Yaleriga did not see the slightest trace of cat-like features in the portrait of the Witch King, or any similarity to the legendary Prenci's dress. Given that the collapse zone is located on the edge of the Eternal Light Realm and the Divine Light Realm, which means it is quite far away from the border, the Witch Man Country must not be in that rumbling and collapsing gap.
Despite this, she decided to print out the profile photo of the Witch King and keep it with her in paper form. If she managed to capture the dangerous killer alive, she might as well show it this painting and see what kind of reaction it would have.
She pulled out the painting from the bottom of the reader, folded it and stuffed it into her pocket - she guessed that she would meet the killer again in that wave. In terms of spell security, a cloth bag was always more reliable than a space storage device. .
That's certainly not her only preparation. Yaleriga was thinking in her mind how she should deal with the dangerous killer. It was necessary to purchase some targeted equipment, such as magic lens contamination spray, eye protection rings or shielding glasses - it might not be easy to buy in the short term, but she could try to assemble them by disassembling them from large equipment. There are also weapons and detection, and it's reasonable to think that her hunter is using some cat-man tricks to stay invisible, and it might be able to attack her in this state. But the core is still the magic eye. It trusts those eyes and is willing to give up the advantage of invisibility to use them. That just shows that the invisible one is much better than the magic eye.
She completed the list of equipment while folding paper, then looked at her cellmate. During this period of time, the other party persisted in using his front hooves to pull at the crack of the door, and at the same time he looked forward to the corridor, obviously waiting for Jing Huang to come and release the cage. But she didn't wait for the missing spacecraft owner, even after ringing the beeper six times. The automatic robots responded promptly. They banged against the bubbles outside the door, making clanging noises as they collided with each other. Qiaoqiao Tianyi sang to encourage them sparsely.
"Do you mind if I dismantle something on your ship?" she asked Yaleriga weakly, "Aren't these alloy walls cultural relics or out-of-print souvenirs?"
Yaleriga had no choice but to tell her that was not an effective method. Jing Huang's bubble is complete. Even if the walls and floors were torn down, they would only remain enclosed in the spherical bubble.
"This makes no sense!" Qiaoqiao Tianyi said, "Bubble! What on earth is this? Is it a small simulated sky wall system? If it can penetrate the wall and exist, it proves that it does not affect matter, right? Otherwise it would have completely cut the wall and floor into two parts, rather than overlapping them inside. But it wouldn't let us out, so it's a screening spell that would only work on living things - which I am I think so. But the robot can't get in! What happens if it happens to pass through a bomb? If I detonate the part inside the bubble, do you think the part outside the bubble will explode? And what laws does its movement follow? ?Can we trap a black hole in it and push it around?"
Yaleriga thought that Qiaoqiao Tianyi had become a little nervous due to being in claustrophobia for too long. There was no need to impose such a heavy responsibility on a rainbow bubble for the time being - but she had to admit that the spacecraft experts did come up with some groundbreaking ideas. It's hard to deny that there are some tempting ideas here, such as locking in the killer cat and surrounding the bubble with scolding crows in their mating period. In less than half a day these restless males will have mastered the killer's entire language and will be able to curse him for the entire rut season. It's a crucial mating dance that proves they're capable of obtaining nesting material.
She added Scolding Crow to her shopping list, and then trimmed Qiaoqiao Tianyi's mane and wing feathers, finally making the latter feel healthy again. The spacecraft expert rested his head on Yaleriga's uninjured leg and used his wings to fan the two of them to dissipate heat.
"Honestly, that kid scares me a little," she admitted to Yaleriga.
"He hasn't locked me up before."
"No, it's not because of this. It's because of my horn...it can detect mana, remember? When forces of different natures come close to me, it will have different reactions. Your knife shocked me, but It was a solemn feeling, just like Wenshi Katira. But that kid was different. When he came close, it made my horns burn, as if hot water was pouring into my skull."
"His powers are related to fire."
"I have seen some fire messengers. But...oh, I don't know if this is normal. Sometimes I feel that the reaction of the horn is not directed at him, but behind him, above his head, or in a nearby area. When I first met him in the hotel in Mencheng, he was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the chain he gave you in his hand, looking out the window. At that time, it was the direction of the window sill that made me The horns are hot, as if the source of the mana is not him, but some invisible thing following him... It's a bit weird, isn't it?"
Qiaoqiao Tianyi's body shivered slightly. Yaleriga, who was close to her, noticed it. She didn't fully understand the other person's fear. The form of life is changeable. Even if Jing Huang is followed by an invisible ghost, although it is surprising, it is nothing to be afraid of - at least, it will not be worse than the out-of-control Jing Huang himself.
"Who is his father?" Qiaoqiao Tianyi asked, "Do you mind telling me?"
"I don't know." Yaleriga said, "He..."
She suddenly stopped talking, raised her head and looked around alertly, making sure that no killer would pop out from the corner and interrupt what she was about to announce. Qiaoqiao Tianyi looked at her in confusion.
"What are you looking for?"
"It's nothing." Yaleriga said quickly, "He is not my child."
"……no?"
"I didn't give birth to him." She expressed more clearly, "We just happened to travel together. This ship is his, and I will help him arrange and negotiate."
That really took some time for the spacecraft experts to react. After she fully understood the matter, she jumped up from Yaleriga's lap.
“What the hell—” she yelled, “you’re just telling me now!”
Yaleriga glanced at her mutilated leg.
"Okay, okay, the dangers you experienced... God, what reward did he give you for doing this?"
"Hmm." Yaleriga said. The tip of her tail around her waist jumped slightly.
"……Basic wage?"
"He probably doesn't quite understand the concept."
"For the sake of the Song of Concord! Is this damn chain the only thing he gave you?"
Yaleriga fell into deep thought. In material terms, she argued, probably yes—but things cannot be measured in one dimension. For example, she learned some tricks about using a six-sided curly comb, and she also met a murderous cat who was full of foul words.
"You know what you sound like, right?" Qiaoqiao Tianyi said sternly, "You have an excessive desire for dedication! True friendship must be mutual. If he is unwilling to give to you, it is not an equal relationship! That’s not sincere at all!”
Yaleriga sat up and put on an innocent expression. That seemed to make Qiaoqiao Tianyi even more hysterical. She angrily scratched the alloy floor with her hooves, making a loud clanging sound.
"Very good, very good!" She said with a thunderous voice, "This is exactly what I had in mind when I left my hometown! In the name of sincerity and friendship, today I will use the wisdom of the law to deal with that selfish little monster. Talk! I’m going to teach him a lesson he’ll never forget!”
Her deafening declaration echoed through the room, drowning out all other noise. Therefore, it took Yaleriga a few seconds to realize that the automatic robot had entered the room and handed them the food and drinks they had requested in the previous call. She and Qiaoqiao Tianyi looked at the door and found that the bubble imprisoning them had disappeared.
