Infinite Chimera Creation

After hearing Eric's explanation, Hongye finally understood that the symbol on her hand had this function, and she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since those monsters appeared, her nerves had been on edge, and now she could finally relax.

"Thank you for your explanation. Because of this news, I will give you some preferential treatment when we cooperate."

Smiling from the bottom of her heart, Hongye said decisively,

"I can provide the personnel you requested, but it will be a month from now. They all suffered serious injuries during the recent testing and need to rest."

In reality, only a handful of the "Children of Monsters" under Hongye's command—the "Ability Users" Eric mentioned—were capable of controlling metal and plants. However, Hongye has now settled down, has her own settlement, and has passed Yuan Yuan's test, allowing her to focus on nurturing her "Children of Monsters."

She was confident that she could cultivate a large number of monster children within a month, and among the abilities of these monster children, there would certainly be extraordinary abilities such as metal control and plant control, so she directly agreed to Eric's conditions.

Eric thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Yes, our grain reserves can last for a month without any problem."

"Now that you've stated your conditions, let me tell you mine."

Smiling and nodding, Hongye began to state her conditions.

"First, the children I send here to help you must be treated well. If anyone dares to use their status as children of the curse to slander or even attack them, I will consider it a provocation against all of us at Redemption."

Second, I demand that your food and weapons be purchased at cost price.

Third, and most importantly, I demand the extradition of all the cursed children of Troia, and you must help me when I extradite the cursed children of other settlements.”

Eric's expression remained unchanged after hearing Hongye's conditions. After a moment's thought, he said...

"You don't need to worry about the treatment of the cursed children sent to me. I personally invited them. If they are not treated well, it would be a slap in my face. Similarly, if anyone dares to harm them, that would be a provocation against me. I will execute anyone who provokes me."

The purchase of food and weapons is not a problem. However, extraditing the cursed children of Troia… I will truthfully tell them that the cursed children here belong to the ruling class. Those willing to come will certainly be allowed to pass. But you must understand that some of the cursed children are not orphans; their families are in Troia, and these people may not want to leave.”

Hongye smiled and nodded, then said...

“I want to bring those cursed children here so that they can have a better life. If they already have happy families in Troia, I certainly won’t forcibly separate them.”

Chapter 114 Subsequent Changes

The Dosak Eight-Eyed Lion is a chimera that emerged from hell. It resembles a lion but has eight eyes of different colors, each possessing a different ability.

Although in Hell, the Dosak Eight-Eyed Lion has an extremely low status, its only purpose is to provide a large number of various eyeballs when some junior researchers want to conduct experiments on pupil techniques or magic eyes.

However, after arriving in this mysterious and impoverished world where technology was still in its infancy, their imposing appearance, robust physique, and diverse abilities allowed them to rapidly rise in status within just one year, becoming one of the most feared monsters.

This fear reached its peak after the leader of a pride of lions killed Aries, a fifth-order Gastrea creature revered by humans as a natural disaster, during a conflict.

The only thing that humans can be thankful for is that these monsters do not seem to have much intelligence and will instinctively avoid those who have passed the test and obtained the snake pattern. In other words, as long as there is one person with the snake pattern in the settlement, the settlement can be guaranteed not to be attacked by these terrifying monsters.

Unfortunately, not all settlements have people with snake-like markings; in fact, there are only three people among humans with snake-like markings.

Because some settlements didn't even qualify to participate in the original test, and since they didn't even participate in the test, it's impossible for them to have people with snake markings. The Minos settlement, which was completely ravaged and destroyed by the chimeras, is a representative of such settlements.

Before the uses of the snake pattern were revealed, the leaders of those settlements that did not participate in the test were still gloating, watching those settlements that suffered heavy losses because of the test with amusement and even kicking them while they were down. They held all kinds of supplies but did not provide any support.

But when the chimeras revealed their claws to the world, demonstrating their terror through the destruction of multiple settlements and the importance of the serpent pattern, the leaders of these settlements all panicked.

They abandoned all their reserve, shamelessly taking the supplies that had been rotting in warehouses and unwilling to share with others, and humbly went to the settlements guarded by those who had passed the test, begging them to have mercy and protect their settlements. Some of the worst even exposed their ugly side, saying that as long as they could be protected, they didn't care if they had to abandon the ordinary people in their settlements.

In this environment where survival depends on uniting around the three serpent-patterned individuals, the era when humanity was scattered across the world and each settlement ruled its own territory quickly collapsed. After paying a heavy price, a large number of people successfully migrated and gathered in the three settlements protected by the serpent-patterned individuals.

Those who were able to pass the test arranged by Yuan Yuan and successfully obtain the snake mark were naturally no ordinary people. These three people with snake marks used their unique identities to rise to power and, in just one year, brought a great deal of power into their own hands.

Thus, humanity fully entered the semi-imperial era.

In this situation where large-scale land development is impossible and people are confined to one place, the demand for people with the ability to control metals and plants becomes extremely high in order to ensure the supply of food and weapons. Unfortunately, although many people with abilities have emerged among humans after the appearance of chimeras, there are still many people with these abilities, but it is far from enough compared to the total demand of all humans. They can only turn to the settlement of people with abilities (children of monsters) called "Redemption".

Hongye naturally took this opportunity to bring over all the cursed children from various settlements, transforming [Redemption] into a city entirely belonging to the cursed children.

However, Hongye was not entirely at ease, because in the past year, the internal conflicts within [Redemption] had become increasingly acute.

The root of the conflict lies in the way humans are treated. Although [Redemption] is entirely a city belonging to the children of the curse, it doesn't mean there are no humans there; on the contrary, there are quite a few.

Some of these humans were people who lived here when Hongye and her group conquered this settlement, while others were daughters or sisters who were cursed children and migrated to [Redemption] with these cursed children so that their loved ones could be happy.

A startling conflict erupted among the children of the curse regarding how to treat these humans.

Some of the cursed children, who suffered greatly at the hands of humans and even lost friends and sisters to them, led by Momousagi, demanded that the humans in "Redemption" be enslaved. Because of their hatred, some of them would even secretly kill those humans who angered them.

The other group of cursed children, because their parents, brothers, sisters and other relatives are human, naturally demand that Momiji grant them normal social status as humans.

However, just as there were always a minority of people willing to treat the cursed children kindly in the past, there are also a minority of cursed children willing to treat humanity kindly now. More cursed children are willing to see humanity suffer and endure hardship, tasting the pain they themselves once tasted.

Fortunately, so far, there have been no incidents of human relatives of the cursed children being killed by the cursed children who hate humanity, and this conflict has not yet fully erupted.

Because of their fear of the terrifying synthetic beasts outside, the humans in "Redemption" are in a bad situation but dare not speak out. No one dares to stand up against Momiji, who has snake patterns.

Of course, if these humans knew that a dangerous creature, stronger than the strongest Dosak Eight-Eyed Lion and possessing serpentine markings, was lying less than a kilometer away from [Redemption], staring intently at them, they probably wouldn't even dare to be angry.

If I remember correctly, the Elf Queen told Ogiwara Momiji that Yuan Yuan descended to this world to create something. This thing only appears when the world is in sufficient chaos, and the Elf Kingdom descended because Yuan Yuan wanted to further provoke this world.

Perched atop the canopy of a large tree, Bai Ye gazed at the [Redemption] statue not far away, silently calculating in his mind.

Because of Yuan Yuan's influence, although the arrival of the Elf Kingdom was without any warning and quickly concealed itself, making it impossible for humans to locate it, Ogiwara Momiji still received a clue and dispatched Momousagi and thirteen Demon Children to the site of the Elf Kingdom's arrival to welcome the allies chosen for her by Yuan Yuan.

[It was precisely because the Elf Kingdom and Momiji Ogiwara established a cooperative relationship, providing the Demon Children with food and weapons on a long-term basis, that the role of humans became less important than before. This is why Momiji Ogiwara intervened when the Elf Kingdom attacked the settlement of Tengu, leading to the beginning of the complete defeat of the human side.]

In other words, as long as I keep an eye on Redemption, I can find the address of the Elf Kingdom.

Chapter 115 What are you talking about?

"Hey buddy, we're here again!"

The dark rift opened, and an old woman of unknown age, who could still act cute without any pressure, suddenly flew out and hugged Yuan Yuan.

Without even flinching, Yuan Yuan raised his hand and pressed down on Yakumo Yukari's face, shoving her back into the gap. Then, he casually opened a white gap, took out a huge rock the size of a dozen people, and threw it forcefully into the gap.

"Hey~, why is the young man so rude this time? He's not as calm as usual."

The boulder flew at high speed into the gap, disappearing without a sound, as if it had fallen into an abyss. Meanwhile, Yakumo Yukari emerged from another gap beside Yuan Yuan, still complaining in a maliciously cute tone.

Yuan Yuan's expression remained unchanged. His right hand continued to steadily operate the instrument, while his left hand pressed towards Yakumo Yukari's face, attempting to push her back into the gap. Yakumo Yukari smiled slyly, quickly retreating into the gap. Then, just out of Yuan Yuan's reach, she opened the gap again, popping out with a triumphant laugh.

"Hehe, now the young man can't reach it, pfft!"

Before Yakumo Yukari could finish speaking, Yuan Yuan cut her off. Suddenly, Yuan Yuan's left hand stretched out as if he were holding a basketball, and he grabbed Yakumo Yukari's face, shoving her back into the gap. He also threw a recently dead Kalia deer-headed dog into the gap.

"Damn it, our gap isn't a trash can! You've gone too far, buddy!"

As another gap opened, Yakumo Yukari emerged, seemingly complaining with some dissatisfaction.

Yuan Yuan finally frowned. He put down what he was holding, turned to look at Yakumo Yukari, and asked in a cold voice,

"You seem to be in a good mood. Are you up to some annoying idea that will make people want to expose your real age again?"

Yukari Yakumo's smile froze for a moment, but she immediately smiled brightly as if she hadn't heard anything.

"What are you talking about, bro? I am in a really good mood, but I definitely didn't have any bad intentions."

Seeing that Yakumo Yukari had actually tolerated such a direct provocation, or perhaps she was in such a good mood that she didn't care about this level of provocation at all, Yuan Yuan frowned even more deeply and became secretly cautious.

"When Yukari is in a particularly good mood, she's 100% plotting against someone." This was a question Yuan Yuan asked a certain silly youkai who regularly came to Hell for a "feast." As Yukari's best friend, she made such an assessment, which shows just how high Yukari's reputation is in Gensokyo.

"We're here on serious business, buddy. Don't be so rude."

Looking at Yakumo Yukari's earnest attempt at being cute, Yuan Yuan became even more cautious. Seriously, someone who's been idle for countless millennia suddenly comes out saying they're going to do something serious—anyone with a sound mind would be wary.

“I remember asking you before, if we release some of the life forms we’ve abducted from other worlds into this world, would it affect your experiments?”

With a cute smile that sent shivers down one's spine, Yukari Yakumo seemed completely oblivious to the inappropriateness of the word "kidnapped," and spoke slowly.

"If I remember correctly, the guy's answer was, 'As long as the strength isn't too far beyond the level of this world, it's fine,' right? So, this time we brought people to find you, guy."

As she spoke, the gap behind Yukari Yakumo rapidly expanded, and then three figures slowly emerged from it.

"Ah, Mr. Stuart, no, I should say Mr. Yuan Yuan, it's been a long time."

The man among the three, who looked somewhat sinister, spoke first, greeting Yuan Yuan through gritted teeth and calling out his name from a long time ago.

"This, this is!"

Looking at the people in front of him, Yuan Yuan's face showed a genuine expression of surprise, and he even stammered a little.

Seeing Yuan Yuan's reaction, Yakumo Yukari chuckled to herself, feeling that all the effort she had put into finding these people was worth it to see Yuan Yuan so distraught.

However, to Yukari Yakumo's surprise, Yuan Yuan quickly stepped forward, placed his hands on her shoulders, and said loudly with a serious expression,

"Hey, Yukari Yakumo, are you sure you want to bring these guys into this world? Why don't you leave it to me? What do you say?"

Now, Yukari Yakumo sensed something was amiss. She knew Yuan Yuan somewhat; given his personality, even if he met a long-lost friend or a grudge victim, he shouldn't be this agitated. In Yukari's expectation, Yuan Yuan should only be surprised for a moment upon their sudden meeting, then quickly regain his composure; it was absolutely impossible for him to be so emotionally agitated for such a long time.

Of course, Yukari Yakumo was surprised, but the three people standing behind her felt a sense of vengeful pleasure, as if they had finally gotten their revenge for being forced to build a harem or having their true identities concealed.

Feeling the pain from Yuan Yuan's excessive grip on her shoulder, Yakumo Yukari realized that she might have miscalculated something. She quickly created a gap under her feet, wanting to break free from Yuan Yuan's control first.

However, to Yakumo Yukari's surprise, just as her body was halfway into the gap, a dark light emanated from Yuan Yuan's hand, and then she was actually pulled out of the gap by Yuan Yuan.

It's important to understand that the Gap, Yukari Yakumo's most proficient ability, isn't simply a matter of teleportation or storage. In fact, once Yukari enters the Gap, she enters a state akin to absolute defense; if she chooses not to, no method can be applied to her. The reason Yuan Yuan was able to put her back into the Gap earlier was entirely because she was playing around and actively cooperating with him, without actually activating the Gap's abilities in that area.

However, to Yakumo Yukari's surprise, even though she had already activated the unique defensive ability of the gap, Yuan Yuan still forcibly pulled her out of the gap.

Yukari Yakumo understood that Yuan Yuan must have studied her gap ability and found a way to counter it.

However, although someone found a way to counter the gap, Yukari Yakumo didn't care. After all, while the gap was the ability she was most skilled at, her most powerful ability was still manipulating realms.

The ability to reverse the boundaries between mountains and seas, life and death, existence and nothingness, spirit and matter, and even eliminate those boundaries to bring them back into one, is Yakumo Yukari's trump card. The Gap is merely a useful toy.

Fortunately, Yukari Yakumo stopped resisting and let Yuan Yuan pull her out of the gap. Then, she gave Yuan Yuan a helpless smile and said,

"We know you're excited to see familiar faces you haven't seen in a long time, but you should calm down first."

"Huh? Someone I know? What are you talking about?"

Then, Yuan Yuan's slightly sarcastic questioning voice rang out.

Chapter 116 Shameless

Hearing Yuan Yuan's somewhat mocking voice, Yakumo Yukari's mood, which had improved considerably because of his outburst, soured again.

Yukari Yakumo isn't stupid. Yuan Yuan's actions were so obvious that she could naturally tell that he had discovered something important in these three people she brought with him, and that this thing was so important that he hadn't even noticed that he knew these three people.

Yukari Yakumo found the three of them and brought them to Yuan Yuan in order to tease him and annoy him, thus satisfying her increasingly perverse sense of humor.

But who would have thought that the person she went to so much trouble to find, even sacrificing her time to sleep in and tease Lan, would not only fail to disgust Yuan Yuan, but would actually make him happy.