"The flash spell will not last long, please make a decision quickly, Your Highness!"
When Cecil learned from the guard that the way forward was blocked by a swollen river, she was sitting on a couch covered with soft fur, and nine everlasting oil lamps were continuously emitting light in the lamp niches on the top of the carriage.
Dispelling the darkness, on the low table in front of her lay a thick spell book that had not yet been read, a small handful of pearls, and some altered papyrus.
As spell casters, in addition to meditating every day to memorize spells, they also spend a lot of time studying.
But at this moment, her thoughts were interrupted. Naturally, she could no longer continue to study the unfinished technique. She could only sigh slightly, but just when she was about to lift the hand holding the pen to rub her forehead, she found that there was an extra mark on the wrist of her right hand.
It has a black and white animal claw and is very furry. You can tell who Cecil is without even looking at him.
He touched three or four pearls with his left hand and stuffed them directly into the mouth of the owner of the beast's claw.
"I'm annoyed, Donny, eat your food! Don't run around."
After stuffing it, she didn't forget to warn her.
Due to the rainy day, the tabby cat, who is the incarnation of a bronze dragon, is not afraid of the rain, but is very excited. If it hadn't been frightened by what happened last night, it might have sneaked out of the carriage to enjoy the gift from heaven.
Cecil had to guard against this.
But this time, the owner of the beast's claw turned a blind eye to the pearl placed to his mouth. Instead, he looked at her expectantly with his round, big cat eyes.
Cecil immediately shuddered and understood what this underage bronze dragon wanted to do.
help.
To put it simply, it is the nature of helping the weak that is engraved in all metal dragons.
At first glance, it sounds like metal dragons are very humane and have conscience, understandably sympathize with human beings, and promote the development of Asenland's peaceful cause. However, those who have actually dealt with metal dragons and understand their habits will know that this is nonsense, and they are only satisfied with themselves.
Although the desire to help comes from the heart, it also requires money.
And according to Cecil's knowledge of dragon incidents in the past, sometimes the dragon's assistance often causes far more harm than the murderer.
For example, in order to force the villains hiding in the town to come out, Golden Dragon set half the street on fire with one breath, making hundreds of local residents homeless, or in order to kill the pirate ship, he directly caused a tsunami to sink it, and then sank it.
The bronze dragon affected dozens of coastal towns and destroyed more than 20 fishing boats that fishermen relied on to survive.
Although there were only a few casualties, its hazard level was much higher than that of ordinary monsters.
"no!"
Before Doni could formulate her words through the spiritual link, Cecil refused righteously, giving Doni no chance to refute.
"Stay here obediently and don't go anywhere! Otherwise, tell Your Majesty Your Majesty, don't blame me if your Dragon Nest wealth shrinks by one-third.
"Okay, okay, I won't let you go if you don't want to, and you're using Master Yudit to suppress me, using your good intentions as shark gills... squeak... it smells so good, it's like the smell of the sea."
The tabby cat transformed by Doni said angrily and turned to leave. Of course, its tail did not forget to gently roll and sweep towards Cecil's palm when leaving, and immediately took away the pearl that had just been rejected.
Sweep away.
The tabby cat flicked its head again, and the few pearls curled up in its tail were swallowed into its belly very gracefully.
But if you follow the words coming from the bottom of your heart, it will seem a bit like a starving ghost reincarnated.
Cecil sighed helplessly, and was relieved when she saw that Donnie had calmed down again. She really didn't dare to touch a giant dragon without Eudit's guarantee.
Even though she is still a minor now, if she does not die, in a few hundred years, when she dies, she will probably still be in her prime, and the giant dragon will probably have several litters of cubs.
There have been more than one case where the dragon appeared to attack a certain town or city-state because decades or hundreds of years ago, someone in the local area provoked the dragon, which caused disaster to his descendants directly from the sky.
The most famous among them should be a red dragon named Osirion. When he was young, he was besieged by a prince and his men. He lost one eye, lost his treasure, escaped from the dragon's nest, and disappeared from sight.
Later, that prince became the famous God of War in Asenland, and with the help of the God of War, he successfully opened up his own kingdom, Gragomo, and built the royal capital under the most famous Kalalir Peak in the territory.
He became the first King of Gragomo, and his power was unparalleled for a while. However, three hundred years later, when it was passed down to his thirteenth generation of royal grandchildren, the royal capital and all the residents perished in the volcanic ash and magma.
In the midst of gushing.
The most surprising thing is that Mount Kalalier is neither an active volcano nor an extinct volcano, it is just the most ordinary mountain peak.
Later, according to the review and investigation by scholars, more than ten prophecy spells were used, and it was discovered that all of this was done by a red dragon named Osirion.
It enslaved the kingdom of the underground dwarves two hundred years ago, allowing them and their slaves to dig through the earth's veins. Not only did it lead the magma to the foot of Kalalir Peak, it also used magic to create a volcanic eruption created by dragons.
His goal is to destroy this enemy's former country.
Although the red dragon that caused the accident was finally killed by Richard, the chosen one of the God of War, in a volcano crater on the Belial Plateau, the red dragon's scheming was so heavy that it would make all humans ashamed and fearful.
Of course, the reason why Cecil thought of this was because she didn't understand why Her Majesty Carolina would choose to ally with the dragon, even though it was a kind-hearted metal dragon that was closer to humans.
But you must know that the mysterious lock around the city of Kermilan blocks the entry of all giant dragons. Isn't it precisely because of the danger of giant dragons that we must beware of them all the time?
Although she didn't understand the purpose of her escort mission this time, judging from the attitude of her former teacher, Queen Navia, it was obviously crucial, otherwise she would not have been entrusted as an escort, and she would not have been entrusted with it.
Give her the crucial talisman that can summon her avatar to come.
But in the final analysis, she doesn't need to worry about these things at all. She only needs to do what she should do, and she doesn't need to worry about anything else.
For example, solve the current dilemma of business groups.
Looking out the window, the rain outside is getting heavier and heavier, and the sound of rain has isolated the world outside the carriage, making it like an isolated island, alone.
Cecil took out her staff, created an arc-shaped force field wall, and went out. She planned to observe it first to see what kind of spell she would use to let everyone cross the river.
Snap.
When Cecil's boots hit the ground, the mud and water on the ground splashed everywhere, but they flew into the air and slid down softly, leaving only ugly yellow-black dirt.
When the rain pouring down from the sky met the top of her head, it seemed as if it hit an invisible barrier and turned into water flow, flowing down out of thin air towards the periphery of her body, washing away the mud spots that had just stuck.
"Your Highness Cecil, how should we get there?"
"My goods can't be flooded..."
"What should we do now..."
…
When Cecil reached the front of the team, there was already a group of businessmen who had gathered because they could not cross the river. They all had sad faces. When they saw Cecil, they looked for help and talked all over the place.
Said tongue.
"Calm down, everyone."
In the face of their requests for help, Cecil raised his hands and calmed everyone's slightly irritable patience. After carefully observing the surrounding environment, he frowned slightly.
The situation here is a little more serious than expected. Because there is a waterfall not far away, the water here is very fast, and there are not many trees nearby. It seems that they have been washed away by the river. If you want to obtain wood to make a bridge, you must
It takes a certain amount of time to cut it down dozens of meters away and transport it to make it again.
The caster is not omnipotent. Perhaps her spell can easily send a person to the other side of the river, but a caravan person cannot do this, let alone the goods that must be taken away.
"First let people cut down the trees and prepare to build a bridge."
"Then we'll find a higher location. If that doesn't work, we'll camp on the spot and wait until the water recedes before we leave."
Although he didn't know whether it would be too late or not, Cecil could only make two preparations in advance to prevent the situation from deteriorating and not responding in time enough.
Although it was not her intention to delay here, there is currently no better choice, unless she can stop the rain and make the water flow smaller or shallower, or like the legendary mage, freeze the entire river, but she just
A senior mage cannot summon the projection of Her Majesty Carolina over such a trivial matter.
Following Cecil's order, the entire caravan began to take action again, cutting down trees and weaving vines. Everything was in full swing, but the rainwater and rivers did not decrease at all. The foundation originally used to stabilize the bridge was very short.
It was quickly submerged by the current. In less than half an hour, the river showed a tendency to expand again, and the water flow became more and more rapid.
This can't go on like this!
When the huge ice wall stretched across the middle of the river and was directly knocked down and broken into countless ice floes floating on the water, Cecil knew that there was nothing he could do. Other leaders in the business group also shook their heads in lamentation.
Shaking their heads, some people said with a little bit of joy.
"Leave quickly, we can't get through here."
"Your Highness Cecil, let's go to higher ground quickly. The current will become stronger later."
…
With their paving the way, coupled with the increasing environmental rain.
Therefore, her decision was very decisive.
retreat!
Go to higher ground.
If it drags on any longer, it is very likely that everyone will drown here and all the goods will be wiped out.
Cecil clearly understood that now was not the time to hesitate.
But at this moment, she vaguely saw a figure coming down the river from the misty rain. Only when she got closer did she see clearly that she actually knew this person.
"Woody, why are you here? Are you feeling better? You just ran out like this!"
Through the wind and rain, Cecil walked forward quickly, and at the same time, a force field spell enveloped Woody's body.
Although Woody drank holy water and contained the injuries in his body, the broken ribs in his chest were still real. She heard with her own ears that the treating doctor on the group said that he needed some time to recover, so Cecil didn't even think about it.
I wanted to disturb him, just to let him rest in peace and recuperate. Unexpectedly, at this time, he took it upon himself to run out and get wet in the rain.
"It's okay. I'm fine. I was just worried, so I looked around and saw that the water flow has become stronger again."
Woody felt that after the curved force field wall enveloped his body, the wind and rain were instantly isolated, he felt much better instantly, and said with a relaxed expression.
As a demon hunter, his physique is obviously better than most professionals in terms of recovery ability and physical fitness.
As long as he doesn't die on the spot due to the accumulated injuries, he will be back to full strength in a short time. He can be called an invincible little strongman.
Cecil had no time to pay attention to the self-defeat in his words. After confirming that he was fine, he quickly urged.
"Then get back to the carriage quickly, we have to leave now."
"Where to go?"
Woody, who had just finished observing the terrain, was slightly startled when he heard Cecil's words. Then he looked back at the surrounding carriages that were driving in the opposite direction of the river, and he understood what Cecil meant by walking.
"You don't choose to leave overnight?"
Cecil could only sigh when he heard this.
"It's raining so hard, we can't walk!"
This was the first time that she, as a spell caster, felt helpless in the face of a natural disaster, but she seemed to remember something and patted her forehead.
"Sorry, I forgot that you are in a hurry... Sigh... That's right, you have something important to do, so let's do this, I will use the levitation technique to send you there."
Cecil quickly made a choice. Although she had agreed to part ways in front of Losente, she did not want to involve this young traveler in the face of such natural disasters today and what happened last night.
, maybe the risk will be less if we separate.
"You can leave the Whispering Forest by walking east along this road. I will give you a map later. You can leave the Whispering Forest by then..."
She explained the precautions on the road in a simple and clear way. Although she was interested in Woody because of the "Majesty of the Storm" mark that Udit left on him, the two of them didn't exchange a few words for the whole day.
But later on, even if there was no conversation between him and Carolina, she saw many times when Woody was helping, including the sadness in the corners of his eyes when he was collecting the corpse, and she could empathize with him.
What a nice southerner!
As a navigator who was born and raised with xenophobia, Cecil rarely commented on a person from the south like this, but it only took Woody one day for her to sincerely approve of Woody.
Of course, she would never admit that one of the reasons was because Woody's delicate, baby face, which was very different from the northerners, gave Cecil a heartfelt desire to protect him.
Cecil didn't have much reluctance to give up. He inherited the heroic spirit of his ancestors. After explaining, he patted Woody on the shoulder and said.
"When we meet in Cormilan, I'll invite you to my place to drink the strongest wine!"
But only then did she notice the hesitation in the eyes of the young man in front of her, so she asked.
"What's the matter? Is there anything else that's not comprehensive enough? If you have any requests, just make them and I'll try my best to accommodate them. After all, you are a guest, right?"
Woody looked at the mage girl with a sincere face, scratched his head and said in confusion.
"I want to say..."
"We can walk together. I have a way for us to cross the river."
"What?!"
In the heavy rain, the girl's surprise was clearly audible even through the rain curtain.
