Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 390: Scale of the Soul [4/10]

"Be careful~"

After seeing little Yuan’er and the centipede-shaped abyssal demon disappear into the forest, Yumo gently closed the window and turned to look inside the room.

At this moment,

Kalina had also dressed, returning to her usual valiant knightly appearance.

Having tied her hair back, Kalina cast a puzzled look at the black-haired girl who was taking their measurements and sorting through memory fibers.

"Mom, are you planning to make our clothes yourself?"

Upon hearing Kalina’s words, Yumo blinked her crimson eyes and nodded as if it was a matter of course:

"Of course."

"But... but mother, it’s very time-consuming and labor-intensive to make six sets of clothes with memory fibers."

Worry surfaced in Kalina’s words. In her view, their mother was an extremely noble existence, someone who should be served and cherished.

Their mother didn’t need to do things personally, tasks like making clothes, cleaning, cooking, and so forth should be left to servants.

’Emm…’

’Well,’

Though not being able to eat meals prepared by their mother would be a pity.

Nevertheless, dutiful Kalina still didn’t want their noble mother to do these tiring jobs.

"Mom, there’s no need for you to do the weaving personally. We can leave this work to the elves. They ’love’ creating new clothes."

"It’s alright, no need to bother the elves."

Yumo shook her head, quickly rejecting Kalina’s suggestion,

"The elves have already helped us a lot. We shouldn’t bother them further. Besides, inviting them to Winter Forest isn’t quite appropriate either."

"But, but…"

"Don’t worry, Kalina. My physical strength is pretty good, I won’t feel tired. Moreover, when it comes to your clothes, I feel more reassured making them myself."

Saying so, Yumo slowly stepped forward and patted the redhead’s head with a smile:

"Also, I’ve been focusing on improving my weaving skills in the consciousness space recently! Let me put them to the test."

"Alright, alright. If Mom insists, I won’t object anymore"

"Good, just leave everything to me."

The black-haired girl confidently patted her chest, exuding an air of absolute certainty.

"By the way, Mom. Aside from memory fibers, the Black Rose family’s order from Dragon Clan has also arrived."

Seeming to have remembered something, Kalina suddenly interjected.

On hearing this, the excitement in Yumo’s crimson eyes intensified:

"Kalina, are you saying that the Black Steel Dragon King’s scales have arrived?"

"Um, not exactly..."

Kalina twirled a strand of her flaming red hair somewhat awkwardly.

Days before, upon learning that Black Steel Dragon King was about to shed its scales, their mother had expressed interest in acquiring these scales to make armor.

You should know that on Ancita Continent, the scales of a Steel Dragon were widely recognized as one of the best materials for creating armor. This was a material that boasted high physical and magical resistance. The effects of Dragon King scales were, naturally, even more exceptional.

According to previous feedback, due to the reaction of the Holy Sword Eshufier had given their mother reason to suspect the Black Rose family. To quell her worries, the Black Rose Household had made serious efforts to acquire these armor materials.

After all, they had been getting along well with the Dragon Clan for so long... Ahem, no, I mean,

They had plenty of ways to deal with the armor made of dragon scales even if the Girl of Destiny had them.

However, the Black Steel Dragon King was not very cooperative. The haughty dragon refused to obey the Black Rose, instantly rejecting the messenger’s request, and even vowed to fight against the Black Rose to the end...

In the face of such a tough character, Xiao dispatched the captain of Black Rose Knights to the Dragon Clan, intending to persuade him with reason...

And then,

They awkwardly discovered that the Black Steel Dragon King had disappeared...

Since they couldn’t find Black Steel Dragon King for the time being, they naturally couldn’t get the dragon’s scales.

Therefore,

Kalina could only shake her head,

"I’m sorry Mom, we couldn’t get the scales of Black Steel Dragon King. The Dragon King has disappeared recently, we don’t know where he is."

"Oh?... I see..."

"But, Mom, there’s no need for you to worry. We’ve secured even superior substitute materials."

"Superior... superior materials?"

"Yes, upon learning that we were crafting armor for the Girl of Destiny, the Dragon Queen, and the other Dragon Kings offered their Soul Scales."

"Soul? Soul Scales?!"

Yumo’s eyes widened abruptly, and she let out an involuntary gasp.

The reason the black-haired girl was slightly taken aback was simple: the Soul Scales were too precious.

These were unique to high-level dragons, grown on the chest to protect the dragon’s heart. Not only were they rarely shed, but their hardness and resistance also far surpassed other scales!

This kind of scale could be said to be Yumo’s optimal choice of materials. However, considering the preciousness of Soul Scales, Yumo did not dare to ask the Black Rose or the Dragon Clan.

She was afraid that the Dragon Clan would think Black Rose was overreaching, which wouldn’t be good for long-term development.

However,

Who would have thought that these dragons would... actually offer their Soul Scales for the greater good? Such vision!

Yumo’s face, shocked yet pleasantly surprised, lit up at this unexpected gift:

"I can hardly believe it, the Dragon Clan has been so generous to donate?"

Yumo spoke with overflowing excitement.

However,

Listening to the black-haired girl’s touching words, Kalina who was standing beside her couldn’t help but subtly furrow her eyebrows.

’Um’

’Donate?’

’Those lizards…’

’Hmm,’

She briefly imagined the scene of Black Rose members pinning down each Dragon King and forcefully plucking scales from their chests…

A peculiar emotion couldn’t help but creep into Kalina’s smile. After a strange silence, the redhead scratched her head somewhat awkwardly and retrieved something from her space ring,

"Yes... indeed, they are extremely generous... Mom, here are the scales gifted by the Dragons, Would you like to examine them?"

"Hmm."

Yumo nodded and joyfully accepted the box from Kalina, her eyes brimming with delight as they took in the robust power radiating from the Soul Scales within.

From Yumo’s perspective,

As the Girl of Destiny, and the protagonist of this world, Mengxi naturally needed a set of strong equipment!

Since those guys from Asumos Church had yet to deliver a suitable armor for Mengxi up until now, she, as the antagonist, would personally deliver one! After all, it was a common occurrence for antagonists to gift the protagonist with experience, equipment and such, wasn’t it?

As for the weapon, the Holy Sword would do.

For the armor, she would personally craft it!

"Today is indeed a wonderful day~"

Yumo let out a pleasant smile.

Now, not only could she make a set of clothes for her beloved children, she could also handle Mengxi’s battle gear in process~

...

’Hmm~’

’Wait a second?’

’Speaking of making clothes?’

It seemed like she had thought of something. Yumo’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Hmm?"

On the other side, Kalina, who was always like a warm quilt to her mother and was particularly good at reading people, noticed the change in Yumo’s expression almost immediately. Afterward, the redhead squatted down beside Yumo, worry evident in her voice:

"Mom, what’s wrong? Is there a problem with the quality of Soul Scales?"

’Damn!’

’The scales from those stinky lizards aren’t subpar, are they?’

’If they are, then we’ll just have to pluck them again...’

Thinking of this, a shiver involuntarily ran through Kalina’s amber eyes.

However, in response to Kalina’s question, Yumo slowly shook her head:

"No, I’ve briefly sensed it, these dragon scales are of excellent quality, there’s no problem."

"Hmm? Is that so?... Then... why are you frowning Mom?"

"Actually..."

"What is it?"

"When I think of tailoring clothes, I think of your second brother. I intended on making a set for him as well, but... why hasn’t he returned yet?"

Seemingly missing her long-absent son, a hint of longing slowly welled up in Yumo’s eyes.

However,

Hearing this, Kalina couldn’t help but shiver:

"You mean... brother Pierre?"

Um...

Her second brother,

Right now,

’He probably wouldn’t dare to come back...’