Chapter 448

Because he could only stay for twenty minutes this time, Xia De had to avoid topics that would make Mr. Riddle go crazy as much as possible and patiently inquire about things here.

Hearing that Xia De wanted to know about this room, the disheveled man lowered his voice and looked at Xia De with bloodshot, swollen eyes, with a miserable smile:

"Terror Castle has no exit; you can only enter, not leave. But a few existences can use other ways to let us escape. Sir, look at this!"

He pointed to the square table in the center of the room, which the oil lamp could only illuminate halfway:

"This looks like a table..."

"What is it actually?"

"It is actually a table! But don't be disappointed; this table is what those witches call a Relic! This table can summon gods! I have studied it thoroughly. By using this table sealed here to win against a god in a gambling game, you can make a wish to Him, and then we can get out!"

"A Relic that summons gods? Win against a god in a gambling game?"

Although he trusted the judgment made by the woman's voice in his ear, Xia De still subconsciously took a step away from Mr. Riddle:

"Speaking of which, how do you eat here?"

He asked unobtrusively:

"I'm a bit hungry. Do you have any food that humans can eat?"

"That's simple. In my previous adventures, I obtained a 【Relic】 that can turn any ordinary object into food."

Without any guard, Mr. Riddle took out a palm-sized, flat, hexagonal bronze metal box from under his robe and handed it to Xia De.

Xia De hesitated before taking it, confirming that it was indeed a Relic. The lid could be removed, and there were some small biscuits inside.

"This can turn any ordinary object into food, but it doesn't taste good, and it makes people crave the object before transformation. I usually use the stones and dust here, but I've tried it; even feces can be transformed."

Mr. Riddle introduced. Xia De thought he had heard of this thing from Priest Ao Gu Si, so he lost all interest in those small biscuits.

He was very interested in the experience of this "prophet" obtaining this Relic. Considering the other party was just an ordinary person, Mr. Riddle was definitely the most admirable ordinary person he had ever met. But that memory was also blurred; Mr. Riddle could only say it was an adventure from a long time ago, but didn't remember the specific details.

Returning the 【Relic】 to Mr. Riddle, the disheveled middle-aged man smiled happily:

"It's just that obtaining drinking water is more troublesome. Fortunately, it's very humid here. Using simple methods, when the temperature changes greatly every day, you can get some dew. Are you thirsty? I have some left here."

"No, no, I still have some water on me. I'm actually..."

He wanted to fabricate his identity, but Mr. Riddle shook his head:

"No need to tell me, as long as you are human and want to get out."

"Yes, I also want to get out."

Xia De said, taking a wooden tube filled with water from his pocket and handing it to the other party:

"Do you need water? I still have plenty."

Taking the container Xia De handed over, hesitating for a moment, and licking his chapped lips, the middle-aged man pulled out the stopper, gulped, and drank all the water. Xia De shook his head with emotion:

"This gambling game, I'm afraid you have to play it; I can only help you from the sidelines."

Although he was very interested in this so-called "gambling game with a god," the 【Father of the Infinite Tree】 required him to help Mr. Riddle, not for Xia De to gamble personally.

"That's for sure. I found this room; I won't put my hope of escape into someone else's hands."

Mr. Riddle, who had finished the water, said. He thanked Xia De with some exhaustion:

"I'm not even sure if you are a hallucination I produced on the verge of a breakdown."

"Just treat me as someone sent by a god to help you."

Xia De said casually:

"By the way, Mr. Riddle, which god do you believe in? When you were praying just now, I didn't hear clearly."

"【Mr. Ring】."

The middle-aged man said very seriously, drawing a roughly circular holy emblem on his chest. Xia De thought for a moment, but he really hadn't heard of this god:

"Sorry, this is..."

"No need to apologize. This is the ancient god who presides over 【Fate】 and 【Recurrence】. Many people think He has gone away, but my companions and I once glimpsed the achievements of this great one in ancient documents. Mr. Ring is the true creator god, an Old God greater than all known gods."

Judging from his description, this 【Mr. Ring】 is very likely the Old God corresponding to 【Infinite Change · Fate】.

Thinking about it, in the Fifth Era when the Old Gods had gone away, the Old God of Time sent Xia De from the Sixth Era to save the loyal believer of the Old God of Fate. Xia De really seemed to be sent by a god to help this gentleman.

"I survived in Terror Castle for a long time, but I still couldn't glimpse any of the secrets here. One day not long ago, I finally accepted my fate of death and calmed down to make one last prayer to my Lord. It was as if fate guided me to this room, and I understood how to use this Relic."

"How did you understand?"

Xia De asked curiously, and then his eyes widened suddenly. He suddenly thought of a possibility:

"You wouldn't be... hearing the voice that belongs to yourself in the bottom of your heart, would you?"

He suspected he had met the first Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi in history, but the voice in his ear clearly said the other party was just an ordinary person. And Ring Sorcerers in the Fifth Era should all be women.

"No, no, although my spirit is on the verge of collapse, I haven't reached that level."

Mr. Riddle shook his head:

"When I entered the door, the corpses by the wall chanted together. You can't imagine how terrifying that scene was. It was they who told me about things here, told me how to use this thing they called the Unknown-level Relic 【Gambling God's Table】. I also learned that the languages here can be understood because I understood their different languages. I was terrified at the time and lay on the floor in a coma... I don't know how long it was before I woke up. Sorry, my pocket watch has been broken for a long time."

Actually, even if it wasn't broken, the pocket watch might not be useful. This place, like Hope Town and the Forest of a Thousand Trees, is a place where no clear time point exists. Even Xia De's 【Time Perception】 can only know that it is winter, 1784, Fifth Era.

But when Xia De raises 【Time Perception】 to the point where he can clearly know the truth of the Sixth Era time, he will be able to know more specific times in such bizarre places.

"Sir, I was originally hesitating whether I should sit at the gambling table, but I didn't expect you to appear. I think it's time now; it's time to start. Even if I have to gamble against a god, I must face it."

Mr. Riddle nodded seriously to Xia De, and Xia De also nodded:

"Then let's start, Mr. Riddle. I will help you until the gambling game is over."

"That would be great. Having someone to talk to by my side is better than being alone... no matter what you are."

He probably still suspected that Xia De was just a hallucination he produced on the verge of a mental breakdown.