Urging for more updates, then turning into a magical girl.

Chapter 83 Kaihua

The crescent moon opened its eyes groggily.

Consciousness awakens from sleep.

However, when she came to her senses, she was somewhat bewildered.

"Strange... how did I end up in bed last night?"

Arc Moon sat up from under the covers and looked at the table in the distance.

The laptop just sat there quietly.

Her memory of last night was very hazy. But vaguely, she recalled some fragments.

Oh, right, Qingluan gave herself a massage last night...

Just thinking about that feeling of complete comfort made Arc Moon blush slightly.

The gentle pressure of her maid's kneading, and the wonderful feeling of releasing exhaustion and stress, resurfaced in her mind. Even now, the feeling of fulfillment after that intense pleasure still lingered in her body.

"Hmm... Qingluan's massage techniques are getting better and better..."

Arc Moon shook her head, not daring to relive the memory any longer.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the other bed next to them. Qingluan slowly crawled out of the covers and turned to look at the crescent moon.

Good morning, Miss Crescent Moon.

"Ah... good morning... Qingluan..."

Facing the blue-haired girl who seemed completely unaffected, Arc Moon felt a little guilty. She quickly looked away and climbed off the bed.

She walked barefoot to the table and moved the mouse to wake up her laptop from standby. Looking at the game screen where the results were already in, Arc Moon breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, although I accidentally fell asleep last night, I had already completed all the daily tasks and limited-time events before that, and my stamina was not wasted.

Great! No game resources were lost.

After confirming, Arc Moon turned around, her expression becoming serious.

"Qingluan... um, I have to report to the royal court today, and I also need to participate in the rehearsal process for tomorrow's award ceremony."

Arc Moon clasped her hands together, looking apologetically at Qing Luan who was getting dressed.

"That occasion is quite formal, so I can't bring you along. Today... I'm sorry, you'll have to do your own thing again.

Qingluan inwardly scorned the eunuch. "You stayed in the hotel playing games all day yesterday and didn't spend time with me. Don't you feel any remorse?"

However, Qingluan still smiled and nodded very considerately: "It's alright, Miss Lin. You have important matters to attend to, so please go ahead. I can wander around by myself, you don't need to worry about me at all."

"Yes, it's great that you say that." Arc Moon breathed a sigh of relief.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Hu Yue felt a sticky sensation all over her body. She twisted her neck and tugged at the collar of her pajamas.

"Um... I'm going to take a shower."

I don't know why, but I felt like I sweated a lot during the massage last night, and I felt really uncomfortable without taking a shower.

As she watched the crescent moon walk into the bathroom, Qingluan sat on the edge of the bed, a slight smile appearing on her face.

The effect is remarkable... Last night's massage left my fingers and tongue tired.

Forget it, the Emerald Scepter already made an appointment with me yesterday, so I shouldn't waste my time here with the Grand Eunuch.

Thinking of this, Qingluan got up, jumped off the bed, pushed open the door, and walked out of the inn.

……

A moment later, Qingluan returned to the laboratory of the emerald scepter.

Meanwhile, the emerald scepter, dressed in a white coat, stood with her hands behind her back in front of Qingluan, a kind of "motherly" smile on her face.

Good morning, Commander!

Qingluan didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "Didn't you already collect the data yesterday? So why did you ask me to come back today...? What's the matter?"

"This time it's not for me, but for you, Commander!"

The emerald scepter strolled enthusiastically to the blue phoenix's side.

"Although you've successfully awakened as a magical girl, you're still only at the 'Seed' level, right? If you were to slowly figure things out on your own and naturally construct your magical armor to reach the 'Bud' level, that would be too slow. So today... I'm here to help you 'bloom'!"

"..."

Qingluan frowned slightly.

I have been awakened to the "Seed" level for less than a month. The sign of reaching the Sprout level is the ability to construct one's own "magical armor," which is, in other words, the manifestation of one's true nature.

However, she remembered that it used to take almost three months for the Ink-dyed Cherry Blossom to grow from "seed" to "bud." Therefore, Qingluan naturally had some doubts about the current progress.

"Isn't a month too fast?"

"It is a bit fast. But don't worry, I didn't use any fancy tricks this time."

The emerald scepter bent down, "While a magical girl's 'Kaiseki' (opening of life) depends on aptitude, it can actually be achieved by simply piling on resources!"

Qingluan understood. "The resources you're talking about... you mean 'Crystal of Love' and 'Honey of the Heart,' right?"

This was a term she had heard from the Four Heavenly Kings; it was said to be a precious consumable used by magical girls to enhance their abilities.

"Yeah, yeah!"

The emerald scepter smiled slightly. "As you know, Commander, other magical girls have to work hard to defeat monsters and collect 'Echoes' to get these things! But you're different. With me, your 'mother,' I'll definitely spare no expense in providing you with resources!"

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers with the emerald scepter.

As the fingers snapped, the floorboards in the corner of the laboratory slid open, and a huge cylindrical culture tank slowly rose from beneath the floor.

There was a thin layer of green nutrient solution at the bottom of the culture tank, and at the bottom of the tank, a large group of red tentacles were wriggling.

This cultivation tank... is exactly the same as the one Zhang Menglin used to perform physical modifications on herself in the "Star's Location" underground base.

"Commander, please come in~" The emerald scepter turned slightly to the side, smiling with a hint of malice.

"..."

Qingluan's face darkened. Looking at the tentacles wriggling in the nutrient solution, she took a half-step back with a look of disgust.

"...Do I really have to go in?"

"Commander, what's with that expression?"

The emerald scepter feigned surprise and covered its mouth.

"Back when you were undergoing physical modifications at the Star Base, these tentacles were crawling all over you. You didn't mind then, so why are you being so dramatic now?"

Qingluan turned her head fiercely: "Because this cultivation jar is too suspicious! 'Love Crystal' and 'Heart's Honey' are used by ingestion or absorption of magic power, right? I've never heard of having to lie in a cultivation jar to absorb resources!"

"Huh? Commander, you're not stupid~"

...Your intentions are way too obvious, aren't they?!