The current situation is to choose two out of twenty-one, which is much smaller than the probability of choosing five out of twenty-nine when Shade chose.
But no matter what, girls must continue to choose.
The sister in the white dress told the worried sister not to be afraid. When she wanted to open her mouth to speak, Shade knocked on the table and told her not to speak yet.
He frowned again and took a sip of the liquid in the cup. This devil's blood brew was not very harmful to the body. It was purely bitter and difficult to accept:
"Saint, you said that I bring more blood, which can be exchanged for better gifts in the end."
"Yes."
The blood-sucking god knew what Shade wanted to say. He stared at the stranger at the other end of the long table:
"So, you want to give up the gift I gave you to help these twins?"
Shade glanced at the two girls with his peripheral vision:
"Yes."
Not only because he sympathizes with them, but also because Shade is really unwilling to accept the gift of the god in front of him. After all, the other party is an evil god, and casually accepting the evil god's power is not a choice that normal people should make...
Of course, if the other party was willing to directly give him a drop of divinity, Shade would not refuse at any cost. But it was obviously impossible now, so Shade chose to exchange the opportunity gifted by the evil god with an opportunity to help the girls.
"I can agree to your request, but you have to think about it carefully. Originally, I wanted to give you some power related to the 'Blood Moon'."
The saint's eyes seem to express other meanings:
"Yes, the blood moon of March."
Shade just hesitated for a moment and then shook his head:
"Power can be obtained at any time, but I still want to help them. Is it possible to be divine?"
He still asked a little greedily, but the saint was not angry, but laughed:
"If the treasure you bring is delicious enough, I will never be stingy with the power. But alas, it is interesting enough, but not delicious enough."
"So can I answer a question?"
Shade put it very directly:
"Why, strictly speaking, not the Sixth Age."
Neither of the twin girls understood these two conversations.
The blood-sucking god shook his head directly:
"I can't tell you this. After all, it's only the fifth era now. How can I possibly know about things in the sixth era?"
He spoke in Drarian.
"Okay, then I will voluntarily give up the gift you want to give me to make their remaining choices easier."
Shade didn't say anything about letting the twin girls pass directly through the final part of the reception, because the god holding the reception would definitely not let them go so easily.
"gentlemen."
The girl in black skirt said softly, this was the first time during the reception that someone dared to interrupt when the god was speaking:
"You don't have to"
"Needless to say, I am willing to help you just because I met you. Just remember to thank me in your heart."
Shade glanced at the girls. The two little girls, who looked to be thirteen or fourteen years old, were younger than the youngest girl Shade was familiar with, Agelina Cavendish:
"I don't know what kind of people you will become in the future, and I don't know what you will do in the future. But if you can retain the memory of me, remember to find Miss Myrna Feliana after becoming a witch.
, this also helps me.”
The two girls nodded together, and the god said:
"Since you voluntarily gave up your gift, let's play the last game."
After the snap of fingers, a red copper-colored six-sided die was spinning around on Shade's right side. When it stopped, the upward number was six:
"Try your luck, you throw it. Multiply the number by two, which is the number of bottles left."
That is, even in the worst case scenario, the girls only need to choose two from the twelve bottles.
Shade rolled the dice and narrowed his eyes slightly:
"God, I don't doubt your fairness, but will you manipulate the outcome of this dice?"
"Oh, unexpected guest, I didn't even say that you have the blessing of the God of Gamblers, but you actually doubt my fairness?"
Shade nodded, thinking that what he said made perfect sense.
Throw the dice on the table casually, and after a few beats of clang clang~, it starts spinning, and the number it stops is 1, which means there are only two bottles left. Choose two from the two, and the cocktail party is over.
Shade knew that he was very lucky, but he still couldn't believe that the god opposite him let the girls go so easily. He raised his head and wanted to speak, but the saint had already spoken:
"Look, girls, the gentleman in front of you is very lucky."
God recognized this outcome, as if it was expected.
As He showed a meaningful smile, the blood of the unfortunate people struck by lightning and the blood of Priest August flew up automatically and filled their wine glasses.
These two kinds of blood are actually human blood. Apart from being a little nauseated, drinking them has no side effects.
The girls solemnly raised their glasses to greet Shade. Shade also picked up the wine glass with only the last sip left in his hand, clinked glasses with the twin girls from a distance, and then drank their respective blood brews together.
"Your wish is to cut off the ancient contract and not have to fulfill the obligations of the seal, so that you can be together forever."
God whispered:
"Although the blood you brought is precious, it is not enough to allow me to realize such a complicated wish. But I can give you the power to seek help from other gods."
The blood mist rose up, and then gradually gathered in front of the twin girls. The scattered blood mist gradually gathered, and finally turned into a dancing red butterfly in front of the girls.
Shade frowned. He had recently investigated Red Butterfly in his own time, but he didn't expect to meet him again in the past.
The red butterfly made of blood mist finally stopped on the table in front of the girls, and then changed from the appearance of a living thing to a completely dead thing. The red butterfly split from the center and turned into two pieces on the left and one on the right.
Two petals:
"You each hold half, and you can temporarily postpone the fate that is destined to befall you. Before the red butterfly disappears, you can go find the [Twin Gods], that is, the one who controls balance, opposition, and the guardian of the twins.
A god of strength. This is information about Him. I think it will not be difficult to find Him, and for the sake of this blood butterfly, He will help you."
A roll of parchment fell next to the red butterfly that split into two parts. Shade had no intention of checking it. After all, in the era he lived in, the twin gods had also left, and this was the knowledge given to girls by the gods.
, he probably could only see blank space if he wanted to see it.
"But I want to remind you."
God once again showed a meaningful smile:
"If you just want the twin gods to help you cut off the responsibilities of the ancient contract, this is probably very simple. But if you seek the power of being together forever from him, then he may give you some interesting choices. After all, then
The twin gods are twins in one body, not twins like you. The true form of the twins in His eyes is different from yours."
When he said "Two persons are one", He also glanced at Shade.
The double doors of the hall that had turned blood red opened. The girl in the black skirt and the girl in the white skirt each picked up half of a red butterfly, while the girl in the white skirt, as her sister, put away the parchment.
They stood up holding hands and bowed slightly to express their gratitude to God:
"Thank you for your generosity, but no matter what, we have to give it a try. God, please allow us to offer sacrifices to you in the future to repay this kindness."
After thanking the gods, the girls did not leave immediately, but bowed to Shade in the same posture:
"I'm Grace."
The girl in the white skirt introduced herself.
"I'm Helen."
The girl in the black skirt introduced herself.
"This is our name, and we have decided to abandon the surname given by our family and live only for ourselves, so please forgive us for not being able to tell you our surname. Thank you again, thank you very much, sir."
Shade shook his head slightly. He neither approved nor objected to the girls abandoning their responsibility to guard the seal, so he did not comment:
"I help you just because I met you. Girls, this is your own good luck. Live well. And..."
He suddenly frowned:
"The place your family is responsible for sealing isn't the boundary between life and death, right?"
【You really know how to make connections.】
"She" said with a smile in Shade's ear.
"No, it's not."
The girls shook their heads together:
"It's an evil thing from subspace."
Shade nodded:
"That's good. It seems that I was wrong. I can't judge other people's actions, but if you have the strength in the future, remember to find a way to solve the place that needs to be sealed. You have escaped your own destiny. If possible, don't
Let more twins in the future repeat that terrible fate."
The girls nodded, glanced at each other, and then each took off the ribbons that tied their hair. Grace in the white dress had a white headband, and Helen in the black dress had a black headband, each decorated with black and white butterflies.
They tied the two hairbands together, letting the black and white butterflies overlap, and then handed them to Shade:
"Sir, I know you don't want too precious a gift."
This was seen through Shade's rejection of the [Demon Hunting Seal] from the old man who had left.
"These are the accessories we have carried with us since childhood. I hope they can accompany you and wish you good luck."
Shade hesitated for a moment and accepted the worthless gift:
"Okay, get out of here quickly."
"Goodbye."
Grace and Helen held hands and quickly walked out of the door behind Shade. The door closed with a harsh sound, but it was clear that every time Shade came, the door opened without much sound.
In this hall, only Sha De and Saint were left, and they looked at each other:
"So, can the reception end now?"
Shade held the wrapped hair tie and said softly.
All the blood brew has been drunk, but the god on the opposite side must announce the end of the drinking party before Shade can leave. Although this key to the year 3014 of the Fifth Era did not bring much gain to Shade, he got it
Many interesting stories.
It seems good if it ends peacefully like this.
"Don't worry, I can answer one of your questions."
The blood-sucking god smiled and said:
"No need to ask questions, I will answer them directly.
Let me tell you a basic rule. When you come to a time that does not belong to you, the power of the father of the infinite tree has been protecting you. Therefore, no matter who you face, as long as you do not actively provoke the other party, even a god like me can't
I will take action to kill you. Although the ancient gods have left, they will always be there."
Shade suddenly realized that the evil god in front of him had always used him to have some fun without causing any real harm:
"I do wonder about this, but why did you tell me this at the end?"
"Because you are leaving, and knowing this, wouldn't your future journeys be more interesting?"
God smiled and said:
"Although you rejected my gift, this cocktail party has indeed become more interesting because of your presence, so let me give you a small gift."
He didn't give Shade any time to refuse, and a red light directly entered Shade's right eye:
"When you use your thaumaturgy [Echo of Blood], you can clearly distinguish any vampire race, and they cannot hide in front of you."
This can be regarded as adding a new feature to [Echo of Blood].
"Thank you for your generosity, but are you really not interested in my blood at all?"
"Yes."
The saint said it very seriously:
"Maybe you don't understand it yet, but the moment you understand it, you will understand that I am interested in the blood of any mortal thing, but I am not interested in your blood."
Shade nodded, stood up and prepared to leave. It was the 23rd minute since he entered the Night Manor, and it was the first time that he had left without using up all the time.
"in addition."
As Shade stood up, he couldn't help but ask again:
"Do you know what happened to the other four people who attended the reception?"
This is something for the future.
"of course I know."
"So."
"They're all dead."
"That's it"
"All mortals are mortal, and all things are subject to death. Do you think you will be able to see them in the distant future?"
God asked, Shade stood by the chair and thought for a moment, then shook his head:
"Yes, all things will eventually perish and will die. Speaking of which, did the blood of the magma community you tasted contain the blood of the phoenix?"
"Yes."
"It seems that the [Spiritual Cultivation Order] is indeed connected with the phoenix in Sikal Mountain. The so-called ancient who sealed the passage on the top of the mountain is most likely an ancient phoenix. Oh, this can also explain the thing in Sister Devlin's hand.
Why can the relic-level flame guide me in the narrow space? I said how the flame felt so familiar at the time (Chapter 598), but now that I think about it, I have seen similar fires in the dark realm (Chapter 522)."
He was thinking in his mind and said:
"Then again"
He almost said "goodbye", but fortunately Shade concentrated his attention in time. He didn't want to meet this evil god again:
"Then farewell, your wine will be very good and tasteful."
He bowed to God at the table.
"Thank you for the compliment. Let's go then, unexpected guest."
Then he watched Shade walk into the white mist behind the double doors until the white mist disappeared.
The god sat alone in the blood-red reception hall, in this ancient night manor, with a proud look on his face. His fangs were slightly exposed from both sides of his mouth, he knocked on the table, and said with a smile:
"Then, let's meet again next time."
PS: Let me emphasize again, in the second volume of "Darkness", Shade had two drops of divinity in his hand, and one drop was used when upgrading at the end of the volume. Currently, Shade still has one drop of divinity in his hand, which he plans to use to upgrade three to four times.
consumption, so at present, Shade has no plans to use divinity to solve the gap between life and death.