Brain bloom

"It was an accident..." Mori knew that explaining was useless, but he still struggled to say it.

It's definitely useless.

"No wonder you are the heroine of Princess Dandelion! No wonder my father, who feared Tu Mi, was willing to sacrifice himself to summon you. You've only been in this world for a short time, yet you've already stirred up the world. War is coming!"

"Calm down."

"Once war comes, more and more people will want to do business with us. I can't wait... It'll be so lively then."

Sen Shi was too ashamed to pay any more attention to the devilish lady's words and fell into deep thought while holding the box.

Speaking of which, why would something like this be summoned by over-the-knee socks?

The first pope who picked up her money met her in this way...

"You've come to thank me?" Mori asked in his heart.

But it was just a pale skull, devoid of eyes to meet Mori's gaze, and without words to answer its questions. No matter how much it was worshipped, how noble and sacred it was, it was still just a bone without a soul. Moreover, Mori did not acknowledge its nobility.

Nowadays, it has brought a lot of trouble to people who live in all four seasons.

“No wonder the people of the Holy Coffin Kingdom discovered it… such a strong aura.” Yuan still didn’t want to get close; every wisp of aura was poison to her. She continued, “Are you planning to use it as bait to lure the people of the Holy Coffin Kingdom to ambush and kill you? What a bold tactic.”

Mori couldn't explain any more, so he changed the subject.

She and Yuan looked into each other's eyes, accepting the awe in each other's gaze with composure.

"I want to make a deal with the devil."

"I can't give you a discount, what do you want?" He asked in a gentle tone.

"Can we erase this aura to prevent it from being discovered by the people of the Holy Coffin Kingdom?"

"Looks like I guessed wrong? Okay." Yuan smiled without hesitation. "You've come to the right person. I can do it. But the price will be a bit high. How are you willing to pay?"

"What do you want? I won't give you your soul."

"One answer: I'm very curious about how the Four Seasons reproduce?" His curious eyes never left his side, as if trying to see through Sen Shi's soul.

"Let's...let's get another one?"

Her index finger unconsciously twirled the end of her hair, and she coughed again, because she herself didn't know how to reproduce. Anyway, the dandelion seemed completely unfazed; Sen Shi estimated that having land would solve the problem.

Yuan also realized she had asked a rude question, so she changed it to: "And what about the Four Seasons..."

"—Are there any issues besides those related to the Four Seasons?"

Yuan was startled, realizing that he had inadvertently touched upon the racial secrets of the Four Seasons.

She immediately realized that the demons she knew were also very exclusive and would definitely hate being questioned by outsiders. So she avoided any further questions related to the Four Seasons. In desperation, she tried making a greedy request.

“I’ve heard people mention… Silvermoon City’s night market, which has many delicious and unique stalls, and it doesn’t refuse entry to any race…”

"I've heard of that too."

"Can you take me there once? My only friend raves about it."

"I think that's fine."

Sen puffed out his chest and readily agreed, thinking that getting some skewers at the night market barbecue stall would definitely be no problem, and he'd just ask Dandelion to lead the way.

"Then how can we prevent the Holy Coffin Kingdom from detecting this thing's aura?"

“It’s impossible to completely seal it away unless the person who sent the coffin is reincarnated; otherwise, no one can do it. But I can help you create a mini-channel to guide this aura to another place, which will create a misdirection.”

After explaining her idea, Yuan suggested several magical materials, none of which were rare and should be available in Silvermoon City. Sen Shi didn't have any on hand, but that was convenient, as she was going to Silvermoon City today.

To try and open up business avenues with magic scrolls, and most importantly, to lure away impoverished dragons, now there's another one to go through.

……

At the same time, in the warehouse—Su Dai's two hands had just finished their work.

She cleaned her dwelling thoroughly. Although it was quite dusty, it was well-ventilated, free of annoying insects, and received plenty of sunshine. It was fully furnished, making it arguably the most comfortable place she had ever been during her life as a slave.

In addition, the walls here are thick and soundproof, and there are desk lamps made with pseudo-artificial craftsmanship; with just a little mental energy, the lights can stay on all night. For erotic writers, this is practically a little sanctuary.

She cheerfully rummaged through her luggage, preparing to begin her first day of writing. But besides her personal belongings, her bag was also piled high with letters.

It was nothing but letters from publishers—stacks of requests for manuscripts and payment slips. She carefully kept the latter, casually tossing aside the former. They were all vulgar businessmen anyway, incapable of understanding that "the true essence of literature is the expression of the body and desire," so there was no need to pay them any attention.

"Su Dai." At this moment, Dandelion's melodious voice came from outside, "I'm planning to salvage the treasure from the sunken ship. Come along and help row the boat."

"Okay, just a moment," Su Dai replied hastily.

"No rush, take your time. Um, I didn't want to call you, but there's been a strange new discovery at the bottom of the sea... Fu Fu is a little scared for some reason, so I had to call you all."

"No problem, it's my job to help my master."

After replying, Su Dai panicked and immediately covered all the remaining letters with cloth to prevent the recipient's name from being discovered. After all, the recipient's name was "Tokai Apple".

Having finished all that with both hands, she locked the door and left the residence, ready to do her first job for her master. Salvaging a shipwreck? That sounded like an interesting adventure.

But what the dandelion and the azure ball of light beside it were talking about made her suspicious.

"Fufu... are you sure that's a corpse?"

"Yes, just like the one I saw at the underwater ruins, it's a corpse."

Author's Note on the Release of Volume 1

This book is about to be released.

From the moment you saw the title "Brains Blooming" and thought, "What the hell is this?", to clicking on it and reading this far, it has been two and a half months. Thank you all for your company.

Okay, let's talk about the author's note when the book is released. It's quite a pain to write. After all, as soon as it's released, tons of readers choose to delete the book, which makes me feel hopeless.

Honestly, I've been writing books for quite a while now, and I've seen countless book launch essays—some fresh and unconventional, some opportunistic and cunning, some sentimental and touching, some struggling in reality, some suffering from serious illness, and some who have strayed from the right path. I originally wanted to write one myself.

However, I didn't do that, because once I started writing, I couldn't help but make it very long, and it might even turn into my forte, first-person literary short stories, which would be too ridiculous.

So I'll just briefly address a few questions that readers might be interested in.

First, there will be extra chapters.

Secondly, all the plot holes in this book are created only if there is a subsequent plot development—in fact, the essence of creating plot holes is "first the ending of the story, then the suspenseful setup," so don't worry about not being able to fill them.

I'm personally very satisfied with the story in this book; it's definitely the best story I've ever written. Although it will take some time to fully develop before it's ready to be presented... I hope to have more readers accompany me throughout this process.

Third, it will be completed, without a bad ending or being abandoned. I've finished many books, and this one will be no exception. I've abandoned quite a few books, but this one is not among them.

Fourth, we will not intentionally flood the page with irrelevant or irrelevant content.

Fifth, there will be an illustration or something from time to time, um.

I am truly grateful for the razor blades and tips from my dear readers. Actually, they weren't taken for nothing; I used them all to buy illustrations... these things are really quite expensive.

Actually, I consulted hundreds of artists, both domestic and international, and asked about prices ranging from 500 to 15,000 per painting. I've been through a lot. For example, that painting of our main character... it wasn't just about the money; I also put a lot of effort into it.

This is what we finally see; the main character is quite cute.

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But! Actually, quite a lot happened in between...

For example, there have been versions like this...

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Just because I used

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This emoticon is used as an example, saying that the leaves of the four-season plant grow on its head.

Dandelion's illustrations have also gone through many hardships. Behind each original novel illustration is a sad story. Please appreciate them while you can.

Alright, that's all for now. I hope to see you all in tomorrow's new chapter.

P.S. Updates will begin tomorrow afternoon; I can't get up in the morning…

Volume 1 #093: The Crack Seen by the Salt Spirit

Just moments before—after Fu Fu was dragged away by Dandelion, she was given the order to continue exploring the sunken treasure. Dandelion thought that one exploration wasn't enough; perhaps it had missed something.

As for Fu Fu, she felt she could be of use, so she went happily. After all, the seabed was like going home to her.

"The main salvage targets are two boxes, one big and one small, I think?" Dandelion walked towards the wine cellar, recalling what Mori had said. "And there are also some scattered old-fashioned gold coins, hmm... not bad stuff."

Before the Holy Coffin Kingdom and an astonishing number of brand-new gold coins flooded the market, the world still used the old set of gold coins that had circulated for hundreds of years. Their quantity was not large, and their purchasing power was originally quite strong, but they were gradually replaced by gold coins engraved with the Holy Letter and by the passage of time.

Although they have fallen into disuse, these gold coins still have some circulation value, and their value is even slightly higher than that of the Saint Letter gold coins.

If a lot of it were scattered on the seabed, it would be a great fortune.

Especially long-lived species and old-fashioned merchants like established business families have a particular fondness for collecting these antique gold coins. They are believed to represent a prosperous and long-lasting era and bring good fortune. Even if luck is just superstition, there will always be a number of superstitious people.

Along the way, Dandelion encountered Elsalia, who had already tidied her room and was preparing to go out and guard the fields. Since she was a combat slave wielding swords, moving gold coins would surely be a piece of cake.

"Aishaliya, come with me."

The latter tilted his head, not understanding.

"Go retrieve something, I'll ask you to do some work, and I'll give you extra meat tonight."

Aisalia nodded immediately.

Before leaving, she drew the strangely shaped long sword from her waist, carefully checked that it was in perfect condition, and then hurriedly followed Dandelion. If you ignored her expressionless, serial killer-like face, this girl was actually quite reliable.

Dandelion, swaggering ahead, was secretly pleased. A follower! Hmph, finally she's acting like a princess.

But before they reached the small dock, Fufu suddenly flew back, bringing with it some ominous news. The sheen on its body seemed to be breathing rapidly, expressing its fear, and its voice trembled as well—

Following the princess's instructions, Fu Fu did indeed go into the sea.

She found the location of more gold coins, and everything else was still there, not swept away by the tide—but she noticed a crack.

At first, Fufu thought it was a water snake or seaweed, but it wasn't. A brand-new crack several meters long was etched into the seabed, like a scar that could never be healed. Fufu immediately realized that it was cut open by Sister Senshi's arrow, and she was quite proud of her attack power.

But the joy lasted only a few seconds. As Fufu approached to see the depth, a hand reached out from inside.

Those five fingers blocked Fufu's view—Fufu belatedly realized that a pale hand was slowly emerging from the crack.

Terrified, Fu Fu fled back, but once she calmed down, she realized that the outstretched hand wasn't that of a living person, but that of a corpse.