Section I
"She's really badly hurt. β
"Is there a way to save her?"
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"The bones of the whole body were basically broken, and the muscles were also severely strained. β
"Mammoth?"
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"The healing technique basically has no effect, and the rest needs to be used alchemy......
"I paid for her. β
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"She's so beautiful. β
"It seems to have woken up. β
"It was just a spontaneous twitch of nerves, and you can see that there is no light in her eyes. But it's a sign of improvement. β
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"Oh my God!
"Give her some water to drink. β
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[Darkness, endless darkness.] Among them, there are invisible tentacles swimming around, and whenever they are touched, the whole body is full of hot pain. γ
[Am I still alive?]
[It should be alive.] γ
[How did I defeat that monster in the end?...... so powerful, so terrifying]
[My head hurts ......]
γIt hurts......γ
She fainted again. A young female voice rang in her ears. Very immature, estimated to be sixteen or seventeen years old. Not much bigger than Alice.
[It's like I've woken up......]
"Don't make a fuss, Ruby. This is normal. This is a calm and soft middle-aged female voice. It should be a noble lady who has no Yongronghua...... Or is it a sacrifice?
[It must be reliable...... Odd...... How did I get out of Hanluo?]
There was a sound of empty glass bottles colliding.
'Ding-Ding-Dang-'
"I'm running out of potions again. I'll have to go to Lady Arcania and buy another batch. Lady Jiechun, where are the gold coins left by Lord Franster?"
[Franster, who is this?βIs this lady's surname Jiechun?]
"Ruby, when are you going to be able to remember longer! Aren't they just there? β
"Hee-hee~ I heard that Lord Franster recently killed a group of vampires. β
"The comrades-in-arms are indeed good people. β
γComrades-in-Arms...... Bloodsucker...... Here, here's ......]
"People really want to marry him~ Handsome, strong, and polite. If it hadn't been discovered by adults, this Imperial Lady would have been eaten by jackals in the wild. β
[I see, was that gentleman named Franster who saved me...... I should have entered the Cold Fall Secret Room......]
[Behind the compass door...... What's ......]
[What ...... have]
γWhat......γ
"Oh, Miss Patient, don't move!"
Something soft seemed to weigh on Alice's body.
"Don't hurt her! she's still vulnerable!"
"But...... But...... I did my best!"
Alice's eyes snapped open. Suddenly, a delicate face with brown hair was revealed in front of Alice.
"She's awake!" the brown-haired girl shouted excitedly.
Immediately, another blonde-haired dignified face squeezed into the girl's field of vision.
Alice opened her mouth, and only basic bytes could come out of her throat.
βAββALβββ
With the darkness came an endless pain from all over the body.
The next night, she slept badly.
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"Was it a gentleman named Franster who saved me? Alice looked at her hand in a daze. Clean, fair, as white as the finest milk. But it could no longer wield its sword as it had done before.
[All the bones are shattered!Damn, what's in that tomb!?]
"Yes, yes. The junior priest, dressed in a wide golden sacrificial robe, sat on the edge of Alice's bed, shaking his bare little feet and said cheerfully, "Lord Franster is a famous and powerful warrior in the snow. I'm going to be a member of the Brotherhood Circle at a young age!"
"Brothers-in-arms......" Alice heard Hadava mention. The influence of this long-established group in the snow is everywhere. Although the pioneer Krako is indifferent to fame and fortune, as long as he speaks, even the lords of the nine major territories have to weigh what he says.
"He saved me, and I have to repay him. Alice pressed lightly on the edge of the bed and stood up.
"Miss Alice, your injuries are not healed yet!" Ruby hurriedly went over to hold her. But Alice stopped her.
Alice moved her hands and feet, and noticed that in addition to the dull pain inside the bones, her movements were not as flexible as before.
However, the mana in his body is still full. And that's not allβthe pale golden stream of light enveloped Alice's body with the release of magical energy, and this power was more powerful and powerful than when it was cold, and if Ruby could 'see through', she would see that the countless tiny scars on the girl's bones were rapidly becoming lighter, fading, and finally returning to nothingness.
"I don't know when I learned it, but I know a spell or two. Alice smiled and whispered to the stunned junior priest.
"Good...... It's amazing. The young girl looked sluggish: "Obviously, even Lord Jiechun can't do it......"
"Well, maybe it's because my bloodline is special. Alien spells have less of an impact on me. Alice replied with a lack of interest, "It's the same whether it's a buff spell or a damage spell." β
[What kind of blood is in this shell?Who knows!??Who cares!?]
The girl looked at her hospital gown with some dissatisfaction, and then asked Ruby, "Is my dress still there......?"
"Oh! I'll go get it for you. β
Taking advantage of the gap between the small sacrifice and the departure, the girl carefully examined her body.
[It's basically repaired.] But there is always a sense of fatigue. Is it anemia?]
[I don't know how there are a lot of spells in my head, and what I just released should be the middle-level spell in the recovery system.] Damn it...... What's going on!?]
[The Tomb Temple...... Finally...... Finally...... Hmm, my head hurts. γ
The darkness seeped into the depths of the girl's body like countless tentacles, the brain marrow was as painful as if it was being sucked by an octopus, and the surrounding scenery became blurred, and the smooth oak floor gradually became as dark and gloomy as obsidian, and countless runes and shadows drifted rapidly in it, they swirled and roared, piercing Alice's brow like a sharp sword. Eventually, a strange mask that seemed to cry and laugh gradually took shape.
"Miss Alice, are you alright?" Before Alice fell into darkness again, the little priest's timid voice pulled her back to reality.
One hand rests lightly against the pale yellow wall. The girl gasped softly.
"It's nothing, it should be an overdraft of mana. Alice re-emphasized, "Mana consumption is always easy to overdraw. β
Ruby looked at the girl in front of her worriedly. She was so skinny and delicate. It was as if a gust of wind could blow her away. Weak shoulders are so pitiful. There is always a faint sadness on her beautiful face, and she has to wander alone in this chaotic sky!
Just yesterday, a group of vampires were hacked to death at the gates of Snowman.
"Really, don't you stay? Master Franct has already prepaid for your lodging and medicine. β
"That's why I can't live here in peace. Alice smiled and took the wide cloak from Ruby's hand. But two things under the cloak made her slightly stunned.
One is Alice's loot from Avir, the Nightmare Rift. The other was a quaint obsidian slab covered with strange runes like heavenly books.
[This slate...... Did I bring it from there? and this sword...... It's weird......]
"You seem to value it," Ruby said, gesturing to the thin slate. "Even if it's so badly injured, you're holding it to death. It's a very important thing. β
"Hmm. Alice replied softly, "Very important. She took the slate at once.
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"Well, this is for you. Before leaving, Alice took out an immaculate ruby from her cloak pocketβthe spoils of her war in the coldfall.
"Ruby, it befits your name, doesn't it? β
So, full of questions, Alice pushed open the door to the temple of Ginalais.
Today is her fifth day in Xueman.
It was also the first time she could remember seeing a real big city.
Thousands of wooden houses are layered on the ridge of a low mountain. Triple and more solid than the first layer of the boulder walls divide the massive snow-filled city into three concentric circles, and beyond the concentric circles are vast fields and pastures, and even deep in the middle of the snow, Alice can see the huge windmills in the middle of the farm.
At the temple near the top of the mountain, the people in the residential and market areas are the size of ants. The crowd of black crushed people surged in the market. The cacophony of selling and bargaining came to Alice's ears in an endless stream. Several of the city's guards, wearing full helmets, passed the girl with swords in their swords, and one of them whistled at her.
"This is the snowman. Alice whispered.
She set her eyes on the top of the mountain, and the incomparably majestic Longxiao Palace looked down on its territory like a hovering dragon. And under the Longxiao Palace, the side of the sky furnace that is shrouded in scorching steam all year round. It is a huge building inlaid with countless shields.
-- Moon Vaska.