wandering fairy

Great knowledge of the multiverse of Qionghong-the arcane warriors in this universe generally refer to fighters with 1st and 2nd level arcane abilities, and they usually have the specialties of fixed-shot, instant-cast, or spell-casting.

Dong Hezi and his party stopped at a fork in the road on a hillside, and looked at a town in the distance - a town that was more than ten times larger than Harmonwell!

It was a large open valley among the hills, and a majestic giant rock protruded from the middle.The huge beige castle rises from the huge rock, making the towering top of the tower straight into the sky.It looks like a tall and thick eagle standing proudly on the gray solid rock, looking down on the vast land around it.

And around the gigantic rock and the castle, there are dozens of large houses, each four stories high, with beige high walls with sharp edges and corners, making them look extremely neat.And at first glance, there are red houses, as if a group of building blocks with red roofs are compactly arranged into a big disc shape.

At the outermost edge is a thick beige city wall, like a long arm surrounding these lovely "building blocks".Use its walls about 40 feet high to protect the people inside.For a town of this level, it is enough to defend against ordinary giants who are two or three people tall.

The most impressive thing is a river that runs through the entire town. It can be seen that people attach great importance to it, and a special shape is specially carved on the city wall for it and ships to pass through.Now it was like a silver-blue satin, reflecting the beautiful sun's luster, which made the many small boats sailing on it very conspicuous.These little things are coming in and out through specially designed openings in the city walls, bringing life to the whole town.

"This is a bit like a 'town'." Dong Hezi thought to himself, the former Harmonwell town was too shabby, and calling it a "town" every day really made people feel aggrieved.At this time, seeing this open land, clean city, and prosperous scene, I suddenly felt in a good mood. The physical and mental exhaustion of the days of exhaustion and the tension of fleeing were swept away.There is quite a sense of transparency.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: It would be a beautiful thing if I could live on the mountains outside this town, on the side of the long river.On weekdays, you can go up the mountain to collect herbs and refine the elixir needed for Jiuzhuan Xuangong; in your spare time, you can go down the mountain to visit the world in the city.What a life of escape—like being on Earth.

He was thinking wonderfully, when he heard Grimm next to him ask a little dissatisfied: "Why did you put the tree man away? How can we move forward without it pulling the cart?"

Dong Hezi stood with his hands behind his back and continued to look at the town: "If anyone sees it, they will know that there are druids among us. If this person is well-informed, they will know that we are the wanted criminals who killed Palik. The whereabouts will be exposed. So you can't use it here. If someone passes by later, we will buy a few horses. Let the horses drive the cart through the town, and then change the treeman to pull it when there is no one on the road. In this way It's much safer."

After speaking, he took off his knee-length robe and put it on backwards.To cover the special symbols on the outside of the clothes to prevent being recognized.

Waiting is a very difficult thing. When Grimm waited until he was restless and restless, he finally saw a caravan appearing from a narrow mountain road in the distance.

It was a business team of about a hundred people, but it was divided into two parts in terms of clothing.Some of them wore uniform sleeveless knee-length gowns with the same logo symbols painted on the chest and back.The inside is thick leather armor, and some are inlaid with copper protrusions to enhance the armor effect.They have all kinds of weapons in their hands, some with strong and sharp spears, some with simple two-handed swords, some with exquisite long daggers, or heavy crossbows with arrows.And with the crowd huddled in front and back, at first glance, they thought it was a small army with well-equipped and standardized equipment.And behind them is another team dressed in a team that looks like buddies, porters, etc., wearing uniform blue-gray coarse cloth clothes, without armor or shield.Only a few were equipped with ordinary one-handed swords.They drove carriages and baggage to form a separate large team, and several people behind them were holding banners with some kind of beast pattern.It seems that this posture is a slightly stronger caravan, far from being comparable to the "vagrant" caravans like Pregg.

When I got closer, I found that everyone in the "army" walking in front seemed a little listless.There were even twenty or so people swaying unruly, making the entire formation look a bit messy.

But the leader of the caravan walking in front of the team didn't say anything.

The leader looked about 40 years old, with a strong and slightly fat body.The neat short beard on his face made him look particularly energetic.Wearing a brightly colored three-color coat, he rode a group of tall horses, making it obvious at a glance that he was the highest.It's just that his expression is a little dignified, and he is discussing something with another middle-aged man who is riding a horse and wearing a golden mage robe.

The man was wearing a golden mage robe in the shape of a windbreaker, reflecting his standard and lean body.Inside the mage's robe are a coarse cloth shirt and two leather pouches of spell-casting materials wrapped around the waist.There is a row of small leather pockets on each belt—those are used to separate the spell-casting materials, preventing the materials from being mixed together to contaminate or interfere with each other, reducing the success rate or effect of the spell.

Count carefully, there are about 20 large and small pockets on his body, and he looks like a fully armed weirdo.This is enough to show that he is just an ordinary middle-level mage, because only this kind of mage will wear this fully armed look.Most high-level mages will "cast spells without materials", and general materials can be omitted.Therefore, many pockets are not needed, and the clothes worn are relatively simple and beautiful.

They also saw the three of Dong Hezi from a distance.

The man who looked like a mage was stunned when he saw them.After looking at them carefully for a long time, he suddenly whispered to the leader.

"He didn't recognize us, did he?" Le Lin asked with her half-drawn dagger on guard. She was always worried about the mage.

Grimm sneered: "It seems to me that he didn't recognize us, but saw the magic aura released by the magic items in the car. If he guessed right, he is recommending to the leader to buy these things."

Dong Hezi quickly confessed: "If they really come to buy things, you must not take out Palik's armor! Otherwise, we will be exposed."

The two nodded in agreement, and after a while, the caravan had already come to the front.

"Friends!" The caravan owner said with a very professional and friendly smile, "Are you going to Rodriguez to sell things?"

"No." Dong He Ziqiang said first, "We are bringing something for our friends in Jifen City."

"Oh?" The caravan boss said with a smile on his face, "We are also going to Giffen City this time."

At noon, Dong Hezi and his party had already bought two horses from the caravan to pull the cart, and set off with the caravan to the city of Rodriguez in front.They have been invited by the leader to temporarily join this caravan that is also going to Giffen City.

It's just that the mountain road is difficult, and the town that seems not far away is still more than ten miles away after walking for half a day.The outline of the city was already clearly visible, but some soldiers began to shout loudly that they were hungry, dropped their weapons, squatted in place and did not leave.The leader of the caravan had to give an order to stop the advance, and come back after lighting a fire and eating.According to his idea, he should go to the city wall to rest at night, so as to avoid the attacks of surrounding robbers.

But this seemingly good idea quickly caused waves.

Dozens of bonfires and cooking smoke rose, and the people in the caravan formed dozens of groups to eat.The three of Dong Hezi and Budbe, who was as big as a dog, raised the bonfire and cooked independently. Of course, it was Le Lin who took the shot this time.

"Those dozens of soldiers are a bit strange." Dong Hezi looked around and said to them, "Look, they gathered together to cook, like a small independent group. When they were on the road These people don’t listen to the boss very much.”

Grimm was looking eagerly at the thick "fragrant mist" coming out of the pot, wishing that the delicious broth would be cooked in a second.Hearing this, he casually said: "Then it's probably some mercenaries. They still have some fighting power, or else they wouldn't dare to pick on the boss."

"That's not so sloppy. Listening to their words is also very disrespectful to the boss." Dong Hezi was puzzled: "If I were the boss, I would have fired them a long time ago, thanks to the boss's good temper."

Grimm chuckled and said, "Maybe the boss didn't respect those mercenary fighters first. This kind of caravan is not big or small, and it is the bottleneck period of development. It is said that it is the most likely to appear. Delinquent accounts and salaries. Look at that mage again."

He pointed to the middle-aged mage who had a meal with the boss, and said a little sourly: "He has a very close relationship with the boss, I guess those soldiers may have been treated unfairly, so they slowed down. "

"Oh." Dong Hezi nodded, then turned around to tease Bu Debei again.

The broth made with Donghezi's condiments was so fragrant that it spread far and wide to the entire caravan.Almost all the people looked to this side and whispered to each other.The boss even sent someone over and invited them to move over for dinner.

This is a great opportunity to draw in the relationship with the caravan, and it is also an opportunity to use them to cover up your identity.Dong Hezi, the three of them and one beast did not shirk, and immediately moved over.And the caravan boss also unceremoniously "started" on their broth immediately.

Only Grimm seemed a little uncomfortable, keeping a certain distance from the third-tier mage.On the contrary, Dong Hezi chatted happily with the boss.

"I don't know which god's priest you are?" The boss asked cautiously. It's not polite to ask others about their beliefs rashly, but there is still a long way to go to Giffen City. A person carrying quite a few magical implements is necessary.I believe that the other party will understand.

Dong Hezi pretended to be eating, thinking quickly in his heart: It seems that the sorcerer told him that I have magical fluctuations on my body.So I mistook me for a pastor.Then admit it wrong.

So, he introduced himself seemingly casually: "I am the priest of Akudi, the god of air elements. This time I am going to Giffen City to meet an old friend, and I will bring him something along the way."

He said this because he was best at thunder and lightning after he practiced Lei Gongzhuan.Although most of them are supernatural powers, their understanding of air element magic is far superior to other priests.Therefore, whether it is comparing theory or magic, there is capital to fool the past.

On the contrary, Lelin had some opinions on his method of changing gods at will, but it was inconvenient to express them.He could only quietly stare at him twice behind his back, and then made the broth sullenly.

But the middle-aged mage was very interested in the beautiful Le Lin, and kept moving towards her, trying hard to strike up a conversation.It can be seen that if conditions permit, he will definitely use some oil on Lelin immediately.However, Lelin didn't give him face, she just responded with "um, um", with an indifferent look of rejecting others thousands of miles away.It made the mage helpless and anxious, looking restless.

By the time dinner was over, the sun had completely set, and the caravan boss ordered to continue the journey under the bright moonlight.

"It's too late!" The dozens of soldiers who gathered for dinner began to boo. "It's too tiring to walk all the way today. We need to rest!"

"Rest one night and leave tomorrow!" They raised their "opinions" loudly.

"Yes! Yes! This is the best." They were also the ones who echoed the "opinion".

Some people even began to take off their leather armor and throw down their weapons, as if they were going to lie down and take a nap after drinking and eating.And the other guys all looked at the caravan boss to see how he would issue orders.For a while, the team split into two parts that faced each other.

The atmosphere was off.

Following the light of the bonfire, Dong Hezi saw that the boss's face was about to be angry but not angry, as if he "dare not" to be angry.His face was stiff for a long while before he said, "It's still far from Rodrisque City. There are many jackals, kobolds, and sub-giant robbers at night. It's safe to stay outside the city for the night."

It seems that those soldiers are really a group of mercenaries!Dong Hezi thought to himself.

But the soldiers yelled again: "Anyway, we are not leaving. If you want to leave, you should go to the city first! Let's spend the night and rush to the city to meet up tomorrow."

The boss's face became more and more rigid, but his tone softened: "How can that be done? Without your protection, even a distance of dozens of miles would be robbed by those vicious and cunning robbers."

"Isn't there a mage?" The mercenary soldiers raised their voices very high: "What are you afraid of? With him, all the robbers will be blasted to pieces by a fireball!" Those voices were very proud and mocking smell.

Dong Hezi heard the boss take a deep breath in a low voice, and suddenly said in an intimate tone like an old friend he hadn't seen for many years: "Don't be kidding, my team can't do without you? Or, according to your opinion, stay overnight? "

"Then we need someone to watch the night!" The mercenary soldiers said one after another: "The night watch is physical work. We are tired all day. Do we still need us to watch the night?"

Isn't this deliberately finding fault?Dong Hezi thought to himself.Suddenly, a medium-sized warrior came out of the group of people. He was wearing thick leather armor, but he was covered with a sleeveless knee-length green robe.The most peculiar thing is that all the arcane symbols are painted on the robe, which makes it a bit elegant in its majesty.Using the primordial spirit to investigate, it was discovered that magic fluctuations naturally appeared on his body.It looks like this guy can do some magic.

Surrounded by other people, this warrior who seemed to be the leader walked up to the caravan owner and said, "We will do all the exhausting work along the way, but we haven't paid a single cent of the hire money. We had agreed The employment payment is paid every two weeks, but it has been 10 weeks now, and we haven’t even been given a copper coin! Boss, my family is in Giffen City. If I don’t have any money when I arrive in Giffen City, how can I go to see an old family? Small?"

There were so many of them, and all of them rushed forward in armor and swords, and their aura was a little frightening, forcing the boss to take a few steps back unconsciously.

"It's not that the money will not be given. It's just that I can't get the money on the road now." The middle-aged mage abandoned Le Lin while talking, turned around and came back, standing between the soldiers and the boss.Quite the look of not being afraid of crowds.

"Hmph." The leading soldier snorted coldly: "Then why did you pay off your employment fee in full two weeks ago? You alone have more money than all of us combined. If you really have no money If so, why are you so straightforward?" The other hired fighters also showed dissatisfaction, obviously feeling that they had been treated unfairly.

"Because," the sorcerer took a deep breath and said with undiminished momentum, "I am a sorcerer! I am an official sorcerer with third-order arcane skills!" My responsibilities as a mage are much more important than yours, and the magic utensils I prepare are more valuable than your weapons. You can still fight without money. Responsibility. It will bring immeasurable losses to the entire team!"

He scanned the crowd intently, as if he wanted to suppress their arrogance.

"Stop talking nonsense!" The leading soldier replied without showing any weakness: "Tell everyone to tell me, is it me, the pioneer of arcane law, who shoulders more responsibility, or you, the mage, who shoulder more responsibility along the way? Provide reconnaissance, blessing Magic, disturbing the enemy, aren't I doing these things? How many times have you helped?"

The leading warrior became excited as he spoke: "I prepared so many spells myself, and then used them. Have you ever asked for a copper coin? And what about you? Every time you put the spells you prepared for use, you always spend money to buy magic spells." sticks and scrolls to replace it. This money is not counted in the employment fee, and the boss has to pay for it separately. If this is the case, why do you need an 'official' mage? I will use those tools too! Boss, you Also buy some magic wands and scrolls for me to use, I can do nothing worse than him!"

The mage looked coldly and said: "The spells I prepared are all Tier [-] spells, which play a key role in the battle. They can only be used when it is most necessary. If you use them casually, you are killing the entire team." joke."

"Are you still ashamed to say 'a third-order spell'?" The "Arcane Soldier" took a step forward and said, "Is the 'Ice Storm' you cast with a scroll last time a third-order spell? x#◎Yes, I will also use this kind of scroll! And as long as it does not exceed the fifth-level spell scroll, I will use it! To be honest, I only saw you use the third-level spell once, and that time was to bless yourself with 'flying' Spell'! Then what did you do? Shoot magic missiles in the air with a magic wand! I can cast spells while swinging my sword and slashing enemies without flying into the sky. It's not much better than you hiding behind the team all day? Why can you first With so much money, those of us who worked so hard in the front and did all the big and small jobs didn't even get a cent?"

He said to the caravan boss again: "We are not going to increase the employment fee, we just want to get fair treatment! Since he has received all the employment payment, then we also need at least half of the employment payment? Boss, is this Is it too much to ask?"

The mage wanted to reply a few words, but was stopped by the caravan boss behind him, and pleaded: "Now all my money is stored in Giffen City. I really don't have enough money to pay your employment money. You don't have enough money to pay your employment money anymore. Be patient for a few days, and when I get to Giffen City, I will immediately withdraw the money and settle the full amount with you."

"How many days?" The group of soldiers laughed first: "It's still a month's journey from here to Giffen City. How can it be a few days?" Then they shouted angrily: "Boss, you are fooling!" Shall we? Anyway, if we don't pay today, we won't keep watch!"

Their emotions became more and more agitated: "Didn't the mage say that his responsibility is more important? I heard that the dog-headed lizard people are very active in this area recently, so I will give him the responsibility of keeping watch tonight, let him try it!"