The 269th chapter haunted manor (1)
"Ai Xue, this plate of steamed fish is very good!" Danica brought the whole plate of fish to herself without hesitation and enjoyed it beautifully.
Danica's words interrupted Ai Xue's thoughts. She came to her senses and said with a smile: "It's best if you like it. You can make it at any time when you want to eat it." She didn't say such stupid words as "If you like it, there will be a fish for every meal in the future."
After being promoted to the fourth-level magician, Danica can directly absorb energy from the outside world. The food only serves as a supplement, so compared to the third-level, her appetite is much smaller and she starts to pay attention to the taste of the food. If it were the past, Danica would never choose a dish that tastes troublesome and does not have much calories, but now she can enjoy this kind of delicacy - why didn't she notice that fish is so delicious before?
After eating a whole fish and adding a small bowl of rice, Danica put down her chopsticks and said, "I'm ready to eat."
Cutlery like chopsticks was invented by the elves. During the period of the Elf Empire, all races on the entire continent used chopsticks. However, the later magic empire seemed to use knife and fork as tableware to show the difference. After so many years, these two tablewares have been completely mixed together. For example, Ai Xue used knife and fork at this time.
Hearing Danica say this, Aishi put down the knife and fork and asked, "Then do you want to take a rest?"
Danica looked at Emily, who was still chewing on a pig's trotter and said, "Okay, arrange a room for me to rest!" According to the saying that after being promoted to a fourth-level druid, Emily can also absorb energy from the outside world, but she still has an unimaginable enthusiasm for food and high-calorie food. Food here is still the main way to replenish energy in her body. Directly absorbing external energy is a supplement. Although Emily eats a lot, Aishi will not be able to provide a few pieces of meat. She just ordered and prepare a few plates of barbecue to bring it over.
Danica rested for more than two hours and waited until about three o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, Ai Xue had arranged the carriage early.
Danica got on the carriage and ordered directly: "Let's go."
Ai Xue first opened the carriage door and said to the coachman. After the carriage started to move, he asked, "Will Emily go over together?"
Danica leaned on the seat and said, "No, she is not suitable for this kind of adventure." Emily's mind was too simple and innocent. When she met an opponent like a ghost who was good at using illusions and human weaknesses, she would have been completely defeated. She would rather not go.
"Oh, that's it." Ai Xue responded and sat in the carriage.
Danica looked at Ai Xue and said with a smile: "Why, are you nervous?"
Ai Xue nodded honestly and said, "I'm a little nervous. This is the first time I went to an adventure in the haunted house." In fact, Ai Xue is the first to explore any kind of adventure. Although she has become a third-level warlock with the help of the Spiritual Academy and the Lilith Secret Art Society, she does not like adventures, let alone adventures like Danica, she prefers a stable and peaceful life.
Danica comforted: "Don't be too nervous, it's no big deal. Just remember one thing, don't believe anyone in the haunted house adventure, including the companions who came with you."
Danica briefly introduced her experience in the haunted house adventure, but Ai Xue became more and more nervous as she listened. If the haunted house was really like Danica said, she would rather die outside.
Feeling Ai Xue's body stiffened, Danica smiled and said, "Okay, let's not talk about these things. The Chinese New Year will be in a few days. How are you preparing here?"
"New Year?" Ai Xue didn't react for a moment. Hasn't the New Year passed?
"I'm talking about the New Year of the Elf." Danica explained, first in the Druids, and later in the Moonlight Forest. These two places follow the calendar of the Elf, and she has always celebrated the New Year on the calendar. According to the solar history of the Holy See of Light, it is already January, and the New Year is indeed over.
"I'm not thinking about it thoroughly." Ai Xue admitted her mistake first and said, "I will arrange for them to prepare after returning to this expedition." The New Year's things should be better prepared. After all, Kenst has many elves, and they have to celebrate the New Year according to the monthly calendar.
"Well, get ready." Danica said. Although Phyllis should have celebrated the New Year with Kenster's elves and she would not be willing to come over, it would be a happy thing to spend the New Year.
A two-wheeled pony carriage pulled by a horse was walking on the road, and it took about two hours to reach the destination, and it was already past five o'clock.
After getting off the car, Danica stretched down. The carriage in the store was just an ordinary style, and it did not have a special shock absorption design like Phyllis's carriage. After sitting for two hours, Danica felt very uncomfortable. It was difficult for her to go from luxury to frugality!
Ai Xue looked at the sun that had already fallen to the sky and said hesitantly: "Master, why don't we come again tomorrow, it's almost dark."
Danica smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just dark, after all, it's a good time to explore the haunted house."
Well, Ai Xue has nothing to say, looking like she is desperate.
The gate of the manor is an iron fence gate, with exquisite shapes and exquisite reliefs on the iron fence, which is very consistent with the style characteristics of the elves. It seems that I guessed right, this manor was prepared for Phyllis.
Danica was looking at the situation inside through the fence gate. Suddenly, a middle-aged male elf appeared from somewhere. He was wearing a butler's clothes and opened the door and asked politely: "Two ladies, do you have anything to help?"
Danica looked back at Ai Xue and said to the butler: "That's right. We passed by here and were attracted by the unique decoration style of this manor. I want to go in and take a look, okay?"
Although it was a very unreasonable reason, the housekeeper actually believed it. He smiled heartily and said, "Welcome, of course, welcome. My host is very hospitable and welcomes any guest who comes to visit."
Danica nodded and said, "Then thank you for the hospitality first." She turned around and said, "You go back first, we'll go this time."
When Ai Xue was stunned for a moment when she heard Danica say this, she was surprised. Although this manor did not look like a haunted person, she did not like any kind of adventure, so it would be best if she could escape.
But what does Danica mean by "we"? Ai Xue responded and turned around and walked towards the carriage. She happened to see a thin little girl walking out of the carriage with a rough-working doll.
"This..." What happened? When was there an extra person in the carriage? Ai Xue was so surprised that she couldn't speak. It was not until the girl walked to Danica and stood half a step away that she recovered.
After getting on the carriage, Ai Xue couldn't help asking the coachman: "What's wrong with the little girl who came out of the carriage just now?"
The coachman was stunned for a moment and said strangely: "Didn't this little girl get on the bus with you? You helped her when you got on the bus."
Why don’t I remember this? Ai Xue’s face became a little stiff, but she didn’t say anything else. She suppressed this doubt and returned to the carriage.
Although Danica said that she would let Ai Xue go back, of course she couldn't just leave like that. Could she let Danica walk back to Kenster after the expedition? Ai Xue told the coachman to park the carriage to the intersection to make sure she could see the manor gate through the window. Next, she would wait until Danica came out before talking.
Danica already took Berey into the manor with the butler.
There are many flowers, plants and trees planted in the manor. Because it is winter, many flowers and plants have withered and withered, but there are still some evergreen green plants that look quite fresh in the withered and yellow area.
Danica asked while admiring the beautiful scenery of the carefully designed manor, “I haven’t asked who the owner is here yet? I have been in Kenster for a while, maybe we know each other!”
"This is not necessarily the case," said the housekeeper with a smile. "My owner often talks about business outside the country, and usually doesn't work in Kenster."
"Is that?" Danica said strangely, "I thought the elves were very peaceful and unconscious. I didn't expect that there were still people who like to travel around the world." Of course, there are big merchants in the elves, but they usually only do business at such trade ports close to the eastern forest. It is difficult to see elves merchants elsewhere, but the adventurers of the elves can occasionally see them.
"Uh..." The housekeeper didn't seem to expect Danica to say this, and could not think of how to answer, "There are so many people in the Elf clan, and there will always be a few people who like to take risks!" After saying that, he laughed awkwardly.
Danica also cooperated and smiled, looking completely clear, which made the butler even more embarrassed.
The housekeeper took them forward and walked around behind a rockery. Danica suddenly felt the blood force rolling, and a strong urge to kill was hitting her reason like a huge wave.
What's going on? Danica forced herself to stabilize her consciousness, preventing her reason from being destroyed by the killing in her blood, and then quickly adjusting her mentality.
In just a moment, Danica's eyes turned into pure ink. She shook her wrists gently, and two daggers like poisonous fangs appeared in her hand. She sneered, took a step forward, and the dagger in her right hand pierced the butler's back heart.
Feeling something wrong, the housekeeper hurriedly turned sideways, but it was too late. Although he avoided the vital points, he was still cut through the back by the poisonous fang dagger. The violent toxin immediately invaded his body. After twitching a few times, he died.
Bere, who was standing next to him, looked at the scene in surprise and whispered: "Master, he is a human, not a ghost."
"Of course I know he is human." Danica turned her head, licked the corner of her mouth, and said in a strange tone, the tone seemed to... as if she saw the pot of steamed fish at noon.
Berey subconsciously took a few steps back, was on guard, and asked, "Master, what's wrong with you?"
The murderous intent in Danica's eyes became even stronger, and the black eyes emitted a faint light. The strong murderous intent oppressed Bere's rationality. She resisted the urge to take the initiative and asked loudly: "Master, what's wrong with you?"
Suddenly, Danica smiled, the murderous intent in her eyes disappeared, and the terrible expression on her face changed to a relaxed smile, and she said, "You have been hungry for several days. This time you came out to get some soul fragments for you. Why, don't you want it?"
I wanted soul fragments, but I wanted to survive even more. Beilei muttered in his heart, but in the face of the temptation of soul fragments, she nodded and said, "I want it."
"That's all," said Danica. "If you want soul fragments, you must have high-quality souls. This is a good opportunity. This is a haunted manor. It is normal for some dead bodies to appear, isn't it?"
"Yes, yes." Berey nodded quickly under Danica's gaze.
After killing someone, Danica's impulse to kill was greatly alleviated, but she had already taken action and her previous plan was about to be pushed back. It seems that her action would be a little more "radical".
The manor covers a large area, but the terrain is not very complicated. After a little circling, Danica and Berey found the main building, a three-story villa.
After finding the place, Danica pushed the door and went in, as if she had returned to her own home. On the contrary, the ghost Beret seemed very careful. After all, there were too many accidents in this adventure.
I opened the door and walked through an entrance to the living room. An elf girl was sitting on the sofa in the living room, reading a book, and her legs were still unceremoniously placed on the coffee table.
Feeling someone coming in, the girl raised her head and said in surprise: "Danika, why are you here?"
Isn't this Phyllis? Danica also smiled brightly and said, "Why, isn't it welcome? I'm here to see you."
The smile on Phyllis's face froze slightly. It was different from the script arranged before! She thought about it for a long time before she came up with a suitable reason to explain why she appeared here. Now it seems that she is completely useless.
Danica didn't care, so she walked over and hugged Phyllis, and whispered in her ear: "I remember you always carried magical equipment to save your life."
"Ah? Yes!" Phyllis didn't expect Danica to suddenly say this, adjust her mood, and said with a smile, "Why, you want to...uh..."
Danica let go of her hand and said with a smile: "If that happens, you don't have to worry about being assassinated when you hug others." After saying this, she pushed hard, and Phyllis, who had a dagger inserted behind her, fell on the sofa.
Chapter completed!