Chapter 210: Li Ya

"The snake has finally left."

The snake, already overdue, flickered repeatedly before finally disappearing, unwilling and reluctant.

"I will return!!"

The snake's final shadow appeared in the sky at a corner of the city, shrinking continuously.

Even many citizens heard it; their faces full of panic, they did not know what had happened. Li En did not know either whether this was a joke or the truth.

Perhaps this situation, where the answer was completely unpredictable, was exactly what he wanted most.

"This guy, does he actually expect others to remember him from time to time? Is he actually quite lonely?"

"Ah! Don't bite, don't bite! Men, don't touch me!"

Having shaken off the snake shadow that had run out again at some point, Li En finally felt a taste of parting.

But the bleeding bite mark also seemed to reveal that Li En had vaguely guessed the truth.

"Do you need treatment?" A soft metallic synthesized voice sounded beside Li En.

"... Never mind, let this wound stay for a while."

Looking in the direction where the snake disappeared, Li En felt somewhat blank.

It was not that Li En truly felt reluctant to part with this fellow; this was the first heroic soul Li En wished would return on the very first day. Rather, Li En found it somewhat incomprehensible why the snake made its choice.

He could have returned.

Moreover, he also seemed not to be without attachment to the world.

"But he did not return..."

The snake did not hide its displeasure; the reason for its long slumber was that the endless reincarnations of the Thousand-Faced Dragon did not allow "the past Thousand-Faced Dragon" to exist.

What puzzled Li En was exactly this.

"Regardless of what the Thousand-Faced Dragon intends to do, does the value generated by my reincarnation, an evolution starting from zero, really compare to that of a snake..."

Obviously, the answer was negative.

Li En also understood that the "possibility" brought by the reincarnation of the Thousand-Faced Dragon might be more important, but could this "possibility" really make these top-tier big shots fall into eternal slumber without hesitation?

Precisely because he was Li En Sudar, he found it even more incomprehensible. Li En never considered himself a noble person; he regarded himself only as an ordinary self-interested individual. If paying part of his income benefited the world, he would pay, but if it affected his life or required sacrificing his fortune or even his life, he would refuse without hesitation.

What made the Thousand-Faced Dragon continuously invest in reincarnation?

"Never mind, there is no need to dwell on things too far away. At least, the reincarnated dragon keeps creating new things..."

Li En glanced at the "maid" beside him who had already started bandaging him, feeling truly subtle, especially when another dazed "mechanical girlfriend" behind him was looking at him.

"Thank you."

"Do you need to purchase snake venom antiserum?"

"No need. He should be non-toxic, and if he wanted to poison me to death, it wouldn't be that troublesome."

Looking at "Li Ya," who was using unfamiliar metallic arms to clumsily tie a bow for him, her expression very complex, Li En's mood was also very complex.

She was an individual separated from Ophelia, a product of the soul contract, but perhaps also the person in this world who understood him best.

"Also, this world generally calls it an antidote. They have something similar to snake venom antiserum, but they lack this complete system..."

"I see. Recorded."

Li Ya widened her eyes, seriously absorbing the knowledge Li En was recounting.

She had indeed obtained part of Li En's "knowledge," but she was still far from being able to use it properly. On the contrary, she now, perhaps, looked more like a transmigrator than Li En, revealing confusion everywhere as if newly arrived here.

"Race counts as a puppet, a metal golem? Or a living armor? Never mind, it's meaningless."

Her birth was a result carefully designed by the snake, and also a bug product of that Masked Long Qishi.

"Snake venom? Antiserum? Don't understand?" Ophelia tilted her head; slightly more flexible now, she could not understand the words of her other intelligent self.

And at this moment, Li Ya still had to explain some messy things to Ophelia, who wore a wooden expression, the "other self."

Li Ya was Ophelia's second thought line, and also the Masked Long Qishi's "twice" created product.

"The snake is truly a master at exploiting bugs; such an outrageous operation..."

The first operation used the bug class Masked Long Qishi that Ophelia already possessed to separate Li Ya, this second thought line.

In a sense, the metal maid before her was an existence similar to Li En's Black Dragon Armor.

Ophelia utilized the class ability of the Masked Long Qishi, using her own "phylactery arm" as the core, to construct this new "living armor."

At this time, she possessed a second thought line, but was actually even more rigid than the original Ophelia.

Then, she made Li En and her, the "living armor," simultaneously sign a Familiar Contract and a Warlock Contract, making the living armor Li En's patron.

Then, Li En used the Masked Long Qishi's contract to "summon" her again.

In this process, it was necessary to draw upon Li En's "needs" to adjust the obtained power, which was equivalent to secondary processing; the snake added a large amount of "Sun Material" into it. Ultimately, this "ultimate weapon" was formed.

"Clang." Now, the metal backpack behind Li Ya, resembling a sun bell, was one of the results.

On her right hand were several golden fingers; a large amount of Sun Material became the material for the second processing, allowing it to complete its "second rebirth" according to the blueprint provided by the snake.

In a sense, she was an artificial "Sun God Warrior," and also an invincible Sun Blade.

"Is the name Li Ya okay?" Clearly, different personalities and traits made Li En hesitate whether to give her a new name.

"Li Ya? Li Ya likes it (Chinese)." The words she spoke for the first time left Li En somewhat stunned.

She was too much like an Earthling.

On one hand, the "Enlightenment Ability" of the Familiar Contract could grant a certain level of intelligence and knowledge even to low-intelligence creatures like rats and bats, and even allow them to understand human speech; more importantly, the two-way soul contract made her subconsciously absorb a large amount of "common sense."

Theoretically, she was not only part of Ophelia, but more like a mixed newborn formed by Ophelia tearing off a part and fusing it with part of Li En, but since Ophelia lacked common sense and knowledge, naturally, it was based on "Li En's common sense."

"I never expected that the fact I am a transmigrator would be known by a metal life form, and even make a local life form become an 'Earthling'..."

But this somewhat clumsy yet striving figure, Li En did not dislike. Well, mainly because he hadn't heard his hometown language in so long.

"You've worked hard." And her birth was inseparable from the dedication of another person.

"It's nothing, uh, it's nothing."

Meanwhile, Miss Miss Shaliman lay on Li En's lap, her entire body terrifyingly hot.

To grant a steel life a more active mind and greater spirituality, the most direct method is to let it "soak" in mental psychic energy.

Throughout the entire process, Miss Miss Shaliman was used as a living battery; she must be completely drained now.

"I will settle her down first, then attend to my Master."

Meanwhile, Laina, who was comforting Ophelia, communicated with Li En via telepathy. Just as expected, Miss Miss Shaliman's psychic battery had activated her own mental abilities.

This also meant she was now nearly a complete Mind Holder.

"But her true form is still Ophelia, more like a sub-body... uh, does that mean we are a trinity?"

Li En felt a subtle sensation; he could feel his soul power constantly surging into Laina. It was no mistake to say she was his familiar (Li En's familiar contract was confirmed to be occupied).

Yet he could also feel that the soul power poured into Laina was, through her, pouring into Ophelia.

Ophelia in the first thought line showed no changes, but was gradually healing from soul-loss syndrome through the shared soul channel, while "Laina" in the second thought line, having received vast amounts of knowledge and memory fragments from Li En, had instead gained a clearer sense of self, even becoming a kind of "Earth Robot."

"Ophelia needs to be protected."

Li En felt increasingly subtle; if Ophelia died, Laina in the second thought line would naturally be finished, and he, having lost his familiar and sect master status, would suffer a severe blow.

But if Laina died... destroying the physical body and summoning a new one with replacement materials would suffice; the true form actually resided within Ophelia.

"This is truly chaotic."

Li En couldn't sort out this relationship; he silently pressed his hand on Miss Miss Shaliman's head on his lap, helping her alleviate the discomfort of mental exhaustion.

"Child, hehe, child."

She, burned into foolishness, still stared wide-eyed at Laina, seemingly laughing foolishly.

"Really..." Li En sighed; this girl was simply too foolish.

Earlier she had refused to act as a psychic battery, but after Snake said, "This will be your child," she obediently overloaded and contributed.

To speak truly, "Laina" could serve as his weapon or Ophelia's tool; she was a part severed from both Ophelia and himself. Even if counted as a child... by any calculation, she is not your child, Miss Miss Shaliman.

He shook his head; he should still thank this girl for her dedication.

"The perfect Masked Long Qishi..." Watching Laina's metallic body walking toward the mansion, recalling her design function, Li En smiled.

After the initial trial, he quite agreed with Snake's judgment; Laina was a masterpiece in every aspect.

Perhaps, at this moment, she truly deserved the title of "Masked Knight."

And Li En, who possessed her, finally felt somewhat confident about surviving the Owl's threat.

"Crash!" Suddenly, the sound of something shattering came from inside the mansion.

"Sorry, sorry, I just wanted to brew a cup of coffee for Master. It seems new cups and a kitchen need to be custom-made."

Wait, kitchen? What did you do to my kitchen?

The collapsing kitchen wall explained everything.

"Uh, it seems I need to teach a bit more..." Li En did not want to be a teacher; he knew his own limits.

"Child..." Miss Miss Shaliman was still giggling foolishly; mental exhaustion seemed to temporarily affect intelligence.

"Laina seems to have been taught well by Miss Miss Shaliman... uh, there are many maids in her mansion... I'm counting on you, Miss Miss Shaliman."

"Let me raise a child? Okay..." The foolish girl, whose intelligence had not yet recovered, agreed immediately, smiling with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)