Chapter 171: The Evil Adventurer

“When did your grandmother tell you that? Could it be that your grandmother was deliberately scaring you to stop you from leaving this Clamshell?”

Chen Mo thought for a moment, then asked.

“When I was very little. I don’t remember exactly how old. But grandmother definitely wasn’t scaring me. I personally saw one of my sisters who didn’t listen to the elders’ advice. She secretly ran out of the Clamshell, and died in less than a year. Before we reach adulthood, this Clamshell is our source of life. Once we leave it, we die. And after leaving, we can never connect with this Clamshell again to get life energy.” Haiweila shook her head.

“Haven’t seen grandmother for so many years. I wonder how she is now.” Thinking of her grandmother, Haiweila seemed a bit lost in thought.

“So many years? How long have you been trapped here?” Chen Mo asked in surprise.

“Not exactly sure. About eleven, or maybe twelve years.” Haiweila counted on her fingers.

Haiweila looked only about seventeen or eighteen now. So, she had been captured and brought to the Land of Exile when she was just six or seven years old?

No wonder her pajamas didn’t fit well anymore. Probably, after getting these clothes from the people in the Land of Exile, she hadn’t changed them for several years.

Haiweila’s pajamas were clearly a bit tight. In their semi-transparent state, they were very tempting. Chen Mo couldn’t help but glance a few more times.

“Then how much longer until you are considered an adult?” Chen Mo asked again.

If it was just one or two months, he would try to delay things over at Joanna’s side before coming back.

Haiweila had been locked up here since she was so young and didn’t understand many things. Cheating Haiweila to get the Necklace of the Sea God wouldn’t be difficult for Chen Mo. The problem was, if he didn’t rescue Haiweila, even if he got the Necklace of the Sea God, it would be meaningless.

Haiweila was very important to the Land of Exile. Whether Haiweila was there or not, the Land of Exile would definitely know immediately. Joanna’s side was certainly watching the Land of Exile too. If Chen Mo just took the Necklace of the Sea God back alone, he would probably be exposed on the spot. It would be a failed attempt that only made things worse.

“I’m not exactly sure either. Among our people, some reach adulthood earlier, some later. When it’s almost time to be an adult, we get a feeling that we can leave the Clamshell. I don’t have that feeling yet. I guess I can’t become an adult for a while. But, at most one more year, I will definitely be an adult.” Haiweila clearly wasn’t very sure about when she would become an adult either.

One year?

Chen Mo took a sharp breath. If he waited a year, any opportunity would be long gone.

Huh? Wait!

From Haiweila’s words, Chen Mo suddenly remembered something.

In the real world, whether someone is an adult is determined by their age.

But that’s just a rule set by rulers for easier management. In Chen Mo’s view, whether someone is an adult, on the surface, depends on their physical development. More deeply, it depends on the growth of their mind.

For Haiweila’s people, each person’s adult age is different. Actually, that just means each person’s body develops differently. Those who develop earlier naturally become adults earlier.

But, judging from Haiweila’s physical development, she definitely qualified as an adult. The reason she wasn’t an adult yet was probably because she hadn’t realized she was already an adult—meaning, mentally an adult.

How could he make her realize she was already an adult?

Chen Mo looked at Haiweila and got an idea.

“Miss Haiweila, I have a method that might let you reach adulthood early. Are you willing to try it?”

“Early adulthood? Yes! I’m willing! What do I need to do?” Hearing this, Haiweila said urgently.

Having lived alone in this lake for over ten years, Haiweila had long wanted to leave this lake and travel to farther places. But so many times, she could only look at the distant scenery, sigh, and sink back to the bottom of the lake.

Now, hearing there was a way to let her become an adult early, she couldn’t hold back.

“Not right now. Wait until the poison in the lake dissipates, and you sink back to the bottom. Then I’ll help you. Remember, no matter what I do later, don’t resist, understand?” Chen Mo instructed seriously.

“Okay!” Haiweila nodded excitedly.

Haiweila waited anxiously for ten minutes. Finally, the poison in the lake lost its effect, and the lake returned to a clear blue.

“I’ll go down and wait for you.” Haiweila quickly made the Clamshell sink into the water.

Chen Mo jumped into the water and swam after it.

At the bottom of the lake, Haiweila was already waiting for Chen Mo. Chen Mo swam over. Haiweila moved her fingers slightly, and a small Magic Barrier appeared on the Clamshell, blocking the surrounding lake water.

“You have this Magic Barrier? Then why were you still forced to the surface by that poison?” Chen Mo asked curiously.

“My strength is sealed. The Magic Barrier I can create can only keep out some water. It can’t block any attacks.” Haiweila shook her head and explained.

So that’s how it is, Chen Mo understood. But being able to keep the water out was certainly convenient.

“Come, sit on big brother’s lap.”

Chen Mo sat down inside the Clamshell.

“Yes, Adventurer Brother!”

Haiweila happily ran over. Without any thought, she sat down on Chen Mo’s lap.

“Next, close your eyes.”

“Yes.”

Haiweila obeyed and closed her big eyes.

Damn, this quest is basically giving out benefits!

Looking at Haiweila’s tempting body, Chen Mo thought admiringly to himself.

Reaching his hand into Haiweila’s pajamas, Chen Mo gently stroked. He discovered Haiweila’s skin was amazingly soft and smooth, as if washed with milk. It made him want to keep touching it.

Normally, if a woman was touched under her pajamas, she would have a strong reaction.

But Haiweila just twisted her body uncomfortably, with no real reaction at all. Seeing this, Chen Mo sighed. This Haiweila, her body was an adult, but her mind was far from it. No wonder she still hadn’t been able to leave the Clamshell.

Since that’s the case, he had to use a heavier hand!

Chen Mo’s palm slid, following Haiweila’s smooth skin, directly to Haiweila’s breasts.

Holding one in each hand, Chen Mo gently kneaded them.

Haiweila didn’t know why Chen Mo was doing this. She didn’t mind or resist. But her body was honest. Soon, Haiweila felt a strange sensation in her body.

This feeling was sometimes a bit uncomfortable, but most of the time it felt very pleasant. Haiweila’s face gradually flushed, and she couldn’t help but let out a soft moan.

“Adventurer Brother, my body seems to have a strange feeling.” Then, she couldn’t help but look up at Chen Mo and ask, her eyes slightly dazed.

“This is good. This way you’ll become an adult soon.” Chen Mo laughed.

Damn, this is really tricking an ignorant girl!

This was very bad behavior. But that slight feeling of guilt was quickly replaced by a thrilling sense of wicked pleasure.

This was only possible in a Game. In reality, it would be absolutely impossible. No matter what, he had to satisfy his evil heart.

Of course, Chen Mo would never, ever admit that what he was doing was evil. Right now, he was working hard to save Haiweila!

“Adventurer Brother, I… I can’t. My body has no strength left.”

Under Chen Mo’s devilish hands, soon, Haiweila’s body went limp and she collapsed into Chen Mo’s arms. Chen Mo was worried about going too far. Hearing Haiweila’s words, he stopped.

His hand reluctantly left Haiweila’s not-very-large breasts. Chen Mo found the feel was truly hard to give up.

Haiweila’s stamina recovered quickly. Soon, she was back to normal.

She stood up, took two steps inside the Clamshell, and then shouted excitedly, “Adventurer Brother, your method really works! I really feel a little like I can leave the Clamshell now!”

“Very good, then let’s continue!” Hearing this, Chen Mo also felt his spirits lift.

Taking advantage of a beautiful NPC was nice, but rescuing Haiweila was the main goal.

Knowing it was effective, Haiweila cooperated well this time. Under Chen Mo’s kneading, she soon let out soft moans.

But Chen Mo found that this time, Haiweila’s stamina drained very quickly. Soon, she asked him to stop kneading.

After her stamina recovered, Haiweila frowned. “Why does it seem like there’s no feeling this time?”

“Maybe you’re too tired. You should rest properly and recover your stamina. I’ll come back tomorrow.” Chen Mo knew continuing today would be useless. He needed to wait for Haiweila to regain her stamina.

Chen Mo would have liked to continue teaching Haiweila, but doing so would just waste her stamina for no reason. It might even cause him to leave the Land of Exile much later.

“Adventurer Brother, you must come tomorrow!” Haiweila looked at Chen Mo with great expectation.

“Of course!” Chen Mo nodded.

Damn, that innocent gaze made him feel a pang of guilt!

But, whatever. Haiweila would mature eventually anyway. Since that’s the case, he might as well be the one to do this good deed!

The guilt he just felt was immediately thrown to the far corners of his mind.

Returning to the outer Hunting Grounds, there was still nearly an hour before the Hunting Grounds closed.

Chen Mo thought for a bit, and also started looking for Crimson Monsters to kill.

The monsters in the Hunting Grounds were determined by the average level of the Players inside. Chen Mo’s level was naturally high among the Players in the Hunting Grounds. With a higher level than the monsters, Chen Mo and Sesshylow’s attack power was fully utilized. Those Crimson Monsters, which had decent Health Points, were easily killed by Chen Mo and Sesshylow.

Soon, it was time for the Hunting Grounds to close. Chen Mo had long been searching for the Valley where Peraldili and Jumeng were imprisoned earlier, while killing monsters.

Only inside that Valley could he log in and out normally. Otherwise, with Crimson Poison Mist everywhere outside, he might have to go several days without logging out.

The Valley was still there. What surprised Chen Mo the most was that after entering the Valley, he found that Aulde, who had betrayed the Yuedora Kingdom, had been captured and brought back. He was still imprisoned in the Valley, and just like last time, there was no one guarding him.

“Brave Adventurer, I have a request! Please help me collect some Crimson Crystals and let us out. As long as you can rescue us from here, I, Aulde, will give you a reward that will last you a lifetime!”

Seeing someone enter the Valley, Aulde hurriedly called out.