novelraw Chapter 146: A New Prophecy
Chapter 146: A New Prophecy
Loren's group left. When they departed, they took the Murmuring Dragon's corpse with them, and they also took all of the royal family's assets.
Loren only wanted the royal family's possessions, not the commoners', so the people strongly supported Loren's actions. Moreover, Loren possessed the strength to slay the Evil Dragon, leaving the King furious but powerless to speak out.
However, the total assets of the royal family weren't much. Back in the Royal Capital of Gedlan, the things Loren casually gave away were worth more than what the King here could muster. But Loren wasn't after money;
he simply wanted to spite them.
When seeing Loren and the others off, the villagers were even more excited than when they had arrived.
The Evil Dragon was slain, and their wonderful life was about to begin. It was at this very moment that a new prophecy emerged. It foretold that a girl with golden eyes would appear here alone. If they enshrined this girl, the nation would enjoy lasting peace.
The prophecy had already come true once before, so this time, the people's belief in the prophecy grew even more fanatical. They spent their days waiting for the golden-eyed girl to appear.
Not long after Loren and the others left, the golden-eyed girl did appear. She wore a white dress and had an innocent, naive appearance. The moment they saw her, the villagers were overjoyed. They immediately escorted her into the castle, fulfilling her every request.
The girl sat on the bed, stroking the bedsheets. This was the spot where Loren had previously lain, but now it belonged to her.
"Damn outsiders, ruining my plans. Luckily, I still had a backup plan.
"It's just a pity I'll have to eat fewer people from now on. Although I've lost the direct justification for them to offer me living tributes, the occasional disappearance of one or two won't matter."With a sigh, the girl pulled a rope by the bedside. A bell immediately rang outside, and a blue-haired maid with spiral-shaped twin tails entered from the doorway.
"I'm hungry. I want roast suckling pig."
Roast suckling pig was a genuine luxury in such a small place, after all, no one would kill and eat a pig while it was still young.
"Yes..."
The blue-haired maid acknowledged, but she didn't leave. Instead, she approached the girl.
The girl sensed something was wrong. Her pupils contracted sharply, revealing the golden vertical slits unique to dragonkind. But she could no longer speak;
the maid's hand was already clamped around her neck.
"You certainly have a lot of contingencies. You actually abandoned your original body and crafted this new skin for yourself. Good thing I'm even more cautious than you are."
This body was merely that of an ordinary human, so the girl was utterly powerless to resist. She struggled desperately, trying to pry Gwen's hand away, but she couldn't even leave a mark on Gwen's hand.
"You Murmuring Dragons are considered endangered. Unless absolutely necessary, I'd prefer to protect biodiversity. But animals that eat people cannot be allowed to remain. So, I'm sorry."
Gwen's other hand held a dagger. She sliced open the Murmuring Dragon's chest and extracted a dark purple crystal from within. This was the dragon crystal, the most important material within a dragon's body, roughly equivalent to its heart and magical core.
After extracting the dragon crystal, this body lost all value and was instantly incinerated to ashes by the Sin-Burning Flames.
Before anyone else could discover her, Gwen phased through the wall and left. Initially, Loren had considered leaving a note to admonish the villagers that they must rely on their own efforts to create a better life, but upon further thought, he decided against it.
They didn't deserve it.
While leaving the castle, Loren, through Gwen's senses, noticed a crow perched atop the tower. He didn't recall crows being here before.
...
"Did you obtain what you desired, Master Mentor?"
"I did."
By now, Loren's group had already reached the shore. Just as they sailed to the coastline, the previously bright sky instantly darkened. Loren knew this meant they had entered the territory of the God of Night and Thunder.
Before they departed, Loren had known the Murmuring Dragon had a backup plan, so he left Gwen on the island.
Now, the ghost ship had gone back to fetch Gwen and would return soon. This was the perfect opportunity for Loren and the others to spend this time sightseeing within the territory of the God of Night and Thunder.
Furthermore, Loren could use the advanced machinery here to process the Murmuring Dragon's hide. It was excellent material. Although Murmuring Dragon hide didn't possess the formidable defense and magic resistance of other dragons' hides, it had the effect of reducing one's presence.
Loren used the dragon hide to make some small accessories like belts, gloves, and holsters. After processing them with specific techniques and inscribing runes, these small accessories successfully transformed into equipment, gaining the effect of concealing one's presence.
At Mirrorheart's strong insistence, Loren made her portion into a collar.
Loren initially disagreed, but Mirrorheart knelt before him for several hours. In the end, Loren couldn't withstand her persistent pleading.
The vast majority of the dragon hide was used by Loren to craft a black robe. This robe not only could achieve an almost psychological invisibility effect, but after embedding the dragon crystal into it, it even gained the Murmuring Dragon's ability to change appearance. However, since it was merely dragon hide, this function wasn't comprehensive;
the degree of transformation was limited.
Most importantly, it also allowed Loren to obtain the Murmuring Dragon's core ability: beguilement.
During this period, the children were having a wonderful time. It was their first time seeing such novel things. Except for the well-traveled Laila, everyone else acted like country bumpkins visiting a grand estate for the first time. Even something as simple as an electric light elicited many gasps of amazement.
Naclis kept trying hard to appear mature and steady, not joining the others in their exclamations of wonder, but she still couldn't help stealing more than a few glances.
Everything here was so novel. In Loren's eyes, this was 20th-century technology, extremely backward. But the others didn't see it that way, especially Anna. She had been hugging that Walkman, listening to it for an entire day. Loren dared not imagine what would happen if he took her to an arcade.
"Master Mentor, can we take some things back with us?"
The one asking was Scarlett. She was staring intently at a light bulb. When her eyes started to hurt, she would close them to rest for a moment, then continue staring at the light.
During this time, she had already stolen quite a few light bulbs. Fortunately, she hadn't been caught;
Scarlett had quite a talent for thievery.
Meanwhile, Luna kept staring at the moon. It was her first time seeing such a beautiful moon:
"Master Mentor, why is the moon here golden?"
"This is the moon's true color. It's just that the authority of night was stolen by the God of Night and Thunder. Ever since then, the moon in other places has gone mad, turning blood red."
Loren also gazed out the window with nostalgia. It had been a long time since he had seen the moon. Even before transmigrating, he hadn't seen it much;
the smog was too severe, obscuring the moon.
After arriving here, Loren rarely went out. It was only after truly coming here that Loren realized how famous he was in this place. The songs playing on the streets were all written by Loren, the very ones Anna had been listening to.