Pava stepped off the deck of the galley and pulled up his hood.
The sunshine in the south is warm, the sand is soft and clean under your feet, and the sea breeze carries a salty smell.
Pava looked at the others around him.
The explorers carrying luggage walked together one by one. They carried bows, arrows and shields, and had different accents and skin colors. Most of these people wore soft leather armor, with swords and knives tied to their waists. They couldn't wait to walk towards the forest as soon as they got off the boat.
The sailors sat in twos and threes on the rocks on the shore to rest and eat pickled grapes.
In the shadow of the galley, there was a scholar with tanned skin. He set up a wooden easel, covered it with a roll of sheepskin, and used charcoal to sketch a map of the new world.
There is also a pharmacist carrying a medicine box and picking various herbs on the outskirts of the forest.
In addition, there are three dwarves talking.
Pava has dealt with the dwarves. They settled in a fortress outside the ghost town of Saniro. Everyone is a good blacksmith, but they are not very good at drinking, but they love to drink.
When the three dwarves boarded the ship, they had a quarrel with the captain, which left a deep impression on Pava.
The captain believed that each of the dwarves was wearing bronze armor, which weighed exactly the same as two or three people. Therefore, each of them had to pay double the fare.
After the dispute between the two sides, the dwarves helped the captain repair a batch of iron tools and improved the captain's half-armor. The captain not only waived the shipping fee, but also gave them a can of ale.
Pava saw it and was envious in his heart.
If you have a good craft, you will never go hungry wherever you go.
Now, Pava has attracted the attention of the dwarves.
One of the dwarves came over and gestured to him, pointing forward: "You?"
"I, I, I."
The dwarf first pointed at himself, then at the two companions next to him.
"there."
The dwarf pointed to the forest ahead.
Pava understood what the other party meant.
So he pointed to the three dwarves and himself, and then turned to the forest: "Are we together?"
The dwarf in charge laughed loudly: "Yes, yes!"
They want to be with themselves.
Pava didn't understand why. Was it because he was wearing black clothes?
This is a sign that he has studied in a seminary. However, he is not qualified to wear the [Holy Flower] on his chest because for five consecutive years, Pavard failed the final theological examination.
He read "The Gospel" and "A Brief History of the Tribe" over and over again, and the paper became fuzzed, but in the end he still could not give the answer that the scholars wanted.
On the contrary, it was "The History of the Changes of Yancheng" written by the prophet Dolenunu. Pava read it with gusto and memorized it like a fluent reader.
Pava remembered every scene in it: the brutality of the century-old battle outside the castle, the majesty of the blood knights who were subdued by the gods, the magnificence of the establishment of Salt City, the pride of the city's lighthouse, the excitement of the twin cities complementing each other... and even the final slave era.
of tragedy and pain.
After failing the seminary exam in his sixth year, Pavard was kicked out of the seminary.
He will not be able to wear the [Holy Flower] because it is the symbol of a formal scholar. He is still an apprentice and can only wear black clothes that represent apprentices who have studied in the seminary.
Pava is determined to follow the example of Prophet Tolenunu and write everyone's story so that more people can see and hear it.
…
He was in the ancient ale theater in Yaocheng and listened to everyone talk about the ghost floating in the theater. People said that it was the genius inventor Mu Ke who once died in the theater.
Mu Ke lost here to the previous generation of prophet Heimila, and his dead spirit never left.
It is said that if you play Tribal War Flag in the theater, you will sometimes hear Mu Ke's laughter.
Pava learned to play tunes using horns and conch shells in the theater.
…
In the mountains between Yaocheng and Yancheng, Pava visited the ascetic society and heard about the twists and turns of the great elder Yanjiu. In the ascetic monks who gave up desire, Pava saw the tempering of the will by the flame of faith.
They received guidance and gifts from the gods during their ascetic practices, and a handful of them even entered a realm beyond the ordinary and possessed incredible abilities.
…
After arriving in Yancheng, Pava heard people talking about the story of the two mayors. In the past, Shang Li and Yulian racked their brains to sell various houses to raise funds to build roads and walls.
Because he was so short of money, Mayor Yulian even thought about temporarily renting the iconic lighthouse to businessmen and then redeeming it when Yancheng became rich.
At that time, Prophet Tolenunu was still a chief, and he bought three mayor's houses in succession. It was not that the chief was stupid, but that he thought business interests and fishing companies were interesting, so he bought two houses to make friends with them.
…
In the ghost town of Sanilo in the south, Pava saw the most diligently working sandworms, and also saw the murlocs lying lazily on the ground and being dried out by the sun.
Although he could not see the ghost residents of the city, Pava still recorded many stories there. He picked cotton and repaired dikes with the fish people, and dug earth and mines with the sandworms. The dwarves pushed carts into the city to sell various products.
When they were making iron and copper utensils, Pava settled accounts and collected seashells for them.
…
Pava had experience in contact with dwarves in Sanilo, and he quickly became familiar with the three dwarves.
The three dwarves are called Tall and Strong, Mighty and Fierce, and Huoshaoyun.
They can pronounce their names accurately and understand simple Yao dialect.
These three formed an adventure group [The Strange Men of the Blast Furnace]. After not finding the place where the sun fell on the sea, they went to the southern New World to hunt for treasure.
The reason why they invited Pava to come with them was because the dwarves discovered on the ship that Pava was also a person.
This young man from the Yao ethnic group likes to write, and he can also play beautiful melodies with conch shells - this is very important, just like the dwarves blacksmithing, it represents proficient skills.
The dwarf adventure group requested Pava.
If they die here, please ask Pava to write down their adventure and tell it to other dwarves in the Dwarf Fortress so that the name of "The Strange Man of the Blast Furnace" can be passed down in the fortress.
Pava agreed.
This improvised team just entered the forest and encountered a powerful enemy.
A group of forest wolves are walking in the forest, patrolling their territory.
Each of these extraordinary beasts exudes a terrifying aura, and there are more than fifty of them in total.
Pava was so frightened that his whole body became stiff and his calves were cramped.
The dwarves pulled him behind them.
They formed a defensive formation to protect Pava and slowly retreated during the confrontation with the wolves.
The forest wolves did not launch an attack. They just glanced at them and continued walking forward. It seemed that they had some important mission.
The dwarves were confused for a moment and looked at Pava.
Pava felt a little nervous.
This situation... he has never encountered before.
Pava gritted his teeth, braced himself and gestured: "There must be something in the forest that attracts these extraordinary creatures. It may be a treasure, or it may be..."
"treasure!"
The three dwarves were very keen on this word, and they suddenly became excited.
"Go, go, go!"
The trio of dwarves wield axes and hammers.
Pava wanted to say, why not come again next time?
But seeing the expectant looks and trusting expressions of the dwarves, Pava really couldn't say anything.
He could only say: "Let's go take a look after they leave."
…
Two days later, Pava and the dwarves escaped from the forest in embarrassment.
The forest wolves behind them bared their teeth at them, their green eyes flashing fiercely. Being stared at by these pairs of eyes made Pava's scalp numb.
He knew very well that this was the wolf pack's last warning.
Seeing that they had calmed down, the wolves turned around one after another and returned to the forest.
The three dwarves and Pava lit a fire on the beach. Pava relied on his experience as an islander to catch fish in the sea and find clean water in the puddles, which allowed him to fill his stomach for a while.
On the same day, they saw many adventurers crawling out of it. Some fled directly back to the galley, and some cursed, but they did not dare to go further into the forest.
Seeing this scene, Pava and others felt a little better.
At midnight, a man walked towards their fire.
This man looked tired, with many scars on his face and hands. He wore old bronze armor and carried a hammer, which was very similar to the style of the dwarves.
"Can I make a fire?"
Pure Yancheng accent.
Pava looked at the three dwarves. The dwarves had no objection.
So the outsider sat down cross-legged.
Pava felt that the appearance of the person in front of him was a bit familiar.
Long-standing memories were suddenly touched.
Pava was stunned for a moment, and then said excitedly: "Are you Mr. Tonghai, the slave liberator? You saved me, and you may not even remember it. I will always remember your help..."
Tonghai was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face was a little lonely.
"This forest has been occupied by wolves, monitor lizards and tree people. There should be no slave traders in it. They bully the weak and fear the strong, and they are not that courageous." Pava handed Tonghai a grilled fish.
The two parties chatted with each other for a while, and Pava accidentally started talking non-stop.
When talking about the experience of the Copper Sea, he was more knowledgeable than the person on the other side, including roundabout battles at sea, three attacks on the port, burning down the lighthouse, and defeating the slave phalanx...
"It's all in the past."
Tonghai slowly ate the grilled fish and changed the topic: "I found an interesting monster on this continent. Do you want to go and see it together?"
"That guy calls herself 'The Lady of the Lake.'"
"But she couldn't hide it from me. She is actually a tree demon. I just don't know why, but she likes to hang out at the beach."
Pava saw that the three dwarves were eager to try, and he asked cautiously: "Is that tree demon dangerous?"
"It's not easy to talk about."
"If someone is willing to be her husband and tell her stories every day, she will be willing to give him many treasures. I think..."