Chapter 458: Lingering Issues

Chapter 458: Lingering Issues

Oss hurriedly took the character information provided by Lena to find new companions. The woman left behind let out a light laugh and also departed from the place. Her destination this time was the bar. Due to the connection through the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, Zheng Yichen was already waiting there in advance. Looking at the woman before him who had removed her disguise and maintained her avatar in its initial form, Zheng Yichen didn’t stand on ceremony and directly asked his question.

“When will your true self wake up?”

“Hmm, it will be a very long time. You haven’t done anything wicked to my body, have you?”

Zheng Yichen looked expressionlessly at Dan Marina. “Is that tone of yours expecting something?”

“It’s just a shame you are a dragon. What a real pity.”

“What’s wrong with being a dragon? Let me tell you, I am thinking of ways to solve this problem. Do you know about that little person created by the Undying Witch?” Being constantly poked at his sore spot by someone familiar, Zheng Yichen expressed that he was greatly stimulated.

“Hmm~ That thing is quite special, right?”

“It’s alright. Anyway, I can find many special things from it.” Zheng Yichen replied. “…Wait, you don’t know about this?”

Zheng Yichen looked at Dan Marina with surprise. In the past, she had presented herself as a ‘capable person who could do anything,’ easily handling many matters in her grasp. Even with some sudden situations, she could deal with them in a relaxed and natural manner. Recalling the previous conversation, she didn’t even know what had happened to her own original body?

This problem was not just ordinarily serious!

“I don’t know much. Ah~ Doing anything is very troublesome after losing my ability.” Dan Marina lazily lay down on the table, showing a somewhat discouraged expression. “Suddenly, I realize that without my ability, I seem quite useless.”

“Don’t say that. When you say that, it makes me feel even more useless.” The corner of Zheng Yichen’s mouth twitched slightly. After thinking for a moment, he took out his Magic Weapon Summoning Book, flipped to Dan Marina’s ID, and gave her ID special authorization. Sensing something, she sat up again, opened the Magic Weapon Summoning Book to look, and couldn’t help but give a light laugh. “Oh? You’re opening this up to me?”

“Consider it a tiny bit of help.” Zheng Yichen said. Dan Marina’s ability could not be used. Zheng Yichen didn’t know how much impact this would have on her. Her current reaction—was it to complain or… to act coquettishly?

This woman was very good at hiding her thoughts, so Zheng Yichen could only make some simple judgments. As for completely figuring out her mind? Even someone like Loris, who was expressionless and hard to read, couldn’t be fully understood, let alone a complicated woman like Dan Marina. “Don’t go messing around with it recklessly.”

Though after his identity was exposed, equipment of this style being revealed wasn’t much of a problem, Zheng Yichen didn’t really want Earth-style weapon s to be shown too much… mainly because he didn’t want people from the Otherworld to grasp them too early!

“Hehe, this is quite good too. Let’s continue talking about the previous matter. What do you plan to do recently?” From what Zheng Yichen had just said, Dan Marina had already learned quite a few things. The most important point was solving the problem of him being a dragon… The matter concerning dragons and witches had always been the biggest issue troubling Zheng Yichen. He had even developed some mild depression because of it.

Now he seemed much better, but who knew when it might flare up again? Dan Marina had seen too many people who were originally kind-hearted become warped in character due to some unavoidable reasons, leading to a complete change in temperament. Zheng Yichen’s situation was also one kind. As a member of a Longevity Species, he could temporarily ignore such influence, but as time accumulated, one day he might truly change. Even if it wasn’t so abrupt, the subtle influence would be enough.

Yet Zheng Yichen said there was a solution. But given Zheng Yichen’s abilities, wanting to solve his own problem with his own power was not ordinarily difficult. Wasn’t his level of Magic something Dan Marina knew all too well?

So in this matter he mentioned, there must be involvement from either Annie or Irene for Zheng Yichen to speak with such confidence. The possibility of Annie joining was higher, because the structure of that little person was very special, and its attraction to Annie was not ordinary.

“It’s research on Transformation Magic.” Zheng Yichen said. It seemed the problem on Dan Marina’s side was really not small. The research on Transformation Magic was no longer a top-secret matter, yet Dan Marina actually didn’t know…

“Transformation Magic? Ah, so it’s this.” When Transformation Magic was mentioned, Dan Marina first thought of Zheng Yichen’s past complaints, saying this world was not magical or something, that powerful creatures couldn’t turn into Humans and the like. In all fairness, a powerful being transforming into a weaker existence was truly a puzzling mentality.

Only the weak tended to transform into more powerful species.

“How is the research going?”

“Just a framework so far, with much needing subsequent design.” Zheng Yichen said. The framework for Transformation Magic was partly perfected by Zheng Yichen, partly modified by Annie, and partly added by Irene. Up to now, a complete framework hadn’t yet taken shape, but resources for materials had already begun preparation. Once the framework appeared in the evening, research could start immediately. Then there would be much busyness… Of course, Zheng Yichen felt he was probably going to become someone who slacked off again. Bah, he was the one earning money, the investor… Uh, saying this felt quite embarrassing.

“Then I really feel a bit of anticipation.” Dan Marina rested her arms on the table, propping up her chin. “No matter what, you are a dragon now. Contact with such a cold, fake person really doesn’t give much feeling. Or, when you have needs, I can lend this avatar to you?”

“Forget it! The impression from using it last time was deep enough for me!” Zheng Yichen waved his hand dismissively.

“It was quite useful, right?”

“Yeah, it provided a rare kind of experience.” Zheng Yichen said expressionlessly. “Even using the avatar, your ability is affected. Is there no problem moving about outside?”

Dan Marina shook her head. Even though her innate ability couldn’t be used, her power still existed. Moreover, the materials used for this avatar were not ordinary products, and they were undergoing subtle new changes all the time. In Zheng Yichen’s words, it was… evolution.

This avatar was growing all the time, even if at a slow speed. But maintaining a 24/7 idle growth state, any genius would have to step aside, not to mention the avatar’s innate base attribute values were very high. It might look frail and feminine, but in a fight, relying solely on physical strength, it could contend with a High-Rank Warrior. This contention referred to when the opponent used Mana to strengthen themselves.

One could imagine how great this body’s potential was. Therefore, when she moved about outside, self-protection wasn’t a big problem. Even if her ability couldn’t be used, she still had many unique Arcane Arts to employ. “Well, that’s it. You must take good care of my body. Oh, and there’s one more thing you need to pay extra attention to. The matter concerning the Undying Witch is not completely over yet.”

“…?! Holy crap?” Zheng Yichen was stunned. He quickly took out the World Barrier Fragment and shook it. Inside, the Undying Witch Kasha, who was maintaining a state of halted thought, glared angrily at Zheng Yichen. She also swept a glance around. Even though she was in an environment with many people, she didn’t have many extra thoughts, at least not now. She currently had no way to break the restraint of this World Barrier Fragment.

“What?”

“Nothing…” Zheng Yichen put the World Barrier Fragment away again and looked at Dan Marina. “She’s fine.”

“She is fine, but don’t forget her preparations. Anyway, make some preparations first. My ability can’t be used now, and it’s not easy to clean up the Undying Witch’s backup preparations. With her gone, those backup preparations will definitely go out of control.”

Dan Marina was absolutely certain. After being sealed inside the World Barrier Fragment, the Undying Witch was completely cut off from the outside world. Things like Contracts still existed, but they couldn’t take effect. Even higher-level connections were about to be severed. When she was fine, those preparations were in a controllable state. Now that she was in trouble, cut off from all possibilities of contact with the outside, her preparations would undoubtedly go out of control.

The Undying Witch’s preparations going out of control could not be underestimated. After all, those were preparations imbued with the Undying Witch’s Witch Power. Coupled with some characteristics of the Undying Witch, not resolving it sooner would only make things more troublesome.

So Zheng Yichen took out the Undying Witch again. After understanding Zheng Yichen’s purpose, she just stared at him with a mocking smile. “I don’t know. Locked in here, my understanding of outside matters is limited to what I see and hear. There’s no other way for me to learn about other things. Do you think someone like me could have any understanding of those out-of-control preparations?”

“…” Seeing Dan Marina give him a look, Zheng Yichen twisted his lips and simply put away the World Barrier Fragment. “That’s really a pity.”

Undying Witch: “…”

Put back into the Personal Space, the Undying Witch took a deep look at the black-haired woman sitting opposite Zheng Yichen and remained silent. Originally, this matter could have been used as a breakthrough point, but it was ruined by that woman with just a look. Even the time when Zheng Yichen became aware of this matter was a bit early. He was supposed to come to her only after those backup preparations went out of control and showed clear signs.

But now it was way too early. Just who was that black-haired woman? Zheng Yichen’s trust in her was not ordinary. A single look from her could make him suppress his curiosity.

“Don’t expect to learn anything from her. Unless you use a Contract of the same level as the one on me as guarantee, don’t carry out any other ideas concerning her.” Dan Marina emphasized to Zheng Yichen. “Give her the slightest gap, and she can escape.”

“I know. But the kind of Contract you mentioned, only you can make it, right?” Contract creation was a skill, somewhat similar to Spatial Manipulation. Dan Marina was very skilled in Contract creation. Just like how the Undying Witch, due to her pursuits, could create something that even Annie, who was called the Witch of Life, thought worthy of being a key reference object, Dan Marina had her pursuits too.

When bound by the super-strong Contracts of the Sanctuary Church, she had thought about breaking free from such restraints not just once or twice. Her pursuits were not small either. So she had her own unique heights in Contract creation, even managing to create a Contract that was slightly superior to the almost highest-level Contract the Sanctuary Church had placed on her.

Almost? It was once a certainty. After Dan Marina came up with that even more powerful Contract, it became ‘almost.’ As for the method of this new type of Contract, she never spoke of it.

“Just come to me when the time comes. I can make it anytime anyway.” Dan Marina stood up. “Alright, what needed to be said is finished. I’ll take my leave now~”

After Dan Marina left, Zheng Yichen did not leave immediately. He still sat there pondering the Undying Witch’s lingering issues. With her warning, Zheng Yichen wouldn’t try to approach the Undying Witch’s soul to learn anything. Using a Contract constraint—she had refused back then, and she probably wouldn’t agree later either. Who knew what the contents of the Contract Dan Marina had shown her were.

While Zheng Yichen was thinking, Qin actively came over here and sat opposite him. Looking up and seeing her, Zheng Yichen couldn’t help but click his tongue. The black-haired one just left, and now a white-haired one came, and she became the most attractive person in the bar.

Once Qin’s identity was ‘revealed,’ whenever she came to the bar, she was the most popular person. As long as she appeared here, those trying to curry favor, show goodwill, or even attempt to use masculine charm to exchange more words were everywhere. However, it was all in vain. The place where Zheng Yichen and Dan Marina had been sitting originally didn’t attract attention. But after she left, the most eye-catching Qin came here. Even a small corner became more attractive.

Hmm, it was also possible that Dan Marina had used some method back then. Well, if that was the case, even if she couldn’t use her ability temporarily, she herself wouldn’t really encounter much danger.

Anyway, after Qin sat here, this place immediately became the most attractive spot. Many gazes focused here. Quite a few people used various methods to eavesdrop on the happenings here, but the Magic set up here wasn’t something those people could easily hear through.

As for actively approaching, Qin’s current identity and appearance were both deeply compelling factors for pursuit. The Zheng Yichen sitting opposite her was also not simple—he was a dragon… Luckily, this world truly had no Transformation Magic or similar spells, otherwise, Zheng Yichen felt that after his identity was exposed, there really would be people pursuing him… Do not doubt the morals of those families or royalty.

If they could let their family descendants obtain Dragon Bloodline, would they miss such an opportunity? They would definitely use every possible means to promote such a possibility. Right, speaking of this, Zheng Yichen thought for a moment. It seemed that in this world, there were no Lesser Dragon-type creatures. There were no records either. He didn’t know if they went extinct along with the Dragon Clan’s withdrawal from the Continent, or if the Dragon Clan simply didn’t have the ability to impregnate any species.

Or perhaps it was due to aesthetic views; the Dragon Clan looked down on other creatures?