Chapter 257: The Sacrifice
Of course, Mei Mi didn't know that her abrupt behavior was really a bit suspicious of stealing a certain camera - she could be said to be screaming as she broke free from the steaming thick fog, and it could be said that she was embarrassed to use her limbs together, using the last bit of strength to climb the steps.
Her feet burned so badly that she fell as soon as she stepped on the ground, but luckily she was covered with thick curly fur, but it wasn't too lucky, as she used the soft white fur to decorate the bathroom, and she occasionally mingled with her guests. It is said that they are the skin of a carnivorous snow ape, which comes from the Wuthering Plains occupied by the orcs, and its value reaches every inch and requires the same thickness and area of gold in exchange, and even when there is no sunlight, they emit a faint heat - even in the Dragonfire Islands are quite rare, so Mei Mi still cherishes it, but now she can't care about anything. The bath water had suddenly become hot - in less than a breath of time, the water that Memi had previously thought was a little cool had become violent and dangerous in an instant, and she had only cursed, and the delay was enough to make the situation worse, and the priest of Frow was burned from the shoulder down, and his skin was as red as rose petals, and even the breeze felt pain, and the place where it came into contact with the fur of the snow ape looked like ten thousand steel needles were piercing.
She shifted as quickly as she could, pressing them against the icy rosestone floor, and then she saw a pair of booted feet in her hazy teary eyes, and then a handful of water with ice cubes poured down her back.
It was Glenn, who heard the thieves ordering the slave girls to fetch more ice water, and then grabbed her hair with one hand, "What's going on," the thief asked, "Is it magic?"
“...... I'm not sure......" Memi said bitterly.
Gülen walked over to the silver-encrusted bath, and to his horror was the short time it had been. The water, which was fifteen feet square, began to boil, and the steam tumbled and became more and more scorching, and the thief took two steps back so that his sensitive eyes would not be burned by the steam, and the water rose and fell like a stormy sea. The surface was covered with bubbles that were constantly producing and bursting, and there were small streams of transparent water that screamed into the air, and he didn't have to reach out to know that the bath water was only suitable for picking up an adult boar or bull.
This is Flo's Temple, and while it can be said that it was a sanctum built by Cremar and Gavin half-jokingly casting the Coral Growth Technique, one of them is still a half-elf and a spellcaster, and they don't easily provoke a god, even Flo, so this sanctuary is not as cramped as the Coral Hut, where they temporarily live in Redthroat Harbor. On the contrary, it was like a lovely and vast pink cloud, stretching out from the blue sea, and the gum that sealed the crevices and holes was mixed with gold and silver leaf without hesitation, which made it shine in the moonlight, but among the altars, utensils, silk furs, Ornaments and other ornaments were almost generously given by Plum Mi's admirers (whether or not they were actually bewitched by the jeweled eyes of Priest Flo), and this bath made of precious cedar wood was one of them, and its capacity was destined to be too much to be filled by manpower. So, like every mansion in the Dragonfire Islands, the water comes from underground. The water that is scorched by lava is born with high temperatures, and copper pipes introduce them to the ground, which is then cooled by the seawater to a temperature that is most suitable for human beings, a temperature that is almost always constant, because the temperature of both the lava water and the deep sea water is constant throughout the year.
The slave girls poured ice water on Mei Mi in a row, and she was finally no longer in so much pain. But then her lips began to turn blue with cold—she rejected the arms of the slave girls, she didn't want anything to touch her, and Flo's priest staggered to the little altar alone, knelt down in a holy emblem inlaid with pearls and tourmalines, and whispered a prayer—a white glow that fell on her like petals of a fragrant pea flower, working with the magic. Her skin had finally returned to its original state.
"Spells are a pretty good thing. The thief said.
"It's magic," corrected Memie, for since she had indeed received favor from Flo (not the if-and-go, intermittent and better than nothing-than-nothing thing of a few years ago), she was no longer as likable in terms of piety as she had been.
That's why when she loved Baldwin so much before, she didn't really think of him as her only lover, she was expelled by her mother, and she knew very well that nothing was more important than the power in her hands. So as soon as Gülen meant to blaspheme and despise Flo, she immediately issued a warning.
"I'm sorry, I'm just a little envious," said the thief insincerely, his fingers stroking the adamantite dagger hanging from his waist, as he approached the naked Plum Honey, he leaned over lightly, the tip of his scarlet tongue pausing on the priest's earlobe, "Do you need me to make a sacrifice with you?"
Mei Mi rolled her eyes and pushed him away, "Do you think I'll be in any interest after this?" When the slave girl put on her silk robe, she still trembled unconsciously: "What about your gift?" Mei Mi was talking about the merchant's concubine, who had been given to Gülen by her former master, "And shouldn't you go and report it to your mage?"
"What do you think this will be?" said Gülen, gesturing to look at the still boiling water, "I can't just tell him that our poor little priest was almost scalded. ”
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"The dragon is about to wake up. Dada said.
"Dragons?" Kerry asked in surprise, the reason why the Dragonfire Islands are called the Dragonfire Islands is only because its shape is like the flames spewed by the dragon, as for the theory that the islands are sleeping dragons, probably only some ignorant humans believe that the dragons because of their huge power, where they are can even cause changes in climate and magic, which is unnatural, the elves can perceive it hundreds of miles away, unless it releases a spell to cover it up, but a sleeping dragon will not do that, and the power it exudes is also a kind of protection for itself and a deterrent to the enemy。
"Not a real dragon. Dada is also one of those who knows the inside story: "We use this to represent volcanoes," he said, "volcanoes are going to erupt, just recently." ”
Kerryben's expression turned serious. It's the same with the soul of the other world, it has read about it in its plane, if it is a volcanic eruption at sea, it is not a matter of spewing volcanic ash and lava, first of all, there will be an earthquake before the eruption, and an earthquake will almost always cause a tsunami. Ground deformations, rock falls and mudslides are common, and with the ash and lava that obscures the sky when the volcano eventually erupts, it wouldn't be too surprising at worst to destroy an island or two.
"The volcano there?"
"Eastern Crown. Dada said: "It should be the Eastern Crown, it has not erupted for three hundred years." ”
He spoke unhurriedly, his expression was calm, and the soul of the other world looked at him curiously: "But you don't seem to be flustered?"
"There's nothing to panic about," Dada said, "and the casters around the lord will avert this scourge." It's like one three hundred years ago. ”
"How do they get rid of it?" forgive the barren imagination of the soul of the other world, he only wanted to get the ghost image of a large group of mages and warlocks flying in the crater using flying magic, throwing freezing spells down, but he knew that it was impossible, even mortals knew the result of pouring cold water on a large red charcoal fire - it would only cause an explosion, which would cause the volcano to erupt prematurely.
"Dear master," said Dada, "I don't know much detail," the information is almost all in words. The average eunuch was not qualified to watch the mage cast spells, and what he knew was what his sister Ji'er had heard intermittently from their father: "It is said that they will set up a plane pool that connects to the fire elemental plane. Warlocks' fire pets will direct the lava to the fire plane, dispersing the power of the volcano. ”
"That's not easy. ”
"Of course one can't," Dada said, "but if there is such a change in one of the main islands, then the lords of the other islands will send their warlocks and mages to assist in the matter, after all, if the volcano erupts, the other islands will also be affected." If necessary. Even the island-to-island wars will stop. ”
"All of them?"
"The more casters, the better. Dada said, almost at the same time, his eyes quickly swept over Cremar's cuffs, and the elf instantly caught his gaze, his white sleeve slightly bulging into a small bag. Cremar's fire elemental pet moved, crawling out of its sleeve, perhaps because it had heard of its kind, it looked excited, waving its chelicera, and the air continued to burst with golden and red sparks. A few days ago, it was summoned by Cremar to smelt Mithril, which caused it to lose a lot of strength, so as soon as this work was over, it returned to the fire elemental plane to recuperate, but today it said hello to Cremar in the flames of the whale wax lamp, wanting to be summoned to play, and looking at its vibrant appearance, it seems to be recovering well.
"So," Kerry said to the black-haired spellcaster, "you may need to be away for a few days." ”
Dada lowered his head and hid his uneasiness, of course he knew why his father, the lord of the Eastern Crown, was so generous, the side island could be said to be the most brilliant jewel in the Eastern Crown's territory, he probably wanted to take it back all the time, especially after several of his sons lost a lot of soldiers and gold coins on this island, his previous goal was half achieved- Now he is probably the new owner of the side island, all the hardships expected by the owner of the Eastern Crown have been calmly overcome by the black-haired spellcaster, and now the side island not only has nearly 3,000 well-trained and experienced soldiers, but also two mages of Cremar and Gavin, as well as the heir of the Silver Crown Forest, their strength is not only enough to maintain the operation of the entire side island, but over time, it is not impossible to expand outward, so the lord of the Eastern Crown is really going to become a joke.
If Cremar refuses to serve the lord this time, the lord of the Eastern Crown may use this to strip him of his management of the side island and expel him, and if he follows the lord's orders and goes to the main island, the lord can easily find one or two mages or warlocks willing to kill his own kind for gold or privilege among the many spellcasters. Either way, Dada didn't want to see that the slaves of the Dragonfire Islands would always belong to the Dragonfire Islands, and that without Cremar, he would return to his father or his brother Amos, and the end would have been even more tragic than his own.
But how could he act? Dada had to believe that fate was always accustomed to showing its cruelty and badness to the little people - if the volcano had not shown signs of eruption - even if it was only delayed for three or five years, and with a few years of abundant output, he believed that his new master could truly own and rule the side island, but for now, all Dada could do was pray.
Their guess was correct, and two days later, an unwelcome guest appeared.
He was Dada's younger brother, or rather his "elder brother", the ninth son of the Lord of the Eastern Crown, Amos.
Dressed in a sumptuous purple silk robe, he was worshipped by the slaves, he smiled gently at Dada, he brought the will of the Lord of the Eastern Crown, and for three days, the black-haired spellcaster, the master of the side island, and the disciples of Beavis must arrive on the main island, where he and the other spellcasters would do their part to contain the eruption.
"I think I should let you know. "After we are sure that the dragon will sleep again, our father, the noble Lord of the Eastern Crown, will hold a sacrifice to the mighty and all-pervasive god of storms and seas, and a grand celebration that will last for fifteen days, and I think you will be willing to enjoy it to the fullest." ”
Dada hid himself in the shadows, and he heard an ominous tone in Amos's voice, but he didn't know what it was.
"I think Dada will know that there will be a thousand female slaves and a thousand male slaves who will be sacrificed to the servants of the sea god, and they will be **** in the sea to their heart's content, and then used as food for the messenger," he gloated and licked his lips: "It's an honor for our sister, Dada, your favorite Ji'er, is also among them, look at how much our father likes her, for slaves, this is really an end that no glory can be." ”
Kerry looked at Dada, the usual docile and obedient slave pale, he was prostrate on the ground, his head raised cautiously, not more than the height of his master's knees, but the hatred and fury in his eyes were not what a slave should have.
His nails were deeply embedded in the ebony floor, blood faded from his fingers, and blood spilled from his lips. (To be continued.) )