Chapter 414: Albert's Light
The Light of Alber, the central pearl of the South, means 'place of hope' in the lingua franca of the ancient continent. However, since the arrival of the Dark Calendar, the names of many human settlements on this continent have long lost their original symbolic meaning.
After more than four days of hard travel, a man, a wolf and a ghost stood on the wide streets of this prosperous city.
Speaking of which, Thor himself was a little emotional, he should have passed by this Hongcheng on his last trip, but unfortunately he suddenly cursed halfway. In those dark days, he naturally didn't have any thoughts to linger on the scenery, so he could only change the route halfway and struggle to survive.
Later, killing and fleeing became the main theme of the journey, and it was difficult to walk in the darkness all day long. Later, he went to more places, his horizons were broadened, and he had traveled to many places on the mainland, and now it is difficult to be shocked by these prosperity in his heart.
In addition to Thor's indifference, Neferna and the white wolf were full of curiosity, but only curiosity.
In fact, from Sol's current point of view, the main city of Pandor is gradually shedding its bustling halo, although Sol has not seen the city bustling with people, but it is not difficult to guess the former glory of the buildings that have passed through the years from the surrounding area.
Today, although the city is also full of lights, there are few pedestrians on the streets, and it is sad to meet them.
These glooms may be caused by the pressure of life, or they may be caused by the deterioration of the wilderness environment today, who knows?
In the face of some general trends, it is really difficult for manpower to change too many things. Just like the three elders of the Dark Council of the South, none of them are the outstanding people of our time, but no matter how big their skills are, they will not be able to stop the silent decline of the city after all.
After all, there is a place and space in it, as well as the wilderness and people's hearts.
Maybe it's still the same sentence, everyone is just an inconspicuous afterglow without fire, and even a salary can't be made. In this world, you can't actually do anything to save others. At the end of the day, life is as short as a fly, and only you can save yourself.
On the day he arrived in Pandor, Thor quickly went to the city guard to inquire about the news of the main teleportation array, in order to finalize his next route.
Fortunately, everything is going well, and although the environment is bad now, it is not so bad that it cuts off communication between people.
The main teleportation array to southern Odrenza is still active, but only once a week, and it is said that it would be too mana to keep it open at all times. It's just that Sol is neither a business exchange nor an information report, and it is a private borrowing.
Two magic crystals, or a dragon's eye gem, are the travel expenses that Thor needs to pay for his private borrowing.
It was undoubtedly expensive, but fortunately it was not a big problem for Saul, who knew years ago that time was the greatest asset.
"And what are we going to do now?" Facing the grand city, Neferna was ready to move, but she didn't have any specific goals.
"Wait, wait for this week's main teleportation array to open in two days, go to Odrenza. Then continue to wait, wait for more than a month after the gate of the secret realm can be used, and then go home. As for these two days, the theme is still shopping. Thor looked down the street and talked about his way home.
If Warm Wind Town's Omia Shiitake doesn't lie to himself, as long as he waits until the unsealing period of the Secret Realm Scroll, the way home will become within reach. Otherwise, if Thor is allowed to walk to the Free City with only two feet, even if there is a relay transmission, it will take at least more than half a year.
Suddenly a magnificent building appeared on the side of the wide street ahead, and many adventurers could be seen coming and going.
Thor looked up, not surprisingly, the local Soul Removal Association, whose name was the same as the Triston family, but the scale of the building was much larger than that of the Triston family. The guild emblem is a little different, Pandor is a ghost in chains tied to a cross.
This is probably the most lively place in the world right now, and the former adventurers also have an extra soul removal business.
Hiding Neferna and the little wolfdog, Thor went in and shook it around. The structure and management of the Association are obviously very well established in all aspects, even the hierarchy of the Soul Eradicators. Naturally, Thor didn't come to join, but just to inquire about the news by the way.
When he walked out of the Soul Eradication Association, Thor finally breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that Omia Shiitake did not lie to himself. The same answer is given here regarding the use of the Secret Realm Scroll, and it seems that the matter of the Secret Realm Scroll is not a secret in a large place.
So now that everything is ready, sure enough, we can only wait.
There was still plenty of time at the moment, and it was just afternoon, so Thor was going to go to the market to buy some shopping first, and then arrange a rest.
Although Pandor is known as prosperous, the scale of the market is still far from the main city of Odrenza, and there are only two markets in the upper and lower towns. The lower city is mainly engaged in various daily necessities such as grain, tools, wood, etc., and some high-end things can be seen in the upper city.
Thor went to both places and bought a batch of food and a small amount of supplies with different tastes. Walking down from the two markets in the upper and lower urban areas, the harvest of soul crystals is still unsatisfactory, and the only good news is that the potion materials he needs have been replenished.
Bloodthirsty vines, star-striped grasses, magic word stamens, and glow wingworm eggs are all common materials that are not difficult to collect. No one in the world may know what to expect from combining these seemingly messy materials, but Thor knows.
At present, Thor only has two main materials, Bloody Moss and Magic Crystal Source, in the end, and then he can make up enough materials.
Although these two materials belong to the high-grade and rare category, they have not yet reached the point of extinction. Along the way, Saul didn't see any of them in the markets, at most someone had heard of them, and he might have to wait until he arrived in Odrenna.
Dinner was prepared by Saul himself, at a small round table in the hotel room, where Saul prepared a pot of flavorful stew.
The biggest convenience of coming to Pandor is that there is a wide variety of vegetables and vegetables in all seasons, and even some seasonal seafood. Since there are enough ingredients, it is better to make your own than to eat other people's crafts, so Saul is equipped with a good flavor stew.
Flavor stew is a very picky dish, the essence of which lies in the combination of various accompaniments, the more vegetables the better.
Thor had carefully prepared the soup in advance, and by the time the pot of stew was steaming on the table, the faint aroma filled the hallway of the hotel. Passers-by didn't care what Sol said, at least Neferna and the little wolf dog at the table ate happily.
"I'll tell you one last time, Potter, if you arch the beans and cabbage to the side, I'll beat you. And Neferna is not allowed to lick the plate anymore, you are the most sloppy goddess I have ever seen. The corner of Thor's eyes twitched as he looked at the two foodies at the table.
Potter, the little wolf dog, eats only animal meat, and arches the vegetables to the side with the wolf's mouth, while Neferna puts her face directly on the plate.
Potter means furball in the country, and Thor casually puts it on the head of the little wolf dog, to which Neferna has repeatedly protested, but Thor has ignored them. The Great Demon King's Code is clearly written, always denying any arrogant remarks of the Shiitake Mushroom Monster.
The appearance of this monster is a white wolf, and the snow-white fur or snow wolf is also very suitable.
Although it only has first-order strength, it has combat abilities similar to magical attacks, and can even kill ghosts. It is unknown if it was born in the Spider Grove or if it was left in the wilderness outside of the Spider Grove village for some reason.
After all these days along the way, Potter has clearly been impressed by Saul's charm. Well, in fact, it was scared.
In addition to not being able to speak, Potter himself is indeed not low in intelligence, at least he can understand the words of Neferna and Thor.
With a certain amount of wisdom, it is natural to distinguish it from those low-intelligence beasts who can only fight hard, and they will inevitably have a deeper understanding of fear. Therefore, in the first-order versus fifth-order situation, it will not have any other outcome than to abandon pride and choose to surrender.
It turns out that in the brutal Great Demon King, there is indeed no mushroom for a single mushroom of dignity.
On this continent, the Fifth Order is roughly a watershed in strength.
Going up to the sixth rank, it is estimated that almost all of them can be qualified as the lords or city lords of various medium-sized main cities. Or run to the Dark Cross to lead a brigade and become a captain, just like the one Thor killed at the ball with his evil powers.
Further up to the seventh order, it seems that there are not many, and the eighth order is even rarer, and most of the adventurers are still spinning below the fifth order.
Thor suspected that even if the city lord here in Pandor, his strength should not be too high, and it is estimated that it may be between the fifth and sixth ranks.
"We're going to the hot springs in a minute, are you interested?" Thor rubbed the wolfdog Potter's furry head.
Potter shook his head.
It made Thor wonder a little, didn't this guy like to take a bath the most? Could it be that he was afraid of the temperature of the water in the hot springs?
When Thor laid a blanket on the side of the bed, Potter took the initiative to run to the blanket and lay down obediently, meaning that it would sleep first.
Thor ignored it, got up and opened a small door in the room that connected to the backyard.
If seasonal vegetables are one of the main features of Pandor, the hot springs are definitely the second feature.
It is said that many years ago this area was once an extinct volcano, so there are many hot springs here all year round. Saul suspects that perhaps it is because of the hot springs that the city has gradually gathered around the city and prospered day by day.
The local hotels in Pandor are also very distinctive, and most of them are only one-story buildings.
Guests can open the back door of their room at any time to an intimate space like a small backyard with a small hot spring pool. Then how long you want to bubble, even if you faint, it's up to the guests themselves.
This kind of enjoyment may be more comfortable in the cold winter, although he did not arrive in the best season, but since he has come to Saul, he will definitely not miss the opportunity, he must go into the water to enjoy it, he has really never met it elsewhere in his life.