"..." Alice hesitated: "Isn't this a bit big? It's just a banquet, isn't it necessary?"
Xie Mi gave her a strange look and didn't understand what she meant at all, but he still explained to the two of them what fried gall is: "It is a plant that looks like a sea urchin. The shell is spiny and cannot be eaten. But.
They have a rather violent temperament and will explode if dug out of the ground. Their lethality is very weak, just like setting off fireworks. After the explosion, their shells and thorns will fall off, leaving edible fruits."<
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"That's it!"
Alice suddenly realized that she had gone astray, and sighed: "There is such a bomb, our magic plants are so amazing!"
Why do you feel that this sentence is so weird, and she is talking about a bomb, not a bomb, right?
Xie Mi frowned slightly and warned carefully: "Although a single explosive is not very harmful, it will be very scary if it is detonated together, so when you enter the explosive field, you must follow me closely, don't be careful.
I stepped on them."
"I understand!" The pink-haired little girl nodded repeatedly. She has always been the most well-behaved child in the family: "I will definitely pay attention to it!"
Alice also nodded repeatedly, indicating that I was also very well-behaved, but she said something very scary: "It sounds so exciting!"
Hearing this, Xie Mi glanced at her with a vigilant look. The latter laughed dryly and changed the subject: "I'm just kidding, how could I step on the fried gallbladder field on purpose? How cute are the fried gallbladders? It's so cute."
The picky radish and the crying mushroom are so cute, would anyone want to hurt them?"
You'd better really think so.
Xie Mi made up his mind to keep an eye on Alice's movements later and not let her take advantage of her.
The three of them left the mushroom tree and headed towards the explosive field, but at this time, an accident happened.
Before I had walked a few steps, a harsh and ferocious barking sound suddenly came from a distance. The creaking sound was like using sharp glass to rub rough iron sheets, hitting the eardrums of people and making the ears tremble.
Tingling.
This unpleasant cry echoed in the goblin's underground garden. The deer spirits that were wandering leisurely on the fields turned back to look at the direction of the sound, with humanized worries in their crystal eyes; they were busy in the fields and nurseries.
The stone gardeners stopped what they were doing and turned around blankly. Alice noticed that the stones that made up their bodies were shaking and shaking off dust.
Xie Mi also stopped as if reflexively, subconsciously clenching the hand holding the basket tightly, looking quite uneasy.
The atmosphere suddenly became serious.
Metien asked with concern: "Xiemi, are you okay?"
Alice scratched her cheek: "What kind of noise is this? Why does it sound a bit like a mouse?"
"I'm fine, thank you." Xie Mi first responded to Metien's concern with a smile that could be said to be very forced, and then answered Alice's question: "You are right, Miss Alice, they are mice - living in
Rats in the sewer, a group of evil, cunning and cruel guys."
"I'm just telling you, I can't guess wrong...wait, what did you say!?"
Alice's eyes widened in surprise: "This is the sewer!?"
"Yes." Xie Mi nodded lightly: "In order to prevent our garden from being discovered by humans, the eldest sister used magic to dig a tunnel leading to the sewer from under the hotel, and then spent a long time transforming it into what it is today.
The way it looks."
"This——"
Alice and Metien looked around. It was hard to imagine that such a lush garden with deer spirits roaming around was actually located in the city's sewers. It was even more surprising than goblins using minecart tracks... Well, suddenly there was no
So surprised.
However.
"Even if it's a rat in the sewer, there's no need to be so scared, right?"
This reaction is like facing a powerful enemy, not like encountering a rat, but like encountering the final boss with an overwhelming advantage in the early stages of the game.
"No, Miss Alice, you haven't understood how scary they are." Miss Semi said with a serious face: "They are not ordinary mice."
What?
Could it be that they are Skaven?
Alice was a little scared, mainly because she was worried that the world she was traveling through was not quite right.
Metien stepped forward in time to compliment him: "So, what kind of mouse is it?"
Miss Xie Mi took a deep breath and put on a straight face: "Originally, this matter has nothing to do with you, but you are guests of the hotel, so I shouldn't hide anything, so I will tell you.
”
She lowered her tone, as if she were telling a horror story: "They were made by the plant garden through infection with the plague——"
"Pathogen Plague!"
……
The atmosphere in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel was a bit dull. It had been like this for a long time after Shelia finished talking about the history of the Wind Fairy in this city. Linge sat in front of the counter and drank water silently, while the bartender put some things on the counter.
A row of wine glasses came out, and I poured a little water into each wine glass. I smelled it with my nose, dipped it with my fingers, and then licked it lightly with my tongue, as if I was experiencing the subtle differences in taste and looking for the most suitable combination.<
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Neither of them spoke, so the only sounds left in the hall were the sound of the rabbits running around and the whispers of the potted plants in the corner - their topic had changed from "musical style for tonight's banquet" to "
"Who will give the opening speech?" The argument was very fierce, and no one was willing to give in.
Time was like light frozen in ice, squeezing by bit by bit. Until he drank all the water in the glass, Ringer still didn't wait for Saint Xalia to appear, so he finally spoke, his voice was abrupt.
The ground rang: "Have you never thought about leaving this city?"
Shelia was tasting a kind of bluish water with crystal luster. After hearing this sentence, the wine glass that was brought to her lips stopped suddenly, and she took a deep look at Ringer.
"Why do people who have made no mistakes leave voluntarily?"
"Because the world is not determined by right or wrong, sometimes accepting reality may not be the right choice."
"You sound like you have a lot of experience?"
"It's just some personal opinions." Ringer avoided her direct and sharp gaze: "Of course, the right to choose is in your hands."
Seeing that he didn't want to look at her, Shelia suddenly smiled softly. Her laughter reminded people of the refreshing summer breeze, even though it was winter: "I'm sure your suggestion was well-intentioned, but you said it wrong.
One thing: the choice is never in our hands."
Ringer frowned slightly: "Isn't the power of the Night Watch only within the city limits?"
"This has nothing to do with the night watchman, it is the nature of the traveling fairies."
Shelia explained: "We are born to like to travel. Whether it is distant mountains and seas or human cities, we are all places we yearn for. When you turn one hundred years old and grow your first pair of butterfly wings, the traveler goblin will embark on a journey.
We just wander around at will, we call it a pilgrimage. However, once they grow to be over two hundred years old, that is, when they reach adulthood, and after growing their second pair of butterfly wings, the traveler goblins will stop their pilgrimage and settle in
You will never leave a place you pass during your journey. Therefore, you may find the footprints left by the traveler fairies in any corner of the continent."
"Moreover, even if we stop the tour, our yearning for the journey will not change, but it is often expressed in a different way. Guided by nature, the travel fairies are willing to provide various services to travelers and pedestrians passing by.
With help, guide them out of the cave, find water, etc. - Of course, this is on the premise that they have no malicious intent."
"It is precisely because of this nature that after finishing her tour, the eldest sister will stay in Luosting City and build the Fairy Sleep Inn to receive passing travelers free of charge. As long as they can find comfort in the short rest of the journey, it will be a good idea for them.
For a traveler fairy, this is the best reward."
"So." She raised her head slightly and stared at the potted chandelier on the ceiling. Although her eyes were sad but not lost: "How can we go against our own nature, abandon this hotel, leave this city, and leave from now on?"
What about?"
For humans, leaving is a very simple matter, a ticket, a wave, or a goodbye.
However, for the traveler fairies, it is all of life.
"Although life is indeed much harder than before, and occasionally I will be scared and confused, but as long as I can stay quietly in a corner of the city like now, in this hotel we built with our own hands, we will wait for the next step with hope.
When a guest comes to your door, you are already very satisfied."
She tilted her head slightly, and a warm smile appeared on her heroic face: "I've been waiting for you."
Are you hopeful for the future...?
Sounds good.
But.
Ringer suddenly thought: The Night Watch is responsible for eliminating all magicians and aliens in the city, and the "Ouroboros" project fully invested by Night Habitat, doesn't it just connect all the cities in the Western Continent? It's like
A huge web covered it, but what was entangled in the web was not a spider, but a giant snake. It was looking at the prey in the web with cold eyes, just like looking at the dying dust.
When the "Ouroboros" project is completed, the last living space of the aliens who can still huddle in a corner of the city will be swallowed up, right?
"I'm sorry that you have to listen to so many complaints."
While he was silent, a wine glass was suddenly placed in front of Ringer. The water in it was filled with crystal colors: "As an apology, this glass is yours."
He raised his head and saw the bartender saying confidently: "This is my proud work."