Chapter 8: Paladin Studies

"It is always the people who suffer. Og was originally in China, studying in the same school as me, and was about to obtain a mage license, but because of the severance of diplomatic relations, he could not continue to stay in my country, and had to return to China......" Captain Ferena's voice was a little choked.

Interpreter Og raised his palm to Ferena, stopping her from continuing, "It's all over. It's just that I thought I would never see you again in my life. 」

"I don't want that!" said Captain Felena, "I also thought about getting a passport from a third country, or smuggling you in, and that's why I chose to study nautical magic, so that one day I could go to you—unthinkable—unthinkable." 」

"I'll help you figure it out, Ferena. The translator Og said the Navigator's name in a very gentle voice. Rick realizes that the two men had a very close, happy relationship for both of them, and that neither of them has forgotten that past.

"No matter what, we have to live first. Rick exhaled and lay on his side on the cold iron floor. Don't look at those two people anymore.

Captain Felena and Interpreter Og had been talking in a small voice. It was as if this was not a prison cell, but a place that could not be imagined by some Xike, in short, very romantic and warm, where they could pour out their thoughts that had been buried deep in their hearts for a long time.

"I've always prayed for news that you're doing well in my lifetime. Translator Og said.

"I wish I could see you, even in a dream. Captain Felena said.

Rick changed slightly to a half-leaning and half-sideways position, looking at Seren from the bottom up. Seren struggled to stretch his neck and leaned forward to look at the Rick from above him. Rick frowned and said, "You made it all up. It may not be considered "harmful", if it weren't for the storm, these two people probably won't see each other for the rest of their lives.

Seren's signature innocent eyes looked at Syk and blinked, as if he didn't need words to explain a lot of things.

"Well, you're a paladin?" The bait Chang'an Pat also stretched his neck over. For a moment, Xi Ke felt that the neck of the magic bait Chang'an Pate seemed to stretch all the way out of the door, but it didn't. He's just normal, human-like and stretches his neck as long as he can.

"Ah, yes. Serian shrunk his neck and replied respectfully. I seem to be a little caught off guard by this question, like a child being called by a teacher to answer a question.

"I have a slight impression of your name, but it was only when you got on the boat that I saw me for the first time. Chang'an Paert, the bait, said, "If that's the case, the best part should just begin. 」

"Huh?" Rick frowned, the distance between his eyebrows narrowed to the point where his eyebrows were almost together.

"I happen to know the history of paladins very well. A paladin's life can be said to be made up of countless wonderful adventures. Not only is it the danger that he actively invests in for the sake of justice, but there are also many bad guys who will run into him themselves, and the people who need to be saved just happened to meet him, and something that happens once in a hundred years will happen exactly where he is, so that he can take action in time. I don't think it's just a coincidence. 」

The bait Chang'an Pater squeezed his eyes at Seren, and Xi Ke thought that he saw that the pupils of the bait Chang'an Pater were non-human olive-shaped, and when he looked closely, it was obviously very normal and human-like round.

It must be too dark a relationship.

"In the story of Paladin Ehai, he also met Evan Sal, and this encounter Zuihou changed times. I think that the paladins are like the Knight's Prayer says, and justice guides them. They will find a way to enforce justice that cannot be seen by chronological thinking. 」

"That's just speculation, after all. Seren whispered slowly.

"yes, there's no theoretical basis at all. He arched his body, lifted his feet, and strained his abdominal muscles, shook his whole body forward, sat up, and said to Ampatle, "It's not like what the mage said. 」

The bait Chang'an Paite raised his eyebrows: "Well, but you can believe that 'the person who gets on the boat in the middle of the sea must be followed by a demon or an elf. This kind of speculation that fishermen have come up with over many years of experience, but you don't believe my speculation from historical sources over many years. 」

Rick shook his head, "I just don't want to believe there's anything great about this guy. It has nothing to do with the credibility of what Ampaert said.

"Oh, I see. The bait Chang'an Pate's flat tone couldn't tell if it was praise or not: "There are not many people who can objectively analyze their blind spots like you. I've had a few apprentices who couldn't see their blind spots. 」

"So what? what happened to them?" asked Rick curiously.

"They defended the ban on necromancy. The bait Chang'an Pat didn't continue. It can be guessed that if you study the spells forbidden by the Staff of Light privately, you will either break away from the jurisdiction of the Demon Court and become a criminal, or you will die. In short, it is impossible to be okay Haode to learn spells under the Annpaites.

Rick didn't think he should have asked.

Serian interjected to ask, relieving Xike's embarrassment in a timely manner: "But, logically speaking, the blind spot is the place where you can't see, how can a person see your blind spot?"

"If you suddenly can't see it now, will you know?" asked the bait Chang'an Pate.

Serian replied, "Yes, I wonder if the lights are not turned on or something. Anyway, I'll know I didn't see anything. 」

"That's it. Because you can 'see', you will know when you 'can't see'. A person who can perceive that he is "blind" is a person who was once "not blind". You're right, it's impossible to see the invisible, but humans are not creatures who are so simple that they can take in all their senses. One can find out where one is wrong with one's senses, and similarly, one can find something wrong with one's mind. 」

"It's too much trouble to understand this passage, so I give up. Seren shook her head.

Rick nodded and said, "I understand. 」

"It's so sad to lose so many apprentices at once. I couldn't stay in an empty house to work so far away. The bait Chang'an Patrick said sadly, "At least I have an assistant here. 」

Xi Ke impulsively wanted to say to him, "You take me as an apprentice, I don't have a master!" He had been working with the bait Chang An Paat for a few months, and he was soft-spoken, methodical, and considerate of this man, but Xi Ke often didn't notice that his boss next to him had a good opinion of him.

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Nick remembered how long the Merger had sailed.

At that time, the bait Chang'an Paite wanted to teach him a few spells necessary to make bait, and first asked Xi Ke to take out the staff.

Xi Ke spread out his hand and said, "I don't have a staff, can't I just cast a spell with my hands?"

"Of course, but it's easy to get hurt. The bait Chang'an Pat took Xi Ke's hand with a warm hand and checked, "I see that your hand is in good condition, have you used to cast spells directly with your hands before? Before Evan Sal invented the staff, the mage used to pinch the energy directly in his hand. It doesn't matter if you are a seasoned mage, you often break your muscles and veins with your raw hands. Now the mage students must learn how to transfer spells to the staff in the first class, so as not to hurt themselves. You really don't have a staff, have you forgotten it on land?"

"Nope. 」

"Then I'll help you make a new one, and you watch me do it and learn it." This is important. As he spoke, he reached for the wood and prepared to start chipping.

Syk hurriedly stopped him, it was too much trouble, he didn't want to trouble people: "Actually, I have a replacement. 」

"Take it out and use it. The bait Chang'an Pat tilted his head.

"Well, I'd better use my hands. Taking out the sacrificial knife should scare people.

"Then I'll make one for you. The bait Chang'an Pat said that he was going to get the wood again.

"No need!" Rick pulled out the sacrificial knife with its scabbard.

The bait Chang'an Paite glanced at the sacrificial knife: "Oh, the sacrificial knife of the Soni language. 」

Then the bait Chang'an Pat was very ordinary, and began to teach Xi Ke the spells he was going to teach at the beginning.

At the end of the day, the bait Chang'an Patrick asked Xi Ke, "Is there any problem?"

The first question Rick asked wasn't about spells, but about spells, "Is it really okay for me to use the sacrificial sword?"

"Does it matter? I don't know much about the sacrificial knife, what qualities are it different from the staff?"

"That's not what I meant. I mean, I used to be Sooni. 」

"Oh, that's it. The bait Chang'an Pat tilted his head again: "I just met you, so I don't need to judge you so quickly." 」

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After that, many months have passed, and they have become much more acquainted, and Xi Ke still doesn't know what the bait Chang'an Pater thinks of him. Rick suppressed his impulse, but still didn't say anything.

The bait Changan Pat went on to talk about the others: "Carlo got on the ship because he borrowed money from the shipowner to have the child operated. His share of the dividends was to be used to pay off his debts. If he gains enough and has more money in dividends, he can return to his children early. 」

Xi Ke nodded as he listened, everyone had their own reasons for leaving home, getting on the Mojie, and coming to this ocean.

"I have to leave, I'm almost on the Lost Island, and the boss will look for me. The translator said sadly. He left with a promise that everyone knew had little chance of coming true: "I'll figure it out." 」

When the boat docked, all four men were blindfolded and then tied in a string and brought ashore. They stepped over the shaky dock, the sound of the water getting farther and farther away from them. They walked over the uneven gravel and onto the hard slate, the temperature around them getting colder and colder, and the voices began to echo. After a sound of metal grinding, they stopped in a cold place.

Nick smelled the scent of fear and heard sobs and suppressed screams.

When the blindfold was finally removed, Syk saw them in a large iron cage. There are many other iron cages outside, and there are many people locked up in each iron cage, men and women or people who can't tell their gender, all kinds of shijie races.

The place where these cages were placed may have been an ancient banquet hall. It's a lot of space. The stone floor, which was previously smooth and shiny, is now full of signs of iron scratches, but it can still be seen that there were intricate mosaics from the past. Arches are layered to create skylights, with broken stained glass at the edges. Nick looked out through the cracked skylight to see more ornately decorated and crumbling rooms. They can't be in a dungeon, right?

In front of the cage of Guan Xike and the others stood a man who was only one hundred and twenty centimeters tall, and he looked at Xike and them as if he were looking at livestock. He wears a coat woven into gold thread and trimmed with fluff. Around his neck was the fur of the whole beast. He has a large nose. A pair of ears were large and pointed, the tips half-hung down, almost more conspicuous than his face. On his head, only a tuft of hair grew on his forehead, which was stiff and erect like a mane.

The Greenskin Pirate Boss stood next to him, with a disgusting smile on his face, talking to the lop-eared guy. He spoke a not-so-standard demon language, probably one of the dialects of the demon language, which Rick could understand. The Greenskin Pirate Boss said, "Boss, you see that these mages are full of spirit and good behave, and they must be very good at their disposal. Wait a minute, help me talk about it a little better, and sell it for a good price. 」

"I'm afraid that the mage has a lot of ideas. The lop-eared boss screamed, "Recently, the price of mages has been good, but many people complain about the high escape rate of mages in Ataro, and they don't listen. Ever since 'that guy' slaughtered his master, grabbed the ship and fled, and hunted our people everywhere, no one dared to buy the mage of Altaro now!"

"There's a way to put a magic collar on them......" said the Greenskin Pirate Boss with a stammered face.

"That's going to cost more!" said the lop boss. The two of them walked away while bargaining, and no one felt the right to talk to them, nor did they threaten them to behave and make them recognize their situation, and showed off to the victims.

"We're going to be sold as slaves. Rick said. Slaves are inferior to animals that can't understand human speech, and certainly don't speak to them.

"You know by looking at your eyes, two evil human traffickers. Serenne said.