Chapter 23: Best Sleep Ever

The surrounding wooden cabin doors opened, and acolytes came streaming out from them.

Right now, Hall 1 was already packed with acolytes but Leylin did not see any of the professors there. He wondered if there was a special room for them.

While walking Leylin heard some other acolytes talking...

"Hey did you feel that too?"

"Oh you mean that wave? Yeah... the moment I felt that I felt like something was missing, you know?"

"Yeah.. I heard from the rumours, there was a disturbance somewhere in the ship."

"Where did you hear that?"

"Oh some professors that were rushing to a meeting was talking about it. I just overheard a little."

"Whatever it is, I'm sure the crew would handle this. So what are you gonna have for dinner?"

Leylin thought about it but still couldn't think of anything of a wave. Maybe it passed when I was sleeping?

'A. I. Chip, Was there any energy disturbance while I was sleeping?'

[Beep! Affirmative. The energy in the air has been thinned out to a certain degree.]

'Did it had any negative effects on my body?'

[Negative.]

"Glad to know that."

Leylin thought of investigating this more after dinner.

...

On the ceiling of the hall was a very large white coloured rock, which emanated a bright white light, just like a miniature sun.

The cafeteria was filled with long tables and white chairs, and it looked a little like a university canteen.

"Hey! Leylin, here!" In a corner, Beirut beckoned to him, sitting with a few other acolytes from the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy.

"I'm here!" Leylin collected a silver coloured tray and cutlery, and after deliberating, he picked up a slice of white bread, a fried chicken drumstick, fruit salad, and a bottle of apple cider, and sat beside Beirut.

"You guys sure are early!" Leylin greeted them.

"It's you who's late, could it be that you overslept?" Beirut said teasingly.

Leylin sat down, and gulped down half a bottle of apple cider, "Yeah, I did oversleep a little!"

"How about Seely? Not going to eat dinner?"

"I think he's still sleeping since he's not here with all of you."

Looking around the surroundings again, "Are we also travelling with these acolytes?"

At this moment, besides the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy acolytes, the hall was also filled with acolytes from other academies. These boys and girls sat together according to their respective academies and seemed distant towards one another.

"That's right; we are on the same dirigible with Sage Gotham's Hut, and a few other academies! As for Ennea Ivory Ring Tower, they are headed in a completely different direction from us, so we could only go our separate ways!" Raynor explained.

"So it's like this!" Leylin said with a tinge of regret but put it aside remembering the stunt Seely pulled when they were bidding their farewells. A embarrassing moment for him but a good memory to tell in the future. "George and the others have all boarded the dirigible on the right, and it looks like the distance from Abyssal Bone Forest Academy is rather far. I think there'll be some problem with communication next time!"

After eating dinner, the masses returned to their own rooms to rest.

Before entering his room, Leylin knocked again on Seely's room but still couldn't receive a response.

Let's just leave him alone. Maybe he needs some time. Leylin thought that Seely needed space once in a while. Leylin checked that their mind links was still there so he knew Seely was still fine.

Leylin went to bed and slept.

...

Every day, apart from eating meals and sleeping, there did not seem to be anything else to do. This boredom lasted a whole fifteen days.

One evening, the groups did not wish to go back into that tiny cabin room after eating dinner, so they sat around the table and started to chat.

"Beirut, what's wrong with you?" Leylin looked at Beirut, who seemed to be in slight discomfort, and asked.

"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with you?! You look like you haven't slept at all lately these days!" Beirut replied back.

In these ten days, Beirut, who was the reincarnation of a chatterbox, had spoken of topics ranging from his family tree, to how a dish in the capital was created as if he was speaking fondly to a lover.

Leylin and the rest had already adapted, from being annoyed at his words to getting used to them, and now it was the only joy on this boring journey.

But besides that, Leylin... was worried. Very worried because Seely still haven't come out of his cabin. In the 3rd day Seely wasn't still going outside, Leylin was really tempted to break down the door to Seely's cabin but in the end chose not to. For all he knows, Seely was trying to hide from him by eating at a different time or that's what Leylin thought of at least. His confession about his abilities might have left him wanting to isolate himself?

Leylin checked using the A.I.Chip and his mind link to know if Seely is there and alive. As long as there A. I. Chip couldn't analyzed the person in the room, it means Seely is still there and as long as the mind link still exist then Seely still alive.

Leylin was thinking all of this when Raynor began to jeer.

"Yeah! I still want to listen to your past relationships!"

"I have finished saying everything!" Beirut rolled his eyes, "I cannot think of what to talk about anymore!"

"I'm so bored!" Beirut lamented.

"Endure it; it's only another half a month away! It was quite a distance from your home to the campground, so how did you spend your time all that while?" Leylin asked Beirut to let go of his worries temporarily, albeit a little curious too.

"My house is located in the Porter Kingdom, which is on the edge of the Great Plains of Death. So we reached the campgrounds after walking for half a month!" Beirut said helplessly, as he rolled his eyes again.

"No wonder!" Leylin shook his head.

"Jayden, this is something that I saw first, what do you want?" A silver tray clattered on the floor, letting out a crisp noise.

Leylin turned around and saw Kaliweir growling, his hair slightly standing up like a furious lion.

On the other side, Jayden poked a golden barbequed chicken drumstick with his fork, "It belongs to whoever takes it first!"

Not only did the crowd not stop them, but they all appeared to be waiting to see a good show

On this tiresome journey, Kaliweir and Jayden felt that the other party was unpleasant to their eyes, especially when Jayden tried to take in two henchmen.

They had restrained themselves in the earlier conflicts due to fear, as the Magi were around. However, things seemed to be out of control now.

Leylin furrowed his brows.

"It's you who forced me to do this!" Kaliweir roared, and the muscles in his body tensed. It seemed like he had added a layer of muscle on his body.

As a noble, he had naturally trained with the techniques of a Knight. Also, he seemed to have already ignited his internal life energy, thus becoming a proper Knight.

[A.I Chip! Scan target!] [Beep! Kaliweir, Strength: 2.5, Agility: 2.7, Vitality: 3.0, Status: Currently using a secret technique] [Examination of the secret technique: After circulating, strength increases, Agility increases!]

"Today, I will let you know that you must lower your head in obedience before a prideful lion!" Kaliweir shouted, and moved his legs. An afterimage remained, as he dashed towards Jayden.

[Alert! Alert! Radiation detected! Status: Recommend distancing from the source!] The A.I Chip's voice sounded in Leylin's ears.

"Radiation source? Could it be that a Magus has taken action?

"Haha! I will let you know today, who exactly is the number one amongst the freshmen!" Jayden laughed loudly and took out a green badge from within his chest pocket.

"Pilis-Duwasha! Creature of the green! Hear my calls of summoning, and come out to the mortal world!" Jayden chanted in a strange voice.

What he used was a very rare language, but surprisingly, Leylin had actually understood every word of it.

After the 10th day, the elements had calmed down and returned to normal that's why the Magus' after a bit of panicking was overjoyed that they could cast spells again.

With the incantation, a layer of light emerged from the green badge and a few brownish vines appeared from the ground and elongated, like a confused snake that was dancing wildly.

* Chi Chi !*

The vines danced as they protected Jayden from the front, and as one vine was sent forward, it tripped Kaliweir down to the ground.

The layers of vines continued to coil around him, and Kaliweir was soon wrapped in it completely, with only his face exposed.

"A magic artifact!" The surrounding acolytes cried in surprise.

"To be able to use a magic artifact, one must at least be a level 1 acolyte! He...He has already been promoted to a level 1 acolyte?"

The crowd clamoured, and they looked at Jayden with gazes of respect. This only caused Kaliweir's face to redden even further.

"How is this? As long as you swear to obey me, I will release you!" Jayden walked to where Kaliweir was.

"Ne...Never! The pride of Golden Lion family will never be dishonoured by my hands!" Kaliweir veins popped as if they were going to bleed anytime.

"If it's like this, then I have no choice!" Jayden shrugged his shoulders and the vines continued to tighten, and few cracking noises even came from within. It seemed like a few of Kaliweir's bones had been broken.

The surrounding acolytes could not watch on any longer and were about to persuade Jayden.

Bang ! The dirigible swayed, and the light dimmed.

A few of the acolytes fell onto the floor, "What happened? Did we meet with some intense turbulence?" Leylin's eyes flashed.

"Hu!" "Hu!"

The windows cracked open, and violent gusts of wind came rushing in.

Accompanied by the sound of the wind, there were also countless blue electric currents scattering in all directions.

Looking at these, Leylin pupils shrank to the size of a needle, "Thunderstorm? Where are the Magi on the dirigible?"

"You insignificant vermins, you actually dare to trespass the domain of the mighty Pendra!"

A voice reverberated, accompanied by a violent thunderstorm.

[Chapter 19 is now available.]

*Crack*

The Cocoon that is now white in color with still a green glow had a tiny crack the moment the system notified Seely who was still in his sleep state.

...

"It's a matured giant storm sprite!

"Damn it! How could we meet with this kind of things on this path, didn't we clear it before?"

"Where are the Magi of the various academies? We need their help!"

A few flustered voices sounded.

"Let us first activate the large-scale defense spell formation. If not, those acolytes will surely die!"

After some incantations, all the walls on the dirigible were enveloped by a layer of milky white light. All cracks in the dirigible flashed with a green light as vines climbed up and firmly blocked any openings.

"Hu hu... "Leylin's face turned red as he panted heavily.

When the giant storm sprite spoke earlier, the acolytes had all felt an ice-cold force pressing down on them.

Immense, boundless, and raw malice! Leylin found it difficult to breathe.

*Crack* *Crack* Seely's cocoon was cracking again.

Fortunately, after the defense spell formation was activated, Leylin felt much better as the pressure lifted.

Otherwise, most of the acolytes in the hall might just die from suffocation moments later.

"Human beings, you must pay the price for your folly!" the giant storm sprite howled.

As the sound waves travelled through the defense spell formation , the milky white light vibrated.

"Mighty being of nature! Please appease your fury! We have a letter here!" A familiar voice rang beside Leylin's ears, it was the dirigible captain.

*Crack* Cocoon Seely had continued to crack.

"This is the letter of agreement that we had with His Majesty, the storm king sprite, which grants us passage through this area!" Kirkwul said with a voice full of confidence.

"Letter of agreement?" The giant storm sprite's voice contained suspicion, which he followed up with a furious roar, "Pendra is free! The agreement does not bind me to it!"

*Crack* *Crack* Bit by bit. The cocoon was soon to shatter.

"Keep roaring! Rage on! Damikan Buthra!" With the incantation spoken, the thunderstorm outside became ten times more violent than before.

"Damn! It is actually a wanderer, I have hit the jackpot!" Kirkwul's voice sounded once again, but it did not carry the usual confidence and was infused with exasperation instead.

"Everyone attack together!"

Inside the cocoon... Seely opened his eyes that only holds green light now. The plant elements were in frenzy inside the Cabin of Seely. Seely looked at the direction where the giant storm sprite was, calmly.

At this moment Pendra, the giant storm sprite, shivered in fear. He felt an aura that was so dominating that he felt if he takes another move on attacking the ship, he will destroyed in an instant.

With no hesitation, Pendra fled with a speed he didn't even know he was capable of. He felt that if he stayed there, being killed wasn't the worse that could happened to him.

Even the first attack of the Magus' haven't landed on him because of his fleeing speed.

Death. Fear of the Unknown. That aura. Pendra wouldn't dare. Pendra will not dare. Pendra didn't look back and stormed off.

Seely stopped staring at the storm sprite's direction. His eyes stopped glowing green then his pupil was shown which was also green in color now but it returned back to its black color after.

His green colored hair also returned to their original color which was brown.

*Yawn* I'm awake! That felt good. The best sleep I ever had in my life! System how many hours did I sleep? and wasn't that the giant storm sprite?

[The user had slept for 15 days. Affirmative, that was the entity according to the description of the chapter.]

"The F*ck!!!*

Seely thought he heard it wrong and doubled check.

"System, I thought that sprite would come on the night back at the first day I boarded here!"

[The user might have been mistaken in reading the chapter.]

'Hmm.. served me right for summarizing the chapters always. I should read the chapters more manually. Even the smallest thing is important!'

"More importantly, what do I do with my room?!"

"Let's try to... pull out of them and maybe there's a trashcan nearby in this ship? Like a trashcan can fit all of this. Sigh."

Seely stomped on one the plants growing near his feet but felt annoyed when it just grew back healthier and bloomed a flower as if mocking Seely.

'Tch.This sadistic plant.' *stomp* stomp*

Seely stomped again but it only grew again and crawled to Seely's feet and entangled him. Seely swear these are like the cats purring and caressing a human's feet back on earth.

"Also... If I see any vines coming near me then I'm sorry but I have to burn you later plants. I am not into the vine tentacles trope and for a good reason too."

"Is this the power of a perfect plant affinity? I thought I need to spend spiritual energy to manipulate the element like this? System, an explanation please?"

[The user does not need to waste energy anymore. The system has rewarded the user a perfect affinity that only uses the least amount of energy to consume but it is the elements acknowledging you that you had been able to use the plant affinity freely. New elemental affinities acquired. Inventory is now able to store any kind of plants.]

[Name: Seely Farlier

Elemental Affinities:

Plant: PERFECT

Water: 95%

Light: 95%

Earth: 95%

Wind: 95%

Fire: 90%

Darkness: 90%

Shadows: 90%

]

Ooooohhhhh Lala... Lady Luck is embracing me!

"But how did I get the other elements? Isn't the reward for system only one?"

[The system had no control of these. The elements itself other than the plant elements had decided to join the process when the system was integrating the plant elements to increase your affinity. The system could only continue upgrading your body to suit other elements.]

"Hmmm.. well anyway... it's a good thing for me... but.. first *grumble* I'm really hungry."

Suddenly vines took his arms and legs and started dragging him but Seely refused to move.

"Hey... H-hey! Stop that! I don't want to be raped by some vines! I told you I'm not into that tentacle trope!"

The vines wouldn't listened.

"All good things. All good things. No need to get violent."

Seely still was ignored.

"Leylin, Help me! BROTHER!"

Seely even tried to scream for help but sadly no one could hear him.

"This vines are stronger than I thought??!?"

The Vines tightened and dragged him towards the middle of the room where there was a bed made of flowers.

"HELL NOOOOOOOO!!! I ain't laying near there anytime!"

Leylin thought his virginity would be gone after today but when he was in front of the flowers. It split apart to show some fruits. The vines let go of him and plants made way towards the fruit.

"Is this for... me? Well... no raping? really?"

Seely still had his doubts so he went to pick a fruit cautiously.

"Wait this sn't a lust inducing fruit, right?"

Seely asked and forgot he was technically alone inside the cabin.

"System, scan this delicious looking but that might be a deadly fruit. Is it safe to eat. "

[The system detected that the user is being paranoid. The fruits are safe to est according to the results of the scan.]

Oh then I won't hesitate.

Hmmm.. THIS IS DELICIOUS!

Seely ate the fruits one by one and filled his once starving stomach.

"Now for this plants.. Can you just like... shoo shoo.. go on.. I'll call when I need you. Thanks for the meal?" Seely was just really talking to himself but he didn't expect it to work.

The plants was absorbed on the wooden floor and the cabin was returned to its original state except for a few roughs on the sheet of the bed.

"Let's go out and find Leylin shall we."

[Scanning for Leylin Farlier.]