Can you become stronger without paying money?

Fei, the loli, hid behind Sapphire, and said so seriously...

Chapter 36 "Forever" Girl ([-])

"Don't make trouble, I'm here to tell you seriously, this thing seems to be the key mechanism in this 'eternal corridor', come over and try to touch this piece of paper to see..."

Riel has already talked about this, and Safirie and Fei naturally stepped forward together and stretched out their fingers at the piece of paper in Riel's hand that seemed to have something written on it. Then, the moment their fingers touched the paper, the two Everyone was shocked, and countless messy images spread out in front of them, forming a large clear picture together...

"Unfortunately, sir... I can't do anything about Miss Alice's illness..."

An old man with gray temples and quite old said so helplessly to a well-dressed couple. Seeing this picture, Sapphire and Fei tried to say something, but they quickly It turns out that this seems to be some kind of "memory" that has been preserved, and they are now reading this memory...

"How come..." Hearing what the old man said, the man in the couple showed obvious astonishment on his face, "You are the hero who saved the kingdom from the black plague of the devil. Could it be that Alice's illness, Is it more terrifying than the black plague that took tens of thousands of lives in the kingdom?"

"If it's a matter of remuneration, you can rest assured..." The wife of the couple immediately followed up and said, "As long as my daughter can be cured, my poor Alice, no matter how much the remuneration is, it is negotiable. I don't want money." If so, we have a say in the kingdom, and if you have any wish to achieve, we can help!"

Facing the couple who regarded themselves as life-saving straws, the old man shook his head helplessly, "It's not this problem, as long as it is a patient, I will definitely try my best to treat it, but I have never heard of Miss Alice's situation. But, let me tell the truth... In fact, Miss is in good health, and the results of all the examinations prove that Miss Alice is a very healthy and lovely girl..."

"Since that's the case..." The man's emotions have already become a little excited here, "then why...my daughter, Alice, is bedridden, and even walks on her own feet, which is a matter of course. Can't do it?!"

The old man closed his eyes and shook his head lightly, "I...can't find out the reason, maybe I'm not good at skills, but Miss Alice's illness, I really have nothing to do..."

Having said all this, there is no need to continue the topic. After sending the old man away... After being regarded as the top doctor in the kingdom, the man knew that he had no choice.

He and his wife came to his daughter's room, which was a very cutely decorated room. The owner of the room, a blonde girl as delicate as a doll, was whispering to a doll in his arms.

"Ah, my lord father and my lord mother, have you finished talking?"

Seeing her parents coming in, the girl hurriedly put down the doll in her hand, as if she was embarrassed to be seen by her actions just now. Seeing this cute look, the pair of men and women couldn't help but feel more painful sadness, so beautiful The young girl should have a perfect life, why did she encounter such unfair treatment? !

The man recalled the reason for everything. He was born in an era full of chaos. He was originally an unknown small businessman in the kingdom. With a pair of twin daughters, he lived in the kingdom not very luxuriously, but he also had no worries about food and clothing. day.

However, the flames of war burned to the city where he lived, and completely destroyed his family overnight. In order to escape the war, he took his wife and daughters around. As an adult, he could bear it a bit, but his The daughters contracted a vicious disease on the way to escape.

Human life is so vulnerable, the so-called "happiness" of ordinary people has become so ridiculous under the flames of war, one of the pair of delicate girls like flowers, just like this, is forever under the torment of disease He left his parents.

The other daughter also suffered sequelae from her illness. From that day on, the girl lost half of her body and became like a doll.

One year later, the war was over, but the things destroyed by the war could never come back.

Perhaps it was a blessing after the catastrophe. The man suddenly turned around. His business prospered in all directions. The continuous flow of funds and the relationship he managed became his solid backing in the kingdom. He used this to make enough money for ordinary people. Crazy net worth, however, what's the point?

In order to cure his daughter's strange disease, the man scattered money everywhere. Almost all the methods that could be found have been tried, but none of the methods worked. Seeing the end of the end, the endless sick life of the daughter I am becoming more and more reticent, and I no longer have the cute and cute appearance in front of strangers. Only in front of my parents can I recover a little bit of vitality. The "best friend who talks about everything" is just a doll, such a picture , driving the man almost insane.

In order to be able to cure his daughter, any method is worth trying, even just heard that being able to live in a clean place without human habitation may be helpful for healing and improving mood. Look around for places like this.

You must know that in this world, only the place protected by the fire barrier can have human civilization. There is no barrier protection in the wilderness, and no one can stay under the constant harassment of monsters, unless it is the one who caused Alice to become Only such a culprit, such a terrifying master as the "Red Dragon Emperor" Isaac the Great who caused endless chaos by wars on the earth recently, can do this "impossible" thing.

Familiar names appeared here, and Sapphire and Fei, who had been immersed in this "memory", played for a few seconds, because they finally saw a familiar name, the "Red Dragon Emperor"... That... the terrible man who ended the old calendar and established Isaac's empire!

Of course, in this story, this "legend" that has been cast into statues for people to look up to is just a background of the times, so it was quickly overshadowed by the plot.

With unremitting efforts, the man finally found a villa in the deep mountains. This villa was built by some unknown method. He bought the villa at a high price, anyway...he is not short of money now, and he can spend any amount of money for his daughter.

However, now, the last straw he could hope to cure his daughter seems to be useless. If even the doctor who is famous in the kingdom and ended the "black plague" is helpless against Alice's illness If that's the case, other doctors on this continent don't have to count on it.

Yes, at this point... he can only believe in some methods that are not very "suitable".

After speaking a few words with his daughter, the man left alone, leaving his wife with his daughter, and he himself came to the study, where...a visitor was waiting for him.

Seeing the man enter the study, the visitor... a young man who looked less than 30 years old got up and straightened his collar, and seeing his face clearly, both Sapphire and Fei were taken aback.

... This man... is exactly the little brother I saw in the hall before, hung under the chandelier.

It seems that the plot is about to enter the main drama!

Thinking of this, Sapphire and Fei hurriedly listened carefully to the conversation between the two men.

"Thank you for the villa you provided, and thank you for the doll you gave to Alice. Alice likes that doll very much..."

This was the first sentence of Alice's father, so it can be seen that the villa they were in at the moment originally belonged to that man.

"Hehe, it's just an ordinary little gift. If Miss Alice likes it, that would be great. Speaking of which, the master has already come to see it. How about it, has the master found a cure for Miss Alice's illness?"

For this, Alice's father shook his head with a dark face, and the man showed a regretful expression, "Really? That's really a pity, even this master can't do anything about it, so, today you Come to me, have you already made up your mind?"

"...Yes." Alice's father stared at the man in front of him earnestly, "Although I still don't quite believe that some magical 'magic ritual' can cure my daughter, but in the current situation, any method It's worth a shot, so when will you be able to start the ceremony?"

Talking about the most important place, the man smiled slightly, "The zero o'clock three days later... is the best time~"

"Very good, as long as Alice can be cured, even if it's a sacrificial ceremony that is not allowed... there is a need to try it!"

At this point, this period of memories ended, Sapphire and Fei both let go of their fingers touching the paper with blank expressions.

"This is... that 'Miss Witch' Alice's past?"

Ruier solemnly and carefully put the paper in his hand into the character's bag, "Well, it should be right, it seems that the lady witch sealed part of her memory in the doll and made it into a manipulative witch's mansion. The ritual props of the agency~"

"...Why do you know this kind of details so well?"

Sapphire couldn't help but complained again, Riel answered calmly in her heart...

...Of course it's because I made up the plot, these are all plots specially prepared to let players understand the background of the story~

Well, of course, this can't really be said.

"Well, I am an adventurer, information is life, so I have spent a lot of money to collect many secrets and strange stories, no matter whether it is true or not, maybe some strange knowledge will save me when I need it Fate, who would think too much knowledge~"

"Ah, you can say whatever you want. In short, it seems that the mechanism of the corridor has been cracked now. Shouldn't it be time to go to the hall? Speaking of which, there are still many doubts about the matter. The man who proposed some magical ritual to Alice's father ...It seems to be the center of gravity of the reversal of the story at first glance, he is definitely not a good person, and most of his rituals are not something to cure diseases and save lives."

Riel, who knew the plot, of course nodded immediately.

"Well, that should be the case. I'm afraid the birth of the 'witch' Alice is related to this ceremony, but it's meaningless for us to guess now. If we continue to delve deeper, we should be able to know more. Let's go, don't let the master Miss Witch is waiting~"

"Well, let's go..."

Chapter 37 "Forever" Girl ([-])

When the three of them returned to the hall again, they found that it was not much different from when the three of them were teleported away just now. It was still under the gorgeous and scary huge crystal chandelier, the blond girl Alice sitting on the front seat of the dining table. .

Compared with the sick girl I saw in my memory before, there is no difference, as if the baptism of thousands of years has not left any traces on this girl, she is still that lovely girl appearance.

"Ah, it seems a little miscalculated..." Alice sighed helplessly when she saw the three of Riel, "I thought it was just ordinary adventurers who strayed into the world, and it could be solved as simply as before. Lost, but ended up meeting the last person I shouldn’t have met.”

Safiley wasn't in the mood to listen to her complaints at all. Of course, considering that the girl in front of her should be just a phantom, and the girl's body didn't know where she was hiding, Safiley didn't do anything directly, but immediately interrupted Alice's words.

"Since you know that you have encountered an opponent you cannot deal with, if you are smart enough, you should know what we want..."

In this regard, the doll-like girl chuckled again, "Hehe, do you think you can eat Alice just by cracking the Eternal Corridor with that kind of brute force? It's not that simple~ Puff~ "The girl hugged the doll, stuck out her tongue and made a playful grimace.

"That is to say, is there any other method that has not been used, right? Then I suggest you quickly take it out..."

Riel also took a step forward and said, "Otherwise, I would go straight to your lair. If my judgment is correct, the room on the second floor... your body is now staying where you were originally. It's in the middle one, with your parents' room and your former sister's room on both sides... Although she is no longer there, it seems that your parents still kept her room, okay? , anyway, if you have money, you don’t care about leaving an empty room, so just keep it in your mind.”

Such a simple and direct approach to the subject finally made the witch girl start to have some emotional changes.

"Ah, big brother, you are really annoying. I shouldn't have invited you in at first. Really, I have tolerated your nonsense until now for the sake of such a lovely young lady, but now Alice has changed her mind. , the game should be over, my lord father, my lord mother... Alice doesn't like this big brother, drive him away for Alice!"

After Alice's voice fell, the three of them suddenly felt the ground under their feet tremble, and immediately, very regular small vibrations came continuously, as if something with an astonishing tonnage was walking towards the hall!

No, it's not "as if" there was something, but there really was some kind of monster with an astonishing tonnage, rushing out from the room on the first floor of the lobby that was empty when it was checked before.

The monster was able to forcefully lower itself under the door frame and leave the room by "crawling". After it got out of the room, and on the premise that it completely straightened its back, the three of Riel could only raise their heads. See what it looks like.

It's a very weird thing... I say "thing" because it's hard to tell if it's a living thing or not.

The main part of its body is a huge doll. Yes, the main body of this monster is the kind of doll with spherical joints. However, it is different from the size that can be held in the arms of a little loli. The size is a little too big.

Then, the "two people" who put on a posture like "the suffering of a saint" were nailed to the doll's body one after the other. They were two well-dressed men and women, one For the couple who appeared in Alice's "memory" before...

...Alice's parents!

"This guy...made his biological parents into puppets?!"

Fei's tone was already a little excited, as if he couldn't accept what was happening in front of him. No matter how high his acceptance was, even if he came from a place like the old city, he was just a loli after all. Accept this development.

"Hehehe, this is it~ 'strong' like a father, but also 'gentle' like a mother, Alice's most important 'father' and 'mother' Oh, nah, father... mother... is the big brother , very annoying, hurry up and drive him away!"

There was a dangerous smile on the girl's face, and even more dangerous words were spoken in her mouth. Sapphire shook her head helplessly. It seems that the experience in childhood, plus the experience of being bedridden all the time, people under that age , the "heart" of the girl who is not even stable in the three views...has been completely broken...

The hearts of teenagers and girls are very sensitive, and they are also very susceptible to external stimuli. Compared with adults with stable three views, the tolerance of minors is still a little bit worse. Facing such development, Sapphire can only Can sigh, but Riel showed a different expression.

"Do you still call yourself 'Alice'? Forget it, let's solve the problem here first..."

As soon as Riel raised his hand, the holy sword was already in his hands, "That big guy is the real thing, a guard formed by the power in the elven ruins, so you should understand, right?"

Of course Sapphire understood immediately. Although the big guy in front of him looks very different from the one he met before, he can't be wrong. This big guy is the guardian of the elven ruins... the same as the Danquan water monster. exist!

Safili, who had suffered a big loss at the hands of the Danquan water monster before, naturally did not dare to neglect, "Fei, be careful yourself, if you can't do it, back off a little, I'm afraid I won't have more strength to take care of you during the battle... ..."

Of course, Safili didn't forget to take care of her companions as the battle was approaching. Of course, Fei could tell by looking at her posture that the thing on the other side was not easy to deal with. She might not be able to withstand a punch with her small stature, let alone this Stuff might have some weird powers, so she is very wise to know that her position is to hide as far away as possible, and it will be a big help if she doesn't add trouble.

She is so witty and well-behaved, compared to those who obviously have no skills at all, she is still ignorant, insisting on saying something like "I can't just watch you fight and do nothing", but in the end it's just a vase that can't do anything but drag you down. In other words, there are really many.

Such an obedient Lolita of course saved Riel a lot of thought. With the holy sword in his hand, he rushed forward and slashed, and the burst of magical power slashed into a half-moon posture, and flew over !

However, compared to the last time against Danquan water monster, Riel's situation is much worse. After all, Riel had legendary equipment at that time, and his four-dimensional attributes exploded. There is no bonus, purely relying on the power of the holy sword is okay to deal with ordinary monsters, but it is not enough to deal with the guards of the elven ruins at the same level as Danquan water monster... It is not enough.

The magic slash did cause a certain degree of trouble to the huge monster, but that's all. Compared with the previous bloody torture of the Danquan water monster like chopping melons and vegetables, now Riel's magic slash can only barely block it. The puppet monster moved forward for a few seconds, and when the power of the magic slash was exhausted, the monster regained its mobility, and no actual damage could be seen at the position hit by the magic slash.

"Atmospheric explosion!"

Sapphire, the main output, of course also helped. The cyan eye of the storm formed a strong suction force, and the sucking giant puppet moved unsteadily. Followed by Sapphire, she raised her hand and pinched it, and the eye of the storm turned into a huge explosion. , but only pushed the giant puppet back a step.

"Hehe, what, isn't this an opponent at all? Big brother, big sister, where did the momentum go?"

Facing Alice who was still talking and taunting, Riel was very calm. He launched the crazy sword technique, slashed a series of magical slashes, and forced the giant doll back several steps in a row. , Shi Shiran withdrew the holy sword and took out another thing.

It was a silver-white longbow...

Seeing the silver flashes flowing around the bow, one can know that this thing is definitely not an ordinary thing. Sapphire has an expression of "here it is again!", obviously Riel has already explained that there are many secrets in her body, But it is still difficult to calm down after picking out one after another.

Fei, who was carefully dodging aside, couldn't hold back...

"Brother Ruier...how many treasures have you hidden!"

Riel calmly raised his right hand and shook it, "Well, don't worry about these little things, then, the BGM generation..."

An object in the shape of an MP3 flashed across Riel's chest, and then the melody began to sound...

"...BGM designation, 'Lovers を Shoot ち 萱 と し た 日 (The day of shooting lovers)'"

The giant puppet in front of him had already broken free from the entanglement of continuous magic slashing, but just as he was about to make a move, he saw Sapphire cast a new spirit technique again, and the atmosphere condensed an ice-blue aura, turning the giant puppet My limbs are firmly frozen...

"Vacuum freezing... Anyway, it's just to delay the time for you, right?"

Facing such a reliable teammate, Riel couldn't help giving a thumbs up, "Well, that's it, then here I am..."

The flash of magic power began to condense in the right hand held by Ruier, and the shape was constructed with magic power. The shape was specified, the size and scale were specified, and the weapon level was locked at the elite level, then...

"...Take off the lace, Ang!"

After a cry of unknown meaning, the magic crest spreading across his right arm followed the flow of magic power and solidified in Riel's palm in an instant. It was a slender sword with a triangular blade...

Without a word, Riel put the rapier in his hand on the bow, and drew it to the full string in one breath. The bright three-edged sword tip pointed directly at the puppet's body. With the vibration of the bowstring, the rapier turned into a touch The silver streamer rushed straight out...

The attributes of the equipment, the "Arrow" of the excellent level, and the BUFF increase of the BGM, under the trinity, the arrow flew out with a dazzling color, and it flew out!It flew out!It hit the giant puppet on the shoulder!It slashed across the body of the giant puppet!it……

... TM's shot missed!

At the same time as there was a loud bang, the arrow that flew out directly opened a small transparent hole in the ceiling of the Witch's Mansion. Even illusions could not cover up the damage, which shows how strong the arrow is. to some extent, but...

... TM's shot missed!

Sapphire and Fei had expressions of astonishment on their faces, and even Alice was stunned. When they shot the arrow just now, they thought the giant puppet was doomed. The terrifying force of that arrow was enough to make them sideways glance, the result...

... TM's shot missed!

Are you kidding me?Absolutely kidding, right?We're looking forward to it so you show us this? !

As for Riel, he was very calm, nonsense, he had never learned archery at all, and he was able to pull out the bow and shoot it because of his physical fitness and the blessing of BGM, which has surpassed the average person. It is strange to miss it.

However, when he shot an arrow, Riel got a system prompt, reminding him that his "Shooting Specialization" level had been upgraded to E level, and at the same time, he had acquired a new skill!

Without hesitation, Riel took advantage of this sloppy idleness, opened the skill list and took a look...

Skill Name: Hanzo Style Arrow Technique

Skill level: one star (rough)

Skill description: Hit depends on fate, output depends on faith, is it black?I Hanzang Revel Thief Six!

Skill effect: ? ? ?

Remarks: 龙が我が战を喰ららう!