There was silence in the room for a long time.
It was not until a few minutes later that Betty suddenly exclaimed, "Wow!"
She seemed to be startled. She stared at the golden egg in front of her, seemingly at a loss of what to do. But apparently, she knew that she should say something to break the awkward and strange situation. So, after pondering for a long time, she said in a low voice, "Hello, Ms.... Enya?"
"Hello, Miss Betty." The giant egg once again spoke in a polite voice. The slightly magnetic female voice was pleasant to the ears.
"You... you can talk?!" Betty's slow brain finally reacted little by little. She did not know if it was because of her slow reaction, but in the face of such a strange situation, she smoothly accepted the fact that the giant egg could talk. She even began to talk to the pale golden "egg". "Can you see me?"
"Of course, but my 'see' may not be the same concept as your 'see'." The "egg" that called itself Enya seemed to be smiling. "I have been watching you, little girl, since a few days ago, since you first took care of me here."
Betty listened in a daze. She was both surprised and confused. "Ah, so that's how it is... Then why didn't you speak before?"
"Because I can't speak until today," the golden egg said gently. "And I probably need a longer time before I can do other things … I'm waking up from my slumber little by little. It's a gradual process."
Betty thought for a moment and shook her head honestly. "I don't quite understand."
"Haha, that's normal. You don't know who I am, and you probably don't know what I've been through." The giant egg laughed for real this time, and it sounded very happy. "What an interesting girl … You seem a little scared?"
"This is the first time I've seen an egg that can talk..." Betty nodded cautiously, cautiously keeping a distance from the giant egg. She was indeed a little nervous, but she did not know if she was scared. Since the egg said so, then so be it. "And you're so big, almost as tall as Mr. Wright or my master... When my master asked me to take care of you, he didn't say that you could talk."
"Your master...?" The golden egg seemed to be thinking, or perhaps it had become sluggish during the deep sleep. Her voice occasionally sounded a little erratic and slow. "Who's your master? Where is this place? "
Betty thought for a moment and thought that since the other party was a "distinguished guest", there was no need to hide this question, so she nodded and said, "My master is His Majesty Gwen Cecil, and this is his palace. I'm Betty, the head maid here."
"Gwen Cecil? So, I've come to the human world? This is really … "The voice of the golden egg paused for a moment, as if it was very surprised. Then, there was a hint of helplessness and a sudden smile in its voice." So they sent me here as well … It's surprising, but perhaps it's not a bad decision. "
Betty blinked, listening to the gigantic egg muttering to itself. She still could not understand what was happening in front of her, let alone what it was muttering. But at least she understood that it seemed to be an accident, and at the same time, she suddenly thought of what she should do. "Ah, then I'll inform Her Highness Heti! Tell her that the egg in the incubator is awake! "
After that, she turned and was about to run out of the door, but just as she was about to take a step, she was stopped by the giant egg. "No, wait a minute. Don't tell anyone for now."
"Ah?" Betty stopped in confusion. "Don't tell anyone?"
"Don't be so anxious," the giant egg said gently. "I haven't enjoyed such a quiet time for too long, so don't let anyone know that I'm awake... I want to continue to be quiet for a while."
"Then..." Betty carefully looked at the pale golden eggshell, as if she could see the expression of the "Lady Enya" from the eggshell. "Do you need me to go out? You can stay by yourself for a while... "
"That's not necessary." The voice of the giant egg was even more amused. "You're not noisy, and it's not bad to have someone to talk to. Just don't tell anyone for the time being. "
"Oh." Betty nodded. Then, she could not help but look up and down at the surface of the pale golden egg, as if wondering where the "vocal organ" was. After a while, she finally could not restrain her confusion. "That... Lady Enya, do you live in this eggshell? Do you want to come out for some fresh air? "
The voice of the golden egg fell into silence for a while. Although there was no expression on the eggshell, a strong feeling of "I'm confused, something is wrong with you" seemed to seep out from the fine lines on the surface of the eggshell. It was not until a few seconds of awkward silence that she finally spoke. "Come... out? No, I can't get out, little girl. This is what I look like now. Perhaps you think that this is an egg, but it is actually an amalgamation of humanity. It is a material carrier with symbolic meaning. I need this form to solidify and gradually transform my humanity in order to realize … No, forget it. You probably don't understand. In short, this is what I look like now. "
Betty listened in a daze as the egg explained these incomprehensible concepts to her. After a lot of effort to combine the information, she finally had her own understanding, so she nodded vigorously. "I understand. You haven't hatched yet."
"..."
Seeing that the egg did not speak for a long time, Betty suddenly became nervous and asked carefully, "Lady Enya?"
"Nothing, I just... I don't know how to respond. Maybe from a certain point of view, your summary is not bad, but... forget it, "the golden egg said helplessly. The faint golden light flowing on the surface of the egg gradually returned to normal." By the way, where is your master now? I don't seem to have sensed his aura. "
"His Majesty has gone out," Betty said. "He's going to do something very important — to discuss the future of this world with some important people."
"Discuss the future of this world?" The voice of the golden egg sounded emotional. "It seems that this world finally has a future... It's a good thing."
As she spoke, she seemed to have suddenly thought of something and asked curiously, "Little girl, I wanted to ask you just now. What are those flashing runes for? They seem to have been maintaining a stable energy field. Is this... some kind of seal? But I don't seem to feel its sealing effect. "
Betty looked at the flashing runes around her with a somewhat happy look on her face. "This is a group of runes for incubation!"
"Incubation... Wait, didn't you just say that this is the incubation room?" The golden egg seemed to have finally reacted. She raised her voice with astonishment and did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Are... are you trying to 'hatch' me?"
"Yes," Betty nodded. "They have been incubating for several days now! And it's very effective. You can speak now... "
The room became very quiet again. The giant golden egg fell into an extremely strange silence. When even a slow-witted girl like Betty began to feel uneasy, a burst of laughter suddenly burst out from the giant egg. "Ha … Haha … Hahaha!!"
The laughter lasted for a long time. Apparently, the egg did not need to breathe, so her laughter did not stop at all. It was not until a few minutes later that the laughter finally stopped. Betty, who was a little frightened, finally had a chance to speak carefully. "Erm... Madam Enya, are you okay?"
"No, I'm fine. I just didn't think of your way of thinking... Listen, little girl, I can speak not because I'm about to hatch, and you can't hatch me like this. In fact, I don't need to hatch at all. I just need to transform myself. You... forget it." The golden egg could not help laughing at the first half of the sentence, but the latter half of the sentence sounded particularly helpless. If she had hands at this moment, she would have pressed her forehead. But she did not have hands, and she did not even have a forehead. So, she could only try her best to helplessly say, "I don't think I can explain it to you at all. Ah, you actually want to hatch me. This is really... "
She seemed to be about to burst out laughing again, but this time, she managed to hold it in. Betty could not help but pat her chest gently and said with a sigh of relief, "You scared me just now, Madam Enya. You laughed so hard just now that I was worried that you would laugh until you turned yellow..."
The golden egg was speechless.
In the next second, the uncontrollable laughter echoed in the room again.
But fortunately, the laughter did not last so long this time. Less than a minute later, Enya stopped laughing. She seemed to have reaped an unimaginable joy, or rather, after such a long time, she felt joy with free will for the first time. She then turned her attention to the maid, who seemed to be a little dazed, but she found that the maid had become nervous again. She clutched the sides of the maid's skirt and looked flustered. "Madam Enya, did I say something wrong? I always say the wrong things... "
"No, you didn't say anything wrong. I should pay attention to my emotions. After all, they are no longer bound by thoughts... Although this has nothing to do with the 'loose yellow'," Enya said with a smile. "You are really interesting, child. No one has ever dared to talk to me like this, but this is really interesting... Is this wonderful way of thinking also influenced by your equally interesting master?"
"I don't quite understand what you mean." Betty scratched her head. "But master did teach me a lot of things."
"What did he teach you?" Enya asked with great interest.
"Spelling, mathematics, history, some common sense about the operation of society... Although I don't quite understand these parts, ah, and mysticism and 'logical thinking' — everyone needs to think logically. Master said so."
"... It does seem very interesting." Enya's tone seemed to have changed a little. "Can you tell me more about it? About the things your master usually teaches you. Of course, if you have a lot of free time, I hope you can tell me about the current situation of this world and what you know about everything. "
"Of course, I have finished my work today, and I don't know what to do in my free time at night!" Betty said happily. Then, as if she remembered something, she hurried to the door. "Ah, since you want to talk, I have to prepare tea and snacks. Please wait a moment!"
This time, Enya did not have time to stop the hasty and stubborn girl. Before Betty's voice faded away, she had already trotted out of the "incubation room," leaving only the golden giant egg quietly on the pedestal in the center of the room.
"... Interesting."
The room was filled with the sound of people talking to themselves.
Fortunately, as a skilled head maid, Betty didn't take too long to complete the task.
She rushed out of the room, hurriedly prepared tea and snacks, and quickly ran back with a large tray. The two soldiers standing guard outside the room looked at the head maid's inexplicable actions in confusion. They wanted to ask but could not find a chance to speak. By the time they realized what was going on, Betty had already carried the large tray into the room behind the heavy door and did not forget to close the door behind her.
The two soldiers outside the door looked at each other. Betty and Enya stood facing each other in the room.
There were no daily furnishings in the incubation room. Betty directly put the large tray on the ground next to her. She picked up her favorite big teapot and blinked at the golden giant egg in front of her. Suddenly, she felt a little confused.
... I seem to have encountered similar confusion before.
There is no mouth.
Enya was in a similar state of confusion as Betty. As one of the parties involved, her confusion was mixed with a lot of awkwardness. However, this awkwardness did not make her feel unhappy. On the contrary, this series of absurd and helpless situations brought her great joy and pleasure.
"You don't seem to be able to drink tea..." Betty tilted her head. She did not know what Enya was thinking. "Just like Mr. Egg..."
"Oh? Is there a 'person' like me here? " Enya said with a little surprise. Then, she said regretfully, "Anyway, it seems that I have to waste your kindness."
"Mr. Egg is also an 'egg,' but he's made of metal, and he can float around," Betty said while thinking hard. Then, she hesitantly suggested, "How about I pour some for you to try?"
Enya felt that she often could not keep up with this human girl's thoughts. "Pour some?"
"Pour it directly on your eggshell..." Betty seemed to feel that her idea was not very reliable. She stuck out her tongue and said, "Ah, just take it as a joke. You are not a potted plant..."
"No, you can try."
"Ah?"
"You can try." Enya's tone was full of interest. "It sounds interesting. I am now very happy to try everything I have never tried before."
Betty listened in a daze. She took a step forward with the heavy teapot, looked down at the teapot, and then looked up at the giant egg. "Then... I will really try it?"
"Give it a try. I am also very curious about the way I perceive the world now."
...
Outside the heavy door inlaid with brass runes, two elite guards were watching the movements in the room. However, the layers of enchantments and the soundproof effect of the door itself blocked all snooping, and they could not hear any sound coming from inside.
After a long time, one of the royal guards finally could not help but break the silence. "Why do you think Miss Betty suddenly went in with tea and snacks?"
The other guard said casually, "Maybe she is just hungry and wants to have some supper inside."
"I don't think so. Miss Betty is very self-disciplined at night. Even if she occasionally wants to eat, she will go to the kitchen."
"Then I don't know. She is the head maid, the highest female official in the internal court. This kind of thing does not need to be reported to us." The guard shrugged. "She can't be watering the giant egg, right?"
"... You are right."
There was silence outside the door.
Half a minute later, the two guards suddenly muttered in unison, "Why do I feel that it is not necessarily so?"
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