Whispering Verse

Chapter 2911 Not a God

"Miss Daniste, so what's the secret of that village?"

The little princess who was also eating at the table asked obediently and looked very respectful, so her actual age was only one year older than her at this time. Agelina has another birthday in half a year, so Denise Gustave was only half a year older than her:

"After investigation, it was found that the entire village was trapped in a force field where time stopped. It's not that time is suspended, but that all the scenery there will not change.

The environment of the village is always the same in the spring afternoon of a certain year. Although the outsider villagers will get old, sick and die, their souls cannot leave the area after death. Instead, they become children and are reborn by local pregnant women.

So in fact, for a thousand years, most of the people there were the first batch of refugees, and a small number of people were travelers who mistakenly entered the village later. They are their own ancestors. As for why the road cannot be found, the current conclusion is that the birth of that special area is a manifestation of the chaos of time in the forest. You should only be able to enter that area at certain times of the year and by following certain roads. Otherwise, you can only use today's big deal. "

"Danister, what you said about this story is not romantic at all. I still prefer the ending of this story to 'the dreamy village never appeared again'."

Flora complained slightly, and the red-haired girl smiled and didn't care. She now knows Flora's character very well:

"Although it sounds like a fantasy plot in a story, if this situation occurred frequently around the world, I don't think anyone would think it was romantic. This is one of the manifestations of the instability of time in the material world, although it is not as romantic as It's as harmful as a 'tree hole', but it's not a trivial matter."

"Professor, what will happen to that village in the end? The souls inside will be liberated in the end, right?"

Dorothy asked, but Miss Denister shook her head. The matter was still under consideration by the church and the college. The current balance of time in the Vista Grove is very fragile. In Iluna's words, it is like straw on the fingertips. Even if the fingers don't move at all, the straw will fall to the ground when the wind outside blows.

Tonight is the opening day of the "First Snow Music Festival" in Vista City. Flora was invited to participate in today's opening ceremony performance, and this time she agreed. After all, she had been staying here since early autumn. If she had just been huddled in the hotel and doing so-called "creation", she might be suspected of what she was doing.

Although Shade also wanted to go to the Golden Music Hall, he did not set out with her. Flora left directly from the Accordion Hotel, while Shade entered the city from outside the city.

Although he did not make a specific appointment with the devil to meet at a specific place in the concert hall, Shade believed that as long as the devil did not leave, he would definitely come to him.

Little Mia happened to be "in high spirits" tonight and wanted to go out with Shade, but Shade couldn't take it with her this time. It just so happened that Tifa, Luvia, Dorothy and Agelina didn't have time tonight, so in the end Shade entrusted the cat to Bella's maid Matilda. Shade felt that since Mia liked Tifa , she should also like her.

Winter seems to be really coming. When the cold wind blows at night, no matter who you are, you will shiver. The replacement of autumn clothes with winter clothes seems to be completed within a week, but people still choose to go out in this weather because of the lively festivals.

When Shade got off the carriage and saw the bonfire in the square, the vendors and pedestrians around the bonfire were already very lively.

During the "First Snow Music Festival", in addition to continuous concerts held in several famous local concert halls, there are also lively outdoor concerts in the squares in the four directions of the Golden Concert Hall in the city center.

This kind of outdoor concert not only has performances, but also integrates functions such as markets, dances, etc., such as city celebrations held here. Shade even heard from Miss Bell today that the church even thought about whether to prevent the Chuxue Music Festival from being held this year some time ago, but they did not do so later.

In short, to be exaggerated, it seemed that people from half the city had gathered in the city center tonight, and even the nearby Golden Music Avenue and Elton Walk were full of pedestrians. The shops along the street continued to open at night. It is said that apart from the "Flower Blooming Festival" at the end of the year and early spring every year, this is the busiest time of the year in the local area.

It is easy to blend in with the crowd in such a lively environment. The gas street lamps, bonfires in the square and the temporary hanging gas lamps connected to the gas tank carriages temporarily mobilized by the city hall jointly illuminate the decorated place. here.

Although Shade knew that he had something serious to do, he still walked around the square on the east side first, and then gathered in front of the bonfire to watch the performance. Although the setting sun has disappeared and March is hanging in the night sky, it is still early, so the musicians have not yet appeared on the stage. There is only a bard with his back to the bonfire, sitting on a high stool, playing Lu Teqin sings stories of knights and princesses, heroes and evil dragons.

Suddenly, Shade felt someone tap his shoulder. When he looked back, a tall, thin, student-looking young man wearing glasses was standing behind him.

The other party seemed to be an ordinary person, but Shade understood after seeing the familiar glass bottle hanging on his waist:

"You are indeed here."

"Keeping promises is the basic character of a business like ours. Let's go to the table over there and talk. Also, this is not who I am."

He spoke fluent Carsenrick with a Willendel accent, not caring about the people around him, and explained to himself:

"He made a wish to me, so I borrowed his body temporarily. After all, at this time, we have to be cautious in everything we do."

Perhaps because he borrowed the body of an ordinary person, the demon at this time did not behave like a demon at all, let alone a human-shaped relic.

He took Shade not far away, and the chain of vendors did not surround the square into a maze, but were arranged in neat rows. In the corner of the queue formed by the vendors, there was a large area of ​​tables, chairs and benches for tourists to rest or sit down to watch the performance.

At this time, most people at the table were playing Rhodes. Shade and the other person first bought beer and boiled beans from a nearby vendor, and then chose an empty square wooden table to sit face to face. Shade suspected that the table was borrowed from the tavern, and the tabletop was full of traces of wine stains over the years.

On their left side, they could see the crowd around the bonfire and the silhouette of the bard's head performing. The tables in front, behind and on the right were full of people. The noisy sound mixed with the low voice of the bard in the distance formed the background sound at this time. The surrounding lights and wine were bright and colorful. The citizens were either toasting to celebrate, or laughing and talking about this year's celebration, or just coming here to feel the festive atmosphere.

An ordinary lively night in the steam age seemed so unreal under the gas lamp.

The most unreal thing was that Shade actually met and chatted with a demon in this environment.

The young demon took a sip of the wine glass. When the wine glass was put down with a thump, Shade was curious whether it could sense the human taste at this time, but it was not appropriate to ask this now.

He was a little nervous when he came, but now he looked at everything around him and suddenly relaxed for some reason. This is not to relax his vigilance, but to feel much better.

"This is civilization and enlightenment, right?"

The demon seemed to see what Shade was thinking, so Shade turned his gaze to it:

"Let's talk business, but are you sure it's safe to talk here?"

"Of course, I made a wish to myself. Wishes are very powerful. You also understand this, don't you?"

The "young man" also looked at Shade, and Shade noticed that there was a faint red light in the depths of its eyes.

"I know what you want to know, and I know what you are trying to do. It's very bold, very bold, but I can give you the answer you want."

It spoke in a normal tone, as if it was chatting with friends.

"So who suggested Jindel to go for a walk in the woods and encounter the dragon eggs?"

Shad asked the most important question directly. The demon looked at him and paused for a few seconds before answering:

"Originally, it was said that we wanted to trade, but this time, I can do a loss-making business for free without any cost:

The Jindel family, who had just moved to Ximu Town, bought an abandoned house in Ximu Town at that time. Although most people in this town were very cold to them, their neighbors, the Bennett family, enthusiastically helped them settle down here.

So the friendship was established and even extended to the second generation. The person who suggested Jindel to go for a walk in the woods was his friend Bennett."

Shad was not surprised by this answer at all. It was better to say that this answer was in line with his guess. As for the demon's claim of not asking for any price, Shad thought he had already paid the price, after all, he saved him last night:

"What role did Bennett play in the story of this town?"

The red light in the demon's eyes across the table looked even more obvious. It had been staring at Shad from the beginning until now, without blinking once:

"It's hard to say. Some things can't be said. This involves the big plan of the one in the woods."

Shad then asked:

"Are you afraid of it?"

The young man across the table's eyes widened slightly, but there was a smile on his face:

"If it was a complete tree, of course I would be afraid, and I would be scared to death. But it's just a dead tree without life. It's not as dangerous to me as your doctor friend. If it's not a god, it's a mortal. You should know this better than me."