OBS Chapter 3349: Gift of Ice and Snow
Chapter 3349: Gift of Ice and Snow
Chapter 3349: Gift of Ice and Snow
Hearing what Xia De said, the two ladies looked over, but Xia De reminded them seriously:
"But before I take action, I want to make one thing clear - my next move is only to obtain the badge and pass the test. Please do not tell anyone about this, and do not lower my social reputation because of this."
Miss Sabel nodded immediately, and Claire urged:
"If you have a way, do it now. No matter what you do, I will pretend that I didn't see it. I'm not that kind of stingy girl."
"Well."
Then they followed Xia De and took two steps forward as he approached the maid, and then saw Xia De approaching the somewhat "shameless" maid. After a few seconds of hesitation, he lowered his head and kissed the maid.
"ah!"
Claire covered her face and screamed, and Miss Sabel subconsciously tried to pull Shadra up, but they were both a step too late.
When he lowered his head, the cool but soft touch was very strange, it didn't feel like ice but like real skin. This reminded Shade of Tifa, the black-haired maid's touch was also soft, but the temperature was much higher.
Fortunately, her skin was cold, but at least it didn't stick to Shade's lips.
After the kiss, the maid's skin really began to glow slowly. This method was correct. When Shade stood up, the maid had already closed her eyes. As her cold white skin glowed, the badge buried deep in her body slowly emerged from her body until it floated between her raised hands.
Xia De was slightly relieved to see that the matter was resolved, but he did not forget to say to the two girls behind him:
"We agreed beforehand that you should just pretend you didn't see anything, and you can't have any negative thoughts about me."
The girls had different expressions, but Claire's words summed up their thoughts very well:
"Although we promised not to lower our opinion of you, we have to say that this is still very perverted."
The style of the third badge was indeed the same as the first two. The maid took it in her hand and looked at it for a long time as if she was reminiscing. Then she nodded slightly:
"Well, guests, you have passed the test, please follow me."
She handed the badge to Shade, and Claire beside her couldn't help but remind him:
"Can you please button your clothes first?"
This also expressed what Miss Sabel was thinking, and the maid just smiled, but still put her clothes in order.
Xia De took a quick look at the badge and confirmed that it was really just an ordinary item, but the workmanship was much better than the two previous ones. He returned it to the maid:
"Keep it as a souvenir."
"Thank you for your generosity. Now please follow me."
The maid bowed slightly, and then led the three of them up the stairs to the fourth floor. The temperature on the fourth floor was not colder than the third floor, but returned to the temperature outside the castle.
The fourth floor is no longer a series of rooms with similar structures, but is divided into several different functional areas.
The maid led them to a room that looked like a reception room. After opening the door, Emilia, who was frowning and talking to the unicorn Ellie, stood up immediately.
"Ah~Shad!"
"Shad?"
Miss Sabel was suspicious, and then she saw the familiar elf rush over and hug Shade, pushing her aside.
The golden hair seemed to glow, and the pointed ears showed off her noble bloodline. Miss Sabel recognized who it was, and while she couldn't believe that the other person was actually here, she was even more surprised by the attitude of this noble elf towards "Shad".
"Amelia, why are you and Ellie here?"
Shad and Claire were equally surprised at her appearance. Shad thought Emilia was also among the ice sculptures.
"It was I who invited this distinguished lady to come here to rest, and I assured her that her friends would be safe."
The maid said at the right time, which showed that Emilia's identity was unique.
Emilia had obviously been waiting here for a long time. Although the unicorn Ellie was with her, it was still boring, and she was very worried about Shad and the friends she had just met.
After hugging Shade excitedly, she noticed that there was a stranger here. When she looked at the stranger, Emilia blinked and felt as if she had seen him before. The power of time was enlightening the new Lord of the World Tree to know the secrets from the past and present.
Miss Sabel also vaguely sensed from the change in the other's expression that the noble elf seemed to recognize her. But she didn't remember having seen the other person before, and she only knew the other person's specific appearance after the battle in the woodland.
But Emilia's attention was quickly drawn to Shade, and she was more concerned about Shade's current situation. When she came here with the unicorn and the maid, she also brought the Night Watchman with her. If the maid hadn't promised that Shade would not be in danger and that she could leave at any time, Emilia would have made a scene here.
"I'm fine. Aren't Miss Larson and the other two high-ranking girls here?"
Shade asked, the pointy-eared elf shook his head, and the ice maid said they were all in those ice sculptures:
"As promised before, when you leave, I will release everyone who is still able to leave, including your companions. Now, guest, please follow me to choose a treasure."
Shade took the long sword from Emilia. Miss Sabel looked at the hilt, then at Shade, and then at Pointy Ears and the "traitor" beside her. She felt that she understood a lot of things. She thought that what she knew downstairs was surprising enough. Now it seems that the girls in the parliament have really prepared a "big surprise" for her.
"I don't need any treasure. Can I let her leave alive?"
Miss Sabel, who had been silent with a straight face, suddenly saw Shade pointing at her, but before she could speak, the ice maid smiled and shook her head:
"I don't have the power to bring the dead back to life. I just release all the ice sculptures, and the living ones can leave naturally."
It took the disguised sorceress a second to realize that she should show a worried and helpless expression.
Xia De comforted her softly:
"Don't worry, I have a magic trick that can keep a person in a near-death state, and then I can slowly find a way to treat you. I won't let you die here."
Miss Sabel nodded quietly and thanked him, but in fact she was thinking that even if the other party said such words, she would not "let him go" easily for a while. But when she thought about it carefully, he didn't seem to have made any mistakes, but had always been very good to her.
"Then I don't want the treasure. Now release all the people who are frozen. After everyone reunites, tell us where the demon is."
Shade continued to speak to the maid, while Claire was a little worried about her apprentice. The others were fine after being frozen for a short time, but Stella Larson
The maid's smile remained unchanged:
"Guest, whether you accept the gift after this test is not up to you, but determined by the rules. The people who are frozen can only be released after you leave the castle, not now.
So, please follow me to get the gift you will receive after passing the test. After that, all the protections you receive during the test will be invalid, and the demons will actively find you. And the moment you step out of this castle, all the living people who are frozen in ice will be released. "
The unicorn Ellie cried softly in discomfort, obviously afraid of the "bad thing" who drove her out. Shade and the maid looked at each other for a moment, but did not respond immediately. Instead, he asked Emilia:
"Does Ellie know this maid?"
The information given by Unicorn before did not include this maid. Although the maid explained it herself, Shade still wanted Unicorn to confirm it again.
Emilia gave an affirmative answer:
"Ellie said that the maid was part of the castle and would not appear unless there was an invasion by outsiders. I also asked Ellie why the maid did not help her at the time, but Ellie said she didn't know either."
"My duties do not include protecting this unicorn. It is one of the castle's properties. As long as the intruder does not endanger its life, I will not take action. So, guest, can you follow me now?"
She asked Shad again, and Shad nodded, followed the maid out of the room with the three girls and the unicorn who looked a little scared.
She didn't lead the group too far, and opened another door, which led to a library-style room. This room was located inside the castle, which meant that there were no windows on all four walls. Its floor area was almost equivalent to a small square. Shade estimated that the area of this room alone probably took up a quarter of the entire fourth floor.
All four walls were lined with bookshelves, and the top shelf was directly connected to the ceiling, which was more than five meters high. Of course, the "books" on the bookshelves were all made of ice, but Xia De felt that these books were definitely not just decorations.
"Guest, you can choose any book from here and take it away. This is a gift."
The maid said this, and then stood by the door without saying anything else.
Emilia, Claire, and Miss Sabel were all looking around, and the unicorn followed Emilia and Shade, obviously hoping someone would protect it. The "ice blocks" on the bookshelf had different marks on them, so if Shade had patience, he could first determine what books were here and then carefully select them.
The girls gave their own suggestions:
"How about picking some books related to the history of Snow Mountain? The witch who built this castle must know the secrets here. Maybe she left some clues here."
This is Claire's suggestion.
"Perhaps we can look for records related to the 'snake' or the ancient god. Wouldn't it be easier to find fragments of poems in places where the ancient witches left traces? Perhaps the clues to the ritual of the chosen one are hidden in a book here."
Emilia, who had experience in the woodlands, said this, but she was still secretly looking at Miss Sabel, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before.
Miss Sabel certainly had her own opinion, and she was also thinking for Shade:
"The real owner of this castle is undoubtedly a master of ice and snow power. No one in this era can compare to her. I noticed that there are actually certain special properties of time and space inside the castle, which means that she can influence normal time and space with the power of ice and snow. The path you took partially overlaps with hers. Maybe you can try to find research notes or books related to this aspect."
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