Chapter 72: Oedipus

After treating Kurgal, Mina denied Kurgal access to the valley on the grounds that she was using dangerous black ice equipment and mages and Drow would cause panic among the barbarians. Kurgal anxiously walked in place, rolling the snow out of a circle, and then shallow the new snow to bury it.

Wearing sunglasses to prevent glare, Schalke lies leisurely in a snowdrift, his dexterous fingers gently catching falling snowflakes.

The drow elves rubbed comfortably twice in the snow, letting the debris get on their bodies, enjoying a feeling that most of their fellow underworld people had never seen. Because a mage of Kurgal's level 1 Ring Spell Slot can be regarded as a free spell slot, he only needs to wear a little more warm clothing to completely ignore the howling cold wind and use the cold wind and snow of Icewind Dale as a scenery for his travel.

Looking at Drow's heartless posture, the mage's chest rose and fell in anger. But the drow has a severe phobia of women, and she takes several deep breaths to control her breathing.

"My dear King of Assassins, can you sneak in and take a look? She said with an effort to be kind.

"See if your Ranger was first done that and then like that?" the Drow Assassin saw through her and said directly, "Don't worry! the White Horned Knight is not a Drow priest or a succubus, so he will be fine......"

"What do you know? coquettish dark elves and succubi are not attractive at all, and the female paladin's pretending to be innocent and distracting is really terrifying!"

"Men don't know how to distinguish between women, they are always deceived by appearances. Only we know who the real green tea is. ”

"It's worthy of Master Kull, you have a point. Schalke was convinced: "When it gets dark, I'll go in and have a look, and if I am careful to avoid the shaman, I won't find out." ”

Shamans are akin to degraded versions of druids, lacking theoretical guidance and being weaker – priests with advanced theological theories are stronger than druids. But this criterion is combat effectiveness and versatility in all aspects, and specifically in terms of sensual acuity, shamans are dangerous to thieves with the help of divine blessings and animal spirits, and may even be a little stronger than the druids. Naturally, it is also a lot stronger than the average ranger.

After coming out of the shadow world, he made his way around the edge of the Bear Tribe's camp, and was nearly spotted several times. But fortunately, the distance is far enough, and the others are good at stealth operations, and Kurgal can also be smuggled with his transformation.

"Alas, I always think that the paladin left us out because he wanted to have a cannon fodder and alarm when the red robes and barbarian goblins attacked!"

Will Thomas take the refuge with that little paladin? Likely, after all, they are all the men of the unicorn goddess. After all, Mina is probably the strongest melee in Icewind Dale, and it's easy to coordinate with from a distance. The only buffs you can give are Attack Boost and Fire Arrow, the former of which can be easily replaced by a Gnome. Besides, it's safer to stay with a paladin than with an evil mage.

Kurgal thought of the Ranger flattering the paladin in front of and behind the saddle, and he couldn't help but feel the green grass on his head.

Drow's long ears moved, and he bounced up and lay down again. It was only after a while that the mage saw the figures of Thomas and Blossom emerge from the cracks in the rocks leading into the valley.

"I told Mina, and she agreed to let you in, but only on the outside, and under the watchful eye of the barbarians at all times. ”

Kurgal snorted coldly: "Don't go!"

"I know that people who are so proud of you will definitely not eat the food that comes to you. Thomas smiled appreciatively: "So let's keep a sentry outside together as the first cordon." ”

He looked up at the sky, "Fortunately, there is no ice armor buried, so we can save one of your 2-ring spell slots." ”

He dug up the snow with great enthusiasm and built several low igloos with a trick of making water: "Unlike the Eskimo igloos, the long-term bunkers built by snipers in the snow should also be hidden. Without burying the ice armor, the three of us took turns keeping vigil at night, and it should be safe. ”

The female mage looked at him, and suddenly sighed: "We will have 5 ring spells, and we still have to eat and sleep in the open, and we are tired of running for our lives...... That's not how I want my life. ”

"Well, when you were on Earth before, you said that the ideal life is to have a salary that is enough to spend, go to work every day to read the newspaper and drink tea, eat meat and listen to dramas after work, and it is best to eat and wait for death without work. He also let out a long breath and watched as it condensed in the cold wind.

"I want that too, who doesn't want to live a comfortable life. I want to have a big house full of books, and in the afternoon I can hold my cat on the balcony and bask in the sun while reading a book, and then take a nap after looking at it. But Mr. Gu said it well, people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves......"

"Since the red robe wants to arrest us, why don't you cling to the paladin?"

"The landlord's family has no surplus food. This year's snow came early and urgently, and the barbarians simply did not have enough food to survive the winter. Paladins are nobles and can't afford to lose their dignity. A ranger like me doesn't have to worry about it, it would be good if it could reduce the pressure on the barbarians, and they could get food in the wild anyway. ”

"I don't want to learn that way of eating from you!" "Kurgal visibly disgusted: "In this way, the dwarves have a lot of money, and they have enough wine to drink until next year's ......."

"What are you afraid of, salt and spices are still available. Isn't there a trick for mages to disguise the taste, just think of chocolate-flavored pickled puffins and canned herring. Beauty!"

", I don't want my brain and body to be full of unknown bacteria and parasites. ”

"You have to believe in the healing and magic of the barbarian shamans...... Well, the spells weren't even enough to sustain their own tribe. ”

"Alas, it's a pity! If Mina can be our bodyguard, we can go back to Brinshan to carry food together. If it can keep me safe, I'm even willing to shrink and teleport!"

Thomas suddenly said, "Oh, since you've been here once, you won't be afraid of teleportation mistakes." That's a great idea, so let's go tell Mina. ”

"Let's go and rest today, and tomorrow we can get your spells ready and go. ”

"Well, actually, neither the cat nor I like crowded places......"

Pulling Thomas aboard, Kurgal led the Drow Assassin into the canyon. Inside, there is water vapor and condensed ice walls flickering and reflecting, and the view is quite beautiful.

"The clouds and mist remind me of the dry ice wonderland in old TV series such as Journey to the West. ”

Kurgal held a folding fan in his hand, swaying his steps, enjoying the awe and amazement of the barbarians: "It's a pity that these barbarians have a heavy body smell and don't know skills and tastes, otherwise they can relieve their boredom." And this thing is too well-informed. Kurgal, if you can't bear it, you have to be patient for a good meal!"

"You see, that female barbarian has bigger breasts than me!" Kurgal said in Chinese.

"Oh?" Thomas glanced at him, "I'll go, my waist is thicker than yours!"

The mage glared angrily, and the unconscious ranger continued, "I'm taller than me, and I don't like the monkey climbing a tree......

"It's like you've tried poses...... Ewell was very fond of the tall and burly blonde brute, and did not understand his tastes. ”

Thomas glanced at the female mage again in surprise, feeling that she was already quite plump, and that her match with the poet was already a little out of proportion. Unexpectedly, the thin poet was not satisfied, and bravely climbed the female barbarian.

Mina reluctantly came out to greet her, looking at the paladin's reluctant smile, Kurgal was in a very comfortable mood: "Even if there is enough food, it will attract dissatisfaction and competition from other tribes? ”

Thomas nodded: "It's a pity, it would be nice if Ewell was here." Mina, with her own prestige and everyone's trust in her paladin, is already very good to be able to maintain the current situation. The poet's kind of mouth with a dazzling and lotus tongue is suitable for attack. ”

"I don't know where he's now, he should still be on his way back to Brinshand? ”

"You let the Bard go back to the city alone?" Mina asked, frowning.

"Where," Thomas hurriedly discerned, "there are two teams of dwarves escorting them, and with his creation dragon's breath poem, maybe it's safer than Silverstream's team to Kudaha." ”

And on the way back to Brynsander in the Dwarven Valley, the team escorting Ewell had been killed like chickens and ducks.

Some lightly armored servants fired a volley of powerful crossbows, and two minotaurs rushed up to twist the dwarven priest, leading a strong man with heavy armor and batwing on his back to easily resist the siege of the dwarven warriors.

His swordsmanship is not very sharp, but he is quite steady, and his insidious and vicious moves are ready to be unleashed, so that his opponent cannot act at will. Rather than killing, it is more like a martial art created to protect important people.

The dwarven warriors' attacks often fail, and his sword is like a viper. Feeling unable to gnaw on this hard bone, the dwarven warrior decided to move the battlefield to protect the priest, but was killed by a sword.

After instructing his men to mend the sword, the strong man came to the poet and stretched out his hand to pull him up: "I am Oedipus under Master Mashantig, and I am looking forward to working with you." ”

"Oedipus, the name of the curious......" the poet muttered, realizing that he had lost his temper.

"Indeed, it is based on a legend from my mother's hometown. The strong man's mouth under the mask seemed to show a hideous smile: "It means what the master expects from me." ”