Chapter 6: Vicious Villagers
"However, if the person who exterminated the Cerberus and the White Snake in the forest was an ordinary person, it would be a bit unusual." The girl's voice changed, and she didn't seem to have much curiosity and hostility towards Louie's identity.
The exterior of her house resembles the kind of cabins you would see on a ski slope, and even the dΓ©cor is that style.
The girl smiled slightly, very cute. "This is where I live, come in and sit."
Louis followed her into the house, and the furnishings inside were extremely simple, but it was a good place to live alone.
"Now can you tell me who you are? And why am I here? β
Louie's heart was full of confusion, although the girl in front of him looked quite pure and cute, but the heart of defense was indispensable, after all, he didn't understand the way of dealing with the world yet.
The girl took off her hood, and she could clearly see that the left and right ends were a little protruding, and sure enough, it was a pair of elf ears.
The girl in front of her was indeed an elf.
Although Louie has been a demon for centuries, he has been in contact with lamp spirits, bottle demons, goblins, fire ghosts, etc., but he has never been in contact with forest elves.
Crystal clear snow-white skin, plus long hair that is more like white than silver, and then light cyan eyes with light pigmentation.
Generally speaking, when it comes to elves, Louie's mind will have such an image of cash and blue eyes, although the one in front of him also has that style, but ......
The girl stroked her hair, "What's the matter, is my hair so unusual?" β
"No, it's just that your image is very much in line with my aesthetic taste." Louis smiled indifferently.
"My name is Camilla, and as you can see, I am a forest elf. You've probably met the villagers of Wutong Village, right? β
Louis nodded and motioned for her to continue.
"The villagers of Wutong Village have always believed in the forest priests, and in the middle of each month, they will offer a living person as a sacrifice, and the forest priests will give them a ......day of warmth on Easter Day, so that the villagers can meet their deceased relatives for a day."
"You mean resurrection-like magic?" Louie couldn't help but ask.
Camilla shook her head, rejecting Louie's conjecture.
To be precise, it's more like a soulless shell, emotionally devoid of normal physiology without affecting physical health, just like not feeling tired and tired without sleeping every day.
"If I'm right, I'm the one they want to sacrifice this month, right?" Louis quickly guessed what was going on.
"Not bad. Because tomorrow is the day of the sacrifice, they offer you dinner with Ecstasy, a sleeping herb that is enough to make you unconscious and comatosy for eight hours. While you're asleep, the villagers are already sharpening their knives......"
No wonder the quality of sleep at night was surprisingly good, it turned out to be the problem of that dinner, what a group of vicious villagers!
"Thank you for saving my life, by the way, my name is Louie when we meet for the first time." The long-term experience of business told Louis that some people's words cannot be trusted, the past between people is based on interests, and no one will save a person he does not know for no reason, unless that person's sense of justice is bursting.
Camilla brewed a pot of coffee, and the richness of the coffee was refreshing. "Don't thank me, the reason why I saved you is that I hope you can do me a favor."
Sure enough, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"I wonder if you've ever heard of the Book of Curses?"
In this other world, all the names are very new to Louis, and he shook his head sincerely.
Louis tasted the cup of coffee and listened carefully to Camilla's story, which was incredible.
The Book of Curses is the most complete magic book available, written hundreds of years ago by the great magician Lilith, which records the legends of the gods, spells and symbols, the making of magic items, alchemy, pharmacy, and more.
The reason why it is called the Book of Curses is because it is a forbidden book of dark magic. Any kind of dark magic has a certain risk, especially this super high level of black magic, so it is called the Book of Curses.
Louis thought of a different way, maybe he could find a magic spell to return to the original world in the Book of Curses, after all, as long as there was one in ten thousand hopes, he had to try it, and now he had nothing to lose.
"Can you tell me why I'm helping with this?"
Camilla looked Louis in the eye and said with considerable certainty, "Because you're the only one who can get that book." Moreover, I don't just want that book to satisfy my own selfish desires, I can use the Book of Curses to defeat the evil priests of the forest and bring the forest back to life. β
"Hehe, why do you say I'm the only one who can get that book, is there some limit to it?"
Louis was puzzled.
"Because the Book of Damned is guarded by powerful magic, only those impregnated with the blood of Cerberus will be able to enter the Cursed Lands."
It seems like an understatement, but Louie finds it incredulous, as if the people who live in this forest are afraid of Cerberus.
Is it really a terrifying hellhound to eat the food in your stomach?
"So what can I profit from this?"
Businessmen pay the most attention to profits, and will never engage in loss-making transactions.
Camilla explained the contents of the Book of Curses in detail: "The Book of Curses contains many long-lost forbidden magics, such as high-level resurrection magic, immortal bodies, spells to other dimensions, etc...... If you can get your hands on the Book of Curses, we might be able to work together on the dark arts inside, and I think there's something you'll be interested in. β
Hearing this, Louis laughed again: "Hehe...... Why don't I get the book myself and swallow it privately, but join forces with you? β
Seeing that Louie's cup of coffee was gone, Camilla refilled it for him.
"You're thinking too simply. The Book of Curses is a notebook written by the greatest mage, Lilith, on paper made of monster skin, and written in a code of specific warlock symbols, if you can't read the text or decipher the code terms, the Book of Curses will be as useless as toilet paper in your hand. β
Louis sighed lightly, and also felt that the Book of Curses should not be so simple. He asked rhetorically, "Listen to your tone, can you read the Book of Curses?" β
"Of course, this is not difficult for us elves. Well, whether or not to join forces with me, it's good for both of us. β
Louis weighed it up and finally agreed to Camilla's request to join forces.
"How are the villagers of Wutong Village?"
Camilla smiled, "As agreed between the forest priest and the villagers, the villagers did not have a candidate to sacrifice, so the forest priest chose one from among the villagers.
In fact, over the years, there have been countless innocent people such as passers-by, merchants, and knight guards who have been lured to death by the villagers of Wutong Village at the hands of the forest priests. What drives them to do so is a twisted bond of kinship, and the end result is that the entire village will become a sacrifice to the priests of the forest. β
Louie didn't care about the life or death of the vicious villagers, all he wanted was to find a way to return to the original world.