Chapter 1295: Daughter of the Sea
Rhode put away his sword after witnessing the unfortunate giant octopus burning into ashes in the flas. At the sa ti, he let go of the rmaid warrior he dragged away from danger earlier. The rmaid warrior also seed to be dumbfounded by the fighting power that Rhode and Gillian displayed as she drifted blankly in midair. It wasn’t until a mont later that she took a few steps back as if awakening from a dream, looking at Rhode hesitantly, and giving a respectful bow.
“Thank you so much for your help. Erm, may I know who you are...”
The rmaid warrior asked, while looking at Rhode and Gillian with suspicion. It wasn’t surprising of her reaction as it was too unusual for two foreign and powerful beings to show up here. Fortunately, since Rhode made the move to save them earlier, the rmaid warriors didn’t have any hostility toward him and his group. Despite that, they were still more or less confused and uncertain. And in response to the rmaid warrior’s question, Rhode raised an eyebrow and spoke.
“I am the Void Dragon, and this is my subject. We have co to the water elental plane to discuss sothing important with the water elental lord. If you can, please pass the ssage for .”
“Your Majesty the Void Dragon?!”
Upon hearing Rhode’s self-introduction, the rmaid warrior flustered. She bowed solemnly and hurriedly once more, before replying in trepidation and sincerity.
“My apologies. Please pardon my rudeness, Your Majesty the Void Dragon. I didn’t expect you to co to the water elental plane... Please wait for a mont.”
Perhaps sensing that she couldn’t say anything warmly welcoming, as the sowhat young and inexperienced rmaid warrior finished her sentence, she turned around and scrambled back to the other rmaid warriors imdiately. She seed to be speaking to one who looked like the leader of their group, and upon hearing her words, the other rmaid warriors also turned to Rhode’s group in bewildernt as though they were very surprised. But it was no wonder that they reacted this way. Although the entire Dragon Soul Continent was theoretically governed by the Creator Dragons, places like the four main elental planes were rarely associated with the main plane. Besides that, normally one wouldn’t encounter a Creator Dragon visiting the elental planes. But now, the Void Dragon was actually here, so it was hardly surprising that the rmaid warriors were so astonished.
After a few monts, the young lady who seed like the leader ‘swam’ toward Rhode and gave a solemn bow.
“Greetings, Your Majesty the Void Dragon, thank you so much for the assistance. Without your help, we wouldn’t have been able to repel the intruders so efficiently...”
“It’s nothing. I just happen to witness your battle along the way.”
Upon hearing the rmaid warrior’s greetings, Rhode answered and waved her aside with an airy gesture. The rmaid warrior knew that Rhode had no intention of wasting too much ti, which was why she said nothing and gave a gesture of invitation.
“The lord’s palace is right there. Please co with ...”
“Alright...”
Rhode wasn’t mindful of the sowhat indifferent response from the rmaid warrior. Most creatures in the water elental plane were gentle souls and rarely passionate about anything in particular. That was why Rhode didn’t expect to receive any VIP treatnt here. It was great enough for things to be this way. He wasn’t unnecessarily picky, and nodded instead. Then, as though he recalled sothing, he asked.
“By the way, I have three companions over there. Let’s wait for them.”
The rmaid warrior had no intention of objecting, which was why Rhode beckoned to Gillian to bring the other three over. Gillian went to the back quickly and brought them here in no ti. But...
“Where’s Snow?”
Gazing at Anne and Bell, Rhode knitted his brows. Upon hearing his question, Anne spread her arms apart and showed a helpless gesture.
“Anne doesn’t know, Leader. That little fella was still watching your fight with Anne earlier. But after your fight ended, she ran off in a whoosh as though she were chased by sothing. Anne wanted to look for her, but didn’t see where she ran off to.”
Anne replied and looked rather depressed. She was speechless at the thought of that scene. She was excited and decided to pull Bell and the little rmaid to cheer for Rhode and Gillian together. In the end, before Anne managed to grab Snow, the latter ran off far away. After Anne realized what happened, the little rmaid was nowhere to be seen anymore.
What’s going on?
After hearing Anne’s reply, Rhode didn’t say much, but deep inside, he was really confused. Snow was usually obedient and sensible, and had always been great in battle. But this ti, she acted strangely upon arriving at the water elental plane and behaved like a thief as though she were afraid of being discovered. And now, she actually ran away again. Rhode more or less guessed that she probably didn’t want to et the rmaid warriors. But he couldn’t figure out the reason why. After all, she was also a rmaid, so naturally, she was born and raised on the water elental plane. As a matter of fact, Agatha could also be the one leading them to the water elental plane. However, she wasn’t really strong in her abilities, and Rhode also intended to bring the little rmaid back to her hotown to visit her family, which was why he eventually chose the little rmaid.
But the little fella...
“Forget it, let’s get going...”
As his spirit card, Rhode had no problem locating the little rmaid. After questioning Anne, he imdiately found the whereabouts of the little rmaid with so effort. But what made him caught between laughter and tears was that the little rmaid was now hiding in the snowy plains behind them, digging a hole to bury herself In it. In all honesty, this was the first ti Rhode learned that rmaids could actually dig holes!
“... She will catch up with us.”
Even though Rhode could easily summon the little rmaid to his side, he didn’t force her, since she didn’t want to show herself. He also knew that she must have sothing going on in the water elental plane, or else she wouldn’t be acting so sneakily. But it also didn’t seem like it involved killing soone, so Rhode simply let her off on her own.
“Is anything the matter, Your Majesty Void Dragon? Do you need our help?”
“It’s fine...”
Upon hearing the rmaid warrior’s question, Rhode returned to his senses.
“... It’s just a trivial matter. Let’s go.”
“Okay, Your Majesty.”
Although the rmaid warriors were sowhat puzzled by Rhode’s response, water elental creatures were rarely ddleso. Since Rhode wasn’t going to talk about it, the rmaid warriors didn’t pester him any longer. They nodded and headed toward the heart of the Ice Throne with Rhode and his group. But soon, Rhode realized that the rmaid warriors seed to be just as wary of Anne as Snow was, despite Anne looking in all directions casually. On the contrary, they weren’t too wary of Bell. Could it be that they slled the scent of a carnivore from Anne’s body?
Led by the rmaid warriors, Rhode’s group had a much easier ti. After all, this was the water elental lord’s palace, and defensive precautions were really tight. Moreover, the fact that Rhode and his group were non-water elental creatures made them stand out like sore thumbs along the way. From ti to ti, high-ranking guards from the Ice Throne stepped out to interrogate them, but with the rmaid warriors around, Rhode’s group wasn’t hampered too much and entered the heart of the Ice Throne unimpeded.
But what surprised Rhode was that the little rmaid who followed far behind them actually also entered the palace. Rhode originally thought that the little rmaid would be discovered in no ti by the countless guards around the Ice Throne. There were tis when he was even ready to step out and explain the situation for her. But what he didn’t expect was that although the little rmaid was following him from afar, she had actually escaped the interrogation of all the guards. Not to ntion the rmaid warriors protecting his group, even the elite guards defending the Ice Throne hadn’t noticed her presence!
That little fella sure is familiar with the Ice Throne.
The thought of Snow leading them along the edge of the Ice Throne undetected piqued Rhode’s curiosity as to what her true identity was. He initially thought that Snow was just an ordinary creature amongst the rmaids. But now, it seed like things were different. Otherwise, how would she be so familiar with the Ice Throne? From the way she led them, perhaps even without the help of the rmaid warriors, Rhode’s group could still pass through the heavily guarded area secretly to et the water elental lord.
But it was a pity that they didn’t co to the water elental plane to be thieves...
“This is the place, Your Majesty the Void Dragon.”
While Rhode let his imagination run wild, he arrived at the palace gate. Gazing at the entrance that was entirely frozen in ice, Rhode gathered his thoughts imdiately. After all, the most important thing right now was the matter at hand. As for Snow, he could wait until later.
“———”
The frozen gate opened gradually. Shortly after, an ice-cold chilliness struck them, but it didn’t affect them much. On the other hand, Gillian was the only one who let out a grunt of displeasure. Well, she couldn’t be blad since she was the fire elental lord. This was the core region of the water elental plane. Water and fire were incompatible, in the first place, so as a fire elental lord, she didn’t feel exactly comfortable here.
Sauntering forward and against the icy-cold winds, Rhode reached the center of the Ice Throne with his group. The first thing that caught his eyes was the huge throne in the middle, which was a large chunk of hard-cold ice that was four to five ters tall and carved into the shape of a throne. The floor was laid with smooth ice crystals, while the vast ocean could be seen through the translucent walls on both sides of the palace. The Ice Throne looked like a large aquarium, making one feel as though one were in an underwater world. As far as the eye could see, one could find seaweeds drifting in the ocean and all kinds of fish swimming leisurely in it. Accompanied with the shimring glow, the view was particularly captivating.
“Woah...”
Looking at this scene, Anne couldn’t help but exclaim. Bell also widened her eyes and sized up her surroundings curiously. After all, this scenery was too dreamy and unbelievable for them.
And at that mont, an ice-cold, yet gentle voice sounded.
“Welco to the Ice Throne, Your Majesty the Void Dragon.”
A common characteristic of water elental creatures was that their speech was always smooth, quiet, soft, and with little to no emotion. It felt the sa with this voice. Although it wasn’t filled with passion or other intense emotions at all, it felt like a comfortable spring breeze to Rhode and his group, and the discomfort from the chilly winds vanished in an instant. Along with that voice, a slender figure appeared in front of them.
It was a beautiful woman who looked to be in her mid-twenties. Her skin was as white and delicate as snow, and her soft, long hair was made entirely of ice: pure, flawless, and reflected a soft glow. Not only that, but her azure eyes were also as eye-catching as the deep sea. The water elental lord was donned in what looked like a translucent robe. She stood up and gazed at Rhode’s group, which just entered the Ice Throne. Facing this lovely woman before him, Rhode stretched out his hand and gave a bow. He knew very well that this woman in front of him was the water elental lord, the Queen of Ice, Audrey.
“Greetings. Nice to et you, Queen Audrey.”
“It’s nice to et you too, Your Majesty the Void Dragon. I’ve heard what happened from Agatha. I never thought that you would co to the Ice Throne in person. It seems like the Book of Elents is indeed really important to you.”
“That’s right. This ti, I am indeed here for the Book of Elents.”
Audrey went straight to the point, and Rhode heaved a sigh of relief. Although the flow of ti on the elental plane was different from the main plane, it was still best to save as much ti as possible. Besides, he also didn’t wish for any trouble to occur, such as hearing news that the Book of Elents was stolen while they attended a banquet that Audrey invited them to. Even though the possibilities were low, players had experienced enough quests that ended with all kinds of strange developnt in the plot. For instance, the NPC they escorted went to commit suicide by taking on the BOSS. The players could only watch as the NPC dropped their precious reward into the river, and the players had to go down to search for it later...
And now that Audrey got right to the point, Rhode didn’t have to maintain his social disguise any longer.
“The Book of Elents is essential for us. I heard it is in the water elental plane, which was why I ca here.”
“You’re right about that. The Book of Elents is indeed here.”
Upon hearing Rhode’s response, Audrey revealed a smile and said.
“Earlier, a group of elves from the main plane opened the Elental Gate and fled to the water elental plane to avoid the scourge of war. And in return for our protection, they gave the Book of Elents to us for safekeeping on their behalf. But as the power of the Book of Elents was too strong and out of control, we sealed it beneath the Ice Throne after so discussion among us, the elental lords. That decision was to prevent the Book of Elents from causing extensive damage to the elental planes. And since you’ve personally co here, Your Majesty the Void Dragon, I will pass the Book of Elents to you with no questions asked. But before I get to that...”
Audrey said and blinked. Then, she lifted her head and looked behind Rhode’s group.
“My child, aren’t you going to co out? How long do you want to hide?”
“...”
As the Queen of Ice spoke, the little rmaid erged from the shadows outside the main entrance slowly. She entered the palace of the Ice Throne hesitantly with her hands interlocked, before scampering to hide behind Rhode as though using him as a shield. She was like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, as if it were safe if it couldn’t see anything... But eventually, under the gaze of the Queen of Ice, the little rmaid peeked out from behind and whispered a greeting.
“Greetings... Mother...”
“...”
Upon hearing Snow’s words, Rhode was slightly taken aback, but wasn’t exactly surprised. He knew from the little rmaid’s earlier behavior that her identity in the water elental plane must be unusual. And now, it was just a confirmation of his thoughts. On the other hand, Anne was shocked to hear the news and exclaid.
“Ehhh? Snow, you are the daughter of this big sister?”
“... Yes, Snow is my daughter.”
Facing Anne’s question, it was Audrey who answered instead. Snow remained silent, but nodded in affirmation. Looking at Snow’s reaction, Audrey seed to be a little disappointed. But in the end, she didn’t say anything. She let out a subtle sigh, went up to Rhode, and made a gesture of invitation.
“The Book of Elents is over there. Please co with , Your Majesty the Void Dragon.”
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