Chapter 106: The Reason for Becoming Ugly

“Waaah...”, Little Cabbage covered her face and ran out of Sun Licheng’s big house, crying. The people outside looked horrified.

“Boss’s tastes wouldn’t be this heavy, would they!” Grant couldn’t help but say.

Right after the words left his mouth, there was a crisp “snap,” and Grant let out a miserable scream as he jumped up high. Behind him stood Little Medusa with an angry expression.

“Boss, are you all right?”

Mr. Skilled Hands, who had flown into the house, asked Sun Licheng.

At this moment, Sun Licheng was covering his forehead, sighing helplessly. He felt as if he had done something particularly foolish.

Just now, Sun Licheng had called Little Cabbage into the room and asked, “Did you used to look like this?” Seeing her bewildered face, he added, “What I meant to ask was, were you originally this ugly?”

Upon hearing this, Little Cabbage’s tears poured down like rain.

Seeing Little Cabbage cry, Sun Licheng panicked and explained, “I observed that the female goblins in the Moon Union Tribe all have decent appearances, especially the saintess Christina of the Silver Moon Tribe, who is particularly beautiful. That’s why I had this question.”

Little Cabbage’s tears surged even more. She wailed, “Without the gods’ blessing, all goblin women are ugly monsters. This is the punishment the deities have imposed on us!”

After shouting, Little Cabbage covered her face and rushed out of the house.

Seeing that Sun Licheng hadn’t reacted, Mr. Skilled Hands shouted again, finally drawing his attention.

“It’s Mr. Skilled Hands. I’ve done something foolish. Alas, at over forty years old, I’m still so unreliable in my work.”

Sun Licheng leaned his head back against the chair, letting his legs dangle casually, looking dejected.

After Sun Licheng finished explaining the previous events to Mr. Skilled Hands, he suddenly thought of something else and said urgently, “Mr. Skilled Hands, I have a strange feeling. The Silver Moon Goddess worshipped by the Moon Union Tribe and the Spring Water Goddess worshipped by the goblins seem to behave very similarly! At least in terms of women, they both increase their followers’ loyalty by altering the appearance of female believers.”

Based on Mr. Skilled Hands’ surveillance of the goblins, Sun Licheng discovered that the primary faith of the Goblin Kingdom was the Spring Water Goddess. And this Spring Water Goddess, in many respects, mirrored the actions of the Silver Moon Goddess. Although he had made Little Cabbage cry earlier, it had only confirmed his suspicions further.

Mr. Skilled Hands pondered for a moment and nodded. “According to what you’ve said, these two deities truly act alike. However, whether they are the same entity requires further observation.”

Sun Licheng had no other choice but to helplessly agree to Mr. Skilled Hands’ suggestion.

Just as Mr. Skilled Hands was about to fly out, Sun Licheng called him back.

In Mr. Skilled Hands’ puzzled gaze, Sun Licheng posed a question: “Mr. Skilled Hands, do you think there’s something suspicious about Little Cabbage transforming from ugly to beautiful and then from beautiful to ugly?”

Mr. Skilled Hands considered it and agreed there was an issue: “I believe this is some kind of spell, or a utilization of the rules. Further investigation is needed. However, we can try querying the control center of the underground fortress. The information there is comprehensive; perhaps there are answers.”

“Very well. Next time the Green Dragon sends someone to retrieve goods, have them inquire at the control center to see if there’s a way to make someone beautiful. I’m quite curious about this spell.”

Sun Licheng snapped his fingers and issued the command to Mr. Skilled Hands.

Leaving aside the fact that several people in the tribe didn’t sleep that night, early the next morning, Sun Licheng convened the tribe’s full meeting. The agenda was to strengthen training and maintain full vigilance.

To enhance the tribe’s combat effectiveness in the shortest time, Sun Licheng had Vina begin training the newly acquired slaves, and he could no longer afford to worry about spies and other potential threats.

The tribe members were puzzled by Sun Licheng’s order. If followed, production would be severely impacted, but Sun Licheng quickly suppressed this doubt.

For some reason, starting from last night, Sun Licheng had felt a strong unease in his heart, as if danger was approaching. All he could do now was to increase the tribe’s combat effectiveness.

At this time, the effects of the previous intense team-building efforts were evident. Although they didn’t fully grasp the command’s meaning, the entire Flower Planting Tribe began to act. A large number of new recruits joined the training, and the atmosphere inside the camp grew tense.

Two days later, in the pitch-black night, a tall Death Dancer carrying eight weapons walked into the forest.

When he had patrolled outside the forest earlier, he sensed movement within and entered to investigate. After searching for a long time, he found nothing. After checking further, the fruitless Death Dancer eventually left.

More than twenty minutes passed. On a tall pine tree, two rays of light suddenly appeared—those were a pair of green eyes. Then, a figure slowly materialized from the air; it was the half-elf Xipus.

High elf scouts possessed a special ability to use illusions near plants to completely conceal themselves. This resembled the Shinobi from Japanese anime, but with far superior effect. Although the half-elf had elven ancestry, their abilities were greatly diminished, which was why they were called half-elves. Yet Xipus could proficiently wield elven high-level skills and deceive the elite Death Dancer smoothly. It was truly impressive that his strength was so powerful.

Watching the Death Dancer’s retreating figure, a mocking smile curved Xipus’s lips. Just moments ago, the Death Dancer had returned, but thanks to Xipus’s composure, it had been deceived and could only leave in confusion.

“It seems the Flower Planting Tribe indeed hides many secrets!” Xipus sighed.

Although he wasn’t familiar with the Death Dancer, his intuition told him the opponent was formidable. Compared to the Death Dancer, Dog Meat was as weak as a little lamb.

This level of mechanical puppet far exceeded what Xipus knew, filling him with great excitement.

“Looks like I’ll have to pay a proper visit to Tribe Leader Sun Licheng to see what secrets this chosen one has been hiding.”

Xipus mused inwardly, his eyes flashing with intense light.

After instructing the warriors, Sun Licheng felt somewhat tired and decided to take a refreshing hot shower.

Thanks to Sun Licheng’s efforts, the tribe members had become accustomed to bathing, their bodies no longer reeking of filth. For this purpose, he had specially designed a hot water boiler and water supply system, allowing everyone to truly experience the improvement in living standards.

Sun Licheng locked the room’s door and also secured all the windows. There were too many secrets in the room, so he had to be vigilant.

With the door and windows locked, clothes removed, he draped the armor belt bearing the Freedom Heart over the hanger, then walked naked into the inner chamber.

Soon, accompanied by the sound of rushing water, the classic Earth song “The Bathing Girl” emerged from within.

Suddenly, an invisible force slowly pried open the lock on the window, and then the window was slowly raised. What was astonishing was that the entire process made no sound at all.

After the window was opened, a wisp of black smoke drifted into the room.

After the black smoke slowly solidified, a tall figure appeared in the center of the room—it was the half-elf Xipus who had entered.