E, Chapter 16: Comfort (Bernie, Vicor)

Because of the comer, Bernie turned his head unhappily, only to be surprised to find that it was a child of ice he knew.

Around his neck is a silvery-white oval emblem with a snow crow pattern in the center.

In his mouth was a black heather pipe with white carvings, and the tobacco he lit was incomparably fragrant: it was Dr. Enis's lung-protecting tobacco mixed with herbs.

Tied to his waist is a high-strength hand crossbow that has transformed Morse.

Undoubtedly, it is Vicol, the snow crow.

"I've finally found you...... I thought you were going to do something stupid, and you were just in a daze here for a long time. Vicol smiled wryly, swept the snowflakes off his coat, and said this to him as he smoked the precious pipe that the deceased Viddle brother had left for him.

Because it was in a downwind direction, the smell of tobacco drifted away from the wind and clearly penetrated Bernie's nostrils.

"And what are you doing here?" said the irritated Bernie to the comer.

"My house is still under repair...... Vicor's expression was a hint of bitterness: "Beihai looked at that battle, and it was almost blown up." Come out and change your mood and look for you by the way, I really found it. ”

“...... Oh. Bernie snorted listlessly, then fell silent.

He wasn't in the mood to talk about that.

Actually, Vicol came to Bernie, and there was also the factor that Myrton wanted to help. He was a little worried about Bernie. The old man who had saved Lisa's life from the Corruptor had a unique concern for the couple, at least Vicol could tell.

Because of his status as a clone, the old snow crow Ivan Myrton has escaped from the control of the Black Ice Mage, but it still makes the City Lord of Mace and the captains of Odes and Sorek unable to give up their vigilance.

But after all, he paid the price of an arm and saved the life of the city lord of Metz from the hands of the blue knight. Elton, the son of Morse, his effective bodyguard, took a leave of absence that day, and almost caused a tragedy. Although some people say that it may just be acting, everyone knows that it is not necessary.

I could vaguely hear some people talking about the huge blood-red vortex that appeared over Eternal Winter last night...... and the Black Mist Demon Clan summoned by black lightning at the gate of the southern city.

Cold has always been one of the strongest natural defenses in the Permafrost. Therefore, these demons who could not adapt to the cold and were already few in number were eliminated without waste. Suffice it to say that the seventeen-meter-high sentries on the wall made of ice stone, which looked like a side-lying ice dragon from a distance, were alert: they immediately spotted the enemy and went out to meet them, annihilating them all.

Since this morning, Beihaiwang has been filled with a tense atmosphere. No one wants to make the situation worse. The last big battle had greatly damaged the town's vitality, and now it has not been able to fully recover. Everyone is counting on the 10th of November to celebrate the Frost Festival and soothe the nerves with these three days: today is the 4th of November, and it is almost here.

Therefore, receiving such news before the festival, everyone must be devastated.

Bernie didn't know exactly what was going on, but along the way, he did hear words like "magic tide" and "whirlpool" mixed in the conversation. Most of them are by word of mouth or read in newspapers. Many of the people who spoke were extremely anxious.

But there are still some people who dismiss it, feeling that it is exaggerated and not worth caring so much about it.

"Can't you leave me alone?" Bernie was irritated when he saw that Vicol was just sitting there and smoking a pipe.

"Just sit here and wait. Vicol frowned and turned his head to glance at Bernie, "I said...... I know you're trying to calm down, but running out without telling anyone is reassuring. ”

...... To be precise, he is really not at ease.

After all, Bulso and the others all felt that since Bernie was so worried about Qi Lisa, something would definitely happen. Regardless of the fact that short-sighted behavior does not appear in people like Bernie, just because his girlfriend is not confirmed dead, he must live well and find an opportunity to save her.

And that's exactly what happened.

By the way, Qi Lisa doesn't seem to be his girlfriend technically...... Thinking about it, Bulso took a deep puff of his pipe and wondered slightly: maybe I was simply mistaken?

But it doesn't seem like a good thing for me to talk about it now...... thinking that mentioning Qilisha would only cause unpleasantness now, and Snow Raven quickly gave up on this idea: forget it for now.

"Where's your little white dog?" Unexpectedly, after Bernie was silent for a moment, he turned his head and asked such a question. It seemed like an opportunity for a friendly conversation, and it was enough to get out of the dull atmosphere.

"It's ...... Sleep in an inn. Vicol seized the opportunity and decided to steer the conversation like this to help Bernie change his mood: "It's called Frostwind. ”

"Oh. Bernie didn't seem to be interested, just replied in a perfunctory manner, and then continued to be silent.

"Nice name, huh?" said Vicol, feeling that the topic was getting a little cold, and hurriedly asked with some pride.

"It's ok. Bernie continued listlessly, and then said nothing.

"Uh......" felt that he could not talk about this, and the snow crow smoked his pipe, a little at a loss: he was really not good at comforting people. What exactly should be said in this case?

"By the way, would you like to go to my house - no, I mean, the hotel - and check it out?" Vicol decided to send out an invitation to try to get Bernie to change his mood: "Playing with Frostwind or something." ”

"I'm not in the mood right now. He shook his head: "Let's talk about it later." ”

"Come on, we can have a drink or something. Vicol patted him on the shoulder, feeling playful. So he warmly invited: "At this time, it's most comfortable to drink some hot cider or something." ”

"I can't go...... If you're okay, can you keep me quiet?" Bernie looked even more irritated, insisting on refusing, "I just want to be on my own for a while." ”

“...... All right. For Bernie in this state, Vicol felt that it was just boring to insist on the invitation. So, he got up and left. After walking some distance, he looked back with some concern, but Bernie in the snow and fog had no intention of moving, and still sat there.

At the same time, Lucina is thrilled to receive a reward from Beverly. In gratitude for her help, Adya City gave her two summoning stones and an expensive bracelet that reduces the amount of mana consumed to summon and maintain the demon: the summoning stone is what she needs most when she becomes an undead and can no longer re-summon herself across the world. And that bracelet is even more precious, which can help Lucina exert some of her former strength.