Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes
Chapter 174 Dream Erosion

Chapter 174: Chapter 174 Dream Erosion

"Anyway... would you please let me stay for the night? I can help you with tasks tomorrow to repay you!"

Her pale green eyes gazing at the girl by the window, Xia Ye Yinghuo pressed her hands together, cautiously pleading.

She hoped that this NPC girl, who looked even younger than herself, would kindly give her shelter for the night.

"Are you... sure?"

With her back to the moonlight streaming in through the window, the girl’s dull, pitch-black eyes stared at Xia Ye Yinghuo, her tone carrying an ominous undertone as she spoke slowly.

The profound darkness enshrouded her small figure, rendering her appearance somewhat indistinct and unclear.

"If you leave now... you might still make it..."

For some reason, despite the bright firelight from the fireplace, the position where the girl sat remained enveloped in the dim, unclear night, only faintly illuminated by the twin moons in the sky.

"What do you mean...?"

The girl’s ethereal voice echoed in her ears, watched over by those dull, pitch-black eyes shrouded in shadow.

Xia Ye Yinghuo’s breathing momentarily hitched; she couldn’t help swallowing nervously, her heart starting to have second thoughts.

But when she slowly retreated to the doorway and saw the pitch-black outside, as if a swarm of monsters might jump out at any moment from the dark street.

Feeling the warm, fragrant air inside, along with the bright fire crackling in the fireplace, she steeled her resolve once more.

Even if it meant enduring the girl’s disdain, she had to thick-skinnedly seek to stay here for the night!

The outside looked so dark and scary; it seemed much safer here!

Plus, there was an NPC little sister to accompany her, so she wouldn’t be lonely at night.

She didn’t like the feeling of being alone.

"Please don’t send me away, I really can’t find anywhere else to stay, even just letting me stay in the hall for the night would be enough."

Returning again from the doorway, the half-elf girl looked pitifully at the dark-haired girl by the window.

"Do whatever you want... you can stay wherever you like."

The girl by the window muttered vaguely, then turned back, gazing at the moon outside the window, ignoring whatever Xia Ye Yinghuo was doing.

"Thank you very much!"

Without thinking too much about the girl’s reaction, Xia Ye Yinghuo was just happy she didn’t have to spend this dark night sleeping on the streets.

"I’m Vivian. May I know your name?"

Seeing the mysterious girl turn away, Xia Ye Yinghuo pleasingly crouched next to her and carefully used a Detect on the NPC girl in front of her.

"...Lorna."

Lorna turned slightly, her black eyes looking at her.

Similar to the ’Beginner’s Guide’ NPC, apart from the name Lorna showing up, all attributes were still a series of question marks.

Too low level, no rights.

"Lorna? That’s a really nice name!"

"..."

"Lorna, your home is really beautiful. I’ve also dreamed of living in such a big house—"

"..."

"Lorna, do you live here alone? Would you feel lonely? I really dislike the feeling of being alone."

"..."

For the following duration, it was mostly the half-elf girl who continued talking non-stop.

The dark-haired, mysterious girl Lorna simply sat quietly, listening, and stared at Xia Ye Yinghuo with her pitch-black eyes, without expressing any opinions.

As she spoke, Xia Ye Yinghuo’s vision suddenly blurred.

She looked at the panel with some confusion and noticed that her spiritual fatigue had hit the warning level.

"Sorry, I need to sleep... One last question, I can sleep here, right?"

Apologizing to Lorna with a regretful look, Xia Ye Yinghuo confirmed one last time.

"..."

The little girl with black hair and black eyes nodded slightly, then turned her head back and looked at the moon outside the window, no longer responding.

With Lorna’s approval, the Half-Elf girl found a long sofa that looked very soft and entered a state of sleep on it.

...

"Ugh... so bright."

The next day, the somewhat pale sunlight shone on Xia Ye Yinghuo’s eyelids, waking her up.

The surrounding environment was in ruins, and all she could see were broken walls and remnants everywhere.

In the morning fog of the harbor town, the ground was covered with a thin layer of mist. The damp and cold wind swept over her body, causing a fine chill of goosebumps all over.

The Half-Elf girl moved slightly, but her vision was blurry and her body felt extremely heavy and unresponsive.

She opened the panel and saw that her Life Value had dropped to a mere dozen points, while her Magic Value and Endurance Value had hit rock bottom.

At the same time, the status bar in the panel now displayed a series of negative effects: [Severe Fatigue], [Moderate Weakness], [Severe Dizziness]...

And a special negative condition [Dream Erosion]

The description for Dream Erosion was simple: Your spirit has been specially disturbed, making you unconsciously want to return here.

Xia Ye Yinghuo: ...

She didn’t want to come back here; she just wanted to stay far away from this place.

Even if she was slow to realize it, she understood that last night she must have wandered into a special scenario.

She pulled out two broad-leaf lettuces and a salted fish, a specialty of the harbor, and ate them quickly.

[Endurance +10, Endurance +10, Endurance +15]

That’s the good thing about game characters; they can replenish stamina and health directly through eating in non-combat states.

However, due to the fullness system, she couldn’t just keep eating broad-leaf lettuce by the cartload.

.....

Meanwhile, the Dormant Sea Demon.

On the second day after arriving at the island, Anvis, after having a simple breakfast at the tavern, left with Jom to head towards the administrative building in the center of Lavales Port City.

Although it was a secluded harbor town isolated from the world, people’s needs necessitated a simple administrative system to exist.

Such administrative bodies often have archives to store various local materials and records of past years.

Anvis intended to go there to check out the specific history of the island, as well as information about the Alien God Sect.

On the way, he saw that female Half-Elf player again.

Her condition did not look so good, lackadaisical, as if she had just finished two sets of fifty one-handed push-ups, followed by being forced to do math problems for an hour.

Since they were going in different directions and he didn’t have any immediate need to involve her, Anvis took a glance and continued in his original direction.

A short while later, Anvis and Jom arrived at their destination.

The administrative hall of Lavales was a very large three-story building, shaped like a big ship turned upside down.

Like most of the buildings in the port city, it was also constructed of greyish-white granite.

At six o’clock in the morning, the administrative hall was empty, with no one there.

Pushing open the tall and heavy wooden door, Anvis led Jom inside, marking the building’s first visitor of the day.