Fortunately, that Virimoni did not live in the depths of the Forest of the Sea. Sherlock held Zoe and flew for less than half an hour before the golden ball flew into a small sunken ship. It seemed that it should
The destination has been found.
He retracted his wings and looked inside the hull. After finding no danger, he cautiously followed in.
Although it was Zoe's request, he was still a little worried when he came to an unknown place with an unknown mage living there.
Because it was still dark, the inside of the ship was also dark, except for the faint lights in a cabin deep inside.
He had just taken a few steps when a voice came out.
"Adventurer, if you keep procrastinating like this, if Zoe dies and Fox wants to trouble you, I won't explain it to her."
To be able to name Zoe and Fox so accurately, and to know Zoe's current situation, he should be the person he is looking for.
Sherlock let go of his vigilance and ran in quickly.
Opening the door, a middle-aged man wearing a white robe was playing with the golden ball that flew in first.
"Hello, elder, do you know anything about Zoe's situation? She asked me to seek your help before she fell into coma." He said respectfully.
"Put her on the bed?" The man frowned and said, "And don't call me elder. This title always reminds me of my days in Leatherman."
"Feel sorry."
Elder is a term used by Leatherman civilians to refer to those Verimoni who serve witches. Although it is not explicitly stated in "Witch Diary", you can feel it from between the lines. The author is obviously just like the man in front of him.
Same, I don’t really like this title.
"My name is Phyllida, and as you know, I'm a Verimoni." The man introduced himself.
Then he took out a bottle of red potion from the huge potion cabinet behind him and fed it into Zoe's mouth.
"Phyllida..., Phyllida Spohr?" Sherlock guessed uncertainly.
"oh?"
Hearing him say the surname Spohr, the other party was obviously surprised: "Has Zoe mentioned me to you?"
"No, but I have read your book "Thousands of Miraculous Herbs and Mushrooms"." Sherlock said in surprise: "The introduction to mushrooms in it is so detailed. Have you really been to the Underdark?"
"
"Oh, that book, I didn't expect it to be circulated outside." Phyllida smiled unconsciously and said modestly: "I did follow a drow to visit the Myconid clan in the Dark Territory. All this knowledge is
I learned it from their mouths, I just compiled and recorded it, it’s not worth mentioning.”
It's not worth mentioning, but that expression and the suddenly friendly tone seemed to be very helpful.
No one doesn't like to be recognized and praised by others, and for a non-combat NPC, praising their books is definitely more effective than praising them themselves.
With those two sentences just now, Sherlock can guarantee that the other party's favorability with him has at least increased to a higher level.
As soon as the goodwill level increased, and with the common topic of herbalism and Zoe as a common friend, the two immediately became familiar with each other.
In constant exchanges, he gradually learned about Zoe's life experience and the cause of her abnormal body.
About thirteen years ago, a small-scale conflict broke out between Aglalon and Ser. Because there was a nominal armistice agreement, Mu Lin Mage and Red Robe Mage, as the high-end combat forces of their respective countries,
He becomes the protagonist of this conflict.
At the height of the struggle, the red-robed mages unintentionally, or they claimed to have inadvertently released a terrible plague, directly turning the border city of Aglalon, Graanda, into a dead city, and
The epidemic may spread further.
At this critical moment, a mysterious mage appeared. He found the Bensons and his wife, who were famous potionists at the time, and the herbalist Phyllida who was avoiding the pursuit of the Leatherman Witch.
With the joint efforts of the four people, it took only six days to develop the antidote and successfully stopped the spread of the plague.
However, during the research process, the Bensons accidentally contracted the plague. The mysterious wizard and Phyllida tried their best to save them, but they still couldn't stop the fate.
The Bensons both died, but their unborn child, Zoe, who was still in her mother's womb at the time, miraculously survived.
Affected by the plague, Zoe has been weak since birth and relied on magic potions to survive until she was three years old.
Until they met Phoenix Fox, the mysterious mage used his own freedom to make Fox promise to protect Zoe for his whole life.
Then through a special contract, Zoe finally had a normal life.
"After that, I entrusted Zoe to a shepherd mage, and I traveled to various places in Faerûn to find a way to completely remove the virus from her body."
"We haven't seen each other for ten years. I didn't expect that the little one who only slept on my back had grown into such a beautiful little girl."
Phyllida looked at Zoe on the bed, her expression full of concern and guilt.
"Thank you for the compliment." A weak voice suddenly sounded.
When Sherlock looked up, he saw that Zoe had opened her eyes, and said a little dumbfounded: "You don't let go of such words."
"Hehe, I don't know if there will be a next time, of course I can't let it go easily..." As she said that, Zoe's smile gradually stiffened, and two groups of tears were already rolling in her eyes.
After all, he was just a thirteen-year-old child, how could he really endure so much pain.
The stronger you act, the harder it is to heal your inner sadness.
Sherlock has not seen his parents since he was a child, so he can probably understand each other's mood at this time.
It's not that I have any feelings for those two people I've never met before, it's just that I feel my own fate, as if I've been abandoned by the whole world.
"Wow, why is such a pretty little girl crying?"
"I can't stand it anymore, a pretty little girl looks so good when she cries."
"But if you cry all over your face, you will no longer be the most beautiful girl in Faerun."
At this time, general persuasion is useless and will only aggravate the sadness in the other person's heart. On the contrary, praise will have a better effect.
Because praise always makes people happy, even when they are sad, even if the words of praise have no technical content at all.
"Pfft!" Zoe couldn't help laughing as soon as her tears fell, "No, the mermaid princess is much prettier than me."
"How old is the mermaid princess? How can she be as cute as our Yiyi?"
"Your beauty makes even Suni feel ashamed when she sees it. Her red hair covers her face."
