Chapter 3887: Pink Dragon and Halfling

"Gustav?"

This was obviously the real name of this elderly human witch, and it was a very coincidence that Danister's surname was also Gustav. However, the current time was separated from the Sixth Era 1855 by such a long time, and Danister never said that her paternal family heritage was long-standing, so Xia De thought this was probably a coincidence.

"Don't come closer!"

Seeing that after Xia De sized them up for a while, he actually took the initiative to walk over, the three witches immediately said:

"What are you?"

As they spoke, they were already prepared to take action. The elderly human witch's hands lit up with divine light, the halfling witch held two alchemy pistols, and the pink dragon witch spat out a series of bubbles. Obviously, the layer of bubbles at the entrance of the "shelter" was also released by her.

Compared to gender, they were more concerned about Xia De's essence in their panic, but fortunately, the three still gave Xia De a chance to explain himself:

"Stop, if you are really a normal person, tell us your deepest memory of childhood, say three of the most famous tourist areas in this era, and finally describe in detail the physical characteristics that normal humanoid creatures should have."

"Do you think I'm some kind of monster in human skin?"

Xia De asked. Thinking of what he saw in the factory just now, he probably guessed what they were worried about:

"The deepest memory of childhood is hearing the story of 'The Match Girl'. The story tells of a girl who was cold and hungry, saw different illusions when she lit three matches, and finally died in happiness."

The story of "The Match Girl" was told by Xia De in Hope Town in 1068, which was two thousand years ago, so this story is likely still circulating in this era.

Seeing that the three witches huddled in the "shelter" didn't speak, Xia De continued:

"I'm not quite sure how you define 'tourist areas', but I think I should mention some more famous locations—

The Saint Byron's Witch Academy established by Miss Mana Filianna, which is a witch academy that has just appeared in the Northern Continent in the past two years; the seaside area of the Broken Islands outside the five main continents, I have been there and it is great for vacation. Finally, there is a forest full of ruins in the heart of the Central Continent. There is an ancient Temple of Time at the highest point of the hills in that forest. The scenery there is quite good, but it is relatively remote, so you might not have heard of it."

When Xia De mentioned his teacher and the academy, the pink-haired dragon girl glanced at him, first with doubt and then with sudden realization, as if she remembered something.

And after Xia De gave the answers to the first two questions, the three witches' attitude toward him improved significantly:

"Please forgive me."

The elderly witch said:

"This factory is very good at making things that look like people but are not. After absorbing the bones and blood of intelligent creatures, they can even possess part of the memories of the absorbed."

She didn't disperse the divine light in her hands, and Xia De frowned:

"Pseudo-humans, right?"

"I'm glad you thought of this. Similar to pseudo-humans, but even more terrifying than pseudo-humans. Pseudo-humans at least have a set of standard evolutionary templates, and they will step by step make themselves more like real people; but some of the humanoid things produced in this filthy blood factory are standard human shapes as soon as they are made."

The elderly witch stared at Xia De:

"But although they possess human shapes, they don't know what standard humans are like. Now, this gentleman or lady, describe the appearance of a standard human in as few words as possible."

"Men and women are different. Which one should I describe? I am a man."

Xia De asked. Seeing that the witches just stared at him and didn't answer, he said:

"Well, this gives me the illusion that I'm taking an exam.

The common points between standard men and women: one nose, one mouth, two eyes, two ears. Height... witches are always tall, which objectively raises the average height of humans. We have two arms and two legs, and the fingers and toes of a single hand or foot are five. Some witches will apply nice-looking nail polish on their nails."

Xia De nodded, indicating that he had finished speaking, and the elderly witch asked:

"Is that all?"

The three of them were actually not in a very good state, and monsters that could disguise themselves as humans were obviously only part of the trouble here. Xia De raised his eyebrows. He thought such a description was enough:

"Yes, that's all. Based on my experience of encountering 'pseudo-humans', for those pseudo-humans with high simulation, unless you use secrets that only a few people know to judge, the answers to relatively broad questions might be known by that non-human existence."

The three witches in the small shelter exchanged glances, and it was still the elderly witch who answered:

"Yes. After all, you behave a bit too abnormally. You claim to be a man, but you didn't trigger the witch's curse. You claim to be a normal person, but you didn't show any discomfort standing in the red light of the factory. These are not normal."

"I understand your caution. What should we talk about next? Or, should I show you my life ring or supernatural powers?"

"The weird flesh-and-blood creations made by this factory can also cast spells... Let's do this. Your conversation has already exposed many characteristics belonging to normal people. Show another secret technique or spell that you think non-human things will not use."

"Okay—Grace of the Dark Moon."

The silver fireball was held up by Xia De and flew toward them. The witches hesitated for a moment and did not stop it from entering their shelter. So the silver fireball successfully passed through the transparent bubble that isolated the inside from the outside, and when the light of the silver moon shone on them, the three witches' physical strength, mental power, and spirit were slowly recovering.

"If you were an enemy, you shouldn't be so generous to help us recover, right? And you should be able to feel the miracle elements in this pure silver light. I think this is a very good proof."

Xia De used the language of this era skillfully. He had entered similar eras many times. His strange talent of 【Language Mastery】 greatly strengthened his language talent after he entered the high rank, allowing him to quickly master a language through communication with strange languages, not just being able to listen and understand. So Xia De spoke very normally at this time.

The three witches felt the silver moon light and nodded, but Xia De said again:

"I also want to verify your identities."

The Tree Father pointed to this side, so the three witches should be fine. And their race was displayed above their heads, which further indicated that they were very normal. Xia De asked this question because of other purposes:

"Introduce yourselves, including your names, origins, and purpose of coming here."

This was not information that needed to be hidden in this weird area. The three witches introduced themselves:

"Melody Gustav, twelfth rank. I am a believer of the 'God of Creation and Destruction' 【Lady of Creation】, responsible for managing the church's grand library. Before coming here, I was organizing a batch of ancient documents in the library, and then I saw—【Are you willing to help a new life be born】 written on the blank registration parchment, and then I appeared here."

The elderly witch added:

"I am also responsible for taking care of the abandoned orphans in the church."

This was another orthodox believer. According to Xia De's experience, such people are generally trustworthy. The current era is the middle of the Fifth Era, and there is no such term as "Five Gods Church", but the faith of the five orthodox gods of the Sixth Era is initially rising in this era, so they can be considered a major force in this era.

"I am Gina Rosa, a student from Saint Byron's Witch Academy. I am still in school and am striving to stay at the school to work."

The pink ruby dragon lady sitting on her big tail said so. She had some guesses about Xia De's identity, but she was also worried that the other party was a non-human being made of memories extracted from the blood she dropped during the battle. Therefore, before completely determining the other party's identity, she would not explain the thoughts in her heart.

The tail behind her swayed back and forth. She was still hesitating and thinking:

"I am an eleventh-rank witch, and I work part-time in the academy to take care of the young witches. Before entering here, I received a strange letter inviting me to take care of a baby who was about to be born. When I took this letter to ask my teacher for advice, I walked into here inexplicably."

This witch lady with a quite good figure indeed had a kind of inexplicable maternal love. Although her appearance was a youthful and beautiful girl, and her face looked even younger than Galina and Shivi, she just inexplicably gave Xia De a feeling... very suitable for holding a baby for photos.

"A dragon from Saint Byron's... Judging from the current time, she should know Fiona and Miss Wild."

Xia De thought to himself. Finally, the halfling witch introduced herself, and her voice was also immature:

"Linor Bladevi, ninth-rank witch. I am a baker and mechanic in my hometown's halfling town. I don't like those children who always run into my shop barefoot to buy bread, and I hate those naughty kids who mess up the parts in my workshop."

She said so, and combined with her immature appearance, this scene was very interesting.

"I have a very powerful sister who is a priest of the halfling god 'Guardian of Food and Hearth' 【Lord of Hearth】. She likes those chattering children very much.

Before I came here, I was helping my sister tidy up the study, and then I also saw a strange letter with 【Are you willing to help a new life be born】 written on it. I wanted to put it away and give it to my sister at dinner, and then I came here."

?? PS: The goal of the ticket target has been achieved. The 3-chapter update will be placed on New Year's Day. New Year's Day was originally planned to update 1 chapter, plus the 2 chapters that should have been updated, so 6 chapters are tentatively scheduled to be updated on New Year's Day 2026.

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? PS2: The description of Gina in the extra chapter 7 of the previous text has been revised, and her life experience has been rewritten. Her race is a pure dragon, not a dragon descendant.

? Only involves extra chapter 7, does not affect the main text.

? Only involves Extra 7, does not affect the main text.