Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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I'm preparing to charge towards the seventh tier.

This is the page with the most content that Luo Xiu has read so far. As Luo Xiu reads, he increasingly feels that the "Guides," that is, his predecessors who were transmigrators, do indeed have some kind of ability to know the future.

He remembered that the previous [Guide] had told Olivia, the witch who never aged, that he was the last [Guide], and that after him, there would be no more [Guides].

Then, I appeared.

There must be some kind of inevitable connection between them. With this thought in mind, Luo Xiu continued to look back.

Soon, the timeline shifted again, bringing us to several months later.

I reached level six today.

After the ordeal, I realized that what the teacher said during our last meeting was a lie.

He told me to keep moving forward and just keep going until I reached the sixth rank, after which I would definitely be able to reach the seventh rank. But this time, in my attempt to reach the sixth rank, I realized that I still have too many shortcomings.

If I rashly step into the sixth tier, I may never be able to reach the seventh tier.

Therefore, I decided to continuously hone my skills at the fifth level.

I need to be in top condition when I reach the sixth rank, only then will I still have a sliver of a chance to break through to the seventh rank.

This page ended quickly, and Luo Xiu continued to turn the pages. Most of them were records on how to cultivate, and most of the content was meaningless to him. However, one thing caught his attention.

[Author's note: It seems like it's been a long time since this has been mentioned.]

Every time the "Guide" appeared, Selena would take the opportunity to ask him how long it would take to appear, so she would record it in the book.

But since Earl's death, Selena has not written about the "Leader" for a long time.

Sure enough, as he continued flipping through the pages, he discovered that Selena had also noticed this.

The teacher hasn't come for a long time.

When I started to refine myself, I discovered how many shortcomings I had, which is why my cultivation speed has always been slower than that of Senior Brother Earl.

This is a difference in innate talent, which is difficult to overcome later in life, and it has almost completely dashed my hopes of reaching the seventh rank.

I wanted to ask my teacher for advice on how to improve myself, but I don't know if he's busy or deliberately avoiding me, he hasn't visited the Knights of Rovanpu in a long time.

But that's okay. If the teacher really doesn't support me, I'll figure something out myself.

If one year isn't enough, then five years; if five years isn't enough, then ten, twenty, or thirty years.

I will cross the river of time and eventually reach the other side. I know I can do it.

Do you believe me?

Will you really come?

Luo Xiu tightened his grip on the booklet.

This was the first time that Selena's attitude towards "him" changed from "Why hasn't he come yet?" to "Will you really come?"

Even though she once trusted her teacher implicitly, her faith in him, who was like a phantom and whose existence was uncertain, began to waver with the passage of time.

He seemed to see a lonely woman who, as a girl, heard a beautiful fairy tale and believed it firmly until she grew into a young woman, a mature woman, and eventually grew old.

To outsiders, she is the leader of the "Demon Extermination" guild, a peerless woman of unparalleled beauty, as free and unrestrained as the shimmering moonlight, with a heart strong enough to hang the severed heads of demons by her bedside.

But no one knows what's in her heart.

No one knew that, throughout the long years, she had been stubbornly waiting for the arrival of a savior-like figure, persisting in something as unattainable as a fantasy.

He turned to the next page, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Because there is only one sentence on the next page.

You will come, I believe in you.

Luo Xiu took a deep breath and continued to flip through the pages. There weren't many pages left in the booklet, and the timeline was gradually becoming blurred. Until one page, Luo Xiu stopped again.

The teacher has arrived.

Only four or five years had passed since Earl's death, but the teacher seemed to have aged more than ten years.

He's not as tall as he used to be; his body is much more hunched, and his once blond hair has turned mostly silver.

When I saw him this morning, my nose tingled, but I managed to hold back my tears and not let them fall.

After all, I'm not the little girl I used to be anymore.

I no longer have the right to cry.

The teacher looked at me, seemingly very pleased.

I asked the teacher what he had been doing these past few years.

He said he was busy with something very important.

I asked him about my cultivation, and he said that my training was sufficient and I could step into the sixth rank.

But I feel I'm still far from it. If I really reach the sixth rank, I might never have a chance to reach the seventh rank in my lifetime.

Am I mistaken?

[Is the teacher lying to me again?]

After discussing cultivation, I finally asked the teacher about you.

Surprisingly, the teacher relented this time.

He looked into my eyes and told me that I would definitely come.

He also told me that if I met you, I should dance with you so that you would remember something very important.

He said there's a very important item that will connect everything you want to know.

To be honest, I felt a little embarrassed when I heard the teacher say this.

I'm already quite old, and I'm not good at dancing. What I'm best at is killing monsters. Why can't the two of us go kill monsters together?

I'm afraid I'll make a fool of myself when I dance.

I hope you can teach me then.

Luo Xiu looked at this page, and the timeline became clear again.

This page is four or five years after Earl's death, but there are only a few pages left after that, so it seems that Selena's recording frequency decreased considerably in the following decade or so.

As for the "important item" that Selena mentioned on this page, Luo Xiu had already guessed what it was.

It wasn't the dance I was going to do with Selena, but rather the dress Selena wore when she danced.

In all these years, Selena has never bought any dresses. If I were to actually appear and meet Selena, when the two of us dance, Selena would most likely be wearing the white dress that the "Introducer" gave her.

Even if it's not that one, Selena's favorite color is white, so it's highly likely that she'll end up with a white dress.

[Author's Note] Foresaw this and hid the skirt as a clue in the dance.

But he already knew the clue about the skirt in his dream.

Therefore, he must have met someone and had some interaction with them beforehand while he was in Kanriel, which triggered the clues in advance.

Judging from the methods employed by the "Introducer," the clues he has laid out may extend beyond just Selena.

But no matter who it is, it all ultimately points to a white dress.

I hope you can teach me then.

Luo Xiu stared at the last sentence on this page for a long time before turning to the next page.

As he expected, things went exactly as he predicted.

The teacher is dead.

In Dorrant's timeline, the Sword Saint passed away 30 years ago, and the Shipping King sailed away from Rovanpu. 25 years ago, the Battle of Wheel Town broke out, and Old White's teacher, [The Introducer], died dramatically in that battle.

Therefore, the reason why Selena wrote booklets less frequently afterward can be found.

This page is so wrinkled it's in terrible shape. Each of the four characters in the first sentence is so thick it's almost translucent, as if Selena used a lot of force, yet they're all crooked and slanted, as if she couldn't hold the pen steady at all.

Every blank space on the entire sheet of paper reveals Selena's sadness at that time.

Hurry up and come!

This is the second and last sentence on this page.

Through these two sentences, Luo Xiu seemed to sense Selena's sadness and despair at that time.

He silently turned the pages of the booklet until the last page.

It's been a long time since I last wrote anything.

I have something to tell you: I'm preparing to attempt to reach the sixth rank.

With so many years of experience, I feel I have the qualifications and confidence to challenge for the seventh tier.

[I think it will be within the next few years that I attempt to reach the seventh rank.]

Once I reach the seventh level, my life level will be different. My lifespan will be extended, and I won't be considered an old maid anymore.

By then, whether you're younger or older, we can both say we're about the same age.

I've been waiting for you for so long, I hope you really are a great dancer!

If you can't dance either...

Let's kill monsters together then!

Luo Xiu closed the booklet.

He had never met the person who wrote this booklet, but it was as if he had lived her entire life.

Selena didn't get to see that dance, nor did she get to see him.

She chased that phantom until her death, and finally departed like the moon surrounded by stars.

Luo Xiu couldn't describe his current feelings. It wasn't his fault; he couldn't control the time he traveled through, but he still felt like he had done something wrong.

This feeling is complicated.

He finally understood why the [Author] had deceived Selena into going all the way up to the sixth rank and not lingering on the seventh rank.

If Selena had reached the sixth rank earlier, although she would have lost all hope of reaching the seventh rank, the outcome might not have been like this.

Luo Xiu put the booklet into his magic pocket and walked out of the tent.