Chapter 36: The Unicorn's Tacit Understanding

A gentle breeze caressed my hair, caressing me freely across the wilderness. Sparks of light scattered by the wind, then quickly reunited to illuminate the path ahead for those who came.

The rich aroma of food wafted from the courtyard at the back, attracting the stone lions playing with each other in front of the door to peek back curiously.

Chen Shuang landed smoothly on the ground. As soon as she walked into the gate, she heard the excited voices of the dwarves.

“Try hard, try hard!”

“Struggle, struggle!”

After a while, a row of dwarves came out from the back of the temple in an orderly manner. When they saw Chen Shuang, they shouted in unison, "Hello, Priest!"

Chen Shuang subconsciously straightened her back: "Hello."

"A strong body is the capital for struggle."

The dwarf lady invited, "Sir, would you like to come and join us for a night run?"

"One, two, one, two," she called out, her eyes filled with anticipation. "We only have thirty laps left to complete today's workout."

"If you think it's not enough, we can continue running with you."

A row of dwarves ran in place, all turning their heads to look at the human priest who had just returned home, their bright eyes full of anticipation.

Chen Shuang: “…No.”

If you run around the temple thirty times, you will die.

She looked at the group of spirited dwarfs with complicated eyes, and silently took a step to the side to make way for them to move forward.

"I still have things to deal with," Shen Shuang nodded seriously, "next time for sure."

"Is that so?" the dwarf lady pondered for a while and suddenly became more energetic.

She shouted to her companions, "Did you hear that? Even the High Priest is busy with official business this late at night. Why should we rest?"

"How about adding twenty more laps today?"

The other dwarfs responded excitedly, "Good!"

Chen Shuang: "Ahem."

I didn't dare to speak, I just wanted to lower my head and slip away quickly.

The loud slogans gradually faded away, and the temple returned to its original quiet atmosphere. Occasionally, a few sparks exploded from the fire in the yard, slowly drifted down, and quietly extinguished.

As soon as she stepped onto the stairs, Chen Shuang discovered the elf standing behind a tall stone pillar.

Why are you still outside at this time?

She asked, "Aren't you going to rest?"

The elf had his back to her, and the moment the question was asked, his back stiffened visibly, and even his breathing became heavier.

what to do?

The elf took a deep breath and forced himself to turn around.

His dark eyes looked at the human in front of him, until they collided with the same black, he slowly said: "Are you free now, my priest... my lord."

The elf before him had completely shed his youthful appearance. His figure grew taller, casting a large shadow on the ground. His slightly curly long hair swayed in the wind, and his delicate eyebrows and eyes, flickering in the faint light of the stars, revealed a captivating and bewitching feeling.

At this moment, the eyes drooped slightly, avoiding Chen Shuang's sight with a slight evasion.

The hesitant elf paused for a moment, then finally spoke: "I confess..."

“What a beautiful palace!”

Before he could finish his words, another bright voice suddenly broke in.

The lively creature that descended from the sky interrupted the words the elf had carefully prepared.

The petite fiery red fairy looked left and right, and when she saw the giant gray-white stone lion at the entrance of the temple, she exclaimed in surprise, "Wow!" and said, "There are moving stone lions!"

The god glanced at the chattering goblin and tried to struggle: "I mean..."

The goblin burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, lions can fight!"

God: “I didn’t want to…”

Fairy: "Hahaha, don't throw the stone ball at me!"

God: “…Heh.”

The slow-witted goblin finally felt the cold gaze coming from behind. It shrank its shoulders and looked back. A pair of dark eyes were looking at it sinisterly.

The fear in the blood made the fiery red fairy freeze in place. The frightened fairy hid behind Chen Shuang as if running for his life, and looked out vigilantly.

God finally got the chance to speak again.

"Priest," he said calmly, looking straight at Chen Shuang, "Regarding my matter, I think we should..."

"The Black Palace."

Another voice suddenly interrupted the conversation.

The snow fairy who arrived later looked around the majestic black temple, with strong interest in his eyes.

The ice, mixed with the breath of destruction, deeply loves such a remote residence. It looks up in the direction of the human priest, with obvious desire in its eyes.

Chen Shuang glanced at the elves who were interrupted one after another.

Hiss, his face turned black.

The volcano fairy rubbed the raised hairs on his arms. In such a strange place, even his mortal enemy seemed a little friendly.

It flew towards the Snow Fairy and whispered, "That elf looks even more ferocious than you."

The Snow Fairy was silent for a moment, then glanced up and down at the seemingly unintelligent Volcano Fairy: "Shut up and you'll appear more intelligent."

"Really?"

The volcano fairy carefully compared the pros and cons of keeping silent and shook his head: "I would be unhappy."

Snow Fairy: "That would make me happy."

Volcano Fairy: "..."

I knew nothing good could come out of this guy's mouth.

It decided to ignore this annoying fellow. The volcano fairy flew towards Chen Shuang and pleaded again: "Please, move this annoying black-hearted ice block away."

Chen Shuang shook her head.

The goblin in front of him immediately lowered his head in disappointment.

"The house is so noisy and full of steam," it said, growing increasingly sad. "Now, every time I go out, I have to stay with this black-hearted ice cube."

The volcano fairy felt like his head was about to explode when he thought of the harsh and noisy sound of steam rising.

"I have no home anymore!"

It sobbed and cried, with little flames on its face. It tilted its head back and cried loudly. Then it glanced at the snow fairy who had nothing to do with it, and suddenly felt even sadder: "Why am I so pitiful and I have to be scolded by this guy!"

Chen Shuang rubbed his forehead and said, "If you have nowhere to go, you can stay here for a while."

"Really?"

The fairy who was crying until she was choked with sobs suddenly raised her head, and her eyes gradually brightened.

The petite volcano fairy wiped away her tears and rubbed her hands sheepishly: "I, I'm very useful. I can help light the fire."

It snapped its fingers, and the fire in the yard instantly became brighter.

Thinking of the Snow Fairy with whom he lived in symbiosis, the Volcano Fairy lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said seriously, "It can freeze food. Although it's quite useless, I'll let it stay."

Snow Fairy: "..."

He even cursed people in front of their faces.

Chen Shuang: What about lighters and refrigerators.

The system made a "ding dong" sound.

[Volcano Fairy & Snow Fairy]

The homeless fairies have found a temporary place to stay. As symbiotic elemental fairies born from nature, they are born with powerful natural manipulation abilities, making them perfect for various elemental manipulation tasks.

[Congratulations, you have +2 citizens]

Current citizens:

[Dark Dependent: Xiaohong]

[Fallen Angel Fei]

[Dark Dragon Lilitan]

[Swamp Giant - Little Mud]

[Lake-dwelling mermaid, Jialan]

[Dark Elf·I? ?]

[Divine Seal Lich Maomao]

[Dark Valley Dwarf Rock]

[Elemental Fairy: Volcano]

[Elemental Fairy: Snowfield]

[Congratulations, your faction's stability value has increased by +1000]

After watching the two incompatible goblins walk away, Chen Shuang finally turned her gaze back to the elf in front of her.

"What did you want to say?"

"nothing."

The god, who was interrupted again and again, shook his head. He looked at the priest who was not anxious and inexplicably understood what she was thinking.

Shinto: "Welcome home."

*

[Congratulations, the number of magic crystals +600]

The mining expedition corps continued to work diligently during her absence. As soon as Chen Shuang walked into the temple, she was dazzled by the purple crystals piled on the ground.

Xiaohong stood up from the pillow after work and happily took her to see the recent harvest. She raised her head and waited for praise expectantly.

"Thank you for your hard work," Chen Shuang touched the magic ant's shell, "Have a good sleep tonight, I will go with you tomorrow."

There are a total of sixty draws of these magic crystals.

Adding the thirty draws already made, only ten more draws are needed to get the fourth guaranteed golden item.

I should be able to save enough by going out again tomorrow.

Chen Shuang directly opened the card pool page and clicked the draw button.

Pale hands stirred in the dark water, gracefully lifting out objects.

Congratulations! You have obtained 1 "Floating Device"

[A super levitation device developed by a mysterious blacksmith. With sufficient energy, it has the powerful ability to levitate an entire country.]

Shen Shuang pointed at the table.

In this case, the entire Dark Temple can also be floated through this device.

Her eyes moved slightly.

No, not just the Dark Temple.

If conditions permit, the entire kingdom of God can be supported and suspended.

It's like heaven.

Congratulations! You have obtained 1 "Floating Iris Gallery"

Congratulations, you have obtained "Transparent Lake" x1

These are two purple building items.

Chen Shuang looked at the preset dream scene.

Clusters of purple irises extend to the end of the corridor, emitting fluorescent light that illuminates the night. Transparent water rings flow around the temple, and vibrant vitality rushes towards you.

It is a beautiful building that will make you look forward to it at first sight.

She moved on to the next purple object.

Congratulations! You won 1 "Candy Gachapon Machine"!

[Atypical candy machine that pays with emotions. After using it, you will get candy with the opposite emotion. After eating, the emotion will take effect. The time limit is two days.]

[Note: Once the emotion is paid, it cannot be returned, please use it with caution]

Pay with emotions?

Chen Shuang looked at the pink candy machine in front of her.

The transparent cylinder is filled with candies of different colors, and the candy wrappers are printed with various simple expressions.

Well, let’s not try it yet. She is in a good mood tonight.

Next are the last two purple items.

[Congratulations, you have obtained "Unknown Seed" x1]

[A mysterious seed that seems to be nurturing something]

[Congratulations, you have won 1 Unicorn]

[A pure creature from the Secret Lake, it only shows its good side to the creatures it recognizes, and will turn into a nightmare when angered.]

[Note: Please do not approach a sleeping unicorn. These beautiful creatures have well-known tempers, such as morning grumpiness.]

With a "clang", a loud noise came from outside the house.

A strange hoarse roar sounded outside the temple. The proud nightmare jumped flexibly accompanied by black cold fireworks, looking at everything in front of it with anger.

Good news: the unicorns are coming.

Bad news: It turned into a nightmare.