Chapter 116: Restless Life

When I entered, Tilysha was sprawled on the bed, her buttocks facing down, while some Little Dragon Daughter was tinkering with this strange device on her back, making all sorts of tapping sounds. It looked a bit like a massage, but… doesn’t that method seem a bit strange?

“Uh… about this… ah haha, actually…”

For some reason, when Miss White Fox picked up that bizarre object from the table, the Blue-haired Girl’s expression immediately showed visible embarrassment, her face a mix of awkwardness and hesitation, as if she didn’t know how to explain it.

But on the other side, the Little Dragon Daughter was far less hesitant.

“Tch, what’s there to be so bashful about? Let me explain, it’s like this, Master…”

Actually, Tilysha recently, or more specifically… around the time she was about to leave the Mountains of Ten Thousand Demons, started experiencing some little issues with her body.

Calling it an issue… isn’t quite accurate; it would be more reasonable to describe it as “overloaded.”

Ever since she condensed the seed of the Divine Tree, some kind of energy—divine power from the Life Goddess—began to endlessly accumulate within her body for unknown reasons, and there wasn’t a proper way to release it. Over time, it started to affect some aspects of Tilysha’s daily life.

For instance, plants she touched would grow three or four times larger by the next day; seeds she carried would inexplicably sprout into tender shoots, even thriving further. If she lay on the grass for a while and woke up, she would find the surrounding grass turned into super giant plants that completely covered her.

Not only plants, but animals seemed similarly affected. Although not as clearly as the former, it made Miss Tilysha extremely paranoid, not daring to touch this or that, which was quite troublesome.

Of course, since Tilysha was aware that she might bring trouble to the Priestess, and the impact wasn’t particularly severe, she didn’t mention it to Vilyric. The same reasoning applied to Eudora—she simply didn’t want to worry them.

However, to alleviate the problem, Tilysha still went to find a certain reliable… yet not too reliable, Puppeteer Clan Inventor, and obtained this thing from her.

Iriush seemed to call it—[Universal Energy Absorber No. 1].

“Pff! Cough, cough, are you sure… it’s really just No. 1?”

“Huh?”

Miss White Fox’s strange behavior seemed to confuse the Blue-haired Girl, who tilted her head in surprise before nodding.

“It’s what Miss Iriush called it when she introduced it. Isn’t that right? Is there a problem?”

“No, I’m just simply doubting… whether this thing can actually work properly…”

After all, with Iriush’s naming standards, No. 1 usually represents the prototype, the earliest form, and unadjusted test product.

Though this person occasionally produces some useful items, like the artificial flight wings currently lying in the Priestess’s backpack, there’s no doubt that these are things that require long-term repeated experimentation and refinement to complete.

Would that idiot have casually handed over some warehouse junk to send Tilysha off?

“Eh? Can it work properly? It should, right? This tool Miss Iriush gave me looks a bit strange, but it actually works pretty well. You see, these tools can correspond to different positions on the human body ~”

“Well… sometimes I can’t reach some parts behind me, so I asked Xiao Guang for help, and it’s so comfortable that I can’t help but make some strange noises, so… eheh…”

The Blue-haired Girl laughed awkwardly, scratching her head, looking a bit foolish.

However, since the person involved stated it works, Vilyric, while still harboring doubts, couldn’t say much more. She could only glance at the pink-haired Little Loli, who was sipping her tea with great interest, completely oblivious to the content of their conversation, and shook her head helplessly.

“So what does Xi Fu Lin think about this? Did she explain why the life divine power is accumulating in your body? You can’t rely on an external device to relieve it forever; that’s just treating the symptoms, not the root cause.”

“Well…”

“About this, let me explain myself.”

A familiar gentle voice suddenly echoed from within the room. A small angel statue floated out, casting blue light to form the image of a girl in the air, scaring the Little Loli who had never seen such a bizarre sight nearly dropping her teacup.

“Stone stone stone… The stone is flying by itself! And it turned into a beautiful lady! Little Fox Sister, is this! Is this magic too?! So amazing!!!”

Seeing Little Eudora panic and hide behind her, then quickly show curiosity and surprise, Miss White Fox could only try to brush it off.

“Ah haha… you could say it’s magic, but speaking of which, Xi Fu Lin, why do you always eavesdrop on other people’s conversations? That’s not a good habit, you know ~”

The Life Goddess’s illusion, abruptly intervening in the conversation, smiled gently. Although it was simply an image constructed by divine power, it still brought a warm and soft comforting aura.

Just feeling this… fluctuation, the White Fox Girl already sharply sensed some issues.

“Mm? This feeling… Xi Fu Lin, have you become stronger? No, it should be described as… has the Life Divine Spark evolved?”

The palm-sized blue stone statue floated quietly in the air, and the extended figure of the Life Goddess appeared almost lifelike, fully “standing” on the floor of the room with distinct and real features.

“Hehe, your perception is as keen as ever, Vily… oh, I should call you Xī! Your mask is quite interesting; if we met without any prior knowledge, I might just mistake you for a completely different existence ~”

Seemingly wanting to say something more, the Goddess glanced at Miss White Fox beside her, who still looked baffled, cautiously observing her pink-haired Little Loli.

With Xi Fu Lin’s keen eyesight, she could easily see through Eudora’s true race. Rather, through Tilysha’s eyes, she should have already known the entire story.

“Mm… is it okay to say these things in front of the child? This kind of matter might be too early for her; sometimes knowing too many secrets isn’t a good thing.”

“Um?”

Little Eudora, being directly addressed, froze for a moment, her expression visibly anxious. She quickly put down her half-finished warm red tea, complied with her hands on her thighs, and shyly looked up.

“Um… Is Little Fox Sister discussing something very important? It’s an adult secret, right? Eudora understands that, so I can just stay outside…”

Wow, this little one is just too well-behaved and understanding! They say poor kids grow up fast, and it couldn’t be more true…

Feeling this way in her heart, Vilyric quickly stopped the little Loli from getting up.

“No, no, Eudora is a good child; how could we ever chase you away? Just take a rest for now, okay?”

As if to soothe her, Miss White Fox gently stroked Eudora’s pink hair in her fair, delicate hand, feeling the warmth seeping through the girl’s skin and a bit of magic transmitted through her palm, Eudora’s initially anxious eyes gradually relaxed and… began to close slowly.

“Mm… Eudora will be good… please… don’t throw me away again… hu…”

The Loli’s soft body curled up in the White Fox Girl’s embrace, soon letting out calm and rhythmic breathing sounds.

“It seems she’s actually quite uneasy.”

A remark came from a certain Goddess.

Upon hearing this, Tilysha opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something instinctively, but perhaps considering her position and some concerns, she ultimately remained silent, leaving it to a certain Miss White Fox to speak up.

“As a child whose mind isn’t fully mature yet, Eudora is already very strong; she has really gone through too much recently.”

Seeing the Priestess gently brush the little Loli’s smooth forehead, putting her into a deeper, more peaceful sleep, the illusion of the Life Goddess nodded with a smile.

“This child’s situation is indeed rather special; from a conventional perspective, life like hers shouldn’t arise naturally. I believe her existence may be closely related to certain current circumstances in this kingdom.”

“Mm, I think that too, but more specific details still need further investigation; let’s set this matter aside for now.”

“That’s true, you must have your own plans ~”

Xi Fu Lin waved her hand casually, and the blue light enveloped the entire room, and then, the Divine One made a surprising statement.

“The first point to confirm is that the Life Divine Spark I possess has indeed been strengthening at a remarkably fast pace; it won’t be long before… I can return to the position of the chief deity.”