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Chapter 664 Contacting Xiaonan
With the decisive battle imminent, Michael couldn't afford to be distracted by this: "The Empire probably doesn't have anyone capable of taming void creatures. I'll ask some void biologists when I get back to the city."

Sila laughed and said, "Is it possible that it's Chairman Uriel?"

Uriel retorted irritably, "Do you think that's possible?"

Xila laughed and said, "What if that's the case? After all, it's a female mercenary shouting in the merchant channel, so it's possible that it heard it."

Uriel said in a deep voice, "If they're really that strong, we'll have no choice but to blast them to pieces."

Sila laughed loudly: "That's your work!"

Uriel said irritably, "Stop messing around, don't affect the boss's performance..."

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Da Chun is searching for Xiao Nan from Xiao Hua's perspective.

Given Xiao Nan's profession, she's unlikely to go shopping if she has free time; she'd probably go to the Alchemy Guild or something similar. Alchemy Guilds are easy to find, usually located on the outskirts of cities, in places where chimneys are emitting smoke.

So Little Flower drifted towards the smoke and found the guild.

Should we wait at the main gate? Or drift inside to look for it?
It's too risky to drift in. What if there are many experts inside? We'd be in trouble. Besides, we don't even know which laboratory she's in.

That's not right either. Only veteran members who have done a lot of guild quests can use the lab. Xiao Nan must have just arrived in this city. How could she be qualified to use the lab?

Da Chun saw a market behind the guild.

Generally speaking, there are always many vendors near major guilds in big cities, selling cheap and special materials related to the guild. Just like there are usually pharmacies near large hospitals that sell medicines that cannot be purchased by card at the hospital.

I'll drift over to the market and look for it.

Although it was a market, both the vendors and pedestrians were arranged relatively neatly.

Is this Black Dragon City? The order is terrifying!
Suddenly, Da Chun spotted a short figure wearing a black cloak: "Is it her?"

Di Lian was certain: "It's her! Little Flower sensed an unsettling, plague-like aura around her."

Oh, even you've gotten into censorship now?

Xiao Hua lowered her altitude, and Da Chun confirmed it was her—it was her, with a wisp of long, glossy black hair peeking out from under the cloak and hood.

It's fortunate that this is Black Dragon City, where the people on the streets are either dragons transformed into human form or extraordinary races such as dark elves. Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble they would cause if they entered a human city.

Once we find her, things will be much easier. There are too many people around now, so it's not convenient to land on her. We'll wait until she's finished what she needs to do and then find a time when there are fewer people...

Before long, Da Chun saw her carry away a basket of medicinal herbs of some unknown plant.

Haha, a bunch of plants, it's such an easy way to cover the little flowers as they land.

After Xiaohua landed, Xiaonan left the market and wandered around until she arrived at a very old house on the very edge of the city. Was this her rented room?
That's true; someone like her who needs to brew medicine anytime is unlikely to rent a place in the city center.

After Xiao Nan entered the house, she closed the door, put down the medicine basket, and opened the window.

Da Chun felt it was time to greet them, so he typed directly: "Xiao Nan, I'm the president. Is this a secret?"

Xiao Nan paused for a moment, then turned around with an incredulous look and closed the window. With a wave of her hand, a barrier filled the room.

Da Chun was very excited: "Xiao Nan!" Xiao Nan picked up the flower and praised: "Amazing!"

Da Chun wrote: "From now on, I will keep this flower by your side and we will maintain private communication."

Xiao Nan nodded: "Alright, your strength has been unable to activate my divine status for so long, and you are also unable to contact me because you are sealed by the guardian god. You do need a new way to communicate."

That's right, she's discussing matters from both sides.

Da Chun first asked, "What are your plans here?"

Xiao Nan said in a deep voice, "It's hard to understand. Although we were damaged when we went into battle at noon, we still won a great victory. But the vice president said there might be an anomaly in the power compartment, so we went to check it out. As a result, the power compartment exploded. I suspect that the vice president did it."

Holy crap!? Da Chun was stunned: "Why did he do that?"

Xiao Nan sighed, "That's why it's hard to understand. Our merits were just gone like that. Also, our next task is to go into the void to collect the dragon souls left behind from the last war, but we need to keep an eye on the Empire's movements first. But judging from the current situation, it's too early. The vice president went to the military command center. He's obviously more interested in the battles on the front lines."

Huh? He's not participating in the battle this time, but instead going to the command center?
Da Chun suddenly realized a possibility: Michael was on the Golden Throne, and he was in Black Dragon City. How could they possibly wage war if they were on the same side? Unless they were betraying each other, colluding with the enemy, and enriching themselves at the expense of the public!
Damn it!
If that's the case, then Uriel's self-destruction of his warship is understandable; they must have coordinated their actions! In that case, there's really no need for me to get caught up in the fighting here and watch them put on a show.

Da Chun thought of the Ice Dragon King's Horn, which had already been unsealed; this thing was clearly meant for collecting dragon souls.

Da Chun asked, "What if I go ahead and collect the dragon souls from the void?"

Xiao Nan laughed and said, "That's even better, since I don't need merit points anyway."

That's right, all Xiao Nan needs is for her clone, Nan Xier, to thrive on the ground. Then let's ask the ground.

Has Master Crow arrived yet?

Xiao Nan smiled and said, "We're here, but we'll have to wait until dark for Aziza."

Da Chun asked in surprise, "Then what is he doing now?"

Xiao Nan laughed: "I'll teach him how to grow pumpkins. He fled in such a hurry that he didn't bring any food, but he still needs to eat. Right now, he's making a fishing rod, and I'm helping him make the hooks."

Um, suddenly, I'm actually quite envious of his retirement life.

"Could you ask him why his Druid textbook doesn't include healing or plants?"

"Okay, wait."

Then Xiao Nan asked, "When do you, as the guild leader, plan to return?"

Da Chun was truly stumped: "I don't know, I'm still in the trial, and I don't know what the completion criteria are."

Xiao Nan said, "Then try to collect as many dragon souls as possible; they will definitely become an important force to help you complete the trial—"

At this point, Xiao Nan relayed the message: "Master Raven was amazed that Nancy asked such a question. The answer is that he removed all tutorials unrelated to becoming a raven. This makes him extremely specialized and quick to learn. However, he doesn't know if this is the right approach, or if it's causing his lack of depth in understanding the Druid class and creating a bottleneck. So, he can only focus all his energy on specializing and searching for the Hundred-Year Raven. Also, the removed content on herbal healing is on the bookshelf."

You were right!
Da Chun asked in surprise, "When he hits a bottleneck, can't he go back and brush up on his plant therapy skills?"

Xiao Nan smiled and said, "He said it's difficult. Maybe he's getting old and his learning ability isn't what it used to be. Or maybe he's too focused on the Way of the Crow and it's not quite compatible anymore, but he encourages you to give it a try."

Holy crap, you want me to try? Do you think I have decades of my life to waste?
Da Chun thought of a solution: "Let's ask him again, if I finish reading his book, can other warriors read it?"

(End of this chapter)