MTLNOVEL Chapter 166: Crimson Dream
After considerable effort from Nifadora, David finally managed to pull his head from the abyss-like maw of his sister, Shadila, without it proving fatal.
Although it was clear the twin sisters hadn't gotten along in the past, Nifadora openly helping an outsider Red Dragon bully her own younger sister and snatch away the 'inheritance' in this situation still caused Shadila to break down completely, weeping like a helpless child,
"Give it back to me! It's mine; Mother gave it to me while I was asleep. Sister, please make him return it! I can trade treasures with you for it. Without it, I won't be able to dream of Mom anymore!"
Having escaped the dragon's maw, David applied the 'Heart of Emerald'—brimming with vitality—to his bite-mark-covered head. He cast a somewhat pitiful glance at this 'homebound Green Dragon,' who seemed not to have mentally matured due to living off her parents for too long, and revealed a harsh truth,
"Stop dreaming. Your mother already gave it to me as a reward. Besides, your mom has ventured into the deeper, more chaotic reaches of the Multiverse. Even with it, you wouldn't be able to reach her. Didn't she clarify things with you before she left?"
[Arrogance]
Speaking up to this point, David suddenly paused. That's right, if their old mother dragon had explained everything clearly, this young female dragon wouldn't be here throwing such a tantrum at me.
"No... Mother hasn't contacted me on her own for a long time... I actually know. Those dreams are just long-lingering illusions."
This answer startled David, as it raised a very fundamental logical question.
If Serubelia, the old mother Dragon, truly 'loved' her daughter as much as she claimed, why hadn't she initiated contact with her for so many years? Why did she only use long-established illusions for her daughter, yet grant such a precious opportunity to him, an outsider dragon?
Yet if this supposed 'love and kinship' were fake, Shadila's attachment to her mother didn't seem feigned.
Even if naïve, she was still a Green Dragon. And children are most sensitive to love from their parents.
If this love were false, Shadila wouldn't have such a 'real' reaction. If the love were true, then... was the old mother Dragon who communicated with him in his dreams, luring him to take two young Green Dragons to the Athas plane, truly Shadila's and Nifadora's mother, Serubelia?
David had always been skeptical of the old Green Dragon's tale, but now he found the contemplation deeply disturbing.
How could he describe this feeling? It was like a senior classmate's still-charming mother calling to say her daughter was heartbroken, then depositing eighty thousand yuan into his bank account and asking him to take her two daughters abroad to study, with a side trip included.
What kind of setup was this? Damn it, it was like a Northern Myanmar telecom scam!
And just when you think it sounds like a scam, right? He'd woken up early and met these two 'senior classmates,' only to learn their mother had gone missing many years ago during their childhood, her fate unknown, and her disappearance even reported in the local papers.
Yet, he undeniably had an extra, substantial sum of money in his account! This had definitely turned into a supernatural event!
Realizing this, David felt his scales bristle, "Fuck, I just knew there's no such thing as a free lunch falling from the sky."
But reality was sometimes like that. When things went too smoothly and efficiently, it wasn't necessarily a good thing. Suddenly encountering a massive opportunity, it was easy to believe it was a chance born from long accumulation and effort. Yet, before taking action, its authenticity and chances of success were impossible to determine.
It was like an ordinary person who had painstakingly saved some money from working, then heard of an incredibly enticing investment or an opportunity for further advancement—it was hard not to be tempted.
Fortunately, the initiative in this matter ultimately lay in his own claws.
"What's wrong?" Nifadora also noticed something off with David, thinking his head might have suffered some significant harm from her sister's bite.
David might not trust the old Green Dragon, but he considered Nifadora trustworthy. She had followed him for nearly a decade and had long left her mother's nest to live independently. He confided in her all the details of his baffling, dream-like experience.
After hearing this extraordinary, almost dream-like tale, the worldly-wise Nifadora was also profoundly shaken. But before she could speak, her sister Shadila had already become consumed by jealousy,
"That's impossible! How could Mother trust you, an outsider Red Dragon, so much? I am clearly her most beloved daughter!"
Great. This little female dragon hadn't believed a word he said from the start. She purely saw him as a Red Dragon thief who had come to steal her mother's inheritance...
But, to be fair, the color was spot on!
It was Nifadora who seemed to have thoroughly searched the Dragon's Legacy and finally spoke,
"The Alexandra mentioned in 'that dream' is indeed an ancestor of our Green Dragon bloodline. Early in her years, she did display an ability similar to 'recording the Legendary Destiny of a bloodline through dreams.' There are even accounts of her in the Dragon's Legacy. However, because it demands an exceptionally high soul-bearing capacity, no other Green Dragon has been able to receive this legacy. Indeed, this is a very puzzling matter for dragons. I apologize, but I cannot provide more precise information or judgment."