Yin Pat’s loud voice echoed in Zhang Cheng’s mind: “How are things inside? Any changes with them?”
“No changes… their condition is stable.” Hearing Impate’s voice, Zhang Cheng feigned casualness, his gaze briefly sweeping over the two silent personalities nearby before replying mentally.
But when Zhang Cheng spoke those words, he actually felt rather uneasy. Although the situation was under control for now, he couldn’t say how long it would be before the two personalities began clashing again.
“Well done. I’ve reported what you said earlier to Lord Odwin. He believes this is caused by Cecilia’s subconscious acting up.”
“The reason for this is that Lord Odwin recently broke the ‘Mental Curse’ that had plagued our clan for thousands of years.”
“Lord Odwin judges that Cecilia’s slumber is likely related to his previous breaking of this curse. She had just broken through, her soul empty, and at that moment happened to be hit by the mental shock of the curse’s removal, which led to this regrettable situation—really unfortunate.”
Impate’s spirit was noticeably excited at this point. He and the other Dragon Kings had been stuck at the Legendary tier for thousands of years. When he asked Odwin just now, Odwin not only informed him of this matter but also removed that long-standing ‘Mental Curse’ for him on the spot.
After lifting the curse, Lord Odwin went on to explain in detail the discovery and breaking process of the ‘Mental Curse.’ However, the knowledge involved very profound rules. Even though Impate had touched the threshold of the Stellar tier, it all sounded confusing.
Compared to those obscure principles, Impate was more focused on his own changes. He immediately felt some of the chaotic thoughts in his mind had disappeared, and the barrier to the Stellar tier suddenly loosened. That made him believe Odwin’s words without hesitation.
If Odwin hadn’t ordered him to assist with Cecilia’s issue, he would have long since returned to his comfortable lair to attempt his breakthrough.
Odwin also mentioned that this ‘Mental Curse’ was discovered thousands of years ago, but exactly when it first appeared remains a mystery.
Because Odwin lacked the complete authority of the Dragon Clan Lord before, he couldn’t properly research it. He also feared that revealing it might demotivate the already somewhat lazy dragons from improving their strength or cause chaos in dragon society.
At the same time, Odwin admitted he wanted to use this opportunity to observe whether the ‘Mental Curse’ truly prevented the dragons from reaching Stellar-level power again, so he hadn’t informed any dragons other than the five Dragon Kings with Stellar rank. Until now, only the clan’s Stellar dragons knew of it.
Once he obtained the Dragon Clan Lord’s authority, and inspired by Gaelf’s research on Cecilia’s curse a few months ago, Odwin had been busy studying in his lair and finally made a breakthrough a few days ago.
Coincidentally, Cecilia was here at that time, so Odwin used her for an experiment. The results were very successful—Cecilia had taken the first step toward becoming Stellar level. But her splitting into dual personalities was unexpected for Odwin.
Of course, Impate didn’t tell Zhang Cheng all these details; Zhang Cheng only needed to know the general situation.
Hearing about the so-called curse stirred something in Zhang Cheng’s heart, but before he could ask his question, Impate’s voice came again: “Lord Odwin is also very apologetic about what happened, but matters related to the soul are not our clan’s strong suit. The help we can offer is limited.”
“However, Lord Odwin cares deeply about Cecilia’s condition. Not only did he provide a solution but he will also offer some additional compensation. After consideration, he proposed two solutions. The first is to let Cecilia slowly recover on Dragon Isle, which may take a very long time.”
“During this period, dragons will continuously stand guard. If any problems arise during her recovery, we guarantee that Lord Odwin can be contacted promptly to resolve them. This way, Cecilia’s recovery is fully assured.”
Although he knew Impate couldn’t see the scenes inside the spiritual space, Zhang Cheng still habitually shook his head: “This plan takes too long. We all have urgent matters to attend to.”
Impate seemed to have expected Zhang Cheng’s response. Without further explanation, he said directly: “The other method is a bit more troublesome but can guarantee success. That is to use the High Elf’s Holy Spring for treatment.”
“The dual personalities appearing in Cecilia’s spiritual space are symptoms of soul splitting. The High Elf Holy Spring is very effective in healing soul-related trauma.”
“But this method is difficult because of historical reasons. Our relationship with those small, long-eared people is not exactly friendly. We haven’t had contact for many recent years. Suddenly asking for their precious Holy Spring, even with material exchanges, they might refuse.”
Zhang Cheng couldn’t help but ask in confusion, “But I remember Cecilia told me a few years ago that Silver Dragons successfully obtained Holy Spring from the Elven race?”
“The two young Silver Dragons only got the diluted Holy Spring from the Forest Elves, which is far less effective than the High Elves’. Also, healing soul wounds requires a huge amount of Holy Spring, which greatly reduces the success rate,” Impate explained.
Holy Spring? That I know! The elf titled ‘Archmage’ even gave him a pea-sized token before, saying it would allow him to enter the Elf Forest and receive the Holy Spring’s blessing.
Based on that elf’s status in the elven clan, the Elf Forest he mentioned must be the birthplace of all elves.
After Zhang Cheng shared this, Impate was silent for a moment before confirming his guess and marveling at Zhang Cheng’s luck, which made Zhang Cheng feel a little pleased.
Previously, he got a special player template from Lai, which let him see the effects of each attribute in the game.
For the hidden attribute ‘Luck,’ every player starts at zero. Increasing Luck by one point raises the probability of obtaining more precious items in various events.
Wearing a ring with Luck +2 really lets you get rewards at will!
At that moment, Zhang Cheng noticed the two personalities in the spiritual space growing restless due to his prolonged silence. He hurriedly interrupted Impate: “Lord Silver Dragon, I’m sorry! Some changes have occurred in the spiritual space. I need to leave for a while…”
“What changes happened?” Impate immediately replied.
Zhang Cheng sensed Impate’s slight nervousness and quickly responded, “Uh… it’s nothing too difficult to handle. I’ll fix it soon. Regarding the two previous plans, I’ve decided on the second one. After I stabilize the two personalities here, I want to set off for the Elven Kingdom as soon as possible.”
“No problem. Leave it to me. I’ll wait for your good news in the real world.”
Impate sighed with relief. He truly feared something else might happen to Cecilia. He was also glad Zhang Cheng chose the second plan.
If Cecilia stayed on Dragon Isle, as the King of the Silver Dragons, he would have to take some responsibility for her care, which would distract him from focusing on breaking through to the Stellar tier. Now that Zhang Cheng chose to go to the Elf Forest, it suited him perfectly.
Meanwhile, in Lu Qiuchen’s spiritual space, Zhang Cheng, armed with enough information from Impate, felt more confident and began a new round of pacification efforts with the two personalities.
He revealed part truth and part fabrication about the situation to the two personalities, raising the severity of the matter several levels. Half threatening and half pleading, he urged them to behave and not cause trouble here.
Hearing this, both personalities became filled with a sense of crisis and immediately calmed down.
After finishing his pacification, Zhang Cheng exited the spiritual space and saw Impate standing guard nearby, fully prepared.
“I’ve prepared the teleportation array to the Northern Continent. Do you need any other preparations?”
Impate sounded eager to finish the task quickly and return to start his Legendary breakthrough, a hint of impatience in his voice.
Zhang Cheng glanced at the still sleeping Silver Dragon beside him, his gaze firm.
“I’m ready. Let’s set off now!”