The legendary path of the abandoned half-elf

"What, our superiors are finally going to use their strength?"

"Use your strength..." An old man shook his head, "I just can't defeat the empire and want to use some means to bring Connie back. I'm afraid she will arrive soon. Let's go and greet her."

As Connie expected, there were frictions between the empire's borders and some principalities in the federation, but no further action was taken. Simply put, they stood outside the line and looked at the empire, without even provoking "come and beat me" - after all The Imperial Army really complied with their strange request.

The diplomatic envoys on both sides began to talk nonsense, saying that the return of the princess of the Principality of Gray Eagle must not be handed over to a traitor or Puss, and at the same time they explained that the current king of Gray Eagle had ascended the throne in an unjustified manner, and the princess must be in the empire.

In this state where the enemy cannot move and I cannot move, the two sides have begun to compete secretly.

One day after the two left the town, a portal was opened in the forest where Lorenno's last trace disappeared, where he killed the wildebeest to escape tracking. A six-person team appeared from the teleportation, five mid-level and one low-level. They were all civilian geniuses carefully cultivated by the Federation. The Federation and the Principality of Gray Eagle promised them that they would be granted knighthoods as long as they captured Connie Aquila.

"Kuri, can you find any trace of Princess Connie?"

Curry's profession is the sub-profession of the ranger [Bounty Hunter], and he is very good at tracking. He quickly found the last trace and said: "It is indeed heading to the town."

"Then let's go."

The young man wearing glasses said that their team had been formed for a long time. Although they came from different countries, the differences between civilians and nobles in Federal College were even greater. They were all civilians, so they could work well together.

Just when the mage was about to cast a spell to catch up, a voice that surprised them sounded from a distance: "Don't leave in a hurry, everyone from Federal College."

The federal team immediately became vigilant. A group of boys and girls approached from the side. The leader was a girl: "Long time no see, Mr. Puji."

The boy wearing glasses waved, and the federal team immediately got into formation. He said gloomily: "Long time no see, Miss Anne. It's just the empire team here. I thought there would be thousands of troops coming."

What stood in front of them was the Imperial Academy team. The two teams happened to be in the same grade. Moreover, in last year's battle celebration, the Imperial team won the final victory, and they were the runner-up.

Anne, who was holding a red lizard in her arms, smiled and said: "After receiving orders from Her Majesty the Queen, we young people should always do more activities. It's not a problem to stay in the academy all the time. It wouldn't be nice to have such an opportunity to fight again." Okay, my defeated generals."

In fact, this Imperial team happened to be doing a mission nearby, so they were temporarily recruited by the Empire to carry out interception work. It would be better if they could find Lorenno and others, but there are no tracking talents in their Imperial team.

He didn't talk much, and Puji quietly made secret sign language.

[They must have high-level protection behind them and look for opportunities to escape. 】

Similarly, Annie, who used the fire dragon to cover her hands, was also informing her team members.

[Don't let them run away, let them go deliberately, and ask them to help find Her Royal Highness. Curry is a very good bounty hunter. 】

The two thoughtful captains looked at each other with smiles, and neither of them took action. A leaf fell, Annie took a step forward, and Puji immediately shouted: "Run!"

"Salad, do it."

The bounty hunter threw out the smoke bomb, and the red lizard in Annie's arms jumped out, opened its mouth and spit out fierce flames! !

Chapter 105 Level 5

The fight between the two sides was in full swing. Lorenno had already crossed the fork in the road with Connie on his back. They could clearly feel the drop in air temperature, and the delicate princess was already trembling a little.

The two put on their coats and started heading towards the snow-capped mountains.

"Is there a city on this mountain range?" Lorenno asked curiously.

Connie hugged the half-elf's neck, and unknowingly she had become very accustomed to being carried on her body: "Some, it is said that they are Northlanders who immigrated from the North, and there are also some lycanthropic people of the Ice and Snow Goddess. , lived here before the Empire acquired this land.”

"The snow-capped mountains are easy to defend and difficult to attack. They are not a precious place. In addition, Snow Wind City is willing to become the empire's territory, so the empire will not have much control over it. Anyway, it is quite a noble territory."

"The lycanthropic people of the Ice and Snow Goddess?" Lorenno became interested. "Are they lycanthropes with only ears and tails, or are they lycanthropes with animal heads?"

"They are all there. I also read it from the "Imperial Geographic Journal"."

As we walked up the stone steps, water stains gradually began to appear on the ground.

The cold wind blew on her face, and Connie shrank into Lorenno's neck.

Snowflakes were falling in the sky, and the snow gradually became heavier. As they walked inside, the amount of snow increased, and their boots began to sink into the snow when they stepped on them.

When the surrounding area turned completely white, Lorenno looked down the mountain and saw that the climate was really different.

"careful!"

Connie suddenly exclaimed, the chill on the right side of her face increased. The half-elf girl slid sideways to avoid the hard snowball and looked in the direction of the projection. A little white monkey was chirping, holding another snowball in her hand and throwing it, and then hurriedly leave.

The princess pointed at the monkey and said, "They are the ones I'm talking about that can help you practice your skills, the snow ape."

"Snow ape?"

Lorenno thought it looked more like a monkey.

"Snow monkeys like to eat sweets. Most of their minors are level 3 professionals. Their adult strength is around level 7. They are numerous and have a gentle personality. They like to throw snowballs at others. If they are enemies, they will use spell-like abilities to process the snowballs. Becomes a puck.”

After hearing this, Lorenno carried her away from the main road and followed the snow ape to the outside of a pine forest. Just as the half-elf girl was about to go in, countless snowballs flew and smashed her out. Many apes poked their heads out of the trees. Laughing at Lorenno's embarrassed look.

"Look, this is why many rangers choose to train with them. As long as they can endure their ridicule, they can quickly complete the specialty [Multiple Defense]."

Lorenno put Connie down, took out the two swords and put down the giant sword: "Then Connie, let's stay here for a while until I complete my expertise and reach level 5."

She exhaled hot breath and looked at the snow monkey who was looking at her with provocative fingers. Snowflakes splashed under her feet and she tried to rush into the pine forest. Lorenno was greeted by countless snowballs!

As the half-elf girl's eyes focused, everything in her sight slowed down. While her swords quickly blocked the snowballs, she kept changing her steps and body shape to find the weak points of the barrage.

The snow apes were obviously often used by the rangers to practice their specialties. They howled excitedly when they saw Lorenno's movements. More apes came from all directions, screaming and joining in throwing snowballs.

Snowballs kept hitting various parts of Lorenno's body. Although solid snowballs were not as destructive as ice balls, they still caused pain when hit. After a while, the half-elf was hit with a bruised nose and face.

She stepped back, waited for the apes to stop attacking, wiped the blood and water stains on her forehead and moved forward again, turning on her spiritual power to speed up healing and physical recovery.

……

after one day.

"Leya, you must not anger those apes, you know. Don't get angry suddenly when practicing your skills. We will never be able to defeat them..."

"Brother, I understand, you don't have to remind me all the time!"

In the wind and snow, a team walked down from the top of the snow-capped mountains. They were all rangers. The ones speaking were a brother and sister who were leopard beasts. They were not beast-eared girls, but furries with leopard heads and furry bodies.

His elder brother, Huige, looked at his sister, the most talented in the clan, and sighed. She was good at everything, but she was too arrogant.

As soon as he saw the head of the pine forest, the Snow Rabbit turned into a beast and shook his ears and said: "There are other people doing ranger training."

"Go and see."

Several people approached, and Gray Geel, who had completed the [Multiple Defense] training, opened his eyes wide. The blond ranger standing there was more than enough to face the attacks of dozens of apes. The double swords were not ordinary deflections, but blocked a snowflake. The ball deflects two by flicking it towards the other.

"It's amazing." Gray Geel exclaimed.

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Acquired professional expertise [Multiple Defense].

Acquired the specialty [Blocking Arrows].

The career level is increased to level 5.

Obtain professional expertise [undetermined] and personal expertise [undetermined].

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Lorenno paused, and an inexplicable aura spread out. This time, all the attacks of 56 snow apes were blocked.

The girl took a step back and left the snow monkey's attack range. She looked at her improved professional level and did not rush to gain expertise. She bowed deeply to the pine forest and waved to express her gratitude to them after standing up.

The apes obviously saw the change in the half-elf, waved to her and then looked at the new sandbags in the distance and geared up.

Connie, who was hiding in a tent nearby, looked at Lorenno, then at the approaching team and said, "Is the specialty completed?"

"It's done. The background is that hunters already have a basic foundation. Plus my agility attribute is very high and it's very easy to practice."

The two of them packed their things for camping, and the team over there happened to be approaching. Lorenno and Connie looked at the lycanthropes, although they were novel, but they didn't stare at them all the time. It was not polite to do so.

Lorenno stretched out his hand to express friendship: "Hello, we are professionals from outside, preparing to pass through Snow Wind City. I am Flora, and she is my sister Claire."

Gray Geer stepped forward and shook hands with her: "Hello, foreign friends, I am Gray Geer from the Snowmane clan. I am currently serving as the ranger instructor of Snow Wind City. These are all rangers in our city."

After sending the rangers to practice on their own, Gray Geer looked at the blond twins in front of him. He was shocked when he saw Connie's outfit and said respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Wizard."

The spell caster is really a master...

Connie nodded pretending to be indifferent: "Flora, let's go."

Looking at the mage and warrior leaving, Gray Geer held his chin and thought.

"Brother, what are you thinking?"

Leya the Leopard Man came over and asked, somewhat uninterested in the practice.

"Do you still remember the empire's announcement and what the federation privately promised to our clan?"

"You mean Kang

Princess Ni Aquila, isn’t this matter already known to the whole world? "

As a younger sister, she quickly thought about what her brother was thinking: "Do you think those two people are Connie Aquila and her follower Lorenno?"

"After all, it's not impossible to be both a spellcaster and a ranger."

"Shall we try it out?"

"Forget it, just wait and see what happens. Snow Wind City's way of doing things is not to participate in the changes."

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ps: I went back to my hometown today, and I will finish the remaining chapter tomorrow.

Chapter 106

In the snowy city, Lorenno, who had left the pine forest, held Connie's hand and walked together on the road. The proportion of humans on the street was not high, but there were more of different races.

"This is……"

As soon as he entered the city, Lorenno's eyes were attracted by a statue in the middle of the road. The statue was carved of an exquisite girl, with long hair braided to her waist, a plush shawl on her shoulders, a cold face, and hanging ornaments. It’s all about ice and snow.

"Is this the statue of the Ice and Snow Goddess?"

Lorenno stared at the statues. It was strange that the statues she saw in the Temple of Endless Light or the Temple of the God of Suffering were all radiant and had a feeling of worship.

It stands to reason that the same goes for the statue of the Ice and Snow Goddess, but the half-elf did not feel that situation. Connie nodded and said: "Yes, the Ice and Snow Goddess."

She took Lorenno's hand and began to write and draw.

[This is an ancient goddess who appeared when the planet was born and divided into four seasons. She is also known as the "Goddess of Winter", "The Daughter of Water and Wind", "The God of Winter" and "The God of Sleeping All Things"]

[Later, due to some reasons, the goddess fell into a deep sleep, and her priesthood was gradually robbed or temporarily replaced by other gods, such as the winter girl Oluel, the Lord of the North Wind, Bahamut, etc. She had actually entered a deep sleep state long ago. , I don’t know when I will wake up. 】

Connie wrote according to the script, Lorenno nodded secretly, no wonder he didn't feel the pressure, it turned out that he was still sleeping.

The two walked around Snow Wind City and found that the biggest problem here was the price of food. Grown foods such as vegetables, fruits, and grains were much more expensive than meat, and the cooking method was usually roasted instead of boiled.

"Huh~, we need to save some food..."

Connie said tremblingly, without using magic to keep warm. Lorenno looked around, grabbed a little lycanthrope, gave him three copper coins and asked, "Little guy, do you know where the hotel is?"

"It's right there." The little leopard man pointed to the place where a group of drunken men and women were coming and going.

……

Entering the inn, Connie finally felt her body warm up. The two of them were stared at as soon as they entered the door. The mage's clothes made some adventurers or local residents who wanted to whistle straight away.

"Auntie, get a room, the best one!"

Lorenno pretended to be full of energy and shouted. The tall northern woman with a wide waist and fat body reported the number. The half-elf girl paid readily. Connie said softly: "I'll go up first. You can find out the information." ."

"Got it~."

After the nervous wizard left, the atmosphere in the hotel returned to normal, and the bard resumed playing the lute in his hand.

"Ah~, the child of the North Wind~"

"You have to be strong! Pick up the torch in your hand and fight against the wind and snow!"

"Get the food ready! Get the clothes ready! Winter is coming!"

"But it doesn't matter, spring will come eventually, so keep at it!"

……

The cheerful singing echoed in the hotel. The boss handed Lorenno a plate of barbecue she ordered and said: "Guest, are you here to participate in the Ice and Snow Festival too?"

"Ice and Snow Festival?" Lorenno became interested.

The Ice and Snow Festival is a festival to celebrate the birth of the Ice and Snow Goddess. Now only Snow City still retains this custom - not to believe in the Ice and Snow Goddess, but more to celebrate the festival. After all, there is a holiday during the Ice and Snow Festival.

The other clans in the cold zone have basically changed their beliefs, but Snow Wind City simply didn’t change their beliefs without God’s blessing.

"Are the other winter gods unwilling to accept you?"