Chapter Seventy-Five: The Surface

Lensburg, or Lens Fortress, is the closest city to the exit of the underground passage that we have chosen.

The Lens Fortress, located on the heights of Chir, is clearly located in the interior of the United Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty, but it is one of the few fortified cities in the country.

The thick mixed brick walls were both beautiful and solid under the master builder's design, and the walls were ten meters high and three meters thick, and the imaginary enemy of the city wall was the giant race at the beginning, and the long moat was full of hungry piranhas.

Cause? They have a good neighbor, and the entrance to the Underground Realm is open, and anyone can enter and anyone can get out.

Seasonal plundering raids by underground orcs, the traditional trials of hunting surface elves by dark elf raiders late at night, black dragons and red dragons occasionally flying out of the underground passages to fight the autumn breeze to change tastes, wizards and necromancers who sneak out to find experimental objects, demons and evil god worshippers looking for sacrifices Well, even I think that the inhabitants of the underground world are not completely unjustified by banishment and hostility.

At least in the underground passages alone, we encountered three Dark Elf raiders and two orc patrols, the latter seeing Casio salute and leave, while the former saw that the Grey Elves were stunned for a moment, and then did not hesitate to change the target of the trial hunt and pounced on us.

Well, I had just completed the team, and I was going to do some training and run-in to see the strength of the newcomers, but when Casio's bone bow was raised and the golden arrow was called for a round, someone shouted the name of the "golden bow", and the dark elves retreated directly.

Of course, Casio's heroic appearance of bending his bow and archery is indeed very different, and it is completely different from the confused Anriya, but he found that a certain Beastmaster hunter drooled at Casio with green eyes. Just let me silently worry about this centaur hero.

"Golden Primary? It's less than thirty, which means that it's just an adult in a centaur. It's really good, but it's still a little worse than the Beastmaster Half-Dragon Man at the peak of gold. That guy in particular is definitely the type to do anything for the end. The better you behave, the more dangerous you are. ”

I had the heart to warn the centaur, but along the way, the sad wind talked and laughed with him, but I didn't know how to do it.

If you only look at the appearance, she is tall and burly, with a simple face, and she still feels good, but her deep and strong voice is always slow and gentle, and she is both funny and well-informed in conversation. It's quite a bit of a mature elder and a philosopher.

Well, it is precisely because of his good appearance and good eloquence that there will be so many victims and so much harm to society.

And this image of a loyal big brother, with appropriate and subtle kindness, sincere smile, especially for Casio's appetite, which seems to be indifferent but is actually full of worries about the future, is the most important. It was still the sad wind that followed the way the young centaur spoke, and soon, after the initial temptation, under the efforts of the sad wind. The two of them began to talk and laugh.

Diana couldn't stand it, and kindly reminded him in the past, but she didn't say a word because of her stupid mouth. Instead, he was angry with the sad wind.

"Such is the case with intelligent beings, who are accustomed to judging life according to their race and appearance. Yes, I am a half-dragon with the blood of a black dragon. But those who know me well know that I am extremely passionate about life and small animals. Yes, I'm ugly, but those who know me well know that I'm also very gentle. ”

Well, his hurt eyes seemed to have been greatly wronged, as if Diana was a racist bad person, and in the end, the well-meaning Diana still couldn't say those disgusting deeds, so she could only shake her head and retreat.

"Eldest sister, you are just troublesome, and that centaur boy will know the Tao in two days."

"But, by then, it's already too late!"

"Poof!" Sure enough, the more innocent people are, the richer their associative abilities, and when they heard this "it's too late", the others immediately laughed, and then looked at the famous golden bow with playful eyes, especially the waistcoat on his lower body.

"The kid doesn't know the harm of the sad wind, and he will sing the backyard flowers the next day."

Well, I don't know who made a crooked poem, with a funny tone and lyrics, that made everyone laugh, well, in the face of Diana's questioning gaze of "how can you be like this", at least I won't admit that it was my momentary inspiration.

After the rather arrogant Casio entered the team, he didn't pay attention to anyone, he didn't even pretend not to hear Kolos's polite greetings, and along the way, he even used race to call others "Hey, that goblin" and "Hey, that fat human", which has easily offended many people.

So, seeing that the sad wind was aimed at him, except for the kind-hearted Diana, everyone had no intention of breaking it, and was happy to see his jokes.

And then, except for another joint sniper of the dark elves near the exit, the road was quite smooth.

But then after walking into the underground world, bathed in the familiar and unfamiliar warm sunshine, looking at the vast blue sky, the vast land with no end in sight, even me, I was also quite excited.

The Roland Holy Sword on its waist was also resonating slightly, as if it was whispering its impatient mood, and the direction it wanted to go in was naturally the north of the continent.

"The Duchy of Donglan? Arashi descendants? I'm going to try his form, and if I don't meet my requirements, I will insult the name of this glory."

Shaking his head, he put aside his superfluous thoughts for a while, and looked back, only to find that his fellow caravan was not doing well.

Momo, who had been outrageously spiritual, sat on the ground with her eyes closed, and Diana was also pale and half-kneeling, with words in her mouth, as if praying.

"It won't fall on, it won't fall on."

When I got closer, I realized that she was actually talking to herself, and immediately, I laughed dumbly.

This is not an uncommon problem, even on the surface, miners have been underground for a long time, and if they come out and look up at the sky, they will suddenly see the endless sky from a narrow hole, and they will have the illusion that they will be caught by the sky at any time and fall into the sky.

It's an almost instinctive illusion of a creature, and a seasoned miner will be fine in a while, but it's not so easy for the dark elves who have spent their lives in the Underground Realm.

They were born in the Underworld and are accustomed to being above the clouds. There are still black pressed rock walls, and I am more accustomed to the first touch of morning light brought by the glowing moss on the rock wall.

When the top of the rock wall suddenly disappears. It's as if human beings living on the surface of the earth suddenly lose the sun and blue sky, even if there is nothing wrong with rational knowledge. But extreme physical and mental discomfort is inevitable.

As far as I know, this instinctive reaction, nicknamed "open-area phobia", takes at least a few months to overcome, and there are many people who don't overcome it in a lifetime.

The gray elves, who were already somewhat photophobic, were in the worst state, so they were directly asked to rest in the carriage, and that Casio, even though his hooves were trembling slightly, still pretended to be calm and tried to stand straight.

As for the silver hooks, those old fritters of Hoyle. I don't know how many times I've been in the earthly world on the road, and the guys in the law department are the same, what should they do if they are already laughing and laughing.

As for Green, who was supposed to be on the ground for the first time, he couldn't see his expression at all with his thick armor and birdwing helmet, but judging from the fact that he kept groping for the grenade on his waist, he was not very good, and now he was needing a sense of security from explosives.

What's the matter, there's one less person? Well, I've deliberately ignored it. You still have to mention him, this is self-defeating.

"You're all right, why don't you go to the carriage and rest for a while."

"Nope. No need. I'm fine. ”

Looking at the others who were ignoring them, even if it was the sincere greetings of Big Brother Sad Wind out of concern, how could a stubborn young man admit defeat in front of everyone.

"That. Dude, lend me back. I'm a little dizzy. ”

The black half-dragon man suddenly sat on the ground and leaned against Casio's horse's belly. Casio was stunned for a moment, then understood, and his indifferent and arrogant face also brought a smile.

"Well, in that case, let's lean in."

So, the proud centaur prince also bent his hooves down, sat down like a war horse, and let the sad wind lean on one side of his belly.

Gradually, sitting on the ground, having something to rely on, feeling the body temperature of his companions, feeling the solid ground, the young centaur prince's beating heart slowed down, and his "open-area phobia" greatly improved.

Then, the Centaur prince, who was cold on the outside and hot on the inside, finally melted the iceberg and smiled gratefully.

"Thank you. Big Brother Sad Wind. ”

"Thank me for what I did, I should thank you."

"Huh. Big brother, you're so nice. ”

"You haven't seen my place yet, you'll have a chance in the future."

While chatting, the centaur and the half-dragon man leaned together, and their hands "accidentally" touched and then quickly separated, and the scene was so emotional that it was impossible to look at it directly.

The terrible scene in front of me made me rub my head and secretly make up my mind that I must find a no-man's corner as soon as possible and bury the sad wind alive, so as not to continue to pollute my eyes.

And judging from everyone who gritted their teeth or vomited next to them, there were not a few people who held this idea, if it weren't for the fact that this young ace shooter was not weak, I am afraid that he would have put it into action.

Lunsburg was not far from the exit of the dungeon, just before sunset, and when we got there, we had just approached the city gates and encountered new troubles.

"The one over there, take off the helmet and be examined, whose slave is that half-dragon? Does he bite? Do you have an epidemic prevention certificate? ”

Immediately, hearing that Big Brother was regarded as an animal, the impulsive Casio was touching his bow, intending to kill the guard directly according to his old habits, but I quickly stopped him, I didn't want to become a wanted criminal just after I came to the human kingdom.

In fact, the guard's statement is also reasonable, if it weren't for the presence of paladins in our group, I'm afraid that from the moment he saw the half-dragon man, he would have shouted for people to besiege us.

The Half-Dragons are a special race of creatures, and they are not the same thing as the Dragonborns created by hybrids.

Although they have their own ethnic groups and cultures, they are indeed unnatural products, in the chaos of antiquity, the colorful evil dragon god Tiamat and evil sorcerers created them, using them to serve the evil (chaos-leaning) colored dragons (red dragon, black dragon, blue dragon, etc.), and Sad Wind himself is a half-dragon man with black dragon blood.

On the other hand, the relatively kind metal dragons (golden dragons, silver dragons, etc.) who tend to order have no good feelings for these half-dragons at all, due to the natural suppression of the bloodline, most of the half-dragons are still servants of the evil dragons, for example, as the new dragon queen, in the dragon city that Xiaohong is building, there are countless half-dragon servants.

This is also the reason why Sad Wind was able to use that set of words to gain Casio's approval, because in many places. Even if the talent is excellent, the individual combat power is not bad. Because of the fate of the servant, the half-dragon people were indeed discriminated against.

Of course. In the chaotic Underground Realm, the black dragon and the red dragon are also easy to die in battle, so their servants and their descendants can easily gain freedom, and where there are probably the most free half-dragons.

Thus, in the eyes of humans, the black half-dragon is equal to the minions of the evil dragon, and now that there are paladins in this team, this half-dragon is just a slave or a trophy of a certain mage. It's a logical inference.

"I'm a slave to this centaur."

"Xie Lu Xie little brother, there is nothing to do, I have seen a lot of this kind of layman, don't be like him.

Sad Wind grabbed the impulsive Casio and whispered in his ear, and it seemed that in order not to embarrass the other party, Sad Wind also took the initiative to admit that he was the slave of the other party, and immediately, Casio was inexplicably moved.

Immediately. When the eyes of the two men meet, the lightning shines, and all the affection is in eye contact, and there is no need for superfluous words. And in the eyes of onlookers, this scene became unbearable to witness again.

"Gross! Momo is going to vomit, Momo is really going to vomit! ”

Now. I seriously thought about throwing them away and leaving them to fend for themselves. It's not feasible to find an archer yourself.

Well, when this side is settled. There was another problem over there, Green insisted on not taking off his helmet, and the guards naturally refused to let them go, and their dispute attracted more guards, and when these city guards were staring at us with vigilant eyes, and the ballistas on the city walls were slowly adjusting their targets, I knew that it was not possible to go on like this.

"Detect evil!"

With the effect of this one-ring divine magic, the holy light falls, and the villain, or the bearer of the power of chaos, will be dyed red.

In an instant, the black half-dragon man was red and shiny, while the others, their bodies emitted a faint white light.

"This officer, you look at the brilliance on his body, and he is also a kind citizen of order, but my brother is highly burned, and the appearance under the armor is ugly, so I don't dare to uncover it."

I explained by holding the guard's hand, but with a flick of my wrist, a small purse slipped into the sleeve of the guard's coat.

"Can you do me a favor? Look at the face of Beyana (Goddess of Wealth). ”

It was not the first time that the pockmarked young guard had accepted a bribe, he looked left and right, and found that no one was paying attention to this side, so he shook his sleeves again, and the sound of metal hitting sounded inside, seeing that the weight was not light, he immediately nodded with satisfaction.

"Let's go inside. Don't get into trouble. ”

And when our convoy entered, Heloise's voice rang in our ears.

"That bag is not light, how much did it cost? It's not your habit. ”

"Guess."

"I guess it's all copper coins, then it's 30 copper coins at most, but it's not too little for the guards."

"5 gold."

"How is that possible! You stingy guy will actually suffer!! ”

"Hehe, I made a lot of money before this trip, what is this little money."

"No, it's not about the money, it's about your character that you definitely won't lose! 5 gold coins? Is it a Flower Elf magic coin that dissipates overnight? ”

"That thing is worth a hundred times more than ordinary gold coins, so in order to make the other party not take advantage, wouldn't it be a big loss if I pay so much?"

"No, according to what I know of you, as long as you are happy yourself and make others unhappy, you are willing to pay no matter how much you pay. Hey, don't sell it, I'm so curious, teacher. ”

"Then you can be curious."

While I lamented that this stupid sight really knew me deeply, I didn't intend to reveal the mystery.

From what I know of her, the Omniscient Demon's thirst for knowledge and secrets is endless, and once curiosity is aroused, she will definitely get to the bottom of it, otherwise, she will not be able to sleep all night, and then I can take the opportunity to achieve my goal.

"Hey, don't do that, I'll be thinking about another night tonight. Otherwise, I'll promise to teach you ice magic, ice magic that this magical idiot can use. You should have said it now."

Well, sure enough, I gave in in an instant, and my destination was reached.

I'm still too weak now, even if it's just a little stronger, it's good, and I can actually use necromancy and ice magic in this state, and I'm also a master of necromancer myself, but if I am labeled as a necromancer, I will directly become a wanted criminal, and this identity will be over.

Therefore, although it belongs to the chaos side, the elemental magic that the human mages on the order side will inevitably practice has become the only choice.

However, my knowledge of ice magic is still at the stage of gathering magic power to blast past, and there is a master of all magic systems by my side, so I naturally asked her for advice.

"Phew, let the old lady teach you this unscrupulous disciple, and be killed again? Dream! ”

Well, if you use the magic pet contract to suppress her, she will indeed teach, but if I deliberately miss a little bit, it will be enough for me to finish the game at the critical moment.

But I'm not in a hurry at all, she understands me, and I know her, in fact, as long as you find the right way, this banshee king is very easy to deal with, just patiently waiting for the opportunity, an opportunity to arouse the curiosity of the other party.

Sure enough, Kyogen didn't release it for a week, and she took the bait.

I laughed at the kitten that was scratching my neck so hard that it couldn't even break through the skin of the Titan's torso.

"Well, the mystery is revealed. It's indeed 5 gold coins, didn't my 10 gold coins two black iron swords stop training with Momo before? So, I'll just put the pieces in which bag to count as waste. However, it used to be 5 gold, and it is now worth 5 gold. ”

The longsword is of poor quality, the manual cost is completely negligible, and the material cost is basically the same as the price of the sword, but I will not be bored to rebuild a black iron sword.

"No way, when did you prepare!"

"I'm ready on the road, how many years, as long as the performance is in place, this trick has really not failed."

Yes, I already knew that there would definitely be problems when we entered the city, and the bag of fragments had already been prepared on the way, and even the bribe lines and giving money were rehearsed.

"Bastard! How dare you scratch me! Boy, you wait for me. ”

The sudden shouting behind me made me shake my head.

"Hey, even this line hasn't changed, it's really lacking in novelty."

"You're not afraid that he will lead the team to trouble you."

"It's okay for a soldier to eat and take a card, it's really strange that he can call his colleagues to seek personal revenge."

"If he slanders you as a spy, can't he call him a helper? Aren't all knightly novels written like this, this is a classic routine. ”

I glanced at Heloise sympathetically, I really got brain-dead after reading too many routine flow knight novels, and with this intelligence, he was also known as an all-knowing.

"Then let's explain why he let the spy in, and if it is found that we are not spies, but only that he is lying about the military situation in order to take revenge, this little soldier will not lose his head."

"It's worthy of being my disciple, and it's really cunning."

"Xie Lu Xie compliments, but please call him experienced."

The master and apprentice looked at each other, and suddenly felt a sense of pity for each other, but behind the scenes, Momo, who saw this scene, suddenly pulled Diana's sleeve.

"Look at Luo Lan, he looked at the cat's expression so strangely, he just looked at it as a human being. Could it be that he is also the same kind of sad wind, and he didn't touch the eldest sister's head that night? ”

Ever since Diana, who was annoyed by Momo, showed that she was still a girl, Momo has continued to speculate maliciously about Roland.

"Shut up! Don't mention that night! Thinking of the strange eyes that everyone looked at after that day, Diana also sighed helplessly.

"Recently, my luck has been really bad, and I have simply offended the god of misfortune."

Soon after, the complaint reached my ears, and I immediately laughed happily. "You didn't offend the god of misfortune, but you offended the plague god aura. Ha Luha, I found another one who was less lucky than me, hello, unlucky Lightning Rod No. 3, let's get along. (To be continued......)