NOVEL NEXT Chapter 475: Cooperation
"No, my bloodline hasn't changed," Felicia corrected her words. "I have the opportunity to change my Red Fox bloodline to the Spatial Fox bloodline."
"And only in this case will I also get an affinity to the element of space," she added at the end.
"Is it because of Coco?" — Arabel glanced at the fox cub, who was sitting with a smirk on her face.
"Of course, it's because of her," Idan nodded, also keeping his eyes on the fox cub.
"There are no other changes," Felicia said, finding no new changes in her status.
"So you only got a chance to change your bloodline after becoming Coco's subordinate, — Idan summed up. "It's up to you to take advantage of this opportunity or not. We don't know how your System will change if this decision is made, as well as other possible consequences."
Felicia nodded, agreeing with his words. She was glad that she had not been forced to change her bloodline, although she herself was intrigued by this new prospect. The very fact that she was given a choice rather than forced to make a decision changed Felicia's impressions of the couple for the better.
"You should try to establish a relationship with Coco and learn more about this bloodline from her before making a decision," Arabel advised.
"And you, Coco, don't try to mock her," Arabel said sternly, addressing the fox cub. "Felicia is already connected to you, and you should be more responsible and not make fun of her, knowing that she won't be able to escape from you."
The grin on Coco's face disappeared.
Arabel continued to lecture Coco, trying to convince her that she should take care of her subordinate and not bully her.
Looking at this, Felicia felt grateful to Arabel. She didn't want the little fox to continue bullying her. Due to the suppression of the bloodline and her connection to her, Felicia couldn't fight back or even run away from her.
"Coco, if you behave yourself, you'll get more candy," Idan finally said. These words had a much greater effect on Coco than Arabel's moralizing, and she nodded vigorously.
"You shouldn't use this method all the time," Arabel remarked, expressing dissatisfaction with Idan's action. "Coco needs to understand what is right and what is wrong. You shouldn't manipulate her with candy."
"Okay, okay, I won't do it anymore," Idan raised his hands, acknowledging Arabel's point. They couldn't keep offering candy to this little rascal.
Idan was sure that if this continued, Coco would do something wrong anyway and get her ass kicked.
"Felicia, — Arabel said. "I noticed how you were constantly watching Aliya at the airport back then. Besides, you were the one who informed the Association of our presence and arrival. What do you know about the Beings of Light and what kind of relationship do you have with them?"
"How should I put it... I had a simple cooperation," Felicia confessed. "I don't know much about them. I know that all of these beings are connected to the element of light and possess a method that can help mortals cultivate.
"You have to understand that almost all the top ranks of the Association and the Federation cooperate with them. I have acquaintances both there and there, and they claim that these creatures already have the full support of the top management of both organizations," Felicia added.
"I was contacted because of an event in the North in which Hailey and her band participated. They asked me for information and offered to cooperate, promising benefits and artifacts in return. I couldn't refuse this tempting offer," Felicia lowered her gaze.
To Idan and Arabel's surprise, Felicia's confession had no drama. It was a simple cooperation based on mutual benefit between the two sides. Due to her connection with Coco, Felicia couldn't lie to them, so Idan and Arabel didn't doubt the truth of her words.
With this recognition, one of the problems they wanted to solve was solved. It was about the guild of Red Faces and what caused that event at the airport.
"From today on, Felicia, you will also become a member of our Kingdom Guild, but not officially or publicly," Arabel announced. "We want you to continue being the leader of your Guild and act like nothing happened."
"Keep acting like we don't know each other and that you're unhappy with our actions that night," Idan added.
"Okay," Felicia nodded, agreeing with the couple's suggestion. For some reason, she felt glad that she was given free rein and allowed to remain the leader of her Guild.
"We will give you and your Guild some tasks to help us," Idan continued. "Don't worry, our assignments won't be dangerous or suspicious."
Idan then quickly explained to her what was required of her and handed her 100 Beast Soul Flower seeds.
Having gained control of the entire guild, Idan decided to act immediately and start mining the Soul of the Beast using the resources of the Red Fox Guild.
"What are these Beast Soul Flowers for?" asked Felicia, unable to hide her curiosity.
"That's why," Arabel replied, pulling out the first volume of the guide to the Path of the Beast Tamer from her ring.
After reading the title, Felicia and Hailey widened their eyes in surprise.
"This is… Is that what I think it is?" Felicia said, unable to believe her guess.
"Yes, this is a completely new path of cultivation that doesn't even exist in Junonia," Idan confirmed. "And we intend to spread this path throughout our world."
"And for that, we need the Flowers of the Beast's Soul. They are required to create this," Arabel said, extracting the "Small Low-quality Soul Crystal."
"With its help, even mortals can begin their path of cultivation," she added, causing even more surprise to the two girls.
Both girls were aware of only one path that could help ordinary people cultivate. This is the Path of Mastery, but at this stage of the world's growth, it was inaccessible without outside help.
"And we? Can we do this?" Hailey asked, and Felicia seemed intrigued too.
"You are, but I'm not sure about Felicia," Arabel replied, turning her gaze to Coco in search of an answer.
Hailey was delighted, and Felicia, in turn, looked at Coco, waiting for the little fox to respond.
Coco initially tried to play a prank on them, but when she met Arabel's gaze, she quickly changed her mind and nodded, making it clear that Felicia was really capable of this.
"It seems that your connection with Coco, as a subordinate, does not prevent you from cultivating along this path," Arabel said, and Felicia, like Hailey, was delighted to hear these words.
"You both need to realize how important it is to keep this a secret, especially considering that there are outsiders associated with the Association," Idan reminded. "I do not know the true intentions of these Beings of Light, but I do not believe that they help mortals develop just like that, without any benefit for themselves."
Both nodded understandingly, realizing the seriousness and importance of keeping this information a secret.