Chapter 45 chapter eight

"You mean you saw him on the way?" Carl sighed and said: "And it's not just that I've seen it. If it wasn't for him, let alone we arrived in the capital, I'm afraid we would have almost never known whether we were alive or dead. But we are so slow." "How can we be dull? That dwarf, should we call him Lord Beater? Anyway, with the way he looks, who would think he is the most noble dwarf?" Shan Sen nodded when he heard my words. "That's right, Hugh. Ghithion said that the dwarves beaters are a little different from our king, and I really understand."

Nelia interrupted quickly: "What does he look like?" Shan Sen described Esaihand's appearance very bitterly.Shan Sen's description was a bit exaggerated, it sounded like Athelhand was like a dwarf who was just about to crawl towards the main road after drinking in a narrow alley for a week.That's a little too much to say!So I interjected, and Karl also intervened, finally raising Isaihand's rank a little bit.Nelia nodded and said: "You mean he looks very free and easy? Just like you?" Huh?What kind of reaction is this?Shan Sen, Carl and I looked at each other.Will we be free and easy?That's right, we've only just come up to the capital from the Hetant Territory of the western woods so far away, of course we'll look rustic, huh.It turns out that Nelia is using noble adjectives to describe us as dirt!

Gissien said: "So, what is the exact month and date at that time?" "Early October... maybe four or five days." Giseon thought about it carefully and nodded. "Then he should have reached the Brown Mountains. So he will reach the capital soon. I think we will know why the supply of gems has stopped as soon as he arrives." "Don't we just have to wait until he arrives... No. Hey, brother Fisher, do the math, we have to go back to the territory of Hetante, no, we will reach the whole of the endless valley where Amtat is located. Time is all included, when must we start from the capital?"

"yes." Shan Sen spread out the geography book on the table, took out paper, ink and pen, etc., and began to calculate.And Nelia and Giseon also helped together, telling the way they knew, and then discussing with each other.Both of them have full knowledge of the central woodland. After leaving the central woodland, it is almost a straight line to our hometown.The important thing is where the supply and sleeping places should be set. I'm still trying to get over the spinning in my head as I watch the three of them make their schedules.After a while, Shan Sen scratched his head and said:

"Yes...it took us twenty-seven days to reach the capital. But three days were wasted in Reynolds City and three days were wasted in Caral Territory, so twenty-one days should be enough. But When I go back, I think it can be faster. If I change a few routes, it seems that it can be shortened to about 18 days. Also, it takes ten days to walk from the Hetant territory to the Endless Valley, but Horseback riding takes about four days. Therefore, it takes a total of 22 days. Since you must arrive before December 31, you must leave before December 9 at the latest." "Very well. What's the date today?"

"October twenty-sixth." Carl smiled. "Then there is still more than a month left. Brother Fisher, your calculation is almost accurate." correct.Shan Sen said before that there is a flexible time of forty-five days.It's nearly accurate!Carl nodded. "Then let's settle down for now. Because Mr. Eindev should arrive within a few days..." "Then we have to wait around doing nothing these days?" "That's the way it is." "Let's go shopping!" Hearing my yell, Carl turned his eyes in surprise, and Nelia started giggling.In order to calm down, Karl said seriously:

"Is there anything you need, brother Nieder?" "Yes. First of all, the book I want to read. Buy me a book. When traveling, I always think: If there are books, it would be great if I could read some books. In the capital, I want to buy a book." Must be easier, right?" Carl said happily: "What an admirable wish!" "And there are more! First of all, the souvenir I want to give to Jemini, the hand towel I promised to return to Iluli, the gift I promised to give to Su in Karal's territory, and the gift I wanted to give to Melian... " Carl's face gradually became stiff, and in contrast to his face, Shan Sen and Nelia's faces became more and more happy.Carl coughed dryly and said:

"Hehe. Brother Fisher, do we still have enough travel expenses?" "Well, it's enough... But Xiu Qi, the money is public funds! Strictly speaking, the money I brought out is our business trip expenses. The gifts you want to give and our What does your business have to do with it?" "Hahahaha!" Nelia giggled and said: "My god! Xiu Qi has a lot of women. So it seems that he only cared about dating when he was crossing the mainland?" "That's because those women never let me go. This is the grace of Ubinie who wishes to achieve justice and harmony!"

"what does this mean?" "Even an ogre like Shan Sen is lucky. Of course, a beautiful boy like me has to be lucky to reach a coordination..." boom!Hmm... It feels like I haven't been repaired like this for a long time! Shan Sen, who had been reading endlessly, followed me out.Because Shan Sen has this kind of temperament.Although Carl is not interested in other shopping, he is very concerned about the "book" I mentioned. "That's right. I didn't think of it. I came to the capital, but I didn't think of buying books! Hehe, maybe my spirit is oppressed by too many things. Thank you for reminding me, brother Niederfa."

Yesterday we were all driven to death by guilt, and now we are faced with a major crisis caused by a shortage of gemstones to raise, and we can completely forget about it and go shopping happily.Giseon looked really hard to understand when he saw us like this.Hmph, my lord prince of the wilderness.This is another manifestation of He Tante's courage! Ghisien and Nelia also followed us out for a stroll.The two "horses" Ghisien and Nelia rode would be too frightening for the citizens of the capital, so we decided to take them all. This time, Ghisien and Nelia started walking away from us as if they were not part of our group.When Shan Sen and I were walking, our moods were floating. This kind of mood is different from riding on a horse and constantly paying attention to the sight of others. We are now walking in the same way as the citizens. After the whole mood was relaxed, the two of them began Nonsense, that's why Giseon and Nelia stayed away from us.

"Wow! Shan Sen! Take a look at that lady's suit, it's cut to a low cut at the bust!" "Uh! Go and see your eyes first!" "Hee... how about my eyes?" "That's not Miss, it's Madam!" "Uh, is that true?" "Wow! Xiu Qi, look at that building! The glass windows are even painted!" "No! That's colored glass!" "Uh, is that true?" Who cares...that's what we look like and what we do.No matter how much we mess around, Carl!How can you do this!He actually put some distance away from us, deliberately showing that he and Ghisien are companions!No matter what, we made a fuss, and under the guidance of Ghisien, we came to Bookstore Street. Ghisien said in a tone of infinite emotion: "It's exactly the same here as it was six years ago! When I was a lad, running out of the palace at night, like a crazy bobcat... shut up! Well, like a flirty mare... I tell you to shut up Mouth! Anyway, it’s the same as when I used to come here often. Haha. I come to this alley mainly to buy Lewd Book.” "What is a Lewd Book?" Hearing my question, Githion smiled and said: "It's pornography." "Wow! Can you buy that kind of thing? Where can I buy it... Uh, huh, stop staring at me!" Shan Sen has been listening to my conversation with Ghisien very carefully, and Karl even showed a very disappointed expression to him.Shan Sen looked away awkwardly.Karl said: "If you have time to read that kind of book, you should think of reading a book that can be used as spiritual food. That kind of book will only lead to false sexual awareness, or prejudice and misunderstanding about sex." Then Nelia said: "But it's fun to read that kind of book..." "Miss Nelia!" Hearing Carl's passionate voice, she grinned and ran to the bookstore by the side of the road.There are many books piled up on the platform in front of the bookstore.She saw the pile of books and let out a sound of admiration. She pulled out a book and said: "Look at this book! The title of the book is very interesting! It is called 'The types and symptoms of lovesickness investigated and classified by Eredrinos, who is recognized by the intellectuals of our time as a social model. and cures' Mister Eredrinose's lore is going in a somewhat queer direction! Which of you is lovesick?" Shan Sen giggled, and began to rummage through the pile of books, and after a while, he started giggling again. "Wow haha. This book is also really good. The title of the book is 'Pray for the peace and security of the compatriots all over the world due to the prosperity of the society. The people gathered and classified in the meeting, and I would like to remind all female comrades living in the same era Our Intricate and Beautiful Techniques and Variations of Hair Braiding Complete Edition - with Illustrations'. Nelia, do you need to braid your hair?" Nelia patted her short hair and smiled. I really don't understand why people who write books use weird pen names or group names.Elidrinoth?Oh, the name is really strange.We giggled and scattered and began to look for those books. Sometimes if we saw a book title that made people laugh, we would pick it up and show it to everyone with a smile. Karl began to ask the bookstore owner to do the hard work.He asked for books that no one had asked before, and the bookstore owner had to run to the deepest corner, or go up to the top of the bookcase, and struggled a lot to get the books out.Githion seemed to be back in his old habits, mostly looking for pornography, so I probably hung around him all the time.Nelia didn't have much interest in those books, she mostly just looked at the titles for fun, and sometimes she almost choked up laughing. I don't know how long it took, but suddenly Shan Sen said: "Huh? Come and read this book!" Except for Carl, who has been annoying the bookstore owner, everyone gathered together.Shansen showed us a very old book.The cover of this book is black, very thick, and the title is not very long. "Introduction to Magic". "Heh, this book is really rare. The title is so short. It looks abnormal, which is quite ridiculous..." "Oh, I don't want you to read the title of the book, but the author's name. It's right below!" Author's name?I looked at the place Shan Sen pointed at.Because it is a black book cover, the author's name is not very clear, but if you look closely, you can still see it.It read: Taiban. Huh?Thai class?Is this a book written by Taiban?Wow!Taiban also published a book?Shan Sen opened the book and made a gesture of reading, but immediately showed a distressed expression.Shan Sen looked at the book and said hesitantly: "Really... I don't understand what I'm writing at all!" Uh?Is it written in runes?I was curious and looked at the page that Shan Sen had turned.There are no runes in it!But why can't I understand it?I started reading next to Shan Sen. "Roughly speaking, the so-called magic works according to the gathering and dispersing, transformation and transfer of mana, and it only depends on the performance of the caster's will. The most obvious example of the above description is Gaina Cassyne The exact explanation: "As long as some elements attached to the caster's pure will, that is, the correct use of reagents and the chanting of spells, are used as basic items that are essentially conducive to the expression of the caster's will." The meaning of mana can be found through the medium of mana’. Taking this example can further consolidate the understanding of the above description, but even if it is recognized that Gaine Cassyne’s definite explanation can make it easier for people to notice the meaning of mana, he The definite explanation is actually mainly advocating the grasp of non-essential media (testing medicine and spells). This is a biased and narrowed explanation, which is a useless preconceived notion for beginners of magic, so there is no room for further discussion... " I'm going to pass out!Nelia showed a dizzy expression, while Shan Sen said with a dizzy expression: "Do you want to buy this book? But buy this kind of book that you can't understand..." At this time, Carl, who had been fighting with the bookstore owner, came over.Carl asked why we gathered there, and then took the "Introduction to Magic" from Shan Sen. "You say this is the work of Mr. Taiban? Let me have a look." After turning a few pages, Carl began to read the book with a very serious expression.After reading for a while he smiled and said: "Hehe, maybe it's a different character with the same name! This book seems to be teaching magic in the tone of an elder, so it's easy for people to understand! As far as a magic book is concerned, it's quite simple. "I really admire Karl so much!After Carl took a rough look, he said: "But this book is not a general book, it's more like a professional book. It should be a book that only people who learn magic can use? Let me see...Huh?" Carl, who was flipping through the book, suddenly showed a puzzled expression.I asked him: "What's the matter, Karl?" "The release year of this book is 246?" Huh?246 years?So how many years ago?Isn't it seventy years ago? "But Mr. Taban looks about eighty years old... Could it be that he wrote the Primer on Magic when he was ten?" Carl said with an expression of disbelief.Shan Sen shook his head and said: "That's impossible. It must be a different person, right? Ah, it's Taiban Hashik who built the Bridge of Twelve! That person..." Carl tilted his head doubtfully and said: "Didn't Iluli say that the man-made bridge was built two hundred years ago? Brother Fisher, this seems to be too far away, right?" So are there three people named Taiban?And all wizards? "There are three people with the same name, and they all have the same profession... and they are all very rare professions like wizards. This is really a miraculous thing!" At this moment, Githion, who had been listening to our conversation quietly, interjected: "What are you talking about? I really don't understand?" "Ah, yes. In our hometown there was a wizard named Taiban. He came to our village shortly before we left. And this book was published about seventy years ago, and the author's name is also Taiban. It's an amazing thing. But the bridge of the twelve we saw at Shordorn Ridge was built by Taiban Hashik. It is said that the bridge was built two hundred years ago what!" Giseon opened his eyes and said: "Then what do you mean, three wizards named Taiban were active now, seventy years ago, and two hundred years ago?" "It seems so. Hehe. The name Taiban seems to be favored by wizards and others?" "Well... If it's a famous name, then I should know it too. But I don't seem to have heard of the name Taiban. Although I have heard the story of the wizard who built the Bridge of Twelve..." "Have you heard of it?" "Yes. But I only heard that there was a wizard who built it, but I don't know his name. Is the wizard who built the bridge called Taban Hashik?" Shan Sen and I looked at Ghisien with disbelieving faces. That's because Ghisien didn't say a word wrong after speaking such a long paragraph.That is to say, the Duan Ya sword didn't mean to hinder him.what happened?Seeing Shansen and I's surprised faces, Gishien was surprised for a moment, and then he seemed to have noticed it himself.Giseon turned a surprised face and said: "Ah, you're finally sensible! I never expected to be so happy... Huh?" Ghisien's face was crumpled. "How could you...be quiet! Damn it. This guy seems to have temporarily forgotten to hinder me because he heard strange words." Alas, this sword is really no different from a human being. I fondled the book happily.For me now, the book I bought allows me to concentrate on practicing this knowledge and at the same time have the opportunity to indirectly experience the experience accumulated by the sages.You guys know how great the title is? "One Hundred Selected Dishes That Can Fill Your Kitchen With Warmth and Joy". Wow haha.I hummed with my nose and opened the book. "Don't read while walking!" Suddenly came a warning from Shan Sen.hum.But I'm curious about the content.I sighed and closed the book.The book Carl bought was several times larger than the one I bought, probably second only to Iluli's shield-sized magic book.But why does he want to read that kind of book? "Correct Investigation on the Development and Inheritance of Bibliography". Bibliography is the study of books, isn't it ridiculous?There is even a study of knowledge about books.Which one came first?after which one?In my opinion, it seems to be a very useless knowledge. However, is this more tasteful than Shan Sen who chose martial arts novels?Shan Sen told me not to read while walking, but it turned out that I was not reading. "Woo hee hee hee!" "Uh...please! Don't read while walking!" When Shan Sen heard my shout, he closed the book with an apologetic expression, but he still couldn't stop laughing. "It's so funny. The book." Hmm, I didn't ask him what's so funny about martial arts novels.How interested the crew would be if they read a novel about sailing!This is very similar to Shan Sen's situation now.Shan Sen continued to babble, telling us the dialogues that the protagonist in the book he bought yelled at the villains. Those dialogues were very lengthy and solemn and solemn. Can't stop laughing.If it's so stupid, why buy it?He even pulled out his knife and shouted "I only have one life! So it's very precious! It's unique"! Nelia wasn't interested in books, so she didn't buy them, and neither did Giseon. He said that if there was room for books in his backpack, he would put an extra bottle of water, which was his proposition.Because Ghisien is an adventurer after all. Carl asked me with a serious expression: "Brother Nieder, didn't you say you want to buy a hand towel?" "Yes. But Karl, will you choose for me?" "What hand towel should I choose? I want to ask Miss Nelia..." Immediately, Nelia walked to the front proudly. "Okay. Come with me." The place Nelia took us to was a shop selling women's accessories.Nelia walked directly into the store, and the men behind her followed Nelia in with some hesitation. An aunt who looked like the proprietress had a very happy expression when she saw Nelia at first, but then when the four grumpy-looking men walked in, they showed surprised expressions.Nelia said to the proprietress very lively: "Miss, hand towel. May I see the hand towel?" The proprietress pointed to a wooden cabinet in the corner with a friendly expression.Nelia opened the wooden cabinet, and there were all kinds of hand towels in it.Nelia took out several handkerchiefs to have a look, wrapped one of them around her neck, and said: "Okay, judges! Please give points to each." what is this?How did it become what kind of livestock evaluation meeting?Or it's a vegetable display field or something. Anyway, it suddenly reminds me of the kind of activities held during festivals.I smiled and said: "If the full score is 10, I'll give it 9! Because it doesn't match the hair color." "Nine points for the hand towel, and five points for the stuff wrapped in the towel... No, four points?" Hearing what Shan Sen said, Nelia stretched her tongue out, and then looked at Carl.Carl laughed and said: "I'll give it ten." Giseon hesitated for a moment, smiled and said: "This sword should have more vision than me. This guy said he would give it seven points." "Hmph, how mean." Nelia giggled and continued changing the towels, asking us to score.After a while, although we all scored, but in the end it was up to Nelia to buy a hand towel for Iluli.Then I also bought a blue ribbon for Sue, a brooch for Merian, and a bracelet for Jamie.In fact, my heart is hoping to choose a perfume or a gemstone ring... Hehe.After choosing those things, I poked Shan Sen's waist. "Aren't you going to buy it?" "Ok?" "Oh! Wedding rings!" Shan Sen's face turned red.Oh, to be honest, I came here because of Shan Sen.Of course, it would be the best to be able to buy my presents by the way.Carl smiled cheerfully when he heard what I said, and said: "Oh, in the water mill outside the town..." "Kal!" Shan Sen let out a miserable scream.So Karl knows that song too?It seems that I do have excellent musical talent.Nelia opened her eyes and asked: "Wedding ring?" The color on Shan Sen's face seems to have surpassed the limit of human beings.I explained it to them in a fluttering, smooth and beautiful tone. "That is to say... Shan Sen is the groom who was pulled out from the wedding ceremony... the scent left on his chest... that morning's fragrance... the unforgettable evidence of eachother... the love that must be fulfilled... " "No, stop talking!" Shan Sen started to strangle me, Nelia looked at us with a blank expression, and then flicked her fingers. "Aha? It turns out that on the hills of my hometown, there is a certain lady with her back to the setting sun, staring at the gradually darkening horizon?" "Oh, you know it, click! Describe, say, click, click, once. I've forgotten." As a result, Nelia even helped to choose a beautiful ring, and Shansen accepted the ring as if he was going to refuse it stubbornly (this is really worthy of being a research object, and he can "accept like he is going to refuse stubbornly", As expected of Shan Sen!) As soon as we were done shopping, the sunset glow had already started to redden the sky.The walk back to the Unicorn Inn was easy and pleasant.Shan Sen would occasionally touch something in his pocket and open his mouth to make a smiling face, making people around him want to laugh. Nelia skipped along under the pale red sky.The four men smiled and followed while watching the scene.Nelia spread her arms, spun her body with a big movement, and said: "It's nice to get a gift, but it's even better when someone gives it to you." I smiled and said: "I will accept it with pleasure, give me a present." "how about this?" Nelia blows a kiss.I hid behind Shan Sen in fear.Nelia giggled and started circling and bouncing around again.She jumped left for a while, jumped right for a while, jumped left and right briskly, and then jumped back.With each jump, Nelia's short hair shone more red with the setting sun's light. At this time, we saw a strange sight. There are two strong horses pulling a carriage in front of the road.What a gorgeous carriage!As soon as the carriage ran over, Nelia immediately jumped to the side of the road.But the carriage stopped beside Nelia, and the man sitting in the groom's seat stepped down. The groom was a well-built man in hard leather armor with a whip in his hand.He walked to Nelia. "Hey you!" Nelia stopped in her tracks.She frowned and said: "what?" Ok.It really looks like Nelia's style.The man turned into a ferocious expression and said: "How old are you?" I saw Nelia's shoulders move. "What, there is such a person?" The man turned into a surprised expression.It seems that Nelia's answer is very bewildered expression, but in my opinion, that man's attitude is the bewilderment!A second before he wanted to say something more, we hurried to stand behind Nelia. He originally thought that Nelia was the only one, but suddenly there were four men standing behind her, and his expression looked a little surprised.In particular, three of the four men were wearing swords, so he showed a cowering expression.But Nelia didn't even look at us, and said: "Hey, you guy, what does my age have to do with you? And you look like you've seen me, and you're so rude to me when you see me?" The man's face was even more flustered. "This bastard is crazy..." At this moment, "Hoot. Don't talk nonsense." It was a voice coming from inside the carriage.The man named Huth had a frightened expression on his face. I glanced at the carriage.It seems to be a nobleman's carriage (if it weren't for noblemen, who else would take a carriage?), the body is very ornately decorated, and the family crest is painted on the door, so familiar?The profile of a man can be seen through the window in the door. The man seemed to be about the same age as Carl.But grizzled white hairs can be seen along the chestnut-colored hairline.This man must have been talking just now.But with a sharp expression on his face, he just stared straight ahead.Although I felt very surprised, at this time Huth said: "Fuck, just tell me your age and I'll let you go." Just before Nelia wanted to say something, Shan Sen spoke first: "Let me tell you this. You respectfully say sorry to this lady, and I'll let you go. Got it?" "Shi, lady?" Nelia quickly covered her mouth.It looked like he was about to burst out laughing.Huth also turned into a dull expression.But he immediately opened his eyes again, and said: "How dare you be rude in front of me!" He raised his whip while muttering to himself.Just at this very moment.call out! Huth couldn't move, he was frozen there.Shan Sen drew out his long sword quickly and pressed it against his neck.Huh, what a cool scene!I folded my hands on my chest and watched the scene. Huth turned blue and said frightenedly: "Bastard, bastard! How dare you treat me like this, you, do you know who is sitting here?" Shan Sen snorted, as if to let the people in the carriage hear, and said: "I don't know who it is, but after looking at the next person, I can probably know the character of the master." Huth can be said to have a bewildered expression. "You, you bastard, it seems that you really don't know! That's why you dare to be so rude..." "Hoot!" There was a loud scolding sound from the carriage.Then the carriage door was opened, and the middle-aged man inside stepped out. I looked at the person who came outside, he did have a very sharp face.Shan Sen put away the long sword for the time being, but the man didn't care about this and walked towards Huth.Then he slapped Huth across the face.Snapped! Hoot knelt down. "Hou, Lord Marquis. I'm sorry. But this guy is too rude..." "Shut up! Hoot." Huth's head drooped completely.The man frowned, and after glaring at Hu Te, he turned around and said to Shan Sen: "I apologize for the servant's fault, young man." "...You should teach him well." Shan Sen answered him unabashedly.My goodness!Does this person know about the precious organs on both sides of the head called ears?Didn't you hear that servant calling Marquis just now?The Lord Marquis didn't seem to mind Shan Sen's tone of voice, and said: "Let me explain the reason for the faux pas. I'm looking for a lady. The lady is red-haired, about seventeen or eighteen years old. So we want to see if the lady is..." The Marquis didn't finish his sentence.That's because Nelia started laughing uncontrollably. "Hee hee hee! Wow, wow! Xiu Qi, did you hear what he said now?" "Pfft. Of course I heard it! With your bouncing and running like that, coupled with the magical power of the sunset rays, even a sixty-year-old old woman will be regarded as a teenage girl." "What did you say? What a wicked word! Lord Marquis, may I ask, do you have no daughter?" Nelia asked him vigorously, but the Marquis just looked at Nelia with a blunt expression.She smiled dully and said: "I'm not a teenager. Although it looks like a teenager." When Shan Sen heard what Nelia said, he burst out laughing, so Nelia glared at Shan Sen.The Marquis still didn't change his expression, he nodded. "I'm sorry. Please forgive my faux pas. Goodbye, then." After the Marquis finished speaking briefly, he got into the carriage.Then Hu Te got up in a panic and took the groom's seat. He glared fiercely at Shan Sen, but Shan Sen just looked back at him expressionlessly. "Ah ah!" Hoot whipped the horse vigorously as if venting all his anger on the horse.The carriage soon set off and left. I looked again at the Marquis in the carriage.But at this time the middle-aged man also looked at me.Somehow, those eyes looked like those hard eyes that people can't forget.The carriage ran away quickly, and it had disappeared for a long time, but the eyes still remained in my mind strongly. Was Nelia so happy that she was grinning and giggling with glee at being mistaken for a teenager?Nelia giggled and said: "Hey. If I walk with Xiu Qi, maybe I will be regarded as Xiu Qi's younger sister!" "Ugh! I don't look that old, do I?" "Hey, hey! The rigorous factual evidence just appeared not long ago. You have seen it all, but you still don't admit it? Shall I catch a passerby and ask him? Excuse me, uncle!" Nelia really stopped a passing middle-aged man.I can't stand her!Nelia took my arm and asked: "Do you think I'm a sister, or this person is a brother?" I started trying to look as cute as possible.Although I am taller than Nelia, I still have a handsome face that has not been damaged by the years. Gishien, Shansen and Karl all folded their hands on their chests, just smiling and watching the good show. The man burst out laughing and said: "Well... aren't you her father?" Uh uh uh!Could this man be blind?