Chapter 256: Pale Pagoda

Just as Rion’s Zone covered the whole settlement of Alsyandra, blue screens flooded his vision.

[Ding! Sign in at <The Elven Library>?]

[Yes / No]

’Yes.’ He answered while sensing the whole area with his Zone.

[You have signed in at the <The Elven Library>]

[You have obtained the knowledge of common runes!]

[Ding! Lucky spin is in effect!]

[Congratulations! You have won X10 rewards!]

[You have obtained the knowledge of common to supreme runes!]

[Ding! Sign in at <The Heavenly Tree>?]

[Yes / No]

’Yes.’

[You have signed in at the <The Heavenly Tree>]

[You have obtained the active skill (Ether Absorption)!]

[Ding! Lucky spin is in effect!]

[Congratulations! You have won X100 rewards!]

[You have obtained the active skill (Spiritual Eyes)!]

Rion blinked a few times. ’Spiritual eyes? Is it similar to the elves’ spirit eye?’

[Ding! Sign in at <The Royal Daughter’s palace>?]

[Yes / No]

’Yes.’

[You have signed in at the <The Royal Daughter’s Palace>]

[You have obtained the passive skill (Illusion Resistance)!]

[Ding! Lucky spin is in effect!]

[You have won No Change!]

[Your reward stays the same!]

The screens finally disappeared from his vision, and he turned his head to Zaelyane. “Should we continue further?”

Zaelyane nodded while staring at the place before with a faint smile on her lips. “Yes.”

He looked at Yuura and said, “Stay close to me.”

Yuura stepped closer to him and placed his hands around the hilt of his daggers.

“Let’s go,” Rion stated, and they moved towards the settlement.

As they neared it, various people fell into their vision.

All of these people were beautiful, but none of them was near Zaelyane’s beauty.

As they were elves, their foreheads had one spirit eye, their ears were long and sharp, and their hair was dual tone, all started with a different shade, such as blond, and ended at green.

They wore simple tunics similar to those of a tribe and moved around the settlement with smiles on their faces.

’Why are there no children?’ Rion wondered and reached the entrance of the settlement.

Just as the elves saw them, their eyes widened beyond belief. Some looked at them as if they were some kind of mythical beasts, while others screamed in panic and had their hands raised towards them.

“OhW?!”

“tahW era yeht?”

“oH, rethoM! pleH su!”

(Who?!)

(What are they?)

(Oh, Mother! Help us!)

Elves who were in their huts peeked at them and glared in vigilance.

Rion placed a hand on Yuura’s shoulder and mumbled, “Calm down, we have Zaelyane with us.”

Yuura looked at Zaelyane before he nodded and took a heavy breath of relief.

After walking for fifteen more minutes, they neared the cave at the edge of the settlement, and over a hundred elves were following behind them.

Most of them had already calmed down, and their panic had been transformed into curiosity.

“yehT kool ekil esoht humans morf eht stxet.”

“yehT od!”

“haeY!!”

“yhW era yeht ereh?”

(They look like those humans from the texts.)

(They do!)

(Yeah!)

(Why are they here?)

As Rion set foot on the first step of the stairs leading to the royal daughter’s palace, he frowned and shifted his gaze to the left end of the settlement.

The heavenly tree entered his vision, and he questioned himself, ’What is going on?’

He looked around. ’Why does it feel like I’ve been here before?’

“My liege, is something wrong?”

Yuura’s voice pulled him out of his thoughts, and he replied, “No, everything’s fine.”

He pushed away the strange feeling and ascended the steps.

They entered the cave, and a calming smell reached them.

Without any thought, they walked forward.

The walls of the caves had motifs that were filled with ether dust that emitted a faint blue glow; at the edge of the motifs was white paint that made the walls appear more like an art piece.

As they crossed the tunnel-like cave, they entered a wide area that was enclosed by the cavern walls, and sunlight fell from the opening above.

The whole place was full of beautiful flowers that shed a glow of a similar color, and at the center was a short two-story pagoda.

The pagoda was pale with vines coiling around its pillars and railings, the roofs were of dark stone, and the walls had golden runes carved in them.

As they neared the pagoda, a serene voice reached them, “You have finally returned…”

A heavy thud resounded behind Rion, and he tore his gaze to the back.

“Yuura!” He shouted upon seeing that Yuura had fallen unconscious from just hearing the voice of the figure sitting in the pagoda.

“Oh?” The voice spoke again, and this time, it seemed surprised.

Rion turned towards the pagoda with a furious expression.

His Zone, which he had kept from entering the pagoda, flowed into the pagoda, and before Zaelyane could even react, he teleported.

“Rion! Wait!” Zaelyane shouted at the top of her lungs, but it was already too late.

At the center of the pale pagoda was a black cushion on which sat an elf woman wearing a green kimono with red and golden floral embroidery; her long black hair, which ended in green, was tied to the back with a pale hairpin.

The smoke of soothing incense filled the place.

Her bright green lips parted as she questioned, “Are you a Dhaevrak?”

Behind her stood Rion, his face utterly calm as the tip of his spear rested beside her pale neck.

He ignored her question and asked his own, “Is this how the royal daughter treats her guests?”

The royal daughter let out an amused chuckle that sounded like the chimes. “Guests? I don’t remember inviting you?”

The corners of Rion’s lips curled upwards, and he whispered, “It doesn’t matter if you had invited me or not — if I claim to be your guest, then I am one.”

She also smiled. “You are quite arrogant for someone who has come here for help.”

Rion moved his spear away from her neck and said, “It’s not arrogance; you simply cannot resist my authority.”

A frown crossed her face, and she mumbled, “What do you mean?”

His lips widened into a grin, and he stepped forward.

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