"I'm a little seasick." Uriel said to the ring as soon as he came down the steps.
The ship Azrub arranged to take him to Shimmering Forest was named "Song of the Mermaid". It had a deep draft and was full of passengers. Uriel suspected that this was a cargo ship, even though the smell of perfume from the maids and ladies on the ship made him want to jump into the river and swim across. it's out of the question. In the morning mist of the Jinque River, he saw the arched gate rising slowly, the water roaring and the boats riding the waves. Small and large black figures shuttled on the watchtower, and soon became grains of rice in the distance. He returned to the room in a jolt, the glass still trembling.
"Did you see the boxes in the warehouse?" he asked Soren.
Do you think he will arrange a boat for you alone? The ring asked rhetorically.
"That's not what I meant." Is this guy pretending? "I saw mithril, it's in a certain box." He didn't mean to peek, but no matter how he blocked it, the mysterious ripples could hardly escape his eyes. This was due to the fact that the demon's power showed its presence again, which made him very unhappy. The unknowns are all extremely good at hiding their whereabouts, and there is a reason for this. It took a lot of effort for Uriel to get away from the two girls who followed him when the wizard sent him to the boat. To be honest, he felt that His Excellency the Lion's actions must have caused some misunderstanding to the Eastman people... and he should inquire, I am not interested in this kind of girl.
The ring clicked and hit his forehead with his finger. What? Why didn't you tell me earlier?
"Are you crazy? What could I do if I told you?" Uriel quickly put down his hand.
Go to them Sauron's command, and pay your debts. Otherwise you're just waiting to be a debt slave.
As far as tone goes, Ring has a way of making nonsense sound like it's true. Debt slaves were the lowest form of mortals, eclipsing even tramps and street coolies. These people often make serious mistakes but do not deserve to die, so the sheriff will kick them out to make room for newcomers. "I will pay you back when I wait for Blumnot." Uriel said perfunctorily. I won't default on my debt.
Then you have to add interest
Just dream. "You didn't say this before taking the loan, so the reason for adding conditions later is simply not valid."
Our Knight of Proverbs began to argue. Looking at his stingy look, I think he must have forgotten how to get to Shimmer Forest.
etc. I never remembered... Uriel began to regret teasing it. "It's not just my wish to find Roma." He racked his brains and found a reason. "If you hold back, even Ms. Helen will cause trouble for you without Joey."
…The threat worked. I should ask you to swear by your own fire, like the trial of the tower the silver ring reluctantly points the way, you know? The Fire Oath is a contract magic handed down from the ancient times. Those who break their promises will go to hell.
The Nameless Ones should be happy to break their promise. Their life in hell might be better. "Don't worry, I always borrow and return." Uriel said. He could vaguely feel the consequences of the Knight of Proverbs breaking his oath through the Scroll of Oath, that is, he would lose the favor of the goddess and the mysterious profession would no longer accept him. However, he also knew that the true meaning of "breaking an oath" was not as simple as honesty and trustworthiness.
Azrub said that the "Song of the Mermaid" is the fastest ship in Six Fingers Castle and can go back and forth between the Western Region and Iron Claw City in one day. His boast was not unsubstantiated. The Garden of Flowing Waters was about as far away as Shimmering Forest was from Yotsuba to Venevoise, but it only took Uriel two hours to see the dense canopy of trees in the distance. "This ship will take you to the 'Yellow Hat Avenue', where we always stop the ship." The wizard told him, "If the town closest to the forest does not have a ladder, you can arrive faster."
Yellow Hat Avenue is not a man-made road, so the road surface is quite rough. Although the sharp stones and trees growing in the middle of the road had been cleared by travelers, Uriel still stopped in front of the crooked road sign for a long time. A dead man's head is nailed to a prominent tree, and a wooden plaque around his neck records his life in the Common Language - an unknown person who died during his adventure. It seemed that the weight of his life was only equal to the sum of a piece of decaying wood and a skinny corpse.
The life of an adventurer is full of danger. Uriel couldn't help but think. He didn't know whether he should bury the body, because Sauron said that some adventurers were penniless during their lifetime, so they would rather stay here after death, just to give a little warning to their descendants. Someone wrote epitaphs for them to show respect.
After walking past the corpse for a few more minutes, the shimmering forest seemed to be close at hand, and there were more passers-by. Uriel bought two jugs of water from the caravan he met on the road. The fruit seller among them also highly recommended his sour plums. Some mercenary groups will take this route. A mercenary said that they would only come after the Fire Moon ended. Uriel asked him why, and the guy pointed to the golden fallen leaves. "They are green in the flaming moon, man." He winked at the apprentice, "That's why we call this road 'Green Head Avenue'." A certain ascetic was meditating on the roadside, ignoring the passers-by. A snake peeped out of his sleeve and bit a thief who thought he was sleeping. As a circus troupe driving a horseless carriage passed the caravan, someone whistled at the charioteer in scantily clad leathers. She didn't even look at them. She whipped the air with her whip and glanced at the mercenaries.
However, by the time Uriel actually reached the town, the sun had already risen above his head. Lucia drove countless shadows out of the gaps between the houses and the grass, and the noise became more numerous. Fortunately, the coolness of the shimmering forest covered the town, making Uriel somewhat able to tolerate the stench and noise here.
Has anyone accepted your reward? Sauron asked.
"No one is interested yet." Uriel was not discouraged. "I want to get to know the adventurer first, the one who traveled with Roma." He knew the way well and went into the adventurer's tavern. "How about I buy you a drink to make amends?"
The ring ignored him.
The environment here is pretty good, about the level of a bar in Holly Town. The boss is a mysterious creature with a professional life. His face looks a bit like a lynx, but he talks as much as a squirrel. When Uriel asked him a question, the guy's eyes suddenly brightened, and before he even opened his mouth, someone robbed him of his business. People were talking about it and swarmed around the apprentice. Their blazing eyes were full of sincerity, but they were all directed at the Abi gold coin in his hand.
"My dear Gaia, I probably know more about Mr. Yasukawa now than he does himself." After Uriel paid the money to the boss, the adventurer changed his goal and went to bargain with the bar owner. The apprentice suddenly discovered that being left out in the cold was actually not such a bad thing. "It's really unexpected...how did Miss Roma meet a high-circle adventurer?"
If you ask me, she probably sold her snowflake ring to hire adventurers. She has two rings
not at all. "Would anyone dare buy Chloe's snowflake ring?"
You have to admit that there are always people who are braver than their brains...and the craftsmanship of this thing is not simple, and the price on the black market is not low.
"Will Mr. Larsen be angry?" Uriel estimated Sauron's price. If I get Joey's permission, Mr. Gessen can probably sell it for a sky-high price, and I will become a legend in the trading market...
To be honest, he's not scary at all when he's angry. Otherwise there would be no need for an associate professor in the astronomy room
The professor at the Chloë Astronomy Laboratory was the equivalent of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Uriel tried to imagine what the "Eye of Iron" looked like when he was angry, but the image stored in his mind hardly supported his association. Joey should really learn to smile from Mr. Larson.
In any case, he finally caught the target's whereabouts. "The high-circle adventurer took Roma to the Glimmer Forest. Someone saw them." Uriel couldn't think of any reason for Roma to go there. The problem must have been her traveling companion. "It is said that the adventurer once slaughtered an entire village of mortals... He violated the employment contract with them, so he tried to kill people. Is this true?" What Uriel learned about the legendary adventurer Yasukawa There is really a lot of information. Adventurers are happy to discuss him, and their stories are similar: the Windrunner in the High Ring, the stranger carrying a huge wooden bow, the dead villagers and the ugly secret he tried to hide.
The words of adventurers are no more reliable than the love of a bitch or the gossip of newspapers. Sauron said contemptuously.
"People say that. But if these rumors are just rumors, why does he let them ruin his reputation?" Uriel didn't understand.
Not all fame in this world is earned, apprentice. Just wait and see, the version you hear in the next village will be even more outrageous. The ring will also give him advice, and you can even ask the White Envoy about it. Do you want to know what impression the tower’s patrol messengers have in the eyes of adventurers?
This suggestion is incredibly alluring. Uriel knew how "awed" his mentor was in the tower, and I'm afraid adventurers wouldn't give him a better evaluation. But after he put his thoughts into action, the results once again exceeded his expectations.
You guessed it wrong. From Uriel's expression, it can be seen that his cognition has been cracked.
When he was about to speak, the apprentice took a sip of mead for the first time. Confusion lingered in his mind. "Maybe I'm mistaken, or there's something wrong with this...are we talking about a person?" Damn it! He has nothing to do with this word, right?
There is still something similar about Sauron who stirs the cup. The stereotype of an adventurer is hard to change, but easy to reverse...it depends on what he has done recently.
"But they think Bai Zhizhi is an environmentalist! What is environmental protection?"
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It seems that the version has updated the Ring evaluation.
