Chapter 283

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Chapter 283: Tangy Ice Cream and a Future Within Reach

After Lolth’s words fell, the whole of Hillenbrand Town erupted in loud cheers and an incredibly noisy uproar.

"Long live Master Lolth! Long live Master Tina!"

"Woohoo!"

"To our most beloved Deputy Lord Tina!"

"’Dear Miss Tina’ – Hooray!"

Leading the way were drunken dwarves and excited elves who were so thrilled they nearly lost their voices, making the atmosphere in Hillenbrand Town even more lively.

Just like two people called to answer questions in front of the class by the homeroom teacher while gossiping about each other.

"What the heck… At this rate, everything will get out of control… Master Lolth should also pay attention to their dignity!"

Tina’s face was as red as a cooked tomato, turning all the way to the tips of her long, pointed ears, gently trembling, while she kept mumbling.

But the happy smile on her face could not be hidden at all, it secretly slipped out from the corner of her mouth.

In front of a goldfish catching booth, Mora, like everyone else, had just looked up at the sky and patted his old friend Rayleigh Collin, extending his hand.

"This round, I won!"

The Wood Elf’s face was filled with a proud expression.

"Darn it, you awful elves," Rayleigh Collin muttered, pulling out a special meal ticket from his pocket, "Lady Isabella… you need to perk up… don’t let anyone sneak away…"

His face showed a look of great unwillingness.

These two guys work at the school as the acting director of education and the chief doctor of the recovery department in the hospital, so this performance doesn’t really involve them. It seems like they are making a bet here.

Suddenly, a curious voice came from behind Rayleigh Collin.

"Rayleigh Collin, are you looking for me?"

Rayleigh turned around and saw Isabella, dressed in black casual clothes, holding a bag of grilled skewers and takoyaki in one hand, while seriously eating a bowl of vanilla ice cream with the other.

She had clearly been wandering around the celebration of the western development new area.

"It’s nothing, I just happened to be talking about your past experiences," Rayleigh Collin said, frightened and sweating. Every Seychelles person has a bit of a psychological shadow about Ryman Ice, after all, the Schwarzwald family members were seen in their childhood as those who would take children away to the Ryman Plateau to knock on snowy mountain rocks. "By the way… why did Sir Lolth only mention Lady Tina…?"

He changed the topic, using it as an opportunity to ask what he wanted to know.

Mora, who had been partnered with Rayleigh for a long time, also chimed in very well.

"Yes… does our princess happen to be with…?"

"Ah, this? It’s nothing. Don’t think too much about it, and please don’t spread any gossip," Isabella said casually while looking up at the sky. "Lolthlinda treats everyone the same… she doesn’t have those thoughts… absolutely not!"

Although she started off sounding relaxed, Isabella’s words began to change as she spoke more.

Realizing her own slip, Isabella began to change the subject.

"Alright, alright, this is not something you should worry about… It doesn’t matter how the lord lives her private life!"

As she said this, she took a bite of her vanilla ice cream and turned to leave.

But after walking a few steps, she bit her lower lip and couldn’t help but look back at where Lolth was.

In the sky, the beautiful scene formed by light and shadow was almost fading away.

In the end, a simple line outlined a stunning profile, with silver hair, long ears, and exquisite features, which vaguely resembled Tina’s side face.

A cheer, almost like a playful uproar, echoed through the whole Hillenbrand Town once again.

"Oh—!"

Looking at the night sky as a canvas, and listening to the lively cheers around her, Isabella’s face showed no expression as she quietly ate her ice cream spoon by spoon.

"This ice cream has such a strange sour taste… I didn’t buy orange or grapefruit flavor…"

She mumbled as she threw her ice cream into the nearby trash can.

Meanwhile, in the sky, Lolth, who did not notice this, felt very pleased with her actions as she listened to the cheers below.

This would definitely greatly strengthen the unity of Hillenbrand Town, raise Tina’s reputation, and make it much easier for her to carry out her work!

Lolth was extremely satisfied with her actions.

At the same time, she noticed the rising excitement below.

"Well then… the groundwork is laid, the real ‘surprise’ is coming!"

In the air, quietly whispering at a volume only she could hear, Lolth slowly activated the things she had prepared before coming.

Those things that took her an entire afternoon to make.

"Click!"

In an instant, all the lights in Hillenbrand Town’s square went out, plunging the front square of City Hall into darkness.

Although no one panicked, everyone became curious.

"Huh? What’s going on?"

"Did the power go out?"

"Is it over?"

"Everyone, please stay calm and still, and quietly wait for the lights to come back!"

"Start the emergency lighting plan, and nearby Superoperator will help manage the crowd!"

In the loud noise, the police station staff quickly took their places, and their voices echoed everywhere in the crowd, preventing any chaos from spreading in the sudden darkness.

Under Lolth’s control, the "Magic Stop and Lights Out" wouldn’t turn into a riot.

Within just a few seconds, people suddenly noticed countless twinkling lights appearing on the ground in the darkness.

Like stars reflecting on water, or like fireflies rising in a forest.

These lights gathered together, forming soft beams of light.

"Whoosh—"

And these lights rose from the ground, eventually creating a dynamic picture in the sky.

It was not a simple illusion of magic, but a real, live image.

Everyone saw their silhouette softly glowing in the sky, and they were curiously gazing at themselves on the ground!

"Next, I will introduce to you the ‘surprise’ that will truly transform Hillenbrand Town!"

As Lolth spoke, the whole image changed again, showing an upside-down Hillenbrand Town in the sky, spinning and shifting, revealing many tall buildings and structures, with everyone holding different small magic devices, and huge cabinet-like things standing by the street, while the buildings displayed changing lights and shadows, and self-driving vehicles moved along the roads.

"Everyone, are you ready to welcome the future—?"

As Lolth said this, all the lights and shadows gathered into two small devices beside her.