Shadow Covenant

Chapter 204 "The Way Back"

Cohen, who succumbed this time, exuded the dead air of twilight, and the expression on his face became unsteady. Only when he was speaking, his eyes would occasionally reveal his rather complicated emotions.

"Why did you choose Tecia alone? Is she different?"

This was the first question Woody asked. When mentioning this question, Woody couldn't help but think of her quite agile figure when the guards captured her.

"Why did I choose her? To be honest, I didn't know at first. I didn't know until later, when I learned from studying historical books that there would be a "destined person" in the Golden River Valley every 30 years. She was the one I wanted to find. people."

Cohen’s answer contained a bit of self-deprecation. The identity of the ordained person is quite mythical in the historical stories of the Golden River Valley. You can get a lot of bonuses in casting, hiding, attacking... and other skills.

"And there is another special thing about the doomed person, that is, he will not be infected with the curse, but the people around him have a very high probability..."

When he said this, Cohen was a little sad, obviously thinking of his son who died due to the curse.

"How did you tell the difference?"

"A persistent dream."

"Dream?"

"I dreamed that I transformed into a huge snake with rainbow-like wings and soared in the sky. The believers on the ground feared, worshiped and believed in me. It was a wonderful feeling, but later, the believers Fewer and fewer..."

It's hard to use words to describe the look on Cohen's face at this time. If he had to describe it, it would probably be twilight in the glow of glory.

Very contradictory and very weird expression.

But it didn't affect Woody's thoughtfulness at the moment, his eyes lost focus and fell into reverie.

He had vaguely guessed that the choice of Tesia and the abnormality on Tesia had something to do with the power leaked from Feathered Serpent God while he was asleep. Now it seems that it is really related to him, and there are more and more clues.

and.

orator...

He sounds familiar, Woody thought carefully, and found that this is the game player who was first stationed in River Valley City and obtained a lot of land and building power. In the Golden River Valley, the local residents called him?

He remembered that some people were still curious about why he alone was the doomed person, while the other players were just travelers from afar. The explanation given by the local aborigines was that the doomed person was a local legend that could rule all peoples As well as saving the people from the fire and water, many people thought it was just a simple template similar to the local "savior", but now it seems that it is not at all.

And judging from the second half of Cohen's words, Feathered Serpent's awakening should not be accidental, but a well-planned awakening ceremony.

Although he didn't personally experience what happened in the Golden River Valley in his last life, it doesn't prevent Woody from using some broken clues to reverse the final result and learn the buried truth.

The Destiny should be the same as his "Storm Majesty", a buff, and it should be different from what Coen said. It doesn't come out randomly every 30 years, but it is obtained through some way, but whether it is Cohen Or Tesia, it was all due to chance, and he got this without knowing it.

And Woody feels that, if nothing else, judging from the endings played by players in the previous life, if he also follows this path, it is also possible to obtain the buff state of "Destiny".

In the following time, Woody did not let go of this off-the-shelf, and knew a lot of insider information, whether it was the situation of Jingsong Forest or River Valley City, as well as the situation of some famous local aborigines, he did not let go. In order to prevent him from lying, Woody also specially asked Cecil to help set up a mantra barrier around him.

……

The carriage drove on the gravel road without any bumps, and any sound from the outside world was blocked by the curtains, including the sound of the wheels rolling. , or the only requirement is how to create a car with an absolutely quiet environment.

In this regard, Cecil's carriage is obviously doing a good job.

The bronze dragon Doni, who has turned into a cat again, is comfortably hooking the dimensional bag he just got with his tail, which contains the benefits of his trip, and under his soft belly, there are hundreds of gold coins. The piled up golden carpet, under the fluffy hair, is shining with golden light. Beside it is Tesia who is reading a book alone. In her early years, under the teaching of her mother, she still had some understanding of some simple lingua franca. Seeing that Cecil's carriage contained books on the basic knowledge of mage apprentices, he anxiously asked if he could lend her a few books.

Cecil naturally would not refuse, and even showed appreciation.

"She is a very thoughtful little girl. I tested her intelligence just now, and it should be no problem to become a model-level mage."

When Cecil talked about Tesia with Woody in the carriage, he mentioned it with great interest, and also joked that the classic level is the title of a powerful mage in the mouth of the aborigines, and there are only masters and masters on it. There are two levels of legend.

"I didn't expect you to find a good embryo of a spellcaster just by looking around. Why don't you go out and look for it, so that this Thousand Towers Conference won't have to work hard to grab good ones from colleagues in the southern countries. I am an apprentice, if you take this as a gift from the teacher, the teacher will be very happy."

Cecil continued to say with a half-smile and half-encouragement.

In Ashland, it is actually not very difficult to become a spellcaster. With the magic net covering the entire plane, it is not difficult for ordinary people to cast a trick. As long as they have received some spellcasting training, they can easily use spells from The power of the magic net, like most magicians who make a living in circuses, is this kind of person, but it is very difficult to become a model-level mage recognized by the Thousand Towers Society. It is not necessarily possible to have a mage of the classic level. When the classic is converted into the professional level of the player, the minimum is above the advanced level. Generally speaking, it is ten professional levels. The qualification is called a model-level mage.

At this level, spellcasters' understanding of the magic net has broken through the peripheral stage, pointing more directly at the core, that is, the rules spoken by the gods. Many powerful low-level spells in spell books are examples of these extremely high desires for knowledge The product of the super mage's research on other high-level spells.

But then again, this also represents the power of the orator's talent, but after realizing this, Woody was not happy that he might get such a powerful talent in the future, but worried about such a powerful talent. There must be a price behind the talent. It will definitely not be like what Cohen said, just dreaming of transforming into a feathered snake at night. There must be an unknown price behind it.

After all, this is the power and blessing from the gods, so how can it be so easy to get! ?
The thoughts running wild in his head did not affect Woody's conversation with Cecil in the slightest.

"If you want disciples, then there is no..."

Woody laughed at Cecil's request. In his last life, he took over the job of picking up mage apprentices in Northland, which is near Seven Towns. If her town needs it, he doesn't mind letting them do it in advance. Enrollment of apprentices.

But when he thought that in less than three years, they might suffer unspeakable devastation, Woody suddenly felt that even if they were allowed to enter the school early, the more they learned, the more they could feel the truth that came from the bottom of their hearts. of despair.

So, I directly changed the "question" that was about to be said to "I don't know." After the modification, I changed the topic and asked directly.

"What did you do with him in the end?"

He here naturally refers to the lord of the Golden River Valley, Cohen.

Woody was not the last to meet Cohen. After he knew all the questions he wanted to know, he handed Cohen to Cecil who had been waiting in line for a long time. The action was planned, and it was not clear what the two were talking about, only that Cecil came back alone in the end.

"It's nothing, tell him to do one thing."

"He will?"

"There's no reluctance, he's happy to do it."

There was a confident gleam in Cecil's eyes, and Woody knew that she must have used some of the things that spellcasters like to do most.

For example, hinting, such as charm, if these are combined with the super magic specialty of spell delay, it is not difficult to control ordinary people for a week or more.

"He also has blessings in this land, be careful of the spell he breaks away from you."

Woody kindly reminded him that he remembered that the doomed person also has a good penalty for this kind of charm resistance. If the spell effect is slightly weaker, or the external stimulus is stronger, it may be washed away, but he doesn't want to It caused Cecil to shake his head and be speechless.

"I didn't control him with spells."

Cecil's face was full of astonishment, and Woody was also slightly taken aback, knowing that he should have fallen into the inherent thinking of spellcasters, and quickly explained.

"Well, I just don't think there should be any human rights talks with this kind of people."

After hearing this, Cecil returned to his usual leisurely manner and explained.

"It's okay, I signed a contract with him, and he doesn't dare to break it."

"That's good."

Woody nodded. Since Cecil said so, he has nothing to worry about, but there is still the figure of Feathered Serpent in his mind. Into the red sky.

Before I knew it, it was almost dawn.

The rain and strong wind brought by the eight-ring magic thundercloud storm swept away the stale air in the Golden River Valley, and the fragrance of the green grass after the rain could be smelled across the entire carriage.

Woody took a deep breath, and the fresh air with a bit of coldness swirled in his lungs, and then he let it out again as hot air.

He looked at Cecil and said.

"You should know it from Tesia and that Cohen."

"what do you know?"

Although Cecil also heard the information about becoming a giant feathered snake, he didn't think about the gods at all. He just thought it was the confusion of the local spirits. After all, Cohen himself married a half-elf natural druid as a wife.

Not to mention that as a spellcaster of the Thousand Towers Society, her knowledge allows her to understand a lot of knowledge that mortals cannot know. For example, most feathered snakes are servants serving lawful and good gods, and many of them serve particularly powerful existences alone.

And those anecdotes about feathered snakes.

Mostly because of their wisdom and beauty, they are regarded as benevolent gods by isolated communities. In addition, most feathered serpents dare not pretend to be gods, but they will not correct this misconception.

But what Cecil didn't know was that the one who was sleeping this time was really a demigod born from the physical plane of Asenland.

"God."

Woody replied calmly, there is nothing to hide now, he guessed that the soul of the Feathered Serpent has awakened, the reason why the mist expanded may be that the fake viscount borrowed power that did not belong to him, or it may be It was that powerful being who was quietly observing them in the sky.

In short, a trip to the Lost Temple will make everything clear.

Then hold the Ascension Ceremony by the way, so that his soul strength can reach the level of body forging soul earlier.

But the top priority now is to settle Tesia's matter, and then find a guide from the local area to go to Jingsong Forest.

"God?"

Cecil was surprised when she heard Woody's answer, and she reacted instantly.

"The feathered snake in Tecia's dream? Is it a god?"

"If there is no accident, it should be."

"It's no wonder that contact... this fog is also his handwriting?"

Thinking of something, Cecil's voice trembled a little. After all, if this fog with the nature of death was really created by Him, then He is good and evil, and it is obvious that He is good and evil. If you face a demigod, with her strength, it is naturally difficult. reach.

"Don't worry, he hasn't fully awakened yet, even if he is a god, if he really has malicious intentions, he would have come to him long ago."

Woody saw Cecil's uneasiness, and immediately comforted him, just kidding, if she wants to clear the dungeon, she will be the main combat force next.

"Too."

After hearing this, Cecil calmed down a lot, but still asked in a puzzled way.

"How did you know?"

"I've heard rumors of the Golden River Valley in some places before, and that's where I know the logo."

After Woody gave a brief explanation, he began to instill some clues to Cecil that he knew in his previous life, such as the origin of Feathered Serpent God and the history and origin of the Golden River Valley.

This allowed Cecil to have a deeper understanding of this place, and he did not have the original sense of unknowns about the upcoming itinerary, and even had some expectations for the so-called gods.

At this time, the carriage stopped leisurely.

Tecia's hometown, Huangshi Town has arrived.

(End of this chapter)