thefictionvixens Chapter 18. This is fate! Heading to City Hall
Chapter 18. This is fate! Heading to City Hall
Green recalled the time when he first arrived in Terella.
At that time, I had not yet been captured and sent to the front lines. Because I was so hungry, I was taken in by a priest from a small church.
Unfortunately, the small country called Argentina, where Green was at the time, had spent a lot of its military resources to suppress internal strife, resulting in a tight situation at the front. Whether they were refugees, mages, or church clergy, as long as the conscription officer saw them, they would all be sent to the front.
Of course, most of those captured were low-level beings from the lower three realms, and they were considered consumables.
Green was one, and so was the priest.
The day before the two were sent to the battlefield, Green volunteered in the chapel to repay the priest, who was holding a copy of the Book of Genesis in the center of the chapel and praying.
It is said that in the age of gods, the world was divided into various tribes under their rule, and each tribe had its own unique language.
The text, counting, cart tracks, and calendar were all in disarray.
The same was true during the Golden Tree Age following Ragnarok.
Until ashes enveloped the world, the first hero appeared and ended the Demon King's reign.
The hero said, "Let there be light."
And so the fallen sun rose from the deep sea and circled the continent day and night.
The hero said, "Let there be a moon."
Thus, the broken moon was reunited and reborn, hanging high in the sky day and night.
The brave man said, "Let's standardize the written language and the gauge of carts."
As a result, the chaotic writing, counting, cart tracks, and calendar were all unified.
Terrell's script is very unique, combining pictographs, ideographs, and phonetics, making it extremely difficult to learn and quite distinctive.
in front of you.
On the second hero's treasure map was Green's familiar hometown dialect.
Chinese character.
"St. Petersburg, at the top of the clock tower, there is something I left for you. Come quickly."
This confirms one of Green's earlier conjectures.
Sure enough, it seems that all the brave warriors in Tera are from her hometown.
"What's written on it must be the language and script of the hero's hometown," Mabel recalled what she had learned in her cultural studies classes at the academy.
"Once, before the Third Hero died, he left a letter, asking people to wait for the Fourth Hero, who had not yet appeared, to appear and then hand it over to him."
Countless top scholars and experts in Terrera spent years trying to decipher the text, but to no avail.
Mabel was genuinely surprised.
Do you recognize the characters above?
"Um..." Green hesitated, "I guess so, the hero and I are from the same hometown."
"Fellow countryman?" Mabel asked in confusion, scrutinizing Green more closely.
"Black hair, black eyes, yellowish-white skin, and judging from your facial features and bone structure, you resemble a nobleman from a lost empire in the East. Are you from the Eastern Continent?"
The Bull-Slaying Knight chimed in, "I've also met several people from the Eastern Continent, and Green does indeed look similar to them."
"I guess so. I'm from a small town near Dongda University," Green said.
That's true; he really did come from a small place near Dongda University.
He was a native of Tokyo University, while Alice was of mixed heritage from both Tokyo University and Nishida University.
The two were abandoned by their families when they were young and had no names. The director and caregiver of the orphanage that adopted them were both from West University, so they named them "Grimm" and "Alice".
"I see... But there should have been people from the Eastern Continent among those experts back then... Could it be some kind of lost minority language?"
Mabel pondered for a while, but when she realized she couldn't figure it out, she simply gave up trying.
Who cares if they know each other or not, as long as Green knows him, that's enough, right?
Mabel asked:
"What does the text above say?"
Green repeated what was written in the picture.
After listening, the bull-slaughtering knight pondered:
"If the second hero's treasure is in the clock tower, that makes sense."
The clock towers throughout Tera were originally watchtowers built during the time of the First Hero to fight against monsters and ash monsters.
During the Second Hero's era, the Second Hero established an organization called the Clock Tower. Normally, this organization remained hidden from the world, not interfering in the affairs of any nation. Only before the arrival of each new Demon King would they ring the clock tower, announcing the Demon King's return.
In wartime, the Second Hero authorizes the Clock Tower to have power above all nations, leading all sides to jointly defeat the Demon King.
Shortly after the clock tower was built, the watchtower was gradually transformed into a clock tower and guarded by a dedicated person.
The sole purpose of these towers on ordinary days is to ensure that the giant clock atop them is visible from anywhere in the city.
The bull-slaughtering knight spoke with considerable emotion, "These are things my mother told me when I was a child, thirty years ago. My mother is also..."
Seeing his distressed expression, Green and Mabel comforted him, saying, "Please accept our condolences."
The bull-slaughtering knight looked up and said irritably, "What are you thinking? I was just lamenting that my mother has gotten old, not that she's dead."
Green exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, I didn't expect your mother to still be alive."
The bull-slaughtering knight was furious and said sarcastically, "Heh, your mother is alive too."
Green sighed, "Actually, I'd rather she were dead."
Bull-Slaying Knight: "??"
Mabel said to the two who were trembling:
"The clock tower in St. Petersburg is guarded by special personnel, and the tower itself was built by a famous master of civil engineering magic. It's possible that no one has been up there for hundreds of years."
Who would have thought the second hero would hide the treasure there, and then mislead people by drawing a vast ocean on the treasure map? Who could have guessed that?
The bull-slaughtering knight said worriedly:
"However, the picture says 'What I left for you,' but who exactly is the 'you' that the second hero is referring to? What if we intercept what the hero left for that person? Wouldn't that lead to some terrible mistake?"
Mabel's eyes lit up, a greedy smile spreading across her face, and she said nonchalantly:
"If you're afraid, don't take it; if you take it, don't be afraid. If you don't take this treasure and I don't take it either, wouldn't that be the same as giving it away for free?"
Green shook his head inwardly in disapproval.
See, this is a classic example of robber mentality.
Suddenly, Green heard the Cheshire Cat's voice.
"Who else could this have been left for? It must have been left for me by the master! I have to go get it!"
Green hesitated: "Is this really what the second hero left for you?"
The Cheshire Cat said guiltily, "My master loves me so much. Although she didn't tell me directly before sealing me away, this treasure must have been left to me by her. Otherwise, why would it have been left to you?"
Green sneered inwardly; the second hero was suspected to be related to Alice.
Then the treasure of the second hero is Alice's treasure, and it should rightfully belong to me.
Greene ultimately decided to take the treasure; he wouldn't let go of anything related to Alice.
As for what kind of disaster might result, then they would have to blame the Cheshire Cat and say that it was the one who ordered them to do it!
Green nodded in satisfaction.
This treasure map is misleading, depicting ocean interference. You can only obtain it if you can read Chinese characters. What kind of treasure is this?
Moreover, as a righteous person, I accidentally obtained the second hero's treasure, which is not an act of robbery.
This is the will of Heaven!
Such is the will of Heaven.
The bull-slaughtering knight struck:
"Don't think about getting the treasure yet. If you want the treasure, you'll have to get past the Clock Tower Guardian first. With him guarding it, the Clock Tower isn't a place anyone can easily climb."
"What's there to be afraid of? I'll just tell him I'm the daughter of a count. If he doesn't want to get beaten up, he can just let us go up there, right?" Mabel said nonchalantly.
The bull-slaughtering knight shook his head. "I'm afraid that won't work."
This guy gained a lot of experience during his years as a royal guard knight in the capital, he said:
"The clock towers in this city are guarded by the strongest local men sent by various factions in rotation, with a rotation every three years."
In previous years, it was the Adventurers' Guild and the Magic Development and Oversight Committee that were on guard. Based on a rough ranking, this year it should be the Church of Holy Light, the Northern Wizarding Alliance, or even the Clock Tower itself sending people to guard it.
"Anyway, you eat, drink, and relieve yourself all inside the tower. You can leave after three years. They won't care that you're the daughter of an earl or a grand duke."
Mabel sighed, "I see."
This wasn't the first time she'd encountered this situation; Nienia Academy had not only counts, but also princes and princesses.
She hates it!
She hated her good-for-nothing father!
You know, if only you had taken a chance back then, you could have become a prime minister or a duke, or even joined the Clock Tower directly, wouldn't that have been great?
The hero's treasure is so close yet we can't get it, all because our dad is such a useless piece of trash!
He spends all his time dealing with official business and doesn't strive for improvement. If he continues like this, once his abilities surpass those of his useless father, his useless father will have to call him "Mom."
After all, in the Orphania family, strength determines status.
Green said in a deep voice, "Let's give it a try. There's always a way."
Since the Hero's Treasure couldn't be retrieved for the time being, the group turned their attention to the Raven Doctor, who was busy at his desk.
"Dr. Raven," Green asked. "Didn't you say the vaccine would be ready today?"
The Raven Doctor snorted coldly, his hands continuing their work.
"Hmph, I've already completed the development of the original vaccine, but the original virus you brought back is not right. After my observation, it seems to have the risk of self-evolution. Once the virus evolves on its own, the original vaccine will no longer be effective, so I'm researching an enhanced version of the vaccine."
Don't worry, if I don't develop an enhanced vaccine by tomorrow morning to blackmail those old fogies at the city hall, I'm not Han!
Seeing that the Raven Doctor was getting agitated, Green stopped asking questions.
The bull-slaughtering knight continued to recover from his injuries.
Mabel returned home temporarily, saying she wanted to urge her good-for-nothing father to improve himself, as she hoped he would become a dragon among men.
Before leaving, Dr. Raven reminded her not to forget to go to the city hall the next morning to collect her reward; the more people there were, the more she could extort.
Mabel understood and said she would wait at the city hall.
With nothing else to do, Green went downstairs and began browsing the technical manuals given to him by the Last brothers.
Breaking Through the Void
Opening the book, one finds descriptions of how to practice each move of this art. Upon reaching the end, one sees a running figure drawn on the last page.
Green was deep in thought when suddenly everything went black.
……
"here it is?"
When he came to his senses, Green found himself in a lush green forest.
This place seems to be a monster's lair, with ferocious cheetahs, each as tall as two people, and with blue fur, constantly appearing in Green's field of vision.
There was a figure in front of me.
The group of blue cheetahs charged towards the figure, who easily dodged their attack with a simple dodge.
As the number of cheetahs increased and their attacks intensified, the human figure moved with increasing ease and grace, his aura growing stronger with each passing moment.
"Snap!"
A cheetah managed to bite the figure's arm, but the figure's powerful body shattered its teeth.
The figure glanced back at Green, then disappeared.
After the figure disappeared, the cheetah's gaze fell on Green.
Green could only turn and run, but he was not as fast as the cheetah. He was bitten repeatedly while running, and the pain and adrenaline made the injured Green run faster and faster.
He now understood why this skill, while becoming faster and stronger, could also temper the body—it was all learned from being bitten by a leopard!
At first, he was constantly bitten by cheetahs, but now he only gets bitten occasionally. Eventually, he not only easily shakes off the cheetahs, but also deliberately lets them bite him.
"Click"
The cheetah's teeth are broken.
Everything in front of me vanished.
Green opened his eyes, abruptly returning to reality.
His forehead was covered in sweat, his body was weak, and his mental energy was almost exhausted. He could only recover slowly by using the Phyllis breathing method.
Skill: [Breaking Through the Void Lv1 (Beginner)]
Looking at the words that suddenly appeared in his mind, Green looked at the last page of the classic text again.
"Could this be a visualization diagram?"
The so-called visualization diagram is a special illusion created by the spiritual power of predecessors who practiced this skill.
Simply immerse yourself in the illusion to enter a realm of illusion and practice your skills. Of course, how much you can glean from the illusion depends entirely on your own abilities.
The visualization diagrams that accompany the technical manuals are very valuable; for example, there are no visualization diagrams for the basic long-distance running skills that Green mastered.
Previously, practicing this skill required following the instructions in the classic texts, step by step, and also involved being beaten to speed up the process. With this visualization diagram, these two steps can be skipped.
Green stood up, feeling as if his physical strength had increased by about 800 slimes.
This is only the effect of the Breaking Through Force level 1.
After resting for a while, Green activated Blue Shadow again.
Blue Shadow - Propelling!
With a little trial, Green sensed that, under the blessing of the blue shadow, he was constantly absorbing the mana magic in the air, which attached itself to his body, allowing him to exert extra power.
With the boost from the Breaking Force, if he were to face five more Knife Guys, Green believed he could easily take them down with a single punch, without needing to use the Fly Climbing Stairs technique.
This visualization requires a lot of mental effort, so Green did not practice it again today.
The rest of the time was spent practicing basic combat skills, which would allow him to react faster in battle and see through others' moves and weaknesses.
It took Green half the night to train it from level 2 to level 3.
All I need to do now is hone my basic long-distance running skills to level 3, and then I can break through to the Lantern Realm and test my skills against the Holy Maiden of the Holy Light Church.
The next day, early in the morning.
Dr. Raven has finally completed the development of the enhanced vaccine and preserved it in a test tube.
Beneath the bird-beak mask, the raven doctor's gaze was chillingly cold.
"Hehehehehe, it's finally finished! You old devils at the city hall, this time I'm definitely going to take a piece of your flesh!"
"Grimm, Bull Slayer, let's go!"
"town Hall!"