I would have such dreams...
Chen Qi was slightly puzzled.
Although he possessed deep sea affinity, to be honest, as a player with a sound mind and body, he wasn't really interested in tentacles, nor did he have any interest in kidnapping innocent merchant ships.
You should know that ultimately, showing up on the high seas with such an image would result in being dealt with by the Shell Country Meteorological Bureau as a heretic at sea.
But, an explanation had to be given, otherwise... Chen Qi mimicked the Flower Witch's opening gesture and waved his hand, saying,
"Do you know?
In our Shell Country Witch Sea region, many mysterious legends are passed down, among which, there are some obscure legends, such as those about a person in yellow clothes. It's said that on the high seas, the yellow clothes can extinguish storms and are the nightmare of fishermen.
And according to the renowned book 'Lamp Phase Entering Dreams' by dream researcher Fro, dreams are usually chaotic, contradictory, and complex.
So, all of this is normal, everything you're seeing is also false, I really don't have any intention of becoming a Deep Sea Ancient God."
Chen Qi quickly finished a whole paragraph, earnestly explaining.
"..."
The little crow took a deep breath, revealing a thoughtful expression.
Although to Chen Qi, this seemed a bit abnormal.
But to her, a doctor, it was all too normal.
She was a doctor, after all, and although the perversity level of Shell Country wasn't as high as that of Golden Flower Bird Kingdom, they also had their own unique way of thinking.
Many people dream of becoming a maritime disaster.
But in reality, humanoid deep sea disasters of the Witch Sea tend to die very quickly.
The little crow smiled calmly and in her composed doctor's tone continued,
"People who contract sea-beast disease all have a chance of dreaming these things, I understand. When I was a child, I too dreamed of growing crow wings, cat ears, demon horns, tentacles, etc. I too once wanted to transform into a Disaster Witch and rule the world. There are also some strange illnesses, like the love of biting one's own fingers, arms, and so on..."
"Oh?"
Wait a second... Chen Qi observed the distant scene and noticed something amiss.
This was way, definitely more than just a bit off!
To put it simply, his face was a bit round, a bit handsome, and his figure was extremely tall.
In my dreams, would I really give myself beauty filters? Is that even scientific?
And these people, entangled by the tentacles, they wore expressions of enjoyment, which were also quite off!
Something like this: (> v
Why does that expression feel so familiar...
There's a blind spot!
And in the distant scene.
Suddenly, a gigantic deep sea water elf leapt out of the sea and landed in the hands of the person in yellow.
Then, the person in yellow began to crazily stroke the water elf's little head, and at the same time, the tentacles released their grip from the people.
And all those on the merchant ship who were released by the tentacles looked on with envious eyes!
Next, Water Elf No.3 showed a '(> v
In the heart of the water elf, no one disliked its master's comfortable massaging hands.
"Hiss......"
So it's Water Elf No.3's dream, is it because of the Black Hunter form... Chen Qi fell into thought, then turned to look at the Deep Sea Water Elf No.3 in his hands.
The Deep Sea Water Elf No.3 shyly trembled, showing a happy expression:
"Waku Waku (Master! So handsome!)"
Chen Qi coughed twice, speaking seriously,
"Let me clarify again, this is the water elf's dream, I am a bona fide adventurer on the high seas, with no silly ideas, and it has nothing to do with me..."
He said, how could he possibly have such weird dreams!
"Huh?"
Have I been tricked... The little crow was silent for a long time, then spoke,
"I also... don't have any of those strange ideas, those are all my friend Siren's ideas, she thinks about becoming a sea demon every day, capturing all the men in Witch Sea."
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"Huh? Friend?"
"Mm... I have a friend."
The little crow smiled slightly, pretending she hadn't said anything.
Chen Qi laughed as he watched the distant sea.
To tell the truth, although Little Raven looked strange, she was actually much more normal than he had imagined.
Countless dream beasts burned in the flames.
In jest, the two sat on the beach as if they were in a cinema, watching those illogical, extremely vague movies in the distance.
The white-cloaked figure dreamt of receiving the Dream Beast's blessing and becoming an evil presence above the sea, who ultimately transformed into a Shadow Demon in the storm.
Little Raven dreamt of getting into the medical school of the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom, earning a fortune, and not being recruited by the Shell Country's intelligence agency but instead becoming an outstanding Fourth Rank Cup Phase Legend healer, yet choosing to stay in the small town as a village doctor.
She also dreamt of performing alchemy on humans, sacrificing an arm to resurrect her deceased grandmother and other relatives.
There were also dreams of the Dream Beast; Chen Qi merged with the Dream Beast and evolved to devour the natural disasters of the sea.
Chen Qi was surprised to find that his dream involved battling a giant finger of a Deep Sea Hunter and ultimately defeating it after a fierce knife fight.
Moreover, there were dreams about prospering in the massage and hot spring service industry with the help of the Water Elf, as well as developing bodyguard services through a nearshore overlord, making pots of money and eventually capturing the legendary Sea Lantern Fox, finally becoming a great merchant of Shell Country, advancing to a Fourth Rank Legend, and enjoying life.
When Little Raven watched, she was utterly bewildered, further believing that dreams are indeed strange.
"I've actually had such bizarre dreams..."
Chen Qi smiled.
Beyond that, there were visions from other strangers.
In the distant flames, a woman dressed in white noble light armor, with a high ponytail, led a little girl with flowers on her arm out of a monastery centuries old, and with just a dagger for protection, slaughtered an adult Blood Moon Sea Dragon to death.
Amid the huge waves, the light-armored woman stood on the Dragon's spine, full of bones, and slowly opened her eyes.
In the raging flames, her blood-stained eyes seemed to transcend time and space, staring at them...
"The Ice Witch..."
Little Raven recognized the person in the flames; her appearance was none other than that of the legendary Ice Witch.
Nowadays, the Ice Witch is considered a deity similar to the Sea Goddess, blessing safe voyages at sea, but in some historical books, the reason she was called a Witch was because of her bloody and brutal combat style.
And the Ice Witch specialized in killing the menaces upon the sea!
"I won't be targeted, will I?"
The more Little Raven thought about it, the colder she felt; she was now one of the masterminds behind summoning the Dream Beast, and her reputation was on the verge of surpassing the Black Hunter.
"Don't worry..."
Chen Qi carefully looked at the distant images, falling into thought.
By the Ice Witch's side was mostly the young Flower Witch.
When she was young, the Flower Witch didn't have many flowers, and despite looking quite cold, how could she have become so harmonious when she grew up.
This meant that the time these events occurred was more than a decade ago.
As the flames continued to burn, a man in a blood-stained robe stood on a small boat.
The one the Ice Witch glared at was not them, but likely a Blood Hunter of the Black Whale Group, deep within the Sea of Fog, and behind the Blood Hunter was a large, black ship wrapped in chains.
This must be the battle between the Ice Witch and the Black Whale Group, Chen Qi thought.
And at that moment, the flames slowly diminished, and the dream visions gradually disappeared...
The Blood Hunters would hunt down all traitors... Little Raven instinctively bit her finger.
"It's about time."
Chen Qi glanced at the time and stretched lazily.
The two of them had to leave quickly; although the Dream Beast had died, its massive influence was bound to attract the attention of the Shell Country Meteorological Bureau.
"Next, we need to retrieve Water Elf No.1..."
Chen Qi looked out to the sea.
Where was Water Elf No.1? It should've fully revived by now, right?
Chen Qi looked towards the distant sea.
He saw that No.1, after reviving, swam erratically above the sea, curiously looking around, especially at its master's dream visions.
Suddenly, a blue crystal imbued with the deep sea's essence caught its attention.
What was that, a drop from the Dream Beast or something else... Chen Qi wondered.
"Waku waku (tasty!)"
However, before Chen Qi could react, Water Elf No.1 excitedly swam towards the deep sea crystal, then opened its mouth wide and swallowed it whole.
"Wa..."
"!!!!"