Chapter 466: Parting and Re-entering the Cat Elven Paradise

The two girls met, and no shura field appeared.

Lily was, after all, a chivalrous child of the jianghu.

She was open and frank by nature, without the coyness some girls had.

What's more, her talent for spells was absurdly strong, even faintly able to keep up with the cheated Rod.

Pure talent monster.

Lady Kali herself was a proud elf, learned and well-informed, holding herself and those around her to high standards.

After a brief mutual introduction and probing.

Both confirmed and were surprised by the other's genuine substance.

They quickly set aside the awkwardness of strangers meeting for the first time, and the conversation kept flowing about spell knowledge.

Rod couldn't get a word in here.

Although his accumulated magic power had reached the sixth tier, it couldn't change the fact that he was a pure spell newbie.

So he could only chat and play with Number Thirteen.

The rat girl's soul was incomplete; she could only stare at Rod with a silly smile and nuzzle against him.

A bit boring, but thankfully her figure was domineering enough.

Her legs were longer than her life, needless to say; while possessing a powerful, athletic beauty, her waist was also absurdly slender, and a pair of well-proportioned, not-small rabbits trembled with her laughter—quite the eye-catcher.

Just looking at her was enough.

Speaking of which.

This one should count as Lady Kali's personal maid, right?

Wonder if there'll be a chance later.

About ten minutes passed.

The group passed through the wealthy district of Axehead Beach and arrived at the count's Gubao, which was under renovation, to request an audience with the reinstated Lord Wenner.

It was a large estate with quite a few houses—not only the Gubao could house people.

Perhaps because they had just experienced the incident of the regime being usurped, the militia members were very cautious.

Various spell checks were about to be conducted.

Lady Kali was displeased at anyone inspecting her like this; she gave a cold snort and chose to refuse entry.

Indeed.

Understanding is one thing, being displeased is real too.

Quite a few of these inspection spells would pry into privacy; Rod wasn't too willing either.

Having no choice, he could only use the not-yet-completed soul contract to 'give a little jolt' to Miss Miss Puwei.

After waiting a while longer.

From afar, one could see Wenner Puweiell running over excitedly, lifting her luxurious long skirt, with a group of chasing maids and guards behind her, their faces tense as could be.

Then, when she clearly saw that besides Tally, three beauties of various races were also standing beside Rod.

The excitement on her face instantly froze.

But she was, after all, someone who had received noble education from childhood, and immediately calmed down.

She didn't look at Rod again.

A faint, elegant smile.

After that, things went relatively smoothly.

With Lady Kali and Lily working together, they easily extracted the Lilith bloodline from within Wenner Puweiell.

Because of the many generations between them, the bloodline was somewhat thin, so the extraction didn't affect Wenner much.

Ten minutes after the ritual was complete, she could already move normally.

Wenner resumed her identity as lord; even though she had only held power briefly, she had already cultivated a sense of dignity.

She politely thanked Rod and the others, paid some compensation, had them settled in, and then left.

Compared to before, more distant.

As if they were truly strangers.

"So arrogant."

Tally secretly expressed her displeasure.

Rod didn't really care.

Everyone had met by chance, each took what they needed, and most likely would never meet again; investing less emotion was actually quite good.

Besides, Rod had just refused her a few days ago.

Now that Wenner had come back to her senses, she might hold a bit of a grudge.

They rested a night in the guest room of the count's Gubao.

The group said their farewells.

As for Lord Wenner, she claimed to be busy with official duties and did not appear.

But she also sent quite a few people to escort them; for visitors, that was quite the face.

Actually, there was no problem.

She had just taken office; it was normal for people to be watching her.

Turning around and giving a group of unfamiliar visitors a high-standard escort would inevitably make people think of the 【Order of Light Knights】 that had recently saved Axehead Beach from fire and water.

Perhaps the previous coldness was also partly for this reason.

The escort group saw them out of Axehead Beach, only stopping when they reached the trade road.

Rod, however, suddenly stopped along with them.

"Oh! I recognize you!"

He pointed at one of the young militia boys in the escort group.

Ignoring his utterly bewildered look, he walked over with a smile and threw an arm around his shoulder.

Then he turned back toward the girls and the escort group: "Sorry about that, old acquaintance of mine — let me say a couple of words and we'll be off."

He didn't bother waiting to see if they had any objections.

Rod then dragged the militia boy off to one side, backs to the crowd.

"Mr., I don't think I know you."

"What are you playing at? I recognized you the moment I laid eyes on you." He laughed.

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The boy stayed silent, his face set stubbornly.

Seeing the boy still wouldn't own up, Rod gently reached a hand into the helmet and, sure enough, pulled out a white headscarf.

The next moment, the boy's features began to shift and dissolve.

In no time at all, the delicate face of Miss Wen Na Miss Puwei was revealed.

"As expected of Mr. Rod — there's truly no hiding anything from you."

Her expression was awkward, yet a mist of sorrow welled up in her eyes:

"Please rest assured, I'm not here to make things difficult for you on your way out. Once you become a lord, many things become beyond your control. I... just wanted to see you one more time before you left. I absolutely won't cling to you."

"What's all this about clinging or not? We're all friends here."

Rod smiled and gently wiped away her tears.

At the moment of parting, he was, for once, uncommonly gentle toward a human girl.

Miss Wen Na was greedy for the warmth of his palm, wanting to nuzzle closer, but Rod soon pulled away of his own accord.

"To you they may be friends, but to me they are not."

"Perfectly normal. With a man like me, it'd be strange if girls didn't like me. You're one of them — but definitely not the last."

Miss Wen Na laughed through her tears.

She raised a small fist and finally mustered the courage to thump him once.

Olive Town, the back hills.

After the formal farewell.

Rod and the others spent half a day reaching the Mage Control Union's teleportation point, then successfully arrived at a remote little town in the Celestial Court Floral Nation where the Cat Fairy Paradise was located.

Months had passed, and the place had grown even more desolate than before.

Even some of the houses in the little town bore clear marks of decay.

But that worked out perfectly — the Cat Fairies' identity was special, and the fewer people the better.

The forest in the back hills was even more devoid of human presence.

Rod held up the group, halting their advance.

"The place isn't far. Before we go in properly, this is a matter of great importance — I have to say a couple of things first."

Hearing this.

The halfling Lily grew serious, her large clear eyes fixed on him.

The elf Lady Kali had been somewhat dismissive at first, but seeing his expression was earnest and he didn't seem to be joking, she too gathered her wits.

Rod nodded.

"Lady Kali, Lily — you two are among the few people I trust besides my enslaved subjects. But this involves the survival of an entire race, so it absolutely, positively must not be leaked. If necessary, afterward I may carry out a partial memory wipe on the two of you."

Lady Kali pulled a face: "Out with it, what is it? I'll decide once I've heard it."

Lily, meanwhile, nodded: "Don't worry, I understand. The Treant Protection Association back in the day had a similar experience."

(End of chapter)