Chapter 2: The First Story
The hands of the village warriors were trembling. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoWhen the village chief said the word adventurer, they thought of the story they had heard as a child. That fear began to cover their pupils.
On the other side, Wood looked at the old village chief and took a tentative step forward. In an instant, an arrow slashed across his cheek, leaving a trail of blood.
"Don't do it!" he held out his hand to stop his comrades from erupting, and then looked at the village chief in front of him, "Can you lay down your arms? ”
The village chief thought for a while, and it didn't take long for him to make a decision.
"Lay down your arms. After he said this, the young warriors were still hesitant, and he could only emphasize again, "Put down your arms! ”
The young warriors had some difficulty putting away their weapons, but there was still fear and fire in their eyes, and they would fight for the village.
Wood breathed a sigh of relief, then beckoned his companion to come up with a smile on his face, and then continued on to the elderly village chief.
The atmosphere was a little stiff, but he still stayed the same and came to the village chief. A friendly hand was stretched.
"Hello, my name is Wood, and behind me is my companion. ”
To Wood's surprise, the village chief shook his hand without a trace of hesitation, and then continued: "You can just call me the village chief. ”
Wood smiled and nodded, then slowly followed the village chief to the rear. There was the only house over there that didn't collapse in the wind.
The material used to build the house was like stone, but the material was obviously much better than stone, and Wood felt a faint touch of magic.
However, everyone didn't ask much, and quietly followed the village chief into the house.
When you open the door, you will find a simple room, a large wooden table with a few wooden chairs, and candles on the table. From this point of view, there is no magic lamp in this world (spar is used as raw material, and ten experience points can be used for a week).
After more than a dozen people entered, the room seemed a little crowded, and the rest of the people except Wood thought about it and chose to sit on the floor.
"Then I'll just go straight to the point, is this the continent of Zese?" Wood asked as he sat down.
"Yes. The village chief was not surprised that the adventurer knew the name of the continent, "But this continent has not seen an adventurer for a long time, at least this isolated village has never seen an adventurer." ”
Wood was a little puzzled, it seemed to him that the people of this village obviously knew the word adventurer, especially the village chief in front of him.
"I wasn't originally from this village. The village chief clearly saw Wood's confusion, "I came here by chance a hundred years ago, and then settled here. I also passed on the story of the adventurer. ”
Speaking of the past, this old man smiled like a young man, and also had regrets that no one could understand......
"Well, can you tell us about this world?" Wood was sensible enough not to touch the old man's memory, "like the big bird just now, or whatever, please!"
The old man smiled and nodded, he felt that the adventurer was not as scary as in the story, at least now it looked like a child who had just embarked on a journey.
"As far as I know, there have been three ...... in this world You look like you call yourself an adventure party, right?"
"Well, yes. Wood flashed the tattoo on the back of his hand, "We are the Crown of Thorns adventure group. ”
"Then before you, three adventuring parties have visited this world. As the years passed, the name of the first expedition group was unknown. And the second ......" Speaking of this, the village chief suddenly fell silent.
"The Mutek Adventure Group, the existence of the catastrophe given to this world is also the reason why you adventurers will be disgusted by this world. The village chief's tone was also tinged with disgust.
"Can you tell me what's going on?" asked Wood, frowning.
"I don't know much, but it's definitely happened. The village chief stared at Wood.
"The Mutek Adventure Troupe killed the kings of the three kingdoms, then took the keys and stole three treasures to form an artifact and kill the fallen angels. Bring new hope to your world. His expression and tone became more agitated.
"All we have left is a succession of disasters!" the village chief blushed with anger. "You just asked the big bird, right?"
"Hmm......" In the face of this momentum, Wood's reply became a little unsure.
"This is a Void Beast, coming from another world. The village chief seemed to be calmer, "The three treasures that were stolen were originally left by the gods to guard the portal. ”
Speaking of this, all the adventurers present were shocked, and Wood even asked directly: "Portal? can you tell us more about this, we would like to know!"
Wood they teleported into this world into a forest, but ...... There's no portal next to it! They can't find their way back!
They found out about it at the beginning, but everyone was tacitly silent about it, they didn't want to panic in the first place.
"I haven't seen the portal myself, I've only heard of it. The village chief recalled for a while, "Most of the demonic beasts that are rampant in this world now came in ancient times. ”
"Ancient times, and is there still an influx of demonic beasts now?" Wood grasped the point.
"There should be very few now, and it will take tens or hundreds of years before a sudden influx of a batch, which is also the reason why the human race has not been destroyed until now. "When the village chief speaks of human beings, he means on this continent.
"But in ancient times, when the seal was first opened, it was different. The village chief continued, "After the Mutek adventure group left, one day that all mankind did not expect, monsters flooded into the continent of Zes. ”
Through these words, Wood seemed to smell a hint of blood......
"After that, history is all fighting. Day and night, constant fighting, constant death. Childish children began to set foot on the battlefield, and women's worlds were deprived of dresses and beautiful clothes, and they became able to pick up kitchen knives and fight...... In the end, every inch of land was stained with blood. ”
At this point, the village chief suddenly began to look Wood in the eye, and then asked, "Adventurer, can you imagine such a picture?"
"No," Wood shook his head, "I don't have to imagine. Because I'm one of those things!"
The unexpected answer, the village chief was a little surprised, and more disbelief.
Wood didn't mind either, and continued, "Not only me and my companions, but more precisely the continent of Klastina, where we were born, whose thousands of years of history are written in blood!"
Wood thought for a moment, but added the last sentence: "It's also the history of adventurers." ”
The village chief didn't detect the lie in Wood's eyes, he didn't speak again, and the room fell silent again.
"Tell me about the third party......" the village chief broke the silence again, "I hope that when you are done, you will be able to leave and never disturb this isolated village again." ”
Wood hesitated slightly, but finally nodded in agreement.
"There are very few records of this party, the only thing I know is that they came to this continent and then disappeared at some point. The village chief began.
"Disappear?" Wood asked.
"Well, because no one knows what their end will be, going back, dead, or something else. All in all, it's just a not-so-popular passerby. ”
The village chief barely managed to squeeze out a friendly smile. "I hope you don't become such passers-by. ”
Wood nodded slightly, remained silent and continued to think......
In the evening, the team left the village, where they prepared to spend the night in the field.
"What do you think of what the village chief said?" Wood opened the conversation as the head of the regiment.
"On the historical side, I don't think he lied to us. Jos, the eldest, was the first to reply, "But we still have to consider the route he gave us, and the information about the city after crossing the mountain." ”
Klaus, who was beside him, nodded in agreement, "Even if he didn't lie to us, more than a hundred years have passed, and maybe it has changed a long time ago." ”
Wood watched Sissi sleep in Connie's arms, and said nonchalantly, "Is there anything else? Don't be so sullen, just say something." ”
"Hehe, then I said it, Captain. "Sisot and McCar are shoulder to shoulder, and they smell the same.
"Captain, I've always wanted to ask, are the very beautiful little girls in the tavern from your harem?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Maika began the second wave of offensive: "I heard a small news that the head of the regiment has never touched these girls, isn't it...... That's not going to work. ”
"Fart!" the corners of Wood's mouth twitched at the question, "If you were women, I'd tell you to see for yourself if I could do it!"
As soon as this sentence came out, both Maika and Sisott began to have ...... Shy?
Wait, what the hell is shy? Wood felt a chill in his back.
He slapped his forehead a little uncomfortably, then ignored the two bastards and chose to walk towards Sissi.
Just then, Sissi woke up and saw Wood walking towards her.
"Big brother. Early...... Good evening. It took her a moment to react, dazed.
"Hmm. Wood patted Sissi on the head dotingly. Seeing the petite body, I thought about the body of an ordinary girl when she was thirteen years old. There is some pantothenic acid in my heart.
"It's okay, go back to sleep. He sat across from Sissi. Connie didn't know when she left, and her companion didn't bother them.
"Big brother has something to say, right?" Sissi was smarter than Wood thought, "I'm not tired. ”
Wood couldn't help but kiss the pink little face, then hugged Sissi and said, "Then can you show me the so-called adventurer's camp?"
"Hmm!" Sissi blushed, looking excited.
This is also the first time she has used the ability, and she will definitely not disappoint her companions!
After emerging from Wood's arms, Sissi walked to the fire and closed her eyes......
Temporary camp, open!
Suddenly, Sissi's body was covered in white light, and then the light began to spread out in all directions, and then a string of words appeared at Sissi's feet.
Temporary camp, LV1. Lasts 10 hours and consumes 100,000 XP. Durability 100/100.
The camp wasn't very large, but it was enough for ten people to rest. After doing this, a panting Sissi sat on the ground and smiled.
She can do it.
Connie liked the little girl very much, and stepped forward to take out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and put a lot of hedron in her hand by the way.
Sissi didn't refuse, just smiled and said "thank you". She's really short of hedron right now.
Although the eldest brother gave her 100 million, she wants to run the family!
Suddenly, a black cat demon jumped out of the shadows, but was blocked by an invisible wall in mid-air, screamed and fell to the ground.
The durability of the temporary camp is reduced to 99/100. Replenishing Durability requires 100 XP.
A fireball flew out, and the cat demon was easily eliminated. At the same time, Wood and others have a new understanding of the adventurers of the home system.
It works.
Catherine was obviously not as "dirty" as her companions, but she still looked at Sissi with appreciation.
The homestead adventurer under Sisna is far less relaxed than Sissi's ability to open the camp. Every time I was tired and half dead, I didn't say anything, and I made mistakes from time to time. And...... His camp only has 50 durability.
Thinking of this, Catherine looked at Wood, who was playing with Sissi, and went from surprise to jealousy.
She also wanted to fight with her master like this...... Why do small children have privileges?
Catherine didn't know that Sissi was thirteen years old.
Connie, who was standing by the fire, felt the gaze, turned her head to see a somewhat jealous face, and she smiled and sighed.
Once upon a time, I felt this way myself. Then...... She thought of the arena, the fight, the desperate man.
Connie felt that she was no longer fit for this joyous atmosphere and quietly left...... She was missing from the firelight.
"What's wrong?" Catherine asked as she saw Connie sitting next to her.
"Don't ask about adults, children. "Connie is different from Catherine, she just looks colder.
Catherine didn't reply, and continued to think in her mind what to do with the waiting. When will the master sleep, I'm so anxious!
"What do you want?" asked Connie this time.
"Don't ask irrelevant people about the affairs of the master and servant. Catherine retaliated.
"Wood probably hasn't slept with you. Connie has always been very direct. She's not an aristocratic lady, she's just a crawling adventurer.
"Hmph. Catherine was a little upset, she felt that the woman was insulting her.
"It's normal for a servant to have an affair with his master, so you're right, but your master ...... He can't really do it. Connie wanted to use the chat to keep herself from thinking about the sad things.
"Why are you talking so much today?" said Catherine, growing more and more upset.
"I've always talked a lot, but you don't know me well. Connie replied with a smile.
"Shut up. Catherine didn't want to be distracted anymore.
"You're going to be out of step with this team, witch...... Miss. For a moment, Connie couldn't think of a good name.
"Eight women. Catherine's words were as simple as ever.
"Your master also wants you to integrate into the team, he will be very uncomfortable if you continue to be willful. Witch-sama. Connie deliberately gave Catherine an honorific title in recognition of her willfulness and coldness.
It's really bad.
Somewhat unexpectedly, Catherine didn't fight back strongly this time, and her brows furrowed slightly.
In fact, she also thought of the question that the woman said, and she really seemed out of place along the way today. The owner also looked back a few times worriedly......
"Please don't make friends for the sake of your master, it's very irresponsible to 'friends', at least I'll be sad. Connie continued to educate Catherine.
Catherine turned around and asked with a cold face, "What are you sad about?"
Connie suddenly smiled at this point, and looked beautiful in the dark, "Because I think we can be friends." ”
"Don't be delusional. Catherine thought it was a good smile, but it was nothing more than that.
"I don't think it's going to be delusional. With that, Connie, who was in a better mood, got up and walked to her tent.
On the other side, Catherine still sat still, thinking about Connie's words......
The next morning, the adventurers, who had had a good night's sleep, woke up early, and after breakfast, set out on their journey again.
No sooner had he left the camp than Wood discovered something new. Catherine was actually chatting with Sissi!
Although it looks a little embarrassed from her expression, overall, it is a good thing.
Good things happened early in the morning, and Wood thought that luck would be good today......
The adventurers' pace was very fast, and Sissi was also taken by several adults in turn, so everyone had reached the top of the mountain by noon.
Wood stood on a high place and looked into the distance, and vaguely saw the magnificent city that the old village chief had spoken of. This is their first destination.
However, instead of going down the hill at once, the group sat down to eat and rest, when Wood turned his head to look to the other side.
In high places, he saw a lot of things. The little village, the trees destroyed by the big birds, and the blue sea.
If the old village chief is right, then their "birthplace" should be the easternmost part of the continent, and they are heading towards the west at this time.
After eating, the crowd still didn't use their magic to hurry. The reason is that if all the magic is used to hurry, then the mage will only be able to drag his feet when encountering monsters.
The mage has always been very careful about his mana storage, except for "fakes" like Wood.
"There's a creature approaching on the left!" Jos shouted suddenly.
Although the tacit understanding was not enough, the well-trained adventurer still adjusted his posture very quickly, and Catherine condensed the spell as quickly as possible.
A hint of surprise flashed in Connie's eyes next to her, and then she couldn't help but praise in her heart that she was worthy of being a witch.
"It's coming!" Sisot, who was at the front, reminded.
Hiding in the shadows, Wood discovers that this is a group of cat demons, small in size but fast, with average magic resistance, and poisonous claws.
He quickly shared the information and then began to go around.
"Master, please don't enter. Catherine abruptly stopped Wood, "Please watch Catherine perform." ”
"Okay, don't force it. Wood jumped into a tree in the rear, dagger clenched and ready to rush into battle at any moment.
The cat demon is getting closer and closer to the adventurers, and they are running faster and faster in a crazy way, and their saliva is constantly dripping. It will be a little disgusting to the girl.
Catherine was disgusted, but she still wanted to kill the cat demons, and the witch raised her staff......
Fire Bomb, activated.
The magic array appeared out of thin air, blocking the path of the cat demon's advance, and then quickly shot out flame bullets!
The bullet penetrated the body of a cat demon, and the subsequent explosion injured the cat demon next to it. Mighty and terrifying.
But this was just the beginning, and in the next moment, countless bullets were fired, and the speed was getting faster and faster, and the nimble cat demon could not completely avoid the bullets.
It didn't take long for the forest in front of the adventurer to turn into a sea of fire, and the corpse of the cat demon was burning with these flames. Immediately afterward, Catherine summoned some dark clouds and rained down, successfully extinguishing the flames.
And Catherine, who did all this, didn't look tired at all at this time, and came to Wood's side to ask for credit.
In response, Wood could only touch her head in embarrassment.
Servants are stronger than masters...... Throughout the history of adventurers, this is probably the first couple.