Chapter 428, Section 427: Puji Carrying Technique
In the training grounds of the Duke's mansion, Inanna stretched her body, looked at the Puji behind her, and took two deep breaths.
"This time it will definitely work!"
He raised the staff inlaid with a large piece of A-grade magic crystal.
"Puji Carrying Technique!"
Despite its name, what actually emerged from the staff was a water snake.
However, under Inanna's will and with the help of [Elemental Spirit's Favor], the water serpent underwent a strange change.
It first wrapped itself around Inanna's waist, and then, mouth and tail joined together, it became a floating liquid hula hoop.
Then, more than a dozen water lines extended from the water ring, binding the surrounding Puji one by one.
Unfortunately, after binding only 13 Puji, no new water lines could be split off.
However, Inanna was fairly satisfied with the result, at least it didn't disconnect directly like the previous times.
Then, Inanna started running, and the Puji hung behind her like kites. This wasn't due to the wind, but rather the water lines that lifted the Puji up.
Even when Inanna got tired of running, the Pujis didn't collide with each other.
As Inanna stopped to catch her breath, the waterline workers put down the poops one by one.
Inanna tried to make a Puji run further away. The waterline stretched longer and longer until it was nearly 10 meters. The Puji, which couldn't be pulled, was suddenly pulled back and landed on the water ring to absorb the impact without getting hurt.
Seeing this, Inanna could no longer contain her excitement. Jumping up and down, she shouted at the butler at the edge of the training field, "Eric! Did you see that? I did it! I created a new spell!"
Eric nodded with a look of satisfaction and encouragement, without explaining the criteria for judging the so-called "new spell" to Inanna.
In other words, new spells must be universal, meaning that anyone with the corresponding magical talent can learn and use them.
Someone like Inanna, who has a cheat-like ability like [Favor of the Elemental Spirits], can easily create all sorts of magical effects with a little time, so she can't really be considered a "new spell".
Eric certainly wouldn't dampen the young lady's enthusiasm, but...
Looking at the puffs floating behind Inanna, Eric couldn't help but rub his temples.
Is it another poop-peep...?
At first, I thought that the young lady was just insecure because of her experience in the dungeon and needed something like Puji to soothe her soul. I thought she would gradually return to normal after a while.
But as time went on, Inanna ended up spending almost all her time on Puji.
When she goes out, Puji is surrounded by more people than guards. When playing in the mansion, she always plays with Puji. The personal maids of similar age chosen for her can only watch from afar. When she sleeps, she always carries Puji into her room.
And now, even studying magic is all for the purpose of better carrying Puji around and making up for Puji's short legs...
Eric felt some regret and wondered if his previous lenient approach had been a mistake.
After all, judging from recent information obtained from some sources, these Puji are probably not just simple mutations.
The unknown represents potential risks, and one of the most important parts of his duty is to protect the young lady's safety.
External dangers were easy to deal with. After purging the internal traitors and replacing a group of people in the mansion, he was confident that no one could infiltrate and harm the young lady.
But... changing the young lady's mind is too difficult.
Like trying to take away a child's toy without making the child cry, Eric didn't want to handle the situation in a way that would upset Inanna, especially since it wasn't that urgent.
Therefore, he has recently fallen into distress.
Eric was equally distressed by the situation at the front. Yesterday's regular contact with the Duke had failed. Considering what the Duke had told him about the situation at the front, Eric could only pray that the communication equipment had been accidentally destroyed, rather than that High Castle had fallen.
Suddenly, a badge in his breast pocket vibrated slightly, a signal that the communication equipment had received a signal.
Eric glanced at Inanna, who was still having a great time in the training field, then turned and hurried over.
In the communications room, he received the second-worst intelligence yet—Gaobao Fortress had fallen, and Duke Alama was seriously injured!
It’s over!
Eric, who has been in charge of handling Alama's rear affairs, is very clear about the current situation.
Previously, High Fortress and Three Mountain City could support each other, each blocking a demon army.
Now that the High Fortress has fallen, the demons only need to rest briefly before they can join forces and wipe out the army still remaining in the Three Mountains City.
To make matters worse, Sanshan City was already at a disadvantage, only managing to hold on by expending magic power through a large magic array. It had no ability to escape or retreat and was almost trapped in a dead end.
If the Sword Saint, Brunus, and Archbishop Ditas, who has now arrived at Three Mountain Fortress, were all wiped out by the demons in Three Mountain City along with that army.
It's not just a loss of strength; more importantly, morale is likely to crumble.
Humans have almost no chance of having a good life with the demons. Even if they can obtain the qualification to transform into vampires, they usually won't have a spot for their family members. In addition, the demon dukes are capricious and occasionally break their promises.
For various reasons, most people will persevere even when facing death, striving for a better future for their compatriots and relatives back home.
But if there is no hope left, then many people's choices may change, and their abandonment will accelerate the kingdom's demise.
Eric quickly considered what he could do.
We recently recruited a new batch of Puji trainers, but they haven't finished training yet, so we probably can't worry about that right now.
Having just lost High Fortress, the front lines are likely short of supplies. Although this hasn't been mentioned in communications yet, he needs to start preparing in advance.
It's time to bring out those high-level weapons and equipment from the warehouse. Leaving them to gather dust will only benefit the attacking demons. Bringing them out now will increase the army's combat power.
besides……
And Inanna too!
We must be prepared for the possibility of the kingdom's complete defeat.
As a duke of the kingdom, Lord Alama's choice is not his concern, but he must protect the young lady's safety.
The kingdom is no longer safe, the dwarves are in turmoil, and they will likely be next after the kingdom's defeat.
The western side is now vulnerable to demons at any time, so the route to the archipelago is also unsafe.
After much thought, the Elf Forest seems to be the most suitable place.
But the elves are notoriously reclusive; getting the young lady inside for protection would probably require quite a bit of effort…
Through the corridor window, Eric suddenly caught sight of Inanna in the yard.
She hugged the knight tightly, seemingly lost in thought.
This is a problem that has arisen since Miss started spending time with the Puji, but now is not the time to worry about such trivial matters.
"Butler! Butler Eric!" At the end of the corridor, a guard ran toward Eric in a panic.
At the same time, Inanna seemed to notice Eric behind the window. She turned around, raised the knight's pistol high, and said with a determined look in her eyes, "Eric! I'm going to save the old man!"
Eric was momentarily stunned, not understanding the meaning behind the young lady's words.
Go to rescue him? Does Miss know what happened to Master? And how does she want to rescue him?
The guard finally ran up to him and reported in a panic, "Lord Eric, come out and see what's going on!"
"What's up?"
"Pfft! So many... so many pfft! The mansion is surrounded!"
(End of this chapter)
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