Chapter 42: Memories
A long time ago, when Yao Lao was still young, I don't know if it was 40 years ago or 50 years ago, Jia Yi's father Gary had not yet been born, and Yao Lao was still young, not yet 20 years old. Yao Lao is not Yao Lao yet, but he is full of curiosity about the outside world, and he doesn't want to stay in this small place of Tamu Village for the rest of his life, just like his own father and his father's father.
At that time, there was a rumor that someone had seen a huge monster in the depths of the eastern part of the mountain, summoned by a sorcerer, ready to kill the villagers attached to it, and take out the heart and liver to make an immortal elixir.
No one had ever seen the monster, but it was true that several hunters had gone deep into the mountains and never returned, and for a moment people were terrified. It is said that the lord sent his knights to lead the team out, but it still failed.
At that time, people were talking about wizards and their magical methods. It is said that shamans can bring people back from the dead, wading through water and fire. The young man's heart was always curious about them, and although he had heard many wizard legends, no one had ever actually seen them, not even the legendary wizards' rivals, the Brave and the Monsters, although there were always rumors in the Lord's Mansion that the realm could kill any wizard who did evil.
Others have heard of it and regarded it as a fairy tale, but for the legend of the monster in the mountains, it is more likely to be infested with ferocious beasts, and there may be more than one. There have been cases of hunters who had gone into the mountains to die after brown bears had their ribs crushed in their chests.
But the old man didn't think so. He felt that the world was so big, and he was trapped in a corner, maybe there really were wizards in some corner of the world. He hopes to be able to find him.
One night, Yao Lao made up his mind to the blood-red moon in the sky and went out to find the real wizard.
He said goodbye to his parents, and of course, did not dare to say that he had gone out to find wizards, who were mostly evil and cruel in the impression of the villagers. He told his parents that he was going to the provincial capital, to find an apprenticeship, to learn a trade, and not to be trapped in the land anymore.
He came to the provincial capital, because this is the largest city in the nearest place, and it is the core of the entire province of Verfer, and if there are wizards, someone will probably know.
In order to make a living, he joined a pharmacy to work as a handyman, although he did not have much salary, at least he had a place to live. Here, he came into contact with an adventure party - or adventurer squad.
The team was commissioned to find the son of a wealthy merchant who had been lost in the mountains while hunting, and only found a brown bear mating. Aha, the consequences can be imagined, the person who walked in front was smashed on the spot.
They tried their best to kill the two brown bears, but the rest were all wounded, and the most serious one was a dent in the chest and half of the breastplate, and the person was even photographed on a tree, with three broken ribs and internal bleeding, but fortunately the life was big enough.
After a long time of contact, before the adventurer team left, Yao Lao joined them and went on adventures with them, wandering. Although I haven't found a wizard, I have seen a lot of people and things.
Until one day...
"Haha,**, guess what I heard?" said Jimi, the only female member of the team, to Yakura. Jimei is a stout woman, two heads taller than Yao Lao, and much stronger, not very beautiful, but because of regular exercise, her figure is good. Most of the time, she wields two huge battle axes of more than 30 catties, and it is said that she has the blood of the mountain barbarians in the east.
Yao Lao didn't know what she was going to say, and said, "How do I know what you have heard, have you found some great treasure somewhere?"
"It's not a treasure, but it's much more reliable than a treasure, and it's what you've been looking for. Jimi said to Yakura.
"Fortunately, it's not a treasure, the last time you inquired about the news that there was a treasure left by the bandits, you ran to an abandoned bandit cottage and looked for a long time, not only did you find nothing, but you also dug down the thief's fen pit, fortunately, no one has used it for a long time. ”
"This time it's different, the news is exact, and it's not a treasure. It has to do with what you want the most, wahahaha...."
"It has something to do with what ** thinks about the most, is it related to the wizard, he has always wanted to find a wizard to apprentice. Jimei, stop playing dumb riddles, just say it. "It was Switz who spoke, and the hunters in the team were really hunters, hunters who hunted, who could distinguish the traces of their prey, make traps, find water, and hide from wild beasts, and their archery skills were good. It seems that he is already a little impatient.
"I know that you must be unable to resist it first, and I don't know why you are a hunter so anxious, no wonder you want to come out and take risks, and the prey is scared away by you. Gimet paused and continued.
"This time the news is absolutely reliable. Someone found an ancient relic deep in the jungle to the east, found gold in it, and brought it back. Moreover, it is said that they saw a person who could light a fire out of thin air and fly, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, suspecting that it was a legendary wizard. Jimmy told everything she had heard.
When Baden, the head of the regiment on one side, heard the news, he said to everyone: "Let's talk about it, whether we want to go over." ”
"Of course we have to go, there are gold objects, and they are ancient gold objects, and the nobles like this the most, if we can find two more, we can all retire." "It was Bayeru who spoke, the shield warrior in the squad, who had the only steel armor in the squad - although he only had a half breastplate on his chest, but the defense on the front was not enough, and he would never have survived if it hadn't been for the armor to block him.
To be honest, adventurers are definitely not a good profession, of course there are good ones, but the vast majority of them are struggling to make ends meet, and they spend two dollars on bars and women after completing tasks. Therefore, all adventurers have to do tasks non-stop, and if they meet a big financier, they may be able to rest for a month or two. But this kind of task is generally dangerous, and it is embarrassing to call it big every time a few people don't die in a big mission.
This adventure team, plus the young Yao Lao, has a total of 5 people, and everyone is not too young, and Yao Lao has been joining the team for almost 5 years. Because the medicine elder has learned to collect medicines and medicines, and he has a half-baked medical skill, the income of the adventure team has increased a lot - some simple injuries do not need to be treated by a doctor, and some herbs can be collected during the adventure to subsidize it.
Yao Lao joined for a few years, although he didn't have much combat power, but it did make the team have a lot of money, but everyone changed their weapons, and everyone had a leather armor, but there was only one piece of armor, armor is not only expensive, but also has to have a relationship to buy it. If it weren't for the fact that Baden's team helped a down-and-out nobleman escape the pursuit of the enemy, and there was no way to get that armor, many noble knights would be worried about their armor.
After discussion, everyone unanimously decided to try their luck at the ruins, in case they were lucky enough to get a few gold items, and if they sold them, it was estimated that they would get 100 gold each, and with this amount of money, everyone could retire and start a small business. After all, in a few years, everyone should not be able to hold the sword.
Everyone estimated that the news had spread by this time, and they must not be the only ones who were tempted, and they decided to set off early the next morning to find the ruins in the first batch.