Chapter 11: The Land of the Wizards - Greenriel (2-in-1)
The sudden questioning made Lynn stunned for a moment.
As several figures approached, Lynn recognized at a glance that the person in the lead was the target he was looking for this time-Jonny.
The girl wrapped in a black robe was about twenty years old, with peculiar silver-gray long hair, and her eyes were bright and bright sapphire blue.
Probably because of the fact that he had been running away all day, Jonny was much thinner than he had been in the last meeting, and his face was sickly pale.
"I don't understand what you mean, Jonny!" Lynn's tone was extremely firm, without the slightest wavering, and with all the memories of his predecessor, he was very sure that Carl had not done anything to betray him.
At most, think about it in your heart, otherwise you don't need to worry about hiding in the slums.
"Where's your sword?" The gray-haired witch continued to question.
Lynn noticed that Jonny's gaze had been resting on the sword he was holding, and after thinking about it, he instantly understood what was wrong.
"You're the usual weapon of a witch hunter!" Buck, a tall wizard apprentice on the side, said emotionally.
"Of course, this is my trophy, is there any problem? Buck? Lynn replied calmly, but cold sweat broke out on her back.
I've been carrying such a time bomb all these days!
Of course, this can't be blamed for not being cautious enough, after all, his short sword has been left in the slum house, and it is not good to throw away the ready-made weapon in front of him, right?
The most important thing is that Carl's memory does not contain information that the Witch Hunter is equipped with a standard weapon.
Judging from the fact that he has not encountered any trouble these days, there should be very few people who know this information, but this obviously can't be hidden from the old York of the [drunk] tavern.
It's no wonder that when he bought Gu Luo wine, the other party would shirk the temptation for various reasons, and the information that he held the witch hunter's sword should also be passed on to Jonny by Old York.
"Loot?! You mean you took out a witch hunter and took his sword? Buck said with a scoff. Carl, if I'm not mistaken, you can't even master the most basic magic [Ice Blade]...... You might as well find a more appropriate reason. ”
As a lackey of the Holy See, those who can be selected as witch hunters are the elite of the elite, and their skills are far beyond ordinary people, usually acting in small teams of several people, even if they are official wizards, they will have a great headache.
For their apprentices, it was a blessing to be able to escape with their lives.
"Sometimes strength doesn't mean everything, Buck!" Lynn shook her head, "Besides, the last time we saw each other was four months ago, right?" ”
As he spoke, Lynn stretched out his hand, and the hydrogen and oxygen in the air around him were stripped away, and then quickly cooled and condensed.
Almost instantly, a diamond-shaped ice blade appeared in front of everyone's eyes, with a strange shape but full of strange beauty.
Several wizard apprentices present couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, it wasn't that they were surprised by the never-before-seen shape of the ice blade, but that Lynn's spell casting speed was too fast!
You know, before becoming an official wizard, it is impossible to burn the corresponding spell slots in the brain, so how to quickly complete the complicated spell casting steps and increase the spell casting speed has become a big problem.
After all, in real combat, the enemy will not be stupid enough to wait for you to complete the spell cast, and the average wizard apprentice is already qualified if he can complete the preparation of the spell in two seconds.
However, Lynn compressed the whole process to about a second, probably in pursuit of pure speed, the form of the ice blade was not a perfect Coru configuration, but it was enough to make everyone present look sideways.
"Also, I don't think the Holy See would make a wizard a witch hunter and issue them weapons accordingly......" Lynn retorted without waiting for everyone to come to their senses.
Buck was completely speechless, the Holy See has always been wrong with killing these wizards, and it is blasphemy to make a wizard who has been "corrupted by the devil" a witch hunter......
The rest of the wizard apprentices apparently understood this truth as well, and their hostility towards Lynn was somewhat restrained.
Jonny didn't let his guard down, but looked at one of them and asked. "Have you explored the neighborhood? Dove? ”
"No one surrounds here...... "The man who spoke replied timidly, shrinking into his black robes.
After receiving an accurate reply, Jonny turned around and said apologetically to Lynn. "I'm sorry, Carl, it's urgent, we have to be careful."
"So, you're just suspecting me and preparing to kill me without evidence?" Lynn asked.
"I assure you, the magic just now is just a temptation, and no one will want to hurt their companions!" Jonny explained solemnly.
Lynn stared at the girl's pale golden eyes, and he didn't see dodge and lies in them, but when he was attacked before, he really felt the danger.
However, considering that his suspicions were not completely cleared up, and his perception was not 100% reliable, Lynn did not confide this information in public.
Compared to the rest of the apprentices, he has been with Coru for the shortest time, and he is also the least credible!
After a pause, Lynn temporarily suppressed the unhappiness in her heart and asked again. "Did something happen? I need an explanation......"
"Come with me first, this is not a place to chat, and the battle just now may reveal our whereabouts!" Jonny gave Lynn an apologetic look, and then beckoned everyone to return to the station in the night.
As the full moon hung overhead, a desolate, ruined village appeared in front of Lynn.
"This village was slaughtered by a group of mercenaries who infiltrated during the last Duke of Nordland's war of conquest, and now there is only a pack of wild beasts left here except us." Jonny sighed, then whispered to himself. "These damned nobles, damn the Holy See, damn war!"
Lynn looked at Jonny with a little surprise, not surprised by the girl's words, but everyone present was most likely from a noble background, is it really okay to say this?
Despite his inexplicable dislike for the nobility, Jonny still chose the location of his temporary residence in a nobleman's estate.
After the devastation of the war, the huge manor house has long since lost its former glory, and the whole main house looks crumbling, full of ruins and ruins.
The house wasn't much better, with crumbling walls crawling with cobwebs and overturned chairs covered in thick dust and a smell of decay.
However, it was the residence of the aristocracy, and in case of war, the huge main house was almost a small castle, with a few sentry posts and even a separate drainage canal, which meant that they didn't have to worry about drinking water here.
Inside the manor, Lynn soon saw Barton, the wizard's apprentice who stayed behind in the castle!
Compared to his stout brother Buck, Barton is almost another counterexample, which can only be described as skinny, as if he could be hung up by a gust of wind.
Jonny and the others carried the sundries to the door, resealed the door, and then spoke before Lynn could ask.
"Kent is dead!"
Who is Kent?
Lynn was stunned for a moment, and rummaged through her memories before remembering that Kent was the third disciple of Kru, and the only wizard apprentice who was not present, but she didn't expect this guy to hang up.
"On the same day that the teacher was captured by the Holy See, Nordland's guards raided Kent's hideout, and then Barker, Barton, and Will were also hunted down, and only the white dove had the ability to dodge the attack in advance." Jonny explained.
Special abilities?
Lynn subconsciously looked at the wizard apprentice named White Dove.
She looked excessively young, only thirteen or fourteen years old, no taller than his shoulders, her yellowed face was dotted with sparse freckles, her hair was disheveled, and she was squatting alone in the corner feeding a few grey crows.
Lynn's thoughts flickered, and she quickly remembered the crows she heard in the tavern, and immediately guessed that the other party should have some kind of magic that could control animals.
"I suspect that someone betrayed our information so that the Holy See was able to find our hiding place with such precision." Jonny said worriedly.
"And how many people know where we're hiding?" Lynn asked the most crucial question.
As wizards who are hunted down and suppressed by the Holy See, they will never reveal their whereabouts at will, which means that there must be very few people who know, and they only need to do elimination.
Jonny was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "Normally, only a few of us should know."
"Could it be the teacher, he ......," Buck on the side asked hesitantly.
"No way!" Jonny's gaze narrowed, and he scolded categorically.
Buck immediately shut up.
Lynn didn't dwell too much on this question, but asked the second question that he was most concerned about.
"And what's our plan next?"
Lynn faintly regretted coming to these wizard apprentices, he thought that although Jonny and the others were hunted down, they were at least internally stable, and even if they couldn't lead him to another official wizard, it would be a good help.
However, this does not seem to be the case now.
If Jonny doesn't have a solid enough plan to escape from the papal see, he'll just look for an opportunity to break away from the group.
For Lynn, going alone is safer than following a group of pig teammates.
Buck and Will also looked at Jonny in unison, and even the white dove stopped feeding the crows.
During the time they were being pursued by the Holy See, they had asked the same question more than once, but Jonny had no exception to shirk the past, and he would not reveal it until all of them had arrived.
Jonny didn't hide it this time, and responded freely. "After that, we're going to sail through the Sea of Mists to the Wizarding Lands - Greenriel!"
"Does the Wizarding Lands really exist?" Will, who had been silent, suddenly asked. "But I have heard that beyond the sea of mist, there is a land of death, and those who go out to sea will never return."
"Yes, I once followed the mentor to that place, it was the sole territory of wizards, there was no power of the Holy See and no witch hunters, everyone was free to study magic there!" Jonny said firmly.
"It sounds as wonderful as Ella's holy place." Barton muttered softly, he really couldn't imagine a world where wizards were not hunted and could cast spells freely, which could only be described as dreamy.
It is like the Holy Land of Ella described in the Bible, a place that only the most devout believers can reach after their deaths.
There is no sickness or old age, and everyone can live in a spacious manor and enjoy the meticulous care of the Dream Elves.
In the Holy Land, the great rivers are filled with wine, the wheat fields are full of ears of wheat without having to cultivate them themselves, and the branches of every tree are covered with fat and juicy steaks......
"Ella doesn't like wizards......"
The white dove, crouched in the corner, spoke weakly, interrupting Barton's fantasy.
"So how are we going to get there?" Will asked eagerly.
Jonny hesitated, but responded truthfully. "The town of your is close to the harbor of Nordland and we can take a boat there, I think...... Cripple Lauder should help us. ”
Lauder?
Lynn couldn't help but be a little surprised, the owner of the [Drunk] Tavern Old York had also mentioned this name to him before.
Legend has it that Lauder the Cripple had been a pirate for a few years when he was young, and he made a name for himself until he broke his leg during a raid on a merchant ship, and managed to escape by playing dead.
However, it was this experience that made Lauder's fortune turn around, and after that great battle, the big leader of the pirate gang died, and Lauder, who was lucky enough to stay, became the pirate leader very smoothly.
However, this guy did not continue to do the business of plundering, but started a serious business, and now controls the liquor trade between the town of your and the harbor, and can be said to be the largest snake in the entire Nordland territory.
Thinking of the rumors in the market, Lynn immediately realized that the so-called liquor trade operated by the other party was just a disguise, and the real main business should be to maintain the connection between the wizarding land and the outside world.
"In short, we must hurry, only the path to the wizarding lands will be opened briefly on the day of the moon." Jonelliso drew the long sword at his waist, and simply drew the location of the town of your and the harbor on the ground, and marked the route of action with the sword marks.
"We'll set off early tomorrow morning, and we should not be noticeable to make a detour from Mount Codeso, and judging from the astrological indications, this year's moon day will last for five days, so it's completely in time!"
Jonny recounted the general plan, and seeing that Lynn and the others had memorized it, he destroyed all the images depicted with a fireball technique.
"That's all for tonight!" In the light of the fire, Jonny looked around at the crowd and finally added. "White Dove, I'll leave the vigil to you, and let Carl carry you on his back tomorrow."
Why me?
Lynn, who was named by name, touched his nose, extremely depressed, he really bullied the newcomer, right?
(PS: I really can't find a place suitable for breaking the chapter, so I'll send the two chapters together today.) )