novelonline Chapter 2739 Reunion in the Snow
Chapter 2739 Reunion in the Snow
Chapter 2739 Reunion in the Snow
In the thick white fog, the tall "boatman" in black robe had stood up, walked to the bow of the small boat at the back, and caught the frozen soul thrown by Shade who was still rowing in front.
The soul disappeared in the black mist surrounding the god, and the god asked Xiang Xiade:
"Now, do you understand the meaning of ferrying?"
With the cat standing on his shoulder, Shade looked in the fog in the direction he came from:
"Please let me think about it. Send people to other places?"
The god said:
“In the most ancient times, when intelligent beings first walked the world, they built cities beside rivers and lakes. Since then, traveling by boat has been the most important means of transportation.
Ferrying means the process of reaching from one shore to another. It symbolizes crossing physical and spiritual barriers after a long wait, representing breakthrough and transcendence. "
The [Sin Chain] connecting the two boats disappeared silently without Shade making any operation. Shade's boat remained stationary, while the boat the god was riding on slowly retreated:
“When you pick up the oars, remember where you are going. It may be lonely, and the journey may be long, but stranger, this boat can only be ferried by you.”
The figure of the god completely disappeared in the thick fog, but some golden light flew out of the fog and entered Shade's body.
[Stranger, you have received the blessing of the ferryman: when you paddle your boat on the water, if you have a goal, you will know the direction.]
[Artifact: Ferryman's Paddle, becomes a component of the old wooden boat you own.]
This saved Shade the trouble of thinking about how to pass this artifact to the Sixth Era. He looked down at the item in his hand, sighed, turned around and looked forward again:
"Just now, I thought he would directly give me the 'Ferry' spirit rune."
[Isn’t this a bit too greedy? ]
"She" asked with a smile, and the cat meowed:
"Meow~"
He thought of Chloe again, and in the thick fog, the intermittent golden spots of light had already pointed him in the direction he wanted to go.
(Luvia is fortune-telling.)
The Fifth Era, winter of 925 in the Universal Calendar, Northern Continent, Falling Star Lake.
Even though the maids cleaned up in time, the heavy snow for several days still covered the camp by the lake with silver.
Snow fluttered down between the tents, unicorn huts, chocobo shacks, and temporary storage cabins. In the distance, towering snow-capped mountains stood on the horizon. The river flowing down from the top of the snow-capped mountains formed the Falling Star Lake on the silver-white snowfield surrounded by mountains.
Even though it was daytime, bonfires were still burning in the camp. Maids in long skirts were busy walking around the bonfires. Although their witch queen was on vacation and didn't need to handle too many official duties, they still had a lot of things to do.
The pure white little unicorn stuck its head out of the window of the unicorn's hut, and its sky-blue eyes looked at the silhouettes on the shore of Falling Star Lake in the distance. Chloe stood alone on the snow on the shore, with her hands behind her back, looking at the calm lake that was like a mirror.
"Falling Star Lake" was named after a meteorite that fell here a hundred years ago. Today, the meteorite has long been fished out, but the strange star still changed the nearby landforms and made this large lake formed by the impact not freeze even in the winter of the northern continent.
Although the snowflakes were swirling down from the sky above her head, none of them could land on her hair or shoulders. Her long silver hair was not tied up, just floating in the wind. Her golden eyes were looking at the lake, expecting the person who made the promise to come soon.
Elegant, mysterious, and noble, although she is not tall, anyone who sees Chloe Marcus Marquez for the first time will not deny her cold charm.
She was wearing a black dress that was somewhat out of place on a snowy day, but there were still white lace decorations on the cuffs and hem. Although her eyes were looking at the lake, her heart had already drifted away with the wind.
The wind whistling on the snowfield was not loud, but at some point it suddenly brought the sound of a man's singing.
Chloe had thought about how to welcome Shade's arrival countless times, but when the singing really came from the lake, she still forgot the carefully prepared words and actions, lifted the hem of her skirt, stepped on her high heels, and hurriedly stepped onto the water.
"The princess in the castle will never understand that the freedom to walk in the world is what we pursue."
"If you meet a witch at a road crossing covered with lavender, where will you go to pick a handful of herbs?"
"Hold the snow on the top of the mountain and watch the sun in the depths of the desert."
"If you could meet us, dear girl~~"
“Please call our names softly and ask any questions you have.”
"Where the lilies are in bloom, or, westward where the sunflowers are."
"Please wear your beautiful dress and hold the purple thyme."
"The people who love you and the people you love are all here, in this palace filled with sunshine."
When the first line of the lyrics came out, the singing seemed to come from the top of a snowy mountain far away. But when Chloe ran onto the water with her skirt lifted, the figure paddling the boat had already appeared like a black dot in the distance of Falling Star Lake in the snow.
The singing had become so clear that the girls in the camp also looked towards the lake. The boat was now moving steadily on the lake, and the figure of the cat standing on the shoulder with the oar at the stern was clearly visible.
It was a song that everyone could sing, but the witches felt so different when it came from a man's mouth. The little silver-haired figure had already come to the center of the lake with her skirt lifted. When Shade finished singing the last sentence, she pounced towards Shade in the heavy snow.
Then, with the cat's "meow", the girls in the camp saw their master hugging the man and falling on the boat. They smiled and looked away, not daring to see what would happen next.
Because Xia De was knocked down, the cat could only stand on the side of the boat and cry in dissatisfaction. Xia De, lying on his back on the boat, looked at the snow falling like elves dancing under the blue sky, and smiled and hugged the silver-haired girl lying on his body.
【Eighteen minutes left.】
"The mission has been completed. Can we discuss this with Treefather now? I will extend my stay. I will not stay in this era to change the past. I just want to spend more time with her."
There seemed to be a shadow of a big tree flashing in the snowy sky, and Shade got "her" reply:
【Please wait】
[If you are willing to give up the Miracle Spirit Rune-Tree, you can stay for 6 more hours. ]
After just a moment's hesitation, Shade agreed. In order to rescue Fiona in the Evernight City, he gave up the "Night" on his own initiative, but the Night eventually became his strength. Although the "Miracle-Tree" was equally precious, he was willing to pay such a price if it was to accompany Chloe.
If he needs this power, it will be his sooner or later.
【Countdown: 6 hours, 17 minutes, 12 seconds. 】
Chloe didn't know about Shade's decision. She put her face against Shade's chest, feeling his body temperature and heartbeat.
"I knew you would come, Shade. I knew you would keep your promise."
She struggled to sit up again, then moved her body forward, held down Shad, who also wanted to sit up, and kissed him.
The golden eyes smiled at him, and the cold kiss still felt warm. She hugged him tightly in the heavy snow. Although she knew he would leave, at least at this moment she didn't want to be separated from him, and didn't want to wait for a long time.
"Chloe, you're getting a little too excited."
When the silver-haired witch finally let go of Shade, the stranger expressed his dissatisfaction:
"Can we go to the shore first? This boat is too small. Mia, what's with that expression on your face? It's not like I threw you off my shoulders."
Chloe also remembered the warm cat, she hugged Shad's neck:
"No, right here. I know you can't stay for long, so I don't want to waste a second before you disappear again. Don't tell me how long you can stay, or I'll waste a lot of seconds wondering how much longer you can keep me company."
"This time it's different, I can stay for six hours so we can go to shore?"
Chloe, who was pressing on him, sat up suddenly with a surprised expression on her face:
"Six hours? What did it cost you?"
"It does not matter."
Shade ran his hands through her long silver hair. Chloe's hair had a lot of texture. It wasn't like it wasn't hair, but her hair felt cool:
"Six hours isn't a long time, Chloe. Do you really want to waste time discussing this? Besides, if we don't move, I feel like Mia will be really angry."
"Meow~"
The cat's cry echoed on the calm lake, causing the snow birds that were originally preparing to land and rest to fly farther away immediately.
Chloe's appearance in Falling Star Lake was not accidental or because the scenery here was beautiful, but because the space-time stability in the Falling Star Lake area was weaker, and it was easier to achieve space-time communication in such a place.
At first Chloe just wanted to come here to try out her new idea, but she didn't expect to actually run into a small boat drifting in the water and Shad on the boat.
Therefore, after Shade left last time, she called more maids to build this huge camp by the lake. This way, even if she couldn't wait for Shade, she could arrange for people to wait for him in the long years to come.
The campsites were located on the north side of the lake, and judging by their size, they could easily accommodate three or four hundred people. Most of the girls were dressed in maids' clothes, and in the cold winter, their skirts only reached their knees. Their calves were covered with white socks, and they wore small black leather shoes.
They are all at least at the intermediate level, so they are not afraid of such a cold winter.
In addition to the maids, there were also some relatively weak civilian staff in the camp. Although they were also witches, they could only handle some minor clerical matters.
PS: The picture in this chapter is "Ice Witch Chloe".
I had a version of Chloe's illustration before, but I was never satisfied with it. Now I changed to this one, which is more in line with the character's appearance and temperament.