Chapter 223: The Chain of Distant Speech and a Reunion

The spiritual light on Naulin's body, after a brief surge, gradually sank back into stillness.

She opened her eyes and looked at Luo De with hopeful anticipation: "Do you feel like Naulin's different now?"

No.

I didn't sense any difference.

Still the same white dress, black dragon horns and tail, with scattered black scales on her face and arms.

But when a girl asks you something like that, saying "no" is clearly a minus.

Luo De is a gentleman—polite and gentle.

He would never be so clueless.

He walked over to the dragon spirit girl and examined her closely.

Naulin blushed under his gaze, spread her arms, and spun lightly in place.

The white hem of her dress fluttered in the wind, tracing a circle in the air.

Her smooth, straight legs became visible, adding to her purity and cuteness.

Though Naulin's true form was a cruel, terrifying cursed dragon.

"Can you see it now?"

Luo De said nothing.

He reached out to lift her dress—startling her into a shocked, indignant scream as she stumbled backward.

"It's definitely inside your dress, isn't it!"

"How could it be inside your dress! It's my right hand, my right hand!"

She puffed out her cheeks and thrust out her right hand.

It was no longer translucent like the rest of her spirit body—now visibly more solidified, though still partially spectral.

Luo De couldn't help but feel disappointed and instinctively began to PUA: "Only this much change? Looks like I didn't do enough."

"No no! Master has done more than enough! Don't blame yourself—I'll feel too guilty!"

"It's fine—I can do even more. As long as Naulin loves me with all her heart."

Naulin blushed again, giggling foolishly: "Hehe… Master really likes me too much."

Luo De smiled and patted her on the head.

"So what did this dragon body material give you?"

"Mainly… in spellcasting—it lets me cast more spells, and better ones."

They chatted for a while.

Only then did Luo De learn that this dragon body material had enabled Naulin to begin understanding how magic and spiritual arts on this continent functioned.

Since she was originally a cosmic being, her body relied on cosmic spiritual energy and aether to release abilities.

Now that I've rebuilt her dragon body using local materials, I naturally had to learn to use spiritual energy and magic.

But since the fusion with the dragon body material is still recent, she hasn't learned much yet.

The only thing significantly improved is her experience with the 【Chain of Distant Speech】!

Luo De could connect Naulin to every girl in the forest via the 【Chain of Distant Speech】, creating something like a chat group.

Of course, each connected person could choose to privately message any one individual.

But since this was Naulin's spell, no matter how private the messages, as the server, she would still see them all.

And another point: the 【Chain of Distant Speech】 no longer had distance limitations.

It truly achieved distant speech!

Luo De wasn't in a hurry to immediately gather all the girls to form the chat group.

In the afternoon, he went to Shi Ying Town.

He planned to explore this new skill: 【Treasure Obsession】.

Coincidentally, today was Shi Ying Town's monthly development market day.

On this day, the entire central street would be packed with vendors, a time when many townsfolk bought large quantities of daily necessities.

Though mostly serving ordinary people, there were still activities like gambling on raw stones or treasure hunting.

Luo De didn't expect to find anything valuable here—just wanted to test the skill.

Also, once the Banshee Krista located the ratmen, he'd have to mobilize to eliminate them and report it to the city hall.

Mostly to show face for the witch Dimia—they were decent friends.

The central street was bustling.

Today was Sunday; most people had the day off.

Even residents from towns across the Two-Finger Mountain had come to visit.

Since the Moonfire Festival half a year ago, it hadn't been this lively.

Luo De wandered, stopping occasionally.

He was quite amused.

He'd assumed the 【Treasure Obsession】 skill's guidance would work like game-style glowing arrows—but it only triggered within a certain range.

It seemed his own perception limited it; his treasure-sensing range was only about five meters.

Some hidden treasures even required direct physical contact.

"Full-state shared skill… decent, but not as strong as I imagined."

He speculated inwardly.

Perhaps treasure hunting isn't the point—and that phrase "treasure in one's heart" felt odd.

He wandered for nearly half an hour.

Found nothing.

Of course—it was just a folk market.

At least he'd figured out how the skill worked.

"Mr. Luo De?"

Luo De turned toward the voice.

There, standing quietly by the roadside, was a seductive beauty in a simple dark blue belted dress.

Her purple wavy hair was coiled into an imperfect bun at the back, strands loosely trailing in the air.

Her long ears, composed of insect exoskeleton and membrane wings, were especially striking, radiating an exotic charm.

A Tooth Fairy fairy.

Luo De raised an eyebrow.

"Rosalia, honestly, even in this crowded street, I'd spot you at a glance."

She covered her mouth and laughed softly.

The Tooth Fairy fairy was a refined and intelligent woman, exceptionally skilled at handling men like Luo De.

She effortlessly deflected compliments without leaving a trace.

"By the way, Mr. Luo De, where's that girl who's always by your side?"

She meant Tally.

Luo De shrugged.

The succubus was probably still asleep in the forest—when unwatched, she was always lazy and sleepy.

But discussing another girl in front of a lady went against Luo De's aesthetics.

He feigned ignorance and simply invited her to stroll together.

Rosalia had no objection.

They walked side by side, chatting as they went.

"How's things in Coral Bay?"

"Not bad."

Rosalia stopped outside a flower shop, gazing at roses dripping with dew: "Perhaps losing the golem as a powerful ally, the ruling dark elves have retreated, holding tightly to Coral Bay—no longer as aggressively watchful as before."

"They're probably busy searching for these so-called bloodline nodes."

"Yes, and this concept of bloodline nodes is unheard of—filtering for them must be extremely difficult."

Luo De summoned a shopkeeper and summoned Jin Along.

He bought a bouquet of roses and handed them to Rosalia.

She smiled in delight: "Mr. Luo De really knows how to charm girls—no wonder you have so many admirers in the forest."

"I mean it—I give everyone my sincerity."

Luo De smiled.

In truth, he could see the "delight" on her face was fake.

A woman as socially adept and as alluring as her couldn't possibly have never faced male flattery.

She was just exceptionally skilled—handling every one without leaving a trace.

(End of Chapter)