Chapter 104: The Patience and Greed of the Snake

"The far North? Uh, that's the direction of Mosodilka."

It seems food is not on the menu right now.

Li En took a deep breath, suppressing his boiling bloodline.

He looked at Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei; since he had obtained the intelligence, it was time to reunite with Miss Shaliman and the others.

The next stop should be the so-called Mosodilka; he felt a bit more anticipation.

But Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei did not rush to take Li En back; she led him forward, ignoring Kuk who was brewing medicine on site, heading deeper into this cave.

Then, naturally, they encountered more shadow creatures.

"Clang!" The girl punched hard, piercing the approaching shadow creature.

The overflowing power smashed directly into the rock wall, even making Li En feel a slight earthquake.

He was numb, not because of this shockwave, but because shadow creatures that should be physically immune were blown up by a single punch!

This completely defies physics!

"Hehe, because I'm a magical girl."

A magical girl? That's very magical, no problem.

You're strong, so you speak. Putting aside all that nonsense, Li En actually somewhat understood the application form of the "Beast's" power.

The Beast's authority became her exclusive supernatural ability, but what she used most often was the Beast's outrageous stat panel.

Although Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei did not display her regeneration ability, Li En estimated she definitely had it and it was very strong; with stats filled by Beast feet, not using them for melee cultivation would be a huge waste, and Li En vaguely sensed that something strange covered her fists, not mana but something more dangerous.

"It's snake venom, from the authority of the 'Snake'." Snakes can deceive all things; concept-level snake venom needs a medium to distort reality.

Lies are the essence; changing the "status quo" is the result; distorting reality perhaps only requires a will.

If she "deceived" herself that her fist could pierce shadows, it could pierce them directly.

Li En felt this application method was somewhat familiar; wasn't this similar to the previous "Maria"? Borrowing the Beast's outrageous stats for melee combat, with the added innate authority being even more lethal.

However, unlike Maria who clearly relied entirely on innate instinct, Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei used her power more systematically and with more restraint.

"Mm, within the Snake, I belong to the Keeper faction; the Thief is even more dangerous." But Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei, it seemed, did not intend to hide; on the contrary, she hoped Li En would know more secrets about this system.

Li En vaguely sensed that the "knowledge" of the Beast itself was a kind of pollution; knowing it would increase the possibility of a Beast-human "Beastification."

Even the contracted Beast, Melur, disguised itself as a real snake in front of ordinary people, but for herself...

"I do expect you to know more, because we are the same kind... Do you know how many years it takes to produce such a stable 'Snake' bloodline, and one that is male?" Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei did not conceal the affection in her twin pupils.

It was just that this affection was somewhat subtle; she looked at Li En not like a lover, but more like a treasure.

"In my life, I've only seen three. All snatched away by those quick-handed brats." Melur lazily added a sentence.

How nice; if I were a hundred years younger, I would have snatched one too.

"Oh, so it's compatibility under 'matching status.' Is this kind of male-female relationship a bit too twisted?" Li En seemed to be joking, but was actually gently refusing.

Because we are the same kind, we should fall in love and pair up? Li En did not like that.

"No, no, no, don't you think it's romantic? A partner destined for a lifetime from the moment of birth, meeting by chance under the arrangement of fate." The girl's wide, starry eyes sparkled right before Li En.

In this moment, the girl truly believed in the chance of fate, grateful for this bond and encounter.

But Li En, who had seen through it all, had an increasingly strange expression.

If we really talk about fate, isn't this chance encounter your niece's...

Seeming to realize this was ineffective on Li En, Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei, whose love-brain instantly ended, returned to her past calmness and maturity.

"If we are being realistic, don't you feel reassured? A girl who only looks at you, a partner destined to guard you. Even if you are a bastard, a scumbag, or a pervert, she will forgive you and love you."

"I do not need you to give me a response now; I only need you to remember me, to think of me occasionally, and I will wait patiently."

Don't say it, but in this moment, looking at the sincere, cute girl, Li En was actually a bit swayed.

"Smack!" Then she swung her fist again, hammering a approaching shadow giant to death.

Stains exploded all over half her body, yet her face still looked at Li En with affection.

Li En finally couldn't hold it back; he laughed out loud, then took the towel Mao Jin to wipe her face for her.

But words were enough at this point; Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei also smiled, stood on tiptoes to lean against Li En, and stopped, not continuing the pursuit.

Li En still needs to grow now; if he were really eaten right now, he would die.

As she said, just forming a good bond and waiting is enough.

But from another angle, this is no different from raising fish; marking them and waiting for the harvest.

The last one she planted a mark on, waiting for it to mature, was apparently that black dragon who just became a Shadow Dragon, and she had just finished harvesting it, or rather, was currently on the path of harvesting.

Snakes do not let prey go; greedy as they are, they will come knocking one day and swallow everything whole.

"As expected, the Long Chao is right here."

Although it was just a fake Shadow Dragon, it still possessed the greed common to the Dragon race.

Veteran adventurers would never miss a Long Chao; there are often unexpected surprises there, sometimes even more valuable than the dragon itself.

Although this area was sealed off by the underground Elf city, there shouldn't be many treasures, but after several decades, there should be some surprises.

As expected, a pile of small gold mountains appeared around the corner, with some chests and equipment glowing with magical light on top.

Although by dragon standards it was nothing, it was indeed a considerable fortune.

"Little Dragon! I wronged you; you really are a good, real dragon!"

The tiny girl suddenly threw herself into the pile of gold coins and happily started rolling around.

Gold coins were thrown up, forming a rain of gold; Li En even vaguely saw a large snake rolling around in it. This girl was becoming less and less willing to hide herself in front of Li En.

But from another angle, perhaps the distance between the two was indeed closing unknowingly, and Li En had, in a sense, started to "get used to it."

"Li En, take two items."

"I get some too?"

On this journey, Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei did all the work; Li En was completely a new recruit brought out by a big shot to see the scene.

The dragon was the one she "raised" and then killed; naturally, all the spoils should be hers.

"Those who see get a share; that is also the custom among adventurers."

In that case, Li En would not stand on ceremony either.

Although these items were valuable, for the Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei, who was above the legendary realm, they could hardly be considered precious.

He did not look at the wealth; his gaze turned to the magical equipment beneath the dragon's eyes, which carried a faint spiritual glow.

These should be the remnants of those failed dragon-slaying heroes.

He made a selection and finally chose a magic ring and a pair of iron boots; this spiritual glow was relatively heavy.

"Later, I'll have Lord Lord Lord Kuku help appraise them. Uh, you're so fast."

Lord Lord Lord Kuku had appeared out of nowhere; his body was still covered in dragon flesh fragments and filthy blood.

He finished the appraisal in three or four moves, and when he casually tossed it back into Li En's spatial bag, the bag had become much heavier; the essence of the dragon materials should all be inside.

"A ring with a shield spell, quite ordinary. The boots are a bit interesting; they require a password to activate. I'll help you decrypt them later."

Before Lord Lord Lord Kuku could finish speaking, the Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei over there raised her staff with great satisfaction, seemingly preparing to cast a spell.

"Sss... ssss (We have never departed.)"

Li En was about to ask how to bring the items back when suddenly, everything before his eyes changed completely.

He was back on the carriage, in the very spot where he had been sitting before!

And before him sat Miss Shaliman, holding a coffee cup, her face frozen in utter shock.

"Yo, I'm back." Li En offered a greeting, but Miss Shaliman continued to stare straight at his back, her complexion gradually turning pale.

Instantly, Li En understood.

He quickly crouched down, getting ready.

"Auntie!!" A scream erupted from inside the carriage; the next moment, the carriage directly expanded, and a massive amount of gold coins seeped out from the cracks!

The Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei demonstrated her confidence in being able to bring everyone back; everything in the dragon's nest was simply moved back like this! Moved into the carriage where she had been before.

"Bang!" The carriage expanded completely; Li En and Miss Shaliman were directly pinned beneath the chairs, unable to move.

Above their heads was the Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei, also pinned down, happily pretending to be a fool with a silly grin.

"Hehe, little Miss Zi Qiangwei messed up."

But looking at that happy smile, Li En was reminded of the snake rolling around in a rain of gold coins.

You didn't expect this? You just love the feeling of being crushed by gold coins, don't you!

"Greed is also a part of human nature. And human nature is very precious to us." The smiling girl seemed to imply something.

"Lick, lick, don't be angry." As she spoke, the Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei even extended a long snake tongue and licked her little niece beneath her.

But seeing Li En look over, she smiled sweetly again.

"Do you want some too?" As she spoke, she even rubbed her face over... and was then shoved away by an enraged Miss Shaliman!

For the first time, Li En saw Miss Shaliman this angry; not only did she butt with her head, but the little snakes on her head also bit at her own relative!

"Don't bite Auntie!" The Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei let out a wail.

"I'll bite you to death, I'll bite you to death!" The snakes and the snake coiled into a tangle, but to Li En, it looked more like play-fighting.

The farce did not last long; once these gold coins were cleared away and placed outside as boxes of gold coins, the underground natives outside were all stunned.

At this moment, they were no longer in the previous goblin village.

While Li En and the Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei went to find the dragon, the caravan had not stopped.

The place where the carriage now stopped was already the underground spider-person village between the cliffs and the rock Shi Zhu.

And those pairs of glowing eyes looking toward them, perhaps intentionally or unintentionally, made the rich relative's words even more persuasive.

(End of this chapter)