OBS Chapter 4111 Mermaids and Divine Artifacts
Chapter 4111 Mermaids and Divine Artifacts
Chapter 4111 Mermaids and Divine Artifacts
The rain was pouring down, and the witch by the lake stood frozen in place.
No words could express the awe Vige felt at the beauty that appeared in the rain. Even the witch who considered herself the most beautiful had to admit that the face reflected in the lake was more stunning than her own.
"wrong!"
An inner voice of rebuttal arose subconsciously:
"I am the most beautiful woman in the world! How could anyone be more beautiful than me!"
Thinking of this, Wei Ge suddenly came to her senses—Jialina's assessment of her as "narcissistic" was absolutely accurate, and after regaining her senses, when Wei Ge looked at that alluring face again, although she was still shocked by its charm, she also saw something unusual about it.
What are you?
"I can't believe it!" Wei Ge asked in surprise, her voice involuntarily becoming high-pitched—a primal reaction to danger. The alluring face in the water smiled gently, and amidst the rain, she asked in a slightly hoarse, languid voice, as if satisfied with fulfilled desire:
Do I look pretty?
"Of course you're beautiful. What are you?"
As Vige asked the question, she backed away, picked up Xia De from the ground, and tried to run. But an extremely dangerous premonition made her freeze in place. She realized that if she left now, she would probably die the moment she turned around.
"What am I? I am, of course, a girl as beautiful as you, someone who can attract him."
The woman on the water's surface smiled as she answered, and then Wei Ge felt her head uncontrollably turn towards her again.
Are you jealous, Vigo Astley?
A voice in the rain asked softly.
"Me, jealous of you?"
Wei Ge suddenly lost her temper, while the smile on the woman's head on the lake became even brighter:
"Of course you don't need to be jealous of me. What I want to ask is, are you jealous of them? Your colleagues, those witches who knew him before you did."
They are witches just like you, but they are either younger, stronger, more powerful, or much luckier than you. Most importantly, they are all healthier and can stay with him longer.
Wei Ge's face immediately turned cold, and the head in the lake continued to ask in the rain:
Do you yearn for those things you don't yet possess?
It smiled and asked Wei Ge:
"You already have the most outstanding appearance, but you lack something else, and I can give you everything you lack. I can even make you healthier and more attractive to him than you are now."
Of course, this comes at a small price. But satisfying desires always comes at a cost; even a child knows that, doesn't he?
Its voice was hoarse at first, but then it became strangely smooth by the last sentence. Wei Ge's pupils dilated; she admitted she was smitten. The other person's words had a magical power, and her poor health was precisely what she considered her greatest imperfection.
She wanted to ask what the price would be, convincing herself it was just an inquiry, not a commitment. But then, Shad, whom she was holding tightly, gripped her hand tightly and whispered that word—
"desire."
Shad's voice was soft, but that word exploded in Viggo's heart like a bomb. The witch was startled, then immediately understood.
The alertness that should have arisen from the terrifying whispers returned, and after realizing what she was facing, Vige took another step back, then slammed straight to the ground while holding Xia De.
Fortunately, Xia De had regained some mobility by this time. He caught Wei Ge before she actually fell, but the two still sat down on the grass by the lake. Xia De noticed that Wei Ge's body was trembling slightly.
"How boring."
The woman in the lake then said that when Xia Dewang went over, he found that the image of the other party when she appeared this time, especially the facial features, had a strong resemblance to Wei Ge.
He held the trembling witch in his arms in the rain, then asked the head in the lake:
"What brings you here this time? If Wei Ge hadn't shown up, were you going to do something to me?"
Why do you think that way? Couldn't I have just been trying to help you?
The woman in the lake asked with a smile:
"We have such a deep friendship, and I have given you so much help, how could I possibly want to harm you?"
"I was just curious about the chaotic great witch you were holding, yes, very interested. So beautiful, so captivating. I originally wanted to talk to her, but seeing her up close now, I'm somewhat disappointed."
A slender, white hand emerged from beneath the water, supporting its slightly tilted head:
"From afar, it looks like a beautiful flower, but upon closer inspection, even the branches are rotten. Flowers wither after their most vibrant moment. She's not as interesting as I imagined; she should be categorized with the 'burnt wood' and 'simple little girl' beside you."
"you"
Wei Ge was scared just now, but now she's trembling with anger, but Xia De held her tightly to keep her from speaking.
"Stop with the nonsense. What exactly do you want? What is it about Arcadia that attracts you? Do you also want the AllSpark to create life?"
"I'm not interested in any of that, I'm most interested in you."
It chuckled in the lake, the rippling sound unsettling both Shad and Viggo. Shad felt Viggo's body temperature rising slightly; the cold rain did nothing to calm either of them.
"Tell me the truth, what brings you here? A demon? Leather? Or something else I don't know about?"
"Sometimes, your ability to guess women's minds isn't entirely an advantage. Occasionally playing dumb might make you more popular with girls."
It continued the previous topic:
“I came for the Leather Goods Guild. Those women who worship me were already close to the leatherworker and could have found the guild’s location for me, but the arrival of these hypocrites disrupted my plans.”
Its purple eyes stared at Shad:
"My power had already taken root in that second-ring sorceress in the opera house, yet she still died mysteriously. Even though I already know about the masquerade ball on Friday night, it won't be easy to send suitable people in. The appearance of the fakes will greatly increase the cobbler's vigilance."
Since the original plan is no longer feasible, I've come back to you. I've been quite satisfied with every 'service' you've provided for me.
Shad's eyes were fixed on the human head in the lake. Although he was not blessed by Chaos, he was willing to face the power of "desire" to protect Vigo.
"If you want to find the [Leather Goods Guild], why don't you just go there yourself? That thing is at the Sage level, while you are at the Unknown level. Do you think it can find you?"
“Interesting soul, things aren’t as simple as you think. A long, long time ago, I reached some agreements with the [Leather Goods Guild], one of which restricted my direct contact with the guild.”
Its sound, combined with the sound of rain, is like a beautiful serenade:
"I need an antique leather item from the guild hall, which is almost one of the oldest leather items in the [Leather Guild Hall] collection."
It then looked at Vige, who was being held in Xia De's arms:
"Aren't you also looking for the [Furniture Guild] because of her? Perhaps I can offer you some assistance. All you need to do is bring the furs I need when you visit the guild."
"smoothly?"
Shade discovered that Vigo's mind was becoming somewhat unclear. In the past, other witches had also encountered "desire" with him, but for some reason, Vigo's resistance to the power of "desire" was exceptionally weak.
"I won't help you anymore."
"That's why I said you're interesting. It's always the same conversation, but we always manage to cooperate very well—besides the information from the [Leatherwork Guild], I can tell you how to cure the witch in your arms after it's done."
It always seems to see at a glance what Shad desires most:
“A complete cure would require me to have close contact with her, but I don’t think you would agree to that. If you don’t want her to have direct contact with me, there are other treatment options available, but these options probably won’t be able to cure her completely, though they would at least be much better than she is now.”
It smirked at Shad:
"At least, we won't let her die young."
Vig grabbed Shad's wrist, but Shad still asked:
What kind of skin do you want?
The smiles on the faces of the figures reflected in the lake became even brighter:
"That was a long, long time ago, in a very ancient era. For a period of time, I also had a fairly good relationship with the [Leather Goods Guild]."
For some reason, I invited leatherworkers to peel off my skin and preserve it permanently as a leather item. That leather item should have been in my own hands, but the leatherworkers greedily kept it for themselves, while I was busy with other things and didn't immediately go looking for it.
Now, I think it's time to reclaim it.
Xia De didn't believe it:
"If you want my help, telling me the whole truth is a basic prerequisite for cooperation. I thought that after so many collaborations, you would understand this principle."
"That petty man is using my words against me."
The head moved slightly closer to the shore:
"Alright then, I only omitted a few details."
That ancient leather is a part of me, containing a portion of my power. The [Leather Guild] seized that leather, discovering within it the ability to create even more beautiful leathers. Reclaiming that leather will allow me to regain a portion of my peak power. Right now, I'm quite weak.
Shad did not reject the cooperation outright just because the other party wanted to regain their strength:
"Back then, how did the [Leather Goods Guild] make you sign an agreement not to approach them in your true form?"
"Look at you, still trying to restrict me. Why are you always so wary of me?"
Its voice sounded like lovers whining to each other, but it still told Shad some things from back then:
"【Leatherworks Museum】wanted to refine its craftsmanship by peeling away my old skin; back then, I also wanted to master the ability to separate my own skin through this process, so that those who voluntarily helped me could become more charming."
This was originally a win-win collaboration, but I discovered that the leatherworkers were very skilled, so I wanted to take over the entire [Leather Goods Hall] directly; and after completing their work, the leatherworkers were unwilling to return the leather to me, as they had long coveted my leather.
They originally had little advantage against me, but back then I never imagined that the guild possessed a divine artifact.