Chapter 436: Slumber?

Chapter 436: Slumber?

“Alright, let’s put aside the matter about that Magic Pharmacist for now. This matter was no longer something we could handle.” In the conference room of the Potion Masters Association, a group of senior members made a decision with great difficulty. In short, by now, they had completely given up on the idea of establishing any relationship with Zheng Yichen.

This guy was nothing but trouble. Back in the day, he was particularly good at causing trouble, and now that his identity was public, he was even more capable of stirring things up. As for other things? Now that you thought about it, his ability to cause trouble in the past seemed almost natural. What was wrong with causing trouble? Even if others came looking for trouble, as long as he revealed his identity, it would just blow over!

That Dragon hadn’t done anything that enraged gods and men. On the contrary, he had contributed a lot in human society. If he wanted to, he could have kept the Magic Potions he made a secret. Even though there were profit motives involved, without benefits, why would he work so hard for nothing?

“As for Emily…”

“We can’t even find the person anymore. I’ll handle Emily’s side.” The Vice President said with a headache, but he felt somewhat relieved inside. Previously, he had been kept on edge by Zheng Yichen’s matter, not knowing what to do. Now that it was clear nothing could be done, he actually felt relieved. Finally, he wouldn’t have to worry about this troublesome matter anymore!

“But…”

“No buts. If you don’t have to deal with it anymore, what are you thinking?” Hearing someone still wanting to object, the Vice President said unhappily.

“…Vice President, the main thing is that the other party has reappeared.” The senior Magic Pharmacist who spoke said helplessly. The Vice President’s eye twitched slightly. Seeing the other take out the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, he immediately slammed his own Magic Weapon Summoning Book onto the table in front of him. Looking at the new information on it, he felt like he was having symptoms of high blood pressure!

That Dragon had indeed appeared, and what’s more, he had returned to Kaja’s residence as if nothing happened. What was different? Looking at the picture, it was probably… this guy had become more refined. Saying that wasn’t quite right; it was just a feeling, like the difference between a thousand-yuan grade and a ten-thousand-yuan grade.

His clothes had also changed to something more trendy, not like before when he wore the conservative attire typical of Magic Pharmacists, and the style was quite peculiar. In short, it gave people a refreshing feeling, not to mention how attractive it was. Thinking about his true identity, well, that made it even more attractive!

“Vice President? Vice President!?” Seeing the Vice President rubbing his head and not speaking for a long time, even showing a painful expression, the other senior members became a bit anxious. Come to think of it, the Vice President wasn’t young anymore. With this kind of stimulation, what if he had a brain hemorrhage… Uh, probably not, right? The Vice President had been using Fixation Potions all along, so even if a brain hemorrhage was stimulated, it wouldn’t be a big problem!

“It’s fine, it’s fine… As for Emily’s side, damn it!” The Vice President knocked on the conference round table and waved his hand. “Meeting adjourned, meeting adjourned! That’s all for today!”

Other things? Now he just wanted to find a place to calm down. There was a quiet bar chain here that seemed good, so he would go there. As for the association’s affairs? He was already old, and had been stimulated too much recently. He should take a break for a while. Let the President handle it? What? Busy? Doesn’t want to? This was just outrageous! What’s so great about the President!?

The President really was… Well, he would go himself after all…

The news of Zheng Yichen reappearing in Kaja after a few days spread throughout the entire Magic Weapon Network in a short time thanks to things like the Magic Weapon Summoning Book. Almost all Magic Weapon Summoners knew about this, but some weren’t concerned about it. They were more concerned about market trends, especially the Online Stores. Those who cared about Zheng Yichen were mainly Magic Pharmacists and some people backed by major forces.

As for those freelance Magic Weapon Summoners, why bother? Was it useful? No! Even if Zheng Yichen was a dragon, even if one day he was suddenly exposed as a dragon god, it had little to do with them, as long as Zheng Yichen wasn’t bored and had nothing better to do to the point of choosing to destroy the world or something.

Besides that?

What did it have to do with them? Caring about this was worse than paying more attention to the affairs at the Border Great Wall. Even if you didn’t want to care about world events, you could care about Magic Arms. Recently, the updates to Magic Arms were getting slower and slower, with most just being adjustments to the existing ones. Of course, the current number of Magic Arms was basically sufficient, and these alone had already adapted to the vast majority of Professionals.

After all, the usage restrictions on Magic Arms weren’t big. Professionals didn’t necessarily have to hold relative weapons; Mages held staffs, Warriors held blades, and the like. Conversely, Warriors could also hold staffs and hit people, using them as blunt weapons, as long as they were sturdy enough.

Therefore, the matter of Zheng Yichen’s return wasn’t big, nor was it small. It didn’t cause a sensation. Some of his past preparations had indeed taken effect. Many Professionals had received favors from Zheng Yichen… Not to mention the Border Great Wall, which had gotten better things from Zheng Yichen. Even if someone stirred things up, they couldn’t set the pace from this part of the forces. And if the big boss didn’t speak up, the other troublemakers could basically be ignored. The ruckus was just mouthing off; actual actions?

Zheng Yichen found that he could still stay peacefully at his residence in Kaja, with no one bothering him. Even the surveillance that used to be distributed here was gone, as if everyone had ignored this place. This made Zheng Yichen, who was prepared to counter, a bit frustrated. He had thought about so much, but the anticipated events hadn’t happened.

Since that was the case, he stopped thinking about these things and continued with his previous steps, honestly improving himself, creating, and researching. Annie had obtained a good material from the Undying Witch, something unique and novel, which had recently plunged her into a frenzy of research. From time to time, she pulled Zheng Yichen in for exchanges.

It wasn’t for his abilities, but for the Otherworld knowledge he possessed, hoping to gain more inspiration from this. As for Magic Potion matters? Forget it. His identity had long been exposed, so what was there to say about Magic Potion matters? There was no need to research as intensely as before. This could be left to nature and done when there was time. Anyway, it had already been happily decided before to first boost research in the Life Domain!

Also, the Undying Witch’s soul, which had been taken away by Irene not long ago, was brought back. The returned Undying Witch’s soul was fine without any issues. She was still confined in that transparent sphere. Zheng Yichen had learned a bit more about this sphere because of this, and from Dan Marina, he found out exactly what this thing was!

World Barrier Fragment… Not a pseudo-World Barrier created by Irene’s magic, but a genuine fragment. Although it was only this small and had lost some unique functions, its quality was still intact, which allowed it to seal various difficult-to-seal things.

Including the Undying Witch, who was particularly capable of transferring and reviving, now sealed in this World Barrier Fragment. Without external force to extract her, there was no possibility for her to break out from inside. Such an awesome thing was seen as not important by the Witches, which was quite surprising.

However, in reality, it was exactly like that. If this thing had ten times the volume, it would indeed be a rare treasure. But with just this size, even if it was the only one currently, to the Witches, it was just a special collectible!

“Although it’s a collectible, it still has some use in critical moments.” Dan Marina gently tapped the transparent sphere, making the sealed Undying Witch glare at her angrily. If it weren’t for this woman constantly scheming, her plan would have succeeded long ago, and she wouldn’t have fallen into such a miserable situation!

“Don’t think that sealing me with this thing means it’s over; things have only just begun!” the Undying Witch said coldly, without the hysteria that comes with nearly losing everything. Although sealed, it was impossible for them to completely eliminate her. This was also the main reason why, even in this World Barrier Fragment, where any means could be applied to her and she could only endure, she hadn’t faced such treatment yet.

Even if those methods really killed her, her power wouldn’t truly disappear. All over the world, there were many places that retained her power or a unique mark she had set. Those marks were the foundation of her revival. Even if she died, the marks wouldn’t disappear but would transform into something else…

Like a clown’s blood virus.

Therefore, she could only be sealed like this, not eliminated! Eliminating her would be equivalent to unleashing a new disaster, so although the Undying Witch was in a bad situation, she wasn’t despairing.

“So awesome?” Zheng Yichen looked at the Undying Witch in the transparent sphere with droopy eyelids, curious: “I have a doubt. Why does she still have clothes even in soul form?”

“…” The Undying Witch’s mouth twitched, and she stopped speaking. Even her look at Zheng Yichen added a bit of disdain. Such a trivial question, how could he ask it!

“It’s just spirit-material clothes. In other words, it’s still part of the soul. So, strictly speaking, the Undying Witch you see now is still naked, just with an extra layer of shell protecting the essence. If she wants, the clothes can change dozens of times in a minute.”

“Shut up.” The Undying Witch stared coldly at Dan Marina. Strictly speaking, what Dan Marina said wasn’t wrong. The soul wasn’t incapable of carrying matter; it just required strong power. But she obviously didn’t have the material part to carry, so the clothes were, in essence, part of the soul’s transformation… In fact, she really wasn’t wearing anything!

“Even though she’s not wearing anything, if you don’t see the essence part, it’s still similar to wearing clothes, so why such a big reaction?” Dan Marina chuckled, her face close to the transparent sphere. “I’m quite interested in your beloved, though. He seems a bit unlucky, taken away by Abyssal Creatures. Who knows what he’ll become… Hmm, perhaps one day when a new Abyssal Calamity appears, he’ll come to you as an Abyssal Monster?”

“I look forward to that day!” The Undying Witch was unmoved by Dan Marina’s words. If it were really like that, it would be good. Would Abyssal Creatures be so kind? Not relying on that bit of True Spirit to maximize its use wouldn’t be like Abyssal Creatures. Even if forced and asked to join the Abyss’s faction, at that time, she would very clearly say—yes!

Even if it would be miserable.

But if he came to her as an Abyssal Monster, it would be a good thing for the Undying Witch. At that time, what she needed to do was simple: just grab his soul out and clean it up properly. Memories? No need to worry; she was an expert at manipulating souls. How could she not have a backup of her beloved’s memories? The existing True Spirit was the most important!

“Don’t worry, I won’t let him exist.” Dan Marina chuckled with a villainous face, constantly provoking the Undying Witch. After all, she couldn’t escape from here, and Dan Marina wasn’t worried about anything caused by excessive provocation. No matter how she struggled inside, she couldn’t get out.

Suicide? Even less likely. A Witch with a beloved wouldn’t choose suicide.

“…”

The Undying Witch stared coldly at Dan Marina. Since this woman said so, if there was a chance in the future, she could definitely do it. Unlike the Witch who had killed her beloved through sneak attacks in the past, if Dan Marina acted, he would have no chance of resurrection. Dan Marina’s ability could completely cut off any related possibilities.

So…

“State your purpose.”

She yielded. Calculated to this point, although unwilling, she didn’t lose. Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but wear a self-mocking smile. From the very beginning, she had been schemed against by Dan Marina. Even though she was very careful and didn’t let her know her purpose, Dan Marina had relentlessly pushed her step by step until she unknowingly moved to a true dead end!

At that time, even if she didn’t know her purpose, it was meaningless. From the moment she entered the Containment Barrier and used it as the most effective threatening base, everything was too late. With what she wanted to do, Dan Marina could gather more Witches to oppose her based on that.

Even if not killed, she could be severely injured. Even now, she still hadn’t shaken off the Curse of Destruction. The Curse of Destruction was still spreading on her body hidden under the spirit-material clothes. If she didn’t actively suppress and wear it down, very obvious traces of destruction would appear on her.

Severely injured… plus the final blow of the World Barrier Fragment, she had nothing to defend herself with!

“Here, take a look at this Contract.” Dan Marina presented a Contract to the Undying Witch, who glanced at it and showed an extremely angry expression.

“Impossible!”

“What a pity. No matter, after all, the Abyssal Calamity’s outbreak is something that won’t happen for who knows how long, and even if it will occur is unknown. I can wait. And, there’s one more thing you understand, right? That Magic~”

The Undying Witch was silent. The Magic Dan Marina mentioned was the one Irene had released, which severely injured the Abyssal Creature that communicated with and even tricked her. She didn’t want to think too much about it, fearing that her beloved’s True Spirit had already vanished with that Magic.

“Take it and play with it yourself.” After saying this, Dan Marina paid no more attention to the Undying Witch and tossed the transparent sphere to Zheng Yichen. “Don’t worry about her. Although she bears the Curse of Destruction now, she can’t be easily toyed to death.”

“Don’t make me sound so evil.” Zheng Yichen slightly grinned and placed the transparent sphere into a corner of his Personal Space, where many protective patches were applied. Even though this thing was safe and reliable, having more could bring him some peace of mind.

“Hey? How can you say evil? That’s a Witch’s soul, now under your control, to play with as you wish. Think about it, isn’t it a bit exciting?”

Zheng Yichen rolled his eyes. “That’s your kind, and you say that?”

“Then why don’t you talk about the mutual harm among Humans? Your words have no meaning.” Dan Marina gently sighed and stretched her body, revealing her beautiful curves to Zheng Yichen. “I’m exhausted from this period. I’m going to have a good sleep, hmm~ might be a bit long.”

When Dan Marina said she was going to sleep, Zheng Yichen didn’t think much of it at first, but after two days, he realized something was off. Wasn’t this sleep a bit too long?

Shifting his attention to the Underground Base, Zheng Yichen’s eye twitched slightly as he looked at the woman who had boldly occupied his ‘dragon bed’. “Why is she here?”

“She’s been here from the start.” Loris said, her tone indifferent, not revealing any emotion. “This time, her consumption was the greatest, plus the influence of the Power of Fate’s feedback, she’ll sleep for a long time.”

“Oh.” Zheng Yichen ground his nails and nodded slightly, his thoughts drifting off.

“What’s wrong?”

“She’s in slumber… but that Avatar seems to still be running around outside.”

“Hmm?” Loris’s calm eyes slightly narrowed, looking piercingly at the woman occupying Zheng Yichen’s ‘dragon bed’. Now completely asleep, Dan Marina’s defenses had dropped to their lowest. Even an ordinary person with a sharp knife could take her life if they could penetrate a Witch’s surface defense. She chose this place precisely because she thought it was safe.

But Zheng Yichen said her Avatar was still wandering outside?

Slumber… Fake?

Staring at Dan Marina for a while, Loris’s gaze returned to calm. This was indeed slumber. The Avatar could still move, simply because before sleeping, she used some Arcane Arts to keep part of her consciousness awake on that Avatar.

The slumber affected her by changing from dual operations to single line. This woman… really didn’t leave many loopholes of her own: “Ignore her.”

“Huh?” Zheng Yichen scratched his head, thinking she was going to throw Dan Marina out. He had even planned to prepare a Crystal Coffin… This time, he really had to thank her.