Fantasy Lord: I Have a Moving Castle

Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Forest Son, Nature’s Favorite

Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Forest Son, Nature’s Favorite

In the glow of the red lantern in front of the carriage, Char’s expression was one of surprise and delight.

He had never expected that such a surprise would come before the looming battle.

“Natural Seal,” this obviously wasn’t a skill that could be actively triggered, but rather leaned towards a “passive” ability.

Because the moment the “Natural Seal” appeared, his five senses and even his sixth sense underwent a noticeable change, becoming much sharper and clearer at once.

It was as if in an instant, he resonated with the environment around him to a certain degree.

He had become a Forest Son, a darling of nature, and even his elf bloodline had been stimulated significantly.

And unsurprisingly, this change was likely brought about by Betty.

In “Mobile Castle·Fantasy Forest,” there is no category for “Subjects.”

Because in the entire game, only the player’s character is an intelligent species, and all others are magic pets, with no other intelligent races present.

Without any citizens, how could there be any subjects?

But after crossing into this otherworldly world, the situation was obviously different.

This world did have other intelligent species.

Therefore, if he could subdue and shelter these intelligent species, they would become his subjects.

Even if he could subjugate this group of goblins, it was possible they could also become his subjects.

Of course, he would definitely reject them.

How could he possibly accept such dirty, ugly, and despicable creatures?

His castle wasn’t a trash can! If he was to accept subjects, they had to be carefully chosen!

Previously, because he was the only one in the castle, the entry for subjects was hidden and indistinct, but now, with Betty’s joining, it suddenly became active.

Of course, judging by the “temporary” appended to Betty’s name, she was only temporarily considered part of his territory and not completely subdued.

If Betty chose to return to Green Rose Village, it was not impossible that the entry for “Subjects” would disappear again.

Additionally, Char noticed a distinct difference between the “Natural Seal” skill and the “Universal Arrow Skill.”

Following “Universal Arrow Skill” was “lv1”.

This indicated a leveling system, where lv1 probably meant that his Arrow Skill level was only entry-level.

But “Natural Seal” was different; it was followed by “1/100.”

This was a different system altogether.

Did this indicate that because he now only had the approval of one little fairy, it showed as “1/100”?

Then, if he could gain the approval of 100 little fairies, would that mean he’d attain the complete “Natural Seal”?

Char’s heart couldn’t help but quiver.

He was excited!

If just one percent could have such a significant impact, what kind of heaven-defying effects would one hundred percent have?

Char didn’t even dare to imagine!

Although his two skills were different from those of the Star Worm and the Lantern Firefly, lacking clear level indications such as 0-ring, 1-ring, 2-ring.

Without a doubt, the quality and value of “Natural Seal” was far higher than that of “Universal Arrow Skill”!

Even now, with “Natural Seal” at only one percent, it was already as helpful to Char as “Universal Arrow Skill.” How much more helpful would it become as it grew stronger?

Of course, “Universal Arrow Skill” was also only at lv1 now and could be improved in the future, but could it possibly be improved by one hundred levels?

This was clearly impossible.

However, it had been quite some time since Betty had returned to the carriage with him. Why hadn’t there been a change earlier, and why did it happen so suddenly just now?

Why did this happen?

Or rather, did something change in that instant just now?

Char looked up at the moon, and if there was a change, it must have been time.

So, was it because it passed midnight, that the system underwent an automatic refresh?

Without a clock, and with the system not displaying time, Char had been living without knowing the time since his arrival, only able to estimate the time of day by the color of the sky.

Now, however, he accidentally got the accurate time by chance.

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Seeing that he probably wouldn’t gather ten strands of Praying Power tonight, Char returned to the carriage.

However, because of the unexpected gains brought by Betty, his mood was still quite good, even the gloom that loomed over him had dissipated somewhat.

He looked towards the shrine next to him, where eight strands of Praying Power inside the shrine were radiating sacred and splendid light, contrasting sharply with the run-down carriage.

Immediately after, Char swiftly went through the quest settlement, and more Praying Power formed in the shrine; the Praying Power floating above the altar reached nine strands, not far from recruiting a New Magic Pet—a result of killing that fiery-red fox.

Speaking of which, besides continuing to recruit New Magic Pets, there was another way to solve the current crisis.

It was to have the Star Worm, Lantern Firefly, and Lotus Leaf Frog evolve.

Yes, Magic Pets could indeed evolve, and not just once.

With each evolution, Magic Pets could undergo a transformation of their life form, not only gaining a substantial increase in strength but also breaking through the limitations of their talents.

Take the Lotus Leaf Frog, for example, as a Primary Pet, its maximum level of strength was 25, which roughly equates to 5 Challenge Levels.

Once it reached this level, the Lotus Leaf Frog could climb no higher, and it could only continue to improve after completing an evolution.

The Star Worm, Lantern Firefly, Lotus Leaf Frog, if any one of them evolved, that would immediately solve this “Bear Goblin crisis”.

Unfortunately, he needed time.

In the game, evolution was certainly simple, just grind enough and in one night, the Star Worm and the rest could all complete their evolution, but in the real world, this was an impossible task.

Even the Star Worm, the fastest grower who could absorb “Experience”, couldn’t evolve so quickly, let alone the Lantern Firefly and the Lotus Leaf Frog.

While Char was deep in thought, suddenly, there were several soft sounds coming from the treetops in the distance.

Before, Char definitely couldn’t have heard these faint sounds, and even if he could, it would be very hard to identify the exact direction in an instant.

The distance was too far, and the sound was too subtle, too difficult to catch.

Not only the previous Char couldn’t catch it, even the Lantern Firefly didn’t notice it now—no, it did notice it.

Because just now, the Lantern Firefly also suddenly stood up, showing a vigilant demeanor.

However, even with Lantern Firefly’s perceptual abilities, it couldn’t determine the exact location of those few soft sounds.

Lantern Firefly, relying on Red Fireflies, indeed possessed a wide range of Perception abilities.

The range of Perception was so vast it could cover several kilometers, a Divine Skill not displayed on the Magic Pet panel.

But this Perception ability was not without flaws, nor was it a 360-degree, no-blind-spot skill; it had many limitations.

Firstly, Red Fireflies did not fly high, so in the forest, above the midpoint of trees was a “blind spot” for the Lantern Firefly.

Only heights close to the ground were within the “vision” of the Lantern Firefly.

Secondly, even at heights close to the ground, Lantern Firefly couldn’t cover everything because Red Fireflies were not evenly distributed across the several kilometers, leaving areas without Red Fireflies passing through.

These areas were Lantern Firefly’s “blind spots”.

The sounds that had just come clearly came from the canopy layer; even with Red Fireflies acting as its eyes, the Lantern Firefly couldn’t capture the location of the other party.

But Char did capture it, he captured it clearly.