Chapter 112: 112
Eva smiled as she spawned with her hood still down, which was how she left it when she logged out . Her soft cheeks and glowing creamy skin, coupled with her small and blood red lips made anyone who looked at her lose their composure greatly .
How could one person have the kind of perfect visage that was only present in paintings and media? She looked just like the western depictions of the Goddess of Beauty, which many felt was unrealistic .
Her hair was a bright green that was cut short, only reaching her shoulders at best . Her eyes were so black that it was like staring into an abyss that stared back . In fact, one could see a miasmic swirl in her eyes, which made one's soul feel like it was being drawn in .
Of course, aside from the physical aspect was the mental manipulation from her bloodline that enhanced her beauty in the eyes of any onlooker . It was the same thing for Draco, or anyone of the Lucifer or Amaterasu Lineages with the Dark Angel or Celestial Maiden Inheritances respectively .
Draco took in the sight of his own Celestial Beauty while she took in the sight of her Handsome Devil .
The two were so enraptured with each other that it was sickening and quite frankly, irritating . If only one could reach into the world and whack them on the head…
Eventually, they managed to stop ogling each other and hugged tightly . Draco kissed Eva deeply and throughly, an action which she reciprocated wholeheartedly .
After all, Draco was extremely tired and slightly distressed after working for two days non-stop, doing the same bloody thing over and over again . However, seeing his soulmate filled him with peace and joy .
Eva had been in a rough spot, because no matter what she did, she was unable to take the disappearance of Draco for too long . She had only managed to hold on the first time because she had the herculean task of making Umbra the perfect guild before he came back .
But one could see the strain it put on her to be away from Draco back then, especially with her random episodes of insanity and madness .
After separating from their kiss, Draco first asked:
"How are you?"
"I'm a bit tired . It took a bit longer than I planned to get out of Japan, but I'm gone now . I just started my flight to the Central Country, so I should be able to stay online for 3 days at most . " Eva replied softly .
Draco nodded . "That should be enough . Here's what I did while you were away…"
Draco filled her in on the quests he had set out for the members of Umbra, as well as the Angel's Kiss he had just crafted .
"I was unsure of how you wanted me to handle that aspect of the management, so I decided to wait until you returned . Though, I am surprised that you decided to be so benevolent to the members of Umbra . " Eva remarked with a strange expression .
Draco laughed . "I guess that getting you back in my life really did make me a lot more mellow . "
Eva blushed but didn't lower her head, an act which Draco found cute .
"Oh, this is for you . "
Draco pulled out the Abyssal Ring and gave it to Eva . She inspected it and nodded her head, wearing the ring without any reservations .
"Hehe, are you trying to propose to me? Let me tell you right now, my answer is yes!" Eva teased with a cheeky grin .
Black lines appeared on Draco's forehead . "You… why would I need to propose to my soulmate? There is literally no one else who I could call my wife!"
Eva didn't blush this time, because she knew it was the truth . She and Draco were permanently bound by fate, sharing one destiny together . It could be felt by each of them and inferred through the hellish events that they both went through before reconciling in this life .
Right now, Draco had 1 Divine, 4 Legendary and 5 Epic items .
For the Divine, It was the Eyes of Caelo .
For the Legendary, it was the Hawkeye Bow, Phoenix Cry Arrow, Seal of Camelot and Dragon Soul .
For the Epic, it was the Fire of War, Mjolnir, Pair Dadeni, Heart of the Woods and the Etz Chaim Seedling .
Draco had some other Epic skills, like the Omnipotent Archer passive skill and the Tactics Tradeskill .
He also had some unclassified items and skills like the Soul Bond skill with Roma and his Dragorugio set . Even though the set had been ranked as Epic, that was just an indicator of its current power level, not its actual rarity . It had an (Evolvable) tag too, with no mention on exactly how to evolve it .
Eva had one Epic and one Legendary item, being the Eye of Heaven and the Abyssal Ring respectively . She had been too busy managing Umbra to properly abuse her knowledge to gain items like Draco did, but that would not be a problem going forward now that they were together .
Still, despite the lineup that would make his past angsty self lose him mind, Draco was unsatisfied and so was Eva . Their goals had drastically changed from the ones they set out in their past lives .
Their horizons had been broadened due to their continued success so far, so they wanted to reach the top . Not to mention the immense physical challenges they would meet in order to reach there, just the time required was disheartening .
As such, the Evil Duo decided to do a bit of progression while they had time .
Draco and Eva blinked from the Guild Hall and appeared near the coast of the seas . Sturgehaven was not located in the center of the Cario Continent, but at the south-westernmost edge . It had two borders that were connected to the endless seas, but it's maritime development was pretty low .
This was due to the fact that ships were continually sunk by sea monsters . If the monster population on land was 30% of all that existed worldwide, then the seas would hold 70%!
Richmond and the other Hidden Powers might be able to accumulate enough experience if they slaughtered all the sea monsters to reach the cap, but they dared not .
Why?
It had already been shown that the God of the Sea had left his heritage in the City of Atlantis . To dare to go around slaughtering his people, wouldn't that be asking for death?
One should not forget, the Gods were not banned from returning to the world . They were more like NEETs, who had willing locked themselves inside without wanting to come out again .
However, killing a few monsters near the shores was okay . Otherwise, Poseidon would be mocked to death for being overprotective by his fellow Gods .
That was the plan Draco and Eva had .
Even though they had led Divine-tier guilds, their maritime expansion had been really limited . The sea was definitely rich in resources, but it could not be harvested properly due to the circumstances surrounding it, leaving it a bit like a hobby for most players or guilds .
Hardly anyone used the sea to develop, and not even Draco or Eva dreamed to touch the sea in this life… that is, before the map to the Vault of the Deep .
With Poseidon's Trident more than likely being deposited in there, along with other various sea-related items and legacies, this would allow Umbra to dominate the sea, an area which even the native NPCs could not touch .
Draco thirsted for this greatly, because despite wanting to maintain his advantage as a reincarnator, he also wanted to enjoy his life and experience new things . This was why the different sections of Boundless appealed to him so much .
When he entered those worlds, he would be just like he was now, a noob with no idea of what was there, having to explore everything from scratch .
While still in the Western Fantasy section, there were many things he did not know, but even so, he had a general idea of them, removing their novelty .
Imagine going back into the past by 10 years . Yeah, you'd ace all the exams and become hot shit among the boys/girls for being mature and savvy, but that was just the fantasy version of it .
Imagine having to wake up everyday in the morning to go to school, having to listen to teachers who were probably even younger than you talk you down, and having to re-do everything you did .
Reincarnation was desired by those who wanted to fix mistakes in their life, but it was only meaningful if almost every moment of your life was a mistake . Or if your life was riddled with mistakes that snowballed into something worse, like becoming a criminal, drug addict or a failure .
However, if your life was successful with a good paying job, a significant other who loved you and friends who you trusted, then reincarnation would be cool but very, very tedious . You might have made a mistake in the past like getting into a serious fight, trusting an ex who cheated on you or the like, but most of those things just made you a better person and helped to shape your success .
Going back and having to go through it all would be just making an already pretty good life essentially perfect, with almost no meaning except just doing everything again, but without even a single flaw .
Draco's own reincarnation could be described as this in a general sense . Even though his greatest failure and regret had been fixed, his life so far had been smooth sailing .
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