harleyscars Chapter 585 - 584: A "Proper" Reception
Chapter 585 - 584: A "Proper" Reception
The dense concentration of Spiritual Energy nourished one’s meridians and bones. This quantitative change led to a qualitative one, refining and enhancing the Beastmen’s talent.
Although the Beastmen awakened different superpowers, their bodies all contained various elements; it was just that one or two were more prominent.
Among them, the wood element was the best for nourishing and purifying the body. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a potent tonic or an antidote pill.
In other words, their whole family could cultivate here using attributeless crystal stones, nourishing themselves from the inside out—a two-pronged approach!
After scouting the area, Xiao Cheng set up the Array Flags and sent a message to Si Shuo.
Si Shuo squatted down, hugging her knees, and teleported to Xiao Cheng’s side. In the next instant, she too transformed into a small hamster.
The males and the cubs also teleported over one by one. Soon, the one-square-meter area was filled with a litter of more than thirty hamsters.
They looked at each other and couldn’t help but squeak with laughter. Si Shuo immediately took out a pile of dried fruit, arranging it into several mounds. They sat and nibbled on the fragrant treats, holding them in their tiny paws.
Gong You also contributed some small fish and dried shrimp.
After their hearty meal, and once the novelty of being hamsters had worn off, they began to calm their minds and cultivate.
The air here was misty. A single breath felt like taking an Immortal Pill, making one feel utterly blissful and light.
The Spirit Plants were overjoyed. The Si Tengs, in particular, compressed themselves until they were like thin, colorful ribbons, forcefully squeezing into the fissure to absorb the Spiritual Energy and frolic about.
Everyone held a Sixteen level attributeless crystal stone, while Si Shuo moved closer to the rock fissure to meditate and cultivate. She could clearly feel her progress accelerating as if pushed by a strong wind—her cultivation was ten to twenty times faster.
’That makes sense. I have a Wood Element Ability, so of course I have a unique advantage here.’ Si Shuo cultivated with a final push, and after about three days, her superpower had a complete breakthrough!
Before, she felt she could replicate three Seventeenth Level attributeless crystal stones at once. Now, that number had multiplied tenfold.
After replicating a batch of Seventeenth Level attributeless crystal stones, her spiritual power was depleted and her mind went blank. Only then did she stop to rest.
Watching the Spiritual Liquid drip steadily into the small pool before her, Si Shuo’s thoughts, for some reason, turned to her own Storage Space.
The small pool was narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and over a meter deep.
As this thought occurred to her, she directly ladled a bowl of the Spiritual Liquid into her space. The moment the liquid entered, it vanished without a trace.
Si Shuo continued to ladle it in—one scoop, two scoops, three scoops... When a quarter of the Spiritual Liquid in the small pool was gone, she felt her space, much like her cultivation, suddenly expand with a great rumble. It had upgraded!
Not only the Storage Spaces she shared with each Beast Husband, but also the communal planting area, expanded fivefold.
The former became thirty-five cubic meters, while the latter grew to five acres! The time dilation also increased; Si Shuo sensed it had jumped from ten times the normal rate to twenty.
The males sensed this change immediately. They were utterly shocked. Although they all had Storage Rings now, which had a decent amount of space, and they could always use more rings to increase their total capacity...
...but in the Storage Space they shared with Si Shuo, time was practically at a standstill. This made it incredibly convenient for storing food. Not only did it never spoil, but if you put something in piping hot, it would still be the same temperature when you took it out!
The unbelievable time dilation in the planting space and the Spiritual Energy infused in the plants grown there had already upended their entire perception of the world.
’And a space like this could be upgraded even further?’
Si Shuo didn’t get greedy and stopped ladling the Spiritual Liquid. Instead, she looked at the males with a broad smile. "Alright, everyone, time to get to work. From now on, even without any farmland on the Yongchang Continent, we can eat Floating Wheat or rice with every meal."
"We can get all sorts of fruits, vegetables, and medicinal herbs planted!"
The previous one acre of land really wasn’t enough. They had a large family and the Beastmen had huge appetites, so most of the food produced from the land was prioritized for her and the cubs.
The males smiled and readily agreed. They first discussed what to plant, and after making a plan, they split into two groups. One group stayed outside to accompany Si Shuo and the cubs and continue cultivating; the other entered the space to farm.
Ten days passed in a flash. When dawn broke outside, they reluctantly teleported back into the cave.
They were imbued with a dense Wood Attribute Spiritual Energy, so much so that even Zhi Zhan couldn’t help but take a few deep breaths.
Si Shuo smiled, walked over to hug him, and whispered, "I have even more Spiritual Energy on me."
Zhi Zhan hugged her tightly, burying his face in the soft, fragrant crook of her neck. ’Of course it is,’ he thought. ’The energy clinging to a person is much denser than what’s in the air, and she has a Wood Attribute Superpower on top of that.’
Si Shuo stroked his head. Although Zhi Le could split into Zhi Qi and Zhi Zhan, she could easily tell them apart, and her feelings for each of them were slightly different.
Zhi Zhan was the "eldest brother" of the group. He was usually quiet and reserved, but he did a great deal for them behind the scenes. ’I haven’t seen him in ten days,’ she thought. ’I missed him.’
After cuddling for a while, Si Shuo pressed a Seventeenth Level attributeless crystal stone into his hand.
With twenty members of the Royal Guard now stationed at the base of the stone wall, the nearby street, though bustling, carried a strange stillness. Anyone who passed by didn’t dare make a sound.
Si Shuo had just finished her meal and was sitting cross-legged on a thick cushion by the entrance, basking in the sun. It had just rained that morning, and as the Late Autumn sun emerged, it dispelled the damp chill, making her squint her eyes in comfort.
Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Su Yan riding a Golden Lion, leading twenty or thirty males and guards as she stormed toward them.
Before she even got close, Su Yan spotted Si Shuo basking in the sun. She craned her neck and began to curse furiously, "Si Shuo, you country bumpkin from outside the forest! Are the affairs of our Ningbei City something you can just meddle in?"
"If you think you’ve lived too long, just say so! I’ll be ’merciful’ and let you choose the order from over a hundred different punishments... You’re in my Ningbei City now, so you’d better lie low. I don’t care what real skills you have, you have to play by my rules..."
"Was I too easy on you before? You actually gave my Beast Husband to the Princess! Hah! Don’t blame me for being ruthless."
"I’ll give you one chance to repent. You can apologize with three or five of those Beast Husbands of yours!"
"As long as they serve me to my satisfaction..."
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng narrowed his eyes. With a flick of his finger, two steel nails shot through the air with a WHIZ. Before anyone could react, they struck Su Yan squarely on her two front teeth.
Su Yan felt a sharp, numbing pain in her upper jaw, and her mouth instantly filled with the metallic taste of blood. She froze in a daze, then a surge of fury burned away her last shred of reason. She violently spat out two teeth.
"AHHH! KILL THEM FOR ME!"
The males behind her exchanged grave looks. It wasn’t that they had never killed other Beastmen, but they had never committed murder in broad daylight, in front of so many of their fellow Beastman people.
"Female Saint Su Yan, this is not a good idea. If the City Lord finds out, he will punish us."
Su Yan said in a cold voice, "You’re right. However, someone here has abused their superpower and disturbed the peace of our Ningbei City. Take them back and ’entertain’ them properly!"