(2) Undercurrent (13)
Qingkong just smiled when he heard this, and said in a half-joking tone: "Death in this world doesn't matter anyway, as long as there is a beautiful and lovely priest like Bernice by his side, even if he doesn't live long, he can be resurrected immediately, isn't it?" ――Thank you again for your help. As he spoke, in order to calm everyone's anger at letting Luo Luo go, Clear Sky bowed deeply to the crowd.
"Okay, okay, it's all some small things, it's important that everyone is safe and sound, the riot at the crossroads post station has not been extinguished, and emergency support is needed, everyone should hurry up." Bernice helped to make a round, and then said to the Biao warrior in black iron armor, "Quinn, you go first with the large army, and I will accompany these two for a while, send them to Ranger Town, and then turn around and come back to chase you." ”
"Huh?" Clear Sky let out a soft sigh of confusion, but still followed Bernice's steps, leaning closer to the side of the mountain wall, making way for the marching crowd behind.
Various characters fish through the line, leaving Leolia, Sunny Sky, Bernice and Ryan behind.
"I'm not at ease with letting you see off and return alone." Ryan gently looked Bernice in the eye, spoke her feelings bluntly, and then ran the back of his hand over her cheek as if doting, "I'm going to be by your side no matter what." ”
Clear Sky immediately understood, these two are clearly a couple.
"Then it's going to be a hassle for the two escorts." Leoria unceremoniously agreed, visibly letting go of her tense expression and revealing a soft smile.
"You're welcome, as soon as you announced the name 'Leolia', we made up our minds that we couldn't leave you alone. Now that the killers all over Manchester are looking for you, you must have an unusual mission on your shoulder. Unlike when you fled abroad, now that you have successfully returned to the territory where you were born, as our compatriots, we have an obligation to help you and send you back to the Apocalypse safely. Bernice said softly, and stepped onto the white-haired, purple-crowned foal.
After everyone was fully equipped and mounted on their mounts, Ryan led the way, and the group ran towards the end of the Wushan Canyon Road.
When passing through Wuyu Mountain, it was just past noon. I don't know if it's a psychological effect, the clear sky feels that although the world on this side of the mountain is still a tree, a spring is still a spring, and a mountain is still a mountain, but there is a different sense of security everywhere, which is very different from the psychological feeling of the grass and trees earlier.
Sitting behind Leolia, the clear sky was in a good mood, and when he saw Bernice and Ryan talking and laughing all the way in front of him, he couldn't help but ask them, "Are you also a couple in the real world?" ”
"The real world?" Bernice turned to look at her with a puzzled expression, "What is the real world?" ”
"Aren't you guys players?" Clear Sky was a little uncertain by her serious question-[Could it be that NPCs can also walk around at such a high level, and be able to follow a large number of players in PVP combat?] ]
"What player?" Bernice still didn't understand.
At this time, Leoria turned his face slightly and whispered, "Don't ask, even if it's true, it's already confused." ”
Clear Sky understood the meaning and had to stop the conversation, but saw that the couple walking in front began to chat sweetly again, showing a heartfelt happy expression...... For the first time, in an instant, she had the feeling of [it seems good to stay in this world].
In this way, he walked calmly and smoothly along the main road for more than two hours, and the sharp clear sky saw that there seemed to be brownish-green protrusions on the plain in the distance, and on each of them there was a pair of flags with white stripes on a blue background, which were connected into pieces, and seemed to be quite numerous.
"What's that?" Clear Sky immediately raised his finger and asked Leoria a question.
Without waiting for Leoria to answer, Ryan spoke, "That must be the Dolly Legion who is camping and resting." I saw that the banner looked like the coat of arms of the Dolly family, a white sea rose on a blue background—my dearest Bernice, am I right? ”
"That's right." Bernice replied with a smile, "Vortex Island was my birthplace, and I spent a lot of time in Storm City, and I saw these familiar blue flags every day. So, you don't have to get close to me to be sure that there must be a Dolly legion ahead. ”
"Dolly?" Clear Sky couldn't help but look at Bernice curiously.
Although when I read Nana's memories earlier, I seem to have seen all kinds of strange people. But since she actually entered the game this time, she has been very indifferent to the concept of race, because the people she meets are not particularly different from her own character image, until she meets Bernice, who has different pointed ears.
Clear Sky couldn't help but wonder: [Could this be the characteristics of the Dolly family?] ]
As if reading Clear Sky's thoughts, Leoria turned his face sideways and explained softly: "The Dolly are a hybrid race of elves and humans in ancient times, combining the emotional intelligence of humans and the spiritual sensitivity of elves, and are a versatile race. Their appearance is similar to that of ordinary humans, except that they are extremely delicate, and they have inherited the pointed ears of the elves. They live mainly on islands in the East China Sea, with the largest territorial island called Vortex Island, and the main city, Storm Castle, in the middle of the entire island. If that's what you're wondering......"
By this time, the strongest sunlight had passed, and the signs of evening began to appear.
Ryan opened his mouth to ask the group about their plans: "Ahead is the sentry post by the Flash River, it seems that today's sentry post has become the accommodation of the Dolly Army. Shall we cross the Glitter River directly, or will we go to the sentry post and take a break? ”
"Whether it's changing items or finding a place to eat and sleep, we need to find a safe area to adjust our condition. The Dolly Legion belongs to the Keene League, so it should be fine, so let's go over and say hello to the soldiers, shall we? Leoria suggested.
The four of them immediately agreed, and without hesitation, galloped towards the sentry post on the banks of the Flash River.
Approaching the sentry post, Clear Sky and his party finally felt the unusual solemn atmosphere brought by the stationing of the legion.
This battle of thousands of troops, and the three layers of the outer three layers of Dao Dao interrogation, aroused the curiosity of the four people. They walked into the humble riverside inn at the sentry post, sat down at a small wooden table in the corner, and when the food and drinks were served, they couldn't help but discuss.
"The marching party stationed here seems to be heading to Apocalypse City, right?" Ryan expressed his judgment with a question, "The Dolly are good at water, and they are forced to walk when the ship reaches the port closest to its destination. Appearing here, it can only be to go to the apocalypse. ”
"Reinforcements, perhaps." Bernice took over. Just at the entrance of the sentry post, they asked a little about the purpose of the march of this legion, and they were immediately reprimanded by the fierce garrison not to meddle in things. This piqued her curiosity.
"What do you support? The only place where there has been a riot in the territory of the Keane Continent recently is the Rainbow Moon Castle in the Rainbow Valley, and I haven't heard of any chaos in the Apocalypse. Ryan folded his hands and gave him a thoughtful expression.
"If you want to talk about the recent major events of the Apocalypse, it is estimated that it is the king. Julian Johnny's upcoming coming-of-age ceremony, this is a national celebration, is it possible that reinforcements were specially sent to fortify the capital for this celebration? Bernice guessed.
"I don't see it." Leoria spoke her judgment, "The Imperial Army of Apocalypse City is arguably the tightest of all the capitals I have ever seen, and within thirty or fifty paces of the city, you can see groups of heavily armed patrols, where can you need other reinforcements. I thought they were escorting someone or something to the capital. ”
"Wang. Is it true that Johanny is the son of the king, the future king? Qingtian, who is almost completely ignorant of current affairs, can't help but ask, she really has so much to know about this new world.
"Johnny. Keane is indeed the only son of King Tyras, Prince Keane, according to the ancient rites, he needs to be crowned as an adult before he can participate in politics, so his coming-of-age ceremony is a major event for the whole country. As a hereditary state, in the future, Tyras abdicated, and Johnny should be in order. So, yes, if nothing else, he should be the future king. Bernice patiently explained.
While the four of them were talking, two of Dolly's guards with a tall robed maid suddenly stepped forward, and the maid looked straight at the clear sky and said to her politely-
"I take the liberty of disturbing it, the master invited this girl to the camp for a while, I don't know if it's okay?"
Although it was a question, the guards on both sides stood sideways, while the maid stood sideways, spread out her left hand, and made an inviting gesture, showing an aura of non-negotiability.
Qingtian was a little stunned, pointed to himself with his finger, and confirmed again: "Please me?" ”
"Yes." The maid replied in a very affirmative tone.
"I'll go with you." Leoria saw her fear of the unknown and patted her on the back soothingly.
"The master invited this girl alone." Without waiting for the clear sky to respond, the maid directly denied Leolia's plan, but comforted, "The host is inviting according to the courtesy of the guests, please don't worry too much." ”
The four of them were silent for a moment, and just as Leoria was about to say the word "no", Clear Sky stood up, took a step forward, and replied, "Okay, I'll go with you." ”
"Clear Sky ......" Bernice couldn't help but call out her name to express her inner worries.
"It's okay, don't you also say that the Dolly are allies? I'll go and go back, wait for me. Clear Sky looked back and smiled.
[When you come to this world, you are mentally prepared to face all kinds of wonderful adventures, and you will be safe when you come, don't be afraid!] Clear Sky thought silently, and followed the maid's footsteps towards the camp outside the inn.