Chapter 15: The Big Deal (3)
On the eve of everyone's departure for the Deloma Empire, Qi Tianci went to see Qiu once.
As Hill had said before, Cho did look very sick. A roaring fire was burning in the fireplace in the house, and Hill's face was flushed. But even so, Qiu still lay on the bed with a sick face, even though he was covered with five layers of thick quilts and several layers under his body, but Qiu still kept complaining about the cold. And you know, Hill has been here with Autumn for a few days, and it feels like Autumn is baking in a fireplace.
Fortunately, Qi Tianci didn't bring nothing to visit Qiu this time, he brought two whole pieces of dragon meat. After opening the door, he first comforted Qiu and asked her to eat the dragon meat, and then took Ciel out of the door.
"How's it going?"
"She's in a really strange situation right now. Obviously, the temperature in the house is already very high now, and it is almost the same as in summer. And it gave me the feeling of being even locked up in the fireplace. But the girl still felt cold. I really don't know why? Can you tell me?"
The expression on Qi Tianci's face now was complicated, because he had just confirmed something, and this confirmed thing could be said to be a great good thing for the entire Magellan Kingdom and even the entire continent. That is, the apostle is obviously not used to the cold weather now, and after the arrival of the harsh winter, that feeling of discomfort will only get worse. This would have caused a large number of apostles to become ill from the cold and thus ineffective. But he was concerned that one of the former apostles, who had become their companions, was now bedridden due to his unhealed injuries and illness.
Cho was a very good girl, and although she had joined the apostles before, it was only because she had to do so. It stands to reason that Cho should hate the apostles more than anyone else. Because compared to Qiu, the people living on this continent have not yet been conquered by the apostles. Even the Kingdom of Magellan, because of the cooperation of everyone, tens of thousands of Magellan people escaped from the place of death through teleportation. But Autumn was not so lucky, except for a few who were valued by the mourners and absorbed into his own army, all the other Qiu people were slaughtered. After Autumn became a bewitcher, the mourner once told her: "In this world, everyone who exists should have the meaning of their own survival. Otherwise, then they are wasting the world's food, resources, and everything that should not be wasted by them. So they don't have any value to continue to live in this world. Do you know why I want to keep you? It's because you dare to rebel against me. No, no, no, I am not angry because you dare to rebel against me, on the contrary, it is precisely because you dare to rebel against me that I have given you a reason to continue living. Little girl, you can hate me, or you can leave us at any time. Think of it as my compensation for you. But when we meet again, I won't be soft on those of you who have left here. “
At that time, Qiu just nodded blankly, and at that time, Qiu never dared to think of leaving the apostle clan. Because the Apostles are so powerful, they have completely turned that world into their base. In that world, no matter how far you flee to the ends of the earth, even if the Apostles do not take the initiative to chase you, they will inadvertently collide with the Apostle army. And once they find out, then it means that the person who left the apostle will not be able to live more than one day. Moreover, since becoming a bewitcher, Aki's life has been quite good. As long as you let go of the deep hatred in your heart, Qiu will find that it is actually a good choice to become a member of the apostle. After all, the Apostle is the most powerful force in any world, so powerful that no existence can match it. In fact, it is. Who doesn't feel privileged to be working for one of the most powerful forces in the world?
It wasn't until Autumn came to this world that the hatred for the apostles that had been buried in her heart gradually revived when she saw that the Kingdom of Magellan, which was so weak, was fighting to the death against the apostles. But what's the use of her trying to resist? Even if it's a bewitcher, she's just an ordinary enchantress. Above her, there is also the presence of Eurie Ellie. Eurie Ellie's status is very close to that of the Lost Lord. But she wouldn't treat her enchantress the same way she treated her own men. If she finds someone running away, she won't give the person who escaped a chance, and if you are caught, you can only pray that you can kill yourself before they torture you.
Qiu naturally didn't have that kind of courage, she had seen such a thing with her own eyes. When the Enchantress received the order of the Lost Lord and came to this world from the Apostolic World, one of the members of the Enchantress escaped. But this good life lasted less than a day, and she escaped in the middle of the night on the first day, only to be caught by Eury Ellie at noon the next day. After being caught, Eurie tied the escaped Enchantress to the ground lying on her back, and then had each of the members of the Enchantress stab her with a heavy slash. This torture continued for a whole night, and when the sun slowly rose into the sky on the third day, the escaped enchantress was left with only a mutilated corpse, and every drop of blood in her body had been drained in the torment.
This greatly stimulated Qiu's spirit, and made her completely cut off the idea of escaping. And with every move, she could say that she did her best, so as not to let Yuri Ellie see that she had tried to escape.
However, in the end, for her, I don't know if she was lucky or unlucky, something eventually happened. During Autumn's final operation, Autumn became one of the few Enchantresses who unfortunately did not return to the Apostolic Camp. Luckily, Cho was not killed in the attack on the Indomitable City of Hagia Sophie, but was locked up in a different space by the space archmage McGregory in the living room he used. And one pass is months to nearly a year.
By the time she was released by McGregory, she found that everything had changed. This is no longer the indomitable city of St. Sophie, which is still struggling to hold on, but a completely alien existence to Qiu. This is the northern part of the continent. After that adventure with everyone, Autumn finally felt completely free. Although she still has no recovery from her injuries, she feels that it is all worth it. Because for the first time, someone really regarded her as their companion.
Qi Tianci, that is, because Qiu has been regarded as his companion, is very worried about Qiu's current situation. The weather is getting worse and worse, and if Autumn has not recovered before the arrival of winter, it will be difficult for Autumn to survive in such weather. However, Qi Tianci did not want to see his companion die again. "Hey, Xiaoxi, I'm going to tell you a good news and a bad laugh at you, which one do you want to hear first?"
Hill pouted, "Bad news." “
Qi Tianci made a defeated expression at Hill and lamented, "Okay, my knight has long known that you will hear the bad news first. The bad news is, I know why Autumn is like this. “
"Because she's an apostle, she can't adapt to the weather and environment of our world, right?"
"Well, you're right. I think you should know what the good news is. “
"Of course. Hill smiled, "The good news is that Autumn's current situation shows that at least some of the apostles will fall ill from the cold like Autumn is now, right?"
Qi Tianci suddenly felt a little bored, because he found that in front of Qiu, he had no way to hide any secrets. So he reluctantly spread his hands and walked into Qiu's room. Now he wanted to know what would happen after eating the best piece of Magnus's meat.
Fortunately, when Qi Tianci walked into the room, he found that Qiu's face was obviously much better. This is really great news for Qi Tianci. It seems that Autumn's life should not be in any serious trouble. But it's obvious that it needs to be replied for a while. But there is nothing now, just give Autumn a vacation, and when she is fully recovered, then Autumn will become a powerful fighting force in the team again.
After making sure that Qiu would not have anything to do, Qi Tianci told Silsters about it. Hill has no objection to Stels' idea. Autumn wanted to join that team, but he couldn't stand up after trying a few times, so he regretted giving up.
That night, Qi Tianci continued his plan, that is, to throw large pieces of dragon meat into more than a dozen large iron pots. Under the careful preparation of more than a dozen excellent chefs, everyone happily enjoyed the extremely delicious dragon meat that they didn't know where it came from. Of course, celebrations aren't just about dragon meat. There is no shortage of other meats and vegetables. The only pity is that there isn't much alcohol. When escaping from the indomitable city of Hagia Sophie, not many people notice whether they are carrying alcohol or not. And wine is one of the must-haves that Sters needs to purchase when he goes to the Deloma Empire. Because Sterske is a big drunkard. After arriving at the camp, Sterls's addiction to alcohol grew. Fortunately, the effect of dragon meat is too great, so even the strongest alcohol will not affect the body of the people here.
After a long night of eating and drinking, at dawn the next day, the mission of Stels, Villen, Rays, and McGregory set out with a Knights of the Faith consisting of only twelve men.
Although the Knights of the Faith and the Royal Guard were not as numerous as before, many of the Meritorious Elders were assigned to other armies to train the recruits. However, the combat effectiveness of the Knights of Faith was not lost by half due to the decrease in numbers. And this time, Sterls didn't choose to take them with him, so that they could keep themselves safe. Just kidding, does a team with the existence of Viren, Lei Xi, and McGregory, the only space archmage on the continent, need the protection of others? What's more, it's just a friendly and neighborly exchange. One of the more selfish reasons why Sters brought the Knights of Faith with him was to let the troops of the Delloma Empire know that even though the Kingdom of Magellan seemed to be extinct now, the current Kingdom of Magellan was still strong. All they needed was a team of twelve to get them through the Vault Dweller's Hill safely.
Then again, the Vault Dweller's Hill has been in a very tragic position since the arrival of Magellan's remnants. When the camp lacks resources, they will go to the Vault Dweller with the orcs to plunder. If you're bored, take an adventure in the Vault Dweller's Hill. If you don't have much of an army left, go to the Vault Dweller's Hill and recruit some. Although more than ten days have passed since that dragon slaying trip, the legend of the swamp demon is still circulating in the vast but very poor Vault Dweller's Hill.
This time, Sterns didn't want to trouble the exiles on the Vault Dweller's Hill again. Contrary to what Qi Tianci and the others thought, Stearns believed that even these exiles could be seen as a powerful force against the apostles. Even though the strength of the exiles is still very weak, and the forces on each Vault Dweller's Hill are so chaotic, Stearns firmly believes that if the situation is really bad enough for the Apostles to occupy the entire southern continent, then the only ones who can handle it at that time are the Vault Dweller's Hill, the Barbarian Rohan Empire, the Orc Clans and Tribes, and them.
Although Stearns didn't want to see such a thing happen, Stearns had already decided that when they returned, they would have to advise Qi Tianci to repair their relationship with the Vault Dweller's Hill.
This is a unilateral action. Until the time of departure, the camp did not make contact with the Deloma Empire. They had wanted to take Ezer with them. But Ezer's identity cannot be revealed yet. After all, Azer is now just a betrayer who has escaped from the undead, although the reason for this is well understood by either side. So when it was triggered, Sterns couldn't help but wonder if the Deloma Empire would welcome them?