Chapter 10: The Snow Elves
The two tooth holes under the collar of Oakburn's neck stood out in the harsh sunlight, and there was silence all around, except for clumps of miscanthus growing out of the rocks. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info I recalled in my mind, remembered about the origin of vampires.
Anyone who practices magic knows that the influence of a person's bloodline on their cultivation is enormous. There are too many obstacles to the path to magicians ・・・・・・ talent, bloodline, luck, and this is why magicians are scarce. The activation of magic requires the spell of the elves, and the drive of magic requires magical energy, which is contained in our blood, in our rolling veins.
Having a good bloodline is a gift from a magic cultivator, and this gift is not a godsend, but a gift from parents. If a person's ancestors have cultivated magic, then part of the ancestors' attainments will be passed down through the bloodline, so that the descendants will be more comfortable in cultivation, and the closer this bloodline is, the better. In the same way, even if your ancestors did not have a magician, and you become a magician, then your next generation will definitely have a better starting point. This is also one of the reasons for the emergence of the magic family, an important reason. And I obviously don't have this bloodline, so far I can only say that I have touched the door of magic, and I have not yet entered it.
The appearance of vampires has changed the irreversible situation of the bloodline, they improve their bloodline by absorbing the blood with a good bloodline, so that they can take their magic cultivation to the next level, I have even heard that some vampires can also absorb the magic energy at the same time, which is really terrifying.
Right now, Oak has become a victim of vampire cultivation, he has both beast and human blood in his body, and he is the most powerful existence among us, so it is not surprising that he has become a target for vampires. But Oakburn didn't make a sound before he died, this vampire is beyond my imagination, and he is a lone vampire.
"Duke Bernd, an old monster who has lived for eighteen hundred years, now that he is full, he will not come to trouble us. Quincy laid out Oakburn's body and placed his shovel on his chest. It was then that I realized that it was the first time I had time to hold a treasure hunter's burial ceremony after losing so many companions.
We held the shovels on either side of Oakburn, and Quincy silently read the eulogy: "Brave body, enterprising soul, you lie on the land you love, which is buried with treasures and wonders, and also accepts you, our companion, Oakburn." May you go with the wind, drift and soar freely. After Quincy had finished reading the last word, we swung our shovels, and a layer of dirt quickly covered Oakburn's body, and after sprinkling nearby plants on it, we set out on the way back.
Quincy became our new captain, and now that there were only four of us left, we carefully followed the Tiaoling River to the Rohan Plains, and finally returned to Dufeng safely.
It was indeed a failed adventure, with more than half of the team suffering casualties and only a small amount of money to pay for the work when I returned, and I unexpectedly became the most rewarding person in the team: Hanzhu and Echoes of Magical Energy. I didn't tell anyone about the beads, because I understood the value of the thing: within three grades. We treasure hunters divide treasures into one to nine grades, one grade is the largest, although many times it is difficult for us to determine the value of a certain treasure, but it can be seen that it probably belongs to a few grades, and the cold bead is undoubtedly within three grades. So far, I've only seen the Shining Moon Scepter be a higher grade than it, so I don't dare to say anything, although it is normal to divide up the treasures of dead teammates, but a hunter with no strength will become the target of others if he has the best treasure.
Although the adventure failed, there will still be a routine fish feast in Dufeng Town, after all, it is worth celebrating to come back alive from every adventure. Three plates of "long swords" with different flavors were quickly served, and after greeting our shopkeeper to go out happily, Gage picked up the silver needle, which is our practice, to check whether the food is poisonous, Gage said after checking it: "Let's go." ”
"Why did the doctor like fish so much? I remember the first time you ate it, didn't you think you had a lot of bones?" Quincy looked at Gage calmly, but I felt an inexplicable atmosphere.
"Hehe, I'm hungry. ”
"Doctor Fang Cai seems to be familiar with the shopkeeper, why don't you say hello. "Quincy's unexplained words confuse me, for I hadn't seen Gage and Shopkeeper look at each other meaningfully, and that didn't escape the archer's eyes.
"It's just a general acquaintance. Gage's tone weakened considerably.
"Why don't we call in together and eat some fish. Quincy opened her mouth to shout, but was interrupted by Gage.
"That's enough, Quincy. Gage looked stunned, but Quincy immediately opened his bowstring, pointed the tip of the arrow at Gage, and asked, "Tell me, doctor, why on earth are you participating in this adventure?"
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and Sarah and I still didn't know what was going on.
"To get rid of you, at the last feast. Gage stretched out his hand and pointed at the fish feast. Sarah and I looked at each other, and I didn't expect Gage, the always amiable doctor, to want to get rid of us.
"Who sent you?"
"Hehe, archer, it will not be half good for you to know the name, I am only doing what I am told, but now, as long as you forget about this operation, no one will come to you in the future. With that, Gage straightened his clothes and went out.
After a long silence, Quincy said, "Let's go, let's change the house." ”
"How did you see something was wrong?" asked Sarah, on the way to another fisherman's house.
"I know that shopkeeper is a member of the Darkblood Brotherhood. Quincy said, "If you think about the doctor's performance along the way, it's not hard to guess, let's forget about this matter, since the important people are all dead, we little shrimp don't guess." ”
Although I still have a lot of questions, since Quincy doesn't want to talk about it, I just keep my mouth shut.
After the three of us had a hasty lunch, we boarded the boat for the return trip, and finally landed at Egret Beach, and walked slowly on the outskirts of Aria.
Walking on the empty road, I thought about a lot of things, I thought of Gage, who had never participated in an adventure, I thought of the acquiescence of Sain and others, and I thought of the sharp knife he saved us・・・・・・ although there were still many things that I hadn't thought through, but there was really no need to think about it, because it was not a world that I could reach.
Quincy suddenly turned and drew his bow, and I heard a beautiful voice chant a spell, and Quincy's bow fell to the ground. Sarah and I turned around and saw three sharp arrows on the bowstring directed at the three of us, and even though we were a few dozen meters apart, I could still feel a sharp wave of qi swirling on the bright silver arrow.
Her long silver-white hair swayed in the wind, her lilac pupils were as bright as jewels, and her crystal clear snow skin was like a blooming lily, she wore an elf's cloak and green casual clothes, but she still couldn't hide the elf's beauty and an innate wildness. The Snow Elves, a stunningly beautiful Snow Elf with a deadly bow and arrow pointed at us, and this time it was definitely not a hallucination.
"If you dare to move, you will be pierced by my 'cold moon'. Her voice was as cold as clear water, but I had a feeling that she wasn't going to kill us.
"Elf, we don't know what we have to do with you. Quincy reluctantly pressed the sword Sarah had drawn, his bow was from the elves, and the elves in front of him seemed to know the bow and could control it.
"Where is the scepter? ”
Quincy waved his hand and said, "We are lost, and now we may be in the hands of the Zhigochi." ”
"Tell me what happened to you. The Snow Elf lowered her arrow because she heard passers-by approaching from a distance.
Quincy had to tell her a rough idea of what was going on the road, and after the snow elves asked a few questions, she left without saying a word.
"Hopefully that's the end of it. Quincy prayed.
It did seem to be over, and I went back to the Treasure Hunter headquarters, got my pay, and had a while of good time. Of course, during this period, I did not fall into the cultivation of magic energy, and at the same time, I also began to absorb the extremely cold energy in the cold bead when no one was around, although it was difficult to control it in a short period of time, but I had to take my time.
There are a lot more rookies in the Treasure Hunter Headquarters, after all, the death of more than thirty headhunters has caused a lot of shocks, and there are more opportunities in the treasure hunting world for newcomers, but I know that most rookies will die in the "Three Three Tribulations", especially when they go to the charming and dangerous Western Regions without the guidance of experienced headhunters.
I'm no longer a rookie, and now I can sell for a bargain, because most of the hunters have already traveled and haven't returned. The opportunity soon found me, and I heard that it was a treasure hunt organized by a member of the royal family, which was expensive, and of course the requirements were high, at least after the "three or three tribulations". Now that the HQ veteran is vacant, I managed to get the last spot and start my fourth adventure.
It was much later that I realized that the adventure of the Moon Scepter was far from over, but that was for another time. Now it's worth mentioning the saga of our magician, the Owen who got caught up in the fork, Owen Colin.