Chapter 100: The Singing in the Golden Egg
Early the next morning, Ios told Fleur how to crack the secret of the golden egg, thinking that she would be happy, after all, the problem that had plagued her for so many days was finally solved.
But she didn't expect her to just stare at Ios faintly: "Did you already know, but you just refused to tell me......"
"Ahem!!" Ios was also too anxious, and as a result, he ignored an important question, as soon as they confirmed the relationship, the next day he knew the method, was it too much of a coincidence?
Such an obvious problem, as long as the brain is not dull, you can see the problem at a glance.
But how can this kind of question be answered positively? He talked sweetly, and directly coaxed Fleur to be excited, and he didn't care about this little thing.
I didn't expect him to have such a ability, I really don't know it. Moreover, how is he so skilled, how many times has he done it?!
Noticing that Fleur's gaze was becoming more and more strange, he also felt a little wrong, and inexplicably felt a little bad, "Do you want to try it now, my room has an attached bathroom." β
Fleur was still staring at him thoughtfully, making him rarely examine himself but couldn't find the source of this feeling, so he could only comfort himself that it was all an illusion, and he didn't do anything, did he?
Fortunately, after looking at him for a while, Fleur finally didn't do it again, "Okay, do you have a bath towel here?" She asked, nodding and looking at the bathroom door.
"Yes, I also use this bathroom a lot, so I have some in it, you can find one that you haven't used."
Fleur closed the door after entering the bathroom, and after thinking about it, she still locked the door, it was too early. Turning around, she took a closer look at the room's dΓ©cor.
The whole room was white, everything including the floor was made of snow-white marble, and the rectangular bath in the middle was no exception. It would be more appropriate to say that it is a bath, and its practical pool would be more appropriate, it is too big!
There are 100 golden faucets by the bath, each with a gemstone of different colors on the handle, and there is even a diving board next to it.
Overhead, a chandelier lit with candles casts a warm soft light into the room, the windows are hung with snow-white linen curtains, the walls are empty, and the towels mentioned by Ios are neatly arranged on the shelf in the corner.
Nodding with satisfaction, she walked over to the pile of spare towels, and even with her discerning aesthetic she had to admire the room, which was truly luxurious and beautiful.
Putting the towel aside, she bent down to unscrew several golden faucets, and was surprised to find that each faucet spewed out different things, some spewed out colorful bubble baths, and some spewed out colorful smoke with a good smell.
In a few moments the bath was full. She stripped off all her clothes, tapped her slender feet on the water, and then slowly sank into the water, and she sat on the edge of the pool, her feet swinging slowly in the bath, and the golden egg in her hands.
"Ios says that the golden egg reveals its hidden secrets only in the water, soβ" she said and put her whole body into the bath, but fortunately her tall figure was much higher than the water, and she didn't have to struggle to keep her body stable.
Fleur opened the golden egg by placing it under the foamy water. Sure enough, as Ios had said, this time it didn't let out that terrible scream, but instead came out with an ethereal singing.
Taking a deep breath, she dived into the water, and now, the singing in the golden egg was finally clear, and a strange chorus sounded in her ears:
Look for us, where our voices sound, we can't sing on the ground.
As you search, think carefully: we've snatched your most beloved treasure.
You have only one hour to find and retrieve what we have taken, and after an hour there is no hope, it is completely gone, never to be seen.
Hearing this, the chorus ended, and immediately it started from the beginning again, and seeing that Fleur surfaced, she had memorized the lyrics, and there was no point in listening to it anymore.
However, she didn't wipe her body to finish the exploration, but continued to soak in the comfortable and warm bath, anyway, she was already in the water, so just take a bath.
Ios outside was a little strange, calculating the time she should have come out, but he continued to wait for a while and couldn't sit still, there should be an accident!
He got up and walked to the bathroom door, and was about to break in, but after thinking about it, he knocked on the door first, "Are you okay?" β
"It's okay, wait a while, I'll go out after taking a bath." Fleur is also very smart, otherwise she would not have been chosen as the warrior of Beauxbatons, and immediately knew what was going on, and stopped taking a leisurely bath, and quickly wiped the water stains on her body and prepared to go out.
Bath... He imagined the scene inside at this moment, and couldn't help but feel a sense of heat, but he quickly suppressed it.
Soon, Fleur came out, and she sat on the couch with Ios and studied the lyrics she had heard, "This time, put the golden egg under the water, and instead of screaming like before, it turned into a singing ......"
Ios listened to her very carefully on the surface, but his heart drifted into the distance, is it because he just took a bath, it smells so good...
"Do you have any thoughts on these? I analyzed it when I was in the shower before, and I thought it might be asking us to go underwater to find something. β
Hearing this, he immediately came back to his senses and analyzed it seriously: "From the first sentence, it can be concluded that the project is carried out underwater, and only the big lake of the school meets this condition, and since it can sing underwater, then Bacheng is a mermaid."
Then there is the goal and the time limit, you have to find the most cherished thing that you have hidden by the mermaid, and the time is only one hour, and the time will be considered a failure, and the baby will not come back. β
"It's pretty much what I thought, and it looks like that's how it should be."
"It's a simple puzzle, they probably didn't expect it to stump you, the key is how do you move underwater?" Ios pinpointed the most important point of the project.
"yes, I'm not a fish, how can I stay underwater for so long? And with only an hour to go, there's no way I'm going to get through this project by holding my breath. Fleur also thought of this crucial point, and sighed and looked a little sad.
"It's actually very simple, and there are many ways to do it for a long time underwater."
"What is it?"
"Bubble Head Charm, Transfiguration Charm, Gill Capsule Grass, etc., and you can even look for some magic items to avoid water." Ios singled out the ways she could do it.
"But I don't know anything other than the Transfiguration Charm, and it's very difficult to transform myself, I'm not sure." Fleur listened, but was still worried.
"Then I'll teach you the bubble head charm, and you'll definitely be able to learn it for a long time."
"Hmm." Infected by Ios's calm temperament, Fleur also relaxed.