Chapter 462 - 452: Burning the Bridge After Crossing?

The moving process went very smoothly.

Moira Lynch converged the Elf Tree House back into a seed, causing the villa it had replaced to reappear.

Without the protection of the Elf Tree House, a layer of white snow quickly covered the clean ground.

Kai York stared in surprise at the seed in Moira Lynch’s hand. "I never knew the Elf Tree House could do that. Moira, how do you know so much?"

"Because I have Patience to help me."

"Patience?" Kai York was confused for a moment, then it dawned on him. "Oh, right! I remember now. Patience is your Intelligent Brain. I had no idea an Intelligent Brain could be used like that."

The base gathered everyone who owned an Elf Tree House and wished to move, then sent them all to Veridian Prime together.

It was worth noting that not everyone who owned an Elf Tree House could go to Veridian Prime. They had to pass through multiple layers of screening, with a level of scrutiny on par with a political background check.

After all, most of the inhabitants on Veridian Prime were children, and their safety had to be guaranteed.

In addition, there were the parents of those children.

A portion of the parents would also go to Veridian Prime to reunite with their children.

Only then did people understand why the base had asked them to send their children to be raised in its centralized care.

Because Moira Lynch and her group had a close relationship with the base, they quickly passed the checks and became part of the first group to set foot on this brand-new territory.

The moment they landed, a pleasant ringing sound echoed in their ears.

"RING, RING, RING..."

Following the sound, the group saw a white, chubby creature that looked like a wind chime swaying in the air. The pleasant sound had just come from within its body.

Noticing their gazes, the young warrior in charge of receiving them explained, "This creature appeared suddenly. It helped us out a lot back then."

"It’s so cute! I want one too! Is this creature unique to this place?" a girl asked, her eyes sparkling.

The warrior could naturally see the longing in her eyes.

The Calming Bell’s appearance, similar to a wind chime, certainly appealed to the aesthetic tastes of many girls. But unfortunately...

"So far, this is the only one we’ve ever found. According to the information we got from the Flower Sprite Clan, this bell-like creature is actually a rare Artifice Beast."

"Artifice Beast?"

Hearing this unfamiliar term for the first time, everyone present except for Moira Lynch looked baffled.

"An Artifice Beast? What’s that?"

The warrior explained, "Artifice Beasts are an extremely rare type of beast found throughout the galaxy. They’re like the Companion Beasts you read about in novels. They possess wondrous abilities and can form contracts with people."

"Moreover, every Artifice Beast is one-of-a-kind. Even if they have a similar appearance and belong to the same species, their abilities will differ."

After hearing his explanation, the eyes of everyone present lit up.

They were all players; who wouldn’t want a powerful helper when entering the game?

This was especially true for players with support-oriented talents.

At the same time, many people fixed their gazes on the Calming Bell in the air.

Seeing what they were thinking, the warrior warned them, "Don’t even think about trying anything with that Artifice Beast. It already has a master. And if I’m not mistaken, its master is SoySauceDrunkard."

Hearing that name, everyone was stunned for a moment, but while shocked, they also found it perfectly logical.

"Why is he everywhere?" the girl from before muttered under her breath, dissatisfied.

As she finished speaking, the others all shot her strange looks.

"Please watch your words," the receiving warrior reminded her.

An indignant look on her face, the girl huffed. "Why can’t I? We have a new planet now, so we don’t have to rely on him anymore. I’ll say what I want."

Moira Lynch watched the girl without blinking. ’She had expected this to happen. After all, some people are just like that—biting the hand that feeds them. But isn’t this a bit too soon?’

Just then, the warrior leading the way suddenly stopped, turned to look seriously at the group behind him, and said, "Do all of you think that way?"

Some people shook their heads, indicating they didn’t think that way at all. Others remained silent, but didn’t deny it either.

In their view, SoySauceDrunkard was just a bit more resourceful, managing to get a large amount of food from the game. But much of this food was near or even past its expiration date.

They might have treasured it before, but now that they had this vibrant new planet, they naturally looked down on the items in SoySauceDrunkard’s shop.

However, before they could finish grumbling in their hearts, they heard the warrior say, "I will report today’s events exactly as they happened. Also, let me tell you one more thing. This planet was provided by SoySauceDrunkard. In theory, he is the owner of this planet. We are merely tenants."

The people who had just been shaking their heads were beyond shocked. ’As expected, a big shot is always a big shot.’

’But this was the person who had held a planet auction before. Getting another planet for the people of Cathaya to live on seemed perfectly reasonable.’

In contrast to them, those who had remained noncommittal were now terrified, especially the girl who had spoken out. Her face was ashen, as if she had swallowed a fly.

At that moment, Hugh Finch suddenly gave Moira Lynch a meaningful look.

This was a prearranged signal between the two, meaning "open the Communication Corridor."

The moment Moira Lynch granted access, she heard Hugh Finch’s voice. "Was that your Artifice Beast just now?"

"One of them. It’s called the Calming Bell. Its purpose is to soothe emotions; it’s a support-type Artifice Beast. Before, they had gathered all the children here but were short-staffed and had no experience with childcare. The sound of children crying echoed endlessly every day. I couldn’t stand it, so I sent the Calming Bell over."

’Children are cute when they aren’t crying, but not the least bit cute when they are.’

’Besides, crying is contagious.’

’It was one thing during the day, but at night, the ceaseless crying sounded like something out of a horror movie.’

The other adults couldn’t rest properly because of the noise, which affected their work the next day.

To be honest, if the Calming Bell didn’t draw a portion of her spiritual power every day, Moira would have almost forgotten about it.

’It’s not that I completely forgot, more like I just wasn’t paying much attention to it.’

After all, she hadn’t had any use for the Calming Bell herself up to this point.

After hearing Moira Lynch’s explanation, Hugh Finch was more concerned about something else.

"One of them? You have other Artifice Beasts?"

"I do," Moira Lynch said candidly. "It’s called Moon Wheel. I’ve kept it with me this whole time. I’ll introduce you two some other day."

Seeing Moira Lynch’s casual demeanor, Hugh Finch knew she must have had the Artifice Beasts for some time.