Chapter 2: Strange Tales of the Town
With the exception of Martin, the rest of the team were indifferent to the slave booth. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ Needless to say, the dark elves can be used to enslaving and oppressing other races and making them slaves. And people from tribes like Natasha don't have any anti-slavery awareness. Only Shirley, who had a vague sense of what she should do against slavery, was not very strong.
After all, that's how this era is.
After walking past the slave stall, there were several shops next to it. I have to say that business in this town is really booming. In this remote corner of the Northland, there are so many merchants crowded to conduct boiling business. Even the yellow nomadic merchants with big pie faces can be seen here.
Martin passed by carving stalls selling antlers and narwhal teeth, as well as stalls selling amber, where he bought small handicrafts. These gadgets can be said to be of little value if they are brought to the south, but they can be considered relatively cheap here. Martin didn't buy these with the intention of becoming a businessman buying low and selling high to make a small fortune. Instead, I'm going to take it back to an acquaintance over there or something. According to the professor of human relations he heard, people should buy local specialties and bring them back to send to colleagues and acquaintances when they are away on business.
Of course, in the process, he also bought a few small ornaments and knick-knacks for the three team members around him. Probably the same as magpies naturally like shiny things. Girls are generally addicted to these kinds of things.
Where deer gather, wolves are invited. And this kind of place where merchants gather will also attract thieves. However, after a circle, Martin's extravagant behavior did not attract the attention of thieves. It wasn't that the pickpockets were keenly aware of the danger of Martin and the others, but that the soldiers passing by on the street from time to time made the thieves dare not move. Nobody likes to commit crimes against the wind.
This was a bit of a disappointment for Martin. According to his original plan, he wanted to lure a pickpocket to steal as a rich man, and then catch the pickpocket and interrogate him properly. The kind of people who wander the market are absolutely indispensable for local intelligence. And with an old Dark Elf wanderer like Zari in Martin's team, as long as a thief dares to steal, then he will definitely be caught.
Dispel the idea of overly romantic attention. Martin began to pay serious attention to the town, and indeed there was something wrong with the atmosphere here. Behind the booming business are soldiers who shouldn't be too much. However, Martin could tell from the merchants' faces that most of them really didn't know what was going on. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so unsuspecting.
It seems that it should be what happened here or what is going to happen. That's why the mayor is so vigilant. However, he was worried that the spread of the news would affect the trade here, so he kept it a secret.
While thinking about what he could make with this incident, he continued to pace forward. Before they knew it, they were in front of a bathhouse.
On this continent of this era, bathing was a common activity in both the city and the countryside. There are many places where there are public baths. Of course, depending on the climate of each region, some bathrooms allow mixed bathing without fear of conflict (of course, the men and women who bathe also wear some clothes, but that is often at most a very thin and short bathrobe, which only covers the key parts). Of course, it is also related to local customs, and women of some ethnic groups are used to exposing their tops). In some places, bathrooms are known for being a matter of men's and women's affairs β bathing is a secondary thing in comparison.
In addition to the need for cleanliness, the healthcare function of bathing is also deeply rooted in people's hearts. In some places, the hot springs are even famous on the mainland. Each of them has a different effect, attracting visitors from all over the world to bathe in the water.
So, as soon as they saw the bathroom, the three women stopped. There is a light in the eyes.
Natasha is a nomadic girl, but don't forget, she is also a steam bather. That's the custom of their womenβanother important custom is the covering of the mask. Of course, she can endure the dirty, but with such a beautiful opportunity to take a bath, how could she let it go?
As for Zari, her family used to be so wealthy, and she had few good memories of that cruel world when she entered the huge bath sprinkled with flower petals (petals are a real luxury in the underworld!) under the service of multiple servants. And after the great change, she ran all the way, and she had long wanted to take a comfortable bath.
As for the rest of Shirley, in a sense, she is the most inpatient person for not taking a bath. The mage's life is more of an indoor confinement - bathing is naturally very convenient. Many famous mages have the habit of thinking while bathing. For Zari or Natasha, it's normal to be in the wild. But for Shirley, it was different! she was in some ways more delicate than the other two. Right now, she couldn't wait to step through that door.
So, the three girls said hello to Martin and were about to go in, but they were stopped by Martin.
"There are some details of the bathing methods here in the Northland, and I should tell you about them, lest you don't know how to make jokes when you go in. β
Actually, it's nothing, Martin explained the precautions to them clearly in a few words.
For northerners, it's also about taking a steam bath. However, their steam baths are unique. The guests were asked to make their own fire, then put stones into the fire, and finally pick out the stones and pour water on them to make steam. During this process, the guests will definitely have a lot of activities. This side plays the role of movement. However, it is in line with the idea that the Norma people built a gym in the bathroom, and that they should exercise before taking a shower.
However, sweating profusely in the steam was not the end of the bath. Next, the guests pick up birch branches and whip themselves or each other (Natasha and Zari look at each other strangely as Martin says this). This is also for the sake of relaxing the muscles and invigorating the blood. After this step, the next step is to jump into the cold pool in this case, and then climb up and repeat the previous steps.
After listening to Martin's introduction, the three girls who had been waiting impatiently couldn't wait to run in, and Natasha and Zali deliberately lagged a few steps behind, so that Natasha quietly bit her ears at Zari and said, "We like to whip people, but we have to be united............
The bathroom was empty, and there was no one in it - in order to prevent Zarie's identity from being revealed, they chartered it. The three girls quickly removed their clothes in the bathroom, revealing their respective bodies. Zali's black jade body is lean and lean, with almost no fat, giving people the feeling that it is made of iron wire. Her legs were like sticks, and her breasts were the size of walnuts. Natasha is different. Although her years of hard work and her status as a female warrior have caused her body to have muscles distributed throughout her body, her body still has the feminine beauty of a woman. Boobs and buttocks are all there. The power contained in her body does not destroy the beauty of her body, but rather makes the sturdy body give people the feeling of human fitness in classical sculpture. When you see her, you will unconsciously think of youth and vitality. And the skin color of the exposed part is also a healthy wheat skin tone. As for Shirley, it's another story. She often lives indoors and does not move often, her complexion is white, and her figure tends to be plump. If she hadn't worn the kind of mage robes and cloak that concealed her curves, with her figure, there must have been no shortage of suitors.
The three girls looked at each other's bodies curiously, and then began to beckon for the preparation of the steam bath. Because those preparations were meant to be exercised, Shirley didn't use spells to do it. After a while, the bodies of the three of them were covered with beads of sweat.
It was time, Zari and Natasha smirked and picked up the birch branches, but before they could make a strong announcement, Shirley had already made the first move.
Some of Shirley's actions were actually managed by Chuye (the visitor from another world in her mind), so it was unusually convenient to cast spells in many places. Even though Zari is also an excellent wanderer with an education to fight against mages, before she can react, Shirley's spell takes effect.
Countless thick tentacles emerged from the ground, black tentacles dancing and twisting and entwining with each other towards Natasha and Zali.
Caught off guard, Natasha was immediately caught by the tentacles, first her hands were cut backwards, and then her ankles were also wrapped around the tentacles. And that's not all, another tentacle grabbed her hair and pulled it back, forcing her body to arch back.
And Zali, who is full of experience in fighting mages, escaped. The mages of the dark elves are famous, and if any dark elf has few hands to deal with the mage's moves, then he will have to wait to be eliminated.
So, with her agile movements, Zari dodged the Black Tentacle's attack, and then rushed towards Shirley.
The shower is only so big that it can be rushed through almost a few steps.
And the mage who was captured, as long as he was not particularly powerful, was no different from the pig on the board.
However, just as she was already hugging Shirley, a circle of ripples suddenly rippled in the air.
Soul blast!
It is the signature ability of the spirit sucker, first the mind blast to make the enemy fall into a dazed and helpless tremor, and then put the tentacles on it is the usual combination of the spirit sucker.
However, it is obvious that the other party is still merciful. Zari didn't feel the legendary feeling of "mixing brain juice and lemon juice in a juicer", but just felt that her brain was suddenly placed in a glass of ice water. It was not completely helpless, but his hands and feet were weak and he was unable to fight again.
"Jie Ji ............Ji
While Zari and the others were playing, Martin was already sitting in the mayor's office, asking about something in detail.
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As for the steam bath, I saw a Soviet film called "The Dawn Is Quiet Here". Inside, there are footage of female Red Army soldiers taking steam baths and beating each other with branches. But I have to say that I don't think the actors were chosen well. For when one of the girls went in, the others stopped and marveled at her figure. There was a female warrior who also said that it was a pity to wear a military uniform with such a figure. But in fact, the actor's figure is not good...... Hey, I've been watching it a long time ago, and it's nice to go back to that time.
Because of the fact that someone else got rid of it.,I'm trying to cut a video of the magical girl Madoka.γ It's so hard to find out when you really start to do it...... It took me a long time just to prepare the materials. Premiere doesn't recognize many formats of videos...... The latter frame-by-frame and music pairs are also troublesome...... I don't know who knows what the technique is, it's not easy to cut out the work
The other day the tryer exercised a little. After doing 15 pull-ups for two days in a row, the muscles were sore in many places. I only do 15 at a time. Back then, I was able to do 20 pull-ups in one go without changing color. Alas, it would be better to go back to that time.