After getting a general understanding of the situation, Tang En and Lola decided to let the stone giant go. It was not because it was too cute, but the most important problem was the demonic portal.
The demon teleportation gate was very troublesome to open in the Demon Abyss. Twain and Laura could not close this teleportation gate here and could only watch it continue to be maintained. Under the current circumstances, it was the best choice to let it continue to be a free gatekeeper and stay here to suppress the demons who had transmigrated.
But the big problem was how to dig out the Magic Dispelling Stones …
Tang En looked at the translucent stone giant in front of him. Being stared at by its big, innocent eyes was really … cute and weird.
No matter what, it was too weird for a stone giant to have eyes on its body.
"Then … what should we call it?"
Tang En scratched his head. Lola pouted and said, "Can't we just call it Little Stone?"
"Little Stone? What kind of mongrel is that … "
Tang En sighed and said, "Let's call it Little Stone."
"Why Little Stone? Is there a special meaning to this name? "
"Hmm … It will remind people of the fear of being dominated by the VT Company."
Lola frowned and did not understand what Tang En was talking about.
Nola conveyed Tang En's message. The child-like soul obviously had no concept of the meaning of "name" and looked at Tang En blankly.
It took Nora a great deal of persuasion before it finally understood that Littlest was addressing it. Only then did it show some reaction. Of course, it was too difficult to see any changes in the expression of a stone man's soul. Tang En could do nothing about it, and neither could Lola. In any case, it was fine as long as Nora could convey the meaning clearly.
However, after a while, Nola was obviously exhausted. She did not bother to translate for Tang En anymore. She directly used herself as an intermediary and connected Tang En and Little Stone's consciousness to help them translate.
Tang En was relieved and said, "Little Stone, can I take some of the Magic Dispelling Stones?"
"… Pain … Don't … Be … Afraid … Don't …"
"…"
Tang En finally understood what Nola meant when she said that it was like a child. Its consciousness could not even express a clear and complete sentence. Tang En had to guess to understand its thoughts.
"I won't hurt you. I just need to pick up some Magic Dispelling Stones that are still intact. Is that okay? Or you can help us collect some. "
Tang En negotiated with Xiao Xiao. It was the local tyrant here. Now that it could communicate with Xiao Xiao, it meant that it could be tamed. If Tang En could build a good relationship with Xiao Xiao, he would be able to steadily obtain Demon Dispelling Stones from the Demon Abyss.
Xiao Xiao was still unwilling. The Magic Dispelling Ores formed its body. How could it allow others to casually excavate its body?
Tang En frowned. "It's a pity that we don't know what it needs. Otherwise, we could try to trade."
"It?"
Lola looked at Xiaoxiao for a while, shook her head and said, "A soul derived from a mineral vein is an elemental creature. It doesn't need to eat, drink, or get tired. Do you think it needs human things?"
"That's not necessarily true. Even the Fire Elemental Lord …"
Tang En was startled. His gaze swept over the Soul Gem. Suddenly, he clapped his hands. "I got it! It'll definitely like that thing! "
"Don't keep me in suspense. Just say it!"
"Soul Crystal."
Tang En pointed at Xiao Xiao's translucent body and smiled. "This special alchemy material can increase the soul strength of the alchemy puppet's core."
Lola immediately understood what Tang En meant. "You want to help it condense a true soul consciousness as soon as possible? Aren't you afraid that it'll be dangerous when it grows up? "
A Titan Stone Giant made of Magic Dispelling Ores could cause great harm. Just thinking about it was terrifying.
Tang En said with a teasing expression, "What a child will become when it grows up depends on how its parents educate it, right? The child's mother? "
"The child's mother? … You want to raise it!? "
Lola's eyes widened. She was crazy enough, but she would never have thought of such a method!
"Alright, alright. No matter what the possibility is, we can give it a try."
Lola surrendered. "But where are you going to get a Soul Crystal now?"
Tang En pointed at his nose and said, "Unfortunately, I'm an alchemist, so I always have all kinds of materials."
After saying that, Tang En took out a very pure Soul Crystal and handed it to Xiao Xiao with a tempting look.
If the alchemists of the City of Silver saw the Soul Crystal in Tang En's hands, they would probably go crazy. Such a pure Soul Crystal could definitely be sold for a sky-high price!
Most of the Soul Crystals in circulation were usually made by hunting magic beasts using special methods. There were also necromancers who used human souls to make them. But no matter what kind of method was used, because of the nature of the soul itself, it was very easy for it to be contaminated. It was very disadvantageous for filling other soul cores with energy.
Therefore, the purer the Soul Crystal, the higher its price. And the Soul Crystal in Tang En's hands could be described as perfect. It could be considered a product of the gods, so of course it was of perfect quality.
If some master who urgently needed a Soul Crystal for some kind of soul experiment saw it, it would be understandable how high the price would be.
Xiao Xiao saw the Soul Crystal in Tang En's hands and immediately became excited. His consciousness transmitted a desire. Noticing Tang En's encouragement, Xiao Xiao took the Soul Crystal and then … Crunch crunch crunch crunched it and swallowed it.
"You, you ate it?"
Lola was stunned. "Is this how you use Soul Crystals?"
"Of course not."
The corner of Tang En's mouth twitched. "But … at least it's effective, right?"
Almost immediately after Xiao Xiao swallowed the Soul Crystal, his translucent body became a lot more substantial. Seeing this, Tang En didn't hesitate to take out a pile of Soul Crystals and directly drown Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao's soul transmitted a feeling of joy and began to eat heartily.
Lola's expression was a bit strange. "I feel like you're feeding a pet …"
"Is there a difference?"
"You just called me the mother of your child. Are you raising your child as a pet?"
"… There doesn't seem to be a difference."
Lola was speechless.
After swallowing half of the Soul Crystal, Xiao Xiao suddenly stopped eating. Its translucent body was completely substantial and looked no different from a real body. It was clear that the strength of its soul had increased by many times.
"Xiao Xiao?"
Tang En called out tentatively. Xiao Xiao tilted its head and looked at Tang En in confusion, as if thinking about how to respond.
"Tang En."
Tang En pointed at himself.
"Tang … en …"
Tang En pointed at Lola. "Sow."
Lola kicked him to the ground and frowned. "Although I don't deny that I'm interested in trying this taste, are you sure you're not causing trouble?"
"It was a slip of the tongue."
"It doesn't look like it at all."
"Sow … pig?"
Lola glared at Tang En fiercely. "Look at what you taught it. Hurry up and change it back!"
Tang En used a long time to finally make Xiao Xiao change the way she addressed him.
"Xiao Xiao, here's the Soul Crystal. Give me the Magic Dispelling Stone, okay?"
Tang En tried to tempt Xiao Xiao. It was born in the Demon Abyss and had no chance to grow its soul. The Soul Crystal was its best nourishment.
As expected, Xiao Xiao couldn't resist the temptation. After tasting the Soul Crystal, it nodded without hesitation and agreed to Tang En's request.
Only then did Tang En smile and finally heave a sigh of relief.
After a while, Xiao Xiao controlled a few Stone Giants to bring the Magic Dispelling Stone over. Tang En put away the Magic Dispelling Stone and said to Xiao Xiao, "We're leaving. We'll visit you again in the future and bring you the Soul Crystal."
Xiao Xiao subconsciously grabbed Tang En and was reluctant to part with him.
"Here, for you."
Xiao Xiao took off the Soul Gem and handed it to Tang En. With the Soul Crystal that Tang En gave it, it had grown strong enough and could control the Stone Giants without the Soul Gem.
In the long years, it was like a newborn and didn't have anyone to communicate with. After meeting Tang En, it didn't want to go back to its previous life.
It was a pure soul. Whoever was good to it, it would be good to that person.
Tang En was stunned for a moment, then took the Soul Gem, patted its head (if that was a head), and said, "Thank you … But we both have missions, don't we? You have to guard the Demon Teleportation Gate, and I have my own people to take care of … Don't worry, I'll come back for you. "
Xiao Xiao's clumsy consciousness didn't know how to persuade Tang En to stay. In the end, it could only helplessly send him and Laura back.
"He's back again!"
"It's that Titan Stone Giant!"
"What should we do? Oh my god! That's Lord Tang En!? H-he conquered the Titan Stone Giant!? "
A few sharp-eyed adventurers noticed Tang En and Laura standing on the Titan Stone Giant's head and immediately gasped in shock.
In an environment where magic power couldn't be used and one couldn't fight at full strength, he defeated the Titan Stone Giant that was hundreds of meters tall with just his physical combat strength!?
How did he do such an impossible task!?
Even with the help of the Dark Elven Queen, there wasn't much difference!
But … After witnessing the Titan Stone Giant stretch out its arm and put down Tang En and Laura, Khal, Mongo, Kahn, Ursa, and the others were stunned.
Brian's mouth was wide open, and his jaw almost fell off. "Wait! Are my eyes playing tricks on me!? Big Brother actually conquered that big, big guy just like that!? "
"Obviously, it's not playing tricks on you."
Loke's eyes were full of worship and awe. "Our Lord is a person who will constantly create miracles … I've been sure of this for a long time!"
"Tsk!"
Brian pursed his lips. "I can't compare to you when it comes to flattery, but I have to admit that you're right. Big brother has always been bringing us surprises."
Whether it was papermaking and steel at the beginning, or magical machinery later, Brian had to admit that everything Tang En did was something that no one in Prandal had ever done before. He was creating a new era, and the people who followed him would definitely be remembered by the world.
Looking at the people who came to greet him, Tang En smiled and said, "Mission accomplished, we can go home now!"
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