"You..." Eleanor froze in place, looking at the blood mist in front of her.
"Why... Why did you kill her?" she trembled in terror.
"Don't act like you actually care for these 'friends'," Aur calmly spoke as he sat in the chair.
Seeing her facade crumbling, Eleanor bit her lip, and her demeanour became completely calm with a hint of indifference, starkly different from her previous meekness.
"How did you know?" she looked at him, confusion evident in her gaze.
Aur chuckled. "Just a hunch. Thank you for proving it right."
Eleanor was speechless upon hearing this.
"What do you want?" she soon shook her head, getting straight to the point.
"What do I want?" Aur slowly closed his eyes, as if deep in thought. "What can you offer?"
Eleanor rolled her eyes. "This bastard."
She wanted to make a move, but considering how easily Aur had killed her companion, Eleanor could only reluctantly suppress her desire.
As for her so-called "friend," they were in name only; considering the internal battle they were fighting, they could be considered enemies who couldn't coexist together under the sky.
Though her strength surpassed hers, the sect didn't allow them to fight. Unfortunately, she was still alive because of them but now Aur had helped her to kill him.
"Sigh," Eleanor finally relented. "You know that killing that girl undoubtedly provoked our faction, right?"
"Won't you help me cover it up?" Aur said with a faint smile.
"Alright then, as my 'partner,' I will do you that much of a favour," she spoke as if she were doing him a great service.
Aur sneered inwardly; he could easily see through her thoughts.
But he didn't address this matter immediately; Aur hadn't forgotten the key reason he had come to this place.
"Give me all the information you have about the outside world," Aur spoke, enunciating each word.
Eleanor raised her brows in shock. "How did you know that I came from the outside world?"
"I had a hunch from the start, and the sect you mentioned... there is no sect in the wilderness, as far as I understand," Aur spoke calmly, his gaze calculating.
Eleanor was even more shocked.
This guy could discern almost anything from just a few words, her heart immediately becoming vigilant as her gaze turned strange, as if she were looking at a monster.
"So, tell me about the outside world," Aur looked at Eleanor intently.
This was his purpose in coming here. Although as an Elder, he had already visited the information pavilion and even accessed a place that only the village leaders could go to, the information contained there was mostly outdated and vague regarding the outside world. If he eventually had to leave these places, then updated information about the outside world was necessary.
"What if I don't tell you?" Eleanor narrowed her eyes.
"Then I will kill you," Aur stated without hesitation.
"Yes," Eleanor nodded as she patiently explained everything. "The true power in the outside world is held by the dynasties and the sects. They have strong ancestors holding down the fort, including some tier eight wizards."
"This wilderness is part of the Roshar kingdom and—"
"You don't have to explain that to me. I knew that when I was a child," Aur casually said.
Eleanor paused. "Then what do you want me to tell you, Aur?"
"Give me the list of the strong forces and briefly explain the situation outside the power division and all."
"Yes," Eleanor nodded. "The strongest and undisputed kingdom is called the Divine Human kingdom, and the power it holds makes all the other nations bow their heads; they even have to pay tribute to it."
"As for sects, although some sects have power, they fall short compared to the Divine Human kingdom..."
Aur carefully listened to all the details, completely absorbing all the knowledge about the outside world.
The day soon turned into night.
"Cough, cough..." Eleanor's throat was sore as she looked at Aur with some resentment.
"I have given you all I know about the outside world," her voice was very hoarse and faint from explaining all day.
Aur nodded his head and turned around to leave.
"Hey, you're leaving just like that?" she licked her dried lips.
"You are right," Aur seemed to have thought of something. "You never told me which sect you came from."
"You..." Eleanor gritted her teeth, looking at Aur with some resentment. "I am from the succubus sect."
Aur suddenly remembered something the moment she uttered the word "succubus," making his expression turn strange.
"Are you really from the succubus race?"
"What do you mean?" Eleanor looked at Aur weirdly. "There is no such thing as succubus. We are only named as such because of the spells we practiced, which drain men dry."
Aur's ears twitched. It was exactly as he had previously guessed: these women were really succubus, one of the beasts which was a fantasy in his previous life, now actually existed. They were called pawns of the devil by the church.
He didn't really care about them though.
For him, with strong mental defence and high vitality, Aur could pretty much tame them before they could do any harm. But he had no desire to do so unless it increased his strength.
"Aur, so how about it? Wanna go for rounds?" She looked out the window, seeing the shiny moon and the twinkling stars. "The night is still young."
"What about the women from the landlord?" Aur was still lost in thought. Although this milf's body was tempting, igniting the hormones in his body, he could control himself perfectly.
Eleanor looked at her curves and couldn't help but feel disappointed, but she still answered his question.
"They are from one of the succubus sect's abandoned branches."
"Abandoned?"
"They were punished because their previous sect leader did something wrong, causing them to come to such a secluded place."