Chapter 119: The Sorrow of the Mording Family
In the bustling bazaar, Qing Chi bypassed the blacksmith shop, avoided the NPCs carrying the loads, and finally saw a few yaks parked in the stables of the tavern with bells around their necks, carrying heavy goods on their backs, and munching on the forage with their heads down. In such a cold continent, only the yak team has the strongest endurance and is not afraid of the cold, which is suitable for long journeys.
The leader of the yak caravan was called Bearded, as his name suggests, he was tall and strong, with a thick beard, a pipe in his mouth all year round, a horned helmet made of iron helmets, and a suit made of bear skin. The bearded man always sleeps comfortably in the Wintersnow Hotel and doesn't come out on time until ten o'clock in the game time to make a proper deal with Ram, the owner of the grocery store. And every time he deals with people at the grocery store, a thief named "Quake the Idle" will steal his goods. Since today was the last day for the yak caravan to rest, in order to avoid any mistakes, Qingchi began to squat in the market early in the morning, and there were still twenty minutes before the scheduled time. Qing Chi looked ahead and hummed a song while wiping the boss of the counter, Ram, with a smile on his face at every customer who entered the door, and boredly counted the snow bugs that were slapped to death on his counter.
Suddenly, when a thin man entered the store, Ram, who was smiling, suddenly changed his face, crossed his hands in front of his chest, stared at the person in front of him and shouted, "What are you Mordins, go back to your corner!" This is not the place for you to come. ”
"I ...... Just come and buy some oil lamps and bearskins. Can you stop being so fierce, I'll go. The thin middle-aged man with "Mordin Ruhl" on his head glanced at Ram pleadingly and sighed.
"Hmph, parasite, shame on Snow Castle City, you dare to come to such a place. It's already a blessing for you not to go to the penal colony and get rid of you! The next time I see you low-level scum, I'll see you once and hit once. With that, he clenched his hands into fists, his knuckles clicked, snorted heavily, and turned to his counter.
Qing Chi's eyebrows furrowed slightly. The man of the Mording family, named Ruhr, was visibly thinly dressed and thin. And...... Qing Chi looked at Ruhr's figure in the distance, and the guards and citizens who walked by along the way all responded with disdain and disdain for him. This kind of discrimination and the pride in those people's bones made Qing Chi a little uncomfortable, why did Ruhr only endure it silently in the face of this discrimination?
Qing Chi looked at the time, and now there was still plenty of time before the beard came. Qing Chi stopped Ram, Ram glanced at Qing Chi and a smile appeared on his face, "Ah, it's an adventurer, what do you need?" Ram's shop has everything you need. ”
"Give me some oil lamps and bearskins." Qing Chi thought for a moment, "Buy some more rye bread and wine." After buying these things, Qing Chi hurriedly chased them out. Fortunately, the speed of the Ruhr is very slow, and it has not yet left the business district.
Qing Chi stopped Lul, Lu Er had a puzzled look on his face, and when Qing Chi handed him the things, he actually shed tears of excitement, "Ah, you are such a kind and good person!" May the Nine Holy Spirits bless you for being willing to help poor Ruel of the Mordin family, who is Ruhl's most loyal friend. ”
"Why is the Mordine family where they are now?" Qing Chi asked as he watched him gobble up bread. Ruhl replied vaguely, "That's right...... The Mordin family was originally a branch of nobles, living in the snow castle, the main city of the Extremely Cold Continent. Tilly, the patriarch of the Mordine family...... It is one of the few people who does not know how to use weapons and does not know how to fight, and is only addicted to the alchemy of immortality. During the Northern King's crusade, the Mordin family broke their oath and fled. Later, after the defeat of the Northern King, he ordered the Mordin family to be expelled from Snow Castle forever, and for generations they could only live in a barren town not far from Wintersnow City, called the Exile Zone. ”
Qing Chi's eyes were revealed. For the barren and extremely cold continent, it was a matter of course for them to occupy some of the fertile land of the eastern continent. What's more, under the atmosphere of emphasizing military merit and advocating force on the entire continent, the Mordine family's escape and cowering will naturally be regarded as a disgrace. When Qing Chi looked at it from a different position from an outsider's point of view, the Mordine family was sad. Although Mordine Tilly was obsessed with the alchemy of immortality, he did contribute greatly to the development of alchemy. The book, called "Alchemy Primary", is an introductory book to alchemy, and the author seems to have been surnamed Mordin.
Ruhl finished his bread and took a few more sips of wine, his face showing gratitude, "Thank you, there are no words to express my gratitude." You are the first person who does not discriminate against me. The Mordine family is now in decline, and there are few people left. As a token of my appreciation, I am sending you a drawing. This is a mysterious potion recipe that has been passed down from the family and is said to be one of the last herbs. But before Mordine Tilly could find the snow heart lotus that grew in the high mountains, he was already dead. It's a pity that I don't have that talent, so I can't understand it. It's also a waste in my hands, so I might as well give it to you, I hope you can find that kind of medicinal herb. Ruhl handed Qing Chi a yellowed piece of parchment with the words "Recipe for an unknown potion." ”
"Thank you." Qing Chi smiled very sincerely. There are a lot of NPCs in the Destiny game, and most of them are just transactions that you come and go. And this is the first time I have encountered someone who is grateful to you for just a loaf of bread and a bottle of wine, and even gave you all the relics of the family. Although Ruhl lived a very undignified life, he was still rich in heart. These barbarians who worship force will not understand the magic of alchemy, and they will attack them in droves if they do not understand them. Maybe Tilly, the patriarch of the Mordin family, fled from the battle, not because he was greedy for life and afraid of death, but because he hated plunder and war?
Qingchi said goodbye to Ruhr and agreed to visit him if he had time in the future. I flipped through this parchment blueprint and found that many of the medicinal herbs on it didn't seem to be available in the Eastern Continent. It seems that this medicinal herb is only available in the Extreme Cold Continent. Qing Chi went to the pharmacy and looked at the trading houses in the city, bought a lot of the materials he saw, and then returned to Ram's grocery store. Soon, the bearded man will come here with a yak caravan to trade.
When a string of "jingling" sounds sounded, Qing Chi had already seen more than a dozen yaks being led over. Two of the yaks were carrying the last two loads of cargo. The bearded man is going to buy some supplies here and set off again. In addition to the bearded man, there was also a man with small eyes and a woman with a bow and arrow on her back. It looks like these guys are the bearded caravan mates.
When the small-eyed man and the archer greeted the bearded man and dispersed to the bazaar to buy something, Ram was talking to the bearded man with an enthusiastic face. Only Qing Chi clearly saw a sneaky person in the dark, pushing a small cart full of rye, deliberately walking around the corner towards the two yaks.