CHAPTER 224: CHAPTER 199 RICA ARRIVES! BEHIND THE SCENES!

Mulberries!

These are mulberries!

And... hundreds and thousands of green silkworms!

Green silkworms!

Mulberries!

This is totally about raising silkworms and reeling silk!

Lin Ke was excited.

This is a mulberry forest! And a colony of green silkworms!

Before, what he found were individual creatures, sometimes venomous snakes or leeches, which were very difficult to breed in large numbers.

But things like mulberries and green silkworms, they’re practically the magic power version of baby silkworms in Naseng!

The population here is sufficient, so they can be bred on a large scale directly.

Moreover, these green silkworms benefit the development of bird bloodlines and can even be made into chicken feed...

Every part is valuable!

"Green silkworm, are you the strongest in your group?" Lin Ke petted the green silkworm on his hand.

This time, the green silkworm didn’t do anything else but nodded, confirming that it was indeed the king of this group.

"There’s actually a colony of green silkworms here; I thought they were extinct." The voice of the Phoenix came from high above, seemingly always ready to protect Lin Ke, not daring to neglect.

"Phoenix, protect them well." Lin Ke emphasized: "This group has my protection!"

No wonder this group can only survive in such a dark corner.

The strongest is a level twelve green silkworm, which is quite powerful, but if they don’t find a suitable place to live, they might be eaten up in two hours.

However, when Lin Ke was about to step in, the green silkworm king stopped him.

"Mr. Lin Ke, these sharp threads are already taut, stepping in hastily would cut you into pieces. I bet it would look uglier than the pieces cut in the castle." Lamiel reminded Lin Ke.

"Are the meat slices in the castle cut so ugly?" Lin Ke gave him a glance: "Someday I’ll cook a few dishes for you to try."

"If Mr. Lin Ke has such elegance, it would be our honor." Lamiel chuckled, his fluffy hair sleek and soft, speaking in a pretentious manner, appearing less like a Minstrel and more like an elegant noble, even more than Lin Ke.

Lin Ke couldn’t be bothered to bicker with Lamiel, put down the green silkworm king, and pointed in another direction: "Let’s go, let’s continue searching, the more we find, the more we record."

He marked the location here and had the Phoenix lower its "aura" then walked towards another area.

It wasn’t until evening that Lin Ke returned fully loaded, with three Memory Stones and a notebook full of records.

Vilune had also generally constructed the city’s sewer system, so the rest was just building the above-ground part.

...

Back at the castle.

Lin Ke naturally went to the bookroom, as he often visited and was used to doing things there.

Unexpectedly, this time, Fulon blocked the door, and he had driven away everyone in the hallway.

Fulon, with flushed cheeks, gently hugged Lin Ke: "Little Lin Ke is back! Are you tired, thirsty? Let’s go to your room and have some milk～"

"Go back to the room?" Lin Ke gave Fulon a curious look: "Mother, why go back to the room to drink milk? I’ve already told John to get some milk; right now, I need to go to the bookroom to sort things out, very busy."

Saying this, Lin Ke pulled away from her embrace, trying to get past.

"No way!" Fulon exclaimed, blocking Lin Ke, her cheeks even redder.

She squatted down, trying to be serious, but it seemed more like she was nervous: "Little Lin Ke, you need to know this bookroom is your father’s; you can’t just enter whenever!"

Lin Ke grew even more puzzled.

However, upon hearing the faint voices of Antova and Garoce in the corridor,

he fell silent.

It’s only seven o’clock!

He turned and left, sneaked away.

"Little Lin Ke is so good! Remember to drink more milk~ Go to bed early~ Mother has things to do at night~" Fulon softly called, and Lin Ke’s pace quickened.

Fulon: (๑°⌓°๑)

Lin Ke: (ㅍ_ㅍ)

Back in the room, Lin Ke felt at a loss.

Yes, spring has come.

All things are revived, the time for life and mating to create offspring has arrived.

All races are like this, humans too.

In his previous life, he was too busy repaying loans, having no time for romance or having children.

And in this life, he is still busy with career and making money.

Thinking about making money, he thought of a certain super-rich spendthrift girl.

"I’ll take care of you!"

That call seemed so childish and funny to him, yet it felt... a bit sincere?

But he’s only eight now.

Since being taken by the Insomnia Emperor, Princess Rica hasn’t come back.

Lin Ke also knew he was just a rather interesting playmate in Rica’s childhood.

Two years, easy to forget.

Time washes everything away, whether it is matter, memory, or emotion.

By the time he’s sixteen or seventeen, when Lin Ke’s physical organs are mature, maybe under the influence of hormones, he too will develop feelings for someone.

However, at this moment, while Lin Ke was contemplating what identity to approach Rica for help in the future, a loud shout came from outside.

"Lin Ke! Lin Ke! Where are you! I’ve missed you so much! Wailing..."

This voice...

Lin Ke’s eyes widened, his body involuntarily stood up, running towards the balcony.

However, when he reached the balcony, he saw Rica’s voice, under the guidance of a mist, rushing towards the bookroom of Azaenn Castle...

"Ah!!!" This was Antova’s scream.

"Damn! Only five minutes!" This was Garoce’s exasperated and embarrassed voice.

"What are you guys doing?" This was Rica’s voice.

"Go, go, go." This was the Mist Demoness’s voice.

...

Rica sat on the chair, her cheeks blushing, like a child who had done something wrong.

In front of her was Lin Ke, who looked speechless.

"I was wrong... I didn’t know, didn’t know your father and them were doing that..." Rica couldn’t help but whisper to Lin Ke, her voice soft and sticky.

Lin Ke couldn’t help but say awkwardly: "Couldn’t you come up from the first floor? In such a hurry."

"I’m used to it; you were always in the bookroom back then..." Rica’s face was red and hot; she felt it must be hotter than a deep abyss’s red dragon’s backside.

"Alright, alright, why did you come this time?" Lin Ke waved his hand, after all, the one embarrassed from the swift incident was Garoce, not him, so he didn’t care.

"Nothing, I just missed you!" Princess Rica’s shiny green eyes stared at Lin Ke, very close, almost nose to nose.

Lin Ke looked into Rica’s green eyes and couldn’t help but feel his heart "thump thump thump" wildly.

Closer, closer...

And at that moment...

"Ahem, lovely little sister, I must remind you that during the pre-mature period, father won’t allow any fooling around!"

The Mist Demoness coughed appropriately, giving a warning.

"Hate it! Hate, hate!" Rica gave the mist a fierce look, directly pouncing to grasp at the mist’s chest but only grabbing air: "I hate you! Always like this!"

"Hehehe... You just can’t catch me, can you?" The Mist Demoness just stayed still, and Rica couldn’t catch him.

"Hmph!"

Rica gave her a look, then gave Lin Ke’s soft cheek a hard suck: "Is this okay?"

The mist’s eyes widened, incredulous.

Lin Ke...

Lin Ke blushed.