There's no doubt that the magic is working this time.As they jumped, it was pitch black, followed by an indescribable blur and swirl, and their eyes grew brighter and brighter.Suddenly, they felt themselves standing on something very solid.It didn't take long for them to be able to see their surroundings clearly and look around."
What a strange place," said Dugray."
I don't like it here."
Polly shuddered.The first thing that caught their attention was the light, for it was neither like daylight, nor like electric lamps, kerosene lamps, candles, or any other kind of light they had ever seen.It was a bleak light that didn't give the slightest pleasure, close to red.It was almost stationary, without a single flicker.At this time, they were standing on a flat ground surrounded by buildings erected.There was no roof in the clearing and it was clear that it was a courtyard.At this time, the sky is extremely dark, and it is a blue that is close to black.If you could see a sky like that, you would think, "Isn't there any light here?"
or "It's weird weather here, we just happened to have a storm or a solar eclipse," Dugray said."
I don't like it here."
Polly said.For some reason, both of them lowered their voices to speak.Although they didn't have to hold their hands anymore after diving, they didn't let go.The courtyard is particularly high and has many large windows without glass, and the inside of the windows is pitch black.A little further down is a huge arch with a large black mouth that looks like a railway tunnel.The weather at this moment is also unusually cold.The buildings here seem to be made of a kind of red stone, but the red color may also be the effect of that strange light.In the courtyard, many of the stone slabs laid on the ground have been worn off the edges and corners, and they are also cracked, and they are arranged unevenly with each other.Moreover, the rubble also filled in half of one of the arches.At this time, both children kept turning around the yard because they were afraid that someone or something would peek at them through the window when they turned their backs."
Do you think anyone lives here" There was a half-silence as Digray finally spoke again, but still quietly."
No, it's a ruin.We haven't heard a sound since we got here. ”Polly said."
Then let's stop and listen carefully."
Digray proposed.Then they stood there and listened intently, but there was nothing but the pounding of their own hearts.You see, in the woods between the worlds, you can even hear the sound of trees growing in the quiet, verdant, warm, vibrant woods, and here, though as quiet as there, is a different kind of unsettling quiet.Here, it's just an empty and dead silence, and you can't imagine that life is growing here."
Let's go home."
Polly said."
But we haven't seen anything yet, and now that we're here, we should wander around."
Diggray said."
I'm sure there's nothing fun here.""
What's the use of finding a Ring to take you to another world if you don't dare to look at it?"
said Polly as she shook off Diggray's hand."
I just thought you weren't too interested in exploring this place.""
Wherever you go, I'll be with you.""
We can go as long as we want.You have to remove the green ring and put it in your right pocket.Keep in mind that the left is yellow and the right is green.Never put your hand in your pocket, you can only keep your hand close to it.Otherwise, once you touch the yellow ring, you will disappear immediately. ”Diggray said.Once everything was arranged, they began to quietly walk towards a large arch that led to the interior of the building.As they stood on the edge of the threshold and looked in, they found that it was not as dark as they had imagined, and a dark, empty hall appeared before them.In the far part of the hall stood a row of arched pillars, the gaps in which the doorposts let in more of that bleak light.They cautiously walked through the hall, lest they trip over a hole in the ground or something.But as they walked through the hall and through the arches between the columns, they found themselves in another, larger courtyard."
It doesn't seem very safe here, Dugray."
Polly said, pointing to a raised wall in the middle of the yard that seemed to be ready to fall into the courtyard at any moment.In one place, a pillar was missing, and only a little remnant of the original top of the column remained, hanging unsupported in the air.It is clear that that place has been deserted for hundreds or even thousands of years."
I think that since it can be preserved to this day, it will definitely be preserved for a longer time.But we have to be quiet because, you know, sometimes something can be shaken down by a sound like an avalanche in the Alps. ”Diggray said.They then walked forward, out of the courtyard and into another door, and then climbed many more steps, through one large room after another, and finally, they were dazzled by the sheer size of the building.From time to time, they thought that they might soon be able to go outside and see what the fields beyond this magnificent palace were like, but each time they only walked into another courtyard.As you can imagine, when it was once inhabited, this place must have been a magnificent sight.There used to be a fountain in one of the courtyards.Inside, a huge stone beast with a large mouth and wings stands tall; In its mouth, the remnants of the pipes that were used to spray water can be seen.Underneath it was a pit of water, which was now as dry as bone.Elsewhere, there are climbing plants with withered vines that once became entangled in the pillars and caused some of them to collapse.But this plant died a long time ago.There are no small creatures such as ants and spiders that are common in the ruins, and there is no grass or moss.The broken stone slabs also exposed dry earth.The scenery around them is the same, and they all look so eerie.Degree thought they might as well put on the yellow ring and go back to the warm, vibrant green forest of the Transition Zone.Just then, they came to two large doors, made of a metal like gold, one of which was ajar.They couldn't help but look inside, however, they both took a deep breath and stepped back, and now they finally found something worth seeing.At first, they thought the room was full of people, about hundreds, all sitting motionless.As you can imagine, Polly and Diggray also stood motionless for a long time.But they soon discovered that the men were not making any sound and could not feel their breathing.Maybe none of them were real people, and they were probably wax figures, but they were also the most delicate wax figures they had ever seen.This time, Polly took the lead.Because she was more attracted to something in the house than she was to Diggray.All the statues here are richly dressed.If you're interested in clothing, you can't help but take a closer look.After passing through so many empty, gray rooms, I suddenly saw the beautiful costumes in this room, which were magnificent, if not particularly pleasing to the eye, and reflected the whole room magnificently.There are also plenty of windows to make the room look more spacious and bright.I can't describe their costumes.The statues all wore crowns and robes.Rare and sparkling treasures set in crowns and necklaces shine brightly.The robes of crimson, silver-gray, deep purple and bright green were also embroidered with various patterns of flowers and monsters.Their bodies were adorned with jewels, all of them bejeweled."
Why haven't these clothes rotted for so long?"
asked Polly."
It's magic, don't you feel it, I noticed it as soon as I came in, I bet this house is all magical."
Digray whispered."
Any dress is worth a few hundred pounds," Polly asked.But at this point, Digray was clearly more interested in the faces that were very attractive.The men sat on stone benches around the room, so Dugray could stand in the open space in the middle of the floor and look at the faces one by one."
I think these guys are very good-looking."
Diggray said.Polly nodded in agreement.All the faces they saw, both men and women, were lovely, wise and kind, like descendants of a beautiful, handsome race.But when the children took a few steps to the middle of the house, they saw different faces.Those majestic faces in front of you make you feel that if you meet a real person with such a face, you have to pay more attention to your gestures and every move.Then they walked a few more steps, and the next thing they saw was that very disliked face, they looked very strong, proud, conceited, and very cold.The further you go, the more cold and unforgiving your face becomes.Moving on, those faces still looked cold, but the traces of pride were gone, and even despair and sadness appeared, as if they had done some terrible thing and had some terrible experience.The last and most interesting statue is a taller, more richly dressed woman, each of whom is taller than the people of our world, with a suffocating cruelty and conceit on her face.Many years later, when Diggray was old, he said that it was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life.But for the sake of fairness, we must add that Polly had always thought that she didn't see anything particularly beautiful in that woman at all.The woman I was talking of was the one at the back, and countless empty chairs were placed behind her, as if the room had been intended to hold more statues."
I wish we knew the story.Let's go back and look at the table-like thing in the middle. ”Diggray said.In the middle of the room was not a real table, but a four-foot-tall square pillar with a small golden arch with a small golden bell hanging from the door, and a small golden hammer striking the bell was placed beside it."
I think, well, I think," said Diggray."
Looks like there's something written here."
Polly bent down and looked at the side of the pillar."
Oh my God, we can't read here."
Diggray said."
If you can't read it, you can't read it."
Polly said.Both were reading carefully at this point, and as you might guess, there was a strange letter carved into the stone.But just then, an unexpected miracle happened: although the shape of the letters did not change when they looked at them, they found that they could read them.If Digray had remembered that he had said there was magic in this room a few minutes ago, he would have thought that it was magic at work, but now he had nothing to think of but curiosity.He was increasingly anxious to know what was written on the pillar.It didn't take long for both of them to read it, and the gist of what was written on it was as follows, of course, the original poem was more beautiful to read: Choose.Adventurous strangers, ringing the bell, waiting for danger to come, or wondering what the hell will happen until you go crazy."
I don't want to.I don't want any danger. ”Polly said."
Don't you understand, it's all useless, we can't escape now.We'll keep thinking about what happens when we go down and ring the bell.I don't want to be overwhelmed by this question and go home depressed.I don't want that. ”Digray said."
Don't be so stupid, like who wants to be stupid enough to think about it.It doesn't matter if something doesn't happen," Polly said."
I think anyone who comes here is going to think about it until they get mesmerized.Lo and behold, this is magic, and I feel like it's working for me. ”"I can't feel it," said Polly indignantly, "I don't believe you really feel it, it's just a trick." ”"You girls know this, you only know that you are nagging and saying that so-and-so and so-and-so are engaged and so on, and you are not interested in anything else."
Diggray said."
You say this just like your uncle."
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Polly said."
Why can't you get down to business," said Diggray."
What a man," said Polly, in the tone of an adult, and then quickly added in her own tone, "don't say I'm like a woman, then you're a hateful parrot who only learns to speak." ”"I never dreamed of calling a little kid like you a woman."
Digray said arrogantly."
Ha, I'm a child, okay, you don't have to let another child bother you, I'll leave.I've seen enough of this place, and I've had enough of you," Polly was so angry, "You self-righteous, hateful, stubborn stupid pig" Digray saw Polly's hand reaching for the yellow ring, so he shouted in a voice that even he didn't expect, "Stop" I can't excuse Digray's behavior, at most, he felt guilty later, and many people do.Just before Polly's hand touched her pocket, he grabbed her wrist and leaned down, pressed his back against her chest, and then used the elbow of his other hand to block her other arm.Then, leaning over, he picked up the hammer and struck it briskly on the bell.Finally, he let go of her, and both of them gasped and fell to the ground, glaring at each other.At this point, Polly suddenly burst into tears, not out of fear or because he had sprained her wrist so badly, but out of extreme anger.But it didn't take long for them to put the quarrel behind them, because there was something else they had to worry about.As soon as the bell was struck, it emitted a not-so-loud but sweet tone, as you can imagine.Instead of abating, the pitch continued to sound louder and louder, and in less than a minute it was twice as loud as it had been.The voices were quickly raised to the point that if the children wanted to speak, but they didn't want to speak, they just stood with their mouths open and couldn't hear each other.After a while, the voice was so loud that they couldn't hear even if they were shouting loudly.The continuous, sweet voice keeps getting louder and louder, and there is a hint of horror in the sweetness.Slowly, the air in the room vibrated with that sound, until the two of them felt the stone tiles under their feet tremble.Finally, another vague, catastrophic sound came in, at first like the roar of a train in the distance, then like the sound of trees falling.They heard what seemed to be something heavy falling.Suddenly, a violent shaking almost threw them out.With a loud boom, about a quarter of the roof of the room collapsed, large chunks of masonry fell around them, and the walls began to shake.When the bell stopped, the dust settled, and everything was calm again.It is not known if the roof collapsed because of magic, or if the walls collapsed because the loud bells made it unbearable."
Okay, now you're happy."
Polly gasped."
Look at it this way, it's all over."
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