Section A Chapter 33: The Meaning of the Puzzle (Seresia)
It was 10 p.m.
A room and living room for several people.
"Excuse me......" knocked on the door, and Denor, who was standing at the door, looked dazed: "What are you looking for me?" β
"I'd like to ask you for some local clues. Coughing, Mad Dog looked at Sister Lusa and the knight who was quietly drinking tea, took out the book of Lusa's translated notes, and pointed to the five suspicious words: "These words may hide the key clues to defeat the Breath of Winter, and maybe even awaken the Ice Dragon God." If you take a closer look, can you find any eyebrows?"
"Ice Dragon God?!" The expression was shocked, the adjutant hurriedly looked back at the corridor, closed the door after being sure that no one was passing by, and strode in front of the mad dog: "You showed me the original note......?
"That's because you didn't look closely enough. Triumphantly shoved the translation to the adjutant, and the mad dog snorted through his nose: "This is Lusa's translation." Don't worry about translation. I've singled out five very suspicious words that definitely have to do with the winning clues. β
"Well, I'll take a good look at it. After reading the notes for a long time, Denor's expression was completely in a daze. After waiting for more than ten minutes, Mad Dog, who had already killed two bottles of honey wine during this period, was really impatient, so he shouted, "You haven't finished reading it yet?"
"What's the hurry? People are thinking about it when they see it. Seeing that Deirno didn't seem to hear at all, Lucina shook her legs and explained, "He thinks about it, and you don't know it." Maybe I just didn't hear ......."
"No, I hear you. If only you had shown me this. Scratching his head, De No's suddenly spoke: "These few words...... I tried to guess it as a riddle. It's about stringing each word together according to the relevant information you know. β
"I don't understand so many terms, but you can just say you know something. Waving his hand, Mad Dog was too lazy to listen to nonsense: "Then take a pen and write it down." β
"Well, I see you've written it down...... But what is the spiral tower corresponding to the black spiral?" Looking at the notes, Deenor asked suspiciously, "Is it where Anusen has been or what's going on?"
"Sort of, but there's something wrong with this guy's memory. As soon as this was mentioned, Mad Dog was angry: "Damn, this is the end of the matter." Don't ask any more questions. β
"Oh, good. Closing his mouth very knowingly, Deerno slowly wrote a few words, and then looked up again: "For 'two broken thick fingers, the fourth star of the north crosses.'" I understand this first sentence in much the same way as you. In addition, in our permafrost land, on moonlit nights, five stars can be seen. The arrangement is from west to east, which means that the orientation of the fourth piece can be determined. But I still can't understand what thick fingers mean...... But the breakthrough should be on the 'two'. β
"Anyway, these two things should be some kind of markers, and they can't be too far away. How else would you connect with the stars?" Thinking carefully about what Derno had said, Ceresa suddenly thought, "By the way, Derno...... Are there any finger-shaped buildings in Eternal Winter that have only two of them?"
"That's, I'm afraid it's the Bachelor's Tower. One in the old town and one abandoned in the central city. Looking at the notes again, it dawned on Denor: "The top of the Bachelor's Tower...... Isn't it the Ice Dragon Habitat? It looks like a severed finger. β
"Damn, it's that simple?" frowning, Mad Dog was annoyed that he had thought too much before: "The moonlight is so dark tonight, I can't verify it." When the time comes, tell your lord, and when the moonlight is sufficient, you will send someone to investigate with us. β
"Ah, good...... Probably tomorrow. Turning his head to look out the window, Deerno whispered, "Generally speaking, the moonlight won't be dim for two days in a row. β
"The snow deer is mixed with herb tea, which is a gift from the hot spring glacier - in fact, it can basically be locked, and the second sentence is talking about the eastern mountains. Rubbing his hands, Snow Crow muttered, "Because only the eastern mountainous area is rich in vanilla tea." Dr. Ennis and Mistress Mace used to sneak out of the city to pick them. β
"And it's also teeming with snow deer, I've heard about it before. Hunters love to go there for hunting. Remembering the rumors he had heard, the knight, who was as silent as Lusa, finally spoke: "As long as you find the hot spring glacier in the eastern mountains, right?"
"But I've never heard of a glacial river in the eastern mountains, and there are a lot of hot springs. Touching his forehead suspiciously, Deerno decided to move the conversation to the next sentence: "But I'm not an expert, maybe only some old hunter who has been hunting since childhood knows?" β
"At the bottom of the cone, the sleeping realm of laughter in the abyss. As if trying to think about it for a while, Deerno still admitted: "I'm not sure about this either." But since it is an abyss, maybe it is a canyon that is extremely deep and has a huge crater that leads to the underground? Those who meet this condition are the Ice Dragon Valley. It shouldn't have been frozen in black ice yet, so I'll have a chance to check it out. β
"There are two moments, Denor!" Lucina asked expectantly, looking at the adjutant with admiration, "if it is on the left, it will be on it, the eye below it, and the death on its rightβwhat about this?"
"I don't understand...... Including 'Red Light Gorge, Purple Magic Crystal, Black Spiral', I don't understand what this sentence means. Scratching his head, Deerno suddenly asked, "I remember hearing you say that Mr. Arnusen has a prophecy crystal, right? Wouldn't it be the colorβ"
"-It's pitch black, unfortunately. Directly vetoing this possibility, the knight pondered for a moment: "If this 'Purple Magic Crystal' is talking about the Ice City, then what can it have to do with the Spiral Tower?"
"Who knows, it's normal even if the two clues are not connected to each other, right?" yawned boredly, and Mad Dog said casually: "The key to the puzzle is to know the meaning of 'Red Light Gorge'." Once you understand this, this puzzle is not difficult to understand. β
"I haven't heard of the Permafrost...... There is such a canyon. Scratching his head, Deirno looked very embarrassed: "But even if there is such a canyon, what can it be? β
"Not necessarily. Shaking his head, Mad Dog grinned: "For example, what if 'Red Light Gorge' does not refer to a location but to an object? β
The end of the world is still seventeen years and one hundred and eighty-eight days.