Chapter 1206: Chapter 905, Hero Statue Chapter 1206: Chapter 905, Hero Statue Kudeha City.

After the escort ship docked, the identities of the leader and the Dwarf Elder caused a stir in the local association.

Everyone in the association mobilized to start preparing the ships and supplies needed for the archaeological team.

Within two hours, everything was gathered and stationed at the harbor.

From the side, Philippa sighed, “Power is really useful.”

The Dwarf Elder, along with the members of the Hunters who accompanied them, stood on the harbor and respectfully said, “Leader, thank you for your help along the way. If we have any news, we will write to you.”

Wu Heng said, “There are still array patterns around the pirates; be careful when passing through with the ships. The archaeology has already begun; let’s avoid any danger at this time.”

“Yes, Leader!” The dwarf smiled.

“Alright, you can leave now. Next time you come to Gold and Silver Island, I’ll treat you all to drinks.” Wu Heng waved them off.

The dwarf bowed again, and the many members behind him also bowed respectfully in unison.

The newly assigned local sailors were all curiously watching the scene before them.

It was clear how much respect these people had for the person in front of them.

Wu Heng left with Philippa, and the Dwarf Elder also called for everyone to board the ship to head to the archaeological island.

On the escort ship, Philippa asked, “How are we going back?”

Actually, she wanted to stay outside for a while longer.

But it wasn’t up to her; now Wu Heng was becoming stricter.

“Let the Skeleton Captain sail the escort ship back, and we’ll take the Phantom Train,” Wu Heng said.

The Emerald Sea was very safe now, and flying the flags of the association and Gold and Silver Island usually didn’t cause any trouble.

Even if pirates appeared, it would be them that sank.

“Alright!” Philippa went to the bridge to leave some instructions to the Skeleton Captain.

Shortly after, she returned and said, “I’ve given the orders.”

The two disembarked, and the escort ship set sail directly towards Gold and Silver Island.

Wu Heng took her to eat something in the city, and they also strolled through the commercial street.

Then they left the city, and opened the Mansion Skill in the wild, “Go on in, I’ll let you out when we get back.”

“I want to soak in a hot spring,” Philippa said.

With a thought, an open-air hot spring was constructed inside the ‘mansion.’ Philippa cheered, and as she undressed, she said, “Close the door already, this is embarrassing.”

The Mansion Skill was closed, and Wu Heng put on the Train Captain’s Hat, summoning the Phantom Train.

He boarded directly.

…

The scenery appeared outside the window as the Phantom Train arrived at Gold and Silver Island.

Wu Heng alighted from the train and checked his watch; it was 10:30 in the morning.

The Phantom Train was indeed convenient.

This archaeological trip took
[Teleportation Technique] was released, his figure vanished, and upon appearing again, he was already in the courtyard of the Island Lord’s Mansion.

All around, the guarding skeletons turned their heads in unison, and upon seeing it was Wu Heng, they turned back accompanied by the sound of bones clashing.

Wu Heng released the Ghost and with a wave of his hand opened the [Mansion Skill], Philippa came out with a parrot, saying, “Back already? This train is really fast.”

Thump, thump, thump~!

Fast footsteps sounded, and the four maids at home ran out full of joy.

Philippa smiled and opened her arms to greet them, “I missed you too.”

The maids bypassed her and leapt into Wu Heng’s arms, “Master, you’re finally back!”

Wu Heng gently patted their backs, “I wasn’t even gone for long, you’re speaking like I was away forever.”

“Even gone for a day, we miss you,” Mini said coquettishly.

Philippa folded her arms and pouted, “A bunch of people who favor love over friendship.”

After a few sentences with the maids, they all headed inside to the rooms.

Mini helped him hang his coat to the side.

At this moment, Wood Elf Shanera also came downstairs, saying in a tone like a hostess, “You’re back!”

“Yeah, slept in again, huh?” Wu Heng said with a smile.

“No, just sorting some materials in the room,” Shanera smiled as she walked down, leaning against him, continuing, “The hero statue has been erected in the church; I’ll take you to see it later.”

The hero statue is essentially the temple deity statue, but to avoid offending the Divine Spirits, the temple is called the Hero Hall, and the deity statue is called the hero statue.

But that’s the association’s term; some sects outside still call it the temple or deity statue.

No one’s ever heard of anyone being punished by the gods; it’s just the Holy Court that picks fights with others.

“Sure, after lunch.” Wu Heng nodded.

During the conversation, fast footsteps came from upstairs, and Xiao Xiao controlled her puppet, shouted, “I’m going out to play.”

She ran straight past the living room and out the door.

Shanera got up, saying, “I’m going to change clothes. After lunch, we’ll head over.”

Wu Heng thought for a moment and followed her upstairs.

Robey looked at Philippa, asking, “Tell us about what happened after landing on the island. Didn’t you say someone with three eyes had black hair?”

When this was mentioned, others also looked over curiously.

Wu Heng was the only one they had ever seen with that hair color.

“Hmph! Now you think of me,” Philippa said indignantly.

Annette smiled, “We prefer to hear about such heroic deeds from Captain Philippa; it’s the most rousing.”

“You have good taste,” Philippa said, leaning forward slightly, continuing, “According to Hongwen Alliance’s history, this person lived 1500 years ago.”

“1500 years ago! How could one live so long…?” Robey exclaimed.

Philippa continued, “When Xiao Xiao found him, he was just a dried-up corpse… .”

…

Upstairs bedroom.

Wu Heng followed closely and entered.

Shanera stood in front of her wardrobe, her hand paused slightly as she took off her home clothes upon seeing Wu Heng come in, raising her eyebrow, “I’ll be down as soon as I change clothes.”

“I’ll wait here for you.” Wu Heng sat down to the side.

Shanera rolled her eyes at him, turned her back to him, showing her graceful back.

The straps slid off her fair shoulders, the long skirt slid to the ground like petals, revealing snow-white skin.

Wu Heng quietly approached, gently encircling the slender, smooth waist from behind.

Shanera paused, her lips curling up, giving a smile that seemed to say ‘I knew you’d do this,’ coyly saying, “What are you doing!”

“There’s still some time.” Wu Heng softly kissed her neck, Shanera closed her eyes, enjoying his tenderness.

She tilted her head slightly to accommodate, allowing him to linger on her lips, softly responding.

The two moved to the dressing table, Shanera instinctively placing her hands on the wooden table, her waist slightly lifted, and in the silver mirror, a reflection of her flushed and burning expression could be seen.

Her face reddened further, her heart increasingly filled with desire.

Averting her gaze, she chose not to look at her reflection.

Losing herself in it.

…

Lilith’s Mansion.

Xiao Xiao bounced into the living room.

Lilith turned to her with a doting smile, “When did you get back?”

“Just got back. Since Uncle hasn’t anything pressing, I slipped away,” Xiao Xiao said as she naturally sat on the sofa.

Lilith continued asking, “So how was this trip? Did you discover anything?”

“Yes, we made quite a discovery,” Xiao Xiao replied.

“What did you discover? Tell me about it,” Lilith added, “And say it’s something your uncle allowed you to say.”

“When we approached the area, a whirlpool appeared in the sea, and we lost two ships… afterward, on the island, we found a mummified corpse, and that mummy came back to life, then single-handedly knocked down everyone from the association. Afraid he’d reach Level 20, Uncle took action with Skeleton to eliminate him. Now, he’s called Bubbles, a name I coined,” Xiao Xiao recounted quickly and spontaneously.

Lilith raised an eyebrow, “A mummy from the ruins?”

It could possibly be Level 20.

Her expression was full of surprise.

…

After lunch, the two took a carriage towards the central church.

Shanera took out a small mirror she carried with her, checking the hickey on her collarbone, grudgingly saying, “Philippa doesn’t listen to you throughout the journey? Coming back to this.”

“I can’t help it; you smell so good!” Wu Heng replied with a smile.

Shanera pulled up her collar higher, “Next time, don’t be so aggressive in noticeable places.”

“We’re all professionals; it’ll heal in a while,” Wu Heng consoled.

“Still not allowed.” Shanera raised an eyebrow.

“Okay.”

Chatting away, the carriage reached outside the church.

Putting on their hoods, the two got off the carriage.

A few sculptors stood by the entrance. Seeing Shanera disembark, they approached and saluted, discussing something.

Shanera exchanged a few words with them, leading them inside the church.

Inside remained spacious and bright, with the sunlight creating vibrant patterns on the floor through the stained glass windows.

It hadn’t changed in terms of decoration since the last visit.

The only difference was the hero statue erected in the center.

The hero statue was carved from stone, tall and imposing, as if it supported the entire dome of the church.