"Come on honey, there's nothing to be afraid of." Tertu smiled and held out a hand to Vanessa.

"I didn't see butterflies or bees."

"Oh, those inferior microbes are not worthy to come to the temple of eternal life." Teltu explains. This answer is too far-fetched, I'm afraid even she won't believe it. But Vanessa had no choice but to follow her already dazed companion into the main hall.

I have to admit that the Temple of Eternal Life is indeed unique, and even the royal palace of Neverwinter City cannot compare to the luxury here.

Brilliant gemstones dazzle every corner, intricate and delicate ornamentation is carved on the sterling silver columns, and rows of long tables are lined on either side, made of the finest gold obsidian stones and white jade, and are filled with gold cups, ivory cups, silver wine jugs, roasted meats, fresh fruits, and all kinds of dishes piled on jade plates. A silky lemur skin carpet stretches down the hallway to the central throne. The hall is very large, with a tall transparent vault, and the sunlight shines overhead, adding a strange color to the various jewels.

There were at least three hundred pairs of eyes staring at the three of them.

Those stares make people shudder. Vanessa thought. They looked at us like a gourmand with a knife and fork greedily staring at the steaming crab eel cherry pie in front of them.

The three of them walked through the hall under the gaze of everyone, Vanessa also glared back at them, and was surprised to find that those people all had fatal wounds on their bodies, just like the leopard just now, and some of them even had more than one on them, and those wounds did not hide themselves, nor did they emit the stench of suppuration and scabs, they were so hideously exposed to the air, and with the movement of their master's muscles, they continued to ooze red blood.

As Vanessa passed by an ugly dwarf, she heard his jaw, which had been split by a sharp blade, hissing out a string of vicious words: "Let me give her a shot, and she'll just stay." The man next to him snickered, and someone reached out to cover his mouth, but with too much force, he moved his head all the way back, and the laughter was louder, which caught Tertu's attention, and she waved at them angrily, and everyone immediately fell silent, not daring to say anything more.

Tertu sat down in the large red chair, and Vanessa found that it was connected to the base of the platform, carved from a single ruby. There would never be such a large ruby on the continent of Olops. The princess thought. At least I haven't heard of it, what the hell is this place?

"Honorable islanders!" Tertu raised the scepter in his hand and looked radiant, "Today, we welcome another new group of islanders who will break free from the shackles of mortals and join us in the ranks of eternal life!" Let us witness in this holy temple, under this dome of light and freedom, that they made a covenant with the living God! ”

Three small goblins eagerly stepped forward with glass bowls on their backs, and raised their large hands out of proportion to their height to the three outsiders. The green liquid in the bowl was viscous and thick, with a suspicious black froth.

Another alliance?!

Vanessa looked at Tertu, and the other party's face had the same strange excitement as everyone else, needless to say, this was another Victor-style covenant, and the appearance of the people around her knew that this covenant was cruel and bloody.

Brant didn't even think about it, picked up the stone bowl in front of him and planned to drink it all. "No!" Vanessa raised her hand to knock over the stone bowl, and the dark green soup splashed on the ground, immediately raising a puff of fishy black smoke, causing the people around to hide their noses.

"What are you doing!" Brant glared at Vanessa in exasperation and waved her hand away.

"Don't drink! That's poisoned wine! Vanessa yelled back. Is this guy's brain burned by the fire of Tertu's charm? I can't imagine that half an hour ago he was still so compassionate and compassionate to resist the struggle for power for his conscience.

"It's okay, I'll give you half of this bowl." Sansilo picked up his bowl of wine nonchalantly and took two large sips, "It tastes great." ”

"Look what you've done! You take the good intentions of your master's house as poison! I'm so ashamed of you! Brandt took Sansillo's stone bowl, Vanessa was the farthest away from Sansilo, and it was too late to stop him, so she had to knock over the bowl in Brandt's hand again, this time Brandt was really angry, he raised his hand and gave the princess a slap, "You foolish woman!" ”

The right side of Vanessa's face immediately swelled, but she was undaunted, and she pointed at Tertu, "You're blinded by this witch's magic, she's hurting you!" ”

"I'm helping you." Unhurried, Tertu whispered in Brandt's ear in a soft tone, "Anyone who wants immortality must make an alliance, this is the rule, the rule of magic. Drink this bowl of wine, you will be liberated, you will no longer have to fight for survival, you will no longer have to worry about the sneak attack of the enemy in the dark night, you will have an immortal body, even if the blade pierces the chest, your heart will still beat; Even if you don't sleep, eat or drink, you won't feel the slightest discomfort. You are eternal—"

"It's also a permanent wound." Vanessa cut off Tertu's words, her jaw struck, her eyes wandered over all the islanders, her face was swollen and grave, the prince's slap was not something ordinary people could bear, her right eye could barely open, but that gaze was still like a sword blade scraping everyone's face, "Look at the people around you, the wounds on their bodies are not scabbed, the flesh and skin are no longer closed, the wounds they have suffered are always on their bodies, wherever they go, the blood will flow!" You don't have to eat, you don't have to sleep, you don't even have to worry about anything, you don't have thoughts, you don't have the value of saving, your eternal life will have no meaning! ”

"Shut up!" Brandt held up his other hand, "Do you want me to do it again on that hateful little face of yours?" He was about to take it down, and Vanessa, knowing that she had no allies here, had to keep her mouth shut.

"You know she's lying," Teltu squeezed Brandt's arm, "you're so strong, as long as you make a covenant, you won't be harmed." Besides," she pinched his chin, "you're so handsome, who would have the heart to hurt you?" Someone in the crowd laughed, and the voice was small, but enough to get Tertu's attention, and she looked in that direction in annoyance.

Vanessa saw that Brant's eyes were becoming more and more confused, and she was in a hurry, and taking advantage of Tertu's distraction, she picked up the stone bowl and threw it in the other person's face—"Ah! You slut! Tertu's beautiful face suddenly bloomed with a jet-black hop, and the black and green juice flowed down her slender and white neck into her bulging bodice, and the dwarfs hurriedly picked up the fragments of the stone bowl on the ground, while the surrounding islanders hurriedly stepped forward to wipe and tidy up for Tertu, wiping while taking care not to be touched by the green liquid, and occasionally those who accidentally touched the green juice would let out a short exclamation, and retracted their hands as if they were burned.

Brant looked at the commotion in front of him in shock, and it was obvious that Sansilo had no scruples about Vanessa, he stretched out his big hand and grabbed it directly at the princess

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