chapter 102
Bosi was searching along a long row of bookcases.
He stopped only when he reached the very end, the few shelves he almost never set foot in.
From a dust-covered corner, he pulled out a book.
“Illustrated Handbook of Unique Cross-Boundary Magic: 99 Secrets to Keeping Human World Flowers Alive in the Underworld.”
He went back to the desk, took the vase out of the cabinet, and flipped through a few more pages to study.
Then he unwrapped the bouquet, tore open space, and followed the steps in the book one by one to make preparations.
Cutting away the excess stems at an angle, measuring the water level…
And, the nutrient solution that could only be made in the human world.
There was no method for growth and survival in the Underworld.
Only means of death and pain.
The nutrient solution had to be brought back from the human world.
From outside the Palace came the sound of feathers slicing through air; something rushed in.
Bosi didn’t have the leisure to look up. He simply stretched his hand in that direction.
The Crow hurriedly landed on the desk and ingratiatingly deposited the glass bottle it held into the King’s palm.
“King, I had a friendly exchange with a human florist. She’s willing to provide nutrient solution long-term. Is this the one you meant?”
Bosi poured the nutrient solution into the vase. The bouquet seemed to bloom just a bit more luxuriantly to the naked eye, and only then did he nod. “Not bad.”
Fenny walked over to the bouquet, his expression complicated.
If he wasn’t mistaken…
Wasn’t this an Item from the last Instance?
The King had actually taken an Item out of an Instance!?
As expected of the King.
But… this flower, wasn’t this used for weddings!
Could it be that Lu Li had accidentally spoken the truth today?
They weren’t watching someone else’s wedding at all, but the King was actually secretly married!
Silently swallowing down this massive piece of gossip, Fenny suddenly remembered what he had seen on Lu Li’s hand earlier today.
He cautiously spread his legs and slid smoothly up to sit on the table, then, without drawing attention to himself, lowered his head again and again, trying to find something inside the King’s sleeve.
Bosi didn’t spare him even half a glance. “Out.”
Fenny instantly stood up, feathers trembling. “Okay!”
The Crow had barely flown out of the Underworld King’s Palace.
A series of loud bangs.
Every window and door of the Palace slammed shut tight.
Bosi had finished tending the flowers. When he looked up, he saw that some highly indecent scenes had appeared in Lu Li’s Live Stream Room.
“The appearance function is really amazing. After redeeming it, human ears just disappear? If I grab you like this, do your ears hurt?”
“It hurts, it hurts! Lu Li, don’t you have ears too?”
“A cat’s ears are too small. Yours cover more area.”
Lu Li seemed to be treating the man who had grown Rabbit ears like a toy, endlessly touching his ears and showering him with praise.
Bosi sat in the shadows.
He pulled back his Black Robe a bit along his Arm.
A patch of terrifyingly smooth black snake Scale was exposed.
He looked at his own Arm without saying a word.
Then he covered the Scale back up with the Black Robe.
–
Fenny circled above the Palaces of several Evil Gods, stepping on a few heads with his claws.
“Get over here!”
Once he’d gathered the Evil Gods on duty today, Fenny gripped a pen with his wing, found a sheet of paper, and drew a shape on it.
The Evil Gods crowded around.
One Evil God was anxious. “I haven’t finished my report. Is this that urgent?”
Another Evil God praised him. “Fenny, you can draw with your feet too? Impressive.”
A third Evil God gossiped, “You still hanging around with that human girl lately? When are you planning to kill her? Did you use that method I taught you last time or not? I love watching humans struggle in pain right before they die the most!”
Only one Evil God studied the drawing for a long while, then said with certainty, “A drop of water.”
Fenny rolled his eyes and shaded the shape in black. “Look again?”
“A drop of black water,” the Evil God said. He looked at Fenny. “You thirsty?”
“A snake Scale!” Fenny smacked his claws hard on the table. “Have any of you seen the King’s true form? No ghost thinks this looks like the King’s Scale!?”
“Hell no! Who would dare look!?” Another Evil God immediately squeezed his eyes shut. “Even if he took it out, I wouldn’t dare open my eyes! And get that thing away from me!”
The Horned Evil God walked over, picked up the sheet, and looked it over with a conflicted expression. “Your style looks a bit like something I saw a couple days ago, but compared to that person’s, yours is missing a bit of… spirit.”
Another Evil God came over and laughed loudly. “A human two-year-old can draw something more recognizable than that!”
Fenny stared at him darkly. “Shut your beak. I recorded when you got pulled out and thrashed by a human Player in broad daylight. If you laugh at me again, I’ll randomly forward the video to one of our coworkers.”
“Fenny’s drawing is great!! Everyone clap! I want to see who doesn’t clap!”
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Lu Li let go of Luo Jia Bai’s ears and carefully looked at the flyer in his hand.
Aside from a few simple slogan lines, there was also a Crown-shaped stamp in the lower right corner.
A voice came from not far away.
“Bring your flyer and come for a physical exam. Only the ones stamped with the Crown are valid.”
“Line up properly, one at a time, no shoving. If your physical exam is excellent, you come with me and you’ll get whatever you want.”
Following the voice, Lu Li looked over and saw a wall in the distance. At the base of the wall was a door, and in front of it thronged countless beings with human-shaped bodies but animal ears and tails. They were all trying to squeeze forward, waving their flyers desperately, hoping to win a chance to go through the door.
Two human hands extended from the wall.
One hand caressed the head of each non-human creature as they passed, casually grabbing a handful of their fur while directing the chaotic line.
The other hand held a measuring tape and measured the height and weight of everyone who reached the door. Those who scored excellent in the physical exam would be plucked out of the line by that hand:
“Very good, you’re perfect, and your fur is wonderfully soft too. You get priority in line, go to the front.”
Suddenly, both hands stopped. As if they could see something, they reached toward the Players.
“Standing that far away doesn’t count as lining up. Come over for your physical first!”