On the way back, I kept playing with the half-diamond-shaped stone I got from the altar. The gray stone was about a finger long. It looked rough, but it felt unexpectedly smooth. One side was uneven, like It's a fault, so I guess it's not a complete item. As for the idea of gathering the remaining stones, I have never thought about it. The Dark Continent is so big, this is undoubtedly more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.
He threw it into a corner of the inventory. At this moment, Tia, who was lying on the snow quilt, let out a soft moan and opened her eyes faintly.
"Tia, are you awake? How are you? Are you feeling better?"
In a mentally weak state, she suffered the mental shock of Du Ruier. I was very worried about what shadow or sequelae it would leave in her heart.
Slowly raising her head, Tia's eyes were unfocused and she glanced around blankly. The surrounding scenery gradually became clearer. Finally, she fixed her gaze on me for a few seconds, then suddenly showed a look of fear and subconsciously He stepped back, but didn't realize that he was on Xiaoxue's back, and fell to the ground with a "pop".
"Tia, how did you..."
I was just about to step forward and help her up, but unexpectedly she kept retreating like a snake and a scorpion until she retreated to the corner, waving her hands and shouting in a sobbing voice: "Don't come here... do not come……".
It seems that the one who left a shadow in her heart was not Duriel, but me. I had expected this situation. After all, looking back, even I was deeply afraid of "the me at that time". I'm afraid it was just me. The nervous trio of Lar and Sarah, who loves me deeply, can understand and accept it. I am not surprised that Tia has this reaction.
Not surprising, just. A little lonely...
Tia hugged her knees, burying her pretty face in them, huddled alone in the corner and wept softly. I stood there at a loss, looking ahead with no focus. She was thinking about random things in her mind to pass the time. At this time, let her be alone. After crying enough, she will calm down. Then she will go back silently and separate silently. As long as she deliberately avoids it, she will never meet again in this life. , that’s fine.
"Fanfan..."
A sound as thin as a mosquito's moan sounded in his ears. Phantom sound? Not much. I turned my head in surprise. Seeing that Tia had stopped shaking. Half a pair of lovely eyes lifted from the knees. Looking over here like a timid rabbit. It is completely different from his usual energetic appearance. The weak and lovely Tia. Adds a touch of feminine charm.
"What...what happened?"
I was surprised by this sudden change. More of a tremor. The joy could not be concealed in his voice. Go up gently. Tia didn't shy away.
"Na. Fanfan..."
Just walked in front of her. The sleeve was held by a small hand. Then he pulled it down gently. I squatted down. He squatted face to face with Dia holding his knees. The distance is less than half a meter. Then. In my surprised eyes. Dia's body fell forward. His forehead rested on my chest.
"Fanfan, tell me. What just happened was all an illusion, right?"
I opened my mouth, knowing that I couldn't say "yes" either for her or myself.
"It's an illusion, right!!"
As if aware of my determination. Tia's hands suddenly wrapped around my waist. He hugged her tightly and pushed her forehead hard. I was about to speak and I almost lost my breath.
"Yeah, that's right."
Feeling the weakness in her tone, I couldn't help but sigh and gently hugged her head. To be honest, I really don't understand what Tia is thinking now. Is she deceiving herself? Didn't her clothes stained with blue blood say it all? I really don’t understand a girl’s heart.
"Wow Fanfan, you scared me to death. I'm really scared."
As soon as the words came out, it became the trigger for Tia's tear glands to collapse. She cried loudly against my chest like this, and her warm tears quickly wet my chest. I even suspected that she had stored up Ten years of tears were released in one breath.
I don't blame Tia for her weakness. She is just a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, living in this closed village without fighting against the world. To blame, I can only blame this cruel world.
After finally crying enough, she lowered her voice, and waited until the traces of her crying disappeared - if she went back like this and let others see her red eyes, they would 100% think that I bullied her.
"Let's use the teleportation scroll to go back."
Seeing that she was almost recovering, I immediately suggested that it would take at least ten days to walk back from here, which was really not cost-effective.
"Ugh, teleportation scroll? It's too extravagant."
Dia, who still held my sleeve and refused to let go, pouted, and immediately entered the mode of being a thrifty and good housewife, which made me smile bitterly. However, in the Horadric tribe, which lacks materials, the teleportation scroll is indeed It is very precious.
"Don't worry, our prudent little housewife Ms. Tia, once the teleportation station is opened, she won't have to worry about not having the teleportation scroll."
I lied a little. Even outside, teleportation scrolls are extremely precious. There are many mercenary-level adventurer teams, or even only one or two in the entire team.
"What? I'm only 17 years old. I'm not a housewife. Fanfan, you are so rude." In response to my teasing, Tia immediately raised her mouth in protest.
After tearing open the teleportation scroll and about to step into the teleportation array, his sleeve was suddenly pulled hard.
"Fanfan, do you blame me for being too weak?" Diya's depressed voice sounded from behind.
"How could it be? When I was your age, I never even killed a chicken. You have already done a good job." I sighed and smiled slightly.
"I... I will practice hard after I go out. I will definitely know it. I will definitely be able to face it in the future, so... don't be angry with me, okay?"
"Well, I'll cheer for you."
I turned around and gently patted Tia, who was holding my sleeve and lowering her head on my chest. The little guy finally grew up.
After returning to the village, we narrated this experience to Sakron and received news from him that the teleport station in the village will be connected to the Rogge camp within a few days. This is indeed good news. I Find Akara in a hurry. It was learned that the negotiations with the Horadric tribe have also reached the final stage. After the teleport station is opened, within a month, the camp will gradually welcome 600 Horadric mages, including 100 job transferees, 500 The mercenaries and soldiers will not be used for the time being, after all, considering the limited throughput of the camp, too many strange adventurers will pour in together. It’s also not easy to manage.
However, mages are a popular profession, and demand has always been in short supply in Rogge’s camp. Therefore, we believe that these 600 Horadric mages will soon be integrated into the ranks of adventurers in the camp. It is estimated that the next batch of Horadric mages will arrive in half a year.
Of course, in addition to this, there is also the issue of supplies, which is also a trivial matter. The Horadric clan has been closed for nine thousand years, and they must have accumulated a lot of gold coins. As long as they have money, everything will be easier to handle. Could it be that the vast Dark Continent cannot afford supplies for 50,000 people? There are only some scarce items, such as teleportation scrolls and the like, which still need to be discussed. The best way is for the Horadric tribe to collect the materials in person. Anyway, they The most indispensable thing is combat effectiveness.
Another point that is still being discussed is related to the issue of future opening up, after the Horadric tribe's contact with the outside world stabilizes. Whether to connect the village's teleport station to other teleport stations, allow adventurers to log in, and use it as one of the adventure gathering places is indeed a question. Opening up to the outside world does have more benefits than disadvantages for the economic and cultural development of the village, but it must also be It depends on whether the arrogant Horadric people want to develop the economy and whether they can appreciate the culture of other races. However, after I conveyed the news about Duriel to the great elder. The tone of the Horadric's voice was obviously much more relaxed. After all, if a large number of adventurers gather, there will be no need to worry about Duriel coming out to cause trouble in the future.
This is what I heard from Akara. Of course, there was definitely more to the private agreement than just that. How could the cunning Akela leave the Horadric tribe alone and not take advantage of it? Of course, the elders headed by Isaac Lung are not vegetarians. They just cooperate with each other to achieve a win-win situation. At best, it is just who benefits more.
When I was caught by Akara and instilled these things, on the other side, the Horadric tribe also welcomed another guest, Kalot, who had been following us. A few days after we entered the village, he also He lurked in quietly. Of course, he didn't want to get into trouble with the Horadric tribe, he just wanted to see if there was anything he needed in the legendary Horadric tribe.
However, his luck didn't seem to be very good. With his strength, he quickly cleaned most of the ancient tombs, but found nothing useful. Think about it, even if there were some good things hidden in the ancient tombs, they would still be useless. It should have been moved back by the Horadric people who have lived here for thousands of years. It was his turn to get it, so he set his sights on the mage tower. But what was even more unfortunate was that there happened to be a man named Luo. The most stingy and stingy old man was inside. When Carrot casually walked into an empty library, Farah had already appeared behind him, taking down a book from the bookshelf as if nothing had happened. It slowly turned over.
The slight movement made Carlos turn around suddenly, and when he saw Farah appearing behind him at some point, a chill suddenly ran down his neck.
"Teacher Farah, long time no see." Carlos bowed slightly.
"Haha, didn't we just meet last month?" Farah said lightly, never looking at Carlos.
Was he already discovered when he just started tracking? Carlos was stunned, so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say.
"Hey!! I have watched you and Seattle Lake grow up. Now that I am old, I can no longer guess what is going on in your minds. I know a little about you, but you are not here. Something you want.”
Farah turned around, changed from his previous disrespectful behavior, looked at Carrot deeply, and threw the book in his hand.
"The Horadric tribe here doesn't seem to have much useful information."
He sighed. He had been studying in the Mage Tower these days. Although a lot of information in it opened his eyes, it was just that. It was absolutely impossible for the once glorious Horadric clan to only have these superficial information left. Something. On this point, Kane, who studied with him, also fully agreed.
"I'll give you a suggestion. Maybe you should go to the Horadric tribe in the second world. I guess you should know what to do after following them for so long." After finishing speaking, Farah turned around. Don't look at Carlos again.
Silently flipping through the books in his hands, Carlos' face was gloomy and uncertain, and finally he showed deep disappointment. He clenched the jade in his arms, and his eyes became firm again.
"Students understand."
Putting the book back in its place, Carlos bowed again, turned around, and paused again.
"Teacher Kasha, is she okay?"
"Okay. Very good. If you drink and fight every day, you won't die." Farah replied angrily.
"So. The student resigned." The expressionless Carlos showed a warm smile of memory, and then strode away. Well, it seems that we have another good helper.
Looking at Carlos's disappearing back, Farah showed a sly smile. It is not easy to find the Horadric Staff in the second world. With Carlos, a skilled master, the progress will undoubtedly be much faster. He Now I can't wait to know what good things the Horadric tribe in the second world has. If it weren't for the camp, I couldn't leave. Farah might even make the trip herself.
However, speaking of it, Carlos is really not the protagonist. It cannot be said that there are no good things in the first world. The Horadric Cube and Tarasha's soul inheritance, which one is not an opportunity for him to break through the bottleneck? It's just that I don't have that kid to go to. This is probably the so-called "gear of fate is turning." Farah felt annoyed and shook his head. Buried in the sea of books again.
It was already the fourth day after I came back from the ancient tomb. My life was quite leisurely. With Dia, a lively little girl, accompanying me all day long, my life was not boring. However, the eyes of the Horadric men around me seemed like , much more ferocious, is it my imagination? I can't believe that Tia's popularity in the clan is so high.
certainly. I don't think she was enthusiastic about me. It's the so-called love, which is just some good feelings at best. Her temperament is always like this, with a friendly and enthusiastic attitude towards everyone. In addition, as a foreign monk, I like to chant sutras and have a lot of strange and strange insights in my mind. Therefore, it is natural for me to gain her friendship, so... , please stop looking at me with such terrifying eyes, okay?
So on the fifth day, of course Tia dragged me by my sleeves and walked on the street, letting me fully experience how a glance turned into "the light of the sword and the shadow of the sword". Those elders who wanted to carve a magic circle on their foreheads Finally, news came through that the teleportation gate to Rogge's camp was open.
"Ouch"
Everyone on the street cheered immediately, and even Tia, who was so happy that she jumped up and hung on me, seemed to be accepted.
The day after the teleportation array was opened, we were going back. Akara and the three of them had to return to the camp as soon as possible to prepare for the reception of the Horadric people. 600 mages are different from 600 civilians. If one of them is not good, It might cause chaos in the whole camp. As for me, the elder who was searched online, it was purely a friendly companionship. It didn't matter whether I came back or not, but I didn't want to stay here anymore and enjoy the baptism of those eyes.
Great Elder Sakron took several other elders whose names he couldn't name, followed by nearly a thousand Horadric people who were watching to see us off. Most of the people following behind were young people who couldn't control themselves. Their eyes were naturally not on us, but on us. It was a teleportation array that was opened, but no matter how much they longed in their hearts, none of them asked to go out, but waited for the allocation of quotas in the clan. This shows the discipline of the Horadric people.
"Fanfan
When walking up the steps, Tia's voice came from behind. Didn't this little guy say he was too sad to come? So what? I turned around and saw her squeezing out of the crowd, jumping up and down and waving to me.
"Remember to come back and see me"
I waved to her from a distance.
"besides
What happened? I turned around again, dumbfounded.
"My body is ready at any time, you can come and ask for it at any time!!"
"puff"
I vomited three liters of blood and fell down on the steps. I finally got up, but was pricked with holes by hundreds of eyes that seemed to be real, and fell down again.
"This...this is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!!"
Facing Akara's and others' meaningful looks, I tried my best to explain. Under the countless murderous eyes behind me, I almost stooped into the teleportation array. At the moment when the white light flashed, I subconsciously turned around and found those few The murderous intent exuded by hundreds of Horadric young men was so thick that it seemed to condense into a huge black skull in the sky.
It seems that you have to be careful around you when you practice in the future, because you might be overwhelmed by lightning, fireballs, icicles or the like.
After returning to Rogge, I spent a few days debauched at home and then found Akara.
"Akara, didn't you say that I have defeated Duriel, so you can skip Lu Gaoyin's test and let me go directly to Kurast Seaport? It should still count." In view of Lu Gaoyin's The competition for Little B is too fierce, so Akara plans to include "defeating Duriel" as one of Lu Gaoyin's tests. Of course, this must wait until the Horadric tribe agrees to open the teleportation array, and I This first-time crab eater will naturally take advantage of the opportunity.
"Of course." Akara said with a smile.
"Then let me use the remote teleportation station and go directly to Kurast!"
I shamelessly came up behind Akara and squeezed her shoulders, with a flattering smile on my face.
"Of course not." Akara's smile did not change, and she enjoyed my service without changing her expression while rejecting my small proposal without mercy.
"Why!!" I looked sad and angry, bursting into tears.
"This is also part of the experience."
"I am seasick"
"Then it's even more important to exercise."
"What if there is a shipwreck? I, a good young man from Camp Rogge, will be dead at the bottom of the sea. Don't you feel sad?"
"It doesn't matter. I believe that with your strength, you can handle it even if you encounter a hurricane." Akara, you really have more confidence in me than I do, hurricane? Do you want me to appear in a play called "Robinson Crusoe"?
In desperation, I had to secretly find Farah, intending to make money. After I waved the bright gold coin in front of his eyes for a few times, he quickly accepted it and said that he could consider it, and then told me the next day that he would consider it. turn out
Hoho, give me back my gold coins, you old scoundrel, how old are you and still defrauding children of their money, are you not ashamed?
In the end, I obediently caught up with Lu Gaoyin's teleportation array, and gave Farah a middle finger before leaving. Remember the money first, and don't think that our stingy Rogge will give up so easily.
After arriving in Lugaoyin, I took Akara's letter and got the certificate from the Mages Guild. Then I inquired about the news about sea ships. I learned from Tok that Masif's ship would probably take more than a month to arrive. When we come back, although there are no other boats to Kurast Port, I think Masif is more reliable. It may be safer to take his boat (actually, I am afraid of taking boats and struggle to my death). If you want to laugh, just laugh. , I have never been to the sea in my life, I am really in awe of being on a boat, woo hoo
