Chapter 16: Wellington's Probe
The golden-bearded David stood in front of the door of the hut and said excitedly to the woman inside; "Oh, my old friend. Imola, long time no see. β
"Oh, David, I thought it was another drunkard who had drunk too much and wanted to come to me to go wild. Roar, it's you, it's been a long time. Imola seemed pleasantly surprised to see David in front of her.
"Drunkard? It's been a long time since I've been drunk, and besides, what drunkard is so bold as to come to you to go wild? Hehe, you still don't beat him up? The golden-bearded David quipped, smiling all over his face.
"Oh, this is a silver-haired adult, maybe it's been a long time, but he's still handsome. What's the matter, now you're promoted? Ha ha. β
"Imola has won the award, so it's just to assist David with some chores. Talk about not being promoted. Silverhair was embarrassed and waved his hand in reply.
"Come on, let's hurry up and go inside."
With that, Imola beckoned the Golden-bearded David and Silverhair into the house. Seeing them enter the hut, Joey, Silly Tu, and Ivy crept over cautiously, leaning against the window edge and eavesdropping on their conversation.
"David, are you in trouble again?" Imola asked as soon as she beckoned them to sit down.
"Imola, what do you mean you're in trouble again? Do I have a lot of trouble? Hehe, this time, I'm just stopping by to see you, an old friend. Ha ha. In the face of Imola's golden beard, David actually greeted lightly.
"You? You're going to come and see me if you're fine? Hehe, you will only come to see me when you ask me. With that, Imola turned and picked up a black, blue-eyed cat from the stool and stroked it gently.
"Well, in that case, I'm not going to be polite to you. To tell you the truth, I did have something to do with you this time. You know everything about me and the dragon girl back then. Since then, I've been worse off than dead. I don't think anything will come to fruition between me and the dragon girl, and I won't be able to be at peace for a day. The purpose of my voyage was to find her. β
"Hehe, this is when you decided to sell your soul to her, what do you have to do with anyone? Isn't your outcome already known at the time? Imola looked a little casual and continued to hold the cat in her arms.
"It's true that I decided to sell my soul at the time, but after all this time, I have figured out that she may be just a soul seducer, and she is not worth so much sacrifice for her. I'm going to get my soul back now. With that, the golden-bearded David punched the wall, looking angry.
"You want to go back?" Imola turned to look at the golden-bearded David, "David, you're so naΓ―ve, no one can get anything back from her." What kind of person she is, I told you very clearly, you are not the only man who has been seduced by her, but you are lucky to be kept by her. She spares your life, but you naively think she's in love with you. Hehe, naΓ―ve as you, in the end you figure it out, but it's too late. β
"Late? My golden-bearded Dave gallops the oceans, and nothing will be too late. I've dragged this body for so many years, paying silently for her, and it's time for me to get back what I deserve. β
"Hehe, you are indeed a golden-bearded David who gallops the ocean, but this golden-bearded is also the name she gave you. Sir David. The corners of Imola's mouth lifted slightly, she let out a long sigh, looked at the golden-bearded David contemptuously and continued: "Do you really want to know your future and ending?" β
When the golden-bearded David heard this, he asked eagerly, "The future and the ending?" Imola, can you foresee? Can you help me? β
"Here, I'll show you something." After saying this, Imola walked to the table beside him, lifted a piece of gold-rimmed satin red silk cloth, and under it revealed an ancient copper basin filled with water, which was rusty and seemed to have been swallowed up by the moisture of the sea for a long time. I saw Imola use his sleeve to put it on the copper basin, and the copper basin was flooded with water waves, and then gradually calmed down again, but there were a few words on it: Wellington.
"Huh? What the? Wellington? What do you mean? The golden-bearded David looked at the line with a puzzled face.
Imola said silently on the side: "Hehe, Wellington is a duke, born in 1769 and died in 1852. β
β1769οΌ Imola, you're right. The golden-bearded David quickly interrupted Imola, who seemed even more puzzled, because this year was clearly the time in the future, what was Imola talking about? She's talking about someone who doesn't exist?
"Yes, I think you guessed it right, this Duke of Wellington is from the future. He is a famous marshal general like you, except that he comes from the future, and you live in the present. β
"What else does that have to do with me?"
"This Duke of Wellington is the only person in the history of the future world to receive the rank of Marshal of the Seven Kingdoms, and he will be known as the conqueror of the world conquerors, the Duke of Wellington!"
"Conqueror of the conquerors of the world? Are you saying that my future can also conquer the world? The golden-bearded David looked excited.
Imola didn't answer the Golden-bearded David directly, but she walked to the cabinet next to the room, took out a withered rose from the drawer on the side, and handed it to the Golden-bearded David: "Take it." β
"It's... What is it? A rose that keeps withering? β
"It's not an ordinary rose, it's a desert rose."
"Desert roses? What's the use of you giving me this? The golden-bearded David was so confused by Imola's actions that he couldn't figure out what was going on.
Imola continued, "You'll also need to find the Elven Emblem and the Sleeping Sea Beast, and the combination of the three artifacts will give you access to the mysterious Wellington Probe. A probe from the future. β
"Probe? What can it do? The golden-bearded David asked as he observed the rose in his hand.
"The future will know the things to come, and the things to come are because of the people of the present. You should understand the rest. With that, Imola turned and wanted to leave.
The golden-bearded Davie grabbed her and said, "Imola, I see, I see." I'm going to see my future, and I'm going to have to make that damn detector with these three things. But... But you're gone, and I'm going to be alone, so what's going on? I need your help. β
"Need me? I have given you all the roses of the desert that I have treasured for many years, what do you want me to do? I know you've already got the elven badge, and all you have to do is find the sleeping sea beast. Are you still delusional that I will help you again? β
"How can this sleeping sea beast be easily found? As a soul wizard, you can also help me once based on our many years of friendship. The golden-bearded David pleaded with Imola to learn of his future.
"The sleeping sea beast is in the northern cold, along the island of Tudoga, and at the speed of your Goldbeard, I estimate that it will not take me more than a month. I will not go with you. If you find it, come back to me. If I don't find it, there's nothing I can do. I can only wish you good luck in the land of extreme cold. Imola repeatedly postponed, as if she didn't want to go on an adventure with the golden-bearded Davy.
At this time, Joey, who was eavesdropping outside the window, muttered in his heart, "Elf badge? Could it be the one I saw that day? What does it have to do with the Elven Helmet? What's going on in the Extreme Cold? What the hell is that detector called Hitton? It's really getting messy. β
Silly Tu seemed to see Joey's uneasiness and doubts, and whispered to comfort him, "Joey, what do you want? Don't worry, don't be afraid of the extreme cold, we'll just go get a few thick clothes later. Can't die. β
"Oh, you're not worried, okay, just keep hearing what else they have to say." Joey was perfunctory and stupid.
"Hey, I'm kind of itching to pee, what should I do?" At this time, Ivey on the side interjected with an aggrieved face.
Silly Tu looked disgusted and felt very helpless: "Hey, are you mistaken, when is this happening, you are still peeing, you can pee your pants." β
"I can't hold it anymore, I'm sorry, I'm going to go first." After saying that, Ivy got up with his pants and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, because he was in such a hurry, Ivy accidentally crashed into the barrel they had just hidden.
"Who is it?" Silver hair was alert and quickly pushed the door out.
I saw Joey and Silly Tu squatting by the window looking helplessly at the silver hair, revealing an embarrassed smile. Ivy on the side was peeing comfortably against the wall.
The three were twisted into the room by silver hair. Seeing this, Imola asked contemptuously, "Come, gentlemen, tell me who you are?" β
"I'm Silly Tu, the captain's right-hand man. I was just outside the door to protect our captain. In order not to cause misunderstanding, Silly Tu could only establish a relationship with the golden-bearded David as much as possible.
Joey looked at Silly Tu and decided to tell the truth, he held his head up and said, "My name is Joey Parker, and I am a blacksmith, and I have just been a sailor with Captain Davy the Goldenbeard for a month. β
"Blacksmith? Joy Parker? You mean your name is Joey Parker? Imola opened her eyes wide in horror, approached Joey, and quickly threw the cat in her arms at random, holding Joey's face with both hands and looking at it again and again, and kept muttering, "Your name is Joey Parker?" Is your name really Joey Parker? β
Joey seemed a little flattered, desperately trying to break free of Imola, taking a few steps back and saying, "Yes! My name is Joey Parker, why are you looking at me so strangely? β
"I spared your life that day, thinking that I would be able to use you again, but I didn't expect you to ......" The golden-bearded David drew his sword, "Imola, let me kill these boys." lest they be too talkative. β
As he spoke, the golden-bearded David raised his knife and was about to slash at Joey, and the blade flashed with a burst of light against the candle flame in the room. Joey thought to himself that this time he must be dead, and was ready to close his eyes and accept it silently.
When it was too late, I saw Imola clasp his hands together and wave quickly, chanting a spell, and instantly releasing a mental power to knock down the sword in the hand of the golden-bearded David. "Keep them, and I'll go with you to the Extreme Cold."
"What? Would you like to help me? The golden-bearded David looked a little overjoyed.
Imola let out a long breath and said, "Yes, but you have to promise me not to kill him." β
"Hehe, as long as you don't kill him yourself in the future, I originally planned to keep him." The Golden-bearded David quickly agreed.
"Okay, now you go and find some supplies for the winter, and I'll prepare them too. At dawn we met at the pier. β
"Alright, silverhead, let's go." After saying that, the golden-bearded David flicked his cloak and went out.
"The three of you will follow, too." The silver hair whispered to Joey.
Seeing their distant backs, Imola turned to the sky and let out a long breath, "Parker, hehe, Parker." β