Academic Gathering with Lich Colleagues

Chapter 645 The Golden Rose in the Dream
"Come here, Suzanne!" Behind the layered tree shadows, the soft warm light blurred their outlines, and the sweet scent of nectar was locked in the water mist, which wet the thin silk clothes.The tone of the elf was brisk, and the name he called sounded more like a song.The brisk prelude is over, but the main part is a bit disappointing and heavy.It was the sound of thorns rolling in the soil, and the tall figure was like a moving tower, crushing the sweetness.

The former elf consul stretched out his palm, and under the order of the hostess, the tangled and luxuriant vegetation retracted their roots and moved out of the way.Susanna didn't know how old these plants were, they shouldn't be very old, and the really old plants had already matured.At least in the dream forest, those ancient trees will not be so ignorant.

"Ilan, this place is not familiar to us yet, so be careful."

Calling out the nickname of the green dragon priest Ira Songen, Susanna ordered the vines to catch the elves in front of her. She walked too fast. In such a complicated terrain, this reckless dragon priest once fell on the flat ground of her own home.

In my eyes, the elven sisters who are completely composed of boldness and cuteness actually showed the natural agility and flexibility of the elven race under such circumstances. Irason took off the usual lichen robe and put on a more close-fitting one. Silk clothes, she is like a gust of elegant wind, which can only catch the fragrance left behind.

In comparison, her own armor of thorns was too bulky, and Susannah could only see Irasong disappearing from her vision.The real manager of the dream elves recalled what Erasong En said when he dragged himself to this strange jungle.

"Let's go on vacation, Suzanne!" Interrupting herself who taught the green dragon Claudia to manipulate dreams, the fish-touching priest said something that fit her personality.

Susanna gritted her teeth, there should be no danger here.

"Stop, troublemaker!"

The hard armor disintegrated in the water mist, and the broken purple-black wooden thorns opened like blooming flowers, revealing the gorgeous and delicate stamens in the center.The petite turquoise figure ran barefoot in the forest, and her hair, which was almost as long as her height, was flying in the dense forest.The water vapor splashed on his real skin, and an itchy feeling arose spontaneously.Climbing up the rough tree trunk while running, Susanna controlled her hair to swing among the trees, and approached the green dragon priest at a higher speed.

"You can't catch me, Susannah!" The elf's laughter was getting closer and closer, the idiot probably didn't know that the distance between the two was shrinking, and Susannah couldn't wait to imagine how she was caught by herself.Grab her, tickle her side and soles of her feet, listen to her pleading for mercy and watch her roll from side to side.

It was very close, and Susannah could already smell the floral fragrance of the green dragon priest's hair in the salty, moist and warm air.

Enough is enough!Susannah stepped on the tree trunk and jumped vigorously. Her hair flying in the air was like a net, and she rushed towards Ira Songen.

Suzanne's eyes suddenly lit up, and there was no cover, and the strong light instantly entered her eyes that were not used to it.

Suzanne hugged Irasong, and the two of them fell on the cushion of hair, but she did not carry out her punishment.For the extraordinary sight before her eyes had captured her.

The blue sky is like a canvas hanging from the end of the world, and the crumbled stars are thrown into the water. They dance on the water, rushing towards themselves with the waves, but the stage of Baisha has already drawn the dividing line. Those outstanding actors They can only salute and exit, waiting for the next wave.

The warmth of the sun seeped through the sand beneath her, and Susannah noticed the sunburn-like blush on Irathorne's face.

Susanna blocked the sunlight above her head, and the two exquisite faces faced each other. The eyes of the green dragon priest were watery, very beautiful, and so was Susanna.

"Did you prepare this, Elan."

"It's the sea, and the sun and the beach are just right." Ira Songen covered her cheeks and looked at the sisters who were close at hand through her fingers. "I shaped it according to the scene in your dream. Do you like it?"

"I like it, just like I like you." Susanna's head drooped slowly.

"Also! Someone else is here!!" The screams overwhelmed the sound of the waves, and taking advantage of Susanna's inattention, Ira Songen moved out with all four limbs.

Just 20 meters away from the two of them, a woman in cool clothes was smiling and looking towards this side.

Priestess of the White Dragon wearing flesh and blood camouflage is tall and tall, with soft curves wrapped in cool silk.Ms. Frost had a smile on her face that melted the first snow, and raised her hands innocently.

"I came first, no intention to disturb."

The elf consul returned to the majestic mode in front of outsiders, although at this time the smaller man looked like a cute little adult.

"I am Prince, Priest of the White Dragon, welcome to the artificial beach of the White Dragon."

"Susanna, Dreamland Druid, Ela Songen's sister. Thank you very much for your preparation."

"You don't need to be so polite, everyone is here for vacation, ah, why don't we separate, and I won't bother you two." Priest Bailong covered his mouth and snickered, taking a small step back symbolically.

"No, please stay. I will feel guilty if I drive away the master. Besides, I can control myself better with you here."

In this way, the vacation of the three women began.

Because of someone, Suzanne and Princess had a lot in common and hit it off very well.They lay on loungers woven from branches and vines, chatting happily while enjoying the sun.

"Is Suzanne originally Claudia's godmother? I remember she was quite repulsed by Ira Songne when she was a child, and worried about what she would do in the future? Will it be very tiring? I remember that little guy has a lot of personality, Poldris It’s just a little less assertive.”

"It's not too tiring. I have also educated Tiffany, who is the child of Ira Songen and is now the queen of elves."

Erasone interjected, very proudly.

"Princes, Suzanne is the best godmother, although the children I teach don't kiss me very much..."

"Because you are also a child to me, and Tiffany may still be confused about whether you are her biological mother or her daughter."

"Susanna! Bad girl! I'm ignoring you!" The green dragon priest with puffed cheeks turned around, leaving an angry look behind them.Princes and Susannah smiled at each other, [Just coax them], and the two completed eye contact tacitly.

"Claudia is very smart, maybe she doesn't have the blood relationship with Ira Songne, and she doesn't have Tiffany's occasional silly behavior."

"Wouldn't that be great? She understands your words very quickly."

"On the contrary, Claudia is very smart, so she quickly entered a rebellious period, no matter whether it is a dignified reprimand or soft coaxing, it will not work."

"I thought you would be a strict person. Although your appearance is a bit... soft, I can understand your character from your tone of voice."

"Maybe just like what you said, I might be a little harsh on that child, maybe... because she doesn't look like Ira Songen. What about yours, the white dragon you brought, that name is Poldris How about your child?"

Princess nodded slowly, looking at the sea level in the distance.

"Very good, very good. Poldris's character is like the sea, tolerant and gentle. He is so obedient that I often worry that he will have some psychological problems. After all, the results of my communication with other dragon priests usually come to me. Look, everyone else is getting in the way. Pordris, it seems, that kind of thing, someone else's kid."

"...Let's change the subject." Suzanne felt exhausted. The consul who had worked diligently to run the Elven Kingdom for decades felt that he really needed to take a good rest and put some troubles behind him.

"Well then, this beach was created by me and Bailong based on the dream information provided by Ira Songen. It is the most beautiful place in your heart, Susanna. Ira Song En told me that you have never seen it before. The sea. So now, you see, do you want to do some leisure activities?"

"In addition to sunbathing, I also want to build sandcastles, dive, and sail on a long-distance boat!" Yila Songen was revived, with little stars in his eyes, and looked at the two expectantly.

Suzanne had the same smile on her face as Irazon.

"It's the same as I thought."

White Dragon Priest stood up from his seat, "It feels like an ordinary activity... I thought you would choose something more exciting, but, well, ladies, today, you are the protagonists."

"Let's build a sandcastle!"

In order to enjoy the fun of the sand, the three of them did not use magic power. They used their hands, various shell tools and sea water to shape their castles in an orderly manner.

After 20 seconds, Irazon's castle was merged by Susannah's castle group because of the lord's inaction, and became part of the tower.

"Ilan, go get some water, don't get washed away!" Habitually assigning small tasks to the green dragon priest to increase the sense of participation, the elf archon began to carve reliefs on the sand sculpture complex that was one person tall.Due to unfamiliarity with seawater, this process took quite a long time.And the already completed White Dragon Priest leaned on her tower sculpture, and she finally covered a snowflake top with frost.

Suzanne noticed the eye-catching spot of light, in the gravel that Irathorne walked on.That is not the reflection of the sun on the gravel, the exposed corner is similar in size to the grain of sand, but the light of gold.

Susanna walked over. It was a small piece of metal buried in the sand. It was originally covered by sand and blocked its light. It wasn't until Irason stepped on it that there was no trace of it.

Turning over the sand, Susanna saw the whole picture of the gold.

A golden rose hidden in the sand.

It wouldn't be Ira Sohn's, Suzanne knew every piece of her jewelry.Irathorne had no jewels and precious metals smaller than a baby's fist, for the trinkets that had once belonged to her would be quickly lost.

Touching the petals on the edge of the golden rose has a rough grainy feel.

"Human rough craftsmanship, young blacksmith." Susannah quickly understood the source of the golden rose, which was a lost human ornament.

Attracted by the brilliance of the gold, Irazon was counting its petals.

"Mostly it fell into the sea. This beach is the sand that Poldris rolled up from the bottom of the ocean. Some gifts brought by the tide may be mixed with it, such as pirate's treasure."

"Pirate's treasure!" Ira Song En cheered like a child, and she stared at Princess expectantly, which made the White Dragon Priest a little embarrassed.

"Don't be stupid, dear, even the pirate's safe has been smashed by the breath of the white dragon stirring up the gravel. Maybe there are still many treasures mixed in this beach. If you want souvenirs, you can find them yourself. Look for it, like lucky Suzanne."

"Heh heh heh, we are Druids who communicate naturally. Susanna can easily overturn a small beach like this, isn't it, Susan...na?" Ira Songen turned her head and saw that Susanna was still there. He was staring blankly at the poorly made golden rose. This level of gold jewelry should not fascinate the elf consul so much.

"Its petals carry very precious things." Suzanne closed her eyes, and clasped the palms holding the golden rose, so that the golden light disappeared from the sight of the three.

"what?"

"Human nature, the precipitation left by a strong spirit."

"Ah, isn't that something bad like resentment, Susannah, throw it away."

After Susanna picked up the golden rose, she seemed to be a different person, more fragile.She leaned on Irazon's shoulders, and leaned her petite body against the bewildered Green Dragon Priest.

"This is not the kind of strong bad thing. These human natures can only make those who come into contact experience those remaining feelings. If it has the ability to affect the wearer, it will not leave these regretful feelings."

Irason knew that Susannah liked the golden rose.

Gently embracing Suzanne's shoulders, Irason drew circles on the sand beside her.

"Does Suzanne like these soul remnants? Brother Moroki told me that these things are either dangerous or useless."

"What he said is right. For you, the strong will of the past will distort your thoughts. It is the trace left by life born in this world and has been in this world. Human nature is the most profound one. It For us, there's a strong pull."

"The hatchlings of the evil god like...humanity?"

"It's like sweet poison for us."

"Can human will kill the evil god?"

"No, human nature will make us degenerate, making gods no longer gods. To evil gods, human nature is like the residue left by ticks, which is harmful to our 'growth'. No god will pursue the essence of ants, That would make him weak, corrupt, a lone monster. False, yet shining like gold. Beautiful yet unreal, confused but dreamy."

"It's not a good thing to indulge in memories that don't belong to you, Irason."

Irason nodded a little dizzily, and Prinzis pondered what Suzanne said.

"I'm a little curious about the origin of this golden rose now, maybe we can trace its origin."

Susanna turned her head slowly, looking at the blurred shadow in the depths of the jungle not far away.

"It seems that there is no need to make a trip."

"Who's there!" Princess's ice blade was shining in the sun, trespassing on her territory in front of her friends, Hai's daughter was a little angry.

Dragging wet steps and breathing the stale air, the figure dressed as a captain exposed his rotting body to the scorching sun.He took off the three-cornered hat on his head, revealing a wrinkled and slightly swollen face. The right eye socket was inlaid with an opal prosthetic eye, and the small eye seemed to be the only fresh thing in his body.

A faded broken coat was draped over the skinny bones, and the right chest was a gap that was transparent from front to back. The swollen and carrion on his body settled down to his abdomen, and his whole body was an unhealthy dark blue. He was wearing a pair of wrinkled leather boots, standing on a white On the edge of the beach, he bowed and saluted calmly.

"Hello, ma'am."

This is a drowned, or water ghost, which is the living corpse of a human being who was once drowned in the water, a characteristic monster that occurs around the sea.

"The pirate captain is looking for his treasure! We're in trouble!"

Irason screamed in fear, but she was actually role-playing. The power of the three women was much higher than that of ordinary creatures. They were monsters left over from the previous era, and they would not be afraid of any pirate captains at all.

And this, the captain also knows.

"Great, powerful and beautiful ladies, I just want to ask you to return me the cursed treasure that once belonged to me, Alexandra Alonso."

"Cursed?" The three women looked at each other, and Susannah stretched out her palm to reveal the golden rose. "Is that what you mean?"

The ugly dead captain saw Jin Qiangwei, his eyes showed some nostalgia, and he bowed again, "Exactly, that pair of Jin Qiangwei is indeed my treasure."

Drowned's respect has won the favor of several people, and his conversation is extraordinary, which is far from the first impression.

"Then tell me the story of the golden rose and prove that you are its owner."

This is exactly what several people expected.

Alexan moved his hands and feet slightly, and sat cross-legged on the spot. The oil from his body dripped on the grass, and was wiped off by the leaves he picked off casually.

"It's not going to be an interesting story."

"The owner of this golden rose is not me, I am only its current owner."

"There was once a teenager who fell in love with a rich lady. They shared similar tastes and would walk in the fields and tell interesting stories. Among them was a story about a golden rose. In that story, it was said that a rose made of gold can give Ordinary people bring happiness."

"Later, the young man went to war, and that story became a memory that he sealed in his heart."

"The war was tragic. The young man came back intact, but he was injured all over, and he was displaced to a foreign land and became a poor and thin town cleaner."

"The wonder of fate also appeared in this. He met her again, and she was still as shining and beautiful as in his eyes, with a charming brilliance. They still remember each other, and even more remember the story of the golden rose."

"After parting, Xia Mi realized that the infatuation in her heart has not diminished in the slightest, but now she no longer has the courage and strength to stand by her side."

"[That's great, if I can have a golden rose, I'll be happy too.] The jokes of innocence in childhood have become this man's new belief. Creating a golden rose is a blessing for a cleaner. Say, Arabian Nights."

"But Xia Mi found his way. He no longer discarded the dust from cleaning the gold shop, but brought it all back to his shack, and sifted the gold dust from the dust day after day in the night. He succeeded, and when he was a lame old ugly man with gray temples, he got his golden rose."

"Choose gold grains from the sand and melt them into golden roses that bring happiness."

"It's a pity that this gift can never be given to the person Xia Mi loves. She has gone to a place where his fingers can't reach."

"A thin old man gave me this golden rose and the story, because I was the first person to pass by that shack under the bridge that day, and I shared with everyone I met that day the story of my upcoming voyage as the captain. joy."

"Take her to a more beautiful place. The old man left this sentence and left himself in the past."

"The incommunicable golden rose, this is the name of this cursed treasure. It can feel the mood of the wearer, and try to find the beloved, but it will never fall into the hands of that person."

"For me, the golden rose is a precious treasure that is easily lost."

……

The story of the golden rose was satisfied by the three women. Susanna stood up and prepared to return the golden rose to the polite captain. As he said, this golden rose would only fall into the wrong hands.

Ira Song En crouched on the spot with her knees hugged, looking at Suzanne's back and thinking.

"Wait a minute," Princess grabbed Suzanne's shoulders, and she looked at Captain Alexandra with a smile, "We will return the golden rose to you, but we would like to ask you for a small favor."

"Princes." Suzanne glanced at her.

The White Dragon Priest continued, "Mr. Captain, you should have a big ship. What do you think of exchanging the golden rose for two boarding tickets? My two friends want to try the feeling of floating on the sea."

Princess patted Susanna's palm, "It was originally planned that Poldris would take you surfing, but taking a boat is still more like riding the sea than riding a dragon, I personally think."

The cursing captain nodded after thinking, "I can agree, but ma'am, my ship..."

"Why, is it difficult to give us a ride?"

"No, my ship is a ghost ship. If you want to play, boarding a ghost ship will destroy the atmosphere."

Susanna smiled, "Ghost ship, isn't that better." Ira Songen also nodded with glowing eyes.

The white dragon priest shrugged, and returned the golden rose to Alexan. He put the golden rose in a small wooden box wrapped with coral, and carefully placed it in the gap on his right chest.

"Okay, the golden rose is also returned to you, Mr. Captain, where is your ghost ship, has it landed?"

Alexan's eyes were a little embarrassed, "Actually, this is the second reason why I came to find some of you. My ghost ship was detained."

"Huh? Did you mean..."

Alexan grimaced.

"My sailors and ship were dragged into deep water by a giant white snake with long legs. The monster named Poldris was thrown ashore by him. He asked me to consult the dragon priest to decide about my crew. Disposal. Honorable lady, I am very sorry for trespassing on your waters, please forgive our ignorance."

Irason looked at Suzanne, who stuck out her tongue carefully.

"I asked Little Boll to help guard the beach."

Princes covered her cheeks with a gratified smile on her face.

"Pordris has finally become tough, as expected of the child I teach!"

……

Princess and Alexan are swimming ahead, and they are diving to find the white dragon Poldris and the imprisoned ghost ship.Suzanne and Irasoun snorkeled hand in hand. Both were beginner swimmers. Suzanne had never even touched the lake, but she appeared calmer than Irasoun.

Erasong tapped on the wooden plates of her companions and communicated in a diving hood made of living seaweed.

"Why do logs sink?"

"Wood floats because it has air in it and is less dense. I can control the internal density of plants."

"You don't seem to be afraid of water anymore, Susannah. You've never been in a pond before."

"I'm not afraid of water, what I'm afraid of is the hidden things in the water, but this water area doesn't have that kind of indescribable intimacy."

"Because this is the water area guarded by the white dragon, the whispers of the sleepers cannot reach here."

Susanna poked the green dragon priest's side waist, and the waist without the slightest fat writhed in the water like a lobster.

"You found out what I was afraid of. I thought I hid it well."

"No matter how well it is hidden, we have been together for decades, and it has been exposed. Don't always think of me as an idiot, idiot Suzanne!"

"Okay, idiot."

The two continued to fall towards the lightless deep sea, the beautiful coral outlines under the sun had been forgotten, and the ice crystals left by the white dragon priest in the empty ocean were guiding the direction.They can feel each other's warmth conveyed by physical contact, and in nothingness, only each other's comfort remains.

"It is my happiness to get to know Suzanne."

"Be with me when I'm lost, and support me when I'm discouraged."

"When I was tormented by the evil god's nightmare and nearly lost my mind, it was you who saved me and led me to escape from that nightmare."

"Susanna, you are the best."

The tall tree puppet held the elf in its arms.

"Fool, I am the one who was saved."

"He was born into a nightmare with his father's chaotic soul, howling chaotically, and torturing each other with his own kind."

"You have a likable charm, Ira Sohn. You made me find my humanity and realize what I want. I also want to be liked, depended on, loved like you Everyone tolerates and loves, instead of fulfilling the fate bestowed by the stupid father as the evil of the world. You let me know that I am needed."

"Actually, you can do those things, right? You pretend to be an idiot all day long. How can an idiot become a dragon priest, the enemy of evil gods?"

Irazon laughed lightly.

"That's right! I'm not stupid, it's just that Suzanne is so capable! I just need to eat, drink and have fun! Please, Suzanne will continue to support me!"

"Fool."

The confession of each other seemed to be unbearable even to the sea water, the undercurrents began to converge, and the two experienced a feeling of seasickness in the deep sea, and the sea water around them suddenly began to vibrate, but it was a pity that they did not have the receptors of the mermaid, and could not hear the white dragon. Word of the priest.

Fortunately, there is no need to listen.The turbulent tide was like a rope pulling the bodies of the two, a huge white phantom continued to appear in the darkness of the deep sea, the white dragon Poldris rolled up the waves, and the shrinking dragon wings divided the water, leaving behind one by one to mediate.On his dragon spine, a ghost ship exudes a miserable green light, like a lantern returning from the underworld.

Adjusting the water flow, the ghost ship on the dragon's back lightly caught the two women.

"Grab the mast!" Alexan drank a bellyful of water, and his ghost ship let out a worrying whine under the acceleration of the white dragon. There was only one person cheering during the whole process, and that was the white dragon wrapped around the dragon's horn. Dragon Priest.She sang excitedly and kept patting Poldris on the head.

"Brilliant! Come on, Pol! Come on!"

The collision corner pierced the water surface, and amidst the splashing water, Irason and Suzanne grabbed the railing and watched each other's long hair floating in the air, drawing a few water marks on the clouds behind the sun.

……

The Elf Consul, who had been playing around for a day, returned to the Dream Forest and used a two-hour government sprint to find himself, and returned to his remote tree house in the grateful farewell of the Elf Queen Tiffany.

Sink into dreams.

In the land of dreams, all the beauty and sorrow in sleep are condensed.

But today, there seems to be one more good thing.

A beautiful golden rose was floating in front of him. Most of the existences in the dream were vague. The golden rose that was so realistic and detailed was obviously the work of the dream walker.

"Maybe you forgot, but I always remember this moment, the moment I met you, the day my sister Suzanne was born."

"My golden rose has been conveyed."

"Happy birthday, Suzanne."

　Jujube cake, happy birthday!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)