Goddess Wanhua Mirror

The three quickly crossed the street and came to the gate of the temple.They thought that no matter how pious the villagers were in this cold rainy day, they would definitely stay at home obediently, but they soon found out that they were wrong. The hall of the temple was full of children.

Each child is holding a black board in their hands, and writes and draws on it with a small wooden stick soaked in water. On the minaret in the hall, an old priest with white beard and hair is using a huge blackboard , Teaching these children to read and write loudly!

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The arrival of the three adventurers naturally attracted Lude's attention, but he was currently teaching the children in the village, so he ignored them for the time being, and it was Shanisi who took the initiative to greet them.

Denzel and his companions were amazed by the school in the temple, but when they turned their heads and saw Shanis walking towards them, they were shocked. It was the first time they saw such a beautiful nun.

The two big boys Denzel and the magician were all stunned on the spot, staring at Shanisi dumbfounded, while the female assassin, who was originally full of confidence in her appearance, had an instant reaction after noticing Denzel's expression. An unprecedented sense of crisis.

This was the first time she had seen a woman who could crush her from all aspects of appearance, figure and even temperament.

Especially the natural charm that the other party exudes naturally from every gesture, coupled with the side-slit nun costume that can perfectly outline the figure curve, and the snow-white thighs that are faintly visible when walking, it is a proper virgin killer!

"...(Is this bitch really a nun?)"

Soon, Shanisi walked in front of the three of them. Seeing that her two companions were still looking distraught and ashamed, the female assassin suddenly felt angry and elbowed Danze viciously. Just a moment.

"Captain! Captain Denzel!"

"Ah? Ah! Hello, Miss Nun, dare to ask Fang's name?"

"I……"

Seeing that her team leader obviously already has (?) herself, but "shamelessly" went to ask for the name of other nuns, she gritted her teeth in anger.And Shanisi glanced at the strange Denzel suspiciously, and said in a rather formulaic way.

"Welcome to the temple, do you need any help?"

"Uh... I, we want to buy some holy water, the kind used for exorcism."

Hearing Shanisi's inquiry, the magician brother came back to his senses first, he did not forget the serious business like the captain, and reminded Shanis quite "knowledgeably" that they wanted the holy water for exorcism.Because the holy water sold by most temples in this world is actually divided into two types.

One is ordinary clear water, and the better one is distilled water, which is sold to ordinary believers to drink during daily prayers. It is said that it can get the protection of the gods to cure diseases and eliminate disasters, but in fact it only has a soothing effect on the heart.

The other kind of holy water is really blessed with divine magic, and has a very powerful exorcism effect. Drinking it can temporarily immunize people from the miasma unique to the undead, and it can also be used as a weapon. Tons of damage.

The functions of these two types of holy water are different, and the prices are also very different.

The former usually only needs a few copper coins, and it can even be discounted and promoted during holidays, or even given away for free.The latter, according to the quality difference, the price ranges from a dozen silver to one gold, which is a profiteering product.

However, Shanis obviously didn't understand these twists and turns, but she had already developed the habit of throwing it to Lude when things went wrong, so she politely asked the three of them to wait a while until her tutor finished teaching the children.

In desperation, the three had no choice but to wait. Denzel originally wanted to continue talking to this glamorous nun, but the other party ignored him and turned back to the old priest. The hand that made him raise it in the air was so embarrassing that there was nowhere to put it.

The three of them stayed at the entrance of the temple and waited boredly. The magician brother was idle and had nothing to do. He counted the children in the hall. The final count was 210 two, ranging in age from five to six years old to teens.The content of the priest's lectures is very basic literacy and numeracy.

Denzel and the female assassin didn't think it was a big deal. They both learned it when they were young, but the magician was different. He knew very well that the vast majority of people at the bottom might not be able to access this knowledge in their entire lives.

Soon, Lude's teaching came to an end. He took out a strange wooden container from behind the podium, turned it upside down, and it would continuously drip water into the basin below.Seeing this, the magician brother immediately understood that this was a "water leak timer".

"Everyone take a break for 15 minutes, and those who need to go to the bathroom go quickly!"

Hearing the priest announcing the end of get out of class, the children in the hall who were sitting upright and listening to the lecture suddenly stood up and bowed to Lude, and then instantly turned back to the "children" in common sense - a group of lively and noisy cub.

Seeing this, the three adventurers immediately stepped forward to Lude, expressing that they wanted to buy some holy water for exorcism.

"Exorcism holy water? Sorry, I don't have any here."

"You, aren't you a temple? How could there be no holy water?"

"It's true that I'm a temple, but it's true that I don't have it for the time being. But if you are willing to wait a few days, I will do it."

Lu De spread his hands with a smile on his face, but he didn't tell the truth to the three of them.There is indeed no holy water in the current temple, because unlike other priests, Luther can use a limited number of divine spells per day, but if he does it now, he only needs a few minutes to make a large bucket.

To put it bluntly, exorcism holy water is to enchant clear water with divine magic. This thing is not difficult to make for priests who can use divine magic. The main reason is that holy water can be used as a standing consumable, and ordinary people can also use it.

The reason why Lude lied that he needed a few days was actually to take the opportunity to keep these young adventurers in the village for a while.

On the night these guys came yesterday, Lude moved the demihumans who were planning to live in the village to the woods overnight, and is currently returning to the old camp site under the leadership of Hume.

The reason why they didn't dare to let a few adventurers see it was because they met for the first time yesterday, and Luther hadn't figured out the character of Denzel and others yet?

You must know that these low-level demihumans are basically equivalent to rats and cockroaches in the eyes of many humans. The Mercenary Union and the Adventurer's House have long offered rewards for them, and they can exchange their left ears for money.

At the beginning, the reason why the village agreed to accept these three hundred demi-humans was mainly because they were captured as captives, and with Lude as a guarantee, the villagers reluctantly agreed.

But even so, many villagers actually only regard these demihumans as working slaves, and often beat and scold them at will, and these discordant phenomena occur from time to time.

Therefore, Lu De can only helplessly admit that although under his subtle and intentional influence, the spiritual outlook of the villagers in Songshu Village has indeed undergone considerable changes, and the per capita quality and moral level have improved significantly, but many deep-rooted concepts, It won't happen overnight if you want to change.

So taking this opportunity, Lude simply asked Hume to take these demihumans back to the forest, and pretended to escape collectively. He had a big plan to hand over to them next.

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Failed to buy the exorcism holy water from the temple, Denzel thought for a while, this trip would not be in vain, so he took the initiative to talk to Lude, hoping to get some information about the dragon from him.

They tried to ask the local villagers for news before, but they either didn’t know what to ask, or they were limited by their language expression skills, and they would only repeatedly say that the dragon was big, fierce and awesome, and they couldn’t provide much valuable information at all. intelligence.

Therefore, Denzel pinned his hopes on Lude, who looked like a cultural person, and thought that this old priest would not just ask three questions, right?

It just so happens that Lude also hopes to obtain some news about the outside world. Over the past year, most of his world has stayed in Pine Tree Village, but the news here has been very closed, and it is difficult to know many major events happening outside. It happens to be the most well-informed group of people in the world.

So Luther revealed some information about Nid Hogg in a limited amount, and he also inquired about some very important information from Denzel.

Because of the rumors of giant dragons appearing, trade unions in many places are currently issuing exploration tasks for the Void Forest.It's not that they, like Denzel's team, have any unreasonable thoughts about the dragon, they just want to obtain accurate information related to the dragon.

Because Denzel has "Dragon Slaying Encyclopedia" in his hand, now he wants to become famous by slaying dragons.And Lu De must also admit that the "Complete Book of Deceitful People" is indeed quite accomplished in deceiving people, and it has thoroughly figured out people's hearts.

The strong magic fluctuations and the characters written in dragon's blood ink make the first impression of this book very deceptive.If you don't know the actual situation, it is indeed easy to be deceived.

The book repeatedly emphasizes that all giant dragons have a common weakness, that is the reverse scale located in the lower abdomen.This dragon scale that grows upside down is the hardest scale on the dragon's body, but it is also facing the weakness of the heart, so as long as the tactics are used properly, there is a "magic weapon" that can break the dragon scale , Slaying a dragon is not a difficult task.

But Lude asked Hume about Nilin's statement, which is actually a rumor spread by falsehoods. Nilin does exist, and it is indeed the hardest scale on the dragon's body and it is facing the heart.But the problem is that a monster like a giant dragon has more than just a heart in its body!

Ever since, Lude, who had already peeked at the "Complete Book of Pitfalls", directly told the embarrassing story about Hamilton and the Silver Wing Knight being chased and killed by a giant dragon all the way last year, and then asked Denzel pretending not to know, what do you guys think? How can a few rookies who have just entered the industry be so sure that they can kill the dragon?

If he is not given a convincing reason, Lu De will not let the young man who should have a bright future blindly die like this.

Lu De's words are righteous, and they are both emotional and reasonable.But he underestimated the vigilance of these rookie adventurers in front of him, they just beat them to death without telling the truth, which made the conversation impossible.

Denzel and the others clearly believed in "The Encyclopedia of Dragon Slaying", and believed that books and swords were treasures, and except for a few like-minded team members, they could not easily be seen by outsiders.Although Lu De had kind eyebrows and kind eyes, he was still an unfamiliar stranger, not enough to make them feel trustworthy.

Seeing that the conversation could not go on, Lude could only give up.Fortunately, it is not all fruitless, at least knowing the reaction of the outside world to the dragon, it is expected that a large number of stronger and more professional adventurers will arrive in the near future.

The current development plan of Songshu Village is to completely replace Ximu Town, attract all the mercenaries and adventurers who want to explore the Void Forest to their side, and make money by providing various services to these outsiders.

Lu De also supports this plan, and hopes that the village will have more influx of foreigners this year to further develop and expand his sect, but the premise is that all of this must be within a controllable range.

You must know that many adventurers are reckless people who do things without considering the consequences, or they don't care about the lives of others at all.

Take Denzel and his team as an example. The young people didn't say how vicious their minds were. It was simply that "The Encyclopedia of Dragon Slaying" gave them a kind of self-confidence. I didn't think about the problem after they got off the hook and annoyed the dragon.

Fortunately, the relationship between Luther and Nidhogg's family is quite harmonious, and no matter what, the tragedy of last winter will not be repeated.

So that night, Lude quietly left the village, came to the camp of the demihumans, and asked Ned Hogg to come out with the dragon scale.

As soon as the two sides met, Lu De first gave a general overview of the situation. Several young human adventurers came from the village. Thinking that he has the strength to kill the dragon, he is going to find Ned Hogg's trouble.

Ned Hogg didn't pay much attention to the few human adventurers, but he couldn't help but frown when he heard the name of the lapis lazuli dragon Sanders.Because this name is like thunder to the Dragon Clan, it is so famous that almost no dragon knows it, no dragon knows it.

This guy is a famous prank lover of the Dragon Clan, and he spent all his long life on how to harm other Clans. There are many famous incidents about him, even Ned Hogg has heard a lot.

However, the last time this guy showed up was more than 50 years ago, and he has been disappearing since then. Many dragons think that he must have committed many unrighteous acts, and finally got rid of it and was beaten to death by other dragons. .

For this mysterious Sanders, Lu De is very interested in his series of deeds, but the immediate priority is another matter.

"My friend, I have a plan and need your help?"

"You want me to kill those stunned youths?"

"No, no! It's not a crime, and they haven't committed any serious crimes. If they really want to die, I won't stop them, but we shouldn't take the initiative."

"Then what are you going to do?"

"Old Ni! Do you want to be the final boss?"

"Clam!?"

Hearing Luther's so-called plan, Ned Hogg was stunned. He didn't know what the "final boss" was, but he always felt that it was not a good word.

So Lude explained for a while. He had an idea that came up suddenly on the way here. If it really works successfully, Ned Hogg can avoid his wife and children from being harassed, and the adventurers can also avoid it. There are things to do, and Songshu Village can use this to develop its economy, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

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On the way here before, Lu De has been thinking about a problem, that is, how to balance the interests and needs of all parties, and try to achieve a win-win situation.

The villagers just want to make money but don't want to offend the dragon, while Ned Hogg just wants to live a stable life with his wife and children, and doesn't want to be always remembered by malicious human adventurers. As for mercenaries and adventurers, as long as they can give them Money and fame don't necessarily have to be against the dragon.

So after thinking about it, Lude thought of a good way, why can't he artificially create some hot spots to attract the attention of those adventurers to other places?

You must know that the Void Forest is the largest primeval forest on this continent. It is located at the northernmost tip of the continent.And the human footprint, even in its heyday 300 years ago, has not been able to fully explore it.

According to the current conventional wisdom, the Void Forest is divided into inner and outer layers. The outer layer refers to the part of one to two thousand kilometers to the south of the forest. This area was an area where civilized races were relatively active 300 years ago, and many countries existed there.

But during the War of the Gods, this area unfortunately became the main battlefield, and almost all countries suffered devastating blows. The remaining population moved south to seek refuge, and the towns and villages were abandoned.

So at least in the outer forest area, there are still quite a few ruins of ancient cities, which are being rediscovered with the pace of human development to the north.

Lude still remembered that he went to Nid Hogg's house for "outpatient visits" before, and saw many dilapidated city ruins while sitting on the dragon's back, and some of them looked intact, which were marked by Lude in his notes Out of the approximate direction.

Nid Hogg noticed Lude's actions at the time and saw that he had some thoughts about these ruins, so he advised him not to die easily.Because in these relatively well-preserved ancient cities, most of them are entrenched with one or a group of guys who are not easy to mess with, and some even Ned Hogg is afraid of three points.

Now that the adventurers are here, and Ned Hogg doesn't want to be disturbed by them, Luther has an idea of ​​"Li Daitao's stiffness" to divert people's attention from the dragon to other more powerful things.

One man and one dragon plotted well in this camp, and Lude didn't return to the temple until it was almost dawn the next day.

In the next few days, Denzel and others felt that everything was not going well, and the original schedule was delayed again and again due to various accidents.

They waited for three days for the exorcism holy water made by Lude, and then on the first night before departure, the magician in the team had a stomachache for no reason. It seemed that he had eaten something unclean, and his legs were weak due to diarrhea , was carried by Denzel overnight to the temple for help.

As a result, Lu De said that not only can he cure diarrhea, but he also has two sets of treatment plans. One is to use magical magic to cure the disease, but the consultation fee is three gold coins according to international practice.Another set of plans is to take medicine. Three decoctions for a course of treatment only cost [-] copper coins, but the effect is not as fast as the magic spell. No matter what, it will take three to five days to fully recover.

Although the young people were from good backgrounds, three gold coins was not a small amount of money for them who came out to venture out on their own. Therefore, Denzel hesitated again and again, and chose the slow-acting but very cheap decoction.

The repeated delays in the itinerary made Denzel and his companions more and more anxious, because the longer the delay, the smaller their "first-mover advantage".In case other adventurers come and find that they have the "Encyclopedia of Dragon Slaying" and the Sword of Shocking Dragon, it is hard to guarantee that they will not have any wrong thoughts.

However, just when they were waiting impatiently, the giant dragon they were searching for suddenly came to the door without warning.

At dusk on the third day when the magician brother was bedridden, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared above the forest in the north of the village, and soon flew to the village. It was the black dragon that Denzel and others wanted to "hunt" Nieder Hogg.

For the first time in their lives, several adventurers witnessed this super-powerful creature at the top of the biological chain. The unparalleled sense of oppression cannot be described by simple words or language alone. For the first time, I wondered, could they really kill such a terrible creature with just a book and a sword?

However, a few people soon discovered that something was wrong with this sturdy black dragon, and it seemed that it had suffered serious injuries.As they flew over their heads, large drops of blood fell from the air.

The injured dragon just flew straight towards the temple located in the center of the village, and then fell to the slope outside the gate of the temple as if it was exhausted, letting out a weak cry.

"Captain! Dragon, dragon!"

"I saw……"

Several adventurers look at me, I look at you, Denzel pinched his face fiercely, the pain made him understand that he was not dreaming, then hesitated for less than three seconds, and quickly ran back into the room , and carried out his gorgeously shaped Dragon Shocking Sword.The rest of the team also picked up their weapons and followed the captain to the temple.

A group of five people rushed straight to the gate of the temple. Many villagers had already gathered here, and everyone was no stranger to Nidhogg. It was this giant dragon that caused everyone to be displaced last winter, but later helped the whole village He is also the one who survives this cold winter.

Thanks to Hamilton's backing, the corrupt mayor of Ximu Town took away the main hatred, and his help in attacking the demi-human camp later, so the villagers' feelings for Ned Hogg are still mostly grateful.

After all, no matter how much you hate him, you can't beat him, right?

However, it was less than a month since the end of the demihuman incident, and Nidhogg, who appeared in front of the villagers again, had a very miserable appearance, with wounds all over his body, and he looked seriously injured.

After a few adventurers rushed over, Denzel pulled out the startling dragon sword and was about to rush up to make up the knife, but the dying dragon just turned his head and stared at him, and Denzel felt like he had been hit. Like Hold, he and his companions were completely immobilized by an unprecedented terror.

Fortunately, the giant dragon had no intention of killing these people. First, it used the unique racial coercion of dragons to hold them down, and then directly slammed the big sword in Denzel's hand away with its tail, and ignored them.

But without Long Wei's suppression, Denzel and his companions suddenly sat down on the ground as if they had collapsed.

At this time, Lude came out of the temple, and when the dragon saw him, it immediately vomited a big mouthful of blood from its mouth, then limply lay on the ground, and said in a voice that sounded very weak.

"My lord, that thing is awake!"

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