System vs Rebirth

Chapter 1571: Opportunity

Noel’s journey to the beast kingdom was swift. With his speed and strength, there was nothing that could stop him or slow him down. At most, he would just ignore it.

Of course, if he saw any demons, he would just kill them. He just didn’t have enough time to gather their demon crystals.

Noel went directly to the capital, since the elders usually stayed at the council.

However, when he arrived at the capital city, he couldn’t sense many powerful beings.

In fact, he could only sense two spirit transcendences within the council. He thought that since the situation had been taken care of earlier, they would return and prepare for the incoming war.

Although he was confused, he still headed straight to the council.

From the council hall, he could hear three voices.

"We should head to this place right now. I have noticed a movement of demons in the area, so if we suppress them right now, we can prevent anything they’re preparing." The playful female voice belonged to none other than the Phantom. She was the only one having such a personality.

"Indeed. We can’t afford to get tricked anymore. We don’t want to lose another elder." The aged voice only belonged to one person, Old Ru.

Lastly, there was an energetic, youthful voice. "It looks like all the tribes have to unite again. The buffalo tribe has shown its strength, so it’s time for the other tribes to make their moves as well."

Noel’s expression turned solemn. Once he entered the hall, his prediction was indeed correct. The three people were the Phantom, Old Ru, and the Lion King.

He opened his mouth. "Excuse me."

"!!!" All of them suddenly raised their heads, not expecting to see Noel inside the hall. No one even noticed him.

"You..." Old Ru gasped. The Phantom whispered, "Old Ru. Why didn’t you warn me about his arrival?"

"My divination doesn’t work on someone stronger than me. Besides, you are the Phantom. You should be the one warning me about it."

The Lion King could only smile wryly. "Sir Noel. It is an honor to have you here. Do you have something you would like to ask?"

Noel smiled. "First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for helping me before. You even gave Anna such a precious manual."

"Please don’t say that. We have agreed to cooperate with you. We will definitely fulfill our promise." The Lion King shook his head.

Noel nodded. "The second reason is... I’m looking for Melissa... I mean, the Arctic Queen."

They remembered that Melissa had actually been working under Noel for some time, which caused a bit of misunderstanding. They all had the same question on their minds. ’Did he want to take Melissa back? But she’s one of us...’

The Lion King coughed and asked, "May I know your purpose in searching for the Arctic Queen?"

"There is something she might be able to help with. Although I’m not one hundred percent sure, it might also be beneficial for this kingdom."

"!!!" They didn’t expect that Noel would be preparing this kind of gift.

"Benefiting this kingdom?"

"Yes." Noel nodded. "Before that, may I ask two questions?"

"Please."

"What do you think about your current physique? Not just the people here, but the entire beast kingdom."

The Lion King looked down, contemplating. After some time, he answered with a solemn expression. "Some don’t really have a problem with their physique. Some are ashamed, thinking they are ugly or something.

"There are a lot of cases where people kill themselves because of their appearance. Although this kingdom has been improving this matter as much as possible, it’s not enough.

"As you may already know, the physique you will receive when you are born is something you can’t determine.

"I am lucky to have an appearance like this," The Lion King explained.

He had a humanlike body. His general appearance looked like a human, but his head had a mane. A few other parts of his body also had the appearance of a lion, but he resembled humans a lot.

The Phantom had a similar appearance. She definitely looked like a human, but now that he had gotten this strong, he noticed that there was fur hidden within her clothes.

Old Ru never really cared much about his appearance in the first place.

The Lion King continued, "So, if you ask about our opinions, they’re rather mixed. What I think can’t represent my people’s opinion."

Noel paused for a moment. "If you have the chance to rebuild your body, what will you do?"

"Rebuild my body?" The Lion King frowned, not understanding the question.

"Yes. For example, rebuilding your body to look more like a human. In the end, you are originally human. If not for the human experiments they conducted a thousand years ago, you would still be a human."

"!!!" They were shocked to the core. Even those who didn’t care about their physiques would still have the same thought. They would definitely love to return as humans.

"Unfortunately, I can’t give you any guarantees right now because I still have to figure out everything. And I need the Arctic Queen to do it.

"However, the one who drops this clue is the Dark Butterfly Spirit, known as the Moon Goddess. After considering the clues, there is a chance for me to fuse the two bloods within your body, turning them into one.

"Although you will still not be human, I can probably fix your appearance."

"This..." Old Ru couldn’t contain his surprise anymore.

The Phantom suddenly leaped toward Noel and hugged his arms while asking, "Do you need a test subject-nya? I can be your test subject-nya."

"Phantom. Please behave. You are the dignified elder of our kingdom..." Old Ru covered his eyes, feeling embarrassed by what he saw.

"No way-nya. I lost the chance to be the first back then, so I’m going to be the first one this time!" The Phantom harrumphed.

Noel smiled wryly. "I have said I couldn’t really guarantee it would succeed."

"It doesn’t matter-nya!"

The Lion King stood up. "Sir. Is everything you said true?"