Chapter: Chapter 445
Looking back to those years, our pure and flawless Miss Bai Ling was indeed capable of being the good girl who appeared naked in the bathroom of an enemy she had no previous acquaintance with… ah, no, it should be said that she was a good girl appearing in the enemy’s bathroom of mutual hatred!
Not a single bit of concealment! Appearing in the bathroom of mortal enemies!
What on earth was she trying to do?
God knows what she was thinking!
To this day, Leticia still can’t comprehend what Bai Ling was thinking back then.
“You didn’t refuse either.”
“Do I have the ability to refuse, my dear sister?” Leticia snatched an apple from the fruit platter and unhesitatingly stuffed it into the still-defensive Miss Bai Ling’s mouth, physically silencing the oblivious Sword Saint. “You should say less; I have serious matters to discuss here.”
“Mm…” Biting down hard, the silver-haired girl took a big chunk out of the apple, her face full of grievances as she floated to the side and fell into a state of self-isolation.
“Ugh, what is this even about?” Shaking her head helplessly, Leticia felt a wave of exhaustion. Can’t we act a bit more mature at this age?
Although I, Leticia, may seem less mature on the outside, I’m far more mature on the inside—unlike the giant baby beside me, whose body looks mature but whose mind is still that of an immature little girl.
“In any case, I’ll need you to look after Silver Tooth for a while. I’ve already talked to the high priest of the Silver Tooth tribe, and he fully supports my idea.”
Before bringing Silver Tooth out, Leticia naturally sought the opinion of the high priest from the Silver Tooth tribe. After all, the high priest could be considered a guardian of Silver Tooth, and any decision regarding Silver Tooth needed the old man’s consent.
After learning of Leticia’s thoughts, the high priest was extremely pleased, with his old face smiling like a flower. It really seemed as though he hoped that Silver Tooth could go out and learn more.
“The Bone Wing tribe is a great place for learning! With your promise, Miss Infino, I’m sure Silver Tooth will be able to learn a lot.” The high priest said this, smiling as he entrusted Silver Tooth to Leticia.
“Alright, alright! Then let’s have Silver Tooth stay by my side as a secretary or something, should be fine, right?” Linglong sought Leticia’s opinion, afraid of undervaluing Silver Tooth’s position.
Though this dog-eared girl looked naive, she was indeed Leticia’s direct subordinate. Out of respect for Leticia, Linglong had to take good care of this girl.
Leticia didn’t have as many reservations; she simply wanted Silver Tooth to gain some experience with Linglong. In fact, a lower position would be better; staying close to Linglong wouldn’t benefit Silver Tooth’s growth.
“Do as you wish, but don’t worry too much. Silver Tooth is here for training; a smooth journey isn’t a good thing.” Leticia stood up, walked over to Silver Tooth, and took the hand of the dog-eared girl.
At this moment, Silver Tooth seemed to wake from a dream, saying, “I…”
“Don’t ‘I’ me! For these days, Silver Tooth, you just follow Linglong and learn well from her, alright?” Holding Silver Tooth’s hand, Leticia brought her to Linglong and placed Silver Tooth’s hand in Linglong’s. “Linglong, this unskilled child is entrusted to you.”
Looking at Leticia’s earnest expression, the shimmering light in her eyes stirred up a bit of guilt in Linglong’s heart, as if she were a wild boar uprooting the cabbage that Leticia had painstakingly tended for over a decade.
“I will take good care of her,” Linglong instinctively tightened her grip on Silver Tooth’s hand and promised seriously.
After saying this, our little dragon girl realized this wasn’t a wedding scene, and the Silver Tooth in front of her wasn’t Leticia’s beloved daughter.
So why was Leticia making that expression?
Feeling extremely embarrassed, Linglong shook off Silver Tooth’s hand, raising her fist, wanting to teach the girl, who was grinning cheekily in front of her, a lesson. However, her lingering reason stopped her action. If she really brought that fist down, Leticia might not say anything, but the girl over there munching on an apple would probably explode.
For the sake of her life’s safety, Linglong decisively chose to surrender, returning Silver Tooth to her original position that Leticia had forced upon her.
Once she calmed her feelings, Linglong asked, “Leticia, you shouldn’t have come to me just for this, right?”
Last time, Leticia had disguised herself to meet the merchant selling divine blood, and this time she had come again. It couldn’t be just to give Silver Tooth a backdoor pass here.
“Smart.” Leticia also returned to her position, giving Linglong a thumbs up. “This time, I mainly came to tell you that the divine blood on my side has run out.”
“So soon?”
“We’re still in the exploratory phase, so the consumption is quite large. But you should have enough stock on hand to last me a while.” With a calm expression indicating this was normal wear and tear, Leticia began to inquire about the recent battle situations concerning Linglong. “You must be fast approaching the Steel Gun tribe’s base, right?”
During these days, Leticia had been researching divine blood at home while Miss Bai had been hovering like an indifferent camera in the sky, keeping an eye on the movements between the two tribes. Yesterday, Leticia learned from Bai Ling that the Bone Wing tribe had pushed up to the Steel Gun tribe’s stronghold.
Coincidentally, she planned to bring Silver Tooth over to Bone Wing and take back some divine blood, intending to resolve both matters at once.
“Yes, although the warriors who have consumed divine blood are very powerful and have caused us some minor troubles, hindering our advance a bit, the difference in strength is vast. The Steel Gun tribe is already under my control. I plan to launch a probing attack tomorrow to see if the Steel Gun tribe is already unable to withstand a blow.” In front of Leticia, Linglong had no intent to conceal anything, openly revealing what was supposed to be confidential information.
If the Steel Gun tribe truly had no motivation to fight, Linglong felt she would see the Lion Head chieftain kneeling before her to plead for mercy tomorrow.
Of course, this was just a fantasy. Given the chieftain’s personality, Linglong was certain that fellow was preparing for something big; this final battle would likely be very tough, even harder than that riverbank battle.
“What I’m most worried about right now are the divine blood warriors. If there are large numbers of them, our warriors probably won’t be able to easily breach the Steel Gun camp.”
Divine blood-infused beastmen become impervious to weapons and fearless of death. To eliminate them, one either needs to pile up lives or strike them with spells.
Piling lives to kill these pitiful beings, who were already on borrowed time, feels like a big loss, at least for Linglong. Given any chance to avoid direct confrontation with those divine blood warriors, she’d prefer to wait until the effects wear off; those warriors would eventually die off on their own without her intervention.
Using spells seems a viable method, but in the desolate areas at the borders of this vast prairie, beastmen with magical talent are as rare as phoenix feathers.
Linglong herself was quite proficient with fire magic, yet among her beastmen, only a handful possessed magical talent, and even those had very low-level abilities, suitable only for showboating, completely useless in battle.
Having these beastmen act as wizards would be fine, but expecting their half-baked spells to kill would be out of the question.
Currently, Linglong’s magical reserves were entirely maintained by her alone, but due to the increasing number of tasks, she had begun to have less and less time to focus on creating magical talismans.
This left Bone Wing tribe’s already scarce magical reserves strained; every piece of fire talisman had to be used carefully. Even exchanging one talisman for a divine blood infused beastman would be a small loss for Bone Wing tribe.
Those divine blood warriors were all beastmen caught from neighboring tribes by the Steel Gun tribe, and using them costs nothing. However, utilizing Bone Wing tribe’s magical resources truly pains the heart.
“Are you the only one who can produce magic talismans?” Leticia thought she had found the crux of the problem. If the Bone Wing tribe had sufficient magic, they could simply overwhelming firepower to take out those divine blood beastmen, and Linglong wouldn’t have to be so troubled.
“Yes, because what is stored in the talismans is essentially my power. Those talismans were created by me over the past two years. I originally thought they would be enough for a large-scale battle, but only after the fighting started did I realize how naive I was.” Covering her face, Linglong said with a hint of shame.
She genuinely thought she could bulldoze through the enemies, using a round of fireballs to directly collapse them. But once she engaged in actual combat with the Steel Gun tribe, she found reality was quite different from her expectations.
The divine blood warriors had to be dealt with using spells, otherwise, her grand army wouldn’t budge an inch. But the number of divine blood warriors was practically endless, while the magical resources on Linglong’s side diminished with each use, putting her completely at a disadvantage.
“What’s your speed at making talismans? How many can you make in a day?”
“One…” Linglong timidly glanced at Leticia, and upon seeing Leticia’s shocked expression, she immediately buried her face into her hands. “Don’t look at me like that, I’ve worked really hard!”
“Ugh, while that’s understandable, it’s…” Shaking her head helplessly, Leticia was not surprised by this speed.
After all, Linglong was an unconventional practitioner. Merely managing to find a way to store her powers in bones was already quite an achievement. Expecting the speed at which bone pieces could be produced to be quick in this situation was indeed unrealistic.
However, that means Bone Wing tribe really cannot acquire enough magic to deal with Steel Gun tribe’s divine blood warriors within a short timeframe.
“Should we just pile up lives then?” Leticia said softly as she stroked her chin.
They need to bring down the Steel Gun tribe’s main base quickly; they cannot afford to wait too long lest that chieftain concoct some more trouble.
At such a time, numbers shouldn’t matter. If that chief gets his hands on some large-scale weaponry from the merchants, Bone Wing tribe would suffer major losses.
“While I can’t personally step in to help you, Linglong, I can offer you a morale buff before the battle starts.” Looking down at her fingertips, Leticia stated her available support.
She could transform into a very impressive and holy dragon and appear before the battle, performing a display in the sky before departing. This should significantly boost the morale of Bone Wing tribe’s beastmen.
After hearing Leticia’s idea, Linglong did not immediately decide but opted to think it through; after all, they still had two days before the decisive battle date. That was enough time for her to weigh the pros and cons.
“Sigh, if only I had enough spells, even if just fireballs…” Just thinking about the upcoming battle gave Linglong a headache; those fearless divine blood warriors truly made things exceedingly difficult.
She could easily solo such divine blood beastmen, but if she fell into a one-against-many situation, Linglong didn’t expect to fare as well.
“Stop dreaming; not even I can produce enough magic scrolls to support a full-blown battle in the short term.” Leticia felt she needed to help Linglong face reality.
If the materials were sufficient, she could create as many fireball scrolls as she wanted. But the issue now was the lack of materials.
The magic scrolls of the demon clan are made from special materials; whether it’s the ink or the scrolls themselves, they are all unique to the demon clan, confirmed as the best materials through countless years of study by numerous scholars.
As for the materials available on the beastmen’s side, Leticia was neither familiar with nor comfortable using.
She had no expectations for her own magic, and she was not versed in beastmen’s spells, so in this regard, Leticia truly felt at a loss.
“I remember the energy contained in those golden liquids is substantial. If we could utilize them, their effectiveness shouldn’t be lower than normal spells, right?” A voice filled with doubt resounded in Leticia’s ears as the silver-haired girl rested her finger on her chin, articulating her thoughts.
Leticia was taken aback, instinctively rebutting, “How can we utilize it? That stuff cannot coexist with anything else. Besides my blood that can result in its mutual destruction, I’ve tried every other material, and none can contend with it.”
Indeed, the brilliant fireworks ignited by the meeting of Leticia’s blood and the golden divine blood holds terrifying destructive power. However, one crucial raw material cannot be produced infinitely.
Leticia’s blood is not unlimited; using it in this manner would be a complete waste!
“Then why don’t you research what it is that makes your blood explode like that upon contact with the divine blood?”
“This… I don’t know how to explain it to you, but I really don’t understand why my blood reacts explosively upon contact with that divine blood, just as you wouldn’t know why your blood transforms into a sword to fight that golden liquid.” The demon lord sighed, her expression adorable as she shrugged. “But you have suggested a feasible idea. Destruction is indeed simpler than other methods; we just need to make it unstable…”
Touching her chin, Leticia’s initial helplessness gradually faded, replaced by an unusually serious expression. Her light-red lips parted slightly, and a stream of quiet mutterings began to flow from her mouth.
At this moment, Leticia looked less like a girl and more like an experienced scholar.
The three girls in the room held their breaths, terrified that even the slightest sound would disturb Leticia’s train of thought.
After a long while, Leticia returned to her senses, her glass-like dark eyes shimmering with a hint of excitement. “If this method works, Bai Ling, you must take credit for it.”
It appeared she had found a viable solution.
“Linglong, quickly send someone to fetch some divine blood. I want to test if my method is effective.” As she rummaged through her bracelet to gather some items, Leticia addressed Linglong.
“Okay, I’ll go right now.” Linglong immediately took Silver Tooth and headed outside. She needed to introduce this newly accepted little assistant to the other members of the tribe; after that, Silver Tooth could assist her with some tasks.
After the two beastman girls left, Leticia began her preparations, which looked nothing like typical preparatory work. Generally, experiments require extreme caution, afraid of any possible issues cropping up.
However, Leticia was entirely different; her movements were bold and reckless, as if she was afraid nothing would go wrong.
Miss Bai, watching from the side, naturally discerned that Leticia’s unusual behavior this time was deliberate.
“The divine blood itself is very stable. The quickest way to make it unstable is to subject it to violent shocks; I plan to use an attribute-conflict magical power as the catalyst.” While operating, Leticia explained.
She poured some light blue powder into a small beaker, adding clear water. Next, she held the beaker in her hand, and blue ice-like energy surged from her palm into the blue solution.
The blue powder possessed fixed magical properties, albeit with mild effects. It was one of the few special materials Leticia took a long time to find on the beastmen’s side.
Using the same method, Leticia prepared another cup of bright red solution, which contained fire attribute magic; when the ice and fire attributes met, it would be like a collision of meteors.
“The subsequent steps must be taken outside; if done here, I fear I might blow up Linglong’s house.” Packing up the other items back into her bracelet, Leticia headed towards the door, carrying both cups of differently colored solutions.
Upon opening the door, the four beastmen guards stationed there greeted Leticia in unison. Judging by their straight postures and robust builds, it was clear these were elites.
Indeed, this was the case, considering that behind Leticia was Linglong’s private residence. The little dragon girl would go to the central giant beast skeleton of Bone Wing tribe to handle tribal affairs, while in her personal time, she would reside here.
Only those whom Linglong held in high regard would be invited into her private residence.
Thus, to these stationed beastmen, Leticia and Bai Ling were undoubtedly important figures in the tribe, trusted by the great goddess.
For such individuals, they would naturally want to present themselves well.
“Has Linglong not returned yet?” Leticia asked, happily wagging her black tail used for identity disguise.
The guards were momentarily taken aback, and then reacted correctly, realizing that staring directly at a noble such as her was extremely rude. They immediately lowered their heads and answered in hushed tones, “The goddess just went out and hasn’t returned yet.”
Looks like I moved too fast? Leticia thought helplessly. Since that’s the case, she didn’t want to stand around waiting foolishly. “Is there an open area within the tribe, preferably with solid ground and away from people?”
After all, they were testing a secret weapon, and it wouldn’t be good for others to see.
The beastmen guards exchanged whispers for a while and suggested a spot they deemed suitable. “There’s a training ground behind the mountain; recently, the army has been out on campaigns, so there have been fewer people around.”
A training ground—now that was a good choice! Leticia nodded, deciding to conduct the experiment there.
“Could you all find Linglong and inform her that I’ll be at the training ground? She doesn’t need to come back here; she can go directly to the training ground to find me.” Leticia instructed the beastmen guards.
Once a few beastmen nodded in understanding, Leticia took Bai Ling and left Linglong’s private residence, heading toward the training ground indicated by the beastmen.
After watching the two girls gradually disappear into the distance and sending another comrade to the warehouse to notify Linglong, the few remaining beastmen immediately shifted from their former steel warrior demeanor to that of excited puppies.
Sitting down abruptly, the now very serious dog clan beastman panted lightly and said in a low voice, “Who is that black-haired lady? She actually dares to call the goddess by her name.”
“I heard from hearsay that she might be the goddess’s sister!”
“No way, I heard she’s the goddess’s elder sister.”
“Nonsense! Look at this lady’s figure; how could she be the goddess’s elder sister?” The younger sibling proponents were convinced of their eyes, as Linglong was clearly taller than Leticia, and the sibling relationship was evidently predictable at first glance.
“Hey, my information came from my little uncle’s second aunt’s little mom’s grandson; it’s highly reliable!” insisted the elder sister proponent, firmly believing Leticia was the older sister.
“You three done chatting? If you’re done, get over to the training ground and run three laps! Is gossiping about the goddess’s family something you can discuss?!” A dissatisfied voice emerged from the shadows, as a pair of cat-like eyes glimmered.
