Chapter 104 Well done, Daisy's Mushroom House is complete
Fortunately, this time it was still humanoid monsters shrouded in gray mist. Shu Xin and her magical cats managed to wipe them out before they could attack the defensive barrier.
The humanoid monsters from last time were based on human magicians. Although they all looked incredibly bizarre, at least they still had legs on the ground. This time, the humanoid monsters are very strange. A large group of them are floating in mid-air!
Having already had ample experience with being attacked by the "stench," Shu Xin quickly donned several layers of defensive shields as soon as she sensed the "stench" this time. It has to be said that this was indeed effective. The "stench," which was comparable to a mental attack, was no longer so strong that it made her feel nauseous in waves, and she had more energy to observe these humanoid monsters.
They all had extremely exaggeratedly large heads. At first glance, it looked like a bunch of big heads flying in the air. If it weren't for the long skirts that accentuated their slender waists floating below their heads, Shu Xin would have thought they didn't have lower halves.
Just like the previous humanoid monster leader who wore a magnificent mage's robe, this time, the humanoid monster at the very front also had a gorgeous dress hanging below its large head, and even an intricately patterned noble badge pinned to its protruding chest. Shu Xin carefully memorized the noble crest on that badge—if she wanted to settle scores with humans in the future, she could use this noble crest to find them.
Unlike the previous humanoid monsters, this time the leader of the monsters only has an extra noble badge. The humanoid monsters following behind the leader are no different from the leader except for not having badges. Some of the humanoid monsters even have dresses that look longer, bigger and more colorful than the leader's.
None of the skulls had facial features; instead, they were filled with a swirling, iridescent color that flowed together like concentric vortexes. Exquisite hair buns of various shapes and colors surrounded each massive head, each bun wriggling in the gray mist as if it were alive. On these buns, which should have been adorned with various jewels, stood rows of long, pointed elf ears.
This allowed Shu Xin to quickly identify the prototype of the humanoid monster—most likely a human noblewoman who wanted to obtain beauty from the river elves.
The dense array of elf ears made Shu Xin unable to resist touching her own ears. She didn't know if this was some kind of representative image, or if these noblewomen had actually cut off the ears of river elves as decorations. Whether it was the former or the latter, it made Shu Xin's hair stand on end.
Noticing Shu Xin's discomfort, the magical cat licked the flower fairy's hair soothingly. However, due to the several layers of protective shield, Daisy could only lick the magic barrier twice.
After proudly raising her head and meowing, Daisy pounced on him with her tail wagging.
Shu Xin missed seeing Daisy clean up the humanoid monsters last time, but this time she watched the whole thing—
Like soap bubbles crashing into a wall, the hideous, gigantic heads shattered under the claws of the pure black magical cat, and the light gray mist that had been swirling around them thickened as the humanoid monster dissipated.
In the blink of an eye, the magical cat smashed all the humanoid monsters. Then, Shu Xin saw Daisy open her mouth wide and bite down hard. The gray mist in the air twisted and twitched, as if pulled and torn apart by an invisible force, all of it gathering into the magical cat's mouth. When Daisy closed her mouth, the large gray mist, along with the dark, swarming humanoid monsters hidden in the gray mist, disappeared completely.
Licking its lips, the magical cat happily flew back to Shu Xin's side.
Tentatively removing the protective shield around her body, Shu Xin discovered that she could no longer smell that peculiar and strong "stench".
Shu Xin's gaze shifted from the cleaned-up open space in the distance to the fluffy mouth of the magical cat, and her emotions were a complex mix that was hard to describe.
Those humanoid monsters looked like they were shattered into gray mist, and then Daisy devoured the gray mist? Could it be that Daisy also ate the humanoid monsters that attacked last time?
Although Shu Xin had never owned a cat in her original world, she had enjoyed watching cats virtually all the time. Every time she saw a cat owner devastated, saying that their cat had eaten cockroaches/bedbugs/flies, she felt both sorry for them and amused. And now, at this moment, she truly felt the helplessness of those cat owners.
Good news: the humanoid monsters in Outland Warcraft are not cockroaches or bedbugs; bad news: the humanoid monsters in Outland Warcraft are not much different from cockroaches and bedbugs.
On the bright side, these humanoid monsters are ultimately some kind of energy. Although their appearance is a bit grotesque and their smell isn't pleasant, whether it's soy milk or orange juice, it's still juice; whether it's canned herring or canned fruit, it's still canned food. So overall, it's good news! Not only has the threat from the monsters of the outer continent been greatly reduced, but Daisy's food supply has also been greatly guaranteed!
After being affectionately licked twice by the magical cat, Shu Xin stubbornly forced a smile: "Well done, Daisy, you've helped me a lot. Thank you so much, Daisy. I'll need your help again next time this happens."
The magical cat gave a sweet meow, as if in response.
Then there was another attack by monsters from the outer continent. This time, the humanoid monsters that appeared included the strangely shaped mage robes that rode "horses" before, as well as the bizarre and colorful dresses that floated in the air later. Their numbers were more than all the humanoid monsters from the previous two attacks combined. When Shu Xin and Daisy arrived at the border of the Land of Sin, they could only see a gray mist as soon as they passed through the defensive barrier!
It looks like two teams have come together.
Thanks to the powerful attack of the magical cat, the seemingly overwhelming number of humanoid monsters that covered the mountains and fields was still wiped out very quickly. However, Daisy was clearly full and even let out a loud burp.
Having compiled information on the humanoid monsters encountered in the outer continent monsters so far, Shu Xin made reasonable guesses about what might have happened in the past—
Although the humanoid monsters in the outer continent are very aggressive, their original form is most likely not there to attack the river elves. After observing them many times, Shu Xin can confirm that the only attack methods of these humanoid monsters are simple charges and dashes. The various "weapons" held by the mage robes among the humanoid monsters have never been used.
Therefore, in reality, the human magician first came into contact with the river elf, and then the human noble was attracted by the river elf's beauty. After that, the human magician and the human noble reached a consensus based on their respective needs and together set their sights on the river elf.
It is likely that the humanoid monsters that attacked during the Harvest Month were actually the humans who attacked the River Elves and tried to seize the Tree of Life. As for the monsters from the outer continent during the Harvest Month, they were some friendly races who tried to rescue the River Elves despite the large-scale attack by the humans.
After enjoying a hearty meal, the magical cat grew at a visible rate. Daisy noticed that it seemed to grow several sizes larger each day, which made Shuxin both happy and worried.
The good news is that the magical cat's abilities are clearly directly linked to its size; the larger the cat, the stronger Daisy's attack power, and the more alien monsters she can eliminate. The bad news is that even if Daisy can continuously increase her attack power by devouring alien monsters, judging from the number and scale of the humanoid monsters that have attacked recently, the number of alien monsters during the Harvest Month will inevitably exceed the maximum limit that Daisy can devour and digest.
Shu Xin thought rather inappropriately, "Relying on cats to catch cockroaches is indeed unrealistic..."
However, the magical cat's astonishing growth rate did not last long. After the seventh day, Daisy's size stopped growing, and by then, the magical cat was already taking up most of Shuxin's bed just by lying down.
When Xi comes back, he'll have to sleep on the floor. Shu Xin thought to herself, feeling comfortable sleeping in the arms of her fluffy big cat that night.
Before Xi returned, the flower fairy merchant Kokona was the first to arrive at the Land of Sin.
Besides Gegro, whom Shuxin had met before, there were five more merchants who accompanied Kokona to the Land of Sin this time. Among them were three female flower fairies and two male flower fairies. Each merchant sincerely brought out a space stone filled with acorns.
Shu Xin agreed to the merchants' request to sell the acorn wine on their behalf. After handing over the already made grass cloaks to Kokona, Shu Xin also promised the other merchants that she would give them the same grass cloaks the next time they came to the Land of Sin.
The merchants were invited to stay overnight at the Flower Castle, and Shuxin also provided mushroom houses for the flower fairies to live in.
After Cocona and Gegro stayed overnight, Shuxin used her magic to create a guest room diagonally opposite the second-floor reception room. The mushroom houses for the flower fairy guests were placed in this room, and Shuxin even specially drew levitation runes, causing the mushroom houses to float in the air at varying heights. The only drawback was that Shuxin had only prepared five mushroom houses, but there were a total of seven flower fairy merchants visiting. Fortunately, they all knew each other and didn't mind sharing with their friends.
Now all the mushroom houses in the Land of Sin are completed. With many hands making light work, especially since the patrol team was given a competition, the slaves' mushroom houses were the first to be built. After the flower fairy slaves moved into the underground mushroom apartments, Peng Peng An and Nono Li discussed it and entrusted the patrol team with building some of the mushroom houses for the commoners. So, not long after, the flower fairy commoners also moved into the underground mushroom villas.
Planning to check tomorrow if any new, delicious mushrooms of the right size have sprouted underground, Shu Xin thought she would put a few more mushroom houses in the guest room later.
Pushing open the door to the living room, Shu Xin saw Nuonuo Li and Peng Peng An already waiting inside. She smiled and said, "Good evening, let's see what Keke Na bought."
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Author's note: The recent torrential rains have been so sudden and frequent...
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