The sky has gradually darkened, and the sun has been obscured by clouds.
This scene reminded him of a fragmented and painful memory from many days ago. Fortunately, the thing above his head was just an ordinary white cloud, not the scary "fire cloud".
The man took a deep breath to relax a little, but the hand holding the sword hilt was already covered in sweat.
The sword that had been with me for many years was broken yesterday.
A swordsman's sword is like his own hands, and changing his sword is like replacing a prosthetic limb. Getting used to the weight, shape and toughness of a sword does not happen overnight.
But the Broken Sword cannot be used after all, so it is very important to find a replacement at this time.
Fortunately, in the early morning of this day, they were lucky enough to encounter a group of wandering businessmen in such an inaccessible place.
It’s just that there is always an unusual atmosphere permeating this seemingly ordinary team, which makes people feel uncomfortable. This is an inexplicable feeling, although after actual contact, you will find that this group of people is actually
Quite friendly.
But Heimer remained vigilant.
After discovering the tracks of this group of people, he asked Zeref to stop the carriage. Leaving the girl and the sleeping boy behind, he and Zeref followed quietly along the footprints.
The leader is a businessman in his forties or fifties, and he should be a devout believer in the light. He always holds a black-covered light classic in his hand, and even when he is sitting on a bumpy carriage, he will still open it and recite a few words from time to time.
Duan Shengyan.
The sneaky two were quickly discovered by the caravan guards, but they did not carry any dangerous weapons, and Heimer also wore the coat of arms of Badafinger to prove that he and Jer
The innocence of the husband's identity.
Therefore, this group of people did not make things difficult for them and revealed their identity as a wandering caravan to the two of them.
The prices of the goods sold by this caravan are all fair, and they do not intend to make war profits. Their goods are sold very cheaply, and the price of food is even a few cheaper than the prices in ordinary towns in Heimer's impression.
point.
This caravan seemed to be quite interested in the news about the orcs. Especially when Heimel told about the wolf-headed man they encountered, the leader asked other guards to bring Heimel and the others with wine and fresh meat.
Retained.
In times of war and chaos, it was difficult for merchants to do business. It is not surprising that these people need information from the orcs to avoid the bandits who are plundering everywhere.
Haimer's family also started out as merchants, so of course he understood the difficulties of this wandering caravan, so he also planned to tell them some information he knew.
But the two adults couldn't rest assured being away from the teenager's group of children for a long time, so Zeref went back first.
During the conversation, Heimer was careful not to mention anything about the boy and the girl.
After all, they are at the border of the empire where the slave trade is rampant. This group of people has no credentials that they can fully trust, so there is no need to leave any hidden dangers.
The big businessman seemed to be satisfied with the information about the wolf-headed man that Heimer told, and said that if Heimel wanted to buy anything, he could give it to him as a gift.
Heimer immediately replaced his broken sword and got a new long sword from the caravan.
However, the feel of this new sword was not satisfactory, but Heimer also knew the principle of giving up when it was good, so he did not make any other demands until he parted with this team.
But now if you want to get used to the feel of this new sword, you need countless exercises to hone the tacit understanding between the swordsman and the sword.
Using an unfamiliar sword will affect the normal display of his strength. Although the impact is very small, it cannot be ignored. The deeper a warrior understands his own weapon, the more skillful he will be in actual combat.
But because this caravan did not originally sell weapons, he could only choose an ordinary iron sword from the guards. Although this sword was not crudely made, it was not considered high quality either.
Now that the conditions are special, there is nothing we can do about it. If we go to a larger town and have some money in our pocket, we can build ourselves a good sword.
"Not here yet?"
Heimer, who was supposed to practice sword practice first to gain some control over his hand, is now waiting for news from another person.
After all, compared to the troubles in front of me, my problems are already insignificant.
Hope to gain something.
He stood there and waited for a while, then saw the lonely figure of the man.
He guessed that the man probably found nothing like himself, but Heimer still asked the visitor: "Have you not found them yet?"
"No, sir. Don't you have any clues here?"
Zeref looked as tired as Heimer.
The boy, the girl, and the little baby were all missing.
This is something that Heimer only learned from Zeref after he came back.
The cause of the incident seemed to be that the girl lost her precious necklace, and then several people split up to look for it. As a result, an hour later, Zeref returned to the carriage, but the boy and the girl were nowhere to be seen.
Knowing that the situation was serious, Heimer immediately launched a search in the jungle with Zeref. Unfortunately, the forest was densely wooded and the roads were complicated. The two men, who were completely unfamiliar with the terrain, made very slow progress in their exploration.
Already deep into the forest, Heimer and Zeref made an appointment to meet next to a large marked oak tree.
They didn't have much time. In late autumn, it got dark quite early.
This forest seems to have few dangerous beasts. But if the sun goes down, many "things" that cannot be seen during the day will pop out.
"Ghouls", "Water Demons", "Saprophytic Pythons"...these extremely aggressive monsters usually only appear at night, and such a large forest can easily produce those things.
We must find the boy and the others before dark, otherwise things will be in trouble.
If we continue to explore after dark, not only the boy and the others, but also Heimer will be in danger.
If we really lose those children who are actually helpless, it will be difficult for Heimer to hold his head up again in the future.
He has never thrown away such a thing as conscience.
I believe the same is true for Zeref.
Because of my own carelessness, something like this happened. If I don't try my best to make up for it, I will have a knot in my heart in the future.
"Don't let anything happen to you."
Heimer put his hand against the dry bark and wiped the sweat from his palm.
The wind coming from the forest was obviously very cool, but both Heimer and Zeref were sweating profusely.
Since there was nothing gained now, he and Zeref separated again.
Then I came back here an hour later.
By then, if the two of them haven't come to a conclusion yet.
No matter how hard these two people don’t want to give up——