Before nightfall, he finally arrived at a small farm on the outskirts of Baldur's Gate. [No pop-up novel website]
This should be the manor of a great nobleman in Baldur's Gate. There are large flat farmlands in the wilderness, glowing with oily green. The manor is distributed along the coast road, with farmland on both sides. The main building of the manor is on a hill not far away, and there is a path leading there. The great nobles of Baldur's Gate basically live in the city. Except for the hunting and socializing seasons in autumn, they rarely leave the city to live temporarily in manors in the countryside. So now most of the housekeepers are in charge there.
In a country like Faerûn, where magic is prosperous, most such villages have one or two low-level spellcasters. Lu Yuan is just a small first-level mage, so of course he can't disturb the local lord casually. After walking along the coastal road past the manor for a while, Lu Yuan found the village where the farmers of the manor lived. The manor's citizens and some free citizens lived here, and this was where Lu Yuan could rest.
Although it relies on the golden trade route, it is only a five-hour direct walk from Baldur's Gate, so the business here is not developed. Lu Yuan only found a bar, hotel, and grocery store in one place.
Even in such a comprehensive place, Lu Yuan only saw a few guests.
"Please give me a room, hot water, food...well, what's in the grocery store, please prepare one for me for a long trip, thank you."
Lu Yuan babbled while following his boss upstairs.
"It seems that you encountered some trouble during your journey?" The boss, a middle-aged aunt, comforted him in a very kind tone.
"Those wolves... the rain... the forest... forget it." Lu Yuan waved his hands dejectedly and gave up the idea of telling.
I took a hot bath, ate something, and changed my clothes.
Although he was exhausted and wanted to sleep, he persisted in practicing meditation. With this meditation method, he does not need to rely on sleep to restore his mental strength. When preparing the spell again, he easily came into contact with the second layer of the magic network, the thread that looked like flowing light.
Afterwards, Lu Yuan finally fell asleep with a smile on his face.
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"Flint, cloak, rope, torch... why are there nails?" Lu Yuan checked the travel supplies prepared by the boss and asked while holding the five-inch long iron drill.
"Use it when setting up the tent." The boss replied calmly.
"Is there a tent here?!"
"Isn't that right?" The boss continued to point calmly at a roll of canvas that looked dirty and old.
"This is a tent?! How to set it up?" Lu Yuan was shocked.
"Find a few wooden sticks to support the rope, put up the tent cloth, tighten the rope, and then fix it with iron nails." The boss continued calmly.
Lu Yuan gestured with the rope in his left hand and the iron nail in his right hand for a long time, then threw it down in frustration.
"Well, aunt, do you have mercenaries in your village? I think it would be better to hire someone to help me."
"We don't have one here, but there was an adventurer staying in the store yesterday. He should be from Baldur's Gate. You can discuss it with her."
"she?"
"That's her." The boss pointed calmly behind him. When he turned around, he saw the woman who was as beautiful and dangerous as a leopard. Lu Yuan felt himself and the system tremble at the same time!
The brilliant long golden hair is roughly rolled up and tied into a ponytail hanging down the back. The scattered hair on the forehead is still stained with crystal drops of water. The slightly hard facial lines and neat nose make the whole person look heroic, and The blue eyes are as bright as the sky after the rain. When she saw the shop owner and a strange man looking at her, she looked back without hesitation, with some provocation and wildness in their eyes.
She had just come in after morning exercise, carrying two long swords and wearing only leather pants and a tied linen shirt. Her cheeks were a little red, and there was a little steam rising from her shoulders. Her thin clothes could not hide her beautiful figure, and she was full of strength and elasticity when she moved around.
Lu Yuan felt that at this moment Enleco met the eldest princess and Jon met Mavis.
With one swipe, a holographic screen popped up, with bright red and bold fonts flashing wildly on it.
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Pick her up! Pick her up! Pick her up! :
This is your destiny! Hug 200xp, banging 400xp, caressing 600xp, going to bed 800xp, oral sex 1000xp...
If it doesn’t work, kill it!
It's obliteration! asshole!
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I go! Lu Yuan slapped his forehead heavily. The system is so unrestrained and unrestrained, the sense of amazement just now is gone. Lu Yuan went to take a look at this time, and it turned out that she was a beautiful woman with a perfect figure and full of wildness. At this time, it was obvious that the woman had just returned from practice and might need to wash up, so it was not suitable to talk. Lu Yuan just made an invitation gesture from a distance, indicating that he needed to talk to her.
The woman glanced here, turned around and went upstairs.
"Give me a beer and some breakfast."
Lu Yuan found a table near the door and sat down.
"It's not good for such a big kid to drink. Mom, let me get you some fruits," the store owner said nonchalantly, and directly replaced the beer he asked for with two local fruits. Lu Yuan scratched his head a little and felt a little warm. The hotel aunt was a bit like his neighbor in Naxi Kaishi.
After a while, the woman put on her leather armor and came downstairs, and Lu Yuan made a gesture of invitation. She first ordered a breakfast at the bar, then brought it over and sat down across from him generously.
Lu Yuan observed carefully. This young woman was probably in her twenties. Judging from the long sword she used, it seemed that she was a melee-type professional. Although he is not very old, he is very experienced in handling things. Obviously she had made a preliminary judgment about Lu Yuan, so it seemed very natural and casual. She doesn't have the superficiality of beauties who keep a straight face and reject others. She sends a clear signal of distance in her gentle movements, which is a very mature performance.
"Lu Yuan, a newly promoted little mage, is preparing to travel." Lu Yuan introduced himself. He didn't even stand up, nor did he help pull out the chair like a noble. That kind of etiquette would be full of comedy in a country shop.
"Evanstar, servant of my lord Elona."
"Evening Star? Are you an elf? Ah, I'm sorry, I... I'm just curious, it's a very beautiful name." Lu Yuan said with some embarrassment. He had been reading some books about elves recently, and when he saw this elf-style name, he immediately said it. Having said that, I didn’t want to ask about other people’s privacy.
"Thank you, that's okay. I don't look like an elf." She seemed to be used to this and said nonchalantly, "Only when you live like an elf will you grow like an elf. The proverb always makes sense. I myself I’m not sure, maybe it’s an elf, maybe it’s a half-elf, just a child who was forgotten in the forest, and the forest raised me. Now, tell me about you.”
"I..., okay." Lu Yuan spread his hands to show his body, "As you can see, I am a rookie mage. I once walked out of Baldur's Gate with great ambitions, but now, Look, I can't camp, I can't calculate distances, I can't watch the weather... everything, I messed up everything, I made a mess. Now I'm stuck here, I don't have the confidence to go on, and I don't want to It would be a joke to go back to Baldur's Gate in despair. Therefore, I want to hire an experienced person to accompany me for a while and teach me these things. This is the purpose of me looking for you."
"Very..." She suppressed a smile, lowered her head to poke the potatoes with a spoon and said, "Very frank, I believe this is a good start."
Duixing raised his head again, looked into his eyes carefully, and then said, "Okay, I am willing to accept this commission. It seems that you are a pretty good person. If you can wait for me for two days, I will be happy." Willing to accept your employment."
"No problem, I like it here. It's as safe as my home." Lu Yuan dug a spoonful of potatoes and said exaggeratedly.
"You can wait for me here. I have to go to the north again. I will definitely be back within two days."
"Oh, can I ask a little bit about your goal? I'm happy to help. How about we act together? Don't look at me in a bit of a mess now, I'm also an official mage!" Lu Yuan became happy again, ah, It's also a good experience to see how adventurers work.
"Ha, then I still have to take care of you, but that won't work." Muxing simply refused. Seeing Lu Yuan lowering his head to eat in frustration, he comforted, "What I want to track is a group of wild animals that migrated from Cloak Forest. Wolf, it’s too dangerous for you to follow me, and I can’t take care of you at the same time.”
"North? Wild wolf? Sounds familiar." Lu Yuan tentatively stretched out four fingers and gestured, "Four?"
"Have you encountered them? Are you... are they... still alive?"
Duixing raised his head in surprise at first, and then felt a little disappointed. Obviously, the magician always carries a generous bag. When they went out, their satchels were stuffed with scrolls, and each of their ten fingers carried magic rings that could be activated by a keyword. The four wolves were no threat to them at all, and Duskstar felt sad for them.
"Sorry, um... are you a Druid? But you just said you were Ms. Alona's servant. I thought you were a priest..." Lu Yuan said.
Duixing didn't answer, and poked the potatoes in silence. The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became cold.
Of course Lu Yuan doesn't think there's anything wrong with killing wolves, but now he's under a lot of pressure.
"They... they only moved nearby because their home was destroyed. I am friends with them, and they have never attacked humans. This time I happened to have something to leave, otherwise I would not sit back and watch them be driven out of their home. This It's all my fault." Lu Yuan heard Mu Xing whisper, the girl lowered her head, and a few crystal tears dripped onto the plate in front of her. The girl who seemed so strong in the morning suddenly became weak.
Lu Yuan was terribly embarrassed, just like the embarrassment of having to eat with others after killing someone else's family. He thought to himself, "Are those who make friends with wolves and believe in Alona all perverts?"
"Well, I'm sorry. You know, I'm just a first-level mage. Even if I want to let them go, I can't make them let me go, so..."
"That's right!" The girl suddenly raised her head, full of momentum, and the strong girl returned instantly!
"If you promise not to harm animals casually and to protect the forest in the future, I promise to train you well! We can't let such a tragedy happen again!"
"Okay, okay." Lu Yuan, who was leaning back and oppressed by the momentum, replied.
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"Up down, up down, up down," the girl shouted. The wooden sword in her hand casually deflected Lu Yuan's attack, and finally knocked Luffy's wooden sword away with a single blow. "Not enough strength! Haven't you eaten? Come again!"
"You really won't let me eat!" Lu Yuan wailed, quickly picked up the wooden sword and held the sword that Mu Xing had chopped off, and continued to practice his attacks and steps according to the girl's slogan.
The wild wolf incident was considered "resolved", but the two people did not leave the small village immediately. On the one hand, the girl wanted to "understand the basics". On the other hand, after seeing that the village fields had sprouted but there were no druids to take care of them, she took the initiative to run to help. She can perform some magic to take care of plants, and can help crops to breed and germinate.
When Lu Yuan was resting, the girl ran to help raise the seedlings again, and Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh. Believers like Evening Star are the kind of perfect believers that gods love most. She not only believes in you, she also regards your creed as a way of life, or in other words, her way of life fits perfectly with the god's creed.
After a few days, Lu Yuan also had a general understanding of the girl, and Mu Xing did not shy away from talking about his past. He was abandoned in the forest since he was a child and raised by druids. Since then, he has been helping people in need during his travels. She likes people with pure souls, and is more willing to deal with lower-class farmhands and freedmen. Even if her language is vulgar, she can still get along well with them. Even so, Duixing also mastered the art of language and was able to speak eloquently in negotiations with local lords and strive for some benefits for the villagers. Before meeting Lu Yuan, she had been active in the Northland for many years. She had helped many people in many villages and was known as the "Morning Star in the Green Field".
As for the specific age? Do you want to taste the iron fist of girl justice? !
Duixing herself couldn't figure out whether her profession was Druid, Priest or Warrior, or she didn't care. She can pick up a pair of long swords to fight, and can shoot with perfect accuracy from a distance. She can use magic to help children cure illnesses and injuries, and she can also breed and support seedlings in farmland. It’s almost like one person combines the professions of warrior, druid and priest. Could this be the legendary god’s part-time job - nomadic? ! It’s unscientific to be able to fight, resist, and use all the magic!
The feeling she gave Lu Yuan was so changeable that it firmly attracted Lu Yuan's eyes.
If she is naive, she can skillfully deal with nobles and housekeepers, large and small, and skillfully make everyone benefit without intensifying the conflict between the lord and the people. Because of her reputation as "Morning Star in the Green Fields", even those lords welcomed her.
If she is complicated, she just does things according to her own heart, neither forcing herself nor forcing others. She could shed tears for several of her wolf friends who died in a foreign land, and she could also be cruel when training Lu Yuan, as if she wanted to avenge those wolves.
This last point was what troubled him the most.
Lu Yuan decided that he couldn't go on like this, otherwise he would be gradually forgotten like a younger brother. He needed to do something to attract the girl's attention.
