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"Ahem, Your Excellency Orianna..."
Artemis glanced at the two unfortunate children who had silently huddled behind her, and immediately felt a headache coming on. She coughed awkwardly twice, stepped forward, and forced herself to explain:
"It's like this, we're testing the fireworks my partner mentioned..."
……
"So that's how it is... fireworks?"
Orianna frowned. The crystal ball representing the continent of Atlantis in her mind spun a full circle, but she couldn't find any trace of fireworks in the history she had witnessed. So she tapped her chin a few times with her finger, pondered for a moment, and said:
“I’m going back to check. You’re not allowed to conduct such dangerous experiments in Lundia again without my permission. If I find out you’ve disturbed Lundia’s protective array again, I’ll throw you guys into space to mine for me.”
After saying that, she looked at the dejected group, sneered, and disappeared instantly.
"……Ugh."
The half-elf, ears drooping, glanced at the sorrowful-looking red dragon, then at the alchemist scratching his head awkwardly, sighed helplessly, and shrugged, saying:
"You two, don't be so violent, now look what you've done..."
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……
"Ate said in the beacon that she was going to make some fireworks, but where is she...?"
Jennifer stood at the entrance of the mage tower, looking at the empty magic item shop, and wandered around in a daze.
Suddenly, Jennifer's divine power trembled for some reason. She instantly became alert, her gaze sweeping around like a searchlight before locking onto the swing under the flower trellis. Raising an eyebrow, she sneered:
"Miss, would you like to come out on your own, or should I ask you to?"
"Don't, don't look at Sasha like that, Sasha's out here..."
The pink-skinned succubus slowly materialized from the air. Standing on the swing with her bare feet, she asked, utterly bewildered:
"Female knight, how did you find me?"
"...Your heart-shaped tail has left marks in the flowerbed." Jennifer couldn't help but retort after a moment of silence. Even so, she remained vigilant, her right hand gripping the longsword at her waist, and asked:
"Are you an evil spirit? Why are you here? I remember that the realm of evil spirits and the continent of Atlantis have had very little contact since then, right?"
"Hmph, Queen Sasha, as a powerful figure in the realm of evil spirits, can go wherever she wants!..."
Sasha stopped mid-sentence, glancing warily at Jennifer, and asked in a cold voice:
"If I remember correctly, stating your name before asking someone a question is part of the knightly code, right? So who are you, and why are you in my master's house?!"
"……Owner?"
Jennifer's divine power shield rippled slightly, resisting the succubus's invisible mental manipulation. However, she felt no hostility; instead, she instantly fell into deep thought. A sudden intuition led her to a conjecture, and she couldn't help but ask:
"The master you speak of, could it be my sovereign, Latis?"
"Your Majesty...?"
Sasha had naturally heard of the knightly bond of absolute loyalty between lord and subject. She paused for a moment, then gasped, exclaiming in astonishment:
"Wait, wait, female knight, your master and Sasha's master seem... seem to be the same person!"
“…It seems so.” Jennifer’s face involuntarily showed a tense expression. She gripped the hilt of her sword tightly, and used her divine power to test Sasha’s soul contract. After hesitating for a while, Sasha also chose to let down her guard. As expected, Jennifer sensed Latis’s aura at the other end of Sasha’s soul.
"Damn it, you bastard!"
Jennifer angrily withdrew her divine power, loosened her grip on the sword hilt, and muttered under her breath:
"When did you form a contract with a succubus without letting us know? Succubi are so much fun...!"
"What? What?! Sasha heard what you said!"
The pink-skinned succubus hugged her chest in dissatisfaction, swishing her tail and grumbling:
"Sasha is no plaything! Sasha is the succubus queen brought forth by her master!"
"You're so noisy, brat." Jennifer frowned, looked Sasha up and down, and said incredulously, "A little succubus like you can be a succubus queen? Damn it, how much did the lesbians pay you?"
"What, what benefits!"
Sasha instantly understood Jennifer's implied meaning. Her face flushed red, and she protested, waving her fist:
“Sasha is a succubus who has unified her power and mind under her master’s tutelage! And, moreover! Sasha has not yet been infused with the master’s power…”
"No??"
Jennifer was taken aback, her eyes instantly turning strange. She looked the dejected little succubus up and down, desperately suppressing the smirk on her face, and tried to speak in a calm tone:
"Yeah, that's normal..."
"What's normal about that!" Sasha's face fell instantly, and she collapsed onto the swing, staring blankly at the sky as it swayed back and forth, muttering:
"Sasa infiltrated Atlantis this time just to see if she could be eaten by her master again..."
“…We will win.”
Jennifer took a deep breath, her face tense as she comforted him. She thought for a moment, then approached the swing and asked:
"Speaking of which, I've come here at the request of a certain elf to help find something called 'fireworks' for Lazi's 'Lunar New Year.' Why don't you come and help too? It's all for His Majesty's New Year's gifts anyway, and maybe he'll remember you."
"What do you mean by 'remembered'? You're so hurtful, waaaaah!" Sasha knelt on the swing, covering her face with her little hands. After a long while, she raised her rosy cheeks and asked hopefully:
"What are fireworks? Describe them to Sasha quickly!"
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Winter is almost over...
Slink stepped out of the teleportation array in the Golden Hall, looked at the dim afternoon sky, closed his eyes to sense it, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.
In her perception, the sunlight gradually warmed, a slight restlessness permeated the entire city, and the morning glory growing in the corners and alleys had already begun to sing in her mind for the arrival of spring...
That was the rustling of leaves in the breeze. She hadn't been so sensitive to it before, until Latis made her watch the ancient tree's rebirth from beginning to end in an almost unreasonable manner, which gave her boundless hope for everything in life.
"It's been a long time since I've seen Lord Latis. With the New Year approaching, I should give him my proper greetings..."
"Oh, Your Highness?"
A familiar voice brought Slink back to her senses. She raised her golden eyes to look at the mature woman who had suddenly appeared beside her, composed herself, and asked with a smile:
"Lord Mitu?"
“It’s me.” Mitu was still dressed in a neat priest’s robe. She performed a priest’s salute with perfect decorum and asked curiously:
"Your Highness, what brings you to Lundia?"
Slinger blinked slightly, returned the greeting, and said in a low voice:
"Please just call me Slinger, Lord Mitu."
“Yes, Lord Slink.” Mitu nodded. She and Slink were both magic sorcerers, and as colleagues, there was naturally no need for formalities.
“Thank you.” Slink bowed again, then smiled and looked up at the tallest mage tower in the outer city, saying softly:
"I've come to visit one of my... well, the most important friend to me."
“A friend?” Mitu followed Slinger’s gaze, and a guess instantly popped into her mind. She couldn’t help but ask:
"Could it be that the friend you're referring to is Lord Latis?"
"what?"
Slinger widened his eyes slightly, stared at Mitu for a moment, and then laughed:
“Lord Mitu, my intuition tells me that you are also going to visit Lord Latis.”
“Yes.” Mitu nodded helplessly and said:
"Lady Orianna just posted an unlimited number of quests on the Mage Guild's quest list. The quest involves developing something called 'fireworks.' The description sounds a bit like Lady Latis's style, so I thought I'd check it out... As you know, the Guild's quests sometimes offer more generous rewards than those from the Magic Network..."
"Huh? Fireworks..."
Slinger blinked and chuckled as he said:
"For some reason, hearing this word brings to mind a very down-to-earth feeling."
“Right?” Mitu said with considerable approval, “If it’s something Lord Latis wants, then it’s worthwhile for us to put in the effort to study it.”
Slinger nodded and turned to look at the tall mage tower again.
"Lord Latis, how exactly do you want the 'fireworks' to bloom?"
Her golden eyes reflected the sky, unaware of the beautiful scene that would be etched into her eyes when the fireworks bloomed.
Chapter 307 Special Edition: Fireworks (Part 2)
"What a hearty battle!"
Latis stepped out of the illusion arcade, stretched vigorously, looked up at the dim sunset, and yawned.
Just like in his previous life, he would play games until the countdown to the Spring Festival Gala every New Year's Eve. At this moment, he also recreated the scene from back then with some nostalgia, playing "Boqi Gate 3" which was loaded with the Lab of Love for half an afternoon.
However, this time he didn't play until midnight. Firstly, there was no Spring Festival Gala countdown in Atlantis, and secondly, many family members were waiting for him to come home for dinner.
Although he always complained about this and that in his past life, in the end, it was because the New Year was getting more and more deserted, he didn't have time to go home, and the Spring Festival Gala was cold and distant, so Latis could only find some liveliness in the game.
Of course, it's also inevitable that the first tube of the new year will follow the pursuit of excitement.
In this life, we are often alone and helpless, and most of the time we only have Brother Niu by our side. So in this New Year, we must not let Brother Niu feel cold and lonely.
"What kind of self-consolation is this, you virgin? Don't make me look so pathetic!"
Latis couldn't help but mutter a curse in his mind. He shook his head, dismissing the complicated emotions in his heart, and revealed a smile.
Even though I came to this world alone, I've unknowingly gained so many girls who I can consider family. Even without the customs of my previous life, it's still much more lively...
However, the discomfort of being in another world will eventually reach its peak on the day of the Spring Festival.
He couldn't quite put his finger on why. It might be because there weren't any established customs, or the lack of the lively atmosphere of New Year's Eve, or the absence of thousands of netizens sharing the same moment across the world. So he still couldn't find that feeling of momentary satisfaction.
"Forget it, don't think about it too much... Although it was embarrassing to be killed by a piece of shit's nostril in my past life, that's all in the past, all in the past!"
Latis stretched again and yawned, then strode forward.
"Have you heard? The association's mission..."
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