"Your Highness, the starship is expected to arrive at the Imperial Capital Star the day after tomorrow."

In the ocean world simulated by the advanced mimicry device, the blonde Rella Noel spoke to the empty reef, her crimson eyes filled with helplessness.

"How annoying! You always manage to find my spot."

A patch of clean white appeared on the black reef. The girl lay on the reef, propping her head up with one hand, looking at the boy Rella with boredom.

"Your Highness."

"Okay! I know. I'll be out that day." Zi Yan waved to him, indicating that he could leave.

However, Rella remained unmoved, looking at her and saying, "Your Highness, please eat on time and don't stay out too late. These are the last few days; please don't go around dismantling any parts of the starship out of curiosity. This is our tool for reaching the Imperial Capital."

No wonder he gave so many instructions. Although Zi Yan was indeed an adult according to the Federation's regulations, she had been a Sleeping Beauty for fifteen years before finally waking up six years ago. Therefore, in reality, Zi Yan's mind was still that of a six-year-old child.

"Okay, okay. I won't let it break. Rella, go ahead and get busy," Zi Yan said impatiently.

Zi Yan felt that Ruila was like a mind reader. He knew what she was thinking, and he could even find her instantly wherever she went. It felt like having her elder brother by her side, even though her elder brother was clearly away on a campaign!

Seeing her impatient look, Rella smiled helplessly, a hint of doting in his eyes. He was happy to let her do whatever she wanted, but he was away for a while, and Yan Yan had been sent to the capital by Noel. It was best to keep her in line and not attract the attention of the Federation. Fortunately, he could still use Rella's identity.

...

"Master, what's wrong?" Xu Yao came out of the room and saw the girl sitting in the living room with a somewhat blank expression.

"It's nothing." Lian Han snapped out of her reverie and shook her head. Although she was dreaming again, at least this time she didn't expend any mental energy, nor did she feel like she was the protagonist in the dream, which was already a good outcome.

Xu Yao glanced at her and changed the subject, "I thought that during the New Year, the master would be more relaxed and wouldn't get up so early."

"After all, we're in someone else's home. We can't be too casual."

"Is that so? I've learned something, Master." Xu Yao said thoughtfully.

Seeing him like this, Lian Han couldn't help but think of the hidden quest the system had issued last night—her first hidden quest. Just as she was about to ask a question, a voice suddenly exploded in her mind: [So that's how it is! I know the reason!]

Lian Han, his heart pounding with fear at the old man's words, frowned, suppressing his anger. "Tell me what you know!"

Realizing he had been too loud, Xing Yucheng coughed lightly. [I know why you didn't expend any mental energy during your dream last night.]

[Could it be that the other side's interference has weakened?] Lian Han raised an eyebrow.

"Of course not. Haven't you noticed? The influence of the dream on you is actually gradually increasing. Since the other party can affect you across distances, it's impossible for the influence to weaken due to a change in location. The fact that you're unaffected right now must have other reasons," Xing Yucheng said earnestly.

[What could be the reason?]

The old man spoke with a smug tone, "Come into your sea of ​​consciousness and take a closer look at that little flower with such an utterly awful name."

"It's just that the name is a bit common. Is it really necessary to add such a long adjective?" Lian Han was speechless. However, she had previously studied the red flower that Shen Liang had given her, which resided in her sea of ​​consciousness. But no matter how she tried to probe it, the flower remained unmoved. It felt as if it were integrated with her spiritual sea of ​​consciousness, even if it only served a decorative purpose.

Despite his complaints, Lian Han obediently followed the old man's instructions. Humans are extremely knowledgeable about the spiritual sea they have cultivated, so upon closer inspection, Lian Han immediately noticed that the red flower was different from before.

Recalling the previous appearance of the red flower, Lian Han was taken aback, [It had an extra petal?]

[Correct answer, sweetheart.]

Although the old man was quite frustrated that she, the master of his sea of ​​consciousness, could spot the difference at a glance after he had spent so much time counting, he still knew the key point: [Is there anything else that's different?]

Lian Han hesitated for a moment, [its aura seems to have grown stronger. But it could also be my imagination.]

"It's not an illusion," Xing Yucheng said. "As my neighbor for the past few months, I can tell whether it's changed or not. If I'm not mistaken, some force that was influencing your dreams entered your consciousness and became its nourishment. That Shen Liang certainly gave you a great gift, but unfortunately, his name is too lame."

[It's better than calling it the Blood Flower.]

Lian Han spoke, then used her spiritual power to probe the safflower, but still received no response. She had no choice but to give up. [Old man, are you sure it's this?]

[There's another possibility. That guy might have suddenly lost interest in you, and the dream was just something you were thinking about during the day.]

Lian Han paused for a moment, then said, "I would like that, but is it even possible?"

[That's impossible. So it can only be this.]

Okay. Lian Han admitted that this speculation wasn't entirely unreasonable.

She should thank her ancestor later. As Lian Han thought this, a hand suddenly appeared in front of her. She snapped back to reality and saw Xu Yao's concerned expression. "Master, what's wrong? You didn't respond when I called you."

"I'm fine," Lian Han shook his head.

She didn't want to talk about herself, so she said, "Xuyao, I always thought that having the Shadow attribute would make you more silent."

Hearing this, the black-haired youth's expression turned somewhat helpless. "That was true. But Master, I've been in human society for several months now, and Jing Li has been very supportive of my integration into society. I've learned a lot from it."

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