I Contracted Myself-Chapter 87 – Big dreams and small goals

Liu Sishan also enrolled at 8 and was three years older than Zhang Ping.

By the time Zhang Ping enrolled at 8, she had already graduated early at 11.

That means she became an Intermediate Awakener at 12.

Now, Zhang Ping was 17, and Liu Sishan was 20, being three years older.

Calculating this, Liu Sishan was an Intermediate Awakener about eight years ago.

The problem was that Zhang Ping didn't know when Liu Sishan advanced to a High Awakener. She must have stayed at the Intermediate level for quite a while, definitely not just a year.

"It was probably between eight and three or four years ago," Zhang Ping said uncertainly.

Guan Hongying frowned, "With such a large time span, I can't give you an answer. But I believe Her Majesty would never commit such heinous acts. Perhaps... it's an enemy impersonating her. I'll inform Her Majesty of this, and if we meet again, I'll give you an answer!"

"Alright, I'll wait for your answer. Now... I'll collect some useful materials from the Corpse-Eating Ape and then head off. Stay safe." Zhang Ping wasn't disappointed, as the time frame he provided was indeed too long.

Even though Guan Hongying was Li Aoxue's confidante, she couldn't have been with Li Aoxue every moment for eight years, knowing her every move.

"Could it really be someone impersonating Li Aoxue? Isn't this just like the redemption arcs in novels?"

Zhang Ping walked over to the Corpse-Eating Ape, ready to gather useful materials, but his mind was still on Liu Sishan's matter.

He believed Liu Sishan wasn't lying, but he could also see that Guan Hongying wasn't lying either.

Guan Hongying was easy to understand, with a fiery temper and a straightforward nature, making her unlikely to lie.

Of course, Zhang Ping didn't fully believe her words, maybe about 60%.

"Um... thank you for saving Aunt Hongying. Can I know your name? You know... I'm Zhong Xiaoyu," Zhong Xiaoyu said, a bit embarrassed as she approached the cave entrance and looked at Zhang Ping.

Zhang Ping manipulated the Nether Mist into a small knife, squinting and smiling, "I'm Zhang Ping, the 'Zhang' with a long bow, and 'Ping' as in ordinary."

"I'll remember that. Thank you, Zhang Ping. See you next time!" she said happily, her cheeks slightly flushed with a youthful glow.

Zhang Ping smiled, "I hope next time we meet, it won't be so tense."

"Mm, it definitely won't."

Zhong Xiaoyu said, turning to walk into the tree hole.

She left with Guan Hongying first. She didn't mind staying a bit longer, but Guan Hongying didn't trust Zhang Ping and worried that staying too long might lead to unforeseen changes.

Zhang Ping glanced at the now-empty tree hole and shrugged, "I'm not going to eat anyone, so why be so wary of me?"

"Zhang Ping, were those your own thoughts just now?" Situ Shibai asked once the two women had left.

Zhang Ping nodded, "Yes, every word came from my heart."

"Then what would you do?" Situ Shibai asked again.

Zhang Ping didn't understand what Situ Shibai meant and asked in confusion, "If it were me? If what?"

"If you wanted to unite the human race, what would you do?" Situ Shibai clarified.

Zhang Ping shook his head, "Impossible, impossible. I'd never do something so thankless. My biggest dream used to be to live a carefree life, and now, well, I have a slightly bigger dream, which is to wander the world and see it all."

Of course, this big dream had three smaller goals: to deal with the Tianchang Fox, take down the Zhu Family of Beast Tamers, and help Liu Sishan avenge her grievances.

"......"

Situ Shibai fell silent.

He had thought Zhang Ping might have some insightful ideas, but it turned out to be just that...

Seeing that Situ Shibai had no more questions, Zhang Ping smiled faintly and continued dissecting the Corpse-Eating Ape's body.

He certainly knew what Situ Shibai wanted to ask, but whether it was a feudal society or a capitalist one, or even the system in his original country, none of them fully applied to this world.

After all, this world had a multitude of Mutated Beasts and an endless stream of Awakeners.

In the end, this world was more like those in online novels: survival of the fittest, where the strong ruled.

No matter what grand principles there were, you first needed enough strength to make others listen to your reasoning. From this perspective, it seemed that every world was quite similar.

The weak are always at a disadvantage.

After collecting materials from the Corpse-Eating Ape, Zhang Ping set off again.

He indeed had many thoughts about this world, but he never shared them with anyone because he didn't understand the world's intricacies, not even being able to answer the question, "Why are there Awakeners?" So why think so much?

What if this world was just a dream created by some powerful being?

All Zhang Ping could do was follow his heart, taking one step at a time, until he saw all the landscapes of this world and understood all its truths. Perhaps then he'd have the right to change something.

For now, everything was too early for him.

He continued to traverse the forest, searching for Mutated Beasts suitable as training targets.

However, powerful Mutated Beasts were often elusive, and unless you became their prey, encountering them wasn't easy.

Of course, the main issue was Zhang Ping's lack of experience.

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If it were someone like Liu Sishan, finding Mutated Beasts would be relatively simple.

As he walked and paused along the way, Little Theron emerged from the Contract Gem twice, ate, and then returned to sleep.

The little guy initially wanted to join him on the adventure, but soon became drowsy and eventually learned to obediently return to the Contract Gem to rest.

After all, it was still too small, with less energy than an ordinary person.