BXBX NOVEL Chapter 584 - A Little Present
Chapter 584: A Little Present
Translator: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu
While Roland was busy having trouble in the desert (he deserved it), he didn’t expect that out of everyone in his adventuring party he summoned to meet him on the 100th level, he would be the last to arrive... But when considering his pathetic luck stat, this seemed only natural. In that case, when he left first before any of his companions, this was actually a smart decision by him?
Adam and Margaret’s vacation in the far north had finally ended three weeks ago. This wasn’t because Adam had finally admitted that he had zero sense of direction. Instead, Adam and Margaret had experienced various difficulties, and accomplished deeds that no ordinary person possibly could have. They successfully reached a location that should have been impossible to reach. At the farthest northern point of the world, they proved that the world of Eich was round... er, cubic.
“Is this the legendary end point of the Endless Sea? The border of the entire world?”
After climbing over countless mountains and having fun wrestling with the northern snowmen (well, Adam thought that they were wrestling, but the snowmen actually wanted to eat him), and playing around with the ice ogres (again, the ice ogres actually wanted to eat him), racing with white and snow dragons (the dragons failed to hunt him down), Adam and Margaret crossed over the Ice Wall of Sighs which would have impeded any ordinary living being progressing forward. They finally arrived at the farthest northern point of the world, where they saw something that they would never forget in their lives.
They saw endless cliffs with nothing but an infinite void beyond them. Walking even one step forward here would result in falling down forever.
The sea water here was already frozen solid. When peering at the infinite void beyond the cliffs, even someone like Adam instinctively felt afraid.
The Creator Goddess’s knowledge created the world. Goddess Eich had believed that the world should be a perfect cube. Thus, the world of Eich really was a perfect cube. It would be completely unknown what would happen if you stepped off the face of this cube.
The majestic ice river here created the most orderly ice plains and ice cliffs in the world, with the infinite void beyond them. A human would seem like nothing more than a speck of dust here.
The Creator Goddess’s miracle was displayed right before them. Even someone as coarse as Adam was astounded by the sight.
And then, he immediately took out a memory crystal to record the scenery.
“You’re actually taking in the sights here?”
Margaret thought that there was something wrong with Adam. He actually wanted to record some vacation memories? Wasn’t he always the type to just have fun with whatever local residents? He actually had the artistry in him to enjoy the scenery?
“Oh, I think that this might help Roland if he saw this. This is probably what the true Ice Aeon should look like...”
However, Adam’s casual explanation made Margaret somewhat aggrieved. Adam never paid that much attention to Margaret...
But then, Margaret smiled faintly. She had been together with Adam so long already that she could accept him for who he was. Adam had different ways of treating Roland and Margaret, which was perfectly fine.
Adam kept running around everywhere, snapping pictures with his memory crystal. Meanwhile, Margaret began to craft a small house out of ice and snow, intending to stay the night here.
After only recording for a few seconds, Adam found out that he had wasted all his efforts. It was too cold here for the memory crystals to function. The memory crystals instantly shattered right after bringing them out.
Since there was no way forward anymore, Adam hesitated on whether or not to suggest heading back while it wasn’t dark yet. However, he kept feeling like that would be rather boring, having spent so much effort to reach this place but being forced to go back.
“Eh, what’s this?”
Adam then suddenly noticed a gigantic sign of ice on the border of the world.
This gigantic sign of ice reached all the way to the clouds. However, it was impossible to see until you got very close to it. There was something miraculous about it.
“This is the end of the world. There is no path forward. But, in praise of the brave travelers whose courage and sacrifices brought them here, as well as praise for your fearlessness in not turning back, anyone who reaches this location may carve their names and the place they want to go on this sign. I shall use my powers over Creation itself to instantly teleport you anywhere that you wish to go.”
On this gigantic sign, there was nothing else apart from this strange inscription, other than a paltry two names written approximately one meter up on the sign.
Such a strange sign with no other words written on it made it seem like a random prank.
However, the words written on the sign were clearly written in an unknown language. Yet, someone as coarse as Adam was still able to understand the words. There was clearly something miraculous about the sign.
Of course, the divine signature at the bottom of the sign’s inscription made everything clear.
“Your Mother, Eich.”
Just as how many video game programmers enjoyed programming Easter eggs into their games, the Creator Goddess who created this world named after herself had also left her own trace here, unknown to all. Everyone had previously thought that Eich had left no traces of herself anywhere.
But, in this location that could be called the most difficult place to reach in the world, she left behind a teleportation portal capable of taking you to any location in the world that you wanted to go. Perhaps Goddess Eich wasn’t as strict and traditional as she appeared to be in the myths about her after all. Perhaps she had also once proudly looked upon the world she created, and then happily left behind her own signature and miraculous teleportation portal as a surprise gift for the bravest adventurers.
A mysterious sense of warmth and being moved filled Adam and Margaret’s hearts. This was a warmth that came from the heart. Adam and Margaret instinctively felt that the words on the sign could be believed, no matter how ridiculous it seemed.
They also instinctively learned that this miraculous teleportation portal could only be used once per lifetime for each individual. But, no matter if you wanted to go to the very pinnacle of heaven, or the farthest bottom layer of the Chaos Abyss, you would be able to arrive there instantly, with not a single existence or power out there being able to stop this.
They also instinctively learned that this was a surprise that Goddess Eich had left behind for her children, which was why they weren’t allowed to tell anyone about the truth of what they had found here.
They would be allowed to invite others to go adventuring here, but they wouldn’t be allowed to tell others why or what was waiting for them here. It would be impossible for anyone to see this sign unless they took the final steps, all the way to the edge of the world.
Adam fell silent, while Margaret chuckled. Both exchanged glances, and tacitly carved each other’s names, with both of them having the same destination.
“Adam Han, a free warrior who seeks adventure. He seeks to go to the Dragontail Bar in the 100th level of the Chaos Abyss, also known as the Ashen Furnace.”
“Margaret, a mage who searches for love and the truth. She wishes to go to the Dragontail Bar in the 100th level of the Chaos Abyss, also known as the Ashen Furnace.”
There was a flash as in the very next instant, everyone in the Dragontail Bar looked with astonishment at the two people that just appeared.
Adam and Margaret exchanged glances. Adam laughed uproariously, while Margaret covered her mouth and smiled. This was truly an unexpected surprise, a wonderful little present that made them happy.
Both looked around this bar that they still remembered. As always, all sorts of demons and devils gathered here. The one-eyed succubus owner stared in astonishment at their instantaneous teleportation arrival. Everything here still seemed to be the same. However, a familiar female voice suddenly interrupted their fun little time together.
“Stupid Adam, and Margaret, why did you only arrive just now? I’ve already been waiting for almost a month...”
At the familiar bar, a familiar person was already waiting for them while proudly looking at them and holding a glass of orange cocktail wine.
...
Meanwhile, despite the fact that the companions a certain person summoned had all arrived at the meeting location already, that certain person was still having “fun” in the desert. And when he finally arrived at the meeting location, he was destined to find even greater “fun” waiting for him.
Even though he was the one to leave first by so many days, and even though Roland chose the best and shortest path, he would still be the final one to arrive at the Dragontail Bar. Perhaps this was due to Roland’s despairingly negative luck stat, or perhaps the world simply had it out for him.
“Fresh meat!”
When the tiefling Cassandra Carolyn woke up from her unconscious state, the first thing she saw were blood-red eyes, and the first thing she heard was that strange shout. Meanwhile, a drooling large mouth was opening up right in front of her face. It was quite evident that this person wanted to eat her.
“Don’t eat me! Tieflings aren’t delicious at all! My meat is stinky!”
At this moment, Cassandra truly wished that she was unable to understand the human language from the mortal plane. She had finally managed to escape from her enemies, yet she was captured by a desert human cannibal?
Cassandra Carolyn was the daughter of the rich and powerful Roan Carolyn, who ruled over the Hass Oasis. In their tiefling tribe, they would start learning the main human language of the mortal plane since young, as well as receive scholars’ educations. Although Cassandra was a tiefling, she was also the scion of the Hass Oasis.
In the language of the Chaos Abyss, the word “tiefling” meant bastard. And in fact, this was the truth, as tieflings were half-blood descendants of demons and devils. No matter what species the other half was, tieflings would usually answer the summons of the Chaos Abyss and come reside down here.
In the Chaos Abyss where the strong preyed on the weak, tieflings couldn’t be considered very strong even though they could be considered decently powerful in the mortal plane. Most tieflings down here would either die in battle, the most common result, or be forced to join a tiefling tribe for protection.
Perhaps due to the demonization in their blood, it was rare for those of high moral character to appear amongst the tieflings. Robbers, thieves, and rogues were forever the most common “standard jobs” in the tiefling tribes.
However, the rich and powerful Roan was a legend amongst the tieflings. He was a proponent of peaceful trade and expansion through merchant routes rather than warfare. This imperceptibly made him into a major personage among the tieflings.
Meanwhile, Cassandra Carolyn was Roan’s only daughter and heir. She was also the prettiest tiefling in the Jinta Desert, known as the most beautiful “Black Pearl”.
However, Black Pearl Carolyn now had an expression filled with fear. Apart from the cannibal right in front of her who was excited to the point of jumping up and down, the black-masked and black-caped assassins hunting her down had also surrounded her.
The assassins all brought out their swords and rapiers. Nobody would be allowed to live during this assassination. Since this cannibal had been unlucky enough to meet them, they would simply have to add one more corpse.
But suddenly, the cannibal who was going through Cassandra’s pockets started laughing wildly with obvious delight. He joyfully looked at all the assassins around him while constantly drooling everywhere as if he was a ghoul who was looking at a delicious feast.
“So much meat! Fresh meat!”