Gorgeous Jewel
Chapter III Chapter 69

After Echidna calmed down, she started to look not okay. In Alice's arms, she held her head throbbing from the pain. Echidna felt that there was something she almost remembered but as she tried to remember it, her head hurt.

"Mama..." Echidna called out to Alice with a gloomy face. Her eyes glared at Alice's face. Seeing the exhausted Echidna, Alice turned and gave her back to Echidna.

"Let's ride. I'll carry you." Said Alice. Echidna nodded and obeyed Alice.

Since he had passed the examination, it shouldn't be a problem for him to enter the city. Alice walked while carrying Echidna on her back. As he passed by a guard, suddenly the other guards called out to him.

"Miss...! just a minute." The guard who called out to him ran over.

"Have we been found out?" Inner Alice

Not like his thinking. The guard lowered his head slightly as a sign of gratitude. "With the help of the lady, we easily dropped the wyvern without any injuries. We're really grateful."

Alice smiled awkwardly. He did not care much about it, for him at this time was to enter the city and immediately find a place to rest related to the condition of Echidna as well.

"Umm..Then, I'm sorry." Said Alice.

"Oh, sorry to delay you. Please, please. Welcome to the city of Ilium." Welcome the guard even though it is late.

Alice stepped through the gate and saw a new scene in the city. Ilium City, the land of the demon race where the deemons live. Alice glanced to the left and to the right looking for lodging as she carried the sleeping Echidna on her back.

In that city, various forms of deemons filled every side of the city. Either the winged or the wingless. There are also horns with a small body and some are large as high as two adults. Even their strength was on average comparable to that of a level 5 mage. Their activities are arguably not much different from those of humans.

Alice turned her attention back to Echidna as she looked at the merchant who was selling something that looked like fruits. He was thinking of buying Echidna.

"He was exhausted after using that much strength. Thank goodness she's okay." Benak Alice's. Then he walked towards the merchant.

"Excuse me uncle." Sapa Alice's.

"Oh, a buyer. What do you want to buy, miss? We sell fresh fruits here. Please, you can choose first, here you can test the taste." The seller's uncle shrewdly explained and then pointed to one of the fruits that had been cut into pieces.

Alice looked at the fruit that the seller's uncle showed. "In addition to the color, the shape is not much different from the fruits on the human continent. Does it feel the same? It won't be weird, will it?" Alice asked herself.

Since the seller's uncle offered one piece of fruit to test, why not? Little hesitated but Alice still took a piece and put it in her mouth.

"It turns out no different. This fruit tastes like an apple." He thought as his mouth chewed. Alice took out the money and bought some fruit for her daughter.

After that, Alice asked about the nearest inn, then she set off towards the road that the seller's uncle showed her.

Not far from the hustle of the city, Alice finally arrived at the place meant by the seller's uncle. From the outside the inn looks simple and looks cheap. Alice was not picky, after all the place would only be her temporary resting place. Alice opened the door and was greeted by the calm and relaxed atmosphere of the tenants enjoying their conversation in the inn's entrance hall.

"Please big brother, your room is on the second floor with the number 203." Said the little girl who gave him the key. He smiled gently and looked so funny.

"thank you. I'd like to order some food for dinner. Can you guys get him upstairs?"

"certain. For one dinner menu we will charge 5 bronze spina. Since brother is new, we only charge 8 bronze spina."

"No problem. Then please." Alice passed to the second floor holding Echidna.

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Currently both of them are hunting monsters, rather they are looking for which crystals can be obtained after killing monsters. Besides being able to be sold, Alice also realized another oddity, which crystal dropped by the monsters turned out to be in sync with her Qi energy, so that he could absorb it and use it as raw materials to increase his cultivation.

"Echidna, behind you!" Shouted Alice.

Echidna who enjoyed herself too much in the fight became careless of her surroundings. He was unaware of the stealthy and rapid attack from the ferocious rabbit that attacked him. Luckily, Alice was so swift and immediately killed the rabbit with her sword Qi from a distance.

Echidna was surprised to hear Alice's scream and when she turned around, she saw the dead body of the rabbit right in front of her already split eyes. Echidna was sure that the little rabbit attack would not hurt him but the lack of attention to the surrounding when fighting showed its shortcomings. Echidna looked down while looking at both of her hands. He thinks he is just a burden. Her mother always protected her. Echidna lost her spirit.

Echidna apologized in a soft tone to Alice who came to approach her. Alice placed one hand over Echidna's head.

"It's okay, most importantly Echidna is fine. Echidna is strong. Capable and talented. Echidna is just a lack of experience. No need to worry. Echidna will be better than Mom." Alice said gently to advise him. Alice's words just revived Echidna's spirit.

Echidna happily nodded her head. Her innocent eyes returned sparkling. What my mother said was right. He is not weak just a lack of experience. Therefore, He will continue to fight and learn to become more powerful and can protect his mama.

Alice chuckled at Echidna's cute expression that was so easy to change. He thought that his goal of taking the mission to kill the Rabbit Hornet was not only to find money or crystals but also to train the Echidna to gain combat experience.

After two months, Alice has become a hunter like Davella and Salvor. The first time he signed up was the day after Echidna took a full break.

According to the information he got from the room tenants and also Myusel. On the Arkham continent, in addition to spina, mana crystals are also substitutes for exchange devices with a value that depends on the quality of the crystal.

Another surprising thing is that he just found out that the glasses that Davella gave him were not ordinary glasses. Alice regained her senses when she was shocked to see a reflection of herself behind a mirror that looked like the demon race of the tribe of Oni just like Davella and Salvor.

A small horn protruding on his forehead, pupils of eyes and ears that became pointed.

"Perhaps, the examination time at the gate.I look like the demon race so they don't hold me back." His mind.

"I wonder where they get tools like this."

After spending the day hunting the Rabbit Hornet. It was time for Alice to report back to the hunting guild.