Chapter 8 Hot Spring Team
The hot spring construction team has started their work!
Directed by Su Ling, dug by Candelle, and assisted by Eight-tailed Fox, the excavation journey began in full swing.
Originally, Su Ling wanted to persuade Senior Isumi to join! However, since the senior was injured and could only recuperate, Su Ling had no choice but to give up.
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“Candelle, go for it!!!”
“Ha, ho…”
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Even though the physical bodies of the demon race far surpass those of ordinary people, digging holes by hand is still a tiring task.
In no time, the three girls were all panting, almost unable to stand.
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“I’m so tired, really… I wasn’t this tired fighting Castor… Su Ling, are you sure there’s really a hot spring down there?”
“There should be.” “There should be?!”
“Because Sister Jessica said there used to be! Although it has disappeared now, as long as we keep digging down, we’ll eventually dig something up!”
“Huh? What if we dig up lava? Wouldn’t it be funny if we dug directly into the sea of lava.”
“I can confirm that Han Yuan is far from the Fiery Abyss, so we shouldn’t dig into the sea of lava.”
“That’s too difficult. And I was digging alone before, while you two just watched, it’s too unfair.”
“Wu…”
“Then, Su Ling, let’s dig together.”
“Sister White-tailed Fox… Mm, let’s do our best.”
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And so, Candelle took a short rest.
It was Eight-tailed Fox and Candelle’s turn to dig the hole together.
However, regarding these two, one of them, although blessed by the Fiery Abyss, could only roast meat, and her stamina was only at the level of an ordinary person. After digging for not even ten minutes, she was already panting.
As for Eight-tailed Fox, she was even more excessive. She had almost added all her points to “endurance.” Although she didn’t get tired, her strength was not great, and she could only shovel a small amount of dirt each time.
So, even though the two of them were digging together, their speed was less than a third of Candelle’s!
“You two guys, aren’t you here to be funny? Why are you digging so slowly!!!”
“Su Ling is trying her best, wuwu… Huh, what’s this?”
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Because this was originally frozen soil, it was much more tiring to excavate than ordinary soil.
But even so, Su Ling’s shovel poked something very hard—it looked like it was made of metal, with some edges and corners.
“This… could this be a treasure chest? Great!”
Eight-tailed Fox twitched her eight tails, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
As an ageless fox, she loved treasure—especially shiny things, they were simply too cute!
When Su Ling heard about the treasure chest, she jumped up excitedly: “Hooray, Candelle, it’s a treasure chest! Even if we didn’t find a hot spring, a treasure chest is a very good reward.”
“Uh, treasure chest… do legendary things like this really exist?”
Candelle blinked her eyes, showing a confused expression.
Actually…
When she was the Vampire Queen before, she often encountered such things.
Because she often traveled around the Demon Race Territory, there were many settlements, but every time she stayed away from a settlement for too long, she would discover a bizarre incident.
The clothes she had stored were gone!
If it were just the skirt armor, it would be fine, but sometimes even her underwear was gone—including her favorite black lace style, which had also disappeared.
So Candelle was very angry and wanted to figure out what was going on.
Later, she discovered that some adventurers from the human side had broken into her home and stolen her clothes!
It seemed these guys treated her storage cabinet as a treasure chest!!
Damn it, this is unbearable!
So after that, Candelle “darkened,” and anyone she caught among humans would be modified and trained. If they were male, they would be turned into girls, and if they were female, strange accessories would be added!
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“You two be careful, don’t be reckless just because you see a treasure chest, dig gently!”
“Hooray!”
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With the encouragement of the treasure chest, Su Ling and Eight-tailed Fox became even more motivated.
They carefully shoveled away the frozen soil, afraid of damaging the treasure chest, but as they dug, the two realized something was wrong…
Because this treasure chest was also too big.
Its width and height were nearly 1 meter, and if we consider the length, it was over 2 meters.
So, this treasure chest was actually…
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Eight-tailed Fox gasped.
Su Ling also trembled as if she understood something.
The two looked at each other, their eyes full of fear:
“Su Ling, I think… we’ve made a big mistake.”
“Mm, yes… yes…”
“If we beg Princess Eluscia for mercy now, I wonder if we can get lenient treatment?”
“Wuwu, sorry!!!!!”
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And so, things turned out this way.
When Su Ling rushed into the house, Lonis and Eluscia were sitting in the dining room, drinking milk tea!
Nothing felt more comfortable than enjoying the snow with one’s wife~~
So, the moment she heard Su Ling’s report…
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“Wh-what? Su Ling, you dug up a coffin?!”
“Yes, sorry!! We didn’t mean to, wuwu… We’re really sorry…”
“This kind of thing…”
Lonis dared not look at Eluscia, afraid that this black-hearted girl would get angry.
However, Eluscia merely shook her head, seemingly not surprised by such a thing:
“Alas, what a bunch of little idiots. Don’t worry, I won’t blame you.”
“Sister Eluscia…”
“This is not a burial ground, so digging up a coffin is an accidental incident—but I’ll go take a look. Maybe I can recall some forgotten characters.”
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Thus, Eluscia, along with Lonis, went to the “construction site” for an archaeological dig.
But upon seeing the name on the coffin, even the black-haired princess was completely stunned.
Because…
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“Eluscia, what’s wrong?”
“Alas, things have suddenly become a bit complicated.”
Eluscia sighed, and a trace of bitterness appeared in her big eyes.
“Huh, could it be that… the owner of this coffin is a very important person? Sorry, Sister Eluscia! Sister Eight-tailed Fox and I didn’t mean to. But Candelle is also innocent, she didn’t do anything.”
Su Ling was very loyal and didn’t shirk responsibility at all.
However…
Eluscia just shook her head:
“No, it’s just that things are a bit complicated… With how things have developed, I don’t know how to describe it.”
“Uh?”
“Lonis, call the owner of the tomb over. Let her come and claim it.”
“Owner of the tomb?!”
“Because this is Jessica’s tomb? Honestly, why would she be buried in such a place?”
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Eluscia sighed and said so.
