Level Up in Earth Evolution

Chapter 137: Irene's Visit

"Brother, don't bully Alice for no reason, and what is more unbelievable than accepting the quest to kill gods?" Li Xin replied, defending Alice who was upset.

"XinXin, I am not bullying her but just reminding her," Li Wei explained with a wry smile.

"I know, but it's too much, brother," Li Xin replied with a pout when suddenly the doorbell of the villa rang, attracting everyone's attention.

"I will go and open the door," Li Wei said, standing up, and walked towards the door with a calm expression.

However, he became stunned and puzzled at the same time when he opened the door as Irene wasn't the one who arrived.

But another young girl same age as her who observed him with a smile.

"Miss, do you need something, or did you get the wrong address?" he asked, frowning at her gaze.

"Haha, it's the right address, and I don't think we should talk here. Let's go inside first," the girl replied with a laugh and started to walk inside.

"Hey, wait there, miss. I think you are in the wrong place," Li Wei said, stopping her in her tracks.

"Umm, why don't you believe me?" the girl pouted cutely and leaned a little closer.

"Mr. Lucifer, did you forget your precious party member in just one night?" she whispered with a sulking tone, making him stunned.

"You are–" Li Wei wanted to say something, but it was cut off by her soft hand on his mouth.

"Shhh, not here. Let's go inside first," the girl replied with a sneaky expression and walked inside the villa.

This time Li Wei didn't stop her and shut the doors after letting her in.

"Yes, I am finally free, haha!" the girl shouted with a cheerful laugh, making Li Wei speechless.

While Li Xin and others also saw her and became puzzled about who she is as they have never seen her.

"Priestess Irene, what is going on? Why does it look like you are running away from trouble?" Li Wei asked with a frown, exposing her identity.

In response, Irene returned to her original appearance and snorted.

"Humph, what do you mean I am running away from trouble? Isn't it because of you?" she replied, placing the blame on him.

"Wait, what? You were running away because of me?" Li Wei asked with a dumbfounded expression.

"Yes, it's because of you. I didn't want to expose your identity as Mr. Lucifer, so I had to hide from Lyla and my legion. So, you should be thankful to me," Irene replied with a pout.

However, a guilty look flashed through her eyes, indicating she was not telling the whole truth.

Li Wei too noticed this but didn't care.

"So it's because you were hiding my identity. Then I really appreciate your kindness, Priestess Irene," he replied sincerely, as hiding his identity was more important than her lies.

"Haha, Abyss Leader, you don't need to worry about this. Also, why not sit and talk?" Irene suggested, turning her gaze towards Li Xin and others who were standing.

"Hi, everyone. I am Irene White, but you can just call me Irene. Also, don't worry about my status; it's not that important," she said, introducing herself.

Li Xin and others also did the same while Li Wei looked at Irene with a speechless expression.

'Why does a priestess is introducing herself like this? Is it normal?' he thought with a sigh as her behaviour didn't even match with the image of a priestess he had in mind.

'Anyway, it has nothing to do with me,' he muttered in his mind and took a seat on the sofa with everyone while looking at Irene in silence.

"Ahem, Abyss Leader, don't worry; I will not eat you. I just wanted to know a few things."

"But before that, we should talk about your rewards for saving the city," Irene suggested as she took out a golden token with a 'King' word written on it.

"Abyss Leader, after you saved the city, Duke Barrett immediately reported back to the king. After hearing about you, the king decided to give you rewards personally."

"This is the king token; with this, you can meet the king and collect the rewards when you visit the capital city," she stated, handing him the token.

"So, I really have to go there personally," Li Wei muttered with a sigh, but it was something within his expectations.

After all, the amount of power he revealed was too much for them, and it was normal to attract the attention of royals and nobles.

"Priestess Irene, do you know what kind of rewards it will be?" he inquired after placing the token inside the item box.

Yesterday, he requested Duke Barrett to give him coin cards as rewards, but with the king personally giving him, it might differ from what he wanted.

If the rewards were something useful, he wouldn't mind paying a visit to the king. However, if it was something useless, then he might better not go.

So he really wanted to know what kind of rewards he will receive.

However, Irene shook her head, making him disappointed.

"No, I don't know about this. The king will decide when you go there," she replied.

"Then what about the money from monsters that I killed yesterday? Do I have to visit the capital for that too?" Li Wei inquired.

"No, you don't need to do anything. The monsters are getting shipped to the capital today, and the money will arrive in a day or two," Irene answered and focused her gaze on him ending the chit-chat.

"Abyss Leader, I think we should discuss important matters now," she suggested with a smile, making Li Xin and others tense.

However, to everyone's surprise, Li Wei remained calm and indifferent.

"I know what you want to know, so you can ask me anything, and I will do my best to answer you," he replied, making Irene a little stunned.

She thought he would show some resistance or at least put some conditions before revealing anything; however, he directly agreed as if it was nothing important.

But she didn't think too much, as it made things easy for her.

"Then Abyss Leader, how did you level up so fast without losing control over your strength?" she asked with a curious expression.

If he were from their world or any of the other three worlds, she would not think too much because if he had a strong background, he could level up rapidly without worrying about the low numbers of monsters, just like her.

As for controlling strength, there were few methods, with some of them being skills; however, most of them were possessed by top powers as they came from inheritance.

So, she couldn't help but become curious about his situation.

"Ahem, Priestess Irene, it might sound a little unbelievable, but I will tell you the truth," Li Wei replied, taking a deep breath and making a serious expression.

"Priestess, I am the son of a God who lives on Earth secretly. But because I was a child between a mortal and God, I didn't gain any divine powers, living my life normally without knowing about this."

"However, when the Earth evolution started, I was met with a life-threatening danger. It was also the time my father, who is a god, came to save me and gave me blessings to level up faster, letting me live my life normally."

"Also, my father left me a way to control my level; with that, I don't need to worry about losing control over my strength," Li Wei explained lying through his teeth.

Hearing this, Li Xin and others almost laughed out loud, while Irene looked at him with a twitching face.

"Li Wei! Can you answer seriously?" she stated directly, calling his name with irritation.

"Ugh, Priestess Irene, it's not like I don't want to tell you, but there are restrictions placed upon me. All I could tell you is that I possess two blessings and a gift that lets me control my strength," Li Wei replied with a deep sigh, as if he had revealed everything about him.

This was the answer he came up with after a lot of thinking yesterday.

As there were many people in these four worlds, and they received quests from gods from time to time, gaining one or two blessings, sometimes even certain gifts.

It wasn't something normal, but it was in the tolerable range where Irene can believe it.

"So I was right; you really possess blessings and an unknown talent," Irene nodded with a calm face, as she already speculated about this.

She was curious about what kind of restrictions he has, but she didn't ask anything about it as it might anger the gods who gave him the quest. However, it didn't stop her from questioning other things.

"Then what about the skill Divine Chains? Where did you get that?" she inquired further.

The Divine Chains skill was held dearly by all churches, and whenever they saw one, they directly bought it, so it was rare to see it on someone else, not to mention he used a very high-grade one.

"Oh, that skill? I got it from the dungeon of the sage..." Li Wei once again lied, but this time it contained some truth, making Irene accept this easily.

However, she didn't stop and kept asking questions while Li Wei replied some and made excuses if it's sensitive ones, making her irritated as he didn't give any info.

"Li Wei, looks like you are not going to tell me anything," she pouted, wrinkling her nose cutely.

In response, Li Wei smiled wryly, staying silent.

He could've asked her to form a non-disclosure contract with him and explained a few things, but he didn't do it because he wanted to stay away from the trouble of getting involved in her matters and making an enemy of her.

She was a priestess and will definitely do everything to save people, unlike him, who has the priority of escaping safely with his party members.

It might be a little cruel, but this was all he cared about, and if it really happened, he will make an enemy of her for not saving others. Because of this, he didn't tell her too much and stayed silent.

"Mhmm, okay, I will not ask any more about this," Irene said with a pout after watching his silence, making him and others relieved.

But they all became tense after hearing her next sentence.

"Abyss leader, I think it's time to talk about very very important things," Irene declared putting a serious expression.