Chapter 86: The Mage's Tower
Two days flew by, and Brienne hadn't spoken a word to Xin since the last time she left the catacommodal graveyard. Even if the two of them passed by head-on, it was as if they were just passing by a cloud of air.
However, when they were about to leave again, Britney found that the metal Xin had, in addition to making two sandcars, also made her an extra bayone, and the girl finally couldn't help but ask curiously, "You, cut corners for the sandmobile?"
"No, no, no. After sitting next to Brienne, Xin also shook his head and replied as the team left the oasis: "I haven't been idle in the past two days, extracted some metal from the desert, and made a sword for you to defend yourself." ”
"Ugh. Brienne's expression froze when she heard this, and she hurriedly avoided her gaze and stammered and asked, "You, why did you do this." ”
"We're teammates, we're partners. Xin's face explained with a hint of ridicule: "And I was still the day before yesterday, cough cough." So it's kind of compensation. In case I am not around, I will not be in any danger to you. ”
Brienne was stunned: "What are you going to do? Why aren't you by my side? Are you going to leave me alone? ”
"I said just in case. Xin couldn't help but roll his eyes and explained: "After all, this way is still a long way to go, who knows what will be encountered." If you encounter a dragon or other creature that can't be defeated, you have to take precautions, right?"
"Oh. Britney breathed a sigh of relief.
But when she saw that Xin's eyes were full of ridicule when she looked at her, her cheeks immediately turned slightly red and turned her eyes outside: "Got it, is there anything else?"
"It's gone. Looking at the side face of the girl who was so nervous that her whole body was tense, Xin smiled and looked out: "In short, it's better for us to pay attention." ”
Due to the sufficient supplies prepared in the Gollum Kingdom, and the fact that the ogre was in the first half of the journey, he had been feeding on the big-eared monsters that died in battle. So it wasn't until the sixth day they left the oasis that food shortages began.
However, there are still thirty big-eared monsters in the team, although treating these guys as food for ogres is a great test of their conscience. However, in the eyes of the other wastelands, this is the most natural and normal phenomenon.
No one cares if the big-eared monsters live or die, not even themselves.
Even according to Xin's previous understanding of big-eared monsters, if someone deliberately protects these guys, they will cause a devastating blow to all creatures due to their terrifying reproduction speed.
It is not only the tradition of the wasteland people, but also the ability to control the number of big-eared monsters to ensure that they can continue to continue. So even if it doesn't conform to common sense, the two have to continue to admit the facts.
Finally, another four days passed.
When there were still sixteen big-eared monsters left in the team, they looked far to the east, and finally saw seven or eight four-cornered towers of varying heights, all of which were vermilion.
The closer you go, the more you can feel that those towers seem to be exuding mist all the time. Under the sunlight, which has already sloped to the horizon in the west, it seems that a multicolored halo is faintly reflected.
"Beautiful!" Xin half lay on the sand cart and said in amazement: "Atmospheric! mysterious! There is also a sense of majesty!"
"Of course. Brienne also looked at the scarlet towers, and couldn't help but nod slightly in agreement: "Each tower represents an archmage, and there are at least eight archmages here, do you know what this represents www.kelewx.com?"
"What?" Xin, a layman, knew what it meant, and immediately asked with a curious expression, "Can you learn advanced magic?"
"Absolutely. Britney suddenly smiled slightly, and was about to continue when she was directly interrupted by Xin: "I know you will definitely say the second half of the sentence, but it still costs money, right?"
After speaking, he sighed to himself and reached into his arms, and handed over the two grains of gold sand extracted during this time to Brienne.
Under the girl's puzzled gaze, Xin couldn't help but shrug his shoulders and explained: "Our tradition there is that a man doesn't care about the money, and the gold he will withdraw in the future will be given to you." ”
"So good?" Britney smiled slightly in surprise, looked at Jinsha, whose palm was about the same as millet, and pouted: "It's enough to eat or something, but you have to learn magic." ”
"Don't learn magic. Xin sighed again and interrupted: "I'll talk about it when I have money in the future." I think we should practice what we have learned now, after all, our energy is limited, and it is easy to kill ourselves if we eat too much. ”
"Clever choice. Hearing such a rational answer, Brienne smiled and put away the golden sand and praised: "You are a little lazy and lazy, and you don't see that you are quite smart." ”
The two of them teased briefly, and then turned their eyes to the magic tower again.
Half an hour later, when they came to the magic tower and looked at these tall buildings up close, Xin couldn't help but open his mouth wide and exclaimed: "The shortest ones have seven or eight floors, which is amazing." ”
As soon as the words fell, they saw a middle-aged man with black hair and long beard, wearing a red robe and a shoulder-length wooden cane slowly walking out of the nearest tower to them: "Two friends from afar, is there something wrong?"
"So direct?" Xin didn't expect that the other party didn't mean to be polite at all, and asked him directly if he was wrong.
Brienne beside him immediately patted him, and then smiled and said to the red-robed middle-aged man: "Respected archmage, we just want to find a place to rest and leave here tomorrow." ”
"Leaving tomorrow?" the red-robed middle-aged man stroked his beard and nodded, "Where are you going?" There are three portals in the middle, which may help you reduce some of the fatigue of the journey. ”
"Braca. Xin immediately smiled and bowed and saluted, "Honorable Archmage, may I ask, if you want to use the portal to go to Braka, how much will it cost?"
The red-robed middle-aged man did not answer him immediately, but touched the magic book on his belt with his left hand and recited a spell of more than a dozen syllables.
When Xin was about to take out the magic book to be vigilant, Brienne grabbed his sleeve and shook his head: "It's okay, it's the second-order detection magic true eye." ”
"What?" Xin couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, only to see the middle-aged man in the red robe stretch out his hand and point. A pillar of pale green light instantly enveloped him, and before he could react, the light disappeared in an instant.
The red-robed middle-aged man nodded and replied, "Your magic power is too low, 100,000 gold coins, or 3,000 standard gems." ”
Hearing this amount of money that could be called terrifying to him now, Xin couldn't help grinning and exclaimed, "So much?"
Brienne suddenly sighed, and after bowing slightly to the red-robed archmage again, she explained with a natural expression: "Of course." After all, our mana is not enough to open the portal, and we all rely on the help of the archmages. ”