After speaking, they looked at each other with a laugh, seemingly happy about their “in unison” reaction.
Angel originally wanted to ask about their sibling reunion over the past few days, but seeing their exchanged glances and feeling the warmth bursting from within, he no longer pursued the question.
Popota, who had been gloomy and silent, now displayed such a bright smile, exuding happiness from within, something Angel was seeing for the first time.
The once happy siblings had been separated by an accident, and their lives had thus been led down two different paths.
After enduring many hardships, the gloomy and the lonely had finally reunited. Even after years of separation, even across life and death, they could still find solace in each other.
Popota’s perennially cloudy sky began to clear up with Hua Que’s arrival.
Hua Que’s lonely world was also refilled with sunshine thanks to Popota’s presence.
They had each become the other’s salvation.
As Angel was lost in thought, Hua Que suddenly said, “Big brother, could you speak to Lady Isabel on my behalf? I want to keep staying here.”
Angel glanced at Hua Que and then at the anxious-looking Popota.
It seemed they thought that his sudden appearance was because Isabel was going to take Hua Que away.
Angel chuckled inwardly and replied with a calm voice, “Sure.”
Relieved by his answer, the siblings exhaled deeply.
At this time, Angel finally turned his attention to the pliant worm nest on the table. Although no Transforming Soft-bodied Insect had been cultivated, many of the variant pliant worms were quite useful, especially the Phantom Limb pliant worm from before that had made a significant impression on Angel. Currently, for him, the strongest long-range strike method was still Phantom Limb.
Angel grew curious about what kind of variant pliant worm had emerged this time.
After carefully examining, he discovered that this pliant worm was very interesting.
At first glance, it appeared no different from the other ordinary pliant worms, chubby and white with tiny black eyes that would probably seem adorable to worm enthusiasts.
But, once you expose it to external stimulus.
This cute little fellow would immediately deflate into a layer of skin, then the liquid inside its body would cover the skin, looking like a puddle of liquid.
“Based on our observations, this variant pliant worm turns into a liquid probably because it is very ‘timid,'” Popota explained. “This liquid is highly toxic and emits a strong foul smell, such that even the natural enemies of pliant worms would not touch it. Essentially, the liquid serves as its protective shell, with its core located beneath the liquid, under that thin layer of skin, so, essentially, as long as it’s not subjected to an attack beyond its level, it can perfectly protect itself from external disturbances.”
Overall, Angel didn’t spot anything particularly noteworthy about this pliant worm, since many magical creatures have similar protective mechanisms, like some fish that inflate into spiky balls to save their lives, or certain insects that blend into their surroundings… and so on.
However, what Angel found intriguing about this critter, named ‘Liquid Soft-bodied Insect,’ was the trend it displayed.
The trend towards transmutation.
Previous pliant worms, while varying in appearance, underwent no substantial transformations in shape. This one turning directly into a liquid also qualified as a form of transmutation.
If this trend could continue in the long term, maybe, just maybe, cultivating Transforming Soft-bodied Insects could indeed not be too far off.