civilwarnovels Chapter 655: Revisiting the Crimson Devil's Village
Chapter 655: Revisiting the Crimson Devil's Village
Chapter 655: Revisiting the Crimson Devil's Village
"The Kraken is entangled with the statue of the goddess of the Axis Cult... Could it be embedded in the statue?"
"Because it's the magic stone of water. Like precious gems, it's something dedicated to the gods."
Darkness and Chris discussed the matter.
Aqua suddenly said, "Ah, I see! Because it was embedded in the stone statue, it naturally came into my hands! Because I am Aqua, the goddess of the Axis Cult! This temple was also built for me. It was destiny from the beginning!"
"Ah...yes."
Kobayashi responded casually.
Honestly, this kind of thing doesn't matter. It's great to save the effort of searching. The most important thing is to find the Water Magic Stone so that we can leave this town.
Come back to Axel soon.
"Squid...squid...squid...ah."
"Hey, useless goddess, you seemed to make a sound just now."
Xiaolin felt a little strange when he saw her like this.
Aqua thought for a moment and said, "When I was pressed by the squid, I remembered... How about Alcanretia's new specialty, grilled squid?"
"what?"
"Just said, how about grilled squid?"
"Haha, you actually told this boring joke twice?"
Kobayashi was speechless.
Aqua immediately became unhappy. She yelled, “What did you say?! This is an important slogan that the Axis believers came up with in the past! In order to revitalize Alcanretia, the Axis believers once made fresh monster squid and roasted squid made by Kraken into specialties!”
"Hey, specialties?"
"It's a bit popular... but the balance between raising monsters in the lake and tourists' spending is not good enough..."
She seemed to be really thinking about the feasibility of this approach.
The key is--
"When I was helpless, the lake overflowed... The temple was also submerged underground... After the lake calmed down, it was completely gone, and the grilled squid was abandoned. I thought the environment had changed, but it turns out that everyone was hiding in the temple..."
"You... that..."
In other words.
Isn't it because of the Axis cultists that the squids live here?!
"It's a bit overdone, this is a common thing."
"Isn't it your fault that the believers failed to fulfill their duty?!"
In the final analysis, it's all your own fault!
To be honest, even though he had underestimated the Axis cultists, they always managed to lower their bottom line, which really made people dumbfounded.
Leave the Axis Temple that has sunk into the lake.
The magic stone was delivered to Raph.
“Ohhh… This is… How beautiful! It’s like the rippling water, a radiance that has crystallized! If I use this magic power, I can restart the fluid control inside… Then, everything will work without any problems…!”
Researcher Raph's eyes showed an obsessive look.
He looked at the prismatic magic stone in his hand, as if he saw a peerless beauty. He rubbed his face back and forth on it, feeling the temperature and magic power of the magic stone.
It's that weird way of getting excited again...
Although I already know his true nature, I still can't accept it. I really need to keep my distance from him.
"I say, so we can continue repairing it now, right?"
Xiaolin really wants to end it as soon as possible.
Researcher Rafe seemed to suddenly realize something and nodded quickly, "Ah, yes, yes, of course! Thank you for giving me such good materials! I'll start repairing it right away. We can talk about the remaining materials tomorrow!"
"It seems that the second material has been found, Mr. Kobayashi."
Noble Rengerber appears here.
He said hello to Xiaolin.
Xiaolin responded to him, nodding his head and said, "Yeah. You're working so hard at a level similar to that of a fledgling adventurer, so you can't complain, right?"
"Of course. It would be great if you could atone for your sins. I support you, and try harder next time."
"I would have done my best even if you didn't tell me."
He waved his hand and said goodbye to the two of them.
“…Hehe, yeah, come on.”
Lundberg said this meaningfully.
Although Kobayashi felt strange, he did not ask on the spot, but left the mansion.
Come to the Adventurer's Guild.
"...That uncle is suspicious."
"What's wrong, Xiaolin? You look so ugly."
Seeing him lost in thought, Aqua asked curiously, "You won't be able to enjoy the food and drinks to your heart's content with that expression. Ah, I'll take the fried frog."
"Hey, don't take my fried frog..."
Xiaolin sighed helplessly.
Aqua ate the fried frog legs she snatched and asked, "Wouldn't it be a shame if the food got cold? So, is there anything you're concerned about?"
"No, should I say I care..."
Xiao Lin thought for a moment and said, "That noble uncle seems to have some intention."
"Aren't all nobles like this?"
“…Well, yes.”
To be honest, the nobles Kobayashi met in this world were more despicable than each other. The only one who could be called a good noble was Princess Alice.
It would be fine if he didn't have any other intentions, but if he did...
He glanced at the quiet puppet maid beside him.
When the time comes, let Liu Zi kill him.
Xiaolin couldn't help but think so maliciously.
"Ahahaha, it feels so lively here. This is how it feels like when I'm back in Axel."
Chris greeted them with a grin.
Xiaolin also said hello.
"Hey, Chris, you've worked hard collecting intelligence on Alcanretia."
"Well, you've worked hard. I was wondering what I would do if I didn't gather any information about the maze."
"I didn't expect it to be an underwater temple. If that's the case, we won't be able to find it no matter how hard we look."
"Really? The world is truly full of wonders."
Chris smiled.
No, no, no, her true form is the goddess Eris after all, there is no way she doesn’t know about this… No, it seems like she really doesn’t know.
After all, she didn't know anything about the squid.
Chris asked again: "Xiaolin, do you know why the water of Lake Alcanretia was separated? You don't really think that the Axis cultist used the power of the goddess, do you?"
"That's impossible! That's all I know."
After all, after they performed the parting of the lake in front of the Axis cultist, the other two Axis cultists whispered the truth of the matter, so it was definitely not possible that it was the power of the goddess!
Besides, the stupid goddess is with them, how can she share her divine power with others?
"I have roughly guessed it. It is probably the power of that magic stone."
What does it mean to infer?
I see you have discovered some information in the heavens again, and then passed it on to us?
Xiao Lin curled his lips.
Chris continued, "The relic that is being repaired now uses the same type of magic stone, right? It's called the Water Magic Stone? And, just a few days ago, the relic released powerful magic. Due to the huge amount of magic power flowing into the magic stone, it resonated with the magic stones of the same type, and the magic stone of the underwater temple was activated."
"Did the lake separate because of the Explosion Magic's fault?"
"It's possible. That phenomenon started a few days ago. Doesn't it make sense when you think about it this way?"
Eh, if you put it that way...
Could it be that the relic has some connection with the Temple of the Goddess in the lake, so that after the explosion of the explosive magic, the temple there opened automatically?
No no no, is it possible?
Axel and Alcanretia are very far apart, how could there be any connection between them?
But what Chris said makes sense...
"Hmm, I seem to understand but I also seem not to understand. My head, my head is going to explode..."
"Hahaha, no need to worry so much."
Chris patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "But this is just my speculation. I don't know the truth. If the magic stone leaves and the magic power disappears, the temple will sink to the bottom of the lake again soon. Before that happens, I want to explore the treasure again!"
"Indeed, I'm very curious."
"Right? Even such a precious magic stone was used. What exactly is that relic? I'm really curious."
"Ah..."
I don't know what that relic is.
But Xiaolin didn't have a good feeling.
Even so, in order to avoid being sentenced to death, I must obey Uncle Lundberg's words.
For now...
A gleam of light flashed in Xiaolin's eyes.
"Xiao Lin Xiao Lin, do you want to drink with me? Come on, come on! Flowers, birds, wind and moon!"
At some point Aqua was already standing on the guild table, using Flowers, Birds, Wind and Moon extensively.
She was unwilling to do it even when we were in the temple, but she used it so casually this time. She really is... too good at reading the atmosphere!
Well, let's indulge ourselves tonight!
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"Haa ...
"Are you messing around with the banquet performance again?"
Noon the next day.
The stupid goddess finally woke up, stretching lazily, looking like she was enjoying it.
Yunyun said with a smile: "Ms. Aqua is very popular. Everyone who watched Ms. Aqua's performance stood up and applauded."
"Well, of course. Watching my performance makes people cry with joy."
Aqua held her head high in triumph.
I don't understand why she is so arrogant, she is just a party goddess.
this morning.
Researcher Raff has contacted me.
——Bring Ms. Youyou and Ms. Huihui to the laboratory.
Although he didn't know what he wanted to do, Xiaolin still planned to take them both with him. However, for some reason, Huihui was nowhere to be seen early in the morning, so he had no choice but to take Youyou with him first.
Hui Hui was a little curious and said, “Hui Hui hasn’t been home since morning. That’s rare.”
"It's been like this every day lately. He comes back before noon, but he doesn't look very well." Aqua also said.
Although I don't know what she is doing, it's not something that needs to be discussed specifically. Maybe she is still worried about the explosion magic.
"Well, that's it."
Xiaolin looked at Youyou and said, "Huihui is not here today, please stay with us for a while."
"O-Okay! Of course!"
Youyou looks quite excited.
I, I am needed by this team now!
You must work hard...!
She secretly clenched her fists.
"Then, let's go!" Youyou said loudly, "I will definitely be of use today!"
Youyou seems to be inexplicably motivated?
Never mind, as long as she's here.
Then the group came to Rafe's research institute.
"Welcome, I've been waiting for you."
Raf trotted over to greet them with a wry smile on his face. To be honest, he was a little too shy and humble.
"Hey, here we come."
Xiaolin casually greeted him and said, "As you said, I brought Youyou here. Huihui is out, so she's not here."
"Um, do you really need me for something?"
Youyou asked.
"Yes, yes." Rafe nodded quickly and said, "I want to hear your opinions, so I asked Mr. Kobayashi to call you here."
"What's going on?"
"Yes, it's about the next repair material. Since the installation of the Water Magic Stone went smoothly, I want to start the next step."
Raph's smile was a little excited.
Aqua asked in confusion: "What's the point of asking such a thing? Magic is easy to explain, but how would Yunyun know about relics?"
"I'd like to ask you two to serve as guides to places where materials may be found, and to be in charge of local investigations." Raff explained: "When searching for materials, I think it's better to focus on people who are familiar with the local conditions, huh."
"...Wait a minute, did you just say local area?"
Xiaolin interrupted.
Huihui and Youyou, together with the guide and the locals.
"Well, could it be..."
"It's just as you thought. Our destination this time is the Crimson Demon Village."
"Really, really?"
Youyou was also a little surprised.
Xiao Lin was completely helpless.
After Alcanretia is the Crimson Devil's Village, which seem to be places I have visited recently.
"Isn't that good? It's better than going to a relatively unfamiliar place at this level."
"That's right."
What Aqua said makes sense.
When his level was low, he would rather go to the Crimson Devil's Village than go to other dangerous places.
Even though it was a gathering place for those with Chuunibyou syndrome, they were very friendly to Kobayashi and the others.
"This time, I would like to ask you to investigate the ancient ruins of the Crimson Devil Village." Researcher Raph said, "The ruins of the Crimson Devil Village are in very good condition. If everything goes well, we should be able to obtain high-quality repair materials."
"Speaking of which, aren't there ruins where the magician killer is sleeping?"
Aqua seemed to have suddenly remembered.
indeed.
At that time, the Demon King's Army cadre Silvia possessed the ancient magic weapon Magician Killer, but was eventually shot down by Kobayashi.
"But what exactly are we looking for when we say materials?"
"Yes, yes. This time, I hope this is what everyone is looking for."
He pulled out something that looked like a circuit board.
Youyou asked curiously: "Um, what is this?"
"Well, it seems to be a part related to controlling the magic stone of water. I don't know the details, sorry... Because the relic is broken, I have done my best just to speculate." Raph was slightly embarrassed.
No, it shouldn't be you who should be embarrassed, it should be us.
(End of this chapter)