Volume 2 Before the Disaster Chapter 163 Grandfather's Painting
In the study, Marvin and Daniela sat opposite each other.
"Why, Master Constantine asked for a vacation? Are you worried, so you want to take the initiative to accompany me?"
As soon as Daniela saw Marvin, she ridiculed him mercilessly.
These days, she was indeed a little annoyed by Constantine's pestering.
She came to the White River Valley with a mission. In addition to confirming Marvin's bloodline, the most important thing was to bring back the treasure.
He once swore in front of his father that he would never return to the North unless he brought the treasure back.
That's a pretty heavy vow.
Marvin knew a thing or two about this. In his previous life, the White River Valley was not well-known, but since the Ice Queen successfully dominated a large area of the north, it meant that she should have succeeded in the end.
Unfortunately, the Baihe Valley today is no longer what it used to be.
I'm afraid no one would believe that the White River Valley, which was occupied by a group of gnolls a few months ago, now has more than three legends in charge!
This does not include the owner of the Tower of Ashes who has allied with the White River Valley.
The Elf Prince, the Demon Hunter—and a powerful man who can treat an Ogre Wizard as a pet...
Daniela felt like her worldview was about to be turned upside down.
Where did all these legends come from? Under normal circumstances, many normal people would never meet a master of this level in their lifetime.
However, Marvin was able to gather such a force.
She was finding it increasingly difficult to understand this guy .
So she was a little surprised that Marvin came to see her today.
After all, although the war is over, there is still a lot of mess waiting for Marvin to clean up.
…
"I want to talk to you."
"Let's talk about treasures."
Marvin got straight to the point.
He got a lot of information from the ogre wizard. In fact, the ogre tribe's departure from the mountain made him a little uneasy, but fortunately, he confirmed that the shackles of order set by the god Lance had not collapsed. The devil lord also used a very special and unrepeatable method to get the ogre tribe out of the Screaming Mountains.
This made him feel relieved. Otherwise, the monsters on the Screaming Mountains would be free, not to mention his small White River Valley, even the entire Gem Bay, the entire East Coast and even the South would fall.
The Screaming Mountains were full of monsters, some ancient species, remnants of the star realm, and it was said that there were also many evil spirits... Anyway, until Marvin traveled through time, the Screaming Mountains had only opened a copy of the Spider Crypt to the public. Marvin only heard about what was there from hearsay.
In short, it's very scary.
Fortunately, there is the Order Shackles - an invisible, yet powerful barrier that has an incredible restraining power on monsters. It is rumored that the Order Shackles were created by the Lord Lance using the purest power of order, and even the collapse of the Cosmic Magic Pool did not affect the normal operation of the Order Shackles.
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"What do you want to know?"
Daniela was silent for a while, and finally started talking to Marvin.
"I want to know what the treasure you are talking about is?" Marvin said.
“No comment,” Daniela replied.
"It has something to do with the devil," said Marvin.
The latter was indifferent: "So what? We are descendants of the Numans. Everyone knows that the power of the Numans comes from the devil."
"It's normal that our family's most precious treasure is related to the devil."
Marvin nodded: "But it's not normal for it to be related to a super-powerful person of the level of the Devil Lord."
The Devil Lord is equivalent to a high-level lord of the abyss and is countless times more powerful than ordinary gods!
A being of this level would actually plot against the White River Valley. Although this is consistent with the devil's style, it's too exaggerated, right?
This is what confuses Marvin the most.
Daniela took a deep breath, and hesitation began to flicker in her eyes: "It seems that you have learned a lot."
"That's right. This thing is indeed related to the Devil Lord."
"I know that what you said before were just excuses to fool me. You must know where the treasure is."
"Listen, Marvin, if I really had too much ill will, I wouldn't have stood up to Zhu for you, and I wouldn't have sat down and negotiated with you now."
Daniela's tone became sincere: "Believe me, that thing is not under your control. Only people in our family know how to control it."
"Otherwise, things could get really dangerous."
"We are a family...Brother..."
elder brother?
Marvin sneered in his heart. Daniela was worthy of being the future Ice Queen. She could switch between various modes with ease.
His willful and capricious nature was well hidden, and he started to play the family card.
He was indifferent.
"Whether we are a family or not is hard to say. But I am very interested. The word you used just now was 'he'."
Marvin smiled slightly: "When we talk about treasure, you use the word 'he' instead of 'it'. Could it be that the treasure you are talking about is a living thing?"
Daniela clenched her fists, realizing that she had accidentally let the cat out of the bag.
"You are really inhumane." Her expression immediately returned to its cold state: "Do you really think that with these legends, they can protect you forever?"
"Don't think I don't know. They could leave at any time. How could a legendary strongman be willing to work for a weakling of the third level?"
Marvin shrugged. "They don't work for me. They're all my friends."
"Friend?" Daniela said indifferently, "They will only become your friends if they are useful to you, right?"
"It's okay to tell you the truth. The treasure left by our family is indeed a part of a living creature..."
"I know that even if I tell you this, you will never give me the treasure, or even take a look at it. You are only selfish. You only want to keep this treasure for yourself."
"But I warn you, you can't control such a powerful force!"
"Not only will you kill yourself, you will also kill the people around you. Even the entire White River Valley will fall into an unprecedented crisis because of your selfish actions!"
Daniela's voice became more severe with each sentence.
Marvin shook his head and smiled: "You are wrong."
"I'll show you."
After saying that, he stood up, took out the key from the drawer, pushed open the cabinet behind him, and a secret door appeared in front of the two of them.
Marvin turned around and said to Daniela, "Actually, this is not the first time I have opened this door."
"The last time I opened it, it nearly killed me."
Daniela's eyes flashed with a hint of heat: "Not this time. I will protect you."
After that, she stepped forward and gently held Marvin's left hand.
A cool breath came from her body, and Marvin felt his mind become clearer.
"You really do know what's inside."
Marvin gave Daniela a long look.
The latter smiled slightly: "This originally belonged to our family."
"Open the door."
The next second, Marvin opened the door!
What was coming towards us was still the big devil head with a weird smile and three eyes!
The moment the door opened, both of them trembled at the same time!
Even Daniela was frozen in time by this terrifying test of willpower, and she finally broke free from it three seconds later.
Her eyes went from confusion to clarity.
The entire study room suddenly became extremely cold.
The hand that Marvin was holding was even covered with a layer of frost.
He couldn't help but sneeze!
"Is this how you protect me?"
He broke free from the horrific illusion and looked at Daniela with lingering fear.
His right hand was being frozen at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Daniela, who has transformed into the form of an ice angel, is extremely beautiful and has a superior temperament.
She gently loosened her hands, flapped her wings, and suddenly flew inside!
Marvin followed behind calmly.
The secret room is not big, and both sides are empty.
"This is fake." Daniela took a look at the big devil's head.
"This is just an alchemical item used to cast a spell of chaotic will similar to that of the Archdemon."
Her gaze went deep into the chamber.
Deep in the secret room, there is a scroll, and on the scroll is a rather young man.
The scroll looks ordinary and there is nothing special about it.
But where the young man's eyes were directed was a stone platform.
On the stone platform, there was a pair of silver bracelets.
“That’s it!”
Daniela's face showed surprise. She flew over and grabbed the bracelets.
However, at this moment, the young man in the painting suddenly raised his head:
"You are not my child. You are not qualified to take my inheritance."
Daniela looked at the person in the scroll in disbelief. The next second, a terrifying ray of light shot out from the scroll.
Even in her ice angel form, she couldn't dodge.
Marvin watched as Daniela was hit by the light and turned into a petrified ice angel, falling to the ground in a very embarrassed manner.
He already knew all this.
In some notes or books left by his grandfather, he had already learned the rules for protecting the treasure. When his grandfather left, he had already set it up so that only those with his direct bloodline could obtain this treasure.
Although Daniela was her cousin, it was obvious that she was not qualified to take the bracelets.
Ma Wen walked quickly to the stone platform.
"Put it on quickly." The young man on the scroll urged, "My petrification can only limit her for three minutes at most."
"I have a lot to tell you in these three minutes."
Marvin put on two silver bracelets without any hesitation.
The next second, a silver light flashed, and the bracelet became invisible. He touched it, and it was still there, but outsiders could not detect it at all.
He looked up at the young man in the picture, and finally couldn't help asking:
"What on earth did you leave for me?"
"Dear Grandpa?"
