Hey, King!

2021-06-17

Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Short adult ceremony
On the day of adult ceremony, youngsters dress up and say goodbye Parents and family, they came to gather in front of the Ao Li Temple. Dagon and Doma made an appointment to come over together, and they were lined up next to each other in the line. They came early, but stood near the end of the line. Doma didn't understand this very well, but he listened to his parents' words, "It's right to follow Dagon when participating in adult ceremony and hunting parties", so he suppressed his curiosity and simply didn't ask.

The ceremony is presided over by High Priest Kurt of the Temple of Ori, who is also Lord Nir's priest and adviser to the diving technique. Dagon had a connection with him as a child, asking him more than once to check the scales on his chest. It was Kurt who decided that Dagon's bloodline was not infested by monsters, and the soul was still a Jiangu. In this way, Dagon avoided the fate of exile, and less harassment, and was able to grow up healthy in the Steelcast family.

Dagon has always respected and appreciated him a lot, but now he's a little scared and doesn't want to stand out in front of him. Leaving Doma at the back of the line, aside from Priest Kurt, the other thing Dagon worried about was Lord Neal. He is also present today with his wife and will speak after Pastor Coulter. Nominally these two are Dagon's parents, but they have already transferred the responsibility of their parents to the Steelcast couple. In fact, they have no feelings in Dagon's heart, and it is inevitable that they will be embarrassed to meet.

There is no harm in staying far away, anyway, standing behind will not affect the holding of the adult ceremony. Taking advantage of staying behind, Dagon roughly counted, about 60 people participated in the adult ceremony this year, and hoped that the competition from other teams would not be too fierce. In previous years, the best choice was to join the lord's guard and become a full-time warrior. As long as you train hard and don't fall behind, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking. However, all the expenses of the Guards are used, and it is difficult to use more to take care of the family.

The Artisan Guild is also a good option. Although there is no business now, the lockdown will end in less than 20 years, the market will prosper again, and the income of artisans will be greatly improved, almost certainly the highest. It's just that craftsmen are too slow to get ahead, and Dagon's need to improve living standards is urgent, so this one is also excluded.

There's another way to run the family business, but it doesn't work for Dagon and Doma. The Steelcast family now relies on Corona to survive day in and day out at the Mason's Guild, with no job reserved for Dagon. And there are too many children in the Doma family, and he is the one who is ugly and unpopular among them. Both of them must go out to find a way, so it is inevitable for the hunting team!

When the time came, Pastor Kurt began to use the dive technique to spread the blessings of the Oli God to everyone. I saw hundreds of miniature silver hammers falling from the sky, slowly falling on the Jiangu people who were about to come of age, and tapping lightly on their heads and shoulders. This is a long-lasting blessing technique that improves everyone's concentration within three to five days, and everything will be handy. In the past few days, every Jiangu person should strive to practice the path they most want to take. In this way, the mana can be turned on when the spell duration ends, and it is turned on in the direction that the moved towards itself is most needed.

Seeing that the blessing hammer made by the dive technique was also beating on him, Dagon's heart was basically put down. God Oli still blesses and blesses himself, then the problem of mana can be solved.

The ceremony is not tedious, even a little lackluster. There is no way to do this. Who made the former lord issue a city closure order, which caused Jiangu City to lower its defensive city gate and almost completely cut off contact with the outside world? Dagon went to see the boulder at the front door on the first floor. It completely blocked the passage between the inside of the mountain and the outside world, and not even an ant could get in. It is said that the entire mountain has been blessed by God Oli himself, and it is difficult to damage it with a spell or a chisel. Currently the only external source of information is a scouting trail known only to the lords. Only the thinnest Jiangu can enter and exit, and they have to take off their armor. It can only barely maintain the simple warning and defense of the patrols outside the city, and it is completely impossible to support the exchange of goods and merchants.

Immemorial in Jiangu City is so old that the good things in the mountains have been dug up a long time ago, and now it is impossible to hold an adult ceremony in a beautiful way. After Reverend Kurt had finished his blessing, Lord Antoine Neal stepped forward. He first expressed his congratulations and ardent expectations to everyone, and announced that after the trials of all occupations were completed, he would take out the Ain Stone from the Lord's Mansion to test the element affinity for everyone.

"Wow...thanks lord!" Uneven's voice sounded from the group, then quickly faded at the signal of Lord Neal. Dagon's eyes were sharp, noticing that Antoine Neal's face had turned red, not with excitement, but with shame. Once upon a time, the young Jiangu clansman actually wanted to cheer for the Ain stone that measures the affinity of elements? If this matter spreads out, other Jiangu lords can't laugh at him?
"The Ain Stone needs to be recharged with sunlight, and currently only Neal's house has the one that can be used. This is all brought about by the lockdown." Dagon goes to Neal's house every few months to get food , more or less know the inside story. Every time he thinks about the lockdown, he associates it with the impoverished lives of the Steelcasts, and his affection for the Neal family diminishes accordingly.

Most of the people present were not full, so they wouldn't be wasting time. Under the arrangement of the priest of the temple, everyone was divided into teams according to the career direction in mind. Dagon took a look and saw that there were eight people who wanted to go to the hunting party. Although he couldn't name all of them, he had seen them all, and he could be considered acquaintance. Taking this opportunity, everyone quickly gathered to introduce and greet each other, promising to take care of others, and hope that everyone would take care of each other. Although it is a trial, it is not about eliminating competition. Cooperate with each other to complete the goal, and everyone can join the hunting party.

Since the targets are all hunting teams, everyone prepares in this direction, including flexible armor required in the cave network environment, simple camping equipment, and of course hunting weapons. Among them, only Dagon was carrying the first hunting axe. This long-handled tomahawk was a serious battlefield killer, not a hunting weapon at all.

Originally everyone thought that Dagon with this weapon would go to the guard group, but since he came, no one would drive him away. Everyone is not stupid. Those who know Dagon know that he was taught by the weapon master Tormund. It is said that he is highly skilled in martial arts. Why not have such a companion? Besides, it is also normal to change career direction temporarily. Everyone has to choose independently under the watchful eye of God Oli, and not be guided by others. This is also the main reason why children's parents are not allowed to watch ceremony.

A group of eight young men raise their fists and bump elbows with each other. After that, everyone wanted to take a closer look at Dagon's weapon, so the first hunting axe was passed from hand to hand, surrounded by praise and envious eyes.

These are weapons due, not for himself - Dagon knew that. He took the compliment for the weapon without taking it to heart. What he wants is the benefits of his own family, and after becoming a good hunter and catching high-quality prey, others will praise him for his achievements.

After a while, the last choice difficulty was resolved, and ceremony moved on to the next step. At this time, a Jiangu hunter riding a bear lizard came to the eight people. He drew a three-pronged spear from the barrel beside the saddle and threw it precisely into the mud next to the team. As soon as he flicked his hand, the reins of the bear lizard flew out and caught on the spear shaft accurately. The man unbuckled the saddle, jumped down, hit the ground hard, and stood in front of the crowd with his hands on his hips.

"I'm Balder Xingtie, and everyone gave me the nickname Pathfinder." This Jiangu person looks quite capable, especially his clothes are neat and tidy. Several large and small hunting tools are organized in various pockets. "I am your team leader this time, leading you through the tunnel system to complete the trial."

"As in previous years, the content of the trial is to go to the bear lizard's lair and get your own mount." Balder stretched out a big slap and patted the top of his bear lizard, a thin lizard dark green with large black spots. "Only by obtaining bear lizards, hunters can travel through complex natural caves. There are no steps and bridges in the wild, and the stone walls are not bare. Whether it is ravines, running water or slippery moss, hunters are seriously restricted. Mobility."

"Only by relying on bear lizards can we go further in the Underground World and capture larger and better prey. You are still children, I hope that after you get mounts They all remember the slogan of the hunting party: We want meat!"

"We want meat! We want meat!" Dagon shouted, raising his fists. At this moment, he was really excited!

"Okay, this time we have to travel for five days on the road to reach the bear lizard's den. Yes, it is more time-consuming than usual, because the cave collapsed not long ago, so we can only detour and take the old road."

At this time, two people asked: "We brought six days of dry food, and we were planning to go back and forth for three days. What should we do?"

Bald put it up. He waved his hand and said, "The hunter should be looking for food on the road. This is also part of your study. Don't worry, can I still starve you?"

Everyone heard his promise, it seemed Rest assured, it's just that Dagon looked at Balder's emaciated bear lizard with doubts. The state of this lizard is not as good as that of Kuku at home, unless it is not able to eat food because of its stomach and intestines, otherwise it is not enough to eat.

"Dorma, no matter what, we have to work hard and save a little on the road." Dagon thought for a while, and then added: "Whether it's yours or mine, it's not easy to save some food rations. , right?"

Dorma thought about so many brothers and sisters at home, and thought about Dagon's seriously injured and disabled old father, and agreed: "Well, you are right. We came out to exercise, It's not for enjoyment."

Even the ugly-faced Doma is so ambitious, what else can the other Jiangu youths say? Besides, everyone chose the hunting team not because they wanted to be full in the wild and bring something back home. With Balder as the leader, it's impossible to be hungrier than at home.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him eagerly (wanting to be full), Balder sneered, then turned around and opened the hanging bag next to the saddle of the bear lizard, and took out a hanging oilcloth bag from it. . Each tarpaulin bag just fits in the palm of your hand, wrapped tightly with thin thread and an extra layer of beeswax.

"Everyone takes one. Apart from following me and learning, your only task is to keep it." Balder said solemnly: "This is the incense used to attract bear lizards. Use Drop your own blood into it from time to time, then make a small fire to bake, your message will spread with the elemental incense, and bear lizards will be attracted. Choose from the attracted bear lizards. One, feed the incense to it. If it eats it, then God Aoli will make you comrades in symbiosis. Are you all put away? If it is lost, I will not give more, that also means You didn't get to be a member of the hunting party. But don't worry, the handyman is always short of people, and it is very short."

No one wants to go to the handyman. way to ascend. Everyone put away the tarpaulin bag and acted cautiously.

Dagon placed it close to his body, then tightened the belt to shrink the armor. Afterwards, he followed everyone on the road of trial, leaving Jiangu City from the Sixth Layer mining area and entering the wild cave.

(end of this chapter)