"Aisha National Chronicles - The Empire of Hashema (II)" - Lucius Goode. ：

Witch:

The shrine maidens are priests, priests, and diplomats in Naga society. They come from the smallest of the three Naga populations - the coral Naga that live in the ponds of the Emerald Island and the coral Naga on the shore. They have shiny and multicolored scales. Their face shape is the closest to that of a human. Coral Naga do not have males, and they reproduce by intermarrying males from other Naga populations, however, their offspring can only be Coral Naga - females without exception. One of the most unique features of the Coral Naga is that their hair is made of sea serpents. The snakes are usually tucked away in an elaborate headdress that a shrine maiden wears at birth, but strong or sudden emotions or dangerous situations can wake them up, when they spew out all sorts of blue mana-powered magic with their teeth and claws.

"Let the sacred waters of Sarasa regenerate your body and spirit." Countless Naga have heard shrine maidens pray like this in the heat of battle. She bathes the Nagas in a mana field that quickly restores trauma, dispels any negativity and somewhat removes the magical effects that enemies apply to the Soldier.

"It's like pouring a vat of iced ale over my beard on a hot summer day – it drows my heart in flames in an instant." This quote comes from the narration of a hill dwarven pirate who met a shrine maiden on his way to his captain. "The shrine maiden just smiled at me in the middle of the sea, and I felt that this moment was eternal."

Kappa: Although kappa is often joked by travelers from other countries as the offspring of toads and kings, kappa are actually water spirits in rivers and lakes. The original kappa were small creatures in the water, but they were playmates and allies of the Naga. In the presence of the water dragon Sarasa, each newborn naga forms a sacred covenant with a newborn kappa and becomes a bond to each other. Travelers from other towns often laugh at the appearance and demeanor of kappa, when in reality kappa do not care about the feelings of others. These gentle water spirits dedicate all their attention and passion to their Naga companions, and the Nagas are to the kappa as well. The Naga who know them never underestimate the force of these partners.

"Jump like a cheetah, fight like a demon." Orc warriors praise kappa who challenge them in a one-on-one sacred duel, saying that they can leap from astonishing distances and inflict devastating damage. Due to their petite water spirits, kappa are often despised by their enemies for their intelligence level, but they know when and where to jump to deal maximum surprise damage. The farther you jump, the more damage you will do when you land.

"More of my men have been sent to graves by those damned kappa than their Naga masters!" Baron Burns, the leader of the Holy Falcon Empire's Third Expedition to Hashima, yelled at his captain after a humiliating defeat at the hands of a Naga patrol. Then they fled back to Targanes.

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The group slowly moved in the direction of the icicles, their feet on the snow-covered dirt, making a 'creaking, crunching' sound, leaving a trail of passage in the forest.

"Mr. Michael, we're about halfway there's still a few kilometers to get to the pericles." Giver drew his dagger, stretched out his arm, held it in front of his eyes, and looked at the distance in the direction of the sun before speaking.

Jinx asked puzzledly, "Young Master, when we set off in the morning, we saw that the icicles were not far away. Did we walk for two hours and only walk about half the way? ”

"Mr. Jonathan! As a midshipman, I'm ashamed of you. Looking at the near and far, there is a slang saying in the Qin Empire - Wangshan runs and breaks his leg, which is basic common sense. Giver was a little upset.

Jinx scratched his hair in embarrassment, and didn't dare to say a word, he obviously didn't listen to the relevant ranging knowledge when he was training in the barracks.

"Oh, Geville. When did you learn such a Qin language? Michael asked in surprise.

"Well... Ms. Elpala is usually obsessed with some books of the Qin Empire, and she has a high opinion of the culture, technology, and art of war of the Qin Empire, and I learned from her. Giver explained.

Michael had a look of sudden realization, and then said, "The Qin Empire should be Aisha's most powerful empire, and its strength is far above the Holy Falcon Empire. My teacher, Principal Tesla, once went to the Qin Empire for further study, bringing back a lot of advanced ideas and knowledge. The teachers held them in high esteem. I have been fortunate enough to learn Qin Ah for half a year, and I can speak a few commonly used words. I happen to have heard this slang term, it should be Wangshan running a dead horse. There were some problems with the translation of the books that Ms. Elpara was reading. However, this cannot be blamed for the author's lameness, after all, Qin is a very old, very obscure but unusually beautiful language - its difficulty is comparable to that of the High Elves of the Ancient Lamel. A wise man like Principal Tesla, who is proficient in languages, thinks that Qin's language is broad and profound. ”

Geviler nodded in agreement, and as for the people next to him, he didn't even dare to talk. In fact, except for Giver and Michael, everyone else is confused about their conversation.

The two were talking, when they were suddenly interrupted by Rook's voice: "First, gentlemen, chiefs, sir! ”

Joseph motioned for Rook not to panic and spoke slowly. Luke gasped and stopped stammering, "Chiefs! I see underneath the icicles! There was a burst of blue flash from under the icicle, and the forest not far ahead was shrouded in a blue curtain of light—only a few hundred meters away! ”

"Well done! Luke! Joseph complimented the shy young man.

"Michael, we have to go in and have a look, this light curtain must be unusual, we have to be extra careful." Joseph said to Michael, reminding everyone.

Michael agrees with Joseph's judgment, and he increasingly feels that this colleague is a cautious and reliable partner. So he ordered in a deep voice: "Everyone, the state of battle!" Let's go and see the culprit who caused the abnormality of the Zanmir Territory! ”

The guards lowered their armor and unsheathed their swords in front of them; Michael drew his wand, ready to cast his magic; This time, instead of carrying a two-handed broadsword, Joseph opted for a double-edged axe, which he grasped with both hands and held across his chest; Sandor whistled, summoned the two running wolves back to him, then untied the short bow from his back, grasped it in his hand, and reached for the quiver behind his back with the other hand, ready to attack; One of the two scouts pulled out two long daggers from his waist and held them in his hands, while the other grabbed a throwing knife from his waist, ready to shoot at any moment.

In this way, the group came to the blue light curtain after a while. The light curtain shimmers with ripples like water, filling with an eerie atmosphere.