Chapter 37: The Scourge of the Dead
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The sky is as clear as a sunny rain, and the dust is clean.
The streets are sparsely populated, and people no longer stay in taverns and teahouses, but lock their courtyard doors early.
Although, a little naΓ―ve, people are silently waiting for the turmoil to subside.
Even the grain merchants who took the opportunity to raise prices did not want a war, and no one wanted to die at their doorstep.
"Da Da Da"
The crisp sound of horses' hooves echoes through Rue RossΓ©, the main thoroughfare of Canossa, and today only the sound of horses' hooves can be heard.
This skinny horse, with its gray horseskin wrapped in knotted muscles, looks particularly obscure in the sun.
Like an old horse, walking in the wind.
Ink Han, dressed in coarse cloth, led the horse and walked in front.
Noah followed slowly, his eyes falling on the skinny horse's ponytail, which hung between his bulging buttocks like a black-gray rag hanging on the wall.
"Can it withstand the weight of the two of us?" Noah frowned, a little frustrated, he never thought that this malnourished horse could be anything outstanding, although he believed that Ink Han naturally had his reasons.
Several young mages wearing standard legion mage robes turned around the corner, covered their heads with hoods under the scorching sun, and hurriedly passed by the two.
The chest is branded with a burning golden sword, and the blood-red thorns in the background are particularly eye-catching, wrapping around the entire sword body, not afraid of the flames.
That's, the Insignia of Independence, wearing the standard Legionary mage's robes, but not the Imperial Insignia...
Ink Han thought to himself, and then he stopped, turned to look at Noah, and said lightly, "Yes." β
Then, as he walked on, the same voice was heard.
"The most famous berserkers are from Orvito, the battlefield can terrify countless enemies, but they all have fatal shortcomings, extremely short legs, and will lose part of their minds in a state of madness, the Akhal King horse of the Kingdom of Bimon is strong and fast, has strong endurance, the sweat glands in the neck are extremely developed, and when they run, they emit a strange fragrance, which the Berserkers of Alberto call the fragrance of Chriss, this strange fragrance can keep the mind clear, and the Akhal King horse is known as the "king of horses" , which can only be possessed by the best berserkers, it can be said that it is hard to find. β
Noah's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "You mean this horse is an Ahar Golden Horse." β
"It's not. Ink Han paused, and a knife-like voice rang out.
"Because it is hard to find money, the Berserkers of Orvito retreated to the next best thing, cross-breeding the Akhal King horse with the local horses of the North Tor tundra, and after a few decades formed a new horse breed, that is, the Tolgen horse, which has only half the comprehensive quality of the purebred Akhal King horse, but is far stronger than the ordinary horse. β
"That's right. Noah didn't seem to understand, but he was more concerned about another question, so he asked, "Then you say, how much can this horse sell for?" β
Ink Han's sharp sword eyebrows slid imperceptibly between the temples, he handed the reins of the horse to his other hand, tilted his head slightly and said, "If you have a little battlefield training, it will be about 40 gold coins." β
"Not bad, not bad. Noah smiled, and despite his best efforts, the corners of his mouth still cracked out uncontrollably, and his gaze at the thin horse was much gentler.
In fact, Noah didn't know that the price that Ink Han said was still based on the price of Liu more than ten years ago, and it was at least 120 gold coins now.
However, Mo Han's mind has always been smart, and he has already noticed the problem of rising prices when he was eating and paying the bills, he thought about it for a while, and said: "According to the current prices, it will cost more than 100 gold coins. β
"Haha, well done. At this time, Noah couldn't help it, and stepped forward and patted Ink Han's shoulder.
Noah needed to stand on tiptoe for this action, but he didn't care, his eyes rolled and he said, "I thought about it carefully, let's go back, this horse is better to sell." β
Ink said in a cold voice, "Who can I sell it to?"
This is a question, who would pay 100 gold coins to buy a horse in the current situation, Noah sighed, and had to give up the idea of selling a horse for the time being.
Next, the two of them planned to buy some dry food and go back to the Sivir Plains along the snow-capped mountains of Temura.
As for the main road in Gangpo Canyon, although it saves time, it is obviously not worrying.
Noah doesn't have a good impression of Ole himself, this guy is as arrogant as having a feather on his head, his eyes look up all day long, and now the situation is tense, even if he goes to him for help, Noah is not happy to lick a little face.
After all, it is better to rely on oneself than to ask for others, since Ulicio signed a life-sharing contract with him, Noah has made up his mind that he must ask for less help in the future, after all, this is better than the account sooner or later.
As for Ada, he thought she had been escorted back to Sinkiga by her cousin.
I really miss the laid-back days of Cinkiga.
The two of them walked north of the city, where the grain vendors gathered.
Unlike the snubbing of the people on the main road in the south of the city, it seems to be chaotic, and people line up in three long lines, each standing in front of a grain store.
On the wooden sign hanging high on the store, it is prominently written, "1 gold coin and 1 catty." β
Noah had already stopped, grabbed the ink cold, and said through gritted teeth: "Let's go back, these unconscionable merchants can actually equivalence dry food with gold!"
Mo Hanhan didn't speak, but his eyes suddenly looked at the sky.
Far away.
The handsome face is expressionless, and the brown eyes are not afraid of the sun.
"The war began. β
Ink Han's tone was very flat, just like your clothes should be washed, and now it's time to eat, as if no matter what happens, there will be no ups and downs in emotions, Noah is also used to it, and when he heard Ink Han's words, his first reaction was: "Oh." β
Then, he reacted quickly: "Huh, what did you say?"
"There was a war. Ink Han withdrew his gaze and looked at Noah seriously.
As soon as the words fell, Noah sensed a chill, and he hurriedly looked up at the sky.
Out of nowhere, a dark cloud appeared in the clear sky, slowly drifting towards this side from a distance.
After a moment, Noah's expression became solemn and he muttered, "The undead are forbidden spells for the undead natural disaster. β
Immediately after that, he did not hesitate, and said to Ink Han: "Let's run." β
Ink Han's face was expressionless, and he said silently for a moment: "It's too late, just now the enchantment has been arranged in the city. β
Noah released his divine sense when he heard this, and after a while, he was shocked, "How can it be the Venasr Enchantment?"
The Venasr Enchantment, the Elven Enchantment, and the Archangel Guardian Enchantment are called the three major city-guarding enchantments, which are extremely labor-intensive and material-intensive, and require a large amount of magic crystals to maintain operation, or have three great magicians co-hosting, so only large core cities will arrange such enchantments.
However, in Canossa, a small and medium-sized city with a relatively remote location and a little military status, the Venasr Barrier was arranged, which was as nonsense as madness.
Not only did Noah notice the change in the weather, but so did the people of Canossa City.
Because the dark clouds had obscured the sun moving westward, the sky suddenly darkened.
The frantic wind blew away the heat, and the coolness was revealed.
"Hey, why is it suddenly cloudy. β
"It's going to rain heavily. β
"Oh, the clothes haven't been confiscated, and the children at home don't know how to close the windows, which is good, and I have waited for a long time to queue up in vain. β
There was a lot of talk in the crowd, but no one thought that this dark cloud was coming from the dark power of the Netherworld, which was full of death.
The grain merchant also shouted loudly: "Scattered, scattered, it will rain, everyone will come again tomorrow, everyone will come again tomorrow." β
The merchant's clothes danced wildly in the wind, he pushed through the crowd, threw the sign into the house with difficulty, closed the window, and began to place the door panels, although a rainstorm disrupted his business, but the money was not less, and his heart was happy.
It's a wonderful treat to think about a glass of rum and some dried plums and leaning back in a rocking chair.
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