Chapter 37: Princess? All I See is a Maid!

Chapter 37: Princess? All I See is a Maid!

After washing up, Louis lay down on his bed and got to work.

That night, Louis began to wander in the dreams of those people like a Nightmare, constantly experiencing their fears and gaining insights into the power of nightmares.

These people’s dreams changed according to their thoughts, and Infatuation could alter thoughts, so combining Infatuation with the Nightmare Curse had a remarkable effect.

After experimenting with various Magic Spells, these crows had unknowingly been imprinted with deep Mind Imprints.

This world relied heavily on Magic, not knowledge. This kind of change in thinking fell outside the scope of Magic and could not be detected.

Even when someone cast spells like Infatuation or Nightmare Curse on them, these Mind Imprints would help them break free from mental control. Therefore, if someone tried to find the root cause through hypnosis, they would not succeed.

After testing, these people indeed broke free from the nightmares. Even those who had fallen victim to Stuart’s tricks were released.

This night’s attempts gave Louis a much deeper understanding of both the Nightmare Curse and Infatuation.

Now, these wicked crow drunkards had become his informants planted within the Voodoo Gang. In the future, he just needed to make a call and utter certain specific words, and they would remember who their master was.

The next morning when Louis woke up, he found the scene in his bedroom dreamlike and surreal. Many pieces of furniture and clutter in the room were floating in mid-air, constantly changing into strange shapes. Tiny things chattered noisily in the shadows. On the floor, mushroom-like creatures the size of soybean kernels, holding up their skirts and stretching out their little feet, crawled around everywhere.

Louis’s body lay on the bed, but his consciousness, like a snake with three heads, was coiled on the ceiling.

Dream-Eater Serpent—the term flashed into Louis’s mind.

But his Dream Serpent had three heads, and its scales looked somewhat odd—it seemed to be a variant species as well.

Shaking his head, Louis set this matter aside for now. He had more important things to deal with.

He could not re-enter his body, and the mana in the room was somewhat abnormal, which could easily alert others.

Louis calmly pondered for a moment. He had read about this phenomenon in a book. Some Wizards whose mana reached a certain level could have their Dreams interfere with reality, even distort it.

These Wizards often had special talents. They could pull things from reality into dreams like a Dream-Eater Serpent, or travel through the dreams of others.

Louis knew this was not an innate talent he was born with. It was a ‘side effect’ resulting from his constant wandering in others’ dreams and experiencing dream power.

He recalled the knowledge he had learned and began to guide his mental energy. Then, he opened his mouth and inhaled. The noisy little people in the room, the animated mushrooms, and the furniture were all sucked into Louis’s mouth. At that moment, Louis slowly regained consciousness.

When Louis opened his eyes, he was lying in bed. Everything in the room was normal, as if what had just happened was an illusion. But if he paid close attention, he would notice that many things in the room seemed more vibrant and alive than before.

He knew this was due to the influence of the dream mana bestowed upon him.

After checking his status in the book, Louis found that his mana had increased by 1.63 after last night.

His total attributes had now become: [Strength: 8.28 Dexterity: 5.1 Mana: 16.56]

Last night, he had devoured the dreams of over a dozen Wizards in one go. The increase in mana came partly from digesting those dreams, and partly from the stimulation of his own mana by the dreams of others.

This increase in mana exceeded 10% of Louis’s original amount, which was somewhat dangerous. It could easily cause him to transform into some strange Magical Creature.

Moreover, Louis had captured 4 Dark Wizards last night. Their mana and dream power were far superior to those Commoner Wizards from the tavern. Therefore, he should make a plan during his physical training later to avoid overexertion.

Rubbing his eyes, Louis got out of bed and went to the Living Room.

Ocris had gone out early in the morning. Helen had also secretly gone out to play with the young ladies. A huge pile of unwashed clothes was stacked in the Washroom—just a few Magic Spells’ work, and the two girls were really lazy.

Looking at the pile of colorful underwear in the basin, Louis shook his head and said, “They really don’t treat me like an outsider.”

He went to the small kitchen, cut some bread, drank some tea, and had breakfast. Then Louis went to the office in the morning. After treating a Goblin from the Barriff family who had an appointment, he skipped work and went to the hideout.

He shattered his body into fragments and carved many Incantation Texts into the dermis layer of his skin. These texts helped him restrain his Dreams on one hand, and on the other, they consolidated his mana. The effect was to make his body gradually become as resistant to swords and magic as a dragon as his mana grew.

There was also a minor effect: it prevented mana leakage, making it difficult for others to detect the state of his mana.

Otherwise, if Ocris and Helen, who spent their days with him, mistakenly thought he was an ‘awakened’ super Wizard, there would be much less fun.

Then, the older one would no longer pick fights to give him chances to tease her, and the younger one would no longer challenge him to duels. Life would become too boring afterward.

After playing with magic at the hideout for a while, Louis helped Stuart make a magic robe. By evening, they had finished two sleeves. Louis eagerly tried it on first and discovered he could now break the weight limit and transform into a thirty-foot lamia! That size was equivalent to a Welsh Green Dragon.

After testing some Magic Spells, Louis found that even a 3rd-tier Black Fang could not penetrate his body.

[Sir, once the magic robe is complete, I guarantee you will be even bigger, and can even swallow a Fire Dragon! Your body will also be tougher than it is now,] Stuart said excitedly, standing on the head of the magical snake Louis. [Moreover, you will be able to summon wind and rain, and your eyes can cast petrification spells!]

After hearing this, Louis saw a line of Narration appear:

[You seem to have conceived an extraordinary idea…]

[Mission: Swallow a Fire Dragon.

Completion Rewards:

1. +5 feet;

2. +2 Strength;

3. +3 Mana;

Description: Every dragon possesses extraordinary mana. Digesting one would undoubtedly aid your growth. However, within two months, you might only be able to eat one. Also, it’s best not to let anyone see…]

Louis’s eyes lit up. He decided to take a stroll in the Dragon District after the magic robe was finished. The Night Watchman during the summer was lazy and lax, making it the perfect time for a sneaky meal.

When Louis returned in the evening, he found Ocris actually reading a book in the Living Room. Seeing Louis return so late, she even glared at him.

Louis raised an eyebrow (though he had none, it was a mannerism). He knew something was up. Sure enough, after dinner, Ocris announced that starting today, she would give both of them tutoring.

It seemed these days Ocris had become so bored she was practically idle to the point of mischief.

But that was fine. It was time for him to gradually show his strength. First, he would handle his closest teacher, make Ocris believe he was a very capable Wizard. With her endorsement, and then stepping on a few stepping stones within the academy, he could reasonably show off his prowess in front of others later.

Barriff had recently called him. A friend of Barriff had a big problem that needed Louis to solve it—the location was in Englen City.

This was a problem even the elite Agents from the Ministry of Magic were unwilling to tackle. If he solved it too effortlessly, it could cause too much trouble. Once he attracted the attention of the Magic Council and they labeled him as the next Dark Lord, that would be bad.

With a few weeks still left, Louis planned to make some preparations. The first step was to deal with his teacher.

But to his surprise, it seemed that in the eyes of the two young ladies, the impression that ‘Louis is a talentless, book-dumb nerd’ was already deeply ingrained. No matter what he did, the two sisters had reasons to believe he was just lucky. And recently, the lessons covered very basic stuff, making it hard for Louis to show off.

What gave Louis more headaches was that as the two sisters became more familiar with him, they also became increasingly outrageous, often secretly playing tricks on him.

These past two days, not only was Helen constantly clamoring to PK him, but even Ocris had started having some mischievous thoughts. She even planned to use Helen’s PK with Louis to make Louis sign a magical contract, so that in the future, he would serve the two Her Highness the Princess like a manservant in the dormitory.

“You naughty girls, you started this. Don’t blame me for not being polite.”

Looking at those two dead girls holding their stomachs and laughing, Louis sipped his tea and smiled.

To teach the two sisters a profound lesson and make them understand the true level of their roommate, Louis decided to play along with them for now. Once that contract was signed, they would be the ones crying.