Chapter 10: The First Nightstay
Before nightfall, he finally arrived at a small farm on the outskirts of Baldur's Gate.
This is supposed to be the manor of some great nobleman at Baldur's Gate, and the fields are covered with large patches of flat farmland, glowing with oily green. The estates are located along the coastal promenade and are flanked by farmland, and the main body of the estate is built on a hill not far away, where a path leads. Most of the nobles of Baldur's Gate lived in the city, and rarely left the city to live in the country manor except in the autumn when they were hunting and socializing. So now most of the time there is only the butler in charge of everything.
In a magical country like Feron, most villages like this have one or two low-level spellcasters. Lu Yuan was just a small one-ring mage, so of course he couldn't just disturb the local lord. After walking along the coastal avenue past the manor for a while, Lu Yuan found the village where the farmers of the manor lived. Here live the lords of the manor and some free people, and this is the place where Lu Yuan can rest.
Although it is close to the golden trade route, it is only five hours away from Baldur's Gate, so the business here is not developed, and Lu Yuan only found a place to live in a trinity of bars, inns, and grocery stores.
is such a place where the culmination is achieved, and Lu Yuan has only seen a few guests.
"Please give me a room, hot water, food...... Well, there are some things at the grocery point, so I have one for me for a long trip, thank you. β
Lu Yuan followed the boss upstairs and chattered at the same time.
"Looks like you're having some trouble on your journey?" The boss is a middle-aged aunt who comforts him in a very kind tone.
"Those wolves ....... rain...... Forest...... Never mind. Lu Yuan waved his hand dejectedly and gave up the idea of telling.
Took a hot shower, ate, and changed clothes.
Despite his exhaustion and desire to sleep, he continued to meditate. With this meditation method, he doesn't need to rely on sleep to regain his mental strength. When he prepared the spell again, he easily came into contact with the second layer of the magic web, the silk thread like a streamer.
After that, Lu Yuan finally fell asleep with a smile.
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"Flint stones, cloaks, ropes, torches...... Why do you have iron nails? Lu Yuan checked the travel supplies prepared by the boss, and asked with the five-inch-long iron chisel.
"Use it when you set up a tent." The boss replied calmly.
"There are tents here?!"
"Isn't that?" The boss continued to calmly point to a roll of canvas that looked dirty and old.
"It's a tent?! How to rack? Lu Yuan was shocked.
"Find a few sticks to support the rope, put up the tent cloth, tighten the rope, and fix it with iron nails." The boss continued to be calm.
Lu Yuan compared the rope in his left hand and the iron nail in his right hand for a long time, and dropped it in frustration.
"Well, Auntie, are there any mercenaries in your village? I think it's better to hire someone to help me. β
"We don't have one here, but there was an adventurer in the store yesterday, it should be from Baldur's Gate, you can discuss it with her."
"She?"
"It's her", the boss calmly pointed behind him, and as soon as he turned around, he saw the beautiful and dangerous woman like a female leopard, Lu Yuan felt that he and the system trembled at the same time!
The brilliant long golden hair is about slightly pulled up, tied into a ponytail and hangs down at the back, the scattered forehead hair is still stained with crystal water droplets, the slightly hard facial line and the delicate nose make the whole person heroic, and the blue eyes are as bright as the sky after the rain. When she saw the shopkeeper and a strange man looking at her, she didn't shy away from looking back, with some provocation and wildness in her eyes.
She had just come in after a morning exercise, carrying two long swords, wearing only leather pants and a tied linen shirt. There was a little red on his cheeks, and there was a slight steam rising on his shoulders, and his thin clothes could not hide his beautiful figure, and he was full of strength and elasticity when he walked.
Lu Yuan felt that at this moment, Enleko met the eldest princess, and Eun met Mephis.
As soon as I swiped, a holographic screen popped up, flashing wildly with bright red bold fonts.
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Soak her! Soak her! Soak her! οΌ
This is your destined S! Hug 200xp, snort 400xp, stroke 600xp, go to bed 800xp, mouth work 1000xp......
If you don't succeed, you will be wiped out!
It's an erasure! Bastard!
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I'll go! Lu Yuan slapped his forehead heavily. The system is so unlimited, no discipline spoofing, and the sense of amazement just now is gone. Lu Yuan went to watch it again at this time, and it was really a big beauty with a perfect figure and full of wildness. At this time, it was obvious that the woman had just come back from practice, and she might have to wash, and it was not suitable for talking, Lu Yuan just made an inviting gesture from afar, indicating that he needed to have something to say to her.
The woman glanced at the side, turned and went upstairs.
"Give me a beer and some breakfast."
Lu Yuan found a table by the door and sat down.
"It's not good for such a big child to drink, Auntie will bring you some fruit", the shopkeeper's aunt babbled and directly replaced the beer he asked for with two local fruits. Lu Yuan scratched his head a little, and felt a little warm, the hotel aunt was a bit like a neighbor when she was in Naxikai.
After a while, the woman put on her leather armor and came downstairs, and Lu Yuan made a gesture of please. She first asked for a breakfast at the bar, then brought it over and sat down generously across from him.
Lu Yuan took a closer look, this young woman was about twenty years old, and looking at the long sword she used, it was probably a melee type profession. Although he is not very old, he is very experienced in handling things. Obviously, she also had a preliminary judgment about Lu Yuan, so it seemed natural and casual. There is no superficiality like the beauties who reject people with a straight face, she is a clear distance signal in gentle movements, and she is a very mature performance.
"Lu Yuan, a new little mage, is preparing to travel." Lu Yuan introduced himself. That is, he did not stand up, and he did not help pull the chair like the nobles, and that kind of etiquette would be full of funny when used in a country shop.
"Evansda, servant of my lord Alona."
"Twilight? Are you an elf? Ah, I'm sorry, I'm ...... Just curious, very beautiful name. Lu Yuan said with some embarrassment, he had been reading some books about elves recently, and when he saw this elf-style name, he said it casually, and he didn't want to ask about other people's privacy.
"Xie Lu Xie, that's nothing, I don't look like an elf." She seems to be very accustomed to this, and she doesn't care to say, "Living like an elf will grow like an elf, and the proverb always has a point." I'm not sure myself, maybe it's an elf, maybe it's a half-elf, just a child forgotten in the forest, who raised me in the forest. Now, tell me about yourself. β
"I'm ......, okay", Lu Yuan spread his hands very blatantly to show his up and down, "As you can see, I'm a rookie mage." I used to walk out of Baldur's Gate with great ambition, but now, look, I can't camp, I can't calculate the distance, I can't look at the weather...... Everything, I messed up everything, it made a mess. Now that I'm stuck here, I don't have the confidence to go on, and I don't want to walk back to the gate of Bode and make people laugh. So, I want to hire a veteran to walk with me for a while, and teach me these things by the way, and that's what I'm looking for you for. β
"Very ......," she forced a smile as she lowered her head and poked the potatoes with a spoon, "very honest, I believe this is a good start"
Twilight looked up again, looked him in the eye, and said, "Well, I'm willing to take the commission. It seems that you are a good person, and if you can wait for me for two days, I would be happy to accept your employment. β
"No problem, I love it here, it's as safe as my home." Lu Yuan dug a spoonful of potatoes and said exaggeratedly.
"You can wait for me here, I have to go north once, and I will be back in two days."
"Oh, can you ask a little bit about your goal? I'm happy to help. How about we act together? Don't look at me as I'm embarrassed now, I'm also a full-fledged mage! Lu Yuan was happy again, ah, it's also a good experience to see how adventurers work.
"Ha, then I still have to take care of you, that's not good." Twilight Star simply refused, seeing Lu Yuan bowing his head to eat in frustration, and comforting, "What I'm trying to track is a group of wild wolves migrating from the Cloak Forest, it's too dangerous for you to follow, I can't take care of you." β
"North? Wild wolves? It sounds familiar. Lu Yuan tentatively stretched out four fingers and gestured, "Four? β
"You met? You...... They...... Are you still alive? β
Twilight looked up in surprise, then a little lost. Obviously, magicians always carry a generous bag. When they went out, their satchels were stuffed with scrolls, and each of their ten fingers carried a magic ring that could be activated by a keyword. The four wolves pose no threat to them, and Twilight feels sorry for them.
"I'm sorry, that...... Are you a druid? But you just said that you were a servant of Lady Alona, and I thought you were a priest......" Lu Yuan said.
Twilight didn't answer, poking the potatoes silently, and the atmosphere at the table suddenly cooled for a moment.
Of course, Lu Yuan didn't think there was anything wrong with killing wolves, but now there was a lot of pressure.
"They...... They only moved to nearby because their homes were destroyed. I'm friends with them, and Rhett they've never attacked humans. I happened to have something to leave this time, otherwise I wouldn't have sat back and watched them be kicked out of their homes, it's all my fault. Lu Yuan heard Twilight whisper, the girl lowered her head, and a little crystal tear dripped onto the plate in front of her. The girl, who had looked strong that morning, suddenly became weak.
Lu Yuan was so embarrassed, it was like the embarrassment of killing someone's family and having to eat with others, and he muttered in his heart, "Are all those who are friends with wolves and believe in Alona perverts?" β
"That, I'm sorry. You know, I'm just a first-level little mage, even if I want to let them go, I can't get them to let me go, so ......"
"That's right!" The girl raised her head violently, full of momentum, and the strong girl returned in an instant!
"If you promise not to hurt animals and love the forest in the future, I promise to train you well! We can't let such a tragedy happen again! β
"Okay, good." Leaning back, Lu Yuan, who was oppressed by the momentum, replied.
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"Up and down, up and down", the girl shouted a slogan, the wooden sword in her hand casually blocked Lu Yuan's attack, and after the most swords, she hit Luffy's wooden sword with a force. "The amount of strength is insufficient! Didn't you eat? Again! β
"You really won't let me eat!" Lu Yuan wailed, picked up the wooden sword and held the sword cut by Twilight, and continued to practice the attack and pace following the girl's slogan.
The incident with the wild wolf was "settled", but the two men did not leave the village immediately. On the one hand, the girl wants to "understand the basics", and on the other hand, when she sees that the village fields have sprouted, but there is no druid to take care of them, she takes the initiative to help. She can perform some magic skills in caring for plants, and can help crops breed and sprout very well.
When Lu Yuan was resting, the girl ran to help raise the seedlings again, and Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh. Believers like Twilight Star are the kind of perfect believers that the gods love. She doesn't just believe in you, she also sees your creed as a way of life, or rather, her way of life fits perfectly with the creed of the gods.
After a few days, Lu Yuan also had a general understanding of the girl, and Twilight Star did not shy away from talking about his past. Abandoned in the forest since childhood, he was raised by a druid, and has been helping people in need on his travels. She prefers people of pure heart, prefers to deal with the lower classes of hired peasants and freedmen, and can still get along with them even if her language is vulgar. Despite this, Twilight Star also has a deep grasp of the art of language, and is able to negotiate with the local lords to gain some benefits for the villagers. Before meeting Lu Yuan, she had been active in the Northland for many years, helped many people in many villages, and was known as the "Morning Star of Oz".
As for the specific age? Do you want to taste the iron fist of the girl's justice?!
Whether it's a druid or a priest or a warrior, Twilight doesn't know it herself, or she doesn't care. She can pick up a pair of long swords to fight, and she can shoot hundreds of shots from a distance. She can use magic to help children heal their illnesses and injuries, and she can also breed and support seedlings in the farmland. It's just a warrior, a druid, and a priest, but this is the legendary god part-time - nomad?! can fight, resist, and cast all the magic arts, this is not scientific!
The feeling she gave Lu Yuan was so changeable that it firmly attracted Lu Yuan's attention.
If she is naΓ―ve, she can skillfully deal with those large and small nobles and butlers, and her skills make everyone profitable, but she will not intensify the conflict between the lord and the people. So her fame as the "Morning Star of Oz" was very welcoming even to those lords.
If she is complicated, she just does things according to her own heart, and does not force herself or others. She can shed tears for a few wolf friends who died in a foreign land, and she can also be ruthless when she trains Lu Yuan, as if she wants to avenge those wolves.
The last point is what makes him the most entangled.
Lu Yuan decided that he couldn't go on like this, otherwise he would gradually be forgotten like a little brother, and he needed to do something to attract the girl's attention.