Chapter 468: Cannons and Return

"Something good? How so?"

Saying this,

Luo De pulled out a small comb made of moon-silver stone and transparent rubber from his spell satchel and handed it to her.

It's a magical item infused with the 【Calmness Spell】, combined with the unique properties of moon-silver stone.

Long-term use enhances the caster's focus.

Though it requires a very long time.

The witch cat's face lit up with surprise, her anger vanishing instantly.

Smiling sweetly, she combed her fur with it as she walked toward the cave behind:

"Not long after Lord Luo De left, Mi Mi heard that Shi Ying Town was threatened by two great dragons. I was anxious, but my rank is too low—I feared I couldn't help."

"By the way, you've taken a Spirit Seed—what rank are you now?"

"Mid-sixth rank." The cat looked slightly embarrassed.

Last time I saw you, you were at the early stage—months have passed. You did take a Spirit Seed, so it's a bit slow, isn't it?

But there's nothing to be done.

Cat spirits have the 【Manifestation】 skill, so their spiritual and magical aptitudes are poor.

Luo De had considered giving her another one.

But the yield of 【Daphne's Spirit Seed】 has dropped severely.

The last few stocks were all used on the land naga mother and daughter, Eveleen.

It's fine—there'll be more eventually.

I'll feed you then.

The witch cat noticed Luo De's distant gaze and thought he looked down on her.

Her voice dropped, timid and pitiful.

"I know my aptitude is poor, so I decided to use the cat spirit's greatest strength to make something for you."

As she spoke,

the cat and the man entered a cave that resembled a biohazard research lab.

After advancing about fifty meters and turning a corner,

they saw an ancient-looking cylindrical cannon.

Mounted on wheels, its barrel was made of heavy charcoal-black metal—cold and cruel, two meters long, with a muzzle diameter of about thirty centimeters.

Just one glance revealed its immense power.

But then again,

it was too plain—no trace of magic.

It probably wouldn't be enough to fight a dragon.

Luo De had seen the siege cannon collected by Shi Ying Town's old gentleman, Humbert—its surface covered in magical runes, far more intimidating.

Though that cannon was a century-old relic, now Shi Ying Town's mages were urgently repairing it.

"A magic cannon?"

"No, this is a Grievance Cannon."

"Never heard of it."

"Unlike ordinary magic cannons, this Grievance Cannon doesn't need iron balls or gunpowder—it needs heads."

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While Luo De looked bewildered, the witch cat grew excited.

She waved her hands: "This is the ultimate dragon-slaying weapon I created with the labyrinth consciousness 'Dragon God' and a group of cat spirits! Any humanoid's head can serve as ammunition—the greater the resentment of the head's owner at the moment of death, the more powerful the blast. Theoretically, there's no upper limit to its power!"

No upper limit?

That startled Luo De.

But after thinking it over, he calmed down.

Things with no upper limit are often far more troublesome than ordinary ones, even if they reach high values.

Heads filled with intense resentment? That's extremely hard to come by.

Luo De couldn't help but marvel at how cat spirits' values differed from most humanoids'.

After all, they preferred twisted, variable, and powerful bodies.

Even though Luo De himself possessed an absurdly beautiful physique among humanoids,

even the witch cat, his enslaved pet, thought his appearance was weak.

Luo De patted the cat's head gently.

He also took out the semi-transparent crystal stone from Buding and said, half-irritated:

"Buding says you knew I was coming and made this specifically for you—what's going on in that cat brain of yours? Aren't we just master and servant?"

"Not for us!"

The witch cat blushed, leapt up, and snatched the crystal stone from his hand.

"Lord Luo De's physique is strong, his essence abundant—without precautions, you could easily impregnate a girl. This was made specifically for you!"

To be fair,

excluding succubi, who can't conceive,

all the other girls belong to races capable of biological reproduction. Over the past half-year, with your massive irrigation—especially toward the tree spirit, Vivian—even with their low fertility rate, someone should've gotten pregnant by now.

Yet none have shown any reaction.

Luo De suspects 【Second Heart】 is to blame. Succubi have no males—this skill likely exists only in him.

And succubi don't reproduce through sexual acts anyway.

Perhaps that's why he can't impregnate anyone?

"Well, I don't really need it. My master prefers no peaches—it feels better, like fully releasing everything."

"No, no! You must use it! The continent's unstable now—pregnancy drains spiritual energy. Carrying a child for ten months means nearly a year of reduced combat power—it's terrible! If not you, then try it with that succubus—just test the effect."

"Hmm, alright. Keeping it on hand won't hurt."

The witch cat watched Luo De take the contraceptive crystal and clenched her fist inwardly, rejoicing.

She hadn't told Buding: she'd embedded magical circuits on it to record frequency, motion, and shape.

There was no choice.

Her master was too terrifying—her tiny cat spirit body couldn't handle it, so she'd made a scaled-down, two-to-one replica.

Just thinking about it made her cheeks flush.

Since that night she'd secretly watched him and the succubus, her mind had been a mess.

The Witch Peak was cold and lonely, so she'd secretly made many things to ease her boredom—but none satisfied her.

Now that her master had returned, it was the perfect chance—she'd record everything, and create something uniquely hers: My Master!

The emerald tree's cutting was in excellent condition.

After a few simple magical rituals, Kali Site succeeded in grounding it within an hour, reaching the point where it could trigger 【Spatial Tree Form】.

Luo De held hands and brought all the girls back at once to the Windwall Forest, far in the westernmost border of Athelon.

The 【Guardian Sprite】 Tammy on the emerald tree was instantly startled.

The little thing thought an enemy had invaded.

She burst into tears, grabbed a dry twig from the ground, flew up, and aimed to poke out Luo De's eyes—quite vicious.

But when she saw it was Luo De, her face turned pale. She hurriedly begged for punishment.

Luo De of course didn't care about such a small thing—he gave her a small tomato from Deepwater and sent her off.

"Welcome, Luo De."

The tree spirit Vivian happened to be watering the emerald tree.

Her bright white-light eyes spotted him, yet showed no expression. Slowly, she walked over and embraced him.

She tiptoed to kiss him—couldn't reach, so she just stared at his lips, silently asking for a kiss.

Though Kali Site, Lily, and No. 3 were all watching.

But Luo De didn't mind.

He'd always been open about this—he gave Vivian a big kiss, smack.

(End of Chapter)