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Chapter 39: The Clockwork Donkey (Please Read)
"Tidal Blade?"

Wang Xi took the cool, smooth Universal Card and examined it closely. The back still bore the same irregular, crystalline pattern, radiating an emerald-green sheen. The front, on the other hand, featured a spiraling, curved column of water, resembling a long, sharp blue blade.

'Another water elemental magic card, and it's more advanced than "Water Blade" and "Water Arrow."

Wang Xi was naturally happy to have a new trump card added.

But at the same time, I always feel that the magic card deck in my hand seems to be becoming more and more biased.

He seemed to see that in the near future, rumors of a "water-spraying wizard" would spread throughout the fairy tale world...

This name sounds very vulgar.

It doesn't look like anything good.

Hey! No!
Wang Xi held his forehead.

The rumor of eating human brains is already perverted enough. If it turns out that people are eating and spraying water at the same time, isn't that the most perverted of perversions?

He actually had another concern, which was that he did not have any magic power. It should be no problem for him to use sugar coating, water arrows, and water knives occasionally, as his current physique could withstand it.

But if you use a powerful magic like "Tidal Blade" that can do a big move at a glance, you'll probably be out of luck soon.

After that, she was as helpless as her sleeping husband.

"If only I could truly master magic..."

Wang Xi couldn't help but feel longing.

If you have magic power, you don't have to pretend to be a wizard with a laser pistol. In addition, noble spellcasting units can use magic skill cards more frequently with the help of the blue bar, and their endurance will be greatly improved.

In one fell swoop, he was promoted from Kakashi level to Kisame level.

Treating the ultimate skill as a basic attack, just thinking about it is exciting!

"Hmm... Since there are magic and wizards in the fairy tale world, I will have the opportunity to come into contact with and learn from them sooner or later."

Wang Xi was not discouraged.

After putting the cards away, he felt a little stronger, probably because he had been pretending to be a goblin all day and had been continuously absorbing the energy of natural light through photosynthesis.

The increase in strength is not much, like a mosquito leg.

But Wang Xi was also very satisfied.

He was planning to practice card exercises and strengthen his body, such as the principle of the "airplane sleep method" to fall asleep quickly through fatigue.

But at this moment, he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye.

"Huh?" Wang Xi turned his head to look.

In the fence in a corner of the tribe, the donkey raised by the goblins was staring at him, shaking its head and nodding at him, as if trying to attract his attention.

The donkey's eyes were quite strange, as if they were full of anxiety and hope, and very spiritual.

Wang Xi took a closer look.

The entry appeared above the donkey's head:
"Strange Clockwork Donkey (Yellow)"

Although there were no star ratings, Wang Xi was surprised to find that the entry for the donkey was surrounded by dazzling silver patterns.

Like Chunai, he's a hero unit?!
what the hell!

Swah——

Wang Xi stood up in surprise and doubt.

Then approach carefully.

As he approached, the donkey looked happy.

Ga——erh!
Gah—hmm!

The donkey quacked like a duck, but lowered the volume deliberately, as if worried about waking up the other goblins.

After Wang Xi confirmed that it posed no threat to him, he gently stroked the donkey's head, smoothed its messy hair, and comforted it a little.

As he was stroked, the donkey's excitement slowly calmed down. It licked his hand with its tongue and then stared at him with its innocent eyes.

"what happened to you?"

Wang Xi asked in a low voice.

"Do you need my help?"

Gah—hmm!

The donkey brayed softly and nodded.

It obviously understood what Wang Xi said.

Just as Wang Xi was surprised, he saw the donkey shaking its head behind itself, then turning around on the spot and facing its butt towards Wang Xi.

Then it shook and swayed like a corgi.

I don't know what he is indicating.

"..."

Wang Xi fell silent.

This guy, doesn't he want me...

"hiss!"

Wang Xi took a breath.

Although I occasionally play the role of a shrimp-headed man, I will never fall into the ranks of a rebellious man!
He quickly cleared his mind of the sinful association.

He saw a heart-shaped silver spring above the donkey's tail vertebrae. Listening carefully, he could faintly hear a subtle clicking sound.

Clockwork Donkey...

It turned out to be the case.

Wang Xi had some enlightenment.

Wind-up toys usually store energy through a gear-spring structure...So he reasonably speculated that the donkey might be running out of energy, so it asked him to wind the spring.

Thinking of this, Wang Xi reached out and tried to grab the spring and twist it hard.

Click, click...

Circle after circle.

After turning it for about a hundred turns, Wang Xi finally felt that the spring had reached its end and was stuck and could not move anymore.

Click!

There was only a crisp sound.

Gah—hmm!

The donkey let out a cry of joy.

It was at this moment that Wang Xi was shocked to see that the gray-black fur on the donkey began to melt and drip like wax, and a sweet chocolate aroma filled the air.

This is……

Candy Magic?!
At a speed visible to the naked eye, the donkey transformed into a human form.

A young boy, about fifteen or sixteen, was curled up on the ground. He had black curly hair that reached his ears, delicate features as soft as a girl's, and his eyes were closed.

He was wearing a set of aristocratic clothing with a black background and red patterns, a corset, a white ruff collar, pleated tassel sleeves, and flared trouser legs.

It looked like a gorgeous doll. The spring had not disappeared, but had grown on its back, turning at an extremely slow speed.

The clockwork boy opened his eyes.

The black gemstone-like eyes stared at Wang Xi, and he immediately showed an innocent smile.

"Thank you for saving me, sir."

The boy stood up and walked over quickly.

Bang!
But his movements were suddenly hindered and he staggered.

Only then did Wang Xi and the boy notice that the chain that had originally tied the donkey was now hanging around the boy's neck.

The leather collar has a brass lock.

At the same time, Wang Xi discovered that the entry above the boy's head had quietly changed. It was no longer "Strange Clockwork Donkey", but became -

"Pinocchio (Green/4-star)"

The dazzling silver pattern still exists, and the original no-star rating instantly becomes a four-star rating.

Wang Xi's pupils shrank.

Pinocchio?!

This is a fairy tale character that was well-known to everyone in the past. It originated from a novel called "The Adventures of Pinocchio" in the West in the late 19th century.

But just like "Cinderella" and "The Snow Queen", the Pinocchio in front of him seemed far from the puppet in his impression.

Pinocchio looked down at the collar, feeling a little sad.

Wang Xi thought about it and took a step forward.

He took out two thin iron wires from his pocket, inserted them into the keyhole and pried them twice under Pinocchio's surprised gaze. With a click, the copper lock was opened.

——"Lock Picking Mastery"

This universal card obtained from the ambush of the "Finger Society" came in handy at this moment.

The collar was removed and fell to the ground along with the chains.

"Thank you," the boy said happily. "If it weren't for your help, I would have fallen into a deep sleep in the form of a donkey, and I don't know when I would have recovered."

"Why did you turn into a donkey?"

Wang Xi asked curiously.

The young man was startled at first, then his face turned bitter:

"I heard there are many evil monsters in the Magic Forest, so I wanted to come here and defeat them, become a hero, and make my father proud of me."

"But soon after I entered, I encountered the 'Sugar Witch,' one of the monster leaders... After hundreds of rounds of fighting, I was about to win, but the cunning witch pretended to surrender and trapped me when I was off guard."

Wang Xi listened carefully and nodded.

But his eyes suddenly fixed.

The young man was immersed in the story and continued to talk:

"That witch was so bad and rude. She cursed me with a lot of ugly words and even ordered a group of ugly sugar mushroom girls to spit at me."

"Finally, she beat and mocked me, then turned me into a donkey and gave it to her goblin minions, forcing me to work for them. Damn it..."

"Wait!" Wang Xi quickly stopped.

"What's the matter, sir?"

The boy stopped telling the story and asked in confusion.

Wang Xi frowned and said cautiously:
"Are you okay? I think your pants are about to burst..."

"Ok?"

The boy looked down and saw a bulge in his exquisite palace leggings.

"Ah, sorry."

He scratched his head and explained.

"When I get excited, things start growing on me."

"Huh?" Wang Xi opened his mouth, his face full of surprise. "What could grow there? Mushrooms?"

"No." The boy waved his hands quickly. "I'm not a goblin. I can't grow mushrooms."

"Don't worry sir, I'm fine."

As he spoke, he saw Pinocchio grab the bulge in his pants and pry it apart with force.

There was only a crisp sound of "click".

It seems like something is broken.

Wang Xi's scalp tingled and his crotch felt cold when he heard this.

What a cruel Tin Man...

Say goodbye, then say goodbye!
The boy turned away shyly, fiddled with it, and then turned back with a pale purple cluster of crystals in his hand.

"That's what it looks like."

"With...Magic Crystal?!"

Wang Xi was shocked and stared intently.

——「Ether Crystal」

The long strip of mineral in the boy's hand was actually ether crystal, exactly the same as the one he bought at the Spinning Wheel Merchant Guild!
"Well, yes," Pinocchio sighed. "It's a flaw I was born with, and it's always been bothering me."

"By the way, sir, I have nothing to repay you with, so I'll give you this crystal."

"..."

Wang Xi looked at the crystal handed to him by the boy, feeling very conflicted as to whether to accept it or not.

Pinocchio mistakenly thought he was embarrassed, so he stuffed it into Wang Xi's hand and said:
"My father always said that when faced with the kindness and help of others, we should be grateful or repay them, especially to our friends...Sir, I would like to make friends with you, is that okay?"

"This……"

Wang Xi held the crystal and felt it was a little hot.

He saw the anticipation on the boy's face and became frustrated because of his hesitation.

"Of course," Wang Xi said quickly, putting the crystal away. It was at least a pound, worth 50 energy. "I'd like to be your friend."

"My name is Pinocchio, and I come from the Clockwork Kingdom across the sea. Nice to meet you."

The boy extended his hand joyfully.

Wang Xi shook hands with him and said:

"Gai Farrell of Randall."

"Hey, Mr. Kay."

Pinocchio let go of his hand and smiled brightly.

"You're actually human, right?"

(End of this chapter)