Chapter 204: The First Gathering in the Shelter Wasteland
Finally, princes or princesses stopped falling from the sky, nor did any other strange things fall from the sky anymore.
Yu Sheng silently withdrew his gaze from the sky and looked at the figures in the open space in front of him who had calmed down and were now resting quietly or talking in low voices.
Around them, the land that was once covered with rose bushes, gun smoke, blazing flames and the like has completely returned to its original desolate appearance. Those things that briefly spread from the nightmare did not leave any traces in this "shelter".
A proud tabby cat was walking among the crowd with its chest held high, inspecting the surroundings as if on patrol. It was followed by several "guards" wearing armor, robes, and leather armor, holding various weapons. When it came to Yu Sheng's side, it nodded and rubbed its head against Yu Sheng's legs: "Well, I'm very satisfied, meow."
Yu Sheng couldn't help but glance at the guards following the "king". These "followers" who were dressed like the adventurers in the standard stories actually looked like humans at first glance, except that their expressions were a little stiff. When he cast his eyes on them, these "adventurers" would even nod in response to him with a serious face.
"We are the king's sword!" the "warrior" wearing medieval plate armor suddenly said with full energy.
Irene was startled, and then she muttered, "...Looks like a living person."
"We are the king's sharp blade!" The "female archer" in leather armor heard Irene's muttering, and suddenly shouted in a full and slightly stiff voice.
The fur on Hu Li's ears puffed up slightly. He stepped back behind Yu Sheng and greeted these "guards" summoned by the king: "Um... hello."
"Hello!" the robed "magician" shouted, "We are the King's Blade!"
That’s all they have in terms of lines.
The Cat King left in a proud manner with his "adventurer guards" and continued to patrol the place in the wilderness. Yu Sheng heard footsteps behind him, and when he turned around, he saw that it was Little Red Riding Hood coming towards him.
"The 'King' will summon different guards. Adventurers are just one of the combinations. Sometimes it will also summon the Royal Guards or the Imperial Knights, all of whom are very powerful," Little Red Riding Hood explained to the man casually as she looked at the far-away tabby cat. "As for how many combinations there are, even it itself seems to be unable to tell. The most meaningless combination I've seen is that it can summon several old men who look like they're about to die in one breath..."
Yu Sheng was stunned when he heard this: "Ah? Summon a few old men? What's the point?"
"It's a 'flatterer' who can fulfill the 'king's' requests within a certain period of time in a nearly universal wish-granting manner."
Yu Sheng was stunned: "...Fuck, that's awesome."
"But the 'king' only asked his flatterers to conjure up a bunch of dried fish for him, and then drove them back."
“…Fuck, this is even more awesome.”
"Do you think our abilities are actually quite interesting?" Little Red Riding Hood showed a strange smile, and looked at her companions who were resting together with Yu Sheng, and said slowly, "Even I saw them all land in the same place at once for the first time in this way. It's really a bit...unexpected chaos."
Yu Sheng was silent for a few seconds, not knowing what to say for a moment.
If we ignore the dangers and corrosive forces behind all this, the "fairy tale"... is indeed quite fairy tale-like.
"Come here, as the 'host' here, it's your turn to show up now," Little Red Riding Hood smiled and patted Yu Sheng's arm, then dragged him towards the others, "Everyone is waiting for you."
Yu Sheng walked over, and the boys and girls gathered on the grass immediately quieted down, all looking at him. The members of "Fairy Tale" stood up one after another, bowed politely and silently to express their gratitude. Even the always arrogant tabby cat quietly came among the people and greeted them with its head down.
"Um, hello, everyone." Yu Sheng was a little nervous. Although the people in front of him were all 16 or 17 years old, or even younger "kids" (except the cat), when all their eyes were focused on him, he felt a little stuck, because this time, the focused eyes clearly carried a more intense power than the last time they met. "...I won't introduce myself any further, since you all know me anyway. Anyway, this place is the 'Refuge Wasteland' I told you about. You are safe, so take a rest. That's all."
A group of older children burst into laughter, and some people clapped in a disorderly manner.
This was the first gathering of the "Fairy Tale" organization in this sheltered wasteland.
Yu Sheng stepped back and sat on the ground with Little Red Riding Hood, who couldn't help but mutter, "Your opening remarks were really lame."
"I'm not good at this," Yu Sheng said casually, while looking around, "Not all the people are here, right?"
Little Red Riding Hood nodded: "Well, if you don't count the 'King', there are currently sixteen parents in 'Fairy Tale', and there are only nine of them here now."
"Others..."
"Some are still on night watch in the real world, some may not have entered the dream today, and some... probably won the battle today," Little Red Riding Hood explained in a low voice. "The specific situation can only be confirmed by asking in person at the morning meeting tomorrow, but there is no need to worry."
Yu Sheng nodded thoughtfully, while Irene, floating in the air, suddenly said, "Can we still win?"
"Of course!" Little Red Riding Hood said immediately, "It's not like we are chased and beaten every time we enter a nightmare. There will be times when we have the upper hand. Although the power of the nightmare will be overwhelming in the later stages, even at my stage, I can occasionally win!"
Irene thought about it, and the picture frame swayed in the air: "Oh... I've never seen you win."
The veins on Little Red Riding Hood's forehead jumped instantly.
Seeing this, Yu Sheng quickly advised: "Don't pay attention to her, she is very good at making people angry."
Then, before the puppet could start talking nonsense again, he immediately changed the subject: "Okay, now that the shelter plan is confirmed to be effective, it's time to talk about business - I have something to tell you about the squirrel and the dark angel named 'Ankaela'."
Upon hearing this, Little Red Riding Hood's expression instantly became serious - even Irene, who was planning her next real harm, immediately landed on the ground obediently, standing between Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood like a portrait, with a serious face.
Yu Sheng did not keep the secret and directly told all the information he got from the squirrel.
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Halfway through the conversation, Snow White was attracted and sat aside to listen. Then the "King" came over and squatted on the grass with a serious cat face.
Little Red Riding Hood frowned.
Here, she is the only one who has known the "squirrel" the longest and gets along best with her.
The squirrel is the guide of every Little Red Riding Hood, and also the only "friend" of every Little Red Riding Hood in the Black Forest. She had been curious about this and had asked about it before, but it was not until today that she finally knew... why there was a mysterious "squirrel" in the Black Forest.
At the same time, she also learned where the paths, street lights, fires and candlelight in the Black Forest came from.
"Do other 'subsets' have this kind of gradual growth?" Yu Sheng asked curiously.
"Each subset has a gradual change and improvement, which is indeed not unique to the Black Forest. Moreover, the 'strength' of each subset is also like the evil wolf in the Black Forest. It will gradually increase as our 'characters' grow up. The hag in the Bloody Court was not that strong at the beginning," Snow White nodded, and then changed the subject. "But the 'squirrels' are indeed unique to the Black Forest. There are no similar individuals on the 'stages' like the Bloody Court or the Eternal Ball."
Yu Sheng nodded slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face.
As more and more information and clues gathered, he now felt more and more the specialness of the "Black Forest" among all fairy tale subsets.
The "squirrel" was trapped in the Black Forest. Seventy years ago, the deep-diving team that broke through the fairy tale shell and transformed into "hunters" also landed in the Black Forest. From the other "fairy tale" members he had come into contact with now, the "distortion" of the Black Forest also seemed very special. The combination of the forest and the wolf was obviously not as outrageous as other "subsets", but rather showed a kind of stability...
This made Yu Sheng curious - what caused these "special features" of the Black Forest? ... Could it be related to the "fairy tale book" that the squirrel gave to Ankaela? In that fairy tale book, "Little Red Riding Hood" was a special chapter?
After thinking for a moment, he broke the silence again: "When you go back, search the orphanage carefully, especially the basement and the oldest building structures in the orphanage."
Little Red Riding Hood instantly understood Yu Sheng's intention: "...Do you suspect that the traces of Ankaela left in the real world are still in the orphanage?"
"We can't rule out this possibility. Although it has been a long time and many buildings in the orphanage have been renovated, the traces left by the Dark Angel may not fade away over time. Some things... may not be 'imprinted' on this world," Yu Sheng said as he pondered. "Squirrel recalled that the glowing object had 'melted' into the open space in the middle of the yard. Little Red Riding Hood, didn't you also see a strange thorn shadow on a wall near the open space before? Maybe there is a connection between these two things."
Little Red Riding Hood immediately recalled the suspicious shadows she had seen in the corner of the orphanage before, and her expression became solemn.
"I understand," she nodded seriously, "We'll organize someone to check when we get back."
(End of this chapter)
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