The Villain Young Master Just Wants to Live a Buddhist Life 39

That is a cobra with its tail buried in a flowerpot!

When Dark saw it, the creature also opened its eyes with great keenness, swaying its slender serpentine body toward Dark's line of sight.

He was stunned on the spot!

"Don't be afraid."

The clerk at the Meow Meow Flower Shop was a young woman in her early twenties. Her hair was tied back with a hairband, and she wore an apron and gloves, looking quite plain.

Perhaps seeing that Dark had been browsing for quite a while, she walked over and explained patiently: "This is a new variety of Meow Meow Grass, the Snake Grass. Don't worry about it biting anyone; it is essentially a plant."

Dark certainly wasn't afraid; he was just a bit surprised: "Since there's even Snake Grass, could it be that..."

"Of course." The clerk tucked a curl of hair that had fallen over her eyelid behind her ear and chuckled, "We just received a new batch. There are many types of animal-themed Meow Meow Grass. Would you like to go inside and take a look?"

The series of Meow Meow Grass varieties are all very important. You can speak up here about which animals you like, and I will conduct a survey.

Asking for votes—recommendation votes—monthly votes—I hadn't originally thought about asking for monthly votes, but I suddenly noticed that the new book monthly vote ranking is already at 11th place. If I advance one more spot, I'll get a monthly vote bonus!

Chapter 50: The Aftermath of Dark Demon's Mistake

Walking into the clerk's secret room.

Dark opened his eyes to look, and he was completely dumbfounded.

"What kind of design genius improved the Meow Meow Grass?"

He saw that the entire room was densely packed with dozens of pots of Meow Meow Grass.

Various types of Meow Meow Grass were drowsy under the influence of special spices.

The most conspicuous among them was a giant Goldfish Grass!

The sight of a fat goldfish with white scales and red fins growing out of the grass leaves was like a nightmare!

If one were to say that the standard Meow Meow Grass was a creation of earthly Bliss, then that Goldfish Grass was a creation of the devil!

Surrounding the Goldfish Grass were other inexplicable new varieties of Meow Meow Grass, such as Skunk Grass, Hedgehog Grass, Earthworm Grass, Eel Grass, Pigeon Grass, Abalone Grass, Mouse Grass, Octopus Grass, Spider Grass, Scorpion Grass, Lizard Grass... and so on!

Seeing that Dark was so surprised he couldn't speak, the clerk asked: "How is it? Do you have any favorite varieties?"

Dark raised his hand to push his chin back into place, and after a long while, he said: "That goldfish is not bad."

"Really?" The clerk said with immediate delight, "I also think it's particularly great. Those dull, slightly lifeless fish eyes, the fish mouth that never closes, and the way it's slightly fatter than a normal goldfish—wow, it's cute to death!"

Dark: "Heh."

The clerk continued to ramble on: "Actually, this batch of new varieties was improved by people we specifically hired. It's currently still in the testing phase, mainly to see how the feedback is. If the feedback is good..."

Dark interrupted: "I look forward to your finished products. How about we go look at the cats?"

The clerk's tone faltered: "I... suppose that's fine."

After returning to the shop outside, Dark continued to pick out Meow Meow Grass. Finally, among a group of them, he chose a small kitten that looked like an American Shorthair.

Dark didn't have a preference for cat breeds; he liked them all anyway.

Rather than him picking the kitten, it was more like the kitten had bitten down on his finger.

The way it gripped his hand with its two paw pads and sucked on his finger with effort captured Dark's heart in an instant.

[Wrath -1]

The effect was immediate.

The hidden danger of "Wrath" accumulated in his heart seemed to have truly eased a little because of its appearance.

If described in the style of a manga, his cheeks would surely be round and puffy right now.

The price of the Meow Meow Grass wasn't expensive; such a pot only cost fifty credits, and a small bottle of cat juice was 1 credit, which could last for two or three weeks.

Dark paid the credits readily and planned to take the Insect Tree and the Meow Meow Grass back to his dormitory first.

Passing by the Forest Coffee Shop, he subconsciously glanced inside and suddenly saw Emma arguing heatedly with an upperclassman.

Both of them were holding the same book, their expressions so serious they bordered on anger.

But looking at the expressions of the other upperclassmen around them, they didn't seem to care?

Instead, they were nodding frequently.

"Is this what a ladies' tea party is like?"

Dark smacked his lips, feeling that this place was truly a den of monsters.

So, he walked away without looking back.

By the time he returned to the dormitory, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.

He placed the Meow Meow Grass on the spacious balcony and, following the clerk's instructions, tied the strap extending from the flowerpot to the railing to secure it.

This way, the Meow Meow Grass wouldn't run around.

Once it gets used to the environment here, even if he wanted to chase it out, it would probably be impossible.

Then, Dark used some special spices he bought from the shop assistant, sprinkling a few grains on top of the Meow Meow Grass, and it entered a drowsy state.

After finishing these, Dark moved the most important Insect Tree onto his desk, comparing it with the descriptions in his books, observing and recording carefully.

Once he verified his hypothesis, he took out the Magic Brain Dropper and the Thought Bottle, preparing to transfer the two drops of "Pride" stored in the Thought Bottle into one of the branches of the Insect Tree.

The entire process took ten minutes. The tip of the insect branch had a small hole resembling a worm's mouthpart; injecting a bit of magic power would open it, and it would close once the magic dissipated. Inside, there was a layer of liquid mucous membrane that could lock the thought substance within.

After being injected with the thought substance, the branch would harden and take on an eerie "heavy" state, drooping down like a ripe fruit.

Once it drooped to a certain angle, it meant it couldn't hold any more.

Dark judged that this branch could likely store one more drop of "Pride." So, he followed the Dragonfly Skimming Method on the spot, siphoning out the bit of "Pride" that had overflowed and injecting it inside.

In this way, there were now three drops inside.

And Dark's "Pride" index, plus the one point that had quietly increased over this week, was still at 104 points.

Overall, he now had quite good control over the various values of the Seven Deadly Sins, which could be considered a healthy state of only gentle growth.

His next plan was to attempt to craft a Magitech Card injected with 10 points of "Pride"!

The planned production time was next month, that is, after Halloween.

The three drops of "Pride" currently on hand, as well as the two drops he would extract next, would all be saved until the beginning of next month.

During this period, he had to take good care of the "Insect Tree"!

And master more comprehensive knowledge of Magitech Card crafting!

Additionally, the plan to collect Flower Cards also needed to be put on the agenda.

He glanced at his remaining credits and decided to take another trip to Traveler Street.

Of course, first he had to move the Insect Tree to the balcony to sunbathe.

Dark had only asked Diana and Rose about the Flower Cards, so his knowledge was very limited.

But he roughly knew that this item was currently circulating through two channels.

One of the channels was "gifting," where someone would send out the Flower Cards by inserting them into the door gaps of student dormitories.

Dark had previously received a White Mandala Flower Card.

He initially thought this was a model similar to "distributing flyers," but later discovered that not everyone could receive this "gift"!

It was evident that the other party was targeting specific people.

The other channel for the circulation of Flower Cards was Traveler Street.

It seemed that someone had sold a large number of Flower Cards to some shops on Traveler Street, and those shops used the Flower Cards as freebies for students who came to shop.

But they didn't give them to everyone either.

Dark currently knew that the only shop clearly known to give out Flower Cards was that Wonder Candy Shop.

So he decided to go to the candy shop to take a look first.

Even if he couldn't ask anything, getting another card would be good.

Arriving at Traveler Street again, because he no longer had a strong sense of purpose, Dark's field of vision became much broader, and he saw many details he hadn't noticed before.

The biggest treasure-hunting spot on Traveler Street didn't seem to be those shops, but the street stalls found everywhere!

The upperclassmen setting up stalls on both sides of the street were selling truly everything!

He even saw a kind of near-cheating, over 90% complete semi-finished Magitech Card!

The academy stipulated that everyone could only use Magitech Cards they had crafted themselves.

But there were policies above and countermeasures below; school rules were rigid, but people were flexible.

As he walked, Dark suddenly felt a stir in his heart, noticing an upperclassman selling Costume Change Cards!

Guess where Dark's mistake is in this chapter?

Chapter 51: Dark Demon Eyes the Masquerade Ball

Magitech Cards of the costume change series were exceptionally popular at Saint Marian Academy.

Students always hoped to take off their old school uniforms immediately after entering Traveler Street and change into their favorite clothes.

There were no changing rooms at the entrances and exits of Traveler Street.

Without a Costume Change Card, one would need to borrow a place at a clothing store, and also bring a full set of clothes, which was neither convenient nor beautiful.

But the clothing stores on Traveler Street only provided the latest trendy apparel and would not provide Costume Change Cards.

So, if students wanted to obtain Costume Change Cards, besides crafting them themselves, they could only buy them from the stalls set up by upperclassmen.

However, because the production of Costume Change Cards is actually quite complex and doesn't earn many credits, there aren't many people selling them.

Dark stopped out of curiosity to take a look, discovering that the Costume Change Cards sold at this stall were all exclusively "Halloween-themed."

Speaking of Halloween, it naturally brings to mind pumpkins, candy, ghosts, and masquerade balls!

On the eve of Halloween, St. Marian holds a grand, unprecedented masquerade ball that turns the entire Castle into a stage!

If one can catch the "ghosts" hiding during the masquerade, they can even exchange them for credit rewards!

The person who catches the most "ghosts" will even receive a special title.

As Halloween gradually approaches, some experienced upperclassmen are already gearing up, and Dark occasionally hears them mentioning it in the common room.

For first-year students, Halloween is a rare opportunity to earn a large number of credits!

In short, when that day arrives, no one will be wearing their school uniforms anymore!

Dark certainly didn't want to be the only exception.

Since he happened to run into this, he thought he might as well pick out a Costume Change Card to use; they weren't expensive anyway.

He glanced at the three price tiers listed in "credits."

Dark didn't pay much attention to them after that.

He crouched down and carefully flipped through them for a while.

Since they were Halloween-themed, most of the Costume Change Cards here had very high body coverage, though there were, of course, some succubus styles with off-the-charts exposure, but those were in the minority.

The ones in greater quantity were the "Vampire Series," "Knight Series," "Monster Series," and "Royal Palace Series"; while there were plenty of others, they lacked a unified theme.

"First year, Noble House?"

The upperclassman running the stall asked casually.