Chapter 8: The Brotherhood of Steel
"Don't stand still, Simon, help me see how to use this wand?"
Vanessa was sweating profusely as she held the wand that had fallen from the vampire's bloodservant. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Let me see, I'm a half-mage anyway."
Simon took his wand and studied it carefully.
The wand, which was no more than 1 foot long, was made of some kind of gray-black dead wood, with three bright red runes inlaid on it, and it was very light to pick up, and when the wand was slowly shaken, the wand head began to glow faintly.
"Well, it feels like I can light something."
"Do you think it's a torch?"
Vanessa said angrily.
"No, I really feel that way."
Simon pointed into the distance and waved his wand.
Nothing happened at first, and just as Simon wondered if he had made a mistake, a light suddenly lit up in the distance, the light was soft and looked very comfortable.
At this moment, the undead creatures that were originally attacking the Iron Brotherhood all turned around and rushed towards the ball of light in the distance, and the huge corpse hound was no longer fighting with the Colossus, nimbly getting rid of the Colossus and running outside.
"Great! Great, Simon! ”
Excited, Vanessa rushed over and hugged Simon, and took Simon backwards with too much force.
"Hey, wait a minute......"
"Boom!"
It hurts, Simon doesn't know what is holding on to his back, anyway, he definitely doesn't have a piece of good meat on his back now, but looking at the smiling face in front of him, Simon can only raise his hands in surrender.
Assume that I owe her.
"We really did it!"
"Uh-huh."
"We won!"
"Uh-huh."
"Woo, everyone's saved!"
"Uh-huh."
"It feels like a dream!"
"Well, ah! Why are you pinching me? ”
I always feel like her IQ is declining, is it my delusion?
……
The zombies move slowly, and Simon and Vanessa are waiting for them to leave. The two also discovered that the wand's effect was not permanent, and only lasted a short time, and they had to reuse it almost every once in a while to keep the corpses out.
Simon looked at the fainter and fainter runes on his wand and understood that the wand was nearing its lifespan, and it seemed to be a disposable.
"Simon, look at this necklace and this ring, which one do you want?"
"That's not necessary, I basically didn't contribute, it's all your own credit, and the loot should all belong to you."
Simon was embarrassed to refuse.
"What are you talking about, we are now members of a team, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, you can't rule it out just because it didn't work in a battle, sometimes even a simple spell can save the life of the whole team. So don't underestimate yourself, Simon, with your talent, you will definitely be a powerful archmage in the future, and I will count on you to help me a lot when the time comes. ”
Vanessa said with a smile.
"Sorry, I don't know much about the rules. Well, okay, then you choose first, this should be fine. ”
Simon reluctantly accepted Vanessa's kindness.
"Then I'll pick this ring."
Vanessa blushed as she picked up the ring.
Simon took the jade necklace and felt a little embarrassed at the thought that Velena had worn it.
"That, is it appropriate for me to wear this as a big man?"
Vanessa looked at Simon's writhing appearance and sneered.
"What do you think, a mage like you would like to wear accessories all over your body, anyway, you don't have to do strenuous activities, so you don't need to worry about accessories affecting the battle. It is said that the harvest of robbing a normal mage is enough to rob a hundred warriors of the same level, so you can imagine the wealth of the mage. Hey, if there's a chance......"
"Stop daydreaming, can't a mage run if he's so powerful?"
"It's okay, isn't there one who can't run?"
Vanessa muttered quietly.
"What did you say, I didn't hear clearly?"
Simon looked at Vanessa quizzically.
"I didn't say anything, anyway, don't worry, you won't be ridiculed if you wear this necklace, and others won't be envious."
"Oh."
Simon obediently put the necklace on.
"Moonlight."
Simon thought back to the secret words that Velena had said, but there was no response.
"Maybe you can only use it once a day, and this kind of magic item is often like this."
Vanessa explained to Simon.
"Well, I'll have to try again tomorrow. Eh, Vanessa, don't you wear a ring? ”
"I'll wear it again when I go back, and I won't need it now anyway."
Vanessa put the ring in her pocket and explained with some panic.
Simon nodded incredulously, then asked.
"I'm a little curious about invisibility, doesn't fighting make me visible? If so, wouldn't the invisibility spell be too strong? ”
"It's not that powerful, just like me, people with strong insight can see the location of the invisible one by clues, and the invisible person can only remain invisible until the end of the spell time by performing ordinary attacks such as slashing and hand-to-hand combat, and once the invisible person wants to cast a spell or use a special move and other actions that require concentration, they will break the invisibility effect and make themselves visible."
"I see, I thought I could put a fireball while being invisible, wouldn't that be invincible?"
Vanessa was amused by Simon's words.
"Haha, I'm laughing to death, tears are coming out, hahahaha......"
Vanessa explained to Simon after relieving herself.
"First of all, you said that it is possible to cast spells in the invisible state without being visible, but it requires advanced magic skills, not to mention this, won't the enemy hide it, just like you just did, it is enough to cast a spell that can see through the invisibility, and for example: what if the other party casts a cloud and mist spell that magnifies the range? Can you still wait to die in the clouds? Once you're out, the opponent can detect your position based on changes in the fog, or you can block your vision with clouds and fog that prevent you from locating their location, thus restricting you from casting spells. Therefore, the real battle is very complicated, and there is no absolute invincibility, as long as someone finds out the details, it is when you lose. ”
Simon deeply believes that if there is only one mistake in a real battle, the price is his own life.
"The corpses have basically left, let's go, we can get a good rest when we get to the Brotherhood of Steel."
Vanessa happily led Simon to the Brotherhood of Steel residence.
Inside the Brotherhood of Steel headquarters.
"I don't know why the skeleton zombies outside are gone, and they should be safe now."
"It's better to wait......"
"What are you afraid of, don't forget that there is still our Golem outside."
"Someone is coming outside, it seems to be Vanessa?"
"What do you say? Let her in. ”
Simon followed Vanessa through a secret door next to the gate.
"I thought we'd come in through the gate."
Simon scratched his head.
"Stupid, that's the door for the golem to walk, wouldn't it be troublesome to open the door every time you open the door."
Vanessa said with a smile.
The two of them walked inside, and the people inside greeted Vanessa, and the people were happy to see her back.
"The only good news for the day to see you come back safely, Vanessa."
It was a tower-like man who spoke in a loose cloth coat with knotted muscles and a majestic look. His short gray hair stood on end like a hedgehog, his light blue eyes were always shining with dazzling electricity, and his expression was serious.
"President Hinkley, I have important information to report here."
Sincley raised his hand to interrupt Vanessa.
"If you have anything to say, go down and rest first. Either way, I'm glad to see you back safely. ”
Vanessa's eyes turned red.
"Yes, I understand, President."
At this time, a mature woman with glasses walked over and gently held Vanessa in her arms.
"It's all right, welcome home."
Sincley said to Simon.
"Welcome to the Brotherhood of Steel, Outlander. Christina, take them to rest first. ”
The woman in glasses nodded and said to Simon.
"Please follow me."
Simon follows Christina up the stairs, and on the way Christina gives Simon a brief introduction to the Brotherhood of Steel.
"The Brotherhood of Steel is the only surviving organization in the Silver City, and we are united in order to survive, and we are like a family. Look at the golem outside, it's the trump card of our Brotherhood of Steel, it's the hexagonal plate golem that the president led us to make, and no monster can defeat it. And our president don't look at his serious expression, he actually has a good heart, but he is a little older, so he looks very stable. Don't look at the appearance of the president who is only thirty years old, because the president has elemental blood, so the lifespan is several times that of us, it is said that he has grown like this before, and he has not changed for 10 years. ”
"There are three floors here, the first of which is almost equivalent to two floors combined, and is the artisan area, which mainly has a meeting hall, a material warehouse and a golem modification workshop; The second floor is the living area, which mainly has our dormitory, dining room, as well as a bathroom and laundry room; The third floor is the magic area, which mainly has magic workshops, loot warehouses and observation decks. ”
Simon was taken to the door of a room, and Christina hugged Vanessa and grinned.
"This is your room, there is a black booklet in it, which records the location of the facilities and precautions here, if you have time, take a look."
Christina and Vanessa continued to walk inside, talking and laughing along the way.
"I'm really worried to death, little Sasha, I have a lot to say to you......"
"Hold on...... It's too hard, I'm going to ...... Out of breath. ”
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, let's change my position."
"Get this obscure boobs off my face! How do you feel like you're bigger than before? ”
"It's really getting bigger, hey, I've always been troubled, it's very inconvenient to work or something."
"Stay away from me, you cow!"
"Hehe, don't be shy, Xiao Sasha, do you want me to give you a massage?"
"Dead open!"
I didn't see anything, I didn't hear anything.
Simon closed the door with a blank expression.