Chapter 130 This is not an ordinary treasure chest
"Hey, Sperian, Angel, where did you go on your mission today?"
On the sacred tree, the adult fairies saw the young fairies flying back from outside and greeted them with smiles on their faces.
"We went to Lake Pogaman." Shu Li responded cautiously.
He didn't dare tell them about the scraps they'd found at the edge of the forest. The adult elves, while not as harsh as Dagmon, would punish them by making them work.
For example, collecting "nutrients" for the sacred tree, cleaning up bird droppings on all branches, and clearing weeds in the orchard.
They were all big projects, and even with magic, they were exhausting.
"Yes, yes, we went to Lake Bogaman to mine, and also went to the bottom of the lake to play with Niledi." Angel grinned, revealing a row of white and neat teeth.
"Niledi has recently picked up a lot of things from the sea," Budno added.
"We exchanged it for a big treasure chest." Disio spread his arms and drew the shape of a treasure chest.
They spoke so convincingly that the adult goblins had no doubts and observed two minutes of silence for Niledi.
Ever since being possessed by the goblins, the three-headed water monster has never had peace, and Lake Bogaman has become a place frequented by the goblins.
Of course, the adult goblins had no sympathy for Niledi.
Who had it been that had coveted the Red Crystal Flower seeds and deliberately deceived the innocent little goblin? This curse had caused Sperion to leave the Goblin Forest at a young age and journey into the human world, prematurely exposing himself to the ugliness of human nature and the cruelty of the world.
After bidding farewell to the adult fairy who greeted them, Shu Li and his friends sped up their flight and headed to the mission hall in the commercial district to submit the missions they had accepted in exchange for items - two pieces of seventh-level refined gold.
Adamantite is a very hard metal, making it an excellent material for making weapons.
Although goblins are good at magic, they can also use swords and bows and arrows.
If the goblins want to forge a longsword that suits them, they must collect various materials. To obtain top-quality materials, they can either buy them in the commercial street, complete quests, or collect them in the wild.
The four young fairies received the refined gold that was much larger than their bodies, happily put it into the storage ring, and hurriedly left the mission hall.
They decided to find Sid and see if he could break the magic seal on the treasure chest.
Today is the weekend and school is on vacation. I have to go to Xit's house to see him.
Ten minutes later, they arrived at the fairy teacher's accommodation area, stood in front of the Sit family's door, and knocked politely.
"Sit, Sit, are you home?"
After knocking for a long time, no one responded. It seemed that Sid was not at home.
The four young demons looked at each other, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Sperien, are you looking for Sid?" Leah poked her head out of the window of the house opposite and said to the goblins, "Sid went out an hour ago and probably won't be back until dark."
The sun is high in the sky now, and there is still an hour before dark.
An hour is too long, they can't wait.
Anyway, if we need help from an adult fairy, we don’t have to ask Sit.
Although Leah is a music teacher, she is older than Sit and is at the intermediate level of a magic saint. It should not be a problem for her to remove the seal on the treasure chest.
"Liya, we found a strange treasure chest at Niledi's place. Can you help take a look at it?" Shu Li asked politely.
"No problem." Leah smiled.
After a while, she opened the door and appeared in front of the goblins.
"What kind of treasure chest? Take it out and let me see it."
Shu Li looked around and pointed to a nearby open space. "Let's go there."
The treasure chest is so big that the fairy's little house can't hold it.
Leah's curiosity was piqued.
What kind of treasure chest makes the goblins so cautious?
Ever since Sperian opened a treasure chest that was cursed, a shadow has been cast on his heart, and he has been cautious when encountering any treasure chest since then.
It's really hard for him.
"Leah, this treasure chest comes from the Serex Empire," Angel said, "and along with it are many exquisite porcelains."
"I wonder what treasures are inside?" Budno's eyes lit up.
Dizio poured cold water on him. "Maybe there's another cursed letter inside."
Budno glared. "Does a letter need such a big treasure chest?"
That treasure chest is big enough to hold a grown elf!
As they were talking, they arrived at an open space and Shu Li took out a treasure chest from the storage ring.
"Bang--"
The treasure chest fell onto a wide branch with a dull sound, and Leah quickly flew back half a meter.
She thought it was an ordinary treasure chest used by humans, but she didn't expect it to be a... coffin.
Yes, this treasure chest in front of you, which is two meters long, one meter wide and fifty centimeters high, is actually a coffin specially used for the deceased humans.
The exterior is inlaid with gold and jade, and the carvings are exquisite. A high-level magic circle is engraved on the lid. The owner who can afford such a luxurious coffin must be either rich or noble.
Leah looked at the four little fairies with expectant faces and felt a little reluctant to tell them the truth.
What is a coffin used for?
Of course it’s a corpse.
"Lia, Leah, how about it? Can you remove the magic circle on the lid of the box?" Budno asked anxiously.
"...Are you sure you want to open it?" Leah asked.
Seeing Liya hesitate, Shu Li asked in confusion, "Can't you open it?"
Could it be that there is something strange in the treasure chest that even an adult fairy at the level of a magic saint is hesitant?
Angel and Disceo looked at Leah nervously.
In exchange for the treasure chest, they gave Niledi a precious Moonlight Stone.
"You can open it, but I'm afraid it will disturb the people inside..." Leah was about to say something more appropriate when a voice suddenly sounded from above.
"Hey, isn't this a human coffin? Where did you get it?" Dosia flew down from the branches above, circled around the coffin, and marveled, "It's so gorgeous and exquisitely made. The deceased lying inside must have been an earl."
"Coffin...coffin?"
The four goblins opened their mouths in shock.
Shu Li retreated again and again, blowing on the storage ring on his finger.
Ahhhh~!
He actually used the Ancient Ota Ring given by the Elf King to pack a coffin!
Fortunately, when I packed it in, they took its large size into consideration and placed it on a separate layer instead of together with other items.
The strange thing is that this coffin is completely different from what he imagined. Its appearance is as gorgeous as a treasure chest.
"Such a beautiful treasure chest, why is it a coffin?" Budno held his cheeks with both hands, very disappointed.
He knew that humans were buried in coffins after death, but he didn't know that coffins looked like this.
"Why is there a coffin on a ship?" Angel was confused.
"Is the coffin sealed? It's been soaked in water for so long, is everything inside... okay?" Discio grabbed her fiery red hair, her face full of horror.
Upon hearing this, Shu Li took a few steps back, with all kinds of strange and terrifying images appearing in his mind.
Leah glanced at Dothea.
It was because she was afraid of scaring the goblins that she spoke so subtly, but Dosia, on the other hand, spoke frankly as soon as she came.
Seeing the pale faces of the little fairies, Doxia coughed guiltily a few times and said, "Don't worry. This coffin is made with exquisite craftsmanship. It is anti-corrosion, waterproof and high-temperature resistant. With the high-level magic circle, the corpse inside will not change in the next hundred years."
After hearing her explanation, the goblins' expressions improved slightly.
Shu Li asked worriedly, "What should we do now?"
A human coffin must not be left in the fairy forest.
If it is true as Dosia said, that there lies a high-ranking earl in the coffin, his family will definitely not give up the search.
Moreover, the coffin, along with porcelain from the Serex Empire, sank in the Danaga Sea due to a shipwreck, indicating that the deceased might be a count from the Pros Empire or the Dalia Empire.
Only the Pros Empire and the Dalia Empire were close to the Danaga Sea.
Dosia raised an eyebrow. "What should we do? It's simple. Just throw it outside the Fairy Forest."
Leah shook her head: "Not right."
For no apparent reason, a human coffin appeared outside the Fairy Forest. If it were discovered by adventurers, it would probably cause trouble.
"Then... let's return it to Niledi! Send it back to the sea." Angel suggested.
By the way, get back the precious Yuexin Stone.
Disio nodded in agreement: "Go back to where you came from!"
Budno said, "Let's just... pretend we've never seen it!"
Shu Li felt that sending it back was not a good way to deal with the matter.
As the saying goes, no matter how tall the tree is, its leaves will return to its roots.
The earl died in a foreign country, and someone specially built an expensive coffin for him and sent it on a ship to Shanghai, just so that he could be buried in his hometown. Unfortunately, there was a shipwreck and the coffin sank to the bottom of the sea.
If the three-headed sea monster hadn't picked up the coffin, he would have slept forever at the bottom of the sea. But since it was picked up and brought back to the sacred tree by the goblins, it meant that the coffin had another destination.
Seeing Shu Li's silence, Leah asked gently, "Sperian, what do you want to do?"
Shu Li put away his thoughts, raised his pair of tender green eyes, and stared at Leah seriously: "I wonder... is there any way to send him home."
Home is a place where emotions are placed and belong.
He studied hard, worked hard to become stronger, and aspired to be a brave man, simply because he was always concerned about his relatives in another world.
The earl died in a foreign country. He went to great lengths to build a coffin and transport it thousands of miles by sea, just to return home and reunite with his family.
Leah and Dosia looked at each other.
Sperian always had unique ideas.
"Are you sure?" Leah asked seriously, "If he was a bad person in his life, you still want to send him home?"
Shu Li was stunned for a moment.
He didn't think much about this question.
In fact, based on his previous experience with Ilio in the human world, the nobles of various countries are basically exploiters and can definitely not be called good people.
However, human nature is complex and cannot be generalized.
Perhaps in some ways, he is worthy of respect.
Without knowing the full story, no comment will be made.
"I think... since we met, it was fate," Shu Li said.
Just like the little treasure chest that cursed him five years ago.
He insisted on delivering the letter, which not only lifted the curse but also gave him a precious treasure map, which provided important clues for his future search for the water spirit.
"But Sperian, how are we going to get him home?" Budno asked with his cheeks puffed out.
"We are underage and cannot leave the Fairy Forest," said Dizio.
Angel's eyes rolled. "Didn't Sperian go to the human world with Ilio before?"
Shu Li shook his head: "I was cursed that time and had to deliver the letter myself."
The situation this time is different from last time. As long as you are an adult fairy, you can help.
The only thing he felt bad about was that it was his own decision, so there was no reason to trouble an adult goblin to make a special trip.
Fairies don't like dealing with humans.
Just when I was worried, Xit, who was supposed to go home after dark, came back early.
"Huh? Why are you all here?" Sit asked doubtfully. When he saw the exquisite coffin placed in the middle of the open space, he looked at the four young goblins in surprise. "Did you exchange it from Niledi?"
As expected of the fairies' enlightenment teacher, he knows his students very well.
The four young goblins nodded their heads in unison.
Leah laughed, "We're discussing where it's going."
Sit raised an eyebrow: "Have you discussed this?"
Dorthea spread her hands: "Sperian wants to send him home."
Sit was surprised, but not surprised. This was exactly what Sperian would do.
Shu Li stood obediently, blinking her tender green eyes as she looked at Sid expectantly. "Yes, I want to take him home, but... I'm underage and can't leave the Fairy Forest."
Sit snapped his fingers and smiled, "You guys are lucky."
"What?" Shu Li was confused.
Sit blinked and said, "I just got the news that the human Saint Danlov is visiting the Elf Kingdom."
"The human Mage Saint—Danlov!"
The four young goblins exclaimed in unison.
They were all very familiar with the name Danlov, and Aisha often mentioned him when explaining human history.
The first person blessed by the Elf King was Danlov, who was also the only human who grew up in the Elf Kingdom. After completing his apprenticeship, he left the Fairy Forest and returned to the human world.
More than two thousand years ago, he became the leader of the Atrium with his extraordinary strength and outstanding talents, and founded the famous Saint Vilia Magic Academy. He trained many outstanding white magicians for the continent and enhanced the Atrium's extremely high status in the Austin continent.
Danlov hasn't visited the Elf King for nearly a thousand years. Why did he suddenly come today?
Regardless of his purpose, Shu Li felt that this was a rare opportunity.
He decided to try his luck in the Elf Kingdom, hoping that Danlov would help the earl in the coffin return home because they were both human.
"Sperian, we're going with you!"
The three little friends hugged Shu Li excitedly.
Shu Li rubbed against them and said, "Okay!"
Good brothers, of course we have to act together.
Seeing Shu Li putting away the coffin and looking anxious to leave immediately, Xit pointed to the sky.
"Are you sure you want to go now?"
The four young fairies looked up at the setting sun and wilted instantly.
It is unsafe to travel at night, and it is impolite to disturb others' sleep.
Sit patted their heads soothingly. "Let's eat first, get some sleep, and rest up. We'll go to the Elf Kingdom tomorrow."
“Oh~~~”
The goblins responded listlessly.
Leah and Dosia couldn't help laughing when they saw this.
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