The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

Faced with a painless attack, she swung her right hand, sending Neko crashing directly into the iron cage, a hint of satisfaction flashing in her eyes.

"Can you talk?"

Maginus pinched Neko's little face and asked, "These beastmen are about as intelligent as ordinary people, so they shouldn't be unable to speak."

The catwoman showed no intention of answering, turning her head away in refusal to respond. Maginos didn't mind, and simply began to reason with her:

"You are now my slave. Don't worry, you won't go hungry. I plan to raise you as a trusted confidant and a pet. Next, I will teach you how to become stronger."

"You can try to kill me. If you kill me, you will be free. But if you can't kill me, you will have to obey me. Otherwise, you will be punished."

Neko remained silent, only staring at her fiercely, his eyes filled with more bestiality than humanity.

Is he really mentally challenged?

Maginus recalled the information the waiter had given her; she seemed to be extremely wild by nature, which was why the nobleman hadn't kept her at home but had sold her out of impatience.

Is it a problem with psychic powers? I'll probably have to ask those two old men later.

He raised his hand and slapped the wild cat on the head, his murderous intent emanating from him. Neke immediately shrank into a ball in fear, no longer daring to make a move.

Turning away from the basement, the girl boiled water, reopened the iron cage, and took out the cat, who was both frightened and docile.

Upon entering the steamy bathroom, the stray cat, who disliked water, tried to sneak away. Maginos grabbed her by the scruff of her neck, stripped off her tattered clothes, and threw her directly into the large wooden tub.

"Meowa ...

The brown-haired catwoman thrashed about in the water, but the expressionless white-haired girl ignored her resistance and forcefully held her down to wash her.

After rubbing for a full hour, Nekke stopped struggling and collapsed weakly to the ground, her whole body red and even stained with blood. Finally, Maginus cleaned her up.

He threw her back into the water, and Maginus lay down in the freshly warmed water, holding Neko in his arms like a pet, infusing her with life force to help her heal her surface and internal injuries.

Feeling unusually comfortable, the catwoman finally stopped moving and fell into a deep sleep.

After giving the stray cat a bath, Maginus simply dressed her in loose clothes to prevent her from tearing them off if she didn't like them. In the basement, he simply arranged a bed with wooden planks on all four sides, according to the cat's habits.

It has a lid that can be closed, similar to a wooden box.

After improving the environment, Maginus left her inside, locked the door from the outside, and went out to buy necessities, looking at the empty house.

Chapter 268 Carrot and Stick

After working late into the night, Maginos managed to tidy up the room. When she returned to her house with some bread and beef, she paused for a moment.

Yes, undead creatures have emerged; the house has become eerily sinister.

Pushing open the door to her home, the girl headed straight for the basement. As soon as she opened the door, a wild cat, its face contorted with anger and terror, pounced on her, scratching at her leather armor with its claws, as if it too could sense the presence of an undead creature.

"Meow!!"

Maginus remained calm; her tyrannical aura overwhelmed the chilling aura emanating from the monster, instantly silencing Neko.

She retreated into her wooden crate bed, closed the lid, and secretly observed the girl through the gaps.

Taking out the Guardian Angel from her dimensional bag, Maginus stretched out her palm and cut it open, blood gushing out and turning into mist that enveloped the entire house.

Let me see what exactly is playing tricks on me.

The dark aura grew stronger, and Maginus observed the earthbound spirit slowly emerging from the wall, watching it gradually regain its senses and find the two creatures located underground in the room.

Seeing that two more prey had broken into its house, the earthbound spirit couldn't help but reveal a sinister smile. It opened its huge mouth and burst through the ground, heading straight for the two!

The psionic being could sense the arrival of the earthbound spirit, its body trembling uncontrollably. Its gaze remained fixed on Maginus, the "stronger one," hoping she could defeat the "malicious one."

She lightly flicked her sword, the "Guardian Angel," but to ensure she wouldn't be easily discovered, she hadn't taken it out for a month or so, instead using an ordinary longsword.

As the earthbound spirit approached, Maginus frowned slightly, noticing that it seemed to be quite powerful. She wondered why such a powerful earthbound spirit would be in this house.

Those people in the church should be able to handle it, unless...

This earthbound spirit did not come out at all after the church personnel arrived, and evaded attack after attack by its stealth.

As for why this house can still be sold, it's easy to understand. Even if the church forbids merchants from selling rental properties, these damned guys will definitely take risks to make money for profit, and they'll try to earn whatever they can.

If church personnel come to their door, they can simply say that they have already made this clear to the tenants in advance.

Yes, when I was viewing the property in Maginot, an employee casually mentioned in a low voice that the house "had problems, someone had died there."

The girl, slightly distracted, felt the cold wind coming towards her and suddenly swung her sword. The earthbound spirit that pounced from the ceiling narrowed its eyes and immediately dodged with great agility.

When her first attack missed, she lightly flicked her longsword, and her life force and spiritual energy immediately enveloped the guardian, a flash of two-colored light passing by.

"Kid, I didn't expect you to have magical weapons, but do you think you can survive like this?!"

The ghost floated in the air, its mouth clearly uttering mocking laughter, and the cold wind formed by negative energy extinguished the candle.

It then lunged toward the ceiling, attempting to burrow into the ground to escape Maginos's attack.

However, just as its head touched the ceiling of the basement it had previously crawled into, a strange resistance suddenly stopped it, as if it had fallen into gel and could not break through.

what happened?

Just as he raised this thought, two red lights appeared to his side, and Maginus, who looked like a devil, smiled: "Where are you going?"

Psychological blows.

The earthbound spirit had no time to react; the sword blade, imbued with a special color, instantly tore its entire spirit body apart!

The excruciating pain made his eyes widen, and as he looked around, he was still thinking:

It's alright, the entire house is his main body, even if it's torn apart, he can slowly recover.

Just then, a strong suction force came from the girl who had killed it, and the spirit that was about to return to the house was directly torn apart and could not disperse.

"The cursed spirits will keep appearing even if you kill them. They can only be solved by sealing them or destroying buildings and land."

The white-haired imp's mocking voice reached the bound spirit's ears:

"The reason is similar to that of liches. Cursed houses and lands are the life-sustaining caskets for ethereal beings like you. As long as the scattered soul energy is not completely consumed, the essence of the soul will return to the land to await recovery."

"However, there are still ways to deal with you, such as feeding you to liches, or having mages drain your soul energy, so that your soul essence will automatically leave the prime material plane."

No, no!

The domineering earthbound spirit widened its eyes, realizing something and tried to beg for mercy, but it was too late.

His consciousness shattered, and his soul energy was completely drained by Maginos. The ghosts that had been plaguing the house were thus completely eliminated by her sword and absorption.

Sheathing her sword and putting it back in her dimensional bag, Maginus glanced back at the cat that had pounced out of the box.

This time, the wildcat didn't attack her. It came to her side with a hint of fear and submission, bowing its head in surrender, which was an acknowledgment of her strength. However, if it could run away, it probably would have done so.

He reached out and ruffled her hair. Maginus touched the part of her scalp that was torn off. Without saying anything, he turned and left the basement, leaving her to continue sleeping there.

Before leaving, he left behind some bread and beef that he had just bought, as the slaves' dinner for the night.

A slight fluctuation of psionic energy emanated from her, and after confirming that there was no danger, she lay back down on her bed.

Her stomach suddenly growled, and she immediately rushed to the table, grabbed some bread and beef, and started eating. After finishing, she licked her lips and paws, then curled up and went back to sleep.

……

Meanwhile, Maginus lay in her bedroom, drew her silver greatsword from her dimensional bag, and briefly communicated with the two souls inside.

"...That's how it is. Can psychic powers cause mental disability?"

Yes, your bodies are structured differently from ours.

The Mind Flayer responded.

Without systematic learning, an overly powerful psychic talent may not find a suitable outlet, and bottling it up may lead to mental blockage and other illnesses; intellectual disability is also a state of being.

“…No way,” Maginus frowned. “Psionic energy should have erupted someday.”

Yes, psychic energy will eventually erupt, and the stronger the talent, the stronger the eruption. According to what you said, if that slave were to erupt, she could probably destroy a house in an instant. Once she has vented her energy, her intelligence will return to normal, and her learning speed will be very fast.

"What can I do to guide her to release her psychic energy first?"

Yes, this should be relatively simple for you, but I guess you still have some questions?

“Of course,” Maginus nodded. “Do you mind flayers have any way to directly instill knowledge into others?”

Haha, of course there is. It's a very simple little trick called "mind connection," which you should be able to learn quickly.

Chapter 269 Treatment

Maginus slowed her somewhat hurried pace.

On her second day in Red Sparrow City, she slept until late morning. She hadn't cleaned up her dream space the day before; she had simply been sleeping and had a dream, something she hadn't done in a long time.

The first half was a beautiful dream, and the second half was a nightmare. The specific situation was nothing more than the beauty of the past and the despair after the beauty was shattered.

Anyway, Maginos didn't think the dream was important, so she put it out of her mind and changed her clothes.

After getting dressed, the girl opened the basement door. The stray cat scratching at the basement door winked at her, pretending to be obedient, and squatted down to rub against her calves.

Taking Neko's hand, he led her upstairs. Maginus helped her wash up a bit, but didn't intend to teach her much, since it would be useless to teach her now.

After feeding them, the two went to the empty living room. Neke was a little restless, her eyes constantly scanning the door and windows, clearly wanting to escape.

Maginus wasn't worried about this, since the wildcat had a magic collar around its neck and she could just move her hand and the wildcat would be electrocuted.

"sit down."

The girl sat on the carpet and patted the spot in front of her. Neko tilted her head, her dust-free brown hair fluttering in front of her eyes. She couldn't understand what Maginus was saying.

The patient Maginos simply pulled her over, pressed her against himself, and patted her temples with both hands.

Close your eyes and draw upon your own spiritual energy, causing the zero-Q-Yi-Er-f-Bell-Umbrella-II-Bell to abandon its affairs (which flow inwards along the arm).

If it were any other psychic power, perhaps this wouldn't be necessary, but Maginus's psychic power, aside from its strong influence on life force, isn't particularly bad in other aspects; her talent is mediocre, and she's definitely somewhat lacking.

She needs to use her body as a vessel and aid in order to influence Neko with her psychic energy.

Subtle psionic fluctuations surged into Neike's body, and the wildcat's pupils constricted slightly as it instinctively tried to move. However, thinking of the battle with the "fierce one" in front of it yesterday, it could only suppress its fear.

Using psychic abilities to probe, Maginus sensed the "psychic energy clumping" mentioned by the Mind Flayers. The massive psychic energy was compressed, even showing signs of materialization, and was intensely pressing on her brain.

The brain is an important central part of the body and soul. No wonder the wild cat is mentally challenged despite its strong soul. It must have a tumor in its head to be mentally challenged.

Gently tapping her temples, the girl released as much gentle energy as possible into the psychic mass, gradually stripping away the soul energy and guiding it out of Neko's body.

The wildcat frowned slightly. She felt a slight sting, but it didn't bother her; in fact, it made her feel much more relaxed.

As the inner spiritual energy was released, the tables and chairs that had just been purchased around the room slowly floated up and remained suspended in the air without moving.

Maginus felt a slight tingling sensation in her fingertips, but she did not open her eyes and did not see the subtle electric current flowing through her fingers.

Everything must be done step by step. After peeling off the outer layer of the clump, Maginus stopped what he was doing, and the wildcat, which had just woken up, immediately jumped up from the ground.

He then knelt down, stretched his arms forward with all his might, pressed his waist against the ground, and only raised his buttocks high.

"Meow~~~"

He stretched lazily, and the expression on his face as he looked at the girl was less one of unfamiliarity and fear, and more one of intimacy and dependence. He crawled up to Maginos and looked up at her carefully.

As Maginus raised his hand to stroke the slave's face, a malicious desire flashed through his mind. His gaze fell on certain parts of her body, but he quickly suppressed the malice, grabbed her by the neck, and threw her back into the basement.

Before leaving, she left Neko plenty of dry food and water, so she could just refill them when she ran out at night.

Reimu didn't know why, but when she left behind too much food, a look of terror would appear in her eyes.

As Maginus stepped out of the house, she sensed some gazes and glanced sideways. Most of the people on her face wore expressions of disbelief.

Just then, the dwarf woman who had warned her earlier happened to come out. Seeing the white-haired girl alive in the sunlight, she dropped her broom, her face filled with astonishment.

"You...you're not dead?"

“Well, thank you for the reminder, madam,” Maginus said nonchalantly. “It was just a small earthbound spirit; I dealt with it easily.”

“Really? I think it’s because you’re too strong, Miss,” the dwarf woman said incredulously. “You’re such a powerful adventurer, Miss. I never would have guessed.”

"It's normal. When I walk down the street, as long as I don't exude an aura of arrogance, a bunch of thugs will come after me."

Maginus exchanged a few words with the dwarf woman, then left the house and headed to other streets, ready to explore the vast City of Redbirds.

Oh, I should say I should first thoroughly explore the area near my home. This city is too big; I probably can't walk around it all in one day.

When she returned from her walk around, Maginos saw the real estate agent's employee who had shown her the house earlier.

He was standing in front of the tightly closed door, looking extremely anxious. The girl didn't pause, but approached and said:

"Hello, Mr. Kudak, what brings you here again today?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, the employee took a deep breath and then flashed a professional smile.

“Miss Ilsis, actually I came to ask you if you are interested in moving to a different house or something.”