"Yes, you did pass out. You accidentally knocked your head unconscious... Well, I'm not good at lying. I knocked you out."
Although Jenkins said so, the elf didn't care.
Mezzanine corridor between the first and second floors with very low ceilings. Even if Jenkins puts his toes on, the top of his head may touch the top.
There is only one room at the end of the corridor, which is marked on the map. This is the secret room where the castle lord hides his collection. Originally, to enter here, you have to obtain a key divided into three parts, and the three key components are hidden in different positions on the first, second and third floors. After assembling the key, you also need to solve the jigsaw puzzle on the wall, and step on five different positions of the floor tiles according to the prompts in the oil painting on the wall within a limited time after the puzzle is assembled.
But because of the disrepair, the fragile walls were pushed down by Jenkins, so the process of coming here is not troublesome at all.
"We're here to fetch the mirror, so don't touch anything but the mirror."
Jenkins warned before opening the door, and the elf nodded:
"Then why don't I wait for you at the door."
After what happened just now, Miss Syluff also realized that maybe she might be a burden under certain circumstances.
"No, no, if I got the mirror and you disappeared, wouldn't that be more troublesome? And don't worry, you are my companion, we should go on together."
As he spoke, he opened the door, but it was still pitch black. In fact, there are no lights in any of the corridors and rooms in the castle, but there are bonfires outside the windows, so it is not dark where there are windows. And obviously, this secret room has no windows.
The room is small, with metal display shelves on all four walls, and various objects are placed on the shelves. Some have been turned to trash by the passage of time, but many more remain shiny, like they've been scrubbed just last second.
Although I didn't see a mirror at first glance, I soon discovered that there was indeed a mirror hidden behind the curtain.
Neither Jenkins nor Miss Elf dared to enter the secret room immediately, but waited for a few seconds before stepping into it.
"Is there no danger?"
He looked around:
"Are those puzzles just now dangerous?"
"But that's not dangerous."
said the Elf, and then asked:
"Maybe the danger lies in the mirror itself. Let's not lift the cloth in front of the mirror, just take it and go."
"good idea."
Jenkins nodded, reaching out to wrap the mirror in a curtain. But right in front of him, there was a gust of wind in the windless room. When the wind blew away the curtain in front of the mirror, the extremely sweet smell in the wind also made his and Miss Elf's stomachs "grunt" at the same time.
Jenkins didn't turn around to ask Miss Elf if she was hungry, because another person appeared in the mirror facing him.
"Are you hungry?"
This time it was a serious human chef. The scene in the mirror seemed to be the dining room of the castle. He was sitting at the main seat of the restaurant. The table in front of him was covered with silver and gold plates, and the light of the candles reflected the bright food.
"You must be hungry."
The man in the mirror smiled.
The smell seemed to spread into the small secret room through the mirror, Jenkins and Miss Syluff's stomachs rang again, and Jenkins even heard the latter's very unlady swallowing sound.
"It's a good thing my cat didn't follow."
He couldn't help but said while feeling very hungry, then reached into the mirror and pulled the smiling man out:
"Interesting, isn't it?"
He asked while tugging at the collar of the other party's dress, then ignored the other party's struggle and the black smoke from his hand, took out his sword and pointed it at his forehead:
"You only have one chance. We're going to take a mirror. Is that the mirror?"
Maybe it was because Jenkins really didn't mind killing him. Compared with the three monsters just now, this time the man told the truth very wisely:
"This is what you are looking for, Mirror of Gluttony. I am the spirit in the mirror. If you kill me, the mirror will be destroyed... In fact, I am not in any danger, but I just want to persuade you to eat some food... Well, please Don't threaten me, if you eat my food, you will give me your shadow. This is actually nothing, but I can manipulate you through the shadow... "
So, after jealousy, arrogance, and rage, Jenkins and the Genie have another gluttony. They sent the mirror outside the castle and handed it to the old steward before continuing the rest of the adventure.
Even counting the sword that could hurt the old butler, there are actually only three things left for the rest of the journey. The simplest of them is the gemstone on the tower. Because there is a warning of drinking skeletons in advance, there is no danger in the process of getting the gemstone except for being attacked by some strange-looking mosquitoes.
The gems were also sent outside the castle first, and handed over to the old housekeeper to prove that the task had been completed. The housekeeper was still rubbing his hands, but his expression was a little strange. Miss Elf assured Jenkins that there was definitely something wrong with the housekeeper, and that there was a good chance he would jump out at the end to stop the two.
"It's almost 100 percent."
she said.
There was another episode during the adventure. Although the binge-eating mirror was temporarily over, both Jenkins and Miss Syluff were indeed hungry. Fortunately, Jenkins said that even if he can't bask in the sun for photosynthesis now, he will actually be full after taking a few breaths. But Miss Elf is not a tree, she is still just a mortal thing, and she needs to eat when she is hungry.
Therefore, when she tugged on Jenkins' sleeve and blushed and told the fact that she was really hungry, Jenkins realized that she had ignored the needs of her companions.
"It's very simple, just wait a minute."
He opened his backpack again, and after a long time turned out a scorched yellow leaf:
"this is for you."
"This one looks familiar."
Miss Elf said, put the leaves in her mouth and chewed a few times, and Jenkins took the opportunity to introduce:
"This is the creation of the Church of the God of Nature in my time. One leaf is enough to provide the energy needed for a whole day's action. And there are many flavors to choose from. For example, your slice is orange. Although I don't need to eat, they I still prepared some for me, after all, leaves don’t take up much space.”
"This is actually the creation of the elves."
Miss Syluff said to Jenkins while chewing slowly like a camel chewing grass:
"This is the military ration for the elves when they marched. In my era, this was a secret recipe. I didn't expect that humans have mastered it now. However, the ones I have eaten are not as good as this one."
The last target monster is located on the fourth floor of the castle. It is a guest room. There is still a Do Not Disturb card hanging on the door, but the handwriting is vague, and I don’t know how many years ago it was hung.