Chapter 33: An Incongruous Melody
Before the white mist could dissipate, Sophia ran over. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Even though she knew that Martin was wearing defensive armor and possessing two layers of magic to ward off the damage of the cold. But she was still reassured.
The remnants of the frost worm's incineration explosion are still there. Rushing into the white mist, Sophia felt nothing but bitter cold. Fortunately, as a holy warrior, he has professional expertise. It's just that I feel uncomfortable, and it doesn't cause any real damage. Sophia has Martin in her heart. I didn't care about the cold at all.
Listening to the voice, Sophia groped her way through the invisible mist to find Martin and helped him up.
"You're hurt!" Sophia's voice revealed anxiety. She smelled blood, and the tentacles felt sticky and wet.
"Ah, it's okay, little thing. Martin listened and comforted. "How can adventurers like us avoid being injured. ”
Yes, adventurers, adventurers, are engaged in very dangerous things, not to mention injuries, even those who died in battle abound.
The Northland is very dangerous, and Martin came here for the adventure of his favorite friend. Sophia, on the other hand, was willing to take such a big risk in order to save someone she didn't know. To be sure, Martin wouldn't have been able to do that on his own. That's why he has a lot of respect for Sophia. Hey, how could such a good girl go through ups and downs so much and lack of care. It is also related to this idea that the horse does not hesitate to protect her against a powerful enemy. In the face of poor girls, many men will have a desire to protect. Pity sometimes means cuteness.
When she discovers that Martin is injured, Sophia immediately uses the Holy Healer, a paladin's special ability, to treat him. But Martin stopped him.
"It's nothing serious, just a small injury. Martin said. "Calm, calm. ”
As the fog cleared, Sophia was able to see Martin's injuries. The frostworm's incineration explosion was so powerful that Martin was bleeding from several wounds on his body. Such an injury would be dangerous for ordinary people, but Martin was a druid who had cultivated to a very high level. It's not in the way for him.
In fact, Sophia is not an ordinary woman who has never seen blood. She is also a battle-hardened paladin. It's just that when the injury happened to Martin, she was in turmoil and panicked.
Martin pulled out a wand to heal minor injuries and handed it to Sophia.
A wand is a consumable magic item. Similar to scrolls in many ways, the biggest difference is that the wand is used much more often. Scrolls can only be used once, while wands can be used up to 50 times. Of course, as with scrolls, used is used. The difference between the two sides is like a wholesale box of snacks and a single pack of snacks.
As a magic item, the wand is still quite expensive. Therefore, Sophia is a little unaccustomed to this usage.
Because for her, she should first use her own ability, using the Holy Warrior's unique holy healing ability or the Holy Warrior's magic to heal her injuries. After all, those abilities, divine arts, although the number of times they can be used every day is limited, but even if they can't be used, they can't be accumulated, and if they are used, they won't cost anything. So it's better to use your free abilities and save expensive wands.
That's a frugal idea. There's nothing wrong with that. But Martin believes that now is not the time to save. After all, compared to their own abilities, the effect of both scrolls and wands is inferior. The effect of a high-level mage using his own strength to cast a fireball spell is far better than that of him tearing a scroll and using that one to cast a fireball, and the situation is similar with a wand. This is the phenomenon that external objects are not comparable to their own will.
And now, for the time being, it is safe to use a single shot that is not effective, but you can use the slow wand multiple times to heal the injury. As for the holy healing of the holy warriors, they should be kept for use in the later battles. The Holy Warrior's holy healing is very famous, and it can be used in multiple times to treat minor injuries. It can also be used intensively to treat serious injuries. The effect is very good, even the healing technique of serious injuries performed by the senior priest is not as good as the holy healing of the holy warrior. So in Martin's view, that valuable ability should still be saved as much as possible. Even if you can't use it in a day, you can't accumulate it and waste it.
Martin did this for insurance.
As the fog dissipated, others moved closer. Natasha's face also showed a little concern, and Zari didn't care about this kind of thing, especially since Martin's punishment of her not long ago made her quite resentful, and she was still thinking about using some prank that Martin couldn't find out to fix him. As for Shirley, of course, she was still expressionless, and at the same time she didn't say anything.
As for the soldiers from the Northland, they were gathered together, discussing something according to the traces left by the battle just now.
"This is not normal. Martin said to the captain of the Northern Army.
The Captain of the Northern Army nodded with a stern expression.
Monsters are indeed a frequent haunt in the treacherous Northlands. But they are territorial. Especially this big monster. It's okay to not be very far from your own territory. Unless something changes.
And if such a big monster appears around the human settlement, it will be very dangerous. If it is a small village that does not have the capacity, it will probably force the villagers to abandon the village and move to another place. And if it is a powerful settlement, especially a place like the fortress of the North Sea Country that can pull out the army. It will often take the initiative to sweep away the surrounding monsters and clear the passages. Otherwise, there are often such things haunted, how can life be lived? Do businessmen still dare to come and trade?
Although the frost worm is strong, if a large number of troops are dispatched, they can be captured. In particular, the Northern Army is particularly good at dealing with this kind of cold-blooded demonic beasts. The light cavalry or the flying witch in charge of reconnaissance patrols to identify these threats, and then split up to report and stalk. Then go out and hunt those powerful units. The Frost Giant or the Armored Great White Bear, which one is not outstanding in cold resistance but with thick skin and strong defense? It can completely block the face of frost insects and firmly attract attention. Then cooperate with magicians and ordinary soldiers to control the scene and attack from a distance. Don't say it's just a frost bug. Even the white dragon has to flapp its wings and fly away - after all, that kind of creature is often not noble and powerful, but more like a predator like a beast, a large reptile that can fly.
With Martin's knowledge of the strength of the army in that fortress, and the shrewdness and competence of that commander. It is impossible to let such a high-impact monster appear within a day's distance of the fortress. The fortress was originally well run, ensuring its military significance while also expanding the economic aspect. Supporting each other, it is like a concerto. And this frost worm is obviously a wrong note, an incongruous melody. That is, this frostworm came from somewhere else, and this is not its territory. Otherwise, they would have been killed a long time ago.
That's interesting. Martin, as a learned druid, certainly knew that large predators would also leave their territory. For example, there is a change in the territory, and there is less food. Or go out to mate and court, or there is a terrifying existence with extremely strong strength in their own territory, so that this frost worm, which is already quite good, has to be threatened and escape.
If the latter were the case, it would have a detrimental effect on the fortress. The armies of the North Sea Kingdom must scout the situation so that they do not have time to call for reinforcements if there is an enemy who is difficult to deal with.
"Do you need to send someone to report?" Martin said. He didn't want anyone to go back and report the news, which would lead to a decrease in combat effectiveness. Even if it's just one person.
Because he smelled the smell of conspiracy.
After all, it was more likely that the earl than any other reason. He still remembers and salivates over Sophia's beauty. But this is also the territory of the North Sea Country. He couldn't just take the army and move the people to such a close place to the fortress. So, he did little tricks, such as expelling the monster by force - or using some special trick to get the giant frost worm here. It's all possible. Martin, as a Starch Spencer Druid, knew something special to do that.
So, out of precaution against the earl, the stronger the team, the better.
Fortunately, the captain replied quickly. "There's no need. At such a close distance, it would be nice to use magic to communicate. ”
Magic communication is very useful, and there are many ways to do it. However, it may be disturbed to use for various reasons. Sometimes it's not that practical or convenient. Otherwise, if the communication ability can be greatly improved. Then a lot of things on the continent will change. For example, the rise of the Great Centralized Empire.
You know, it is precisely because of the limitations of transportation and communication capabilities that for a large empire, a strong centralization of power will lead to slow response and various problems, which is not very applicable. In the case of inconvenient transportation between the local government and the central government, and limited communication, the central government does not understand the local situation and may issue wrong orders. Or too late to react. In this case, the division of the territory has become an effective means of improving administrative capacity.
Partition is not a good thing for a country as a whole. If there was a better way, no country would want to use it.
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