Chapter 12: Helpless Lulunaka
"Anyone, please help me!" Lulunaka continued to shout forward, her voice still flustered and frightened, sounding like she was walking slowly towards her with a ruthless butcher behind her, his butcher's knife raised high. Lulunaka shouted these words and trotted forward, she didn't really plan to stop here and wait for someone else to come to her rescue, who knew if the person who answered in front of her would just leave, she couldn't let the rare fun run away like this...... Underneath this sewer, one is too boring to be alone.
The voice continued, "Who are you!" Lulunaka didn't respond immediately, and when the voice stopped echoing in the hallway, Lulunaka was already trotting in front of those who responded to her. In front of Lulunaka were four people, three men and one woman. A tall, shirtless bald man with a bare upper body was looking at Lulunaka with scrutinizing eyes, a short man in a cloak like Lulunaka, who couldn't see his face clearly, hidden behind the others, barely visible, a young man dressed with a sword and shield and a look of surprise on his face, a woman in a gray robe that made it easy to move, a thick and heavy book hanging from her waist, and a cowhide cover with strange patterns carved into itβ The lines on it were familiar, Lulunaka, a mage, and the female mage had a rather traditional magic book. It's just that in Lulunaka's opinion, this magic book is just like its owner, and the quality and level are probably not too high...... The bald man and the young man were holding torches, which gave them plenty of light around them, and the flames at the tip of Lulunaka's cane disappeared silently.
The four of them stayed at the end of the wide passageway, with three forks in front of them, which seemed to lead to different places. Lulunaka's shouting stopped the men, otherwise Lulunaka would probably have to guess which way they were going...... Either way, she always got her guess right.
Seeing the four of them, Lulunaka had a relieved expression on her face, she gasped and touched her chest to calm her breath, "It's good that I followed, otherwise I would have gotten lost in a place like this." Thank you for being willing to wait for me. β
The bald man frowned and looked at Lulunaka, who seemed to be the one talking to in their four-man squad, and he was standing in front of Lulunaka, and the others were behind him, and their eyes fell on Lulunaka with curiosity or disinterest. "Don't shout in the aisle. "It's a safe area, and it's not too much of a problem, but if you go deeper, you might attract strange things." β
Lulunaka looked frightened, her breath had calmed down, but she was still a little wheezing, "I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry, because I really couldn't find anyone willing to take me in that place just now, and no one planned to leave immediately, and then I heard that someone had just left, so I wanted to see if there was a chance to ......" Speaking of this, Lulunaka looked pitiful, holding her hands in front of her chest, and her cane between her palms," If you need someone in your ranks, merciful sir, please take me, poor girl, with you. β
The bald man's brow stretched out a lot. The unknown is scary, but if it is familiar, it is difficult to be suspicious and uneasy. And Lulunaka's appearance is exactly what a bald man is familiar with. It seems to be a small mouse, scavenging underground for a living. Now it seems that this is a lonely little mouse with no companions and no organization, and desperately needs a place to lean on.
But in a place like the sewer, there is no environment for doing good deeds. "If you'd come down alone, I'm sure someone would have advised you to turn back while you're in the tavern. "This is not a place where you little girl can walk around as she pleases...... And I don't have the kind of spare time to bring an extra person who has no combat effectiveness. β
Lulunaka blinked, tears glistening in the corners of her eyes in the light of the fire. "Please, please take me, I just need to pick up what the sewers have, and make the potion to save my uncle, and that's enough. β
The bald man heard something he was interested in, "You can concoct potions?"
Lulunaka nodded hurriedly, as if grasping at the last straw, "Yes, I know some about herbs, and I can make some potions, so I always have some potions with me." Lulunaka pulled out a few small, rough glass bottles from her bosom, "Look, that's it, it's an inferior potion, but it always has a little effect! But these can't save my poor uncle who is seriously ill, I need some plants that are only available in the sewers, so that I can save the poor uncle who has bothered to raise me for many years, or I will have to watch him die." Please, bring me another one, I won't cause you any trouble!"
Even with Lulunaka's tears, the bald man did not have any hesitation or wavering look on his face. As he said before, there is no environment in a place like the sewer where people can be kind and do good. But for him, the little girl in front of him was not completely hopelessβnot out of sympathy for her uncle, who didn't know why he was about to braid, but because of the potions in her hands, and her abilities.
At this time, the female mage spoke, "Maybe...... You see, we still have a lot of people here, and it's not a problem to take care of one more girl......."
The young female mage had not very pure blonde hair, with impurities, and looked like a hair that was deliberately dyed yellow. The face is delicate, and the eyes are shining in the light.
"It's a big problem to take care of you, mage. The man in the cloak, who had been hiding at the back, said. Then the young man who had been by the female mage's side immediately replied: "I will take care of her, no problem." β
"No, you're also the one who is being cared for. The bald man turned to the young man and said, "I don't care if you are a mage or something else, but your faces clearly have newcomers, rookies, and stunned young people...... Enough problems and troubles, and this hasn't gone any further, and then you have to bring one more person?"
"But the girl needs some materials to save her uncle. The mage said.
"She can go buy it instead of coming down and taking risks. The bald man replied, and then Lulunaka interjected, with a wry smile on her face, "That's too expensive...... I don't have the money to buy the potions and materials that would save my uncle. β
The bald man was not surprised at all, a little mouse who made a living in the rat path was already very difficult to survive, how could he have extra money. For people who are in a desperate situation, coming to the sewer is indeed a good choice...... The premise is to survive.
"You know what, compassion doesn't allow me to really look after you. The bald man said to Lulunaka, and then looked at the female mage and the young man behind him, "Of course, when we discussed teaming up, I said that it would be very difficult to take care of you newcomers in the sewers, if it weren't for the amount of money you gave me, I would ......"
The man in the cloak suddenly interjected, "But you agreed for the sake of money, and then became a hired mercenary, and he didn't even dare to speak too seriously in the face of his employer." If you want me to say, this little girl will go back from wherever she came from, and if she has to go down, then it has nothing to do with us if she dies. I'm not going to take a cumbersome place further down. β
"Shut up, you've taken the money too!" shouted the bald man to the cloaked man, his voice reaching every passage, not knowing where it would go before disappearing.
"Please, take me with you, I'll be clever and won't trouble you. Lulunaka continued to plead, "If something happens, even if I die, it's my bad luck." β
Lulunaka said this, but the bald man showed no signs of letting up. "I don't have any money, but if it's a potion, I'll have some here!" Lulunaka handed the potion bottle to the bald man, then touched her pocket and handed over another money bag, "There are still some copper coins here, not much...... But please help me. β
The bald man took the potion bottle, the rough glass bottle didn't feel good in his hand, but the liquid that was shaking inside, if the girl in front of him wasn't lying, then the potion should be real. "What kind of potion is this? β
"It can heal some skin injuries and have a refreshing effect. Lulunaka hurriedly said, "The effect of one bottle can last for hours!"