Chapter 104 Production

◎The first thing that came out was a furry, snow-white cat paw, with a small pink plum blossom blooming in the center of the paw.◎

The Huns rushed out of the city of Athens in a flash.

They ran in scattered groups, and each of them was dragging a heavy bag behind them: pearls, gold, jade, gems, and everything that could be exchanged for money.

After all, it was a business. They would first drive the Athenians out of the city in the morning. If they encountered particularly difficult and slow-witted guys, they would kick the door and use knives - knock them unconscious with the back of the knife, throw them on horseback and carry them out.

Fortunately, I was going to kick the door to get something anyway, so I didn't have to do it twice.

“That’s so slow.”

Sonny was guarding the city gate and mocking the last group of Huns who came out: We agreed to gather before sunset, but someone still fell behind.

Everyone laughed in a friendly, shamefaced way. After all, there were so many new people joining that the discipline was a little lacking.

The elders and the most obedient second-generation slaves arrived fastest and took the least: if they agreed to a half-day visit, they would only take half a day's work. Besides, Athens was in such a predicament that no one dared to stay too long.

What if there’s another shock and takes away their colors too!

"Quick, count the number of people!"

At the leader's command, the Hun captains called out to their team members one after another: the leader attached great importance to mathematics, and they also learned some basics, at least counting and calculations within tens were not a problem.

Brida's side was much quieter, but they had the fewest outsiders, and everyone knew each other, so there was no need to worry about getting stuck in the city.

What to do next?

Sonny looked towards the city of Athens: should he take the risk and go in again, or go home directly?

"Chief, the people you sent to Miss Melia have returned..."

"Oh~? Didn't I tell them to stay with Sister Melia?" Sonny turned around and couldn't help laughing when he saw the adjutant's hesitant expression.

"Hahaha, what on earth..." Her smile froze on her face, because following the adjutant's arm, she saw a cursing girl.

Melia was seen tied up on a horse with a large ball of cloth stuffed in her mouth. The people around her stumbled forward, each with an expression of embarrassment and discomfort on their face.

Only Taffy looked calm, whispering constantly and comforting the young lady in a gentle voice.

"What's going on? Everyone says Sister Melia is crazy. Is she really that crazy?"

Sonny simply left Athens behind and rode closer at a rapid pace. My sister was so weak, yet she had to be tied up with ropes. Had she turned into a madman who would kill anyone she saw?

"Ah, ah, ah." Melia let out an excited howl when she saw Sunny approaching.

Taffy placed a hand on her shoulder and greeted Sonny, "Miss...you are very different from before. Please bear with me."

"Of course~ What's the relationship between her and me?"

Sonny smiled and waved his hand: "Remove the rope and cloth, my sister can't hurt me."

Ah, the people around looked embarrassed. They looked at each other, slowly walked to Melia's side, and helped her untie the rope.

Taffy took the cloth out of his mouth, and a series of beep-beep, beep-beep curses followed.

Uh, Sonny shook his head and put those stinky sounds behind him.

Was it really like dreaming about a slave market? Some low-level slave traders would occasionally curse their slaves with such language.

Is this a big change? Crazy? No, it's more like a different person.

She looked at Taffy tentatively: "Your lady has a long-lost twin sister?"

"No, it's Miss..."

"Tsk, that's serious."

"Ah—" Melia screamed sharply when she found that no one was paying attention to her. "Why are there so many Hun slaves?! I never use these slaves as stepping stones. They are so dirty and have a weird smell!"

The deputy who was following Sonny suddenly changed his expression. He understood Latin. If he hadn't met this lady before and knew her true character, he would have struck her with the knife.

The changes in the city of Athens are so earth-shaking that even such a gentle and amiable lady has become like this. It's terrible.

He quickly shouted to the back, telling those bastards who were trying to run into the city to make a fortune to come back quickly.

"Oh, it's become like this."

Sunny remained noncommittal, her expression of amusement still on her face. She leaned forward, taking a closer look at Melia now: black hair, emerald eyes, the features matched.

Hmm, am I face-blind to Romans? They don't look like them at all.

"Hey, take a closer look, you're pretty." Melia wiped her saliva in a daze: "Hey, you, are you the slave my father bought a while ago? Do you know how to serve others?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who could understand Latin stepped back. Everyone knew how ferocious their master could be when he was angry.

"Hahahahaha, that's good, thank you."

Sonny was still laughing, but his golden-red pupils stood up and he snapped his fingers: "I'll help you with this. Tie it up."

"Woo, woo, woo!" Before she could finish her words, Melia was tied to the horse again, whimpering unwillingly.

boom--

There were explosions in the distance. The Huns looked back and saw a red smoke column rising from the tower.

Without hesitation, they all climbed onto their horses: This was the agreed order, as soon as you see smoke, run! The farther the better!

Sonny climbed onto his horse and laughed at Taffy beside him. "Ha, if Melia were normal, she would definitely stay in Athens and try to help, right? Besides, Elena and Pados are there."

"That's fine. I'll remember to pay after my sister wakes up."

"Walk!"

The Huns fled under the cover of darkness.

A layer of arc light suddenly exploded, and the sky turned into a white night.

…

"Huh, as expected, I finally caught up at the last minute."

Pados fell at the feet of the bronze unicorn statue. The most critical point was not the magic mirror, but to evacuate as many people as possible from Athens. Once enough people evacuated, this [world] would become turbulent and could no longer maintain stability.

He looked up at the sky and asked the people around him: "Your Highness Elena, Antonio, why are you two staying here?"

"Uh, teacher, I still have to find my body." Antonio smiled bitterly and waved his hands, his arms almost blowing away in the wind. Others could run away to avoid the limelight, but if he strayed too far, he might die on the spot.

Elena stood before the magic mirror, holding a long sword. "Teacher, I haven't found Melia yet. She must be in there."

"I'm not sure."

"Yeah, me too."

"By the way, her body should have gone outside." Pardos continued to look up at the starry sky: "Someone saw Taffy taking her away."

After a dead silence, Elena asked tremblingly, "Then why didn't you send someone to stop it?"

"That's not necessary."

He smiled carefreely: "Anyway, it's not this body that you care about."

"What if she comes out without a body!?"

“…Hmm.”

Pardos frowned: "A life form like that... doesn't necessarily need a body, right?"

"teacher!!!"

Elena hit the wall weakly: I need it!

…

Boom, boom, boom.

Drums and trumpets blared, and Melia lay crouched in the middle of the chariot, her four feet tucked into the blankets. Elena, or rather, Alexandra, was enjoying the flowers and cheers.

Perhaps the Athenians wanted to say something to the princess, but the content was completely drowned out by the thunderous cheers of "Long live!" and "Victory!", making their ears buzz.

Her stomach felt very uncomfortable, but she still insisted on stretching out her two paws and squeezing onto the cushion.

Melia looked up at Elena's profile: amidst the thunderous cheers, her smile was still as shallow as makeup on her face, and the joy did not reach her eyes.

She looked at no one, her eyes staring blankly ahead: Is there anything important there?

Melia didn't know. She only knew that the laurel crown was expanding. Even her skin was stained with golden lines.

【If we don't take action now, it will be too late. 】

The cat eagerly climbed onto her thigh, but was separated from her by the slippery cloak. Melia shook her whiskers, grabbed the clothes with both claws and jumped up -

With a flick of Elena's finger, he rolled under the seat.

"Hmm."

She shook her head, ready to find an opportunity to climb again, but the chariot suddenly stopped.

The cat leaned over the edge and looked down. It turned out that the grand parade had ended...or rather, a more solemn ceremony was about to begin.

Parliamentarians in colorful robes surrounded the red carpet, beautiful young cavalrymen blew their horns, and the sky was filled with light pink petals, falling scattering like spring rain.

The crown was already on his head, and the scepter and purple robe were placed on the golden cushion.

Pandora must be very anxious.

Bringing the coronation ceremony forward to now... there must be some kind of change in reality, or the Queen is about to discover this place.

The white cat's pupils contracted violently, and it rushed forward, twisting its waist—"Awoo!"

Melia fell to the ground and twisted like a sea urchin: No, that's not right, this feeling... is different from before!

The kitten ball in her belly vibrated in an orderly manner, and she jumped downwards, as if she was eagerly looking for an exit.

The ceremony was underway. The pale-faced Archon handed the scepter to Elena, and the councilors lifted the corners of their robes and slowly spread them out. The court mages were also busy, each with a different task. For example, the one on the left was lighting a wisp of bright red incense, which smelled solemn and heavy.

The heavy smoke entered the cat's nose, making the nausea worse.

"Ugh, ugh..." The white cat rolled its eyes and retched, its tongue trying hard to squeeze out of its mouth, struggling hopelessly on the side of the red carpet.

"Oh, you're about to give birth. The child of destiny really knows how to choose the right time." Pandora's voice sounded coldly behind her.

She picked up Melia and handed her to the servants: "Send her to the tower quickly and don't let her show herself outside."

The Child of Destiny had been born, and there just wasn't enough energy to construct a solid barrier... Tsk, if killing the Child of Destiny wasn't immediately known to the Queen, she wouldn't have taken the risk. Such bad luck!

…

Melia twisted herself into a ball, and the servants carried her into the tower and placed her on a high cushion.

Then they stopped on both sides like puppets, not knowing what to do.

"You, you should at least call a witch doctor over—"

The white cat stretched out its claws weakly, and immediately two maids bowed and left, probably to call a witch doctor.

"A human's stomach is much bigger than a cat's, right?"

The words in her memory woke Melia up, and she meowed loudly, "Hurry up and get some warm water, clean towels, and clothes and a blanket for the baby!"

"Yes." The servants received a large number of instructions and quickly left the room.

The white cat stretched its body, its long black hair covering it, and its hands tightly wrapped around its abdomen.

Now she could clearly see the bulge in her belly. The child jumped twice in joy and finally found a spacious enough exit.

The first thing that came out was a furry, snow-white cat's paw, with a small pink plum blossom blooming in the center of the paw.

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Thanks to nanaya_scarlet, Rainbow Society suki, and Lei Lei from Luchen_piuma~

Thanks to the experts and Inoue Kuro for their help~