Chapter 248 The Unacceptable Existence of Over Eight Thousand Hybrids
The mixed-blood demon race that Xi brought this time numbered over eight thousand, and each of them exuded an extremely violent and bloodthirsty aura.
Their skin, hair, and eye colors were just as varied as the mixed-blood demons before them. They also used scales, armor, feathers, down, or even talismans, mist, and water to cover their bodies. Yet, their facial features were all gentle and well-behaved. Many of them were short in stature but had extremely innocent and cute childlike appearances. The contrast was so great that Shu Xin felt that they were about to tear off their disguises and transform into Godzilla at any moment.
Although the magical aura was quite violent, these newly arrived hybrids did indeed behave as obediently as their appearance suggested. Under the guidance of the demon governor Xi and the affairs officer Blackfoot, they obediently entered the dungeon and followed the instructions of the demon construction officer Bluehorn to go to the Salt Lake District to begin their first job in their demonic lives—expanding the Salt Lake District and excavating and building a collective dormitory for themselves and their companions.
Like the previous hybrids, the vast majority of the new demons have transformed from "they" into "them." They are all very diligent and hardworking in their work, but when they are resting, these new demons are also very diligent and hardworking in their fighting...
The newly arrived hybrids first fought amongst themselves to determine their relative strengths. Then they began to gang up on the older hybrid veterans, presumably to establish a clear ranking of their abilities before stopping.
Considering that both the new and old demons were behaving themselves and only fighting each other in human form deep underground, Shu Xin didn't interfere too much. As long as it didn't interfere with her work, didn't affect the surface, and wouldn't cause any deaths, she chose to respect racial differences.
After settling all the new hybrids into the underground city, Xi returned to the Flower Castle, went into her bedroom, transformed into a little lamb, and fell asleep immediately, sleeping for a whole week.
Soft light streamed into the room from outside the window. Shu Xin woke up and could feel the morning light illuminating the bedroom even with her eyes closed. She planned to stay in bed a little longer, but suddenly felt a strong sense of being stared at. She opened her eyes and looked to her side, and sure enough, she met a pair of deep blue eyes full of love.
"Why did you take so long this time? You slept for many days after you came back. Did something unexpected happen that delayed you?" Shu Xin sat up and asked with some concern.
The beautiful blond boy looked on with a sorrowful expression under the flower fairy's caring gaze: "Darling, it's been so long since we last met, shouldn't we have a passionate kiss now?"
As he spoke, he leaned his head closer. Normally, Shu Xin would probably have pushed his face away speechlessly, gotten up, and left. But this time, she laughed.
Reaching out, Shu Xin pinched the boy's chin and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek: "Alright, the passionate kiss is over. Now tell me what happened."
Xi blinked, his eyes wide with surprise as if he had discovered a new continent: "Darling! You're so different from before! You're finally not so tense like a fully drawn bowstring anymore!"
Shu Xin didn't feel that anything was different about her, but Xi's surprise at this moment was not an act. He was genuinely surprised. After thinking about it, she realized that recently, whether at work or in life, she was indeed much more relaxed than before.
If it were before, she would definitely be up and at work by now, instead of still half-lying here chatting with Xi.
It felt a bit like relaxing after completing the main quest and starting to leisurely do side quests. Shu Xin adjusted to a more comfortable position, leaning against the headboard and blinking: "Isn't that great? So what exactly happened in your demon realm? You haven't turned into a little lamb in so long."
Xi immediately transformed into a little lamb, wagging her head and jumping into the flower fairy's arms: "What else could it be? They're always fighting and there's never a moment of peace..."
Just as he mentioned to Shu Xin when he left, an unprecedented massive war broke out in the Dimensional Demon Realm, and countless pure-blooded demons were drawn into it. By the time Xi and Lanjiao returned to the Demon Realm, many pure-blooded demons with weak forces had already been completely wiped out in the territorial wars.
The number of hybrids born in this elemental storm naturally far exceeded that before.
The first batch of demons brought to the Land of Sin by Xi were selected from all the hybrids that had been born and survived in the elemental storms of the past years, totaling only a little over two thousand. However, this time, more than eight thousand hybrids were brought over, following the same selection criteria!
Because the number doubled, Xi's workload also doubled. The reason he took so long to return was because he strictly followed the transformation standards from last time, requiring all hybrids to transform into human form that met the standards of the Elf race.
Bluehorn really didn't understand why Xi insisted on shaping the hybrid demon race into human form according to the appearance standards of the river elves. Why couldn't they just look like humans?
In any case, facial features and strength are not related. Even if all the mixed-blood demons are deformed and unsightly, the river elves, with their character, would never have any prejudice or discrimination.
Xi, however, disagreed, arguing that the race name of the hybrids in the material plane is "Darkmoon Elf." If each one of them is ugly, how can they be called an elf? The magic will be misdirected!
The River Fairy's Virtue Creek also believed in it, but Shu Xin was not a real River Fairy.
If he didn't keep an eye on these guys, their randomly conjured human forms wouldn't just be ugly, they'd be terrifying and bizarre. Shu Xin wouldn't think these demons were inferior or evil just because of their strange and bizarre appearances, nor would she treat them unfairly because of it. But Shu Xin certainly didn't want to see these oddly shaped and messy guys wandering around in front of her.
Especially since these guys are all his kin, if Shu Xin were to see these strange and ugly creatures and think of herself—Xi refused to let that happen!
Since there's a way to have the best of both worlds, why choose a path that results in mutual destruction?
Bluehorn had no choice but to watch with him as the newborn hybrid transformed into human form.
Now that Shu Xin had asked, Xi changed his story again. He said that because the scale of this elemental storm was far greater than usual, the newly born hybrids were also much stronger than before, and each of them was very unruly. In order to prevent these newcomers from causing trouble after going to the Land of Sin, he and Lanjiao had to put in a lot of effort to establish rules for these hybrids.
This is partly true. Many powerful pure-blooded demons perished in this great war in the dimensional demon realm, and the hybrids born were quite strong. However, they were not unruly. Many of the new hybrids had not even fully received the chaotic and conflicting knowledge of their bloodline inheritance in their minds, and had not even figured out who they were before they were captured and severely beaten by Xi and Lanjiao and taken away.
All the newborn hybrids were indeed dealt with, but it didn't take much time.
After all, these hybrids hadn't yet experienced being hunted and annihilated by purebloods, lacked combat experience, and had a terrible grasp of their bloodline inheritance. Even with powerful bloodlines, they couldn't utilize them effectively. Against Shangxi and Lanjiao, they were utterly powerless, getting thoroughly humiliated.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have engaged in a chaotic brawl so quickly after arriving in the Land of Sin and entering the dungeon. In the Demon Realm, they were constantly being watched as they changed human form, and the newly born hybrids simply didn't have the time or energy to assess each other's strength.
Perhaps it's true that appearance reflects the heart, because the human forms these hybrids eventually took were not nearly as aggressive as Blue Horn and the others, which is why Shu Xin thought these new demons looked very gentle and kind.
Having grown accustomed to Xi's tendency to mix truth and falsehood in her speech, and confirming that Xi hadn't encountered any unforeseen events that caused the delay, Shu Xin didn't inquire about any further details.
Considering that the continent of Lefra is now also embroiled in an unprecedented and massive war, Shu Xin couldn't help but make the connection. She couldn't help but ask Xi for confirmation: "Do the material plane and the dimensional demon realm influence each other to some extent?"
Xi's answer was rather ambiguous: "Sometimes yes, sometimes no, darling, is something wrong?"
Shu Xin nodded and sighed, "Let's go eat first, and we'll talk after we eat."
After enjoying a long-awaited meal, Xi transformed back into a little lamb, hopping and skipping happily behind the flower fairy. When Shu Xin took out the organized intelligence information to show him, he jumped onto the table and stretched out his hooves to rummage through the materials.
Shu Xin gave Xi a warning look, and only handed him the documents after Xi transformed back into human form.
After reviewing all the intelligence information, the blond boy's expression turned serious: "Darling, something doesn't seem right..."
Under normal circumstances, the dimensional demon realm does not have much impact on the material plane. There are several continents in this world, but only one dimensional demon realm. Therefore, although the wars that break out in the dimensional demon realm never stop, not every continent experiences frequent wars.
However, under abnormal circumstances, the dimensional demon realm can have a certain impact on the material plane. Just as the incredibly powerful pure-blooded demon race cannot enter the material plane in their true form, but can leave a projection when summoned by humans, once certain conditions are met, changes in the dimensional demon realm will also be projected onto the material plane.
When an unprecedented war broke out in the Demon Realm, the material plane of the Lefra Continent was also engulfed in an unprecedented conflict, which was a projection of this event.
"Is it because of the contract I made with you? Or because of the half-blooded demons who appeared in the Land of Sin?" the Flower Fairy asked calmly. "Or did these two things together contribute to this projected situation?"
Xi, feeling agitated, flipped through the intelligence reports with a rustling sound:
"I don't think so... No matter how you look at it, the contract between you and me couldn't possibly affect the rules of the world! Hybrids are even less likely to be affected. We're not even really demons. We're more pathetic than the pure-blooded demons who are destined to perish. We're beings that aren't allowed to exist. If we could affect the operation of the rules of the world, ha, does that mean this world isn't allowed to exist either?!"
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