The Record of Initiation - Legacy of Nightmares Chapter 26 Until I get an arrow in the knee
"We can't catch up anymore," Kino said from where he was.
"Can Fageni get through it? It won't matter if you put the crystal in faster, just let it go." Alexander shook his head. This little wolf seemed stupid at first glance, but he probably won't be able to do it when the ice crystal gets close.
Let's start planning how to escape.
"What should we do now?" Kino asked again.
"After disposing of the body, let's go. What else can we do?" Alexander picked up the remaining crystals and put them in the cold iron box. [At least I won't face a moral dilemma now.]
Fagni came back with a sullen face, and Alexander put away the box and went to help skin it, and then left. The two of them skinned the fur of two sinister wolves, and then took the second wolf, which was like ice crystals but had changed.
The teeth that had become normal colors were pulled out, more tendons were removed, and then I was ready to leave.
According to time calculation, it is almost four o'clock. If we go quickly, we can leave the north side of Wuye Creek before dark.
Kino planned to cut off some wolf meat, but Alexander stopped her: "Don't take the meat with you. Aren't you afraid of attracting more monsters on the road? In our current state?"
"Okay." Chino simply went outside to wait, it was still a bit cold inside.
Having been delayed in the Echo Cave for almost an hour, the three of them disposed of the bodies and returned quickly. It was already completely dark when they left Manyang Slope. Faced with attacks from many wild beasts, they had to spend the night in a tree.
You can only return the next morning.
On the way back, I found that the wild boar had been completely eaten by rabbits, but the teeth were still there, so I took the wild boar's teeth with me and returned to La Mesa at eight o'clock the next day, covered with wounds.
Due to the completion of the kill, the commission reward for the three of them this time was a full 45 Lindsays, which they did not expect. However, the cold poison in Chino delayed it for one night, so he had to recuperate for ten months.
That's fine, and you also have to consider that you can't go out to do tasks for the first one or two months, which will cost about thirty linseys in total.
According to Jasons, the ship's special coating has already been installed. The two of them have to set off tomorrow afternoon. They can rest for a night and go shopping in the morning.
As for the teeth obtained from the loot this time, the second wolf's teeth can be sold for two linseys for research purposes. The wild boar teeth can be used as helmets or other things. If sold, the two pig teeth together can be sold for seventy-five paise.
The first wolf skin can be sold for 30 paise, and the second one can be sold for 40 paise because it is better preserved. The ice crystals remaining in the power of shadow of the second wolf were recovered by the Adventurer's Guild for four lins, and the remaining
The ordinary ice crystal had to be kept by himself due to serious energy loss. After processing one of the wolf skins and wolf teeth, Alexander gave most of the reward to Kino to treat frostbite.
When Kino went to the medical clinic for diagnosis, he returned the cloak to Alexander first, and Fagenius went to buy his knife. Alexander temporarily borrowed the box to put away the ice crystals, and then took the boar teeth, wolf skins and wolf sinews
Go to the lizardman craftsman and ask if you can make something with the iron pieces and shield fragments from before.
The blacksmith thought about it for a while and told her that pig teeth and tendons could be used as parts of the bow, but he would have to spend money to buy the wood and pay a lot of processing fees - after all, the blacksmith didn't know how to process wood and had to find someone else.
Alexander asked in detail how much it would cost to purchase the materials and process. In fact, the price range for the selector and the materials were different. In the end, Alexander paid eight linseys.
Alexander had a wolf skin left and turned it into a new leather armor in a tailor shop. The one she was wearing was already in tatters.
After resting for a day, Alexander and Fagenes went to see Kino's injuries the next day and took away the bow and leather armor.
The handle of the new weapon's bow is carved from fine hardwood spruce. The two ends of the bow are made of powder ground from bone powder and ice crystal to add a spell circuit, and are tied with two bow strings twisted from animal sinews. This weapon
It has a longer range and more power, and can barely be controlled by Alexander's strength. It also has the ability to enchant arrows with ice elemental energy.
Alexander felt that he had received some care from Sofia before, and the method of absorbing black crystals had not been told to Sofia, and the primary color crystals in her hand had not been processed, so he planned to take Fageni to visit him before leaving.
Alexander and Fageni learned from Jasons what happened later. Except when they were studying at the academy, the Church of the Holy Glory God temporarily supervised Sophia to eradicate the pollution. In other words, you have to apply to the church to visit it.
, there are no classes at the college today, Sofia is probably in church now.
Alexander thanked Jason and asked for the specific departure time of the ship to the royal capital. There was not much time left.
Alexander said he understood and then left, and quickly took Fageni to the Church of the Holy God of Glory. When the two arrived at the church, two paladins from the area under their jurisdiction were reporting to Father Zhuang that they had successfully purified unclean creatures.
Relieved the crisis in a nearby village.
After waiting for a while, the two got permission to meet Sophia. Then Father Zhuang asked Sophia to come out of the treatment room to find the two of them - it was a pure white room that a priest continued to use language and magic to explore.
The pollution hidden deep in Sophia's heart. The time for these treatments was long and painful. Although it was mainly boring and nerve-wracking, Sophia was very surprised by the arrival of Alexander and the two men, and followed Father Zhuang there.
We arrived at the main entrance of the church.
[Hmm, are there activities of unclean creatures around here...] Alexander sighed as he finally saw Sophia.
"Hey everyone, long time no see. How have you been lately?" Sophia came out of the treatment room and saw the two people who came to see her at the main entrance of the church. She walked towards their location with a relaxed expression.
Alexander saw Sophia waving and said, "Long time no see. We are leaving here for the royal capital today, so we came here to say goodbye. By the way, have you received the black crystals I gave you before?"
"Well, I've received it, thank you. Oh, by the way, I also got some yellow crystals in that room last time. I'll bring them to you from home later."
Sofia approached the two of them and looked them up and down. "By the way, where is Kino? Why don't you see her? Also, are you planning to leave Lamesa so soon?"
"She was injured during yesterday's mission. It is estimated that she will have to recuperate in the city for a while and will not be able to participate in the commission for the time being. As for leaving Lamesa, it is mainly because the ship is leaving this afternoon. If she waits any longer, she will have to wait.
For a long time. As for those crystals, forget it if you keep them at home. Let’s talk about it later. How is your recent situation? Has the pollution been cured? "
"It's not close. According to what the pastor told me, it will take some time for treatment to be cured. But generally speaking, it doesn't take long, just about four or five days. After the cure, you don't have to stay in the room all the time.
I was undergoing treatment. I really couldn’t relax during the treatment, and it was boring. I couldn’t even read a book, ugh.” Sophia looked really stifled, and vomited a series of bitter words.
"That's good. You should know how to use those crystals, right?"
"Hmm...I haven't studied this yet." During this period of time, Sophia was not allowed to touch the crystals brought out of the ruins that might be sources of pollution.
Alexander tore out a page from the notebook he had stapled, wrote down the method of absorbing black crystals and primary color crystals, and handed it to Sophia. "Just follow this. We are on the boat in the afternoon. If nothing happens, we will leave first."
"Okay, thank you. When will your boat leave in the afternoon?" Sophia took the paper, suppressed her curiosity and put it in her pocket.
Alexander gave the specific time. Sofia estimated that this time would be enough time to go back home to get crystals for them. It would be no problem to apply for this time. It could even be done at noon for two people and one person who can't speak and can just stand on a pole.
Have a meal.
"Do you have anything else to do later?" Sophia asked.
"Not yet."
"Then I'll apply to go out, and I'll bring you those crystals. I can also have a meal, and I can relax for a while. If something happens later, I'll send the things directly to the place where you get on the ship.
Okay." Sophia is so considerate.
"Okay, go ahead, we'll wait for a while." Alexander replied, and glanced at Fageni who was standing there, asking the girl to invite him to dinner without even saying a word.
Sofia went to the clergy to apply, and probably because she recovered well during this period, she got permission to leave for a while.
"Okay, let's go, my home is not very far from here." Sophia took the two of them to her home, handed all the crystals except her own to Alexander, and then invited the two of them to a restaurant for lunch.
After dinner, they chatted about the recent situation and then waved goodbye to the two of them.
During the whole process, Fageni still didn't say much.
Alexander accepted ten primary color crystals. After eating, he went to buy the materials for these ten primary color crystals, and then went to the Adventurer's Guild to prepare for departure.
Alexander and Fagni boarded the ship from the slightly gloomy Grayskull Swamp with another team from the Adventurer's Guild at three in the afternoon. The inner side of the ship was paved with wooden planks, and the outer side was made of a layer of gray-blue unknown material.
It looked like metal, but was not actually metal. One of the two ships carried Alexander and Phageni to the royal capital.
In Grayskull Swamp there is a special group of fish called cutter fish. This fish likes to eat wood, so normal boats cannot be used here at all, and there are other aquatic monsters, so these coatings are necessary, and
It will become invalid after one use.
After listening to the talkative boatman's introduction, Alexander asked: "Thank you for the reminder. How long will it take for the boat to arrive at the royal capital?" This small boat is only wide enough for two people to sit or lie down side by side, so it is small enough.
"It will take about three days, and then we will arrive across the Mida Plain. The land journey will also take about two or three days." The boatman held up the pole and the boat sailed quickly into the distance.
"Why do sharp fish like to eat wood?" Maybe it was because he was freed from the intimidation of the cute girl that Fageni could speak normally.
"Then I don't know, but they will also fight for the flesh and blood of a drowned person. Maybe it's just instinct to eat wood?"
Fageni nodded, stopped talking, and watched the scenery on the boat. After all, the boat had a small shed, and he could only sleep if he was not chatting or dazed.
"Thank you." Alexander asked about food, accommodation, bathing, laundry and other chores, then placed her luggage to avoid falling into the water and began to review the elemental blending. She could only make do with it for a few days. The weather was hot and she would sweat, so it didn't matter to the two men.
Three days later, the boat docked. Then the two boats headed back. Alexander, Fageni and another group of people walked on the muddy road for a while, and finally saw a small town before dusk. Outside the town were large wheat fields.
, there was no protection like fences, and it seemed that there were no wild animals or anything like that. The people from the two boats entered the town together, and the person in charge of the other boat arranged accommodation in the town for Alexander and Fageni, and the two took a good bath.
I took a bath and rested for the night.
The next day, a group of people got on the carriage and set off. In addition to Alexander and Fageni, there was another young girl holding a dozen documents. The other group of people was encrypted with magic ink to escort Lamesa to the royal capital.
The secret, which requires the use of specific magic to watch. The young girl is the tax collector of this town, and she also took a ride. After a brief chat, the person in charge of the guild led the group on horseback.
Follow.
Alexander felt that this team also had a need to keep secrets, so he wisely did not ask any more questions. After casually chatting for a few words, he looked at the scenery outside. The girl was probably shy, so you didn’t say anything along the way. Compared to the swamp, here
The scenery looking out is very beautiful.
Various crops, vegetables, pumpkins, etc. are growing vigorously in patches. There are also some orchards where apples, peaches, grapes and other fruits are planted, and there are even small ponds dug to raise fish.
The farmers in the fields beside the plain village, the vendors in the town, and the merchants and pedestrians on the road all have relaxed or happy expressions, which shows that this is a rich and peaceful place.
As the group of people traveled along the way, they passed through dawn, early morning, morning, noon, afternoon, dusk, nightfall, late night, and early morning. There were different scenes outside the carriage, and Alexander inside the carriage had different feelings. "This
It seems that there are no monsters or unclean creatures nearby, and the security seems to be very good." She couldn't help but sigh.
It’s the same village, but it’s countless times better than the village of Nagel where Fageni once lived. This may be because it’s near the royal capital. Compared with other places, it’s like a paradise. He was calm.
Looking at this scene, his memories are gradually awakening during this time, but those memories are not only of Fageni as an Orion, but also of businessman Fageni, farmer Fageni, soldier Fageni and noble Fageni.
Ni...
Finally, Alexander arrived at the royal capital. The city walls here were more spectacular than those in La Mesa, and compared to La Mesa, the wall materials here were very new, but there were not so many military equipment on the walls, which made them look more grand.
Outside the huge city gate, there were two teams of sixteen soldiers standing under the city gate, orderly checking the people and carriages entering and exiting the city. The group of people passed the city gate smoothly in the carriage, seemingly showing their
What kind of certificate? As soon as they entered the city, the carriage stopped under the city wall. The leader of the guild came over and told Alexander and Fageni to get off the carriage.
Finally arriving at the destination, Alexander began to feel a little nervous. "Okay, what should I do next?" Fageni obeyed the person in charge and got out of the carriage with his own things.
At this time, a knight in shining armor and several knight attendants in leather armor walked to the city wall. "I brought a message from His Majesty, and asked Ms. Alexander and her companions to follow us to the palace to meet His Majesty."
Judging from the luxury of his armor and his personal aura, this knight should be of noble status.
The person in charge who looked over was also a little surprised: "Is that so? Your Majesty wants to meet these two adventurers in person?"
"I am Alexander," the archer walked towards the knight and said, "This is my companion." She waved to Fageni.
Fagni's face was now full of doubts and dullness. He had never heard of wanting to see His Majesty the Emperor.
"I'll lead the way, please." The knight made a gesture and led the two of them off the street.
In fact, Alexander was so nervous that her heart almost jumped into her throat. She nodded and followed the knight, and whispered to Fageni: "Don't ask any more questions, just follow me. Basically, it has nothing to do with you."
Fagenius walked beside Alexander and asked in a low voice: "What on earth is going on? You didn't say anything like this happened at that time."
"I already told you that it has nothing to do with you, so don't ask. I'll talk to you again when I have the chance."
The two followed the knight and his attendants for not long. Soon, a super luxurious carriage decorated with a lot of purple and yellow satin appeared and stopped in front of Alexander and Fageni. It picked them up and set off to the palace.
Before that, the two of them had enjoyed the streets of the royal capital. They saw that the bustling level here was no less than that of Lamesa, but the atmosphere was completely different. Most of the people here were not on the road to work and make a living, but
It is a scene of middle-aged people enjoying shopping, children playing, young lovers dating, etc.
In addition, Alexander also saw the spellcaster in the rain forest on the wanted notice on the bulletin board, with a reward of five hundred linseys.
[Is this person so valuable?!] Alexander tilted his head. [Um, I will definitely not let him go next time I see him.]
"Your Majesty is usually very busy. Even for me, the captain of the knight brigade responsible for the security of the royal capital, I have to make an appointment for a week before going to the palace." Even sitting in a moving carriage, the knight had the air of a knight and sat upright.
Said across from the two people.
"I understand, do you have to wait a week?" Alexander followed the other person's example and did not dare to move. "We will wait patiently."
Fageni is trying to reduce his presence, how dare he speak.
"No, you will see your Majesty soon. This is what your Majesty wishes. Maybe I should call you Lord Alexander tomorrow. Unfortunately, the empire does not allow women to be knighted." This serious-looking knight would have said the same thing.
joke.
"Don't dare." Alexander became even more nervous, trying to control himself not to stutter: "I am just a messenger... How dare you call me an adult."
"My name is Saren. In fact, Ms. Alexander's deeds have been spread in the royal capital. People are looking forward to the development of the rainforest to usher in a new wave of the empire's economy." Knight Saren explained.
"I don't really understand this, but it's only a matter of time before the people in the rainforest regain contact with the outside world. I hope there will be a good result." Alexander heard something from the captain in the rainforest.
Saren nodded and stopped talking. Soon the carriage stopped. After getting off the carriage, Alexander and Fageni saw the exquisitely carved outer walls of the palace, and could not help but let out silent exclamations and gasps. This chapter has been completed!