Chapter 32 Chapter 32 The Third Wish
System 05 tapped the wall. It felt cold and rough, but nothing unusual. He was now at the end of the corridor, facing another iron door.
"This is the top floor of the castle. Guess what we'll encounter once we get in?" System 05 asked.
"The owner of this castle?" Chen Mu said.
"It's time for us to see his true face." System 05 observed the gate carefully and said, "The buildings here are quite short. I remember..."
"Linglong Tower," he said, then suddenly stopped talking. Chen Mu continued, "There are 49 floors in total. We spent a year climbing all 49 floors of the Linglong Tower to obtain a spiritual weapon."
During this period, he experienced countless fights, plots, alliances and betrayals. After coming out of the tower, Chen Mu completed his transformation.
System 05 pushed the door open with an expressionless face.
This time, the inside of the door was very quiet. The chandelier inside was flashing with dazzling light. A golden bead rolled to the feet of System 05. Looking inside along the trajectory, gold, silver, treasures, pearls, jade, and various rare gems piled up like a mountain, shining brighter than the chandelier above.
This could almost instantly arouse a person's greed. System 05 kicked the golden bead away and turned a blind eye to the gold, silver and treasures in the room. He could copy such things unlimitedly on the main interface, so there was no point.
Chen Mu took a closer look and said, "No matter which world we are in, these are the things that are valuable."
"Because they are beautiful, stable, and rare." System 05 said in a tone that seemed too lazy to talk to you.
"These are all attributes given by humans," said Chen Mu.
"I'm not interested in what you humans like to do," System 05 said. "Look, there's a stone coffin in the center. Even humans like to find a place to live after death."
The stone coffin was very gorgeous and beautiful, pure white, carved with roses, vines, and patterns of green birds, inlaid with colorful gems, and surrounded by countless treasures, making people wonder what kind of person was sleeping inside.
System 05 walked over and used the identification technique, but found nothing. Then, crisp knocking sounds came from inside: one, two, three, as if urging System 05 to open the coffin.
System 05 pressed the coffin lid tighter with his backhand.
The coffin was silent for a moment, then began to shake. System 05 quickly called Chen Mu over to help press. Chen Mu was more powerful, and he pressed the coffin until it was completely silent. System 05 saw that it was silent, squatted down, and took a look inside through the gap. At this time, a faint voice came from inside:
"Save me...let me out..."
"Why are you locking me up here...it's so dark...I'm so scared..."
"As long as you let me out... all those treasures will be yours..."
“Save me…”
System 05 used the identification technique again, and it showed that there was nothing inside. System 05 paused and asked Chen Mu: "Did you hear any sound?"
"No." He looked at System 05 worriedly. "Are you the only one who can hear it again? What did he say?"
System 05 repeated what Chen Mu suggested: smash the coffin and burn down the castle. In the early days, Chen Mu's style of doing things was simpler and more rough. After experiencing more things, he gradually became more stable, but his nature was still quite...direct.
System 05 shook his head. His purpose was to investigate the specific threat posed by the Avengers to the Holy City. Burning down the castle alone would be useless.
He asked the voice inside, "Who are you?"
"I am the prince of the Hongxi Kingdom... One day, a group of people came here, killed everyone, occupied the kingdom, killed my family, and locked me alive in a coffin... Afterwards, many things happened..."
System 05 was listening intently when he suddenly felt the ground shake. He stumbled, and Chen Mu steadied him. But the shaking was so violent that the entire room's treasures rolled away, and a vast mass of metal and gemstones rained down upon them, instantly transforming from treasures into terrifying weapons. Chen Mu stood before System 05, shield raised. The metallic collisions made a loud and piercing sound. Suddenly, the coffin behind him opened. System 05 immediately turned around to take a look inside. Sure enough, it was empty.
The next second, the entire castle shook violently, as if the world had turned upside down. System 05 grabbed the edge of the coffin and watched himself fall into it due to inertia.
System 05 waited a long time for the feeling of his body hitting something hard. He found himself in a state of complete darkness, unable to see anything clearly, just like the feeling of being unable to open your eyes during a dream. He couldn't scream, nor could he control his body. After an unknown amount of time, a beam of light appeared before him, and gradually, everything in front of him became clear.
"Your Highness the Third Prince, why did you fall asleep here?"
System 05 opened his eyes and saw a young girl bending over and looking at him. The clothes she was wearing looked familiar. System 05 quickly remembered that many people at the dinner party on the second floor were wearing this style of clothing.
He didn't say anything, rubbed his eyes and sat up.
System 05 found that he still couldn't speak, nor could he control his body - this wasn't his body at all, he was just experiencing something from the perspective of His Royal Highness the Third Prince.
His Royal Highness the Third Prince patted his face. He was holding a bunch of colorful flowers in his hand. System 05 could even smell a little bit of the fragrance of the flowers.
"I'm going to find my mother!" the Third Prince said, then broke into a run. System 05 then realized that his perspective was very low, just over a meter. As he ran, he found himself in a garden, a riot of flowers surrounding a white castle.
His Royal Highness the Third Prince entered the castle and soon found his mother, the Queen Mother. She was sitting by the window while his father was combing her hair.
The sunlight from the window shines on them, like a painting.
On the walls of the room, there are huge images of roses and bluebirds. These are the emblems of the Hongxi Kingdom. The rose represents prosperity and the bluebird represents peace.
"Little Doran, you're here." The Queen Mother smiled upon seeing him and opened her arms to him. The Third Prince threw himself into her arms, feeling incredibly at ease with his mother's presence.
"I brought you flowers!" He held up the bouquet in his hand. His mother immediately kissed his cheek and said, "They are so beautiful. I love them so much. Thank you."
"Where's mine?" my father asked dissatisfiedly.
Little Dolan blinked his eyes. His older brothers and sisters were always a little afraid of their father, but he was not afraid at all: "I accidentally forgot."
The father smiled, then took a red flower from the queen mother's hand, put it in her long light golden hair, and put it in her soft hair, then said: "Look, isn't it beautiful?"
The queen mother smiled, picked up little Doran, and looked into the mirror. System 05 was also able to see the appearance of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, a boy with short golden hair, snow-white skin, chubby cheeks, and a rose-like appearance.
Little Dolan was nestled in his mother's arms when they heard hurried footsteps outside. The door was pushed open and two older children ran in chasing each other. The girl was blonde and wore a hunting suit and held a whip. The boy was older and dressed more neatly, but his collar was tilted a lot from running.
"I'm warning you, don't go too far!" the boy said. "Don't run around with a whip!"
The girl stuck out her tongue at him, then turned around and realized her father was also in the room. She immediately restrained her expression and said solemnly, "Good morning, father."
Father: "What have you been doing?"
"Hunting." The Second Princess avoided her father's gaze, then noticed her younger brother was there and quickly called out, "Little Dolan!"
"Sister!" Little Dolan likes his sister very much. His sister always secretly takes him to play many games that his mother and brother don't let him play, and always brings him some interesting little gadgets.
"What were you arguing about just now?" asked the father.
"Nothing." The eldest prince answered proactively. He winked at the second princess, noticed the flowers in his mother's hand, and said, "Is that a gift from little Dolan for the queen? It's so beautiful."
"yes."
His Royal Highness the Eldest Prince praised him again and completely avoided the previous topic. His Royal Highness the Second Princess whispered in her mother's ear, saying, "I have also prepared a gift for you." Suddenly, the King of Father began to test the Eldest Prince's homework. Little Dolan sat in his mother's arms, smelling the fragrance of flowers and the scent of sunshine, and fell asleep unknowingly.
Later, he learned that his older siblings were preparing a surprise gift for their mother's birthday, but their differing opinions led to constant arguments. He envied them and wished they could take him with them. His older brother said, "Wait until you're older." His older sister said, "Wait until you're as tall as the sword." So little Doran yearned to grow taller, taller, until he became His Royal Highness Prince Doran. The King and Queen held a grand birthday celebration for him, and the entire city was in celebration. Everyone danced to their heart's content, the music weaving a beautiful dreamscape, their faces beaming with joy. He rode in a carriage from the city gates to the castle, and people along the roadside showered him with flowers, hailing him as the most beautiful and kindhearted Prince Doran, a symbol of prosperity and peace for the kingdom.
Prince Dolan was intoxicated by the fragrance of flowers and applause, thinking that this moment would last forever. His brothers and sisters were all excellent, and he could always be a happy little prince.
Until the city gate was broken open by stones.
The foreigners' cavalry and artillery fire consumed the entire capital. People collapsed like plump ears of wheat, blood formed a river, and flowers were soaked in the gore. The foreigners were too powerful; they were no match. The commander-in-chief asked his father and mother to leave first, but they refused. His brothers and sisters also stood up to fight to protect the kingdom. Only he was stuffed into a small box. His mother told him to survive and not see anything, hear anything, or say anything.
Don't look, don't listen, don't speak.
Prince Dolan opened his eyes wide. He saw outsiders breaking into the palace with the heads of his brother and sister. He heard his mother's screams and blood flew in front of him. He began to cry and was then caught out of the box by the outsiders.
The outsiders didn't kill him like before, but locked him in a coffin. He heard the outsiders talking, laughing, chatting, and betting: "Lord Ross, how many days do you think he can survive in there?"
In the last moment before the coffin was closed, Prince Dolan saw Ross's face and his long red hair.
System 05 has seen that face. There are two statues in the Holy City, one of which is the first lord of the Holy City, Ross.
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