Shadow Covenant

Chapter 186 "Selection"

As a primitive demon, an aborigine of the bottomless abyss, no one knows why Dagon, who has the blood of the Obiris demon, chose to have such a deep alliance with the first generation of Demogorgon of the Tanari demon.

But at least the relationship between the two is far deeper than everyone imagined. It is not groundless that Woody said that the risk of the sea comes from Dagon, the king of the deep sea.

As a member of the missing caravan who had just arrived in the Northland in his previous life, he participated in the investigation of the fourth natural disaster. It is true that he did it for the generous benefits in return, but it was also to satisfy his curious and restless heart. Sending letters in between, or escorting goods, and basic tasks such as finding lost pets.

Although in the end, like many people, he wandered around the coastal cities of the Northland for a long time, he still didn't find many clues about the missing merchant ship. Even if someone spent a lot of money to investigate on the Longhou Islands, it was still unsatisfactory.

But at that time, some people made some progress in this task. For example, someone was in the sea that day. Through the talent of the ocean druid, he communicated with the local aquatic race and learned that in the sea abyss, he once witnessed a huge monster from a distance. A shadow creature was at work, and it was later confirmed to be a sea monster of Dagon's bloodline.

Although it is difficult to prove that it is related to Dagon, the king of the deep sea, it does not prevent Woody from directly using this to make Cecil pay special attention to this sea trip.

In this way, whether it is internal or external factors, he has more or less mentioned them. If there are still problems at that time, it can only be said that he has a clear conscience and Cecil's fate has long been doomed.

After all, he has no position to prevent her from going to the Dragon Roar Islands, nor is it necessary to stop Cecil. It is a bit dangerous, and it cannot be avoided by escaping, unless Cecil can abandon himself as a disciple of Lani from the Thousand Towers Society. Responsibility.

But then, she would not be her.

"Thank you, I will seriously consider it."

"What are you going to do next?"

Cecil glanced outside the jungle, guessing that the caravan was about to arrive at her stop, and asked casually.

"Go to Moore's."

"Pharmacist, what are you doing there?"

"I entrusted her to help make a bottle of potion."

Woody didn't hide her intentions, and Cecil was stunned when she heard it. She immediately thought of the reason. After Woody and her separated at the clock tower last night, she did a lot of things, and she took them into account.

"No wonder you cut off the body of the Baron of Green Brook Town and a part of the Abyss Demon Ape, and sent them to Moore. It turns out that they were used to make potions..."

"Okay, let's go then, let her directly charge it to my account when Moore wants any reward."

"No need, I've already discussed with her." Woody declined politely, it's not good to owe too much favor, otherwise maybe I really have to go to the Dragon Roar Islands at that time.

"That's fine, Moore is an old man of the business group, and her level has always been good, so you can rest assured."

Cecil didn't bother, seeing that there was nothing more to talk about, he immediately stopped the operation of the magic circle, and showed his figure with Woody. Naturally, Woody's face was relaxed, and what should be said has been said , he is now waiting to arrive at Rosent, and then part ways, he goes to his Koval Forest, she goes to her Dragon Roar Islands, both have a bright future.

The sound of horseshoes gradually sounded from a distance, Cecil went straight to the road, summoned the phantom horse, and then showed a playful smile to Woody.

"Don't be surprised by what I say later."

Obviously, the implication was that she wanted Woody to play a scene with her, and Woody nodded nonchalantly.

"Despite the order, as long as there is no danger to life."

For this aspect, Woody is very open, even if his reputation is damaged, it is nothing, after all, these things will disappear with him leaving Ashland.

"That's good."

Cecil also heaved a sigh of relief, and then directly pulled the reins of the phantom horse, and started to run. This large, semi-real horse-like creature, with red smoke from its mouth and hooves, ran like a ghost under the dark sky. As soon as there was a shooting star parallel to the ground, Woody also called Grape and followed closely.

Just after turning over a small steep slope, the convoy of the Angry Winter Merchant Group is advancing on the road with difficulty. Every time at this time, it is the moment when the whole group is struggling. Dozens of people push the wheels of the front carriage, and This is to relieve the pressure of gravity on the nanny.

And when they saw Cecil standing on the top of the hill, going back and forth, they were slightly taken aback.

Immediately, they heard the most outrageous announcement this morning.

"Now, I announce one thing."

"That is, the Wrathful Winter Merchant Group, now I will give Woody all the control. When you see him in the future, you have to see me. As for what I will do next, you will naturally know that the great majesty treats me An order was issued to let me return to Navia as soon as possible, I can't wait now, and I will go back directly through the portal."

Cecil's explanation not only failed to restrain everyone from thinking wildly, but made everyone even more puzzled.

"What happened? Your Highness Cecil?"

"No, do you want to leave? What will you do if you leave us? It was agreed at the beginning, you take us back to the Northland."

"There are so many journeys to come, we can't do without you, Your Highness!"

……

The hustle and bustle was like a raging tide, instantly flooding the quiet forest. Everyone pushing the carts froze in place, staring dully at the court mage standing at the highest point on the hillside at this time. The shoulders couldn't help trembling. After all, if there is no Cecil, then the final price they pay for this business group may be more than 30.00% loss of personnel, which means that three out of ten people may return to the Holy Spirit Snow Mountain in the Northland , even if they don't believe in gods, it means that they can no longer see their relatives and children in the world.

If Woody hadn't been prepared, he would probably have been petrified on the spot at this time. This game is too big, and he should manage it, but he can't afford the safety of these businessmen!

Letting him hunt all kinds of monsters in the forest may be a good hand, but if he really manages a family and territory, I am afraid it can only be described as a disaster. In the last life, Woody seldom managed the territory, or commanded the legion. Most of them are the commanders of a small team.

It is more appropriate to describe him as a lonely hero.

But Cecil's face was resolute, no matter what they said, he was unmoved, and it seemed that she couldn't see that she apologized to him a few minutes ago.

She said it again, and gently explained that this is irresistible. After returning to the Northland, there will be compensation for everyone, and she ignored everyone.

Directly to the various caravan merchants below and the leader of the guards, he issued an order to hold a meeting.

Soon a group of more than ten people held a small meeting not far from Woody.

Although the distance was relatively close, Woody didn't listen deliberately, but knew that Cecil was really doing some handover matters at this time, including finding someone to guide Woody and lead the business group.

Feeling the gaze behind him, Woody instantly felt a glow on his back.

"This guy really gave me a problem."

Woody has a headache. Although he understands that Cecil's move should be to test whether there is an abyss eyeliner in the business group, he still can't help but sigh, these spellcasters have too many minds, and it's really easy to be inattentive Be deceived by her.

Soon, the meeting ended, and the leaders of the group of caravans seemed to be impressed by Cecil, and when they looked at Woody, they put on the same flattering smiles as before.

"His Royal Highness Woody."

"Master Woody."

……

Although the shouts were uneven, more or less, Woody still felt the respect for him, which gave Woody a clearer understanding of Cecil's methods.

"Okay, that's it. Time is running out. I'm going to leave immediately. When the time comes, you will follow the road I planned. At the gap in the Kabas Plateau, I will send the Third Army to pick you up."

Cecil spoke and acted in such a snappy manner that it was easy to believe that she really had an urgent matter to attend to.

Naturally, Woody was not far behind, and immediately pretended to be a little apprehensive, greeted many merchants, and patted his chest to ensure that he could get the entire Angry Winter Merchant Group back to Navia. How much credibility a group of businessmen have in their minds is a big question mark.

But Woody didn't care about these, it was just a play, and Cecil showed a relieved expression when he saw that everyone had more or less accepted Woody, and then encouraged him with words. After a few words, she returned to her luxury carriage, and as her back disappeared, someone came up to Woody with a sad face.

"Master Woody, look at this, what should we do! See if you can persuade His Royal Highness Cecil to come back, the whole group will be grateful to you."

Obviously, some people seem to be still determined and want to find a breakthrough from Woody's position.

But Woody also responded with a look of helplessness and panic.

"I don't know either. His Royal Highness Cecil seemed to have received some news just now, and his face became ugly. He said that he was going to leave here. It was useless for me to say anything."

He spread his hands to show that he had tried his best, and the other businessmen put out their thoughts of continuing to dissuade them, and began to sigh.

"But don't worry, when the time comes, I will leave the matter to you to handle. I don't understand this, and I don't want to care about it. Originally, His Highness was like what he was when he was here."

In order to appease everyone's emotions, Woody also appropriately expressed that he only wanted to be the hands-off shopkeeper, and he didn't want to get involved in the others.

After saying this, Woody obviously felt that everyone looked at him with a lot more friendliness, and the sound of sighing was also a lot less.

Woody didn't care what they thought of him. After saying this, he, like Cecil, left here directly and headed for the direction of the pharmacist's carriage.

But after passing by, Woody came across Inom's carriage convoy. Kaqier and other caravan helpers, who had heard the news, looked at Woody passing by with amazement, but they didn't come forward to talk to him. , Kaqier also looked timid and didn't know how to greet him.

Woody smiled, said hello, and headed towards the back of the carriage alone. His goal was not here, and he didn't have much thought about pulling parents with them now, listening to their praise, feeling their envy, these Neither makes sense.

Improving his strength and strengthening himself is the secondary purpose of his trip, or one of the two main lines.

In the multiverse, personal strength far outweighs all flaws. Instead of thinking about how to increase prestige in the eyes of everyone, it is better to concentrate on how to make yourself stronger.

What's more, the road to becoming stronger is now in front of him.

Woody fumbled out the quaint black seal ring from the small pouch around his waist. The dark purple gemstone was shining brightly even in the dark sky.

——"The Ring of Soul Devourer."

One of the trophies of the Underdark, it is also the core item of his advanced profession "Blade of Disaster".

There are quite a few souls in it now, 56 of them, all of which are the products of his killing of Demogo and followers and goblins last night.

It is estimated that it will not be long before that free agility, without the blessing of spells, will allow him to step into the threshold of transcendence.

All that needs to be done now is...

Woody set his sights on the two numbers on the skill bar, immunity and swordsmanship.

Both are worth over 50 points. If you want to advance to Calamity Blade, the minimum requirement is 100 points. If you just rely on the 20+ points of skill points given by each level, his swordsmanship and immunity want to reach the advanced level at the same time. Level requirements, at least the basic level of the demon hunter must reach around 10.

But naturally he won't grind to level 10 slowly, no matter whether it's the battle on the road or the daily training, he never falls behind.

It's just that due to the rain, the practice of swordsmanship can only be improved through combat, but immunity is not required.

Soon, moving forward with divergent thinking, let the grapes aimlessly follow the ruts of the convoy all the way down, until a carriage exuding a strong herbal smell appeared in front of Woody, he gently pulled the reins, let Putao stopped in front of the carriage, and at this moment a voice of timely surprise also sounded in the carriage.

"Big brother, you're here!"

In the hatchback carriage full of herbs, the curtain of the window was lifted to reveal a fair and immature face. This is a girl about eleven or twelve years old, with a baby face, a golden braid, and a smiling face. It's extremely sweet, but what makes people a little strange is that the little girl's lips, that is, the position under the nose, are painted with a layer of light green stripes.

"Oh, it's little Freya, are you identifying herbs?"

Woody, who had been treated by the pharmacist Moore, naturally recognized that this was her granddaughter, Freya. Seeing the herbs in her hand and the ointment under her nose, she knew that the little girl should be learning to recognize The characteristics of herbs, there is also such a lesson among demon hunters.

"That's right! Big brother, how do you know?" Freya asked innocently, but another dull old voice came from inside the carriage, interrupting her inquiry.

"Let the guests in. Freya."

"Got it, grandma."

Freya's face full of joy disappeared from the window, and then the door of the carriage was opened, and a little girl in a dress appeared at the door.

Woody dismounted without hesitation and entered the carriage. He had made an agreement with the pharmacist yesterday to ask her to help make a unique potion.

Looking at it now, it should be fine.

(End of this chapter)