Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

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"Ok."

The next moment, a huge flower bud burst forth from the ground, and after it bloomed, Lily walked out of it, carrying a faint floral fragrance.

Lily, who had returned to the scene, glanced at the two of them with some curiosity. She was quite curious about what they had talked about. However, as long as she was curious, the fact that Elise had tried to get rid of her meant that she didn't want her to know what they had said.

She wasn't someone who couldn't assess the situation, so she didn't ask the question that had been bothering her.

After dinner, Elise returned to the matchbox to rest. Thanks to the various magical artifacts, the room was warm and cozy, even though they were in the freezing cold.

Elise yawned lazily, then waved to Lily.

"What?" Lily walked up to Elise, her tone curious.

"Don't you know that a personal maid is required to warm the master's bed?"

"what?"

Lily blinked; she really didn't know any of this.

She glanced instinctively in Sera's direction, as if wanting to confirm something.

“Indeed, as long as I have a personal maid, I need her to warm my bed,” Sera said earnestly.

"The dignified chieftain of the Elven race wouldn't go back on his word, would he?" Elise looked at Lily with a smile.

"How could I possibly break my promise? It's just warming the bed, isn't it?" Lily muttered, then crawled into Elise's bed, leaving only her eyes peeking out to look at Elise.

Seeing Lily's performance, Elise nodded in satisfaction and then crawled into bed as well.

Why are you hugging me?!

"Sleeping with the master is also an essential part of being a personal maid. If you don't believe me, go back and ask Misha."

"I always feel like you're lying to me."

"Alright, it's a long night, get some rest."

Elise didn't leave anyone to keep watch. Of the three people here, the other two were both at the ninth rank, so there was no need for them to keep watch.

……

The next day, early morning.

Lily, who slept in Elise's arms all night, was surprised to find that she slept more soundly than usual while being held by Elise.

She felt that she must have been influenced by the World Tree, otherwise how could a mere Elise have such an influence on her?

But I have to say, Elise's embrace was so warm.

For some reason, Lily, who was drinking milk, found her gaze unconsciously falling on Iris. At that moment, she even had the urge to snuggle into Iris's arms.

But she quickly suppressed this sudden impulse. She took a deep breath and then forced her gaze elsewhere, diverting her attention.

Since the blood moon wouldn't erupt until tonight, the group wasn't in a hurry at all. After breakfast, they even rested in place until noon before packing up and setting off.

The simple matchbox sank back into the earth, and the remaining traces were quickly covered by the wind and snow.

Following the guidance in her memory, Elise moved toward the ruins of the village.

When they arrived near the village ruins, a group of adventurers had already arrived nearby.

Noticing Elise and her group approaching, the adventurers immediately became alert.

"Ladies, this is the place our team discovered first. If it's alright, would you please leave?" The middle-aged man in the lead looked at the three women who emerged from the snowstorm, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by wariness.

The presence of three seemingly harmless people in this place is anything but right.

"Are you sure you want to kick me out?" Elise said with a half-smile.

"If you don't leave, I..."

Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, he sensed a disturbance in the wind and snow. When he looked around, he found that they were surrounded by a large number of magical beasts.

These magical beasts were either bewitched by Iris, parasitized by Lily's flower seeds, or even parasitized by insects; their numbers were enormous.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man instantly broke out in a sweat.

The threat he was about to utter was instantly changed: "If you gentlemen are not leaving, then we will leave."

“It’s so nice that you’re so understanding,” Elise said with a smile.

The middle-aged man twitched the corner of his mouth. In this situation, if he wasn't reasonable, he might be forced to listen to reason.

Watching the adventurer team flee cautiously, Elise remarked with a touch of melancholy, "At this moment, I really do seem like a villain."

"Aren't you afraid they'll expose what's going on here?"

"Don't worry, my little cuties have caught up."

Volume 1: Chapter 429 Is this what you're looking for?

"Mr. Rice, are we just leaving like this?"

After the adventurer party left, one of the members asked somewhat reluctantly.

We've already arrived at that place; all we need to do is wait for the blood moon to fall tonight, and then we can re-enter that mysterious town.

The town, which exists only during the Blood Moon, seems to hold extremely precious treasures no matter how you look at it.

Even without any treasure, this information can fetch a good price.

"You saw what happened just now. That place is no longer within our reach. And if we missed it this time, we can come back next time."

"How about we sell this information to other people? I'm sure someone will be interested in that kind of place."

"Forget it, let's not cause any unnecessary trouble." Qi

As a fifth-tier adventurer, he had survived this long only because of his caution. If he had sold the information to others, those people would have definitely guessed that it was their group. In this world, finding someone isn't difficult, especially for some powerful individuals. Lu

Although the member was still somewhat unwilling, Mr. Rice, the leader, seemed to have considerable prestige within the adventurer's party, and the member ultimately shut his mouth. VI

Meanwhile, amidst the ruins of the town, Elise sat on a section of crumbling wall, gently swinging her legs, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes: "What a pity. If those people had been a little more greedy, I could have had a few more mobile insect nests."

"You weren't originally planning to let them go?"

“I gave them a chance; if they seized it, they could live.” Elise gave a faint smile, then quietly waited for night to fall.

After the adventurer party left, no one bothered them. Part Two

This continued until nightfall, when a blood moon hung in the sky.

The magical beasts on the endless ice plains began to stir, but those controlled by Elise did not show the same restlessness as when she last came.

After all, Elise's allure is now far greater than it was when she last visited.

With the appearance of the blood moon, to Lily's astonishment, the town ruins, which had been reduced to rubble, were rapidly being rebuilt, as if time had reversed.

One by one, individual figures appeared in the town.

“I sensed the fluctuations of the power of time.” Lily reached out as if to grab something, but couldn’t grasp anything.

Just then, an old voice came from outside: "Outsiders, what brings you here?"

These words sounded incredibly familiar to Elise, since whenever she came to the Endless Ice Plains, she would always make an opportunity to visit this place and bring a gift for the little girl.

"We are just travelers passing through, looking for a place to stay."

“I see. Then I’ll take you to the inn in town. We’re having a harvest festival right now. If you don’t mind the noise, you can come and take a look. There are all kinds of local delicacies at the festival.”

"Ok."

Seeing how familiar Elise was with the place, Lily leaned closer and whispered, "It feels like you've been here many times before?"

"You're right, I've been here so many times I've lost count."

Is this place so special that you linger here?

"I just promised a little girl that I would come here to see her when I have time."

After the group arrived at the hotel and checked into their rooms, Elise led them to the town square, which was very lively and familiar.

As soon as Elise and her companions arrived, enthusiastic townspeople led them to their seats and served them various delicacies.

Looking at the food laid out on the table, Lily asked curiously, "Is this food really edible?"

"Eat with confidence. You can even buy some local specialties here."

Since Elise had already said that, Lily didn't hesitate and immediately grabbed a grilled rib and started gnawing on it.

It was at this moment that a cute little girl timidly walked up to Elise and mustered up her courage to greet her in a low voice.

After Elise responded skillfully, she naturally began to tell the other person about what was happening outside.

The adorable little girl listened with rapt attention, her big, bright eyes sparkling with delight. She was so cute that Elise couldn't resist reaching out and ruffling her hair.

As time passed, the town's festival was coming to an end, and it was time for the little girl to go home with her grandfather.

Just as the little girl was about to leave, she seemed to remember something and returned to Elise's side. She began to search herself, but after searching for a long time, she still couldn't find the little stone she had treasured. This made the little girl a little anxious, and her eyes even welled up with tears.

"Is this what you're looking for?" Elise opened her palm, and a small, crystal-clear stone lay there quietly.

"Yes, I wanted to give my sister my best stone after all the stories she told me about the outside world."

“Since you gave me a gift, I’ll give you one in return,” Elise said, handing the little girl a box containing a dress she had specially chosen.

"Let's go back and see. Your grandfather is waiting for you."

"Okay, thank you sister."

The little girl waved goodbye to Elise reluctantly, then walked quickly away into the distance.

After watching the little girl leave, Elise sighed softly and said, "Alright, let's go back too."

"You've experienced this many times before, haven't you?" Lily asked softly.

“Yes, every time I come here, everything is reset, except for this little stone.” Elise looked at the Time Stone lying in her palm.

When she played the game before, she always felt that this town was related to some major quest later on, but when she transmigrated, the official team still hadn't made up for the quest. She wondered if she could find any clues related to this stone this time she was reborn.

After spending the night back at the hotel, Lily woke up the next day to find the town rapidly decaying and collapsing, turning back into ruins in the blink of an eye.

"It feels like a dream that happened last night," Lily muttered as she changed her clothes using the dress-up ring.

She had a feeling that there was some secret here, but last night she deliberately went to investigate and found that the whole town was perfectly normal, with nothing unusual about it, let alone any secret.

"Alright, we should go now." Elise looked north, then beckoned the two of them to leave the ruins.

After Elise and the others left, a petite figure appeared in the ruins. She was wearing a cute little dress, and her red hair ribbon swayed gently in the wind along with her hair.

She watched silently in the direction Elise had left until the figure disappeared.

Volume 1: Chapter 430 An Inescapable Fate of Death

"Ok?"

Elise, who had already walked a distance away, seemed to sense something and turned her head to look back. Just now, she felt as if someone was watching her.

Noticing Elise's unusual behavior, Lily immediately increased the range and precision of her perception, but found nothing.

"what happened to you?"

"I felt like someone was watching me just now."

“But within my perception range, there are no other living things besides us and some magical beasts.” Lily was quite confident in her perception.

"That's strange." Elise narrowed her eyes. At her level of strength, it was practically impossible for her to have illusions.

"How about we turn back and see?"

"never mind."

Even Lily didn't notice the problem, and even if they went back, they probably wouldn't find anything. It's better to hurry on their way to the depths of the Endless Ice Plains.

This little incident did not slow down Elise's team. Before nightfall, they took another big step closer to the depths of the Endless Ice Plains, where the temperature was even lower and the wind even more biting.

However, such a harsh environment did not cause any trouble for Elise and the others.

A matchbox-shaped object rose from the ground, and Elise was the first to push open the door and enter.

Lily looked at the simple, square building and tried hard to suppress the urge to complain.

Indeed, as Elise said, a temporary camp doesn't need to waste too much effort on futile tasks.

While Sera was setting up the camp, Elise also threw an insect egg outside the matchbox; she hadn't forgotten to set up the insect nest along the way.

Moreover, the insect eggs she is currently using have been specially modified by Wendy, making them highly adaptable to this extremely cold environment. Once the insect eggs are laid out, a small insect nest can be built in less than half a day.

Although it will take some time to develop, it is sufficient for use as a relay station.