Chapter 753: 136. The inexhaustible life (Happy New Year's Eve)
Chapter 753 of "Demi-human Girls Completion Manual" opens revealing the plot: Chapter 753: 136. The inexhaustible life (Happy New Yearâs Eve)âThe necklace, you saw it, didnât... Discover what happens!
Chapter 753: 136. The inexhaustible life (Happy New Yearâs Eve)âThe necklace, you saw it, didnât you?â
âMm-hmm, what about it?â
âItâs a gift from the Phoenix Bloodline, you get what I mean?â
Dalilulu suddenly straightened up a little with a dawning realization, then flashed Emhardt a mischievous grin, giving him the thumbs up, appearing to be all-knowing.
At this moment, in the very heart of the Troll Speciesâ tribe, right beneath that enormous Wutong Tree statue which all the buildings stayed clear of, the trolls had set up an extremely large blue tent. In contrast to the rest of the crudely made stone structures, the tent was exquisitely made, clearly not the work of the trolls currently residing in Snow Mountain.
Beneath the shade of the giant Wutong Tree statue, rows of candles made from some kind of fat were lit around the enormous tent, isolating an area of a hundred meters all around it. Outside the tent, a stone wall had been erected as well. Fisher walked outside the tall wall, with Dalilulu leading the way and explaining,
âThis is the final part of the Holy Marriage ritual, to become united as one under the witness of the Wutong Tree. The preceding rituals could be simpler, but not this one. Oh, these are your prayer words for the Holy Marriage. When the time comes, only the two of you may enter the wall. We will seal it off from the outside, and it wonât be opened until the morning of the next day⌠By the way, the teleportation ceremony is also ready.â
Dalilulu, upon spotting Cocolia standing with crossed arms ahead, couldnât help but bustle past Fisher with a joyful grin. Emhardt glanced at Fisher and then, as if nothing had happened, drifted over to where their cherished books were kept. As he floated, he said,
âMy goodness, I really shouldnât watch this. Otherwise, I fear I wonât be able to resist bringing it up with any Lady I meet, you know, as I am the great and righteousness-loving Book Knight⌠No, no, spending too much time with you has polluted my heart. I need to cleanse my soul with some books. What the eye doesnât see, the heart doesnât grieve over, see you tomorrow.â
Fisher watched Emhardt, mumbling away and flying off into the distance, and couldnât help but let out a somewhat bemused chuckle. He then put away the prayer words and the pendant Valentina had given him and continued walking forward, passing by the bustling trolls. The male trolls all greeted him with grinning faces, adding a âcongratulationsâ in passing, while the female trolls looked utterly silly, seemingly having no clue what all this fuss was for.
âFisher!â
Just ahead, in that palace where he had encountered Dalilulu before, Valentina was lounging on a recliner and waved at Fisher. Lying beside her was a neatly folded set of clothes. When she saw Fisher braving the snowstorm outside and coming towards her, her face suddenly flushed with a thought and she settled back down onto the recliner.
âIs this the wedding attire? Why is there only one piece, and itâs so thinâŚâ
âNo, Cocolia said I couldnât even wear the Phoenix Speciesâ or the Troll Speciesâ clothes, so she just gave me this cloak to drape over. Look⌠wow, itâs so big.â
Valentina held up the blue cloak woven by the trolls, which was twice her size when unfolded. When worn, it could completely envelop her. As she spread it out, it rolled towards her, wrapping her entire body lounging on the chair, leaving only her head poking out to blink at Fisher.
Fisher paused briefly, then reached out to neatly arrange the sprawled cloth for her,
âIt seems the Phoenixes are much larger than humans⌠There, do you want to walk with me outside? Itâs not just for the ceremony, but also to help you feel less nervous later.â
âNervous? Me⌠Iâm not nervous at allâŚâ
She wrapped the cloak tighter around herself and, despite her racing heartbeat, retorted with a falsely brave front. Fisher didnât expose her thoughts; he simply picked her up gently.
With the lengthy blue cloak trailing behind Fisher like a pair of giant wings, he stepped out of the palace. The Holy Marriage for the Phoenix Species required the couple to fly around the Wutong Tree; lacking wings themselves, they had to walk a circle around the Wutong sculpture made by the trolls.
Initially, Valentina was a bit tense, involuntarily shrinking into Fisherâs embrace even when a troll approached, but after noticing the giggles of the female trolls carrying stones, she grew more at ease and began to observe the structures around her.
âThis place is really beautiful, so many mountains floating in the sky, amidst the mist, just like the sky fortress described in fairy tale booksâŚâ
âIâve read similar tales in Nali. Adventurers prepared to seek treasure on Sky Island found a Magic Pea and upon planting it, a beanstalk shot up, creating a path between the island and the groundâŚâ
Valentina covered her mouth and giggled upon hearing this, saying,
âWhy do your Nali fairy tales always involve treasure hunting? No wonder you love sailing so muchâis it because there are many treasures out there?â
âMm, of course, itâs related to the local customs. This idea of venturing out to explore the unknown has both its pros and cons. Itâs led to bloody acts of piracy, to the burning of the homes of living creatures, but itâs also inadvertently given rise to the development of technology, magic, and society. Even the most critical sociologists only touch briefly on condemning it, since they too enjoy the benefits that this ideology brings.â