A strong and warm wind swept through the garden, the green grass swayed in the wind, and the fine green leaves danced lightly in the air.
The colorful flowers seem to have felt the call of nature. They bent down and swayed gently with the grass.
Except for the howling of the strong wind in my ears, the whole garden fell into silence.
At this moment, the atmosphere of this land suddenly became mysterious and scary.
Even in the vast snowfield outside the grassland, a violent wind and snow swept up high in the sky.
For a time, this land became extremely anxious.
Then, the ethereal voice also sounded, a little more dissatisfied:
"That's not funny, sir."
"What you see now is who I am now."
"This garden, this cabin, and everything outside in the snowy winter are the embodiment of who I am."
When Erica heard this, she felt strong doubts and surprise in her heart.
She never imagined that the land in front of her was actually the mysterious existence that heard sounds coming from high in the sky.
Couldn't it be that she happened to be sitting on the other person's body now?
This instinctively made Erica feel disbelief.
Just when she was confused, Victor's voice sounded clearly in her mind:
"What she said is true."
Victor's affirmation shocked Erica even more.
Victor also knew this mysterious being who had no body and transformed into a piece of green grass.
Queen of the Underworld, Persephone.
For four months every year, she was forced to stay in the garden.
Her physical existence will turn into a huge snowfield covered with a layer of hell, and her power will merge into the earth, creating this evergreen garden.
As the violent storm in the snowfield outside gradually subsided, the ethereal voice sounded again with surprise:
"I didn't expect you to even know this. You are indeed very special."
"It seems that the ear of rice appearing in your hand was no accident."
The exchange between the two made Erica, who was listening to everything, confused.
She felt like she was in a cloud, confused and couldn't understand anything.
What ears of rice? What on earth are they talking about?
Just when she was confused, the gentle voice in the sky sounded again:
"Can I take a look at the rice ears in your hand?"
The Queen of Hades' voice suddenly became lighter and her attitude became more respectful.
When Victor first appeared in front of the gate of hell, he came into her sight.
At that time, the Queen of Hades became very interested in this human being who dared to break into hell.
But what she was curious about was not Victor himself, but the powerful divine power in Victor.
This was very similar to a certain god she knew.
If the human being in front of him was indeed favored by the goddess, it would be reasonable for her to adopt a somewhat sincere and respectful attitude toward him.
Hearing this, 'Erica' slowly closed her eyes.
The windbreaker behind her seemed to be held up by an invisible strong wind and swayed in the air.
A stream of cyan smoke slowly emerged from the surface of the windbreaker, burning with pale flames.
The deep smoke wrapped around one of 'Erica's' arms along the windbreaker.
In the blink of an eye, the arm shed its flesh and skin, revealing white bones wrapped in blue smoke.
A crack was opened in the space beside her, revealing a hazy world filled with smoke and dust.
The piece of land wrapped in green smoke also cracked a thin crack and opened slightly.
'Erica' put her undead arm into the crack, as if holding something, and slowly pulled it out.
In an instant, a strong golden light burst out from the crack, illuminating the entire earth with incomparable sanctity.
The golden light even penetrated the clear sky, making the sun hanging high in the sky brighter.
Countless colorful and vibrant flowers raised their heads and swayed gently under the bath of this mysterious holy light.
The moment they saw this golden ear of wheat, the entire garden seemed to become uneasy.
However, this time it was no longer the so-called chaos and anger, but an uncontrollable joy.
The gentle breeze swept across the grassland, seeming to awaken all living creatures on the earth.
"Sure enough, you are really a human being who is favored by her."
There was obvious joy in the Queen's voice.
The colorful petals all around are gently bending in the breeze.
They all seemed to be leaning towards this golden ear of wheat, trying to touch it.
But the next moment, 'Erica' suddenly took back the ears of wheat, and the bursts of holy light disappeared.
At that moment, Queen Ming's voice sounded a little more aggrieved, and even a little bit reluctant.
"why is it like this……"
At the same time, the cold voice of 'Erica' sounded again:
"I can give you the ears of wheat, or I can get you out of this state."
"But I want you to do me a favor."
After hearing what Victor said, the Queen of Hades was immediately filled with curiosity.
This human in front of her actually claimed to be able to break her out of her state of being turned into a garden?
She was confused.
How can this be?
Therefore, the Queen of Hades took Victor's words as a joke for the time being.
But she was really moved by that ear of rice.
The Queen of Hades couldn't help but think.
She was well aware of Victor's current state, and her bright eyes were enough to see through it.
Victor now resides in other people's bodies in the form of souls, and can only move around living people.
So she also roughly understood what Victor wanted.
Therefore, the Queen of Hades’ voice sounded calmly in the air:
"I can't help you convince Hades unless you return his dog..."
"No way, that's the gift I promised to give to my family."
'Erica' blurted out.
She didn't even have any more time to react and refused outright.
After hearing this answer, the Queen fell silent.
She always felt that the humans in front of her were a little unreasonable.
Why do you have to use their dogs from the underworld to give gifts to others?
But only after a while, 'Erica' spoke again:
"However, I have no intention of letting you convince Hades."
After the words fell, the flowers around him all straightened up curiously and raised their colorful petals, seeming to be paying attention to Victor's next words.
'Erica' smiled lightly and said casually:
"All you have to do is give me a golden branch from your garden."
After hearing this, the Queen of Hades fell into a brief silence.
The surrounding flowers and plants seemed to feel the change in the atmosphere, lowered their heads, and were immersed in silent thinking.
Finally, she finally asked:
"Are you planning to take this living person into Hades?"
'Erica' nodded.
In the game, it is impossible for players to directly enter the underworld of Hades through normal means.
Because players are considered 'living people'.
Living people cannot enter Hades.
Therefore, through constant research and attempts, players finally found a way to enter Hades as a 'living person'.
First of all, players must have the prop [Ear of Wheat of the Goddess of Fertility].
Then defeat the three-headed dog of hell and enter the gate of hell.
Come to the River Styx closest to the gate of hell, give the boatman gold coins, and finally find the Queen of Hades.
Use [Wheat Ears] to exchange [Golden Boughs] and submit [Golden Boughs] to the boatman Charon, and Charon will lead the 'player' into the underworld.
This is probably such a process.
"If you just want a golden branch, I can help you."
Following the Underworld Queen's promise, the surrounding flowers and plants began to sway.
The giant tree behind the tall wooden house also swayed slightly.
Not long after, a golden branch fell from the treetop and landed lightly in 'Erica's' hand.
"Next, it's your turn to fulfill your promise."
The Queen of Hades' calm and authoritative voice sounded slowly, as if with a bit of expectation.
'Erica' just smiled lightly and responded:
"Of course, no problem."
The Queen of Hades transforms into a flowery garden for four months every year.
This was not her intention, but because of the changing seasons, she was forced to restrain herself in this snow-covered land.
When the world enters the coldest four months of the year, the extreme cold makes it difficult for most vegetation to survive, and the entire world will lose its harvest.
Even the flowers and plants had to fall silent and stop growing.
At this time, the Queen of Hades in hell will be forced to turn into a garden because she senses the coming of winter.
Provide a non-freezing habitat for flowers, plants and trees in the cold world.
Therefore, people also gave her another name - 'Evergreen Goddess'.
All she needs to do to lift her restrictions is to turn winter here into spring.
At this moment, the dark windbreaker behind 'Erica' suddenly fluttered violently.
Six elemental colors flashed across the surface of the swinging windbreaker, and the colors intertwined to form a bright stream of light, slowly covering the snowy field.
The sun seemed to rise higher in the sky and become hotter.
The snow on the vast snowfield begins to melt, turning into clear water that nourishes the soil.
New soil is born, and then the spring rain falls.
Feeling everything happening around her, Queen Ming's voice was full of surprise:
"What……"
boom!
A dazzling bolt of lightning fell from high in the sky and hit the ground with a bang.
When the light dissipated, a gentle breeze slowly blew from all directions, blowing across the land.
In the blink of an eye, in the cracks in the soil split by lightning, green shoots broke out of the soil and grew rapidly.
Looking around, the sparse snow-covered soil is covered with emerald green in the blink of an eye.
Feeling the changes in this land, the Queen of Hades' voice trembled in the air:
"Is this... natural?"
The breath of spring gradually became stronger, and the originally ethereal voice of the Underworld Queen gradually became high-pitched, like the soft voice of a young girl.
Immediately afterwards, tree branches as dense as antlers rose from the ground, entangled intricately.
Soon, clusters of colorful flowers grew rapidly around the branches, deeply covering them.
In the blink of an eye, petals fell from the sky like rain, gradually disappearing the antler-like branches.
And among the flowers, a lively girl wearing a wreath on her head and a white dress slowly appeared.
She looks about the same age as Erica.
The girl looked down at her body in shock.
This was the first time she felt the arrival of spring, unexpectedly so quickly.
And this was actually changed by a human being.
This shocked her beyond measure.
Immediately afterwards, a golden ear of wheat emitting warm holy light fell in front of the girl's eyes.
She raised her head blankly and looked at the sacred golden wheat ear.
Persephone looked up along the arm wrapped in black sleeves.
What caught his eye was a tall man.
He was wearing a black trench coat, and his calm face exuded a heroic spirit.
Persephone's eyes widened in surprise, she covered her mouth and stammered:
"You...you are not..."
Before she finished speaking, Victor's cold voice interrupted her abruptly:
"I said, as long as you let me see you first, I am willing to let you see my appearance."
As he spoke, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a gentle smile.
"I wonder if Madam is interested."
"Come with me to the underworld?"
