"Name?"
"Vivian."
"age?"
"1...14 years old."
At the city gate checkpoint, the little girl sat nervously on a wooden chair. Opposite her were several fully armed city guards.
Among them, the prosecutor who came to the city, headed by him, was conducting routine registration for the girl.
After asking about the first two items, when it came to the "gender" of the third item, the prosecutor first looked up at the shriveled little girl, and then seemed a little unsure.
After looking at it several times, I finally hesitated before writing the word "female".
"Wait, you... don't come out, maybe he just... isn't very good at writing?"
Vivian quickly lowered her head and whispered to comfort the other woman in her mental space who was yelling at the prosecutor.
"What? Were you talking to me just now?" the prosecutor asked confused.
He saw that the little girl opposite seemed to be mumbling something. At the same time, he wrapped his clothes around himself. For some reason, he suddenly felt a chill coming over him.
"Ah no...it's nothing." Vivian laughed a little guiltily.
Registration continues.
"Where did it come from?"
"Notch Village."
The prosecutor paused again.
"Do you have permission to enter the city?"
"without..."
"If you don't, please come back. During this period, Huodian City is under martial law. All those entering the city must apply to the Knights' Office one week in advance and obtain a city entry permit before they are allowed to enter the city."
The prosecutor read the formatted official document, closed the registration book, and waved his hand towards Vivian, indicating that he could leave.
It can be seen that this process has been carried out many times and I am very familiar with it.
"Please wait a moment, sir! I don't have permission, but I have this."
Because she had been educated by "well-meaning" passers-by before, Vivian was not too panicked. She handed over the Vulcan Token that she had prepared long ago to the prosecutor.
"What is this?" The prosecutor looked at the wooden sign handed over by the little girl and asked the same question as the young gangster before.
"Order of the Vulcan, sir."
"I, I really have something very important and I need to go to the city." Vivian explained in a pleading tone.
Then nothing unexpected happens.
Not only the prosecutor opposite, but also the entire city guard at the city gate looked at the little girl as if she were a fool.
However, just when the city guards were about to attack people, luckily, Vivian had a backup plan.
"I can prove it to you, sir!"
As she spoke, Vivian took the Vulcan Token back from the opponent's hand. Then, the little girl used magic power to transfer it to the small wooden sign in her palm.
Buzz!
With the influx of the girl's magic power, this wooden plaque, which originally looked ordinary and even had a more delicate pattern, suddenly burst into a dazzling crimson light.
There seemed to be flames burning on the wooden sign, and the coat of arms originally engraved on it seemed to come alive at this moment. In the end, like a puzzle, the word "fire" condensed on the top of the wooden sign.
Even the girl holding the token, illuminated by the fiery red light, no longer gave off the poor and rustic look of the countryside at this moment, and seemed to have become mysterious and noble.
The whole process lasted for four to five seconds. After ensuring that all the city guards could see clearly, Vivian finally removed the magic power on the wooden sign.
As the magic input stopped, the fiery red light also dissipated, and the wooden sign returned to its original inconspicuous appearance.
Everything comes and goes quickly.
The only difference from before was that the prosecutor opposite Vivian was dumbfounded.
He rubbed his eyes dully and slapped his face hard to make sure that everything that happened before was not an illusion.
"You...don't leave here, wait for me!" The prosecutor hurriedly asked Vivian to stay where she was, and then he ran quickly towards the city.
He didn't know whether it was the Vulcan or not.
But what the prosecutor knew was that an ordinary wooden sign would never shine as brightly as it did just now.
Obviously, this matter was beyond his ability and he needed to report it to his superiors and call in professionals.
Maybe he was also frightened.
So Vivian didn't wait too long. After a while, the sound of hurried footsteps came.
I saw that the prosecutor from before was back, and beside him was another young spellcaster apprentice wearing a Vulcan robe.
"Ya Sen, look at this quickly, is it something from your Vulcan Cult?"
The prosecutor said, taking the wooden sign from Vivian's hand and handing it to the young man beside him.
At this moment, looking at the small wooden sign in his hand, the Vulcan Cult trainee mage named "Ya Sen" was also confused. After he was pulled over by the prosecutor anxiously, he was still a little confused about the situation.
"You said this is... our bishop's Vulcan Order?"
"Yeah, take a look, is it true?" The prosecutor was very anxious. He suddenly felt that the member of the Vulcan Cult he had pulled over didn't seem very smart.
You Vulcan Cult has such an important thing, but you can't even see it at a glance?
"this..."
To be honest, he really wronged others. In fact, Yasen has never seen the Vulcan Order. No, let alone Yasen. There may not be many people in the Vulcan Cult who have seen the real thing.
However, in an attitude of giving it a try, Yasen still injected the magic power into the wooden sign with hesitation.
Then...
One second passed, two seconds passed...
The atmosphere seemed awkward for a moment.
Because, I saw that Yasen was blushing there, and he was about to use all his strength to inject magic power into the wooden tablet, but the wooden tablet in his hand did not change at all, as if all the magic power was gone.
What's going on?
The prosecutors and city guards who were scratching their heads and waiting anxiously all had expressions on their faces like "What are you doing?"
Just now, the little girl clicked, and it was so fast, maybe not even half a second, that the wooden sign glowed.
But you've been here for a long time, why hasn't the wooden sign responded at all?
"Ahem...ahem, what about that? Wait a moment, I...I'll go call someone!" Yasen couldn't tell whether it was because his magic power was too weak, or if it was really just an ordinary wooden sign. .
So, the prosecutor, the city guard, and Vivian were left staring at each other.
It took a little long this time.
Just when the little girl was getting a little impatient with waiting, finally, the sound of footsteps came again.
Although the person who came back this time was also wearing the robe of the Vulcan Cult, the patterns on it were obviously much more advanced than Yasen who was following him.
Joseph, a second-level professional, elemental mage, and deacon of the Vulcan Cult.
"Bring it here." Different status means different attitudes.
What's more, to a country bumpkin who came out of the village.
Joseph's voice was high and cold, and he calmly ordered to the little girl sitting on the wooden chair.
Vivian could see that the other party was also a big shot, so the girl handed over the wooden sign honestly.
Josep first looked at the wooden sign carefully, and then, like Yassen, began to inject magic into it.
Then...
The air seemed to condense again.
I saw this arrogant deacon of the Vulcan Cult, with his head held high at first, but after a few seconds, looking motionless and paying no attention to his wooden sign, this Joseph finally frowned frowned.
"Are you sure that the wooden sign was illuminated just now?" The current deacon of the Vulcan Cult was very suspicious that these people were working together to play tricks on him.
"Absolutely true!"
Yassen didn't respond, but the prosecutor spoke immediately. He saw it with his own eyes.
"You, let it shine again." Joseph still didn't believe it, so he threw the wooden sign to Vivian again.
"okay..."
In fact, the little girl is also wondering now, why can't these people wake up the wooden sign? She obviously reacted just by inputting a little bit of magic power!
Vivian followed the same example and repeated the initial steps again. It was easy. Almost in the blink of an eye, the dazzling color of fire flashed in front of everyone.
Ah this...
Now the pressure is on the Vulcan deacon Joseph.
Feeling the embarrassed gaze of his disciple Yassen and the suspicious look of the city guards towards him, Joseph felt a little embarrassed at the moment.
After he pretended to cough dryly, he didn't even ask, and reached out to grab the token from Vivian's palm.
This time, the deacon of the Vulcan Cult used all his strength.
Joseph's face flushed red and he tried his best to activate all the magic power in his body. His body even began to tremble because of this, and he became a little unsteady.
finally!
Josep’s hard work paid off!
Only a faint red light like a small flame slowly emerged from the wooden sign, but unlike Vivian's dazzling light before, the one in the hand of the Vulcan Cult deacon is like a residual candle, as if it will be blown by the wind. Same as going out.
"Huh...huh..."
Despite this, Josep could only hold on for two or three seconds before he lost all his strength and almost fell down. However, Yassen beside him had sharp eyes and hurriedly supported him.
"Master Deacon, are you... okay?" Yasen asked his mentor with genuine worry.
But this sentence sounded a bit unpleasant to Joseph's ears.
He is a legitimate deacon of the Vulcan Cult and is respected by countless nobles in Huodian City. He should be the most favored person by the Vulcan. Could it be that he is no better than a small village girl from the countryside?
"Mr. Joseph, look, what is this token..."
The prosecutor's questioning came, and he was interrupted by Josep in the middle of his sentence.
Now Joseph can be sure that this token should be the legendary Vulcan Token.
only...
"Ahem, I feel a little unwell today. I have to take this token back to our Vulcan Sect for appraisal first." The deacon of the Vulcan Sect said without blushing or heartbeat.
It was definitely impossible for Joseph to admit on the spot that this was the Vulcan Order, otherwise where would he put his face in the future?
"As for her..." Joseph glanced at Vivian, who was simply dressed and looked a little dirty from rushing on the road.
To be honest, he really couldn't figure out how someone like this could get in touch with the Vulcan Order.
But anyway...
No matter what the identity of the other party is, after all, he came here with the Vulcan Order, so he has to pay attention to it.
then...
"Let her wait here first."
"Um..."
"Give me another glass of water."
This is the Vulcan deacon’s understanding of “valuing”.
Here, Joseph really felt that given his status, it was a great honor to be able to talk to a little village girl who appeared out of nowhere like this.
After the explanation, Joseph took the token and turned around to leave without looking back.
But what he didn't expect was that the little girl from the country actually stopped him.
"Please wait!"
"You can leave, but...please return the token to me." Vivian's tone was serious, and she stood up from her chair for the first time.
The monster riot in the Terrorclaw Forest, the strange black hand in the lair deep in the forest...
Even if Vivian has never seen the world again, she knows that these are important events, and there are many villages near the forest that may be in danger, waiting for her to move reinforcements back from Huodian City.
And she, a penniless little villager with a humble status, the only way she could prove what she said, and the only way she could make everyone believe her, was this Vulcan Order.
So when she saw that Josep wanted to take him away, Vivian, who had always been weak-tempered, became extremely tough at this time.
The Vulcan deacon stopped.
He turned his head, his face full of disbelief, which was even more exaggerated than the expression he had when he saw the real Vulcan Order just now.
Josep didn't understand.
Why does the other party dare to talk to me like this?
However, all the sarcastic remarks he imagined did not appear, because the deacon didn't even bother to talk to him. He felt that he was simply undermining his value by talking nonsense to a villager.
As for the prosecutors and city guards on the side, they also looked at this little girl from the countryside with strange eyes, maybe she was really not very smart.
This is not obvious. If someone asked you to wait here and didn't drive you away directly, it means they just found a step to go down. You will definitely be able to enter the city later. Why are you causing trouble at this time?
He is a deacon, a dignified middle-level figure in the Vulcan Cult. His official position is much higher than that of a prosecutor. You, a powerless villager, can't afford to offend him.
Just when the prosecutor wanted to wink at Vivian and tell this silly girl to shut up and stop talking...
He found that after seeing the girl trying to stop her to no avail, she lowered her head like she did when registering her gender.
But this time, the prosecutor finally heard clearly what the girl was muttering under her mouth.
"Well, none of them are really bad people. You can be gentler later, okay?"
【Yes Yes Yes...】
"Well, you have to promise me that no one will be killed!"
【Yes Yes Yes! 】
"that..."
【Hello! Are you finished yet? 】
"No, I mean, I thought about it again, and I feel that the others really don't look like bad guys, but the leading deacon of the Vulcan Cult should be a... bad guy!"
"You can teach him a little lesson later. Oh, of course, don't be too harsh. Just hit...break a few legs, right?"
【....】
"The other me, then, please!"
