OBS Chapter 4221 The Second Dream of Pink Beach (Please Subscribe)
Chapter 4221 The Second Dream of Pink Beach (Please Subscribe)
Chapter 4221 The Second Dream of Pink Beach (Please Subscribe)
Over the past two weeks, Xia De had certainly considered the possibility that the Great Sparrow was dead:
"Then find his body and try to communicate with him through spirits to ask him questions."
“You know, directly communicating with Sparrow Hamilton is the most direct method.”
Galina reminded him, and Shad nodded:
“I understand. Although I have been insisting on not disturbing him, I may break my principles after the following two things happen together: First, the Big-Toothed Sparrow is really dead and can no longer communicate with spirits; second, the information that Ms. Carter mentioned when she returned and described Mount Karas is of great importance.”
Let's just wait patiently for now. Actually, I don't really want Detective Sparrow to get involved with the Moon Tower on Mount Karas.
"why?"
"Because it makes me feel like I've fallen into some kind of unknown net the moment I open my eyes."
Only Jialina stayed at home tonight, but perhaps to show that she was different from Weige, and also to let Xia De get some rest, she did nothing that night, only asking Xia De to hold her while they slept.
"It's like sitting at the afternoon tea table hungry but not reaching for any of the delicious desserts, or even taking a sip of tea. I have a lot of self-control; I'm not like Vige."
Before going to sleep, Galina emphasized this point, and then she quickly fell asleep, and judging from her expression, she must have had a good dream.
Xiaomia's even breathing soon came from the other side of Shad, the side closer to the bed. The cat was curled up obediently next to the pillow, looking like it would have a good dream tonight.
With nothing on his mind today, Shad closed his eyes, surrounded by his beloved lady and adorable cat. His consciousness sank into a hazy state until he suddenly realized he had no idea how long he had been walking on the beach.
The pink sand beneath his feet was quite unsettling no matter how he looked at it. Looking up around, to his left was a red ocean under a red sky, and to the right, the side of the beach that he hadn't paid much attention to before, away from the ocean, was a discontinuous sea cliff.
Looking away from the beach from places without sea cliffs, one sees a mirage-like illusion of fields. But that illusion quickly transforms into the phantom of a strange city, which is ultimately meaningless.
"Did you have this dream again?"
Shad remembered being startled last time, so this time he recalled the ugly, bizarre silver-headed "First Child" beforehand. Once he felt comfortable with it, he continued walking aimlessly along the pink sand beach.
"are you still there?"
He asked in his heart, and "her" voice immediately appeared amidst the sound of the waves:
I am with you.
Can I wake up now?
Of course, if you want to wake up, all you need to do is open your eyes.
Shad realized he had reached the boundary between sleep and wakefulness, and he could control himself to wake up at any moment. But he didn't rush to do so. He had dreamt of this Sea of Origin twice in a row, and today he hadn't thought about it at all. There must be a reason for this dream.
"Although I only glanced at the information about the Sea of Origin that Old John gave me before going to sleep, it mentioned that those who are qualified to be attracted to this ocean have a small chance of dreaming about it before the ocean descends. This is also a sign of the 'Sea of Origin' descending."
Shad looked down at his own footprints on the beach. This pink sand beach was not just made of sand and gravel. Some bones and flesh could be seen in the sand and gravel, but Shad felt that their presence here was very reasonable, as if they should have been part of this scenery all along.
"It seems I belong to the type of person who is qualified to be attracted. But how is this qualification defined?"
This means that the sea is truly about to descend.
Her voice was very soft, and Shad nodded as he walked:
"But the Secret Order's records say that the earliest person to dream of the Sea of Origin may have had the dream a year before the sea descended, so it is still impossible to determine the exact time."
He then thought of:
"Those who dreamed of that sea all spent a long time in the place where the Sea of Origin was about to descend. Arcadia City and Topeske City fit the criteria. If it's the former, that's fine, but if it's the latter, we can't rule out that possibility."
She didn't respond, so Shad continued walking on the beach. He looked forward to seeing the door described in the information provided by Old John, and even to seeing the insane "First Child" again, so he could test whether she could withstand the Moonfire's attack.
But none of this happened until the hazy mist surrounding him blurred the view of the pink sand beach. However, Shad knew that since this dream could occur a second time, it would likely occur a third time soon.
As the mist completely blurred the view of the pink sand beach, Shad opened his eyes and awoke from his dream. The bedroom was pitch black, but he could smell the fragrance of Galina's hair. Galina and Mia's breathing remained even, and there was no light of dawn outside the tightly drawn curtains.
She whispered a reminder:
It is 6:13 now.
With seventeen minutes to go before his usual wake-up time, Shad didn't try to fall asleep again. Unlike the dream he had at the Witch Council yesterday noon, everything from his recent dream of the pink beach remained vividly in his mind.
"This is definitely not an ordinary dream."
He thought to himself, and then wondered if Wei Ge would also qualify, and if she would also dream of that red sea.
The unusual dream didn't give him a headache, and after a good night's sleep, the stranger woke up feeling quite energetic. But on such a vibrant morning, letting his mind wander was bound to cause problems. When Vige's face appeared in Xia De's mind, he immediately recalled the image of the black-haired witch with her wet hair and cheeks.
That happened yesterday afternoon and evening in the bathhouse of Fragrance Residence.
Even the sleeping Galina sensed the change; the duchess stirred in her sleep and quickly opened her eyes:
Good morning, Shad. You seem quite energetic.
Her voice was languid and husky, and Xia De chuckled softly as he said:
"It's not even 6:30 yet, you can sleep a little longer."
But Galina, who usually dislikes waking up early, unusually showed no intention of sleeping in this morning:
“We went to bed early yesterday. I fell asleep almost immediately after you put your arms around me. It was just past ten o’clock, I think. I slept for eight hours and I feel like I’ve had enough sleep.”
Galina seemed genuinely unwilling to sleep, as she invited Shad to a morning workout:
“Everyone told you to get some rest in the council yesterday, so I had to make a lot of effort to not do anything last night~ Now it’s not yesterday anymore, and you’ve had a good rest.”
She showed an expectant expression:
"May I?"
Soon the two were entangled in bed, while the maids, who had managed a rare good night's sleep the night before, were already up preparing breakfast. Hearing the sounds from the bedroom, they knew that their duke had indeed succumbed to temptation.
As for Mia, who was next to the pillow, the cat meowed angrily at the two of them after being woken up. Seeing that no one paid attention to her, Mia decided to ignore Shad before eating breakfast and jumped onto the floor. Then she strolled to the kitchen to see what she could eat for breakfast.
Although they woke up very early, because Galina had a good appetite early in the morning, and Xia De was obviously very interested in his girl in the early morning, it was already 7:30 when they finally got out of bed.
Galina was exceptionally attentive at the breakfast table that morning, feeding Shad and wiping his mouth, which made Shad a little uncomfortable, but the peaceful morning was still quite nice.
"Sylvia and Margaret asked you to meet at 8:30. There's still plenty of time, no rush."
This morning, when nothing much was going on, Galina said something like that. It seemed that if Sylvia hadn't made an agreement with Shad beforehand, she wouldn't have wanted to let Shad leave the house all morning.
Today is Thursday, the 14th day of the Rain Month. Margaret's week-long journey to the Eastern Front begins at noon today. A week later, she will arrive in Arcadia City to oversee the logistical hub of the Eastern Front and also attend the opening ceremony of the Old World Industrial Exposition.
So before leaving Velendale, Margaret wanted to see Shad one more time. Sylvia didn't mind, since with her abilities, she could find an opportunity to see Shad anytime.
Mid-May had arrived, but the snow-capped peaks of Mount Fatumunster remained unchanged; the witch's tower still stood amidst the white landscape. Although Shad arrived ten minutes early, Margaret and Sylvia had arrived even earlier.
Good morning, Shad.
Sylvia greeted Shad with a smile; she had seen him in the council just yesterday. Margaret and Shad hadn't seen each other for some time, and the princess excitedly embraced him, then, disregarding the presence of her teacher, gave him a passionate kiss.
Sylvia didn't believe Margaret had no ulterior motives. But their schedules were so tight that finding time to meet with Shad before leaving was already the limit.
Shad was also somewhat worried about Margaret going to the front lines. Even though the route arranged by the royal family was definitely safe, with Sylvia by her side and Margaret herself being a very capable sixth-circle sorcerer, Shad still couldn't rest easy.
He gave Margaret a dragon scale amulet and a handful of star dewdrops, and then gave her and Sylvia the amulets made by Priest Augustus, since they would be appearing in Arcadia City in a little over a week.