The floor was cleaned bit by bit, and Tana also purified the remnants with magic. She changed into a long blue dress; having magic was still very convenient.
Rubbing her numb right leg, her brows furrowed slightly. Only a dragon's good physique could endure this long.
"You, you really can't be given an inch. If Celia and the others weren't coming back soon, you'd see how I'd deal with you."
Tana knew that she was slightly inferior in this class change, but she couldn't lose her momentum. She righteously stated that she hadn't lost this time because she wasn't on the main battlefield.
We'll fight again another day!
In the living room on the first floor, Alice was teasing Mi Gao with a bottle of wine. Siate and Mai Lu had already returned, while Celia and the others from the shop would be back a little later, but it wouldn't take long.
"Alice, do you know why Held specifically sent Direjie to Noire Ferra?"
In his opinion, if Held wanted to kill with a borrowed knife… a pig, Valley of the Fallen would be the best choice. It was full of strong individuals, and it had the support of the most powerful Terra technology.
"It's the same everywhere. Sending him to Noire Ferra can just naturally ignite a war."
Alice gave the wine bottle to Mi Gao, a hint of worry flashing across her eyes. Before severing the Evil Spirit Curse, Held had ordered her to open an Other Dimension rift and then frame the human nations.
Now her connection with Held was severed, but this didn't hinder the other party's plan. If a puppet was gone, they would just find another one, like Barn, who had observed the Transfer Experiment and participated in the transfer process of the Hellhound in the top-secret area!
She had a good relationship with the Dark Elves, especially a very close personal friendship with Shalan, calling each other bosom friends, and she didn't want to see such a tragedy befall the Dark Elves.
"I've informed Queen Skadi to gradually evacuate Northmar, under the pretext of urban renovation and establishing a new military base."
"Why are you evacuating Northmar?"
Alice looked surprised. Noire Ferra and Northmar were completely different places. Was this person confused?
"Wouldn't you know if you made a prediction?"
He feigned mystery with a provocative look, and Alice actually closed her eyes and began to predict. Her slender fingers strummed the strings. Like Tana, she roughly knew five or six tenths of Ye Lin's background. Northmar? It suddenly sparked her strong curiosity.
Dong ~
The sound of the zither became chaotic, and Alice suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze filled with intense disbelief. She murmured, "In the black shadow, blue ghost fire suddenly appears… that is death beckoning to you…"
"Yes, that's him. There are many mysterious things within the Dark Elves, and I don't know who he is. He might be the corpse of a strong individual, or perhaps an undead weapon."
He spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know either, but the other party was indeed a big shot, a very strong big shot.
The Skeleton Knight, a strong individual riding a ghostly horse with fiery hooves and burning with blue spiritual flames all over his body, not only was not afraid of Direjie's virus but also wielded a war spear, chasing Direjie's phantom all the way and cornering him in Noire Ferra. (Compared to the original artwork, it's not Rommel)
Originally, Alice had been discovered by the Skeleton Knight while transferring Direjie and had hastily fled. Afterwards, she transferred Direjie to Northmar, causing devastating disaster to Northmar.
If his guess was correct, once Held opened the Other Dimension rift, the Skeleton Knight would sense it and attack the rift, forcing Held to find another location.
"Now the Dark Elves have sealed the city, so we can't go in. Let's wait for news."
"Hmm, that's all we can do."
On the path outside the manor, Celia and Binuoxiu returned chatting and laughing, while Kelah trailed behind, dispirited and uninterested.
That Luo Li'an from West Coast was too strong. Her eye for detail was even sharper than a Madam's. No matter what kind of customer, tall or short, fat or thin, she could, after asking about their preferences for five minutes, put together an outfit that would satisfy them.
The daily turnover was even 30% more than when Tana was there, so after Tana woke up, she simply became a hands-off boss, while she became the accountant who collected money and kept accounts for Luo Li'an…
Kelah let out an annoyed yawn, and suddenly, a splashing sound reached her ears. She quieted herself, holding her breath. The sound was coming from the pond.
"Eh? Did Celia buy ornamental fish? Or did Tana buy them?"
The pond at home had always been empty. Celia was busy inspecting the territory and counting money, so she didn't have the mind to manage it, leaving it empty.
Kelah simply turned and walked to the edge of the pond. She squatted down and, using the still not completely dark light, saw a red octopus swimming leisurely in the small pond. Its tentacles moved with remarkable agility.
"An octopus? An ornamental octopus? And quite large."
Kelah, tapping her chin, was wondering if an octopus was also an ornamental fish when a thought suddenly flashed through her mind!
Ye Lin came back in the afternoon, and he came back from West Coast. West Coast is by the sea, rich in aquatic products, so… this must be the fresh seafood he brought back, kept fresh in the water.
"The celebration party definitely needs hot dishes. We're not sure when we'll be back, but there are many of us, so we can cook quickly. So Ye Lin must be waiting for us to return before starting to cook, and it won't delay anything!"
"Hmm, it must be like that, Kelah, you're so smart!"
Kelah nodded repeatedly with satisfaction, then lightly tapped the water surface with her fingertip. A cold current burst forth, freezing the entire surface of the pond.
The red octopus that was swimming suddenly couldn't move. It blinked, not knowing what was happening, when it was suddenly grabbed and pulled out of the pond.
It had just been born, and the memories belonging to Lotus within its body were still very vague, needing time to slowly recover. Its renowned mental power was also weak and pathetic at this time.
Kelah excitedly rushed into the kitchen, grabbed a cleaver, and with swift strokes, "swish swish swish," three tentacles were gone…
Siate, who was cooking, wiped the seasoning sauce from her hands onto her apron and suddenly saw the red octopus on the cutting board. Why did it look a little familiar?
"Kelah, where did you buy this octopus?"
"I didn't buy it! I caught it from the pond outside. Isn't this the seafood you brought? Look how big it is. Chopping three tentacles is enough to eat. We'll put it back later. Look how lively it is. After a while, it'll grow three more tentacles. Infinite loop. You bought a good treasure."
"Uh…"
Looking at Luo Zong, Lotus, twisting and struggling on the cutting board, Siate was both astonished and helpless. She hadn't expected Luo Zong to hatch so quickly. No one had expected it to be so fast.
… … … …
"I'm sorry… I thought it was seafood. I didn't see any eggshells in the pond."
Kelah timidly hung her head, wringing the corner of her clothes, pitifully accepting the admonishment. She had actually chopped up the Eighth Apostle!
"I also didn't expect Luo Zong to hatch so quickly. It's okay, Luo Zong's recovery ability is very strong, so there shouldn shouldn't be any major problems."
He rubbed Kelah's hair, then picked up Luo Zong's remaining tentacles and threw him back into the pond, casually pouring dozens of bottles of Remi's Potion in, not knowing if it would help.
"Hey, what about those three?" Siate pointed to the red octopus legs in the basin. They looked soft and tender, and since Luo Zong had just come out of the egg, he should be clean…
The celebration dinner was lively and festive, the atmosphere warm, the food fragrant, and amidst the clinking of glasses, a dish of spicy stir-fried octopus was eaten clean.