Duck is very weak-hearted.

According to his thoughts, such a cold, so remote, such a poor place, with such a broken lighthouse, coupled with such a vulgar gate-breaking magic array, the possibility of no one is not ordinarily large - if there are people, it is estimated that they will come to see it once in ten days and half a month, and they will leave without it.

So, he decided to die.

This is what it feels like to be stuck under a tree by a vicious owner who steals fruit.

According to the routine, what should happen next? Lao Tzu doesn't want fruit, but wants to say something? Trick me into a few dollars? Well, it's very likely. Unlucky, this time he was false, this soak in urine is really not worth it.

The silly girl Isabella has already begun to give away people's heads: "I'm sorry, old man, he really can't hold it back, that, that, we don't mean anything else, we just want to stay for one night, we give money." ”

The old man stared at them indignantly and said one more word: "Liar, get out!"

Duck sneered: "Don't be angry, old man, the two of us are not familiar with each other, come to your little broken lighthouse, what are you trying to do? Find a place to shelter from the wind and snow, just one night." When we met, we didn't say a few words, how could we become liars?"

"Go back and tell your master, I know what he wants, don't give me this set, pretend to be pitiful, almost find a lame blind man, find a more beautiful one! When I was young, I didn't see anything-"

Duck unceremoniously interrupted the old man who had entered a state of madness: "Sir, let's just order, let's borrow your place for a night, eat and drink and bring our own food, a hundred pounds, if we say one more word to you, leave immediately, okay?"

The old man paused for a moment: "Are you really passing by?"

"By the way, I was born to a slime. ”

The old man simply said, "Come in." ”

The two followed the old man into the foyer of the black hole.

The old man walked ahead with a candlestick, and Duck looked around as he walked.

The narrow foyer was very dilapidated, and the plaster on the wall was peeling off in large patches, revealing the bluestone walls; the walls were exposed with many cracks, through which the cold wind came in and whined terribly; the four corners of the picture frame hanging on the wall had three nails off and hung upside down with their heads down, and the paintings inside had become large masses of blurred colors; a few broken tables and two chairs with broken legs fell to the ground and no one cared for them. The ground was littered with broken canvas nets and rotten masts that were rotting and revealing stubble.

"That's it, deal with it for one night. I don't have much of a quilt. ”

Duck clapped his hands with satisfaction: "I just said, bring everything by yourself, thank you." You're good to go. ”

The old man's attitude towards him was very strange, but he didn't say anything, walked up the spiral staircase with the candlestick, thought for a moment, and then turned back and instructed: "The corner of the wall is not airtight, go and sit there, and take a broken canvas to block the crack between the door and the wall, or else you will freeze to death in one night." ”

"Thank you for reminding me, Mr. Tomorrow morning, we won't call you when we leave, what about the door?"

"Just go out and cover it. I'm leaving. ”

"Goodbye. ”

The old man walked a few steps and turned around again: "You really don't have anything to say?"

Duck spreads his hands: "What is there to say?"

"Are you really passing by?"

Dakha smiled: "Old man, we still have some dry food, if you are hungry, make do with some?"

The old man was furious: "Get out!" he said, shaking his hand, and went up.

"People are not bad, but they have a big temper. Lala?"

Isabella, who had not spoken, said, "There are no obvious fluctuations in the vicinity. However, he lives here by himself, which is a bit of a concern. ”

"No one has any secrets, let him go, we're just passing by. Is there a reply from George?"

"Yes, I am very indignant at your gambling and want to deduct your salary. ”

Duck laughed, "What happened to the Cult of the Dark God? That's the capital of our fight against the Cult of the Light. ”

"Well, the Cult of the Dark God is in full bloom. On Doland's side, the sewers of Port Snell have become the base camp of the Cult of the Dark God, known as the 'Promised Land', and Petrarch is having a good time, not to mention the Kingdom of New Tenotiran, the Cult of the Dark God is its state religion, and now Enya and Ramos are in charge of teaching affairs and research, and the progress is going well. ”

"Well, otherwise there wouldn't be those three battleships, yes, yes. Where's Ara's side?"

"Imani has come to power, and is busy with her efforts to unify the peninsula, where the Cult of the Dark God is presented as an Apocalyptic Sect. Feida and Ibrahim father and son have become believers, coupled with the influence of the Sage Hassan, it is estimated that within ten years, the Dark God Church will follow in the footsteps of the Chamber of Commerce and spread to all corners of the peninsula. But it is difficult to say whether Imani will see it as a threat in the future. Don't we need to spend half a day and end up with nothing. ”

Dakha smiled, "So what? Even if Imani became a tyrant, she would have to use the techniques of the Inspired Sect. We just have to do it, whatever happens to it. What about Alcatraz?"

"It went very well. Now that the Steel Rock Slime has begun to merge with Alcatraz, it won't be long before we have an impregnable defense. ”

"However, George doesn't like the Iron Tortoise, didn't he say he wanted to make it a super floating fortress?"

"After the Steel Rock Slime and Alcatraz Island merge, they need to eat a lot of magic energy, and the Thunder Slime is under a lot of pressure, and the plan to float will be postponed for a long time, and the top priority is to give Alcatraz the ability to maneuver at high speed in the water - that's why George is in a hurry to ask us to come to the Ice Slime. ”

"The king of the water slime, George said his friend had found it, are you saying it's true?"

"George's guy isn't likable, but he doesn't lie, I think it's okay, this should be the easiest of all our tasks, find his friends, hand over the letter in one hand and take the slime in the other, and leave. ”

"Well, now we must find the ship as soon as possible, rest for the night, and tomorrow morning we will cross the Kergomo Strait. ”

"George suggested that we build a tower in the no-man's land, just in case, after all, this area has been abandoned for a long time. He'd already got in touch with Jacques and told his friends to wait for us, saying we would be there in ten days. ”

"Time is pretty lenient. That's it. You prepare the meal, and I'll go and plug the cracks in the wall. ”

Isabella smiled, "Give me some simple work, then you can work harder." ”

"Man. ”

It didn't take much effort, and Duck plugged the cracks in the wall with a torn canvas, and the shrill hissing was suddenly much quieter, but it was still not warm at all. But Duck was prepared, took out a handful of black pills from his pocket, and filled them one by one with the small holes that were not tightly stuffed.

A moment later, the room, which was still breathing the wind just now, could not even hear a trace of the wind. Duck put his face against the crack in the wall and tried it, nodded in satisfaction, and pulled out another small bottle of potion.

Just as he was about to unscrew the lid, the old man came down from the spiral ladder: "What are you doing?"

The two turned around and saw the old man coming down with two huge, patched blankets in his hands: "There are not many quilts, these two curtains, you can block the wind...... Hey, it's not too cold here?"

"When the canvas is plugged, it's not cold. ”

"No, the canvas is so hard that it can't fit all the cracks in the wall. ”

Duck handed the small black ball to the old man: "Frozen Ground Slime." ”

The permafrost slime is a common low-level creature on the ice field, feeding on lichen under the ice and snow, and if there is no lichen, it can absorb some organic matter in the soil and survive for a while.

The old man looked at it curiously, and said, "I know this thing, and it's good to use it to plug small cracks, but once it warms up a little, they will run away." ”

Duck slapped the medicine bottle into the old man's hand: "Slime currant, wait for them to unfold and block the crack in the wall, drop a drop, and it's done." ”

"What the hell is this?"

"Try it. ”

This is that the tundra slime has unfolded, turning from a small black ball to a gray-black tundra semi-liquid state. The old man suspiciously dropped a drop of hardening solution into the letter, and the frozen slime became more viscous, and finally, it turned into a mass of gelatinous material, firmly blocking the cracks in the wall.

The old man was surprised, "How long does this potion last?"

"Until the slime dies, or a drop of softener. So it has a wide range of adaptability, and the market prospect is very good. ”

"It's magical. If it's in Jagenque, it's going to sell well. ”

"I'm sure so, is the old gentleman interested in becoming an agent in this area?"

The old man was stunned for a moment and laughed: "I'm old, I can't do it anymore, thank you." Old Johnny greetings to you. Forgive me for being rude, I thought you were sent by Mordrade. ”

"Duck and Isabella the Dorlanders, greetings to the old gentleman. Who is Mordred?"

"The Governor of the Strait of Kagemo, a pirate in his youth, later cleared his name to Jagenke. was assigned to this hellish place to be an official. ”

Isabella asked, "Is it a bad person?"

"It used to be. Now old, greedy. A group of subordinates are also good at looting. ”

"This kind of person is everywhere, and it's not the first time we've dealt with it. Thank you for the reminder. ”

At this time, Isabella came over with a steaming lunch box: "The old gentleman hasn't eaten yet, do you want to try our food?"

"Oh, I've eaten, thanks—huh?" the old man looked around, "you didn't make a fire, and the meal was hot?"

Duck lifted the lid of the box, and the aroma of meat and parsley made all three of them swallow at the same time. "Our food box heats up the food automatically, and while it's not as delicious as the one you make on the stove, a hot meal is still tempting for people in the snow," Duck said. ”

The old man said curiously, "Can I take a look at this treasure?"

"No problem," Duck said with a smile looking at the old man's cautious look for fear of breaking it, "just look, I have several more here." ”

"Not a treasure?"

"Of course not, it's the product of simple alchemy, a double-layered metal box with a special medicine bag between the inner and outer layers, and as long as you pour a little water into it, it will heat up and cook the raw rice into rice. ”

"It's incredible, you two, you're going to be a lot rich—but is it really good to tell me such a trade secret?"

"This is a very simple alchemy principle, and the key is the ingredients of the medicine packet. As long as this is kept secret, there will be no problem - can you help us taste it and see if it suits the tastes of the Beihai people?"

The old man smiled: "Then I'm welcome." ”

"Please. ”

The three of them each had a food box in their hands and feasted on it. The old man smiled and praised him.

The three of them were enjoying their meal, when suddenly there was a heavy knock on the tower door, and a loud voice shouted: "Dad, Dad, help, I have no money to spend!"

The old man's smile froze suddenly, he put down the food box angrily, the door did not open, and yelled outside: "Get out!"