I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

"Is that so? Let's start packing then."

"Ah."

So, after catching the biggest moonfish, Eve and her group set out on their journey again, heading towards their next destination.

§152 Falling Star Valley

After leaving Moon Spring Mountain, Eve and her group traveled around the Moon Elves' territory, and now they came to the front of Falling Star Valley, which was also the place where Melfilin collected the Thousand Star Stones as mentioned in the letter.

As the name suggests, Falling Star Valley is a deep canyon, about five kilometers long and shaped like an inverted triangle. At the end of the valley road, there is a vertical stone wall. There are no plants at the bottom of the valley and on the cliffs on both sides. It is one of the few places with less vegetation coverage in the Elf Forest.

When night falls, countless points of light will twinkle like stars on the cliffs on both sides of the valley, as if the Milky Way in the sky has fallen into the valley, hence the name Falling Star Valley.

To be honest, Eve initially thought it would be a meteorite crater, after all, it was called Falling Star.

What is more peculiar is that these light spots can only be viewed from a distance and not up close. Once you get close, all you can see is a bare cliff. The only exception is the one called Thousand Star Stone.

Thousand Star Stones are mostly spherical or nearly spherical. From a distance, they look like a stone emitting light, but when you get closer, you can see countless light spots flickering inside the stone, as if it were a galaxy sealed within it.

Eve really wanted to complain about this, okay, that's quite radioactive.

After all, as far as she knew, many luminous minerals were somewhat radioactive.

But since this is a different world, it might be related to magic?

The moonfish mentioned earlier has nothing to do with science. It can drag a small boat and five people in the water, but once it leaves the water it will turn into a piece of jade. This doesn't seem scientific at all.

Similar to the Moonlight Fish, the Thousand Star Stone is also more valuable when it is large. However, unlike the Moonlight Fish which can only be encountered by luck, there is a stone platform on the cliff at the end of the Falling Star Valley, where a Thousand Star Stone will be permanently bred, and its quality can be regarded as top-notch.

Shortly before Eve and the others arrived, the Thousand Star Stone had been taken away to be used as a ritual prop.

Well, on one hand there is no guarantee, and on the other hand there feels like there is a fixed large guarantee.

Well, they are just here for fun anyway, and they don’t care much about the quality.

Even if an unprecedentedly large stone is found, it will probably be reduced to a size that can be used as a bracelet or necklace.

Unlike the Yuequan Mountain stronghold built around the mountain, the Luoxing Valley guarded the direction of the valley entrance. After checking the permission letters in their hands, the group was allowed to enter.

What’s interesting is that although ordinary people are usually not allowed to enter the Falling Star Valley, the Thousand Star Stone produced there is a commodity that is sold in limited quantities by the government every day. After all, the production is limited.

The place where the goods were sold was not far from the entrance to the valley, and Eve and her friends went over to take a look when they passed by.

In order to ensure fairness, a lottery system is adopted here. A certain number of lottery numbers are issued at several time periods every day, and then a public lottery is held in the evening. Those who win the lottery will be eligible to purchase.

Well, although you still have to buy it, the low price is actually not much different from giving it away for free. It's just a token of your appreciation.

If you don’t win the lottery the day before, the ticket number will be accumulated to the next day to prevent someone from being unlucky enough not to be selected. So as long as you have a little patience, it is only a matter of time before you win the lottery.

However, it is strictly forbidden to resell the Thousand Star Stones in any form. At most, it is allowed to be transferred among immediate family members. Otherwise, there will be punishment.

As for now, Eve and her group were in the base listening to an elf named Filina explaining some knowledge about the Thousand Star Stone.

"There's no way to find the Thousand Star Stones with the help of magic. They're like invisible to detection magic."

As she spoke, Filina took out a Thousand Star Stone and asked several people to observe it in person.

The Thousand Star Stone is quite small and can be easily held in one hand. It is dotted with stars, and in the center is a bright golden star.

And when Eve used her perception to probe, the feedback she got was just as Filina said, a void, as if she was not holding anything in her hands.

"The brightest point of light at the center of the Thousand Star Stone is called the Main Star. It's golden, and others are red, white, blue, black, and so on. Each has a different meaning. The other smaller points of light are called Auxiliary Stars. The larger the Thousand Star Stone, the brighter the Main Star, and the more Auxiliary Stars there are, the higher its quality."

"Eh? Is there a main star that symbolizes love?"

Hearing what Filina said, Melchis, who was looking at the Thousand Star Stone in her hand, asked with interest.

"Yes, the golden one is it now."

"Eh?! Is this it?"

"Yes, the Thousand Star Stone with a golden main star is a symbol of love."

Hearing this, Melchis grabbed Eve's hand and started acting coquettishly.

"Eve~ Can we go find the golden Thousand Star Stone later~"

"Okay, okay, okay, if Shizu wants it, we'll go find it~"

"Great!"

After comforting Melchis, Eve continued to ask.

"Is there any ceremony required before entering Falling Star Valley? Like the one at Moon Spring Mountain?"

"No need, just go in directly. Just don't use any offensive magic. The night vision you are using now can be used normally."

Unlike Yuequan Mountain, which is somewhat ceremonial, Luoxing Valley is obviously more approachable to the people, which can be seen from the shop selling Thousand Star Stone not far from the entrance of the valley.

Could it be due to the nature of the location? After all, places like water sources are more likely to show signs of faith.

"Are there any tips for finding the Thousand Star Stone?"

"Uh... this one is gone."

Hearing Eve ask this, Filina shook her head awkwardly.

"The Thousand Star Stones aren't hard to find. They stay lit when someone approaches and all other lights go out. There should be more of them than you think. However, most of them are too small, perhaps only the size of a finger joint, which is totally insufficient."

As she spoke, she looked at the Thousand Star Stone she had taken out earlier.

"And everyone also needs to find the Thousand Star Stone with a golden main star, so it may take a little longer."

But then Filina changed the subject.

"However, the chances of finding a large Thousand Star Stone near the end of the valley are relatively higher, so you can try your luck there. Also, the location of the Thousand Star Stone is different every night, so even if you find nothing the day before, you might still find something the next day."

"Is that so...Thank you for the introduction."

"Ah, it's nothing, I wish you all the best."

Although she said this, what Eve actually thought in her heart was...

Ah, some treasure hunt game with daily reset progress. I hope I can have better luck.

After all, according to the standard of one per person, they have to find Thousand Star Stones with five golden main stars.

I can only say that I hope they have better luck, otherwise they will be in trouble.

§153 A matter of luck?

Leave the garrison from the back door and walk a few steps forward, and you can see the entrance to Falling Star Valley not far away.

Because Melsis was in a hurry to go to the valley to find the golden Thousand Star Stone, Filina did not keep them any longer. After giving Eve a map and some introduction about the Thousand Star Stone, she took them to the back door.

"Then I wish you all the best, Miss Eve."

After unlocking the vine lock on the door, Filina said to Eve and her group with a smile.

"Ah."

Eve nodded and her group officially walked down into the valley.

The path in Falling Star Valley is quite flat, and there aren't many obstructive boulders or other debris. They were probably cleared away by the moon elves.

And it wasn't as humid as Eve had thought. After all, according to the terrain and the principle that water flows to lower places, the valley as a low-lying area should be very humid. Could it be because the ground underfoot seeped water very quickly?

The scenery in the Falling Star Valley did surprise Eve a little. As a vampire, she had admired the night sky many times, so she felt the scenery more deeply than Tina and the others. No wonder Melfilin invited them to come here for sightseeing.

It seemed as if a galaxy was really falling in the valley. Countless points of light flickered on both sides of the cliff, just like the countless stars in the night sky, making the valley less dim.

The only pity is that these light spots can only be viewed from a distance. Once they walk closer, they will disappear without a trace, giving a sense of reverse induction lights.

After the other points of light went out, a small number of Thousand Star Stones appeared on the cliff. However, Eve found that Filina had been a bit lenient. These small Thousand Star Stones were not even half the size of a finger joint.

The smallest Thousand Star Stone is even the size of a bean. If it weren't for her good eyesight, she probably wouldn't have noticed its existence. Moreover, such a large Thousand Star Stone can only allow people to see the light of the main star, and the accompanying auxiliary stars are completely indistinguishable.

What's even more embarrassing is the number. Looking at the various colored light spots on the cliffs on both sides of her, which are neither too many nor too few, Eve felt a headache and pinched her brows.

Since the light emitted by the Thousand Star Stone mainly comes from the main star, it is impossible to see how big the glowing Thousand Star Stone is unless you get close to it.

Well, it’s better to have fewer now, so that it will save some effort to find them.

The most outrageous thing was that she didn't see any golden spots when she took a quick glance. All other colors appeared, but there was not a single golden spot.

It’s not that your statement is totally inconsistent with statistics, why are only gold ones SSR?

Wait, gold symbolizes SSR so it seems reasonable that the probability is low?

Is there a colorful hidden UR model?

Haha, how can you play it like this...

"Master Brave, what do the main stars of other colors represent?"

At this time, Melchis was walking a few steps in front of them, looking curiously at the colorful Thousand Star Stones on the cliff, while Istina came to Eve's side, looked at the small notebook in her hand and asked curiously.

"Well, they're basically all auspicious. White represents perfection, green represents nature, blue represents gentleness, etc. Black, however, has a somewhat ominous connotation."

"Eh? What does the black one represent?"

After hearing what Eve said, Istina asked curiously.

"Destruction and the End."

Eve spread her hands helplessly, looking a little helpless.

"In a sense, it suits me well. After all, my dragon magic is purple-black."

What Eve didn't say was that the more destructive magic she used, the more her magic would tend towards black, which was a perfect match.

"Anyway, let's go deeper. After all, Filina said before that it's easier to encounter larger Thousand Star Stones in the depths."

"Ah."

So they hurried along the way and soon reached the end of the valley. The most surprising thing was that they didn't see any golden light along the way. Even if there was no guarantee, it wouldn't be so wrong...

The valley was five kilometers long. Eve was too lazy to count how many spots of light they had seen on the rock walls on both sides. In the end, there wasn't a single golden one, which was okay.

The rock wall at the end is the last hope for the few people. There are no more golden Thousand Star Stones of different sizes here, so they can only wait for the refresh tomorrow.

At the end, a wooden staircase has been built on the hundreds of meters high rock wall, which goes up layer by layer close to the rock wall, so that people can observe closely to see if there are the Thousand Star Stones they need on the rock wall.

There is an obvious raised area right in front of the rock wall. According to the notes that Filina gave to Eve, this is where the Thousand Star Stone, the "backup" in the Falling Star Valley, is located.

According to records, this Thousand Star Stone is large enough for a single person to hug, and it presents an extremely regular spherical shape. The main star inside is fixed in white, and it has not yet appeared in any other color. This is also the only Thousand Star Stone that will not be refreshed over time.

But now, there is only a semicircular deep pit left here, and the Thousand Star Stone in it has long been taken away for preparations for the ceremony.

The new Thousand Star Stone will absorb the starlight and moonlight in this pit and reappear with the passage of time.

"Well, let's see how lucky we are."

After saying that, Eve called Melchis, who was studying the semicircular pit.

"Shizu! Let's go and see if there's anything up there!"

"Good~"

After responding happily, Melchis followed Istina's example and ran over to hold Eve's hand.

"Ugh…"

Looking at the smiling Melchis, Eve shook her head helplessly, but also gently held her little hand.

Honestly, she wasn't sure whether Melchis's feelings for her were more of a playful imitation or a serious romance, but maybe a bit of both. Anyway, she'd just go along with what made her happy.

In this way, the group began to climb the long and somewhat scary stairs.

But tonight they were destined to be unlucky.

After a long climb...

"Huh...huh..."

Looking at the rock wall that was almost at the top, Eve took a few deep breaths before she calmed down and suppressed her anger.