Chương 13: [Strong Luck] Echoes

The spring sunshine streamed through the window and fell on my face.

It's warm and cozy.

Xia En rubbed his lower back; he was exhausted after working with Frilian until midnight last night.

Fortunately, the town's residents suffered only minor abrasions and shock, and were otherwise unharmed.

call-- Xia En breathed a sigh of relief.

Last night's events have amplified his existing psychological trauma. He is now genuinely worried about his safety. What exactly is that hooded, madman-like figure planning? Did he try anything to harm him?

These problems kept him up all night.

He didn't want to become a rootless ghost, much less a flesh and blood puppet.

"The Great Library of Godstan City?"

He remembered that the receptionist at the Adventurers' Guild had mentioned this name. Since they had precious magic books there, they might also have documents like "History of Magic" or "History of Sages." He wanted to find out who this mad sage named "Charles" really was.

"Once we've found out the truth, we'll scatter your ashes."

Xia En gritted his teeth.

I was just getting ready to tidy up and go out to find something to eat when I saw the pants I had taken off yesterday.

I almost forgot about the important matter.

Last night was a special case; the blue attribute "Rootless Soul" that had been peeled off was temporarily enchanted onto Xia En's pants, and now there's finally time to do a reforging.

"Entry stripping".

With a mental command, three blue dots instantly appeared in front of him.

Automatic cleaning Constant temperature A rootless soul The pants, stripped of their entries, disintegrated and disappeared.

He didn't pay attention.

Continue to concentrate your mental energy to merge the three points of light into one, activate "Entry Reforging", a purple light flashes, and the reforging is successful!

【Strong Luck (Purple Epic)】: You are the chosen one of destiny, with maximum luck, and those around you will also be affected to some extent.

Hey yo!

Xia En's eyes lit up.

This entry is great!

If I'm lucky enough, swords and spears will have to avoid me, and I'll have even more ways to save my life!

However… Xia En stared at the small purple dot of light, still somewhat hesitant. Such a good attribute, enchanting it on equipment or clothing would be a bit of a waste, but if he enchanted it on himself… what if…

Wait, what am I thinking about?

Being able to have "strong luck" is itself a kind of strong luck. I'm already having strong luck, so there's no way I could be unlucky!

"Entry assignment!"

A burst of light shimmered, and a wisp of purple energy landed on Xia En's forehead, successfully enchanting him with the [Strong Luck] attribute.

Then, unsurprisingly, an accident occurred, and Shane fainted again.

This time, Xia En was very skilled. In the instant she fainted, she adjusted her posture and, instead of falling face down, fell back onto the bed on her back.

I feel comfortably dizzy.

Just as he was congratulating himself on his cleverness, a cool breeze blew by, and he suddenly realized something very important!

"Wait a minute, my pants! I'm not wearing pants—" Before he fell into the darkness of unconsciousness, the last thing he heard was the sound of his own teeth clenching and the sound of knocking on the door.

dong dong dong.

"Shane, are you awake?"

……

……

Good afternoon, Shane.

"Hey Shane, how about a sweet afternoon tea?"

Walking down the street, Shane received warm greetings from those around him, and overnight, his and Frilian's names spread to everyone's ears.

Everyone was very grateful to the two for saving the town.

The town mayor is organizing a town-wide bonfire party that evening to celebrate everyone's safety.

Now, the men are busy setting up bonfires and hanging colorful ribbons, the women are gathering together to clean fruits and vegetables, prepare dinner and drinks, and the children are dressed in white sheets, playing ghosts and playing around in small groups... Everything looks warm and loving.

Xia En took the apple that the strange little girl forced on him and strolled around while eating it.

You know what, this feeling of saving the world is actually pretty good.

After wandering around twice and eating three apples, two cucumbers, and a bag of chestnuts, Shane finally couldn't take it anymore.

Touching his round belly, he had to admit that enthusiasm can sometimes be a burden.

Hey.

Xia En stood in front of the hotel, hesitant.

He went out for a stroll, entirely to avoid Frillie.

His fainting spell lasted shorter this time than last time. After all, he only had one purple enchantment this time, and the mental energy consumption was far less than that of the three gold enchantments last time. So he woke up in just two or three hours.

When he woke up, there was no one else in the room, and the door was closed.

So he wasn't sure if Frilian had seen anything she shouldn't have after knocking on the door and asking.

Logically speaking, Frillie is very polite, so she shouldn't... No, no, no, when has that guy ever considered whether it's convenient for others? She would definitely just knock and come in right away.

Oh no—this is so embarrassing! How am I going to face this in the future?!

Xia En covered her face and sighed.

After wandering around for a while, until evening when the town came alive, Shane still hadn't seen Frillie.

At first, he thought it was fine, avoiding embarrassment, but later he started to feel strange, wondering where everyone was.

……

Inside a hotel room.

Frillie was lying lazily on the bed, wearing a white nightgown.

She casually propped her feet up against the wall, her head hanging upside down by the bed, holding a magic book in her hand, engrossed in reading it.

Her white twin ponytails hung in the air, swaying gently with her slight movements.

She had already declined the mayor's invitation; such a lively celebration was unnecessary for her. Besides, she didn't consider herself the one who had contributed the most to the town's crisis, so she had no say in whether she went or not.

In comparison, she felt more relaxed lying in bed reading.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door.

Frillie continued reading her book and ignored her.

dong dong dong.

The knocking continued, and Frillie turned another page.

dong dong dong.

The person outside the door persisted.

Frillie closed the book in her hand and sat up.

She raised her hand, revealing her staff, and pointed it at the door not far away. The door opened by itself.

Outside the door, Xia En stood grinning sheepishly, holding a full plate of desserts in his left hand and two bottles of wine in his right.

"I knew you were inside. Look, there are lots of desserts at the banquet, I brought you some."

Before Frilian could refuse, Shane casually walked into the house and sat down, directly stuffing the dessert into Frilian's hands.

"……Thanks."

Frillie looked at the crystal pudding in her hand. Although her face remained expressionless, her eyes lit up noticeably as she stared at the dessert.

Xia En didn't overlook this small detail.

He remembered very clearly that Frillie's favorite dessert was crystal pudding.

"Hey, I also brought you two bottles of good wine. The brewer said it was specially made for us. It's a cocktail made with the 'Ghost Mushrooms' we picked in the mine. They say that if you drink it, you can see the goddess."

Upon hearing Shane's words, Frilian finally showed an expression of interest.

She came from the Central Kingdoms to the Southern Continent in search of two bottles of fine wine.

She had promised Haita that after he died, she would place two bottles of fine wine at his grave.