Diary of Guarding Monster Girls-Chapter 673 - 371 Shut up! Stop interrupting! (Please subscribe!)_2

I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me!

"No one interrupt, let me interrupt!"

Nenasha: ?

Miss Harmonious God suddenly felt something was amiss, suspiciously saying: ["Wait, you've repeated that so many times, is there something hidden in your words?"]

"Ha, how could that be?"

In response to Her questioning, Herbert outwardly dismissed it, but internally he laughed without replying.

Isn't that obvious?

It was just for that bit of jealousy that I made these dumplings.

Otherwise, do you really think you're a child?

After successfully dismissing the "interrupting" Harmonious God with a few words, Herbert continued explaining to Sofia: "There's no rush on their side, we'll talk later."

Although Herbert wasn't planning to subdue that group for now, everyone knew it was only a matter of time.

Given his greed, one day he would surely bring them under his banner.

Herbert released Sofia and stood up to tidy up.

He turned his head to glance at the indifferent Centaur lady watching him, shaking his head slightly.

As expected, she still didn't understand.

Still not as considerate as Fremay, doesn't even know to lend a hand.

If Fremay were here, he wouldn't even have to dress himself.

After straightening out his clothes and confirming there were no issues, he asked, "Sofia, do you remember the fragments of the Heroic Spirit Pool we were looking for before?"

"Of course, those three places are occupied by others, you said not to worry about them for now... Oh! I get it! You're talking about that Chimera!"

The realization struck Sofia, and she said excitedly, "Has the fragment it occupied been recovered by you and Lady Valentina?"

"Yes, that's right."

Herbert nodded with a smile: "Valentina has already left that pool outside Elda."

"I've already confirmed in advance, it can still operate normally, just needs some adjustments to be usable."

As for Herbert's investigation... naturally, it referred to soaking in it with Valentina to confirm its self-cleaning ability.

"But, is just one fragment enough?" Sofia hesitated a bit.

Though she had forgotten many "memories," some basic knowledge still lingered.

She couldn't believe that just one fragment could restore the summoning ability of the Heroic Spirit Pool.

Strictly speaking, she wasn't wrong to think this way.

Relying solely on an incomplete Heroic Spirit Pool fragment naturally couldn't perform operations like summoning new Heroic Spirits.

Otherwise, anyone who obtained a fragment could continuously summon Heroic Spirits.

This involved advanced operations in the divine realm.

Of course, whether it could be done depended on who was doing it.

If it were other outsiders, surely they couldn't summon any Heroic Spirits just with this fragment, only obtain the pool water produced by the Heroic Spirit Pool.

But Nenasha was no outsider.

This was Her Heroic Spirit Pool!

"Of course it can be done..."

["Well! Although it's still a tiny bit short~ but now it's enough."] Nenasha said before Herbert could speak.

Interrupted, Herbert paused, helplessly thinking to himself:

"Tsk, you interrupted again."

["Hehe! Who cares~ I'll interrupt! I'll interrupt!"] Nenasha joyously shouted in Herbert's head.

Having lost a round due to carelessness earlier, She now naturally wanted to regain her ground.

"Childish!"

["I'm a child! I'm childish! La la la~"]

"..."

After a moment of silence, Herbert finally chose to surrender helplessly.

"Alright, this time you win."

["Haha!"]

Two rounds of confrontations, one win each, and they finally tied.

Sofia, being an outsider, naturally wasn't aware of the little drama between Herbert and Nenasha in Herbert's mind.

In her eyes, Herbert just seemed to ponder something for a while, soon returning to normal, nothing unusual.

"That fragment is enough for now."

Herbert didn't offer more explanation, just like he said earlier, it was his issue to resolve, Sofia didn't need to worry.

Sofia only needed to serve him well, but he had much more to consider.

"By the way, how many Soul Cores have you collected from the surroundings as I instructed before?"

Soul Cores are the most crucial part of each Heroic Spirit; as long as the Soul Core isn't completely damaged, they can still potentially be resurrected.

Even if reborn, they might be entirely different from before, but still, they cannot be said to be truly gone.

To summon Heroic Spirits, the Heroic Spirit Pool is an indispensable foundation, while the Soul Cores are the necessary materials.

Before leaving Elda, Herbert had instructed Sofia to collect any Soul Cores she saw while patrolling outside.

Regardless of whether they were damaged, she was to gather them all up.

Those damaged Soul Cores might be useless for others, but Nenasha could meld them back together.

Sofia nodded and reported respectfully, "My lord, all have been collected as per your orders."

"A total of over three hundred, of which two hundred are entirely discarded Soul Cores, while about a hundred have faint souls remaining."

"Oh? Three hundred?"

Surprised by the unexpected amount, Herbert blinked: "That's quite a lot! You've done well."

Based on his initial estimate, Sofia would at most gather around a hundred, possibly only fifty or sixty.

Unexpectedly, she exceeded her anticipated target by severalfold.

It seems she ventured into some risky areas by choice.

She deserves a reward!

She'll need to be properly rewarded.

"My lord, actually this isn't all my doing alone."

Sofia didn't claim all the credit, lowering her head in explanation:

"The Mist Ghost Wolves led by Aite helped a lot, they collected those Soul Cores while patrolling around."

"Three-fourths of the Soul Crystal Cores were retrieved by them."

Oh!

It's them.

If she hadn't mentioned the Mist Ghost Wolves, Herbert almost forgot he had these little keepers at his place.

"Hmm, not bad, you all did a great job."

Herbert praised with a smile: "With these Soul Cores, the next summoning can proceed normally."

He inquired in his mind: "Nenasha, roughly how many can we summon?"

["So eager!"]

Nenasha contemplated and replied: ["It depends on the quality of those Soul Cores, but generally, from the discarded ones, about one-tenth can be used?"]

She would take ten of the damaged Soul Cores as a group, melding them together to form a new Heroic Spirit.

["As for those with remaining souls, about half can be awakened? Of course, I mean the first awakening, the remaining failed ones if nurtured in the Heroic Spirit Pool, could possibly be awakened more."]

Twenty, fifty... estimating around seventy could be ultimately summoned?

Although not reaching a hundred, this number already exceeded his initial expectations.

It must be noted, Heroic Spirits are a group that doesn't need rest, food, salary, capable of working endlessly with just passion and faith as their nuclear power horses!

Very impressive.

"Sofia, if everything goes smoothly, by this time tomorrow, you won't be alone anymore."

Upon hearing this sentiment, the always loyal Centaur Heroic Spirit surprisingly contradicted Herbert: "My lord, you're wrong."

"Hmm? Where am I wrong?"

Herbert turned back with a smile, initially intending to ask where he was mistaken, but upon seeing Sofia's serious expression he closed his mouth.

The answer didn't need to be asked anymore.

This clumsy Centaur Heroic Spirit had already written all her thoughts on her face, contained within her eyes.

Then, Sofia spoke: "Ever since I met you, I have never felt lonely."

Herbert raised an eyebrow and asked, "Even if I leave you here? You don't feel lonely?"

The Centaur showed a faint smile, bowing to him with her head deeply lowered, softly saying:

"Never."