Chapter 396 special eyes

[MASHTER, that elf is looking at Eclipse weird!] – the little fox on Luo Yan’s lap immediately complained. [It’s like he’s seeing an ugly monster. But Eclipse is obviously so cute and adorable. How can he look at Eclipse like this?]

Luo Yan gently rubbed Eclipse head before looking at Lhoris. "Is there something wrong, Mr. Lhoris?"

"That- that fox. W-where did you find that fox?" Lhoris asked with trembling voice.

Luo Yan studied the moon elf’s expression. He looked really terrified. It’s different from the terrified look he showed when he saw Shen Ji Yun. That one was like being scared of a being much stronger than him. But this one, looking at Eclipse was like the fear someone would have when they saw someone that shouldn’t be in this world.

Because of that, he suddenly remembered that he found Eclipse’s beast egg at the same cave where the Dusk was sleeping. Could it have something to do with that? He never really thought of it before. He thought that the beast egg was brought there by someone. Or that it was just part of the black dragon’s treasure pile. But what if that was not the case? What if there’s something more to it?

"May I ask why Mr. Lhoris is looking at my pet like that?" he asked.

"Y-your pet?" Lhoris asked, unsure if he heard it right.

"Yes. I found his beast egg a few months back at the cave where the black dragon was slumbering. I took it and he’s been with me since."

[That’s right! Eclipse was saved by Mashter from the nest of that black lizard. So, don’t look at Eclipse like that or Eclipse will scratch your eyes!] – Eclipse shouted even though he knew Lhoris couldn’t hear him.

Luo Yan stopped himself from laughing. Really, this little fox. He cleared his throat to prevent that laugh from escaping. Seeing the shocked expression from Lhoris’ face, he knew that this was the right time to strike while the iron was still hot.

"Not only that, we’re also the ones who destroyed the Eternal Lotus. The one thing that was preventing the dragon from waking up. And now, we have the dragon under our custody."

Lhoris was left speechless again. He plopped down back on his seat, as if he just lost strength in his legs. Then he rubbed his temple. "Wait- I think I need to process everything that I just heard."

"Mr. Lhoris, there’s really nothing to think about. I know you’re hiding in here because you’re afraid that the dragon would come after you. I’m here to guarantee to you that that would never happen. Not now, not ever. Of course, this safety would come at a price," Luo Yan said.

The moon elf didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he let out a helpless sigh. Just like how he did earlier when he let them into cabin. As if he understood that he had no other choice but to do so. And that decision would be safest choice for him.

"You want me to give you all the information I have about the dragon," he said, not as a question but as a statement.

"That’s right," Luo Yan confirmed. "And maybe you could also tell me why you looked at my pet in that way earlier."

[Yes! You better tell Mashter everything!] – Eclipse seconded.

Lhoris sighed once again. Then he swept back his messy white hair, completely showing his diamond like eyes.

Seeing those eyes in full view, Luo Yan thought that it was truly jarring. He had no doubt that those eyes probably had something to do with the whole dragon situation thing. Because if not, then what’s the reason of putting that kind of setting on this NPC.

"My eyes, they could see through a being’s memories and record it," Lhoris started. "But it’s not like I just have to look into someone and then I could immediately see their memories. Like now, I��m looking directly at you but I couldn’t see anything. No, there’s a trigger for it. A trigger so hard to meet that it might as well be non-existent."

When Luo Yan heard that, he already had a feeling on where this was going.

"A hundred years ago, I was just a young elf who had his coming-of-age ceremony. I was curious about everything. Of course, living in the village, I also heard about the dragon sleeping at the Silent Marsh. Being young and reckless, thinking that I’m special and that I’m going to be the next great warrior of our race, I went ahead and searched the Silent Marsh. There, inside a cave, I found the sleeping black dragon."

[Mashter, he said 100 years ago! Then this guy was actually an old geezer!]

Luo Yan just rubbed the little fox’s head. [Sshh... let’s listen to him quietly.]

He wasn’t really surprised to hear that since elves were usually portrayed as beings who could live for a very, very long time. He had no doubt that it was the same in Arcadia.

"But before I could even feel any surprise or shock or even fear, my eyes activated. They saw the dragon’s memories and recorded them. When that happened, I realized that the dragon was not actually sleeping. He was in a suspended state, as if his time was stopped. You might have already guessed it, but the trigger for my eyes to activate is for someone to be in that kind of state. As if they were trapped in time."

No wonder he said that the trigger was almost non-existent – Luo Yan thought. These game developers probably just designed it that way for this hidden task. So that this Lhoris could conveniently see the black dragon’s past.

"It was the first time that my eyes recorded someone’s memories. I panicked. I wanted to stop it but I couldn’t. The dragon’s memories just kept on showing in front of me. And in one of those memories, I saw a woman – a nine-tailed fox to be exact. She had the same dark blue gem on her forehead as the fox on your lap."