In the evening, the skeleton carriage stopped in front of the cemetery.

Then, in the embers of dusk, Skeletron looked at the shadows of the trees in the south, and sighed, "Hearsa has spread out for another mile......"

It's only been six days since they last visited.

"Can no one stop it......"

"As far as I know, the countries of the South are still discussing."

Politicians always like to discuss – it makes them look busy while doing nothing.

"Is it still safe here?"

The area of the Hearsay Zone has expanded by a mile, representing a point closer to the burial ground.

"Safe for now."

The skeleton carriage dissipates into nothingness, the stone door of the tomb opens in front of Skeletron, and Annan follows him into the cemetery.

Skeletron first unleashed a cleansing spell to rejuvenate the dusty graveyard, and the mage's hand grabbed the magic lamp and hung it on the wall in the envy of Annan, and then placed the materials he brought with him in an orderly manner on the shelves.

It is not only cleanliness, but also obsessive-compulsive.

At this moment, a dull grunt sounded in the cemetery.

Skeletron looked at Annan, "Are you hungry?" ”

"Hmmm......"

Yesterday's banquet has not eaten much in Annan so far.

Skeletron pulls out a pile of alchemy that looks like ingredients and cooks it in a brand new cauldron...... They're really ingredients.

"You can also cook?"

"Cooking is actually similar to alchemy."

"Fresh plants, treated plants, fresh flesh, processed flesh, mix them together, stir, boil, add ore and juice...... The former is alchemy, and the latter is food. ”

Annan felt that this was wrong, but Skeletron's craftsmanship was really good.

"I thought lich had no emotions and no feelings......" Watching Skeletron eat with him, Annan had a strange feeling - especially when there was a rib.

"That's the Lich, the one who left his life and emotions in pursuit of knowledge and immortality. And I'm just an old guy who can't enter the realm of the dead and is forced to live. ”

"You're too modest......"

The erudite Skeletron kept this dinner on the edge of the Persona Strip out of the cold. After dinner, it's time to get down to business.

"Let's get started."

Skeletron began to set up a magic circle in the open space next to the alchemy table. Annan tried to remember that he thought he would have little talent...... But unexpectedly, he remembered every stroke of the magic array vividly.

It wasn't until Skeletron, who had completed the magic circle, lifted the mnemonics, and Annan changed from a mage back to a warlock.

"Do we have to portray the magic circle here?" He asked.

"Only on the edge of the Hearsay Zone can the magic circle summon merchants normally."

"Merchants are weird too?"

"Yes...... In other words, weirdness and businessmen are both beings who leak out of that other world. ”

"That world must be terrible...... Annan commented.

Skeletron activates the magic circle, and otherworldly merchants appear surging with gray mist, tentacles, and red light.

"Grunt......"

The merchant grunted muttered, and Skeletron replied, "A day earlier because we found a surprise on that leaf...... Annan, say what you want. ”

Annan wasn't sure if his charm could affect otherworldly creatures: "That World Tree leaf...... Do you have more? ”

"It said yes." Skeletron relayed.

"If I need it in large quantities, what will it cost......?"

Skeletron settled the account for Annan: "The leaves of a tree from another world are worth about 25 gold coins. ”

Annan asked again what the leaves of the World Tree were for, and then stood aside and pondered.

A leaf of the rare World Tree that soothes the body and mind, exudes fragrance, can communicate over long distances, does not cost phone bills, and comes from a rare world, and can also be signed by various characters, including yourself...... It's not too much to sell for 998 gold coins, right?

Annan was about to say that he wanted a hundred pieces first, but was interrupted by Skeletron. It suggested that no amount of Annan would be of little use.

"Why?"

"The power of leaf storage is limited...... When the power is completely gone, it will turn into a normal leaf. "Skeletron gave Annan an approximate time: one month.

A leaf of the rare World Tree from a rare world that soothes the body and mind, exudes a fragrance, can communicate over long distances, and does not need to be charged, and can also be signed by various characters, including yourself, but it can only be used for a month, and it is not worth 998 gold coins......

This is something Annan didn't expect, because the leaves of the World Tree don't have such a problem.

"Why aren't the Elven World Tree Leaves like this?"

"Because the World Tree is here...... As long as it exists, the leaves of the World Tree will not wither. ”

This is also the reason why the leaves of the World Tree are precious.

This is where the matter should have ended, and the term of use is one month...... It's not that it's unacceptable, at most it's not worth that much money, but Annan doesn't want to give up: "If you let the leaves of the World Tree be recharged...... It is...... Give me a branch of the World Tree? ”

Annan squirmed, and the merchant was silent.

"Is it angry?" Annan feared that it was taboo.

"If someone tells the elves to break off one of the World Tree and plant it, this group of peace-loving beings will crush your bones and ashes." Skeletron's dull words rang out in the Crypt, "It's okay for the merchants, they don't pay that much attention to the World Tree. ”

At this moment, the merchant, who had been silent for a long time, grunted.

Skeletron's soul fire took on a pensive look: "It says you have to do one thing for the existence behind it. ”

……

"Lianna...... Lena ......"

A distant call awakens the dormant Crimson Princess.

She opened her eyes and found herself standing in a blurry dream surging with scarlet.

"Who are you? Where is this? "Princess Crimson searches for the source of her voice.

"I am your mother, child......"

A deep scarlet condensed in front of Lena into a beautiful silhouette.

"You...... Is it really my mother? Lena stared at her in amazement.

"Yes...... I'm talking to you in a distant bloody council...... I've been watching you silently......"

"I'll get you out!"

"Don't ...... Your life is more important than anything else...... Kid, I'm going to tell you something...... You live in lies and deception......"

"What......?"

"Your knight...... He's been cheating on you......"

Princess Crimson opened her mouth slightly: "David? He can't lie to me, on the contrary, mother, he helped me a lot, you must have misunderstood. ”

"Have you ever wondered why he did all this for you......"

Princess Crimson showed a shy look: "Because he likes me?" ”

“…… Because of the conspiracy, kid. He's a human ......"

"Really!?" Princess Crimson suddenly exclaimed excitedly.

The scarlet silhouette fell silent, she had only been asleep for more than a hundred years, why had her daughter become different from before......

(End of chapter)