20 The Magician Couple

On the morning of the 16th, Milo, Snow Dog, Night Sparrow, and Parrett were ready to set off at the entrance of the cave.

Milo put on a light brown cotton fur coat - this is made of saber-toothed tiger skin, this precious tiger skin coat is extremely tough, can prevent knives and needles, and is not afraid of wind and fire, better than the defense of armor, but also a lot lighter, wearing it feels free to move the body, but also warm in winter and cool in summer, is a very valuable equipment. The saber-toothed tiger fur coat was given to Milo by the viscount, and they sometimes went to the snowy mountains to hunt the saber-toothed tiger, collecting its skin for many years, and collecting its armpits into furs to make a leather coat - even leather armor, and he was draped behind him with the original cloak, which still had ivy family crests, and the white background of the banner added a lot of blood left by the defense battle. Milo's weapon was no longer a dagger, but a Praetorian Guard sword "captured" from the prince, with a sharp blade, and as Milo said, he used it without any surprise, and he used it very easily.

Parrett also changed into a cotton suit, mainly to keep warm, and his fish scale armor was wrapped in it, which did not affect his physical activity. Unfortunately, Parrett's giant hammer was inconvenient in the tunnels, so he replaced it with a short-handled warhammer with a much smaller head. At the same time, Parrett also carried a bag containing the food they needed along the way.

The two magicians, Night Sparrow and Snow Dog, traveled lightly, bringing only some food and medicine, and no other weapons and equipment.

Milo expressed concern and confusion about the amount of food they were carrying, and the food that Parrett brought alone was enough for the four of them to eat for four or five days, and he began to think about how far away the destination of this trip was from Windwalk, afraid that he would not be able to protect Heidi for too long. Nightfinch explained that the more food the better, because the location of the Ryx Altar is at the foot of the Qibo Snow Mountain, which is already freezing and snowy, and bringing more food can effectively ensure that the body's energy is constantly abundant. The location of the altar was not far from Windwalk, and it could be reached in a little more than half a day at their speed, which made Milo feel a little better.

The Earl saw off the four of them, while the Viscount was busy with the militia deployment, and Charlie also returned to the army station to stabilize his soldiers and prevent the news from leaking out. The Count didn't give much of an order, and gave the Spell Stone to Nightsparrow. Heidi poked her head out of the staircase, her long hair was scattered over her shoulders without a headscarf, and she grabbed the roots of the two handfuls of hair on either side with both hands, and gave Melo a slightly cute smile - a cute gesture she occasionally made to Melo to encourage him to stay in a good mood. Milo always thought Heidi's behavior was a bit silly, but it worked out fairly well and always made Milo laugh.

When the time came, Nightfinch used his transformation magic to transform into a vole, burrowed into the burrow, and ran at the front, followed by Snow Dog, Milo, and Parrett. Mello glanced at the place where Heidi had just been, and the girl had already left, as if this separation was the same as before, and there was no need to see it as a parting of life and death. Milo's heart was crossed, and he also crawled down and drilled into the tunnel. After climbing for a while, Milo felt a fresh smell of earth, he knew that the location in the tunnel was already outside the fortress, he was in a hurry, and he stepped up his speed to climb out, and in the darkness he encountered several times the snow dog that slowed down from time to time, but the latter did not make any sound. Parrett also made steady progress, but he gasped for air, not because the air was thin, but because he was nervous, and Melo later learned that Parrett was afraid of confined spaces, and such tunnels naturally made him very afraid, but he still faced the difficulties and carried out this task for everyone.

I don't know how long I climbed, but a faint light appeared in front of the tunnel, and the exit was already in sight. Nightsparrow, who had already climbed up, helped the three of them out of the tunnel, and they were surprised to find that they were in a thick, hollow trunk large enough to hold the four of them, and the trunk broke off two people high, allowing them to see the circular sky.

At this time, the sky was overcast, as if people were overwhelmed. Nightfinch noticed an old, improvised wooden ladder in the trunk of the tree, apparently deliberately left here for people to climb outside. "It seems that the lord at that time discovered this tunnel so that he could use it one day." Nightfinch said. "It seems that he knew that there would be such a day, so he was ready for us a long time ago." Parrett seemed to have forgotten the claustrophobic fear just now, and said with a big grin.

"Shh Milo motioned for everyone to be quiet, and the sound of horses' hooves could be faintly heard in the distance, from far to near, from near to far. Nightfinch carefully climbed the wooden ladder and poked her head out, and she then made a gesture of urgency, and several of them quickly climbed out of the hollow trunk and ran north. Using the long strips of linen cloth that had been prepared long ago, the snow dogs swept away their footprints without leaving a trace. When a few people thought they had run far enough, they looked back in the direction of Windwalk, but they were already out of sight of the town and the fortress.

"There was no danger, and it was not discovered by those cavalry." After the night sparrow finished speaking, he motioned for everyone to follow closely and began to hurry. Seeing that there was no danger, Parrett revealed his chatterboxic nature, and said to Nightfinch, "There are still magicians who are reliable, oh, by the way, is your husband ......" Before he could finish asking, Nightfinch replied, "Yes." "In fact, Milo also discovered that the snow dog has never spoken, and has always used gestures to express his meaning, which means that he is a mute." Sorry, I just thought it was weird before. Parrett hurriedly apologized, Nightfinch shook her head to indicate that it was okay, and Snow Dog smiled to show that she didn't care about it.

"Mr. Snow Dog should be able to transform into a war bear, right?" Melo joins the conversation, and Nightfinch replies, "Yes, Captain Mylo. I'm good at turning into agile land animals, like mice, dogs, cats, etc., while snow dogs can only turn into war bears. In the past, when we were fighting, he was injured in his vocal cords and couldn't speak. "The terrible scars on the snow dog's face seem to tell how terrible the battle was in the first place." Can't you turn into flying animals? Parrett asked. Magicians can only practice one or one type of transformation techniques, and since transformation techniques are very testing the ability of magicians, it is already the limit to be able to practice one of them. We practice land animals, and there are also those that can turn into birds or fish, and according to legend, there are magicians with extremely high abilities who can transform into dragons, but that's also a legend, and there are no such magicians yet, otherwise they would have joined the human army against the djinns, right? Nightfinch answered patiently.

Parrett continued, "I've heard that there are mages in the Dragon's Empire who turn into sea dragons and sink a lot of ships in the Spellet Empire, is it true? To this, Night Sparrow replied with a gesture: I don't understand.

The north wind is getting stronger and stronger, but the snow-capped mountains in the distance still stand in the distance to the north, but there is no obvious sign of approaching.

"You're all mages, what's the content of the spell stone talking about? Can't you understand it either? Parrett's question was a bit rude, but he really didn't understand it, and his tone was very sincere. Nightfinch didn't care, and replied, "When we magicians cast spells, we chant magic formulas in our mouths or hearts, but if I don't know what I'm chanting, I won't be able to cast them. For example, when I use fire, I mentally pronounce the words 'use' and 'fire' in the Saknusem Manuscript, and the spell is successful. Then she took out the spell stone that the Count had given her, "I don't know what the spell on this stone means. There are tens of thousands of words in the Saknusham Manuscript, many of the simple words have been deciphered and can be learned from books, but there are also magicians who have deciphered some complex words and choose to keep them secret, so that only he can use this magic, and I think the spell on this stone is like that. Sometimes even if I know the meaning of the words, I can't use them because my magic level is still very low, and I need a high-level magician to actually cast spells. ”

After listening to the general situation, Milo and Parrett still had a lot of questions, considering that they didn't know how to use magic at all, and it was really difficult to understand this knowledge. Nightfinch's words became more and more obscure, so Parrett diverted the topic: "Is that altar we went to dangerous?" Nightfinch replied, she didn't look very patient, but she was still happy to lecture, "Except for the occasional appearance of the ferocious saber-toothed tigers and wolves, now I am particularly worried about whether the djinn I saw before is still here...... It turned out that there were many robbers and bandits here, who took advantage of the wind and snow as a cover and set up camp here. Later, however, Count Lee brought the militia to eradicate them, and a large number of people were surrendered. Snow Dog smiled proudly at Parrett and Melo and pointed to himself and his wife.

"It seems that you helped the Count kill the robbers and bandits!" Parrett said admiringly.

"No, it's not." Nightsparrow denied.

"We turned out to be bandits and robbers here."