Chapter 15: The Trouble with Money
Linya was also going to fight the evil devil for three hundred rounds, so she brought Suzanne to help, but she didn't expect it to be so easy to destroy the demon, and she didn't expect it to be like this.
But this is better, and Linya's confidence is full again. At first, Linya was shocked to discover that she could attract its dark energy through the demon's long whip, but she was quickly relieved. After all, he is a demigod, and he has a god-modified physique, such a powerful power. Since he could absorb any kind of magical energy from any other magician, it wouldn't be surprising to add the dark energy of a demon now.
Thinking of the initial fear, and the courage to face it later, Linya really wanted to give herself a thumbs up. As for where this courage came from, she didn't seem to figure it out herself. It felt like a certain belief was driving her, but in any case, this experience was definitely the most meaningful memorial of her life. She will always remember how she bravely faced and killed a demon.
But now is not the time to be happy, and there are still things to do. This magic circle of chaos ashes must be destroyed, but the blood has seeped into the ground, Linya finally decided to completely destroy this magic array, and buried a huge fireball into the underground in the center of the circle, the two left the underground square, Linya detonated the big fireball again, and the magic array was blown to pieces, along with the underground square of this dwarf village, it also collapsed, turning into a huge tomb.
Now, the innocent villagers who died tragically in pain and despair can finally rest in peace. The demons have been destroyed, and their souls should be liberated. With her arms folded over her chest and a full three minutes of silence, Linya finally opened her eyes. Although she didn't know the dwarves, she believed she had done the right thing.
When she turned around, Linya was surprised to see the ghost of the little dwarf girl who had appeared in her previous dream, and she was standing by the wall not far away, looking at her with strange eyes. Linya walked over, reached out and stroked her face gently, and smiled slightly: "Little sister, don't be sad. Your mom and dad have gone to another world, a place without beauty, called paradise. They live there happily, without pain or sorrow, only happiness. They are waiting for you there. ”
"Really, really?" the little girl's eyes were full of anticipation, "can I go to that paradise too?"
"Yes, of course!" said Linya, affirmingly, as she gently embraced the little dwarf girl into her arms, tears streaming down her cheeks again. "Go, little sister, Mom and Dad are waiting for you there, go there, and the family can be reunited, live happily together, and never be separated again!"
The little girl's soul finally disappears with a smile of happiness and anticipation, and her soul will return to reincarnation, forget all memories, and start a new journey in life. It is over, and the pain and misfortune of this life will be completely over.
Back in the small tent, Linya couldn't sleep anymore. She told Suzanne all about the dream, and at last, she asked expectantly, "Sister Susanna, do you think I am brave? I have destroyed such a terrible devil! Do you think I have grown up a lot?"
But Susanna's frowning answer hit her hard. "Sister Linya, I have to say, you are really too impulsive this time! Have you forgotten how you were deceived the last time you met Rosie? Such a dangerous and powerful enemy, the slightest carelessness will cause an accident......"
Susanna's painstaking advice made Linya wilt, and said with a bitter face: "Ah, but, but I thought about it for a long time before I finally made up my mind! If I don't go, who else can I expect to destroy it? If I keep it, it will continue to plague the world! So even if there is danger, I can't turn a blind eye!"
Suzanne also secretly smiled bitterly and kissed the little princess lightly on the forehead. "Of course, the little princess is indeed very brave! Such a terrible enemy, not everyone has the courage to face it. Just don't be impulsive next time, okay? You can tell my sister about anything, and you can make a decision after discussing it with me?"
"Really? It's wonderful! You know, when I cut and bleed, it really hurts!" Linya finally laughed happily. Suzanne sighed secretly, this little princess, I really don't know what to say. Give a little sunshine and she'll shine brightly. dreams of growing up, but in her own opinion, her words and deeds don't look like she's grown up. Maybe in her heart, she will always be just a little princess who needs to be protected and pampered, and she will never really grow up.
Early the next morning, Linya and Suzanne bid farewell to the deserted village and continued their long journey. This time, though, she was in a much better place, as they had finally left the desert and entered the plains. Animals and plants are becoming more and more common, and it is common to see fields and passers-by on the roadside, and it is finally a little lively. However, the situation is not perfect, and barren fields are everywhere, and in some places the ground is cracked. Worst of all, trees are rare, and there is no way to stop the spread of the desert without the obstruction of the forest.
This time, Linya and Suzanne took a good look at the magic map and decided to go directly to New Bella, the capital of the Kingdom of Abella. After another three long days, the two finally saw the tall castle and walls of New Bella. But from a distance, the most conspicuous place in the city is the two huge factories built outside the city, rumbling and billowing black smoke. As she watched the ox carts pulling timber into the factories, Linya seemed to understand something.
In front of the city gate, Linya and the others were about to enter the city, but they were stopped by the two dwarven soldiers holding spears taller than their bodies. "Where's your pass?" the dwarven soldier asked, and the other ran in.
"Permit to enter the city?" Linya was a little puzzled, you still need a certificate to enter the city, although it is said that humans are a minority race in this dwarf kingdom, there is no need to treat them so differently.
"You can't enter New Bella without a city permit. The dwarven soldier said. "Foreigners who come here must spend at least one silver coin to buy a document for thirty days before they can enter the city and stay. Otherwise, they will be considered dangerous and expelled from the city. Another man who looked like a dwarven official who had arrived in a hurry continued.
It's a bit like the visas that people from different countries on the planet need to apply for to stay in other countries. If you think about it this way, this charge is not too much. It's just that...... Linya immediately thought of a serious, serious, extremely serious problem!
She has no money!
She is a noble princess, and of course she can't carry such a vulgar thing as money with her—well, is it really vulgar...... And because the accident happened so suddenly, Suzanne didn't seem to have any money with her, not a single gold coin, silver coin, copper plate. Of course, there could be no currency for Abella.
Linya was dumbfounded. There is a saying that money is not everything, but without money, it is absolutely impossible!
Of course she could have forced her way in, but that was clearly not her style. What should I do? Linya's mind was a little confused again.
"I don't have any money...... Linya said truthfully to the city gatekeeper.
"Then there is no way to do it. The city gate official, who originally thought that he would have an income, said in disappointment, this human girl's words and deeds are so elegant, and her clothes look so gorgeous, she should obviously be a rich and powerful noble family, but she doesn't even have a silver coin?" But there's a pawn shop on the other side of the port, can you go and see it?" This human girl has a lot of jewelry on her, which should look very valuable, and this white dress is definitely not made of three or two gold coins just by looking at the style and materials. A silver coin, she really doesn't have it?
But Linya really didn't. In desperation, Linya and the others had no choice but to follow his instructions to the direction of the port, which did not belong to the inner city, so there was no need to pay the entrance fee there.
"Oh, my God, I'm a princess, princess, alas! Sister Susanna, do you think I'm the world's most pitiful and unlucky princess? Is there a princess in this world who was starved to death by a silver coin? Well, I'll be the first...... Ahhh
Along the way, Linya's resentment never stopped, but fortunately, she spoke Atlantan and was not afraid of being heard. "My sword and armor should be worth a lot of money. Suzanne thought for a moment and just finished speaking, but Linya immediately vetoed it. "No! absolutely not. Sister Susanna, I'll just talk about it, and don't take it to heart, because your armor and weapons are used to protect me, how can you sell them?"
Of course, you can't take away your clothes, and these pieces of jewelry on your body are all magic props that you can use. The red ring on the ring finger of her left hand is the little phoenix Erinka. The crystal ring on the ring finger of the right hand is a space ring given by Orlando's little brother, and there are still a lot of treasures in it, although it can't be taken out yet. The Azure Star on the left hand is a water-based magic gem, and of course it can't be sold. The diamond necklace around the neck, although not as strong as the Bright Star, is also a very rare bright gemstone, and it would be a pity to sell it. Only these two ruby earrings, both of which were food prepared for Erinka, can now be appropriated for the time being.
However, this port area seems to be far from what I imagined. Linya didn't even see a single slightly larger boat, and as for the small boats, could they cross the sea? There were two shops in the port area, but the situation seemed to be terrible, and there were no people at all.