13. Scary Maid!
Gil had already sent his subordinates to find locals and ask around, gathering results to report.
"Boss lady, the task you assigned us has been completed, and we have the results!" Gil raised a stack of documents in his hand.
"…What did you just call me?" Sera narrowed her eyes.
"Boss lady… uh…"
Gil's body began to tremble slightly.
Such a strong murderous aura!
"Boss lady, this title is our recognition and respect for you, people from our path… all use it!"
The more he said, the colder Sera's gaze became, and the disgust between her eyes could no longer be suppressed.
Even Xia Yi was somewhat frightened.
Sera's intimidating expression was almost never seen, it was as if she had been touched on a raw nerve, angered.
What key word did Gil say to provoke Sera?
In the next second, if Sera used her dragon race true form to slap these gangsters to death, Xia Yi wouldn't be surprised.
"If you want to live, don't use that kind of title," Sera's voice was as cold as the deep winter, "Next time, there will be no warning."
Out of professional maid etiquette, she still controlled her emotions in front of Xia Yi and did not erupt.
"Yes, ma'am… oh no!! Miss Sera!!" Gil almost collapsed, kneeling on the ground begging for mercy.
Clearly a wolf-man, but in front of Sera, he had no presence at all, this boss, his prestige was almost gone.
Xia Yi, on the other hand, made a new discovery.
It seems that everyone has an extremely disliked thing, even the good-tempered Sera is the same.
Xia Lulu hates others saying she's flat-chested.
And Sera hates others calling her "boss lady."
"What are you dazing for, the report? The Miss is still waiting."
"Ah! Sorry, Miss!"
As if waking from a dream, Gil quickly handed over the collected information to Xia Yi.
"Miss, as per your request, we have sought many locals of Seaside City, asking them if they had dreams last night, to be honest, we were also shocked when we learned the specific situation, this condition… can be said to be unprecedented."
Xia Yi flipped through the documents, her expression changing.
Indeed, something was amiss.
Last night, almost ninety percent of the residents had dreams, and the content of the dreams was almost exactly the same.
Wrapped by the sea, starting from the surface, continuously falling, dropping into the deep sea.
The seawater was not cold, very warm.
As for the singing, most heard it, a few did not.
But, for the people of Seaside City, as long as they had dreams, they all had the same dream.
A subordinate finally couldn't help it, "Boss, this is not right! Why would we all have the same dream? It can't be that everyone is telepathic!"
"I don't know either, this phenomenon has never occurred before." Gil shook his head.
Xia Yi organized her thoughts and asked, "Let's call this kind of dream 'Sea Dream' for now! Gil, I have a few questions for you."
"Ask away, Miss."
"After having the Sea Dream, did you have any negative feelings, such as fear, disgust, resistance, and the like…"
The members of the Penguin Gang looked at each other, none giving an affirmative answer.
"Although it's said that the mental state the next day wasn't very good, there wasn't this kind of abnormal feeling, instead, it felt very comfortable," Gil said.
Another subordinate, even more exaggerated, stunned everyone.
"It felt like returning to my mother's body."
"…"
"…"
After a brief silence, everyone burst into laughter, the laughter almost flipping the ceiling.
The speaker himself was embarrassed, smiling awkwardly.
But despite the laughter, no one denied his metaphor.
Even for the people of Golde, compared to the terrible reality, perhaps the illusory beauty of the Sea Dream was more nostalgic.
"This is an ominous sign," Xia Yi muttered.
…
Last night, the people of Seaside City all experienced the Sea Dream, such a survey result was astonishing, but it changed nothing.
Xia Yi stood by the sea, looking at the ocean, still troubled.
Then, Sera came over, opening an umbrella.
"Your Highness, do you plan to stay in this city?"
"…Yes. We were originally investigating the Black Tide, and if the Sea Dream is related to the Black Tide, wouldn't leaving be missing a great opportunity?" Xia Yi replied.
"Your Highness's judgment is very reasonable."
"Sera, after seeing the report provided by Gil, do you have any new clues?"
"There are, but they're not very useful. After all, we are not people of Golde, and our understanding of the sea is too limited," Sera paused, "If I must say, I think the Sea Dream is not a normal natural phenomenon. Perhaps, as you said, it's a kind of omen, maybe related to the Black Tide."
For a moment, Xia Yi thought of a higher being.
A succubus.
A succubus can control others' dreams, and Xia Yi had encountered one before.
But…
A succubus controls dreams to extract essence, and the created dreams must be stimulating enough to cause violent fluctuations in the sleeper's emotions.
A calm dream like the Sea Dream, on the contrary, is not beneficial for a succubus, making it inconvenient to extract essence.
Most likely, it can be ruled out.
Xia Yi's gaze rested on the horizon, and a new speculation suddenly emerged in her mind…
"Eh, you're here too?"
A voice interrupted Xia Yi's thoughts, and turning around, it was the human girl they had encountered on the coast last night.
She was accompanied by many people in very similar uniforms, all appearing to be students from the Laurel Academy.
The students from the Laurel Academy mentioned by Gil before, that must be this group of people.
Xia Yi counted, one was seven people, plus this human girl, that made eight.
At that moment, Hill's gaze lingered on Xia Yi, hesitant, showing concern.
But in the end, she held back.
The other party was a dangerous person, especially this maid… she couldn't let her students be in danger, it was best to avoid unnecessary conflicts.
"Let's go."
Without giving her students a chance to ask, Hill led them away to another part of the coast to conduct their research.
"Your Highness, that woman, something's off about her," Sera warned, "Especially the way she looks at you."
"I also find it strange…"
Xia Yi watched the girl's retreating figure.
Although the atmosphere should have been very serious and solemn, at that moment, Sera unexpectedly made a strange remark, leaving Xia Yi at a loss.
"Your Highness, I think, she might have fallen for you at first sight."
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