Fantasy Lord: I Have a Moving Castle

Chapter 68: Chapter 21: Repeating the Same Trick, Preparations Before Recruiting the Fifth Magic Pet

Chapter 68: Chapter 21: Repeating the Same Trick, Preparations Before Recruiting the Fifth Magic Pet

Effortlessly, he had acquired five strands of Praying Power.

Char was quite satisfied, then his gaze moved downward.

The sixty-ninth task would reward him with twenty-five strands of Praying Power, which was not bad either.

However, the rewards of the Wood Elf Ranger and the Floral Blue Leopard seemed rather cunning by the system, successfully indicating that Freyja joining meant he would already receive a Wood Elf Ranger and a Floral Blue Leopard. Did he still need the system’s reward?

But previously, Char had already sensed that the system was somewhat generous at his expense.

Like the task “Magic! Magic!” which rewarded a Summoning Sub-elemental Creatures Scroll.

The legacy of the Winged Elf Mage included several Magic Scrolls already; did he still need the system to reward him?

Furthermore, the “Inherit Legacy” task included a Rare Profession in its rewards.

This must be the profession of the Winged Elf Mage—once he fully assimilated the legacy, he probably could choose to switch to this Rare Profession, which couldn’t really be considered a system’s reward.

Then there was the unknown reward—what could it be? This was the first time such a reward had appeared in the system.

“Chirp—chirp—”

A pleasant yet still immature bird call interrupted Char’s thoughts.

He looked up and saw a chubby, pudgy blue-green figure flying down from the windowsill, flapping its way toward him.

Barely making it in front of him, it suddenly faltered and fell, but fortunately, Char was quick to catch it—it was the Rain Sound Kingfisher.

Although it had just joined the “Castle” less than two days ago, feeding on Energy Essence for two days had greatly accelerated the Rain Sound Kingfisher’s growth.

The juvenile stage is the fastest growth phase for Demon Beasts, aside from a few powerful Demon Beasts like giant dragons; most Demon Beasts’ juvenile phases are not long, and the weaker the Demon Beast, the shorter its juvenile phase.

This is the result of natural selection.

If you are inherently weak and also have a lengthy juvenile phase, how can you continue to propagate?

You would have gone extinct long ago!

Moreover, the Rain Sound Kingfisher wasn’t just born. When it encountered that terrifying thunderstorm, it had already been raised by its parents for some time, with increasingly fuller feathers.

Thus, over two days, the Rain Sound Kingfisher was already able to fly clumsily for short periods.

After being caught by Char, the Rain Sound Kingfisher chirped joyfully and then affectionately rubbed its head against Char’s palm.

The furry touch made Char’s palm itch and his heart felt a little itchy as well, very soft.

Betty also flew in, worried while flying.

“Fly slower, be careful!”

She wanted the Rain Sound Kingfisher to become her animal companion, so she was very attentive to it these past two days.

Seeing Betty flying over, the Rain Sound Kingfisher immediately rubbed its head against her, acting spoil.

Char couldn’t help but smile.

In fact, he hadn’t really paid much attention to the Rain Sound Kingfisher.

He had been busy the last two days, hardly seeing the Rain Sound Kingfisher, and during the day even left only the Lotus Leaf Frog and Wind Winged Horse to take care of it.

Speaking of care, the Wind Winged Horse was rather aloof and, aside from being somewhat friendly toward Char and the fairies Betty and Auson, it was indifferent to others and mostly minded its own business grazing, rarely concerned with other matters.

In contrast, the Lotus Leaf Frog was much more warm-hearted, but it was slow and sluggish, three beats behind; expecting it to take care of someone was really asking too much.

Thus, in the mornings, the Rain Sound Kingfisher was essentially taking care of itself.

However, the little fellow was very clever and sensitive, showing no complaints whatsoever; instead, it was warm and affectionate toward everyone, even with a hint of trying to please.

Especially toward Char!

The Rain Sound Kingfisher seemed very aware of who the true master was, so even though Char was the coldest towards it in the house, its enthusiasm was unabated, even showing the most warmth and eagerness to please toward Char.

“All right, you can continue playing with Betty.”

Char patted the Rain Sound Kingfisher a few times before speaking.

The Rain Sound Kingfisher obediently hopped away.

Char walked out of the cabin and returned to the cart, then entered the Prayer House.

Above the altar’s slab, approximately seventy strands of Praying Power emitted a brilliant golden glow, bathing the entire Prayer House in a magnificent, sacred light.

When Char settled the sixty-eighth task, another five strands of Praying Power were generated, propelling the total in the Prayer House to eighty strands!

When he decided to use the Prayer Crystal to recruit his fifth Magic Pet, he absolutely didn’t expect to gather a hundred strands of Praying Power so quickly, not even needing the fifty strands rewarded from completing the first Upgrade Task.

One can only say, it’s indeed a major event task!

Although perilous, the profits are also high.

In just a short time, he had accumulated around eighty strands, not far from a hundred.

Char decided it was time to prepare for the recruitment of the fifth Demon Beast—he had to capture the Demon Beast of his liking!

…

In the second car of the carriage, Char planted the last colorful scale grass, then wiped his sweat and stood up.

“Betty, these colorful scale grasses will be in your care from now on.”

“Yes, Mr. Char!”

Betty was full of enthusiasm.

He had Betty and Auson help locate and identify these colorful scale grasses while mapping the extent of the Land of Death that morning, as he planned to expand the breeding of Peacock Mountain Quails, and colorful scale grass seeds were essential.

Reliance on wild foraging was too troublesome; it was better to grow his own.

After finishing this, he took the Clover Mantis, Lantern Firefly, and Auson out with him.

Seeing that recruiting the fifth Magic Pet was imminent, he was filled with energy, not wanting to waste a moment, thinking about quickly gathering the remaining strands of Praying Power and capturing some backup Magic Pets as well.

Previously, when he couldn’t exploit the system, there were so many ordinary animals around the carriage, and the system didn’t want to use the Prayer Light on the animals he had prepared in advance, so he could only stare blankly.

Now it was different.

He couldn’t control the number of ordinary animals, but he could certainly limit the number of Demon Beasts, like the method used when recruiting the Lotus Leaf Frog, which might be feasible.

The system surely couldn’t recruit from ten or twenty kilometers away, right?

Hopefully… not?

Toward the end, Char also felt somewhat uncertain.

…

The silver moon cast a clear light, covering the mountains and forests in a layer of silver. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Char walked through the woods, accompanied by the Clover Mantis, Lantern Firefly, and Auson.

To be safe, he hadn’t brought along Betty or the Star Worm.

It turned out, his caution was justified.

At night, the Undead were significantly more active than during the day and had a larger range of movement, so much so that he and the Clover Mantis had startled the Undead as soon as they left the Garden Secret Realm.

Luckily, they were all quite fast and after a bout of frantic running, the disturbance of the Undead calmed down.

If Betty and the Star Worm had been there, the situation might have been troublesome.

Owing to the Half-Elf’s decent night vision, along with the enhancement from the “Natural Seal,” Char’s vision at night, although not exactly like during the day, was quite good, enabling him to see long distances. Coupled with his hearing and smell, his Perception ability was nearly as good at night as during the day, allowing him to walk through the forest with ease.