OBS Chapter 4151 Rescue and Agreement
Chapter 4151 Rescue and Agreement
Chapter 4151 Rescue and Agreement
The girl then added:
“I know some of you are quite skilled, but you can’t influence them behind this wall. There’s no way to cheat in this game.”
"We should not test human nature. Even the noblest soul can fall when faced with repeated temptations."
Suddenly, a middle-aged man in the crowd spoke up; he was the church ring sorcerer the fake man had mentioned.
The young woman replied with a smile:
"This isn't a test of human nature; it's just a little game. Besides, sir, since you've said that, doesn't that mean you've already given your guess—that the black-haired girl uses tools, right?"
She then asked the others:
"So, guests, what are your guesses?"
After a moment of silence, people in the crowd began to speak. Vige, holding Xia De's arm, looked at him, while "she" continued gently:
Participating in this game will further amplify the sins of "envy/vanity." Or rather, it will make you increasingly unable to resist the temptations of material possessions.
"Can I not participate in the game?"
So Shad asked, and the young woman seemed surprised, but still nodded:
"Of course you can, but do you really not want to participate? Even if you lose, you won't lose anything."
But Xia De still shook his head, looking expressionlessly at the two girls behind the glass:
“This is your territory. I can’t help them. I don’t even know if what you’re saying is true. Maybe they’re just two ‘actors’ dressed in leather. So I won’t get involved. Otherwise, it would only add to my sins.”
When he uttered the word "sin," he glanced at his companions, but no one reacted in any particular way.
"No, handsome young gentleman, they are truly normal, living people. I would never lie!"
Of the last group of nine, only four did not participate in the game—Shad, Vigo, Mr. Delong, and the unknown church ring sorcerer. Of the remaining five, one guessed that the girl would not make a move, while the other four guessed that she would.
The answer was soon revealed. The black-haired girl who woke up behind the glass wall was initially panicked. After trying to wake the blond stranger to no avail, she looked at the box.
As expected, she opened the box and saw the "instructions" inside. A look of astonishment appeared on her face, but only for a moment before she reached into the box and took out a small knife.
She certainly wasn't about to act immediately. Even influenced by the relic, the moral compass she had built up in the normal world prevented her from doing anything cruel. But for ordinary people, mental resistance is practically useless under the influence of the relic. Her eyes gradually shifted from terror to an indescribable expression, and she looked away from the knife, turning her gaze to the other side of the table.
Shade felt Viggo's grip on his hand tighten, and he heard a sigh behind him. Everyone stared blankly at the unconscious blonde girl, but as she trembled, unsure whether to put down the knife or take that step, Shade spoke:
"Wait a moment."
Shad said to the young woman who was leading the way:
“Stop, make her stop. Since they are alive, I will buy them. I will bear her sins and let them leave this place.”
Even Vivi was surprised by Xia De's actions. Although she couldn't bear to see this scene, she didn't expect Xia De to be so kind. But she wouldn't oppose Xia De's decision; in fact, after her initial shock, she was delighted that the person she had chosen was indeed the right one.
The young woman leading the way pointed to the glass wall, and time behind it instantly froze. She asked Xia De curiously:
"You want to save them? To be honest, there are quite a few ordinary people like them who come to the club. If I keep bringing these people in, can you save them all?"
The outsider knew exactly what he had to do:
"I've always held this view—when I can help others and it doesn't cost me much, I will definitely lend a hand."
Since they are the first couple I've encountered here who haven't been harmed and can be saved, of course I have to save them. If a similar situation occurs again, there's nothing I can do; I can only do what I can.
This is the code of conduct for outsiders who come into this world. Of course, this code only applies to strangers. If it's for the girls he deeply loves, Xia De will still choose to pay no matter how great the cost.
"Look at you, what girl wouldn't love you? You have both a handsome face and a soul of gold."
The young woman smiled and said, then looked at the glass wall:
"Alright, I can grant your request, but this would be a loss for the other people involved in the game. They should also voluntarily give up the game."
The five participants then indicated they were willing to give up, as it was just a relic-derived mask, which meant nothing to those who were there. What truly concerned them was the consequences of Shad's actions.
"They don't belong in your time. They entered the guild more than 600 years ago. Even if you let them leave, they won't have any relatives or friends left. Besides, are you sure you want to save both of them?"
The young woman's eyes were filled with smiles and anticipation:
"The price is very high."
"Yes, save them both. I don't care about their past or why they came here. Since we've encountered them, let's save them both."
Shad said with certainty that the glass wall then turned back into a mirror.
"Very well, esteemed guest. Their physical appearances are worthless. This deal is settled. They will then leave the guild safely. Don't worry about us lying; there's a contract here."
She pulled a leather scroll from her sleeve, and Shad knew without a doubt what it was made of.
When the scroll was opened, it was covered with strange, tadpole-like letters, but no matter what the script was, it was all the same to outsiders; their ability to "understand the language" had never been a problem so far.
It was indeed an agreement, the contents of which were that the mansion would release the two girls from earlier and guarantee their immediate and safe return to the real world, while Shad would be responsible for all the sins that had accumulated during their more than six hundred years of slumber here.
Although Vige agreed with Xia De's decision to save the person, she didn't want him to sign such a dubious contract. She grabbed Xia De's arm, making her stance clear without saying a word.
Even Mr. Gerald Delon shared the same view, but after reading the contents of the agreement, Shad simply confirmed with "her" that the sins of ordinary people were not enough for him to directly obtain the spirit runes, and then signed his name "Shad Suren Hamilton" in the blank space of the agreement.
The magical spell [Treasured Item] is in effect at this moment, but it is not the active effect of activating the spell that makes this scroll a transcendent item that can only be used by Shad. Shad only exerts the spell's effect to the minimum, ensuring that he can vaguely sense the scroll's location because of the name.
He saved people not only out of kindness, but also because he wanted to try to understand what the association's "agreement" was all about.
Now that his goal was achieved, the moment he finished writing his name, Xia De felt as if something had been added to his soul, yet also as if nothing had been added at all. He could hear many whispers in his ears, voices expressing their desires: a yearning for beauty, an expectation of showing off, and envy for the looks he himself had never possessed.
This is somewhat similar to when he was playing cards at the [Sin Mansion], he suddenly acquired the original sin of "laziness".
She was able to tell Xia De the specific details:
[Outsider, you sensed the "whispers."]
[Outsider, your original sins of "jealousy" and "vanity" have increased. This sin is a "common" quality, and cannot be given a specific scale.]
[Outsider, you've gained some understanding of "vanity."]
Xia De handed the scroll back to the young woman, who seemed unaware of the trickery Xia De had shown in signing it, and put the scroll away again. In Xia De's perception, the moment the scroll disappeared from sight, it appeared out of thin air in the chaotic space, somewhere on the third floor above him.
Xia De noted down the location and said nothing more, while the young woman smiled and said:
"Very good, I've finally made my first sale. Although the profit wasn't much, it's still a successful opening. Now, ladies and gentlemen, please continue the tour with me. There are many more interesting exhibits on the second floor."
Although she did not take the group to see the leatherworkers at work, there were still many uncomfortable rooms on the second floor.
After leaving the room with the glass walls, the group visited the "Leather Care Studio", "Leather Fitting and Makeup Room", "Non-human Special Leather Exhibition Hall", "Damaged Leather Repair Center" and "Forbidden Leather Exhibition Hall" one by one.
Although the young woman did not bring in any ordinary people to demonstrate the leather-making process during the visit, she still played several so-called "mini-games" with everyone.
These games all increase the sins of the participants, but each game is very simple, and it is easy to obtain the guild's unique relic derivatives as prizes, so there are quite a few people who participate in the games.
Shad and Viggo, of course, did not participate in the entire process. Games such as "finding the flawed one among five leather items", "finding the one whose gender is different from the leather item among the people trying on leather items", and "guessing what race the folded leather item originally belonged to" were also subtly increasing everyone's acceptance of leather items.
At least for Wei Ge, her nausea was no longer as intense as it had been at the beginning.