Chapter 206: Magic Continent The Hardworking Life of a Laborer
“It’s not too late now. By the way, what’s this Roger’s background? He seems stronger than Xue You?”
Sang Chu accelerated the growth of the roses while looking at Tu You, who was scattering Crystal Cores, and asked curiously. He stopped what he was doing and after a long silence, said, “I don’t know either. I’ve heard of a man named Roger before, but I don’t know if it’s him.”
“Tell me about it.”
Tu You flapped his large ears, continued to scatter Crystal Cores on the soil as he flew, and said softly, “I heard that there was a man named Roger who was very rich. He almost went bankrupt to find Mian Ge, hoping Mian Ge could help him find his missing fiancée. He said his fiancée disappeared the day before their wedding and there was no news of her.”
Sang Chu’s hand paused, and the rose buds stopped blooming. “Fiancée? Could it be that Rose?”
“I don’t know about that. When I heard other Elves talking about it, he had already found his fiancée and given the person who took the mission an exorbitant reward. I just don’t know who it was. Everyone was very curious, but Mian Ge wouldn’t say, so the matter was dropped.”
Sang Chu: “Then what about the client he mentioned? Is it a mission client on the train?”
Tu You shook his head. “Probably not. If it were a train mission, it’s impossible for everyone to not know. Missions are public, and no matter how well they’re hidden, they’ll be discovered. But many people are curious about who received this man’s reward, yet no one knows. That’s not right.”
“How strange.”
Tu You: “Yeah, but some people speculate it’s another transcendent existence similar to the Time-Space Train, otherwise it’s hard to explain why all the ticket holders don’t know who took his mission, nor have they seen his mission appear on the train. But it has nothing to do with us. Our main mission now is to get the roses out and return to the Apocalypse safely.”
“That’s true.”
Castle, Third Floor
Rose, dressed in white, had removed her veil. Her luminous white face was devoid of color, and a rose-shaped burn mark on her right cheek was very conspicuous against her fair skin.
Roger walked in from outside the door. Seeing her standing by the window, her body hidden by the curtains, blocking all the Sunshine, he walked over and softened his voice considerably, “Are you watching them?”
From the windowsill, they could see Sang Chu busy in the Flower Room. Rose smiled gently and shook her head. “I just want to bask in the Sun. I always feel that this Sunshine is very warm and should be very comfortable on my skin.”
She slightly raised her hand, but could only pretend to touch the Sun through the thick curtains. Roger slowly walked closer to her and embraced her from behind. “When the Train comes, I’ll go with it to ask Steward Qin if there’s any medicine for this. Then, you won’t have to hide in the Castle all the time.”
Rose leaned back gently against Roger. “No need. It’s already lucky enough to be back. I don’t want to overdraw too much luck. I’m already satisfied being able to feel the warmth of the Sun through the curtains like this. Roger, I don’t want you to leave, and I don’t want you to take risks. There won’t be another An An in this world who saves us and then lets us live such an ordinary life.”
“But I want you to leave the Castle and see the outside world.”
“It’s good here. In the past, the roses in this Castle were fake and would disappear with a touch. But now, as long as I stand in the Castle, I can smell the fragrance of roses. I’m already satisfied. Promise me, don’t go, and don’t let me lose you, okay?”
Rose turned to face Roger, her eyes looking at him earnestly, waiting for his answer. After a long while, Roger slowly nodded. “Okay, I promise.”
“Mm, I believe you.”
Rose turned back, her gaze drawn to Sang Chu again. Seeing the roses blooming one by one in her hands, her smile became even brighter. “Roger, the Flower Room you gave her is too big. Even if she can’t cultivate so many roses, let her leave when the time comes.”
“Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
“Roger, don’t you think she looks like someone? A good friend we haven’t seen in a long time.”
“Li An An?”
Rose smiled and nodded. “Seeing her in the Flower Room reminds me of how An An dug my Corpse out of the soil in the Flower Room. She was clearly a very timid girl, but she stopped the evil spirit, found my Corpse, and saved me. If it weren’t for her, we wouldn’t know when we would have met again. I miss her a little. I wonder if she’s still alive?”
“If you want to see her, when the Red Moon rises, I’ll take you to the Trading Market to send a message. As long as she’s alive, the letter will reach her, and she’ll write back to you.”
Hearing this, Rose shook her head and gently refused. “No, her mission is too dangerous. I’m afraid I won’t receive a reply. She promised me she would come to Rose Manor to see us when she had time. I’ll wait for her here. I believe she will come.”
“Mm, she definitely will.”
Rose smiled gently at Sang Chu, as if looking through Sang Chu at her old friend. She hoped her good friend also had many companions by her side, was safe, and powerful, just like this Sang Chu.
After Tu You finished scattering the Crystal Cores, he lay on Sang Chu’s head. Sensing that the gaze on him had disappeared, he said to Sang Chu, “Finally, they’re not staring. I don’t know who it was, but their gaze was constantly on us, making my fur stand on end.”
Sang Chu didn’t stop working and continued her task. “Let them look. It’s not like they have any ill intentions. But, are you sure that Rose isn’t human?”
“Sure. When we entered, didn’t you see that there was no Sunshine in the Castle? The Castle was brightly lit in broad daylight, and thick curtains were drawn everywhere!”
“This, I didn’t notice…”
As soon as she entered, she only felt that the Castle was bright and didn’t carefully observe whether it was natural Light or artificial Light.
Tu You rolled his eyes at her. “You’ve been bewitched, commonly known as ‘ghosts blinding your eyes.’ You need to quickly raise your Mental Power to Level Six or Seven, otherwise, you’ll be at a disadvantage if you encounter such a situation again. However, this Rose is probably not bad, otherwise, this Rose Manor wouldn’t have been designated as a boarding point. Although I don’t know why the Magic Continent would designate a boarding point, this place is not dangerous.”
Sang Chu chuckled speechlessly. “Not dangerous? If you can’t accelerate the growth of roses, you can’t get on the Train!”
“But that’s the condition. What can we do?”
Sang Chu: “Can’t we force our way onto the Train?”
Tu You shook his head. “Since there are already regulations, we have to follow them, unless this Roger is lying. But that’s unlikely.”
“How do you know?”
Tu You: “Of course. Who would dare to lie here? This is indeed a boarding point. I can feel the Aura of the station. This place has the same scent as where we boarded before. Other places on the Magic Continent don’t have this scent, so I think he’s not lying. Also, the Train is a very powerful existence. In fact, as long as you’ve bought a Train Ticket, no matter where you are, as long as you’re not dead and have bought a ticket, you can board and disembark. So, there’s no need for such a lie. The Train will expose it as soon as it arrives.”
