Chapter 35: The Lake
"Ahh
Old John rubbed the tip of his nose, and subconsciously exhaled a breath, and the white haze quickly began to form pieces of ice crystals in front of Old John - the temperature of the Principality on a snowy night was higher than that of the frost forest area in later generations, because it had not experienced the great changes of several wars, although it had to be warmer, but this temperature was also limited.
At the very least, except for him in a white and blue samurai costume, the guards of the Principality of Snow Night present were all wearing thick cotton clothes in addition to leather armor, of course, including the Duke of Snow Night, who looked almost exactly like his disciple's lover, dancing with a long sword, bringing a burst of sound of breaking the air, and a big coat of white fur made her even more beautiful, and even had a touch of holiness.
However, it is definitely not the sense of holiness disguised by the Holy See in later generations, but the real holiness from the heart, just like a white lotus on a snow-capped mountain, without a trace of dirt.
In fact, after so many days of getting along, Old John also confirmed that the other party is really so 'simple'.
inherited the position of the Grand Duke, but there are no tricks, just simply hope that the people in the territory will live better, if you go further, you hope that you have enough strength to make the people in the territory live better; Such a wish is enough to show how pure this snowy night grand duke is.
However, the only pity is that such a pure desire will be trampled on and shattered in the near future.
It is the end of winter in the year 992, and in the middle of the year 994, a war will engulf the whole of Lolante.
As the flashpoint of the war, it is obviously impossible for the Principality of Snowy Night to stay out of it.
Think about this girl in front of you. When the time comes, it will be sad. Old John couldn't help but sigh; But. Such a sigh obviously caused a misunderstanding among the Grand Duke of Snowy Night-
"Swordsman, is any of my movements not standard?"
The Grand Duke of Snowy Night stopped dancing his sword and looked at Old John.
Swordsmanship, now Old John's status in the Principality of Snowy Nights is not too high, but it is definitely not low; Except for the Grand Duke of Snowy Night and a few close ministers, it was impossible for anyone to dictate to Old John.
For this identity. Old John doesn't care, but he won't shirk the same - for Old John, who has already made up his mind to wait until the outbreak of that war in the Snowy Night Principality, having such an identity is obviously much better than being a so-called outcast.
At the very least, when he wants to drink, he can always pay for it, instead of using other means.
Of course, he became a swordsman. There are also things that need to be done.
For example: instructing the Grand Duke of Snow Night in swordsmanship, or training some young people in the Principality of Snow Night - in fact. Old John knew very well what the Snowy Night Grand Duke had in mind, after all, the other party's thoughts were always on his face, even outspoken.
And of course, old John would not object to this.
In the battle that is about to break out, Old John hopes that the Grand Duke of Snow Night in front of him will have more self-preservation power, at least, not to be killed by a stray arrow in the battle - of course, this is not the way the Grand Duke of Snow Night passed away in history, it is just Old John's own simple speculation.
In fact, neither old John nor the profiteer have much impression of the Grand Duke of Snowy Night in their memory.
After all, after the outbreak of that war, all the brilliance was shrouded in the seven heroes and sixteen wizard emperors, as for the rest?
No matter how many virtuous names you have, no matter how much you love the people like a son, no matter how gorgeous you are......
It's just dust.
The weakness of strength is the original sin - in the war that followed soon after, it was like the roar of the endless sea, which was recognized by everyone on Lorante.
It's good to be able to live!
With this in mind, Old John became the chief swordsman of the Grand Duke of Snowy Night, and instructed the Grand Duke of Snowy Night in his swordsmanship-
"Your movements are already very standard, I have to say, your foundation is very solid, far beyond my disciple who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it!"
Old John waved his hand, and when he was pointing at the other party, he always thought of the training he had given to Ye Qi - a stinky boy who always wanted to rely on his cleverness to accomplish everything, although some of the ideas he proposed at the beginning were very good, but in practice, they were not bullshit.
To put it simply, there is enough theory and no practice.
For this reason, he had to throw the stinky boy into a mixed restaurant to wash the dishes - in fact, Kuqi had proposed to throw Ye Qi into the gladiatorial arena or underground boxing ring to sharpen it; However, although he gritted his teeth at the beginning, he did not make up his mind in the end.
However, although his disciple liked to play with his cleverness at that time, when he returned to him with a blue nose and swollen face twice in a row, the other party obviously understood some truths, and no longer cheated and tricked during training, but worked extremely hard; As for what to do?
He watched his disciple beat up a few of the customers in that restaurant twelve weeks later, and he knew it in his heart.
But isn't that what he's for?
How effective such an approach has proven to be!
Stinky Boy......
As if his disciple turned his head and looked stubborn, the corners of Old John's mouth couldn't help but turn up, and all of this was seen by the Grand Duke of Snowy Night.
"Although you keep saying that your disciples don't know how to learn, there is always a hint of relief and ...... in your performance Spoil! Grand Duke Xueye looked at his swordsmanship and asked slowly, "He must have done a very good job and met the standard in your mind, right?" ”
"Sort of!"
Old John spread his hands and did not deny it.
"His name is Ye Qi, right?"
The Grand Duke of Snowy Night continued to ask.
"Well, a stinky boy from the country, you must not have heard of his name!" Old John nodded and said with a smile, "And, I think we should focus more on our classes!" ”
As for his own disciple, this guy who didn't exist here in the first place, Old John didn't want to say more; After all. Although the Grand Duke of Snow Night is simple and kind. But definitely not stupid. As the ruler of the Principality of Snowy Night, she is disgusted with certain things, but that doesn't mean that she doesn't know how to find someone.
The premise is that the person must exist in order to be there.
And once the other party finds out that the person looking for does not exist......
The result is naturally very bad, and it will even cause some other chain reactions - if you want to go back to their time, then don't change history, which is the conclusion that he and his friends have come to together.
Once history has changed. Then don't say if they can go back.
I'm afraid there will be more, unknown dangers—after coming here, he has felt the powerful aura of presence somewhere in the sky more than once.
In the age of freedom, the gods became legends.
And in Lorante, the wizarding calendar, the gods are still standing in the clouds.
If he could, John Sr. didn't want to be confronted, it was really not a wise choice; Therefore, he needs to prevent any signs of wrongness in advance.
Like, at this time. Old John didn't give the Grand Duke of Snow Night another chance to ask.
Of course, not in a very tough tone or approach; After all. Old John knew that there were many ways to attract the Archduke, such as-
Sou!
Old John suddenly stood up straight, the laziness on his body suddenly disappeared, all that was left was the sharpness of the sword, and then, the ordinary stainless steel sword in his hand suddenly emitted a trace of white light, and the next moment, these white lights were like arrows, with the swing of the long sword in Old John's hand, it shot out, piercing a big tree that needed to be surrounded by two people about thirty yards away.
Such a special sword skill immediately attracted everyone's attention, including the Snow Night Grand Duke
"You see, you've got a solid foundation, and I think I should teach you some advanced techniques...... What do you think? ”
Old John asked with a smile.
"Of course!"
The Grand Duke of Snow Night didn't think much about it, and nodded again and again.
……
The sudden appearance of the blizzard, even if it was fully prepared, made the progress of Ye Qi and his party irrepressibly delayed.
The palm-sized snowflakes swirled and fell from mid-air and slammed into a tree.
Penetrating!
"It's like throwing knives!"
The big man commented.
Although after entering the unexplored area of the Thousand Pond District for 300 kilometers, such special and extreme weather has become commonplace, and groups of fierce beasts and ruin guards are like desserts after a meal, constantly appearing; However, every time I see it, the big man still exclaims like this.
In fact, it's not just the big guys, but Ye Qi as well.
Because, Ye Qi can see more things than the big man - for example: the reason for the formation of the blizzard in front of him!
Using the lowest-level bonus of [Power of Faith], Ye Qi suddenly found the existence that exuded a cold aura in a ruin about two hundred kilometers away from his right.
It's not a holy artifact, it's a magic item, but it has similar fluctuations, plus that kind of way of moving.
Obviously, it's a puppet-like relic guard.
However, this relic guard was stronger than most of the relic guards he had 'seen', and along the way, only a few could compare to it.
The kind itself is made by the gods, has a very strong strength, plus after the gods fell, they broke the shackles, and fused the residual power of faith or other things to become some of the current ruin guards, Ye Qi will not underestimate the other party, in fact, just like the one in front of him that can affect the weather in a small area, the original temple guard, the current ruin guard, far beyond the existence of the ordinary transcendent realm, and even reached the level of immortality.
However, it was quite fortunate that as long as they did not go close to the range of the ruins, these ruin guards would only instinctively act within a certain range - although they were free from the shackles of the gods, the imprint was so deep that everything about them seemed to be innate.
In this regard, Ye Qi did not have too many thoughts and feelings.
After all, according to his contract companion's explanation, in the near future, he would also need such a temple to increase the absorption of the power of faith!
Although he seems to have a special physique, the absorption of the power of faith has not been lost; But. Before figuring out the ins and outs of everything. Ye Qi is not averse to going step by step – of course. Building a temple or something like that, Ye Qi would never do.
Even now in the Sacred Grove there is a statue of his god, and the temple is being rebuilt on the ruins of the cathedral.
This is because under Lyman's proposal, the rapid stabilization of the sacred forest area is not a plan, and in other places, it is naturally not needed.
Of course, it will definitely not include the magpie's nest dove.
The Holy See left a large number of churches on Lorante, which Amon had already proposed to divide up - and for that. Ye Qi naturally would not object.
Establishment and waste utilization, after all, are two different concepts.
"Keep going, there's still a kilometer or so to go, and we're out of the range of this blizzard!"
Ye Qi said this.
After entering the unexplored area of the Thousand Swamp District, because of the existence of the former temple, the power of faith remaining in the ruins made the perception of everyone in Ye Qi and his party except Ye Qi was greatly weakened, so Ye Qi naturally acted as a temporary guide under special circumstances.
And every time. all prove Ye Qi's rightness.
This time was no exception.
After about ten minutes, the group left the area covered by the blizzard; Then there's the hot flashes of the rainforest as usual.
Just one step away. It's like two worlds.
"I hate such fickleness! It's going to make my joint pain come on early! ”
Est, the old witcher, was telling black jokes that only a demon hunter could appreciate, and Andy on the side nodded his head in agreement.
"I think we can bring some little ones next time and let them understand the importance of their bodies in advance!"
The old Ranger said.
"Actually, I've realized it now!"
Stoy said with a wry smile.
As the weakest person in the team, he was using rapid movement at this time to adjust the change from the bitter cold to the scorching heat; Even the body of the apostle could not withstand such a rapid exchange of extreme weather before reaching the solar level.
If you don't do some preparation and follow-up exercise, your body will collapse in a state of overload.
The apostles are all like this, and ordinary people can imagine what it will look like - the unexplored area of the Thousand Swamp District, which is considered to be entered by ordinary people, is not in vain.
"Stofe, you still need to go through the experience!" Esther threw a bottle of potion at Stofe, "Drink some, it will make you feel better!" ”
Stofei, who took the potion, did not refuse, and poured half of the potion with a tilt of his neck.
Suddenly, the feeling that the body seemed to be torn apart quickly alleviated, but the tingling sensation that appeared afterwards still made the branch leader of the Sennuma District grit his teeth and persist for a long time.
Five minutes later, a sweaty Stouffy stood up with a sigh of relief—
"I swear, this is the most 'precious' experience of my life!"
Stouffy said with a wry smile.
"Then in the rest of your life, you will be glad to have such an experience!"
Ace said meaningfully, but without any more explanation, he looked at Ye Qi, who was standing on the side and waiting.
Ye Qi could feel the subtle changes within Stouffen's body.
Obviously, this extreme climate is quite effective for physical grinding, and if it weren't for the fact that he had found a more suitable method for the young people under him, he would definitely have let those young people come here for a survival test.
"Sharpen it a little more, Stofe—the old man's experience is definitely valid!"
Although Esther didn't ask Ye Qi to remind Stofe, however, in view of the friendship between the two parties, Ye Qi still reminded him before he got down to business.
Immediately, Stouffer, who knew Ye Qi's character, was stunned, and then nodded thoughtfully; Esther, on the other hand, pouted boringly.
Obviously, in the eyes of the old witcher, when there is a qualitative change, it is the most surprising time.
Once you know the Tao in advance, this is simply to let the surprise be advanced, although the result is still a surprise, but the degree of that surprise is undoubtedly greatly reduced.
Although Esther was bored, Stofe still glanced at the other party gratefully, and then took out the map in his arms and continued: "There are still less than fifty kilometers from that lake, and at our speed, we can definitely reach it before sunset...... However, I think we should take a break closer to here! ”
Water is important for survival in the wild.
This is true of both man and beast; Of course, the beast is no exception.
Especially at night, it is the time for most powerful beasts and fierce beasts to hunt, and a water source that can attract more beasts and fierce beasts, of course, they will not let go.
And for Ye Qi and his party who were in a hurry, it was naturally unnecessary to press the camp near the water source to provoke the nerves of some fierce beasts, even if these fierce beasts were not in Ye Qi's eyes at all.
"I agree!"
Therefore, Ye Qi was the first to express his approval.
And after Ye Qi, as the team leader, agreed, of course others would not object; The big man naturally looks to Yechma, and Esther and Andy are also old and cautious.
As for Stophil?
As the proposer of this proposal, he certainly would not go back on his word.
So, about twenty kilometers from the lake, Ye Qi and his party set up camp.
Soon, night fell.
PS Decadent is not afraid of the heat, burns, and rolls all over the ground at 360 degrees for protection~~~
Thanks to the prodigal son wandering all over the world for the reward of 200 starting coins, sdicsn, and his lost heart for the reward of 100 starting coins~~~ Decadent bow again and thank the brothers and sisters who support decadence~~~ (To be continued......)