Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Legal Loli
Inside the wooden cabin.
The Little Fox Girl closed her eyes, feeling her own power.
In the next moment, in her spiritual world, her spiritual power surged continuously.
With a thought, the ears on top of her head disappeared, and the fox tail behind her gradually retracted, transforming back into a human girl.
The girl had light brown hair, standing at only one and a half meters tall, appearing very delicate and youthful.
If one didn’t know that Cynthia was already an adult, it would be easy to mistake her for a child.
A legal loli.
For some reason, this phrase popped into David’s mind, which he then forcibly dispersed.
"Congratulations, Cynthia." Amy happily went up to her.
As a fellow witch, she was genuinely happy that Cynthia had mastered the wizard power, allowing her to revert to human form and no longer hide with so much difficulty.
"How do you feel?" David asked with a smile.
Cynthia felt for a moment and said, "I feel like I can freely control this power and switch between human and beast forms."
With a thought, she once again grew fox ears and a tail.
At the same time, the powers she lost upon returning to human form quickly returned, and she felt she had gained some other abilities as well.
Awoo—
The Snow Wolf beside her noticed the change in Cynthia with curiosity.
In the next moment, the Snow Wolf suddenly discovered that the human in front of it was looking at it, and a voice it could understand suddenly appeared in its mind.
Awoo—
The Snow Wolf was somewhat amazed and communicated simply with Cynthia using beast language.
"I seem to be able to communicate with animals."
Cynthia understood the Snow Wolf’s words, her eyes also showing an expression of wonder.
David and the others heard this, their faces also showing expressions of surprise.
It seems that the Beast Language Ability is one of the additional abilities of a Beastification Mage, allowing communication with animals.
"Beastification and the ability to communicate with beasts, huh." David’s gaze fell on the Little Fox Girl.
Apart from being a legal loli, the wizard’s power was also very practical, and he admitted he was tempted, wanting to properly cultivate with the Little Fox Girl.
However, the Little Fox Girl’s mind had just suffered trauma and should be very sensitive about such matters.
Although the Little Fox Girl might agree to some of his requests out of gratitude, doing so without a genuine desire might cause future schisms in their life.
Before truly determining the Little Fox Girl’s feelings and getting her response, David wouldn’t make a move; he also had his own principles.
"From now on, these Gray Wolves are yours to command." He suppressed the heat in his heart and said with a smile.
Even though he could still communicate with the Gray Wolf King using the Frost Wolf Contract, it was definitely not as convenient as Cynthia.
With Cynthia managing these wolf packs, David could have much more peace of mind, and he could continue to subdue new wolf packs!
"Alright, thank you, Lord." The Little Fox Girl said happily.
With the abilities of beastification and communication with beasts, she could completely survive in the wild freely!
Moreover, with the help of these Gray Wolves, she felt her strength was fully capable of protecting herself in the dangerous Frost Wolf Forest.
"Sister Reina, let’s battle again!" Cynthia eagerly said.
Reina, upon hearing this, did not refuse, and the two went back to the open area outside to start a fight.
Reina’s Snow Demon Breathing Technique was a cultivation method known for its speed, and Cynthia’s Fox Transformation was also fast-based.
You could see two figures clashing continuously on the field, their positions changing constantly.
Although it was still the more battle-experienced Reina who had the upper hand, you could clearly see how much Cynthia had improved during this time.
From initially being an ordinary person unable to fight, to mastering combat techniques as a half-beastman warrior, the Little Fox Girl, relying on her innate talent for combat, learned very quickly.
"Looks like I’ll have to quickly gather the materials needed to concoct the Snow Demon Secret Medicine for Reina." David pondered.
Currently, Reina was stuck at the Tier One Peak Stage, and if she could get assistance from the Snow Demon Secret Medicine, breaking through would be easier.
With the passing of Frosty Winter and the revival of all things, those closed trade routes would reopen, and with the wealth brought back from Eagle Wing Castle, it should not be difficult to gather all the materials.
As the passages between territories reopened, Frost Wolf Ridge would once again be exposed to enemies.
The Ice Bear Clan and the Duke of Ice Crown would certainly seize the opportunity, and even though he now had the combat power of an Earth Knight, he still needed to be cautious.
Besides Reina, he also needed to find ways to continue boosting Liya and Amy’s powers.
Only then could they help him improve the effects of dual cultivation, allowing his power to grow faster!
.....
Thus it was.
Time passed bit by bit with constant cultivation, and in the blink of an eye, Frosty Winter had passed.
The refugee camp.
The refugees watched as the ice and snow melted away, and felt the temperature begin to warm, all unable to hold back tears of joy—they had survived!
Following this, Frost Wolf Ridge began to accept these refugees as well.
The militias who passed the test were absorbed into the militia team of Frost Wolf Ridge, and even ordinary refugees were given a piece of wasteland.
David directly ordered the exemption of rent for these refugees; all they needed to do was pay half of their harvest as tax during harvest time.
This policy was unbelievably generous; they had been prepared to become peasants, or rather, as long as they could stay at Frost Wolf Ridge, they were willing to become mining slaves.
But the merciful Frost Wolf Lord did not do so. Instead, he granted them the status of free people, and even allocated land to them.
Even if these lands were barren, they could still produce some crops. With these crops, even half of them would allow them to survive!
This directly motivated these refugees to live on and started settling within the designated area of Frost Wolf Ridge, beginning to cultivate the wasteland.
The City Hall took the opportunity to teach these refugees the skills of using farmyard manure and passed down the composting methods summarized by David.
The effects of organic fertilizer from the last bountiful year had deeply shocked the officials of Frost Wolf Ridge. Taking advantage of the autumn, they had already collected large amounts of leaves buried underground for composting, accumulating a lot of organic fertilizer.
In addition, the effects of wood ash were very good, and these could be widely taught to improve soil fertility. Even barren land should have decent fertility under the impact of organic fertilizer and could yield good crops.
This allowed these refugees to quickly root themselves in Frost Wolf Ridge and become part of it, beginning to contribute to the construction of Frost Wolf Ridge.
Of course, short term, these efforts wouldn’t yield much benefit. To gain wealth and development quickly, it was necessary to reclaim territories and levy taxes from all territories!