novelonline Chapter 4146 Test and Warning
Chapter 4146 Test and Warning
Chapter 4146 Test and Warning
Of course, Vige wouldn't leave alone with that small boat:
“My friends and I came together, and I would like to visit the association with them. Is that alright?”
She was prepared for the other side to limit the number of her companions, but the response from the direction of the small boat was quite unexpected:
"Alright, please steer the boat and follow me."
"agreed?"
To everyone's surprise, the other party agreed immediately. However, without giving the people on the yacht time to think, they turned the boat around and headed away. The yacht then set sail again, following behind the small boat, its speed clearly affected by the white fog, maintaining only a minimal level.
The two boats headed towards the center of the lake, and gradually, other boats appeared in the fog. These were all small boats, and besides the boatmen whose faces were indistinct, there were also normal people who were clearly from outside.
Desire is right. Besides Xia De and his group, there were obviously other guests at the Leather Goods Club today, but only Xia De and his group came by their own boat.
The white fog severely impaired perception, and Shad had no idea who the others in the fog were. All the ships were heading in the same direction, but strangely, the others then disappeared one by one.
There seemed to be something enormous in the center of the lake, but both boats stopped just before they approached. From the direction of the center, another small boat approached. It passed the small boat carrying the guide and finally stopped beside the yacht.
Five terrified people were on the small boat, crying and desperately calling out to Shad and the others on the deck, but their voices could not be heard. Even lip reading could only produce completely incomprehensible syllables.
A voice came from the direction of the guide:
"Before entering the mansion, let's play a little game. Twelve people mistakenly entered a mansion that was then deep in the mountains, but only five of them escaped. However, among the five people on the boat, one of them is wearing his companion's leather clothes."
Now identify who is wearing one of your companions' furs. If you answer correctly, we can continue.
Wei Ge frowned and asked:
"Why should I answer such a question? I brought that leather item with me, and you should return what my mother left me back then, according to the agreement."
"But your companions weren't invited. Giving you this opportunity through a game is already a favor, given the sake of 'Redstone Duchess.' That lady has made outstanding contributions to the guild."
"My mother made contributions to the Leather Goods Guild? Could she have helped the leatherworkers perfect their skinning techniques?"
Wei Ge's lips twitched slightly; she no longer wanted to complain about what kind of person her mother was.
"Alright, let's participate in this game. Please wait a moment."
She wanted to take out the "Life Detector," an alchemical item that had been proven to be able to distinguish low-grade leather goods, but Shad and Iluna reached the edge of the deck faster than her, looking at the five people silently calling for help on the small boat in the distance.
Shad placed his palm in front of his right eye, then opened it to enhance Edwards' Eye with "Sharp Eye." Iluna's left eye glowed faintly as she observed the life force of the five people.
The mist swirled between the two ships, and Shad and Iluna frowned simultaneously, reaching the same conclusion:
"Five people, all dressed in leather."
The small boat couldn't be heard from the yacht, but the five people on the other boat seemed to hear them clearly. The five looked at their companions in alarm, then each accused the other of impersonating someone else.
Their voices gradually became audible to Shad and his companions. Some were questioning why their female companions were pretending to be their beloved fiancées, some were questioning whether their companions had been jealous of another person's family background and wealth, some were crying and asking where their sister had gone if all of this was a lie, and some were loudly cursing all their companions.
The questioning quickly escalated into an argument, which in turn turned into resentment, and then a violent fight broke out. In the blink of an eye, two of the five men were stabbed through the heart, one was pushed into the lake, and the third screamed, "What have I done?" before shooting himself.
The last survivor was the oldest man in the group, who looked at the people on the yacht with despair:
"Don't come here! Get out of here! Get out of here!"
He then picked up the gun, pointed it at his temple, and collapsed in the small boat after a muffled gunshot.
The small boat set off again, carrying a boatload of corpses back towards the center of the lake from which they had come. Xia De and the girls, who had witnessed this "drama" from the deck, could roughly imagine what these people had gone through, but now that they were already here, leaving was out of the question.
"The answer is correct. When the Redstone Duchess faced these five people back then, she also gave the answer very quickly. The technology she left behind has helped us further improve the leather making process. It's rare for these five people to be completely exposed now."
The guide spoke through the fog, then continued forward with the yacht.
Upon reaching the center of the lake, an island that shouldn't exist appeared before our eyes, with an old mansion standing in the middle of the island.
"I knew it, they definitely still own a house."
Wei Ge said softly.
The small boat that had been leading the way had disappeared sometime earlier, so when the yacht docked at the island's pier, there was only this one ship. However, some problems arose upon disembarking. Although Vigo's maids were also ring mages, the pre-arranged plan did not include a contingency plan for these girls from the central rings to also go to the [Leather Goods Guild].
At this point, it seemed inappropriate to leave them on the ship or bring them ashore, but thankfully Winnie was still there:
“I stayed behind with the other maids; we watched over the ship.”
Miss McDonald stayed behind as well, so in the end only Shad, Vanessa, Iluna, Sister Daphne, and Viggo went to the island. Shad was worried that Mia might misbehave, so he turned her into a toy and put her in his pocket.
Of course, before officially leaving the small boat, Shad did not forget to have Vig bite his palm and suck out enough blood to prevent any unexpected situations from arising later.
The fog on the island was much thinner than that in the lake. After walking onto the dock, Xia De for some reason thought of what Green Lake Island looked like when it was still shrouded in fog.
The building's exterior was clearly visible from the dock, surrounded by a black iron fence. When the group arrived at the gate along the misty path, the gate opened with a gentle push from Xia De.
"Follow the original plan and try not to get separated."
He spoke to the four people accompanying him, and then led them inside. The courtyard of the [Leather Goods Hall] looked desolate and bizarre, with a few scarecrows standing in the courtyard. Everyone noticed that these scarecrows were covered with some tattered leather products.
dong dong dong~
After climbing three steps to the door, Shad knocked. After a moment, the door opened a crack, and a very pretty face peeked out:
"Oh, are you a guest visiting the guild hall?"
The girl spoke lightly, her smile making her appear even more innocent and lovely. But the thought that the person whose face represented that face had likely already met a tragic end filled Xia De with sorrow.
"Yes, may we go in now?"
"Shad asked," the girl inquired, but after looking at the five people, she unexpectedly shook her head.
"Is this your first time visiting the guild hall? There are rules here; only those wearing leather are allowed to enter."
She emphasized:
“I don’t mean to make things difficult for you, but this is the [Furniture Guild]. How can you be considered one of us if you’re not wearing fur?”
She then laughed and said:
"Do you five have enough hides? If not, you can look on those scarecrows. They have some damaged hides, which, while not enough to cover your whole body, should be enough for you. But be careful, taking their hides will get you attacked."
After she finished speaking, she closed the door, and then Shad came down the steps and asked everyone:
"So, nobody wants to wear leather, right?"
"I refuse!"
Iluna, who has never been afraid of any challenge, shook her head directly:
"I will never wear leather, absolutely never, no matter what."
Seeing that Iluna had spoken up, Vanessa shook her head in response to Shad's question:
"This is indeed a bit too difficult. If I could, I wouldn't want to do it."
Sister Daphne remained silent, and Shad did not question her. Shad finally looked at Viggo, whose face looked quite unpleasant. When discussing the plan, they had mentioned that Viggo might need to wear Nicolas Flamel's leather to obtain that quarter of Aurora Flamel from the guild.
"Witches cannot wear men's leather items, as this will directly damage them."
Viggo saw through Xia De's thoughts and offered a reminder. When she first encountered leather, she was so terrified that she went straight to the washroom to wash her hands; naturally, she wouldn't want to wear such a thing now.
"Moreover, this could very well be a trap of relics. Once people try wearing those strange and dirty things, they gradually become addicted until they can no longer live without them. This is a characteristic of many relics."
Xia De also understood this principle:
"But everyone else can stay out, but you and I have to go in. Let's go to the scarecrow and find some skin masks or something that covers a small area."
But Wei Ge still strongly resisted:
"Why don't we just storm in? Even if I find some tattered leather, what are you going to do? Are you going to wear Nicolas Flamel's leather?"
She put forward a bold idea:
"But then, wouldn't you become mine?"
She stopped talking because Vanessa and Iluna were both looking at her strangely.