Chapter 1294 Fifth Era Year 3028-Eternal Night City
After finding out the truth, everyone felt very satisfied except the murderer, the deceased and the valet. Shade bid farewell to Agelina, took the cat from Tifa's arms, and left with the maid. People spontaneously cheered for the two of them.
Make way.
After returning to the deserted corridor, the black-haired girl whispered to Shade:
"Really good performance tonight."
"Yeah?"
He patted the cat in his arms:
"Mia has the greatest credit, otherwise I really don't know what evidence I should provide to prove my point of view. Fortunately, after settling this matter, His Majesty the King will have to consider for a while how to arrange Agelina's marriage.
Already."
Tifa chuckled and winked:
"I thought you solved the case so quickly because you wanted to go back to find Her Royal Highness Lecia and Miss Louisa as soon as possible."
Shade turned to look at her, and the maid pursed her lips and reminded softly:
"This is Yodel Palace, knight, you can't do bad things."
She happened to stand under the gas lamp with the royal family emblem on the wall, and the bright light made her delicate face look even brighter.
"Speaking of which, since the lady and I came back, I haven't been able to be alone with you. The last time I was in the room, I was disturbed by the lady."
Shade then looked around and kissed the maid who was smiling.
When she and Tifa returned to the corridor where the lounge was, holding hands, she took the initiative to let go of Shad. Finally, she stepped forward and kissed the side of Shad's face. She raised her right forearm and gently waved goodbye. Of course, she didn't forget to hug him.
After leaving the cat, she knew that Shade still had things to do.
Lecia and Dorothy have not returned from the banquet hall at this time. The evidence is that none of Lecia's maids are here. Shade only took forty minutes to solve the case, which was much longer than the one hour Lecia gave.
Want less.
But the news about the case should be spread out soon, and the two girls will come back by then. So while he had time, Shade took out the time key given by the elf girl Emilia on Monday, forget it.
I figured it was time to use it, so I came to the door.
[You actually still remember this at this time.]
"Do you think I'm the kind of guy whose brain is blinded by desire?"
Shade asked softly in his heart and muttered:
"May the World Tree protect me in time."
There was a clear "click~" sound from the inside of the door, and behind the door that was pulled open by Shadra was an endless wriggling white mist. He took a deep breath and stepped in:
"After this is done, I can enjoy the night, right?"
【Outlander, you have stepped into the "corridor of time".】
[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":]
[Autumn of the Fifth Age, 3028, Northern Continent, Yongye City.]
[Event: The Whispering of the Curtain of Eternal Night.]
【Duration 40 minutes (1/4).】
"Fifth Age 3028. Wait, forty minutes? And this time it's four times?"
But if you think about it carefully, no one really said that Shade's mission was completed three times. After all, ordinary time investigators only completed it once.
In the autumn of 3028, there was only a gap of four years from the time in 3024 when Shade separated from the three witches in the Valley of Death and handed the flower to Miss Feliana. The elf girl Emilia who gave the key said
This is a time key from around 3000 years ago. I didn’t expect it to be so accurate.
"Old God - Curtain of Eternal Night? I remember that this god is also called [Lord of Eternal Night] and God of Dark Night?"
"Dark night" is an image that has existed since the birth of the world and will definitely exist. It also represents half of time and almost all darkness. The old god who symbolizes "dark night" is among all the old gods.
It also belongs to the extremely powerful category.
It can even be said that among the gods that Shade has encountered in the past, none is more mysterious than this god, except for the "Flame Gate" of the Forest of Thousand Trees.
However, there are not many records about the God of Night in the Fifth Age. Most believers of the God of Night also maintain secrecy, or they are a group of mystics. The text about the Old God [Curtain of Eternal Night] in the Sixth Age
Most of the information comes from the descriptions of the Five Gods Church. The only thing that Shade can think of at present is that this god has left, and the [Night Order] uses a black gauze curtain as its symbol.
"What is the mission this time?"
【You have obtained additional information.】
[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you.]
[The ancient god of time gives you a test.]
[Help mortals break through the maze of eternal night and explore the truth behind the curtain.]
[The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you a reward: Miracle Spirit Rune-Dark Night.]
"Um?"
The reward this time was really good. He had only seen the spiritual rune reward when he used the Time Key for the first time. And that miracle - [Echo] also became the starting point of his low-level words of sublimation. And this time
The [Dark Night], no matter how you look at it, perfectly fits his Ring Warlock system. Even if it is not him, for others, the "Dark Night" is an extremely powerful spiritual rune.
Although "Dark Night" has existed forever, it is extremely difficult to obtain the [Dark Night] spiritual rune. To give a simple example, this is like one of Luvia's core spiritual runes [Destiny]. Although it exists, it is within reach.
and, but there are almost no mortals who can truly understand it.
There is no evidence that Tree Father's rewards are related to the difficulty of the mission, but the generous rewards and the unusual number of times show that this mission is special.
"I don't know if the so-called 'Maze of Eternal Night' is a real maze, or if it is some kind of metaphor."
Thinking in his mind, he was ready and took a step forward in the thick white mist.
The quiet fog quietly spread to the surroundings, like a curtain opening, revealing a corner of the curtain of time to Shade in the year 3028 of the Fifth Era.
This time there was no disgusting insect den smell. When the white mist dispersed, I first felt the rain, and then noticed that above my head was a dark night without stars and moon, and at my feet was a high center paved with uneven rectangular stone bricks with slightly lower walls around it.
the way.
There are continuous gray stone buildings in front and behind, and the sky is pouring rain, which wets the walls and the soil between the bricks under the feet. There is a faint smell of damp earth in the air, but this smell is not
Bad smell.
Although it was dark, there was not no light around. There were more or less faint lights in the windows of the buildings along the street. They looked like gas lamps, but there were also lights from candles or kerosene lamps.
This is indeed a city, but the city is surprisingly depressing. Shade's senses can only detect the sound of rain, but can't hear any traces of human activities. But there are unattended carriages on the street and the shops with lights on.
Signboards, leaflets on the rain-wet walls, your eyes can see traces of life everywhere, as if the moment before you observed this place, there were pedestrians walking on the street holding umbrellas.
This sense of contradiction and contrast greatly enhances the strangeness of the current environment. And just like in the past, the tree father will never directly throw Shade to a safe place.
The silent night suddenly started to move after Shade took a breath. A second ago, he thought it was darkness coming, but then he realized that it was the light of lights extinguishing one by one in the distance, as if the night had gained consciousness.
, surrounding him from the left and right sides.
There was nothing in the silent night, and it was this sense of nothingness in the darkness that made Shade directly aware of the fatal crisis:
"You must not fall into the night here!"
He made a judgment in his mind, braved the rain, and looked up at the brightly lit store sign in front of him based on past experience. Unfortunately, this time it was not the colorful sign of "Hope Town Toy Store", with weird letters with crooked teeth.
It writes even more surprising content:
【Dragon Maid Cafe】
Even if he was facing the "Dark Coffin Shop", "Cultist Gathering Hall" or "Soul-sucking Ghost Club", Shade wouldn't be so surprised. But at this time, it was too late to think, and the night had almost gathered on both sides of him.
He started suddenly and rushed towards the wooden door in front of him in the rain. While he was worried that the door in front of him was locked, he almost "thrown down" and entered the interior of the old building that seemed to be used all the time.
After leaving the rainy night, the dry and warm environment almost made Shade groan. The strong mental oppression brought by the Evernight City on the rainy night was reduced by most, and the void of night could not invade here.
But he did not immediately look inside the building, but immediately turned his head and looked behind him.
The door here is equipped with a spring and will automatically close slowly. At this time, the street outside has been completely shrouded in darkness. The night is outside the door, but it has not penetrated through that door.
Shade breathed a sigh of relief before he could say anything, a brand new voice appeared in his ears:
"Welcome to the Dragon Maid Cafe, what do you need?"
Shade turned to look inside the store again and saw a red-haired girl dressed as a maid, holding a menu and standing between the tables and chairs in the cafe. Although the maid outfit was somewhat different from the Sixth Age style, it was still basically the same.
The dress maintains a black and white color scheme, paired with black leather shoes and a white lace headband. In addition, the black necklace tied around the neck is something Shade has never seen before, which is also very beautiful.
The interior is warm and comfortable, and the firelight of the fireplace next to the wall is reassuring. There are more than a dozen white round tables placed in the not-so-large space, and on the other side are counters and shelves with green plants. Old walls
There was warm yellow wallpaper on the wall, and brightly colored oil paintings hung on it. The clock in the corner slowly rotated in the opposite direction, and then suddenly started to rotate crazily in the forward direction.
But Shade didn't care about this. He looked at the face of the young maid in front of him in shock, and at the familiar big scaly tail behind the maid. The last time he saw her, she was wearing a thick winter coat: