Collei turned around, only to find Xing with her head down, striking a pensive pose.
This made Collei ask curiously:
"Xing, what are you thinking about?"
Xing replied without lifting her head:
"I'm wondering what the Doctor did to that guy, Arkz."
Collei shrugged and said: "You, his cousin, don't even know, how would I, a newcomer who just joined the farm, possibly know?"
Xing: "That's true. I'll go ask Amu."
Before the words even fell, Xing ran off to find Amu.
Collei's eyes lit up. Gossip is human nature, and she certainly couldn't miss out on something like this.
"Wait, Xing, I'll go with you!"
...
...
Night.
The people on the farm gathered around, watching Arkz deal with the demon god remnant inside Collei.
Although the demon god remnant could grant its owner immense power, this power did not come without a price.
Even though the demon god remnant inside Collei was fully controlled, the nature of its power dictated that as long as it remained within Collei's body, it would continuously absorb Collei's life force.
The demon god remnant inside Collei looked crestfallen, as if it were heading to the execution ground.
It pleaded pitifully: "Help me, Lady Collei."
Collei showed a look of reluctance. The demon god remnant had indeed helped her a lot, even contributing significantly in her battle to take revenge on the Missionary.
Without its cooperation, the outcome of the battle back then would have been uncertain.
Moreover, she had promised the demon god remnant to try her best to spare its life.
Collei looked at Arkz, hesitated for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to speak:
"Um, Mr. Arkz... could I ask you to spare its life?"
"Although it did torture me terribly before, it also allowed me to survive under the threat of the withering sickness."
"And after it gained wisdom, it has always been helping me..."
"Oh." Arkz nodded: "Then let it go."
To Arkz, it was merely a demon god remnant. Even if it recovered to its peak, it wouldn't be able to cause any trouble in front of him, so there was nothing to care about.
"???"
Seeing that Arkz agreed so easily, Collei and the demon god remnant were stunned, then immediately cheered happily again.
"That's wonderful!!!"
"I don't have to die!!!"
"It's so good to be alive!"
Just as the demon god remnant inside Collei was cheering jubilantly, Arkz spoke:
"However, while I can spare its life, it cannot continue to stay inside your body."
"Even if it doesn't have this intention itself, it will subconsciously absorb your life force, and you will become weaker and weaker."
The demon god remnant and Collei, who were celebrating, suddenly froze.
"But if it can't stay inside Collei's body, where can I go?"
"In my current state, I might die just from being exposed to the sun!!!"
Just as the demon god remnant was wailing inside Collei, Arkz suddenly spoke:
"However, when a demon god remnant leaves its host, it becomes extremely weak. That is a problem."
"Hmm, we can make a 'body' for it."
"A body?" Collei and the demon god remnant were instantly stunned.
Their intense emotions were suddenly interrupted, leaving them stuck halfway between sadness and excitement, which felt quite awkward.
But...
"As long as I don't have to die, I agree, I agree!"
"Thank you, great Lord Arkz!!!"
Seeing the demon god remnant's reaction, Arkz's lips curved slightly.
Originally, Arkz planned to directly extract this demon god remnant and purify it with water of purity.
But remembering his previous promise to spare its life if it protected Collei well, and since the thing was indeed quite sensible, Arkz changed his mind.
He searched his inventory space for a moment, found the "korianbaxing" doll he had prepared long ago, and handed it to Collei.
"This is a doll I imitated based on Amber's baron bunny. It should be sufficient to serve as its body."
"With this carrier, you won't have to worry about it absorbing your life force anymore."
"Moreover, with it by your side, Collei, your safety will also be guaranteed."
Collei looked at the cute doll in front of her, a hint of sweetness flashing through her heart. She happily hugged the doll and nuzzled it.
"Thank you, Mr. Arkz. I really like this doll."
As for the demon god remnant, it dared not have any objections.
The demon god remnant had little resistance to Arkz having it protect Collei. For it, the most important thing was to stay alive.
And by becoming Collei's bodyguard, it could barely be considered a member of Springvale Farm, right?
This way, it had managed to latch onto the thigh of a big shot, feeling incredibly secure!
As for the dignity of a demon God, wouldn't becoming a doll and staying by a little girl's side be too humiliating?
Please, it wasn't a real God. Besides, such a powerful God had already been reduced to mere dregs; what could it, a tiny bit of dregs, possibly do?
Seeing that Collei really liked the doll, Arkz breathed a sigh of relief.
He had made this doll based on the appearance of Collei's "korianbaxing" doll from the game, but because his tailoring skills weren't great, the doll looked a bit... ugly.
Fortunately, Collei didn't mind.
Arkz reached out and gently placed his hand on Collei's shoulder.
Collei felt the warmth of Arkz's hand and couldn't help but blush.
Immediately after, she felt the demon god remnant inside her body being drawn out.
During the entire process, the demon god remnant didn't dare to resist at all; instead, it cooperated fully, retracting the tentacles it had rooted in Collei's body, and directly self-destructing any that couldn't be pulled back, absolutely leaving no trace.
Just like that, Arkz's power, as if pinching a slug, lifted the demon god remnant out.
The demon god remnant felt the force enveloping its body and didn't dare to move an inch, terrified that Arkz might mistake it for resisting and crush it casually.
After fiddling with the demon god remnant in his hand for a few times, Arkz stuffed it into the doll's body.
Soon, the doll's eyes lit up, and it began to move around, curiously surveying its new body.
However, looking at the doll's body emitting black energy, Arkz frowned.
This ominous aura was easily detectable by the powerful individuals on the Teyvat continent, potentially causing misunderstandings.
Moreover, the demon god remnant's ability to absorb life force to gain power needed to be restricted. Otherwise, if it suddenly lost control and attacked innocent passersby, it would be troublesome.
Arkz beckoned toward the demon god remnant doll.
The demon god remnant doll immediately scurried over obediently. Its respectful demeanor made one feel like they were looking at a devoted sycophant.
"Sir, what are your orders?"
Arkz didn't offer any explanation. He directly used his elemental power to draw a sealing array and placed it inside the demon god remnant doll.
Afterward, Arkz grabbed the doll by its ear and handed it to Collei.
"Give it a new name."
"It's going to be a companion from now on; we can't keep calling it 'demon god remnant,' can we?"
Upon hearing this, the demon god remnant doll became ecstatic.
It had been acknowledged!
Collei held the doll, thought for a moment, and then said:
"Let's name it..."
"korianbaxing!"
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