Epic of Caterpillar

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In front of us, an ice-covered landscape stretched for over ten kilometers. I think we overdid it a bit. we exterminated all ants, but at the same time, we have completely changed the ecosystem of this area of the desert. I don't know if it'll ever melt away normally because this ice is a very high-level magic ice, not the normal one.

Unless a very powerful monster unleashes a giant fireball here like Sol's level of fire power, it won't melt… But I think having this area of ice would be good for the people of the city, this way the surrounding temperature will cool down and it won't be as hot. Also, the ice will slowly generate more water as it will evaporated in the next… hundred years, I guess. So that means more natural rains.

Lastly, they can come here to pickup ice and eat ice cream! What's better than such a thing, right? It will be the best.

"Let's call this place the Snow Dunes from now on." I laughed.

"Despite being covered on ice and snow, the temperature is very warm anyways due to the surroundings…" Luminous said. "I guess it has become an even safer route now, monsters in the desert hate snow and ice."

"See? And then they can come pick up ice to eat ice cream, I am literally a genius." I laughed while sitting over Luminous large shoulders on his lizardman form.

"Hmmm… I wouldn't call you that." He groaned.

The scene of a big and burly white and silver scaled lizardman carrying a little and giggling fairy girl on his shoulders was a rather endearing sight to the guards and the rest of our party.

"Aw, you two look so cute together." Fiere said.

"It's like a father and her adoptive little daughter." Said Sol.

"Yeah! Ah, also thanks for teaching me all those amazing spells, Kireina-sama!" Brunhild thanked me, as she had already gone back to her normal size. Her being discovered of being a giant was the least of the concerns of the guards with us at this point now.

"Ah, don't worry about it dear, I'm glad it could help you." I said with a smile. "More importantly, are you twins still able to use the other spirits?"

"Y-Yeah, it wasn't a one time thing, we can feel more spirits now… not only the ones related with the sand and the earth, but we can even feel the spirit of the sunlight, fire, heat, and so on!" Ariant celebrated.

"Yeah, and a lot of them have decided to join us, they seem to have made contracts with us. I had no idea spirits could do that either." Eriant was amazed.

"So it went to such an extent, huh? That's pretty great…" I said with a nod. "Come to think of it, I have my Yggdrasil Spirit's Skill, so I can technically also contract spirits of Yggdrasil like the little Yggdra here… Yggdra, can you do the same for them?"

"Is that what you want, mama? I think they're compatible enough!" Yggdra agreed.

She flew towards the two and then connected threads of her spiritual soul with them.

"Uwaah! Is little Yggdra… contracting with us?!" Ariant was amazed by this.

"This power…!" Eriant was also amazed.

"You two are good hearted desert elves, I like you two! I hope we can cooperate. I can't come with you, but you can call forth my strength in battle through spells." Yggdra smiled back at the two.

FLAAASH!

The contract was done in an instant, our two spiritual magicians now had more spirits than they could even count with the fingers of their hands, and Yggdra has joined the fray in their spells as well. With enough Mana, they'll be able to call forth the power of her Life and Nature Elemental Magic for both support, defense, and attack.

"Uwaah! Amazing, thanks a lot Yggdra!" Ariant said happily.

"Yeah, you have our thanks!" Eriant lowered his head with Ariant.

"Hehehe, don't worry, it was my mama's request after all!" Yggdra flew to my side as she expected head pats. I delivered greatly.

"You're such a good girl, well done." I gave her some nice head pats. "Can I also call your power too?" I wondered.

"Yeah! I can feel my connection with both Yggdrasil's Spirit and the other Agriculture Skill…" She said while thinking.

"Oh, that's nice, so I can imbue your strength into those techniques and spells. I can tell your presence got stronger now that you've leveled up to max level. I should quickly let you evolve once we get back to the city." I said with a nod.

"Sure! I'll make sure to get bigger for mommy!" Yggdra seemed to be happy to have grown stronger.

"Wait, we aren't going directly to the dungeon to get this done with?" Asked Fiere.

"No, we need to replenish energies. We'll go take a bath, and then have lunch and then we go to the dungeon, its our last goal so we can take it easy now that we've taken care of the slugs and ants." I said with a smile.

"Well, that's nice to be honest, I really want to take a nice bath." Fiere sighed.

"I have to admit I am starving myself." Sol admitted.

"I want something warm, the cold got to my foot and they're still freezing…" Sighed Brunhild.

"Yeah, we'll eat and get better. I hope you don't mind, Frank." I told him.

"Oh no, I was about to suggest the same. Taking a break is always necessary in a long journey. I also starving myself." Sighed Frank. "I can buy food through my System Points Shop, but the food is usually just very plain supermarket packaged stuff, I want some more of the food you make, Kireina."

"Heh, good to see that you actually are intelligent enough to realize such a primordial truth." I smiled pridefully of my cooking skills polished through years… well, not that long, but still.

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