Remembering the Gray Snow Record at the End of the Year The Blood Is Still Warm - The Devil's Rift Valley Expulsion Chapter Thirteen Shadows of the Past
The Blood Is Still Warm - The Devil's Rift Valley Expulsion Chapter Thirteen Shadows of the Past
Kalin stood in the direction the team was going to move forward, paying attention to whether there were any new enemies coming in search of sound. After his teammates finished handling the corpses, he calmed down and went over to see what the monsters had dropped.
But not to mention that ordinary armor and weapons have long been rusted. The old-fashioned long-barreled dwarf musket has been rusted to the point that it is almost useless.
"Let's move on." After Janelle spoke, the four of them kept their previous formation and continued exploring.
Karin silently wondered why dwarves like to set up traps in their homes until the trap was triggered, but as an adventurer, he couldn't figure it out.
Everything went smoothly after that...until a trap activated that made no sound.
Streams of pink gas spurted out from many small holes that suddenly appeared in the walls on the left and right, and the iron doors on both sides were immediately closed tightly.
"Damn it!" Janelle was horrified and quickly drank a bottle of blue potion, but it seemed to have no effect. He was extremely sleepy, holding the sword with both hands and breathing heavily, barely not falling down.
Lailan coughed a few times and hurriedly poured a portable water bottle on a dry cloth to cover his nose. Karin followed suit, rolled up his cloak and sleeves, covered his mouth and nose with water, and at the same time looked at the surrounding walls to find a breakthrough.
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After chanting, Sauron used a freezing spell to freeze the jet port on a wall, but he fainted to the ground before the second spell was released.
Although one wall has been reduced now, there are still more than a dozen on the other wall. Although Lailan and Carlin promptly used the items around them to prevent themselves from inhaling the gas as much as possible, they had already inhaled some before.
Karin fell first. Before he lost consciousness, Ganal, who saw the big sword supporting Ganel's body, also fell. Lailan picked up Sauron, but before he could drag the girl close to the door, he was unable to do anything.
Go again.
After briefly losing consciousness, Karin reopened his eyes, but his eyes were filled with double images, and he could not control his body. He could vaguely see Sauron, Lairen, and Janelle walking in front of him.
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There were black metal plates under his feet, black metal railings on both sides, and bubbling magma around him. The rolling heat wave almost made Carlin lose consciousness again.
After walking like this for who knows how long, Karin finally managed to regain control of his body, but his consciousness was still very vague, just a little stronger than before. There was an intersection in front of him, with Ganal going to the left and Lailan going to the left.
Ahead, Sauron to the right.
Karin called out to his companions as much as possible, but his hoarse call received no response. He drowsily stopped at the intersection, not knowing what to do.
Kalin turned his head with difficulty, and when the three people were about to disappear from his field of vision, he seemed to hear the passionate roar of some creature, and the coolness from the gun on his waist made him temporarily wake up completely.
The Bunny Man's instinct led him to chase his old acquaintance, so Kalin gathered his strength and walked forward.
Is this the dwarf's forging area? Uncomfortable heat waves kept coming. When Karin ran at full speed to an area with a giant forging furnace as the core, Lailan seemed to wake up when facing a group of hostile corpses.
, after throwing something that exploded and produced a lot of white smoke, he tried hard to escape from the area, shouting for Carlin to run quickly.
Countless musket balls and spears were thrown through the smoke. Lailan was hit by multiple stray bullets and was covered in wounds. He drank a bottle of red healing potion and walked breathlessly towards the crossroads where the three of them separated when they were unconscious.
Run away.
"They are on the left and right, I don't know if they are awake or not." Carlin shouted out the basic situation while firing into the smoke for cover.
Just as Carlin was covering, Lailan passed Carlin's position. "Why are you still standing there?!"
"What about them?!" Carlin instinctively started running after Lairon, but when he passed the intersection and saw that he had no intention of rescuing him, he couldn't help but "ask", or should I say question?
"Are you sure you can save one more person among so many corpses? You should wake up. We are just adventurers and mercenaries with our heads on our belts, not heroes who save the world! Let's go!" Lailan said.
He grabbed Karin and continued running.
Although he instinctively sensed that the other two were helpless, Carlin still felt guilty. But when the words came to his lips, he didn't even know what to shout, and could only run further and further away in silence.
After Karin and Lailan experienced several battles with a small number of ghouls on their way back, of course they returned to the room where the gas was ejected. By this time, the ice had melted, and after many attempts, the two quickly passed through the room.
room, and returned to area A safely.
Because Ganal is an excellent mercenary, and the little girl is also a magician with unlimited potential. Afterwards, ICBC organized more mercenaries to rescue, but as expected, when they arrived, only two bodies were left.
Corpse.
Although all dangers in area B were resolved that day, nearly twenty young adventurers and mercenaries died, which was unbearable for the local mercenary industry, which was not too big.
After that, mercenary industrial companies from other places took over the exploration of the remaining areas. Although there were casualties, no more than five people died. Those teams had already been well-established, and there were almost no team shortcomings.
After that, Lailan has been blaming himself because he made the choice to abandon his teammates in order to survive. Although the situation at the time could only be like this, this made Lailan unable to get out of his heart in subsequent missions - this meant
He could go no further.
Lailan seemed to be determined to quit the mercenary industry. One day, after Carlin finished a commission, he took a filthy bite and walked to the rented house. On the way, he saw Lailan sitting on the side of the road with his gun.
Then he threw it on the sand and covered his face with his hands.
"Laylan..." Carlin walked up to Laylan, called him, picked up his gun and handed it to him sideways.
"You're here." Lailan put down his hands and took the gun, then calmly spat out the words he had already prepared: "I want to leave Kazanmanla, and this guy will be entrusted to you." Guilt overwhelmed Lailan, and he
Carlin couldn't bear to look at the haggard face.
"You want to leave? Where to go?" Karin asked quickly.
"Then it has nothing to do with you." Lailan said coldly.
"If you want to go see other places, then go. Visit other places more. The world is still big and there are many things worth cherishing." Carlin knew the adventurers and mercenaries who were depressed because of the death of their companions.
In many cases, if you are unable to vent your negative emotions and accept the reality, you will have no choice but to leave the industry. Having said that, it is not a bad idea to live in a different way.
Lairon grabbed the barrel of the gun with both hands and stood up, throwing the gun to Carlin.
"And this is your old buddy, you." Carlin caught the gun and tried to continue chatting with Lalan.
Lairen walked in silence for more than ten steps without looking back and said: "The old me is dead, I hope you can live a wonderful life." Finally, Carlin saw Lainer disappearing into the crowd of people returning home.
Lairen's departure really made it impossible for Carlin to continue strolling leisurely, so he hurried back to his residence, intending to be alone for a while.
After a quarter of an hour, Carlin took the souvenir left by an acquaintance from the table and looked at it carefully. A new travel plan gradually emerged in his mind.
At noon three days later, Carlin was sitting in a small house, with heavy rain falling outside. Lailan had left the city of Kazanmanra two days ago, and might not have been stopped by the heavy rain. In this kind of weather, the servant
The ordnance industry has almost no commissions, and the local mercenary industry at the Blood Rock Barrier has no way to intervene.
Now Carlin has no work to do, and because of the weather, he cannot carry out his unprepared travel plan. Outside the house, there are two human children playing in the water with oil paper umbrellas, and they are clearing the "water channel".
But compared to the morning, the rain has become much lighter. If you take this opportunity to get a little rain and buy an umbrella, you might be able to walk around the city.
In fact, Carlin rarely has the leisure and elegance to wander around the city, and he only goes to the farms and small towns outside the city when he is working on a commission.
[Businessmen must be more welcoming to guests in this weather.] Carlin looked outside the door in the direction to the market, thought for a moment, put on his coat, put away his key belongings, and hurried into the rain. He recalled a few things by the way.
Is there any place that sells umbrellas around? I am an adventurer after all, so I don’t use umbrellas very much. In the past, Xiaoyu would just put the hood of his travel clothes on.
Thinking that the grocery store should have one, Carlin luckily bought a cheap oil-paper umbrella - because it was the last one, and the boss wanted to close early because there were no customers. Not only that, many shops didn't even open early in the morning.
This small town in Luori Province is not as spectacular as the human cities Carlin saw in the book, and there are few two-story buildings.
Since few shops were open, Carlin was happy to have some free time. He put down the shield covering his head, held up an overly light oil-paper umbrella, and walked slowly on the street, admiring the rainy scene.
[Quiet afternoon. It’s rare to not think about work and wander around without a destination. Maybe this is the real journey.]
Pedestrians on the road were walking in a hurry, but Carlin felt the same tranquility as on the prairie - he had not felt this way for a long time, but being busy also meant enrichment, which could at least be used to numb himself.
Thinking about it carefully, Carlin can no longer remember why he stayed in this city. I don't know when Carlin started to stop chasing the missing memories of the past.
The word "care" flashed through his mind. But Lailan was gone. This was probably one of the few people in Carlin's mind who could be regarded as a friend.
In fact, there is still a bit of "concern". After all, family ties are deeply rooted in blood. And the teacher whose face he has forgotten is also an important life guide for Carlin. At least, I should go to see him/her. But these thoughts
It soon sank deep into Carlin's heart, and it seemed that the vast world was his pursuit.
Unknowingly, Carlin had reached the city gate. The main gate was only open through a gap, and the small door on one side was also closed. The few guards who were taking shelter from the rain leaned against the stone wall and fell asleep.
Carlin just glanced outside the door, and then turned away from the main entrance to look for any stores selling "souvenirs" or similar features. He walked around the city, but couldn't find any. They were probably closed. He passed by the mercenary
While at ICBC, Carlin remembered that a batch of entrustment funds would be settled today.
Since he was passing by and doing some business, Carlin came to the door, put away his umbrella and shook it. He walked into ICBC and planned to see if the staff were there.
The lady at the counter confirmed Carlin's identity and then gave him a bag of gold coins. There were thirty-five linseys in total, but the original total reward for the series of commissions was twenty-five linseys.
"I remember the original number. This is ten Lindsays more than before." Carlin expressed doubts about this, and then counted it carefully.
"Let me confirm, wait a moment." The counter lady began to look through the documents. "Ah, this is the compensation from the previous Blood Rock Barrier Incident. There were many casualties and it was also due to ICBC's intelligence errors. Therefore, I was busy settling a large number of pensions.
, the compensation was not paid out within the stipulated time, and due to some things, this matter was not posted, I’m sorry.”
"Understood, thank you." Carlin nodded slightly and bent his ears downward to express his gratitude. Then he symbolically glanced at the commission column and prepared to leave. In fact, there were only a few commissions today, and the rest were all lingering.
The difficult commission is not worth taking a closer look at.
Karin put away his money bag and sighed, then plunged back into the rain and continued shopping. The rain gradually became heavier. In the impression that this demi-human had regained some of his memories, the grassland had never rained for such a long time, and it continued to spread.
His thoughts made him think that he should go back to the tribe to have a look before he really set off. He had been away for who knows how many years.
Although he had an idea, life went on. Kalin saved money day after day to prepare for his trip. In the process, he also visited the tribe once and left a lot of souvenirs and money.
On the day Alexander and others entered the city, Karin was chasing a lion-like demi-human woman on a street in Kazanmanla. She was carrying a heavy stick weapon and had a tough attitude. She had fallen in love with him a few days ago.
He met the handsome Karin.
This lion-like demi-human has a scar on his face, but it adds a different kind of charm. Because of her, many of Karin's travel plans were ruined, and he was unable to make commissions.
Not only that, this one also has a bad habit of eating raw animal meat. It is said that she is an abandoned princess. It is said that the kings of the three extremely fierce demihuman races, the Lion Tribe, the Tiger Tribe, and the Leopard Tribe, are all legendary.
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Her arrival brought a great shock to the adventurer and mercenary circles of Kazanmanla. Naturally, Karin fell into an out-of-control whirlpool. He was hiding in Tibet for a while, not to mention how sad he was.
Carlin took advantage of the turn and when the man behind him was out of sight, he ran into an alley and hid in a corner. The man gasped and took a look into the alley, turned around and ran in the other direction. Carlin
After hiding for a while, he realized that he was not there, so he quickly climbed up the wall and ran away. Only to find that this was the back door of the mercenary industrial company, and a lady at the counter who was making tea was startled.
"I'm sorry." Carlin immediately made a silent gesture, nodded quietly and apologized. Then he took a breath and looked around to see how many ways he could leave.
"It's Mr. Carlin... I understand. I think you should quickly find a long-term commission and leave for a while." The lady at the counter said helplessly in a low voice. Unfortunately, besides climbing over the wall, the only way to go back is through the mercenary industry.
Go out the front door.
"Thank you...Has ICBC had any similar needs recently?" Carlin asked expectantly, as if he had found a life-saving straw.
"Well...I'm sorry, as of this morning, there is no suitable commission for you, but it would be better to find one that can take you out of the city, right." The lady at the counter smiled awkwardly.
"Yes, could you please help me look at the task bar? And that lady..." Karin hesitated to speak.
The lady at the counter shook her head. She had to bring the brewed tea into the room quickly, otherwise the weather would get cold very quickly. "You can see for yourself," the lady at the counter said sympathetically, and then opened the door and went in.
Carlin followed the counter lady into the ICBC, and then walked out quietly... hoping not to run into the lion lady.
And just before meeting.
For the five people, this city is not even as prosperous as Guzhuo Town, although the previous town is the same. When you first come here, you have to register according to the procedures.
After asking the guards about the locations of the Countercurrent Commercial Bank and the Mercenary Industrial Bank, Alexander led the team towards the Industrial Bank. She planned to register first and then hand over the box.
The members of the Thirteenth Mad Wolf Mercenary Group took a casual look at the city on the way and arrived at the Mercenary Industrial Company. As soon as the five of them entered the door, they saw a manager of the Mercenary Industrial Company and a Sheep Tribe demi-human in the reception room in the side corridor.
While talking, a counter lady followed by a rabbit demi-human entered the side corridor from the back door.
Alexander's excellent hearing and the closer Karin heard a few words. "Haven Province - Steppe - Great Rift Valley - Devil."
Kalin didn't know there was any great rift in the Haven province, but there certainly wasn't such a thing as a demon.
Moengnan ignored Alexander who stopped and went to take a look at the commission, followed by Fageni. However, it may be due to the time or other reasons, there are very few commissions here, and the commission fees are also very small.
.There were only a few adventurers and mercenaries in the hall, and they were all looking at the five people who had just entered.
"It's so safe." Moeng Nan muttered.
"It seems like there's nothing we can do." Fageni whispered from behind.
[No sound?] Alexander thought for a moment, turned back to Sophia and said, "Sofia, go and register. I'll keep an eye on it here."
"Okay." Sophia nodded in agreement, took the identity information required for registration and went to the front desk to choose a blond counter lady to register. Heath followed behind and watched the operations required for registration.
Then Alexander calmed down and hid in the blind spot of the reception room, pretending to observe other places in the mercenary factory, but actually trying to eavesdrop on the conversation in the reception room.
[It’s big news again, but I’d better quickly find a commission and run away first.] Carlin walked towards the bulletin board, preparing to find a task to avoid the limelight.
Alexander, who was in the state, and Carlin, who was passing by, heard the words of the Sheep Tribe demi-human: "If this continues, the entire prairie will be severely damaged, and more than a dozen tribes close to the Great Rift Valley will be destroyed. I hope
You can provide support as soon as possible." The supervisor nodded, and the sheepman left in a hurry. Then the supervisor asked the counter lady just to put down the tea and draft a new commission.
Kalin found a corner that was not easily seen and waited inside the ICBC, hoping that the new commission could solve the urgent problem. Generally speaking, the tribe where his family was located was very close to human territory, so it should not be affected.