Chapter 89: I make a wish

"Your world is about to be destroyed."
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In the empty temple, when Lin Tuo spit out these words, the expressions of all three of them changed suddenly!
"What do you mean?" This time, Orrod spoke.
"The same forbidden thing that can destroy this realm has arrived on the northern continent today..." Time is running out, and Lin Tuo is too lazy to go around the corner, and then briefly describes what happened.
And according to my own understanding, a certain degree of exaggeration.
Trying to make the three people aware of the urgency of the situation, and the performance of the three of them did not disappoint Lin Tuo. After learning that the crisis had arrived, they all became serious and nervous.
"Holy God...Observing Sir, does the know about this matter?" Hathaway asked.
It's just that the "God" can't help it, so I'm looking for you... Muttering in his heart, Lin Tuo gave her a blank expression and said slowly:
"The gaze of the gods will not stay somewhere for a long time, besides...the gods also have enemies."
The gods also have enemies...
Hearing this faintly connotative sentence, the three of them looked at each other, and they all felt short of breath.
Realizing that this may have involved a war between gods and spirits, and that was incomprehensible at their level, and they were not qualified to understand it.
However, this does not prevent them from diverging their thinking...The forbidden thing suddenly comes, and even the observers of this world can't easily solve it, and the gods can't move...
Could this be the aftermath of the battle?
Shaking her head and struggling to get rid of these terrible thoughts, Hathaway took a deep breath and said with a serious face:
"So, what do you mean is that it has already lurked into the Northern Continent at this moment. We need to solve it in advance?"
Lin Tuo glanced at her lightly, as if she could see through her mind, and said lightly:
"It is consciously avoiding my search, so I need your power. Once you lock its position, you can't solve it. When it's introduced, I will take action."
Hearing these words, the three transcendents were obviously relieved. This was not because of lack of courage, but because they were worried that they would not be able to resist the disaster of the world with their own strength.
Right now, with Lin Tuo's "guarantee", he felt a lot more stable.
"Then how do we look for it?" Neftu asked in silence.
Lin Tuo leaned back in the seat, folded his hands, and slowly gave out the only clues he knew:
"It cannot exist alone, it can only be attached to a certain object in reality, and instinctively release malice and influence others.
Therefore, in theory, any recent extraordinary event may be a key clue, and I need you to help me...find it! "
Seeing this, the three of them got up at the same time, bowed and saluted: "Follow your will."
"Remember, it must be as fast as possible. A crisis may break out at any time, and once you can't kill it early, you will not be able to bear the consequences.
Finally, Lin Tuo added, "I will temporarily stay in the North Continent. Once I find a clue and enter meditation, I will know it, go."
"Yes."
The three responded in unison, and in the next second, Lin Tuo cut off the connection between their consciousness and the illusion space.
When the entire space was empty and he was the only one left, Lin Tuo turned to look at the evolving sand table beside him, and sighed softly:
"Hope, it's still too late."
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Lin Tuo didn't know how the three great masters communicated with their respective royal regimes after their return, but he was gratified that the three kingdoms responded very quickly.
After the meeting was over, he immediately quit the illusion space, and used his clone to frequently enter and exit the Three Kingdoms several times, feeling this more clearly.
In the next two days, almost all his mind was on the sand table.
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For the people in the northern continent, this feeling is even clearer.
Suddenly, on the night of the end of the meeting, the church supernatural team in the suburbs of the major cities of the three kingdoms almost simultaneously received an order from the headquarters to look for unusual super events.
Later, police teams from various countries were dispatched urgently to conduct carpet inspections in various cities in the name of public security operations.
For most citizens, the most obvious feeling is that there are more police officers on the streets.
"What's going on recently? Security action? Why not in previous years?"
"An order from the royal family? Or another stupid resolution of the parliament?"
"Look, what's written in the newspaper? Cultists are rampant in the kingdom recently... Please report to the police if the general public finds unusual incidents... Hey, where are the cultists..."
"It should be true. I heard that Aspen and Fryer have similar news, which can be taken seriously by the three kingdoms... I am afraid there is really some news."
"Hey, cultists... black magic... what age is that?"
on Monday.
The Kingdom of Winton, the metropolis.
South District, Brambles Street.
When Meili walked slowly across the street in the early morning mist, she heard gentlemen waiting in line on the side of the road and under the bus stop signs discussing related topics.
Among them, a man dressed as a gentleman with a top hat waved the newspaper in his hand, and looked very disapproving.
It wasn't until I walked far that the voice behind me faded.
Recently, there have been more and more similar news.
"Huh." Mei Li breathed out slowly, rubbing her young but thin face, and subconsciously tightening the neckline of her clothes to block the chill of the autumn morning.
Due to the geographical location of the northern continent, the temperature is not high during most of the year. The weather is already very cold in late autumn and early morning.
This made her put aside those people's discussions, stepped up a bit, and started trotting.
At the same time, he turned his head and carefully identified the house numbers of the houses next to him.
Today is Monday.
In the customs of the Kingdom of Winton, Monday is also called "Laundry Day." People often choose to wash the clothes they have accumulated for a week today.
Poor housewives would get up early and boil water, while wealthy aristocratic families often have their own laundry rooms dedicated to family services.
Of course, this is a minority.
For those "middle-class" families in between, who have gradually become the mainstay of the kingdom in recent years, it is a good choice to send clothes to a special laundry on Monday morning.
In some large-scale or coastal cities, there are two to three thousand laundry shops alone, while in metropolises, there are close to 50,000 women in the laundry industry.
Mei Li is one of these fifty thousand people.
"Hello, I'm here to fetch clothes." When Meili panted and walked into the guest's yard, she happened to see an elderly maid coming out.
"You are here. Wait at the door, I'll get it." The elderly maid complained with a cold expression, and then turned into the building in Meili's apologetic eyes.
Mei Li looked through the window curiously and enviously, looking at the interior scenery of this single-family villa.
She knew that the owner of this house was not a nobleman, but a senior barrister who ran a law firm and had a wealth of wealth. She was a big figure out of reach.
At this moment, through the window, she was surprised to see a young girl of her own age, smiling and turning around the house, seeming to be showing her gorgeous dress.
There was a close-fitting maid next to her who brought the same kind of jewelry and dancing shoes, letting the girl choose.
Everything is a valuable thing that she can't afford anyway.
The beauty of girls of the same age made her feel ashamed.
Mei Li watched enviously, and then suddenly noticed her own image reflected on the glass:
Chestnut hair, thin body, rough skin, dirt-resistant coarse cloth, bleak eyes and swollen hands soaked in steam for a long time.
The same age, different circumstances.
Obviously there is only a glass window, but it seems to be in two worlds.
"Hey! What are you looking at?" Suddenly, the elderly maid came out carrying a basket full of clothes and shouted.
Meili shook her spirits, her body trembled, and explained: "No...I just see...Is Miss Daisy going out?"
She knew that it was the owner's daughter.
The older maid seemed to see through her mind at a glance, and sneered:
"Tonight, Earl Andre's house is hosting a charity party. The young lady is choosing evening dresses... Huh, envy? Envy is useless. Maybe you have never seen a high-class banquet like you."
Meili lowered her head in silence, she had never seen it.
"Let's wash your clothes! Remember, send it back before Saturday."
"Yes."
Hugging the heavy basket in her arms, Meili responded with an inaudible voice, then turned her head and escaped from the courtyard faster than before.
Walk along Thorn Blossom Avenue towards the laundry shop where you work.
Along the way, she almost buried her head in the basket. For this reason, she also bumped into a few pedestrians and received a few curses before returning to the shop with great difficulty.
"Mei Li! Don't you have eyes to walk?" Mrs. Silin from the laundry yelled sharply.
"Yes... I'm sorry."
"Hurry up, send the clothes to the laundry room, remember, sort them first! Write the number clearly!"
At Mrs. Slin's roar, Meili lowered her head, trot across the corridor, opened the door, and entered the steamy, humid laundry room.
In the room, one after another laundresses wearing thin clothes are busy. Their work is roughly divided into washing, ironing and sizing. Before that, the clothes must be sorted.
The higher the social class, the finer the clothes:
The ruffles and lace on the edges should be handled carefully. Silk, velvet, fur and ordinary wool fabrics are divided into categories. Some clothes need to be reinforced and pleated when ironing...
"Give it to me," an older female worker took the basket in Meili's hand, and then gave her a curious look. "Meili, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, think about something." Meili squeezed a smile, and then got busy.
The workload on Monday is far greater than on other days.
However, Mei Li couldn't help being distracted. In her mind, she often recalled Miss Daisy's beautiful makeup in the villa somehow.
Even if you forcibly forget, after a while, you will remember it again.
This made her feel unconscious throughout the day, and even made a mistake, broke a piece of clothing, provoked Mrs. Slin's beating and scolding, and deducted her salary...
It wasn't until the evening, when it was about to enter the night, that she finished her work day and returned to the "staff dormitory" downstairs in the laundry: a narrow storage room.
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"Squeak." Opening the dilapidated door, Mei Li walked closer to her room wearily.
The whole house was extremely small and could only barely put down a small bed and a "table" the size of a shoe cabinet, with a small hole-like window, the room was extremely cold, and the walls were covered with mildew.
"What is this?" Suddenly, her tired hands and feet became soft, and Meili, who just wanted to fall asleep, was surprised to find that there was a small gift box on her small table.
She walked over, with the help of a dim wall lamp, she saw a note:
"happy Birthday."
No signature, messy handwriting.
"Ah!" Meili covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes full of disbelief.
Actually... Does anyone remember her birthday?
Also secretly gave gifts?
who is it?
Mrs. Tarina? Mrs. Julia? Or... she had a few "colleagues" in the store who took good care of her.
For a while, tears faintly swirled in his eyes, and his exhausted body seemed to regain strength.
Shaking her hands, she picked up the small gift box and looked at it for a long time, then slowly pulled the ribbon on the surface, opened it, and was a little surprised to find that there was a half candle inside.
Yes, a short, small half candle, with a delicate and simple candlestick at the bottom.
This... Mei Li was stunned. Suddenly, she found a note in the box:
"Pray the candle, light it at night, and make your own wish. At dawn, the wish will fail."
mischief?
For a while, Mei Li was stunned, feeling aggrieved in her heart, but she thought about it again, but it didn't make sense. Even Mrs. Silin, who was not pleasing to her eyes, would not naively tease her in a prank way.
Besides...
"This candlestick... is exquisite." Meili held up this "prayer candle" and found that it was so exquisite and pure, even more exquisite than those used in the homes of great nobles.
"Is it...really a gift?" Mei Li thought, suddenly a little uncertain, she glanced at the note again, hesitated for a while, the ghostly put the candlestick on the table and picked up a match box.
"Perhaps, it's a game." She thought, drew a match, stabbed it, and lit the candle.
He raised his head and looked through the little, like a prison window, to see the deep night outside.
Make a wish to try?
But what wish is good? Meili thought about it seriously, and laughed at herself after a moment:
"It's just a game, and it won't really happen."
Shaking her head, she sat on the bed with her hands folded on her chest. After hesitating, she closed her eyes, recalling the appearance of Miss Daisy dancing her skirt, following her inner wish, and whispered:
"I wish a beautiful evening dress."
In the next second, the flame of the prayer candle flickered and opened a circle of light.
In the cold room, Mei Li's shabby clothes full of patches suddenly changed into a gorgeous and incomparable night gown.
"I wish a pair of dancing shoes studded with diamonds."
Suddenly a pair of shoes studded with Chinese diamonds appeared on Mei Li's feet, shining brightly under the dim candlelight.
"I wish for a healthy body, a beautiful face... a mirror that can hold my whole person, and belongs to me alone."
The iris opened, silently, Mei Li's pale, rough, and severely malnourished body suddenly became white, smooth, and plump... it could be broken by a bomb.
On her dirty face, the five senses hadn't changed much, but she seemed to have changed her personality, so beautiful.
In front of her, a full-length mirror leaning against the wall appeared out of thin air.
At this time, the changes in her body finally caught her attention.
Mei Li opened her eyes suspiciously, and then stared dumbfounded at the flickering candlelight in the full-length mirror beside her, and her unparalleled beauty in her dress.
Tonight, Meili is really beautiful.

ps: It's another 4,000-word chapter, and it’s been more than 7,000 words a day in the past two days... It feels like it’s hard to get a manuscript when it goes on the shelf...