Chapter 2 Race against time
"Is there really that tight on time? Dragon Vein Family! It's not an easy task, and I think it's better to calm down and plan before acting. Barrett, who got up and left his seat, asked as he followed behind Rielly, moving his wrist.
And Rielly, who led the two out of the adventurer's house, didn't even look back when she answered: "We don't have any extra time now, and the location of the assessment task is a full 5 days away from us by carriage." ”
"What? Shouldn't the assessment task be in the city? Noodle stopped his steps and stretched out his hands to grab the two of them.
"It's in the city, but not in the Iron Rider City, but in the Hammer City to the east." Rielly turned around and picked up the noodles and carried him forward. Dressed in Rielly's robes and the badge on her chest, the adventurers around her looked at her as if they had seen a sow climbing a tree. Then the keen female mage frowned and quickened her pace.
The noodles that were lifted in the air were embarrassed this time, especially after leaving the adventurer's house, and they covered their faces with a hat and were ashamed to see people. As a player, Noodle doesn't have the cheekiness of his own native people.
"Rielly, do you need that? I think it's better to put the noodles down first! Barrett, who was following behind, also felt limited and felt ashamed.
"Don't! Didn't you get picked up now, and the noodles were much quieter, right? Rielly continued unmoved, "Lalu had already gone to the carriage shop to hire horses. We must seize every second now. I know you have a lot of questions, and we'll answer them when we get on the road. ”
Seeing the mage's expression, Barrett muttered in his heart: 'Did Rielly eat gunpowder today, or is it like this?' Wrong! She wasn't like this when she first entered the city. In other words, did something happen when I went to apply before? O woman! It's just trouble......
Three hours later, on the rugged trade road in the gray-white woodland, two black dots were moving slowly on the muddy pavement. There doesn't seem to be a dedicated mount for the villain in the carriage and horse shop of the Iron Horse Castle, so players have to choose to go on a journey in pairs.
The dead branches of the woods under the cold wind, combined with the bleak sound of the wind, give people a creepy feeling. The dirty, earthy yellow pavement has only some relatively clear car wheel prints. Coupled with the gray sky, it was surprising to compound the somewhat depressed state of mind of Barrett and the others.
"While my next words may be a little hurtful, Rieli, you've gone a little too far today. The name of the task given by the system is a crisis for the Dragon Vein family? As a mage, you wouldn't know what the Dragon Vein family represents, would you? Barrett, who said with a stern face, accentuated his tone, "Do you think we have a chance of success in such a mission?" If this is really the introductory assessment of the volume society, I think it is better to give up. I think the value of the Resurrection Stone is much higher than the fee for the second application. ”
As the name suggests, the dragon vein family is a family with dragon blood. However, a family with a name recognized by outsiders is not an ordinary race. As we all know, with the habits of dragons and the style of not being able to control the lower body, there are a considerable number of dragons of different races or dragon-blooded creatures on the big 6.
Those strange dragon beasts aside, even the intelligent creatures with dragon blood flowing in their bodies are not all able to form the dragon vein family. In addition to their bloodline, they who can be recognized as the Dragon Vein Family must have the relevant professional inheritance and secret methods to systematically excavate and promote their own bloodline.
As far as Barrett knows, the Dragonline family "Beverstock", which is loyal to the Boreham family, has basic classes such as Dragonborn Warlock, Dragonborn Bloodline Furyman, Dragonborn Arcane, Dragon Fire Warlock, and Dragon Shaman in terms of professional inheritance alone. and three advanced classes, including Dragon Wizard, Dragon Heart Warlock, and Dragon Disciple.
With a good pedigree, a thriving population, and relatively easy promotion, the "Beverstock" family has a second highest reputation in the Boreham Territory after several knights of the Knights. It can be said that it is the strongest of the third ring of territorial rights.
If it is the Dragon Vein family that needs to face the crisis at the same level as "Beverstoke", then the risk represented by this crisis is by no means something that Barrett and the others can bear now - even a little aftermath may wipe out their four-person team.
Even if the Dragon Vein family that made the request is not as strong as the "Beverstock" family, it is by no means a simple guy to be worthy of such a title. Barrett also didn't think his own line of business was capable of intervening in the crisis they needed to turn to outside - at least not before level five.
"Don't worry! That's just a declining dragon vein family, and according to the mission description, there are also three warlocks in the entire family. And the tallest is a two-ring spellcaster like me. As she answered, Rieli carefully controlled the horses with the reins in her hands—although the female mage was far from riding long enough to ride a battle, she was barely able to do it on a journey like this.
Barrett was quite skeptical of Rielly's answer: "Are you sure the information on the to-do list is correct?" Even if the Book Society does not deceive in this regard, it is unclear whether the task declarant is concealing it. The title of the Dragon Vein Family is not a title that can be hung up casually. ”
"This is an internal request from the Book Society. I think that since I am a full member of the society, there should be no problem with this information. As for the title of the Dragon Vein Family, I think it should be left by the other party's ancestors! Rielly straightened her cloak and spoke her mind.
"Don't move the noodles, be careful of falling them." After pulling the halfling man in front of him who seemed to have ADHD, Barrett's expression was like eating half a catty of Coptis chinensis: "You take it for granted, I don't think this situation is very likely." The importance of bloodline and strength between the dragon descendants is far higher than that of humans, and if the other party is really this kind of strength, the title of the dragon vein family, especially among the same race, should not be recognized. Unless they have some special treasure in their hands or a pact with the dragon. Either way, it means a big problem. ”
"Lily! I'm going to say you shouldn't have chosen this task then! Obviously, the remaining tasks are much less difficult. Noodle, who was sitting in Rielly's arms, couldn't help but protest at this time. Being able to get rid of the identity of "cat" under the female power of a female mage, Lalu can be said to have mustered up courage.
"The rest of the quests are also called quests? Just running errands will have to run through most of the Norhan Kingdom, and if you add in the time spent on other content, I don't think it will be able to play even two or three months. The more she spoke, the more she felt a fire of anger burning in her heart, "It must be that damn old man who hated my attitude in the first place and did something to the task." People at such an age are still so cautious, no wonder he can only be a front desk in the academy for the rest of his life. ”
"That's it! Good! Rieli, don't lose your temper on horseback, and be careful of falling down with Laru. Since it was already a boat, Barrett shook his head helplessly, "Don't be impulsive, big guy, let's go and see the situation in Falling Hammer City first, and if we can't do anything, we will retreat immediately." ”
In the rest of the journey, several players are in a hurry, and they are kind to what to do after reaching their destination. However, this did not affect the degree to which several people rode forward on horseback - compared to the traveling carriage, the degree was still a little faster.
In order to prevent accidents during the journey, those regular horse-drawn carriages carry passengers in strict accordance with the guidelines of walking at dawn and stopping at night. Barrett, on the other hand, didn't need to be so strict on horseback riding, and could have continued to drive more after dark every day. And the degree of solo riding on this kind of road is slightly faster than that of a horse-drawn carriage.
In Barrett's estimation, if there are no accidents on the road. It used to take about five days, but now it should be back to the destination in four days, which can also give players an extra day of buffer time.
After nightfall, I walked for about two more hours under the guidance of torches. Barrett and the others began to prepare for today's dinner. After finishing the pot of the portable stove, put military rations and dried meat and stew with water, plus some spices that you carry with you. It didn't take long for a rich broth aroma to spread. The stomach-warming soup was paired with small pieces of cottage cheese, and several people quickly filled their temples with five internal organs.
After the first night passed peacefully, early the next morning, several people got on their horses and continued to hurry. In this way, they walked through the vast woodland without any inhabited people—fortunately, there were no wild beasts to attack them in winter, and even robbers rarely went out to "hunt" in such ghostly weather.
Finally, on the morning of the fourth day, many felled tree stumps appeared on the woodland beside the road, and the wheel prints on the muddy road gradually increased. All of this seems to indicate that the player is not far from their destination.
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