During lunch, Uriel received a strange invitation from Sauron the Ring. When he saw the time clearly, he immediately felt that he was in trouble. "Tomorrow? Jising, are there any holidays recently?"
"Let me think about it...well, there seems to be only one, which is the ceremony to commemorate the discovery of the Queen's Seat. It happened twenty years ago." Classmate Gisinduwa told him, "At that time, the Destiny Council was busy dealing with wars on the mainland. The celebration had to be postponed.”
Uriel had not yet learned the Queen's Seat, and had never seen it in the sky. To be honest, even if I had seen him, I wouldn't have recognized him. "Do I have to be there?"
"This is a celebration of the astronomy room, man. We apprentices have almost no chance to participate. Even Mr. Oswide can't open the back door for us. Your invitation is probably for the sake of the commander."
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will also be attending?"
"There are not enough people in the astronomy room, and the photos taken by the Central City Daily the next day will be very embarrassing. It happens that your instructor recently returned to the tower, and it is natural to be invited to support him." Gissing said. "Of course, I heard these things from hearsay. You'd better ask the commander."
"But I have other things to do."
"what do you mean?"
"Celebration." It's not easy to find Joey, but it's not difficult to find Sauron. Uriel wasn't worried about that. "It's tomorrow, but I think I need to make an appointment to go to the library."
"Isn't the library closed for maintenance?"
"Maybe we can help out on the way."
"You seem to have told us."
"Can't you see that I'm just inviting you?"
Jixin turned his head and looked him up and down, with an indescribable surprise in his eyes. "Why do you think I will agree?"
"Because I invited Minnie first." Wilhelmina is Gissing's girlfriend. "Are you coming?"
"Hell, how could she agree to you?"
"I want to find more clues about the Brown Fairy Queen, and she told me the news in the first place. I used Sauron to open the floor under the library and found a cave."
"You opened the library floor?!"
"It's the ceiling. I just used magic to prop up the hole."
"I assume it's your mentor's magic?"
Uriel was also hesitant. "Xiao told me that the maintenance department will be on holiday during the celebration, and the brown fairies on duty will not be summoned. Gaia, I never thought that I would be the only one not to take a holiday."
"Wait a minute, how many people did you tell this to?"
"Just a few of us..."
"And that includes the White Envoy. Do you think that ring will keep your secret? I have to stop Minnie, she can't get involved."
"Don't be like this." Uriel quickly stopped him, "I plan to change the time and go there tonight. Well, that's not the problem... But we are just going to see. What dangers can there be in the library? Besides, you don't want to know what's going on next. Is there anything?"
Gissing was speechless. "You know I can't convince Minnie. Damn it, are all the Ministry of Foreign Affairs unstable elements like you?"
Uriel coughed. Otherwise, he would not have chosen Raj Singh to join the team. To be honest, without Sauron's instigation at that time, he would have probably suppressed his curiosity. However, the ring used the mystery of improving combat skills as a temptation, making him feel that he had to take a look. The apprentice suspects that the ring has another agenda, but his ability to detect lies does not work on the rune life.
…
"The ground is covered with dirt," Wilhelmina said. The soles of her shoes were crushed and caked, shocking the three people next to her.
"Quietness is the companion of adventure," Xiao told her in a normal voice.
"Then you are the only one who makes the most noise here."
Minnie was right, Xiao's voice echoed in the earth wall, and Uriel just wanted to cover the other person's mouth. But in moments of mental stress, he could only become stiff and unable to move. When everything fell silent, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Minnie, tell us about the legend. We don't know the details."
"I know he wants Shaw to shut up," she whispered to Gissing. "A book without an author, recording the habits and appearances of various fairies. The part about brown fairies"
"I thought brown fairies were elves." Gissing objected unconsciously.
"I hope the answer you think will not be implemented in the test, because it is often ridiculously wrong." Minnie teased, "The brown fairy is undoubtedly a goblin, and it is one of the earliest identified goblins. Before it is time for you to express your opinion, Now hear me out, honey.”
"You can't express your opinion, otherwise she will get angry with you to prove you are right or wrong. I think I have never missed anything with her." Gissing complained to Uriel quietly.
Wilhelmina coughed.
"Brown elves are also called brown elves, but they are not elves. They usually live alone, but they often appear in groups. They like to live close to humans and are willing to live in peace with humans. They will help you clean the housework, but they will not Accept any monetary reward as an insult."
"So generous?" Xiao muttered.
"But you'd better give them material rewards, such as milk or snacks. When a brown fairy feels hurt, he will take away your good luck and even cause you trouble."
"Forget it, I'd rather do it myself. It's always easier to serve others than to serve yourself."
Minnie glared at him. "No one here gives you a voice."
"What about the Brown Fairy Queen?" Uriel asked, "You said this is her lair. How do we find her?"
"I just said maybe," Minnie corrected.
"Why do you have to find the Brown Fairy Queen?" Jising was very curious. "As servants, they are not the best choice."
"It's a long story... My mentor's ring, the guy who doesn't speak human words told me that the Brown Fairy Queen is a mysterious creature, and the pastries she made by herself can make people more agile." He also thought it was ridiculous.
"Why should I be agile?" Xiao scratched his head and looked at Jixin.
"Uril is an apprentice messenger, which is very helpful for him in fighting." Wilhelmina said plausibly, "He also has to take astrology courses, so it is very necessary to reduce the pressure of training courses."
"You just wanted to have dessert."
"Careful, maybe I'll eat something else besides dessert, like the brains of some coward."
As soon as they got into the cave, there were differences in the team. Uriel found that he could not deal with their dispute, so he had to pretend not to hear. After all, he was here, so he planned to go in and take a look first.
The floor was originally a shallow pit created by the suspended ceiling. The top was covered with a collapsed round platform and wood used as guardrails, and underneath was a dark pit. The apprentice also saw a broken charcoal pencil. The incident happened suddenly. If Mr. Oswald hadn't been there yesterday, I'm afraid at least two of the three apprentices who used the roulette wheel to divine would have died. "Why didn't the astrologer predict that the ceiling would fall down?" he couldn't help asking.
"Prediction is not about detail. Sometimes we can indeed infer certain things that will happen, but in the process of feeling, the details are ignored." A voice came from the deep underground.
"Who?" Minnie exclaimed.
"The person you are looking for." The voice gradually faded away.
Xiao said uneasily: "Are we going to follow?"
Uriel drew his knife. "Why not?" He walked first, holding a lantern in his other hand. An orange-red halo surrounded the four people, and they moved forward cautiously. "I never knew there was such a long tunnel under the library floor."
"And there is no record when the tower was built." Gisinduwa added. He is quite knowledgeable about the history of towers.
"It means that the Brown Fairy Queen is very likely to appear." Minnie said softly. "It can't be a secret room. The next floor of the library is the auditorium hall."
"Then where are we now?"
"Mysterious place," Uriel told them.
The tunnel wasn't as deep as he thought. According to my judgment, compared to the railway between the snowy peaks of Angmar, the length of the underground cave does not exceed the diameter of the tower. But he had a slight suspicion that his senses were also affected by mysterious influences.
The space at the end of the road resembles a sanctuary. There is a stone platform in the center. "What is that?" No one could remain calm now. Xiao took a few steps back, and Minnie screamed in surprise and threw herself into Jixin's arms.
"Maybe it's the brown fairy's kitchen table," Dewar said sarcastically.
Uriel said nothing. He couldn't feel any mysterious fluctuations around him. Where had that voice gone?
"Is that a coffin?" Xiao asked. "Is it a ghost that lured us here?"
"Or Bogart." Wilhelmina managed to calm down. "After the brown fairy dies, his soul will turn into Bogart, a kind of naughty fairy."
Uriel searched around and found nothing unusual. He began to think that Solengerson was the one responsible. If something strange happens around me, it must be the ring's prank. He was convinced of this. "It can be opened." This is the conclusion the apprentice came to after carefully exploring the square platform, "but I think it's best not to do it."
"Is that really a coffin? Is there a body inside?"
Gissing sees things differently. "If you ask me, brown fairies are not that big. They are about the same size as your palm. Even if they are, it is still a brown fairy giant. Maybe he has the dual blood of giants and brown fairies. Aren't all the descendants of fairies also fairies? "
"That's true. Fairy bloodline often has a higher degree of mystery." Minnie answered.
"It doesn't look like a giant's coffin either," Shaw said.
"You mean giant?" An erratic voice appeared above them, sneering. "This is at best a giant's urn. Yes, it looks like it can be used as a coffin for you, maybe it has a flip-top lid."
Uriel raised his hand and slashed with his sword. The ice and snow blade was extremely cold. The offensive posture he showed was very effective, and the opponent was so frightened that he fled in panic and screamed again and again. "Stop!" A strange creature with a color similar to the soil fell from above their heads and hit Gisin's shoes. It was as if he had just walked through a quagmire.
"Don't be afraid, it's a brown fairy." Wilhelmina stopped her boyfriend's attempt to shake the mud away, "Uriel, stay away and tell Xiao not to talk. It will be frightened. And Gissing, dear Yeah, can you take off your shoe? It's flat."
"Oh, Minnie!"
"Just kidding." She grinned.
The brown fairy didn't die. It got up and flew to the stone platform. Its belly bulged and soon returned to a round and full state. Let me tell you, it does look a lot like a brownie.
Uriel ignored their teasing. He didn't see anything like a goblin in this thing. To be honest, he hadn't even seen a brown fairy a few times. "Are you the Brown Fairy Queen?"
"No..." When the little thing saw Wilhelmina's strange look when she saw the snacks, she immediately changed her mind: "Actually, it is possible."
"Why are you scaring us?" Xiao scolded.
The brown fairy stuck out her tongue at him but didn't respond. It seems like it was just a prank, with no reason at all.
"Can you make snacks?" Uriel asked without expectations. He found himself almost blurting out "Do you eat yourself when you're hungry?"
"Of course I will!" it said proudly. "You came to me to taste some snacks? Why didn't you tell me earlier! I thought you were idiots who broke in. What a misunderstanding! I made all the cakes at the celebration, and you must try them all."
Maybe the brown fairy broke its head. Uriel thought to himself, otherwise his mind wouldn't be running on one thing at a time. But it can communicate, which is progress. "No problem. We have contestants who specialize in tasting food." He didn't dare to look back at Wilhelmina's painfully entangled expression between food and weight. "What is this table used for?" He pointed to the stone platform.
"Who knew? A shiny little circle moved in and asked me to open a tunnel. Oh my, my arms are exhausted!"
...It is indeed Sauron. Uriel was not surprised at all. Damn it, am I used to being teased by that guy? "Are you the chef of the celebration?" Sauron must be staring at him now, laughing so hard at his stupidity for being fooled. He decided to think of something optimistic.
"I can make mysterious food." The little brown fairy told him, "It can make you happy until you fall asleep. Have you ever heard of chocolate that makes you dream when you take the first bite?"
Does it have to be the first bite? "Whenever I need treatment for insomnia, I will come to you." The apprentice said, "Are there any other effects?"
"Oh, there are many more. There is one that is perfect for a messenger apprentice like you."
Yuri suddenly became interested. Could it be that Sauron is finally reliable?
The brown fairy bulged its belly and put its paws inside to feel around. The four apprentices stared at its magical operations, wanting to see what other pastries it could make besides brownies. Uriel saw its arm being drawn outward, and then it took out its palm...
...and a jelly bean on top.
Wilhelmina turned her head silently and chose to give up trying. Maybe she decided a jelly bean wasn't worth risking her long-term weight loss.
"What's the use of this... snack?"
"This is a cool bean that can resist fire when exposed to high temperatures exceeding 20,000 degrees. It can help you increase fire resistance and resist the flames of the ring. It is a very useful magic food. If you don't believe it, I can give you a chance to enter the magma for free. Give it a try..."
Uriel probably knew how these snacks were named, and he was sure that the brown fairy was not lying. For safety reasons, he thought it would be better for him to refuse.
"What is the standard for ring-level flames?" Jixin didn't understand.
"The mystery of the high ring can melt steel, and the temperature is about 10,000 degrees." Uriel learned this knowledge from Sauron, "In other words, the fire resistance of this mysterious cooling bean is that your body cannot be cremated. …”
Xiao coughed.
"I've had enough. Why does Solengerson always have trouble with you?" Unable to eat snacks, Wilhelmina's patience suddenly disappeared. "I'll tell you the truth, it was the Brown Fairy who told me the news. I think it had a premeditated plan. Why can't you please your mentor's assistant?"
I tried, but failed. In comparison, swimming in lava is easier. Uriel didn't want to speak ill of it in front of Sauron's eyes. "Thank you, little brown fairy." He wanted to leave here first. "Tomorrow is the anniversary celebration. You have a lot of work, so we won't disturb you."
Unexpectedly, the brown fairy looked very confused. "What? But the celebration is going on!"
"?"
Uriel froze on the spot. Gissing patted him on the shoulder in sympathy. "Man, the invitation was given to you by Sauron, right?"
"..."
If he still doesn't understand what the problem is at this time, he doesn't have to fight wits and courage with the ring. "Is it crazy?" Missing a banquet in the Tower Astronomy Room was no small matter. "This bastard! How could it"
"It certainly wouldn't dare," Gissing pointed out.
Not Sauron. Uriel suddenly discovered that no one else might be willing to care about his absence. He couldn't accept it for a while. It's Joey. He instructed Sauron to intercept the invitation and attract the apprentice to the library underground. Only he can make the ring do its bidding. His absence wasn't a big deal, since Uriel wasn't the star of the celebration anyway... but it would undoubtedly leave a bad impression on Mr. Oswide. As a member of the astronomy room, "Silver Cross" must have known that Uriel had received the invitation.
"What's going on?!" The mentor promised to give him a chance to choose, but now the other party keeps trying to influence his will. If the astronomy room doesn't expect anything from me, Uriel thought, I'll have to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Although he originally longed to be a messenger, Joey did so...
Gisindua seemed a little guilty. "You'd better get to the auditorium quickly."
…
When he finally arrived at the auditorium, the celebration was already halfway through and all the cakes made by the brownies had been almost eaten. The Professor of the Astronomy Room, His Excellency Larson Gallagher and Mr. Oswide were present, as well as an astrologer holding a strange giant egg. He held a chisel in his hand and sat with the two Lord Kong Jing. The other members of the astronomy room are located further outside. The floor seemed to have been replaced with ceramic tiles and was completely covered with fireworks and ribbons, but it looked even more bleak and the atmosphere was deserted.
The seats of the two Sky Envoys from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were arranged opposite the great astrologers, but only the Blue Envoy Dean Rubin was sitting on the chair, his face seemed to be watching the guards executing the execution of the prisoners on death row.
Where has Joey gone?
Uriel sneaked into the crowd and showed his face in front of Mr. Oswide. Sure enough, he saw the old astrologer giving him a half-reproaching look listlessly. The apprentice hurriedly escaped into a large pile of fireworks and almost slipped. He picked up the trumpet that was spitting out shiny candies and paper flowers and stuffed it head down into a vase.
He quickly found his target. The young man stood in the shadow behind the dining table, not knowing what he was doing. But even if he was furious at this moment, Uriel could not blame his mentor. So he stepped forward and walked behind the White Envoy, intending to question him about the good deeds he asked Sauron to do. "you……"
Bang!
The explosion was sudden, like the library ceiling falling. This time it wasn't Joey's plan, or anyone else's. The fireworks, candies, paper ribbons and cream covered everyone at the table without giving them any time to react. Uriel knelt on the ground in a daze, only to see the fragments of a vase not far away that had been exploded by fireworks. The podium was silent.
The instructor's face did not change, what changed was the cream and ribbons on his body. They turned into thin ice and shattered to the ground with a snap.
"This is an emergency, I think I can explain..."
Uriel held on to the table and tried to stand up. However, the fireworks on the ground were blown away, revealing the ice below. His feet suddenly slipped. The dining table was overwhelmed and fell apart. The apprentice lost his center of gravity and couldn't help but wave his hands randomly for help.
Bai Zhishi only had time to take half a step back before he pulled him down and fell into a mountain of snack plates and messy wine glasses.
"Why is the ground so slippery?" Uriel couldn't help shouting.
There was a clang, and a silver fork grazed his ear and was nailed to the table leg. "Because I am responsible for temporarily reinforcing the structure of the auditorium." The instructor's voice was full of coldness. "Laying floor tiles, pulling railings, and repairing the podium. Are you satisfied now? Does it make you happy to come and admire my architectural skills?"
"That's not the case at all..." Uriel suddenly reacted, "Wait, is this why you asked Sauron to stop me from attending the banquet?"
"No. Get out of here now!"
