novelonline Chapter 2911 Not a God
Chapter 2911 Not a God
Chapter 2911 Not a God
"Miss Danister, so what secrets does the village have?"
The little princess who was also eating at the table asked very obediently and appeared very respectful, so at this time her actual age was only one year older than her. Ajelina's birthday was to come in half a year, so Danister Gustav was only half a year older than her:
"After investigation, we found that the entire village was trapped in a force field where time stopped. It's not that time stopped, but that all the scenery there does not change.
The environment of the village always remains constant at a certain spring afternoon. Although the outsider villagers will grow old, get sick and die, their souls cannot leave the area after death. Instead, they will turn into children and be born again by local pregnant women.
So in fact, for a thousand years, most of the people there were the first group of refugees, and a small number of people were travelers who strayed into the village later. They were their own ancestors. As for why the road could not be found, the current conclusion is that the birth of that special area is a manifestation of the time chaos phenomenon in the forest. It should be that only at a specific time of the year and along a specific road can you enter that area. Otherwise, you can only use a grand gesture like today. "
"Dannister, this story doesn't sound romantic at all. I still prefer the story to end with 'the dreamlike village never appeared again'."
Flora complained slightly, but the red-haired girl smiled and didn't care. She knew Flora's character very well now:
"Although it sounds like a fantasy plot in a story, if this happens frequently around the world, I don't think anyone would think it's romantic. This is one of the manifestations of the instability of time in the material world. Although it's not as harmful as a 'tree hole', it's not a trivial matter either."
"Professor, what will happen to that village in the end? The souls inside will be liberated in the end, right?"
Dorothy asked, but Miss Danister shook her head. The church and the college were still considering this matter. At present, the time balance in Vista Forest was very fragile. In Iluna's words, it was like a straw on the fingertips. Even if the finger did not move at all, the straw would fall to the ground as soon as the wind blew outside.
Tonight is the opening day of the "First Snow Music Festival" in Vista City. Flora was invited to participate in today's opening ceremony, and this time she agreed. After all, she has been staying in the local area since early autumn. If she just stayed in the hotel to do the so-called "creation", she might be suspected of what she was doing.
Although Shade also wanted to go to the Golden Music Hall, he did not set out with her. Flora left directly from the Accordion Hotel, while Shade entered the city from outside the city.
Although he had not made an appointment with the devil to meet at a specific place in the concert hall, Xia De believed that as long as the other party did not leave, he would definitely come to find him.
Mia happened to be in a "good mood" tonight and wanted to go out with Shade, but Shade couldn't take her with him this time. Tifa, Luvia, Dorothy and Ajelina were all busy tonight, so Shade entrusted the cat to Bella's maid Matilda. Shade felt that since Mia liked Tifa, she would like her too.
Winter seems to be really coming. When the cold wind blows at night, everyone will shiver. The replacement of autumn clothes and winter clothes seems to be completed within a week, but people still choose to go out in this weather because of the lively festival.
When Shad got off the carriage and saw the bonfire in the square, the vendors and pedestrians around the bonfire were already very lively.
During the "First Snow Music Festival", in addition to the concerts held in several famous local concert halls, there are also lively outdoor concerts in the squares on the four sides of the Golden Music Hall in the city center.
This kind of outdoor concert not only has performances, but also combines the functions of a market, a dance, etc., like a city celebration. Xia De even heard from Miss Bell today that some time ago the church even thought about whether to prevent the holding of this year's First Snow Music Festival, but later they did not do so.
In short, to exaggerate a little, it seemed that half of the city's people gathered in the city center tonight, and even the nearby Golden Music Avenue and Elton Promenade were full of pedestrians. The shops along the street continued to open at night. It is said that except for the "Flower Festival" at the end of the year and the "Flower Festival" in early spring, this is the busiest day of the year in the local area.
It is easy to blend into the crowd in such a lively environment. The gas street lamps, bonfires and temporary hanging gas lamps connected to the gas tank carriages temporarily mobilized by the City Hall in the square together illuminate this decorated place.
Although Shade knew he had important things to do, he still walked around the square on the east side first, and then went to the bonfire to watch the performance. Although the sunset had disappeared and the moon was hanging in the night sky, it was still early, so the musicians had not yet appeared. Only a bard was sitting on a high stool with his back to the bonfire, playing the lute and singing stories about knights and princesses, heroes and evil dragons.
Suddenly, Xia De felt someone patting his shoulder. When he turned around, he saw a tall, thin, bespectacled young man who looked like a student standing behind him.
The other person seemed to be an ordinary person, but when Xia De saw the familiar glass bottle hanging around his waist, he understood:
"You are indeed here."
"In a business like ours, keeping your word is a basic quality. Let's go to that table over there and talk. Also, this is not my style."
He spoke fluent Carsenric with a Willendel accent, not caring at all that there were so many people around him, and explained to himself:
"He made a wish to me, so I will borrow his body temporarily. After all, at a time like this, we must be cautious in everything we do."
Perhaps because it borrowed the body of an ordinary person, the demon at this moment did not behave like a demon at all, let alone a humanoid relic.
He and Xia De didn't walk far. The vendors didn't form a maze around the square, but were arranged in neat rows. In one corner of the queue of vendors, there was a large area of tables, chairs and benches for tourists to rest or sit down to watch the performance.
At this time, most people at the table were playing Rhodes. Shade and his partner first bought beer and boiled beans from a nearby vendor, and then chose an empty square wooden table to sit face to face. Shade suspected that the table was borrowed from a pub, and the surface was full of traces of wine stains from years of soaking.
On their left, they could see the crowd around the bonfire and the silhouette of the bard performing. The tables in front, behind and on the right were full of people. The noisy voices mixed with the low voices of the bard in the distance formed the background sound at this time. The surroundings were bright and colorful, and the citizens were either toasting to celebrate, laughing and talking about this year's celebration, or just coming here to feel the festive atmosphere.
An ordinary lively night in the steam age seemed so unreal under the gaslight.
The most unrealistic thing is that Shad actually met and chatted with a demon in such an environment.
The young-looking demon picked up the wine glass and took a sip. When the glass was put down with a thud, Shade was curious whether it could sense the human taste at this time, but it was not appropriate to ask this now.
He was a little nervous when he came here, but now, looking at everything around him, he suddenly relaxed for some reason. It wasn't that he relaxed his vigilance, but he was in a much better mood.
"This is civilization and enlightenment, right?"
The demon seemed to see what Shade was thinking, so Shade turned his gaze towards it:
"Let's get down to business, but are you sure it's safe to talk here?"
"Of course, I made a wish to myself. A wish is a powerful force. You know that, don't you?"
The "young man" also looked at Shad, and Shad noticed that there was a faint red light in the depths of its eyes.
"I know what you want to know, and I know better what you are trying to do. It's bold, very bold, but I can give you the answer you want."
The tone of its speech was normal, as if it were chatting with friends.
"So who suggested Jindel to go for a walk in the woods and encounter the dragon eggs?"
Xia Deyu asked the most important question directly. The demon looked at him and paused for a few seconds before answering:
“Originally, I wanted to trade, but this time, I can do a loss-making business for free without paying any price:
The Kindel family, who had just moved to Creekwood, bought an abandoned house in Creekwood. Although most people in the town were indifferent to them, their neighbor, the Bennett family, enthusiastically helped them settle down here.
Thus a friendship was established, and it even extended to the second generation. It was his friend Bennett who suggested that Jindel go for a walk in the woods. "
Xia De was not surprised by this answer. Rather, this answer was in line with his guess. As for the devil's request for no price, Xia De thought that he had already paid the price. After all, he saved the devil last night:
"What role does Bennet play in the story of this town?"
The red light in the eyes of the demon across the table became more obvious. It had been staring at Shade from the beginning until now without blinking once:
"It's hard to say. Some things can't be said. This involves the big plan of the one in the woods."
Shade then asked:
"Are you afraid of it?"
The young man across the table widened his eyes slightly, but smiled:
"If it was a complete tree, I would be scared to death. But it is just a dead tree without any life. It is far less dangerous to me than your doctor friend. If it is not a god, it is just a mortal. You should know this better than me."