Chapter 297
Chu Yuanqing finished her meal in silence, suddenly feeling a bit tired. Not only had she failed to win over Xuan Bao today, but she had also made Liuli and Yayoi jealous. In addition, Charlotte, who was very good at throwing music parties, was also going to make the next week very chaotic.
The good news is that dinner ultimately passed without incident.
Chu Wangshu was oblivious to the undercurrents. From her perspective, she was simply lucky enough to eat Qing Bao's food, which tasted like her mother's cooking, and also got to try Charlotte's cooking. Not long after, she left the castle with everyone and headed to the dance studio for today's training.
Well, after watching the terrifying battle scenes between [Witch] today, I feel that singing and dancing are just light and easy things.
But the thought that even someone as capable as Sister Xiaoyu and Qing Mom still had to work hard in this area ignited even more fighting spirit in her heart.
Little Cotton-padded Jacket believed that her hard work would not let her down. Every little bit of progress she could make was a step forward, and she wanted to become a powerful Magical Girl like Chu Yuanqing.
So, while most of his teammates were scheming and distracted, Chu Wangshu, who was hardworking and ambitious, became a breath of fresh air in the team, showing a strong sense of discipline.
Meanwhile, a certain Captain-Class [Witch], who was wandering around Salzburg after dinner, was still immersed in the "illusion" that her sister had shown some reconciliation intentions, and was looking forward to the gentle training of the Pure White Witch tomorrow.
Time passed, and moonlight shone down.
7:30 PM, master bedroom on the third floor of the castle.
Crimson and black magic filled the surroundings, forming the magical formula of the conceptual side.
Chu Yuanqing's delicate and lovely face showed tension. She looked like a wife who was hiding her husband from other men at a love hotel. Only after activating the Ten Directions Prison Domain did she breathe a sigh of relief and quietly take out the necklace hidden under the Lantern Gem from the soft crevice.
--Möbius Mobius Ring.
This necklace, which resembles a symbol, is a spatial artifact treasured in the Countermeasures Bureau. It is said to be one of the spoils obtained during the exploration of the Ideal Kingdom. She informed Dream Weaver Rabbit to let Xiaoyu enter the castle and then placed it in the potted plant in the castle hall.
In order to deceive Charlotte, Chu Yuanqing, like a spy, completed the handover with Xie Qingyu and hid the Mobius Ring -shaped necklace in a place deeper than the Lantern Gem.
Now, after dinner and finishing her training, is a rare moment of solitude for her to inspect the goods and forge her craft.
The Pure White Witch lowered her eyes to look at the Mobius Ring. She infused it with beautiful silver magic, and this pattern, which symbolized infinity, began to rotate visibly. Its silver metal casing melted, instantly transforming into countless intertwined particles of light that merged into the branches and leaves of the Soul Flower.
Chu Yuanqing caught a glimpse of the mark within the flowing light. She blinked, instinctively sensing a hint of familiarity, and whispered:
"This way of energy transformation, and the familiar writing..."
Could this ideal world be one of the Gap World we've ever visited?
The Pure White Witch felt that Charlotte might know some inside information, so she temporarily suppressed the urge to question her and peered into the surface of her spiritual sea. She touched the quietly blooming rose, and as if by divine inspiration, she gained some kind of authority.
Chu Yuanqing stood up, reached out and touched the space. As the ripples spread, a door that seemed to be cast in silver and had intersecting rings that symbolized infinity appeared before her. She walked straight in, as if she were in a starry sky, surrounded by dozens of stars.
The girl suddenly realized that Astrid had given her was not simply a spatial artifact.
To be precise, it's a key to the Countermeasures Bureau's secret vault, with some storage functionality included.
The debris materials she listed corresponded to the stars floating around her. She could use a key to enter the corresponding containment facility and retrieve them herself.
Chu Yuanqing could understand this roundabout approach.
The catastrophic remains that directly caused Su Wan's death were a B-Class catastrophic remains— Beelzebub's Gift. The catastrophic remains she wanted this time were basically in the same danger tier, and there was even one A-Class catastrophic remains that were among the most rare in the world.
These extremely dangerous wrecks are highly active; once thawed and revived, they will devour flesh and blood and be reborn as entirely new Calamity Beasts.
At that time, if a team led by a Captain-Class [Witch] was not immediately dispatched to wipe out the enemy, it could easily lead to the destruction of the city, or even worse consequences.
Therefore, this zero-risk transportation method is naturally the best solution.
Astrid agreed to Xie Qingyu's leave for this reason. Although the Pure White Witch created a terrifying record in that battle that shocked the high-ranking officials of Donghuang, leading them to judge that she possessed the Combat Power of Captain-Class.
But since she hasn't reached full bloom and can't use the [Full Bloom] skill, what if she repeats Su Wan's tragedy?
One can imagine how much effort this Super AI put into meeting the [Lighthouse's] requirements.
Chu Yuanqing casually lit up a star and traveled to the outside of the prison made of fluid metal. She stood outside this magnificent building and looked at the beautiful water droplets that shimmered with hot, bright red light, encased in a transparent, icy substance within the golden, flowing water cage.
"The Rose Dragon's Tears"
The Pure White Witch revealed its true name, a hint of nostalgia in her eyes. The true rose dragon is a creature with a gentle nature, a beautiful and dreamlike appearance, who loves any living creature's cub and enjoys spreading blessings far and wide.
These roses, voluntarily given by dragons, are said to possess miraculous effects such as curing diseases, improving fortune, preserving youth, and more.
Once, in a Gap World, she and Charlotte rescued a young rose dragon and embarked on a long journey together. Along the way, they encountered various wars, became embroiled in the empire's conspiracies, and met an elderly sage and a lonely Demon King.
However, after the world cycle came to an end, this adventure vanished, leaving behind only an ancient reverse scale that resembled a rose, originating from a distant past.
However, the Rose Dragon still exists, or rather, its Life Form was swallowed up by the giant calamity formed by the cluster of Disaster God along with the destruction of that world, becoming one of the templates for monsters randomly generated by the calamity.
Chu Yuanqing realized long ago that whether it was the Disaster God that had taken root in the Stellar Core as soon as it was born, or those strange, seemingly random, and endless Calamity Beasts, they were essentially a huge and invisible information database.
What we call calamity may be a stubborn disease of endless evolution and reproduction.
In the apocalyptic world of the first playthrough, the reason why humanity did not immediately perish might be that they were waiting for new things worth recording, worth devouring, and worth learning.
In fact, looking back from the present, once the blessing is born, the density and strength of the Calamity Beasts will adjust themselves, as if catalyzing the evolution and growth of civilization, so as to make it easier to seize the final fruits as soon as possible.
"But this is also something that can be used."
Chu Yuanqing murmured to herself that the key to her pyrrhic victory in her first playthrough, apart from [immortality], was neither the Laevateinn given by the Witch nor any other blessing, but rather the knowledge and nourishment that provided her growth in those Gap World.
In a sense, she was following in the footsteps of past calamities, accumulating the power to defeat them.
But in the present day,
"These are indeed the Rose Dragon's Tears."
Chu Yuanqing couldn't help but sigh that the means by which the calamity energy proliferated and gave birth to beasts were no less than the power to create life. The templates randomly drawn from the "gene bank" were genuine products that had been corrupted after being fused with the calamity energy.
In other words, as long as the calamity and soul remnants inside are purified, she can obtain genuine Rose Dragon's Tears.
This is as if it has grasped the traces of those civilizations from the ancient past, which can be called a miracle.
Chu Yuanqing looked at the teardrop sealed within the fluid gold and sighed softly:
"We're in for a busy period ahead."
"I hope these wrecked remains can be transformed into the materials I need, and I also need to be sure that my memories of that part haven't gone wrong."
As soon as the words were spoken,
The crimson and black magic erupted with a deafening roar, engulfing the fluid prison...
Three hours later, in the master bedroom after the Ten Directions Prison was released.
Chu Yuanqing collapsed wearily onto the bed, her golden eyes unfocused. She placed her hand on her forehead and stared blankly at the ceiling, which was filled with double images. The magic she had accumulated with the lantern was almost completely depleted.
If it weren't for the constant conversion of willpower into magic, the current weakness could even evolve into a suffocating feeling of lack of oxygen.
"My magic power needs to advance to the [Chuan] realm quickly; it took so long to complete the baptism, the efficiency is too slow."
The Pure White Witch rubbed her brow for a while. Compared to others, the speed at which her magic power advanced was like a rollercoaster. However, with the increase in popularity, the total amount of wishes that kept pouring in was almost enough to exchange for magic power units of the [Sea] Realm.
The conversion rate is therefore predictably low.
All I can say is that because the soul is constantly breaking into pieces, the transformation of magical properties is so slow, it's as abstract as repeatedly pressing the pause button while watching a movie.
Chu Yuanqing thought for a moment, then rolled to the edge of the bed, picked up her phone, and glanced at the date. Today was Sunday, a day when, theoretically, there was no need to Magic Replenishment. However, whether it was for the baptism of the calamity remains or for training Xie Qingyu, even using only 5% of the lantern's power was not enough.
So...
Magic Replenishment is essential.
But I can't go to Charlotte first. I need to let her know how quickly my magic is being used up; she'll definitely be able to guess a lot of things.
Therefore, the only options are to find Xiao Xuan, Yayoi, and Liuli.
The question now is whether to find one, two, or both.
This was the first time Chu Yuanqing had considered this kind of Silver Party thinking. A blush of embarrassment spread across her serious face, but she quickly overcame these thoughts with a sense of righteousness. She sat up and said earnestly:
"For Charlotte's gift, let's ask everyone to help us restore the lantern to 9% today."
Volume 1: Chapter 281. The Peerless Warrior 1: Qing Bao, who overcame five obstacles and defeated six generals. (5K)
Second bedroom.
Miss Saintess walked barefoot on the cool marble floor, her slender hands unbuttoning her clothes and removing the fabric covering her body, revealing her beautiful figure in the steamy bathroom.
The water splashed and gurgled, and mist lingered in the air.
The young girl lazily soaked in the bathtub. She raised her watery eyes, her fingertips tracing patterns in the air, causing pure white rose petals to fall one by one, crashing against the water's surface and splashing up tiny waves. Combined with the scented bath soap, the air was filled with the fragrance of fruits and flowers.
Charlotte played with the bubbles in the bathtub for a while, then playfully piled them up in front of her chest, covering her beautifully rounded breasts and alluring, fair skin.
The girl's eyes were bright, and she was humming a lullaby in a cheerful mood. Her azure hair swam in the water, with several strands clinging to her beautifully shaped back, making her look like a mermaid from a fairy tale, with a dreamlike beauty.
Hmph, it's Sunday today!
Although I haven't suggested changing the Magic Replenishment schedule, Xiao Qing did something naughty at the dinner table today. I'm sure she'll feel guilty, take a shower, and crawl into my bed to apologize with her body, right?
Therefore, I must take good care of my skin and body, and present my most perfect appearance to seduce Xiao Qing!
Just as the Saintess was expecting someone to atone for their sins with their body...
The Pure White Witch had arrived on the second floor of the castle and knocked on Little Sakura's door. She walked in with a slight nervousness and saw Kiriwake Yayoi curled up on the small sofa, reading Fujimoto Itsuki's manga.
Little Sakura looked at Qing Bao, who had walked into the room on her own initiative. She blinked her pink eyes, her heart beating faster, her chest filled with shyness and anticipation. She immediately closed her comic book, slipped on her slippers, and pretended not to know anything, smiling as she asked:
"Xiao Qing, is there something you need to see me about so late?"
Chu Yuanqing's delicate face was serious, yet tinged with the shame of a nun's self-sacrifice. Her lips moved, as if she wanted to speak the truth directly, but... using you to Magic Replenishment to make a gift for Charlotte —this truth, no matter how you looked at it, would surely infuriate people if spoken aloud.
The girl realized the problem, and she decided to suppress her guilt and remorse, and tell a white lie:
"I'm here to apologize; I caused you trouble at the dinner table today."
This isn't exactly lying; at most, it's just that the whole truth hasn't been revealed.
Therefore, Little Sakura naturally believed Qing Bao's reason for visiting.
Chu Yuanqing tossed aside a strand of white hair from her shoulder, bit a red ribbon with her pink lips, and tied her loose hair into a high ponytail, revealing her bright and beautiful features. She stared at the other person with her golden eyes, took a step closer, and asked earnestly:
"Does Yayoi want to know what Xiao Xuan asked me to do to her under the table?"
Kiriwake Yayoi tried to remain calm, but her innocent face began to flush pink, revealing an exceptionally pure and adorable expression. Her toes, hidden in her slippers, shifted, her heart pounding, and she couldn't help but recall Xuan Bao's appearance at the dinner table.
Under the table? I didn't have time to think about it then, but looking back now, did Xuan Bao secretly give Xiao Qing the Remote Control beforehand and put a small toy inside himself?
No, it could also be something more primitive, cruder, or more aphrodisiac...
Chu Yuanqing walked to the small sofa. Trying to emulate Charlotte's composure, she lowered her gaze to Little Sakura, whose legs were trembling with nervousness, and whispered:
"Hmm, it seems Yayoi has already guessed it?"
"It's alright, I will make up for what I owe Yayoi."
Kiriwake Yayoi's brain was overloaded; her body stiffened slightly, then softened with anticipation, her tightly clenched legs involuntarily relaxing, and her pinkish eyes filled with mist.
The girl had already received many apology gifts from Qing Bao, and she was quite familiar with what kind of reward she would receive, but this time... it seemed to be a little different.
Chu Yuanqing took a deep breath and, without further hesitation, imitated the actions of a certain Saintess lady, using her knees to separate Little Sakura's legs, scooting into the center of her skirt, and sinking slightly into the sofa.
Like bait thrown out to lure bewitches, the Pure White Witch leaned her voluptuous yet slender body into the other's arms. She then embraced the other's neck, and taking advantage of Little Sakura's bewitching state, she successfully conquered the territory, directly targeting her and beginning to drain the other's magic power.
Soon, with a resonance of souls and a chemical reaction of intertwined emotions, a large amount of magic was displaced and filled the two people's bodies, forming a spiraling upward cycle.
Before long, the cherry-pink glow spread to the branches of the withered rose, intimately colliding with the paper crane amulet, nourishing the shallow spiritual sea, and extending to the cracks in the Lantern Gem, like a gentle drizzle, slowly healing its scars.
5.1%, 5.3%, 5.5%, 5.8%...
Kiriwake Yayoi felt as if she were wandering in a dream. She glimpsed those fragmented memories and felt from the depths of Chu Yuanqing's soul a vast emptiness, nothingness, loneliness, pain, and an eternal darkness that seemed like a great truth, constantly stirring up the sound of waves.
What illuminated this darkness was the flame as beautiful as the sunset, and the pure white rose blooming amidst the red and black colors, still immaculate. It dispelled the shadows brought by the waves, burned away the instinctive fear, and brought a heartwarming light.
Little Sakura's unease was soothed, and enveloped by the enchanting fragrance, she continued to indulge in the embrace of the Pure White Witch, vaguely enjoying this reward, feeling both ashamed and happy, and sinking into the abyss as if falling into it, forgetting the passage of time.
When the 15-minute kiss ended, the lantern's repair progress successfully returned to 6.5%.
It took Chu Yuanqing a while to regain focus in her eyes. Her breathing was rapid. She pursed her moist lips, which were full of the scent of cherry blossoms, and looked down at Kiriwake Yayoi, who had already fallen asleep with a flushed face. She shamefully tidied the other's disheveled hair.
Then, the Pure White Witch carried Little Sakura back to bed, covered her with the blanket, kissed her forehead, whispered goodnight, and left before 11 o'clock, heading to the room of the Social Anxiety Cat next door.
Meanwhile, a certain Saintess was enjoying a pleasant bath.
When Chu Yuanqing found Tang Liuli, this Social Anxiety Cat was lying on the bed scrolling through her phone.
The girl was wearing a cool silk nightgown. When she lay on the bed, her pert buttocks were particularly prominent. She swung her snow-white bare feet quite playfully. When she heard the door open, she rolled up and hid under the covers, only peeking out her head and cautiously looking at the person who came in with her emerald green eyes.
After confirming that it was Chu Yuanqing, Tang Liuli happily threw off the covers. She sat up, and a flash of inspiration struck her. She suddenly realized that the other person's visit might be related to what happened at the dinner table.
For a moment, the Green Eyed Cat felt quite guilty.
Although Xiao Xuan did commit the foul first, she definitely caused a bigger commotion.