Chapter 39: A Common Destination
Pushing open the door, I saw Red standing on the opposite platform - there were four pack houses on the back of the Ash Ridge Negative Hill Beast, facing each other in pairs, with a saddle bridge on the back of the giant beast, and the front and back were connected to the suspension bridge with rigging, and the central area was the back of the giant beast, on which a rope net was also laid, and many pockets were hung, which contained materials that did not need to be sealed and stored.
Outside the door of each pack house was a platform large enough for two people to move, with a protective barricade - of course, the wall was nothing more than a plank nailed to a few shields.
The tall and mighty lion man was on the opposite side of the drawbridge, leaning against the wooden wall next to the platform, holding a small file in his hand, and bowing his head to do a very important job - repairing his snow-white claws.
Fang Plover saw that the small file was as long as a palm, but it looked like a toothpick in the lionman's hand.
The other party's brown-red mane looked extremely majestic, and there was a faint scar on his right cheek, which ran through his right eye, so that the right pupil was even lighter, almost white.
The lionman was clearly concerned about his mane, combing it neatly and tying it into a braid underneath and a platinum ring engraved with his parents' surname. The lion people have a polygamous tradition, and each platinum ring on the mane represents the family name of their different maternal family, some of which have different histories and origins, and the gold ring has different shapes.
It's the same as human heraldry.
When Red saw Fang Ou going out, he straightened up and politely bowed his head to him, "It's good weather, little human boy." Today's wind is coming from Garcia, and it smells of lime trees—"
As he spoke, he looked up and sniffed his nose. Garcia is north of the Dragonroar Mountains, a sea of lime trees and forests inhabited by kobolds and trolls.
"My ID is Ed, Mr. Red." Fang Plover looked up and replied, the tall lion man was almost half a body taller than him.
"ID is just a codename, but what about your real name, little boy?" Red asked.
"You know, our names are pretty awkward to pronounce them."
"Then I'll call you Eddard." Red looked at the Walker II in his hand and asked, "So Ed, this is your new toy?" I look, a Walker Type II – I remember that the latest model of the Walker was the Type III. ”
"That's not within my ability," Fang Yu shook his head and said, "And the Walker III is too large, and it's not easy to use on this platform." Besides, this isn't your average Walker II, and I've added some new equipment to it. ”
In fact, the full set of drawings of the Clockwork Fairy and the Walker are all open primary drawings, but the Walker III is the only novice flexible build that requires E-rank crystals to drive, while Fang Yuan's α crystals only support the output power of F-rank crystals.
"That's right," Red nodded, "As for the new equipment, I think you can try it out just in time, Parker and they met a caravan in front of them, and they seem to have found a rock shark." ”
"Rock sharks? How big? Fang Yu was a little surprised. The rock shark is a large aerial shark that usually inhabits the shore and occasionally comes landward to feed. And the rock shark is also the favorite of the hunters in the air sea, because the magic crystals of symbiosis in its body are natural high-quality core crystals, which are worth thousands of miles per kilogram in the market in the cloud sea area, and its unicorn is one of the best earth-based magic guide raw materials, a rock shark horn with a length of more than two meters, a slightly better condition can be sold for more than 100,000 miles.
Moreover, the level of the rock shark is very low, and the level of the rock shark in the prime of life will not exceed level twenty, and the level of other age groups is even lower, and a junior adventure group can win it without much effort. However, rock sharks are extremely rare, and Fang Yu remembered that the last time Rodell had a rock shark horn for sale was at least half a year ago.
"I don't know," Red shook his huge lion head, "Parker, they've gone up to meet the caravan, but there seems to be more than one of our adventurers nearby." ”
Fang Yu can't walk when he sees the money now, and he can't wait to go over and take a look in person. But fortunately, he remembered that he had something else to do, and hurriedly asked, "By the way, Mr. Red, what about Miss Atira?" ”
"She's in her room, are you looking for her?"
Fang Yu nodded and thanked the lion, and then crossed the saddle bridge, where the ladies lived on the other side of the behemoth. The arched saddle is made of planks, which looks very strong and reliable, with railings on both sides, and outside is a small 'reserve' of Attila, which is full of legumes and solanaceae, which have now passed the flowering period and are beginning to bear fruit, which has taken on a heavy meaning.
The weight of the Grey Ridge Negative Hill Beast is a little more than seventeen tons, and its carrying capacity is more than three tons, so as long as it does not exceed it, it will not cause too much burden to this behemoth. The platform designed by Luo Yu weighs only 1.5 tons, and the number of people and materials on it will not exceed one ton combined, and the weight reduction mechanism of the Guy Crystal can reduce the effective load by 20%, so the load margin is actually quite large.
The elven girl made full use of these load margins, using the druid's abilities and hanging flower beds to plant a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, although it is not a substitute for dry food, but it can occasionally play a role in changing the taste and boosting the morale of the team.
Of course, more importantly, it is pleasing to the eye and pleasant to the mood - in fact, Fang Plover is beginning to like this pack beast a little, and he thinks that he should have one of these in the future.
The pack house on the other side of the front saddle bridge is semi-open, and is the position and lookout of the orcs, and it is also equipped with a chest and shield, and a lookout basket similar to that on a mast. According to Sky Blue, it was originally intended to be dismantled after Luo Yu learned to control the clockwork fairy, and then it has been left until now.
Fang Yu saw Kita sitting in the pack house, holding a book of cloud sea geography and reading, with a large pile of Aquin's map scrolls piled up at her feet. The little girl was so attentive that when Fang Yu walked to the platform, she realized that she said hello with a red face.
Fang Yu didn't bother her, nodded and crossed the drawbridge. On the platform at the back, he stood outside the ladies' pack house and knocked on the door, "Miss Attila, I have thought of something—"
Before he finished speaking, he didn't think that the door was just a cover-up, and he opened it in response.
There are no clutter in the lady's room, and it seems quite spacious. There is a simple bed against the wall only, but there is also a locker underneath. There were also small cabinets that had been fixed, with fenced bookshelves nailed to the walls, full of tomes, a barrel stuffed with scrolls, and a star orbiter in the corner—all naturalist belongings.
Fang Yu happened to see Attila sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the brooch in her hand in a daze.
When the elf girl heard the voice, she turned around and couldn't help but be slightly stunned when she saw him. Fang Yu stood outside the door very embarrassed, with a kind of uninvited thief's heart, but fortunately he didn't see any scenes that made people unable to get off the stage.
But the novel is really deceitful.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed - of course, it was really just a little bit.
"What's the matter, Ed?" Attila asked generously.
"Uh, that brooch ......" Fang Yu looked at the brooch in the elf girl's hand, and naturally thought that the latter had already discovered the clue. He suddenly had the feeling that he had finally found a major clue that he wanted to share with others, only to find out that he was actually a Martian.
Attila looked at him curiously.
In desperation, Fang Yu had no choice but to repeat Miss Fairy's analysis. Attila listened quietly and walked over, her eyes falling on him in her emerald green eyes.
Finally, Fang Yu added: "Miss Attila, you should remember what Mr. Mazak said, right?" The brooch, most likely left by Nicol Bolas's followers, is the followers of the Cult of the Dragon—"
"Do the followers of the Dragon Worship Cult have the ability to take away a person's Starlight?" Attila asked, holding the brooch.
Fang Yu paused for a moment, he really hadn't thought about this problem.
Can someone take someone else's Starlight? Of course not, otherwise the world wouldn't be messed up. However, the number of starlight is indeed not static, and he can't help but think that there are many secret treasures in the second world that can increase the total amount of starlight in a person. And those things are at the heart of the competition among the top Electors.
Fang Yu was suddenly stunned for a moment, remembering that there might be such a thing in the First World-the Elven Holy Grail, and the 'Eternal Life, Infinite Wisdom' sung in that ballad was not the typical feature of the Secret Treasure of Life? This Elven Arcana should also have the ability to permanently restore a person's life force, which is the ability to increase the number of starlight.
"Starlight, Elven Grail, Obelisk—by the way, didn't Attila's brother also come to Elpahim in search of the Elven Grail?" He suddenly thought of this, and faintly felt that there was some connection in this, and couldn't help but ask, "Miss Attila, where did the rumors about the Elven Holy Grail and the Seven Obelisks first spread?" ”
"It seems to be Gula Harbor," replied Attila softly, "the closest place to the abyssal sea, where the first obelisk appeared. ”
Abyssal Sea - This is the place beneath the continent of Aitalia, known as the Abyssal Sea. In both the First and Second Worlds, the records of the Abyssal Sea are fragmentary pieces of information - some say that there is an ocean below, while others say that there is a fiery and lava flow below.
There, too, is a shattered world, the extinct Essorin.
However, due to the existence of the turbulent layer, there are not many places where you can go down from the sea of clouds to the abyssal layer, and it is said that the empty abyss near the port of Gura goes straight to the bottom of the deep sea, but there are very few people who have actually been there.
But after hearing this, Fang Yu couldn't help frowning a little: "...... The area around Gula Harbor is not an area for the worship of dragons. ”
Attila thought for a moment and realized what Fang Ou meant: "Do you suspect that the obelisk rumors were spread by the followers of the Dragon Worship Sect?" ”
Fang Yu nodded.
But he couldn't help but sigh again, looking a little depressed. "But now the clues don't quite match, if only there were still people in that group who survived."
"I thought so too, but almost all of the people who participated in the first adventure with Kidd died in the Traveler's Swamp." Attila was calm—perhaps she had accepted the fact and just needed the truth...... Although the bodies of others have not been found, their whereabouts are unknown. ”
Fang Yu suddenly remembered something, and asked, "What about the initiator behind this adventure group?" Even if the initiator is killed, then at least there are funders, and who are the funders? ”
Attila was also stunned.
She raised her head and looked at Fang Yuan, her eyes full of joy.
Their group had also been staying in Elpahim for a while, and in addition to helping Kita and them complete their mission, they had also been searching for clues in many ways. In the end, I contacted the president of the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce, and after completing the other party's commission, I didn't expect to get such a 'can't speak' brooch.
The cult of the dragon is a collective term for the cultists of the evil dragons scattered throughout the First World, and there are far more than just Nicol Bolas's followers, and there are even many factions.
And even in the Cloud Sea region, it is a fantasy to find out these people. After all, the cultists of the evil dragon themselves are secret believers who cannot see the light, and often have another identity on weekdays.
For various reasons, this breast is actually nothing for them.
Maybe it's because of the confusion and confusion that the elf girl has never considered thinking about this from the other direction.
That's how exactly did this group come together? Why did her brother run away from home to join such a strange adventure group? Who created it? Who are the supporters behind it? Why did rumors about the Elven Holy Grail spread from Gura Harbor overnight?
Everything is full of puzzles.
And often behind the puzzle is often the truth and the answer.
For a moment, Attila couldn't help but have a feeling of seeing the sun. Thinking of this, she looked at the big boy carefully, her eyes full of tenderness: "Thank you, Ed, for always helping me think about this." ”
Fang Yu smiled, he was embarrassed to say that there was also the credit of Miss Fairy here, so he had to take the credit for himself. He scratched his head again and said, "Actually, I think Mr. Mazak should know something, but unfortunately he didn't tell us this at the time, and I guess he won't answer if we ask—"
"It doesn't matter, everyone has their own secrets, even if it is the goddess Ameya, it does not require people to give selflessly," the elven girl replied reasonably, "The help is mutual, we have no reason to ask for anything from others, but we can figure it out ourselves." ”
Fang Yu nodded.
Of course he knew that way, an adventure party, at least certainly should leave its records somewhere.
That's Golland's Adventure Hall—
But he suddenly felt a little strange, and in this way, it seemed that Attila and Parker had the same destination as him again. He was also going to go to Goland, to inherit the name of the Dawn Star.
Fang Yu was thinking about this when he suddenly heard someone in the distance calling him and Attila by name.
He turned around, and on the platform he could just see the left front of the giant beast, from where Sky Blue and Luo Yu had run back from the forest. The little French girl put her hands to her lips and shouted at the two of them, "Sister Attila, Brother Ed, come on, that rock shark has appeared!" ”
So Fang Yu remembered that there was such a thing.
Yes, the world is big, and the money is the biggest.
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