Chương 85: The River God's Game

Chapter 85 The River God's Game (1/5, Requesting First Subscription)

"A room full of gold coins and a magic scroll?"

In a temporary camp.

Xia En changed back into her own clothes.

At this moment, four people were sitting around the campfire, listening to him tell stories.

Upon hearing Shane say that he "learned the magic on that parchment, and the gold coins in the vault disappeared," Frillie immediately determined that the creator of the vault must have been an elf, just as she had guessed before.

"This is an ancient magic that was once widely circulated among the elves, called 'The River God's Game'."

"This magic offers participants two choices as rewards. However, regardless of which reward you choose, the final result is always a loss, and you receive nothing. The only way to win is to choose nothing, in which case you will win all the rewards after the game ends."

"It's a really boring magic trick," Frilian remarked.

"Mr. Shaun successfully received the reward!"

Frillie stroked her chin, thought for a moment, "Hmm—it seems the inventors of magic didn't take into account the Sage's rapid learning ability."

"Perhaps it was because he didn't follow the rules of the game that he was mistakenly teleported to another place when he should have been teleported back."

Hearing Frillie's analysis, Philon recalled what the three of them had seen before: the magic circle that suddenly stopped halfway through, and that seemingly smooth, ghostly figure— At that time, Frilian thought the teleportation array had completely failed and even wanted to blast open the ground to dig out Shane.

Fortunately, Shutark stopped him.

"Although this magic has a strong ability to correct logic, it doesn't seem to interfere with time—" At this point, Frilian looked at Shane.

The two of them stayed at Haita's place for a while, and have been traveling together ever since. Even Philon has grown up. If you count the time, several years must have passed, but Shane hasn't changed much.

Furthermore, the obvious discrepancy in the flow of time between the two sides this time gradually made her suspicious.

"So, Xia En, you should still—" Before Frillie could finish speaking, a screeching sound suddenly came from beside them.

Everyone's attention was instantly diverted.

All four pairs of eyes turned to the uniform robe on the open space next to them.

creak—creak— It was as if a pair of invisible hands appeared in the air, twisting and pulling at the robe on the ground, making terrifying sounds.

Within seconds, the robe was torn to shreds.

Xia En wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

If Frilian hadn't told him to take off his clothes quickly, he would probably be a ghost now, still wearing that robe.

As Ellu and Freylen said, the consequences of a failed teleportation are severe.

Thinking of this, Xia En twirled a bean between his fingers. While changing his clothes, he also transferred the blue term "Shaping" to the bean. The bean was not crushed, indicating that the transfer of terms was not bound by spatial rules.

He couldn't help but think of the magic circle that [Mad Sage Charles] used to summon him to this world.

Those failed experiments, those broken bodies, made him shudder whenever he thought of them.

So, was that evil ritual also a kind of [teleportation magic]?

It's really annoying — After confirming that Shane was alright, Philon and Shutark began to pack up the camp.

Everyone prepared to leave the canyon and continue their journey, as they had already been delayed here for quite some time.

On the way, Shane talked about Aura and her undead army.

"Aura, nicknamed 'Guillotine,' is one of the Seven Sages of the Demon King's strongest forces. It is said that she can cast the world's most powerful battle magic, 'The Scales of Obedience,' which allows her to place the opponent's soul on a scale during battle. As long as the opponent's magical power is weaker than hers, 'Obedience' will take effect, and the opponent will remain under Aura's control until their physical body decays—she is a legendary and terrifying great demon."

"Not bad, Philon, you remember it very well."

Frilian tiptoed and patted Philon's head.

"I've been carefully memorizing all the names you asked me to remember before—Aura, Mahat, Solitaire—"

"Very good, these are among the most powerful demons in the world today. Do not be careless when you encounter them."

"In addition, if you encounter a demon that is not on this list, you must not be careless. You should know that demons who are good at disguising and hiding themselves may not be the strongest, but their cunning and treachery are definitely outstanding."

As she spoke, Frilian's gaze swept beyond the mountains and forests, looking into the distance, a hint of reminiscence in her voice.

"We defeated Aura's puppet army in the battle on the Northern Plateau, but we never expected that she would create another one in just 80 years. This time, we must not let her escape again."

Xia En agreed.

If Aura were to wreak havoc on humanity, countless innocent people would suffer.

This kind of madman shouldn't be left unchecked; it's better to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"So, where is the location?"

Frillie's question.

"Somewhere in the mountains outside the territory of the Earl of Guranat."

"The Earl's territory? It doesn't seem far from us; we can get there quickly."

Upon hearing this, Shutark nodded.

"Then let's go now."

Beside them, Shane and Philon exchanged a glance, both seeing shock and helplessness in each other's eyes.

Shutark is still too young. Don't believe a single word of what Frilian says about "not far" or "soon"!

After all, she described 80 as "short" — The next morning.

Because of Frilian's shocking speech, Philon hired a carriage in advance.

With Xia En's 100 gold coins, they were completely free to spend their travel expenses; hiring a carriage was no problem at all.

After a great deal of effort, they dug Frillie out of bed and dragged her onto the carriage.

The four people left the village.

The villagers gave Xiutark a send-off, stuffing him with lots of food. Many children even chased the carriage for quite a distance before stopping.

Shutark lay prone at the back of the carriage, waving back and forth.

They didn't stop until the village was completely out of sight.

Squeak—Squeak— As the carriage moved forward, the scenery along the roadside gradually receded.

A few people sat in the carriage and started chatting casually.

Shutark was very curious about Shane's "Sage" training, chattering away the whole way, just like Philon back then, curious about everything.

Xia En explained to him one by one, picking out the things she could say.

Seeing the two chatting happily, Philonise, who was standing next to them, felt a little jealous, and her cheeks visibly puffed up.

Frillie, on the other hand, seemed detached from the situation, still holding a magic book, leaning against the car wall, engrossed in studying magic.

Traveling at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently, and spending nearly ten days, the four finally entered the territory of the [Count of Granat] —