Fantasy Lord: I Have a Moving Castle

Char placed the Purple Partridge and the collected larvae properly, then closed the doors and windows and lay on his makeshift wooden bed the size of a camp cot, pulling dried leaves over himself.

These were for warmth, as the temperature difference between day and night in the Florence Forest was substantial, and without a blanket, he could only rely on the dried leaves for insulation.

Using dried leaves for warmth might seem dirty and disheveled, but it was surprisingly effective.

He had learned this method from watching survival videos in the past, never imagining he would one day actually use it.

The Star Worm settled on Char's chest, and the Lantern Firefly flew to the head of the bed.

Looking at the two Magic Pets, a smile involuntarily spread across Char's face.

He touched the Star Worm, which had clearly grown larger, and glanced at the Lantern Firefly, sitting at the head of the bed with its lantern, then Char comfortably closed his eyes.

But having just experienced a life-threatening danger, his body and mind were still active; how could he fall asleep so easily?

Although he told himself it was time to sleep, Char's thoughts involuntarily drifted away.

After transitioning from a game to reality, the Prayer System had indeed undergone certain changes.

In the game, the Magic Pets obtained through Prayer were summoned out of thin air, and the types of Magic Pets were limited to those designed by their studio—although for the sake of the game's playability and richness, the studio had designed nearly two hundred types of Magic Pets.

But now, Magic Pets had become real animals transformed under the influence of Praying Power.

At least, the two recruited so far—the Star Worm and the Lantern Firefly—were such.

Like the Lantern Firefly, it was clearly transformed from a Red Firefly, while what the Star Worm had transformed from, Char had not actually seen clearly at the time.

But judging by the name of the Star Worm, it was also likely some kind of insect.

Perhaps, some kind of ladybug?

In any case, neither the Star Worm nor the Lantern Firefly was a Magic Pet from "Mobile Castle·Fantasy Forest" or a Demon Beast from the DND world.

This actually posed a problem—Char didn't know what the two would become after evolving.

If they were Magic Pets from "Mobile Castle·Fantasy Forest," then he could definitely know what the opponents would look like after the first and second evolutions and what Skills they would possess.

This would give him a certain Prophet's advantage.

However, not knowing now didn't matter much; it wasn't a big deal.

Whether or not he could know in advance what the Star Worm and Lantern Firefly would become after evolving, this did not hinder their strength because each evolution was a qualitative upgrade for the Magic Pets.

Not only would their combat power surge, but their potential would also greatly increase.

After letting his thoughts wander for a while, Char finally felt a bit sleepy, but within a few minutes, he suddenly sat up, looking quite exasperated.

Because the insects in the room were simply too many! Too annoying!

The noise made his mind frustrated and restless, making it impossible to fall asleep.

There was no helping it; he was in the forest, a paradise for insects, and this dilapidated carriage was not exactly airtight, so even with the wooden planks, there were a lot of insects in the room.

Not only were there those that flew, but also those that crawled.

All things considered, conservatively estimated, there had to be hundreds of insects in the room.

The problem of insects had been troubling him for several days, and on the first night after transmigrating, he hadn't slept at all.

Only in the following few days, because he was just so tired and sleepy, did he manage to fall asleep unwillingly.

Luckily he was a Half-Elf, with half Elf blood in his veins, causing him to emit a light fragrance of herbs and wood.

It was because of this herb and wood fragrance that most insects wouldn't bite him; otherwise, he would have been drained dry by the dense swarm of insects in the forest just two days earlier.

Star Worm and Lantern Firefly sensed Char's agitation, and also perceived the source of his distress, immediately taking action.

Suddenly, Star Worm ascended, emitting a faint golden light, like a pale gold star chasing and driving away the swarm of insects.

Lantern Firefly seized the moment, transforming into a swordsman of exceptional skill, with red light flashing and quickly returning, the insects became mere souls under the sword in a single rise and fall, without even leaving a corpse behind.

The True Red Thorn unsheathed on Lantern Firefly's back hand had a scorching temperature, cutting down tiny mosquitoes, which burned up instantly, naturally leaving no corpses.

Following that, Lantern Firefly launched several more attacks, eliminating a few more mosquitoes.

But the efficiency was too low.

Against the Green Skull Ghost Spider, Lantern Firefly could achieve instant kills, but it struggled somewhat with the messy mosquitoes and moths.

It could kill, but compared to the number of insects, the few Lantern Firefly managed to kill were too few.

Star Worm was about the same, its efficiency even worse.

Because its speed wasn't as good as Lantern Firefly's, nor did it have decent conventional attack methods like Lantern Firefly.

At this rate, for Lantern Firefly and Star Worm to completely exterminate the insects in the house, it would probably take until dawn, and he couldn't bear to let Lantern Firefly and Star Worm hunt and drive away insects all night just for his own temporary comfort.

"Forget it, let it be,"

Char called for Star Worm and Lantern Firefly to stop, yet his heart couldn't stop crying out: Is there anyone more miserable than him among transmigrators? Which transmigrator would have mosquitoes and bites become a problem after transmigration?

After calling the two magic pets back to his side, Char endured the buzzing of mosquitoes, the fluttering of moths, the strange feeling of insects crawling over his skin, and the bites from unidentified insects, and barely managed to fall asleep.

...

The mountain breeze was gentle, and the morning sunlight scattered down.

"Just like that! Lantern Firefly!"

Char's loud voice broke the tranquility of the forest.

Lantern Firefly, holding a bird egg in both hands, flew down from the tree canopy, Char received the egg with joy and placed it in a bamboo basket.

He had woken up early today, awakened by hunger.

However, since his transmigration, he had been waking up quite early.

In his past life, he had only woken up that early during his student days, and even then, only in high school, and was not as early at other times.

As for after starting work?

That was even later, with waking times usually around eight or nine in the morning.

But after transmigration, it was different, with no entertainment activities at night, all he could do was sleep early.

Early to bed, naturally he woke up early too.

Upon waking, he couldn't wait to roast the Purple Quail Partridge, even going so far as to fashion a few skewers, threading the larvae onto them as well to roast.

One man and two insects, all sharing the meal.

Star Worm actually had no need to eat though it would occasionally catch a small insect to taste or sip some plant juice.

But in reality, it didn't need to eat to sustain its life, it just needed to bask in the sunlight, moonlight, and starlight to gain its energy.

However, in Char's view, good things should be shared.

How could he and Lantern Firefly feast while Star Worm just watched?