The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 222 Step by step golden lotus and cold air control

West Combe, a small city located on the banks of the Drimbier River, to the south of it is the stunning High Wasteland.Speaking of the High Wasteland, as the largest open-air field in the west of Faerun, the High Wasteland is shrouded in cold fog almost all the year round. On the ruins of the forest kingdom Maierita, which is said to belong to the ancient Crown War and was destroyed by the dark natural disaster, There are a large number of demons and strange monsters, among which a three-headed monster with a teardrop-shaped body surrounded by purple magic aura and many eyes and hands is the most frightening.

Xikangbu, Chang'an Town, Three Pigs Land, and Noisy Water Town and Locke Town in the upper reaches of the Delinbil River were all gradually established with the help of Waterdeep City. They are like the satellite cities of Waterdeep City, and they are glorious People in the city are expanding their steps towards the wilderness.Only in recent decades, due to some special changes, Locke Town, which has expanded the deepest inland, has gradually fallen into the control of the Zhentarim, and the towns of Loushui and Xikang, which are downstream of Locke Town, are also facing the possibility of being separated. The threat of Tallinn's dark hand.

However, these three cities located along the banks of the Delimbil River are, after all, the commercial roads connecting the east and west continents—an important relay station of the Black Road. The popularity and prosperity of the cities have not been greatly affected by the struggle of dark forces. Business travelers shuttled and stopped in the meantime.

On the commercial road to Xikangbu, four figures wearing large cloaks walked slowly on the muddy wilderness road. The drizzle fell on the heavy cloaks, and then slipped into the mud under their feet.At this time, a small head with a small horned helmet suddenly protruded from the bloated back of one of the tallest figures, looked around for a while through the neck of the tall figure, and then shouted loudly at the figure in the front : "Meluna! It's my turn."

The figure walking in the front also poked out a small head from under the cloak on his back, made a little grimace in the direction of the shout, and retracted under the cloak again.These people are William and his party. With Ruth as the "head snake", it is not difficult to find the right path. Only the continuous rainy weather made them a lot of trouble, but Misha and Miluna Saved the pain of trekking.

Probably out of some kind of special dependence psychology, the two little girls rushed to ask William to carry them on their backs, and they fought hard for this.The little ones were having trouble, and William could only act as a joking "fair arbiter" for a while, letting the two little girls take turns
The road became more and more difficult to walk on, and the mud stuck to the boots and gradually formed a big ball of mud, which could not be shaken off, which was extremely annoying.Fortunately, William and Yasuna's mother and daughter are both powerful people, and they don't take this "load" seriously, and they still walk in a leisurely manner.Only Ruth struggled to walk with one deep foot and one shallow foot, and stopped from time to time to clean up the mud on her feet. Finally, she got impatient and simply took off her shoes and walked barefoot.

Ruth rubbed her toes against the mud ball on top of each other, and looked at the two little girls enviously. If possible, she really wanted to be a teenager, so that people could carry her happily.
Accidentally, Ruth noticed that there were a few messy ruts on the road, and she couldn't help being surprised that there are still people who dare to drive on the road at this time.Driving in a horse-drawn carriage at this time of year is definitely a thankless choice. You must know that the entire continent is almost completely ignorant, and occasionally some places with civilization inheritance are also messy. The tradition of class is something that has no shadow.

It is said that there are no roads in this world, if there are many people walking, the road will become a road.Most of the business roads are dirt roads that people stepped on hard. Generally, it is okay to walk this kind of road on sunny days. Although it is a bit bumpy, the carriage can barely pass.If it's the rainy season, let alone a carriage, in some places even people can be trapped.

The road from Waterdeep City to Xikangbu, to Noisy Water City and Locke Town has already been familiarized by people, and experienced business travelers generally avoid this long rainy season that lasts for nearly a month.If you are inexperienced, just wait for bad luck, not to mention carriages and goods, even people may be trapped to death in the wild and become a favorite in the belly of flies.

William also noticed the ruts on the ground. Seeing the ruts, it seemed that he was walking with great difficulty. It seemed that the owner of the carriage had spent a lot of time thinking about it.But on such a lonely journey, it is always good to meet someone.William stretched out his hand to support Miluna on her back, and couldn't help speeding up her pace. The little guy wrapped his arms around his neck, pressing his little face even tighter.

Gradually, the ruts became clearer and more messy. They were no longer ruts, but more like dragging and sliding on mud, accompanied by messy footprints and horseshoe prints.Not long after, William had vaguely heard the neighing of the horse, and he turned his head to greet him, "Go a few steps! There seems to be passers-by ahead, let's go get a partner."

Yasuna slammed the boots on her feet that were almost several times bigger, but accidentally flew up some mud and landed on her face. She held the pet cat Maochong holding the little girl in one hand and wiped it with the other. With the dirt on his face, he said angrily: "This damn weather! This damn mud! I swear that I will never walk again in this life."

Ruth continued weakly: "As long as you are still walking on the mainland, this kind of bad road will never be avoided. Fortunately, there is only one month of the year where the road is not easy to walk." As she spoke, she took a few steps to catch up with Phineya. Grabbing the female half-giant's cloak, she panted and said, "I'm running out of strength, Phinya, help me for a while." "Honest child" Phinya glanced at the female ranger without saying a word, and let her pull her cloak , Carrying Misha'er on her back, she continued on her way silently.

The cloak was remade from a thick blanket, and it was very strong. Ruth finally breathed a sigh of relief with Phinea's strength, and a happy smile appeared on her face, as if a fox stole a roast chicken, and sometimes took advantage of it It is indeed a happy thing.

Ruth, who was thinking about looking around, finally noticed the difference in William. Although the muddy road was difficult to walk, it couldn't help the man at all. It was different from the heavy footsteps of the three women. He took off his boots and walked barefoot at some point. Her steps were as light as a model walking a catwalk, and there was no mud on her bare feet, as clean as if she had just been washed with clean water.Especially where the soles of William's feet stepped, every landing point was the same size, like a blooming lotus flower print, and the distance was the same, which was even more accurate than measuring with a ruler.

William's appearance of "coming out of the mud but not stained" made people feel more and more unfathomable, and Ruth felt a strange atmosphere rising in her heart.Yasuna also noticed William's relaxed appearance, and asked directly: "William, did you bless some spells? Why isn't there any mud on your feet?"

William turned his head and smiled and said, "If you can control all the pores of your body as freely as I do, 'Golden Lotus' is just a trick."

Every step of the golden lotus?What it is?Ruth, who was listening secretly, kept this seemingly profound sentence firmly in her heart.

But Yasuna shook her head impatiently and stared: "Control the pores all over the body? Are you kidding me! Come up with a good solution for me, I hate this mud."

William sighed and said, "Can't you control the cold air, control the cold air to your feet, and freeze the muddy water on the soles of your feet into frost. This way you can exercise your ability to control the cold air, and you don't have to worry about mud getting on your body. "

Yasuna immediately raised her brows and said excitedly: "Oh, why didn't I think of such a simple solution." As she said that, she let out a stream of ice that rushed to the soles of her feet.

Yasuna can barely control the retraction of her [Ice Domain], if she can control the use of cold air freely, then she really thinks highly of her.Especially this kind of instinctive control like breathing and drinking water in normal walking is even more delusional.There was only a shriek of a kitten when its tail was stepped on, and the cold-blooded cat, Maomao, rushed out of Yasuna's arms and hid far away, this poor little thing.

Yasuna kept driving the icy air to gather at the bottom of her feet, trying to turn the mud under her feet into hard frozen soil, but the cold air was like a naughty naughty boy, appearing and disappearing elusively, the icy air under Yasuna's feet Sometimes the muddy water freezes like hard steel, and sometimes it only forms a thin layer of ice, which sinks as soon as you step on it.

Just such a deep foot and a shallow foot made it almost fall several times, and Yasuna, who was a little anxious to get angry, released the [Ice Field] with all her strength, and the water in the surrounding tens of feet directly condensed into ice, and the sky The raindrops on the ground turned into ice lumps and hit the ground with a "pop" sound.

William felt that there was something wrong behind him, so he immediately took a few steps away from Xiaomi Luna who was on his back, and Ruth also hurriedly let go of Phinea to stay away from Yasuna.William said angrily: "Yasuna! Why are you crazy, Fenya, take Misha away from this woman." Feniya did not feel uncomfortable with Yasuna's [Ice Domain], speaking of it Although the mother and daughter also obtained the ice power, their abilities are not the same. Yasuna can create a field-like ice barrier, while Phinea can freeze the target upon contact. into fragile ice crystals.

Yasuna said a little proudly: "What kind of bad idea did you come up with to control the cold air under your feet? Hmph! It's still so straightforward, let's see if my [Ice Domain] is even stronger."

William frowned and said: "You silly woman, it is because the domain is difficult to control that I asked you to practice it. Although I don't quite understand the nature of your supernatural ability, if you can't control it completely, you will become an adult in this life. No climate."

Yasuna snorted softly, and whispered, "Hmph! It's as if you understand so much, I don't know you yet? A narrow-minded country man." But in the end, she felt that what William said made sense, and the female frost giant The leader still took back the [Ice Field] unconsciously, and secretly practiced the control of the cold air as William said.

(End of this chapter)