Chapter 0694 - Behind-the-Scenes Deals
It's an eerie temple of magic.
After the Rank 4 Lich threw Alice here, he walked away without hesitation.
Alice struggled to get up from the cold floor, straightened her hair and clothes, and then began to look at the magic hall in front of her.
The first time she saw this magic hall, Alice's most intuitive feeling was...... It's big, it's so high!
This is obviously the underground of the Jialan Continent, but this group of strange undead has carved out a huge cave here, and then built a tall and magnificent magic hall.
Alice stood in the center of the hall and looked around, realizing that she couldn't see the surrounding walls with her own eyes. Although the tall, empty space was shrouded in a thick darkness, it should not be able to block or diminish Alice's vision.
Then the only possibility is that his position is more than a kilometer away from the edge of the temple.
Only in this case is it possible to have the situation in front of you!
Alice looked up at the sky again, and the high dome gave her a sense of distant emptiness. A strange white light shone on her, making her feel more and more lonely and cold.
Although everything here is so strange, Alice is not surprised to wander leisurely in it. Because, ever since Alice woke up here, she could sense a strange gaze on her, silently observing her from all angles.
Now she is like an ant locked in a small glass bottle by humans, and her future is unpredictable. And the other party was also lying on the mouth of the bottle, studying her with an alternative visual observation.
"You should know what I'm looking for you for, right?"
Suddenly, an unusually large and cold voice echoed in this huge hall.
It's hard to tell the other person's gender from the voice.
Alice nodded slightly.
"Of course, you want me to tell you the whereabouts of an item! If I don't even have a hunch of this, I'm afraid you won't waste your time on me!"
"Hehe, the only good thing about dealing with you fate-givers is that you don't have to talk so much nonsense. The loud voice continued: "Alright, now say what you ask! As long as you can give me a satisfactory answer, I will not lose a cent of the divination reward......
"I'm here for a prophecy scepter......"
"The Scepter of Prophecy...... Are you talking about this one?"
With the roar of a loud voice, a magic water mirror appeared in front of Alice's eyes, and inside the magic water mirror was a simple and crude huge dragon cave. In the center of the Dragon Cave is a thick pile of glittering gold coins and a variety of magic gems, weapons, armor, and magic items.
At the top of the pile, a magic scepter glowing with multicolored light was stuck diagonally on it. Look at the style, look at the magic fluctuations, it is the prophecy scepter that Alice dreams of!
Alice's pupils immediately burst out with a fierce desire for brilliance, and she used all her strength to control her body without reaching forward to grasp the phantom in the water mirror.
"Yes, my lord, all I need is this prophecy scepter!" Alice gathered all her expressions and began to talk to the other party intently.
"No problem!" the grand voice chuckled, "As long as you divinate the whereabouts of an item for me, this scepter is yours!"
It's so easy...... It's so easy......
The prophecy scepter that he sought by risking his life at the risk of his own life and at the risk of his life came to this plane of Faun, and he was able to get it at his fingertips?
Alice calmed down and immediately sensed something was wrong.
Since the other party gave up a demigod weapon as a reward for divination, the value of this item that needs to be divined can be imagined. Alice knew very well that the cost of life for each divination was often directly proportional to the value of the divination item.
The more expensive the item, the more difficult it will be to divination, and the more astonishing the price she will have to pay!
Compared with the unpaid fortune telling, another problem worries Alice even more.
"What do you mean, my lord...... As long as I provide you with enough details about the item's whereabouts, you can let me and my companion leave with the Prophecy Scepter?" Alice asked tentatively.
That's basically what it means. However, the only person I trade with is you, so once the prophecy is successful, you will be able to leave with the prophecy scepter. As for the rest...... They're not included in this deal!"
Alice's smile froze, and her expression froze again.
"My lord, they are my companions! I hope to take them with me......"
"Hehe, little one, don't make those non-points. We're just a fair deal this time! You give me information, I'll give you the scepter, you don't have the right to bargain with me!"
"Adult ......"
"Little one, don't think you can use this to blackmail me! there are many people in this world who have mastered the art of prophecy, and I can send someone to arrest them all. As for why I chose you, the only reason is because of your wizarding status. You wizards have always been self-serving, and you are very nimble in your business, and you don't have those nasty rules when it comes to deals...... So, little one, don't waste my patience!"
"My lord, what if I give up the Scepter of Prophecy as a reward?"
The grand voice was silent for a moment, and finally responded, "If you give up the Prophecy Scepter, then you can take your fellow wizards with you." And I can grant you another 'little' request......"
The corners of Alice's mouth curved slightly, and a look of regret appeared on her face.
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Three days later.
Grim, Alice, Usa, and Mary left the Death Scar and returned to the Floating Ship.
But as soon as she stepped on the floating ship, Alice fainted inexplicably and fell unconscious.
After a joint examination by several Witches of Fate, a terrible conclusion is finally reached that Alice's life is about to run out.
This trip to the underground seems to have consumed a lot of Alice's life force, and all the functions of her body are on the verge of collapse. Based on her current physical condition, Alice probably only has two months to live!
Before that, Alice's vitality could last for at least forty years.
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When Alice woke up again, it was already nightfall.
The floating giant ship floated slowly above the high clouds, and through the portholes, you could see broken clouds gliding quickly from both sides of the ship's side.
There was no light in the cabin.
Only the moonlight outside the window shone in, faintly illuminating the burly figure in front of the bed.
Grim's tough facial features are very three-dimensional, and the dim light casts deep shadows on his face. When Alice opened her eyes, she saw bright eyes hidden in the shadows.
"You've lost forty years of your life!" Grim sighed.
Alice's pale face leaned against the white pillow, and her face was paler than a white cloth!
"Don't worry about me!" Alice said with a forced smile, and her long silky hair was now silver-white, "I have at least some time to live, and this time is enough for us to do something!"
"Two months!" replied Grim in no uncertain terms.
"Two months is a long time...... Don't you have faith in me?"
Grim hesitated for a moment, and finally asked suspiciously.
"What happened to you when we were captured underground?"
Alice reclined on a pillow and whispered about her experience in the temple of magic.
"So...... What the hell did that mysterious powerhouse ask you to divinate for him?" asked Grim curiously.
Alice lightly touched her forehead with her fingers, shook her head and smiled bitterly: "After the divination was successful, that guy used a spell to wash away part of my memory. So even I can't remember what divination is......"
"That damn guy has touched your memory...... If he has such a great ability, why don't he learn divination himself, but ask you, the little witch?" Grim muttered indignantly.
Alice smiled indifferently.
"Or maybe it has something to do with his origin attributes! The power of fate has always been more repulsive to dark attribute energy, so ...... If he is a high-level undead, then his luck will always be locked in the negative, and any prophetic spells will be insulated from him......"
"Ahem, I know what you're talking about. However, I still feel angry that you have lost so many years of vitality in vain. Grow up......"
"It's not really accompanied!" Alice sneered, "Don't forget, that adult still agreed to a 'little' request from me!"
"Oh, what did you ask for?"
"I'll ask him to send troops to harass the forest elves a little......"
Grim was speechless for a while.
Circling the underworld, he knew very well the horror of the undead.
If thousands of undead surged onto the surface, it would be a more terrible scourge for the forest elves than the witch plague!
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Death Scars.
The elves stationed near the Death Scars continue to send teams down to search for the whereabouts of the Antoliel.
But just as they were busy, a strange mist drifted up from the depths of the earth, engulfing the traces of death and the surrounding magical forest.
And in the mist, bursts of hoarse howls and noisy and dense friction noises continued to be heard.
Along with the night breeze, a foul smell of decay filled the whole world.
Swarms of zombie skeletons crawled out of the depths of the earth, staggering towards the nearby elven stronghold. Behind them, hordes of white ghouls emerged from the ravines and swooped down on the nearest elven city under the command of some mid-level undead.
In their queue, you can even see the Blood* Monster, Dabo Corpse, Iron Zombie, Wraith, Skeleton Mage, Corpse Demon and the like from time to time.
And without exception, they have all been ordered by the master behind them to slaughter all elves!
As a result, their pupils are all blood-red......