bookrandom Chapter 452 At least we are always by each other's side
Chapter 452 At least we are always by each other's side
In the center of the city of Goletia, the huge landmark pool was still sparkling as usual, with ripples from time to time caused by the wind. The Festival of Lights had long ended, and the hardworking people had already opened their shop doors to greet regular customers. People were coming and going on the street, but they would consciously avoid the circles beside the pool to avoid bumping into people who suddenly appeared.
Just like at this moment, a buzzing sound of air vibration was heard, and a light appeared on the circular stone rune. The carriages and horses consciously avoided it further away, and after the light, they saw that a lot of people walked out, chattering and making a lot of noise.
"This is the special pub you found out about!" Lilith and Lucas were blaming each other at the moment.
"Brownbeard didn't lie to us! When you saw that tavern was called 'Forked Tongue', didn't anyone react?" Lucas said, refusing to take the blame. "Besides, I'm a victim too!"
The teleportation array flashed again, and the second group of people came out. At this moment, Lariel was holding a large, shiny black scorpion in his hand, which made a crisp sound when he chewed it.
"I think... chew chew chew, it's actually quite delicious... chew chew chew, it's really bad to waste food like this." As the young man spoke, the scorpion in his hand disappeared little by little in the horrified eyes of everyone.
"I remember this kind of scorpion is poisonous. Can we really eat it?" Jaina looked very uneasy.
"It's okay, it smells like fire sunflower." Lariel put the last bit of the scorpion tail tip into his mouth without any care and licked his lips with satisfaction.
"The Mother Goddess is merciful. She has set the law that everything must have something that restrains it. Fire Heart Sunflower can remove the poison of this scorpion. Those lizardmen should have used Fire Heart Sunflower in the cooking process. There must be no problem." The elf boy wiped his hands on himself after eating. Hannah couldn't bear to watch it, so she used the cleansing spell to help him.
"Hey, thank you!" Lariel always responded very quickly. He thanked Hannah happily, without noticing Leila whose eyelids were twitching next to him.
"You no longer have the right to choose restaurants for dinner parties. There is no trust between us anymore!" Lilith was still criticizing Lucas in front. Seeing a cockroach on the exquisite plate was too much of a shock to her! Unforgivable!
"You know I hate bugs! And snakes—"
"--oh?"
Before Lucas could say anything, an interested response came from the side of the street. However, the voice seemed familiar, causing Lilith to shrink her neck reflexively.
The scent of tobacco wafted through the air, and the purple smoke slowly drifted to Lilith's shoulders, circling around her like a living thing.
"Good day, Teacher Terra." Lilith turned around in despair. On the second floor of a street shop, the lady who preferred purple was sitting on the small terrace, smoking and enjoying the rare sunshine in winter.
"Our championship team is back." Lady Terra tapped her pipe, and the smoke around her dispersed a little, revealing Lady Terra's smiling face. But Lilith had been tricked by her many times, so she knew too well what this smile meant.
Lilith forced a smile on her face and moved back little by little, "Teacher, school is about to start, we have to go back to school——"
She doesn't need any desensitization training!
"What a coincidence!" Madam Terra stood up, her gorgeous and exaggerated skirt spinning half a circle. "Your teacher Wanda asked me to get some two-headed snake venom to bring back. Come and help. Aren't you his favorite student?"
After saying that, he turned and went into the room, not giving Lilith a chance to make an excuse.
"Hahahaha!" Lucas, who was scolded by Lilith, finally felt proud and watched Lilith walk into the magic pet shop with glee.
"Sorry, I have to leave too. I have to go to High Court first." As soon as Lilith left the team, Catherine said goodbye to everyone. This was not an excuse. There must be a lot of affairs piled up in High Court. She needed to communicate with her people about the situation of High Court and Ozler during this holiday.
Leila followed naturally as a knight, but she didn't expect that—
"Lyrael." Catherine called to the young elf who was discussing where to eat with everyone again, "Can I take up a moment of your time?"
"No problem!" Lyriel was always easy to talk to. He came over skipping and followed Catherine towards the city gate.
"How do you feel about this trip?" Catherine walked forward side by side with him. Both of them were tall and handsome. Many people looked at them and forgot to walk.
"It couldn't be better!"
When Lariel thought about it, his eyes lit up with a strange look. He had seen several different human city-states, saw volcanoes, saw the magical creatures that existed in books, and worked with everyone to fight. It can be said that every day was full of expectations from the moment he opened his eyes. He had never been so happy!
"We have also learned a lot from you. The elves' many skills are truly extraordinary." Catherine smiled, "Everyone likes you very much."
"I like everyone's work, too!" Lariel said hurriedly. Everyone in Goletia was very friendly. They taught him all the common sense that he didn't understand and shared all the delicious food with him. This place was not like what Kanien said, where you couldn't get anywhere without money!
"I also want to continue the adventure, but in two days, Goletia will start school, Lyrael." Catherine looked regretful. "The school will be closed and everyone will be busy with schoolwork. I won't be able to play with you."
"Ah..." The innocent elf looked sad.
"So." Catherine also stopped and looked at the young man in front of her and said softly, "You should go home, Lyrael."
Leila, who was falling behind the two men, looked over when she heard the words, only to see the young man lowering his head and looking at the princess, looking pitiful but not saying a word. She couldn't help but curl her lips.
"You saw Lilith's game when you came, right? You recognized the Void Beast at first sight, didn't you?" Catherine asked.
"Yeah, but isn't that fake? It's just an illusion."
“What’s on the field is fake, but on the East Coast, where the holy war ends, it’s real.”
"I know, everyone has told me that, but could it be a mistake..." Lariel subconsciously wanted to refute.
"It's true, they've made a comeback." Catherine looked into the other person's eyes and said seriously, "And they've evolved. We're working hard to become stronger so that we can fight them in the future. We went to the Elf Forest before to seek help from our former allies."
Such news obviously exceeded Lariel's cognition and ability, and the boy didn't know how to respond.
Catherine did not expect him to say anything, but after Blackstone's trip, Catherine immediately understood that another visit to the Elf Forest was inevitable. Building a good relationship with the elf Lariel might add some protection to her next action, at least she would not be driven out so quickly.
"We certainly hope that you can stay here for a few more days. Lilith even pledged her blood oath for you, hoping that you would get what you want. She told me that elves have a long life span. Perhaps when you have the chance to walk out of the forest and come to Goletia next time, most of us will no longer be here..."
“Gone?” Lyrael’s eyes widened. Before this, he had never thought about the difference between the length of life and the shortness of life. However, Catherine’s words made him feel disappointed and terrified. Humans were so similar to him, but their lives were so short…
"Yes, it's gone. So I hope that all races can return to the way they were during the holy war, when we sat together at a long table filled with delicious food, drank together, sang together... and took risks together. Even if life is short, at least we are always by each other's side."
On the busy street, the princess planted a seed full of beautiful dreams in the elf boy's heart.
"I, I will tell everyone!" When he raised his head again, Lariel's eyes were burning, and he made a solemn promise, "I will definitely tell everyone about the void beasts. They will definitely not sit idly by."
Katherine nodded and said, "I have to go to Highgarden." She said goodbye to Lyrael.
As a result, Lariel followed her for a few more steps, which made the princess and the red-haired knight look at him.
"Ah, no, it's okay!" Lariel was so excited that he wanted to take Kanien back to the Elf Forest immediately, but when he saw Catherine's eyes, he came to his senses and quickly stopped. "These houses look too similar. I can't tell the direction. Ahaha, ahahaha!"
Catherine nodded. She didn't have much time, so she simply summoned a flying broom in the alley, called Leila forward, and disappeared from Lariel's sight in the blink of an eye.
"Huh!" Lariel wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, looked at the sky and murmured, "My friend, for the surprise you gave your family, I have really told all the lies in my life..."