The little girl in red was not someone else but the tool spirit of Persephoneâs Folly Bridge, Shelly. She
came out on her own.
Alex looked at her. âWhat are you sighing for? Youâve ruined such a good atmosphere with that sigh of
yours.â
Shelly pointed at Alexâs nose. âHow long havenât you been earning divine power?â
Alex replied, âHasnât it been increasing all the time? When we were at the forbidden area of the Miller
family, you seemed to have absorbed a lot of energy from the coffinâs chains. Donât think that I donât
know.â
âIt isnât enough. Itâs too little.â
âYouâre too greedy.â
âYouâre too stingy!â Shelly shouted angrily as she pointed at Alexâs nose.
Alex promised to supply a portion of divine power that he had acquired to Persephoneâs Folly Bridge.
Now she seemed to be complaining that it was too little. The little girl seemingly had some kind of
special obsession with divine power.
Alex then asked, âBy the way, what do you need so much divine power for? Are you going to eat it?â
Shelly nodded solemnly. âYes! Canât you see Iâm so small? Iâm just like you. You need to consume flesh
to grow up, whereas I need to consume divine power. So, Alex, why donât we go back to the Endless
Sea? If we kill the undead demon beasts there, we can get a massive amount of divine power. Itâll be
beneficial to us, isnât it?â
Alex said, âYou might as well join me in barging into the Undead Territory and killing the Undying Clan
to get more divine power.â
Shelly clapped her hands as her eyes gleamed. âYes! Yes!â
Alex could only roll his eyes helplessly. âYou think Iâm not dying fast enough, donât you?â
Shelly pursed her lips. âIâm just worried that youâll die in Dairaionji Temple. That place isnât a place just
any ordinary person could enter. Even if youâve acquired Ksitigarbhaâs Legacy, it doesnât mean you can
go in. In fact, Ksitigarbha also wonât dare to say he could escape from there unscathed if heâs alive.â
Alex looked serious. âHow much do you know about that place?â
Shelly beckoned Alex with her index finger to ask him to come closer.
âWhat are you trying to do?â
âIâll tell you if you give me divine power!â
âHuh..?â
âAre you going to give it or not?â
âI have a hunch that youâll die from divine power.â
âWhy do you care? Give it, or not give it. just say the word.â
âHow much?â
âIncrease the ratio to half for each person!â
âGoodbye. I wonât see you out. â Alex snappily rejected her. This little girl was mean and so daring to
say such outrageous words.
âHey, I can raise the price, but you can offer a down-to-earth price! We can negotiate this!â
â15%. Floor price.â
âYouâre so stingy. What kind of lousy man are you? How mean! 45%, it canât be less.â
â20%. Knockdown price. It canât be more.â
âYou canât even enter Dairaionji Templeâs entrance without me. The River of Reincarnation alone can
kill you ten thousand times. 45%, are you going to give it or not?â
Alex froze. âThereâs the River of Reincarnation in front of Dairaionji Temple?â
Shelly arrogantly lifted her chin. âThatâs right. You will reincarnate once you jump in. However, setting
up Persephoneâs Folly Bridge on the river can help you cross the river and reach the other shore.â
Alex muttered that Buddhism stressed the bloom of the other shore flowers on the other shore. Shelly
did not seem to be deceiving him, and there was probably really such a thing. Weighing the pros and
cons, he put up three fingers. â30%!â
Shelly squinted. âDeal!â
Alexâs heart skipped a beat. Had he been deceived? After all, he only promised to give her 10% before.
âCan I go back on my word?â