Chapter 799 - Destiny at the Intersection (V) (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the end, Rhode ‘rescued’ Nell and even though she was displeased, she knew that she shouldn’t enrage him. Rhode surely wouldn’t let her off easily because no matter what, she caused trouble in his territory and deserved to be punished. But his punishment for her was rather different from what others imagined. He didn’t lock her up in the cell. Instead, he gave a command which others couldn’t understand—make her in charge of lookout duties on the fortress platform for a week!
This punishment appeared ridiculous to others, but Nell’s reactions baffled them. After hearing Rhode’s decision, she became as pale as a sheet of paper. Even though she had a healthy-looking and fair skin tone, it looked as though the blood flowing inside her had instantly froze into ice.
She couldn’t be blamed because most underground creatures were afraid of a common thing.
Height.
However, the fear of heights of the underground creatures was unlike that of humans. They weren’t afraid of overlooking the scenery beneath them. Instead, they were fearful of lifting their heads and looking at the sky. The Dwarves were an extreme representative. One of the rumored reasons why Dwarves seldom headed outdoors was because they preferred living within the mountain range and disliked adventures. There was no doubt that Dwarves hated the outdoors, but it was untrue that they disliked adventures and the main reason was… they were afraid of the sky.
There was once a King Dwarf whose famous sayings spread widely in the underground world.
“The moment after I stepped out of the cave and onto the land, I swore with my beard that I’ve never been this frightened. When I looked up at that damn sky, my knees trembled. If my legs weren’t tied up with chains and boulders, perhaps I would have escaped this boundless land!”
No one on the surface understood such a reaction. However, all the underground creatures including the Dark Elves held the same sentiments. Not only that, but apart from ‘fear of heights’, there was also something else that hurt them. They had lived in the dark underground for years and evolved a strong night vision. They could see clearly in a dark environment without the need of the sun. As a result, it was radiance that the Dark Elves were most afraid of and it was the same for the Dark Elves living in the Country of Darkness where the radiance of the night sky wasn’t as glaring as the morning sun, so they could tolerate it. On the other hand, in the Light Mainland… It was an entirely different matter.
Nell was no exception. She basically hid herself in the shadow or underground training grounds during the day, which was why not only did Rhode put her on lookout duty on the tower, but also make her work an entire day… Nell felt so desperate that she wished she could die on the spot.
But what other choice did she have? She was in the wrong to begin with. In fact, after she saw Corina, the blood and tears of the Dark Elves flowing inside her surged. After she came back to her senses, she had already laid hands on Corina… This was the instinctive reaction that the Dark Elves held toward the Elves. Therefore, Nell didn’t retort and admitted her wrongdoing.
This incident was only an accident and Rhode quickly shifted his attention to the main topic. But before that…
“Erm… Rhode, there’s something that we want to apologize to you about.”
“Hmm?”
Rhode widened his eyes curiously at Canary and Mini Bubble Gum who put up awkward expressions. He rarely saw them behaving this way. Canary was always smiling while Mini Bubble Gum was full of confidence. Rhode was baffled.
“This was what happened, Rhode… A few days ago… Hmm… Her Highness Erin came to the fortress.”
“What?!”
Rhode exclaimed and stood up in attention.
“Did you two… Forget it. I guess everything should be fine. So then, what exactly happened?