The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 262 The Problem with the Desert Mount

I have to say that Selyse is a good teacher, at least William thinks she is better than himself, because he really can't bear to be too strict with the two little guys. Of course, this does not mean that William is really just such a woman Jen, but he doesn't want to.

Not only the little girl, Yasuna and Finia also became the "students" of Celis, although they were also reluctant, but under William's insistence, the mother and daughter from the wild world I have to bite the bullet and get in touch with the mainstream civilization of this world.

There are many magical spells in this world, which can make even the most stupid illiterate understand and even appreciate the most cumbersome sentences and words, such as [Language Proficiency], [Writing Skill], etc., but many times these spells It is not necessarily effective, especially when reading some texts with power (such as some runes, texts with added magic protection, symbols with special meanings).

William also wants to learn other languages ​​and characters, but it seems that Selyse doesn't welcome him, because Selyse always talks about him when William is present, who knows the reason?William had no choice but to leave alone—oh!It shouldn't be considered "alone", because beside him is a "follower" like a little bean--halfling Jess.

"Mr. William, can you really defeat a troll and an ogre with your bare hands? My God! It's unbelievable. I think this is a lie, what do you think?" Jess was a very wordy You are so small, especially such a little thing keeps surrounding you as a "cock mother" on the street, and you have to be careful not to step on him accidentally, because Jess always seems to be involuntarily or on purpose. William ran under his feet, so that William had to change his footsteps to avoid the halfling.

William stopped the steps he was about to take again, because Jess ran up to his big feet again. If this foot really went out, William believed that this little bean would turn into a ball flying in mid-air human cannon.Impatiently, William grabbed Jess by the collar and lifted him up, so that this little man could look at him on an equal footing. William stared at the panicked eyes of Jess, who was constantly dancing his little arms and legs, and said every word. He said coldly: "Listen—little guy! Stop following me, or I won't mind kicking your little body away!"

Jess struggled a few times and then gave up. He was not confident that he could break free from the mighty strength of the strongest man among humans. The halfling showed a friendly smile and said loudly pretending to be cheerful: "My dear! My friend! This is not a good attitude to treat a partner, I think we can have a pleasant and legendary adventure, I am"

William sneered and said, "I don't think we're partners! We've only known each other for a few days? You don't know me, and I don't know you either. I don't think you will have any good results if you follow me."

Jess smiled and said: "Don't be like this, Mr. William! As the most powerful warrior on this land, taking in a hardworking and kind halfling as a partner, you will find that this is a very wise choice in the future. You are a true Knight, yes, I know you very well!" (Knights and warriors are not the same thing, knights refer to morality, while warriors represent professions)

"The most powerful fighter on the land? You haven't seen me do it, how can you be sure that I am the strongest fighter on this land? Hehe! I don't want to accept this compliment!" William's smile was a little cold.

Jess said triumphantly: "Except for the gods, there is no one in this world who is more informed than halflings. My friends and I are very aware of your thrilling adventures, uh! I mean My halfling friends, we are united, sharing information, we are the best informers and spies in the world."

William said: "Since you know me well, you should know the situation I am facing. Do you want to follow me? Don't you worry that you will lose your life because of it?"

"Of course we know," said Jess, who was always trying to be more imposing for a little bean, but he finally told the truth, "but we don't think there's anything we can do to you and your family. Form troubles, no matter he is a mage, a monster or even a giant dragon. It is said that you even took your family to slaughter a branch of the white dragon on the spine of the world, I can hardly imagine that is true."

William shook his head with a smile and said: "Even so, I really can't think of any reason to let you, an outsider, join. You must know that compared to my family, you can hardly help me during the battle. "

Jessby stroked his little hand and said: "No! Of course I can help you. I can provide you with many useful suggestions and collect necessary information and information. For example, now, you are going to cross the Great Desert of Ainuooke , I suggest that you prepare the necessary means of transportation now, whether camels, desert lizards or sand pack horses, you can’t cross that vast barren land on foot alone.”

William asked with some doubts: "Really? But the three kinds of desert mounts you mentioned don't seem to be common in Huan Shui City, and it seems that we have to pass through a town before entering the desert. I think it should be the most ideal place." "

Jess sneered and said, "If I were you, I wouldn't think so. Locke Town is a bit abnormal now. It's hard for ordinary people to get the supplies they need to cross the desert, including mounts of course. But we You can buy some ordinary mounts in the city of noisy water first, ponies or Roth beasts are fine. Near the lonely wilderness in the east of the Gray Wind Mountains, there is a small and small supply inn, which is the western starting point of the Ainuooke Great Desert. , where we can exchange ordinary mounts with them for the necessary desert mounts. Remember! They only accept mount exchanges, not trade."

Only accept mount exchanges instead of buying and selling?This is really a strange rule.William still decided to trust the halfling for the time being, and bought a few horses for emergency needs.The cart and horse shop is the place where the foot strength of mounts is sold in Noisy Water City. William, the owner of the cart and horse shop, knows that even if you want to exchange mounts, there are rules. Camels can be exchanged for light horses or roses, and ponies can only be exchanged for sand. Ground pack horses, of course, if you think it’s a disadvantage to trade light horses for sandy pack horses, there’s no objection. As for small mounts like desert lizards, they are specially prepared for small passengers like dwarves or halflings. An ibex or a riding setter is a good trade-off.

(End of this chapter)