69novels Chapter 154 The Secret of the Fairy Tale World, His Highness the Prince's Generous Gift!
Chapter 154 The Secret of the Fairy Tale World, His Highness the Prince's Generous Gift!
Chapter 154 The Secret of the Fairy Tale World, His Highness the Prince's Generous Gift!
The tiny sprite, no bigger than a palm, sat on the tree frog, swinging its slender white legs and singing a song.
The tree frog lay calmly on the edge of a broad palm leaf, occasionally sticking out its bright red tongue to lick its eyes.
Xiafa stood under the palm leaves, maintaining the form of the Starry Silver Throne, his dark eyes beneath the mask staring directly at Prince Justinian.
Despite having just experienced a life-or-death battle, Prince Justinian was now completely relaxed. He casually sat down, and the yellow sand behind him rose up, instantly transforming into a beach chair that held him firmly.
He casually made a grasping motion in the air, and a glass of lime juice appeared in his palm, with a straw inserted inside and a slice of golden lemon embedded in the rim.
All that's missing is a blue and white striped parasol, and it looks like a perfect beach vacation.
Oh no, he didn't need a parasol at all; the large palm leaves above his head provided perfect shade from the sun.
"Don't be surprised, this is my way of anchoring myself, in the state I feel most relaxed and enjoy most as a 'human being.'"
Prince Justinian spoke, a warm and gentle smile on his face. He took a sip of lime juice and handed the cup to Shafa.
"Would you like a bite?"
Xia Fa shook his head, his voice hoarse and strained like the friction of metal:
"No, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Although the conversation eventually came up with the matter of the 820,000 gold pounds, Xia Fa was quite interested in talking to the prince about it.
After all, in the entire Kingdom of Augus, only he, Prince Justinian, and His Majesty Octavian had signed a supreme secret pact, so perhaps he could learn something from it.
Prince Justinian withdrew his hand from the lime juice, his smile remaining unchanged.
"First of all, thank you for saving me. Your intervention was timely and, moreover, very bold."
Xia's tone was flat, her voice hoarse:
"If I don't save you, I won't get the money."
He said this on the surface, but in reality, while traveling, he personally witnessed Prince Justinian protecting noble students and church elites with that sand castle, and then desperately fighting against that worm that was ten thousand meters long.
Although he had long heard of the prince's benevolent rule over the people, Xia Fa had never taken it seriously before. But this time, he witnessed it with his own eyes and truly confirmed it.
Therefore, he used "Celestial Silver Fall" to kill the already critically injured and dying angelic Black Abyss Worm, thus saving Prince Justinian.
After all, Prince Justinian was also an angel, and if he couldn't win, he could have simply run away, especially since he had signed the supreme secret agreement with the Fairy Tale World, which allowed him to escape using just the Rainbow Bridge.
Since he didn't run away, the only explanation is that he was protecting the noble students and church elites.
Of course, Xia Fa's actions also had a personal motive: to take this opportunity to kill an angel and significantly advance the understanding of the secret covenant of the Gate of Stars.
Prince Justinian smiled gently, a smile of utmost elegance:
"It seems you're the kind of person who doesn't want credit for good deeds. With your abilities, how could a mere 800,000 gold pounds possibly be the reason you took action?"
With a flick of his wrist, a bank draft appeared, its upper left corner bearing the image of a dragon breathing fire.
"Here is one million gold pounds as your reward and to thank you for your righteous help. I have a feeling that we might become good friends in the future."
Xia Fa was taken aback. So extravagant?
They'll just give you a million gold pounds right away?
Moreover, this bank draft appears to be ready for immediate acceptance at the Selenes family's bank, without the need to wait three months.
Without the slightest hesitation, Xia Fa took the bank draft, flipped it over with one hand, and it disappeared, disappearing into his black pouch.
It would be a lie to say that Xia Fa was unhappy about suddenly receiving a million dollars. He was even considering whether to buy a large detached villa.
Moreover, you can even go to Augustus's upper town to buy it!
Now that he has the status of a viscount, even though he doesn't care, buying a villa to improve his living environment is something he can do.
However, only nobles could purchase property in the upper city of Augustus.
Besides, there's a doll girl in the house, so the two-story attic is really cramped.
Prince Justinian smiled with relief as he saw him accept the gift, and patted the huge mithril block beside him with one hand.
The mithril block naturally contained the Mist Scale Dragon cub, which he had also teleported over using the Rainbow Bridge.
"Then I'll take this Mistscaled Dragon cub. You know, dragons and our Serenes family always have some connection."
It was only after he mentioned it that Xia Fa remembered that, indeed, the coat of arms of the Selenes family was the shape of a dragon breathing fire.
Prince Justinian slapped the mithril block three times, and it shattered instantly. The mistscale dragon cub lowered its body and tensed up, about to escape, but Prince Justinian grabbed it and held it down.
Rainbow-like light flowed in his palm, and drops of colorful blood containing secret runes broke through the scales on the head of the Mist Scale Dragon cub, immediately merging into it.
The young Mist Scale Dragon, Hui'er, was utterly powerless to resist and immediately began to droop her eyelids, becoming drowsy.
Immediately, it actually fell asleep.
Prince Justinian casually lifted his hand, causing the ground to tremble. A small sand castle rose up around the Mistscaled Dragon cub, enveloping it and trapping it inside.
"Alright, now it can't hear our conversation."
Prince Justinian smiled and drank the lime juice in his hand in one gulp. A clean white handkerchief appeared in his hand at some point. He elegantly wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and stood up.
The moment he stood up, his expression suddenly became serious, his eyes shining as he looked at Xia Fa.
"If I'm not mistaken, you've also joined the 'Fate Carnival,' haven't you?"
Xia Fa's eyes flashed, and he immediately realized something.
Since, according to the fat boss, the members of Destiny Carnival in the Kingdom of Augu will be participating in a major operation, and,
Even Prince Justinian and His Majesty Octavian will join in.
In that case, how could they not be members of a carnival of fate?
As soon as the thought crossed Xia Fa's mind, he understood and was about to speak.
But then Prince Justinian smiled and said:
"You don't need to worry. After all, in the entire Augu Kingdom, no, in the entire Wright Starfield, you are currently the only one who has signed the Silver Throne, a hegemonic-level secret contract. And the fat boss gave us news yesterday that he has already invited the signatory of the Silver Throne."
His smile softened, carrying a sense of closeness:
"Actually, my father, Uncle Gaius, Duke Shorsa, and Duke Oberon are all members of the Fate Carnival. By joining the Fate Carnival, you have essentially become one of us."
Xia Fa's pupils contracted, and he was so shocked that he almost lost his balance.
What's going on?
The Kingdom of Augus has only two rulers, His Majesty Octavian and Marshal Gaius, and both of them have joined the Carnival of Fate?
Moreover, even Duke Shorsa and Duke Oberon, these two veteran angels, were part of the Fate Carnival.
Is it that the Fate Carnival has completely infiltrated the Kingdom of Augu, or is the Kingdom of Augu itself a kingdom established by members of the Fate Carnival?
Of course, it's also possible that the angels and rulers of the Augu Kingdom were all qualified to be invited to join the Carnival of Destiny, and because the Dream Conference was so beneficial, they gradually joined.
After thinking for a moment, Xia Fa opened his silver-white metal hand, and the triangular shadow gold badge engraved with the half-decayed World Tree immediately rose from it.
His gesture signifies that he has acknowledged his status as a member of the Destiny Carnival.
Prince Justinian also made a striking appearance, applying a touch to his platinum armor on his chest, revealing an identical shadow gold emblem.
He placed his left palm on the gold-plated badge on his right chest, his smile vanished, and his expression became more solemn than ever before. He spoke in a tone filled with longing and a willingness to sacrifice:
"For a new world."
Xia Fa was stunned. There was such a ritual for members of the Carnival of Destiny to meet each other?
The fat boss hadn't told him, but since it was just a matter of a single action and a few words, he immediately followed suit, pressing the shadowy gold badge between his left palm and his right chest, his tone solemn and earnest:
"For the New World!"
Prince Justinian's smile returned:
"You will be notified by your contact person, the fat boss, about the exact start time of that operation. Don't worry, we will ensure your safety, and you—will benefit greatly from that operation."
Xia Fa asked curiously:
"What are the benefits?"
Since everyone is a member of the Fate Carnival, he doesn't need to keep up appearances anymore. However, it's not advisable for him to reveal his identity by reverting to the form of the Starry Silver Throne.
Everything will wait until we kill Pompeii, that demigod.
Prince Justinian then smiled enigmatically:
"You'll find out then. As for the objectives and specific details of this operation, I'll tell you on the day it begins."
Otherwise, it will be detected in advance.
Xia Fa's eyes showed a thoughtful look. It seemed that this operation was quite significant.
If one's mere "knowledge" of this operation will be "discovered," it means that at least a supreme being is involved.
Only a ruler can possess such an almost unbelievable ability.
For some reason, the moment he realized this fact, he felt a sudden surge of excitement.
That kind of action is really exciting!
Of course, the premise is that you have signed the Mysterious Singularity, a supreme-level secret pact, so that you can have sufficient self-protection power in your actions.
"If I'm not mistaken, you're from our Kingdom of Augu, aren't you?"
Prince Justinian then spoke, his voice filled with deep admiration:
"Moreover, you are definitely one of the hundred people who obtained the hunting license for the Mist God Hunting Ground this time."
Before Xia Fa could answer, he immediately added:
"But don't worry, since you don't want to reveal your identity, I will definitely not investigate."
Xia Fa, however, became somewhat puzzled:
"You already guessed it, so why did you insist on spending 500,000 gold pounds to find clues about me, saying you wanted to personally win me over?"
Prince Justinian smiled, but a hint of melancholy suddenly appeared on his face:
"If I told you I just wanted to see the form of your Silver Throne and your secret abilities with my own eyes, would you believe me?"
A strange feeling arose in Xia Fa's heart:
"Really? I don't believe it."
Prince Justinian sighed and shook his head:
"You wouldn't understand. Someone like me, born as the son of an extraordinary monarch and a prince of the Augu Kingdom, has been exposed to all sorts of mystical knowledge since I was just old enough to understand things."
"Even top-secret information kept from angels, I can read at will—without losing control." He seemed quite impressed, gazing towards the horizon:
"In this situation, I have known about the existence of the Overlord-level Secret Contract since I was a child, and I also know that there are ten types of Overlord-level Secret Contracts. However, since the birth of the universe, in the more than 30,000 years, all living beings in the entire universe have only found seven types."
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something and changed the subject:
"By the way, our leader of the Carnival of Destiny, Lord [The Wise], has been searching for the remaining three types of Overlord-level secret contracts, or for someone who can sign any one of those three types of Overlord-level secret contracts. You should know that, right?"
I know, and I have one of the eighth type of overlord-level secret contracts right here; I can even sign it.
Xia Fa thought to himself with a mixture of amusement and sarcasm, nodded, and listened quietly without interrupting him.
Prince Justinian continued with a sigh:
"Given my childhood environment, I have always longed to sign a supreme secret pact and become an extraordinary monarch like my father."
"Both my father and Uncle Gaius have high hopes for me, hoping that I can also become the 'overlord' among the extraordinary beings."
"Under these circumstances, I naturally have conducted in-depth research on overlord-level secret agreements. And, don't laugh at me, the overlord-level secret agreement I most desire to sign is... the Silver Throne!"
Xia Fa began to have some differing opinions.
The main reason is that when he was traveling here, he actually witnessed Prince Justinian's dazzling secret abilities in "Fairy Tale World".
Those clouds with their big, watery eyes can unleash lightning and shower you with candy.
The scattered candies can even turn the incredibly powerful body of the angelic Black Abyss Worm into candy.
There were also the mischievous little sprites, and later, when Prince Justinian activated his Secret Inscription form, he summoned a great sprite.
Not to mention the pumpkin carriages, the cavalry legions, the sandcastle, the glass slippers, the rainbow bridge—"
To be honest, after witnessing Prince Justinian use the various secret abilities of the Fairy Tale World, Xia Fa had to admit that the Fairy Tale World, like the Silver Throne and the Gate of Stars, truly deserved the title of a supreme secret ability.
But now, Prince Justinian... actually envies the Silver Throne he signed?
And judging from his tone and appearance, not only did he yearn for it since childhood, but even now that he has signed a contract with Fairy Tale World...
Are they still envious?
Prince Justinian clearly noticed the strangeness of the 3.9-meter-tall metal humanoid figure before him and chuckled:
"I know you don't believe me, but I'm not trying to flatter you. I am a prince, I've been a prince since I was a child, and the offspring of an extraordinary monarch. How could I possibly learn to flatter? It's more like others are flattering me."
As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed:
"In fact, if I had signed the Silver Throne instead of the Fairy Tale World, I wouldn't have had to pay such a high price this time, and I wouldn't even have needed to activate the Secret Contract Inscription form to kill those two angel-level Black Abyss Worms!"
Xia Fa is even more strange. They are both overlord-level secret contracts, yet the difference is so great?
However, he immediately realized that his Silver Throne was a supreme-level secret contract that was completely focused on offense, and he was probably not as good as Prince Justinian had said.
Comparatively, the secret abilities of the fairy tale world are more comprehensive, so it is slightly weaker in terms of offense.
At this moment, Prince Justinian put away his tone of admiration and instead smiled, saying:
"Of course, my fairy tale world can also do things that your Silver Throne cannot, such as this."
With a casual wave of his hand, raindrops began to fall again from the large, ever-floating cloud in the southwest sky.
Xia Fa turned his head and saw that the towering trees that had been destroyed in their battle had actually grown back, and in an instant they had become almost the same as the other towering trees.
Prince Justinian withdrew his hand, and Liu Xu said:
"In a scenario where a person can only sign one supreme-level secret contract in their lifetime, the Silver Throne and the Fairy Tale World, as well as the other six supreme-level secret contracts, each have their own advantages. Of course, if it were up to me, I would definitely choose the Silver Throne, haha."
Upon hearing this, Xia Fa felt a slight sense of relief.
Because he was not merely signing a top-tier secret agreement.
In this situation, the secrets and powers of the fairy tale world are so useful and comprehensive that he really wants them.
I wonder how much it costs; it looks very expensive, and I guess it won't be easy to buy one.
As for why a person would only sign one supreme-level secret contract in their lifetime, Xia Fa didn't specifically ask, because that would reveal something.
Anyway, he already had enough secrets: the burning sensation, the strange electric current, the free meals he received from the rice seedlings, the huge improvement brought about by body training, and the bee eggs. He wouldn't mind having another secret: signing several overlord-level secret contracts at the same time. Moreover, this seemed to be different from what Dick had said.
"By the way, what's the name of your secret contract power?"
Xia Fa pointed to the big eye-shaped cloud in the sky. To be honest, the white cloud, with its clear and moist eyes, floated there obediently and looked quite cute.
Prince Justinian replied with a smile:
"Thunderclouds."
Xia Fa asked curiously:
"Thunderclouds? But there's only one thundercloud."
Prince Justinian chuckled:
"No, the meaning of this secret agreement is that the name of this thundercloud is 'Duoduo'."
Xiafa:
Why do I suddenly feel like complaining?
Prince Justinian then continued:
"It seems you don't understand the power of the secret bond in the fairy tale world. Since we'll be working together in the future, I can share it with you. I understand your power of the secret bond, but I don't know what your original secret technique is."
With a wave of his hand, a parchment scroll appeared and fell into Xia Fa's palm.
Xia Fa took it and glanced down at it.
On it were written the various secrets and forces of the fairy tale world, namely:
[Guardian of Porridge Castle] [SOS Candy] [Forest Spirit] [Kingdom Legion] [Thunderclouds] [Pumpkin Carriage] [Rainbow Head]
【Crystal Shoes】
Xia Fa secretly memorized it; in this extraordinary world, this was practically equivalent to top-tier intelligence.
Prince Justinian's voice rang out:
"My understanding of the secrets of the fairy tale world is currently only about 30% complete, so I haven't fully grasped it yet. In fact,..."
If I had progressed to a point of 100% understanding, and also luckily obtained the original secret techniques of the fairy tale world, I wouldn't have acted so recklessly this time. Heh, thank goodness you saved me.
More than 30 percent?
Xia Fa was genuinely surprised, because under normal circumstances, the progress of understanding a hegemon-level secret contract is correlated with the power of the secret contract obtained.
The Fairy Tale World's supreme-level secret contract has only progressed a little over 30%, yet it already possesses the power of a secret contract?
How many are there in that one?
Seemingly sensing his fascination, Prince Justinian smiled and said:
"In the fairy tale world, there are twenty kinds of secret powers, but as I said before, I want your Silver Throne even more."
"I still want a fairy tale world," Xia Fa muttered to himself. "Twenty kinds of secret power, if I mastered them all, how comprehensive would I be?"
Moreover, the magical forces in the fairy tale world seem quite fun, such as the thunderclouds and those adorable little elves.
Xia Fa turned to look and saw a cute little elf riding a tree frog on a palm leaf not far away, patting the tree frog's hindquarters and calling out "Jia jia jia".
However, the tree frog completely ignored her, resting on the palm leaf as if nothing had happened, but it didn't seem to dislike her.
Tree frogs are still quite afraid of people.
"Because they are forest spirits, they are naturally close to the small animals of the forest?"
Xia Fa understood a little better and couldn't help but think that if he signed the hegemonic secret contract of Fairy Tale World and merged with the Silver Throne and the Gate of Stars, he didn't know how strong he would be, but it would definitely be a lot of fun.
"etc--"
Xia Fa suddenly thought of another question.
That is, why is it that, even though they both signed fairytale agreements and had similar circumstances, Prince Justinian's Hungary was so clean and beautiful, and his castle was so magnificent and grand?
However, the rainbow head of this extraordinary monarch, Dictator, was bloody and even had countless bones hanging from it.
Needless to say, Dick's porridge castle was like a ghost castle. When he went in to sign the Gate of Stars, a white ghost opened the door for him.
To say it's a close fusion of forces wouldn't be accurate, because the changes would be too drastic.
Unless Dick Tudor signs a second Overlord-level secret contract, it's impossible for the secret contracts in the fairy tale world to achieve this level of change. But Dick Tudor doesn't seem to have signed two Overlord-level secret contracts, so when he heard that he was signing another Gate of Stars,
That's why they seemed so surprised.
Xia Fazheng was about to ask when he suddenly realized something.
Dick Tudor seems to have said that because of a past experience, he never wanted to go hungry again and always needed to have food and drink on hand.
That's why so many fine wines and delicacies were displayed on either side of the throne in that palace, which was comparable to a royal palace.
In addition, he kept drinking, seemingly trying to numb himself with alcohol and forget some painful past experiences.
Prince Justinian, on the other hand, was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, had an extraordinary monarch father, and a ruler uncle. He not only did not experience any setbacks, but his childhood has probably been very happy.
"Could it be that the different life experiences of the signatories, or more precisely, their different understandings and perspectives on the world, also affect the outward manifestation of the power of the hegemonic-level secret agreement?"
Xia Fa deduced this, tapped the dagger, and thought that this was probably the case.
At this moment, Prince Justinian suddenly listened intently, as if sensing something, and laughed:
"Someone's here, I need to go deal with them. Don't worry, I'll keep everything we talked about today a secret."
He turned to leave, but suddenly remembered something:
"Oh, right, this is for you."
Suddenly, a sharp, brownish-red mouthpart appeared on his fair palm, surrounded by rings of rainbow light, as if it had been thoughtfully sealed.
"This is the extraordinary essence of the Bingyuan Worm. There are two of them this time, one for each of us. You can use them to forge a secret treasure, or you can sell them directly. But if you sell them, we will refuse any price below 700,000 gold pounds. Of course, you can also sell them directly to the fat boss."
Xia Fa took it and said with a smile:
"Okay, thank you."
Prince Justinian returned the smile with elegance:
"I should be thanking you. I look forward to seeing you again next time."
Xia Fa nodded slightly:
"goodbye."
More than two hours later.
Xia Fa deliberately wandered around the Mist God Hunting Grounds, casually hunting some prey. As afternoon approached, he headed towards the exit.
During the process, he only made a slight progress in understanding the secret covenant of the Gate of Stars.
As Xia Fa had expected, this time he had just finished off an angel-level supernatural being, which greatly advanced his understanding of the secret contract, bringing him to fifty percent!
This not only granted him a secret power of the Pi Star Gate, called [Astral Invitation]
Moreover, they were just a hair's breadth away from obtaining another secret power of the Gate of Stars!
It's not far from signing the "Mysterious Singularity," a top-tier secret agreement that probably no one has ever signed before!
To be honest, Xia Fa has always been very curious about the mysterious singularity—what kind of secret power does such a name possess?
The evening sunlight, carrying a warm orange hue, shone on the open ground at the exit of the Mist God Hunting Ground.
There won't be a bonfire party tonight, because of the appearance of the Bingyuan worm. More than a dozen noble students and church elites have been eaten, so everyone can no longer drink, eat meat, sing, dance and revel.
The usually bustling exit was now deserted; many noble students and church elites had probably gone to receive mental health treatment.
Having witnessed the battle of angels and been relentlessly attacked by the Black Abyss Worms, he might lose control if he doesn't receive mental stabilization treatment.
Xia Fa was planning to go home and see how Benedict's training was going.
Suddenly, he paused slightly.
At the exit, there was actually one person, Chestnut, the lovely and pure rat girl. Her petite but curvaceous body was wrapped in a pure white priest's robe, and she was quietly waiting at the exit.
She placed her hands on her chest, her face full of worry, seemingly waiting for someone, glancing occasionally towards the Mist God Hunting Grounds.
It was at this moment that she saw Xia Fa.
"Xiafa!"
Chestnut Qibing's clear, bright eyes were almost brimming with tears as he rushed over.
She wanted to hug Xia Fa, but when she got close to him, she became shy for some reason and lowered her head, fidgeting with her hands.
"You, you're alright, that's great."
The orange sunlight shone on the ends of her black hair, which swayed gently in the wind. Her tearful, concerned expression was so endearing and beautiful that Xia Fa was momentarily lost in thought.