In the end, Li Wei decided to grant the Natural Staff a stay of execution and refrain from chopping it up for now.
Its fate would depend on its future behavior. After all, this was no game where everything ended once the world was saved. In Li Wei's view, this had only been a minor milestone. He had stumbled into thwarting the Devil's plans, and his opponent certainly would not give up just like that.
Li Wei therefore believed his opponent must be preparing something big. Perhaps this thing would come in handy then.
In any case, he already had a permit from the Queen. He could blow it up whenever he wanted.
To borrow a line from a television drama, "I shall leave your heads upon your shoulders for now and judge you by your future conduct."
If you satisfy me, I'll consider it.
If you don't... heh heh, just you wait.
Aside from that, Alice and Sophia were the happiest about Little Mermaid being able to walk. The three of them had always been together, and they wanted to take her out to play, but her body made leaving home difficult. Now, though, Little Mermaid had legs and could go out on her own. Both girls were delighted.
Over the next several days, the two took Little Mermaid running all over the place, not only inside the tower but also around the surrounding area. They shared their favorite spots with her, and Li Wei naturally did not stop them. Getting used to walking was important for Little Mermaid, after all. At bedtime, however, she still preferred sleeping in her water tank. There was nothing wrong with that. She was a mermaid, after all... it was perfectly normal for her to like water.
As for the Natural Staff, it