Chapter VIII One-time Request
Half an hour later.
"No one? What do you mean? β
"It's just that the sacrifices aren't there." The Naga guard looked embarrassed.
After all, he was worried that these humans would leave early, so he asked his companions to take care of them, but he didn't expect to be released by the sacrificial adults instead, and these humans waited for half an hour.
"2 hours ago, the blood of a Leviathan larvae was found in the waters of the East, and we suspect that some pirates attacked it as they passed by." The Naga guard patiently explained, "If the hatchlings escape alive, they may attract the Leviathan's mother, so the priests have rushed to track them down. β
Girls: ..................
"Will pirates attack Leviathan hatchlings?" Aske asked, unchanged.
"Ahem, a giant creature like a Leviathan isn't that big when it just breaks eggs." The Naga guard sighed, "In their first year of life, they are about the size of a normal whale, so they can be attacked by pirates who mistake them for whales. β
"Of course, since the annual Leviathan larvae are more fragile, at most they are stronger than whales, so they will be killed by pirates in most cases, and it will not bring any disaster."
"In rare cases, the hatchlings escape the sea alive and then bring the mother back, which is very dangerous. A furious Leviathan will destroy everything that can be seen in the seas, whether it's islands or schools of fish. β
Girls: .....................
"Alas, and it's been a period of mutation recently, and meeting the Leviathan at this time is undoubtedly worse for Heros-HeroΓs-Hero." "Anyway, I recommend that you don't leave the island and wait for the priests to return." β
"Don't leave the island?" Aske asked, "Why?" β
"The tide is coming." The Naga guard replied, "Mutations, monsters, and now with the addition of Leviathan, the sea outside has become extremely dangerous and no longer navigable. Tomorrow we will be closed to the port, so I suggest you find a house to rent in the city for a few days. β
"Of course, if you have to leave the island, please leave today, and all ships will not be allowed to pass tomorrow."
The Naga guards left, leaving only the girls looking at each other with expressions of emptiness.
"Ugh." Sidlifa sighed in the telepathic communication channel, "If only I hadn't whaled. β
"If only I hadn't stopped you." Eleanor also examined herself, "Asker, shall we leave as soon as possible, or will we temporarily rent a stay in the city for a while, as the guard said?" β
"Let's rent it." Asker replied, "After all, the Demon Tide could come at any time, and the outlying islands are more dangerous now. β
"The island isn't necessarily safe, is it?" Medea pondered, "One is that Leviathan is coming here, and the other is that this island is from a timeline in the past, which are both extremely risky hidden dangers." β
"Speaking of risk." Aske pondered for a moment, "Mi'er, take a look at the future world line?" β
"The future world line ......" Mi'er frowned and observed, "It's too divergent, I've never seen such a divergent future, and there are even nearly a hundred possibilities when the demon tide will come, and there is no way to confirm it at all." β
"Overall, though, the risk of outlying the islands is far greater than staying on the islands, unless we ditch the ship and let Peggy fly at full speed toward the mainland with the ancient book, trying to cross the ocean in one day."
So Asker thought again:
It is certainly impossible to abandon the ship. Return to the Iberian Peninsula, dodge the next wave of magic that will come at an unknown time, and call the Holy See to send another ship...... The time spent in the middle is almost incalculable, maybe when everyone sets off again, they will already be all demigods, so what kind of Heavenly Mountain can they find, and go directly to fight the bronze dragon!
Eh, it looks pretty good?
He had just been moved, when he heard Medea echo:
"Well, Mi'er has a point. The cost of abandoning the ship is too great, not to mention what if the demon tide suddenly arrives on our way back to the mainland? Or what if you happen to encounter a Leviathan? It is better to stay on the island, the decision of the regiment commander is extremely correct. β
You were the one who just raised the objection...... The girls were a little speechless.
"Alright then, let's go find a house first." Asker said.
It's too easy to find a house. After all, the people of the Azure Sword have the existence of the Fire Island, even if it is in the open air, arrange people to take turns to keep vigil, and the rest of the people go back to the Fire Island to sleep, they can easily deal with the past.
So everyone went back to the original sewage tavern. The second, third and fourth floors are all hotel rooms, and due to the high price, they have not yet been fully rented.
The innkeeper of the orcs diligently tried to rent them five double rooms, to which the girls replied firmly.
The boss said that the bed in our room was very small, even if the two beds were put together, it would not be enough to sleep nine people, and the girls said that it was okay for us to sleep on the floor.
The hard-talking orc boss finally gave in, and he didn't even look at Asker with the wrong look - in his original hometown, even the toughest orc chief would call up to three wives to sleep at a time. Eight...... Are you a rice transplanting machine?
After paying for the room in the awe-inspiring eyes of the boss, everyone took the key and went upstairs. Although the basement tavern was damp, the air on the upper floors of the inn was surprisingly fresh and didn't smell musty.
When I entered the room, most of the furniture inside was made of stone, probably because I was afraid that the wood would become moldy in the high humidity air. The two small beds were made of wood, painted with anti-corrosive red dye, and the beds were covered with clean reed mats.
"Whose turn is the vigil today?" Nora asked.
"Me." Sidlifa said.
So everyone prepared to teleport back to the Furnace Fire Island, prepare for the evening training, and then rest and sleep.
Aske wasn't in a hurry to go back, he pushed open the window of his inn room and looked at the clouds in the western sky. The dense black clouds were extremely low, and seemed to be rapidly approaching this direction.
A storm is coming.
If it weren't for his instincts, he wouldn't have been so quick to stay on the island, not to mention that Mi'er had confirmed that the risk of leaving the island was even greater.
"Asker." Sidlifa, who was in the bathroom, untied her hair in the mirror, put down her long white hair, and then leaned out and asked, "Are you going to keep vigil with me outside today?" β
"Huh?" Aske was a little surprised, "You're worried about the danger of the inn at night?" β
"Uh, yes." Sidlifa nodded, but her eyes wandered, obviously lying, "Medea said that this island is from the past world line, and I am worried that there will be unknown dangers, it would be great if you could be outside with me tonight." β
Aske originally wanted to say that Sidlifa, you are also a senior transcendent, you should learn to deal with this kind of mutation alone!
However, from an island three thousand years ago, he had never heard of such a thing in the original game world, so after thinking for a moment, he said cautiously:
"Well, I'll keep vigil tonight, and you can go back to Hearthfire Island and sleep."
Sidlifa: ???
"But you're in danger alone...... "She still wanted to try.
"Ahem, if there is a danger that I can't handle, then it's the same with you and you." Asker said subconsciously.
"Request!" Sidlifa airway.
"What?"
"I'm going to use up the request once!" She said with some annoyance, "It's the last time I bet on whether there were whales around, and you lost in the end, and promised to meet my request!" β
"Stay in this room tonight and keep vigil with me!"