether Jade and Celestial Tiger Demon Fire.
Fang Xiu had no idea where to find these two materials.
After all, his luck probably couldn’t be *that* good.
Of course, it had only been one day since he entered the 23rd Gate World.
And he had already obtained the first material he needed.
Fang Xiu was very satisfied.
And for all this, he had the old man to thank... no, the dead old man now.
Although the old man had no idea there were Cyan Wave Snakes under the waterfall.
He had just fabricated an excuse to lure people to the waterfall.
Then, after killing them, he could just toss them over the side.
It was a convenient way to dispose of the bodies.
Who would have thought that there actually *were* Cyan Wave Snakes beneath the waterfall?
And what’s more, Kajimi had found them.
Killing the Cyan Wave Snakes and taking the Cyan Wave Snake Scale.
You could call that a stroke of good luck.
"Then, Master, where are we going to find the other two materials?"
Kajimi had already scouted the surrounding area.
But she hadn’t seen any other materials.
"It’s fine. This Gate World is huge; we can’t explore it all in a short time. Let’s just take it slow. If we’re lucky, we’ll run into them."
Fang Xiu said.
The 23rd Gate World was much larger than the Seventh Gate World.
"Yes, Master!"
Kajimi nodded obediently.
Fang Xiu headed directly for the other side of the waterfall.
Basically, no one knew where to find Rare Materials within this Gate World.
If anyone had known, they would have been taken long ago.
The old man hadn’t been strong enough; he couldn’t have gone down beneath the waterfall himself.
Nor did he ever imagine there were actually Cyan Wave Snakes down there.
Of course, even if he had gone down, he wouldn’t have been able to defeat them.
Without Kajimi’s strength, those Cyan Wave Snakes would have killed him.
So, to find the required materials in this 23rd Gate World...
...one could only rely on walking, searching, and luck!
On his very first day here, Fang Xiu had already obtained one of the Rare Materials.
That was already heaven-defying luck.
As for the remaining two materials...
...Fang Xiu had no idea if he would be able to find them.
Past the grasslands was the waterfall, and beyond the waterfall, they came to a forest.
By now, the sun had set.
Fang Xiu looked around.
Even at night, Demon Beasts were no match for Fang Xiu.
But Fang Xiu had no desire to travel in the dark.
So he found some branches in the forest and started a campfire.
"Master, this is a Demon Beast Kajimi just hunted. I’ll roast it for you right now!"
Kajimi had appeared from somewhere, having hunted a deer-like Demon Beast.
Of course, this thing was clearly not a deer.
After all, deer don’t have fangs.
A single glance told him it was carnivorous.
But the roasted meat was incredibly fragrant.
Fang Xiu felt blissful at this moment.
Kajimi wasn’t just powerful; she was also competent.
She was beautiful, and her figure was top-notch.
She was completely a man’s ideal type!
Especially with that natural Charm she exuded.
It almost made Fang Xiu fall for her completely.
However, Fang Xiu wasn’t like some people who think with their lower body.
’If I can’t even hold back on this, I’ll never achieve anything great.’
Some things could be done.
Other things required careful consideration before acting.
"Master, eat this!"
"Master, don’t move, Kajimi will feed you!"
"Master, open your mouth, ah~"
"..."
After eating, Fang Xiu and Kajimi lay on a tree branch, gazing at the stars.
Fang Xiu fell deep into thought.
There was a starry sky inside this Gate World, too.
That was something Fang Xiu hadn’t expected.
Back in the Seventh Gate World, Fang Xiu hadn’t seen any stars.
’Could it be that this Gate World is also part of a universe?’
Anyone with an education knew.
Stars were just other planets.
But now, inside a Gate World, he was seeing so many... planets?
’Does this mean that this Gate World is actually another planet? Or a part of some planet?’
’If that’s really the case, then where is this place in relation to Blue Star?’
’Why is it connected to Blue Star?’
’Are all Gate Worlds other planets?’
’But back in the Seventh Gate World, I didn’t see a starry sky.’
’So what kind of place was that?’
All these thoughts lingered in Fang Xiu’s mind, refusing to leave.
Lost in thought, he eventually drifted off to sleep.
Beside him, Kajimi watched Fang Xiu fall asleep with a faint smile, then leaned against his shoulder and drifted off as well.
As for the nocturnal Demon Beasts?
With Kajimi around, there was no way they could get close.
As a result, the next morning,
Fang Xiu discovered a circle of Demon Beast corpses around the campfire.
A few of them had even dropped items.
"These are all the Demon Beasts that tried to launch a sneak attack last night."
Seeing the surprised look in Fang Xiu’s eyes,
Kajimi said with a smile.
"Awesome!"
He collected the items that had dropped.
Then, he took out his dagger to check if the Demon Beasts had any Demon Cores.
His luck was good; he found one.
It was only from a Level 20 Demon Beast,
but it was still a gain.
As for the other materials from the Demon Beasts’ bodies, Fang Xiu couldn’t be bothered to harvest them.
Left here, someone else might be thrilled to find them.
But Fang Xiu was completely indifferent.
"Let’s go, Kajimi. Time to press on!"
Fang Xiu said to Kajimi.
The two of them then ventured deeper into the forest.
Fang Xiu didn’t know how big the forest was, but... since he had no destination anyway, he just kept moving forward.
Along the way, any Demon Beast that appeared was dispatched instantly by Kajimi.
They hadn’t run into any hordes of them, though.
This left Fang Xiu with no opportunity to act at all.
After traveling on and off for the better part of half a day,
"Master, look ahead! There’s a house!"
Fang Xiu was taken aback when he heard this.
He looked in the direction Kajimi was pointing.
Sure enough, Fang Xiu saw a wooden cabin.
’A wooden cabin? Does someone live here?’
There should be a fair number of Awakened who entered this Gate World.
But there probably weren’t many who would build a wooden cabin and live here directly...
Or perhaps...
’Or are there natives living inside the Gate World?’
Fang Xiu was curious.
If he had seen a wooden cabin in a forest in the outside world, Fang Xiu wouldn’t have been surprised at all.
But this was a Gate World.
No matter how crude the cabin was,
Fang Xiu found it surprising.
This meant it was possible that human-like beings existed in this Gate World.
Of course, the more likely possibility was that some Awakened were hunting Demon Beasts nearby.
A temporarily built cabin could serve as a place to rest and as a defense against Demon Beasts.
This would make hunting Demon Beasts much more efficient.
As for which it was?
"Come on, Kajimi, let’s go take a look!"
Without much hesitation, Fang Xiu decided to go and see for himself.
Was it built by an Awakened? Or does this Gate World have natives? He would know soon enough!

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