I want to be a faded person for life

The corners of Xiangzi's eyes, which were originally closed by his hands, slowly opened, and the dilated pupils gradually turned orange, and then fell out of the eye sockets like rotten fruits.

"Am I ■■■■, or am I Chapolili?"

"..."

She opened her mouth and made several different sounds, including those of a man, an old man and a mature woman.

As if feeling a little uncomfortable in her throat, the witch picked up the rotten fruit and put it into her mouth, making a sticky chewing sound.

She seemed to have caught sight of the firelight in the darkness and spoke again, this time her voice frozen into a clear girlish voice.

"...Neither is correct. My name should be Haida now."

"I need grapes from Chapoli."

Chapter 46: Toys of Lights

When Xiangzi returned to the main hall of the Round Table Hall, only Colin was waiting there.

The clergyman heard the footsteps, looked up and recognized the other party's identity.

"Are you okay? Did your call for help go smoothly?"

Xiangzi didn't know how to answer.

Both Moen City and Hyde Fortress have their own troubles and may not be able to spare any troops to support Stonewell.

However, Yura from Hyde Fortress was willing to participate in this operation as an individual, and Edgar from Moren City also provided some assistance in terms of props.

"I guess we've found help."

Suddenly a voice came from the corridor.

"Numbers are meaningless, and those without skills will only be a hindrance."

This is Mr. D who returned to the Round Table Hall at some point.

"I've invited a powerful reinforcement, but it's too small to enter here. It will go to Stonewell when we need help."

"It...?"

The helper Mr. D mentioned did not seem to be human.

"Ms. Xiangzi, I have something I need to discuss with you in private."

Colin suddenly waved to Xiangzi, indicating that she should follow him to the corridor outside the room.

Xiangzi nodded and followed, but found that Roger, who was originally sitting on the terrace, was gone.

"Where is Roger? How is he doing now?"

Colin shook his head.

"I sent Roger to another room. His condition is not good, and he can stay awake for less and less time."

"I came to you this time for something else."

The clergyman took out a leather scroll from his body.

"I have deciphered the contents of the scroll. It contains a heretical prayer that has nothing to do with the Golden Rule. I have no intention of accusing you. After all, the use of power does not determine right or wrong."

"But I can't offer any guidance on this either. The best I can do is some simple translation work."

Xiangzi took the scroll.

There were words left by Colin on the scroll, which probably described a prayer called [Black Flame Blessing].

Completely different from the form of pyroxene magic, the scroll was filled with various poetic praises or mythological deeds. Even if she could understand every word, she had no idea how to use it.

"That's enough, thank you very much."

After all, she couldn't ask a clergyman who believed in the Golden Rule to teach her how to use heretical prayers. Colin's willingness to translate the contents of the scroll was already the greatest help he could give.

"Prayers require a touch that is completely different from magic. If you need it, you can buy it from the twin old women at the end of the corridor."

After Xiangzi took the scroll, Colin wiped his hands as if he was unwilling to take any more of the thing.

Back in the hall, Diaros and Nepheli returned here through the Great Blessing as if they had agreed, but both of them looked a little embarrassed.

Nepheli sat down on the chair, looked up at the ceiling without saying a word.

Diaros, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, seemed to be hesitant to speak, and his face was obviously not looking good.

Xiangzi noticed that the other party would always glance at him intentionally or unintentionally, and asked curiously:

"I remember you went to the woodlands and villages outside of Stonewell. What happened?"

Although he didn't know Diaros very well, Nepheli was a warrior who had challenged Greg with him. How could she be in such a dispirited state?

"Yes, we investigated the woodlands of Storm Hill and the Water Call Village in the direction of Sage Bridge."

“We met the ‘ship’ there.”

D became slightly interested after hearing this.

"You are indeed two fools who don't listen to advice. But you can actually come back alive. You must have more skills than I thought."

Diaros shook his head.

"To be precise, we encountered the 'ship' and witnessed its disappearance along with the ruins of Shuihuan Village."

"disappear?"

D's voice beneath the visor was confused.

Diaros nodded and began to tell the story.

"We initially entered the woods and encountered some Deadborns—that's what they're called."

"They are not zombies, but skeletons that are completely decayed but can still move. They are difficult to kill."

"Even if they are broken apart once or twice, they will reassemble in the black smoke and flames. Only by completely extinguishing the spiritual fire in their eye sockets can they be transformed back into corpses."

This is indeed useful information. Although Diaros's performance at the round table meeting was not very good, he still seems to be somewhat reliable when doing business.

"Shuihuan Village had become a ruin before we arrived. We saw the ghosts of the villagers boarding the "ship" one after another. They all became Deathborn."

"The ferryman discovered us. If we were taken on board, there's no telling where we would be taken."

Diaros's expression was very ugly.

Xiangzi always felt that this scene sounded a little familiar.

In the ancient Greek mythology of her original world, Charon, the boatman of the underworld, was responsible for guiding the souls of the dead and helping them cross the River Styx.

The relationship between the boatman and the dead born described by Diaros was indeed very similar to the myth she had heard.

However, after being at the border for so long, Xiangzi has gained some understanding of the world he is in now.

There is no Styx or similar place at the border. The reincarnation described by the mainstream Golden Rule is completely different from the Styx in Greek mythology.

The life that receives the blessing of the golden tree will return to the tree after death and become the tree's nutrients. The golden tree, in response, will bestow blessings again, allowing the soul that returns to the tree to return to the world and complete the life cycle.

Compared to the well-known cycle of returning to the tree, the soul being extradited to a completely unknown place by a strange boatman is probably a very terrifying thing for the local residents of the border area who believe in the Golden Rule.

Although she would never say this out loud...but compared to the Return to Tree cycle, Xiangzi felt that the Ferryman sounded more normal.

I always feel that there is something wrong with the former. Does such a perfect cycle really exist in the world?

It seems pointless to ponder such questions right now.

"And then, how did you escape?"

D naturally raised this question.

"We didn't run away."

Diaros shook his head and turned his gaze to Xiangzi again.

"Is there something on my face?"

Xiangzi frowned. Although she knew there was nothing strange about herself, the other person's gaze still made her feel uneasy.

"No...I'm sorry."

Diaros shook his hands.

"We actually met Miss Deng, and she saved us."

Xiangzi stood up immediately and clenched his fists.

I went to such a dangerous place...

Diaros, however, gestured for her to calm down and continue listening to him.

"The meteorite she summoned with gravity magic destroyed dozens of Deathborns with ease, razing the entire ruins of Shuihuan Village to the ground."

The gorgeously dressed knight gestured with his hands, seemingly at a loss as to how to organize his words.

"She sealed the ship in pyroxene and took it away... It's hard for me to describe that scene to you, it's just like..."

It's just like a young child playing with a toy.

Diaros didn't say the second half of the sentence, but abruptly changed the subject.

"She also has something for me to tell Miss Xiangzi."

Chapter 47: Inescapable Gravity

"What?"

Xiangzi had a bad feeling.

"I originally wanted to invite Miss Deng to join us in investigating the Stonewell incident. After all, she is the most powerful magician I have ever seen besides Mr. Ovnir, but..."

Diaros became silent again, as if he didn't know how to start.

"You should tell me quickly!"

Xiangzi was a little anxious. Why did this person start to hesitate when talking about the main point?

"Miss Deng asked me to tell you."

"She invites you to meet her in the depths of Stonewell. If you don't show up, she will..."

Having said this, Diaros paused again.

Xiangzi stamped his feet and almost couldn't help wanting to go up and grab Diaros' collar and punch him twice.

This time, it was Nepheli, who had been staring at the ceiling, who spoke.

"The lamp said that if you don't keep the appointment, she will get on the boat and let the boatman take her soul away."

"Varied--"

Xiangzi was choked.

"You know, the Calling Ship is in her hands now. She can do this at any time."

This time even D was silent, not knowing what to say. Besides, when did Tibia's Summoning Ship become something that could be captured?

"This is nonsense!"

Xiangzi's face turned red and he was shaking with anger.

The key to the problem is that she really has no choice but to obey the request to keep the appointment, otherwise, who knows whether Deng will do such a stupid thing in his current state.

This was totally unlike something that child would do. When on earth had the lamp become despicable, somewhere she had no idea about?

——Could it be her fault again?

Xiangzi was so regretful that he almost bit his teeth off.

Nefeli pinched her chin and looked at Xiangzi's delicious expression, looking up and down at the girl with long light blue hair curiously.

"What on earth did you do to Miss Deng to make her do this?"

"..."

Xiangzi turned his head and sighed.

"I know, I'll go."

-

There is still one day of preparation before setting off for Stonewell, which is also to wait for reinforcements to gather.

Xiangzi went back to Ailei Church.