Chapter 2049 The Statue <TOC> Chapter 2051 Girl in the Painting
Translator: SumTLMan
“Highness Shava…”
Angel stopped, turned his head to look at Mad, eager to hear what it would say. However, after Mad stopped Angel, it fell into silence again, seemingly hiding some unspeakable secret.
Angel sighed softly and, without waiting any longer, headed straight towards the castle.
As he approached the castle, Angel could feel even more the extraordinary nature of this structure.
He had previously thought the castle walls might be made of some metal, but a closer look revealed that the walls were covered with various intricate patterns, all shimmering silver, giving them a metallic texture.
Initially, Angel thought these patterns were runes, but upon closer inspection, he realized they were not runes but strange patterns based on a three-dimensional structure. They somewhat resembled the patterns in the green runes in his right hand and eye.
Perhaps it was a power unique to the Nightmare Plane.
If they really were structures from the green runes, Angel felt somewhat confident he could decipher them. However, deciphering one structure could take days or even longer, and the castle, with its myriad of patterns, might take years to fully decipher.
Thus, Angel only gave it a cursory glance and didn’t speculate further, instead focusing on the main purpose of his visit——
The chimney on the roof.
Previously, Bee Blair had mentioned that the only way out of the Doreen Flower Garden was through the chimney in the castle of Mademoiselle Goldilocks.
The castle was large, and Angel saw about a dozen chimneys, but what caught his attention was the largest chimney in the middle of the roof.
Angel had a feeling that this chimney might be the exit.
Angel looked deeply at the chimney, which wasn’t emitting any smoke, and then shifted his gaze, walking towards the castle’s main gate.
Pushing open the gate, he encountered no resistance. Inside was a long carpet, extending all the way to the castle’s grand hall.
Angel had thought that a castle inhabited by Nightmare Plane creatures would greatly differ from those of mortals, but as it turned out, the interior of this castle was quite normal.
Although the statues of armored warriors had been replaced by dancing mushroom sculptures, and the velvet carpet was covered in blinking eyes, and the numerous decorations, from teacups to cutlery, were all wriggling about with slender limbs… overall, it still looked very normal.
With unwavering focus, Angel made his way to the grand hall of the castle, where the floor was paved with smooth marble. The patterns in the marble resembled screaming faces from an abstract painting; on the splendid table, all the previously scampering decorations had neatly returned to their places, and the faint light from the candlesticks made the hall not only bright but also warm. Even the air carried a faint, pleasant fragrance.
Angel nodded slightly in his mind, ignoring some insignificant details. This place still resembled a traditional noble’s castle.
However, upon closer inspection, there didn’t seem to be any intelligent beings capable of communication inside.
Although the teacup and plate beings could emit faint emotions, Angel, having similar teacup bands in his own Nightmare Domain, knew well that the emotions of these Nightmare Plane creatures were very faint and not yet capable of true communication.
Angel behaved like a polite guest, not immediately wandering around the castle’s interior but instead sitting down at the grand table in the center of the hall.
Angel could feel that the moment he sat down, the plate and the wine glass in front of him trembled slightly, emanating a feeling of surprise.
Although the plate had some edible-looking mushroom bread and the wine glass contained a deep red liquid, Angel did not touch them. He appeared like a normal seated guest, but it was just a facade, as this place was the domain of Mademoiselle Goldilocks, a character of an unknown faction, and he needed to be cautious and restrained.
The reason he chose to sit was simply because he saw the long table filled with food, and when he arrived, the candles were also lit, seemingly welcoming him to a banquet.
Therefore, Angel decided to take his seat at the banquet as a guest, waiting to see if the real host would appear.
After sitting down, Angel did not make any move, but slowly scanned the hall with his eyes.
Shortly after he sat down, he felt a gaze, seemingly watching him from somewhere.
However, after looking around, he found nothing. Even the people in the paintings on the central wall had their eyes closed, leaving Angel clueless about the source of the gaze he had felt earlier.
Since there was no clue, Angel stopped searching. He had a premonition that the person would appear when the banquet truly began.
Angel withdrew his gaze and looked towards the center of the long table.
The reason Angel chose this seat was that he had noticed a thick-covered book placed on a glass in the center of the table, and his position was the closest to this book.
Ignoring the various pleasing decorations around him, Angel quietly stared at the thick-covered book on the table.
It was strange enough for the book to be placed on the banquet table, let alone in the central position.
From his angle, he could clearly see the cover of the book.
The cover was purely black and not flat, with many protrusions shaped like mushrooms of varying sizes. However, at the top of these protrusions were orange-red eyes. Almost every protrusion had an eye, giving it a thrilling appearance.
On the upper part of the book cover, there is a row of orange-red letters, which is the title of this book.
It is worth mentioning that although the title of this book is written in a font, when read, it directly enters the mind, completely bypassing the “seeing and recognizing” stage.
Even though Angel has never seen this type of font before, he still learns the true name of the book——
—The Nurture Diary of Mad Woody—.
Although there is no author’s signature, from the title, one can see that the author might be a creature named Woody. In Angel’s personal memory, there is no information related to Woody; perhaps it’s not a human?
The meaning of the book title is obvious. Combined with the dark mushrooms constantly protruding from the book cover, Angel has a guess, perhaps this book is a record of cultivating mushrooms?
As Angel was guessing this, the thick-shell book on the table suddenly floated up.
Angel was startled in his heart, but quickly concealed his surprise… After all, isn’t a floating book a normal operation for the creatures of the Nightmare Plane? Even if this book started talking, it wouldn’t be a big deal.
As he thought this, the thick-shell book indeed grew round eyes and a disproportionately large mouth.
Speaking of which, the shape of these black and white eyes and the mouth seemed somewhat familiar.
“Respected Highness Shava, welcome to the dinner we have prepared for you at the Silver Night Castle.”
Chapter 2049 The Statue <TOC> Chapter 2051 Girl in the Painting