Chapter 534: Magic Burst Away: Eat
Rogette: "This spoon is amazing, it must be some rich man... A smashed mirror that feels like someone can't stand to see themselves. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info That monster is supposed to be the author of the diary. 'Your spoon won't satisfy you'... The creatures that live here believe in this and are still looking for a suitable spoon. ”
A player found a spoon with a strange shape on the cabinet and immediately handed it to Rogette.
Rogert: "It's a spoon key, and it's finely made. The label says described... The demon is a true collector. ”
Tang Tu found a rotten letter, and the handwriting on it was blurred in many places.
"My dear... Guru:
I know you've been hunting down absconding criminals for years. I have an unusual assignment for you. You may wonder why I want you to be here, why we can't meet in person. Actually, in my current condition, it's dangerous to show up in person... It's not me who is dangerous, it's the people I meet who are dangerous. Let's not talk about this for now. At the heart of the matter is that I may have been cursed, or it could be a side effect of the medicine that the herbalist gave me in the past (I hope it was the latter that brought you to help).
The problem was that she disappeared without a trace shortly after I visited her. I desperately want to solve my strange ailment, which is why I asked you for help. I want you to find a woman who used to make a living selling herbs here. Once you've found her, ask her about the herbs she prescribed me, the more detailed the better. If she is responsible for my pain, force her to take out the antidote. You will definitely not regret it, I am very rich, and I will not be stingy with your payment..."
Under the dining table in the room, there were several dried corpses.
Rogert: "Skeletons... I guess they certainly didn't come voluntarily. Is their death related to a curse? 'No one will dine with you'... The result of the curse. The corpse's right arm was bitten off and all its teeth were knocked out. Someone tried to shove food into his mouth... The corpse next to him had a broken neck and a dent in the side of his skull. It's a sign that you've been hit on the head by a heavy object. And the third corpse ... There are no claw marks or fangs on the body, and it is possible that he was strangled to death. ”
Someone found the passage in the basement of the passage, and everyone slowly walked inside.
Rogert: "It really looks like a demon's lair." Not a typical nest, but still visible. Its cauldron should be around here... This is the cauldron I'm looking for... The demon doesn't seem to be clean. The tableware is all set, and the demons who live here are preparing for a banquet. ”
A player: "Its guests can't be us, right?" ”
Rogette: "It's hard to say. The demons who live here must be cursed. And it does everything it can to lift the curse. There's also a pot here... This cauldron is empty. Regis needs soup, I'm afraid he won't be able to get it. We had no choice but to hide and wait until we got our salivary glands, and we had to wait until our master returned. Gotta find a place where I can observe movement around the pot. ”
There happened to be a cabinet next to it, and the space inside was surprisingly large, so everyone hid inside.
After a while, there was movement outside. The monster that had always looked ugly appeared, and it walked up to the pot and began to cook things.
Rogette walked out with his sword, and the monster was startled by him.
Rogette: "I won't hurt you, I just want to help." I've seen the curse spells written on the walls. I know how to get rid of it. ”
The monster was full of spoons and held a chair as a weapon, and it could only yell at Rogette and could not speak.
Rogette scooped a bowl of soup from the cauldron, "You've tried bringing people here and convincing them to dine at the same table with you, right?" Now it's up to me to be your guest, and I do so voluntarily. ”
Rogette placed the bowl on the table and sat down. He filled the bottle with some soup: "Regis only needs a little." Then he looked at the monster, "Now I'll deal with you." ”
The monster moved his own stool and sat down at the table, rolling his eyes at Rogette.
Rogette: "Gotta figure it out. The curse says, 'No one will dine at the same table with you, your spoon will not satisfy you, and you will never want to see your reflection in the mirror.'" We don't eat with a spoon. You've been looking for a spoon you can use, but no spoon is you can use. We must eat without a spoon. ”
Monster scholar Rogette threw away the spoon and took the bowl to drink.
Rogert: "Open your eyes, you have to see what you look like." ”
The monster saw itself in the bowl of soup it had drunk, and it roared, looking like it had been devastated. A blue glow floated out of the monster. Then it crawled away.
Rogette and the players chased after him: "It seems to have worked... But the effect was not what I expected. We'll have to see what the demon has become. It stinks, follow the smell to find it. ”
The demon ran out of the house. Everyone followed the direction from which the smell came from, and then found her. She was hiding behind an uncle, and there was a blue fluorescence floating out of her body.
Rogert: "Don't be nervous, I'm not going to hurt you." ”
She said, "Eat... I want to eat..."She's a scrawny old lady. After so many years, it's time to get old.
Rogette carried the old lady on his back: "I'll take you to a safe place." ”
Rogette sent the old lady to the Raven Vineyard and gave her something to eat.
Rogette said to the people in the vineyard, "This is the only place for her." ”
Man in the Vineyard: "You have made the right choice, sir. She should be able to recover soon here. Don't worry, sir. Leave everything to me. She's safe here and I'll take care of her. She will recover soon. ”
Rogette: "It's probably going to take some time, and when I found her, she hadn't eaten in over a hundred years..."
Man in the vineyard: "It's horrible... What's going on? ”
Rogert: "She told me all her stories on the way. Her name is Marlene. She is quite beautiful and the heiress of the Drostamala estate. One night she was hosting a banquet for friends, and a beggar came to her door to ask for something to eat. He brought a bowl and spoon and sat outside the fence of her house and waited..."
People in the vineyards: "I've heard of this tradition, and it is said that when a guest visits, he must show the ancient spirit of hospitality and keep them fed, and he must not leave hungry." Ignoring this tradition is said to invite misfortune. ”
Rogette: "Marlene doesn't care about the old tradition. She chased the beggar away, and said that she would rather give the dog the food waste from the banquet than give the beggar anything. The beggar then broke off his spoon and cursed him. She was beautiful, so he cursed her never to look in the mirror again. Since she loved banquets, he cursed that people would never want to dine with her. She wouldn't even give him the crumbs on the table, so he cursed her never to find a spoon to quench her hunger. ”
Man in the vineyard: "What a terrible punishment... It must not be easy to lift that curse..."
Rogert: "Curses are hard to deal with, and they are usually ironic. You have to find the word traps hidden in the spell. It took Marlene decades to try to break the spell. She turned into a demon and stole spoons to bring people into her house, trying to get them to eat with her, but she never succeeded. Someone had to sit down to eat with her, and it had to be voluntary. They had to eat without a spoon and let her see her reflection. ”
Man in the vineyard: "That's it? It's as simple as that? ”
Rogette: "Sometimes the simplest solution is the hardest to come up with. On top of that, if you're a demon, it's not that easy to find someone who will want to dine with you. ”
Man in the vineyard: "I think so... But the most important thing is that it's all over. Don't worry, I'll take good care of her. ”
Rogert: "Thank you. I'll have to get back to business, see you later. ”
Rogette leads the players back to the cemetery and gives Regis the soup he got from the demons. Regis is making soup.
Rogette: "Do you think your friend's soup will taste good?" ”
Regis: "Looks like you've gotten a bit of a humor. But we don't eat our kind, Rogette. I took some tissue from my hands, so it was enough to boil the water of resonance. ”
Rogert: "What about the rest?" ”
Regis: "I was cremated according to the law of vampires." When you got something, a crow told me. ”
Rogette: "Ravens are really useful. ”
Regis: "I try not to be too abusive. But they're really useful. Just like now, if things take a turn for the worse, I can be there in time. ”
Rogette: "You still need a little time to boil the water of resonance?" You mentioned that there is one last ingredient, what is that? ”
Regis: "That's not easy to come by. In order to use the decoction to awaken the memories of others, the solution must contain the blood of another sample of a creature of the same race. ”
Rogette: "It shouldn't be a problem. I happen to know a high-level vampire, and he would be willing to help. Would you like that, Regis? ”
Regis: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. In your absence, I racked my brains to figure out an alternative. But I couldn't even think of one. ”
Rogette: "I don't know what the problem is. Is it good not to be able to use your blood? ”
Regis: "Blood has to be drawn in an agitated situation. I'm sure you also know that high-level vampires can change their body structure. When the physical body changes, the chemical resistance of the blood also changes. To make a long story short, I had to provoke a strong mental agitation pattern. It's simply a state of madness and rage, but it's very, very dangerous to do. ”
Rogette: "Dangerous? Why? But you're still you, right? ”
Regis: "That's right. But I'm going to be emotional, angry. You know better than I can control your anger. If you've ever seen an angry vampire, you're well aware that anyone in the neighborhood is in danger. ”
Rogette: "So what are we going to do?" I don't want you to reach out and knock me down. ”
Regis: "I'm just like you. But don't worry, I've thought it through. I'll tell you the details again. ”
Rogert: "Okay, what are you going to do?" ”
Regis: "Let's go to the old vampire building, Deshalion. There are cages hanging from the ceiling over there. I'd go into the cage and lock myself up. You lure the monster there. Then you kill the monster and release a lot of blood. The smell of blood must make me lose my mind. ”
Rogette: "What is Deshaliona?" ”
Regis: "That's the torture chamber used to execute torture. A long time ago, shortly after we arrived in this world, a vampire named Kawoma became addicted to human blood and could drain the blood of an entire village in one night. As a result, all vampire races are in trouble. Mortals, not wanting to live in fear forever, soon began to hunt us down, turning to mages and demon hunters for help to find out where we were. ”
Rogert: "So what? They will not kill you. ”
Regis: "But they're so annoying. Sorry I used this analogy, but would you be happy to have mosquitoes flying around your ears? In any case, the other vampires decided that they could not ignore it and must arrest Kawoma to punish him, so a torture chamber was built into the dungeon of Deshalyon. Inside there is a special alloy cage made of silver, Daven gold, and meteoric iron. Kawoma was captured and put in the cage. He was imprisoned for two centuries, driven to madness again and again, but he could not escape. That's why I knew that the cage would be able to hold me in the rage. ”
Rogette: "That's great. Don't hesitate, take me to Dissalyon. ”
Regis: "Wait a minute, there's one last thing. He drank a bottle.
Rogert: "What's that?" ”
Regis: "It's blood, and the ravens have helped me one last time." I also took sangule, a solution that helps to strengthen the sense of smell. A drop of blood smells as strong as a gallon to me now. "On the table next to it was the corpse of a crow.
Rogert: "Are you crazy?" You've just quit! ”
Regis: "Your anger warms my heart, Rogette, but please calm down. I had no choice. All in all, everything is in place. It's time for us to leave for Deshaliona. My head is already spinning and you're getting more and more fragrant..."
Tang Tu complained in his heart, it was better to wait until he got to the place and drink the medicine.
Rogette: "You're getting scary, too. ”
Led by Regis, the crowd soon came to Disaliana. It is an abandoned castle.
Regis: "We're here. The sacrificial chamber of torment and suffering is underground. ”
Rogert: "Are you sure you know what you're doing?" ”
Regis: "I can only hope so. Please, let's go. The longer I procrastinated, the less I could control my sensory abilities. I don't want to hurt you. ”