An invincible journey that begins with a different race

Kelim sighed: "I feel that if I listen to Aesop's words any more, it is blasphemy against our Lord. Although I have fallen into this state now, I have not fallen to the bottom after all, so I still don't want to give up treatment. .”

Not only Ke Lim, but others were also speechless towards Aesop. Most of the people present were followers of the goddess.

Yes, although we smoke, drink and have sex, we are still good believers of the goddess.

But this guy is the only one who has a treason carved on his forehead, and it’s carved with yellow paint.

"It's actually not that complicated." Aesop said, "Although Lesa told me that there is such a way, I don't really intend to use this method to enhance my faith, and I don't need the power of those faiths. It's just that I I feel that a person’s life is so short, and one must always record some meaningful things to prove to the world that one has been there.”

Medoli couldn't help but hold her forehead: "I feel like there is nothing wrong with what you said, but is the meaningful thing you said about escort music? Is the protagonist in your life only the dream girl?"

"Of course not, you have all misunderstood me." Aesop said, "It's not that I think the only meaningful thing is to find the Dream Demon, but I think the only meaningful thing is to find the Dream Demon."

Everyone: "..."

Every time I feel that Aesop is talking nonsense, but they can never find a point to refute, which is very difficult.

"Oh, oh, okay, okay." Gan Qiu waved his hand happily, "I think what Aesop said is right. What's wrong with writing a book to commemorate your brilliant life? It’s just like when we write a review guide. Speaking of which, Aesop, is this book just a collection of all the previous review guides?”

Aesop shook his head and said: "No, if that's the case, the title of the book should be "Aesop's Comprehensive Guide to Appraisal", not a fable. So I am sharing some of my experiences after leaving the academy. I wrote my own opinions in it.”

"Information and opinions..." Gan Qiu pondered for a moment, "Isn't that still a review guide? Forget it, let me see what you wrote, let me be your first reader! "

With that said, Ganqiu took "Aesop's Fables" and opened it casually.

"Oh, Chapter [-], how many balls do halflings have... Damn it, you must be sick, you are looking for death!"

Ganqiu directly threw "Aesop's Fables" towards Aesop, and Aesop caught it steadily, and then calmly explained: "The title should be fascinating. Look, just take a look at the title, and you will feel it in your heart." Do you have an endless desire to read on?"

"Then you can't use me as an example!" Ganqiu said angrily.

"I didn't use your full name." Aesop opened Ganqiu again and looked at it, "Well, I call you Mr. Gan."

Then he pointed at Jie Er and said: "Jie so-and-so."

Then he pointed at Kelim and said, "But someone."

Finally, he pointed at Stank. Before he could speak, Stank said expressionlessly: "If you tell me, I will break off our relationship with you."

Aesop said nothing.

"Then where do you plan to sell this thing after you finish it?" Medoly, who has a certain understanding of publishing, spread her hands and said, "And selling genuine reading materials requires permission from the church. Before that, you have to Sort the book into categories, what category do you want this book to be categorized into?”

Aesop thought for a moment and said, "Children's books."

"...Get the hell out of here! Do you still want to throw this into a children's book when you write this? I don't mark you as a minor race. Please read it with your parents!" Stank's mouth twitched slightly.

"Really?" Aesop said with some regret, "I think what I wrote is quite entertaining and educational."

Everyone: "..."

They endured it for a long time before barely resisting the urge to let Aesop apologize for the words "edutainment and entertainment".

At this time, Klim, who glanced at "Aesop's Fables" again, said with some surprise: "But let me tell you, Aesop, your writing skills are still very good. It can be compared with those of great masters and famous writers. It's really lifelike and looks very interesting. You are writing about fighting some powerful fire creature in this paragraph. The process is really exciting. I am very curious about what kind of creature you are fighting. Wow, it’s so intense.”

Aesop replied: "Miss Huang."

Kelim closed the book silently, then clasped his hands, staring at the blue sky outside the house with pure eyes: "I confess, my Lord, I accidentally read something I didn't really want to read..."

"Forget it." Ganqiu said, "There are books you shouldn't read yet. You've done a lot of things I thought you shouldn't do."

But Lim suddenly blushed with embarrassment: "You, don't accuse someone of their innocence out of thin air!"

Then came a series of words such as "How can the integration of different races be called something that shouldn't be done?" and "I entered it with a pious heart, without a trace of blasphemy", which made everyone laugh constantly. Suddenly it was filled with a happy atmosphere.

"You really wrote everything." Jer also flipped through "Aesop's Fables" and then said, "But I don't think the church will let you publish this thing no matter what. It's better to read it like It’s the same as the previous evaluation guide. Find someone to copy a few hundred copies and give them to the Centaur Girl Team to sell. But then again, don’t expect to sell well. This is different from the evaluation guide. Likewise, the evaluation guide is printed one by one, so adventurers can read it while drinking. No one will have the patience to read this big book like yours."

"Really?" Aesop asked.

Jer originally wanted to say "Of course", but when the words came to his lips and he remembered Stank's experience, he suddenly didn't dare to make a conclusion, so he could only say "Probably".

It’s unlikely that anyone will actually buy this thing...

Maybe……

The swords of the [-] warriors are not meant to be hidden in the scabbard!

Although they felt that Aesop's book was unlikely to make a splash, and that it was even possible that they would not even be able to recover the cost of spreading the freight, Jer and Ganqiu still called the Centaur Girl's fleet for Aesop, and let the Centaur Girl Spread this around, just like the previous review guide.

The reason for doing this is naturally because...the money was paid by Aesop himself. Even if he couldn't get it back, he would still be losing money to Aesop. He had nothing to do with Jier and Ganqiu, so he was just asking for help. It’s just a team, it’s just a piece of cake.Anyway, they felt that they would definitely not be able to earn back this money. Fortunately, Aesop was not short of money now. Stank helped him earn a lot of money, which was enough for Huo Huo for a long time.

Next, you should prepare for things closely related to them.

That is the trip to the snowfield.

Unlike the volcano, which is about to develop into a tourist attraction, 80.00% of the snowfield is still in undeveloped areas, so it is not something you can go to just by patting your head. Many people, such as Gyor, cannot go.Therefore, it is time to choose carefully among the remaining people.

Ganqiu had to go anyway, and he was fully prepared for this. After all, he was the one who ordered the yak convoy, and his small body contained a great spirit of adventure.Just think about his performance when he went to the volcano before. He challenged the powerful fire crocodile with a weak appearance. Although he was defeated in the end, he still did not change his direction. He was a great adventurer.

Thinking about it carefully, except for the last trip to Youle Forest, where Ganqiu had to be absent due to some shortcomings, the other adventures with Aesop were almost perfect attendance.That's why after being eliminated last time, the aggrieved Ganqiu started making preparations so early, just to be able to follow him this time.

So Ganqiu must go, and the other one who must go is Bruz. After all, he has the best frost resistance among all the people.Relying on his thick skin, he traveled through the extremely cold underground streets and did sun things day after day with his beloved Bear Lady, so he had already developed his ability to withstand the cold.

In fact, Bruce didn't want to go at first, but Ganqiu's words, "How do you know if there will be more bear ladies there?" successfully aroused the sexual desire in his heart... no, interest, so he became Become more positive.

Then there is Klim. If Brutz is resistant to freezing, then Klim, as an angel, is completely immune to cold and heat, as well as all attribute attacks.So it stands to reason that no matter where Aesop goes, Crim is the best person to accompany him. However, since he is not as capable as an adventurer, he cannot make money like Stank and Jar, so he just He could only maintain his life by doing odd jobs in a wine shop. There was no way he could follow Aesop all the time.

But it doesn't matter this time. Kelim has been saving up for a vacation for a while, and he can finally go to Happy with Aesop, so Kelim himself is quite eager to give it a try.

Apart from Aesop, Kelim probably gained the most from his last trip to the volcano.

Except for the last Miss Huang, most of the other volcano girls, including Amanda's sister, Amantha, had been with Klim's happy Tata.

So much so that when Aesop was obsessed with studying fighting techniques with Miss Huang, there was always a smell of barbecue on Kelim's body.

Therefore, Kelim still likes to be with Aesop.

And then, there's Amanda.

Several people thought about it and decided to take Amanda with them.After all, the environment of the snowfield is too harsh, and even the yak convoy has no experience in reaching the deepest part.So once you encounter extreme weather and conditions, you will need Amanda, the little fire dragon.

Apart from anything else, it is enough to be able to blow out a few puffs of fire from time to time so that everyone can stay warm and grill food.

After returning from the volcano, Amanda, who had always wanted to endure the humiliation and climb onto Aesop's lap, has changed now.

She works part-time in a food and wine kiosk, and her main job is... to breathe fire.

Just blowing fire in the kitchen every day and helping Tita cook, and the day's work is over.And Ci Ta also discovered that raising such a fire-breathing dragon was much more cost-effective than purchasing volcanic rocks, so naturally he was happy to keep her.And Amanda relied on this ability to work part-time in other stores from time to time. She sprayed here and sprayed there, and then she was surprised to find that making money was so easy and enjoyable. So, what was buried in the store? Deep down in my heart, the dragon's treasure hoarding habit was also aroused.

Now, Amanda has long since lost her great idea of ​​reviving the Dragon Clan... Of course, if you ask her directly, she will definitely not admit it, but she will say that no matter what kind of plan it is, it requires money, so she will do it now Saving money is the first step in a great plan.So most of the time, she just lay on the second floor balcony lazily basking in the sun with the money she earned from breathing fire everywhere.

So much so that when Aesop came to her door and asked her to follow him to the snowfield, she was a little unhappy.

"That place is too cold, and the dragon will freeze to death." When Aesop came to the door, Amanda, who was lying on a chair basking in the sun, tried to refuse, "I want to revive the great dragon clan, so I can't die in this place."

Without any further persuasion, Aesop just stood there and looked at her silently.

As she watched, Amanda felt terrified.

After watching for a while, Amanda mumbled: "Just go, it's not like you can't go, why are you being so serious?"

Alas, she has been a salt fish for so long that Amanda has almost forgotten what kind of existence and what kind of bastard Aesop is.

So, the people for this trip were decided, Aesop, Bruce, Jer, Klim and Amanda.

Do you feel you have forgotten someone?

Yes, it's Stank.

This time, Stank suddenly and resolutely rejected Aesop, expressing his unwillingness to follow him to the snowy field.

"Why don't you go?" Ganqiu asked, "Don't you want to see the yak sister in black stockings?"

"Of course I... don't want to anymore!" Stank tried very hard to express his resistance, "Do you think I am the kind of pervert who will risk everything for the sake of the European style and the black stockings?!"

Ganqiu was very surprised: "Isn't it?"

"You're damn right...you're right!" Stank crossed his arms and said, "I already understand that if you violate your own principles just because of a small profit, you will be punished severely."

"What principles do you have?"

"Don't chase those illusory things that you can't see or touch." Stank said, "The best in Dream Demon Town is the best!"

"Damn it, Stank! How can you still have the nerve to call yourself an adventurer like this?!" Ganqiu pointed at Stank's nose and said, "How can you still have the nerve to call yourself an adventurer if you don't fight against all the dream demon towers around the world? Am I the most outstanding pervert in the world?!"

"You... there's no need to talk about those things so passionately, right?" Stank said, tilting his head to prevent everyone from seeing his expression, "I already understand, and I also I'm over 30 years old, and I'm no longer young among humans. It's time to calm down and enjoy life, so don't try to persuade me again!"

Seeing that Stank had already said this, the others immediately looked at Aesop, wanting to see what he would say.

After Aesop thought for a while, he said to Stank: "Then we will bring you souvenirs back, Stank."

"Well... that would be great." Stank still didn't look into Aesop's eyes.

So, I stopped trying to persuade Stank.

After the Yak Girl's convoy arrived, the group left in a mighty manner.

In the food and wine pavilion, only Stank and Zell were left on the familiar table, and they looked a little lonely from a distance.

"Why don't you go with them?" Jer said. "Your ability to withstand the cold is obviously much better than mine. After all, you could soak in that pool for so long before."

Stank put his chin on his hand, tilted his head and said, "If you don't want to go, you just don't want to go. How can there be so many reasons?"

Jer crossed his arms and asked, "Are you... angry at Aesop? In fact, you can't blame him for many things, although it is indeed a bit unlucky to stay with him."

"No, I'm not that stingy." Stank held the wine glass and shook it gently. He looked at the turbid wine in the glass, reflecting his unshaven face, "I just feel that I am old and a little incompetent. ”

Jer was almost amused by Stank: "Are you kidding me? Are you too old for being in your 30s? Then I'm two hundred years old..."

"You are an elf, and you are different from me."

"Although you say that, why didn't you think so before?" Jer asked, "Why do you suddenly think so now?"

Stank was silent for a while and said, "Because before, I was the only human being."

"what?"

"I said, because before, I was the only human being. You are an elf, Ganqiu is a halfling, and Brutz is a dog-orc." Stank said, "So, I actually have no one to compare with, only myself. I have always felt that I am already the best among humans. Individual humans are weak, but I can do things that most humans cannot do, and fight nightmares that most humans cannot imagine. , I have always been quite satisfied...until Aesop appeared."

"what do you mean……"

"That's what you think." Stank said, "Aesop is younger than me and more powerful than me. From all aspects, he can do more things. He can do everything I can do. He can still do what I can't do. For example, we chased legends together, the legends of the underground, but in the end only he could reach the other side. The same thing happened in Youle Forest, only he could None of us can do it, especially me..."

"Stank..."

"He is a very powerful magician. You should be able to feel it. He will definitely live for a long time, just like you. But as a human being, I am destined to be the one who is unable to do what he wants and has to leave the team early." Stank drank all the wine in the cup, and then stood up with a bang, "So, this is destined that I can't be as cool as him, I should live a normal human life. Think about it carefully, forever Is the elf who is waiting for me in the room and doesn’t need me to take risks the most suitable for me?”

Jer looked at Stank and wanted to say something, but Stank stopped him.

"You don't need to persuade me, I've already figured it out." Stank said with a smile, "That's what's best for me, so I'm going to pursue my own happiness. See you tomorrow."

With that said, Stank did not wait for Jer's answer, and walked alone into the street as the sun set, leaving Jer with an extremely lonely figure.

……

At night, in Elma's room, Stank, who had just finished fighting, stood by the window, looking at the night sky and lighting himself a post-event cigarette.

Elf Elma lay on the bed, looked at Stank lazily, and said: "You are not in a good state tonight, Stank-chan..."

Stank immediately shuddered and almost lost his cigarette.

He was already full of fear for the title Stank-chan.

"Why, how could that be possible?" Stank said pretending to be calm, "I'm in good shape tonight."

"Really?" Alma narrowed her eyes and said with a smile, "But don't I know whether you are in good condition or not? Don't forget that the distance between us tonight is minus [-] centimeters."

Stank's expression suddenly became unnatural: "Maybe it's because I've been working a lot lately."

"No, your heart is not here."

"Nonsense, nonsense." Stank said, "My heart is not here, where else could it be?"

"This is what I want to ask you, Stank." Alma said, "When you were fighting me, you were always looking at the north. North...what is there?"

Stank was suddenly speechless.

To the north...that's where the snowfield is.

Tonight, Stank has been thinking about where Aesop and his gang are, and what kind of things will they encounter when they go to the snowfield?

It is inevitable to think about it, and then if you think too much, you will inevitably not be able to straighten yourself out.

"You are very confused, Stank." Alma said, "This is really rare, but you have always been very confident... What happened?"

Stank was silent for a while, and then told Alma everything.

"Is that... so?" Alma pondered for a while and said with a smile, "It's hard for me to imagine, Stank, that you would be troubled by such a thing."