On the princess's ship.
"You mean they colluded with the demons and planned to attack me?" After hearing Luo Fan's retelling, Caitlin immediately understood. No wonder the clues vaguely pointed this way.
“Yes, Charlie must be one of the participants. Caitlin, your whereabouts have been exposed. Are you still planning to go to the Tianshui Underground City? Those guys will definitely try to ambush you there.”
Toria and Freya were beside her, and neither of them spoke after hearing Luo Fan's discovery.
“I’ll go, I definitely will. Let them try to ambush me, I’m prepared.” After thinking for a while, Caitlin decided to take the risk.
"Are you sure no one else knows about your preparations? There are probably spies on this ship." Luo Fan was still worried. If things went wrong, who would he complain to?
He could kill a mage in a one-on-one fight by sneaking up on them, but if they were accompanied by a high-level magical pet, it would be hard to say, since a mage would definitely be able to detect any abnormal changes in the space.
“I’ll have someone keep an eye on the crew’s movements,” Toria added.
"If the other side sends out several archmages, will your preparations be effective? And the place we're going to is a high-level dungeon, who knows what other situations might arise?" Luo Fan was a little troubled. Why was this girl so stubborn?
He had already scouted the ship and found no strong reinforcements. Those high-ranking members were simply not up to the task.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it." Caitlin hugged Luo Fan and kissed him. "I won't joke around with my life."
Luo Fan was speechless. Why was this princess acting so unpredictably? And speaking of which, her lips were so soft.
Damn, it seems like I've been tricked.
Back by Ellie's side, Luo Fan finally snapped out of his daze. He was somewhat distracted when the three girls were discussing things.
"Daisy, quickly get that seashell out!"
The two shells were joined together without any change; the pattern remained the same, but they could indeed be connected.
"Luo Fan, are you sure this is a treasure?" Daisy tilted her head. When they came back, she and Ellie had studied it for a long time but couldn't find anything unusual.
"Of course, I've already gone to call Xianxian; we need her cooperation."
Soon, Xianxian and Xiaoxue walked in hand in hand.
"Brother Fan, is something the matter?"
"We need your cooperation to activate the magic runes on these shells. You might be surprised by what you get," Luo Fan explained, pointing to the two shells. "Just follow my instructions."
Luo Fan manipulated his aquatic clone, slowly guiding the water-based spiritual energy within it. Since digesting a large amount of catfish blood last time, most of the aquatic clone had been converted into water-based spiritual energy, gaining the abilities of water control and recovery.
Xianxian nodded and cooperated with Luo Fan. When the two streams of water-based spiritual energy completely permeated the demonic patterns and finally converged at the crack, the two shells merged into one and connected together.
At this moment, the seashell exuded a gentle water element, and Luo Fan could also sense the aura of the inscriptions on it, though they were rather weak, as if they had not fully developed.
After thinking for a while, Luo Fan decided to give the incomplete inscription to Xianxian, since her inscription was already complete and could be supplemented with other parts.
If used on counterfeit goods, the effect would definitely be poor, and it would likely be a waste, since it lacks a supporting body.
"Wow, what a beautiful seashell!" Daisy exclaimed in delight upon seeing the changes. Ellie, on the other hand, carefully examined the patterns on it, trying to sense the changes in the inscriptions.
She already knew the importance of the inscription, but she couldn't yet sense the special circumstances surrounding it.
"Xianxian, I will find a way to extract the inscription from it and implant it into your body. You will need to guide your magic core to absorb it."
"Brother Fan, are you really going to give it to me?" After saying that, she nudged Xiaoxue next to her.
"Hmm, this isn't complete; Xiaoxue can't use it. We'll find her a better one later." Touching the girl's face, Luo Fan felt very gratified.
"Oh, okay."
After comforting the two girls, Luo Fan swallowed the seashell and slowly peeled away the patterns on it. He then used needles to transfer the energy to the vicinity of Xianxian's magic core.
Under Luo Fan's guidance, Xianxian slowly guided the magic core to envelop the energy ball. Subsequently, some branches gradually grew on her main inscription, and the energy ball gradually dissipated.
Immediately after finishing, she entered a meditative state, and the water element around her seemed to become more concentrated.
"Gathering Demons? If only it were complete, it would be so wonderful, but unfortunately it's just a prototype." Luo Fan sighed, carefully observing Xianxian's changes.
At this moment, Freya walked in and saw a group of people staring at Xianxian in meditation, which made her a little curious.
"What are you doing? What happened to Xianxian?"
"Sister, Luo Fan just transferred the inscription on the seashell into Xianxian's body. It looks so amazing!" Daisy blurted out, but Luo Fan's attention wasn't on that.
He was unsure whether the new markings would affect Xianxian's normal growth, so he paid close attention. So far, the little girl's condition was stable, and no abnormalities had occurred.
"Huh?! What did I miss? Why didn't anyone tell me?!" A stunned Freya looked sadly at Lofan, but the slime completely ignored her.
Not long after, Xianxian finally woke up from her meditation and happily hugged Luo Fan.
"Brother Fan, I feel like I'm gathering magic power much faster now."
"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?" Luo Fan separated some tentacles and even probed Xianxian's body, making the little girl giggle.
"No, no, I'm in great shape."
"That's good, as long as it doesn't do any harm. Your efficiency in absorbing spiritual materials should also increase. Once your inscription is fully formed, you can advance to the next level."
"Mmm~" Xianxian smiled broadly.
"Hey, Luo Fan, can you tell me what just happened?" Freya finally couldn't hold back any longer, stepped forward and grabbed Luo Fan, staring intently at him.
"I picked up a broken inscription and implanted it into Xianxian's inscription, that's all!" Luo Fan explained, seeing her frantic state.
"Ugh~, why didn't you call me, you bastard!" Having missed the inscription extraction process, she felt like everything before her eyes had turned gray.
"I didn't know there were inscriptions inside, especially since they're incomplete. If you don't use them quickly after activation, they'll gradually dissipate."
"I don't care, you have to explain to me clearly how you did it." Freya gritted her teeth and glared at him hatefully.
So, Luo Fan briefly explained the process, and Ellie and Daisy chimed in, even though the latter didn't quite understand the intricacies either.
The overall transfer process wasn't as complicated as imagined; it just consumed a lot of spiritual energy. For Luo Fan now, it posed no problem.
"Is that really all there is to it?" Freya was still skeptical after hearing the explanation. If it were really that simple, what would be the point of their family's centuries of research and all sorts of nonsensical theories?
"Believe it or not. Xianxian, Xue'er, let's go to the other side. I'll observe carefully tonight to make sure there are no problems."
\\\\*^o^*\/\/, the two girls walked over with smiles.
"I want to go with you!" Freya immediately followed.
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