Chapter Sixteen

1

"Proposal!"

The next morning, the roads in the town were still covered in snow, so we decided to take the Point Path Train instead.

The Point Path Train is a suspended rail-less train that relies on designated points every ten kilometers for its floating energy supply. If the train fails to reach the next point within the allotted time, the conductor activates a short-distance transmission Magic formation. Space Magic formations are too expensive, so conductors never dare to use them carelessly or be late. After the first point, the train automatically follows a pre-set sequence, and most of the points are station points. In addition, the points are divided into scenic paths and high-speed paths. The high-speed path can traverse the entire empire in less than four hours and runs through the transport line beyond the border city. This means that if there were any accidents, we could transport materials and troops to the eastern part of the empire within four hours.

The northern ice field has always been a popular tourist destination, with most of the paths dedicated to natural sightseeing. I boarded the train named "Maru" half an hour ago, and the journey time has been cut in half. I'll be able to return to the imperial capital tonight.

As for just now, Perra gleefully told me about the rumors she had heard.

"I eavesdropped very clearly, your father proposed and he meant it!"

"To whom did he propose?" Nana asked a question that I thought was ridiculous.

"Of course, to my mother, Nia! Who else?"

"It could also be Guffy. Maybe your dad proposed to Guffy and failed, so he turned to propose to your mom."

"Perra, what kind of thinking is that! Do you think Principal Guffy wouldn't accept a proposal?"

"Why don't you try proposing to Nofice and then proposing to Nana? Will the outcome be the same?"

"........"

Nana and Nofice, please don't look at me with such strange eyes.

"Also, it's not necessarily because your dad succeeded in his proposal that he married your mom."

"Count the days, it's about time!"

"There's also a rumor that your father's proposal was largely forced by the Emperor."

"I heard that too. Two months and we can leave. I hope I can witness the entire process."

"Two months? Then I'll go back to the hospital." What's wrong with Perra? Has she become addicted after being a nurse for so long? Or does she think the blood of dead people in the hospital tastes good?

"Don't look at me like that, it took me a long time to get my nursing license!"

"How long?"

"Six months."

"What's six months to someone who lived for thousands of years?"

"I slept for a thousand years. Time is important to me!"

"Then Nofice should become a model as well?" There's all kinds of delicious food on the train, but Nofice doesn't seem interested in any of it.

"An audition the day after tomorrow."

"Really..."

Perra looked out the window at the layers of ice mountains the train was passing through, but she was talking about something unrelated to the scenery. "Think about it, eighteen years later, our clan will still be hunted by vampire hunters, and it's all thanks to your encouragement!"

"Without the threat of vampire hunters, would you have come to find me? Haven't you heard that in this world, everything is mutually exclusive? In the past, there were Saints and Demon Dragons, and now there's me and that person!"

"Hey! Miss, do you have cat food?" I asked the passing waiter.

"I'm sorry, sir. The train does not provide cat food. Is there anything else you need?"

"Then is there any pet food available?" I put Kiki on the table. We were in a private room, so it was okay for her to wander around.

"Oh, what a cute little cat! Oh~~~" The waiter couldn't help but stroke its fur, feeling inexplicable comfort. Then the waiter thought for a moment and said, "How about milk?"

"Qiqi, do you like milk?" This guy better not be a picky eater.

"As long as it fills me up! Better than when I was wandering around."

"So your name is Qiqi!" Talking animals in this era are not uncommon, and animals with magic abilities can mimic human voices, so the waiter doesn't pay much attention to this and doesn't realize it's an elf.

"Then milk it is!"

"Alright, please wait a moment." The waiter sends a message to the train restaurant through a device, "Any other requests?"

"No, thank you."

Soon enough, the milk is placed in front of us, and it's still hot.

"By the way, can't you transform into a human?" Perra looks down at Qiqi, who is lapping up the milk with its little tongue, feeling like a queen. Without drinking Perra's blood, it becomes weak and limp.

Qiqi casually says, "I haven't learned how to. In our world, only the fairies that give flowers can transform into your kind. They're only as big as your palm, with transparent little wings and all green. It's disgusting. Who would imitate them?"

"I can't imagine where the disgust comes from." I move the milk away from Qiqi and say to it, "If you can't transform into a human, there are many places you can't enter, like restaurants full of various delicacies. The entrance will have a sign saying 'no pets allowed'!"

"D-delicacies!" Even though it's not picky, who can resist delicacies?

"I want to observe humans for a few days!"

"Why?"

"Because I don't understand the human body."

"Fair enough."

2

Soon, the train passes another checkpoint. This trip is a direct route to the imperial city, with no stops except for an energy refill.

The sightseeing train has a very fitting feature - panoramic windows. Once opened, besides the seats, all the walls allow you to see the outside landscape. However, it still looks like a metal train from the outside. The key is that you can't see the people in the compartments behind or in front of you, only the collected outdoor scenery displayed artificially in the compartments.

"Medicine Lake! I remember when I was young, my foster parents brought me and Wenxin here. Childhood was great." I point below the train, where between two peaks about a thousand meters high, there is a yellow lake. Coming here means we have left the northern ice field.

"I hate this lake."

"Medicine Lake can treat some minor illnesses because of the medicinal herbs that grow at the bottom, but these herbs are poison to vampires." Nana glances at the lake and says.

"Why is Nana so distracted all day?"

Nana takes out the black shield, which is simply a divine tool, and carefully places it on the table: "Qin Yang, what is this?"

"It's a shield, right? You used it like this yesterday too."

"It can connect with a contract. If you want to use it as a shield, at least you have to be able to hold it in your hand. But once it's connected, it will move with you. It could even be an attack weapon."

"Well, you hold onto it for now. You're my bodyguard, and it seems like this thing is useful."

"Where did you get this?"

"I encountered two dragons in the transmission tunnel. They probably gave it to me."

Nana carefully examines this black object, and it seems to hold many secrets.

"Do you want to give it a different name?" Nana is still wearing her black tight-fitting suit today, showcasing all the advantages and mature taste of a woman's body. But... it's better to wear this at night, wearing it like this in broad daylight... it's bold, a more low-key approach would be better.

"Nars!"

"Why are you speaking ancient demonic language?" It means both offense and defense.

"In our family, as the royal clan of the demon tribe, we were taught to use ancient demonic language from a young age. This is our language."

"That old man, Pluto..." He can be quite stubborn.

"Master, I have already contacted Lilith." Nofice, you've been sitting here for so long just to contact Lilith?

"What about Coyalu?"

"We can't find him. When he left, he left his lion with Lilith."

"Then just ask Lilith to find him!"

"Alright."

"You're not making me give commands one by one, are you?"

"Yes."

Enough! Give me back the witty and cute Nofice!!