I Pick Up A Bunch Of Attributes Novel - Chapter 288

288 This Relates to My Knowledge Blind Spot

“Do carps dream?”

The graceful woman was stunned when she heard that.

What did he mean by whether carps could dream? Also, why should carps dream?

Although she was a little lost, she still smiled patiently and said, “The carps in these lotus ponds are all high quality creatures personally chosen by His Majesty your father. Although they are not demon beasts, they still have a trace of the bloodline of the Flood Dragon Race. They can be said to be rare mutants, so they probably don’t dream.”

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The young 16th Prince listened with interest and used his two fair feet to smack the water surface, causing the carps inside to swim around in confusion.

Seeing this scene, the 16th Prince seemed quite happy. Then, he asked the woman, “Since they can be considered mutants, why does Her Majesty my mother say that these carps don’t dream?”

“Silly child, because this is the palace, all the carps that are kept in the lotus pond have been carefully selected. Other than being of good quality, they can only maintain their memories for seven breaths.”

When the graceful woman heard this, she could not help but shake her head and laugh. “Otherwise, if evil people make use of them, there might be a repeat of the episode eight years ago when so many people fainted in the entire palace.”

Eight years ago, there was a strange incident in the palace.

No one knew who the culprit was or what method he had used to make more than half the number of people in the palace faint overnight!

At that time, the emperor had personally ordered an investigation, but he did not manage to find much useful information.

Later on, as the aftermath of the fainting incident gradually subsided, this matter was simply left unsettled.

“Since they only have seven breaths of memory, the consciousness of these carps will always be blank, so it’s naturally impossible for them to dream.” At this point, the graceful woman suddenly stared at the young 16th Prince and said strangely, “My royal son, why are you suddenly asking these questions?”

“It’s nothing. I’m just suddenly a little curious. Her Majesty my mother, you don’t have to worry about me.”

The 16th Prince shook his head and a smile appeared on his young face.

The graceful woman only sighed. “My royal son, the imperial edict issued by your father is actually for your own good. In the eyes of the world, he is the most powerful emperor in the world. Even the four great clans—the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird and Black Tortoise—have to bow down to your father. Your father’s current enemy…”

She paused at this point.

She stared at the young boy in front of her for a long time before pointing at the sky above her.

“It’s no longer in this world.”

“Her Majesty my mother, you’re obviously thinking too much. His Majesty my father’s cultivation is so powerful and he’s definitely the number one expert in the world. In the entire world, who would dare to go against His Majesty my father?”

Hearing what the woman said, the 16th Prince laughed heartily.

Seeing this, the woman did not continue speaking. Instead, she sighed with a slightly lonely expression and shook her head. “In short, don’t blame your father for being unreasonable. Your talent is weak and your cultivation is insufficient. He wants to chase you out of the capital because he wants you to stay away from a place full of disputes…”

“I know, I know. Anyway, it’s all for my own good—”

The 16th Prince nodded nonchalantly. “I understand the logic. Unfortunately, I’m just a useless person and can’t help His Majesty my father much.”

Hearing this, the graceful woman did not say anything else. Instead, she sighed again and gave a few more instructions to the 16th Prince before slowly leaving the imperial garden.

Only then did the 16th Prince narrow his eyes slightly.

“Dreams…”

It had to be said that the Lingyun Emperor had high hopes for him back then for a reason.

He was indeed born wise and intelligent. However, for the past 10 years, he had been having the same dream. In that dream, he was not the 16th Prince of Lingyun Kingdom, but a young man called Feng Xia.

He entered a great tomb called the Demon Imperial Tombs and stepped onto a secret treasure called the Heavenly Stairway.

And the so-called Heavenly Stairway had the magical effect of making people experience 10 years in a dream!

“Heh… How is that possible?”

At the thought of this, the young man chuckled disdainfully. “What Feng Xia or Feng Dong. My name is Lu Chenhai and I am Lu Chenhai, not some rubbish Feng Xia! Get lost. This year is the 10th year. I want to see if you’re the one dreaming or if I’m the one dreaming—”

For the past 10 years, everyone thought that he was a good-for-nothing who was idle, ignorant and incompetent. They did not know that he was also helping his father in his own way!

Even his own mother could not tell that the good-for-nothing 16th Prince of Lingyun Kingdom had hidden his skills deeper than anyone could imagine.

“Not belonging to the world… In that case, His Majesty my father’s enemies must be from the heavens.”

The young 16th Prince narrowed his eyes as if he was talking to himself, but it also seemed that he was talking to someone else. “Let me think about it. Who exactly wants to attack Lingyun Kingdom? Soaring Immortal Sect? Xuantian Sect? Or Starmoon Demon Sect?”

He mentioned a list of names, but the enemy had hidden himself very well. Even though he had done a lot of investigation over the years, he still could not find the mastermind.

“What do you think?”

As he spoke, the 16th Prince suddenly lowered his head to look at the lotus pond.

Water suddenly splashed in the huge lotus pond. Two carps, one red and one green, jumped high into the air and landed in front of him with a plop.

The red carp then spoke in human language, “The question you’re asking hits my knowledge blind spot. After all, although I’ve learned to think, I’m still just a carp.”

“You’re an idiot!” the green carp shouted as it followed closely behind.

“Shut up! You’re the idiot! Oh right, Your Highness, can you put us back into the pond? After all, we’re just carps. If we leave the water for too long, we’ll quickly become dried fish.”

“Alright.”

The 16th Prince agreed without thinking. Seeing that the red carp was about to say something, he could not help but laugh. “You don’t have to feel too conflicted. Although I used the Dream Technique to give you 10 years in a dream and let you live your own life in the dream, you’re still just carps at the end of the day.”

“You’re right!” The red carp wriggled its tail. “Oh right, let’s eat fried chicken tonight!”

“Only an idiot would want to eat fried chicken!” the green carp continued to shout.

“Sure, no problem. I’ll get the imperial kitchen to send it over later.”

The 16th Prince smiled and waved his hand, throwing the two carps back into the lotus pond. “Go ahead. I want to be alone.”

Time passed slowly.

“It’s almost time to go back to my room.”

When the moon was high in the sky, the 16th Prince finally made some kind of decision. He slowly stood up and dusted himself off. Just as he was about to walk out of the imperial garden, there was a look of disbelief on his face.

“No, this is the royal palace of Lingyun Kingdom! There are countless layers of array formations guarding this place. I’ve only sat here for half a day. How can there be so much dust?”

The 16th Prince’s body suddenly trembled as a terrifying thought surfaced in his mind.

“The enemy has broken through the palace defense!”

Almost at the same time, a terrifying glowing flame descended from the sky and instantly turned the entire palace into a sea of hellfire!

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