In the cozy little room, Ellie was holding a preschool tutoring book and teaching Luo Fan to recognize words in a very professional manner, even though only her own voice could be heard.
Little Liz sat to the side, holding a soft slime in her arms, listening to her sister talk to herself.
The old woman sighed as she looked at the scene, then turned and went back to her room.
"Miss, are you alright? The little young lady has grown up and become sensible. She has also completed the contract and is particularly fond of her magical pet, teaching it to read. It's time to give her the things you entrusted to me back then. Hopefully, they'll be of some use!"
Gently moving the cabinet beside her, the old woman painstakingly dug away a stone underneath, unearthing a lot of soil, and finally pulled out a dirty magic bag.
Remembering her mistress's warning, Daisy shook her head, filled the hole back in place, put the cabinet back in its original position, and went outside.
"Miss Ellie, could you come here for a moment? I need to talk to you."
At the door, Daisy called out softly.
"What's wrong, Grandma Daisy?" Alice walked over curiously, along with Luo Fan.
"This is... a dark magic crystal?!" Ellie stared in shock at the apple-sized magic crystal she had pulled out of her magic bag.
This size is something only a high-level magical beast could possibly condense. I've heard that this kind of crystal is very valuable, worth tens of thousands of gold coins, which would be more than enough to support me in the future, and could even be used to cure my sister's illness.
"Yes, this was left behind by the young lady before she left. I can only give it to you once you complete the contract."
"Wow, this is amazing!" Luo Fan stared wide-eyed at the object. He could feel that this was something he desperately needed, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.
"Can I sell it? If I sell it, I'll have money to treat my sister's illness, and Grandma won't have to do odd jobs anymore!"
"No, little girl... my dear mistress Ellie, please don't sell it! It's really important to me!" Luo Fan couldn't help but wail as he watched the power in front of him about to fly away.
"My dearest owner, please don't sell me! If you don't sell me, I'll definitely listen to you from now on. If you say east, I'll never go west!"
"But we're really short of money!" Ellie cried out in her heart.
“Miss Ellie, you can decide for yourself. I still hope you use it. I remember you once said that everything else is fake, only your own strength is real.” Knowing that Ellie was a good girl, Daisy still expressed her thoughts.
"When you become powerful, making money will become very easy!"
"But even someone as strong as Mother was locked up, wasn't she?"
"Oh, Miss Ellie, that was your own choice!"
"So Mother entered the Anti-Magic Tower voluntarily?" Upon hearing this truth, Ellie's tears flowed again.
"Hmm. Miss is so capable, who could force her?"
"Grandma Daisy, what exactly happened back then?"
"I don't know either. I only know that Miss went in voluntarily. Rumor has it that it was because of a magical outburst, but I don't know the specifics." Daisy sighed. She was just a servant and really didn't know what happened back then.
"Mother~" Ellie buried her face in her arms on the table and cried bitterly again, even throwing the magic crystal aside.
"A great opportunity!" Luo Fan pounced on it, wrapping his body around it and trying to absorb the energy inside.
"It's so hard! Why is it so hard to chew? The crystal core Xue'er gave me wasn't this hard!" A certain unscrupulous pet began to gather its magic power, even summoning back its clone in the room, and focused all its efforts on gnawing on this hard rock.
"Ouch~, why is it so hard! Dear master, don't cry, come and help! Anyway, your mother is still alive, you can just ask her!"
On one hand, there was the release of emotions, and on the other hand, there was that annoying voice. Before long, Ellie stopped crying, her eyes filled with tears.
"Yes, I want to become stronger, I want to find my mother! I miss her so much! Waaah~"
"Are you choking? How can I help you?" Looking at the constantly wriggling slime, Airi, who had temporarily composed herself, was still somewhat disgusted.
"I sense a magical barrier above it, which may require your approval to open. Try activating it with your own magic power?" After saying that, a part of the magic crystal was revealed in the middle of the slime.
Sensing the magic circle on the crystal, Ellie began to channel her magic power into it, and then a phantom appeared on the crystal.
"Ellie, my good child, you've finally grown up!" A soft female voice came from the shadowy figure.
"Mother!"
"You must have contracted a Lion Shadow Beast, let me see where your summoned creature is." The phantom circled around and then saw the dark mass at its feet. The phantom flickered continuously, as if it wouldn't last much longer.
“Mother, that’s my pet, a slime.” Ellie lowered her head sadly.
"Slime? How could it be a slime? Didn't I arrange everything? Oh, what an amazing slime! Such strong spiritual sense!" As if sensing something, the phantom swayed, and even the voice it emitted became more hurried.
At this moment, Luo Fan had the illusion of being completely exposed. Could his master's mother be a terrifying witch? He felt a chill run down his spine!
“Your mother is the real witch! If you keep talking like that, I’ll beat you up!” Ellie glared at it and transmitted her voice.
"What an interesting little guy, even better than I imagined. I feel much more at ease with it by your side. Ellie, raise it well, and one day I will come back to find you." The phantom flickered even more violently, as if it might disappear at any moment.
Their conversation seemed to be read by the phantom, how terrifying!
"Little one, take good care of my daughter, or you'll never be able to take human form!"
After saying that, the phantom disappeared completely, as if it had never been there at all.
"Ah~, dear sister, fairy, mother-in-law, don't go! Explain yourself, how can I transform into human form!"
Instantly, the dark crystal in his arms lost its appeal, and Luo Fan stared wide-eyed at Ai Li.
"What, Luo Fan, you still dare to have designs on me?"
"No, no, Master, how could I dare!" Luo Fan felt the magic crystal and found that the previous restriction had disappeared, and the magic crystal became delicious again.
"Hmph, once I become stronger, I definitely will,"
"Definitely what!"
"I'll definitely serve you well!" I almost forgot she was still angry. Hmm, I have to play it safe; sometimes, taking a step back will open up a whole new world.
Without dwelling on the previous issue, Ellie took her pet back to her sister's room and shoved it into the room.
"Ah, such concentrated energy! I'm going to die, I'm going to burst!"
Then, after struggling for a while, Luo Fan's voice stopped coming, as if he had gone into hibernation.
"Sister, Luo Fan has gotten a bit hard; it's so hard to squeeze."
"It ate a big rock just now. I guess it will recover after it digests it."
"Waaah, poor slime, he's going to have to eat stones. Sister, does he like eating stones?"
"Yes, stones are his favorite."
"Great! I'll take good care of it then. I want to contract a slime in the future!"
Holding the black stone in her arms, Liz laughed happily.
Inside the Demon Sealing Tower, thousands of miles away, a woman dressed in black suddenly opened her eyes and looked in a certain direction.
"So many years have passed, Ellie has grown up!"
"What a clever slime! Interesting!"
Feeling the ripples of magical energy, the woman closed her eyes again.
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