Reborn as a short-lived loli who can only live for three years

The Moon Hall is a magical palace that seems to be enchanted by moonlight.

The dome is like a quiet and deep night sky, emitting light blue starlight. Silver vines are entwined on the huge arched window frames, but the scenery outside the window is not a garden courtyard, but a vast starry sky.

If there were no garden outside the open door, they would have suspected that they had already found themselves in another magical space.

On the walls are intricately carved murals that record the phases of the moon at every moment; the crescent moon seems to be the totem of the Moon Hall, carved on every column, every wall-mounted candlestick, and every window.

But more important are the treasures stored in the Moon Hall.

Some of them are piled together, some are displayed in the hall, and some are floating in the center by a powerful force. Each treasure is surrounded by glittering dust, exuding a mysterious and unique atmosphere.

……

After everyone entered the Moon Hall, the door was finally slowly closed.

The last key resonated, which was something Tokizhi Meng knew as soon as she stepped into the Moon Hall.

This is undoubtedly good news, as it means that the final treasure is now hidden in the Moon Hall, and they no longer have to risk going to the final Sun Hall.

"Should we search for all these treasures one by one?" Ying tried to imagine the appearance of the final treasure again, "Is it... a bell?"

“If only it were that simple.” Ivy was not optimistic.

……

"Everyone, don't forget the rules here." The leader of the exploration team reminded, "You can choose the treasures you want, or you can choose not to, but you must never take them away directly. Instead, you must go to the end... and pay your price."

There were no treasures in the hall at the end, but instead there was a huge crystal scale.

This balance scale seems to be condensed from moonlight. The whole scale is crystal clear and sparkling with silver light. The crossbeam is as slender as a thread, the tray is like a full moon, the base is carved from multiple layers of crystal, and the center is inlaid with a silver gem. Under the brilliance of the stars in the dome, it sparkles with the most dazzling starlight.

In front of this crystal balance, a kitten was squatting quietly.

It seemed to be made up of pure moonlight, like an elf walking out of a dream, its body light and transparent, flowing with the light of the silver moon, and its hair seemed to be woven together by countless moonlight threads, as if it would dissipate into the air at any time.

Its pair of bright sapphire eyes, hidden in the moonlight, seem to be able to see through all the secrets of the world.

At this moment, it was quietly watching the adventurers who stepped into this place, its tail swinging gently.

It is the incarnation of the Moon Talisman Spirit and the guardian spirit of the Treasure Hall.

……

According to the adventure records, if you want to take treasures away from the treasure hall, you have to pay the corresponding price to the Moon Talisman Spirit. The scale will weigh the value between the treasure and the price. The more precious the treasure, the higher the price you have to pay.

Anyone who refuses to pay the price or attempts to steal the treasure directly will be punished by the Moon Talisman Spirit.

"But no one seems to be carrying anything valuable." Ying was a little confused again, "Will the scale really balance?"

After hearing what she said, Shi Zhimeng commented: "Youyou, your imagination is still not bold enough."

“Ah? Y-really?”

"The price they choose to pay is probably some... concepts, functions, cognition, talents, etc." Ivy proposed a few very abstract words.

Shizhi Meng clapped her hands, "That's right! The price of real objects weighs the lightest on the scale! Youyou, you definitely didn't read the adventure record carefully!"

Ying turned her eyes away again guiltily.

The resonance direction of the key was very vague, so Tokizhi Meng could only hold the key and keep walking through the treasure hall.

Their target was not these treasures, and there was no need to consider paying a price, so except for Tokieda Yume, everyone else stayed aside to rest and recover the magic power consumed in the previous battle.

Looking at the few members of the exploration team who wanted to take the treasure away and head to the hall at the end, Ying really couldn't imagine what price they would choose to pay.

"Are there any examples mentioned in the adventure log?" Ying asked again.

"It is said that there was once an [eighth-level] great magician who came here in search of an answer and found the book that could know the answer to everything." Wan Yexi recalled the classic examples she had read and revealed, "It is said that the price he paid at that time was that he could never use magic again in his life."

Ying was dumbfounded again: "Such a powerful magician can no longer use magic... It sounds like a very high price to pay."

Ivy realized that he had never read this adventure story, so he asked curiously, "Does the book mention what the answer he wants to know is?"

Wan Ye Xi shook his head.

"Having paid such a huge price, the answer will naturally not be easily shared with others, so... the authenticity of this book remains to be verified."

Regardless of whether it was true or not, Ying Youyou at least understood the current situation.

For safety reasons, don't touch anything here.

She didn't have any strong desires anyway.

After a while, Shizhi Meng came back, and from her expression, it could be seen that she gained nothing.

"You guys try to find it too." Shi Zhimeng handed the key to Chu Yu, "Just sneak around and you'll understand how I feel."

Hearing Shi Zhimeng's mysterious words, Chu Yu took the key with some doubts, but she put the doubts in her heart first, hid in the shadows, and quickly sneaked around the entire Moon Hall.

Perhaps her actions had nothing to do with stealing the treasure, so the Moon Talisman Spirit did not take any action, like a neutral bystander.

Soon, Chu Yu also came back. With a subtle expression, she passed the key to Ye Jiyan.

Ye Jiyan held the key and thought for a moment, then threw the key upwards and let it fly around in the Moon Hall with the help of magic. Finally, the key fell into Wan Yexi's hands.

"You guys..." Wan Yexi was confused by their actions.

"You will understand if you just walk from here to the center." Ye Jiyan provided her with the shortest route.

Wan Ye Xi did as she was told, followed by the curious Ivy and Ying Youyou.

When they walked to the very center of the Moon Hall, right below the stars in the dome, Wan Yexi looked at the key in her hand and felt a different resonance from what she had felt along the way.

"So that's how it is..." Wan Ye Xi carefully felt the resonance of the key.

"What happened?" Ivy waited curiously for what would happen next.

"Can you feel where the treasure is?" Ying Youyou also wanted to know what they felt at this moment.

After confirming that others felt the same as she did, Tokieda Yume expressed her guess.

"The final treasure is both here and not here."