novelonline Chapter 3934 The Dream of the Dragon Maid
Chapter 3934 The Dream of the Dragon Maid
Chapter 3934 The Dream of the Dragon Maid
The three witches shook their heads in unison:
"We can't see the contents of the furnace, but they are probably transported to other areas through pipes inside the furnace."
"Don't you feel something's wrong? Since you all came here because of that question, 'Are you willing to help a new life be born?', the furnace and the inexplicable crying of the baby are clearly guiding you to complete the ritual and create some kind of terrible thing in this blood-stained factory."
Thinking about it this way, Xia De believed that this evil god was unlikely to be friendly to him, and that he was finally going to encounter a second opponent similar to the "God of Vampires" in the past.
“We understand, of course, but there is no other way to get out of this predicament at the moment, and the only way to gather more clues is to keep going.”
The old witch explained:
“Although we don’t need to eat here, the three of us are actually in poor mental condition. When we found the first furnace of life, we also thought about whether we really had to do it. But even if the three of us gave up, this strange place would probably go looking for someone else. So we completed the first forging of the furnace and hope to figure out what’s going on here before we reach the end.”
Shad continued to treat the halfling witch, who was the one who distrusted him the least, but did not resist him touching her neck.
“I understand that your choice is indeed the optimal solution under the current circumstances.”
The three witches did not show that they knew the matter here was related to the evil god, and Shad was worried that the evil god was watching this place all along, so he also did not mention those things.
"So, have you found any clues so far?"
He continued to ask, and the dragon witch, whose tail had been swaying since the beginning, nodded:
"People have been here before. Time is quite chaotic in this factory. We found notebooks left by our predecessors and writings carved on the walls. This factory must belong to some god. The god built this place and tried to forge some kind of flesh-and-blood evil."
There are not many known deities in the material world who are related to flesh and blood. The three of us actually have some guesses, but it's not appropriate to say them now.
They shared the same concerns as Shad, but Shad noticed that the Dragon Witch pressed her left hand against her right arm as she spoke. The action was natural, but considering that the evil god mentioned in the quest hints Shad received was "Lord of Flesh and Blood Mutation - One-Armed Prince," her action was clearly hinting at the answer.
Shad nodded just as naturally:
"So, you weren't the first witches to come here to assist in the 'birth'?"
"Yes, the clues left by our predecessors say that the god who created this factory will not actively interfere with the 'birth process,' so our current idea is to add something extra to the furnace while fulfilling the requirements of the 'Furnace of Life.'"
The old witch said softly:
"In this way, even if we do create something amazing at the finish line, we will have a way to control it."
That's a very good idea:
"But if this factory is truly a creation of the gods, would its flaws be so obvious?"
"This is the only way for now. Only by continuing can we learn more. Isn't your presence also a gain on our journey forward? Until we reach the end of the factory, everything is still unknown."
Currently, this small shelter uses scrap metal as its outer shell. The old witch from the Church of Creation used witch magic to create a "shelter tent" to resist the erosion of flesh and blood. The pink dragon witch exhaled bubbles to envelop the interior, isolating it from blood mist and tiny flesh spores. The halfling witch pieced together the metal shell and used the divine magic - Furnace Fire Protection - to ignite a flame in a glass bottle, isolating it from the influence of abnormal elements.
The three of them had been resting here for a while. Before Xia De arrived, they had actually planned to take a nap to listen to the crying before continuing their journey.
After the treatment, the old witch asked Shad if he wanted to travel with them. Shad, who was still maintaining "Dark Moon Grace," naturally wouldn't leave them.
"There are only us normal people here. Where else can I go if I leave here? However, there is something I need to tell you in advance."
The three witches looked at him together in the moonlight. At this moment, they were almost certain that this strange man was not inhuman. It wasn't because of the treatment they had just received, but because of the unique aura he exuded, which made him seem completely unlike someone artificially "created."
Only the world, destiny, or even something greater could create a man with such a strange aura. Even if someone could actually "create" him, it would definitely not be this factory filled with the stench and blood.
Shad noticed that "she" suddenly chuckled for some reason, but Shad did not ask:
"It's like this, my way of entering is different from yours. You can think of it as me coming here using some rather ancient method related to the ancient gods. So I can't stay for long. This time I can only stay for eighty minutes, and there are seventy minutes left."
The pink dragon witch, with her unusually kind demeanor and a faint, almost milky perfume scent, brightened up; all the characteristics matched. She considered uttering the "greeting" that the future elves of the visited academy had spread far and wide, but then hesitated, thinking that she seemed unable to prove her identity.
"This time it's my turn to sleep. I can just sleep lightly and I'll be able to hear sounds soon."
"Miss Lenor Bradvi," the halfling witch said, gesturing for the pink dragon, who was lost in thought, to hypnotize her, but Shad spoke up again:
"I also want to hear that crying sound, maybe I can find something out from it. Try to hypnotize me too, but my mental resistance is quite high, even if I don't resist, it won't be easy to hypnotize me."
"It's alright. I often take care of those little guys who don't like to sleep at the academy, and I'm very good at hypnosis."
The pink dragon witch then suddenly had an idea of how to prove her identity:
"There's not much space here, it's hard for both of you to lie down, so you should prepare to sleep first."
The small halfling witch chose to curl up and lie down. Shad didn't have the ability to curl up into a "cat ball" like Mia, so he chose to sit in a very comfortable position, with his hands clasped in front of his chest and his head slightly lowered.
This is the sitting-sleeping posture he practiced in his hometown, a skill he has never forgotten.
"Then I'll begin. Please try to relax—Witch's Secret Art—Bubble Spell: Hypnotic Bubble."
The pink dragon witch spat out two more bubbles from her mouth. As the bubbles flew toward Shad and Miss Linor Bradvi, they rapidly grew larger, becoming the size of helmets by the time they reached them, and then actually covered their heads.
Shad had his eyes closed, but he still felt an extremely warm and comfortable sensation. It was like jumping into a warm quilt that a maid had hung out to dry after a long day of adventure and fighting, wearing new pajamas, and hearing Mia gently calling goodnight in his ear.
The air, which had previously carried a faint smell of blood, suddenly became completely fresh, and drowsiness immediately overcame him. Then, Shad heard the sound of a lullaby; it was the pink dragon witch Gina gently singing.
The song combined with Xia De's feelings at that moment, and since it was indeed nighttime before Xia De arrived in this era, he did not resist the urge to sleep and fell into a deep sleep.
But this was definitely not deep sleep. In his half-awake state, Shad was aware that he was being hypnotized. He was waiting for the eerie cry of a baby to appear, but the sound did not come. Instead, Shad felt his consciousness slowly sinking into the deepest part of the dream.
Just when he thought the dragon witch's hypnosis had gone wrong, the dream took full shape, and images appeared before his eyes.
It was a sunny day, and a round table was set up in front of the stained-glass windows, where the dragon maids were preparing to have afternoon tea.
Red dragon Fiona was sitting on the right side of the round table, fiddling with the chessboard. Green dragon Miss Wilde was standing on the side of the round table near the French windows, brewing tea. Blue dragon Miss Elise was standing on the left edge of Shad's field of vision, directing the white chairs to fly over. Pink dragon Gina came from the right edge of Shad's field of vision, carrying a food box containing afternoon tea snacks in both hands and wagging her tail.
There was also Miss Black Dragon, whom Shad had never met. She wasn't in front of the stained-glass window, but behind it, her hands pressed against the glass as she looked at her four companions outside.
Her face was somewhat blurred as a result, but Shad could tell she really wanted to go outside for the afternoon tea party.
"Miss Eliza, shouldn't you be living with Violet and Theresa at the end of the Fifth Era? How did you end up here with Fiona? [Fiona's Household Maid] allows you to use pink gems or heart stones to have the pink dragon maid, who is skilled in handling baby supplies, do housework among the five types of assistance provided by the dragon maid."
Because the housekeeping services provided by the pink dragon were unrelated to his own life, Shad never imagined he would have any interaction with this pink dragon maid.
"I don't have any babies around me."
That's what two-year-old Shad thought before.
Last autumn, Shade met the green dragon maid, Miss Wilde, at the "Strange Tree Academy," which led him to speculate about the situation of other dragon maids. However, it was still somewhat unexpected that he would meet another one so soon.
"So, the fact that I found this key in the academy, is that also a hint?"
The images in the dream were enough to prove Miss Gina Rosa's identity. Shad had originally been thinking about whether he could contact Miss Felian Anna again through this key, and now it seemed that he had barely succeeded.
However, this dream of "afternoon tea with dragon maids" did not last long. Suddenly, a shrill cry shattered the beautiful scene and frightened Shad, who was gradually immersed in the dream.