Qimeng dryly laughed.
“Um... it's nothing, Xiaomi... you are really strong now.”
Yinzhi, who had been comforting Xiaomi just moments ago, and the tsundere, sarcastic Morona, now stood petrified at the feet of the three-meter-tall Xiaomi, their necks craned upward.
Their previous words of comfort now felt completely redundant!
While Xiaomi was crying over her new body, Morona and Yinzhi quickly activated their mutated magic runes.
Perhaps because she was already a Phantasmal Beast, Morona didn't undergo any species mutation.
Or rather, she had already been born at the very top of the food chain!
The magic fruit had simply boosted her level limit, allowing her to charge straight into the Dominator Rank!
Meanwhile, Yinzhi, the Wood Elf, actually underwent a wondrous mutation!
As if she were the incarnation of the forest itself, ethereal and beautiful little white flowers bloomed all around her. Her temperament became elegant and otherworldly, and her species rank even broke past its limits, stepping into the Dominator Rank in one fell swoop!
This Mutated Magic Fruit was simply too absurd. It could actually break the species rank limit, directly bypassing the restrictions of Qimeng's own High-tier Extraordinary Rank!
“Since my vassals can break through their species limits... what about me?”
Eager to find out, Qimeng immediately consumed three mutated stones to condense a Mutated Magic Fruit and gulped it down!
In the next second, a miracle occurred!
However... this change was not an explosive breakthrough in strength.
Instead...
Qimeng blinked and took a step forward.
Pitter-patter.
Where her foot landed, delicate and beautiful flowers bloomed out of thin air.
She took another step, and a flurry of petals scattered in the air along her path!
Wherever Qimeng walked, the trees, flowers, and grass would grow and bloom.
And when she left, the petals would drift away with the wind!
“What the heck?!”
Qimeng stared at the dreamlike scene of flowers blooming with every step she took.
“What kind of mutation is this?! Doesn't this just loudly broadcast my location to everyone?! What's the point of this! I wanted to break through my species rank limit, not become some flower fairy! I demand a refund!!”
Meanwhile, in the center of the hall, the three-meter-tall Xiaomi was still squatting on the ground, aggrievedly biting her handkerchief.
“Uwah... My Lord, why did I become so tall and big...”
The hall, filled with laughter and chaos, was unexpectedly lively.
Fortunately, the effects of the Mutated Magic Fruit did not last forever.
As the effects faded, the four of them gradually returned to their original forms.
“Thank goodness... I didn't permanently turn into a giant over three meters tall. Xiaomi was scared to death!”
Xiaomi patted her small chest and let out a sigh of relief.
She looked down at her chest, which had returned to its flat state, feeling a mix of complex emotions.
On one hand, she had found that giant form a bit terrifying, but on the other hand, she felt as if she had lost something grand...
Though they had returned to their original forms, this mutation had given them a brand-new understanding of power!
Even after exiting the mutated state, their base levels remained firmly at the Dominator Rank!
Sitting on her throne, Qimeng carefully went over her vassals' attributes.
Morona's Crimson Moon, Yinzhi's Nature, Xiaomi's Domination, and Ninike's Light!
My goodness, they all had special attributes!
“Wait a minute... doesn't that mean these little girls are all stronger than me right now?!”
Qimeng's mouth twitched slightly.
It seemed it was time to go out for a stroll and find some high-grade supplements to eat!
Calculating the time, that Demon Tower had already attracted many of the continent's top powerhouses.
Going there to take out those fools who delivered themselves to her door, while boosting her own level in the process, wouldn't that be wonderful?
Besides, she had never entered the Demon Tower during her past life as a knight!
This was the perfect opportunity to see what kind of clear rewards lay inside the tower!
“Hmm... Also, the new location of the Tree Court still feels a bit remote.”
Qimeng pondered for a moment, then sent a message to the Corpse Princess far away in the Black Bone Territory, instructing her to lead a team to explore further into the center of the Flourishing Forest to find a more suitable new site for the roots to spread.
Once the Demon Tower event was over, the Tree Court would officially move!
Several days later, on the open ground outside the Tree Court.
Xiaomi, carrying a small cloth bag, officially set off at the head of a team of tall Stone Giants and Treasure Tanuki girls!
The Tanuki girls were responsible for using compasses to search for mutated ores, while the Stone Giants served as human excavators and porters.
With the mutated magic rune Qimeng had personally branded on her, Xiaomi's mining and pioneering trip was as stable as Mt. Tai. Qimeng was completely at ease.
As for the other new races remaining in the Tree Court, they also quickly demonstrated unexpected usefulness!
That group of honest and robust Red Hammer Clan girls turned out to be extremely proficient in blacksmithing!
The spearheads and armor they casually forged were exquisite and sturdy, directly solving the Tree Court's urgent need for blacksmiths.
Meanwhile, the Snake Girl Clan displayed incredible stealth and scouting talents, and were assigned by Qimeng to serve as hidden sentries on the outskirts of the forest.
What made Qimeng feel the happiest was undoubtedly the Moon Rabbit Clan!
These rabbit girls with snow-white floppy ears were natural-born housekeepers!
Relying on her memories from her past life, Qimeng taught the Moon Rabbit Clan various cooking methods from her hometown, such as stir-frying, steaming, deep-frying, and stewing, using both words and gestures.
To her surprise, the Moon Rabbit Clan girls were incredibly fast learners!
Within a few days, plates of delicious Chinese dishes with perfect color, aroma, and taste were being served on the dining table!
Braised pork, crispy chicken, soup dumplings... Qimeng ate so happily that her eyes narrowed, and her little belly was almost glued to the throne!
“Ah... this is what it feels like to be alive! So delicious!”
Not only was their cooking top-tier, but the Moon Rabbit Clan was also exceptionally skilled in tailoring!
They made a bunch of super comfortable new skirts for Qimeng, and under Qimeng's guidance, they even sewed white thigh-highs, black thigh-highs, and kawaii mini pleated skirts!
“Lord Lord! Do you think this is okay?”
The Moon Rabbit Clan girl shyly presented the newly made stage costumes.
Qimeng's eyes lit up, and she immediately decided to distribute all these clothes to the loli song and dance troupe led by Eve!
When a group of Wood Elf lolis wearing black thigh-highs and mini skirts danced on the plaza, the morale of the Tree Court seemed to reach its absolute peak!
In such comfortable and pleasant daily life, days flew by.
On this day, Yinzhi walked quickly into the hall, bringing the latest intelligence.
“Lord Qimeng, the Demon Tower... is about to open!”
During this period, several groups of uninvited guests had already passed by the Tree Court's territory.
Fortunately, with the Forest Gate Labyrinth on the outskirts, those reckless fools were all dazed by the labyrinth and sent back exactly as they came, without any conflicts.
“Is it finally opening?”
Qimeng stood up from her throne.
For this trip, she didn't plan to continue using the identity of a Dark Tree Demon or a demon Baron.
No more dealing with those demons.
It was much more refreshing to be a free adventurer!
Except...
Qimeng walked to the mirror and looked.
Although she could change her eye and hair color, and her body could take the form of a Wood Elf loli, those pointed tree demon ears on her head couldn't be hidden no matter what, making it very easy for others to see through her.
“Might as well... put on armor and go out!”
Qimeng remembered the pile of spoils Morona had brought back before!
She rummaged through a pile of adventurer equipment and picked out a set of silver-white ladies' light plate armor.
The process of putting on armor was quite particular.
First, she put on a form-fitting, sweat-absorbing black leather undershirt, then buckled the thick greaves and poleyns onto her calves.
Next, she tightened the leather belt around her waist, securing the cuisses and steel tassets properly.
Then she raised her arms, put on the flexible metal gauntlets and pauldrons, and finally buckled the silver cuirass onto her chest.
Qimeng spun around in front of the mirror.
Dressed as a female swordsman in ladies' armor... honestly, she looked quite the part!
Not only did she look valiant and heroic, but it also showed off her quite nice body lines!
Then Qimeng picked up her key equipment: a full-face helmet with eye slits.
This helmet had a wonderful design, only exposing the eyes, mouth, and strands of hair, while casting shadows to hide everything from the nose up and the pointed ears on both sides!
“With this on, no one will recognize that I'm a magical beast!”
Snapping the helmet shut, a capable female swordsman immediately appeared in the mirror!
Qimeng pressed her hand on the longsword at her waist, and through the slits of the helmet, she flashed a confident smile at the mirror.
“Alright! Masked Swordsman Qimeng, setting off!”
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