Chapter 258 Kiss on the cheek!
Castle De La Bey is an ancient castle with a history of more than 10,000 years. It was once the private residence of a god of law. During the war of the gods, the god of law died heroically, and his descendants gradually declined, so they sold the castle at a high price.
It passed through more than a dozen owners, but they all reluctantly changed hands because they could not afford the high maintenance costs.
More than two thousand years ago, the Castle of Delabe was purchased by the current God of Law, Danlov.
However, Danlov did not live there. Instead, he carried out a unique transformation and attracted investment to turn it into a multi-functional entertainment venue.
This way, the high maintenance costs can be covered.
After listening to Seleu's introduction, Shu Li admired Danlov even more.
If Shu Li hadn't known that Danlov was a native of the area, and hadn't seen what he had done, he would have really suspected that he was the one who had traveled through time.
As a true time traveler, Shu Li admitted that he was not capable enough and could not even do one tenth of what he could do.
A person's ability is determined by his or her growing environment, life experience, knowledge level, etc.
Before crossing over, Shu Li was just a struggling high school student, struggling academically. Aside from his musical talent, he possessed no other special talents. After crossing over, unable to speak the language, he had to learn everything from scratch, like a baby, growing up alongside innocent goblin cubs. Over the years, his state of mind remained largely unchanged, and his experience was pitifully limited.
It is simply a fantasy to expect him to accomplish something great like Danlov.
However, Shu Li believes that everyone has his own path to follow. His goal is to become stronger, defeat the God of Darkness, and find his way home.
Now, all his efforts are directed towards becoming a stronger person.
Considering the lifespan of fairies, he is only eighteen years old and still has a lot of room to grow.
The shops on the top floor shopping street in Delabe City display many rare treasures from all over the continent. Most of the customers who come here are to buy rare materials and upgrade their equipment levels and attributes.
Although the Fairy Forest and the Elf Kingdom are rich in resources and have top-notch materials not available in the outside world, the Austin continent is vast, and each country and region has unique specialties.
Therefore, when fairies and elves are training outside, they will collect rare materials from all over the continent and bring them back to sell to their tribesmen in need.
Shu Li is rich now.
He had earned more than two hundred gold coins from daily tasks, and divided four hundred and fifty into task rewards. He also sold the extra star grass for one hundred and eighty gold coins, which added up to nearly nine hundred gold coins, enough for him to buy a lot of things.
Of course, if he found particularly good materials and the price was higher than nine hundred gold coins, he would use the mountain of gold coins in his storage ring.
After visiting four or five shops, Shu Li bought some materials for making magic scrolls, spending more than a hundred gold coins.
After fighting the monster yesterday, he felt powerless.
When being attacked continuously by monsters, he could only keep replenishing his defensive formation, leaving him with no chance to fight back. If he prepared high-level magic scrolls in advance, he would be able to take both offensive and defensive measures, taking a two-pronged approach to give himself a better chance of winning.
Discio, Angel, and Budno have always taken Shu Li as their role model. They buy whatever he buys, regardless of whether it is useful or not. Following the boss will never go wrong.
Kumandi saw what Shuli was thinking and bought some materials for making magic scrolls. In addition, he also bought a lot of herbs that were not available in the Fairy Forest to make potions to enhance magic power.
As a dragon, Amanda lacked the versatility of the goblins. He couldn't make magic scrolls or brew potions, so he simply bought ready-made items. These were twice as expensive as the ingredients, but their value lay in their practicality.
Hector, Siti and Nasha had huge sums of money in their hands, but they looked confused and had no idea how to spend it.
They are real magic apprentices who haven't even learned all the spells, let alone other specialties.
After much deliberation, Hector chose an exquisite wristband made by the dwarves. As long as he pressed the mechanism, it could eject silver needles that could penetrate the intermediate physical defense array.
The price is a bit expensive, four hundred gold coins, but it can replenish hidden weapons three times for free and provides two years of after-sales service.
Hector was, after all, a young nobleman. Though he had lost his power, his parents had left him a substantial inheritance, and the rewards he earned from completing missions were essentially pocket money. Therefore, he paid generously and happily purchased the mechanical wristband.
Siti and Nasha were also not short of money. In addition to buying hidden weapons for self-defense, they also bought beautiful jewelry.
For girls, loving beauty is their nature.
Seryu didn't need much, so after a walk around, I basically acted as a guide and helped my teammates bargain with the merchants.
He was a regular here, and knew the prices like the back of his hand. The merchants, seeing new faces, would secretly raise the prices and rip off the customers. Seryu walked towards that station with an expressionless face, and the merchants tactfully restrained their greed.
"Ace, aren't you going to buy it?" Shu Li asked the blond boy walking side by side with him.
After shopping for over an hour, everyone else spent money, but Ace was the only one who came away empty-handed and bought nothing.
"I'm more interested in books, especially some obscure ancient books." Ace said, "There are not many bookstores here, and I don't see anything I want at the moment."
"Oh, so that's it..." Shu Li remembered how he frantically borrowed books from the college library and nodded in understanding.
Seryu followed behind the two, listening to their conversation, and hesitantly said, "There's a magic bookstore up ahead. You could go over and take a look. Maybe they have the book you...want."
Ace looked back at Seryuu and smiled, "Thank you."
Seleu was flattered, but he didn't show it on his face. He nodded slightly to show respect.
Shu Li scratched his ear suspiciously.
Did Seleu mistakenly use the honorific just now, or did he hear it wrong?
"We're here." Seryu stood at the door of the bookstore and introduced it to everyone. "In addition to advanced magic books, here are also many basic books suitable for magic apprentices. You can buy a few to study."
The "you" here refers to the three rookies Hector, Siti and Nasha.
"OK."
The three of them were eager to improve their strength and were the first to step into the bookstore.
When the bookstore owner saw more than a dozen students from the magic academy, he warmly welcomed them and strongly recommended the best-selling books in his store.
Shu Li looked around, stood in front of the bookshelf of adventurer autobiographies, and picked up a book to read.
Ace walked directly to the innermost bookshelf, which contained a row of old ancient books.
He raised his head, took a quick look, and then reached out to take down an ancient book bound in cowhide - "The Faith of Dwarves and Goblins".
Shu Li was in a good mood and picked up two books, one was a record of an adventurer's expedition to the snow mountain maze, and the other was an adventure in the Valley of the Wind.
Since he was going to the Snow Mountain Labyrinth and the Valley of the Wind to look for elemental elves, he had to thoroughly understand all the information about the two places and make the best preparations for future adventures.
Unfortunately, there are too few books related to the earth elves. Apart from knowing that the Enkak region where dwarves and goblins live has hundreds of temples dedicated to the earth god, no other information is known.
He paid the boss four gold coins and bought two books. He looked around and found Ace standing in front of the innermost bookshelf, concentrating on reading an ancient cowhide book.
Found a book you like?
Shu Li walked over lightly and came to his side. Without disturbing him, she tilted her head and glanced at the title of the book on the cover.
The Faith of Dwarves and Goblins
Huh?
This book looks great!
Shu Li's eyes lit up, and she immediately leaned closer to read the contents of the book with Ace.
[…Dwarves and goblins have fought for tens of thousands of years, simply to prove which race is most favored by the Earth God. They rushed to build temples to the Earth God, professing their loyalty to the Earth God.]
Although the dwarves and goblins waged countless wars, they also made peace. Working together, they built the largest temple to the god of earth—the Temple of Erst...
"Temple of Erst?" Shu Li couldn't help but read it out loud.
Ace turned his head upon hearing that, and because they were too close, his lips brushed against Shu Li's cheek.
"Well!"
Something soft and warm touched her cheek, startling Shu Li so much that she quickly stepped back and apologized: "I'm sorry, I..."
He retreated too quickly and too hastily, his left foot accidentally missing a step, causing his body to suddenly fall back and crash into the bookshelf on the other side. Seeing that he could no longer stop, Ace quickly grabbed his wrist and pulled hard, pulling his body back.
"Hmm~"
Shu Li fell into Ace's arms, her cheek pressed against his hard chest, and she could hear his steady heartbeat.
Ace held Shu Li's wrist with one hand and held up the ancient book with the other to prevent the thick book from hitting the boy.
"Are you okay?" He lowered his head and asked the little elf in his arms softly.
Shu Li blushed with embarrassment. After standing firm, she left Ace's arms in a panic.
"I... I didn't mean to..." He spoke incoherently, "This book is good. I was a little curious, so I came over to take a look... Don't mind me, ahaha..."
This was the second time the two had "intimate contact".
During their last magic training, they fell into a ball and his lips touched Ace's cheek.
Later, when he returned to the dormitory, he asked Ace not to mind, but Ace asked what to do if he minded. In a panic, he told him to kiss her back.
In short, what happened that day was so embarrassing that he wanted to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
It was also that day that he noticed Ace's affection for him.
Shu Li regarded Ace as a good friend and was unable to make any response for the time being. She pretended not to know and tried her best to maintain the precious friendship.
However, after yesterday's battle with the Demon Lord, a guess emerged in his heart.
Because this guess was too unbelievable, he was not sure and wanted to find more clues to confirm the accuracy of the guess.
But before he could take action, another "accident" happened.
"It's okay." Ace's reaction this time was calmer than last time. He handed the book to Shu Li as if nothing had happened. "If you're interested, I'll buy it for you."
"No, no." Shu Li waved his hand and refused. "I'm only interested in the temples of the earth gods built by the dwarves and goblins."
Ace smiled, flipped to the relevant content, tapped the paper with his bony fingers, and said, "This section describes the Temple of Erstde."
"Thank you." Shu Li took the book and couldn't wait to read it.
[…On the day the Temple of Erst was completed, the great Earth God Hedface Loverne descended in person. The dwarves and goblins knelt before the Earth God and worshiped him devoutly.]
[From then on, the Temple of Ersid became the residence of the Earth God in the human world.]
Shu Li turned the page and saw the words below with a look of surprise on his face.
Darkness ravages the continent, the gods clash, the earth god stirs up an earthquake, the fertile land turns into a terrible swamp, the Temple of Ursed sinks... The dwarves and goblins rift once again...
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