Chapter1254:TheArrivaloftheGreatWitch

TheRedHeartQueen’smasqueradeballisheldatrandomtimes,invitingguestsisdoneatrandom,multipleinvitationsaresentout,butonlythefirstfewguestswhoreceiveaninvitationcanattend.

Thenumberofguestsattendingeachtimeisnotfixed,themosthasbeentwelvepeople,theleasthasbeenonlythree.

AndforthisRedHeartQueen’smasqueradeball,therearesevenpeople.

HostingtheballistheAbyssSovereign,alsoknownasthedreadedRedHeartQueen.

Thefirstguestinvited-aprinceridingawhitehorse.

Soon,otherguestswhoreceivedtheinvitationarrivedatthedancethroughthedeepredgate.

ThefirsttoarrivewastheregularguestoftheRedHeartQueen’sMasquerade,theGreatWitchFlorafromtheWitchGod’sDomain.

Wearingacloakwithagrayravenhood,theGreatWitchsteppedoutfromthetwilight,lookedaround,andwassurprisedtofindthatshewasn’tthefirstguesttoarrivethistime.

Becauseofaspecialspelloffate,shehadanextraordinaryconnectionwiththeRedHeartQueen’smasquerade.Basically,everytimetheRedHeartQueenheldadance,shewasthefirstonetoreceivethenews.

Inthepastelevendances,shehadthelastlaughsixtimes.EvenwhentheGodSlayingSkySwordinterruptedthedanceandescaped,shesurvivedandtookhershareofthelegend-rankedfood.

Anyway,fortheGreatWitchoftheWitchGod’sDomain,shedidn’tneed"thebloodofthelegendarymulti-headeddragon."

Thereason?Justlookatthemajesticmountainpeakthatmakesallgirlsfeelinferior,almostburstingoutoftheirclothes.Thatisthesymbolofthehighest-rankedGreatWitchintheWitchGod’sDomain.

Inasense,thisisatalentthateventhegodswouldenvy.

"It’srare.Ishouldbethefirstonetoreceivetheinvitation,"Florasaid,lookingaroundatthefamiliarscenery.

ThebandNightmareWorldhasauniquefairytalestyle,withaprocessionteamandseriousteacupsoldiers,allinthestyleoftheRedHeartQueen.

ThechefsintheentireEndlessGod’sDomainareeagerforthedeliciousfood,andtheyworkdiligentlytobringplateafterplateofexquisitedishestothelongtable.

Allofthesedishesarehero-rankeddelicaciesthateveryoneinEndlessGod’sDomaindesires.Theyarestrategicreserveleveldishesforthemajororganizations.

Thelegend-rankededdisheslistedontheinvitationhavenotbeenmadeyet.ThechefsfromNightmareWorldareworkinghardtopreparethesemythicalingredients.

"Includeaportionofpremiumchickensnakemeat,coatedinhoneyandfrieduntil70%cooked."GreatWitchFlorararelyencounterschefsfromNightmareWorld,sosheskillfullyhandsoverthehigh-qualitychickensnakemeatshebroughttothebusychefs.

ThisisasmallprivilegeforherasafrequentwinneratRedHeartQueen’sMasquerade.Shecanaskthesechefs,whopossessthepowerofNightmareWorld,tohelpcooktheingredientsshebrings.

Ofcourse,theywon’tmakedishesthatareoflegend-ranked.Thelimitiswithinthehero-rankedrangeofingredients.

TheChickenSnakeMonsterisamonsterintheWesternGod’sDomainthathascausedmanynoviceheroestofail.Ifyouarestaredatbyitseyesanddon’thavepetrificationimmunity,almost100%ofthetime,youwillturnintoastatue.

Everyyear,unluckyadventurerswhohavebeenpetrifiedarefoundintheforest.Thenumberiscountedbasedonhowmanyhavebeendefeated.Sometimes,evenunluckyadventurerswhowentmissinghundredsofyearsagoarefound.

Thepeopleturnedintostonecanonlyfindawitchorapriestwhoisgoodatliftingcursestohelpthem.Butitisveryexpensive.

Theunfortunateadventurerswhocannotaffordtopaytobecuredoftheirstonecurse,evenifsomeonefindsthem,noonewillbringthemback.Theybecomepartoftheforest,slowlyweatheringawayunderthesunandrain.

Therefore,adventurersintheWesternGod’sDomainalwayscarrysomethinglikeadogtagtoprovethattheyhavethewealthtolifttheirstonecurse.

Beforegoingonanadventure,itisauniquecultureintheWesternGod’sDomaintodepositasumofmoneyinthetempletocoverthecostofretrievingtheirbodies.Thishasledtothedevelopmentofaseriesofrelatedinsuranceservices.

Thesixth-rankedChickenSnakeMonsterisoneofthemaincausesfortheemergenceofthisbusiness.

FewpeopleknowthatthemeatoftheChickenSnakeMonsterisextremelydeliciousafterremovingitspoison.Itisnotonlytenderandtasty,butalsohasaskinwhiteningeffect.

GreatWitchFloraisoneoftheveryfewpeoplewhoknowaboutthiseffect.However,evenifsomeonehuntsdownaChickenSnakeMonster,shedoesn’tknowhowtoperfectlyremovethepoison.

ThepetrificationtoxinisanaturaltalentoftheChickenSnakeMonster.Onlylifeprofessionsrankedasheroorhighercanperfectlyremovethetroublesometoxinwithoutsacrificingthequalityofthemeat.

ThereareveryfewlifeprofessionsintheEndlessGod’sDomainthatspecializeinfood.TheWitchGod’sDomainonlyhadone,andshewasnotevenhersubordinate.ButtheTenLeavesAlliancetookheraway.Shereallylikedbearcookies!

TheGreatWitchFlorabecameinterestedinobservinganotherparticipantoftheRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradeafterthechefsmadeadeliciousdishcalled"Honey-flavoredChickenSnakeMonster"usingthemeatofamonsterthatwasalmostaspowerfulasthesixth-rankedhero,Field.

Ashinysilvermetalbody.

Thestrangefacehadoneeyecovered,anditsoverallshapegaveanaturalanddelicatefeeling,asifithadsomesubtleresemblancetothehostoftheball,theRedHeartQueen.

Araresacredunicorn,abrightcreaturethatonlyvirginscanride.Ithadanextraordinarypassionforpureandbeautifulmaidens.

"IsthisthestyleofMechanicalGod’sDomain?"

"No,thelegendaryCyberElfAlphaisevensmaller.Youhavethetasteoftimeonyou."

"Isthis...atracefromthetimebeforetheTwilightAgeoftheGods?"

"Iapologize,Ididn’texpectyoutobesuchanancientpredecessor."

Aftersmellingthescentoftimeonthefacelessgod,Florabowedasasignofrespecttotheseniorwhowalkedthepathofthelegend-ranked.

However,despiterespect,theopponentswhoparticipateintheRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradeatthelegend-rankedwillalwaysremainthesame.

Intheend,onlyonepersonwillbethewinnerandreceivethehighestreward.

GreatWitchFloraparticipatedintheRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradesixtimes,andsheonlylostonce.Andthattime,itwasn’treallyherfault.Infact,shewasleadingbyalotuntiltheveryend.

IfwefollowtherulessetbytheRedHeartQueen,shewouldstillbethewinnerofthattime.

TheGodSlayingSkySword,whorealizedthesituationwasbad,gotangryanddecidedtostopplayingaltogether,evenflippingthetable.

Withherownabilities,thisGodSlayingSkySwordfoughtfiercelyattheball,killingandescapingtheRedHeartQueenhundredsoftimes,andfinallystealingthehighestreward,the"LegendaryMulti-headedDragon."

Becauseofthis,shewasputontheRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradeforeverblacklistandprobablywon’tbeinvitedagaininherlifetime.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袞)

FromGreatWitchFlora’sperspective,thatpersonreallygainedsomethingsmallandlostsomethingbig.It’snotworthitforjustalittlebitofdemondragon’sbloodthatcanmakeherchestalittlebigger!

Clearly,thistimetheRedHeartQueen’sBloodWineisworthevenmore.