Chapter 32: Gallon's Red Shoes
Is a solo dungeon a dungeon that can only be attended by oneself?
After all, it's not the first time, and Gou Xiaoxiao is not as helpless as she was at the beginning, but fortunately, the man who made the apocalypse also pointed out clues to her. In the past half a month, she has followed this clue to find countless stories about red dancing shoes.
The most widely circulated version is the fairy tale written by Andersen's grandfather, in which the poor girl Gallen was barefoot in winter, and the village shoemaker made her a pair of small red shoes out of shabby red cloth, which she wore to her mother's funeral. Later, she was adopted by a rich old lady, but the old lady did not like the color red, but Gallen took advantage of the old lady's inattention, and wore a pair of red shoes to the church to worship, and the old soldier at the door of the church polished her shoes, and when the old lady was seriously ill, Gal wore these shoes to the ball, and did not have time to look at her, and after that, the little girl kept dancing in these shoes, knowing that her feet were cut off after an angel asked for forgiveness, and then she was truly purified of her soul.
It is said that the story is essentially a satire of a girl who is as greedy for vanity as Gallen, and only God's forgiveness can make her forgiven.
Closing the storybook, Gou Xiaoxiao sighed, always feeling a little pitiful for Gallon, who was bathed in the holy light with a cane at the end.
So who will be the boss in this story? And what will the clue be?
When Gou Xiaoxiao opened her eyes again, there was a dilapidated and desolate small house made of stones, and there was a faint cry in the distance. And she herself sat in a delicate carriage, and beside her sat a noble and loving-eyed woman, etc., is she now the Count's youngest daughter?
The villagers, carrying baskets under the wagon, whispered: "Anna, the poor woman of the village, has finally died, and her poor little daughter Gallen has become homeless." ”
Gou Xiaoxiao opened the curtain and saw that the skinny little gallon was indeed wearing a pair of tattered red shoes, and followed behind the coffin with his head down.
"Oh my God, look at that girl, what a painful and sad thing her mother died, and she didn't shed tears." A woman exclaimed.
Not to be outdone, the other said: "Oh my God, she also wears a pair of red shoes, which is terrible." ”
Gou Xiaoxiao frowned slightly, how can these people stand and talk without backache, gallen has no other shoes to wear except for these broken red shoes, this is cold and snowy, they just want to use a little girl's pain to set off their moral nobility.
Probably noticing that her daughter was not very happy, the noble countess touched her daughter's little head with her hand with a jeweled ring: "Child, do you like that girl?" ”
Said gallon, Gou Xiaoxiao hesitated and nodded, if it was the countess who adopted her, and no one stopped her from wearing red shoes, maybe she wouldn't be so miserable in the end. Although she didn't know what the conditions for clearing the game were, Gou Xiaoxiao still didn't want to watch her end up having her feet cut off.
"Butler." The Countess looked pleased, "Go and get that girl into the castle, I'm going to adopt her." ”
That evening, cold and hungry, Gallon came to the tall and warm castle, with her worn-out shoes on her feet, and saw the Count's daughter playing the piano in the middle of the room, dressed in a lace-trimmed white tutu and a pair of shiny tanned red dancing shoes on her feet.
Gallen quickly lowered his head to prevent others from spotting his gaze.
"Your name is Gallon?" The Countess had fresh goat's milk, dew-stained fruit and freshly baked pastries at hand, "You have to get along well with my daughter, she seems to like you very much." She picked up a piece of cake and handed it to Gallon, and she said generously, "Oh, by the way, your shoes are so dirty, let's have someone take you to make a new pair tomorrow." ”
"Yes, my lady." Gallon lowered his head.
A few months have passed, and although the speed of time in the Rubik's Cube world is different from that in reality, Gou Xiaoxiao is still very anxious.
She didn't find any quest NPCs, nor did she find props or clues, and she didn't even encounter any big or small bosses. The relationship with Gallen is a little better, but there is always a door in her heart, and Gou Xiaoxiao can't get in even if she tries her best.
On this day, it was time to go to church again.
Gallen and she want to learn to dance together, although they are not talented, but they work hard. But the Countess had ordered that she should not wear red shoes, so that every time they went to church for some time, nothing happened.
Before getting out of the carriage, Gal kept staring at the shoes on Gou Xiaoxiao's feet.
"You want to wear it?" Gou Xiaoxiao asked her.
Gallen nodded, then shook it again, and finally said with tears in his eyes: "Angel (the name of the earl's youngest daughter), I know that I am not qualified to wear these shoes, but it is only once, today is my birthday, so I ......"
"I'll get you dressed." Gou Xiaoxiao handed her the shoes without hesitation, she thought, the shoes are the clue, maybe only in this way can the next plot be triggered.
Gallen didn't expect her to be so talkative, and after taking the shoe, he was overjoyed to put it on, and the two girls held hands and went to worship together. The choir children, pastors, and other ladies were amazed to see Gallen in these shoes, which in their eyes was disrespectful to God.
Gallen thought that everyone was complimenting her feet, and it was all because of the shoes.
As she walked out of the church door with Angel contented, a red-faced veteran appeared at the door.
Here it is, it's this character, I don't know what to do with Gallon's shoes, so she keeps dancing until she is exhausted and covered in blood.
"Beautiful angel, really beautiful red shoes." The veteran smiled exaggeratedly, "Beautiful girl, may I kiss your beautiful red shoes?" ”
"No, you can't let him touch your shoes." Gou Xiaoxiao hurriedly reminded Gallon.
Gal didn't care: "Angie, don't worry, he won't get your shoes dirty." ”
Gou Xiaoxiao couldn't tell what she knew, and the veteran re-polished her shoes for her, put on shoe polish, and then gently kissed the smooth upper, which was really religious.
"Angel, you're not going to tell your mother about today, are you?" Gallons look happy all day.
"I won't." Gou Xiaoxiao felt that there were still some clues that she had overlooked, and she decided to return to the castle to continue her search. She rode home in a carriage, while Angel continued to wear the shoes to dance at the city's celebrity balls.
The ball was held at the Baron's Castle, and the streets were lined with poor people in ragged clothes, and Gallen was one of them, but she was lucky enough. She was a different person now, so she didn't look at them again, and hurried over.
When he got home, the red-faced veteran had a good conversation with the countess.
"Come, Angel, this is the new bishop." The Countess greeted her.
"Oh, beautiful angel." Once again, the bishop exclaimed, "Man is born to know his place. ”