"Once the identity is confirmed, our story will begin."
God smiled and said to everyone, while Shade said softly:
“I still don’t quite understand what we’re going to do.”
"Travelers under the moon, please don't be anxious. The night is already deep, let us tell the story slowly. First, let me introduce the identities of the five travelers. The old horse who knows the way has the fastest speed, but its endurance is very poor due to its age."
The old knight Zafir Yellen knew that this was referring to him, although he could not figure out what it meant, but both Shade and the witch knew that it referred to the knight in the story who ran the fastest but could not exercise for a long time.
"Colorful parrots can avoid attacks by flying, but their bright feathers also make them the most vulnerable to enemies."
The bard holding his card subconsciously wanted to look up, but the "painful experience" just now reminded him not to do so. The character of the bard Tica Enriquez can fly, which is a very convenient ability, but the negative trait of the character is that once a battle occurs, it will be attacked by the enemy first.
It seems that all people have both one positive trait and one negative trait.
"The noble unicorn is protected from evil forces, but the unicorn's strange attraction will bring more trouble to your journey."
The witch Aleila Andriana raised her lips slightly, looking very proud. Shade noticed that her character was the only one among all the animal characters who had extraordinary powers. Her positive traits were very powerful, but her negative traits seemed to directly affect everyone else.
"As for the faithful hound, she has an excellent sense of smell that allows her to detect a wide range of scents, but her small size means she cannot fight."
The maid Clara pursed her lips and looked down at the cards she was holding. Her role was a typical supporting role, and "cannot fight" itself meant that there would definitely be forced fighting scenes.
"Oh, and the traveler under the moon."
The god mentioned Shade last, turned his back to the campfire, paused, and said:
"Travelers are destined to be illuminated by the silver moon, so your team's vision will never be completely lost at any time. Maybe something good will happen at night because of this. But the strange traveler is obviously different from other travelers, and others will notice this during the journey."
Shad's positive traits are probably related to his "Moon Shadow" state, but the negative traits are somewhat vague, and Shad has no idea where this will lead to.
"Please relax, because the story of the journey has begun. Travelers gathered together by accident, heading to a distant place together. You agreed to set out together and stay together, so any member who leaves the team during the journey will be considered dead."
God said to them:
“And the story of the journey will end on the seventh day of the journey. Therefore, when the journey comes to the night of the seventh day, this little story by the campfire on this boring night will also end.”
This sentence was easy to understand, and neither Xia De nor anyone else asked any questions.
"In the endless dense forest, the old horse, the parrot, the unicorn, the loyal dog and the traveler under the moon gathered in a small camp. After a dreamless night's rest, they decided to set out together to travel far away. A good rest will make you physically strong and mentally refreshed, and today's journey will be less strenuous. Let's start on the first day—"
As the god spoke, the foggy forest around them actually began to hear the sounds of animals and humans walking and birds flapping their wings. The five people looked around, and the sound was extremely clear, as if something was really lingering at the edge of the campfire.
"Next, we will decide what to do about the events we encountered today."
The god smiled and pointed at the deck of cards. Shade looked at the witch, and the witch looked at her maid. Then the girl in the black dress reached out and pulled out a card and showed it to everyone. On the card, there was a small house made of candy:
"Traveling in the forest makes your physical strength deplete quickly. As noon approaches, the travelers feel hungry. You plan to set up camp to rest, but the loyal dog in the team smells the sweetness of candy. You follow the smell and find a candy hut in the forest. The owner of the hut, an old witch with silver hair, stands at the door with a smile and invites you to enter the house and have lunch with her."
As the god finished speaking, the smell of candy actually wafted out of the rotten forest. Xia De had just woken up in the morning and was not very hungry, but the other four had not eaten for a long time. Even though they had just eaten some of the food Xia De had taken out, it did not prevent them from still feeling hungry at the moment.
The bard, who was dressed up in fancy clothes, had his stomach making loud noises, which made the man who claimed to be upper class quite ashamed.
"I really felt that something was watching us. A relic really appeared, but it didn't seem to be the real thing."
The witch looked at the surrounding dense forest anxiously, and whispered to Shade about her discovery. Shade comforted her:
"From my experience, as long as we don't leave this camp, everything is just a story of travel. Don't worry."
"But I've heard of things like that in stories, the sweet trap of relics."
The witch whispered, and seeing that Shade had a very confident expression, she was somehow infected by him and stopped worrying:
"Travelers should not enter that hut, that is beyond doubt."
She said.
"What do you think?"
Xia De asked the other three people, who obviously didn't expect that they would have the opportunity to express their opinions. Seeing that the witch didn't object, the old knight, whose face was red from the bonfire, spoke first:
"You can't enter. This is the only time you'll have to break into a strange place."
The Bard has the same view:
"I've read a lot of fairy tales, and this is obviously some kind of trap that can make people lose their minds. The sweet candy itself is a metaphor."
The maid's answer was brief:
"Miss is right."
"Then let's take a detour and set up camp in a safe place."
Shade then told the gods the decision of the crowd. The traveler with the backpack beside him nodded and continued to tell their story in a low voice:
"The wary travelers declined the invitation of the old witch and did not enter the candy house. But when they decided to leave, the old witch in the house made a request to them: Since you don't want to have lunch with me, please leave the noble unicorn with me. In return, I can give one of you the ability to turn any object into candy."
"ah?"
Hearing this, the witch was startled, and then realized that it was her negative traits that were triggered, and the effect appeared in the first travel episode. She immediately looked at Shade, and Shade gave her a reassuring look:
"We can't leave our companions behind. The unicorn is very important to our team. If we lose our companions so easily at the beginning of the journey, then no one will be able to reach the end."
Shade said to his companions, and the men and maids all nodded in agreement.
The traveler who tells the story accepts his approach:
"The travelers rejected the request of the old witch in the candy house, and the angry old witch wanted to keep all of you. Entering the battle phase, the witch shot out colorful rays of light, aiming at the colorfully feathered parrot flying in the sky. Others can choose to leave immediately or join the battle."
"ah?"
Now it was the bard's turn to be surprised, but compared to the confident witch, he was very worried holding his cards. Fortunately, Shade still insisted on his previous opinion and would not abandon his companion just because he was a "useless" man.
"No need to fight. I will offer the treasure to the old witch so that she will let us go."
The witch Aleila Andriana spoke, and Shade looked at her, who shook his hair:
"Why are you so surprised? Since I came here on my own initiative, how could I not be prepared? Man, don't underestimate any witch."
As she spoke, she took out a ruby from her skirt pocket. It was no ordinary ruby. The fiery red flames were jumping inside the gem. Shade even vaguely felt that the "primordial fire" in his body was eager to devour the flames. But unfortunately, Shade did not have the ability to devour flames, and Sister Defulin was obviously not at this time.
"This is 'Gem Fire', a flame that is born from natural gems with a one in ten million chance. This pure flame can grant witches with corresponding talents the ability to use gems instead of spellcasting materials. Money cannot measure its value at all."
Despite this, Miss Andriana still decided to give the gem. This should be the hidden rule of this travel story, because the god accepted it. When the gem in the witch's hand automatically flew into the bonfire behind the god and disappeared in the flames, the story ushered in a corresponding turning point:
"The gem that fell from the unicorn's bag was noticed by the old witch of the candy house. She accepted the unicorn's offering and decided to let you go. After the parrot was hit by the colorful light, its wings that had turned into candies were restored. Before you leave, the old witch has proposed a challenge to you: I have three candies, one of which contains a deadly poison, one that can fill your stomach, and one that can give you the ability to turn any food into candy; each person can choose at most one, and each one must be chosen by someone. Of course, you can also leave at this point and ignore the challenge from me, the old witch of the candy house."
The god smiled at the five people, waiting for their decision. Shade and the witch Andriana looked at each other:
"I want to try it. I have a strong resistance to poison."
This is the confidence I gained after that serious illness.