190: Chapter 190 Indifferent Personality

"Has it not grown up yet?"

Seeing this, Nie Ning's brow twitched slightly, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

Although the Emerald Doll possessed Element Manipulation abilities, it clearly wasn't a creature born with great strength.

Seeing the Emerald Doll and the Jerky Bear Head competing, Nie Ning could only control the Jerky Bear Head to fly in front of the Emerald Doll.

Seeming to know that Nie Ning was in control, the Emerald Doll glanced at him and then plopped down on the flower atop the Jerky Bear Head's head.

Something unexpected happened.

vines grew from the Emerald Doll's body and connected with the flower; Nie Ning actually sensed the little fellow competing with him for control over the Jerky Bear Head!

Good grief, it can even do that?

Nie Ning looked at the Emerald Doll with a look of amazement.

But that was all there was to it.

The Emerald Doll's Spiritual Power was far inferior to that of a Third-Ring Wizard.

Once he let go of his mental control, this little fellow would definitely be devoured by the Jerky Bear Head's backlash.

And Nie Ning wouldn't be stupid enough to let go of the Jerky Bear Head.

Setting aside whether this little fellow had the potential to be a traitor, the Blade of Corrosion in the Jerky Bear Head's hand alone was not something he could block.

Not to mention the series of powerful abilities like the Black Tide.

If the Jerky Bear Head were allowed to escape, its danger would far exceed that of the Green Steel Devouring Strange Vine.

Because it couldn't control the Jerky Bear Head, the Emerald Doll stared at Nie Ning huffily.

Nie Ning found it a bit funny, so he took a chicken leg out of his spatial ring and waved it like he was teasing a cat: "Want to eat?"

"Eat... eat... want to eat...?"

The Emerald Doll didn't look at the chicken leg, but instead started mimicking Nie Ning's speech.

Seeing Nie Ning's surprised expression, the Emerald Doll suddenly flew in front of him and, to his astonishment, began trying to snatch his spatial ring.

Seeing this, Nie Ning proactively took off the ring, wanting to see what the little fellow intended to do.

The Emerald Doll took the ring, pulled out a magic crystal, and then tossed the ring aside.

Before Nie Ning could figure out what was going on, the Emerald Doll hugged the magic crystal, returned to the top of the Jerky Bear Head's head, and began gnawing on it.

"Could it really be a Forest Spirit?"

Nie Ning's mind was full of questions.

Aside from elves, regular creatures couldn't digest magic crystals, let alone the fact that this little fellow actually crunched it into pieces.

The Emerald Doll quickly finished a low-grade magic crystal, then curled up on the flower and fell asleep.

Rich Elemental Power swirled around the Emerald Doll, making its sleep exceptionally sweet.

Seeing this, Nie Ning shook his head helplessly.

Although he didn't know what the situation was, at least this little fellow hadn't shown any malice.

Looking at it this way, creating a new lifeform was undoubtedly a success; it hadn't turned into a terrifying Corruptor.

Looking at the withered forest before him, Nie Ning summoned the Jerky Bear Head to carry the Emerald Doll and left the place.

...

Nie Ning took the Emerald Doll back to care for it.

After a series of tests, Nie Ning discovered that the Emerald Doll possessed an extraordinary learning ability.

In just two days, it was already able to speak and write normally.

However, the Emerald Doll's personality was very cold, lacking many of the desires a living being should have; perhaps it became this way because it inherited some traits of Corruption.

For Nie Ning, as long as it didn't cause trouble, it was enough; an indifferent temperament meant it wouldn't stir up trouble.

Of course, if it ever did cause trouble, such a personality would definitely result in a significant disturbance.

Beyond that, Nie Ning discovered that the Emerald Doll could actually cultivate!

This absolutely shocked Nie Ning to his core.

After all, the Emerald Doll's original body was the Green Steel Devouring Strange Vine; such a creature could grow stronger through photosynthesis or by devouring other living beings.

Moreover, the Emerald Doll had been in a translucent state when it was first born; according to his guess, it should have been an elemental lifeform.

Yet, this little fellow could actually practice Knight Arts that required Blood Qi and meridian circulation!

This meant that the Emerald Doll had not only simulated his skin but perhaps even replicated his flesh, blood, bones, and internal organs.

Unfortunately, this little fellow was very wary of him and gave him no chance to extract samples.

Even when he managed to get a single hair, it would quickly wither and lose its research value after leaving the body.

Nie Ning was helpless about this.

He had created a new lifeform, so he naturally couldn't treat it like an ordinary creature.

Even if its research value was extremely high, once it developed an aversion to him, it could lead to serious consequences he didn't want to see.

At that point, he might have to take some forceful measures, like sealing it permanently or even killing it directly...

...

After teaching the Emerald Doll for a week, Nie Ning left the mountains with this special lifeform he had named 'Sensen'.

Compared to being alone with him, Sensen became much more lively upon entering the city, peering around from inside Nie Ning's collar.

However, there weren't many things that interested it, and it wasn't as rowdy as an ordinary child.

It seemed more like it was 'learning', trying to understand everything around it, not making a deliberate effort to fit in, much like an observer.

This actually put Nie Ning's mind at ease.

Because its guard was too high, Nie Ning couldn't place any restrictions on it.

If this little fellow ran around everywhere, it could easily cause trouble.

For Nie Ning, Sensen's current state was quite good; after all, he really didn't know how to take care of children.

Furthermore, Sensen didn't eat regular food; it only ate energy-containing crystals or some directly edible Natural Treasures.

Fortunately, its appetite wasn't large yet; eating one low-grade magic crystal could sustain it for several days.

...

Upon returning to the city, Nie Ning had a formal handover with Lida and gave him a large amount of cultivation resources and a bottle of second-rank potion.

Since the Wizard Tower had been destroyed and it was unknown when The Federation would send someone to rebuild it, this was meant as compensation for Lida.

Nie Ning had also fulfilled his promise to Audrey.

Though there were slight flaws, Nie Ning could only do so much; after all, the dead would never return, no matter what was done.

Next, Nie Ning went to visit Borton and gave him some life-saving items, only to be teased by Borton for making it seem like a final farewell.

Nie Ning felt slightly awkward about this.

At least for a short while, he probably wouldn't be coming back, and he did this out of fear that some accident might occur on the way.

Life is like that; being powerful doesn't mean being invincible, and one never knows which will come first: tomorrow or an accident.

Because the Wizard Tower was destroyed, Nie Ning could only stay at Ivy's place for two days.

Girls always like delicate and beautiful things.

After seeing Sensen, Ivy liked the little fellow very much.

Clearly, Sensen didn't care for Ivy at all, even showing a look of disdain during their usual interactions.

But the more it acted like this, the more Ivy liked Sensen, even shamelessly wanting Nie Ning to leave Sensen behind.

This was a sentient Corrupted Entity; how could Nie Ning leave Sensen in a place like this?

If something went wrong, let alone Ska City, the entire Wilbes Republic would likely suffer.

After Nie Ning's stern refusal, Ivy finally abandoned the idea.

Moreover, because Sensen was there, Nie Ning never found an opportunity to teach Ivy a lesson, and in the end, he could only helplessly leave Ska City with Sensen.

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