Chapter 168: Homecoming

The silver platter, which had just emerged from the horizon, sprinkled with milky white moonlight. ⊙ gentle breeze brings a hint of the fragrance of plants and trees from afar. But the fragrance in the land before me became even more disgusting under the mixture of thick and turbid air.

The grass has been stained a striking red with blood. The battle is over, but the killing is not.

The convoy was surrounded by looming wails and screams. There is also the back and forth footsteps, and the blade of the ruins stabs into the ** from time to time. "Sound—it was the guards mending knives on the dying attacker.

And in the land not far from the original battlefield, the wounded caravan members and horses were receiving the most basic treatment. At the same time, some of the female dependents who accompanied the team on the road were also here with their eyes closed and covered their ears, waiting for the end of this qiē.

Looking at the wreckage and corpses left behind after the battle, Mr. Bowell frowned and said, "Such a heavy smell of blood? Looks like tonight's camp won't be able to be built here. Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be some other troublesome creatures. ”

"But it's getting late. I guess it's better not to go too far. It's also not safe to travel at night. How about you look there? The steward of the other caravan, who had said this, turned his gaze to a small hillside not far from the caravan's camp.

Mr. Bowell craned his neck and looked there, "You mean the other side of the hill?" This distance is very convenient for the evacuation of those who are unable to move. I just don't know if I can completely stay away from the corpses and blood. ”

"At least somewhere we shouldn't be attacked by wolves. Although they are not a big threat, everyone needs to rest after the battle just now, and it is not good to listen to the wolf howl all night in such a situation. As he spoke, the caravan steward with drooping cheeks touched his mustache.

Mr. Bowell nodded: "Then hit the road at once!" It is hoped that the construction of the camp will be completed before nightfall. ”

After the leaders agreed on it. The next move became very fast. The only thing that hinders them is the transportation of goods that have been scattered because of the destruction of the vehicles - each carriage has a limited load. Suddenly, four or five wagons were completely destroyed. I really can't spare the right one!

Therefore, it is inevitable to pick and choose, abandon some relatively heavy and inexpensive goods, and use the limited load to load more valuable goods. However, the players who were stained with the Grey Flower did not participate in the loading and unloading work - this was the privilege of the strong, and in the previous battle with the ogre, the players proved their worth with their watches.

However, the players themselves have never been idle. Because it's not easy to get the loot from the ogre first. It was not easy to completely peel off the ogre's palm, which was three times the size of a human, along with the skin on the forearm. The separation and preservation of the internal organs also needs to be carried out carefully.

Using a special Mithril planing knife to cut open the eye sockets, carefully remove the ogre's two eyeballs, and use them to fill them into a metal container containing a thick salt water (improvised concoction).

But in the best case. This raw material was supposed to be stored in a custom-made Cavister alchemy box. It's a pity that there are no alchemist players in the team, so it's impossible to carry that kind of expensive alchemy items with them.

Then he turned his head to look at Barrett with the noodle without the hacksaw, who himself shaved open the ogre's head with the Mo knife in his hand. The halfling wanderer then retrieved the brain, hastily smeared it with a store-bought embalming potion, wrapped it in herbs, and tossed it into Rielly's dimensional pouch.

Then the two of them applied the same cheap antiseptic to the other intact and usable internal organs except the heart...... Only the heart needs to use special techniques to tann muscle fibers, and players who lack special powder also temporarily use talcum powder to bury it in a small bucket.

One, two, three...... By the time Barrett had dealt with the ogres, the halfling wanderer was lying on the ground exhausted. He gasped for breath and said, "I won't do such a thankless thing next time." ”

"Don't say that! Although it was a little tired, the income of nearly 1,000 gold coins on each ogre. Are you really willing to give up? Barrett, who turned his head, chuckled.

Noodle shook his head with a bitter face: "You're right! ”

Before he finished speaking, the stomach of the halfling wanderer "Gurgling!" Grunt! The ground cried out. The same Barrett also subconsciously pressed his stomach: "Guys, keep up with the big army!" I don't think anyone likes to dine in this environment! ”

"I think the most important thing for you two right now should be to clean up your personal hygiene!" Rielly on the side said with some unbearable eyes.

Noodles and Barrett looked at each other. Only to find that the previous unanalysing work made me feel like I had been thrown into a big dye vat, and my whole body was red.

Barrett, who frowned and sniffled, immediately turned his head to Rielly: "Then ask the mage to use your magic tricks." In this environment, we don't have much time to clean up. ”

"Alright! I'll solve this problem. Shaking her head, Rielly chanted a spell and tapped it lightly on Barrett and Noodles. The two of them were as clean as new almost immediately.

Players who climbed over the hill to enter the camp quickly began to eat. No smoke was rising, but the smell of wheat and bacon was already in the air. The long-standing Battlefield Dry Food and the skin bag with sweet water are the dinner for the players after the victory of the Great War.

The cool evening breeze blew gently, for not far from where they rested was the former battlefield. So the smell of blood wafted directly with this cool breeze. However, the members of the caravan are all people who have experienced battles, not rookies who are new to the battlefield. Therefore, when dining in this environment, people will not feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, after the big victory, they were all very happy. So it's extra sweet to eat.

After shaking the water bladder in his hand. Barrett frowned suddenly. Claudia, who found that her captain's face had changed dramatically. Auditore immediately asked, "Barrett." Is there something new? ”

"Nope! It's fine, just a little bit of a problem with my character. Barrett smiled and shook his head.

Claudia. Auditore reluctantly asked, "What is the problem?" ”

"The character's experience pool is about to fill up now. If you don't consume it, I'm afraid it will overflow. At this time, Barrett can be said to be really suffering from happiness that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

Claymatis on the side. Bot also spoke at this time: "When the experience pool is almost full, choose to upgrade!" Is there anything wrong with that? ”

"The problem is that I don't want to upgrade now. When I was in Poitou, the Count of Boram told me that I had to have enough family contributions at level 5. Obviously, there is some family-specific advanced quest waiting for me! "Hear Clematis. Barrett, who had said that, could only smile and shake his head.

At the same time, several players around him focused their eyes on Barrett. Rielly couldn't help but be the first to speak: "It's good if the backstage is hard!" While we're still struggling to find the right path, someone has already been able to help you plan your route for the future. ”

"Don't forget! I'm now fully labeled as a family. And you are free to choose the organization you like. Nor can it be said that this is all about welfare and without cost. Barrett, who said this, glared at Rielly angrily.

Claymatis. Bot touched his chin and asked, "Let's get back to business!" If Barrett doesn't want to waste experience, you have to use up some of the experience in the experience pool now. Do you have any thoughts on this? ”

"Miss Bott you're right. I have to burn some of my experience now. Barrett nodded. If you are a mage, whether it is copying scrolls or creating things, it is a large consumption. Unfortunately, I don't have the skills to do this, so I'll only be able to point out a new specialty for the time being. ”

Slightly surprised, Rieliel asked, "Barrett, do you want to consume experience to gain additional specialization?" With the current level, wouldn't it be too wasteful to choose this way, wouldn't it be better to wait for the advanced level? ”

"Anyway, the first extra specialty is only 1000 experience, which is not a big size for me who is already level 5. The only problem is that I don't know how long it will take to complete the advanced quests. So it's possible that the consumption of one specialty is not enough. Barrett also had to show a helpless wry smile at this time.

After putting the dried fish in his hand, Lalu looked into Barrett's eyes and asked, "Then do you already have a choice in mind?" ”

"That's right! I've been longing for the 'Sword of Harmony' for a long time! Hopefully it won't disappoint me! Barrett smiled as he said this.

Sword of Harmony: Allows the user to reconcile the martial arts they have learned to gain inner strength. When choosing this specialty, you need to choose a genre (Barrett chose Steel Soul without saying a word on this issue). Instead, the user gains an additional boost in damage when performing an attack skill with all of the genre's preferred weapons (equivalent to half of the 'Weapon Mastery' specialty). At the same time, there is a +2 bonus to the key skill identification of the genre, and the difficulty of all martial arts that need to be exempted from the selected school is increased.

Although it seems that the enhancements of each item are not very powerful. But the bits and pieces add up to make Barrett stronger. As for the question of adapting to the genre of weapons. For Barrett, who has the ability to 'adapt to weapons', it is simply a minor problem.

Then Barrett touched his chin: "Which one should I choose next!" 'Freedom of use' is a great specialty! Because of the choice of moves, the flexibility of my moves is always an issue. This expertise helps me solve the problem of flexibility. ”

Ease of use: The user can change the martial arts and tactics in a short period of time, depending on the situation they are facing. You can change the martial arts you are preparing at any time with a 6-second act of concentration. If you don't have this specialty, it will take you a full 5 minutes to change the martial arts you have prepared in advance.

Immediately after thinking about it, Barrett became a little hesitant again: "Or choose 'Iron Spirit' to pave the way for the tactical specialty of 'Storm Shield' after level 6." ”

Iron Spiritual Qi: Let the user's mental power and martial arts training inspire the people around him. As long as the user is in any Core stance, all teammates adjacent to him are present. Gain an intrinsic bonus to the Tier 2 Resistance Cloak on the exemption appraisal. From a practical point of view. This extremely small aura effect is a bit sorry it says requires a cost of specialization.

However, its advanced 'Storm Shield' ability is extraordinary. This specialty almost encompasses a qiē advantageous tactics and techniques taught by Tie Xinliu.

It offers the user 3 tactical options.

First of all, the storm is coming: use this tactic. The user must successfully dodge one or more possible opportunistic attacks from an opponent. For the next 6 seconds, the player gains an astonishing (+4) boost in attack and damage against this opponent. This state is only advantageous for targets who successfully avoided triggering an opportunistic attack 6 seconds ago.

Second Combat Rhythm: To use this tactic, the player must replace a normal attack with a contact attack against an opponent. These contact attacks do no damage. Each successful contact attack grants him a damage boost of more than the combined (+5) of 'Weapon Mastery' and 'Advanced Weapon Mastery' on melee attack damage against this opponent for the next 6 seconds.

Final Heart of Honor: To use this tactic, the user must deal damage to at least two different opponents with a melee attack or a Coreflow attack. For the next 6 seconds, if the player engages in defensive combat or takes at least -4 deprecation on the attack dice. His attack checks against opponents who were injured in your attack 6 seconds ago have an enhancement equivalent to 'Weapon Specialization' and 'Advanced Weapon Specialization'.

But what Barrett ultimately chose, no one knows but himself. After a lot of hardship, the players always return to Poitou City in Bolim. The first thing Barrett did now was to visit the Earl of Boreham, hoping to get his help with the items.

Behind the low walls of the garden, the trees and flowers are lush and the environment is solemn and secluded. The green pines and cypresses around it are lush and green. The shrubs next to the trees are dense and dwarf, and they are green in color. Extract the flower leaf from between the leaves, a flower, staggered arrangement, the appearance is simple, and the flowers are petite and exquisite. Colors are harmonious. The bright yellow buds are clustered with fiery red petals, like a small burning candle.

The dazzling sun hung high in the sky. The warm golden light shone through the shadows of the trees and shone on the cold stone slabs. It was as if listening to the desolate wind whispering lonely with the sound of the piano in the distance. The sound of salsa rises in the wind, like singing that old nursery rhyme, mourning for the sleeping dead here. If you ask her what she is sad about, she responds wordlessly, only her singing echoes in the blank forest......

Fortunately, the overall impact of the town hall has not changed much. This is not due to the overall design of the high-rise building and the stone pillars on the exterior wall, the three-colored marble, with their luster, reflect each other, and also give people a distinct and stable feeling; Coupled with the simple and bleak surroundings, this building that represents the center of territorial politics is set off, as if it has laid a very solid foundation for it.

On the south side of the square are storefronts and storefronts, and the arcades form a three-person wide path that provides shelter for pedestrians - like a pedestrian crossing in the past life.

The semicircular arches and the Doric marble columns on the side seem to divide the inside and outside into two different worlds while bearing the load.

The marble pillars are adorned with glass-covered oil lamps, the old-fashioned wooden lattice windows, and the thick carved walnut doors, with dark yellow copper knockers, which are fleckled with patina that make it look ancient.

The dim chandelier should have been lit during the day, illuminating the deep and mysterious hall. The smell of antiquity permeates the porches and alleys, and the bluestone-paved stone slabs give people a deep and restrained feeling.

This is the office of those large chambers of commerce with influence throughout the Western Continent in Boreham Territory. Even the temple of the goddess of wealth and commerce is located in it. These buildings are important places for them to work temporarily, negotiate business and gather information.

Unlike those new business organizations that value the opulence of their own premises. They seem more introverted, as if they are deliberately showing their own connotation and heritage, better than those who are seen as nouveau riche.

It is precisely because the other party's strength and strength are quite good that they can occupy more than a quarter of the area of the buildings on the edge of the entire square.

Poitou is not a land prize, but the price of land in the city center is not cheap. What's more, some things may not be able to be done with money.

Behind these large chambers of commerce, they are basically more or less connected to the mainstream religions scattered throughout the continent. It is a huge consortium in itself. They affect the food, clothing, housing and transportation of many people, and at the same time, the circulation of bulk commodities is often in their grasp. Although because of the political system in the Western Continent, in most places they are not able to participate directly in the political system. But the influence is definitely not small.

In the arcades opposite the town hall, two well-dressed wealthy businessmen and celebrities were planning something between the cups.

This is on the second floor of the arcade, and the ebony-framed floor-to-ceiling windows are beautifully decorated with glass appliqué. The light light gauze with lace edges was thin behind the window, and from the outside, everything inside looked hazy and unreal.

The bronze pendants under the curtains are like small wind chimes, don't look at their quiet appearance now; When the curtain flutters in the wind, the crisp and pleasant sound will be connected, like the innocent laughter of the girls.

Accompanied by the melodious music of more than three violinists, a girl in the hall danced like a butterfly, like a beautiful flower blooming from a pile of rocks. The strings whispered as if clear water flowed through a flat, smooth ditch.

The few people in the hall were all well-dressed, and their silk shirts seemed to be woven in one piece, and there were almost no traces of stitches or support. Only the seemingly shallow creases indicate that its craftsmanship is still the same as the common ones.

The Swarovski-style crystal glass casts a silver light in the light, and the amber liquid in the glass continues to leave wine marks on the inside of the glass as the glass shakes.

The unique aroma of mellow brew gradually spreads into the air. This fresh, elegant, rich and varied fruity flavor acts as a hint of fat powder from the dancing girl. Coupled with the narrow rim of the wine, it all proves the preciousness of the liquid in this glass.

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This is on the second floor of the arcade, and the ebony-framed appliquéd glass is unusually beautiful. The light light gauze with lace edges was thin behind the window, and from the outside, everything inside looked hazy and unreal.

The bronze pendants under the curtains are like small wind chimes, don't look at their quiet appearance now; When the curtain flutters in the wind, the crisp and pleasant sound will be connected, like the innocent laughter of the girls.

Accompanied by the melodious music of more than three violinists, a girl in the hall danced like a butterfly, like a beautiful flower blooming from a pile of rocks. The strings whispered as if clear water flowed through a flat, smooth ditch.

The few people in the hall were all well-dressed, and their silk shirts seemed to be woven in one piece, and there were almost no traces of stitches or support. Only the seemingly shallow creases indicate that its craftsmanship is still the same as the common ones.

The Swarovski-style crystal glass casts a silver light in the light, and the amber liquid in the glass continues to leave wine marks on the inside of the glass as the glass shakes.

The unique aroma of mellow brew gradually spreads into the air. This fresh, elegant, rich and varied fruity flavor acts as a hint of fat powder from the dancing girl. Coupled with the narrow rim of the wine, it all proves the preciousness of the liquid in this glass.

The few people in the hall were all well-dressed, and their silk shirts seemed to be woven in one piece, and there were almost no traces of stitches or support. Only the seemingly shallow creases indicate that its craftsmanship is still the same as the common ones. (To be continued.)

PS: Under revision