novelden Chapter 720: Expanding into New Businesses
Chapter 720: Expanding into New Businesses
“I heard it too this time.”
Paimon nodded seriously. "I think it's probably because I drank a whole glass."
People who aren't from Fontainebleau will have their perception of the water element enhanced by drinking the Primal Sea of Conception water? Will drinking my wine increase that as well?
"Is there anything else? Is it just calling out that name?"
Kong scratched his head. "Yeah. But I didn't dare get close enough to listen carefully because Paimon said it was scary. I was thinking of coming back to check it out at noon tomorrow..."
Xu Ning was amused by these two cowards. They wanted to come back when the yang energy was at its peak at noon. If there were really ghosts, would they still be there then? Why didn't you say you were scared when you were playing with Linghua in the woods until midnight?
When we arrived at Lujing Spring, it was already getting dark. We didn't see the couple that Paimon had mentioned who were seeking children, so we guessed they had all gone home because it was getting late.
Xu Ning walked to the vicinity of the fountain, held his breath, and quietly listened to the sound of the spring water.
At first, you could still hear the gurgling of the spring, but at some point, the continuous sound of the water suddenly turned into a series of tireless calls...
“Washe…washe…”
The intensity of the emotions in her voice made one instinctively want to get closer, to hear exactly what she wanted to say...
Meanwhile, Paimon, flying beside the spring, was intently watching the pool below, which was gleaming with golden Mora—those thrown in by couples who came to make wishes.
Ahhh, I want so much Mora! But if we take away these wishing coins, will they not be able to have babies?
Paimon's ulterior motives were rubbing wildly against the bottom line of morality, almost sparking a fire.
Just as she was about to make up her mind to only collect one or two coins, Kong and Xu Ning beside her suddenly moved.
Paimon was startled and quickly explained, "I was just so engrossed in watching that I accidentally flew a little low. I didn't mean to take it..."
Before he could finish speaking, Paimon noticed that both of them had their eyes closed and were slowly walking towards the spring pool.
Paimon was truly frightened at this point.
How did Kong and the big drunkard suddenly turn into this? Could they be possessed?
I've never learned any exorcism rituals. What am I going to do all by myself? It's so dark, and the sound of "Wa Shee" keeps echoing in my ears.
However, when a group of guards gleaming with various colors began to appear on the southeastern trail, Paimon realized that he had been far too optimistic, worrying only about being possessed.
"Kong, you big drunkard, wake up! Those iron guys look like they want to beat me up... Oh right, the opera house is supposed to have a security team, right? Hey, can anyone help me? Help me..."
"Tsk, you're so noisy. We're here, aren't we? Besides, what kind of monsters can a few useless lumps of iron do?"
Suddenly hearing a sound behind him, Paimon hurriedly turned around and saw Qingyi standing disdainfully on the Shiba Inu wearing a hat. Shen He had already taken Xu Ning in one arm and Kong in the other, and walked out of the pool.
Paimon threw himself at Qingyi, crying so hard that snot bubbles were coming out of his nose.
"Waaah, I was so scared just now that I forgot about you. Qingyi, quickly bring out the big dog to bite them."
Qingyi pushed Paimon aside with disdain, "I did their grooming this morning when I had nothing else to do. Now you're making them fight. I've wasted my time."
Paimon sobbed and complained to Qingyi, "You've started a new business again. Don't let Kong find out... No, this isn't the time to think about that. They look like they're about to pounce..."
Among that large group of guard machines, there were specialized assault machines with spiked round shields on their arms. The purple light on the shields had begun to flash, and the entire machine, which completely imitated the structure of the human body, slowly lunged forward, about to burst in this direction like an arrow released from a bow.
Qingyi pursed her lips, "I was originally planning to give Xu Ning a surprise... but it's fine now, it's a good opportunity to test the quality of our tempered version of the Thousand Rock Army."
Amid Paimon's incredulous expression, Qingyi casually waved her hand, and a group of "soldiers" dressed in Liyue Thousand Rock Army armor suddenly appeared in front of them.
At that moment, the two assault team members suddenly rushed towards them. As lightning flashed on their left wrist shields, they swung the hammer in their right hands, and a crimson light flowed from the hammer.
As you can imagine, the moment it strikes the opponent with the spikes on its shield, dealing Electro damage, the hammer will fall, dealing Pyro damage and an additional "explosion" of combined Electro and Pyro damage.
However, these Liyue soldiers, clad in golden armor, completely ignored the enemy's attacks.
The instant the two assault units entered attack range, two Liyue soldiers suddenly drew their spears and thrust them at their wrist shields.
Clad in armor and wielding sharp weapons, they are invincible; this is the true spirit of the Thousand Rock Army.
If the enemy is tough, then retaliate with even tougher measures.
The shields of the assault vehicle shattered instantly under the spears of the Thousand Rock soldiers, as if they were made of brittle.
The spear pierced through the machine body, and with a flick and a slam, the two assault mechanisms were reduced to scattered mechanical parts.
"Hey, these spears are all Thousand Rock Spears that Xu Ning repaired when he had nothing to do. Paired with powerful mechs that have been infused with the power of Thor, it would be a waste to use them to fight these pieces of junk."
"Ah, they...they have no face..."
Paimon, having overcome his fear upon seeing his helper, curiously circled around to take a look at the soldiers summoned by the blue-clad man. However, he was surprised to find that the soldiers, who wore golden helmets, had clean metal shells covering their faces.
These "soldiers," like the guard machines in Fontainebleau, are not made of flesh and blood, but are mechanical creations.
"Isn't that obvious? Who has time to carve faces onto each of them one by one? Hmm, but to distinguish them later, we could give each one a number or a name or something..."
Qingyi didn't take the guards and machinery opposite her seriously at all, and even got distracted at this moment.
However, the guard equipment was not idle. The specialized suppression units in the rear had already started spewing fire from their four-barreled machine guns, and fireballs fell towards them like meteors.
Meanwhile, the specialized annihilation units on both sides, like ghosts and phantoms, circled around to launch a sneak attack on the group.
The soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army simply raised their spears in all directions and thrust them forward, spear and all, without any fancy moves, charging ahead relentlessly.
Like splitting rotten bamboo!