Chapter 12: Encounters
readx; After Celia left, Quincy and the others felt that it was not interesting, so they went back to their rooms to rest. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoWilliam was still drinking barley wine unhurriedly in the corner, and Augustus had not yet returned, indicating that the recruitment was not going well. But William was not worried about something happening to Augustus. After all, although there are many adventurers in this city, it is precisely because of this that people in the mixed Dawn County are very careful and will not easily provoke right and wrong.
It's only about half a day's journey from the warm winter plateau, and you can already feel the temperature drop significantly. Although it is summer, the temperature difference between day and night is large in this kind of plateau, and it cannot even be said that the temperature difference between day and night is large. It's very cold in the morning, hot at noon, and cold at night. Many people can't stand this rapid temperature change so much that they start getting sick as soon as they arrive here. Of course, William's special physique had no effect here. So when he saw Augustus walking into the tavern in a strange outfit, the strange expression made Augustus blush slightly.
"This kind of clothing can be removed from both sleeves so that it doesn't get too hot in the afternoon. Augustus explained.
William nodded, not saying anything. Augustus sat down across from him and asked himself for a large glass of ale. The two of them were silent one by one.
"How's the recruitment?" asked William.
"That's it. A mercenary group accepted our recruitment. I looked at the mercenary group, and the strength was not bad. There are more than a dozen people, and the occupations are relatively complete. is a standard mercenary loadout. They'll be over in a moment. Augustus said lightly.
"Well, then we'll leave tomorrow. I saw the woman just now. She also seems to be going to the warm winter plateau, but I don't know what to do. William said in a low voice.
The two chatted for a while, and the mercenary group that Augustus had spoken of finally arrived. Indeed, as Augustus said, the standard mercenary configuration. Among the dozen were warriors, thieves, archers. And their head is a magician. This kind of mercenary group with a full range of professions is relatively easy to cooperate with no matter what the situation. William's heart was full of the shadow left by that woman at this time, so he didn't look at these mercenaries much. He only told the mercenaries about the mission, gave the mercenary group some deposits, and then went back to the room to rest.
William went back to his room and sat down on the bed, frowning and thinking about the details of tomorrow. He always had a hunch at the moment, feeling that tomorrow might not go as smoothly as he thought. William couldn't tell where this hunch came from. Irritated, he opened the map again and studied it carefully. Dwarves are keen on mining, so most of their tribes are located near mines. On the Warm Winter Plateau, many mountains are scattered everywhere, although there are not many people in a dwarf tribe, but their tribes are densely distributed on the Warm Winter Plateau, which also makes few people dare to enter the depths of the plateau.
At night, William, who couldn't sleep anyway, walked out of the room. He was to consult with Augustus about his plans for tomorrow. However, as soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw Augustus. It seems that he is not the only one who can't sleep. Augustus was also stunned when he saw William, and said with a random wry smile: "Do you want to have another drink?"
It wasn't just William and Augustus who couldn't sleep tonight.
Celia stared blankly at the crystal fragments scattered all over the place in the room, and her white and somewhat dazzling little hands trembled slightly, showing her mood at the moment. She thought about what the shadow in the crystal had said earlier. Growing up, she never doubted the old man. Even this time let her venture to the Warm Winter Plateau in search of the lost Hallows. However, this task is almost impossible to complete, and the warm winter plateau is so big, and trying to find the holy artifact here is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack. Even she didn't know what the so-called holy vessel looked like.
"When you enter there, you feel its call to you. If you see it, you will know it. The voice echoed in her heart at this moment. Confused, Celia couldn't get help from anyone, not even those who came with her, but they were just an additional part of the mission. Especially when she thought of Quincy's lewd eyes looking at her, Cilia became even more irritable.
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The next morning, Celia led her people to the warm winter plateau. And William, who had been secretly observing from the side, made sure that Celia had entered the territory of the dwarves before he and Augustus led the mercenaries along Celia's route. William has been at a slower pace.
"It would be nice to be able to follow them and fight the autumn breeze. William thought. Random smiled and shook his head, he didn't know why Celia had entered the Warm Winter Plateau, but he didn't think he would have any interest in dwarven slaves. After all, the force behind her is unfathomable, and she can't look down on this small interest.
Although it is now summer, it is still cold on the higher altitudes. As far as the eye can see, the mountains in the distance are still covered with snow. The snow on the mountains of the Warm Winter Plateau does not melt all year round, and the melted snow flows down the mountain range and converges into a river. The river runs through the warm winter plateau and brings plenty of water to the dwarves.
Celia walked silently at the front of the group, and after surveying the distribution of the dwarven tribes in detail, she could easily bypass the dwarven tribes without being detected. Suddenly, Celia looked up at a mountain in the distance. It was as if something was calling to her, but the feeling was fleeting. Celia looked at the mountain range and frowned slightly.
And almost at the same moment, William, not far behind her, suddenly looked up in that direction. My heart throbbed.
Celia, who is familiar with the Warm Winter Plateau, knows that it is an abandoned mine. Where would the Hallows be?" Celia thought for a moment, spoke to the people behind her, and led the way towards the abandoned mine.
The pit has been abandoned for many years. You can see it in the flawless white snow around you. The pit has only a small hole in the mine to access the mountain, and it seems that the dwarves have completely hollowed out the mine. Celia stood at the entrance of the cave and looked at the dark and low entrance inside.
"Miss Celia. Then the magician came to Celia again and stopped Celia as she was about to enter the cave.
"What's wrong? "Celia has no crush on Quincy.
"We had a group of people at the back of the group who followed us from the moment we entered the warm winter plateau. Maybe it's the infidels, I think. I don't think we should give them some trouble?" Quincy said.
"No, I can feel it, the artifact is in this cave. As long as we get our hands on the Hallows, those heretics are just clowns, and we don't care about them. Celia said.
"But what if the heretics attack us before we find the Hallow?" Quincy insisted
Celia frowned, she thought for a while and said, "Then let's go into the cave first, Lord Quincy, you take a few people to hide outside." When the time comes, when they enter the mountain, we will attack on both sides. ”
Quincy nodded, beckoning a few people to hide nearby. Celia led the men to erase the traces of the neighborhood and enter the cave.
Unbeknownst to William, he followed the route of Celia's group. William's heart throbbed just now, as if something was calling for his arrival not far away. So William led the team in that direction, and Augustus next to him just asked, and William replied: "I don't know, I just feel that there is something interesting over there." Augustus frowned slightly.
After a while, William also came to the pit. It's just that along the way, he already feels that most of the destinations of Xilia and his party are also here. Although there are no footprints nearby, William, who grew up in the mountains, can still see that the traces of this place can be erased. But he didn't think much of it, and went into the cave. The call grew stronger, which made William more and more uneasy. Looking at the obvious erased marks, William entered the cave with a heart.
"What do you want to do so much? What can I lose when I'm already like this? Follow the feeling, it's a big deal to lose and start all over again, and if you win, you can get something. William thought, and pinched one of the scrolls in his arms. It was a random teleportation scroll that Reha had left for him before he left. At the moment, William, who had nothing, was like a gambler.
William quickly adapted to the darkness of the cave, which was very short and cramped. William had to bend over to make sure his head didn't hit the top of the hole. The stones on both sides of the cave are smooth, and I don't know how many years the cave has been excavated. William walked for a long time, only to feel that the cave was getting wider and higher. By the end of the day, he was able to straighten up. Suddenly there was a brightness in front of me. It has been almost dug into a square by dwarves. And there are many caves around the square. But when William saw the environment of the square clearly, his face instantly became gloomy.
That white soft armor, even in this dark cave, is still so conspicuous. And the mask on that face is even more mysterious at the moment.
"It's you. If you don't follow the others to escape, what are you going to do with us? Do you still want to take revenge on me? Do you think that I didn't win enough glory last time?" Celia, who was dressed in white armor and wearing a mask, was obviously stunned when she saw William, but she didn't expect that the person who followed her all the way here would actually be this bandit. Since the last time she left Mount Tulan, she almost didn't think about this young man again, after all, the identity difference between the two is as big as a world? Even if she went to Mount Tulan last time, it only made that Sauron more desperate to work hard for his side.
"Losing is losing, there's nothing to disagree with. William grinned, "I'm just here to see if there are any dwarven slaves to catch, or what can be shipped to the human kingdom and sold for a good price." ”
"Then why did you follow us all the way from Dawn County?" said Celia, sneering.
"Did I follow you? Why don't I know?" William said, blankly, "Okay, we're just passing by here to visit the dwarven territory." Can we go now? if you don't want to fight me anymore. ”
"I'm sorry, you all have to stay here!" Celia shook her head and exclaimed. The man behind him picked up his weapon and rushed towards William and the others.
William took out his headstick from behind him and smashed the warrior who rushed towards him to the ground, the soldier was not wearing a helmet, and his entire head had been smashed under William's brute force. Augustus ran towards the square, drew his sword and fought with several men.
William brandished two headsticks and smashed the bodies of the two men into deformation, pointing at Celia. The mercenaries also drew their weapons and fought with the enemy. In the midst of the battle between the two sides, a whistling sound came to mind behind the team, followed by an explosion. The cave shook and the rubble fell. Then, there were the screams of several people. Then, the whistling sound came one after another, and it continued to explode in this small space.
William turned his head to see that the originally dark cave suddenly lit up, followed by the screams of the mercenaries. Magic! There are magicians at the back of the team! William's heart sank to the bottom, he knew that magicians were synonymous with power. This team of mercenaries is finished.
Taking advantage of the moment William turned his head, Celia left several more wounds on William's body. William shouted angrily, and the hammer in his hand smashed at Celia with the sound of the wind. William was so powerful that he smashed Celia's saber into the air with a few blows, and then knocked Celia to the ground, pointing the hammer in his hand at her. At the slightest movement, the hammer would be slammed into her.
At this time, most of the mercenaries were dead and wounded, and they were all struggling to support the magician who had not seen a human figure.
"Stop, or I'll kill her!" William yelled as he stepped on Celia, who was lying on the ground, glaring at the people on Celia's side. This is the only way to get them to stop.
"If you kill her, you won't live. A voice came coldly from the cave. Quincy said as she looked at William.
"She's dead, and Lao Tzu is worth it. This chick is not low, right?" William laughed. Sure enough, Quincy hesitated, not knowing what to do. If Cilia died, then the forces behind her would definitely not bypass Quincy and the others.
Celia was lying on the ground at this moment, her body was trampled on by William, and the place where this shameless bastard stepped on was there! Celia had never been treated like this in her life, and now she ....... Doesn't this bastard know that he has mercy on the jade?