Chapter 667: NO.36: Aomo launches question mark exchange!

NO. 36: Aomo launches question mark exchange!

As expected… just like that dream back then…

Dream? Fengshui guinea pig, you just said a rather concerning word, huh?

Huh? Senior Suzi also cares about dreams?

I have researched dreams.

Huh? It's actually Senior Chazuo… ah…… Is the rumor about the spirit-summoning department true?

……Hmm.

Reminder: the topic has drifted; submitting a request to correct and return to the main subject.

Ah, right. What's up with the dream you just mentioned?

Twenty minutes ago, by the Heavenly Pool.

At the moment the Nine-Headed Dragon soaked in the pool, seeming careless and indifferent to the distant figures, a certain demon arrived with two horse girls.

At that moment, two horse girls still wearing their out-of-season uniforms instinctively sneezed.

The next moment, the deep rumble of blazing fire clusters replaced the sneeze; several strands of black flame responding to the demon's summoning hovered nearby, giving them brief warmth, while Aomo waved to summon the surprised geological survey team, borrowing the prepared warm clothing they had arranged beforehand.

And at that exact instant of arrival, only the brown-haired horse girl who had been staring fixedly since she came noticed.

——The sound of the Heavenly Pool's water suddenly surging.

That was a sound she had never forgotten, and that unfamiliar appearance… seemed to be… staring at the trainer?

Although the golden pupil on the chief's head was fixed on her, Xiao Lin Li Qi was utterly convinced that the other's true attention was on the trainer; the dragon-jade-like pupil entwined with complex airflow, seeming dislike, seeming hesitation, that undeniable rejection left her especially puzzled.

She gazed at the surging pool, listening to the muffled water flow in her ears that even a senior horse girl couldn't hear, confident her judgment was correct.

As expected, today is the greatest auspicious day!

If you ask why, all of this stems from a childhood dream.

"Back then, I was young; after getting injured from running, I was told to 'stay still, absolutely no movement,' and while undergoing treatment I fell asleep, and then I had that dream."

"In the dream, I seemed to sink into water, unable to open my eyes, breathe, or move my limbs, when suddenly light illuminated the darkness."

"Without the muffled water sound, and in the moment I suddenly felt at ease, I heard a sentence."

"Don't give up?"

"Huh?"

While putting on a down jacket and walking to the Heavenly Pool with the geological survey team, Xiao Lin Li Qi was speaking when the phantom of Meipu Bo Fang abruptly interjected, leaving her completely stunned.

Thus she watched the famous senior's phantom being nudged on the shoulder by the phantom of Senior Chazuo beside her: "…Bo Fang, don't interject."

"Understood, requesting an apology."

"Hey hey hey, no need to be so serious, and what was that thing Senior Bo Fang just said?"

"It's a line from a similar scene in a tokusatsu show; don't worry about it. As for you, keep returning to the original topic," Ailisuzhi, whose real body was here shaking her test tube impatiently, said, "What did that person say?"

"……" Chazuo, who didn't understand why Suzi was being somewhat harsh toward this junior, wanted to speak up in her defense, but since she'd just said not to interject, she hated to break her own vow

All she could do was listen to the junior continue:

"He said: 'Li Qi, Li Qi.'"

"He?" The siren‑mixed researcher standing beside Suzi's equipment noticed the girl's pronunciation of the Jidong language.

"Well… he said: 'Don't fear misfortune, learn how to become lucky, learn how to be fortunate,'" the brown‑haired girl said, turning her head to look at the massive dragon head far away that faced this way, her clear scarlet eyes meeting the formidable gaze without fear, "After he finished saying that, I heard a low dragon roar, and upon waking I shouted his title."

"Dragon God… sir."

"Dragon God…?" Adel, having approached after hearing a teammate report that they were discussing something important here, glanced at the continually emitting low‑pressure aura; according to Doli's words, the Ren Dragon seemed to be in a foul mood.

She didn't think to question such a title, after all, even her companion Doli bore the honorific "Lord of the Sheep."

……Although many say this title is strange, sounding utterly lacking in aura.

Besides, there's Mr. Lin Dun, who, upon hearing of its existence, would sigh, 'If one considers the Christian lamb concept, the title "Lord of the Sheep" actually carries a somewhat different meaning,' thereby directly exposing the kind of misunderstanding.

Recalling how Doli had once stepped on his head and he'd felt it but said nothing, Adel felt a bit embarrassed.

Doli seemed to regard Mr. Lin Dun as a dangerous person, but since she'd play pranks on him, it also showed the danger wasn't great, leaving her busy apologizing to Doli.

She didn't doubt Doli, because Doli always had the ability to copy and reflect personalities, and his judgments of a person were always precise.

But she also didn't reject Aomo, for when she was on Rhodes Island she had seen Doli give this kind of evaluation to some colleagues, and interact with them in this way.

And the outcomes of her cooperation with those colleagues also proved her judgment correct—those people posed no threat to her or her teammates.

This, too, is part of her life experience.

In fact, Adel Naoman is not the immature minor her appearance suggests.

She is already an adult, even considerably older than Aomo, merely retaining a petite stature of about 1.5 meters due to regrettable physical development.

If one judges her as underage based on looks, that somewhat underestimates the caliber of this expedition team's leader.

However, what slightly surprised her was that the three assistants Mr. Lin Dun brought, though all were young horse girls, none looked down on her because of her appearance; even the seemingly most difficult Ailisuzhi showed a responsible attitude, focusing wholeheartedly on her experiments and tests, and earnestly exchanging data comparisons with this side.

Adel vaguely recalled that, while stationed at the company headquarters, she had seen in that city the saying that 'when horse girls and trainers sign contracts, they look at compatibility.'

Back then she was fairly inclined to believe it, since a long‑term relationship shouldn't be bad regardless of compatibility, but now she's less certain.

If one goes by that saying, she looks at the three horse girls with wildly different temperaments, then at the direction of the camp where Trainer Lin Dun is stationed……

Perhaps, maybe, roughly, she could begin to understand why Doli said he was dangerous?

Although still not clear, because Doli himself never spelled it out.

She harbored doubts, while over there the three horse girls and her teammates were still chatting:

Chazuo: "……Dragon God, the trainer indeed said the Ren Dragon is a guardian deity."

Bo Fang: "Confirmed domain: earth and water sources, covering many of the land‑god jurisdictions of the Dongyan deity."

Suzi: "I think it's still different, after all, controlling ley lines and water flow is a power many gods possess, and he ought to be a deity incarnated naturally."

Chazuo: "……? Why are you also looking at these, Suzi?"

Suzi: "The extra information from Xijun's side, oh—whether according to Jidong or Dongyan's division, Renlong is indeed a dragon god, though not the god of all dragons, but rather the god as a dragon."

"Yes! Since that day, I've gained a deeper understanding of feng shui, becoming deeply immersed in it from the heart; since elementary school I could hear the earth's voice, and could stand from the earth's perspective to feel 'just run like this'."

"The direction of the airflow, and all the changes in the surroundings—I can know them all."

"The search judgment… appears to be the state of a flow state region." Bopang said softly.

"It should be different types of development directions…" Chazuo also answered.

"No, no, it's about assimilating the trained body with nature; we will surely move forward in the correct direction, running at the forefront!"

"So these changes are all because you dreamed of Renlong?" Suzi frowned, "Have you seen Him?"

"I haven't seen Him, but I hear that water flow very clearly, and… actually, since the beginning of this year I've already been unable to hear the earth's voice."

The girl who spoke of this was quite disheartened.

"It's like the earth's meridians are blocked," she said, lifting her head again and gazing once more at Renlong, "but today I can hear it again!"

This should be a happy thing, but she couldn't feel happy right now: "Everyone's thoughts, the Dragon God's sorrow, and…"

She glanced toward the camp, skipped over the topic, and then clenched her fist and shouted:

"The Dragon God will surely recover!"

"A year ago…" Chazuo murmured, looking at Suzi, "Suzi."

"Miss Naoman, let's infer the year's change from the negative energy value of this pool water?" Suzi understood her meaning, then called over the geological survey professionals who brought far more complete equipment than hers.

"Sure, no problem!" Adele also thought this was a breakthrough for the investigation, and was about to call her subordinates when she saw a figure who should have been guarding the camp appear by the lake, still holding a cup.

"Huh? Wolris, how did you come here?"

"Mr. Lindon asked me to come pour a cup of coffee for Mr. Renlong."

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