Chapter 11: The Beginning of Everything is Difficult
There's nothing left here, bones, relics, nothing. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info Klinos left behind the 300 gold promised to Krell in this sad land, and left the scorched land with everyone. Prepare to follow the trail south to the city of Estile. It will take a week, and it may be able to dilute the pain in everyone's hearts.
After leaving the place that had been swept by the flames, the dense vegetation of the forest reappeared. Lush large-leaved beech, beech, and birch trees grow outside the road, swaying in the wind. Beneath the canopy is a paradise for ferns, large and small, with rows of slender leaves that cover the entire surface. The vines, the moss, turned everything green.
The five of them walked slowly on this road, and Abel walked very slowly because he was in a bad mood. Although Clinos said that he would make up for his loss, how could the dead come back. Probably these people's elm heads are thinking again, throw him to a "good family" and spend his life in peace.
"Abel, are you crying again?" asked Ebner with concern.
"No...... It's just an eye in the sand. Abel replied.
Both Ogast and Serena decide to follow Klinos in their quest for the Stick of Truth.
Serena was initially dissatisfied with Clinos' mysterious answer, and tried to find out the whereabouts of the Staff of Truth.
"Mr. Clinos, you should know why I'm with you. Serena said.
"That's right, the Stick of Truth. And as you can see, there are many dangers along the way, and you can't get it alone. Klinos said.
"I also agree that we should join forces. But that is not your reason to keep the Cord of Truth a secret, you must tell us your plan!" said Serena, "Don't you others want to know where the Rods of Truth are?"
Ogst walked in the front and said without looking back: "It will always become very troublesome to understand too much about everything, as a knight, as long as you know that you are following a master." ”
"I want to know. However, I can't help it if Klinos doesn't say it. Abner said.
"You guys like to run around with troublemakers...... said.
"It's possible for anyone to leak secrets, and the less you know, the better. If the news had leaked out sooner, would you have gone out of your way to Gerdo to save me? It's a talisman, an insurance, and I don't believe much that Serena has a strong sense of morality. There are also inconsequential things that should be sealed forever. Klinos said.
"I promised you to go with you to the Staff of Truth, doesn't that give me a little idea of your plans?" said Serena.
"There are a lot of things in the world that are not worth believing in, and among them the promise is the most. Clinos said in Serena's tone.
"One more nonsense, and your head won't be on your neck. Serena threatened, "Tell me honestly, where is the Stick of Truth?"
Ogst heard Serena say this, and subconsciously touched the sword at his waist.
"Do you want me to tell you, or do you want to 'see is believing'?" said Clinos, "I don't know where the Stick of Truth is." ”
Serena grabbed Clinos and looked him in the eye. He didn't lie, the nobleman who stepped into the adventure with such fanfare really didn't know the whereabouts of the Staff of Truth.
"Give me a reason not to kill you!" Serena almost drew her dagger and stabbed Klinos in the smooth neck.
Everyone felt the murderous aura and stopped. The atmosphere was tense, and it seemed that a battle was imminent.
"Thank you all for stopping and listening to me, that's what I'm saying. I don't know where the Staff of Truth is, but I know how to find it. Clinos had cast some interesting illusion in his words, and everyone's mood suddenly brightened.
"You can find the Stick of Truth, how?" asked Serena.
"The White family has an old friend, the Sanders. If they still cared about the love 400 years ago, someone would be waiting in Estil now, who would be the key to the Staff of Truth. Klinos said.
The friendship between the Sanders and the White family was one of the most prominent events in the history of the Empire, and in 1584 the Elven Era, Sanders' ancestor Matt was ordered to defeat Delvenor within a week, or be immediately dismissed and executed. Delvenor is an easy-to-defend fortress perched on a mountainside near the Grey Pass. Arrows, magic, and catapult attacks can block the entire pass, and 200 defenders can withstand thousands of men.
This is impossible to do anyway, so Matt asks his friend Nick, the brother of Levy, the ancestor of the White family. Ask him to use his advanced magic to capture Dervenor. Nick agreed, and before dawn the next day, the walls of Delvenor were destroyed in a burst of bright light, with loud noises and flashes that made people mistakenly think that the sun had exploded in the sky. Someone witnessed the scene and never saw anything else, because his eyes were burned by the magic.
Nick also dies from this incredible magic, but he saves his friend's life and opens the door to Rant.
"Doesn't sound like you're confident that the Sanders family will show up?" said Ogst.
"I never doubted that they would help me because honor and fame forced them. I just doubt they'll be able to help?"
"I need a concrete plan. Serena said.
"In the Saunders Family Archives, the secret of the Stick of Truth is hidden. The friendship between the two families over the years has witnessed many incredible things, including the news of the Stick of Truth. Unfortunately, the White family has been persecuted and hunted down by the Empire, and has long been unable to care about matters outside of Kanta, and they have little knowledge of the chaos about the Stick of Truth. Klinos said.
"Why did the Empire hunt you down? The White family is supposed to be the heroes of the liberation of humanity, and many stone monuments and museums have recorded your deeds. Augst wondered.
"I can't answer that question. Klinos said.
"What is the confusion of the Stick of Truth?" asked Serena menacingly.
"Unfortunately, I don't know exactly what it is. ”
"Would the Sanders let us casually look up something so important?" Mr. Ebner said.
"That's what I want to know. ”
"Can we find a carriage......" Abel said in, who had been unable to speak.
"Of course, no problem, even if Lord Abel says that he wants the carriage in which Periyar I will be crowned, your faithful servant will be happy to serve you. Clinos replied that it was partly because of the guilt of the Caravan of Krell, which kept Clinos awake all night.
"If we go on horseback, we can get there in a week. If you walk on your feet, I'm afraid you will have to delay for three or four days, and you will have to pay for the worn boots. "Not far ahead there is a village called Tree Bottom, where we can buy a few horses," said Serena. ”
"Gladly so, but I'm penniless now. Klinos said.
"Don't tell me, 'A young man has a little money and it's all in his nose'. Serena said.
"Not really, except that I left all the remaining gold for the caravan owner, Mr. Krel, as I promised. ”
"Curse your promises, and your perverted sense of morality. Serena scolded.
"As you wish...... As long as it makes you happy. Clinos said, "Miss Serena wouldn't happen to have a lot of money, would she?"
Serena took out a sapphire from the pouch around her waist, and the thicker part of the dark blue revealed a little purple, and the shade of this color was different from another angle. The color is uniform and perfectly cut, so that the color of the sapphire is undoubtedly the most valuable variety. What seemed to have been part of some valuable artifact was now reduced to a portable purse.
"We traded it for 5 horses, as well as food and supplies along the way, plus 300 gold coins. Serena said.
Except for Clinos, who was a nobleman, who had seen the value of this sapphire, the others looked at Serena with a blank expression, as if they couldn't believe that this thing could have such value.
"It looks like we've solved the problem of money. Klinos said.