As the footsteps stopped, a slow and rhythmic knocking sounded outside the blacksmith shop door. Woody walked to the door faster than the blacksmith Kafeman, quickly lowered the door latch on the door panel, and followed the outside world
Sunlight streamed out from the widening gap, and three figures appeared in front of their eyes.
Woody was also slightly startled, but when he saw that the extra person was a middle-aged woman much older than him and Cecil, wearing the most common peasant woman's attire, he knew who she was, Tecia's.
Mother.
At this time, she had a warm and timid smile on her face. She was half a step back from Cecil. Her brows seemed to have been cut into wrinkles by the sharp blade of life.
Huddle together.
"That's it."
"That's it."
When he opened the door, he also heard her mumbling.
"Woody."
At this time, half of Cecil's face was bathed in the sun, and even the fluff on his white and tender skin reflected a not dazzling but moving golden luster.
"how's it going?"
she asked.
"all the best."
Woody opened the door on one side, and then propped it diagonally on the ground with the latch that fixed the door to prevent it from creaking due to the wind. He didn't need to do it on the other side. Tecia immediately saw him.
As soon as he got up, he shared another job with him. The little girl hesitantly pressed a doorknob that was taller than her into the groove, like a hardworking ant.
Woody turned his gaze back to the reserved woman behind Cecil and said hello.
"You must be Tecia's mother, I'm Woody."
"I know about you from Tecia's mouth, Mr. Woody, thank you...thank you for helping Tecia...God be damned...I really don't know what to say." The middle-aged woman was uneasy.
Rubbing the apron that had not yet been taken off from her waist, she raised her rough hands with black dirt in her nails again and again, and finally put them down, turning into a pair of amber-shaped holes that were the same as Tecia's, but much muddier.
Light.
She was obviously a little incoherent, but Woody didn't care. He smiled, his voice gentle and friendly.
"Okay, it's okay. Isn't it the best ending now? Your illness has been cured and your daughter has returned safely. I will tell the guards that the order to arrest her will be canceled soon."
Woody naturally understood in his heart where the uneasiness in the mother's eyes came from. It was naturally the unresolved wanted issue. This kind of thing was naturally not a problem for Woody, and if he wanted to leave the Golden River Valley, he would definitely
If there is a conflict with local forces, at least the spirit of nature pretending to be Viscount Cohen will not give up.
After solving him, no one will care about Tesia's problem.
In the final analysis, it's not a big deal. It's just that Tesia became a pawn in the competition between the two parties because of her special physical fitness. Regardless of the conspiracy theory, Woody felt that the source of the curse on this mother might be the previous Viscount.
The purpose was to actively lure Thesia to leave her familiar hometown and head to the distant foothills to find the elixir to save her mother.
"That's good, that's good. I really don't know how to thank you. Come to my house for lunch. There are two chickens and a sheep at home. The sheep here are much more delicious than those in the city. They are all free-range.
On the cliff, the meat was very tender. Several gentlemen wanted to buy it before, but I didn't sell it. I originally wanted to wait until Tesia was older and use it to send her to the city to be a maid for the nobles, but now it seems that it may not be possible.
Already."
The woman's chattering seemed a little distant and long under the gentle breeze, which reminded Woody of the past. At that time, his mother seemed to love to talk so much and had her own plans, but
The emotion in his heart did not affect the apology on Woody's face.
"Thank you, madam. We will have something to do later, so we won't go to eat. When everything is over, I will bring her over to have one of your meals, okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Just remember to come over when the time comes. I'll wait for you here. It's okay. Now that I have the potion you gave me, the previous physical discomfort has improved."
Woody's serious and sincere answer naturally made the slightly disappointed peasant woman scramble again, waving her hands and shaking her head. It seemed that this was the first time she met someone who apologized to her, and the gratitude in her eyes and tone of voice
The embarrassment in her body and the discomfort of not knowing where to place her hands and feet made her seem a bit funny but very sincere.
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"I am so sorry."
After finishing speaking, Woody spoke to Cecil who was curious about the scattered iron accessories in the blacksmith shop.
"Let me introduce you to someone."
"This is Blacksmith Caverman and our next companion." He pointed to the thin figure who also stepped out.
"companion?"
Cecil put down a round piece of heavy metal in his hand, which seemed to be some kind of inlay, and looked at Woody in surprise.
She had never said this before. She thought it was just a simple investigation and did not say that more people would be brought in. However, when she saw the figure gradually appearing behind Woody, her surprise turned to surprise.
When this figure, who was even thinner than Siya's mother, gradually stepped out of the sun, what impressed Cecil most was not his fully armed equipment and the eye-catching giant bow, nor was it that despite his age,
The sparse white hair struggled to break free from the dark and shriveled scalp.
But his eyes.
They were a pair of brown-eyed children with the same hair as most southerners, but they were more wild than humans, which made people feel intimidated. Moreover, when this gaze was cast on him, Cecil felt keenly that he was being
Something was staring at me, and I felt like an eagle soaring in the sky, making me feel uncomfortable all over.
"Her name is Cecil, and she is the leader of a merchant group. This time it was mainly because the caravan was stranded in the Golden River Valley, so she had no choice but to come out with me to find out the reason."
"oh."
The morning sun was also very dazzling. It was the first time for Kafferman to walk out of the store at this point. After knowing that the girl in front of him might be a spell caster, he did not appear to be very reserved, but said very relaxedly.
"Is that related to the Jingsong Forest you mentioned?"
"From what Cohen said, that's true."
Woody immediately put the blame and reason on the viscount's head.
"Is it little Cohen? He should be the lord here, right?"
Kafferman is obviously not the kind of reclusive person who really buries himself in the mountains and doesn't care about what's going on outside the window. He still has some knowledge of the names of the local lords.
"Yes."
Woody nodded. In order to make Carverman understand the current situation more clearly, he briefly summarized the current situation in a few words, as well as the causes and consequences of their coming here.
And the ins and outs of this also made Tecia, who knew so much for the first time, and her mother hug each other. Tecia was shocked. Although she knew after that day that the old man who gave her the amulet might be a bad person.
, he wants to use her to achieve something, but it is the first time that he knows that his true identity is actually the lord here, and what is even more shocking is that the current Viscount Cohen is actually his former substitute, a natural
The spirit takes the place that belongs to the master.
Tesia's mother felt even more distressed that her daughter was involved in these disputes. She kept stroking her forehead and kissing her. Tears quickly soaked into her hair. Tesia was also a little scared if she really went as that person planned.
If so, can she still save her mother?
This made her cry uncontrollably. Not to mention the fear of the mother and daughter, although it was not the first time Cecil heard this, she still couldn't help but look at Woody talking in front of the old man.
Show a different look.
"That's probably it. If you want to know more about the current situation, you probably have to arrive in the forest to find out."
Woody licked his slightly dry lips, swallowed, and said with a relaxed expression.
"Don't worry, I've asked Cohen about the situation there, and the information he told me should not be false."
"I've been to Jingsong Forest several times. These are nothing, but there is a demiplane there. How did you know about it?"
Kafferman casually asked this question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time at this appropriate time. He was still quite uneasy about the whereabouts of his wife.
"Well, I feel it from the gray mist here."
"Gray mist?"
"To be precise, it should be called dimensional fog in the mouth of the mage."
Woody corrected himself. He looked at the sky above the town. At this time, the dull golden color of the clouds had gradually faded, and instead he could see the intersecting blue and white sky, and the broken sky between the undulating mountains.
Although he doesn't understand what the dimensional fog is, it does not prevent Kafferman from capturing important information.
"Then you mean, which plane does this dimensional mist come from?"
"If nothing else, yes."
Woody nodded and continued.
"I learned from Cohen the timing of the birth of the fog, and I already guessed that it might be the fog that does not belong to this plane that intertwines with reality to form a mystery that makes it impossible to escape from this place. So if you want to really solve this problem, you still have to go
Take a look at that plane."
What is said in it is naturally true. The fog was originally a barrier to protect the Lost Temple from outsiders, and it was also a natural protective cover to prevent others from disturbing the Quetzalcoatl God Barukalya. As for the residents within the barrier,
It is a cage and a curse in another sense.
"Then my wife..."
"If nothing else happens..."
With the memory of his previous life, Woody can be 100% sure that his wife Ruiya is in the Lost Temple, but it is still difficult to make too many decisions without any basis, and he is already used to doing anything and answering.
Leave yourself some room.
"Well, shall we set off now?"
Blacksmith Caverman, who once again received an answer from Woody, was obviously in a much higher mood. In other words, he was already in a high mood, but now he seemed more energetic. To describe it as a kind of mimicry, that is.
The fire is burning even more fiercely.
Although I don’t know what firewood is used for, it doesn’t stop Woody from kindly reminding me.
"Even if we set off, the journey is still quite long. You should take more rest."
Even without the information of Cohen, a local, Woody, who had been to the Golden River Valley in his previous life, naturally knew that if they wanted to reach the Jingsong Forest, they not only had to pass through the Great Rift Valley that cuts off the river that runs from east to west, but also had to pass through
River Valley City, even if we set out now, it will still take at least two days and one night to reach Jingge Forest. The outline of the forest will not be visible until the morning of the day after tomorrow, and this is still on horseback.
However, he also considered camping. If he didn't rest, it might be faster. However, as a senior adventurer, Woody naturally did not recommend taking a tired body to challenge the Lost Temple, which was quite difficult in his previous life.
Kafferman heard the implication of Woody's words and was afraid that he might not be able to supply enough energy and blood when he arrived at the temple because he was so energetic now. However, regarding the black-haired young man's concerns, the blacksmith smiled and waved his hands.
"Young man, don't worry about my body. I can still hold on now, and I haven't been active for a long time. I need to warm up."
The words he spoke were playful and brisk, making people feel relieved of their worries.
Woody saw that he didn't look like he was pretending, and felt relieved. Although he didn't know how he managed to still be energetic at seventy or eighty years old, he could guess that it was probably with his animal companions.
There are relationships.
He remembered that this animal companion seemed to be a mutated basilisk that rested in the abandoned mine behind the town all year round, feeding on unexcavated ores.
If there are shared expertise, then it makes sense that Caverman is full of energy now. After all, as a magical beast, the basilisk is a bit like a tortoise in terms of lifespan and energy, or in other words, the caster is creating
When transforming into a basilisk, the characteristics of a turtle were added to it. In addition to eating, it spends most of its time resting in its nest. However, if necessary, it can stay awake for days and nights while still being energetic.
"Then we can rest assured. Will you leave here with us in a carriage later?"
Of course, there is no point in staying in Yellowstone Town any longer. Cecil answered Carverman's joke for Woody and even took the initiative to invite him.
But what he got in return was Kafferman shaking his head.
"Just tell me when you are going to set off, and I will catch up soon."
Obviously, his character is not very ostentatious, and he does not want his age to attract too much unnecessary attention. Of course, Woody suspects that he and his animal companions may frighten the residents of the town.
, bringing unnecessary trouble to his subsequent secluded life.
"That's okay too."
Cecil was not annoyed by Caverman's rejection. After receiving the reply, he turned to look at Woody and signaled him when to leave. After all, everything he had to do now had been done.
"Let's go now."
"Tesia, you don't have to come, just stay with your mother."
Woody turned to look at the mother and daughter who were reluctant to leave, and smiled.
"ah?"
Tecia was a little puzzled because Woody had promised to take her away from the beginning and go to Jingsong Forest together, but why he suddenly changed his mind.
But Woody naturally knew that it wasn't a change of heart, but that it didn't matter whether Tecia went or not. She couldn't help Woody solve anything. The most likely thing was that because of her presence, the Lost Temple's attitude towards them at the beginning might be
It would be better, after all, Thesia is the destined one who came to this world with the gift of Quetzalcoatl.
But just thought about it.
It seems that even an old man in his seventies or eighties can play this role.
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