Chapter 194 Valena's Diary
"Look here, steamed buns!"

"There might be a secret room here!"

Singo found a secret door and easily pried open the ancient lock on it.

Mantou complained: "You are a warrior, it's ok for you to be aware of it, but you actually chose the skill item of dexterity?"

Singo said righteously: "Professional masters must learn to integrate all knowledge. Isn't this for dealing with situations like this? Think about it, if it weren't for my skillful hands, wouldn't you be trapped here?"

"Tsk."

Mantou was dismissive of this and was skeptical about the gold coins that had been mysteriously lost before.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and don't let that monster catch up with us later."

Singo opened the secret door and went into the narrow tunnel first, followed by Mantou. There were constant rustling sounds coming from the tunnel, and finally they arrived at a dark secret room.

Singo skillfully took out a spare fluorescent stone to illuminate his vision, and the scene in front of him suddenly became clear.

"This is……"

To their surprise, the secret room was not small and was more than enough to accommodate the two of them. The floor was covered with a thick layer of dust and the corners were covered with spider webs. It was obvious that it had been unused for many years.

The secret room was quite well equipped, with a bed, quilt, and desk. There were a few feather pens and yellowed papers on the table, and there were even childlike graffiti on the wall, giving it a homey atmosphere.

Mantou looked at the graffiti on the wall.

The patterns are rather simple but colorful, and it can be seen that they are depicting a warm family, including a man, a woman, and a little girl. The background is mostly dark towers, some humans in black robes, and terrifying dragons.

From the messy brushstrokes, one can see the little girl's fear of those things that exist.

"A child's bedroom."

"It's unimaginable that anyone could live in a place like this."

Mantou sighed.

"Mantou! Look what I found?"

Singo opened the cabinet of the small desk and seemed to have found something extraordinary inside.

"What is it? Let me see."

Mantou leaned over and saw that it was a simple diary. It looked like it had been carefully preserved, but due to the long time, the pages were even a little rotten, and some of the pages were roughly torn off. There were a few big words written on the cover - "Valena's Diary"

"Valena's Diary."

Mantou's expression suddenly became complicated and uncertain. He seemed to have some terrible guess in his mind, which made him silent and just turned the pages of the book carefully.

The handwriting inside is clumsy and childish, full of childish innocence.

"January 1rd. This is my first diary that my mother asked me to write. My father told me as usual not to make any noise, or else the bad guys from the Dragon Cult would capture me and the scary dragon would eat me up. I was very obedient the whole time."

"On January 1, I stayed in my room and didn't speak. My father said I was very good."

"January 1th, still in the room, today I found a cute animal, dad said it was a spider, I invited it to eat black bread with me."

"On January 1, my mother brought me a book called Beautiful Birds, which tells the story of a bird family. I like it very much."

"On January 1, I was reading in my room with a cute mouse. I named him Tete. As a reward for reading with me, I let him chew a page of the book."

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"On February 2, my father hadn't been home for a long time. I was very happy that he came back to see me this time. He told me that he would be able to defeat the bad guys soon and rescue my mother and me from the tower. Our family would stay together like in the story."

"On February 2, my father talked to me a lot. He said he would definitely take me to see the outside world. I was very happy."

"February 2th, stay in your room."

"On February 2, I stayed in my room, the food was gone, and I was so hungry."

"On February 2, I ate Tete, but I was very sad." "On February 22, my mother finally came back. She brought me food, but she cried a lot. She said he was chosen as a 'sacrifice' and might never come back. I hugged her for a long time."

"February 2th. Dad seems to have not been home for a long time."

"On March 3, my mother celebrated my twelfth birthday. I was very happy. I asked her why my father didn't come back. She didn't answer and I could see that she was a little sad."

"On July 7, I really want to see the outside world. I want to have a friend."

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On December 12, my mother had not returned for seven days, and I was very scared. ”

"It's December 12th. Dad has been gone for a long time. If my watch is correct, it should be ten months. He finally came back today, but he told me that mom died. I cried."

"On January 1, my father told me that my mother's death was worth it and great. I didn't understand what he said, but I was scared. He seemed to have become a different person. He used to love my mother very much."

"January 1, staying in my room and shaking."

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"On September 9, my father told me that he had defeated the bad guys. I asked him if he could leave, but he didn't say anything."

"On September 9, I was taken out of the room, but my father still wouldn't let me leave the tower. I was very angry. In my opinion, this tower was just like the cage described in the book. It was not free at all."

"On September 9, a girl called Mary was brought to the tower. She was about my age and she was very scared. I hope I can become her friend."

"On September 9, I stayed in the tower, but I still secretly came back here. I feel very safe here. Here, I can think of my father. At that time, he still loved me and my mother very much."

"On September 9, there were strange noises in the tower, but Dad wouldn't tell me what it was, and Mary was scared."

"On October 10, the sound got louder and louder, and I was scared."

"On September 9, Dad was really different from before. I missed Mom and cried for a long time."

"I don't know when, my father told me not to resist. His original words were "to welcome the noble evolution with a joyful attitude." I didn't understand what he was saying, but he made me more and more scared."

"Dad is really completely different now. He would never treat me like this before. He definitely wouldn't. I'm so scared."

"Mary said Daddy was a bad man."

"Dad won't let me see Mary. He said Mary did something wrong and will be punished. I will see her later."

"Dad said he was doing this for my own good. As long as I obeyed him, I could get out. I think that's true."

"I will be obedient."

“On the first day, scales appeared on my body and it hurt.”

“The next day, there were more scales.”

"On the third day, the thorns on my back still hurt, but my dad was very happy. He told me that I was almost successful. Seeing my dad happy made me happy too."

"On the fourth day, I felt like I had turned into a bad person. Dad fed me some meat and told me it was edible, but I felt something was wrong. My nose was very sensitive now, and I seemed to smell... the scent of Mary."

"On the eleventh day, there was still no change today. Dad said he was very disappointed in me and called me an inferior species who failed his expectations. I cried so hard and I didn't know what I did wrong."

"On the twelfth day, Dad said he found a new way."

"On the fourteenth day, my father replaced my hand with a new one. Although I'm used to it, it still hurts. But he told me not to cry, and I held it back. I couldn't make my father angry again."

"On the fifteenth day, I felt a little weird."

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The last few pages were roughly torn out.

The steamed bun turned to the bottom in one breath and couldn't help but gasp.

(End of this chapter)