Inside the cabin.
He saw the bound Karnak, who looked like a discount version of Ni Dahong.
"Crystal!" Seeing Crystalia beside him, Karnak launched into a reunion greeting.
Crystalia also introduced Ye Li to Karnak, saying they had only found him with his help.
Naturally, Karnak was very grateful toward Ye Li.
Ye Li, however, had little interest in chatting with this not-so-handsome Inhuman. He simply instructed:
"I'll continue searching for your people with Crystalia. Once we find them, we'll bring them back here. You stay and guard this place. The three outside have already had their guns dismantled."
Karnak nodded. With his Inhuman physique, without firearms, Reno and the others were no threat at all.
"Okay, next one."
Ye Li called Alita over, pressed his hand to her and Crystalia's shoulders, and in a flash, they were gone.
"This…"
Karnak stared, dumbfounded. "He has the same ability as Lockjaw?"
…..
Next.
At 12:21 p.m.
Ye Li rescued a hoof-footed Inhuman named Gorgon from mercenaries, tossing him to Karnak.
At 6:34 p.m.
He pulled Triton, the green-skinned one who had faked death in the sea, out of the water.
This one, it seemed, was on good terms with Namor, whom Ye Li had once robbed—both were swimmers, but once ashore they quickly weakened.
…..
Today.
The reason Ye Li's efficiency was so low was simply because he had taken his time touring the Hawaiian Islands, thoroughly enjoying the scenery.
Helping the Crystal Princess find her people almost seemed like a side task…
…..
Thus.
When he brought Triton back to the cabin that night, Crystalia clung to him, pulling him into a small tent, whispering anxiously, "Can't you move faster? I'm worried something might happen to Medusa and the others…"
"Relax, the royal family members you're looking for are just a handful. We'll have them all soon."
Ye Li deliberately dragged things out, not returning all her people at once—he had his reasons.
Though he had already used his dream ability to become the little princess's "relation," her quest hadn't triggered yet.
He always held the principle: 'If you don't have to do things for free, then don't do them for free.'
Even if Crystalia's template wouldn't give him much now, it was still something.
By stacking and combining templates, he could boost his strength far more easily than boring solitary cultivation.
Besides, Crystalia's ability—[Four-Element Control]—could enhance his own [Celestial Authority].
…..
"Really…"
Hearing Ye Li's reassurance, Crystalia seemed doubtful.
But since he had already returned three of her people, she couldn't push too much…
Smooch~
The princess leaned in, kissing Ye Li lightly on the cheek. "Then I'll leave it to you~"
"That's all? Just one kiss?"
Ye Li pulled her into his arms, teasing, "What? You dragged me into this little tent—don't tell me you weren't thinking of doing something else?"
"Y-you're talking nonsense…"
Crystalia blushed. "I just didn't want Karnak and the others to see me begging you. After all, I am their princess—I can't act so intimate with you in front of them…"
"Begging me?"
Ye Li didn't let her off, his hands roaming her delicate figure as he teased further, "So what kind of way are you going to beg me, that would be too intimate to show in public?"
"What kind of way do you think…" Crystalia, still under the influence of the dream, and now hidden away in a tent, didn't resist much.
"How about this way?"
Ye Li's hand slid to the back of the princess's snowy neck, pressing her head gently downward…
But Crystalia turned her face aside, her amber eyes looking at him innocently, puzzled. "What are you doing?"
'She really doesn't understand… such a pure little girl… a pampered flower from a greenhouse…' Ye Li thought.
And with experience in plucking such flowers, he bent down close to the Crystal Princess's cheek, whispering in her ear, beginning to "teach" her some things…