Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

Page 65

While it can't compare to the luxury of the hotels in Ento, the Amos hotel has one advantage: it has a hot spring.

Elise chose a luxury suite with a private hot spring.

Before heading to the Forest of Sanctuary, she would have to say goodbye to her comforts, which is why Elise spent a considerable amount of gold coins to reserve this luxurious suite.

"You've all worked hard these past two days. There's a hot spring here, so you can all enjoy it. After all, we'll be facing freezing weather tomorrow." After saying that, Elise went straight back to her room to change.

Upon hearing about soaking in a hot spring, Rumia's eyes lit up, and her gaze as she looked at Iris's retreating figure was filled with a peculiar, secret thought.

Soon after, Elise arrived at the hot spring wrapped in a bath towel. This was not an open-air hot spring, but the walls could be made transparent using a magical device.

Since air travel is not restricted in Amos, an open-air hot spring is not appropriate.

After washing herself with the help of a maid, Elise happily stepped into the hot spring and soaked in it.

Just then, Elena came running over excitedly and leaped high into the air, unleashing a Falling Shock right in front of Elise.

水花高高扬9起，4不过在淋8到伊莉丝之前2，就4已经尽数被小3女仆挡下。3∧｛0;5々∴

"Are you a child?" Elise couldn't help but retort.

"Say whatever you want." Before doing this, Elena already knew she would be criticized, but there are some things she still wanted to do even knowing she would be criticized. It was just a pity she didn't see Elise getting soaked to the bone.

"Speaking of which, where is Rumia?"

Just as Iris was wondering, she suddenly felt something in the water. Looking down, she saw Rumia rising to the surface, her face flushed.

In order to stay submerged in the hot spring for a longer period of time, Rumia even activated her angelic form.

"What strange thing are you doing using this holy angelic transformation?"

"I am using my divine angelic form to spy on my master!"

Volume 1: Chapter 126 How did this blessing advance to the next level?

"I'm sorry, I really know I was wrong!"

In the hot spring, Rumia was bound and thrown into a corner by Iris, who also blindfolded her.

For Lumia now, ordinary punishments have little effect on her; they might even become rewards.

Therefore, Elise had no choice but to leave it alone.

With her body bound and her eyes unable to see, she could only hear the sounds of Elise chatting with someone coming from the direction of the hot spring, along with some suggestive water sounds. This feeling of being able to hear but not see was more unbearable than being killed.

Seeing Rumia about to turn into a pupa, Iris sighed and then released her from her restraints.

Iris wasn't being soft-hearted; she was just worried that Rumia might suddenly discover that this feeling of helplessness from being bound was actually quite interesting.

After this lesson, Rumia became much more obedient, but she still hadn't given up and kept trying to persuade Iris to let her help with the massage.

However, the maid managed to evade them all.

For an average person, soaking in a hot spring for too long is not advisable, but these women are not ordinary people, so they can enjoy themselves without restraint.

It wasn't until lunchtime that everyone left the hot spring.

Amos doesn't have any particularly special cuisine, given its geographical location. Its main food sources are transportation and monsters brought back by adventurers, such as the Icefield Bear, whose meat is of very good quality.

But there wasn't anything worth going out of her way to eat here, so she opted to just grab something at the hotel.

After the meal, Elise sent her maid out to buy something.

In the Endless Ice Plains, there is no way to use ordinary means of transportation, and walking to the Shelter Forest would take too long. She now needs to prepare a special means of transportation.

That is, a sled.

This is also the most commonly used means of transportation in the Endless Icefield, but it usually needs to be used in conjunction with tamed icefield monsters.

Therefore, the trade of Icefield Monsters is also very active in Amos.

The most common one is the Dire Wolf, which is relatively easy to tame because it is only at level three, and of course, it is also relatively cheap.

However, Elise had no intention of buying those tamed ice beasts. For her, who possessed the power of charm, preparing a sled would be enough.

"Alright, there's nothing else. We'll set off tomorrow. Now, those who want to rest can rest, and those who want to go out can go out for a stroll," Elise said with a yawn.

"By the way, Sally, come to my room."

Sally, who was about to go out for a stroll, was startled when she heard Elise's words. She pointed nervously at herself.

Why would this noble lady, Elise, leave me alone? Could it be that she wants me to sleep with her? She's not that kind of person.

but……

Looking at Elise's languid appearance in her nightgown, Sally suddenly realized that she might not be incapable after all.

"Although I don't know what you're thinking, I'm only calling you because I have something to tell you."

Upon hearing Elise's words, Sally finally realized what was happening and gave an awkward yet polite smile: "I'm sorry."

After saying that, she quickly followed Elise into the other person's room.

Back in the room, Elise took out a piece of paper from her spatial ring and handed it to Sally.

She took it and glanced at it, only to find it covered with all sorts of intelligence.

"This is the location of an ancient ruin. Exploring it with your current strength would be a bit of a stretch, but with my information, there won't be any problems."

"This ruin has the long-distance teleportation magic you want, but you must act according to the information I give you and absolutely must not enter the deepest part of the ruin."

“I know you’re very curious, but if you go inside, you’ll die in there.”

Seeing Elise's serious expression, Sally realized the gravity of the situation and nodded emphatically: "Is there anything else we should be careful about?"

"This piece of paper lists some things I want. Apart from those, everything else is your spoils."

"it is good."

"Once you've learned long-distance teleportation magic, come back to Amos and wait for us." With that, Elise handed Sally a piece of paper with information about the city of Amos written on it. She said that if Sally was bored, she could use the information on the paper to do something.

Sally took the paper and looked at the information on it. It even contained information about what one could get from a certain person by doing certain things for them. She wondered how Elise had obtained this information.

"There's nothing else. You can leave now. I'm going to sleep."

"Oh."

……

In her sleep, Elise vaguely felt something flowing into her body.

Strictly speaking, it should have flowed into her ankles, into the blessing of the Earth Goddess.

When she woke up, it was already dark outside.

Elise immediately checked the Earth Goddess mark on her ankle and found that the crown-like mark had become more complex.

In the system panel, you can see that the Earth Goddess's Blessing has entered the second stage. While all the abilities previously granted by the blessing have been enhanced, she can now draw on the power of the earth to restore herself.

What's going on here?

Logically speaking, the Earth Goddess is still sealed away, and I can't even contact her, let alone help me with my blessing and advancement.

Could it be that Wendy has made some big progress?

But when Elise tried to call upon the Earth Goddess, there was still no response. So how did her blessing advance to a higher level?

Just then, Elise made a few insect chirps, summoning Wendy's clone in.

However, the clone was unable to contact the main body at this time and could only stare blankly at Elise, looking rather cute.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Elise temporarily gave up worrying about it. In any case, the blessing of the Earth Goddess was a good thing for her to advance. She would wait until Wendy re-established her connection with her before discussing the specifics.

Elise got up and walked out of the room. Her little maid immediately came over and started talking to her about the procurement of supplies.

"Thank you for your hard work." Elise reached out and ruffled the little maid's hair, then turned to the others and said, "You've been out all afternoon, did you find anything special?"

"I went to the Adventurers' Guild, and it seems that quite a few people have discovered an ancient city frozen in the Endless Icefield. Now, many adventurers are trying to explore it," Elena said, sharing the information she had gathered.

"Do you know where that is?"

I feel like I can't watch the chairman's video before finishing writing next time; I fall asleep every time I watch it.

Volume 1: Chapter 127 That's Seria

“That’s Seria.”

"Huh?" Not only Elena, but everyone else also showed puzzled expressions. How could the capital city of the Empire, Seria, possibly appear in the Endless Ice Plains?

"Wait, I haven't finished speaking yet." Iris casually sat on the sofa, crossing her legs, a gesture that naturally attracted Rumia's attention.

Taking the water glass from the maid, Iris took a sip before continuing, "That place is indeed Seria, but not the capital of the empire, but the ancient magical city of Seria."

Do you know why the imperial capital is called Seria?

"Wasn't it named by the first emperor in memory of his queen?" Elena, a native of Seria, blurted out the standard answer.

"That's part of the meaning, but the truth is that the First Emperor chose this name based on lost ancient texts, hoping that the capital of the empire could be like the magical city described in the texts."

"The city that appeared in the Endless Ice Plains is the crystallization of ancient magical technology, the Magic City, Seria."

It was also called 'Ark' by the ancients.

Upon hearing the name, Rumia composed herself, thought for a moment, and said, "Ark, I remember the church's records mentioning that it was the last fortress built by a great ancient nation to fight against the gods, and also a weapon to kill gods. However, it disappeared after the War of the Gods, and it is suspected to have been destroyed. I never expected it to appear here."

"It was indeed destroyed, but it repaired itself. There are no living things in that city now, but it is still functioning." Elise nodded.

"Isn't that ancient magic technology from the past, a kind of ancient, lost history?" Elena Qun was a little excited. Although she wasn't interested in ancient magic technology, her younger sister was very interested. Even if she didn't bring back all of it, just a small part would make her sister happy for a long time.

"Don't even think about it. Once anyone gets close to that city, they'll be blasted to ashes by the automatic defense system."

"Even those at the seventh rank or above cannot enter?"

"Would you like to guess why that city is called a god-slaying weapon?" Elise asked with a smile.

Erjiu Lingwu Chuba Qi Yi* (Part 3) @Ling*

“However, it’s not impossible to get inside.” This time, Elise didn’t keep them in suspense and explained directly: “The Ark will appear in a certain place every once in a while, just like now. When the Ark appears in the Land of Fallen Gods or something like that, there will be a chance to get inside.”

"That city can move?" Elena was somewhat surprised, because she had heard from the people in the Adventurers' Guild that the city was as big as Celia.

"Would you like to guess why the ancients called it the Ark?"

"Alright." Since Elise had already said so, she gave up on that unrealistic idea.

Just then, Elise noticed Eve's troubled expression. She smiled and said, "Don't worry. The Ark only lasts for seven days to half a month each time it appears. It will disappear quickly. Besides, the location of the Shelter Forest is far from where the Ark appears, so you don't need to worry."

Eve was taken aback. Although she had a premonition, Elise's words clearly indicated that she knew the location of the Sanctuary Forest.

So how did she know?

Well, she even knows information about the Ark, so it's not surprising that she knows the location of the Forest of Sanctuary.

"Alright, you've satisfied your curiosity. Now I'm hungry and want to eat something."

"Miss, I'll go prepare right away."

"Master, why don't you eat me~" Seeing the little maid leave Iris's side, Rumia lost her seriousness in the blink of an eye, but as soon as she got close to Iris, she collapsed to the ground.

The succubus transformation grants Elise a new ability: perception masking.

It can instantly render the target's body unconscious. During the period of unconsciousness, anything done to the target's body will be instantly reflected back to the target after the effect ends.

Although it may not sound like a legitimate skill, its effectiveness in actual combat is quite good.

If used in conjunction with the abilities of the Pain Followers, Elise could probably cause souls to ache so much they'd be torn apart.

However, this ability is not very effective against beings of the same or higher level. The reason it is so effective against Rumia is mainly because Rumia does not resist it at all.

Any ability that Iris applies to Rumia will have a 100% effect on her.

Rumia, slumped on the ground, stared longingly at Iris. If it were anyone else, they would probably have softened at the sight of the saintess looking at them with such pitiful eyes.

Not to mention, this scheming saintess also used the power of 'Holy Face'.

Unfortunately, it didn't have much effect on Elise.

Seeing that the Saintess had failed to achieve her goal, a happy smile appeared on the face of the maid, Xiaoling. She then walked out of the room with light steps to prepare dinner for her mistress.

……

The next day, at 10 a.m., at the north gate of Amos.

The place is very lively, with many adventurers waiting to meet their companions, and others searching for expedition teams.

Especially after the Ark appeared in the Endless Icefield, even more adventurers went out to explore.

The appearance of Elise and her group here has attracted a lot of attention.