1037 The Shy Melody (1/2)

Mr. Dolittle seemed very happy; to him, there was nothing that filled him with more joy than to master a new field of knowledge. In Mr. Dolittle's view, any undiscovered knowledge was an invaluable treasure, so it was naturally a pleasure to watch his wealth accumulating.

Therefore, the great scientist did not notice that Sheyan's mind was elsewhere. He only left enthusiastically after three rounds of drinks. After Mr. Dolittle left, Sheyan gulped down another glass of wine, then stared blankly into his right hand. His mind was playing back the memory of that evil grip, of the soul-stirring sensation and the astonishing elasticity. He also recalled the way that the always cold and aloof Zi lay feebly on top of him. The irrepressible moans which escaped from her nose excited Sheyan down to the core. He let his imagination run wild with a perverted look on his face.

But at that moment, a sudden soft noise could be heard from outside the window. Then, a big tree right outside the window drop its branches obediently to carry Melody into the room. She happened to see Sheyan's vulgar expression at that instant. It shocked her beyond words, as if she had seen a stranger.

Sheyan, who was immersed in his fantasy, immediately bounced off the bed and asked in embarrassment, ”W...What's the problem, Melody?

Melody stared at Sheyan in surprise.

”The expression on your face just now was so strange. It's terrible.”

Sheyan laughed drily a few times and replied, ”I was hit on the head by the T-1000 in the battle this evening, and now I'm all dizzy. My mind keeps drifting away. There's nothing strange about that.”

Melody was naive, innocent girl by nature, so she did not doubt Sheyan's words. She immediately went over to Sheyan and placed her hand on his forehead, then casted a 'Rejuvenation' spell on him.

She then asked softly, ”Why did that woman come to your room just now?”

Sheyan's heart skipped a beat, but he managed to answer as if nothing was wrong.

”She's the deputy leader of our party. Of course she came here to discuss the plan for our next operation.”

Melody stared at Sheyan with her clear, big eyes. She pouted and said, ”When I saw her come to your room alone, I felt really unhappy for some reason.”

'So Elves will get jealous too? I guess its a common emotion among all females regardless of species.' Sheyan secretly thought in his heart. He had a lot of ideas in his mind, but he knew very well that it would be quite unwise to continue to revolve around the topic of Zi, so he answered with his body instead.

He shamelessly stroked Melody's thigh and gently said, ”Did you come here because you missed me?”

Melody's a shy girl, so of course she would not answer Sheyan' explicit question. She also found that Sheyan's dishonest hands were getting more and more unrestrained. Her face turned red at once, but she still did not know how to respond to Sheyan.

She could not get herself to say 'yes' because that was just too embarrassing, but if she said 'no', she would be lying. A blooming young woman who ran into a single man's room in the middle of the night and sat down on his bed -- hasn't her actions betrayed her?

”No, don't...” Melody shyly and powerlessly avoided the demonic claws of Sheyan when she felt them crawl up her body. She did not feel comfortable having an intimate interaction in this strange, unfamiliar world. If they were in the world of the Lord of the Rings, she would have responded with the most intense passion.

Sheyan was definitely not one who would forget everything when he got hard. The purpose of his actions at the moment was just to safely retreat by going on the offence. Just as Melody's breathing started turning, Sheyan suddenly said, ”Oh, right. Mr. Dolittle will come here to talk to me later. He just showed me the latest tracking invention he had researched. His knowledge is truly as profound as Saruman's. Have you brought some pearl grass with you? I'll like to make some tea for him. I think Mr. Dolittle will like it very much.”

Pearl grass was the latest specialty of Dawn City. After Sheyan's environmental transformation, a unique high-latitude wetland had been formed there. When spring blossomed the following year, this type of plant grew around the marsh. Its leaves were shaped like strings of beads and looked very unique.

Some of the Elves were curious and paid attention to the grass. First, they found that the aroma the grass gave off was very unique and could help in their cultivation of magic. Later, Mr. Segimli tried to soak the grass in wheat wine. As a result, he found that it produced a special fragrance. Then, the grass was used by many Elves to make tea, and it gradually became popular.

Because only the special environment around Dawn City, which was a combination of snowy mountains, swamp, a warm climate caused by the Balrog's heat and the Moria mines could provide the condition for the pearl grass to grow, so the pearl grass had become the number one most popular export commodity of Dawn City.

Sheyan had tasted it before. The effect of its refreshing and pleasant fragrance was truly miraculous.

When the shy Melody heard that Mr. Dolittle was coming, she refused to stay any longer. She left in a hurry. Sheyan was naturally relieved by that. He was having a huge headache dealing the situation with Zi and Melody, but for the time being, he could only take one step at a time, improvising as he goes.

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