"The tombstone is very large, made of Heli sacrificial stone, and is very heavy. Considering the size of the animals in the forest, it is absolutely impossible for them to take away the tombstone."
Therefore, Edward was very sure that this tombstone must have been taken away by someone.
But who took it away?
Edward didn't know, but he initially guessed that the Ghost Rider might have taken him away quietly?
After all, in the entire castle, only the movement trajectory of the Ghost Rider is the most unpredictable.
However, Edward quickly rejected this speculation because he found several footprints in a slightly muddy wetland dozens of meters away from the tombstone hole.
Through observation, the footprints are new, having been stepped on recently.
Moreover, judging from the type of footprints, there were at least five people.
If Ghost Rider really wants to take away the tombstone, he won't need so many people; and judging from the shape of the footprints, they are all flat-soled, completely different from the soles of Ghost Rider's armored boots.
Because of this, Edward ruled out Ghost Rider.
But if it’s not Ghost Rider, then who are these five extra people? And where did they come from?
Angel: "Did you find the answer?"
Edward shook his head: "I haven't found the answer. However, I personally guess that maybe the person who took away the tombstone and the death rope was not a visitor from the outside."
Because once an outside visitor, like Hilda, arrives in the castle, everyone will receive a subtle reminder that an outsider is coming in.
This kind of prompt is the same as the prompt when they receive the role and play the role. They are the facts informed to them by unknown existence or unknown rules.
During that period, Edward did not receive any notification that outsiders had entered, so it was definitely not outsiders who took away the sacrifices.
If it's not an outsider, who is it?
"My guess is that maybe the people who took away the dead rope and the tombstone were people coming from the ritual world."
Just like when Edward was taken into a secret place by a bubble.
Perhaps, there are other people in Yi World who know the entrance to the secret place, and they entered the secret place and took away the sacrifices.
"I have no evidence, and this is just my speculation. Because except for visitors from the Yi World, I can't think of anyone else who can take away the sacrifice."
When Edward said this, he raised his eyes and looked at the people on the tea table: "Although I don't know whether my guess is correct, I can be sure that if someone from the Yi World really took away the sacrifice, then the Ghost Rider
You must know. In fact, it may even be the Ghost Rider who promoted this matter."
In other words, if Angel is still interested in "sacrifice", he can only ask Ghost Rider.
Angel understood Edward's "explicit statement", but his interest in the sacrifices stemmed from the meaning of the existence of the sacrifices; if it was as Edward guessed, the sacrifices would be "timed and quantified"
"Being taken away by people from the ritual world, the sacrifice has meaning of existence.
Going one step further, the secret place of Knight's Castle and role-playing also have corresponding meanings.
Therefore, there is actually no need for Angel to ask Ghost Rider specifically.
But if he had the opportunity to come into contact with that magical mirror window, he really wouldn't mind having an in-depth chat with Ghost Rider...
Now that he had some guesses about the sacrifices, Angel did not continue to ask, but turned to ask another question: "You mentioned before that there are many secret places?"
Edward nodded: "When I was working as a makeup and hair stylist in Yi World, in order to find a way to leave, I learned about the existence of the secret place from some guests. According to them, there is indeed more than one secret place."
Angel: "How did they know?"
Edward understood what Angel meant. What Angel wanted to express was: since the other party knows that the secret place exists, is it related to the owner of the secret place or the creator of the secret place?
Edward: "The legend of the secret place has been passed down since ancient times. However, it is generally only known to the noble class, and ordinary people do not know it."
Therefore, it is not because the other party is an insider, but because the legend of the secret place has existed since ancient times.
"Moreover, in the hands of those nobles, there are many legends, biographies, and even novels based on secret places."
For example, Edward once read the novel "The Fairy Prince and Princess Tiny".
It tells the story of a fictional kingdom princess Tiny.
Although Tiny is very beautiful, she is a canary trapped in the royal family. She does not have any freedom and cannot see the sky outside. Since she was born, her life has been arranged by her father, queen and queen;
She even arranged her own marriage properly.
When Tiny was sixteen, she went to a neighboring country to meet her fiancé, who was engaged due to political considerations.
On the way to "get married", she encountered a mist.
When she walked out of the fog, everyone around her disappeared. She came to a beautiful fairy garden, and met a handsome fairy prince here...
You don’t need to tell the rest of the story to know it. There is the stickiness of love, there are also various misunderstandings and considerations, and in the end the lovers finally get married.
Although it looked like a romance novel, the guest who showed the novel to Edward insisted: "This is the true story, the story of his grandmother. Except for the whitewashed part in the background, the rest of the story is absolutely amazing."
Most of them are true. Including the fairy garden, it actually exists, it is a secret place!"
Although the other party is very downtrodden, he is a descendant of a noble family, so his words are actually somewhat credible.
Therefore, Edward, who was still looking for the secret place at that time, actually followed the contents recorded in the novel to find this so-called fairy garden.
Of course, in the end he found nothing and returned disappointed.
There are many similar novels and even stage plays, such as "Sky Island", "White Dragon Canyon", "Undersea Palace"... etc. These are all literary and artistic works based on secret places.
How much of it was true, Edward didn't know.
But since it has been circulated for so many years, and the nobles have said it with certainty, even if most of it is not true, there should be a small part that can be used as a reference.
And judging from this small part, there must be more than one secret place similar to the Knight's Castle.
Angel: "Then when you were at the Knight's Castle, did you hear anything about other secret places?"
Edward shook his head: "I haven't heard anything about other secret places. Even if there is, it's not something I can hear about as a makeup and hair artist."
"What about Bubbles? Bubbles' role should be higher than yours, right? Did she mention it?"
Edward still shook his head.
Angel thought for a while and changed the question: "You don't have to be sure it's a secret place. Have you ever heard some unusual place names from Bubble's mouth?"
Edward frowned and murmured to himself: "Abnormal place name? It doesn't seem like..."
Edward was just about to deny it when he suddenly thought of something: "I remembered it. Once, Bubble seemed to have mentioned something about the messenger of the King Insect Forest."
"I was styling Bubbles at the time, and when I heard her talking, I asked casually."
Who is the messenger of the King Insect Forest?
At that time, Bubble spit out a colorful soap bubble and hummed: "It's just a bunch of bugs. I hate bugs and don't want to mention them."
Then Paopao changed the topic.
At that time, Edward didn't think much about it. Now that he heard Angel's inquiry, he found out the conversation from the depths of his memory.
"The envoy of the King Insect Forest." Angel: "Although I don't know what it is, this King Insect Forest may be another secret place."
Angel muttered in a low voice: "Although there is still no clear evidence, let's just assume that there are many secret places in the Yi World. Based on this premise, what is the purpose of having so many secret places in the Yi World?"
In other words, what is the significance of the secret place to the ritual world?
Offer sacrifices?
If offering sacrifices, do other secret places also require role-playing like the Knight's Castle? Or do different secret places have different rules?
Also, why set up a secret place as a window to the outside world? What is the significance of the spiritual transformation ceremony to the secret place?
Angel felt that the more he understood the world of Yi, the more doubtful he became about it.
Maybe when Grandma Longcrow returns to the Day Mirror Domain, you can go to her and borrow the mirror window to study...
While Angel was thinking, the voice of Laplace suddenly came from the psychic belt: "Are you very interested in the world of ritual?"
Angel nodded: "I'm quite interested."
In fact, Angel's interest in the Yi World was due to the private chat between Laplace and him.
Laplace believes that the world of ritual is somewhat similar to the Crystal of Dreams.
At first, Angel didn't feel it, but as he learned more about the Yi World, he discovered that some of the characteristics of the Yi World were somewhat similar to the Dream Crystal.
Angel didn't know what the creator of Yi World was thinking. But he had some inspiration somewhere. Perhaps understanding Yi World would help him create the Crystal Plain of Dreams, and even more "Dream XX" in the future.
great help.
It was precisely because of this vague inspiration that Angel's interest in the world of ritual gradually increased.
Laplace did not ask Angel for the specific reason, but just nodded: "If you are interested in the mirror world, I can run it later and let you study the mirror."
Angel: "Ah?" How does it work?
Laplace didn't say anything, but Graipnir said in the psychic belt at this time: "It's very simple, as long as Edward is in our hands."
Edward must have performed a spiritual transformation ritual with Hilda to exchange bodies.
By then, Siluda will definitely come with a mirror. Then she will take this opportunity to let Angel study the mirror. There should be no problem.
Angel also roughly understood what Gleipnir meant, but... Butler Fan was still in the psychic tether at this time, so was it really okay to just start plotting against Granny Dragoncrow?
Butler Fan: "Don't pay attention to me, I'm just here to help. Now that Edward has been caught, his handling will definitely be left to Gleipnir."
From Butler Fan's point of view, this is actually a small matter.
Wizards are very enthusiastic about novel gadgets, so it's normal to want to study them.
Based on his understanding of Grandma Longcrow, she is currently studying the mirror just for Xiluda. Grandma Longcrow probably has no interest in that mirror. She is more concerned about the rules of the Dark Mirror Realm.
Now, with the appearance of the Doom Puppet, Granny Longcrow no longer cares about the mirror, so Angel wants to take this opportunity to study the mirror, but Butler Fan doesn't care at all.
He was even willing to add fuel to the flames... favors should not be given in vain.
In a few words, they decided where Edward would belong in the future.
Gleipnir has no intention of handing it over to the Crystal Eyes Clan anyway, and the Crystal Eyes Clan probably doesn’t care either...
However, where should Edward be placed now is a question that needs to be considered.
Graipnir looked at Edward and murmured in a low voice: "How about placing him here? Forget it, this is a tea party, and he is not suitable here."
Moreover, the Tomb of Yinsen is nearby.
Although Laplace did not ask for much solemnity and respect for Yinsen's Tomb, Graipnir still felt that a little respect should be maintained.
As an outsider, it would be okay for Edward to stay in the Yinsen space for a short period of time, but it would be a bit bad if he stayed in the Yinsen space for a long time.
So where should it be placed?
Gleipnir's soliloquy also reached Edward's ears, and he also understood that now was the most critical time for him.
Graipnir's arrangement will probably determine his future and the size of his punishment.
From Edward's point of view, after all, he has occupied the body of an elder of the Crystal Eyes clan, and he will definitely be criticized by the Crystal Eyes clan. It's just a matter of the size of the punishment.
——He didn’t know at this time that Gleipnir actually had no intention of sending him to the Jingmu Clan.
Edward is still thinking, maybe he should prove his worth and let himself be punished less?
And my greatest value is makeup and hair creation. Maybe I can give Gleipnir a live demonstration of makeup, or make a wig on the spot?
When Edward was hesitant to speak, Gleipnir had already made his decision.
"Just... follow me first."
Gleipnir thought for a while and decided that it would be better not to leave Edward in the Yinsen space, but to take him with him first.
When I saw Gutaleis later, I left Edward to her to take care of for a while... Anyway, Gutaleis is also a person who is passionate about beauty. Every time I see her, her makeup is different.
Edward can also exert some residual value in Gutalesna.
On the other side, Edward had no objection to him following Gleipnir. Anyway, he was a prisoner now and could follow anyone.
However, what Edward is more worried about is another thing: "Then... what is my punishment?"
punish?
Gleipnir was stunned. She had not thought about punishment at all.
Edward and Hilda are actually victims. Moreover, Edward did not openly try to trick Hilda. Everything can only be said to be due to fate.
However, if there is no punishment, it seems unjustifiable. After all, Hiluda is her best friend, but now her body is taken over by Edward. On the surface, she still needs to be punished, but also for the sake of meeting Hilda in the future.
It would give her some relief.
After thinking for a moment, Gleipnir said: "The punishment now is that you must obey my orders and do things, and you cannot disobey."
"As for the subsequent punishment, we will wait until we meet Hilda."