Chapter Eighty-Four: A Journey Without End
Everyone sat around the fire, sharing their experiences and conclusions over the past few days. Twenty-eight, Half-Moon-Netness had woken up, and though there was no way to sit up, Fern carried her to the fire, along with the two cloaks. At this time, Ness was lying on Ray's lap, eating the breadsticks that Rui had fed her softened in hot water.
Fern is playing with Stan's obsidian sword in his hand, and then as if remembering something, he returns the sword to Stan. "Let's discuss the next trip, it's not too early. ”
Stan nodded. "First of all, Tirin, Cremens, you two must leave Sarah, preferably south, and of course going to Doyle is also an option, as long as they don't find out that you are soldiers. The knight nibbled on a piece of hard bread and looked at the two of them.
"Although Basorem's order is only to escort you here, he does not say that I cannot continue to follow you any further. Cremens is clearly reluctant to leave.
Rui stopped feeding Nice and looked at him seriously. "Cremens, you have no choice, the lump on your body will kill you soon, you and Tirin must get out of Sara as soon as possible. ”
Cremens reluctantly lowered his head, but Quiai became nervous. "What lump?"
Tirin rolled up his sleeves and showed his arm to Quiai, his lump was worse than when he first met Rhestan, some of the red bumps had begun to turn purple, and a few had even begun to form a hard lump in the middle of the lump and pus was coming out. "Pretty young lady, this is it, after a long stay in Sarah, I can't imagine these things appearing in the three of you ladies. ”
"See ......" Quiai was just about to curse, but saw Fern look at himself and swallow hard. "Hussey didn't mention that to me, we have to get the job done as soon as possible and get out of here. ”
"Don't worry just yet, according to what Basorem told me before, these lumps will not appear until the first month, and they are not serious when they first appear, and we still have enough time. Rui continued to scoop up a piece of bread and put it in Ness's mouth.
"Well, maybe...... I should listen to you, I don't want to be like Herus, of course, I don't dislike him, you know, I just ...... Some are afraid of becoming like that. Kremens's tone softened, and the appearance of Herus tormented by the lump made him feel palpitations.
"What about you, Tirin? What are you going to do?" Stan ripped off a slice of bread with his hand and shoved it into his mouth. br />
Tirin scratched the lump on his grip. "I'll go south with Kremence first to make sure he leaves Sara safely, this kid is really reassuring to be alone. Tillin patted Cremens on the shoulder vigorously. "Then I'll wait for these damn lumps to go away first, and then I'll probably go to Doyle, and I'll go to every farm in Doyle and try my luck, may Urel ...... The seven gods bless me with good luck. ”
"Sounds like a good plan. Stan picks up a piece of baked rusk and tosses it to Tirling. "May the seven gods bless you and find your wife. ”
"Thanks, Stan, Ray, and ...... All of them. Tirin raised his teacup and saluted everyone as if he were a wine glass.
The others returned the favor.
"Then, the rest of the people continued their march towards Dagger Mountain, and it was not far from here, and they would be there in less than three days. Rui put the last of the macerated breadsticks in Ness's mouth.
"I think we still have a problem to consider. Stan holds up two empty packages and shakes them in front of the crowd. "We have little food left, and if we go to Dagger Mountain like this, we will starve to death if we don't get to the dark tide. ”
Fern raised an eyebrow. "Hell, I forgot about that, we might be able to hunt some wildlife around here and find some plant tubers or something. ”
"No, Fern, the animals here are all polluted by the Dark Lord, you can imagine that kind of lump can be caused to people, the animals have already begun to fester, whether you can eat it or not, I believe that the three of us mages will not be able to eat it. Rui put down the plate and spoon and placed his hands on either side of Ness's temples.
Fern's right hand pinched his brow vigorously, and he couldn't think of a way for a while.
Cremens scratched at his messy hair. "I know a place, there must be some food there, and even some weapons......"
"Do you mean it's nearby? Even if it's not nearby, as long as it's in Sarah, it's worth visiting. Fern jerked his head up, as if he had seen a savior.
"Is there such a thing? I don't even know it!" Tillin was surprised.
"I shouldn't have said it, but since it's you, I think Bathorem will agree, this is the secret of the Northern Knights, so it's normal that you Royal Forest Knights don't know, we have a secret armory on the northern border of Sarah, and it's not far north of here. Cremens looked at Fern. "If you have a map, I can mark it out for you. ”
"That's great!" Fern quickly pulled out his map and sat down beside Cremens.
Kremence pulled a half-burned piece of wood from the fire, poked it on the ground a few times to extinguish the fire on it, and made a black mark in a grove of trees north of Talheim to the edge of the permafrost plain. "This is it, the woods are not big, I even doubt that the artist of your map has already discovered it, and if you want to find the armory, just remember one sentence, Sarah's spirit is the key to solving all challenges. ”
"Sarah's spirit is the key to solving all challenges......" Fern repeated the words, but he couldn't grasp the point, so he had to look at Rui, "Can you hear anything? Sarah's spirit...... What is it?"
Rui also shook his head helplessly. "Maybe you have to get there to get a sense of it. ”
Cremens looked at the two of them with some embarrassment. "To tell you the truth, although I am also a member of the Northern Knights, I have never been to that place, but Basorem once mentioned it to me, otherwise I would have taken you there. ”
"No, Cremens, you've done us a great favor, leave it to us, the most important thing for you to get out of here now is. Fern couldn't stop patting Kremens on the shoulder.
Ness staggered to her feet from Ray, her hands massaging the sides of her temples. "But we don't have a clue what to do when we get to Dagger Mountain. ”
"When you get there, you'll know that you don't have to think too much about it now. Quiai put on a relaxed face again, and the panic he had just seen when he saw the lump had been thrown across the Dragon's Back Mountains.
Rui tilted his head to look at Quiai. "You're a lot like Fern in this way, blindly optimistic. ”
"I don't think there's anything wrong with that, and I'm not blind. Quiai looked at Rui-for-tat.
"That's enough, that's it, it's late today, it's almost the second half of the night, hurry up and rest, and set off as soon as possible tomorrow, Tirin and Cremens go south, and the rest go northeast. Fern made a final summary and didn't let Ray and Queai play more.
Tilling leaned in and whispered to Cremens, "Rui and that charming chick named Quiai, I don't think their trip to Dagger Mountain will be going to be easy." Kremence nodded approvingly.
The cold wind is still blowing, and in the winter of Beijing, there always seems to be an endless stream of cold winds blowing from the north. At the intersection of a fork in the road, seven people were standing there, saying goodbye.
The two Sara soldiers hugged Fern and Stan one by one, "May the God of Warriors protect you on your safe return from Dagger Mountain, and may the Seven Gods be with you." The two said one after another.
"May the seven gods be with you and get out of this sea of suffering as soon as possible. Stan straightened up, returning knightly courtesy.
"Although I have only known you for a day, I feel as if I once knew you, and I hope to meet again in the future, and may Sara always protect you. Fern nodded slightly, handing the remaining holy water to Cremens in Talheim. "There's still a little bit left of this, you can take it, just in case, we have a lot of people, and we should be much safer. ”
Cremens took the flask and tied it to his belt.
The two turned to the three mages. "May the gods of magic bless you, and may the seven gods be with you, beautiful and mighty magicians. ”
Rui and Kuiai also nodded slightly, and returned their blessings. Ness lowered her head and bent her knees slightly, making a salute that surprised everyone, and then she suddenly noticed everyone's puzzled gaze and immediately straightened up. "May ...... May the seven gods bless you all. ”
"Ness, I seem to have seen a similar etiquette in the palace of Delus, are you a nobleman?" Queai tilted his head and raised his eyebrows as she looked at the bewildered Ness.
"I ...... I just happened to learn this at the Mage's Tower," Ness struggled, but apparently no one believed her.
Fern saved her. "Alright, let's go, in whatever direction you go, and may the light light light the way ahead. ”
The crowd was divided into two teams, and walked towards the north and the south respectively, and in front of them was a journey with no end in sight, stretching on and on endlessly.