Chapter 89
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Volume 3 + Chapter 89: The Experiment That Could Change Humanity’s Future
Thud.
Xia Yi opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling of her room.
It wasn’t the Dragon Palace—it was inside Laurel Tree Academy.
She realized she had accidentally fallen out of bed in her sleep and woken up because of it.
Bright sunlight streamed in through the window—it seemed morning had already arrived.
“Ugh… What happened…?”
Xia Yi lay on the floor in that position, her legs still resting on the bed, lost in thought.
She remembered having a dream.
In the dream, something strange happened—she returned to the Dragon Palace, but none of the people she was familiar with were there.
Everyone had disappeared, leaving her alone.
In the end, someone who seemed to be a grown-up version of Elly appeared before her—and even addressed her respectfully as the Dragon Queen.
She had then asked Elly what exactly had happened, and where Xia Lulu had gone.
Elly had given her an answer, which was—
“…Ugh!! Why can’t I remember?!”
Xia Yi was certain that Elly had told her what had happened, but upon waking, she completely forgot what it was.
As if her memory had been shrouded in a fog that couldn’t be dispersed.
It was obviously the most, most, most important sentence—so why couldn’t she recall it?
“Remember, remember, remember…!”
Xia Yi clutched her head and began rolling around on the floor, trying to force the memory back.
Rumble rumble.
But even after a while, it was no use.
“That dream left me so uneasy—it didn’t feel like something trivial. It felt like everyone had left me.”
Xia Yi stood up. Just remembering the emotions in the dream made her feel uncomfortable.
“Forget it! It was just a dream anyway!”
She waved her hand and decided not to take it seriously.
After all, dreams are often the opposite of reality.
Didn’t that just mean—once the mission was over, when she returned to the Dragon Palace, she’d be able to see them all again?
Especially Xia Lulu—there was no way anything had happened to her. She would definitely be waiting for Xia Yi’s return.
After all, she was the Silver Dragon Queen—Xia Lulu – Christie!
As the most powerful of the upper species, there was no one on this earth who could shake her throne.
The little princess knew this better than anyone.
“Hmph, if I let a dream get me all jittery, that would be disgraceful,” Xia Yi said, adjusting her mood. “All right, stop thinking about nonsense—it’s time to get ready for school!”
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Rhine Alchemy – Alchemical Life Experimentation Division.
The doctor leaned back in her chair, a lollipop in her mouth and a nearly empty vial of alchemical potion in hand, examining it closely.
It was the potion Xia Yi had previously refined—most of it had already been drunk by Wright.
Now, only a small amount remained.
“How exactly did she make this?” the doctor muttered, puzzled. “Was it intentional… or just an accident?”
She didn’t understand.
The Alchemical Life Experimentation Division was currently working on what was arguably the most important project in all of Rhine Alchemy.
The creation of a special kind of hybrid.
Super-soldiers who possessed the power of dragons, yet stood on the side of humanity.
This experiment could determine the future of humanity itself.
If hybrids could be mass-produced, the strength of the human race would see a dramatic increase—potentially enough to rival the dragons, and allow humanity to rise up.
Thus, with the backing of the Four Great Houses of the Rhine Kingdom, the experiment was launched.
After an astronomical expenditure of money and resources, they achieved an unexpected success—
That success was the current human Sword Saint, Wright Schubert, the only hybrid who had managed to retain his rationality.
As for the other test subjects—nearly all had lost their sanity, succumbed to excessive Dragonification, turned into monsters, and were disposed of.
Still, the outcome left humanity’s leaders ecstatic—because it proved that using the power of the dragons to defeat the dragons was indeed a viable path.
It meant that super-strong individuals could be created, rather than relying on the rare chance of a Sword Saint being born naturally—a process that couldn’t be replicated or scaled.
However, the experiment had also reached a major bottleneck.
Although Wright could remain rational, the dragon blood in his body was like a ticking time bomb. If he drew upon too much power or used it too intensely, the dragon blood would become too active, causing uncontrollable Dragonification.
This would lead to a complete loss of control—just like the failed subjects.
They had created a hybrid—but one that couldn’t be reliably used in combat. That was something Rhine Alchemy refused to accept.
The experiment had shown no significant progress for quite some time. Cracking this technical problem had become increasingly urgent, and even within the Four Great Houses of the Rhine Kingdom, voices of doubt had begun to emerge—
For instance, from the Frost Family of the Holy Templar Order.
But what the doctor hadn’t expected was that such a critical bottleneck would be broken—by a single, small vial of potion, and from a human student at Laurel Tree Academy.
Why and how—that was a mystery she couldn’t solve, no matter how hard she tried.
Knock knock knock.
A knock came from outside the door.
The doctor quickly hid the alchemical potion and pretended to be resting.
“Come in.”
With her permission, the door opened, and in stepped a human Sword Saint in specialized armor.
“Oh? What wind blew you in today?” the doctor said playfully. “Wright, today isn’t your scheduled check-up day.”
“You know exactly why I’m here.”
Wright’s demeanor today was different—he was forceful, striding directly up to the doctor and looking down at her.
The intensity of it was intimidating.
“Sorry, I don’t really get it. Or wait—have you finally come to your senses and decided to join the Strawberry Lollipop Cult?”
“Tell me—how did you suppress the uncontrollable dragon blood inside me?”
“Ah~ I’m sorry, I’m not quite sure what you’re talking about~”
“Enough, Claire. Stop your nonsense!” Wright said coldly. “Don’t think I don’t know. On the day of my scheduled check-up, something unexpected happened. My Dragonification was suddenly brought under control. And you issued orders that no alchemist present was allowed to speak a word of it!”
“…Heh.”
The smile on the doctor’s face gradually twisted into a cold smirk.
“Aha, I knew it. There’s no way those bigwigs would trust me enough to let me handle the experiment alone. They all said I had full control, but clearly, they planted a spy to keep an eye on me.”
“Stop changing the subject. Whatever the rest of that mess is—it doesn’t matter. Answer my question. How did you do it?”
Wright’s voice grew increasingly agitated.
“You know it—I have a massive flaw in me. But if that flaw can now be fixed—if I can control my own Dragonification—then I can become the perfect hero!!”
“That’s not something you need to worry about. We’ll figure it out. The entire reason the Alchemical Life Division was created was to solve that problem. Wright, your rudeness is becoming a problem. Stop being so childish.”
The doctor stood up from her chair, preparing to leave.
But the Sword Saint did something out of character—he blocked her path.
“Today, you will give me an explanation. Or don’t even think about taking a single step out of this room.” His tone was utterly unyielding.
The doctor looked at him for a moment. Though she was being threatened, there was no trace of fear in her eyes. She gave him an answer.
After hearing it, Wright exploded in fury. He slammed his fist down—
CRACK—the chair shattered.
“Claire—say that again?!”
sketchyqueen
whew! caught up! i hope that dream doesn’t really come true 🙁