Chapter 381
by post_apiChapter 381: Visiting the Villa
The interior of the villa couldn’t possibly match exactly with her past life’s residence. After all, certain elements from that world simply didn’t exist here – electronic devices like televisions, computers, and phones went without saying, but even the posters that once adorned the walls, the neatly aligned comic books and novels on shelves, and those beloved body-sized pillows were conspicuously absent.
Yet apart from these impossible recreations, every other detail perfectly mirrored the villa’s former appearance. After guiding the two women through the premises, Old White tactfully withdrew, leaving the pair alone within the halls.
“What does Mother think? Doesn’t this villa surpass the underground chamber we previously crafted?”
As the door closed behind Old White, Darkling Stalker’s arm slid possessively around the maiden’s waist, drawing her into a half-embrace. Yet despite this intimacy, the presence of Huang Mao and Ji Qiao restrained further advances.
“Hmm… It strongly resembles our past-life villa. Memories come flooding back.” The half-embraced girl flushed momentarily before her expression softened into nostalgic reverie. Though called memories, these visions showed her solitary figure through countless scenes – a lonely tableau that left her sighing.
“Let’s visit the dragon cave now. We’ll return to rest here tonight.” Lin Yu shook her head slightly, meeting Darkling Stalker’s gaze.
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Their footsteps carried them from the villa to the adjacent dragon cavern. Deep within its stony bowels lay the skeletal remains of three great wyrms: Dragon Flossie, Fire Dragon Fan, and Ice Dragon Orna. Before reaching this ossuary, Lin Yu paused to inspect the incubation chamber’s dragon eggs. Neither the common specimens nor the S+-graded egg suspected of containing a reincarnator showed any signs of imminent hatching. Only Flossie, as Dragon Mother, might know the required incubation period.
The cavern’s depths revealed two ongoing operations: active mining in the Magic Stone Mine sector, and the solemn display of three massive skeletons. Lin Yu’s gaze slid past two familiar frames to settle on the third – Orna, the Earth Dragon. Her appraisal revealed no difference in condition from the other remains.
“The degree of Dead Spirit transformation remains invisible to Mother.” The ant curled within Lin Yu’s palm lifted its head, intuiting her thoughts. This perception clearly belonged solely to Ji Qiao, wielder of the Unique Skill – King of Dead Spirits.
“Can Orna be revived today?”
“Likely tomorrow.” After prolonged contemplation of the skeleton, the tiny creature finally responded.
“Then we’ll return tomorrow.” With this timeline established, tonight’s lodging in the villa became inevitable. Moreover, its forest-deep location promised swifter Experience Value accumulation than Foggy Castle could offer – perhaps justifying permanent residence henceforth.
So they returned to the villa with their daughters once more.
Before the villa, Old White approached upon seeing Lin Yu and Darkling Stalker.
“Miss White Feather, you see… now that the villa is complete, should our construction team return to Foggy Castle first?”
“You need not return.”
Come to think of it, she still hadn’t informed the construction team about the town-building plans previously discussed with Red Pupil.
Lin Yu spoke in a cool tone while resolving to explain her intentions to Old White now.
“Proceed to build additional villas according to your own designs—construct a cluster around the dragon’s lair. Once completed, you’ll assist with stone pathways, city walls, and other elements. Ultimately, I require this dragon’s lair-centered area transformed into a proper town.”
“A t-town?”
Old White’s face registered astonishment.
“Is there an issue?”
“N-no… no problem. But if I may inquire… has this urban project been approved by Queen Ant?”
“Naturally.”
_I_ am Queen Ant! Magic Rainbow? Hmph, merely a youngest daughter.
“Are there… timeline requirements for the town’s construction?”
“None. Simply proceed.”
“What of the goblins? Shall they remain at our disposal?”
Old White exhaled in relief at the open-ended timeline, then ventured another question.
“The goblins…”
Lin Yu blinked, following Old White’s gesture to where numerous green-skinned creatures lay sprawled near the villa.
Though resting like the construction crew, their haggard appearances contrasted sharply with the workers—unsurprising, considering…
“Assign strenuous labor to the goblins. Reserve precision tasks for your team.”
“Understood… We’ll endeavor to fulfill your vision.”
Old White acquiesced with a rueful chuckle.
An extended period of busyness clearly loomed ahead…
“Having just completed the villa, take the remainder of the day to rest.”
Darkling Stalker suddenly interjected from beside Lin Yu.
“My sister and I require further inspection of the premises. Ensure we’re undisturbed.”
Seizing the girl’s arm, she strode toward the villa.
The iron gate clanged shut behind them.
Before Lin Yu could react, Darkling Stalker pulled her inside and secured the main entrance.
“…Little Shadow?”
“The afternoon remains. Does Mother have plans for this time?”
The gray-haired daughter’s arm thudded against the doorframe beside the girl’s head.
Her proximity intensified…
The cornered white-haired maiden’s pulse quickened—though beneath her fluster stirred an unacknowledged anticipation.
Darkling Stalker’s lips brushed the girl’s ear in whispered communication.
Lin Yu jolted to awareness.
Flushing faintly, the white-haired girl instructed the blonde to deactivate the Unique Skill’s possession effect—ostensibly to protect the timid Ji Qiao—leaving the transformed giant wolf and curled ant occupying the first floor.
She followed her gray-haired daughter upward to the third floor’s master suite… what should have been her bedroom in a previous life.
The chamber mirrored her past-life quarters in layout.
As they entered, the gray-haired daughter caressed the girl’s delicate cheek, eyes smoldering.
“You recall our journey’s conversation about the villa…”
“I-I meant evening! It’s too early… wait… mmm…”
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From afternoon’s glow through dusk’s shadows into night’s embrace…
The white-haired girl and Darkling Stalker explored third-floor bedrooms… parlors… bathing chambers… even the kitchen and stairwell…
Though primarily guided by the gray-haired daughter, roles occasionally reversed during their meticulous examination.
They tested each surface—newly crafted beds… sofas… tables…
Some furnishings emerged from the construction team’s efforts per Darkling Stalker’s specifications; others were spare items from Lin Yu’s Magic Backpack.
Meanwhile below…
Strange noises drifted downward, but the massive wolf couldn’t ascend the stairs, while the tiny ant remained paralyzed beside its formidable companion…
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