“Ugh, today was truly a fulfilling day.”
All the way back from the fields, Kainster's smile never faded.
His shoe soles and pant legs were still stained with uncleaned mud. But he didn't care at all, even turning back occasionally to look at the fields gradually receding behind them.
“Thanks to everyone today, I had such a wonderful experience!”
After Kainster finished speaking, he seemed to suddenly remember something. He quickly ran in front of Lin Ling and the others, taking out a heavy cloth bag from his personal storage item.
“If possible, please allow me to purchase these plants!”
“Please!”
Kainster held the cloth bag with both hands, earnestly offering it to them. As he moved, the crisp sound of gold coins clinking together instantly came from the bag.
Seeing the large bag of gold coins before her, Lin Ling's expression instantly turned blank.
“Huh?”
She first looked at the gold coins. Then she looked at Kainster's incredibly serious expression. After realizing what was happening, Lin Ling quickly waved her hand.
“What are you doing? Take it back!”
As she spoke, she vigorously shoved the bag of gold coins back into Kainster's arms. Just as Kainster was about to offer it again, Lin Ling pushed it back with even greater force.
“But...”
“There's no 'but'!”
Lin Ling immediately stopped Kainster from continuing the topic. She put her hands on her hips, striking a pose that showed no room for negotiation.
“Hehehe.”
“You don't have to do that; tomorrow you'll be able to eat the crops you planted yourself.”
Danasuo floated in mid-air, smiling as she watched Kainster's bewildered expression upon hearing her words. It was as if she had already anticipated this outcome.
“Huh?”
Kainster abruptly turned his head.
“You mean, these crops we just planted can be harvested tomorrow?!”
Danasuo nodded with a smile.
Kainster's expression immediately froze. He covered his face with his hands, his entire being instantly transforming into a sort of abstract painting.
“The growth rate is actually this astonishing?!”
Danasuo clasped her hands behind her back and casually spun in a circle in the air.
“Hmm... the current output is just enough for everyone in the Demon Race to eat three meals a day.”
“For the Demon Race's appetite, three meals...” Kainster repeated in a low voice.
The shock on his face gradually receded, and his gaze began to turn serious. If this could also be achieved in Camillaya...
“That idea won't work~”
Lin Ling's voice suddenly came from beside him.
Kainster abruptly looked at her.
“Are my thoughts that obvious?!”
“You already said what you wanted to do!”
“Eh?”
Kainster paused, stunned. “Did I accidentally say my thoughts out loud just now?!”
Watching the two of them once again fall into an abstract state, Leticia finally spoke up to explain.
“These crops are variants born in the high-pressure magic environment of the Demon Race. Their inherent growth ability is already quite remarkable.”
Leticia's calm voice made Kainster see hope again.
“Then if we just transplant them...”
“No.”
Leticia shook her head. “Camillaya doesn't have that much magic to supply these plants.”
Kainster's eyes, which had just brightened, immediately dimmed.
“Eh~ I thought it would be possible.”
Leticia had lived here for so long. She already understood very clearly why these crops could grow so quickly.
“These crops grow rapidly because they are nourished by the magic array covering the fields. If they were transplanted to Camillaya, not only would our mages not deign to nourish these crops... but the magic concentration in our region is inherently much lower than in the environment where the Demon Race lives.”
As Leticia finished speaking.
Kainster felt as if all strength had left him. Even his steps became noticeably heavier.
If it was due to the environment, then Camillaya truly couldn't do anything. The areas where the Demon Race lived had magic concentrations far exceeding what humans could normally withstand. Kainster had also read in books about the suffering the Demon Race had endured for a long time.
Thinking of this, Kainster suddenly realized a problem.
“But I clearly can't withstand such immense magic in the Demon Race territory, so why am I perfectly fine here?”
The books had clearly stated that if humans rashly entered Demon Race territory, the extremely high magic would instantly corrode human magic circuits.
Danasuo watched Kainster lost in thought, then immediately pointed at Lin Ling.
“This is all thanks to Miss Saintess!”
As she spoke, she kept gesturing with her two small hands. “Her magic array already covers this entire large area. That's why everyone doesn't have to endure that suffering.”
However, Danasuo's body was simply too small. Even fully extending her arms, it was hard to describe the true extent of the magic array's coverage. So she simply floated beside Leticia, grabbed one of Leticia's hands, and stretched it outwards.
Leticia, cooperating with Danasuo, instinctively extended her other hand.
“Yes, yes! About this big!”
Danasuo nodded in satisfaction, looking at Leticia's outstretched hands.
Kainster seemed to have fully understood. He turned his head, looking at Lin Ling walking beside him.
Tears of emotion welled up in his eyes. “So, my soulmate is truly so great. I thought my soulmate was just a favored pet kept in the Demon King's Castle.”
As he spoke, Kainster even pulled out a piece of cloth and began wiping tears from the corners of his eyes.
“Where did that cloth in your hand come from?!” Lin Ling instinctively retorted.
But then, she realized what Kainster had just said.
“Wait! Who's a favored pet?”
She rubbed her chin, her expression gradually becoming conflicted. “Actually... is that wrong?”
Thinking about it carefully. She really did seem to be the most favored one in the Demon King's Castle, didn't she?
Lin Ling's expression grew more and more bewildered. Finally, she directly pounced onto Leticia, who had her arms open nearby, and hugged her tightly.
“Wuwu, Sia-chan~ Am I really a favored pet?”
Leticia swayed slightly as Lin Ling hugged her. She was just about to answer.
But the next moment, Leticia's steps suddenly halted. Ahead, the Demon King's Castle gate had appeared in their sight, looking so calm.
However, from Leticia's unique perspective, that gate was emitting an extremely terrifying purple light. Dense magic almost completely covered the entire entrance. And the moment Lin Ling hugged her, within that purple light, a hint of unsettling red seemed to mix in.
Leticia: “…”
Lin Ling felt Leticia stop. She looked up, a little puzzled.
At the same time.
Kainster, walking beside them, also suddenly began to gasp heavily.
“Hmph, hmph... Why... do I suddenly feel like I can't breathe?”
The surrounding air instantly became heavy at that moment.
Lin Ling followed Leticia's gaze. Then, she saw someone standing at the Demon King's Castle gate, smiling at her.
Someone she was very unwilling, and absolutely did not want, to see in this situation.
“Welcome back.”
Ivelia stood before the gate, a gentle smile on her face that Lin Ling had never seen before.
“My—Miss—Saintess.”
When she said the words 'my,' did she deliberately emphasize them?
Lin Ling's body instantly froze. Her hands, which had been hugging Leticia, quickly released as if shocked, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily.
“It seems... something big is amiss?”
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