Chapter 441: Everyone Wanted to Go

Chapter 441: Everyone Wanted to Go

“Hmm…” Oss rubbed his aching head and looked around in confusion. He used a bit of his Bloodline Power to influence his body, and the effects of the hangover completely disappeared. Bloodline Power had the highest connection to the body. It could not only affect one’s recovery and poison resistance but also heal various physical abnormalities. This was the convenience of Bloodline Power.

At least, power s like Mana and Battle Qi were completely inferior to Bloodline Power when it came to physical recovery. Thinking about last night’s experience, the idea of waking up to find a soft body beside him was completely impossible. It probably would never happen in this lifetime. Oss thought sadly. It turned out just as he had imagined. Lena really was a hidden master of the drinking scene!

She had single-handedly drunk all of them—a group of grown men—under the table. Not only that, she had managed to have someone carry them back afterward. Oss had cheated a little by using his Bloodline Power to stimulate his brain, allowing him to remember a bit of what happened even as he was on the verge of passing out completely.

Later, Gale and the others gradually woke up. After washing their faces, they fell into deep self-doubt. Especially Wood and Rick, who felt they really should retire. Yeah, that choice wasn’t wrong!

In short, after boarding the long-distance coach, Oss and the others cast strange looks at Lena, who appeared very energetic. They hadn’t recovered yet, but Lena seemed completely fine. She had drunk the most last night, which just didn’t seem magical at all.

Clearly, her physique wasn’t strong, so how did she have the capacity to drink all of them under the table?

Never mind. Time to catch up on sleep. Long-distance coaches had been operating in the Otherworld for a long time. Because there were Magical Beasts or fierce wild animals in the wilderness, coach tickets were generally expensive. There was always at least one powerful Professional on board, and the extra fee went to them. Besides, those who dared to take long-distance coaches usually had some strength.

Except for foolish Magical Beasts, people basically wouldn’t mess with long-distance coaches traveling outside. It was basically asking for death. Robbing other merchant groups was one thing, but attacking a long-distance coach was like poking a hornet’s nest. You might accidentally provoke a bunch of powerful people and get your whole group wiped out!

If you were unlucky and ran into a High-tier Professional riding the coach, that was even worse luck.

Generally, it was quite safe. Sleeping wasn’t a big issue. Besides, riding in the coach was like being in a cradle. Even if you were well-rested, you’d start to feel sleepy after a while. In short, barring any accidents, most people in the coach would probably fall asleep within a few hours.

“Ah… comfortable!” Zheng Yichen moved his neck, and a series of cracks sounded from his neck all the way to the tip of his tail. After maintaining a focused work state for a long time, he finally solved the problem at hand and completely relaxed. He snapped his fingers, producing a spark. Two Ghost Maids arrived in Zheng Yichen’s Laboratory. “Get her dressed up.”

The two Ghost Maids nodded and began following Zheng Yichen’s instructions. It wasn’t that Zheng Yichen didn’t want to do it himself, but he couldn’t bring himself to. The upgraded Alchemical Avatar looked different from before when not in use and had a sense of vitality that only living things possessed. This made Zheng Yichen even more reluctant to handle it. He decided to avoid the trouble and let the Ghost Maids handle it.

The two Ghost Maids looked curiously at the Alchemical Avatar before them. They could feel it was different from the ones Zheng Yichen had made before. Enhanced by the materials, it was much better than the one Zheng Yichen used. Such an Alchemical Avatar probably couldn’t be mass-produced.

Although they were patient, they still wanted to experience having a body again. They didn’t know when Zheng Yichen would complete this research.

After dressing the Alchemical Avatar, they saw a Blueprint on Zheng Yichen’s worktable. They couldn’t understand the contents of the Blueprint, but they could read the labels!

Mass-Produced Maid Alchemical Puppet…

This… probably had something to do with them, right?

“What’s going on?” Zheng Yichen scratched his head and muttered, puzzled as he watched the two Ghost Maids leave in high spirits after finishing their task. He took the fully dressed Alchemical Avatar and left, delivering it to Qin. Looking at the Alchemical Avatar, Qin was slightly surprised. Its appearance hadn’t changed, but the internals were greatly altered. After taking control and conducting a detailed inspection, aside from the alchemical structures inside, the remaining living tissue parts were made not from human flesh but from other flesh materials.

Aside from the microscopic structural differences, everything else was extremely similar to a human, highly realistic. It could even perform functions as needed. Whatever a human could do, this Alchemical Avatar could do… As for whether to use those functions, it was simple. This Alchemical Puppet now had two digestive systems.

The first was the original one, directly decomposing food using Mana. The other was a normal digestive method. This digestive method wasn’t entirely human either, but based on a Magical Beast’s digestive capability. It had strong digestive and conversion effects. The converted part could accumulate as Mana. Even though it differed greatly from a Witch’s Power, it could be controlled and used for the alchemical digestive method without consuming the controller’s own power.

“Such a thorough improvement,” Qin said sincerely. Giving an Alchemical Puppet some flesh parts wasn’t too difficult. The hard part was Zheng Yichen’s changes to make it as close to a human body as possible while combining various flesh parts with different effects without conflict.

A normal Life Domain researcher doing this would lose who knows how much hair!

“Not bad, not bad,” Zheng Yichen said modestly, but Qin’s next words made his expression drop.

“It’s just made too realistically. Using it feels a bit strange to me.”

“Huh, you mean?”

“I have no intention of selling this body’s… services.”

“Ahem, that!” Zheng Yichen couldn’t help but cough lightly. Qin was, of course, referring to the indescribable aspects. But as a researcher, Zheng Yichen believed that since he had the ability to make his work the best, he would naturally follow the highest standards. Holding back for profit? This wasn’t a product; there was no need to keep anything back. So, Zheng Yichen perfected the details of the flesh parts to the extreme!

Including the indescribable details… Hmm, it sounded a bit… but he was too focused during the work and didn’t think that much about it. That was also why he had the Ghost Maids handle the later details.

“Just a joke,” Qin said with a slight smile. Having lived a long time, she wasn’t like an ordinary woman who would dwell too much on such matters. Zheng Yichen’s meticulous work was a good thing in itself, showing he had put in enough effort rather than casually making improvements.

“Anyway, I’m heading back,” Zheng Yichen said with a light cough, unable to bear Qin’s somewhat teasing gaze. He promptly left the Bar. Thus, the Madam Proprietress, who often held a wine glass and moved about here, appeared again, becoming a consistently beautiful sight in the place.

The regulars here knew the Bar’s Madam Proprietress was someone to be admired from afar. Many pursued her, but none succeeded. Of course, since she was doing business, she handled interpersonal relations smoothly. If the pursuers were lucky, even if they failed, they could still receive fine wine personally mixed by the Madam Proprietress.

Anything further? No…

Returning to his residence in Kaja, Zheng Yichen began preparing for the upcoming gathering. Qin had told him some related preparations. First, regarding clothing, the requirements for him weren’t strict. He wasn’t Human… others didn’t see him as Human, so he didn’t need the attire Humans wore at gatherings. Of course, he couldn’t be too casual either. In short, any clothing that didn’t seem too disrespectful was fine.

Then there was etiquette… Well, this wasn’t an issue for Zheng Yichen either. He also didn’t need to strictly follow it. Zheng Yichen pondered blankly. No wonder Qin had listed so many precautions, knowing he couldn’t remember them, and didn’t give him a handbook or something. Upon careful thought, it seemed he didn’t need to follow any of the Human rules!

Most of the things others did at gatherings, he didn’t need to do. While others engaged in various secret or open transactions through conversation, he just had to eat and drink on the side. As long as he appeared harmless… basically, there were no other issues. He didn’t even need to actively seek conversations with anyone; passively waiting was enough. On the contrary, actively seeking conversations might have the opposite effect.

Qin wasn’t detailed about other things, but she made this aspect very clear.

“Come to think of it, it seems there really isn’t anything to prepare?” Zheng Yichen muttered. He returned to his room, opened the wardrobe, and looked. His expression froze on his face. It seemed he hadn’t prepared any formal clothing. There were many clothes in the wardrobe, but the problem was… they were all the same type!!

Not a single different one!

“Wow, this is just too much!” Zheng Yichen rubbed his head. “Should I just go like this? Or maybe check other Witches’ rooms?”

Zheng Yichen went to Dan Marina’s room. He didn’t go to Loris and the others’ rooms because he knew their lifestyles were even more monotonous than his. Take Irene, for example. The clothing she wore from the time Zheng Yichen met her until now had always been the same!

Perhaps her wardrobe was like his, full of the same type. Annie occasionally changed clothes, but she would change back before long. Loris… Hmm, the eternal black gothic lolita dress made from her own Scales. It was nice, though. After all, think about it—a pseudo-loli wearing clothes made from her own Scales… Heh!

The most different were Qin and Dan Marina. Although Qin didn’t live here, whenever Zheng Yichen saw her, he would see a new outfit. He had never seen her wear the same clothes twice. Maybe he was just lucky not to have encountered repeats. Then there was Dan Marina. Her frequency of changing clothes was incredibly high.

Even if it was a cycle, she looked refreshing every day. She was the type who knew how to enjoy life. Unfortunately, she was currently asleep. Her Avatar was wandering around outside, who knows where. It wasn’t appropriate to look for her, but checking her wardrobe should be fine. As for other reasons…

Zheng Yichen had seen her take out some men’s clothing before… although she never wore it.

“Yikes… Okay, I must have been seeing things about the men’s clothing!” Zheng Yichen widened his eyes looking at the ‘men’s clothing’ he found in Dan Marina’s wardrobe. At first glance, it seemed like it, but from the details, the clothing was more suitable for women to wear. So, what was the point of her preparing this? Was it to flirt with certain lonely married women in her free time?

Abandoning the idea of taking the clothing, Zheng Yichen closed Dan Marina’s wardrobe and left her room. As he left, he felt that sensation of being scanned by an invisible force again. The force didn’t affect Zheng Yichen, but it might not be the same for others.

Not only Dan Marina’s room, but the rooms of other Witches also had similar preparations. If you weren’t careful, you could get caught. No one wanted to personally experience a Witch’s methods.

“Why worry so much? Not having prepared other clothes doesn’t matter,” Loris said as soon as she came out of her room and learned what Zheng Yichen was concerned about.

“Hmm, well…” Zheng Yichen scratched his head. It was probably an Earth habit. When staying at home, he paid no attention to his clothing or hairstyle. If lazy, he might even delay washing his hair or bathing for a day or two. On the contrary, if someone visited, he would become particularly concerned, even regretting not grooming himself in advance. When going out… if he didn’t notice, it was fine. Once he noticed, he would feel uncomfortable all over.

“It’s okay,” Loris emphasized.

“…”

Alright then! So be it. Zheng Yichen didn’t want to think about it anymore. After understanding, he even felt Qin had overthought things and didn’t need to mention all that to him…

“? You want to go too?” Noticing Loris’s gaze still hadn’t moved away from him, Zheng Yichen couldn’t help but ask. She nodded slightly.

Zheng Yichen thought about it. Taking Loris along wasn’t a problem, but her identity was tricky to handle. The gathering Qin arranged obviously wasn’t for just anyone. Bringing someone with an unknown identity would surely attract attention. “Then let’s go together!”

“No need. I have my own way to go,” Loris said, nodding slightly.

“…” So then, why were you staring at me like that earlier?

“It’s them who also want to go.”