Chapter 478: Hurry Like A Human

Chapter 478: Hurry Like A Human

Was Lena a poisonous rose with thorns? Oss didn’t really agree with Green Hair’s description. He had been in contact with Lena long enough and had never felt the way Green Hair described. “Your description is a bit too much. She’s actually really nice.”

“Ah~ everyone sees people differently.” Green Hair waved his hand. “Just consider this my alien-race neuroticism.”

“This… is the alchemical puppet you made? It looks a bit small…” The Green Dragon Sister Celia looked at the alchemical puppet Zheng Yichen had created and said somewhat awkwardly. For no reason other than that this alchemical puppet seemed too small in her eyes, not even reaching the physique of an adult woman… This made her give Zheng Yichen an extra glance.

Did she think he skimped on materials to create this by cutting corners?

“That’s right. This is the alchemical avatar I made that carries the characteristics of both green hair and dragon elements.” Zheng Yichen patted the head of the alchemical avatar beside him. This was a green-haired… loli-sized green-haired avatar. It wasn’t that Zheng Yichen deliberately made it look this way, but this image was related to dragons. Its name? Shizuku…

“But, don’t you think it looks too small?” Celia said helplessly. Although her aesthetic sense was that of the dragon clan, she could still discern size differences. With such a small size, wouldn’t she be looked down upon wherever she went?

“Don’t underestimate her small size. Actually, this alchemical avatar’s combat power is very strong. After compressing and reinforcing a large amount of materials into this small build, her strength is even more formidable than Augusta’s alchemical avatar.”

“Eh? Really?” Celia looked with surprise at the small alchemical avatar standing beside Zheng Yichen. To see it more clearly, she even brought her dragon head closer, wanting to get a better look. Glancing at the dragon face so near, Zheng Yichen’s mouth twitched slightly. He cleared his mind—don’t look, don’t see!

“Right. Because the materials were specially compressed and reinforced, its endurance is stronger, so it can unleash greater power. If you don’t believe me, you can test it using the alchemical avatar Augusta is using.”

Celia thought about Augusta’s battered state these past two days. Although he recovered a bit after a big drunken episode, he still looked half-dead. If she went to test the alchemical avatar’s strength now and it really was as Zheng Yichen said, that would probably upset Augusta even more.

So better forget it… She could test it in other ways, like with the Black Dragon Sister.

“This is the instruction manual.”

Zheng Yichen handed Celia a large, folded piece of paper about two meters square. After reading it, she understood how to use this alchemical avatar. It seemed pretty simple. She mentally noted this, picked up the petite alchemical avatar according to the method described in the instruction manual Zheng Yichen provided, infused Spiritual Power into it, and quickly established a new connection.

It was a strange dual-perspective feeling, similar to what Augusta experienced back then. However, Celia’s control was more delicate than Augusta’s. Even with this sudden dual perspective, she adapted quickly. She controlled the alchemical avatar to jump down from her dragon’s claw.

Feeling the novelty of moving from a human perspective, she looked down at her own small hands, then looked up at Zheng Yichen who was much ‘taller’ than her. Celia couldn’t help but pout a little. This size really seemed a bit small. But through mana perception, the power aspect actually seemed quite good. The physical limit of mana output this body could handle appeared very high, fully capable of enduring vigorous use.

“Now you slowly adapt to it. Later, I have something to attend to and will be leaving Kaja for a while. If there’s anything, contact me through the Magic Weapon Summoning Book.” Zheng Yichen said to the hopping Celia. While making the alchemical avatar, he had already started preparing for other matters.

After seeing Celia off, Zheng Yichen wasn’t in a hurry to collect payment. Regarding custom-made alchemical avatars, this kind of product should let the user experience it first, right? As for the issue of defaulting on payment, that shouldn’t be a problem. Zheng Yichen had his own unique (physical) method of debt collection.

Afterward, he tidied up his workshop, said goodbye to Annie and Irene, and prepared to leave.

“Hey, aren’t you being too much of a slacker? Aren’t you going to take care of the Transformation Magic matter?” Annie expressed dissatisfaction with Zheng Yichen’s habit of frequently running off like this.

Zheng Yichen shrugged. “The problem is there isn’t a good entry point for me right now. The two of you are currently tackling a difficult problem. Is there even a place for me to contribute in this process?”

“No.”

“Then why should I stay…”

“Ah~ we clearly agreed to work together, but you’re not here. It makes me uncomfortable.” Annie narrowed her eyes slightly and glanced at Zheng Yichen who was about to leave.

“That’s simple. When you use those consumables, think about how they were all bought with the money I worked hard to earn. Then you’ll feel like I’ve been with you all along. Enough about that, I’m off to go work hard outside.”

Annie put down a piece of an unknown creature’s flesh she had prepared and tossed it into a nearby container. This bloody-looking lump of flesh fell into the container and surprisingly grew hair rapidly. In less than ten seconds, it turned into a hairy, fluffy ‘monster’.

It wasn’t lifeless either, slowly wriggling inside the container. The grown fluff even flickered, trying to escape. Seeing this, Zheng Yichen’s mouth twitched again. What the heck was this thing…?

“Work hard? With what?”

Zheng Yichen explained the matters concerning the Stone Forest and the Potion Masters Association. Before Annie could say anything, Irene walked over and threw a handful of powder into the container. When this powder landed on the fluffy monster, it struggled violently. Then magical light shone inside the container, and the fluffy monster’s body transformed. The grown hair was no longer messy but became much more orderly. It even grew a pair of black bean-like eyes. This thing…

Could it be the legendary hair ball!?

Ahem, this was probably a temporary experimental product. After settling matters at the Stone Forest, he would come back and look up relevant information. Hair balls… tsk tsk.

“You should pay more attention to the matters at the Stone Forest. After all, it’s the legacy ‘wealth’ left by the Undying Witch. If you have the chance, obtaining it would be possible.” Irene said to Zheng Yichen.

“Wealth?” Zheng Yichen was puzzled.

“Yes. Special wealth belonging to the Undying Witch. You’ll understand once you secure that place. That thing will be very useful to you.”

Zheng Yichen thought about the area of the Stone Forest and couldn’t help but twitch his mouth. How could that thing be obtained? Even the continuously expanding underground base couldn’t match the Stone Forest in area.

Irene calmly watched Zheng Yichen’s richly changing expression. She understood his thoughts and continued, “Not for you to take the entire Stone Forest, but its core. When the Undying Witch was still ‘alive,’ the Stone Forest’s core was very stable. But now that she has ‘disappeared,’ the connection between the Stone Forest’s core and the Undying Witch has broken, revealing traces seeking a way out.”

“The recent changes in the Stone Forest are due to this reason as well. It’s not purely collapsing; rather, the anomalies arise from the instability in the core part that stabilizes the Stone Forest.”

Thinking about something very useful to himself, Zheng Yichen pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up. “Are you perhaps referring to the soul?”

“Yes. The core of the Stone Forest is greatly related to the soul. As for what exactly, I only have a basic understanding. You’ll need to get that thing to find out clearly.”

“Ha? You really have a good idea.” Annie jumped next to Irene. “After saying all that, aren’t you just interested in that thing? Since you’re so interested, why don’t you go look for it yourself?”

“We are not Dan Marina. It’s not suitable for us to show ourselves.”

“But your empty-handed trick is quite crafty.”

“Providing appropriate information in exchange for what I need; there’s nothing wrong with that.” Irene said calmly.

Annie ‘Ha~’ed. “With just a few sentences like that, if you succeed, you gain a lot; if you fail, there’s no loss. Your behavior is just like a human swindler.”

Irene lightly glanced at Annie and didn’t continue speaking. Zheng Yichen couldn’t help but pull Annie aside and asked in a low voice, “What’s going on with you two? Why is there such a tense atmosphere?”

“Um? Is there?”

“It’s so obvious that it’s just waiting for me to light a match!” Zheng Yichen continued in a low voice, glancing at Irene who had returned to her workbench.

Annie thought for a moment and replied, “Maybe there have been too many points of conflict between us lately. So, you should come by more often when you have nothing to do.”

“You’re planning to use me as a lubricant…”

“Isn’t that fine? Hurry up and finish what you’re busy with, then focus your attention here for a while.”

Without saying much, Zheng Yichen swished out a plan and placed it before Annie. The Witch of Life picked up the plan with curiosity, read it, then looked back at Zheng Yichen with interest. “You’re something else, actually setting your sights on the Border Great Wall.”

“Heh! Why not? During my time at the Border Great Wall, I specifically calculated. The mana resources there are in an excessively abundant state, an energy zone waiting to be developed. Missing out on that would be letting myself down.”

“…So, the earliest you can be free is at least a month and a half later?”

“Yes…”

“Alright, alright. You, as a Cursed Dragon, truly live up to the name. With so much to do, your pace is as hurried as a human’s.” Annie waved her hand and shoved the plan Zheng Yichen presented back to him.

“Who told me I was originally human…”