Chapter 426: The Dark Lord's Mansion
The two sacks of shiitake mushrooms didn't know what was happening, they only felt a little dizzy from the bumps, and the strong wind blew in their faces. Thor ran quickly through the aisle with his arms around them, and the little wolfdog behind him barely managed to keep up.
Fortunately, the basic adventurous qualities of the two shiitake mushrooms are still there, at least they know how to leave marks along the way along the gate of their secret realm.
Rushing to the blue light door at the end of a certain aisle, Thor stopped, a little silent and a little confused.
He could go home after crossing the door, but he didn't know what was waiting for him, whether it was joy or eternal regret.
"The meaning of life lies in those moments that make your heart pound, without those haunting dreams, even if you live for a long time, it will only be a long decay after all. ”
"People who have it are always worried about losing, and at the end of the day, we are the strongest when we have nothing. ”
"Every single one of you will be my weakness. ”
Thor had said a lot in his life, so he knew that it was because of these things that he was no longer strong.
At this moment of returning home, Thor suddenly found that after so many years, he still didn't seem to understand.
Years ago, there were two paths in front of him.
One is that when I close my eyes and open them again, there will never be anything in my life again, and I can't give up within two breaths. The road is undoubtedly cold and hard, and the road is full of thorns and strong winds, but it can bring people closer to a state of invincibility.
The second is that no matter where your heart goes, remember to stop once in a while, hug yourself, and make yourself soft and warm.
Thor once walked on the first road because of the encounter in his life, and walked alone for a long time. Later, after being cursed and crawling back from the boundary between life and death, he met a nest of shiitake mushrooms at home, and then he gradually walked on the second road, until today.
It's hard to say which path is the right one, and most people probably tend to choose the second one. The first path is too painful, while the second path is undoubtedly beautiful and bright, and the important thing is to make you live more like a person and get closer to the human side.
If the first path is absolute power, and the second path is human nature, there is actually a problem in this.
Even if you choose the second option, you may not be able to go to the end happily. After all, this world has prepared you with enough dangers, and when those losses and despair come, you are likely to turn into death on the spot, and never look back.
This may be a cycle of events, or the impermanence of fate, and it is difficult for us to tell which path is the right one.
"Hmm...... Call. The two shiitake mushrooms under his armpits seemed to have recovered at this time, and they gasped for breath to interrupt Thor's sage thinking.
Thor looked down and laughed, forget it, life is just a gain or loss in the end, where is there any right or wrong.
So Thor no longer hesitated, and went directly into the blue light gate with two sacks of shiitake mushrooms in his arms, not even bothering to ask the two adventurers Shiitake about the current situation in Freedom City. Whether the front is malicious or lucky, let yourself see with your own eyes.
In the flickering light and shadow, the past is connected again, and Thor finally returns to the place where he once lived but was forced to leave.
Two guards with spears, guarding the teleportation area of the Secret Gate, were startled. Today is the first day of the trial of the secret gate, and in the morning, three adventurers came to open the first door, and the two guards thought it would be an easy day.
But at this moment, I saw this guy suddenly rushing out of the door...... I'm afraid it's not a human trafficker, right?" The guard looked at the adventurer Shiitake mushroom who was caught under Thor's arm like a broken sack, and the two adventurers were spinning in circles in their eyes, and quickly made a judgment.
"Where is this?" Before the two guards could raise their weapons, the guy's big dog head suddenly stuck to it.
"It's self-...... The City of Freedom. The guard was startled by the surging momentum of the other party, and subconsciously blurted out a reply.
"Huh...... Hah! take care of them!" Thor took two sacks...... Well, shiitake mushrooms stuffed into the guard's arms, turned around and ran.
Looking at the jumping and jumping away in an instant, followed by the back of a wolf dog, I'm afraid this is not a madman, right? The two guards looked at each other, and for a while they were a little unsure, whether to go to the guards to report the case, saying that it was suspected that a madman had invaded the city of freedom.
After turning into a dark alleyway, Thor quickly pulled out the portal tower and sent the little wolfdog Griffin to the ring, and put the hooded black robe and concealment cloak on his body by the way. Now that he has returned to his own territory, he will observe it in a low-key and obscene manner for now.
"What do you say, do you want to come out later?" Sol asked Neferna as he put on the Great Demon King's crime suit.
"Let's go together, I'll quietly observe whether your shiitake mushrooms are dangerous, and then run away in time. Neferna responded.
Thor stopped asking, raised his hand and tore open a fly spell, waiting for a puff of magical smoke to clear and the alley to be silent.
Flapping his wings, Thor sprinted rapidly along the once-familiar street, mentally observing and calculating as he flew.
In fact, after meeting two adventurer shiitake mushrooms in the dungeon and knowing that they were from the Free City, Thor's heart instantly breathed a sigh of relief. Since the local adventurers still have enough money to hunt demon spirits, at least it means that the Free City is still there and has not fallen.
When he got out of the gate of the secret realm and saw the two guards, Thor was a little more relaxed, order was still there, at least there was no chaos in the city.
It seemed like good news, and Thor sprinted desperately all the way to comfort himself.
The scenery on the street looks a little familiar, but also a little strange. But the street lights...... Well, it should have run out of magic energy from the street lamps stolen from Byron Bian, and they were exchanged for the old antiques that were artificially added to the lamp oil.
It seems that his own shiitake mushrooms are getting more and more picky, and Thor laughed in his heart. Wait, no, this should be Braun's old goblin pot, are you such a big lord keeping the money to lay eggs? Can't you change the batch of magic crystals and come back and burn them first?Thor was disdainful.
"Oh! It's disgusting! I didn't think you would turn into a fly. But it's a very special experience, and I really think you're a kangaroo right now!" Neferna said without saying anything on the way, but there was no response from Thor.
Neferna stopped talking, and fell silent with Saul, and she could roughly guess how a man who had returned home from a long wandering would feel. Along the way, Thor was greedily observing his surroundings, and he was also gathering courage for the next reunion.
The primary target is naturally his own lord's mansion, and only when he sees his own shiitake mushrooms for the first time can he calm the restlessness in his heart.
The guards at the gate of the Lord's Mansion are still there, and there are also two people, which means that there are still people worthy of protection living in the Lord's Mansion, and Sol instantly made a judgment. It's just that when he flew over the manor wall that showed a little traces of time, the whole person still felt a little dizzy.
Thor had expected to see the bright lights in his memory, but the entire Lord's Mansion was dark at the moment, like a lifeless monster entrenched in the night. This was obviously not normal, and he almost wanted to show up and drag the guard to ask what was going on.
Theoretically, the six shiitake mushrooms in the family have their own affairs, but not everyone is busy with territorial affairs, such as Ygrete and Chrissy, and Beth has also said that she wants to return from the merit exchange point to help with the trivial matters of the mansion.
Even if they were busy, the two sprouts of Andor and Fenci would probably be lit up, such as preparing dinner.
But now the entire Lord's Mansion is in darkness, which is obviously not a good sign in today's world where ghosts are raging on the mainland.
Faced with the darkness in front of him, Thor gave up his intention to go in and search blindly, he didn't believe that he would not find anyone.
Holding his breath in his heart, Thor circled in the air a few times, and quickly rushed to the old town hall where he used to handle the affairs of the territory himself, where Petty Shiitake should usually work. Halfway through, though, Thor turned around and flew towards the new town hall of the old Braun goblin.
In the distance, Thor breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the lights of the town hall, and it was the conference hall that was lit up at this time, and there should have been some people gathered there. Thor took a deep breath before nervously leaning close to the window, afraid that he would see a group of completely unfamiliar managers when he got closer.
Just at a glance, Thor seemed to be glued to the window, and a sigh suddenly sprouted in his heart that wanted to burst into tears.
At this time, there were many people in the conference hall, a large area of men and women, and it was slightly crowded. Most people don't know Thor, maybe it's just because they can't remember it in time. The reason why Thor was a little embarrassed was because he saw a familiar figure mixed in.
At the moment, there was a circle of main participants sitting at the long conference table, and the others were just standing or sitting around, probably middle and low-level managers in the territory. Now sitting at the main seat of the conference table presiding over the meeting, who is not Braun's old goblin?
Braun didn't look too old, but his eyes were sunken, his dark circles were a little heavy, and he had a tired expression.
No, why did I travel across most of the Sarvinian continent and come back all the way through the wind and rain, staring at an old miscellaneous hair?
Thor quickly looked away and looked at the position on the side of the main seat, where his three beautiful shiitake mushrooms, the blonde Chletty, the blue-haired Lorna, and the troublemaker Petty were all there. As for Beth, Ygrete, and Chrissy, there is no trace of them for the time being.
This is normal, even in the past, those three shiitake mushrooms belonged to the type of stuffy work, and they didn't like to participate in this kind of occasion.
For more than a year and nearly two years, their once slender bodies were slightly plump, and the charm of mature women was revealed between their eyebrows, showing the passage of time in them. Apparently, the mushrooms have fully grown and are screaming for harvest.
Chletty frowned, a veil over her face. Oh, and speaking of the Veil, Thor discovers that the Holy Maiden Aresa is actually there.
On the other side, Thor was nervous, the lizardman Stant and the halfling Diller were there, but the bandages on their shoulders and arms showed that they seemed to be injured. Staunt had an awkward-looking metal prosthetic hand, and Diller still looked wilted.
Seeing that all these old fellows were at least alive, Thor's heart finally sank into his chest again.
It is not difficult to guess that this meeting is obviously not a good topic to discuss, and everyone's expressions are tired and solemn.
But what does it matter? Now that the Great Demon King is back, let's take you to change the world!