Chapter 284: Miss Erin is Full of Energy!

Hu Lizheng carried her two left and right guards, one on each shoulder, down the stairs and sat at the dining table, waiting obediently for food, while Miss Erin stood on the table, staring straight at the two broiler chickens on the fox girl's shoulders.

Two pairs of cross-eyed gazes also stared straight at the small doll on the table, both sides emitting an aura of comparable intelligence.

"I feel they have ill intentions toward me," Miss Erin suddenly said, "their eyes are hiding malice."

"Impossible, Bai Qie and Yan Ju are so well-behaved!" Hu Lizheng immediately said seriously, "They usually only sleep inside my tail, and when let out, they never fight..."

"Then that clearly means they passed out from being unable to handle the messy stuff you fed them!" Miss Erin widened her eyes; although no one could explain the principle behind how Hu Lizheng raised the two chicks into this style, the underlying cause was obviously linked to that nine-tailed fox's pile of messy "immortal arts" and the "spiritual essence items" she concocted. Thinking of this connection, she couldn't hold back, "It's truly a miracle those two things have such big lives, fed by you to faint three days out of every two and a half, yet they haven't died until now..."

Hearing this, Hu Lizheng paused slightly, then began to think; a moment later, she slapped her palm: "So that's how it is! I was wondering why they sleep for such a long time after every meal."

Miss Erin: "... Is it really three days of fainting out of every two and a half?!"

"Even spiritual beasts face great difficulties in shedding their mortal shells, let alone creatures that were originally poultry; encountering some hardships is quite normal," Hu Lizheng waved her hand, appearing quite confident, "Anyway, no matter what, I will protect their safety. Let me tell you, I am very skilled at raising spiritual beasts and immortal birds; back then, I was always the group leader of the small animal raising group in our class; the two Xuan Ling Yu Que at the back mountain of our academy were both fed by me..."

Speaking of this, she lifted her shoulders and turned her head to look at her two guards: "Right? I take good care of you, don't I?"

So Bai Qie and Yan Ju nodded with restraint.

Miss Erin was shocked: "These two flat-feathered beasts can actually understand?! They look so stupid..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Qie and Yan Ju soared into the air, each diving to peck the head of the small doll, knocking it over on the table.

Miss Erin didn't react at all; only after rolling on the table did she fly into a rage, jumping up to fight the two chickens, shouting while fighting: "I told you those two things had ill intentions toward me!"

Hu Lizheng was also startled; she quickly got up to rescue Miss Erin while not forgetting to emphasize the facts: "But clearly you were the one who started cursing them..."

Yu Sheng had just finished stir-frying in the kitchen when he heard the commotion coming from the dining room. At first, he thought it was just Miss Erin and Hu Lizheng's daily bickering, but halfway through, he felt something was wrong, so he quickly turned off the fire and ran out, only to see the small doll being pinned to the table by Bai Qie and pecked on the head, while Hu Lizheng was struggling to grab Yan Ju back and stuff it into her tail...

Yu Sheng was dumbfounded: "..."

After finally controlling the chaos and understanding the full story, Yu Sheng could only look speechlessly at the doll, who was angrily fixing her hair: "So, you cursed them first, then fought with the chickens—and in the end, you still lost?"

Miss Erin stomped her feet in anger: "No need to emphasize the last part!"

Immediately, she added another sentence: "Also, what do you mean by 'fighting chickens and losing'? Whose good chickens fly with auspicious clouds and dive down with lightning arrows? —That thing is hard enough to even hit, you know!"

Yu Sheng felt extremely amazed right then.

"I, I will definitely discipline those two properly later," Hu Lizheng saw Yu Sheng wasn't speaking and thought the other party was angry, so she quickly lowered her head and said, "They are just beginning their transformation and don't understand many rules yet."

"No big deal, no big deal," Yu Sheng waved his hand cheerfully, "Let's eat first, let's eat first; I'll go serve the dishes."

Hu Lizheng stood up instantly: "I'll go help!"

"Stay here," Yu Sheng instantly pushed the demon fox girl back down, "If I give you a plate of food, you won't even make it to the kitchen door before you have to come back and wash dishes; if I let you serve the dishes, I won't be able to eat this meal..."

Hu Lizheng's ears drooped: "Oh."

A moment later, a table full of rich food was set.

Although Miss Erin didn't need to eat, every time a meal started, she insisted on taking a spot; at this moment, she stood on the table with her eyes wide open: "Wow—what day is it today, eating so well!?"

"The Special Operations Bureau transferred the funds—the reward for the discovery of the 'City in the Mist' and the reward for rescuing citizens," Yu Sheng said happily, "and just now we received news that the subsidy expenses for the settlement of the 'Fairy Tale' have also been approved; however, this sum of money will still take some time to arrive in the account, since the amount is quite large, and some procedures still need to go through the Council... Anyway, no matter what, we won't lack money from now on, so today we must celebrate."

"Great!" Miss Erin clapped her hands happily, but quickly realized something, "Wait a second, when did you go buy the groceries?"

"Just now while stir-frying; whatever was missing, I bought it fresh from the vegetable market," Yu Sheng said casually, "Also, this big pot of rice was scooped directly from the Special Operations Bureau cafeteria—this pot was also taken from their window just now; it needs to be returned later." Miss Erin was dumbfounded listening to this; after a long pause, she squeezed out a sentence: "... Your skill at opening doors is truly masterful."

Hu Lizheng didn't have time to comment; at this moment, she had already buried her head in the pot.

Fortunately, Yu Sheng was quick-eyed and quick-handed, scooping out a bowl of rice in advance; otherwise, this whole pot might not have been enough for Hu Lizheng alone.

And when this meal was almost finished (that is, when Hu Lizheng started licking each bowl one by one), Miss Erin, who had been daydreaming on the table for half a day, suddenly spoke up: "By the way, Yu Sheng, make me a new body again."

Yu Sheng was quietly enjoying the heartwarming scene of the family fox immortal licking the bowl; hearing this, he couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised: "Huh?"

"Didn't we say before that if there was a chance, you'd make me a new body? We pulled back so many good materials from the Special Operations Bureau before..."

"Uh, that was said, but why suddenly think of it now?"

Miss Erin looked serious: "Make one that can fight better; if possible, make one of normal size."

Yu Sheng was shocked: "... Just because you lost a fight with a chicken?!"

Miss Erin, whose face was full of seriousness, suddenly couldn't hold back; she stomped her feet and pointed at Yu Sheng's nose: "Who told you it was because of that?! Do you think I'm such a petty person in your heart?!"

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Yu Sheng didn't dare to nod directly, so he could only answer with restrained language while keeping a straight face: "Yes."

"It's because I lost a fight with that C-type joint!" The small doll widened her eyes, looking utterly furious, "Shameful, so damn shameful! I, a dignified ball-jointed doll, lost to a C-type joint..."

Yu Sheng: "... Is that the key point? And I remember that 'Artificial Saintess' didn't seem to be all C-type joints; there seemed to be some complex mechanical structures too... like that self-destructing lid."

"See, we both have similar grievances—I lost, you were tricked; anyway, the root cause is that C-type joint," Miss Erin walked over and patted Yu Sheng's arm, "That thing is really dangerous; don't look at it as just encountering one, but its combat power is stronger than many dangerous entities, and it can even be mass-produced on a small scale... What if you encounter it again next time? What if you encounter two or more? Or even... what if you encounter someone stronger than that C-type joint in the future?"

The small doll wore a rare expression of serious solemnity; this appearance even made Yu Sheng become serious along with her.

"I always feel that sooner or later we will encounter more such troublesome enemies and situations; even the director of that Special Operations Bureau said that there are always things happening around you... Of course, I have no objection; I'm quite happy to cause chaos with you everywhere, but losing fights makes me very unhappy; we can't run away by opening doors every time or let you go up and sacrifice yourself..."

Miss Erin sat cross-legged directly on the edge of the table, looking at Yu Sheng, then turned her head to look at the nine-tailed fox, who was diligently licking the bowl, seemingly not caring at all about what was being discussed over here.

"Your body is getting stronger every day; you are also using those evil abilities more and more skillfully. As for Hu Lizheng, Hu Lizheng was already very strong to begin with, and her learning speed is incredibly fast; now she has even refined two broiler chickens—although having broiler chickens is somewhat unexpected, no matter what, she is very capable of fighting, and she might become even more capable."

Speaking, the small doll raised her hand and pointed at herself.

"My body, made of threaded steel, is indeed very sturdy, but not sturdy enough; it only satisfies part of battlefield survival, but when fighting that C-type joint, the reaction speed and offensive capability were clearly insufficient; strictly speaking, it didn't even have offensive capability..."

Yu Sheng nodded: "That's true; your head isn't even as long as that Artificial Saintess's fingernail."

Miss Erin jumped up and headbutted Yu Sheng on the chin: "Yu Sheng, you damn it!"

Yu Sheng immediately let out a "Aaah!" scream, which startled Hu Lizheng, who was licking the bowl opposite; then he rubbed his chin: "Okay, okay, you speak, you speak... Ah, no need to say it anyway; I understand what you mean, just make another precision-type shell, right, to make up for the shortcomings in combat power."

"Yes," Miss Erin stood in front of Yu Sheng with her hands on her hips, her eyes so determined it seemed she was ready to die together with all C-type joint dolls under heaven, "This time, I will guide you to use a higher-level spirit-infusion formula; we will use the best materials, and the best skeleton and filling materials; we will patch up all the loopholes that could cause the ritual to go wrong before; let's strive for me to exert the power I should have—I tell you, I am really very powerful; how could a real Alice doll lose to a fake mass-produced product made by a cultist..."

As she spoke, the small doll's grievance overflowed again; this time, Yu Sheng didn't tease anymore but reached out and patted Miss Erin's hair.

"Alright; anyway, the Special Operations Bureau won't figure out the results for a while; being idle is being idle... Let's go make an Erin Pro Max!"

"... What kind of name is that!"

(End of this chapter)