Chapter 42: The Second Spring
Shen Yan, who was lit up by the stars of death, was alive for the time being because the Yiren had not returned.
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In the blink of an eye, winter is turning to spring, the snow in the north is melting, and the faint emerald green renders the forest.
Since Wudong Mountain is located in a volcanic zone, flowers bloom in the small valley behind Shen Yan's cabin in advance. Even before the winter, all kinds of vegetables have been harvested one after another. During the Chinese New Year, Shen Yan ate a beautiful meal of vegetarian dumplings dipped in mustard, and it was a little boring without Erebes.
The only thing he didn't expect was that the snow water in the spring flowed into the mountain stream, causing the waterhole under the small cliff to rise into a lake dozens of meters above the water. The water flooded the path leading to the Far Mountain Village, and the altered water level rendered the portal to Hell temporarily ineffective.
Shen Yan simply built a canoe and boated on the lake, enjoying himself. There was no other trouble, and he survived the first winter in the wooden house.
After a winter of wind and snow, the surface of the wooden house presents a rich layer of light and dark colors, and it looks much more beautiful than the new house.
An all-metal two-handed warhammer reclined against the doorway, acting as a makeshift deadbolt. It was the garbage that Shen Yan picked up from the orc village, but he didn't expect the hammer that the orc chief threw out at the end turned out to be a good thing - this hammer was an ordinary steel war hammer when dealing with races other than elves.
But when dealing with elves, +2 boost!
Shen Yan remembered that there was also a weapon in The Elder Scrolls 5...... is handsome, and it really attracts hatred.
Shen Yan cut off the heads of those orcs and transported them to the cemetery in Thunderwood Village to be burned to ashes.
Not only to comfort the dead, but also to help him and Erebeth fulfill their wishes.
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By the way, at the ruins of Thunderwood Village, he also met a gray-haired human druid named Redos.
This venerable druid is not a Druid Ring from the Neverwinter Forest, he is a free traveler. But when passing by the ruins of Thunderwood Village, he accidentally found that the resentment here was very heavy, and it was easy to breed undead creatures, so he lived here without regrets and guarded alone.
On the one hand, it prevents passers-by from straying into the rubble, and on the other hand, it tries to guide the deceased to sleep peacefully.
There are really a lot of questions about the undead in the high demon world, and less than half of the souls who go to the realm of death immediately after death, and most of them stay in the human world for a period of time...... Anyway, there is no such thing as a bull head and horse face to take the forced lock.
The so-called "peaceful sleep" is really literal - the undead who have no grievances, do not leave and lie still in the grave; And those who are resentful always want to climb out and make trouble!
The purpose of appeasing the dead is to let them lie down honestly and not make trouble, once the murder becomes a murderous spirit, the consequences will be even more serious! Souls that could have gone to heaven had to be banished to hell. As for sending them to Kranvo (the god of death) with his own hands...... Please forgive the concubine for not being able to do it.
(In addition to the followers of Kranvo, the priests and holy warriors are all directly destroyed.) )
Shen Yan's act of burning the beast's head was greatly appreciated by Leidos - this is not a way to persuade people to be a virgin, to love and not hate! Blood for blood is the style of the Northlanders. The compensated souls were gone in an instant, and there were only a few who were left who didn't know anything, which greatly reduced the pressure on Redos.
Shen Yan didn't say thank you to him, but occasionally brought fruits and food to visit the old man.
The old druid walked his own path, silently maintaining the balance of the natural world - you either agree with him or deny him, empty thanks are an insult to him.
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Shen Yan also completed the self-study course of alchemy in this world (from beginner to blind) this winter, and successfully integrated the alchemy systems of several worlds.
What's more, that once-in-a-century ice storm, although it made the Northlanders suffer deeply, it made his remote wild shop a little more popular.
Shen Yan's medicines and methods for treating frostbite were well received in the Winterless Forest. Faeron's message was always fast, and it seemed that people had heard his name as far south as Waterdeep and as far north as Lukanth. In particular, he did not collect money from the locals, but only used medicinal herbs and magical plants as "debts", which made the locals praise him again and again.
As for killing outsiders, isn't that what should be shared? If you don't kill outsiders, how can the inhabitants of the winterless forest live?
As more and more people were cured, so did the rumors about him - it was said that one of Miraba's dwarf faces had been frozen! came to Shen Yan, but went home the next day with a new face...... Since then, the dwarf has had a replaceable face, known as the "two-skinned face".
This astonishing rumor reached Mirabah, and many of the dwarves who liked to be in the limelight claimed to be the "two-skinned face"! To prove it, someone even gave himself an axe in the face...... You're going to be two!
The more they couldn't find the dwarf, the more convinced they were that the rumors were true—for he had two faces!
Shen Yan didn't take money because the people of the Northland didn't have money in their hands, but it didn't mean that they didn't have good things in their hands. Fishbone carvings and gems from the Ridge of the World, precious metals from the mines of Miraba, herbs from the Neverwinter Forest, and loot from Luskan...... And everyone brings more or less, news. These are much more precious things.
It was also from this that Shen Yan knew why Sister Erebes had never been in touch.
Because that monastery is so famous, it can hold 5,000 people! But it is far away in the Golden Fields—south of the Neverwinter Forest, beyond the Sword Mountains, and through the Keput Garden Forest, across a vast expanse of wilderness......
After listening to this, Shen Yan felt that Erebeth was not going to the monastery, she was going to the Western Heavens.
It may be a bit confusing to say this, but to put it clearly, Shen Yan's shop is due north of Neverwinter, and the Golden Field is directly east of Waterdeep! Between Neverfall and Waterdeep, sailboats sail for two days and one night......
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There are also some little things.
For example, although "Shen Yan's Cheap Store" has become famous, there are not many people who really come to him, and all of them are all kinds of "incurable diseases" - the people of the Northland are not stupid, although his charging method is very close to the people, but the price is still very expensive!
So no one usually looks for him when he doesn't want to die......
This is the job of the "sage", the sage is the one who solves "problems that no one else can solve" - at the bottom of the selection sequence, and at the top of the price list.
This shows that Shen Yan is on the right path.
Everyone has nothing to complain about this, after all, the sign reads - "Shen Yan's Cheap Store".
Any idea what parity is? Affordable means that the price is particularly expensive.
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In order to satisfy customers, Shen Yan also made appropriate modifications to himself.
The members of the Cheap Shop, now known to the Northlanders, include a white-bearded human magician named Gandalf, who specializes in alchemical potions and face swapping; A moon elf named Shen Yan (it is said that the shop is his), with a very tender face but has lived for hundreds of years, is good at carpentry, and is nicknamed Ring City Carpenter; There are also two elven girls from nearby villages who have been invited to help.
Not only are they knowledgeable, they are funny, but they are also unfathomable......
It is said that there is an all-steel sledgehammer weighing dozens of kilograms at the door of the hut all the year round, and it looks like a weapon used by orcs! When asked, the magician named Gandalf picked up the hammer lightly and struck it twice, saying casually, "I picked it up...... Who believes it!
In the spring of that year, Shen Yan's only regret was,
Erebeth is not there.