Chapter 64: See Elena Again

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"The host...... Hiss...... Master, Slovat got it wrong...... Master, kill Slovat, don't. (The fastest update speed is on the Aishang Novel Network biquge.info)"

"Your name is Slovat?"

"Slovat, strong, strong, strong Sloh tribe, my ...... Hiss...... Slovat, chief!"

"How do you know I'm the master?"

"Hiss...... You are the host, yes ......"

"I'm asking how you know,!"

"Hiss, master, Slovat is not a ghost, Slovat warriors, the strongest!"

Edward couldn't help but roll his eyes fiercely.

At this moment, the hunter was sitting on the deck of the Maple Dance, and the black and red lizardman like the big crocodile knelt on the deck not far in front of him, answering his question in a lame lingua franca that constantly hissed.

From time to time, the savage creature snorted and snorted with a sulphurous snort, and it was evident that it was uncomfortable to leave the water, but it remained motionless on its knees,

Unfortunately, the intelligence of the lizardman is obviously not comparable to that of humans, as long as the question is a little more complicated, the lizard will shake his head to show that he does not understand, and even most of the answers he says are upside down, and the donkey's head is not in the horse's mouth. After wasting a lot of time, Edward only knew two more things, first, that these monsters were driven by some people in this place that did not belong to their hunting area, and second, that Edward had some kind of characteristics that were the same or similar to those guys. Let this simple-minded guy be mistaken for it.

"It seems that I can't ask why. The hunter shook his head helplessly.

Had it not been for the complete surrender of the monster that had gone and returned, not only with its hands tied, but also with a large bag of coins, Edward, who had always adhered to conspiracy theories, might have had to guess whether it had surrendered and led the ship and its people astray.

Although it is too exaggerated to say that this qiē is a ploy, this lizardman's previous expression is too exaggerated, but this possibility is not unexistent......

The smell of sulfur on the guy in front of him, the half-black scales. and the blood-colored eyes, all of which indicated a mutation after the invasion of some kind of power—Edward searched his memories and remembered similar descriptions, as if they were among those illustrated books. Without exception, all things are related to the lower realm.

It is called hell, and the abyss.

It is different from the anime plots that are abundant in some island countries. In this world, such monsters obviously would never possess natural stupid attributes, and they would likely be much smarter than their original companions, as evidenced by the fact that this lizardman was able to learn the lingua franca.

And to be able to make them surrender - even if it is mistaken - such a thing ...... Obviously, it is not possible to explain it with a single misunderstanding.

"I don't think you have to tempt him like that, the lizardmen are fierce and cunning, but they don't have the concept of lying. ”

The bald captain bowed humbly. He grinned and rubbed his hands, then used a string of careful compliments to hide the fact that he couldn't help but interject: "You're amazing, I've been running boats for twenty years, but I can get the lizardman to confess...... No. It is the first time that they have seen someone who they have so respected, Your Excellency, the sages once said that if you cover your eyes with a leaf, you will not be able to see what is noble, so please forgive me for some of my previous disrespect. ”

"It's just a magic effect. Edward replied lightly, pulling his hood to hide his face deeper in the shadows.

Fortunately, it sounds to ordinary people. That's a good reason - there are rumors that there are a lot of enchantment spells that will have a similar effect. So no one would have to find out how he had tamed the leader of the lizardmen—only the most capable spellcasters would wonder about it, but they were obviously not in the mood to come and ask about such a trivial matter.

And this guy who is the party is obviously already very clear. The identities of these two strange passengers, and the meaning they represented, he had now almost abandoned his errand at the helm, and was completely flattered by the two of them.

A magician is no different from a nobleman, and a priest who can perform high-level magic is much more noble, not to mention that the other party can still make those fierce lizardmen and robbers run away from the wilderness. In fact, if he hadn't carried this mage and his female companion, I am afraid that he would have faced the problem of losing all his money this time, but the choice of whether he would have survived in this world. Therefore, the ship's boss, who secretly hated himself for not knowing Tarzan, even offered to return the travel expenses and other compensation, but Miss Lisa graciously refused—Edward did not object, because he saw that the proposed party was probably not so sincere.

So the rest of the journey was a fateful one.

The fellow, named Slovat, had not lied indeed, and had faithfully fulfilled his duty—neither the ordinary river, nor the Fayedon Forest, cursed by the boatmen, and until two days later, when the seaside city was in sight, and no monster had ever appeared in Edward's field of vision, except for the great crocodile, which made Miss Lisa sigh of boredom for a long time.

At the end of the winding river, the blue that meets the horizon gradually occupies one-third of the field of vision, and the gray-yellow city wall that separates it also indicates that this trip has finally come to an end.

Faun is the largest free port in Tumines, and although it is only a medium-sized city, it is one of the most prosperous cities in terms of thriving commerce, and more than half of the 300,000 permanent residents are merchants.

Actually, it is a bit of a misnomer to call him a city, and the usual way of saying it should be the so-called city-state.

It's not the same as the so-called city. A city-state is a city-kingdom on a large scale, usually controlling a lot of surrounding land. Such a scale is enough for them to maintain an army that can be far from their homeland, or to make trade terms, treaties, and to obtain concessions from other countries. Earn more money.

And if you have money, you can recruit people, you can hire strong people, you can create the best blades and armor, and you can form a group of magicians...... So the city of Faun is still part of the Tumenes, and it is still on the scale of a medium-sized city. However, he had a garrison force that was in no way inferior to that of the dukedom, and his lord of the city, a privileged marquis, was said to have the qualifications to interview in front of His Majesty.

As with all emerging cities. Port Faun is full of vibrancy, but it is also a little cluttered. In a city built on a hill, the branch-like roads are far less neat than those of Lai. Not to mention the wide and flat avenues of the capital.

However, if you walk through it, you can feel a different kind of lively atmosphere.

On the other side of the city, the coastline is lined with more than a dozen wharves, large and small, where countless ships are moored waiting to load and unload their cargo. Countless workers are busy on the docks. Spacious warehouses are built everywhere right next to the wharf. Workers pushed carts in and out, and the goods that were about to be loaded onto the ship were scattered and piled on the docks.

"Hehe, Mr. Mage. This is your first time in this place, and if you don't give up, please let the contemptible person give you a little introduction. ”

The bald captain seems to have made up his mind to build a relationship with the young mage who "can rob the lizardmen", so after parking the ship on the docks, he actually leaves the cargo behind. Along the way, he followed Edward and Lisa and took up the errand of a tour guide: "If you want to buy something interesting, you can do it in Faun...... The ore and timber that we ship to Siebaiin, the cloth and grain that we ship to Yideli, well, of course, these are not what you need, but a little further away. Xi Baiyin's famous horses and barrels of fine wine, and Yideli's dazzling exquisite silk and blankets. and all kinds of glassware, which are also good goods that mages like......

Edward frowned.

He didn't care about the uninvited 'tour guide'. In fact, having a free introduction to the Ground Snake is a good benefit for hunters who like to control the environment, but the team of heavily armed soldiers who passed by him now attracted his attention even more - this was the second group of men he had seen in this short period of time. And a group of talents had just stepped out of the wooden pier corridor.

This caused some not-so-pleasant premonitions to rise in the hunter's heart.

And as the journey continued, the feeling became more and more intense.

The port on the banks of the river was not far from the city, so he noticed from afar that four knights were in charge of the inspection of the huge stone gates.

Gate inspections have always been not too troublesome, and even in a big city like Romante, it is generally not too strict...... But the people in front of them seemed to be quite focused on their work, and everyone who passed by had to be carefully searched, especially those who were heavily dressed.

Edward was certainly one of them.

Before disembarking, he had already put on the robe that the old mage had given him, and the design of this robe was undoubtedly the most high-profile and ostentatious of all of the Tuminis—the robe was slightly dragged to the ground, a strand of silver thread embroidered a faint circle on the gray exterior, and it trembled slightly when there was no wind, and the long hood completely covered the cheeks in a layer of shadow, revealing only one jaw.

Edward hadn't really gotten used to such an outfit, but he loved the feeling of hiding himself in the shadows, especially when he looked out to observe a person, which seemed to produce an inexplicable coercion.

Generally speaking, although such a robe will be very conspicuous, it will still save a lot of trouble...... It's just that today, obviously, there is something special.

"You...... A mage?"

The guard glanced at the black robe in front of him, and then showed a strange expression: "Very good, Your Excellency Mage, come with us, the city lord has issued a mobilization order, and the Faen region has entered a state of emergency, so you have been drafted." ”

"Conscription?"

"Well, right now, the city of Faun is in the midst of a special epidemic, so as a member of the kingdom mage, you have been recruited into the patrol. We do not accept all kinds of ...... Leave of absence for this reason. ”

A guy who seemed to be the captain of the city guard stepped forward, and after some explanation, Edward realized that he had no right to object in the sense of the laws of the country.

In the Tumini Empire, magicians were all under the jurisdiction of the state in a certain sense. In general, you have absolute freedom, but as long as you have not obtained a high-level title, in special circumstances. The lord of a certain place has the power to recruit mages as military retinues.

And it's not just mages, priests, warlocks or even bards, etc., as long as they are certified. It also falls into this range - in fact, most of the casters who have been exposed to the rumors will leave the Land of Right and Wrong early, because this kind of conscription is definitely the most troublesome, and the so-called special cases are usually war. There are no eyes on the battlefield, and if you don't do well, you can easily lose your life. Of course, this kind of thing is not done for nothing, and a bounty will be sent later, but it doesn't make much sense to the mage at all.

Only clergy such as priests and holy warriors are more active in this regard - basically, in order to expand the influence of their religions, the major orthodox churches like to send priests to do things that unconditionally save lives. And some large-scale mercenary groups will also participate in this kind of time. Earn bounties and opportunities to become regulars.

So the depression in Edward's heart is naturally needless to say......

There is no mage association in the poor countryside of Xifengyi, and the half-hung mages among the mercenaries never pay attention to this special constraint clause, and they didn't expect that they would like to enjoy some preferential treatment, but they first ran into a drudgery of work - he couldn't have reported his identity if he knew what to say. Go straight out of the city and go back and report that Albert Faen is in some kind of disaster and is not suitable to find someone. While you'll have to put it off on learning psychic abilities on your own, it's better than running out with a bunch of idiots.

As for the bounty...... A few hundred gold coins may be a lot of wealth for ordinary people and mercenaries, but Edward is not the little mercenary he was more than a month ago.

"What the hell, the real thing......

Edward muttered a few words - he had thought he had gotten through a trouble, and the next thing was just a water mill to enjoy some seafood. While slowly planning...... I didn't expect such a file to be troublesome.

I am on an important task sent by the ** division, so I don't have time to waste with you guys.

That's the way to go. It must be quite stylish...... It's just that Albert's old fellow obviously didn't expect anyone to make such a fuss in this peacetime. So not to mention the name of the dispatch certificate, he didn't even provide a contact information, and it was not impossible to contact the academy directly, but it was a bit of a fuss, and this task was said to be penniless, Master Albert was probably not in the mood to run out to deal with such trivial matters. It is even more likely that the mage in charge of the communication will not even have the interest to convey it.

But speaking of which, it's fortunate that I went out of the city with the team, because what happened in this city, after all, it is also very likely to be a magical epidemic, and it will be very troublesome if it is affected, and even after entering the city, it will face a depression scene, so it is better to stay away from the center. So just hang along.

After a moment of silent consideration, Edward finally had to accept the fact that he was out of touch with Faun.

This kind of thing is not very dangerous, but it is definitely not safe, and a little girl like Lily is naturally not suitable to follow, but just as Edward was thinking about whether to let him go back with this excuse, the girl who was determined to entangle him did not hesitate to blow herself up.

"I'll go too, I'll go, I'm a priest, I can go with the team. ”

The ghostly girl saw through some of Edward's plans at a glance, and immediately screamed for fear that the world would not be chaotic! Although Edward immediately used a fierce eye knife to make the troublesome root and pout, the matter was immediately settled.

What the hell!

Edward glared at the culprit hatefully, but the latter immediately showed a smile and watery eyes, so that he could not find a place to let out his anger!

So he paused,

The silver-white bust shone in the sunlight, and the long golden hair seemed to have a light flowing on it—because his back was to the sun, and his face was not very clear. The decoration on the tail of the two-handed sword hilt on her back was dazzling and shining, and at first glance her whole person seemed to be bathed in dazzling light, proud and noble.

Edward whistled softly.

Elena?

The female paladin has been replaced with a more ornate and complete set of full-body armor...... It is still a golden hard shell cuirass and chain ring mail, which is very delicate and better conceals the identity...... The delicate helmet and shadows obscured her eyes and nose, but Edward was still able to learn from the uniquely shaped longsword and the thin curve of the lip on the pointed jaw. Identified her directly, and was completely sure after she spoke.

"Do you know that person?"

"I've only seen her once or twice before......," Edward replied casually, but immediately realized that he had made a mistake - the difference between his and hers pronunciations was very noticeable in the language of this plane.

"Oh~~~~~" The little girl's voice immediately lengthened, as if to catch something from Edward's silence......

Edward couldn't help but have some headaches, or a woman's intuition in some ways is not limited by age...... Well, no, it should be said that there is a certain age?

Chapter 64: See Elena Again

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