Chapter 3349 The Gift of Ice and Snow

Hearing Xia De say this, both ladies looked over, but Xia De reminded him seriously:

"But before the action, I want to declare one thing - my next move is just to get the badge and pass the test. Don't tell this, and don't lower my social evaluation because of this."

Miss Sabel nodded immediately, and Claire urged:

"If you have a way, hurry up and do it. No matter what I did, I pretended to have not seen it. I am not that kind of stingy girl."

"That's OK."

Then they followed two steps forward because Xia De approached the maid, and then saw Xia De coming to the maid who was a little "shameless". After a few seconds of hesitation, he lowered his head and kissed the maid.

"ah!"

Claire covered his face and screamed. Miss Sabel subconsciously wanted to pull Shadd up, but they were all one step late.

After lowering his head, the cold but soft touch was very strange. It didn't look like ice but real skin. This reminded Shade of Tifa. The black-haired maid's touch was also soft, but the temperature was much higher.

Fortunately, her skin was very cold, but at least she didn't stick Xia De's lips.

After this kiss, the maid's skin began to glow slowly. This method was correct. When Xia De stood up, the maid had closed her eyes. While the cold white skin was glowing, the badge buried deep in her body slowly precipitated from inside and out until it floated between her raised hands.

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Xia De breathed a little relieved, but he did not forget to say to the two girls behind him:

"We agreed in advance, and you just pretend that you didn't see anything, and you can't have negative thoughts on me."

The girls had different expressions, and Claire's words summed up their thoughts very well:

"Although we promised not to lower our evaluation of you, we have to say that this is still very perverted."

The style of the third badge is indeed the same as the first two. The maid held it in her hand and looked at it for a long time as if she was very missed, then nodded gently:

"Then, guests, you have passed the test, come with me."

She handed the badge to Shade, and Claire on the side couldn't help but remind:

"Can you fasten your clothes first?"

This also expressed Miss Sabel's voice, and the maid just smiled, but still sorted out her clothes.

Xia De checked the badge a little and confirmed that it was really just an ordinary item, but the workmanship was much better than the two just now. He returned it to the maid:

"You keep it as a souvenir."

"Thank you for your generosity, please come with me now."

The maid bowed gently, and then led the three of them to continue climbing the stairs to the fourth floor. The temperature on the fourth floor was not colder than the third floor, but instead returned to the temperature outside the castle.

The fourth floor is no longer a room with similar structures, but is divided into multiple different functional areas.

The maid took them to a room like a reception room. After opening the door, Emilia, who was frowning and communicating with the unicorn Ellie, stood up immediately:

"Ah~Xia De!"

"Xia De?"

Miss Sabel was suspicious, and then she saw the familiar elf pounced over and hugged Xia De, pushing her aside.

The golden hair seemed to glow, and the pointed ears showed noble blood. Miss Sabel recognized who this was, and was a little embarrassed in her heart while she was even more surprised at the attitude of the noble elf towards "Xia De".

"Emelia, why are you and Ellie here?"

Shade and Claire were also surprised by her appearance. Shade thought Emilia was also among the pile of ice sculptures.

"I invited this noble lady to come here to rest, and I promised her that her friends would not be in danger."

The maid said in due time, which showed that Emilia's identity was unique.

Emilia has obviously been waiting here for a long time. Although there is also unicorn Ellie with her, it is still boring, and she is very worried about Xia De and the friends she just met.

After hugging Xia De excitedly, he noticed that there was a stranger here. When he looked at the other person, Emilia blinked and felt that she had seen the other person. The power of time was inspiring the new Lord of the World Tree to know the secrets from the past and the present.

"Miss Sabel" also vaguely noticed from the other party's change in expression that the noble elf seemed to recognize her. But she didn't remember seeing the other party, and she only learned about the other party's specific appearance after the Battle of the Woodlands.

Fortunately, Emilia's attention was quickly attracted by Xia De, and she was more concerned about Xia De's situation at this time. When she came here with the unicorn with the maid, even the [Night Watcher] brought it together. If the maid hadn't promised that Xia De would not be in danger, and she said she could leave at any time, Emilia would have had a big fuss here long ago.

"I'm fine, aren't Miss Larson and the other two girls in the High Ring here?"

Xia De asked, the pointed-eared elf shook his head, and the ice maid said they were all among the ice sculptures:

"According to the previous promise, when you leave, I will release all the people here who can still leave, including your companions. Now, guests, please follow me to choose a treasure."

Xia De took the long sword handed over by Emilia. Miss Sabel looked at the hilt and then looked at Xia De, then looked at the sharp ears and the "traitor" beside her, feeling that she had understood a lot of things. I thought what I knew downstairs was enough to surprise, but now it seems that the girls in the council have really prepared a "big surprise" for her.

"I don't need any treasure. Can I let her leave alive?"

Miss Sabel, who had a stern face and didn't speak suddenly saw Xia De pointing at her, but before she spoke, the ice maid smiled and shook her head:

"I don't have the power to revive the dead. I am releasing all the ice sculptures, and the living people can naturally leave."

The sorcerer who disguised his identity only after a second realized that he should have expressed concern and helplessness.

Xia De comforted her softly:

"Don't worry, I have a magic trick that can keep people on a dying state and then slowly find treatments for you. I won't let you die here."

Miss Sabel nodded softly and thanked her, but in fact she thought that even if the other party said such words, she would not "let him go" easily for a while. But if she thought about it carefully, she didn't seem to have made any mistakes, but she was always very good to herself.

"Then I don't want treasures. Let's release all the frozen people now. After everyone meets, tell us where the demon is."

Shade continued to say to the maid, and Claire was a little worried that his apprentice would not have any trouble if others were frozen for a short time, but Stella Larson

The smile on the maid's face remains unchanged:

"Guest, whether you accept the gift after this test is not up to you, but by the rules. Releasing the frozen person can only wait for you to leave the castle, not now.

So, please follow me to get the gift you passed the test, and then all the protection you have failed during the test, and the demon will find you on his own initiative. And the moment you step out of this castle, all the frozen living people will be released."

The unicorn Ally screamed softly in discomfort, obviously afraid of the "bad thing" that drove it out of here. Xia De and the maid looked at each other for a moment, but did not respond immediately, but instead asked Emilia:

"Does Ellie know this maid?"

The information given by the unicorn before did not include this maid. Although the maid explained it himself, Xia De still wanted the unicorn to confirm again.

Emilia gave a positive answer:

"Elie said that the maid was part of the castle and would not appear unless there was an invasion by outsiders. I also asked Ellie why the maid did not help her at the time, but Ellie said she didn't know either."

"My duty does not include protecting this unicorn, which is one of the properties of the castle. As long as the intruder does not endanger its life, I will not take action. So the guest, can you go with me now?"

She asked Xia De again, and Xia De nodded and followed the maid out with the maid with the three girls and the unicorn who looked a little scared.

She did not walk too far with the group. After opening a door again, there was a library-style room behind it. This room is located inside the castle, which means that there are no windows on all four walls. Its area covers almost the same as a small square. Xia De estimates that the area of ​​this room alone will occupy about a quarter of the entire fourth floor.

All the four walls are bookshelves, and the highest level of the bookshelves is directly connected to the ceiling more than five meters high. Of course, all the "books" on the bookshelf are made of ice, but Xia De feels that these books are definitely not just decorations.

"Guest, you can choose any book from here to take it away, and that's the gift."

The maid said, then stood by the door and stopped talking.

Emilia, Claire and Miss Sabel were all looking around, while the unicorn followed Emilia and Shade in an obvious hope that someone would protect it. The "ice cubes" on the bookshelf each had different marks, so if Shade was patient, he could first determine what books there were and then carefully selected.

The girls gave their own suggestions:

"How about choosing books related to the history of the snow mountain? The witch who built this castle must know the secret here, maybe she left some clues here."

This is Claire's advice.

"Maybe you can find records related to the 'snake' or the ancient god. Isn't it easier to find the broken poems where the ancient witch left behind? Maybe the clues about the ritual of the chosen one are hidden in a book here."

Emilia, who had experience in woodland, said, but was still secretly looking at Miss Sabel, but she didn't remember where she had seen her.

Miss Sabel certainly has her own opinion, and she is also thinking for Shade:

"The real owner of this castle is undoubtedly a master of ice and snow power. No one can compare to her in this era. I noticed that there is actually a certain degree of special nature of time and space inside the castle, which shows that she can affect normal time and space based on the power of ice and snow. Some of the path you are walking coincides with her. Maybe you can try to find research notes or books related to this."
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