Chapter 65: Back to Red Earth Mountain
Early the next morning, when Savin and Eliza woke up, they were surprised to find some strange things in the house, looking at these things that looked like cages and were not cages, and the two studied them for a long time without making a fuss.
Voss suddenly pushed the door in, and when he saw the bewildered looks of the two, he explained: "These are the ones I made for you last night, which can be used to catch rabbits and pheasants, I went to try them early this morning, and the effect is acceptable, you can use them." ”
Just now, the two of them were still worrying about how to complete the task, but now with the tools that Voss made for them, this is simply a relief in the snow! Savin and Eliza jumped up and down excitedly, and couldn't wait to grab those things and run out, Voss shook his head helplessly, grabbed the two of them and said: "Don't worry, I have to teach you how to use it, otherwise you will complain that the things I make are not good." ”
So Voss talked about how to use these tools again, the tools made by Voss to trap rabbits and pheasants are very simple to use, as long as the cage is set up first, use the bait to lure the rabbit and pheasant into the cage, and then gently pull the rope to trap the target, and if you are lucky, you can catch several at a time, which saves effort and time.
After listening to Voss's explanation, the two thanked Voss again and again, Voss waved his hand and said: "You don't have to thank me, Savin solved a big problem for me, it should be me to thank you, these things can only express my gratitude slightly, if you have the opportunity in the future, I hope you will come to me in the dwarf capital, and then I will express my gratitude well." ”
"Dwarven Capital?" Savin and Eliza looked at each other, both of them with doubts written on their faces.
Voss couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this, these two really don't understand anything, how can they be mercenaries like this. Voss didn't bother to explain too much, and said, "You will know as soon as you go back and inquire, there is no one who is a mercenary who does not know the capital of the dwarves." ”
"Ah, I see, I see. Sawan said incomprehensibly.
Bidding farewell to Voss, the two of them took a bunch of rabbit-catching tools and searched for the place where the hares were concentrated, and with the help of these tools, they caught enough rabbits and pheasants in less than half a day. After completing the task, the excitement of the two was overflowing, this was the first thing they did after they came to land, and its significance was very significant, maybe catching a rabbit for ordinary people is not a serious thing at all, but it is a big achievement for Savin and Eliza, they can finally complete something like ordinary people.
When he returned to Valency City, he handed over a large number of rabbits and pheasants to Old Man Booker, and the old man was so happy that all kinds of praise and praise almost made the two of them dizzy, and the little dissatisfaction of the two of them with the old man disappeared. As soon as he returned to the Mustang Hotel, he saw Larry walking back and forth in the door with an anxious face. Larry saw the two of them hurrying up to meet them, and said eagerly, "You're finally back, how is the mission done?"
"It's done. Sawan nodded.
"Okay, don't talk too much, you guys pack up your things immediately, and we'll go on the road, and we'll talk about the specific things on the road. Larry looked anxious, and didn't intend to let the two of them take a breath.
The two of them actually have nothing to clean up, nothing more than a few miscellaneous items, most of which have been carried on their backs, which is very much in line with the appearance of mercenaries, and they have no property.
When Larry saw that the men had arrived, he ordered him to set off immediately, and saw more than twenty people, four carriages, and a dozen horses, and a group of them driving out of the city gates. Sawin couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw that the number of people was half as small as the previous two days, and that the regimental commander Hortz was nowhere to be seen. Larry saw Savan's doubts, so he smiled: "The regimental commander has already led half of the people to set off ahead of schedule, and we are a step late with our equipment." ”
"Brother Larry, where are we going?" asked Savin.
"There are some things that I can't reveal because you are not members of the group, but now that you and Eliza are your own people, there are some things that you don't have to hide. Seeing that he was surrounded by his own people, Larry told Savin and Eliza the truth. It turned out that their destination this time was the red mountain where Savin and Larry first met, and Larry gave the mountain a temporary name called the Red Clay Mountain. The reason why Samhain meets Larry in Red Earth Mountain is because Larry is on a secret mission.
Larry told the two that not long ago, a duke of Linky issued a mission to the Mercenary Guild to build a tomb of an ancient king in the southwest of the continent, and in the mausoleum there was a rare treasure - the Sun King's headband, which is said to be the beloved object of the Sun King in ancient times. The reward offered for this mission was irresistible, so many mercenary groups took action, and the White Griffin Mercenary Group learned that this legendary mausoleum was likely to be in the area of Red Earth Mountain. So Larry led a group of people to investigate, and the result of the investigation was that there was indeed a place in the Red Clay Mountain that was very similar to the king's tomb described. Captain Hortz's original intention was to conduct a more detailed investigation before taking action, but just last night they suddenly heard that another mercenary group had rushed to Red Earth Mountain first, so Captain Hortz temporarily decided that the whole group should act immediately and be sure to get ahead of the other mercenary groups. So Hortz set off early with half of the regiment today, while Larry led the others to follow.
After listening to Larry's narration, Sawin felt so excited, it was the mausoleum and other mercenary groups, and it felt like a big war was coming. Eliza's reaction was a little worried, and when she heard that she was going to find an ancient grave, Eliza felt a wave of fear. She has heard a lot of such legends since she was a child, and all kinds of demons and monsters often run out of human graves, causing disasters everywhere, and this ancient mausoleum will not also have these things, right?
There was no word along the way, and in the evening of the next day the group finally arrived at the foot of the Red Clay Mountain, and the carriage could not move any further, so Larry left a few men to set up camp to guard the horses, vehicles, and some baggage, while the others followed Larry lightly.
Soon after a dozen people entered the mountain, it was already dark, and Larry took out a few magic light balls from his arms and handed them to several people. This magic ball of light is a commodity sold by the Magician Guild, usually encapsulated in a metal shell, as long as the ball of light inside the metal shell is unscrewed, it will fly out and fly around the person to achieve the purpose of lighting. This encapsulated magic ball of light can be used even by ordinary people, and it does not require the user to know magic.
I saw a few bright lights suddenly appear in the darkness, illuminating the surrounding ten meters as bright as day, but the farther away can no longer shine. Savin and Eliza looked at these in surprise, and couldn't help but exclaim, "So Brother Larry, you can also use magic!" Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Larry laughed, "I don't know how to use magic, it's a magic item that I bought, and anyone can use it." ”
Someone next to him said, "Where did you two come from, how can you have no common sense?" Savin and Eliza blushed at this, but luckily it was dark and no one could see their expressions.
With the lighting, everyone continued to rush under the leadership of Larry, last time Larry had already discovered the road, this time with him leading the way, everyone can take a lot of unnecessary detours, despite this, the road in the mountains is still very difficult to walk, many places are full of thorns, and it is not easy to pass. Except for Saven and Eliza, all of them were very experienced veterans, and everyone took turns to open the way in front, removing thorns and weeds from the road as they went.
Finally, everyone passed through a waist-deep weedy field, everyone was tired enough, Larry looked at a few magic light balls, the effect of the lighting also weakened a lot, it seemed that it would soon be invalid, so Larry ordered everyone to rest on the spot, and wait for dawn before moving on.
After two days of high-intensity marching, coupled with climbing the mountain road in the middle of the night, even Sawan's strong physique felt a little tired, and when he heard Larry say to rest on the spot, everyone sat down one after another, and fell asleep in any place. Savin and Eliza were about to fall asleep like everyone else, but they heard Larry say, "Savan, Eliza, you are in charge of keeping guard, and if there is any situation, notify us immediately." ”
Savin and Eliza looked dazed, it turned out that there was so much attention to being a mercenary, but they also knew that Larry might have arranged it to train them, so the two of them didn't have any dissatisfaction in their hearts, they just didn't sleep all night, and they didn't tire them down. Savin and Eliza simply divided the division of labor, each person was responsible for monitoring one direction, and the place where they were located was a small canyon, and no one was guarding one direction.
The night in the mountains is very quiet, and in the first half of the night there are some insects chirping, and in the second half of the night, except for the gust of wind, it is almost impossible to hear the sound of insects. Sawan was bored when he heard the sound of rustling in the grass, which he thought was the wind at first, but soon found that the sound was regular, and it was obvious that something was approaching him.
Sawin said in his heart: "Hehe, now I'm not a person who doesn't understand anything, and it's not so easy to sneak up on me." Sawin looked back at Larry and the others, and seeing that everyone was sleeping soundly, he made up his mind not to wake them up until he caught the sneak attacker. Savin thought about it and took action, he quietly brought two burdens, piled them up as if he were sitting on the ground alone, and then quietly retreated into the grass next to him, waiting for the other to appear.