Chapter Ninety-Five: The Suspicious Mage
"Huh?" Leo was stunned, he really didn't expect the other party to make such a request.
Vianna's eyes were fixed on Leo and she asked, "Your friend is a woman, right?" β
Leo subconsciously replied, "yes, what's wrong?"
"Not really. Vianna shook her head, "Give me a good word, whether it will work or not." β
"Xing ......" looked at the mountains, and Leo certainly couldn't object. Although he didn't quite understand what Vianna meant, he would not lose a piece of meat by bringing Isha to her.
Seeing Leo's agreement, Vianna showed a satisfied expression, and then her figure flashed and turned into her main form.
"Come on, but I warn you that this mountain may be inhabited by a colored dragon, so I'll fly as fast as I can in a moment. β
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Half an hour later, hundreds of kilometers of mountains had been left behind, and Vianna's speed finally slowed down and slowly fell to the ground.
Leo gasped for breath, and it was so fast that he couldn't even breathe. And it felt like he was flying in an open-top plane, even though Leo hadn't been in an open-top plane before.
Under the bright sun, in front of you is an endless golden plain, golden rocks, golden grass, golden trees, and every qiΔ here seems to be covered by the sun.
Feeling that the temperature and air pressure were significantly lower than when he was in the grassland before, Leo was very sure that this was his destination, the Scorching Sun Plateau, and at this moment, he had entered the territory of the Holy Urion Kingdom.
took out the map and looked at it, there were at least seventy or eighty kilometers away from the nearest town, Leo helplessly said to Vianna, who had changed back into human form: "Can't you send me directly to Yang Halberd City?"
Vianna replied as a matter of course: "Do you think we are still on the prairie? This is the world of the human sun elves, and there are many strong people who are flying in the sky recklessly." It's easy to get into trouble. β
"On the savannah, we also walked on our legs all the time. Leo muttered and asked, "Where are you going next?"
"Same as you. Vianna said.
Leo couldn't help but become more and more curious: "What are you doing here?"
Vianna obviously hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell SΓΉrio the truth: "Actually, I didn't want to come here at first, but I only had this idea after getting the dragon crystal. If I remember correctly, there is a hermit of our dragon clan who lives in Yang Halberd City, and he is very good at studying dragon crystals, so I want to visit him. β
"Oh, that hermit is a golden dragon?"
"Yes, an ancient golden dragon. Vianna replied, feeling something was wrong. "How do you know?"
"Guess. The dragon that can choose to live here is probably nothing but the golden dragon. Leo smiled and quickly chose a direction, "Let's go, hopefully we'll find a place to stay before dark." β
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As the sun went down, Leo and Vianna finally arrived at the nearest town on the map.
Looking at the city walls, which were not much different from those of Calente, Leo suddenly felt like he was in a different world, and experienced a full two months of travel. I finally returned to human society again.
However, at this moment, the city gate is slowly closing, and several guards are also walking inside.
Leo and Vianna were just about to step forward when a sudden shout came from the city wall: "Stop!
The two hurriedly stopped. Look at the city walls.
A golden-armored guard with a longbow in hand was ready to strike, its sharp arrows glistening in the setting sun.
He is very handsome in appearance, with the blonde hair typical of Sun Elves. He is tall and thin, but his eyes are not golden like Lothas, but pale green. The ears weren't pointy, just slightly longer than humans, and they looked like half-elves.
Hearing his voice, several guards also stopped, turned around, and when they saw Leo and Vianna clearly, they drew their weapons and surrounded them.
And the archers on the city wall jumped down, falling directly from the eight-meter-high city wall to the ground, holding bows and arrows, walking towards them, and at the same time saying: "Explain your identity and purpose, stranger." β
Sensing that something was wrong, Leo immediately replied, "My name is Leo Minahir, I am a mage from the Calente Empire, this is my friend Vianna, and behind me is my magic puppet, we are just passing travelers, trying to enter the town in search of a place to rest." β
"Traveler, a human mage and a moon elf mage?" The half-elf archer narrowed his eyes slightly, examined the two of them, and asked, "How did you get here?"
Leo immediately replied, "We have traveled through the underworld of the Dark Regions and the Mogaure Grassland. β
The half-elf smiled playfully, "And then, you crossed the White Bone Mountain Range again?"
"White Bone Mountain Range?" Leo didn't understand a little, but quickly reacted that this title should be the name of the Mobian Mountain Range here, so he nodded and said, "Yes." β
"The guys in the mountains are really getting more and more rampant. The half-elf whispered, and suddenly stopped, "If you don't want to be pierced by my arrows, be honest with me!"
"Yes!" the guards responded in unison, then brandished their weapons and rushed forward.
The half-elf himself held his bow and arrows to keep aim, and as soon as the two of them started casting spells, his sharp arrows would shoot out immediately.
Vianna was furious, raised her small hand, and was about to hit the nearest guard in the face.
Leo was startled, grabbed her, and said loudly: "Don't do it, let's surrender!"
The next moment, six swords rested on the necks of Leo, Vianna, and Valkyrie.
Sensing that Vianna was on the verge of rage, Leo whispered in dragon language, "Don't act rashly, if we kill the guards here, we won't be able to go on the rest of the trip." β
"Do you want me to be caught like this? Explain it to them!" Vianna replied angrily, but fortunately the rest of her body was still honest and did not resist.
"How can it be explained now, don't worry, I have a way. Leo blinked vigorously to calm her down.
The half-elves clearly don't understand dragon language. He frowned and said, "Tie them all up and shut my mouth, I don't want to hear them muttering anymore!"
Leo could tell that the half-elf should be around level 5, and the guards were all around level 3 or 4.
They had little experience in how to capture a mage, and now Leo had at least three ways to escape quickly and safely.
However, this is actually quite normal, after all, the Kingdom of Holy Urion is a purely clerical state. The Helios Cult is above all of the kingship, and magic is so inevitably excluded that the country does not even have a magic academy, and even Lothas has to go to the Calente Empire if he wants to learn magic.
And because of the existence of the First God Covenant, the gods are not allowed to persecute the mage for no reason, and the sun god is also a relatively enlightened god, so Leo is not worried about his safety. I also dare to walk in the scorching sun plateau, but at this moment I seem to have encountered some misunderstanding.
But he was fully confident that he would soon be able to get out of trouble.
As for Vianna, not to mention, as a dragon. Even if she is a young dragon, her strength is still not something that these people can resist, and even she doesn't have to do anything at all, she just needs to swagger away. There is no one who can stop it.
Fortunately, she knew that she didn't know how to deal with this kind of thing at all, so she just followed Leo's arrangement with patience.
Notice that the guards were looking at Vianna's eyes glowing. Leo coughed heavily and said in a low voice, "I'm sure that a few of you are gentlemen who worship the great Lord of Light, so you shouldn't be offended by my lady, right?"
Hearing him say this, the people all looked a little embarrassed, and their movements became cautious.
The so-called Lord of Light is naturally the sun god Pelo. As the main deity of light, the teachings of the sun god are extremely strict with the code of believers, and blasphemy against women is one of the most contemptible crimes.
The half-elf glanced at Leo and sneered, but did not speak.
And Vina, who was already close to a state of rage, instantly became much calmer.
"My lady, who is your lady!" she muttered insincerely.
Soon, the two of them and the Valkyrie were firmly tied, their mouths were sealed, and they were forced into the town by the long sword.
Walking down the street, Leo quickly notices that this place is indeed completely different from the Calente Empire.
Even though night has fallen, the street lamps on the side of the road reflect the smooth and clean streets very brightly. The houses on both sides, mostly white or golden yellow, with a distinct elven style, solemn and elegant.
Occasionally, the townsfolk walked by, all casting curious glances at the group.
Leo also found that most of the townspeople were humans, but there were also many half-elves and sun elves, a mixed pattern that was difficult to see anywhere else.
And to his further surprise, the townspeople were generally well-dressed, healthy-looking, and apparently very rich, and not even a single beggar was seen along the way. Such a situation could not be imagined even in Gaswell, the capital of the Lunar Empire, but in a border town in the Holy Urion Kingdom, it appeared.
"It seems that although pure clerical power will hinder development, it can ensure the stability and stability of the country, and the government institutions are relatively efficient and clean, which is very good for ordinary people. Leo can only conclude as follows.
The group had been walking along the main road of the town, and after more than ten minutes, they finally arrived in front of a tall church.
The church is the same color as the town as a whole, and it is also a golden yellow, but it is not as eye-catching as the Golden Sect, and it gives people a feeling of more sun-like warmth.
"A small town can build such a majestic church...... So what should the Holy See look like?" Leo thought to himself, the sun god was one of the most powerful gods in this world, and from this alone, he could see the approximation.
At the entrance of the church, there were two paladins standing quietly, one was a human and the other was a sun elf, and from their almost overflowing fluctuations, Leo could feel that their strength was very good.
The half-elf archer walked over, saluted respectfully, and said, "We have captured two people who have come from the direction of the White Bone Mountains, they look very suspicious, and we hope that His Excellency the Bishop will interrogate them." β
The two paladins looked at each other, and one of the humans asked, "Are they mages?"
The half-elf nodded, "Yes." The one in the back is said to be a magic golem. β
"The blasphemy of the wicked!" The human paladin's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he talked to his companion for a few words, and then said to the half-elf: "Bring them in, I will report to the bishop, this time you have done a good job, you can be regarded as making up for the mistakes of the last time, and the church will definitely reward you." β
Hearing him say this, several guards, including the half-elves, were all happy.
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In the gloomy cell, Leo and Vianna were firmly anchored to a stake, their mouths still gagged, unable to utter a word. And this room, which is obviously an artificial area of the dead demons, is excluded from all the magic power, and it is impossible to cast any magic at all, even if it is constant on magic equipment, it seems that it is specially designed for mages.
Human paladins, half-elven archers, and several guards stood guard while waiting patiently.
After a while, an old man in a golden robe walked in and asked, "Is that them?"
The half-elf hurriedly greeted him and said, "Yes, Lord Bishop, I think these two people are definitely spies sent by those evil undead in the White Bone Forest, but we discovered them before they could disguise themselves. β
"Are you sure, my child?" asked the old man in a majestic voice.
The half-elf lowered his head and replied with humility, "Yes, I can, Your Excellency. I saw them coming from the direction of the Bone Mountains. There are no settlements there, and no one has been in that direction recently. And they also say that they came from the Lunar Empire, and traveled through the underworld, across the Mogaure grasslands, and over the Bone Mountains. β
The old man sighed noncommittally, then shifted his gaze to Leo: "That's what you said?"
Leo's mouth was sealed, and he couldn't speak, so he could only nod his head in approval.
The old man took a closer look at Leo and Vianna, and finally locked his gaze on the Valkyrie, sighed, and said, "Then let's deal with it the way it was." (To be continued......)