novelcrest Chapter 713 This knowledge does not belong to you
Chapter 713 This knowledge does not belong to you
The hyacinth gazes ahead.
I felt a little lost, especially when I watched Bai Ling fluttering around and exclaiming, "Hyacinth, look at this, it looks so vintage!" That feeling of being lost intensified.
To be honest, what hyacinths would actually like to see is this:
Sitting on her own shoulders, Yue Tianxin held the Divine Stone and unfolded a magical light screen, drawing a rough map of the alternate dimension early on. This allowed her to quickly locate her exact position in Rongcheng within this alternate dimension, and then find a way to search for the people who had disappeared in the alternate dimension.
If possible, we might even see Hellcat or Cheshire Rabbit join in... although I don't have a good impression of either of them, especially the latter, who almost beat up Sister Tianqing into a pulp at the beginning, and also had many conflicts with Iris...
But they are really good fighters, and the strength of their Starry Shadow is terrifyingly high. If they encountered a swarm of hydra like yesterday in another dimension, Cheshire Rabbit only needs to transform into March Hare to turn them all into barbecue jellyfish.
Even without Hellcat Cheshire Rabbit, Iris would have been a good replacement. Why did it have to be Bai Ling?
"Wow! Is this a cassette player? If I put cassette tapes in, will I be able to hear music with super high clarity!?"
The white ferret sprite flew from a roadside shopping mall, carrying a portable cassette player, to the hyacinth. After fluttering around for a while, it finally opened the cassette and put in a cassette of unknown origin.
A melodious tune began to play, followed by a string of English words that sent chills down the hyacinth's spine:
"The hearing test will now begin. The shirt costs nine pounds and fifteen pence..."
"Stop, stop, stop! Where did you get this tape? Is it even legitimate?"
"It's over there, look."
The white ferret extended its ferret paw and pointed to the "Old Li's Cassette Tape Store" by the roadside, with a poster on the glass that read "New Arrival: English Listening Cassette Tapes".
"Put it back! Even if it's from another dimension, you can't just take things from someone else's shop!" Hyacinth flicked Bai Ling on the head in anger.
All her worries about Bai Ling from yesterday vanished at this moment. Hyacinth suddenly felt that it would be better for Bai Ling to stay at her home in the Star Realm, because coming here would only cause trouble.
"Shh... Calling Hyacinth, can you hear me?" Nightingale's voice came through the Divine Stone communicator.
"I can hear you, very clearly." Hyacinth connected the video call, exchanged a glance with Nightingale on the other end of the terminal, nodded to each other, and looked around.
Whether it's hyacinths, irises, or even nightingales, everyone agrees that Bai Ling won't play a significant role in this situation. She can only serve as a mood-setter and provide psychological comfort; if it really comes to getting things done, she'll have to do it herself.
"First, assess your surroundings. Are there any landmarks nearby?"
"I saw a school, and the sign at the entrance said..."
"I saw the Hero Association Affiliated Academy," Bai Ling said as she flew back to Hyacinth's side.
This white sable is only really useful in situations like this.
Based on past maps of Chengdu found in the association's database, and using the landmark buildings provided by Hyacinth, the specific action plan for the next step was easily designed:
"Now that we've confirmed the existence of Senior Albatross in that other dimension, why don't we take a more positive view and ask her for help?"
"If you're willing to help, we can easily find the remaining two missing persons, and then we'll have some free time to investigate the hydra swarm in this alternate dimension."
The nightingale proposed the idea, and the hyacinth was responsible for its execution; they worked together seamlessly and got to work immediately.
But how can we find the elusive Albatross in this alternate dimension?
"...Bai Ling, I have a question for you," Hyacinth said.
Although Bai Ling is unreliable, and despite her having been playing around ever since entering the alternate dimension and showing no signs of taking anything seriously, Hyacinth still thinks it's better to let Bai Ling handle this matter.
"Hmm? So you finally have something to ask me for help? Don't worry, leave it to me! I'll get it sorted out in no time!"
The white ferret sprite quickly flew back to the hyacinth, puffed out its fluffy chest, its face clearly saying, "Trust me, you won't go wrong."
But after hearing Hyacinth's question, Bai Ling hesitated, pinching her chin.
"You want to find an albatross and ask her to help you search for the missing person? Well..."
"Didn't you just say so confidently that you could handle it? What, Bai Ling, you can't possibly not be able to do it?" Hyacinth said, spreading her hands.
"H-How is this possible! I'm obviously super capable, okay?! But this is indeed a bit difficult..."
The white sable plopped down on Hyacinth's shoulder and gave her a detailed explanation of its preliminary investigation and analysis of this alternate dimension.
He analyzed the distribution of magic in space and the degree of spacetime misalignment, speaking eloquently and logically, even bringing up academically styled statements like "deriving from the domain of the anti-Mistra-Bernuk space of the astral plane," leaving Hyacinth wide-eyed and completely bewildered.
Even Nightingale on the other end of the terminal showed a troubled frown.
These magical theories were extremely profound, and Nightingale, a magical girl with less than a year of experience, couldn't understand them at all. She could only vaguely make out some familiar terms and phrases, and couldn't help but turn to look at the fox spirit Yue Tianxin sitting on her shoulder.
Then Chaoyue Tianxin whispered in her ear:
"You didn't tell Bai Ling these things, Xiaoyue, did you?"
"Shh... Senior Bai Ling specifically told me not to tell anyone. I only told you, Nightingale."
"I see~ I was wondering why Bai Ling seemed to have suddenly become enlightened. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
On the other end of the communication terminal, Nightingale and Moon Sky watched the show with smiles on their faces.
Bai Ling recited the lines she had memorized beforehand from the strategist Fox in front of Hyacinth, and seeing Hyacinth's astonished expression, she cheered inwardly, "Xiao Yue is so wonderful, I must buy her lots and lots of cakes to eat someday."
"In summary, I suspect that this alternate dimension was formed by using the variant magic of the mental world as a foundation, adding some magic that we haven't yet figured out, and adding the opening that Garuda carved out of the astral plane some time ago, which is why we were able to accidentally enter and observe it."
Having said that, the white ferret puffed out its chest again, ready to receive praise from the hyacinth.
But a round of applause rang out from behind her, startling Bai Ling so much that she quickly turned around to look.
A pure white girl wearing a patterned shawl stood behind her, clapping softly. A meerkat spirit stood on her head, watching her intently.
The meerkat even showed a smile that was half satisfied and half surprised, as if it were looking at a qualified junior.
"You analyzed the situation of this space in such a short time. Although there are some minor flaws, it's still quite impressive," the albatross praised with a smile.
Bai Ling trembled, like a student who cheated on an exam but wasn't caught red-handed, only to discover that she had copied a score of 99.