After familiarizing himself with his current body, Mu You wasted no time. He hurriedly tossed the few fish in the Fishing Net into the Fish Basket, then headed toward the Castle with the basket on his back.
There were creatures everywhere along the way, not just humans and elves, but all kinds of strange Humanoids as well.
More bizarrely, everyone here wore a smile, but not a normal one. They were mechanical, wooden, eerie grins formed by forcibly stretching their facial muscles. It was as though everyone here was a marionette, a deeply unsettling sight to a living person like him.
With no other choice, Mu You could only try to make the same expression so he would not stand out.
As he made his way toward the Castle, Mu You also quietly counted the elves present.
He discovered that quite a few elves were still alive here. Along the way, he saw at least twenty of them. Judging by their clothes and activities, they all did relatively easy work, such as watering flowers and tending plants. Not one was doing hard labor. It seemed elves held a fairly high status here.
"No unauthorized entry!"
When Mu You reached the Castle, two Octopus Soldiers at the entrance stopped him and asked what he was there for.
"To deliver Lord Zubac's lunch," Mu You answered, maintaining his "smile."
The two octopuses glanced at the Fish Basket on Mu You's back and let him through without making things difficult.
The Castle was far larger inside than it appeared from outside. Its corridors and carvings were all magnificent. Even the entire floor and walls were carved from smooth, flawless gems. One look made it clear this was no castle an ordinary person could have built. Even more absurdly, only the space below a