In addition to monitoring the situation on the riverside and the other side in the camp on the hillside by the Biedras River, Steven also insisted on practicing swordsmanship, bow and arrow, darts and other combat abilities and physique with Kate every day, and he also practiced with Kate every night.
They all insist on practicing soul flame visualization.
At the end of the rainy season, Steven made another breakthrough in the progress of the soul flame method. According to him, he unlocked the runes in the orange part of the flame. Now he can distinguish the runes in the orange part of the middle part of the flame. These
The form of the runes are the same 4 shapes as those in the orange-red outer layer, but they are more subtle.
After unlocking the orange rune, Steven's perception has been greatly improved. He can sense the situation of creatures a hundred meters away, and now he is estimated to be able to sense the existence of ogres in advance. If he encounters an ogre now,
As for human demons, Steven can sense them from a long distance in advance before the other party notices him at all.
The two came to Daru Town on the night before the West Wind Festival. After a night's rest in the hotel, they recovered. They met Pemutu in Daru Town the next day, the day of the West Wind Festival.
Tu brought news of the ogre to his tribe.
After having lunch with Pemutu, the two purchased some clothes, shoes, socks and other supplies in Daru Town. After living in the jungle for more than two years, their previous clothes were almost rotten. Fortunately, they entered the jungle before.
When they arrived, the two of them brought several sets of clothes, as well as needles and threads. Those scratches by sharp branches and damage during the battle were barely repaired with needles and threads.
Returning to the civilized world this time, the two of them could finally replace their tattered and patched clothes. The best clothes in the clothing store in Daru Town were clothes made of cotton, which were better than the linen clothes worn by ordinary civilians in the New World.
Much more beautiful and strong.
After changing clothes, the two found a weapons shop, where Steven commissioned a scabbard for a fixed blade. After measuring the size of the fixed blade, the owner of the weapons shop charged the two of them three francs.
After 3 days, the two of them can come and pick up the prepared scabbard.
That night they visited the temporary camp of the Ikuba tribe by the river and met with Pemutu and other hunters of the tribe. Elder Cimulu, the leader of the tribal camp, warmly received the two of them, and they later participated in the
Bonfire party on the banks of the Elgar River.
In addition to the Saiman tribe, those attending the bonfire party also included members of the Zahabi tribe from the grasslands and some local immigrants from Daru Town. These people enjoyed wine and food around the bonfire and danced the dances of their respective ethnic groups.
, greeting each other warmly and toasting.
The party ended very late, and the two returned to the hotel in the town to rest. The next day, they wandered around the town for another day. They sat in a tavern by the river and tasted coffee, a specialty drink of the New World. This drink was transported by cargo ships on voyages to the West Sea.
The trade route has spread to the Grant Continent and is becoming another fashionable drink in the upper class after Oriental tea.
On the morning of the last day of the West Wind Festival, the two of them went to the weapons shop in Daru Town and got the fixed-knife scabbard customized by Steven. Then they rented two horses at a hotel in the town and packed all the equipment and backpacks.
After getting on horseback, we set off for Pawnee City.
After riding for most of the day, the two arrived at Poni City, a city famous for trade, at dusk. The two entered the city smoothly. Gas lights were already lit on both sides of the city's streets. They entered along the wide streets.
Not long after the West Wind Festival's night carnival parade in Pawnee City started in the urban area, the streets were crowded with people and extremely lively.
On the road in front of the two of them, several carriages decorated with various colorful fabrics, lanterns and plants, pulling beautiful girls standing on them and twisting their waists, were driving slowly through the middle of the road. There were people standing on both sides of the street.
In addition to the shouting and waving audience, some people were throwing all kinds of candies and scattered copper tokens at the dancing girls twisting on the carriage. A group of children ran after the carriage, picking up the candies and copper tokens that fell on the ground.
The two finally squeezed through the crowds and found the Anda Hotel according to the records. This is a chain hotel in Daru Town. They rented two horses from this hotel in Daru Town. They can rent them in Poni City.
The rented horses were returned according to the formalities, and after paying 60 copper orders, the administrator returned the deposit they paid when renting the horses.
The two of them booked a room in this hotel, had some dinner in the hotel restaurant, and then returned to the room to rest.
Steven was half lying on the bed, wiping the dagger while talking to Kate. His fixed knife was placed next to the pillow beside the bed. Steven raised the dagger and looked at the blade carefully under the light of the gas lamp above his head.
Then he said to Kate: "Kate, do you still think that the ruins in the Drac Desert are not worth exploring now? After all, we are about to leave the New World, and we don't know how long it will take to come here again. Hot Stone Town
It's not far from Poni City. I think as long as we are well prepared, we still have a chance to go there. Although the map we drew in the dark rainforest ruins is still in the camp, it is still firmly in my mind.
Remember the locations of those ruins!"
Kate shook her head and said: "The most important point is: we have no ability to cross the Drak Desert now. It is not like the dark rainforest, Steven. Fresh water and food can be supplied everywhere in the dark rainforest, but in the wasteland except for the air,
Nothing can be replenished, even the air is so hot that our noses can't cool it down! Besides, it's very difficult to find the location on the map. It's not possible to just know the general direction. Maybe other places such as the extremely cold ice field or the race.
You can still try to find the ruins in the Lun Desert, but I don’t think there is a chance to find the ruins in the Drak Desert.”
Kate closed the book she was holding, sat upright on her bunk and said to Steven: "And we are also facing a problem. The full preparation you said is impossible to achieve. We still have
We don’t have much money left, just enough for us to return to Grant. This little money can’t buy any equipment in Hot Stone Town, let alone hire a team of transport horses.”
Steven raised his eyebrows and said: "Really? Our money is about to run out? I didn't expect this! But we have been out for more than two years. Thinking about it, we should have spent most of the money. We can't go to the desert.
It’s still a bit regretful to search for the ruins. I thought that with luck, I could find a weapon suitable for you in the ruins in the desert! It seems that I can only wait until I am ready to search again!”