Chapter 60 The Colony of Unicorns (Modified)

Suddenly, Allen's eyes were dim and foggy, and then became more and more blurred and darker. The spell that Gaia chanted softly just now was deafening at this moment.

Gaia was right to remind. But Allen couldn't accurately express the strange feelings, like people playing a roller coaster - they can only rush forward helplessly, as if they are about to be smashed to pieces.

Allen could no longer maintain his usual gentle expression, the noise of Gaia casting spells, the bumpy fall, and the various pains for a long time had disturbed him. He thought this was the limit, but he didn't know that there was something even more extreme. The film covering Allen seemed to hit some hard solid, ejected, and kept rolling in the air. After a long time, there was a "stab" sound, and the membrane protecting Allen was broken, and Allen felt top-heavy being thrown out.

Then, there was a loud thunder-like noise in Alan's ears. Caught off guard, Alan felt dizzy and dizzy. The relentless hailstones hit his head and face, and Allen was surprised to find himself sitting on a piece of soft grass. Looking around, he found that he seemed to be on a small piece of lawn in a garden, surrounded by clusters of rhododendrons.

He noticed lilac and purple rhododendron petals falling under the hailstorm. Gradually, dancing hailstones passed through the gray clouds in the sky and fell again, like a cloud of smoke sweeping across the earth.

Fortunately, he was protected by the wizard's robe, otherwise he would have been drowned by this sudden attack. "It's really hospitable, to treat visiting guests like this."

Allen stood up and looked around. Through the misty rain, he saw a huge statue clearly carved from white stone standing faintly behind the rhododendron. Other than that, nothing could be seen clearly.

"I'm really sorry, Alan, my disappearance must have caused my father to lose his temper with the citizens, and the weather in the settlement has become like this. Please forgive me, I have to go first and be back soon." Gaia was extremely worried Before Allen could react, he left in a hurry and disappeared in the rain and fog in an instant.

"Just throw me here!" Allen couldn't laugh or cry. However, through what Gaia said just now, Allen got several pieces of information. First, Gaia’s identity may be very unusual; second, this is where unicorns live; third, Gaia’s father The king can control the weather in the settlement, and the weather may be related to the mood of Gaia's father.

Not long after, the hailstone became smaller and smaller, and the white statue could be seen more clearly than before. The statue is so tall that a birch tree in front of it can barely reach its shoulders. Carved from white marble, the statue resembles a winged sphinx, but instead of hanging by the sides, the statue is spread out, as if in flight.

According to Allen's observations, the base of the statue was cast in bronze, covered with a thick patina of verdigris rust. The front of the statue happened to be facing Allen, and its two empty eyes seemed to be examining Allen, and there was a faint smile on the corner of its mouth. Weathered and eroded by wind and rain, the statue showed a slightly unpleasant morbidity.

Allen stood there and looked at it for a while—the rain curtain cracked, the sky gradually cleared, and the sun was about to come out.

At this moment, Allen saw the outlines of other large objects, a huge building with criss-cross railings and towering columns, and a forested hillside.

Wisps of sunlight pierced through the rain curtain and shone down. The gray misty rain was swept aside and gradually disappeared without a trace. The sky returned to azure blue, and a few pieces of light brown clouds floated, and then disappeared without a trace.

The huge building standing beside Allen clearly protrudes, washed by the rain, and glistens in the sun. Unmelted hail piled up along their layers of bricks and stones, making them whiter and more dazzling.

Alan watched the unicorn colony fearlessly, with growing curiosity.

There is a house not far away. There is a circular doorway on the high wall of the house. Allen saw Gaia leading the way, and then silver-white unicorns jumped out continuously. The two unicorns behind Gaia On the head, there is a gold crown inlaid with red gems.

"Dear guest, it's been a long time. Please forgive us for being rude. We are so excited that Gaia can return to the group." The more majestic unicorn wearing a crown bowed his head.

Allen quickly bowed back, "It's okay, it's my honor to come to your place."

After some pleasantries, Alan asked a question that gave a clue to the task assigned by the system. "This is a colony of unicorns, why is there a statue of the Sphinx in the square?"

"This is the curse of Eris!" The unicorn king Gesilis said in a sad tone.

"It's Eris again." Alan was startled, and couldn't help blurting out.

"You know the goddess of fortune?" the unicorn king Gesilis was very keen.

Allen explained in detail how he saved the lizard man, and the unicorns listened very carefully. After hearing this Arabian Nights story, instead of denouncing the absurdity, Gesilis was very excited, "So, the magic ball of Fowles, the goddess of fortune, is in your hands?"

"Yes, please forgive my presumptuousness, is your group also under the curse of Eris?"

"This story started about a thousand years ago. At that time, we unicorns were extremely magical creatures and lived a relatively comfortable life. We ate all kinds of leaves and grasses that grew in the forest. Then At that time, we not only had powerful magic horns, but also very strong and huge wings. Therefore, we can not only run freely on land, but also soar in the sky. No animal can catch up with us, not even the A wizard. But all these good things were broken because of a bet between the goddess of fortune and the goddess of fortune, and we have become a cursed family ever since.

"Another bet? Could it be that Lady Luck lost the bet again?" Alan wondered, feeling a little strange.

"According to the information left by our ancestors, it was in the spring when hundreds of flowers were in full bloom, the water and grass were abundant, and the sky was vast. The goddess of misfortune, Eris, and the goddess of luck, Fowles, traveled here and saw that our unicorn family lived very leisurely. So the two goddesses made a bet: Fortune thinks we will pick the most beautiful flowers and eat them; but Lady Luck thinks we will not do that, but will be careful not to eat the beautiful flowers in bloom."

"What's the result?" Gaia heard of such a thing for the first time, and she was more anxious than Alan.

"For one thing, our ancestors didn't like to destroy something beautiful. For another thing, the flowers will soon grow berries again, and we unicorns especially like to eat all kinds of things like wild strawberries, crab apples and mountain cherries. So our ancestors didn't eat the most beautiful flowers. The goddess of fortune lost." Geshilis talked about the past thousands of years ago, and there was an indescribable sadness in his words.

"Since the goddess of fortune lost, why are you still cursed?" Allen asked in surprise.