Chapter 2864: Not a God

"Miss Dan Dac Nisi Te, so what is the secret of that village?"

The little Princess sitting at the table eating asked very obediently, and looked very respectful. So at this time, the actual age was only one year older than her... A Jie Li Na would have another birthday in half a year, so Dan Dac Nisi Te Gu Si Ta Fu was only half a year older than her:

"After investigation, it was found that the entire village was trapped in a time-stagnation field. It is not time suspension, but that all the scenery there will not change.

The environment of the village is always fixed in the spring afternoon of a certain year. Although the outsider villagers will grow old and die, their souls cannot leave that area after death, but turn into children and are reborn by the local pregnant women.

So in fact, for a thousand years, most of the people there are still the first batch of refugees from that year, and a small number of people are travelers who entered the village by mistake later. They are their own ancestors. As for why the road could not be found, the current conclusion is that the birth of that special area is a manifestation of the time chaos phenomenon in the woods. It should only be possible to enter that area at a specific time every year and along a specific road. Otherwise, only such a big move as today can be used."

"Dan Dac Nisi Te, this story is not romantic at all when you say it. I still prefer the ending that 'the dreamlike village never appeared again'."

Fu Luo La complained slightly. The red-haired girl smiled and didn't care. She now understood Fu Luo La's personality very well:

"Although it sounds very much like a fantasy plot in a story, if this situation occurs frequently all over the world, I don't think anyone will think it is very romantic. This is one of the manifestations of the instability of time in the material world. Although it is not as harmful as the 'tree hollow,' it is not a small matter."

"Professor, how will that village be handled in the end? The souls inside will be liberated, right?"

Duo Luo Qian asked, but Miss Dan Dac Nisi Te shook her head. The church and the college were still considering this matter. The current time balance of the Weisi Ta Woodland was very fragile. According to Iluna, it was like the straw on the fingertip. Even if the fingers didn't move at all, if the wind outside blew, the straw would fall.

Tonight was the opening day of the "First Snow Music Festival" in Weisi Ta City. Fu Luo La was invited to participate in today's opening performance. This time, she agreed. After all, she had been staying locally since early autumn. If she had just been shrinking in the hotel for so-called "creation," she might be suspected of what she was doing.

Although Xia De also had to go to the Golden Music Hall, he didn't set off with her. Fu Luo La left directly from the Accordion Hotel, while Xia De entered the city from outside the city.

Although he didn't make an appointment with the demon about where to meet in the music hall, Xia De believed that as long as the other party didn't leave, he would definitely come to find him.

Little Mia happened to be "in high spirits" tonight and wanted to go out with Xia De, but Xia De couldn't take her this time. And it just so happened that Difa, Lu Wei Ya, Duo Luo Qian, and A Jie Li Na didn't have time tonight, so finally Xia De entrusted the cat to Bella's maid Ma Di Er Da. Xia De felt that since Mia liked Difa, she should also like her.

Winter seemed to be really coming. Once the cold wind at night blew, everyone would shiver. The replacement of autumn clothes and winter clothes seemed to be completed within a week, but people still chose to go out in such weather because of the lively festival.

When Xia De got off the carriage and saw the bonfire in the square, the vendors and pedestrians around the bonfire were already very lively.

During the "First Snow Music Festival," in addition to the continuous concerts held in several famous local music halls, there were also lively outdoor concerts in the squares in the four directions of the Golden Music Hall in the city center.

This kind of outdoor concert not only had performances but also gathered functions such as markets, balls, etc., as if the city was holding a celebration here. Xia De even heard from Miss Beiya today that the church had even thought about whether to stop the holding of this year's First Snow Music Festival, but they didn't do so later.

In short, to exaggerate, it seemed that half of the city's people gathered in the city center tonight, and even the nearby Golden Music Avenue and A Er Dun Pedestrian Street were full of pedestrians. The shops along the street continued to open for business at night. It is said that except for the Year-End Festival and the "Flower Opening Festival" in early spring, this was the busiest day of the year locally.

It was easy to mix into the crowd in such a lively environment. The gas street lamps in the square, the bonfires, and the temporary hanging gas lamps connected to the temporary gas tank carriages mobilized by the city hall together illuminated this place decorated with lanterns and colored streamers.

Although Xia De knew he had business to do, he still strolled around the east square first, and then crowded to the bonfire to watch the performance. Although the sunset had disappeared and the three moons were hanging obliquely in the night sky, the time was still early, so the musicians had not yet appeared, and only a bard was sitting on a high stool with his back to the bonfire, playing the lute and singing stories of knights and princesses, heroes and evil dragons.

Suddenly Xia De felt someone pat his shoulder. When he turned his head, a thin, tall young man in student attire with glasses was standing behind him.

The other party seemed to be an ordinary person, but Xia De saw the very familiar glass bottle hanging from his waist and understood:

"You really came."

"For those of us in this business, keeping promises is a basic quality. Let's go to that table to talk. Also, this is not my own appearance."

He said in fluent Ka Sen Li Ke language with a Wei Lun Dai Er accent, completely ignoring that there were so many people around, and explained to himself:

"He made a wish to me, so I borrowed his body for a while. After all, at such times, we must be cautious in everything we do."

Probably because he borrowed the body of an ordinary person, the demon didn't look like a demon at all at this time, and even less like a relic in human form.

He didn't take Xia De far. The vendors in rows didn't surround the square into a maze but were arranged neatly. And in a corner of the vendors' queue, a large area of tables and chairs was set up for tourists to rest or sit down to watch the performance.

At this time, most of the people at the table were playing Luo De Pai. Xia De and the two first bought beer and boiled beans at a nearby stall, then picked a vacant square wooden table and sat face to face. Xia De suspected that this table was borrowed from a tavern, and the tabletop was full of traces of wine stains over the years.

From their left, they could see the crowd surrounding the bonfire and the side silhouette of the bard performing. The tables in front, behind, and on the right were all full of people. The noisy sounds mixed with the low singing of the bard in the distance formed the background sound at this time. The surroundings were full of lights and wine, and the citizens were either raising their glasses to celebrate, or laughing and talking about this year's celebration, or simply coming here to feel the festive atmosphere.

An ordinary lively night in the steam age appeared so unreal under the gas lamps.

The most unreal point was that Xia De was actually meeting and chatting with a demon in such an environment.

The young demon picked up the wine glass and took a sip. When the wine glass was put down with a *thud*~, Xia De was very curious about whether it could perceive human taste at this time, but it was not suitable to ask this now.

He was a bit nervous when he came, but for some reason, he suddenly relaxed when looking at everything around him. This was not relaxing his vigilance, but just feeling much better.

"This is civilization and enlightenment, right?"

The demon seemed to see what Xia De was thinking, so Xia De turned his gaze to it:

"Let's talk about business, but are you sure it's safe to talk here?"

"Of course, I made a wish to myself. Wishes are powerful forces; you understand this point as well, don't you?"

The "young man" also looked at Xia De. Xia De noticed that there was a faint red light in the depths of its eyes.

"I know what you want to understand, and I know even more clearly what you are trying to do. Very bold, very bold, but I can indeed give you the answer you want."

Its tone of voice was very normal, as if it were a chat between friends.

"Then back then, who suggested that Jin De Er go for a walk in the woods and thus encounter the dragon egg?"

Xia De asked this most important question very directly. The demon looked at him and paused for a few seconds before answering:

"Originally it was said to be a transaction, but this time, I can not take any price and do a loss-making business for free:

The Jin De Er family, who had just moved to Creek Town, bought an abandoned house in Creek Town at that time. Although most of the people in this town were very cold to them, their neighbor, the Ban Na Te family, helped them settle down here very enthusiastically.

Thus, friendship was established, and even extended to the second generation. The person who suggested that Jin De Er go for a walk in the woods back then was his friend Ban Na Te."

Xia De was not surprised by this answer at all. It would be better to say that this answer was very consistent with his guess. As for the demon saying it didn't want any price, Xia De thought he had already paid the price; after all, he saved the other party last night:

"What role did Ban Na Te play in the story of this small town?"

The red light in the eyes of the demon opposite the table looked even more obvious. It had been staring at Xia De since it started looking, and hadn't blinked even once:

"This is hard to say. Some things cannot be said. This involves the big plan of that one in the woods."

Xia De then asked:

"Are you afraid of it?"

The young man opposite the table widened his eyes slightly, but there was a smile on his face:

"If it were a complete big tree, of course I would be afraid, and afraid to death. But it is just a piece of dead wood without vitality. The degree of danger it poses to me is far less than your doctor friend. Not a god, but a mortal thing; you should know this better than me."