Chapter 15: Departure to the South 6
It was getting dark, and the six men were ready to spend the night in the dilapidated house. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Klinus took the robber's unthawed body outside and cremated him as well as his companions.
Noah tells everyone that he was originally sent by his family to help White. Later, when he heard that something had happened to White and his party in Gerdo, and that the fireballs falling from the sky could also be seen in Estiel, he couldn't help but want to go north in search of excitement. With three attendants with him, he set out on the road to the north. Not long after that, I encountered those robbers. What happened after that, everyone understands.
A few people sat around the fire, and Abel already knew what the learned people would talk about together, so he sat quietly outside the house. Thinking back to today's events......
"Something on your mind, little one. ā
Abel looked sideways, and Noah was standing next to him, so he ignored him.
Noah rolled his eyes and said, "I'll take it as an affirmation, so tell me, what are you worried about?"
Abel didn't speak, but turned his head to the side.
"Oh, I see. Noah said, "You are afraid of the dead!"
"Not really!" Abel suddenly argued.
Noah smiled lightly and said, "Then can you tell me what are you struggling with?"
"I am not afraid of the dead......," said Abel, "but when he died, he roared very loudly." ā
Noah sounded careless and said, "Did he scare you?" I understand, it's normal to be afraid. Even I, at a time, imagined going to be the Earl of Sanders. Riding a horse and wielding a sword, you will respond to the Empire and go to battle on the battlefield. I suspect I'll be the first coward to escape. I wish I was as small and cute as you. No one will force me to go to war, no one will pour out the filth of this world on me......"
"I don't want to be a little guy, and I don't want to be cute!" Abel said, the beard on his mouth moving.
"Well, Abel the Divine One, the Spirit Psychic, the Great Scout. Noah said, "What do you want to be?"
Abel looked at the stars in the sky and said, "Uncle Krell once said that he found me on such a night, but it was winter. I was lying in my dead mother's swaddling clothes, surrounded by corpses. They thought it was my mother's spirit that killed the robbers, and they adopted me out of fear. Clinos said that I was protected by spirits to survive, so he called me blessed by God. But the rest of the caravan didn't think so, they saw me as a curse, a scourge that could destroy them at any moment. But I felt that Uncle Krel liked me, and I kept thinking that I had lost someone who loved me and couldn't afford to lose another. I will use my claws, my teeth to make sure of this. But it didn't work very well...... Evil chaos has taken his life, and I can't do anything. Everyone thought I was a cute mascot and I couldn't do anything about it. But I don't want that, I want to use magic like Klinos, or a sword like Ogst. Wait for the next time, if something is going to take away the people who love me, I will stop them. ā
Noah pursed his lips and said, "When I was young, my father didn't like me reading books all day. He wanted me to be like my brother, who was a year younger than me, and to love swordsmanship and draw bows. He was only eight years old at the time, and he could easily shoot the bull's-eye from 20 meters away and knock me to the ground with a wooden sword. My father likes him, and my brother likes me. I wish things had stayed until then, and I loved my father, even if he didn't love me. I hope that the swordsmanship teacher will have a sad face on me, and my brother will laugh innocently at the embarrassed me. ā
"Sounds good. Abel said.
"yes, everything was fine back then. But happy things rarely last. My beloved father planned to let me die here so that my brother could inherit the family. Noah said, "Sometimes, having power doesn't stop bad things from happening. Especially, when someone you love wants to kill you. ā
Abel asked, "Did your father plan to go to the north to find Klinos and encounter the robbers?"
"I don't know, I don't want to know. Noah said.
Inside the room, the group discussed their next plans.
"We head east and we can buy horses on the main road near New Valley City. Serena said.
There are not many livestock to sell in the village of Shudi, and the mountain roads are not suitable for horseback riding. The journey in the past few days has made everyone miserable. For Kanta people like Klinos and Ebner, who had never traveled long distances, such endless walking was torture. If it weren't for the fear of the danger ahead, the two would have made a flying carpet or something to say goodbye to this painful journey. Clinos insisted that he must be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, so he never did.
Of the three moonstones brought from Kanta, two have been consumed. Each of them can support a flying carpet for a day and night. This valuable gemstone is quick to use. By the time it regains its power under the sun, it will be at least a week. Klinus really wanted to capture the sun and use it as a perpetual motion machine.
"What a loss this trip to Tree Bottom Village. August said.
Serena took out a bag and said, "Not necessarily, I hid this thing in the village at the bottom of the tree. ā
As he spoke, he took out a Mithril chainmail and two crystal balls slightly larger than his fingers.
Clinos knew that Serena wouldn't put something useless on her. The thing that looks like a crystal ball must have a lot of origins. Looking at the colors that shine in it, the two crystal balls are completely identical. Clinos exclaimed:
"Twin Crystals!"
"Mr. Klinos does have a discerning eye for gold. Serena said.
The Twin Crystals are legendary items that only elves have the means to make such magical items. No matter how far apart you are, if only one of the crystals is affected, the other will change accordingly. But there are many variations, and it is not that a message can be turned into an ordinary ripple of magic that can be completely reproduced on the other side. It requires advanced skill to use it to deliver messages, so humans have not been able to use the twin crystals captured in the war for communication.
Augast was surprised: "I've always wanted to see this magical thing and understand the rules of how it works. ā
Klinos explains: "The principle of the twin crystals is difficult to explain, but it is more of a philosophical problem. These two crystals are like two sides of the war, and only one side of the war can win. When someone changes the attributes of one of the winning attributes, the other side is bound to lose. Two things are bound by this logical relationship, and as soon as one of them changes, the other side will change instantly, no matter how far apart they are. ā
"I don't understand theories or anything. "I was just going to sell it to the highest bidder, but we're in a boat now," Serena said. I gave it to Mr. Klinos as a symbol of friendship. ā
Clinos happily took the twin crystals, if he understood how to use them. You can contact another mage at any time, and the response you get is done in a timely manner. Twin crystals are extremely rare, and even if someone spends a lot of money to buy them, they can't afford to use them.
"And what about the Mithril chain mail?" asked Abner.
Serena said, "I was going to sell it too, it always makes an annoying noise when I wear it, and it doesn't suit me. Someone needs it more than I do right now, doesn't it?"
"You can give it to Klinos, he's going to need some hand-to-hand protection," Ogst said. ā
"No, when I really get to that situation. The protection that a piece of armor gives me is almost equal to nothing. With the protection of Mithril, Augst will definitely be able to be more comfortable in battle. Klinos said.
"As you wish. Serena threw the Mithril chainmail worth the entire Tree Bottom Village to August.
Ogst weighed the Mithril chainmail, light as a piece of dry wood, glowing with a charming silver hue. Flattening it, Augst scrutinized the workmanship of the thing, each small ring exquisitely made. There is not a single rough scratch or uneven bubble-like texture. It must be as hard as the legend, as indestructible as dragon scales.