Chapter 318 317. Nightmare (Additional Update)
The cool sunlight in the early morning quietly flows through the window, cutting the room into a silent painting of light and dark.
Inanna had already woken up.
She curled up at the head of the bed, her chin resting lightly on her knees, her arms wrapped around her calves, like a cub trying to protect itself.
She was still recalling the fragments of last night's dream, the gorgeous ball, the cold touch, and the heart-wrenching emptiness under the pink hair.
The Pujis came one after another, separating her from the woman and completely blocking the door.
The whole dream ended in chaos, like a drama that started well but ended poorly.
Inanna didn't understand. Although her memory of her mother was vague, she still remembered her as a gentle person who would call her to her bedside and stroke her hair when she cried.
Why does the mother in the dream become so scary?
After embracing the knight Puji in her arms and nuzzling him for a long time, Inanna finally regained her spirits.
"Miss Inanna, Mr. Aidin is already waiting outside." The maid's soft call came from outside the door.
Today is the day when the city wall is completed. As the nominal owner of this place, Inanna must also be present.
Inanna carried the knight Puji out of the house. Aidin was waiting outside in an exquisite aristocratic dress. The two went to the north gate together.
When we arrived, the city tower was already crowded with people. For many, the rise of this city was the result of their hard work, and they felt proud to participate in this ceremony.
Farr stood on the towering city wall and, with the help of amplification magic, delivered a passionate speech loudly, while the crowd below responded with cheers in unison.
Everyone was immersed in the warm atmosphere, except Inanna, who found the ceremony long and boring.
Fortunately, she didn't need to go up and say anything. She just had to stand here and certify Fal's new identity - temporary city lord.
Fal's contribution to the construction of the new city is obvious to all. Although Inanna herself thinks that Puji's contribution is greater, no matter what, the identity of the city lord cannot fall into Puji's hands.
Inanna herself will not be in charge of things, she will not be in charge, and she does not want to be in charge, so it is best to leave the position of new city lord to Far.
Eric has already consulted the Duke on this matter and has obtained the decision-making power.
The reason why it is "temporary" is because there has never been a precedent for the Adventurer's Guild branch president to serve as the city lord.
In other words, it is unprecedented that a branch president developed a small town into a city in less than a year.
If it were peacetime, the higher-ups might summon Farr, grant him a noble title, and remove him from his position as branch president and appoint someone else.
However, we are still in the midst of a war. If he rashly resigns and replaces him with a new branch president, it would be bad if conflicts or problems arise that affect the food supply.
Therefore, all procedural matters were postponed, and Far was able to take on two roles, taking charge of the overall situation in the name of "temporary city lord".
At the end of his speech, Farr announced the city’s new name - Mushroom City!
In fact, he originally thought of a very elegant name, "Podkra", which means "fertile land".
However, Miss Inanna casually mentioned that "it's not a bad idea to call it mushroom", and the matter was settled naturally.
This name was naturally the result of Lin Jun whispering something in Fan Puji's ears in advance.
For Far, the name of the city is not important compared to the support of the Duke's daughter, so he naturally won't spoil Inanna's fun, as long as it is not so outrageous as to be called "Magic City".
Farr spoke on the city wall about the various meanings of "Mushroom City" and ended his speech amid warm cheers.
The crowd gradually dispersed, and the guards officially took up their posts, guarding the city gates.
From now on, all newcomers must be checked, registered, and pay city entry tax. From now on, Mushroom City will follow the city's rules!
Of course, the arrangement of various magic circles is still a little behind schedule and will take one or two months.
A merchant who came from afar handed over his chamber of commerce certificate and identity documents. After careful inspection by the guards and paying the entrance fee, he finally entered this legendary new city where "even mushrooms float in the streams".
He led his horse and walked slowly along with the crowd, but his eyes were not idle. He scanned the shop signs on both sides of the street and muttered to himself, "Puji House...Puji House...Don't rush to contact them, but we have to find the place."
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That night, Fan Puji had a nightmare.
In the dream, humans ignited a raging fire, and the mushroom fields turned to scorched earth in the flames.
Those Puji masters drove the enslaved Pujis and attacked the mushroom garden frantically.
The Pujis in the mushroom garden fought desperately and engaged in a melee with the invaders near the entrance of the stairs.
Inanna wanted to rush out to stop the humans, or simply help the Puji resist the invasion, but she was stopped by the Pujis around her. They pushed her back into the mushroom house and signaled her to hide.
In the distance, the roar of explosions, the collision of weapons and angry shouts intertwined, constantly hitting her eardrums.
In her dream, she couldn't understand why people did this.
It is obvious that the mushrooms saved them from hunger, and Puji always showed the greatest kindness to humans, so why did they have to kill them all?
At the end of the dream, the sounds of fighting gradually subsided. She mustered up the courage to leave the mushroom house, but found that the knight Puji, who had been guarding the door and preventing her from leaving, had disappeared.
She searched anxiously and finally saw it on the tragic battlefield at the entrance of the stairs. It lay quietly on the hill of Puji and human corpses, and could no longer respond to her.
Unable to stop her tears any longer, she rushed forward, hugged the knight Puji's body tightly, and burst into tears.
…
Suddenly woke up.
The room before her was familiar, not the mushroom garden. She hurriedly sensed that the connection with Knight Puji was still clear, and it lay perfectly still in her arms.
"It was a dream...just a dream." Inanna hugged Puji tighter in her arms, but tears couldn't stop falling from the corners of her eyes.
She slowly regained her breath.
That night, although the true appearance of her "mother" was horrifying, Inanna was not too frightened, nor did she think it was a nightmare, but just a strange dream.
But today was a real nightmare, and she still couldn't calm down the sadness in her heart.
Ever since I started dreaming about my mother, everything in my dreams seemed to become strange.
Inanna thought of Eric's reminder: if you have a nightmare, tell him in time.
She thought again of her mother and the effect of the dream flower, and a sense of fear lingered in her heart.
Is this a disease?
Will I become like my mother, gradually weakened by recurring nightmares and eventually die early?
Inanna didn't want to die. She liked her current life very much and wanted to continue living like this with the Pujis.
She should tell Eric...but once she did, Eric would definitely take her back to the Duke's Mansion.
More importantly, if this is really a disease, it may not be curable at all!
Otherwise, my mother would not have died like that.
"What should I do..." Inanna clung to the knight, as if seeking a sense of security.
After a long time, Lin Jun, who was using his ultimate move "Sunstone Irradiation" on the unconscious Xiao Lan, received a pitiful plea for help from Fen Puji: "Boss... I, I might be dying!"
(End of this chapter)
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