Chapter 16

In his anger, Bobo sensed the strange attitude of the others.

For a moment, he didn't know what to do. Attack the little girl? That didn't seem like a good idea.

So he turned to Derek for help.

Derek had been very quiet since moving into the suite, not causing any trouble, even when the smell of the fried meat during meals wasn't very good. He still said thank you, like a true noble, humble and gentle.

Seeing Bobo look over, he shrugged and said, "I really want to know why the spaceship stopped. Is it really related to the Soul Lake? It's still twenty-one years before it erupts. Don't you want to find out? At the very least, we should get the spaceship moving again, don't you think?"

"What is the Soul Lake?" Nalasha asked curiously.

"What is it?" Little Kelly also asked.

"Miss Nalasha, as you can see," Baron explained, "the Soul Lake is a lake with an area of about 1,100 square kilometers. Its water is used to irrigate the wheat fields around the royal city, and the moat of the royal city also needs it to replenish the water."

Nalasha reminded, "A soul stirs every hundred years."

"A soul stirs every hundred years, that's right. No one knows when it started, but every hundred years, the Soul Lake emits a thick fog that covers an area of 5,000 square kilometers. The location of the royal city was chosen with this in mind, so the lake was not enclosed within the city walls."

Baron gestured with his hands and continued, "The fog from the Soul Lake can swallow a person's soul. When it's not erupting, some powerful people have gone down, and those who came back said there were many paths below, and it's unclear how deep it is. Of course, there are also those who never came back. If anyone is lucky enough to meet them alive, they might get more information."

Nalasha blinked, "That's it? Is it related to the spaceship stopping?"

Baron shrugged, "Who knows!"

Bobo, who had wanted to act but failed, now roared in anger, "I don't care if anyone knows or not. I just want to know how we can get to the royal city. The magic spaceship of Qishui City is negligent, transporting a large number of civilians and putting us nobles in danger. I, Bobo, have never seen such negligence from a border spaceship. This is not over, absolutely not. And her, she even dared to offend me, a noble."

By the time Bobo finished shouting, he pointed at Nalasha, looking like he wanted to vent all his anger on the little girl.

Nalasha's big, watery eyes blinked, and she tilted her head slightly, as if saying, "I'm very cute."

"Wait, Bobo, listen to me. This has nothing to do with the little girl, absolutely nothing. What we need to do is figure out how to get the spaceship moving again, or go down and head to the royal city ourselves."

Derek quickly interrupted Bobo, as his hair stood on end, more afraid than when they first boarded the spaceship and took the suite.

Giselle Olier, with a sullen face, said to Bobo, "You used an emergency rescue signal to board the spaceship. Anyone would know that you just wanted to get back to the royal city quickly. I forgive your deception, but I will not allow you to continue to offend Miss Nalasha. Now, right now, I, the captain of the magic spaceship, Giselle Olier, give you two choices: stay, shut up, and wait for us to figure it out, or be lowered down with ropes and wish you a safe swim to the shore."

"Olier, don't be angry, listen to me. Bobo was just worried and didn't mean to offend anyone. I apologize for his words. Miss Nalasha, your name is Nalasha, a beautiful name. Will you, with your magnanimity, forgive us?"

Derek stepped in again to smooth things over, as the danger had not passed.

Nalasha didn't answer; she looked at her brother Murong.

Gongsun Murong asked Giselle Olier calmly, "Does the spaceship leave any traces of who it carries?"

"No," Olier shook his head.

The sound of weapons being drawn echoed as Felix, Moses, and others revealed their weapons.

Olier quickly added, "Listen to me, Young Master Murong, if anyone on the ground knew who boarded the spaceship, we can't stop them from saying anything, right?"

"There won't be a next time," Gongsun Murong said after a moment's thought.

The sound of weapons being sheathed echoed as Felix, Moses, and others put their weapons away.

In that moment, Bobo and Derek, along with fifteen others, were drenched in sweat. They understood what the person called Young Master Murong meant and were grateful to their families.

Nalasha pouted, "I hate such things, I really hate them. Nalasha wants a warm home and to live happily, not to be constantly watched like a venomous snake in the desert. I hate it!"

"I completely agree with you... Miss Nalasha. Please believe us, we are kind, as kind as white rabbits. The desert is too far away, and venomous snakes, oh, are truly unimaginable. We hate them just as much."

Derek understood what she meant and tried to soothe her, then asked Bobo loudly, "Bobo, what do you think?"

"Oh, Derek is right. I was indeed in a hurry just now, and I apologize deeply for it," Bobo said without hesitation, his eyes showing no resentment.

"Hmph! I don't believe you. Anyway, there's no other way, so let it be," Nalasha was still unhappy.

Bobo and Derek, along with others, were both frightened and awkward, not knowing what to do.

"Second Young Master, I know what the problem is," a voice said, breaking the tension as the assistant ran over.

"Second Young Master, the steering system of the spaceship has stopped working, but I didn't see any damage. It just stopped working, very strange."

"Understood, very strange. You continue to watch over it, and we'll handle the rest," Olier said to the assistant, then looked at the people in front of him and asked, "Is anyone willing to swim to the shore?"

"No, Olier, please don't look at me," Derek shook his head vigorously. "Even if you lower a small boat, I won't do it. I'm not afraid to tell you, I'm scared, even though the Soul Lake is twenty-one years away from its next eruption."

Olier nodded, understanding, then looked at Gongsun Murong, "Young Master Murong?"

Gongsun Murong thought for a moment and instructed Moses, "You stay on the spaceship with the others. I'll go down with Nalasha to take a look."

"Master, you can't leave us. I think..."

"Do you want to go down to help? Help me and Nalasha against the danger?" Gongsun Murong interrupted Moses and asked.

Moses smiled helplessly, "Uh... okay, Master, we'll try our best in the future. Good luck to you and Miss Nalasha."

The most powerful of the guards, Kelly, opened his mouth but said nothing in the end.

The other guards lowered their heads, their faces showing obvious shame.

They were very reluctant, but they knew the gap between them and the Master and Miss. When the Master and Miss truly faced danger, they didn't even have the qualifications to block a blade. That wasn't a battle at their level.

They felt they were no different from worms at the moment. The only thing they could do to repay the Master and Miss was to remain loyal. If they couldn't even do that, they would lose their value.

Bobo and Derek, along with others, stared wide-eyed. What did that mean? The guards hiding on the spaceship while the owners went down, those two children?

No one was patient enough to explain to Bobo and Derek. Gongsun Murong straightened his new clothes, which fit perfectly, provided by the merchant Adolph for free.

Then he asked everyone to leave, put down the cargo in the original cargo hold, and started taking out jewelry, all blue and of the same design, piece by piece, handing them to Nalasha to replace what she was wearing.

Nalasha sighed and started changing, headpiece, earrings, necklace, brooch, bracelet, ring, belt, anklet, and finally a twenty-centimeter-long, two-centimeter-diameter staff with a blue flower at the top, looking like it was made of ice.

"Brother Murong, I'm ready," Nalasha said confidently, her whole body enveloped in a deep blue mist.

Gongsun Murong nodded, took her hand, and found Captain Olier, asking him to find a way to lower them down.

Actually, Gongsun Murong and Nalasha could fly down directly, with Nalasha using her strength.

However, the spaceship was over two thousand meters above the lake, and if the two of them flew down, the nobles would certainly notice. If Bobo and Derek spread the word in the royal city, there would definitely be trouble, or perhaps an opportunity, but Gongsun Murong didn't want to gamble on which would come.

Just like changing jewelry in a secluded place, if they did it in front of others, wouldn't people be suspicious?

If they observed carefully and analyzed, they would certainly realize that Nalasha's new jewelry wasn't something a normal person could have. Then, if they spread the word, Gongsun Murong and Nalasha would have to deal with a bunch of annoying noble children all day.

Olier naturally noticed Nalasha's change, especially the blue flower, which was very noticeable.

Nalasha quickly hid the staff behind her back, looked up, and gave Olier a big smile, "Hehe!"

Olier laughed, "Hehe, our Miss Nalasha is ready for battle?"

"Yep! Nalasha hasn't been serious in a long time. The Soul Lake sounds very dangerous," Nalasha nodded in agreement.

"Alright, a serious Nalasha will surely complete this difficult and great task. Please wait, I'll find some ropes to secure the cargo and use the small boat on the spaceship for water rescue to lower you down."

Olier didn't ask about the purpose of the new jewelry. He could guess it was something for a mage. Although he had never seen such beautiful ones, it was clear that this set of equipment couldn't be measured by money.

Olier was a little envious. He had never heard of Nalasha wearing the set he had just seen, which meant they had been hiding their strength. Now, with no other choice, they had to use it.

Since they were going into the water to find out why the spaceship stopped, ... why deep blue? Clearly, that was a water set. Oh, if they were in a volcanic area, would Nalasha be in bright red?

Olier was lost in thought, then mechanically found the ropes, tied them to the small boat, and lowered Gongsun Murong and Nalasha from the escape hatch. Even when the small boat became a tiny dot, he was still in a daze.

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