Chapter 26: The Road Is Uneven
It wasn't until he got into the carriage pulled by two Wind Resisting Horses that Luo Ning understood why this kind of wind-type demonic beast, which looked like just ordinary horses, was so sought after, and why they could traverse the entire Morrowind Kingdom in three days.
Whether it's a stream valley in the mountains, or a wilderness full of gravel and dead grass, they never have to think about the terrain. Except for the towering cliffs and the rushing river, most of the time the carriage was moving straight towards the royal capital. What's even more exaggerated is that during this continuous dozens of hours of travel, Luo Ning in the carriage didn't feel the slightest bump and discomfort.
"It's amazing, isn't it?!It's like a maglev train in the wizarding world!" Luo Ning sighed sincerely.
It just so happened that Princess Lena had just woken up, rubbing her eyes and muttering, "I'm talking nonsense again, the Wind Horse will automatically condense the storm around him when he runs, of course it's amazing!!"
She lifted the curtain and looked out, and saw the tall city wall dozens of meters away: "Huh, have you arrived at Jinshui City?"
"Your Royal Highness, shall we take a break in the city ahead?" the magic bell sounded outside the carriage.
Lena found the basket where the food was stored, and found that there were only two loaves of bread and an apple left in it, so she agreed, "Of course, let's go in and replenish some food, and let the horses rest by the way." ”
"More than that, look at the heavens!"
Lena looked up, and a dim sky was revealed above the walls that was very different from the rest of the sky. She looked left and right, and a dim and misty billowing dust and sand rose in the sky in the distance, gradually approaching in the direction of Jinshui City.
"Tyrug Sandstorm?" exclaimed Lena. She had only heard the magic teacher talk about this special climate in Morrowind before, and it wasn't until today that she actually saw it for the first time.
"The little girl also knows about the Tyrug Sandstorm, listening to your accent, it should be someone from the royal capital, right?"
Lena turned her head to see a young warrior in his twenties riding by. The warrior had a slightly dark complexion, short dark red hair, and was dressed in shiny gray light armor, with two long swords crossed behind his back, and naturally exuded a murderous aura on his body. Behind him was a string of big men who had been beaten to the point of blue nose and swollen face. The reason why it is said to be "a string" is because each person is tied with hemp rope and his hands are tied to the person in front of him, and he is led forward by the young warrior.
"It's none of your business, don't meddle with it!" the magic bell warned coldly. A series of assassinations had made her wary of strangers.
The young warrior didn't seem to care. He placed his right hand in a fist on the Condor badge on his chest, and introduced himself, "Nylon Gale, a mid-level warrior, and now the sheriff of Goldwater!" and pointed behind him, "These guys are just thieves entrenched in the neighborhood. They were not honest in their hands, so I had to ask them to eat in prison for a few days. ”
Lena smiled and replied, "Lena Moore, from the royal capital." I've heard my teacher say that a Terug sandstorm is a large area of windblown sand that blows from the Terug Desert in the west every autumn and usually lasts for three to five days. May I ask you, Mr. Gale, did this sandstorm just start today?"
"I didn't see them when I went to catch them last night," Nilon recalled. It must have been scraped this morning, right? Looks like the four of you are going to be here for a few more days. After all, within a radius of a hundred miles, only Jinshui City, where the Wind Weaving Stone Tablet is placed, will not be attacked by sandstorms!"
Lena shook her head helplessly: "This is also something that can't be helped." ”
The two sides stood in the middle of the road, and it didn't take long for them to attract the attention of the guards at the city gates.
"Lord Gail!" a soldier shouted from afar.
Nealon waved at him and smiled at Lina, "Miss Moore, if you want to eat and stay, I recommend the Mustang Tavern in the east of the city." Okay, I'm going to say goodbye, if you need it, you are welcome to come to me for help!"
Lina sat back in the carriage and kicked the bamboo basket over in a huff: "Nasty, once this Serug sandstorm blows, unless the great mage like the teacher can survive it safely!"
Luo Ning can see it: "It's okay to delay for a few days." I've been hunted down along the way, and it's time to take a break. By the way, find some ingredients to make a few potions. You can't always use your magic potions for nothing. ”
Lenaki said, "Hmph, do you know the recipe?"
Luo Ning made a distressed and helpless expression: "Hey, if this person is too genius, it will also be a troublesome thing! I also want to experience the process of hard work to find different formulas, but unfortunately I don't have a chance to do this talent for alchemy! Oh, don't punch!
Before he finished speaking, he was immediately punished by Princess Lena's justice.
Jinshui City is located in the middle of the Bone Wasteland, but it is not the desolate town that Luo Ning imagined. The city is home to about 100,000 inhabitants. From the north and south of the city to the north gate, it takes more than half an hour to ride the wind horse at full speed. So when they walked along the city's main road past the "Wind Weaving Stone" that blocked the wind and sand in the mouth of Nilon, and walked all the way to the three-story Mustang Tavern in the north of the city, it was already three or four hours later.
"I have to say that the entire Morrowind Kingdom, and even the entire continent, are living in a dire situation of lack of food!" Luo Ning couldn't help but sigh as he tasted the food at hand.
In addition to bread and dried meat such as travel food, the cuisine of this world is dominated by soups, raw fruits and vegetables, and baked products, and the only spices are salt and pepper. Luo Ning even planned that one day after activating the skill tree such as "cooking" or "cook", he must open a big restaurant in the most prosperous area, and serve the delicacies of the other world to those natives of the other world for a limited time every day.
"You haven't eaten the food of the palace!, but the bard's lyre is so good!" said Lena, humming softly to the rhythm.
But it didn't take long for Lina's mood to be broken by a group of mercenaries who suddenly broke in.
"Where's Pastor Wall, has anyone seen Pastor Wall? My companion needs help!" One of the mercenaries led by him was covered in dust, and the front of his tattered gray armor was scratched by some kind of fierce beast, revealing three hideous claw marks, revealing blood stains. Behind him, five or six mercenaries with colorful clothes carried two stretchers into the house, their faces not only anxious but also unconcealed horror.
The tavernkeeper walked from behind the counter to the stretcher, where he saw two mercenaries lying covered in blood, their arms, thighs, and even more deadly, their chest and abdomen, torn by claws and teeth. Both men were pale, breathing weakly, and both had fallen into a coma from massive blood loss.
"Oh my goodness, have you encountered any monster, Stonehorned Drake?Pastor Wall, Pastor Wall!" the boss shouted to the priest who lived on the second floor of the tavern, as he scrambled to take out a few bottles of liquor and distribute them to the mercenaries.
Lena and the others sat at the table next to them. She sniffed, shook her head, and said, "This doesn't smell like a monster." ”
"What's that?" Roning felt uneasy as he looked at the fatal wounds.
The magic bell was more familiar, and whispered: "Inferior demons! Some of the partners who participated in the trial together back then died at their hands!"
Luo Ning didn't speak, but pondered whether to add the skill points he had rubbed when he killed the Duke brothers to his defensive skills, or buy a piece of armor for each of them.
"Brother, let's save these people, they look in pain!" Wendy said, taking Luo Ning's hand and looking at him.
Luo Ning held her little hand: "The priest will be here soon, let's wait and see!"
A short time later, Pastor Wall hurried from the second floor to the mercenary. After a quick check, he sighed helplessly: "I'm sorry, I'm just a low-level priest, I can help them heal their wounds, but I can't dispel those demonic qi. Only purifying potions can cure them completely. ”
With that, Pastor Wall raised his wand in his right hand, aimed his left palm at the two mercenaries who had passed out, and chanted a series of rapid and jerky incantations, and the bodies of the two mercenaries were suddenly covered with a layer of holy and warm white light. Under the shroud of divine light, the hideous wounds that were originally visible to the bones healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, but a faint layer of black qi crawled all over the cheeks of the two people.
Seeing that his companion had not woken up and his breathing was getting weaker and weaker, the mercenary led by him was so anxious that tears rolled in his eyes: "What can I do, Lord Pastor, what can I do? By the way, purification potion, where do we sell purification potion? Let's buy a few of them!"
Pastor Wall lowered his head: "This thing is rarely used on weekdays, and the shops in the city have long been out of stock. I have two copies of the materials, and the alchemy table is also ready-made, but I don't know the refining method, so I can only find an alchemist to refine it on the spot! Hey, I hope it's still too late!"
"Brother, let's help them. Wendy pleaded again. Luo Ningxin said that this "purification potion" happened to be a primary potion that he could refine, and as long as the materials were in place, it would not be a problem. He nodded in agreement, and was about to speak, when he saw a young mage in a blue gold-trimmed robe stand up from the corner of the tavern and walk towards the group.
"I happen to have a bottle of purification potion here! But I never trade at a loss, and if I want this bottle of purification potion, I will exchange it for gold coins!"
"Okay, how many gold coins do you want, two hundred, three hundred, no, all the gold coins can be given to you, Mr. Mage, is that enough?" the mercenary led by the leader handed a bag of gold coins to the mage.
Lena snorted disdainfully: "Hmph, the purification potion is worth a maximum of 100 gold coins, it's really cheap for him!"
She thought that the mage would gladly accept it, but the latter did not reach out to receive the gold coin, but stretched out three fingers and chuckled: "This bottle of potion was refined by a certain alchemy master himself. The price is 3,000 gold coins! If you can't pay for it, you will exchange it for three years of freedom! What do you think of this deal?"
"What did you say!"
"It's too much!"
"Don't promise him!"
The three mercenaries spoke indignantly, but the other three mercenaries looked conflicted. When the people around him heard the mage's words, most of them complained that he shouldn't have fallen into the well, and cast disdainful glances at him.
"Look at his face, it's really underwhelming!" even Lena said coldly.
Similarly, Luo Ning couldn't help but feel angry, remembering an unpleasant experience in his previous life that was despised by others. He pushed away the mercenary led by him and stood opposite the blue-robed mage: "I'll pay the 3,000 gold coins!" But don't get me wrong, this money is not for you!"
As he spoke, Luo Ning turned to Wall, who looked confused: "Pastor Wall, I'll pay 3,000 gold coins to buy your materials! These two bottles of purification potions will be refined by my own hands!"