66. Back Into Caelus

66. Back Into Caelus

Aurora felt particularly relaxed with the mix of the buzz from drinking and the high from the weed as she entered her bedroom at the end of the night. The other three were all staying in some of her manor’s guest rooms as they were all too intoxicated or high to drive back home.Rêạd new chapters at novelhall.com

The evening had been something she had thoroughly enjoyed, having had the chance to relax and unwind without any pressure from everything on her plate or needing to think about anything beyond the casual conversation and banter.

That was not to say that the meetup they had on the previous Friday was not enjoyable, but it still had the focus on Caelus looming over the evening. Even after they had discussed everything she had planned, questions on the previous topics still came up in discussion meaning she still had the pressure of making sure her answers were convincing while not giving away too much.

Feeling tipsy, she walked over and flopped down onto her bed, enjoying the softness of the mattress on her back as she closed her eyes and let the tipsy sensation take hold of her attention. She did enjoy getting drunk, it always made hanging out with her friends much more enjoyable, even if the dynamic had changed somewhat.

As those thoughts crossed her mind, she reached up and started squeezing her breasts, drunkenly laughing at the absurdity that she was now a woman. She could feel the same calming sensations she felt the other day running through her body, but consciously pulled her hands away after a few moments, deciding to be sober when she eventually decided to properly explore herself despite how much her intoxicated self wanted to do otherwise.

Aurora let out a deep sigh, eventually lifting her leg up so she could take off her high-heeled sandals. While she could happily say she enjoyed looking at her stylish appearance in a mirror, the whole high heels aspect was a lot more effort than she liked. It once again increased her respect for the lengths women went to look good, and also added another thing to her long list of things to get used to.

With the heels now off, she wandered into the walk-in wardrobe attached to her room. The space now looked quite foreign to her with the usual sight of her male clothes replaced with everything she had purchased within the day.

There was a lot more free space now that she felt would be filled up over time, especially since Roxanne had expressed her enthusiasm to do some proper shopping. It was a whole aspect of her life that she would need to become accustomed to, but not something she was particularly averse to.

Shaking her head as to clear the drunken tangents that were distracting her, she started searching through the racks and draws to find the yoga pants she tried on earlier. The maids had done a great job organising everything, but since this was the first time exploring her new wardrobe, she still needed to find where everything was placed.

Towards the horizon Aurora could see the moon reflected in a large lake, and to its left slightly covered by some of the higher parts of the terrain, the lights of an incredibly large city which she immediately recognised as the Imperial Capital of the Caleasian Empire and her eventual destination.

The scenery lit by moonlight was quite contrasting to the sunset views of Haligrad from the raised plateaus inland where everything was bathed in orange. Here everything was bathed in the cold light of the moon with the night casting long shadows over the land. It was still a beautiful sight and in keeping with her regular habit from before she had come back in time, she captured an image of the scenery before her.

It had become a habit while she travelled, always taking images of beautiful scenery and interesting sights as mementoes of her travels. While her daily life was exciting in its own way, navigating the intricacies of business and entrepreneurship, it did not allow for much freedom to explore the world.

She would always find herself pressed for time on a schedule, so on the opportunities she had to travel, she would only occasionally get a chance to explore the places where her work took her. However, with Caelus Online, that changed.

She gained the ability to explore vast lands of unique and rare sights, to see fantastical forests filled with glowing flora, dancing glowbugs, and sprites. She had seen massive rainbows created by waterfalls flowing from floating islands, or even the vast expanse of a sprawling medieval city as it lay covering an unthinkable expanse of land similar to modern cities.

With a deep inhale of the cool evening air, Aurora turned her attention to Sapphire who was looking around, clearly confused by the sudden change in her surroundings. Thankfully in Caelus, if a player logged out while their horse was outside of a stable, the horse was moved to a separate subspace where time did not pass, a feature that had no doubt saved thousands of horses from meeting an unfortunate fate while left unattended.

Gently stroking her horse’s mane to calm her, Aurora temporarily tied her horse to the tree next to her before she sat down with her back to the trunk. It had been a little overdue, but she had managed to acquire a selection of high-tier equipment boxes that would significantly increase her stats and by extension speed of grinding.

And that was not to mention the legendary equipment box that had her particularly excited. Ever since she acquired it she had wanted to open it, however, due to the fact it would give her a server announcement like with the epic equipment, she had held herself back.

Aurora needed to gain fame, and that was easily achieved through the server announcements. It would have been a waste to the announcement when she first got the box since there were only a couple of thousand players online compared to now when there were hundreds of thousands logged in. But now that long wait was over and she could finally satiate the ever-increasing desire to see what equipment she would get.