In the end, I gave up on the idea of using force.
I had to respect Mercury Lamp's opinion. This was the decision I made from the very beginning. To this stubborn rose girl, it was meaningless to force her.
I could tell that Mercury Lamp had been conflicted before. It wasn't my intention to cause her such distress. Since she had already made her decision, it was only right to not give her any more pressure. Perhaps, after returning to her own world, she would once again be in opposition to her six younger sisters. After returning to the loneliness of being alone, Mercury Lamp would regain her cold outer shell. But when that time came, I would lead a group of higher-ups of the Empire to melt her down. I was a nanny, who was I afraid of? Sooner or later, I would make Mercury Lamp willingly come home with me …
"You're really open-minded." As if she had seen through my thoughts, Lin Xue said leisurely from behind, "At this time, shouldn't you, the male lead, be the one to send our little princess off?"
I didn't feel awkward being pushed forward by Lin Xue. I walked confidently behind Mercury Lamp and looked at the petite doll standing at the edge of the boulder that was several meters above the ground. She was facing the setting sun and gazing into the distance.
If she was half a meter taller, she would look like a female lead.
To be honest, I was really worried that she would fall … When I was young, my elder sister taught me not to stand at high places, especially not at the edge of such a place …
"What are you looking at?"
"The sun." Mercury Lamp's tone was calm. "The same sun as the other world."
"Tonight, you will be able to return home."
"Yes, I want to see Hui."
Hui? She was referring to the one who signed a contract with you and became a mage … What the hell was with the question!
Another line: She was referring to the human girl who signed a contract with Mercury Lamp. Due to her congenital heart disease, she was taken care of by Mercury Lamp. It seemed that Mercury Lamp really cared about her. Wasn't your main goal when you returned home to find your father who passed away many years ago?
"Are you staying?" I said in a calm tone.
"No." This time, she responded without hesitation. It seemed that Mercury Lamp would not change her mind so easily once she made up her mind.
"What if I use force?" I said jokingly, "I have all the power in my hands. I can seal this universe so that no one can leave."
"You wouldn't do that," Mercury Lamp's reply was even more direct this time. She answered before I could even ask, "Because you're just a good-natured idiot!"
I took it as a compliment.
"Alright, I respect your opinion." I scratched my head. Even though I was a little unhappy, I still agreed with the other party's infuriating evaluation. "However, you should be able to guess that I will come looking for you. When that time comes, I hope that you won't greet me with a sour face."
"Hmph, a mere idiot human …" Mercury Lamp suddenly turned around after her trademark malicious words. What I didn't expect was that she actually had a faint smile on her face that was completely different from her usual image. "However, if I happen to be in a good mood, I might treat you with black tea!"
She revealed her fragile side. Even though she said such strong words with such a calm expression, the dazzling light that flashed across her eyes made me suddenly feel her fragile side. Mercury Lamp, just like her name, under the silver-white strong beauty, was as fragile as water. This girl who was irresponsibly abandoned on a dusty shelf by her creator, suffered all kinds of hardships and finally received the title of 'trash'. She used her stubbornness and willpower to weave a sturdy outer shell for herself. However, the outer shell has already melted, revealing a mercury-like pure white and fragile heart.
With such a promise, I can be at ease. I hope that you don't really turn back into that heart-wrenching idiot doll. I look forward to the moment when you use your 92.3cm height to serve me a cup of tea.
With such a thought in mind, I slightly squinted my eyes. The surrounding air seemed to want to bid farewell as a sudden gust of wind blew past. When I opened my eyes again, Mercury Lamp had already disappeared from my sight.
Leaving just like that? It really suits your heart that people can't ever grasp …
"Ah Jun." Shallow Shallow suddenly ran over and poked my arm. "Just now, Mercury Lamp was blown down by the wind!"
Me: "…"
Even though I knew that was the case, couldn't you just let me wander around in the domain of the wet person for a while longer?! Also, didn't I just say that I can't stand too high up or too close to the edge. Otherwise, I won't easily fall down. Big Sister didn't lie to me.
In the bleak atmosphere and the mournful background music, the female lead, who was saying goodbye to the male lead, was blown down by the strong wind. The entire scene immediately jumped from a tragedy to a comedy. Thus, Mercury Lamp, who wasn't very used to the unrestrained changes in the script, was in a slightly sluggish state for a full three hours. I don't know if it was because of the height of a few meters that she fell from. Speaking of which, she was quite unlucky. The height of a few meters was just enough for her to react and spread her wings. If the rock was a little higher, perhaps Mercury Lamp would have been able to perform an acute climb.
As expected, in the last long shot before she left, this unlucky little brat also contributed a happy memory to us? Speaking of which, is this brat related to Cuchulin by blood?
That spearman almost lost his magic spear when he was fishing two days ago.
The process will be omitted here. In short, the mercury lamp left in the end.
A super strong ticket filled with the names of the upper echelons of the Empire, a ticket that could make the guards of the Dimensional Hub weak in the knees, an express train that could only carry one passenger, a little doll and her mountainous luggage (all prepared by us) left this world. Mercury Lamp tactfully rejected everyone's wishes to send her off and insisted on leaving alone. Thus, just like that, there was one less noisy little brat in the house.
"How boring …"
The first to sigh was of course Shallow Shallow. This brat couldn't stand parting. Every time she said goodbye to others, she would be depressed for a long time, even if she had the ability to transmigrate. From her point of view, leaving was leaving, it didn't matter if it was convenient or not. Mercury Lamp returned to that faraway world, and that was enough to make this silly girl sad.
She was only lacking a brain, but she wasn't heartless.
"Ah Jun, when are we going to look for Mercury Lamp? Why don't we settle down there? "
Alright, perhaps she was being a little heartless.
"I say, usually when we sent off Ilya, Laura, Cain, Saar … you didn't have such a big reaction even after sending off so many people. Why are you going to look for that doll after just ten minutes of not seeing her?"
Although I also felt a little empty, I still didn't understand Shallow Shallow's reaction.
"It's not the same, because I already view Mercury Lamp as family." Shallow Shallow's words were what all of us were thinking. "Ilya and the others are only friends, so it's normal for them to leave. But Mercury Lamp is family …"
Family … I see. Unknowingly, we had already viewed Mercury Lamp as family. That was why even though we clearly knew that we had the ability to see each other at any time, we still felt so worried.
I never expected that this situation where the people involved couldn't see clearly would be pointed out by the thick-headed Shallow Shallow. Should I say that it was indeed easy for someone lacking a brain to jump out of a maze and see through everything as an outsider? Shallow Shallow, your talent is too savage!
It was already deep into the night, but the lights in the city were still shining brightly. The distant streetlights still maintained a weak illumination in the room. Coupled with the exceptionally bright moonlight, I couldn't fall asleep as I lay on the bed.
… It was just an excuse.
A certain goddess' weak but rhythmic snoring could be heard coming from the lampshade at the head of the bed. If it wasn't for my enhanced hearing, I wouldn't have been able to discern it at all. There were also a few unintelligible mutterings in between. It was probably Jingle talking to someone in her sleep. I stared blankly at the direction of the window. Over there, there used to be a little girl who was less than a meter tall. She stood against the moonlight and stared at me with her purplish-red eyes, as if she was a black rose that stood aloof from the world.
My gaze moved downwards. On the floor below the window, a gigantic black leather suitcase was still lying there quietly. The moonlight seemed to have covered it with a beautiful veil.
…
Suitcase!! Mercury Lamp, you forgot about the packaging!
… That idiotic puppet took away half a ton of souvenirs that we had prepared, but she forgot about her own suitcase … At this moment, I was overwhelmed by my melancholy blues.
Wait a minute … it wasn't that I forgot, it was impossible for me to forget — Mercury Lamp had once mentioned that the rose girl's suitcase had a soul resonance connection with them. That was to allow the rose girl, who possessed an alchemical soul, to recover the consumption of her soul. The suitcase was basically another "body" for the rose girl. How could Mercury Lamp possibly forget such an important item?
* Click! * I suddenly turned on the bedside lamp. After waiting for three seconds, a sharp, thin, and slightly panicked voice rang out, "Wahhh! Why did the sky suddenly turn bright?! Is there a problem with the sun's orbit again? Jingle just checked the parameters of the stars in the entire universe yesterday … "
I should have noticed this problem a long time ago. It was just that because of a certain someone's pet attribute, I had completely forgotten that she was an intelligent creature. Jingle was the most sentimental one among us (it doesn't matter if you believe it or not, I believe it anyway). This little thing used to cry in my hands when she had to leave us to return to the Realm of Gods to report on her duties. But today, when she was sending off Mercury Lamp, she played like an idiot for the entire day!
And more than once, she looked at us in confusion as we didn't play to our heart's content …
"Ah? Ah Jun. "The little one, who had fallen out of the lamp in a daze, looked up at me in confusion. After a while, she came to her senses and hopped onto my shoulder." Are you bringing Jingle out to play? "
I didn't even know how her brain worked.
"Little one," I held the little one in my hands solemnly. "What did Mercury Lamp say to you before she left?"
"Mercury Lamp," Jingle recalled. "She asked me for two small shoots of the World Tree. She said that when she came back, she would exchange it with a lollipop from her world!"
"Okay, you can go back to sleep."
The little one nodded and obediently climbed back into the lamp. Then, she immediately jumped out again. "Then, Ah Jun, why did you wake up Jingle?!"
"Because you really need to wake up, you dizzy fellow!" I flicked Jingle with my little head. This silly girl, from the beginning to the end, was actually in a different plane from us (this adjective was perfect!). Even the mercury lamp was able to make her lose her sense of direction!
A sprout of the World Tree? A lollipop? Jingle, you wastrel, you really know how to calculate.
By now, I had already guessed what Mercury Lamp wanted it for. The sprout of the World Tree was the most 'useless' part of the World Tree. When it just grew, it didn't have the time to accumulate any energy. Liliana had been using it every day, yet she didn't seem to grow. However, even if it was a sprout that didn't have much use in our eyes, it was the same as a Foundation Building Pill for ordinary people.
It was a little difficult to bring the dead back to life, but it could definitely cure all diseases. She could boil seven bowls of water into a bowl of water and mix it with some rock sugar before serving it while it was still hot. Hawking could easily defeat Schwarzenegger with one punch. Of course, it was also easy to cure heart disease.
Furthermore, the sprout of the World Tree also had a very important function: As a part of the origin power of the universe, after the establishment of the Space Administration, we treated it as a special ticket. As long as a transmigrator registered in the City of Shadows, they could activate it in case of emergencies. They could activate the automatic transmission of the Space Administration. Every inspector had a few of these 'internal tickets' on them. Thus, there was no doubt as to why Mercury Lamp wanted the two sprout.
A return ticket, and a return ticket that didn't go through my hands …
Of course, I didn't enjoy this discovery alone. In the next second, the whole family knew about Mercury Lamp's little prank.
Thus, before the sun rose the next morning, my originally spacious bedroom was suddenly filled with the upper echelons of the Empire. A group of the world's number one, number two, and number three that were successfully tricked by that doll rubbed their palms together, waiting to scare that fellow.
"Mercury Lamp, that damned girl! She even dared to trick the great prophet! " Lin Xue was the most enthusiastic one among us. This was easy to understand. As a prophet, she was actually tricked by a doll. This was simply an insult to her professional integrity. It was like losing a fight. A useless otaku wouldn't even feel depressed if he was knocked down by Tyson, but if Tyson was sent flying by a useless otaku with a kick — — Don't even talk about Tyson, even the police station's radiator wouldn't be able to take it.
Furthermore, the sighing appearance of Lin Xue, who was successfully tricked by Mercury Lamp, had already become a dark history. Miss Lin believed that if she didn't take revenge, she wouldn't be able to face the ancestors of the Lin family. As for me, I had been thinking about a question:
How did the prideful and holy Mercury Lamp get stained black by us? That girl has now completely learned to be bad.
"Alright, it's not like you're on 24/7." I patted Lin Xue's shoulder, "That girl is really lucky. There were so many loopholes and she almost succeeded — — Lin girl, are you sure she'll jump in from here?"
Lin Xue bared her teeth at me: "Don't worry, I didn't sleep for half the night."
Do you feel guilty for spending so much effort on a doll?
"Hey, stop messing around, I'm coming!"
I was about to give Lin Xue a karate chop when she suddenly shouted in a low voice. Immediately, everyone exchanged glances.
"Group invisibility field activated, space warping begins!"
As soon as Sandora finished speaking, the slightly crowded room became empty in the blink of an eye.
Half a minute later, while we were holding our breaths, a small figure appeared outside the window. She carefully looked around and after confirming that no one saw her, she gently pushed open the window and jumped onto the ground like a thief.
We stood in a circle and were about to suffocate.
"Scatter, scatter, don't touch her! Move according to plan! "
I quickly used the mental link to assign tasks to the others. Then, I sneakily moved behind Mercury Lamp and blew at her.
The little girl shivered and immediately jumped up. Luckily, I dodged in time, otherwise, I would have broken my teeth.
"That's weird, there's no one?"
Mercury Lamp looked around in surprise. Although there was no one around, the feeling of being spied on was definitely creepy. However, this brave doll was only a little confused.
The night was slowly receding, and the eastern horizon was starting to brighten up. The room was bathed in just the right amount of light. I hurriedly gestured at Qian Qian and said, "Pause!"
Time stopped around the house.
The doll girl obviously didn't know what happened. She looked at the empty bed regretfully and said, "Tsk, I thought I could scare that stupid human. What did she do so early in the morning?"
As she muttered, Mercury Lamp pushed open the door quietly. We carefully followed her out. I was really jealous of Anveena. She directly went through the wall and went to work.
"There's no one … Are they still asleep?" Mercury Lamp pattered along the empty corridor. "Although it's a little early, the big crow named Anveena should be washing the floor by now."
I immediately glared at the innocent maid. Was it you who filled the house with chilly wind at 4: 30 in the morning?
Confused, Mercury Lamp slowly walked down to the living room. Of course, it was also silent.
Only the television on the living room wall was still on. There was a messy snowflake on it.
Mercury Lamp looked at the television that seemed to have been on for the whole night. Suddenly, she jumped onto the sofa and sat there quietly.
Everyone was dumbfounded. What should we do if the guest doesn't cooperate?
What made me even more dumbfounded was that after a few minutes, Mercury Lamp actually fell asleep …
It can't be!!! A group of Empire leaders spent most of the night to come up with a plan, and it was ruined before they could implement it? Why did this doll not act according to common sense? A normal person would be panicking and opening the doors to the rooms upstairs, right? Shouldn't she be calling our names everywhere? Shouldn't she be turning off the television that was making noises? Anveena was curled up behind the screen. She was about to emit smoke! You actually found a soft place to sleep!
How could you embarrass the horror and suspense film directors in history!
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