Asking Xiao Guang similar questions was futile.
Although Xiao Guang spent more time with Snow Wing, it was impossible for her to know the specific changes in the latter’s body.
Also, Snow Wing herself had not yet mastered a language conducive to communication.
It seemed that if there was time, it would be necessary to communicate with Snow Wing in the pet space.
As for now, it was better to let her go back first. After all, she had eaten, the enemy had been dealt with, and leaving such a sun-like big white bird wandering in the sky would probably attract the chaotic strongmen of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains before long.
Violet could feel that Snow Wing had significantly restrained her own brightness for now. Just this much had already made the basin, centered around this low hill, and the nearby dozen or so peaks, as bright as daylight. If she ascended higher and no longer suppressed her own radiance...
It would probably become the second sun of this world, perhaps even overshadowing the brilliance of the third moon.
Switching consciousness to her external avatar, Violet briefly communicated with Snow Wing through the contract.
Although the latter was somewhat reluctant, the clever girl seemed to understand that staying here would cause trouble for the priestess, so she obediently returned to the pet space through the reopened gate of the divine realm in the sky, causing the mountains to return to silence.
At this moment, Violet finally had the time to leave behind the equally bewildered mountain wolf Savo and approach several companions who still seemed baffled, their faces frozen in confusion.
Actually, it wasn’t entirely their fault. Any normal person would feel lost and puzzled when they witnessed a giant bird claw emitting white light descending from the sky, rumbling as it smashed through the mountains, effortlessly crushing and taking away the enemy before quickly disappearing without a trace, all just before a battle with a mysterious formidable foe.
“Lady Violet, what was that just now...?”
After pondering for a moment, the black-haired girl smiled and pointed to the blonde dragon girl beside her.
“Don’t worry, that wasn’t an enemy. Consider it as something akin to my pet or companion, similar to Xiao Guang here. I’ll introduce you to them individually when the opportunity arises.”
Leila, Rene, and Theresa nodded thoughtfully, while Esther, who seemed to know the least about Violet, looked somewhat bewildered. However, a certain holy knight with an eccentric reflex arc suddenly exclaimed excitedly!
“Oh! I get it now! That light bird is Lady Violet’s mount, right?! That’s so impressive! No wonder it’s Lady Violet!!”
“?”
Glancing at Edwina, who suddenly pulled out the hefty notebook that she usually kept hidden within her personal holy emblem, and who had clearly already recorded a considerable amount of content, vigorously scribbling away in the dim glow of the campfire.
Violet’s mouth twitched a few times. However, because she had grown accustomed to it, she ultimately chose not to bother her.
After all, if one had to say it, Snow Wing could indeed be considered her mount, that girl hadn’t gotten it wrong.
At this moment, Savo, the mountain wolf who had been bewildered by the sudden death of a formidable enemy due to an even more terrifying force, finally snapped out of it. With one slightly wobbly wolf leg, he slowly approached Violet, earnestly lowering his head.
“Though it may seem abrupt and unbelievable, on behalf of my tribe, I sincerely thank you for eliminating that vile snake. I owe you a debt of gratitude. Mountain Wolf Tribe never mistreat their benefactors. If there is anything we can do for you, please don’t hesitate to ask.”
“Hmm?”
So straightforward, huh?
There weren’t many twists and turns with monsters, but Violet quite liked this straightforward manner of speaking. The complex political maneuvers in the Human United Kingdom had given her headaches.
“Well... in that case, do us a small favor then~”
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“Wow! So amazing!!!”
Sitting on the golden-yellow giant wolf, Theresa, with her green hair and eyes, swayed back and forth, continuously uttering crisp and joyful exclamations.
After helping the mountain wolf tribe resolve their survival and territory crisis, Violet and the others rested in the cave for a night. The next morning, they continued their journey towards the Moon Shadow clan territory.
Of course, they were accompanied by six sturdy young mountain wolves, including Xiao Guang.
Everyone rode temporary mounts, except Esther, who refused to ride any other magical wolf and instead chose to summon her own form—a dark blue magical wolf over five meters long—and tied the little wolf cub Novia to her back to travel together.
The speed of the mountain wolves was indeed impressive, especially on these rugged mountain roads. They seemed to navigate effortlessly, using their long tails for balance and excellent traction to easily leap and bound through various rough terrain, even leaping over gaps of over ten meters.
What was most remarkable was that they could perform these high-difficulty maneuvers while still maintaining relative stability for the riders. Even someone like Theresa, with her level of physical fitness and reaction speed, could sit securely as long as she was cautious.
No wonder Esther had strongly recommended them initially.
As the leader of the tribe, Savo couldn’t just follow Violet and her group around casually at this time.
However, upon hearing that the priestess wanted a few mountain wolves as mounts, he readily dispatched the few sturdy tribesmen from the tribe.
As it said, mountain wolves always repay kindness, even in the face of adversity.
Of course, Violet wasn’t the type to kick someone when they were down or to forcibly extract the remaining value from others like a heartless boss.
She had helped Savo heal his leg injury last night, along with some of the hidden injuries sustained during the battle with the giant snake.
Many of the injured tribesmen had also been earnestly treated by Edwina and the others, and they had left some food for the tribe to get through the current crisis.
Although the food supply was not plentiful, it was already the best help they could provide. After all, Violet herself didn’t have much need for food.
The inventory in her backpack mostly consisted of delicious but low-energy snacks, specialty foods, or drinks. There weren’t many provisions for filling one’s stomach.
Others faced limitations due to the limited space in their storage items and the impracticality of carrying a large amount of food while traveling.
By the way, although Violet’s inventory was large, being the kind of player backpack developed to the highest level, it also had its limits.
Most of the space was already occupied by various precious items, equipment, potions, materials, and miscellaneous souvenirs from the game, leaving little usable space.
Furthermore, after repeated experiments by the priestess, she had basically figured out some of the drawbacks of the game’s default backpack.
Firstly, naturally, it couldn’t hold living beings. Secondly, she couldn’t fit any storage items or magical equipment with internal spaces into her backpack.
Trying to force them in would cause the two different pocket dimensions to overlap and collide, resulting in damage to the weaker one, namely the storage item.
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So, even though Violet was a player, she couldn’t create infinite space like nesting dolls.
Sitting on the swiftly galloping back of the mountain wolf, Violet took out the map of the entire Ten Thousand Demons Mountains that Walter had given her. She spread it out on the somewhat stiff brown-yellow fur of the giant wolf and studied it for a while.
They had only recently departed from the territory of Savo’s mountain wolf tribe. They were about four hundred kilometers straight-line distance from the core base of the Moon Shadow clan.
With the speed of the mountain wolves, even considering the time needed for rest and food, they could indeed arrive at the Moon Shadow clan’s territory by tomorrow evening, just as Esther had said.
However, Violet couldn’t help but be concerned about the powerful mountain wolves taken from Savo’s tribe and the strange individuals who visited their territory earlier.
Setting aside other factors, their repeated visits and the dispatching of the giant snake to attack Savo and the wolves indicated that their goal wasn’t merely to seize territory.
After much thought, Violet could only come up with one reasonable speculation: “exterminate the wolves and silence them.”
They were probably engaged in some secretive scheme. They couldn’t, or at least didn’t want to, be easily discovered by the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains.
Yet, they needed the support of strong individuals to continuously recruit and expand their power while maintaining their covert operations.
Therefore, the mountain wolf tribe was most likely not an isolated case.