Chapter 22: The Necromancer (6)
Vidrina finally got her wish from Kenloe, the Amulet of the Dead, the Vampire Cloak, and the Boots of the Death. She left behind the manuscripts of governance that she had compiled these days, and took her undead horror knight to bid farewell to Kenloe, and returned to Dia from the portal through the Lost Lands.
She was amazed at how quickly Dia's form changed. Unbeknownst to her, Eric had already begun to lead his troops against Sandrou, and had already captured many of his cities, and now a large area of Diya belonged to Eric.
Along the way, it is common to see scouts sent by Eric patrolling back and forth on the avenue. Vidnika had to travel day and night, and finally returned to Southbanda.
"You've done a great job!" said Sandru, looking approvingly at his protΓ©gΓ© Vidnia.
"Teacher, Kenloe has snatched back the Prophet's Sword from the Great Thunder, proclaimed himself King of the Savages, and renamed the Eastern Barbarian Land Baildus. β
"What do you think of Kenloe?"
"I think the Savages are a force to be reckoned with. Each of them was a fearless warrior, and if Kenloe had enough money to pay, he could even lead hundreds of thousands of people across the country into battle. I think you should find a way to maintain a friendly relationship with Kenloe. He is short of funds right now, and if you can give him the remaining 500,000 gold coins, it will be a blessing in disguise, and he will remember your help and friendship for the rest of his life. β
"Well, I'll think about it. β
"Teacher, I've heard that you didn't pay Jenny the remaining 500,000 gold coins as promised, so you will make more enemies. Jenny's power is limited, and it's not a big deal to offend her, but you can't offend Kenloe, I've seen how terrible the wrath of the wildlings can be. β
"Vidnina, my territory has been compressed a lot by Eric, and one of Dia's gold mines has also been occupied by him. Now I have the 20,000 troops of the Duke of Elares in front of me, and the army of Eric behind me, and I cannot fight any of them until I am sure of victory, otherwise they will inevitably form an alliance. The loan from the Holy Light Island must be repaid, and I can only use the limited funds to strengthen the armament. β
"Teacher, you can't afford to delay Kenloe's money for too long, you have to find a way no matter what. β
"I know. Clauvis has already gone to Blancadda to find the armor forger Abigail, and as long as I get the Spell Armor and the Ghost King's Cloak, I can easily defeat both of them. Vidnina, you have come back well, Southbanda and Westheup are under your command, and I am going to go to Blancada myself. β
"Yes!"
"Don't lead the attack, maintain the current situation for the time being, I will find a way to come back as soon as possible. β
The town of Coom is a beautiful town in Blancada, bordered by the forests of Tula to the east, just a few days away from the City of Silverwind and the Blancada Academy of Magic. Melting snow from the snow-capped mountains in the distance sings all the way out of Brook Canyon, surrounding the secluded and ancient village. The crystal clear water of the stream is filled with colorful fallen leaves, which occasionally attracts a few fish to peck at it.
It was almost autumn, and the trees on the mountain were fiery red or golden, but also mixed with the dark green of evergreen trees. The lazy sun shone on the golden stone huts and the moss on the stone walls, and the whole town seemed to take a nap in the afternoon.
"Mrs. Abigail, are you at home?"
"Yes!" said Mrs. Abigail, who held her head out of the room, "Aunt Brian, is there anything wrong with you?
"Well, I don't know why he keeps bothering my chickens and ducks, and they're almost getting him to pluck them out. β
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Aunt Brian...... I don't know how he could be so naughty!" Mrs. Abigail exclaimed angrily, "I'm going to have to beat him up!"
"Then you don't have to, you tell him that winter is coming, okay, spare them, or they will freeze to death." Aunt Brian's voice faded away.
Mrs. Abigail picked up a stick and searched all over the house for Raphael, but where could she find anyone? She crossed her hands and shouted in the courtyard, "Raphael...... Raphael ......"
A very cute little girl ran out from behind a tree outside the house.
"Elmady, have you seen my Raphael?"
"No, Mrs. Abigail, I'm trying to play with him, is that okay?" said the little girl, pausing and opening her eyes wide.
"Absolutely...... Irmadi, can you tell him to come back sooner after you find him?"
"Okay, I know where he is. The little girl jumped out of the village.
On the small stone bridge by the stream, a little boy is busy tying feathers on a small branch. Elmadi shouted, "Brother Raphael, your mother told you to go back." β
"I haven't had enough fun, ignore her. β
Elmadie sneered, "Brother Raphael, Mrs. Abigail may be going to hit you again, I see her with a stick in her hand." β
"Oh, is Aunt Brian going to her again? No, I can't go back, I'll have to wait for my dad to come back and go back with him, or I'll be beaten." The place where I hit yesterday still hurts. β
"What are you doing here?" said Elmadi, crouching beside him curiously.
"I'm making a pair of wings. Raphael put his feathered stick on his shoulder and said, "Look, is it winged?"
Elmadi looked at it for a long time, shook his head and said, "Brother Raphael, your wings are a bit like a feather duster. β
"Whatever it is, as long as it can fly. Raphael stood at the head of the bridge and shouted, "Irmadi, pray for me!"
Ermadi folded her hands and closed her eyes in prayer. It wasn't until she heard a sudden thud from under the bridge that she hurriedly opened her eyes.
In the stream under the bridge, Raphael was fluttering.
"Brother Raphael, you ...... Are you alright?"
Raphael finally managed to crawl out of the water, spit a few mouthfuls of water, and said, "It's okay...... It's strange, why can't it fly? Maybe there aren't enough feathers?"
On the fruit trees by the stream, a few small birds chirped and seemed to laugh at Raphael.
"I make you laugh!" Raphael threw a few rocks, and the birds deftly dodged and flew to the nearby fruit tree, where they began to chirp again.
"I see, there must not be enough feathers!Elmady, you can accompany me to dig a bird's nest in the woods!"
"Good!" the little girl applauded, "if you have a baby bird, you will give it to me." β
The two held hands and ran down the creek towards the hillside.
There is a big windmill by the stream, which turns slowly in the wind. There is some rustling in the windmill house, could it be that there are little rabbits making nests?
The two pushed away the concealed people and found a man and a woman hugging and kissing in the room.
"What are you doing, Mr. Brian?" said Raphael curiously.
The man and woman were startled and hurriedly separated. The woman immediately straightened her dress with her back to the door, and she didn't know who it was.
"Didn't I do anything...... She had sand in her eyes, and I was blowing it for her. "Mr. Brian was a little embarrassed.
"But I see you kissing on the lips. β
"Listen Raphael, don't talk too much, children! A man should have the right to do whatever he wants, shouldn't he? Don't talk nonsense to your aunt, I should be working in the shop at this time." I know you often pluck the feathers of my chickens and ducks, and as long as you don't go out and talk nonsense, I will forgive you for the wrong things you have done...... Also, I'll give you two more gold coins to buy candy to eat. β
"Deal!" Raphael immediately held out his hand.
Elmadi clutched the gold coin he had received in his hand, looked up at Raphael and said, "Brother Raphael, is this good? They are obviously kissing, aren't we helping him lie? Mother said that children should be honest." β
"Adults love kissing, and I've seen a lot. Didn't your mom and dad kiss?"
"Kissed...... I don't understand, do they have candy in their mouths, they have to lick it like this. β
Raphael stopped, looked at Al Madie and said, "Let's try it too, let's see if the lips taste good." β
"Good ......"
The two little kids hugged each other and kissed on the lips.
"It's not sweet at all!" Raphael spat out.
"Yes, but why do adults like to kiss them so much?" Elmadie couldn't figure out.
There are not only many flowers blooming on the hillside, but also many wild fruits, and many butterflies flying. The two children immediately forgot about the question, and even forgot about digging the bird's nest, and began to run among the flowers.
"Kid, come here!" a few horses stood on the hillside, snorting and panting. The passengers on the horse were all masked in black veils and dressed in black.
"Oh my God, they're heroes!" Raphael immediately ran over, looked up in adoration and said, "Hero, can you show me your sword?"
A man in black jumped down, shook his head, and said, "Little friend, the sword can't be shown to people casually! Do you know that once a hero pulls out a sword, he will kill someone." β
Raphael was startled, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Then I won't look at it!"
The man in black touched Raphael's ear with his hand, and a gold coin immediately popped out between his fingers, and said, "You kid is so strange, how can you put gold coins everywhere?"
Raphael jumped up and took the gold coin and said, "You can help me take a look, where else is it?"
The man in black conjured up a few more gold coins on Raphael's body. Raphael held his hand tightly and begged him to teach him how to make money.
The man in black said, "I can teach you, but you have to do me a favor!"
"Tell me, as long as I can help, I will definitely help you!" Raphael said.
"We're looking for the famous master foundry, Abigail, does he live in this village?"
"Are you his friend?" said Raphael, looking at them.
"Yes, very good friend! we haven't seen him in a long time, and we miss him so much!"
"Really, you're welcome! He's my father, but he's not at home now, he's gone to Silverwind!"
"When will he be back?"
"He's been gone for days, he should be back soon!"