Chapter 40: Death of The Poet (5)

Chapter 40: Death of The Poet (5)

Inside the dungeon, Tang Cuo and Jin Cheng leisurely played with the fireworks for half of the night and eventually welcomed the sunrise.

The two took a short rest and went to Cecilias bakery to fill their stomachs with some bread. After that, they went on wandering around the city like two headless flies.

Jin Cheng said: In the end, we might not be killed by the Boss but died of thirst first.

There was no water in the city. Before even talking about washing faces, they had to be careful not to choke themselves to death when they ate the bread.

Tang Cuo didnt want to waste his saliva, so he wisely chose to shut up and switch to energy-saving mode. Jin Cheng only opened his mouth when there was something important, and he kept on carrying the glass lamp even though it was now daytime.

For the next half a day, the two continued clearing side missions. They repaired a roof and went looking for things. They ran from the west to the east and even swung around the palace in the center of the city.

If the player didnt do anything, the vines wouldnt suddenly come back to life. The two smoothly walked to the entrance of the palace and tried out all the side mission rewards, including the [Nightingale] ring, but none could trigger anything.

The rewards that hadnt been used were: a glass lamp, a palm-sized round mirror, a handkerchief and a quill.

Other rewards such as Cecilias key, which was used to open the Greenvines Alliance office, had disappeared right after they fulfiled their purpose.

Jin Cheng didnt believe that there was no way out and walked around the palace again, trying to seek for another trigger but still found nothing. It seemed that this dungeon wanted them to finish all the side missions. Thinking about this, Jin Cheng turned around and exchanged glances with Tang Cuo.

The two unlucky fellas who had no water to drink decided to save every drop of water in their bodies and replaced words with mutual understanding, then they continued to head for the missions.

About fifteen minutes later, Jin Cheng couldnt help but open his mouth again: This Mark is horrible. He needs a ghostwriter to write a love letter to his beloved girl. No wonder Cecilia prefers Lancelot.

Tang Cuo: You write?

In the side mission [Marks Love Letter], the player needed to help Mark write a love letter to his beloved Cecilia. Poor Mark, he almost lost all his hair over his attempts to write this love letter.

In Marks cabin, there were pens and paper scatterd on the desk as well as countless crumpled paper balls on the ground, all of which were his previous failures. Jin Cheng picked up a few of them to read and his expression was indescribable. After a while, he roughly figured out Marks line of thought and picked up a quill to start writing, but the quill refused to give any letters.

He changed to another quill, and still no letters came out.

He changed again to another quill, and again no letters came out.

Tang Cuo understood and took out one of the rewards the quill.

This time, the moment the quill was soaked in ink, the writing came out smoothly. Jin Cheng didnt even write a draft. With the corner of his mouth curled up, he wrote the love letter in a few swishes.

[Dear Cecilia,

There are no flowers in the Kingdom Hidden In The Moonlight,

So the bard wants to bring back the most beautiful flower in the world,

He searches all over the continent, not knowing when he can return.

But I am such a lucky man,

Because in my heart, you are the most beautiful flower in the Kingdom Hidden In The Moonlight.

Love you, Mark]

Tang Cuo made no comment on Jin Chengs cringy poem. His focus was

Mark also wants to mention Lancelots wish?

Jin Cheng: Thats right. I guess Lancelot is so famous that the whole continent knows his wish.

Tang Cuo:

Jin Cheng: Aunt Annas son Louis, the previous king and Mark all mentioned bringing flowers back here, showing that there are indeed no flowers in the Kingdom Hidden In The Moonlight. The Chinese roses that bloom here can only be brought back by Lancelot.

A thought came over Tang Cuo: Does Lancelot feel that Chinese rose is the most beautiful flower?

Jin Cheng folded his arms and said: The Chinese rose and the common rose are very similar, but if you compare the two, people usually think that the common rose is more beautiful. It represents love and passion, but in this story, the common rose represents evil. If it was the common rose that blooms in this kingdom, I would suspect that Lancelot was the Boss behind all this.

With music on, a shade of life came back to the streets of the Kingdom Hidden In The Moonlight. The wind that flew by no longer carried with it the abandoned smell of dust, and the pure white roses also swayed gently in the wind. It felt as if in the next second, from the corner of the street, a young lady who just came back from the Flower Festival would appear, cheerfully swaying a corner of her dress.

This melody by Lancelot was called [Twilight Lovers].

After quietly listening to Jin Chengs music, Tang Cuo pressed the button on the pocket watch again. With a Ding, the side mission was completed, and the reward was a key.

A key again.

Tang Cuo frowned slightly as he looked at the key in his palm. After a few seconds, he suddenly felt that the shape of this key was a bit familiar, and a flash crossed his mind: The bronze statue!

Lancelots bronze statue had a keyhole in his heart. .

The two quickly got up and rushed to the small square where the statue was.

About twenty minutes later, the bronze statue of Lancelot appeared in their sight, still smiling and plucking the strings, but in the sunset, his expression became more gentle.

Ding!

The side mission has been triggered [Lancelots Heart].

The system announcement came as soon as Tang Cuo stepped into the small square. It wasnt here the last time they came, so the trigger must be this key.

Travellers from a faraway land, congratulations on crossing the River of Time and coming here The Kingdom Hidden In The Moonlight. Are you ready to listen to the last story?

Please pick up Lancelots heart.

Let the most popular bard in the whole continent tell you the story.

The 99th side mission.

Tang Cuo and Jin Cheng looked at each other and didnt say a word, but they walked to the bronze statue in perfect union. Tang Cuo kneeled down and inserted the key into Lancelots heart with a humble expression.

Click. It was a perfect fit.

Opening the door at the heart, they found a red gem inside. The gem was so small that it could flawlessly sit on Tang Cuos ring, as if it was exactly where it should be.

Jin Cheng: After 99 side missions, this is the final reward. I think we can go to the palace in the center of the city now.

There were still a few rewards obtained in the side missions that hadnt been used, because some missions didnt require any item to clear. But Tang Cuo agreed with Jin Chengs view that 99 was a special number, and that this whole thing was a very special mission.

He put the ruby on the ring and the gem automatically fit. The side missions had officially come to an end. In that moment, Tang Cuo finally felt the flow of magic energy on this ring. As long as his mind commanded it, he could immediately use the engraved skill Moonlight Tide.

The reward of this task was a pair of golden scissors.

Lets go.

Neither of them wanted to delay any longer and ran to the palace at full speed.

At this time, the moon had risen and the Chinese roses were bathing in the moonlight, quietly unveiling a pleasant fragrance. As Tang Cuo walked on the road wearing the complete version of [Nightingale], he clearly felt a different aura lingering around him it was kindness.

This city full of roses released a gentle kindness to him.

This discovery was perfectly verified as they arrived at the palace, because the moment Tang Cuo walked to the entrance, the entangled vines seemed to sense something and instinctively retreated to the sides, revealing a gate that used to be heavily covered.

Jin Cheng couldnt help but tease him: This is the privilege of the protagonist.

Tang Cuo: I can let you open the gate.

Are you sure its not you being scared of a sudden arrow flying out from the gate?

Jin Cheng slandered the little bastard in his heart, but he still stepped forward in earnest. Squeak As the heavy gate slowly opened, the dusty flow of time began to move again.

However, there was nothing in the palace, only a well in the center and the Chinese roses growing inside the well.

Tang Cuo: The Well of Time.