Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 453 - 404 Tail

Chapter 453: Chapter 404 Tail

At this distance, Du Qianqian could smell the faint fragrance emanating from Wei Shiyue.

Hearing her bold words, Du Qianqian blushed and her heart raced, feeling like she had suddenly become a completely different person tangled with a soft, indescribable emotion that diluted the pain of her earlier life.

"Alright then." Du Qianqian struggled to keep her voice steady, "Let’s go back together."

The ship docked, and sailors extended the metal gangway, slowly bringing it towards the pier, the hope of returning home never seemed so bright.

Du Qianqian ran up, fearing Wei Shiyue might change her mind, she summoned tremendous courage, turned her head, and reached out her hand to lead Wei Shiyue onto the ship.

Now, Du Qianqian wanted to take Wei Shiyue away from the still-smoldering ruins of Silla, to live days that were neither too rushed nor too slow together, which mattered more than anything else.

Wei Shiyue simply followed with a silent smile as Du Qianqian pulled her hand.

Once on board, Du Qianqian’s heart pounded as she leaned over the ship’s side, already imagining sharing a bath with Wei Shiyue in the Shijin Mansion.

"I’m so looking forward to it!" Wei Shiyue had no idea that Du Qianqian’s imagination had soared so far, but she firmly grasped the ship’s railing, ready to start a new life.

"Choo choo choo." 102 made noises mimicking a train, imagining herself as a crane, carrying a large box on her head and loading the seized materials onto the ship like cargo.

Wei Shiyue sized up 102, deeply impressed by her abilities.

The scariest thing of all was the gunlance "Short Spear" that 102 carried. Wei Shiyue could recognize the secret script; the Gunlance bore exquisitely engraved ancient enchantment scripts, bestowing the weapon with many terrifying powers, designed for cruel, high-level mythic combat.

In the previous battle with Qing Yao, she actually became a burden to the fight, failing to deliver a decisive blow, an experience that Wei Shiyue had never had before.

She realized that the pursuit of power was endless. She couldn’t help but secretly vow to continue training her combat skills, spells, and physical abilities, and to equip herself with advanced weaponry.

In modern combat, one must contend not only with kinetic weapons from all directions, energy explosions, and biochemical toxins but also with magic power, of which the numbers and strength of witches are vast and difficult to gauge.

The situation of the witches of Silla was somewhat different, as many had been rescued by the Fraternity Company, and in the future, they would also head to other regions to continue rescuing witches from corporations.

"Where are the others?" Du Qianqian called to 102.

After stacking the big box next to a container and preparing to move more, 102, who liked lifting heavy things to feel the surge of magic power within her body, said that the magic power, rising and falling like the tide, was getting stronger through high-intensity back-and-forth motion, pushing 102 along the path to becoming a Dominator.

"Some people are staying in Silla, ya know," 102 thought for a moment before explaining, "Hosoda Yoshiyuki thinks he hasn’t fought enough and plans to blow Modern Entertainment sky-high; Nidelaide also plans to circumvent some Alliance laws here, buy a factory, and produce cheap prosthetic bodies. The war has left many disabled, so there might be a market... Also, Seeking Shadow will stay behind to operate in the chaos after the war, to maintain order!"

"Sounds like they’re all doing good deeds," Wei Shiyue asked curiously, "Are they all doing this voluntarily? When did humans become so proactive?"

"Not one of them is entirely human, ya know," 102 laughed, "Hosoda has been modified by 90%, becoming an arsenal in human form; Nidelaide has been 60% modified, able to climb walls and roofs. Seeking Shadow is a Synthetic Human through and through."

"Then... do you have any pure humans in your forces?" Wei Shiyue was puzzled. "In a world filled with modified humans, Synthetic Humans, and witches, it seems the only way out for humans is to stop being human."

"A company? Yeah, like the boss himself," 102 thought carefully, "The boss fits the definition of a ’normal person’ more or less."

"So you’re all willing to obey the orders of a normal human?" Wei Shiyue’s eyes lit up.

"I guess so." 102 turned her head, waving as if to embrace everything on the pier, "Anyway, the boss is the boss, and nobody can mess around under his watch."

"Is he a big businessman with substantial assets?" Wei Shiyue’s curiosity increased.

"He’s not as wealthy as us," 102 said with a laugh, "He’s one of those rare... free spirits, who live without desires and yet do as they please."

"That’s amazing," Wei Shiyue couldn’t help but nod.

"I’ll give him a call," Du Qianqian walked to the stern to ask Xu Yang if he could take Wei Shiyue to the Shijin Mansion, "Hey, Boss... Xiao Wei... can Wei Shiyue go to Shijin Mansion?"

"Bring her in," Xu Yang, who already knew about Wei Shiyue’s survival, also wanted to see what kind of person Mond’s daughter was, "I’ll have someone prepare a room for the Moonlight Princess."

"Thank you!" Du Qianqian was overjoyed, temporarily forgetting what an awful scene it might be if Wei Shiyue encountered Farosa.

At that moment, on the port of Shunzhou City, row upon row of Silla People with their families were waiting for a ship that could take them away from Silla.

People bore heavy luggage, calling out and waving to the big ships, desperately seeking a chance to leave Silla.

With all personnel and cargo accounted for, for safety reasons, Kong Tai had the ships cast off directly without picking up any of the Silla people on the dock.

Partly because the shipping route was indeed unsafe and encountering enemies would be troublesome; and partly because the ship couldn’t carry many people. After filling it with The Flying Birds Group members, any way of distributing the remaining tickets wouldn’t be fair, whether sold at a high price or drawn at random. Kong Tai found it impossible to balance his conscience.

As the ship sailed away, Wei Shiyue stood by the railing, initially she could still see the flailing figures at the port, but they gradually became invisible.

Leaving Silla...

After the negotiations for a ceasefire, Modern Entertainment also revoked the bounty on Righteous Army personnel. Wei Shiyue was now light-footed with nothing to bother him, an anomaly in the corporate ideology world, embodying multiple identities including a rebel fighter, idol trainee, and dragon.

As the human population reached tens of billions, Wei Shiyue looked down upon them from the perspective of a "dragon," feeling no special way toward them, simply marveling at how proficient they were at reproducing.

These ten billion humans, if united, could howl and smash extraordinary powers into prison, but they are too adept at making trouble for their own kind, which gives the Mystics a chance to make a comeback.

His original intention was to defeat the corporations, but Modern Entertainment also possessed armies skilled in warfare and capital foundations. For five years, Wei Shiyue only gained war experience. Aside from becoming more powerful himself, he still hadn’t managed to unify Silla.

The reason for this outcome was probably because he had been supporting the cause alone without building a significant force. Wei Shiyue thought to himself. Perhaps going to the Northern Archipelago might allow him to make new friends.

Wei Shiyue planned to look for a way to unify the world in a new environment.

"Unifying the world" was undoubtedly the greatest idea since the birth of civilization, unmatched by any other ambition.

Among the ten billion people were countless engineers, scientific researchers, technicians, and mathematicians, and there were still so many witches capable of twisting the world being born incessantly.

Imagine how wonderful it would be to break down barriers, unite, and build starships to control space! This was the ultimate dream Wei Shiyue had longed for while looking up at the stars on the moon as a child.

After eight hours of flight, the large ship docked at Anjiu City Port.

The outline of Anjiu City drew closer and closer. Wei Shiyue opened his eyes and carefully observed this colorful and splendid city, "Colorful," was his first impression, as almost every building tried to decorate their exteriors as lavishly as possible.

"Let’s go have some fun eating and shopping and then head over to Shijin Mansion," said Du Qianqian, pulling Wei Shiyue’s hand as they disembarked the ship. Now, she guided Wei Shiyue more adeptly and no longer blushed doing so.

She took Wei Shiyue to the bustling streets of Anjiu City, to a large business district known as Five Kings Temple District. Even in an unfavorable economic situation, the city’s central commercial areas remained prosperous and bustling with people coming and going.

Really... beautiful.

Everything in front of him left a deep impression on Wei Shiyue. The blocks were segmented by massive buildings, all of which were majestic. Observing them required looking up strenuously, turning one’s head left and right to fully grasp their grandeur.

Luxury shops of giant corporations occupied the upper levels, with luxury shuttles moving back and forth. The middle layers were contracted by large companies, connected to the surroundings by skywalks and integrating shopping centers, brand stores, and boutiques.

From the middle layers down to the street-level shops, individual merchants crammed the space. Everywhere there were distinctive game arcades, anime theaters, hotels, private internet cafes, izakayas, barbecue restaurants, spa stores, and gyms... a dazzling array of light and color, endless in detail.

Wei Shiyue and Du Qianqian strolled around, indulging in consumption.

As a city of the Northern Archipelago, Anjiu City was deeply steeped in its distinctive anime culture industry.

Even though Wei Shiyue didn’t particularly like anime, he could feel the relaxed and enjoyable entertainment atmosphere. Giant images of anime characters adorned the exteriors of shopping malls, touring airships displayed ads for seasonal anime series and popular mobile games, and the streets and alleys played upbeat theme music, blurring the lines between reality and animation.

City transportation was also finely stratified, with vehicles cutting through the air, light rails threading through the city, drones scouting paths, a constant stream of cars, most of which were decorated with appealing anime stickers. On the streets, security units from Nestor Corporation patrolled, a triad of Synthetic Humans, security personnel, and drones ready on call to maintain order.

All of this delighted Wei Shiyue; it was a city he would like to reside in permanently.

The joys of a young girl’s shopping spree were endless.

Wei Shiyue patiently accepted the small accessories, handbag fittings, and various hair ornaments Du Qianqian bought for him. They also bought new clothes. When they reached the changing room, Du Qianqian squeezed in and discovered that Wei Shiyue’s humanoid form had a tail.

"...Tail, tail!" stammered Du Qianqian.

"Oh? Do you have thoughts about the tail?" Wei Shiyue changed his underclothes while turning his tail in front of the mirror, "I usually cover it with a magic formula."

It was a quite powerful tail, especially robust and covered in fine white scales, neatly and orderly arranged, with a tip featuring a retractable single-direction fin that helped with balance.

"Can I... can I touch it?" Du Qianqian asked as she reached out to touch it without waiting for Wei Shiyue to answer. She rubbed it slightly and discovered that the tail’s end would "swell" when blood was infused.

Nobody had ever dared to touch Wei Shiyue’s dragon tail before, and Wei Shiyue also felt unusual, not retracting his tail, but rather threading his fluffy tail tip through Du Qianqian’s palm over and over before pulling it back in.

Wei Shiyue’s tail! This was too blissful. Du Qianqian had never felt so happy!

She felt completely transformed, inside and out, looking at Wei Shiyue with expectant yet shy eyes, while Wei Shiyue smiled candidly.

"There are no cameras here, could you show me your true form?" Wei Shiyue requested.

Du Qianqian reverted to her original appearance, a touch of fierceness in her innocence, like a delinquent high school girl, standing beside Wei Shiyue.

"This is your beautiful true self," Wei Shiyue said as he arranged his hair in front of the mirror, "I still think this looks the best."

Overwhelmed, Du Qianqian’s heart raced, nearly collapsing from the shock. Afterwards, all she could do was follow behind Wei Shiyue, acting soft and tender the whole time.