By noon the next day, Ellie still showed no signs of waking up. Her breathing was even, and she seemed to be fine.
Inside the inn, the Third Princess waited for a long time, but only a servant boy came to deliver a message.
"Fainted? Still hasn't woken up?" The Third Princess angrily tore the letter to shreds.
"Let's go to the Duke's mansion! Why is it so hard to even see him?"
Luo Fan had been training on the field for a long time, and his overall coordination had improved, as had the hardness of his spikes. He was able to withstand the double attack from Xiao Xue and Xian Xian for several minutes.
Holding the stick that his clone had transformed into, he shattered the rocks in front of him in one fell swoop.
Wow, that kind of hardness, it would feel incredibly comfortable to hit someone like that.
I still haven't been able to learn magic. It seems I can only learn martial arts skills to strengthen myself. That shouldn't be a problem.
Hehe, I want to become an assassin in the night, walking on the edge of a knife, living and dying under the blade!
It has a particularly cringeworthy feel to it, but it's undeniably cool.
After realizing he was no longer human, Luo Fan felt much more at ease. He no longer needed to worry about complicated interpersonal relationships; he could do whatever he wanted, as long as he maintained good relationships with the girls around him.
"You want to learn martial arts?" The Duke looked at the mischievous slime in disbelief.
Can Warcraft learn human martial arts? He wasn't sure if orcs counted as Warcraft, but he remembered that the orcs of the Ast Empire were very skilled in martial arts.
Aren't Warcraft skills all fixed? This dark-skinned creature is really ambitious, but it's good at shadow leaps, doesn't know magic, and is agile and unpredictable, so it's definitely worth considering martial arts.
He remembered that this slime's sap was extremely corrosive to clothing, and it had a proven track record of success. If the two were to fight, and the little guy were to spit out its sap from the shadows, the opponent would probably wish they were dead.
So, learning some martial arts skills doesn't seem like a bad idea. After all, Ellie is a girl, and this would be more respectable.
It seems that in about six months, the academy ranking battle held in the capital will begin, and I guess Brian will probably let Ellie represent the first year.
"Hmm, dark-type. Ordinary is fine too." Xiaoxue was using snowflakes to condense characters, becoming more and more skilled, and now she could communicate normally with others.
"I'll go look for it. There don't seem to be many dark-type martial arts techniques in martial arts schools."
"Thank you, sir!" After leaving those words, the little girl ran off with Luo Fan.
"This girl is still so direct." The Duke sighed, just as he was about to ask his friend for help, when the butler walked in.
"My lord, Princess Anya requests an audience!"
What is she doing here?
"Come find Ellie. I heard she received an invitation from the princess yesterday, but she hasn't woken up yet."
"Oh, that matter! I'll go see her. Is she in the lobby now?"
"Yes, Madam just went there."
Inside the hall, Anya was elegantly sipping tea, looking at the Duchess before her.
"Is Ellie really still not awake?"
Today, Ellie's name has spread throughout the city. It is said that she persevered until the very last moment of the trial, allowing people to rediscover this former genius.
Anya also received the message, but after waiting and waiting, he still hadn't come, and she instantly lost her temper.
This is the first time I've encountered a commoner who dared to keep me waiting for so long.
"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see it."
"good!"
Inside the guest room, she saw the lively girl from the night before, now sleeping peacefully. Beside her, the slime lay motionless.
"Is her pet asleep too?"
"No, that's his clone. I don't know where his real body is. Wait here in the lobby, I'll send someone to look for him."
"OK."
Not long after, Luo Fan came over with Xiao Xue. They had been teaching Xian Xian to read in the study, and Princess Caitlin was there too.
"It really is that woman from yesterday!" Luo Fan recognized her at a glance.
Upon seeing Lovan arrive, Anya summoned her pet, a gourd.
No, it's a Teletubby.
The little creature had a small head and a large body, waving its six tiny arms and flapping its two short legs. Two long antennae were curled up on its head, their purpose unknown.
Is he still a nobody?
"This is a light-elemental multi-legged demon child!" The Duke's eyes widened. He never expected to see such a magical creature. He had heard that such a peculiar creature could only appear in the deep sea.
They are adept at using light-based attack spells, and their antennae can sense their surroundings. Especially during the day, their antennae can directly receive the sun's energy, making them incredibly powerful in sustained combat.
Of course, their biggest weakness is that they are very weak in their infancy and have a long growth period, but I have never heard of anyone contracting them before.
“Duke Simmons is indeed insightful. It really is a multi-legged demon child. I also spent a lot of effort to successfully form a contract with it,” Anya replied with a smile. “I just don’t know if this slime can understand what he means and then teach it to read. I’m willing to pay any price.”
"I don't know either."
A moment later, there was no sign of interaction between the two pets. Then, several white characters appeared before Anya's eyes.
“Brother said he doesn’t understand what I mean.” Xiaoxue acted immediately; she disliked the faint fishy smell on the demon boy.
"Can't understand? Never mind!" Anya was very envious as she watched the cute little snowflake type out the text. She also hoped that one day she could communicate with her pet like that.
"Brother, do you really not understand?" Xiaoxue asked cautiously through her voice.
"Of course, it's still a baby, it doesn't even have its own consciousness, how could it understand anything!"
"Oh, that's good! This little guy smells awful."
"I suspect he might be premature. Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. This woman is definitely not a good person!" Luo Fan smelled a scent on his magical pet that he disliked, but he couldn't quite place it.
Anya composed herself, watched the Snow Woman leave with the slime, and sighed.
“Duke, I apologize for disturbing you. If it didn’t work, then so be it.” Anya stood up and retrieved her pet.
"You're too kind, Princess!"
Without lingering, Anya left with her guards.
The Duke was curious, so he went to the study to confirm it, and saw Xianxian pointing at the words on the book.
"Premature...infant...developmental...poor..."
"So, that demon child has a physical problem?" Princess Caitlin also saw the video the Duke handed her and felt as if she had suddenly discovered some important information.
Xiaoxue nodded, and then continued practicing recognizing characters with Xianxian.
Afterwards, Caitlin and the Duke left the study together.
"Duke, what do you think of that multi-legged demon child?"
"It is indeed somewhat underdeveloped. The legendary multi-legged demon child is a very domineering existence. Therefore, that little guy was probably not obtained through normal summoning."
“Yes, that’s what I think too. I remember Anya’s pet wasn’t this one before. So there’s only one possibility: the Haifiel Empire is heavily developing deep-sea resources. Otherwise, capturing a cub of this kind of magical beast would be almost impossible.”
"Moreover, their country's naval power must be very strong, otherwise those guys in the sea wouldn't be so compliant," the Duke added.
The two exchanged a glance and suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem.
No empire wants its neighbors to become exceptionally strong and remain so well hidden.
"I will inform my father immediately. You may come with me."
"good!"
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