The pace of the team's movement was once again delayed by the need to stop from time to time to allow Cheese to study the doorway on the trail. Of course, it's not without its rewards. According to the Master himself, he has a preliminary understanding of how the so-called "blessings" on this path work. But when asked if this could be an opportunity to cure the plague, Cheese was silent and admitted that as it stands, he couldn't figure out why this "blessing" could protect those who used it.

"Didn't Gloria say before that her grandfather said that this road could only be used while Vale City was still under the protection of the Saron family? Why do the blessings on this path still work?" Leon asked the mage curiously, after confirming that Gloria's attention was not here.

"How can I say it? In fact, the so-called blessing and curse seem to us to be exactly the same thing, and the difference between them is only whether the person who is cursed receives good or bad. Such spells have more flexibility than normal spells. After all, they're not something that can be done in an instant, which makes it much more difficult. In this case, the harsher or more vague the conditions of the blessing or curse, the more dangerous it is for the caster, regardless of the power of the system he uses, these powers will not be used in vain, and the price must be paid. So I think that compared to the complicated and difficult to define condition that Valley City is still under the protection of the Saron family, the person who blessed this path should have set a condition as long as the Saron family's bloodline continues or something similar. Anyway, the final result is about the same, and such a simple starting condition can save a lot of effort. The mage replied as he studied the pattern of the masonry on the road.

"So you mean that as long as Gloria is alive, the blessings on the Dragon's Throat Trail will last?" Not fully understanding the precise meaning of Cheese's long remark, Leon tried to come up with a simple conclusion on his own.

"In theory, yes. Cheese nodded, agreeing with the Captain's conclusion.

The Blood Lion got the answer he wanted, and got up and left the mage's side, the chief knight grumbling as he left.

So one sentence can explain why things go around in such a big circle. ”

"No way, maybe that's how they mages talk. Elsa, who had been staying nearby, had heard the conversation between them, and in fact, in addition to deliberately avoiding Gloria, the exchange between Leon and Cheese had no intention of hiding from anyone.

"It's hard for you to protect him all the way here. It seems that you have been nagged like this all along the way, right?" Elsa feels like a warm fire, and no one will refuse her approach. Although it can be seen that the proprietress has a different attitude towards the mage than others, the knight chief really doesn't mind pursuing her, if he is ten years younger. The Blood Lion smiled at the thought of this.

"Actually, it's okay, he only does this when he is doing research, and he usually speaks very normally. He just...... I don't know how to speak. The proprietress suddenly thought of the big words that Cheese had said to herself when she was at the camp in Sweetwater, and she couldn't help but laugh.

After a few more small talks with Elsa, Leon had to check the distance from Turbidity. After saying hello to the proprietress, the knight chief looked at Elsa, who had come to the mage's side again, and couldn't help but think that maybe this was youth.

However, this relaxed atmosphere did not last long, and with a carrier pigeon falling from the sky, a letter with the fire paint of the Knights of the Hammer was delivered to Leon. The chief knight hurriedly opened the letter, and the writer was undoubtedly Heather, which also relieved everyone who had worried about the safety of the female knight for many days. But the contents of the letter are not so gratifying. According to Heather's letter, the chief knight had arrived in Turbidity before the group left Vale. The reason why she chose not to go back to the western border, but to go to the southern border, is because the distance is closer, and she can reduce the time wasted on the road. The second reason is that before Heather and Cheese entered Vale, Hammer had a group of wounded people who had evacuated to Turbidity Town, and as the chief knight, Heather had to make sure they were safe.

"How's it going?" asked the men gathered around the knight chief.

The Blood Lion frowned. Heather mentions that after arriving in Turbidity Town, she met the head of the Apothecary Guild, one of the only few apprentices of the kingdom's chief pharmacist, Baron Gray, who had a good reputation in the kingdom before, and as one of the most important scholars in the entire kingdom, Baron Gray was nothing like other scholars who spent their days drinking with their rich fortunes. He was a doer in the Apothecary's Guild, and even compared to his brothers, Baron Gray was the most favored person to become the next chief pharmacist. It is hard to imagine such a man judging the incurability of the plague so hastily, but only he, who is usually in a very good reputation, would have made this conclusion extremely weighty, and even made the king and his teacher approve of the report and give the order to kill. After all, the impression he gave before was too good.

Although the Knight Chief also knew that potions and magic were two different realms, due to the proximity of the Glasion Kingdom and the elves' residences, and the Apothecary's Guild had communicated with the sons of the forest, the medical level of the entire kingdom had always been at the leading level among the surrounding countries. Confident in his kingdom, Leon once again doubts Cheese's promise. But the mage has healed the sober, hasn't healed?

But then Heather wrote about the cheese with Baron Grey, who had made a point of being ignored by others. Admittedly, if you look at it on the surface now, there is no doubt that the mage is the closest person to the heart of the problem, but is it really possible for a mage who suddenly appears in the North and claims to be from outside civilization? Heather had absolute trust in Cheese following the instructions of the family, but is it possible...... Is it possible that cheese is the cause of the spread of the plague? Could it be that cheese created these plague viruses?

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they are difficult to eradicate. Although Heather and Leon still have relative trust in the mage. But the possibility of this assumption being true. And, I'm afraid, the likelihood is not low. No one in Leon saw the contents of the letter, and he only said that it was about the current state of Turbidity Town, and did not say a word about Baron Gray's suspicion of Cheese. As an experienced knight, Leon controlled his facial expressions well, so that no one else, including the knights of the kingdom, noticed any clues from the blood lion's face. Glancing at Cheese, who was still studying on the sidelines, why did he go out of his way to study what so-called blessings were at this time. Could it be that this was just a cover to disguise some kind of purpose for him?

At this moment, the mage stood up and said.

"Well, I pretty much understand what the blessings on this path are all about. Now, we can go full speed ahead. ”