The sunset outside soon spilled across the snowfield and the great lake, and before long, dinner was ready as well.
Chloe took the initiative to suggest eating outside. She loved this kind of snowy weather, and Shade certainly did not mind. However, only after Chloe personally helped Shade get dressed did she instruct the maids to bring her a new dress.
Shade then found the Cat, who seemed to be having quite a good time, and went with it and Chloe to the largest bonfire in the camp.
When Shade and Chloe sat down, quite a few young ladies were already gathered around the bonfire, serving as background decoration for their meal. The dancing firelight illuminated the camp nestled amid the snowfield as the sky gradually darkened, and the banquet in the snow had already been prepared. All Shade needed to do was eat.
Only then did Shade bring up his recent troubles, namely the matter of that Mermaid. After listening to him, Chloe smiled in the firelight and answered:
"It seems you have found the clue about the God of Love that I left for you after the 'Lost Forest' (Chapter 1714). Yes, of course I know that Mermaid. After I took the 'Earth' seat, I saw relevant records in the Council Library."
Shade had not seen any connection between Chloe and "Earth," but considering that the Earth Mother God was also a deity who governed the Four Seasons, and that Chloe's path to becoming a demigod had been closely tied to the Winter God, the Winter Maiden, it was not strange upon reflection.
"Then do you know its origin?"
"I do. And didn't you say so yourself? It is the incarnation of the concept of 'Desire.' It is a monster born in the earliest years of the Genesis