Chapter 47 Chapter One
…the toughest iron is quarried from the bottom of the abyss, processed by the best blacksmiths into a knife, but this knife is used to cut envelopes.
The tip of the sickle with a broken handle is properly ground, and a wooden block is added as a handle. The knife made in this way can even be used to save a country.
A hundred dragons gathered at the same place to attack, but they couldn't knock down even a thatched hut.
A simple spell uttered by a magic apprentice can even collapse a hundred cities.
What do people call this reasoning?call them life...
Excerpted from "The Wise Apsilink Dolomenes, Trustworthy Citizen of Byzos and Historian of Kenton, Published under the Sponsorship of Mares Jubelie, the Elegant Mayor of Kenton, Farewell Mysterious and Valuable Words of the People of Saus, Dolomenes, 770.
We walked up the mountain road and walked along the winding road. I don't know if it's because this is the second time I have walked this road, so I still have a little leeway to look around slowly.But I looked up the hill, and the same awe still oppressed me as on the last time we came. What a beautiful work of art that building is! The Temple of the Great Storm is truly majestic.Whoever designed that building must have stood where I am now, looking at that hill.Well, he must have looked at the hills like this more than once, right?It should have been said less than dozens of times.If this is not the case, how can we create a masterpiece that is firmly on the ground but is above the sky? "Whoo!" Shan Sen turned to me and said: "What's wrong with you?" "I mean it's an admiration. What a beautiful building!" I don't know if Shan Sen was moved or had other intentions, but he nodded.Ghisien, as usual, seemed to be dozing off while riding on a bull. His head was a little lowered, and he was muttering to himself with his left hand on the hilt of his sword.If an uninformed person saw it, he would think he was riding a bull drunk. Carl looked like he had something to say. "Hmm, um. Brothers, although we know a lot of facts, there is no need to tell everything." Nelia laughed and said: "What, Uncle Carl? Do you not trust the High Priest of Edbroy?" "Ah, Miss Nelia. That's right, we know some important state secrets that only His Majesty the King and the top cabinet members can know." I seem to hear the sound of Nelia's eyes opening wide.Nelia can be said to have looked at the people around her with sparkling eyes.Her eyes are fixed on my face. "Xiu-qi-?" Uh uh uh uh!It's the kind of whining sound that makes goose bumps all over the floor! "do not do that!" "I won't tell anyone. Can you tell me? I'm dying of curiosity." Carl sighed and said: "Miss Nelia." "Just kidding, Uncle Carl. But why do you say that?" "The influence of Edbroy's altar is very powerful. And of course the priests have no national border restrictions, they can come and go freely. If spies want to use it, the priests can be said to be a good means of camouflage." "Aha!" Nelia nodded, while Shan Sen asked: "You didn't tell us this last time we were here, did you?" "At that time, we were looking for the high-level priest. And it was not long after we arrived in the capital. But this time is different. The people from the Great Storm Temple invited us to go!" Shan Sen nodded. makes sense.Suddenly this morning, several cultivators from the Great Storm Temple came to look for us.Those cultivators saw our group's faces painted with ink and noisy, they were all stunned. Although Carl blushed, Shan Sen still didn't care about the eyes around him and insisted on painting my face. ink.What a respectable warrior he is! After we all wiped off the ink and apologized for our rudeness, the monks told us the reason for our visit.I will omit those complicated procedures. What they mean is that the high priest wants to invite us to have a cup of tea in the afternoon, and ask if we can go. But the High Priest extended an invitation not to Ghithion, but to us.However, this incident is really suspicious.Shan Sen said very frankly: "But this is an invitation from the High Priest, isn't it?" After Carl smiled, he said again with a very serious face: "I won't doubt the high priest. Because it would be too miserable to look at the world from such a point of view. But as for that secret, if I even say that I have doubts, does that count as answering your question? Fei Xifu Brother?" "Yes, I understand." When Nelia heard what Carl said, her eyes widened in surprise. "Xiuqi—?" "Ahh! Don't say any more!" There are practitioners and several priests waiting for us at the main entrance.Heh, it really doesn't look like you just want to "have a cup of tea"!The priests greeted us solemnly, Karl answered their greetings skillfully, and the rest of us... said something about the weather. Those cultivators took away our horses and bulls with the same solemn attitude, and because of this, a small accident happened. The three cultivators were dragged away by the black nighthawk, screaming and shouting to Edbro Yi's name.What a troublesome horse!It ended with me jumping up and pushing the guy to the ground to end the little accident.Well, on the way to tea, I messed up my clothes! One of the priests stroked his chest and said: "Please, please come with us. The High Priest is waiting." This time it was not a cultivator, but a priest who came directly to help us lead the way.The more I walked, the more I felt very strange. We just came here once with Ghisien, how could we become like some distinguished guests here?what!If you insist on pursuing it, you only want to get the incident that we acted together with Adeline in the Karal territory. It's like a palace here, no, it's more exaggerated than there, and it's even dizzy to walk along the road (at least in the palace, there are no such things as cloud bridges or staircases that fork in the air). "Ok?" Shan Sen made a strange sound.I looked ahead and there were two men standing on one side of the aisle, talking to a priest.If you wear ordinary clothes in the temple, it is very eye-catching.One of the two men was a slightly younger man, and the other was carrying a long sword on his back.Where did you seem to have seen them? "Mr. Xiu Lizhe?" Karl called him first.Immediately, the man who was chatting and laughing with the priest turned his head to look at us. "Ah, it's from Hetant's territory..." That man is Nex Shuliche.And behind him was the man who looked like a groom that he had seen that morning.Nix looked at us and asked: "What are you doing here?" "Ah, the High Priest invited us." "yes?" Nex showed a surprised expression.The look in his eyes might be thinking: how strange it is for people like us who have just arrived in the capital to be invited by the high priest.Hmm, I find this weird too.But Nix didn't say anything about it, just said quietly: "Ah, by the way, Miss Ebolyn of the Harshtel family asked me about your residence, and I told her. Have you seen her?" Upon hearing about Ebolyn, Carl's eyes immediately became dark.Damn it, made me think of that again! "Yes, we have seen her." When Nex saw Carl's eyes become so strange, he showed a surprised expression.But still did not ask anything. "Hope you all had a great afternoon. Wishing you all the best of luck in the name of Cosmos blowing in the wind." "Bless you with the glory of the petals that calm the storm." As soon as Karl finished answering, Nex nodded and saluted, said goodbye to the priest who was talking with him just now, and left.The man behind him still didn't say a word, and walked behind Nex.After watching his back for a while, Karl said: "Well, he's Edbroy's lay priest." "Yeah, it's probably because of this that he came here." After we said goodbye to Nex Shulizhe, we walked for a while under the guidance of those priests.Then the backyard that was led to last time appeared.Then we saw the High Priest sitting there in exactly the same posture as last time, making one wonder if he has been sitting there since that time last time. The high priest got up and said with a smile: "I welcome you in the name of the cosmos blown in the wind." Ghisien solemnly gave a salute of attention, and said: "Bless you with the glory of the petals that calm the storm. Thank you for inviting us." As for us... we just paid attention to him.The eyes of the high priest moved and then stopped at Nelia.The high priest tilted his head and asked: "This lady, I haven't seen it before, have I?" Nelia nodded and said: "I'm Nelia. Let's act together with these people." The high-ranking priest looked at Nelia with a different look, and then said: "Miss Nelia, I hope you don't mind, I would like to ask how old you are." I felt Nelia's eyes flicker.That may just be my own feeling.Heh, the high priest seems to know about that too?Nelia said simply: "Well, I can only say that I am over ten years old and not yet thirty." The high priest nodded and said: "I'm sorry. I know someone who looks a lot like you, that's why I'm being so rude. Alright! It's a pleasure to receive not only distinguished guests, but also beautiful guests. Please take a seat, everyone. "We sat around a table.Not long after, the cultivators took trays and tea sets, as well as small lanterns and kettles.The high priest himself lit the lantern and put the kettle on it to boil water. "By the way, Githion. How is your lovely magic sword?" "..." "Gicien?" "... Oh? Ah, what did you just say?" "It's okay, forget it. You have already answered me." The High Priest nodded silently, filled the tea and began to hand out teacups to everyone.Karl complimented the taste of the tea as if expertly, and the High Priest expressed modesty appropriately.The two elders answered each other fluently, it was so wonderful that I didn't even taste the tea. Then the high-ranking priest didn't even talk about the weather, and went straight to the topic. "Mr. Carl and his party came to the capital to raise gems, right?" Carl is really respectable, isn't he?Both Shan Sen and I turned to surprised faces, but he was different from us, he still kept a smile on his face, and replied softly: "I can't guess what the high priest is asking you for." "You mean, will you change your answer because of my intention?" "I don't need to answer anymore, do I?" The high priest crossed his fingers, put them on his knees, and said: "I know you've been to the Tower of Light. And I'm sure you already know that there are no gems in the capital." Carl didn't answer, just smiled deeply.Wow, if it were me, I would have already answered several sentences, but Karl just smiled gently, waiting for the high priest to continue speaking.So the high-ranking priest hesitated a bit and said: "Everyone asked so about the whereabouts of the jewels, so I got another piece of news." Carl nodded.High Priest said: "How? Maybe I can help everyone." "Thank you, but someone has already promised to help us get gems." "The king? Well...Although King Nissien said so, how could he get something that he doesn't have?" "You mean that the Temple of the Great Storm may have something that it doesn't have?" "Hehe. That's something only God can do, and at the same time, it's also something God hates to do the most!" Karl looked at the high priest in silence. "I'm an ignorant villager who can't read between the lines. You mean..." "I mean I can explain why." Carl tilted his head and asked: "You mean the reason for not having gems?" "Yes. But of course it's not for me to explain." After the high priest finished speaking, he turned his head away.We all turned our heads too.On the cloud bridge connecting this backyard to the third floor of the main building (let's call it the main building? Well, it's the largest building anyway), two people were about to walk over.Carl frowned, but Shan Sen, who had good eyesight, recognized them first. "what?" I can't see clearly because of the backlight.Anyway, it's probably father and son, a tall man and a short man... But why does that son have more beards? "Isaihand?" "Huh? Alvned?" Shan Sen and I took turns saying their names. The short man was none other than the dwarf with the strong build and broad shoulders, Isaihand.And standing next to him was a man who looked very tall and thin, and could be said to be very slender, Alfred.Esaihand waved first. "Hey, long time no see! By the way, have you been riding Xiuqi with the horse recently?" Shan Sen's face turned blue and red.Alfred also looked at each of us with a smile, and then said with a surprised expression: "It's a pleasure to see you. Where's the elf lady?" Karl looked surprised, and after looking at the two people, he looked at the high priest.The high priest smiled. "I'm Ghisien Byzos. Walking with these guys..." "Baizos! Are you His Highness?" Alfred was astonished, and Esaihand also showed a surprised expression.Ai Saihande looked at Ghisien with a straight face, and then said: "Are you that prodigal prince?" Uh uh.Although the dwarves didn't need to show respect to the human prince, the reason for Esaihand's reaction was not so much because of this, but because of Esaihand's character.Ghisien nodded, and Alfred looked at Ghisien flusteredly.Anyway, the last one to be introduced is Githion, and then our mutual introductions are over.I start by asking Ethhand: "What time did you arrive?" "yesterday." "Hmph. I thought we parted ways in Reynolds City, so you'll be here soon!" After that, we stayed in the Karal territory for three days, and we also spent almost three days in the capital.As for Ai Saihande, he came here on foot, so he arrived at a very fast speed.But Ashhand murmured: "Actually, I was found out about helping you get out of jail. That halfling with a hand and foot! He keeps his eyes blurry when he's not counting money! Damn it. So I was called by the city to accept All kinds of cross-examinations, that's why I'm slow. If it wasn't for this, I would have been here long ago." Ai Saihande told us why he came here a little slower.In my thoughts, I originally thought that those short feet would walk to the capital firmly, and it seemed that it would be slower.Carl hastily apologized. "Really, I'm sorry." "Sorry for what? This is what happened to me when I did what I wanted to do. You don't need to care about it!" "But, still..." "I said it's okay! And the city hall didn't pester me because of me, but because of Dukan. When you escaped from prison...you did it very neatly! The people in the city hall will Got me because of those keys in Dukhan. The city might suffer, wouldn't it?" "Aha, so that's the case. But after all, it's because of us..." "Oh, it's all right. Thanks to you, I was able to enjoy a rare sight." "A rare sight?" Esaihand said with a giggle.He clapped his palms with an admiring expression and said: "The more I think about it, the more I think it's a cunning trick. Didn't you hand over the arena to the city government?" Carl smiled. "Ah, yes." "But it's outrageous. Tsk. Regardless of the personality of that guy named Shilikan, his management ability seems to be very good. At that time, thanks to you, the arena became a City property, but then the city of Reynolds got into trouble." "Really? How could this be? The Colosseum is no different from a gambling place. It's unbelievable that it will be in trouble!" "That's it, tsk. The most disparate gambling odds in history actually broke out there. I was able to see that scene because I was stranded there. That's what I call a rare sight." "The biggest winning ratio in history?" "Two aliens came out of nowhere, and they won the bet with the largest betting ratio in history. It was unbelievable. Those two aliens were not afraid at all, so they named the troll as the target of battle. Do you know what the winning odds are? It's a lot! Three hundred to one! But they won. The city nearly took out the coffers. Anyway, they're completely in the red." "Oh, what a surprise!" "So the city government invited Sirikan to be a consultant. Although he couldn't do whatever he wanted like before, Sirikan worked hard to manage the arena and filled the city government's treasury. The face of the government. Sirikan’s personality has also improved. I think this seems to be a good ending. The city government suddenly received such a large property as the Colosseum that it cannot be guarded. The process seems to be a bit hard. But it seems to be back to normal business conditions now.” "That would be wonderful. As for those two..." "Well, of course they were very lucky to get that much money. Ugh. I still remember one of them wearing a wolf's paw necklace and looking like a savage... What's the matter?" Ai Saihande spoke excitedly, and when he saw my expression, he became very surprised.I asked him incredulously: "Wolf, wolf claw necklace? Is he still wielding a half-moon knife weirdly? Also, does he have dimples on his face?" "what?" "Is the other person holding a halberd..." "Do you know them?" "It's just acquaintance!" Shansen giggled when he heard my words, and Carl also smiled. Ghisien and Nelia didn't know what happened to us in Reynolds City, but they listened carefully to what Esaihand said, and they were full of admiration.After that, I told what happened in the Karal territory, and everyone except Shansen and Karl listened to our story with ecstasy.Sometimes I saw Karl winking in the middle, I didn't mention anything about Jeppen in the story, only said that the village was cursed, and we didn't know what kind of curse it was, I turned it like this s story. "Those men even dared to kill the Balrog. They are really brave. I heard that they went to catch the Balrog, so they really went. Tsk." "They said they went to kill the Balrog? These two people are crazy! That's what they said, they were so crazy that they dared to fight against the troll by name, and they even made the city government of Reynolds go bankrupt. Hahaha .” The high-ranking priest showed a very happy expression, but he was actually suppressing and enduring it.Well, anyone can tell.Although he kept interjecting into our conversation, making us think he was looking for an opportunity, but Esaihand likes to speak loudly when he speaks, especially when he opens his mouth wide and laughs loudly, which is his personality.The high-ranking priest looked a little anxious beside him, but Esaihande really didn't know how to read people's faces.The most honorable dwarf... probably because he is the most honorable, so he is the least able to look at people's faces!Because there is nothing that needs to be judged by people's faces, it will become like this, right? Karl couldn't stand it anymore, and wanted to quietly transfer the dominance to the high priest. "We are so happy to see these two guests. High priest, did you ask us to come because you wanted us to meet these two? I am very grateful." The high priest smiled, and the moment he was about to answer, "Puff ha ha! Those who can remember the essence of the spark between the anvil and the hammer, no matter where in the world, there is the friendship of the dwarves with you. And you have fought with me against the orcs, Cxakro, Dmeiin! Then An ugly creature, so how could we be separated? This meeting was destined long ago. Hahaha!" The High Priest couldn't stop laughing.And Karl smiled embarrassedly and wanted to try again. "But High Priest, before these two came here just now, you wanted to say..." The High Priest said quickly: "Athelhand, Beater of the Dwarves." "Hmph, what's the matter with you, the attic ghost of the Great Storm Temple?" Pavilion, attic ghost?The description is too real!This is the original personality of Esaihande.The high priest smiled and said: "This is really a novel title. The noble dwarf beater walked to the human capital with slightly shorter feet. Can you tell us the reason? I have already agreed to let those present know that there is a shortage of gems in the capital. reason." Ai Saihande showed a very inappropriate expression, while stroking the beard of his chin, he said: "The older you are, the more repulsive you attic ghost is, alas, it's like a century-old fox holding the scepter of God. Hey! If you want to invite dwarves to tell stories, bring out a glass of beer please How about me?" "I'm really sorry, there is no beer in the Temple of the Great Storm. Because it is a useless use of grain, so our patriarchal rules prohibit the production of beer." "Isn't this thin tea water worthless?" "Tea is not a grain, is it? It's a luxury product." With a confused expression, I watched the noblest dwarf and the noblest priest of Edbroy, both of whom were making fun of each other (strictly speaking, only Ethelhand was making fun of the priest).The high-ranking priest didn't care much about what the other party said, so Isaihande also didn't look very interesting.As a result, Ai Saihande coughed a few times and said: "Hmm, um. So I'm going to say, listen up." We looked like the hard-to-find audience anywhere in the mainland, ready to start listening to him with very sincere expressions. "Who is the most gem-loving person in this world?" It's really unexpected!When we heard this unexpected question from Esaihand, we all showed surprise expressions.Shan Sen asked carefully: "It should be the dwarf's favorite gem, isn't it?" "Pfft, thank you for being so polite, but in this world, there is another kind of guy who likes gems as much as dwarves." Karl said: "Did you mean the dragon?" "That's right." "Why do you mention dragons?" "Because of the dragon, there will be a shortage of gems and precious metals in the capital." Why do I suddenly feel chilly? "About three months ago? I heard that the mines in the Brown Mountains suddenly started to spread strange rumors." Ai Saihande began to explain in a calm tone. "Somewhere in the tunnel there was a distant rumbling sound. You should know that we dwarves can correctly guess what is moving under the ground. We are more than a hundred cubits under the ground You can tell if it's an orc or a kobold by just hearing a cough. But none of the dwarves who heard that sound knew what it was." Esaihand stroked his chin beard. "Although the sound came from far away, the sound was still very loud. This rumor is getting bigger and bigger. You should know that the dwarves' personality does not accept such things as rumors. But the rumors are still There was a big spread, so I set out for the Brown Mountains. And then I met you guys on the way." "Ah, so there is such a thing." "Really, I was unlucky and was detained in Reynolds City. If it weren't for this person, I'm afraid I'm still stuck there until now." Esaihand pointed at Avned while talking.Alvnaid shook his head in panic. "No, um, I mean I didn't do anything..." "It's disgusting how humble you are. Stop being humble." "No, how could this be modesty. Let me tell you about this." After he finished speaking, he glanced at us. "Three may all think I'm a liar. So, well, three may not quite believe what I'm saying. But... if you can put your prejudices aside and listen to me, I'd appreciate it. And now I'm going to start It’s about something that Mr. Esaihand also experienced together..." Heh, this man, compared to before, his attitude has become much better!Carl nodded and said: "We're not the kind of idiots who believe there's only one side of human beings. Tell me, please!" Alfred started talking after showing a relieved expression. Alvned had left Lord Sirikan's mansion that night.But you can't just drift somewhere.The so-called travel does not mean that you want to go, but you can start with one pair of feet right away.So he stayed in Reynolds City for a few days, worrying about his whereabouts. In the end he decided to follow what Carl had to say.Because he was a wizard after all.But at this time, the Reynolds City Government suddenly asked him to assist in handling the case. "While I was preparing for the trip, I didn't expect to meet Esaihand who was in trouble at the city government. After the city government investigated everyone's escape, it turned out that Dukan Batepin was not caught. The halfling of Greg, but Mr. Isaihand was arrested. However, Mr. Isaihand was detained because he stubbornly refused to testify about the halfling. The city government asked me to go, please I'll go and find out the whereabouts of the halfling." Alvnaid paused, blushing and said: "Because until that time, the Reynolds City Government still... thought I was an archmage." Carl smiled and gestured for him to continue. Alvnaid made up his mind to tell the truth.That is the fact that "he is not an archmage, and he will not be able to find out the magic of people hidden anywhere in the mainland".Because now that he has decided to start again, he can't make those mistakes again, but during his interview with Esaihande, he listened to what Esaihande whispered to him, and went to find the halfling. Esaihand didn't want to reveal the whereabouts of the halfling Dukan Butpinger, but he couldn't continue to be detained in the city hall because of his hurry.So he decided to make use of Alvnaid, and asked Alvnaid to meet Durkan Butpinger. "Mr. Esserhand told me where I could meet the halfling. I went to him, got the key from him and handed it over to the city government. The city government originally wanted that bunch of keys, and I am satisfied with the keys." In this way, not only the halfling Kan Butpinger is safe, but the city government is also satisfied after finding the key, and Mr. Ethelhand can also be released." At this moment, Ai Saihand suddenly laughed. "Pfft! I swear by Caris Newman's beard, that guy must have copied the key! Hahahaha!" The high priest looked at him with a helpless expression, and he barely stopped laughing.avnaid says: "At that time, I had already decided to go to my teacher. So I went with Mr. Isaihand." Esaihand seems to invite Avned to go with him in order to repay Avned for helping him break out of a difficult situation.Alfred believed that it would be very difficult to travel to the capital with his own weak magic, and this happened to be a good proposal when he was distressed.So the two set off together. During the trip, he encountered dangers such as monsters and bandits several times, but Avnaide was able to guard Avnaide, and Avnaide also tried to help Avnaide with his weak magic.Ethhand shook his head whenever Alvned said that his own magic was nothing special. "Ouch, hello! Don't underestimate your abilities." "No. Isaihand, that..." "Okay! No matter how ignorant I am about magic, I can tell that you are already a very good wizard." Carl smiled.Esaihand seemed to be really satisfied with Avned's appearance.hum.Although we only had a bad impression of this wizard before, but judging from Esaihand's attitude, Afned had completely changed his appearance when he met Esaihande. In any case, the two helped each other and reached the Brown Mountains safely.Alvnaid said calmly: "Because Mr. Esaihand, thanks to him, let me see the dwarf mine in the brown mountain range. It was a very precious experience, but because of the strange voice, the emotion when I saw the dwarf mine was swept away And empty." From there, Isaihand went on to say: "Hmm. Although he thinks he is a worthless wizard, he is a wizard after all, isn't he? I, although I don't understand magic, but I know that to be a wizard, you must first have a higher level of knowledge. The knowledge of ordinary people." Alvnaid blushed.Ashhand said: "So I asked him to investigate the sound with us. After arriving at the Brown Mountains, he, some old dwarves, and I went into the tunnel where the strange sound came from. We waited for a very long time, and the more we waited, The more we felt that it might just be a rumor, and just when we thought so, that voice came." He glanced at each of us. "So it was the voice of a dragon." Everyone's face became very pale. "You can't be wrong. It's the sound of a dragon awakened from sleep. It takes an old miner like me to barely recognize that rare sound. I've only heard it a few times, but I can use any I swear! That sound is indeed the awakening sound of a dragon waking up from sleep. This is the sound of a special action it makes before it enters the active period to let the blood flow in its whole body. Ah. Of course I, and the dwarves who had heard the voice, turned pale. Phew... it was the first time in my life that I saw a dwarf face so pale!" I heard Shan Sen swallowing his saliva loudly.I was imagining what a dwarf would look like with a face like white jade, and I almost knocked over my teacup.When I saw Esaihand's serious expression, I actually had to hold back my smile, which was something I never expected. Alfred seemed to turn pale because he thought of the scene at that time.Huh, standing in a dark and airtight underground tunnel, hearing the voice of a dragon from a distance?It might be scary!Esaihand continued: "We sealed off the tunnel from which the sound came from. And all the tunnels adjacent to it were sealed off. We immediately gathered the dwarves of the Brown Mountains and held a contingency meeting, but honestly, what else can we do? Alas , Really! Do you believe it? The most popular suggestion is to find the dragon’s lair and kill the dragons that haven’t yet entered the active stage!” It really looks like a dwarf.But Ethhande said dissatisfied: "The recent young dwarves haven't even actually seen what a dragon looks like! The older generation are all opposed to this, and I am the one who is the most opposed. Why?! Because I inferred from the sound of waking up, the other side The dragon is no ordinary scary dragon." Carl said in a breathless tone: "If it's not a normal scary dragon...?" "I don't know what kind of dragon it is, but it must be almost mysterious or legendary, extraterrestrial fantasy level? It's a bit strange to describe it like this. Anyway, it's the kind of dragon that must be described with this type of adjective level dragon."
We walked up the mountain road and walked along the winding road. I don't know if it's because this is the second time I have walked this road, so I still have a little leeway to look around slowly.But I looked up the hill, and the same awe still oppressed me as on the last time we came. What a beautiful work of art that building is! The Temple of the Great Storm is truly majestic.Whoever designed that building must have stood where I am now, looking at that hill.Well, he must have looked at the hills like this more than once, right?It should have been said less than dozens of times.If this is not the case, how can we create a masterpiece that is firmly on the ground but is above the sky? "Whoo!" Shan Sen turned to me and said: "What's wrong with you?" "I mean it's an admiration. What a beautiful building!" I don't know if Shan Sen was moved or had other intentions, but he nodded.Ghisien, as usual, seemed to be dozing off while riding on a bull. His head was a little lowered, and he was muttering to himself with his left hand on the hilt of his sword.If an uninformed person saw it, he would think he was riding a bull drunk. Carl looked like he had something to say. "Hmm, um. Brothers, although we know a lot of facts, there is no need to tell everything." Nelia laughed and said: "What, Uncle Carl? Do you not trust the High Priest of Edbroy?" "Ah, Miss Nelia. That's right, we know some important state secrets that only His Majesty the King and the top cabinet members can know." I seem to hear the sound of Nelia's eyes opening wide.Nelia can be said to have looked at the people around her with sparkling eyes.Her eyes are fixed on my face. "Xiu-qi-?" Uh uh uh uh!It's the kind of whining sound that makes goose bumps all over the floor! "do not do that!" "I won't tell anyone. Can you tell me? I'm dying of curiosity." Carl sighed and said: "Miss Nelia." "Just kidding, Uncle Carl. But why do you say that?" "The influence of Edbroy's altar is very powerful. And of course the priests have no national border restrictions, they can come and go freely. If spies want to use it, the priests can be said to be a good means of camouflage." "Aha!" Nelia nodded, while Shan Sen asked: "You didn't tell us this last time we were here, did you?" "At that time, we were looking for the high-level priest. And it was not long after we arrived in the capital. But this time is different. The people from the Great Storm Temple invited us to go!" Shan Sen nodded. makes sense.Suddenly this morning, several cultivators from the Great Storm Temple came to look for us.Those cultivators saw our group's faces painted with ink and noisy, they were all stunned. Although Carl blushed, Shan Sen still didn't care about the eyes around him and insisted on painting my face. ink.What a respectable warrior he is! After we all wiped off the ink and apologized for our rudeness, the monks told us the reason for our visit.I will omit those complicated procedures. What they mean is that the high priest wants to invite us to have a cup of tea in the afternoon, and ask if we can go. But the High Priest extended an invitation not to Ghithion, but to us.However, this incident is really suspicious.Shan Sen said very frankly: "But this is an invitation from the High Priest, isn't it?" After Carl smiled, he said again with a very serious face: "I won't doubt the high priest. Because it would be too miserable to look at the world from such a point of view. But as for that secret, if I even say that I have doubts, does that count as answering your question? Fei Xifu Brother?" "Yes, I understand." When Nelia heard what Carl said, her eyes widened in surprise. "Xiuqi—?" "Ahh! Don't say any more!" There are practitioners and several priests waiting for us at the main entrance.Heh, it really doesn't look like you just want to "have a cup of tea"!The priests greeted us solemnly, Karl answered their greetings skillfully, and the rest of us... said something about the weather. Those cultivators took away our horses and bulls with the same solemn attitude, and because of this, a small accident happened. The three cultivators were dragged away by the black nighthawk, screaming and shouting to Edbro Yi's name.What a troublesome horse!It ended with me jumping up and pushing the guy to the ground to end the little accident.Well, on the way to tea, I messed up my clothes! One of the priests stroked his chest and said: "Please, please come with us. The High Priest is waiting." This time it was not a cultivator, but a priest who came directly to help us lead the way.The more I walked, the more I felt very strange. We just came here once with Ghisien, how could we become like some distinguished guests here?what!If you insist on pursuing it, you only want to get the incident that we acted together with Adeline in the Karal territory. It's like a palace here, no, it's more exaggerated than there, and it's even dizzy to walk along the road (at least in the palace, there are no such things as cloud bridges or staircases that fork in the air). "Ok?" Shan Sen made a strange sound.I looked ahead and there were two men standing on one side of the aisle, talking to a priest.If you wear ordinary clothes in the temple, it is very eye-catching.One of the two men was a slightly younger man, and the other was carrying a long sword on his back.Where did you seem to have seen them? "Mr. Xiu Lizhe?" Karl called him first.Immediately, the man who was chatting and laughing with the priest turned his head to look at us. "Ah, it's from Hetant's territory..." That man is Nex Shuliche.And behind him was the man who looked like a groom that he had seen that morning.Nix looked at us and asked: "What are you doing here?" "Ah, the High Priest invited us." "yes?" Nex showed a surprised expression.The look in his eyes might be thinking: how strange it is for people like us who have just arrived in the capital to be invited by the high priest.Hmm, I find this weird too.But Nix didn't say anything about it, just said quietly: "Ah, by the way, Miss Ebolyn of the Harshtel family asked me about your residence, and I told her. Have you seen her?" Upon hearing about Ebolyn, Carl's eyes immediately became dark.Damn it, made me think of that again! "Yes, we have seen her." When Nex saw Carl's eyes become so strange, he showed a surprised expression.But still did not ask anything. "Hope you all had a great afternoon. Wishing you all the best of luck in the name of Cosmos blowing in the wind." "Bless you with the glory of the petals that calm the storm." As soon as Karl finished answering, Nex nodded and saluted, said goodbye to the priest who was talking with him just now, and left.The man behind him still didn't say a word, and walked behind Nex.After watching his back for a while, Karl said: "Well, he's Edbroy's lay priest." "Yeah, it's probably because of this that he came here." After we said goodbye to Nex Shulizhe, we walked for a while under the guidance of those priests.Then the backyard that was led to last time appeared.Then we saw the High Priest sitting there in exactly the same posture as last time, making one wonder if he has been sitting there since that time last time. The high priest got up and said with a smile: "I welcome you in the name of the cosmos blown in the wind." Ghisien solemnly gave a salute of attention, and said: "Bless you with the glory of the petals that calm the storm. Thank you for inviting us." As for us... we just paid attention to him.The eyes of the high priest moved and then stopped at Nelia.The high priest tilted his head and asked: "This lady, I haven't seen it before, have I?" Nelia nodded and said: "I'm Nelia. Let's act together with these people." The high-ranking priest looked at Nelia with a different look, and then said: "Miss Nelia, I hope you don't mind, I would like to ask how old you are." I felt Nelia's eyes flicker.That may just be my own feeling.Heh, the high priest seems to know about that too?Nelia said simply: "Well, I can only say that I am over ten years old and not yet thirty." The high priest nodded and said: "I'm sorry. I know someone who looks a lot like you, that's why I'm being so rude. Alright! It's a pleasure to receive not only distinguished guests, but also beautiful guests. Please take a seat, everyone. "We sat around a table.Not long after, the cultivators took trays and tea sets, as well as small lanterns and kettles.The high priest himself lit the lantern and put the kettle on it to boil water. "By the way, Githion. How is your lovely magic sword?" "..." "Gicien?" "... Oh? Ah, what did you just say?" "It's okay, forget it. You have already answered me." The High Priest nodded silently, filled the tea and began to hand out teacups to everyone.Karl complimented the taste of the tea as if expertly, and the High Priest expressed modesty appropriately.The two elders answered each other fluently, it was so wonderful that I didn't even taste the tea. Then the high-ranking priest didn't even talk about the weather, and went straight to the topic. "Mr. Carl and his party came to the capital to raise gems, right?" Carl is really respectable, isn't he?Both Shan Sen and I turned to surprised faces, but he was different from us, he still kept a smile on his face, and replied softly: "I can't guess what the high priest is asking you for." "You mean, will you change your answer because of my intention?" "I don't need to answer anymore, do I?" The high priest crossed his fingers, put them on his knees, and said: "I know you've been to the Tower of Light. And I'm sure you already know that there are no gems in the capital." Carl didn't answer, just smiled deeply.Wow, if it were me, I would have already answered several sentences, but Karl just smiled gently, waiting for the high priest to continue speaking.So the high-ranking priest hesitated a bit and said: "Everyone asked so about the whereabouts of the jewels, so I got another piece of news." Carl nodded.High Priest said: "How? Maybe I can help everyone." "Thank you, but someone has already promised to help us get gems." "The king? Well...Although King Nissien said so, how could he get something that he doesn't have?" "You mean that the Temple of the Great Storm may have something that it doesn't have?" "Hehe. That's something only God can do, and at the same time, it's also something God hates to do the most!" Karl looked at the high priest in silence. "I'm an ignorant villager who can't read between the lines. You mean..." "I mean I can explain why." Carl tilted his head and asked: "You mean the reason for not having gems?" "Yes. But of course it's not for me to explain." After the high priest finished speaking, he turned his head away.We all turned our heads too.On the cloud bridge connecting this backyard to the third floor of the main building (let's call it the main building? Well, it's the largest building anyway), two people were about to walk over.Carl frowned, but Shan Sen, who had good eyesight, recognized them first. "what?" I can't see clearly because of the backlight.Anyway, it's probably father and son, a tall man and a short man... But why does that son have more beards? "Isaihand?" "Huh? Alvned?" Shan Sen and I took turns saying their names. The short man was none other than the dwarf with the strong build and broad shoulders, Isaihand.And standing next to him was a man who looked very tall and thin, and could be said to be very slender, Alfred.Esaihand waved first. "Hey, long time no see! By the way, have you been riding Xiuqi with the horse recently?" Shan Sen's face turned blue and red.Alfred also looked at each of us with a smile, and then said with a surprised expression: "It's a pleasure to see you. Where's the elf lady?" Karl looked surprised, and after looking at the two people, he looked at the high priest.The high priest smiled. "I'm Ghisien Byzos. Walking with these guys..." "Baizos! Are you His Highness?" Alfred was astonished, and Esaihand also showed a surprised expression.Ai Saihande looked at Ghisien with a straight face, and then said: "Are you that prodigal prince?" Uh uh.Although the dwarves didn't need to show respect to the human prince, the reason for Esaihand's reaction was not so much because of this, but because of Esaihand's character.Ghisien nodded, and Alfred looked at Ghisien flusteredly.Anyway, the last one to be introduced is Githion, and then our mutual introductions are over.I start by asking Ethhand: "What time did you arrive?" "yesterday." "Hmph. I thought we parted ways in Reynolds City, so you'll be here soon!" After that, we stayed in the Karal territory for three days, and we also spent almost three days in the capital.As for Ai Saihande, he came here on foot, so he arrived at a very fast speed.But Ashhand murmured: "Actually, I was found out about helping you get out of jail. That halfling with a hand and foot! He keeps his eyes blurry when he's not counting money! Damn it. So I was called by the city to accept All kinds of cross-examinations, that's why I'm slow. If it wasn't for this, I would have been here long ago." Ai Saihande told us why he came here a little slower.In my thoughts, I originally thought that those short feet would walk to the capital firmly, and it seemed that it would be slower.Carl hastily apologized. "Really, I'm sorry." "Sorry for what? This is what happened to me when I did what I wanted to do. You don't need to care about it!" "But, still..." "I said it's okay! And the city hall didn't pester me because of me, but because of Dukan. When you escaped from prison...you did it very neatly! The people in the city hall will Got me because of those keys in Dukhan. The city might suffer, wouldn't it?" "Aha, so that's the case. But after all, it's because of us..." "Oh, it's all right. Thanks to you, I was able to enjoy a rare sight." "A rare sight?" Esaihand said with a giggle.He clapped his palms with an admiring expression and said: "The more I think about it, the more I think it's a cunning trick. Didn't you hand over the arena to the city government?" Carl smiled. "Ah, yes." "But it's outrageous. Tsk. Regardless of the personality of that guy named Shilikan, his management ability seems to be very good. At that time, thanks to you, the arena became a City property, but then the city of Reynolds got into trouble." "Really? How could this be? The Colosseum is no different from a gambling place. It's unbelievable that it will be in trouble!" "That's it, tsk. The most disparate gambling odds in history actually broke out there. I was able to see that scene because I was stranded there. That's what I call a rare sight." "The biggest winning ratio in history?" "Two aliens came out of nowhere, and they won the bet with the largest betting ratio in history. It was unbelievable. Those two aliens were not afraid at all, so they named the troll as the target of battle. Do you know what the winning odds are? It's a lot! Three hundred to one! But they won. The city nearly took out the coffers. Anyway, they're completely in the red." "Oh, what a surprise!" "So the city government invited Sirikan to be a consultant. Although he couldn't do whatever he wanted like before, Sirikan worked hard to manage the arena and filled the city government's treasury. The face of the government. Sirikan’s personality has also improved. I think this seems to be a good ending. The city government suddenly received such a large property as the Colosseum that it cannot be guarded. The process seems to be a bit hard. But it seems to be back to normal business conditions now.” "That would be wonderful. As for those two..." "Well, of course they were very lucky to get that much money. Ugh. I still remember one of them wearing a wolf's paw necklace and looking like a savage... What's the matter?" Ai Saihande spoke excitedly, and when he saw my expression, he became very surprised.I asked him incredulously: "Wolf, wolf claw necklace? Is he still wielding a half-moon knife weirdly? Also, does he have dimples on his face?" "what?" "Is the other person holding a halberd..." "Do you know them?" "It's just acquaintance!" Shansen giggled when he heard my words, and Carl also smiled. Ghisien and Nelia didn't know what happened to us in Reynolds City, but they listened carefully to what Esaihand said, and they were full of admiration.After that, I told what happened in the Karal territory, and everyone except Shansen and Karl listened to our story with ecstasy.Sometimes I saw Karl winking in the middle, I didn't mention anything about Jeppen in the story, only said that the village was cursed, and we didn't know what kind of curse it was, I turned it like this s story. "Those men even dared to kill the Balrog. They are really brave. I heard that they went to catch the Balrog, so they really went. Tsk." "They said they went to kill the Balrog? These two people are crazy! That's what they said, they were so crazy that they dared to fight against the troll by name, and they even made the city government of Reynolds go bankrupt. Hahaha .” The high-ranking priest showed a very happy expression, but he was actually suppressing and enduring it.Well, anyone can tell.Although he kept interjecting into our conversation, making us think he was looking for an opportunity, but Esaihand likes to speak loudly when he speaks, especially when he opens his mouth wide and laughs loudly, which is his personality.The high-ranking priest looked a little anxious beside him, but Esaihande really didn't know how to read people's faces.The most honorable dwarf... probably because he is the most honorable, so he is the least able to look at people's faces!Because there is nothing that needs to be judged by people's faces, it will become like this, right? Karl couldn't stand it anymore, and wanted to quietly transfer the dominance to the high priest. "We are so happy to see these two guests. High priest, did you ask us to come because you wanted us to meet these two? I am very grateful." The high priest smiled, and the moment he was about to answer, "Puff ha ha! Those who can remember the essence of the spark between the anvil and the hammer, no matter where in the world, there is the friendship of the dwarves with you. And you have fought with me against the orcs, Cxakro, Dmeiin! Then An ugly creature, so how could we be separated? This meeting was destined long ago. Hahaha!" The High Priest couldn't stop laughing.And Karl smiled embarrassedly and wanted to try again. "But High Priest, before these two came here just now, you wanted to say..." The High Priest said quickly: "Athelhand, Beater of the Dwarves." "Hmph, what's the matter with you, the attic ghost of the Great Storm Temple?" Pavilion, attic ghost?The description is too real!This is the original personality of Esaihande.The high priest smiled and said: "This is really a novel title. The noble dwarf beater walked to the human capital with slightly shorter feet. Can you tell us the reason? I have already agreed to let those present know that there is a shortage of gems in the capital. reason." Ai Saihande showed a very inappropriate expression, while stroking the beard of his chin, he said: "The older you are, the more repulsive you attic ghost is, alas, it's like a century-old fox holding the scepter of God. Hey! If you want to invite dwarves to tell stories, bring out a glass of beer please How about me?" "I'm really sorry, there is no beer in the Temple of the Great Storm. Because it is a useless use of grain, so our patriarchal rules prohibit the production of beer." "Isn't this thin tea water worthless?" "Tea is not a grain, is it? It's a luxury product." With a confused expression, I watched the noblest dwarf and the noblest priest of Edbroy, both of whom were making fun of each other (strictly speaking, only Ethelhand was making fun of the priest).The high-ranking priest didn't care much about what the other party said, so Isaihande also didn't look very interesting.As a result, Ai Saihande coughed a few times and said: "Hmm, um. So I'm going to say, listen up." We looked like the hard-to-find audience anywhere in the mainland, ready to start listening to him with very sincere expressions. "Who is the most gem-loving person in this world?" It's really unexpected!When we heard this unexpected question from Esaihand, we all showed surprise expressions.Shan Sen asked carefully: "It should be the dwarf's favorite gem, isn't it?" "Pfft, thank you for being so polite, but in this world, there is another kind of guy who likes gems as much as dwarves." Karl said: "Did you mean the dragon?" "That's right." "Why do you mention dragons?" "Because of the dragon, there will be a shortage of gems and precious metals in the capital." Why do I suddenly feel chilly? "About three months ago? I heard that the mines in the Brown Mountains suddenly started to spread strange rumors." Ai Saihande began to explain in a calm tone. "Somewhere in the tunnel there was a distant rumbling sound. You should know that we dwarves can correctly guess what is moving under the ground. We are more than a hundred cubits under the ground You can tell if it's an orc or a kobold by just hearing a cough. But none of the dwarves who heard that sound knew what it was." Esaihand stroked his chin beard. "Although the sound came from far away, the sound was still very loud. This rumor is getting bigger and bigger. You should know that the dwarves' personality does not accept such things as rumors. But the rumors are still There was a big spread, so I set out for the Brown Mountains. And then I met you guys on the way." "Ah, so there is such a thing." "Really, I was unlucky and was detained in Reynolds City. If it weren't for this person, I'm afraid I'm still stuck there until now." Esaihand pointed at Avned while talking.Alvnaid shook his head in panic. "No, um, I mean I didn't do anything..." "It's disgusting how humble you are. Stop being humble." "No, how could this be modesty. Let me tell you about this." After he finished speaking, he glanced at us. "Three may all think I'm a liar. So, well, three may not quite believe what I'm saying. But... if you can put your prejudices aside and listen to me, I'd appreciate it. And now I'm going to start It’s about something that Mr. Esaihand also experienced together..." Heh, this man, compared to before, his attitude has become much better!Carl nodded and said: "We're not the kind of idiots who believe there's only one side of human beings. Tell me, please!" Alfred started talking after showing a relieved expression. Alvned had left Lord Sirikan's mansion that night.But you can't just drift somewhere.The so-called travel does not mean that you want to go, but you can start with one pair of feet right away.So he stayed in Reynolds City for a few days, worrying about his whereabouts. In the end he decided to follow what Carl had to say.Because he was a wizard after all.But at this time, the Reynolds City Government suddenly asked him to assist in handling the case. "While I was preparing for the trip, I didn't expect to meet Esaihand who was in trouble at the city government. After the city government investigated everyone's escape, it turned out that Dukan Batepin was not caught. The halfling of Greg, but Mr. Isaihand was arrested. However, Mr. Isaihand was detained because he stubbornly refused to testify about the halfling. The city government asked me to go, please I'll go and find out the whereabouts of the halfling." Alvnaid paused, blushing and said: "Because until that time, the Reynolds City Government still... thought I was an archmage." Carl smiled and gestured for him to continue. Alvnaid made up his mind to tell the truth.That is the fact that "he is not an archmage, and he will not be able to find out the magic of people hidden anywhere in the mainland".Because now that he has decided to start again, he can't make those mistakes again, but during his interview with Esaihande, he listened to what Esaihande whispered to him, and went to find the halfling. Esaihand didn't want to reveal the whereabouts of the halfling Dukan Butpinger, but he couldn't continue to be detained in the city hall because of his hurry.So he decided to make use of Alvnaid, and asked Alvnaid to meet Durkan Butpinger. "Mr. Esserhand told me where I could meet the halfling. I went to him, got the key from him and handed it over to the city government. The city government originally wanted that bunch of keys, and I am satisfied with the keys." In this way, not only the halfling Kan Butpinger is safe, but the city government is also satisfied after finding the key, and Mr. Ethelhand can also be released." At this moment, Ai Saihand suddenly laughed. "Pfft! I swear by Caris Newman's beard, that guy must have copied the key! Hahahaha!" The high priest looked at him with a helpless expression, and he barely stopped laughing.avnaid says: "At that time, I had already decided to go to my teacher. So I went with Mr. Isaihand." Esaihand seems to invite Avned to go with him in order to repay Avned for helping him break out of a difficult situation.Alfred believed that it would be very difficult to travel to the capital with his own weak magic, and this happened to be a good proposal when he was distressed.So the two set off together. During the trip, he encountered dangers such as monsters and bandits several times, but Avnaide was able to guard Avnaide, and Avnaide also tried to help Avnaide with his weak magic.Ethhand shook his head whenever Alvned said that his own magic was nothing special. "Ouch, hello! Don't underestimate your abilities." "No. Isaihand, that..." "Okay! No matter how ignorant I am about magic, I can tell that you are already a very good wizard." Carl smiled.Esaihand seemed to be really satisfied with Avned's appearance.hum.Although we only had a bad impression of this wizard before, but judging from Esaihand's attitude, Afned had completely changed his appearance when he met Esaihande. In any case, the two helped each other and reached the Brown Mountains safely.Alvnaid said calmly: "Because Mr. Esaihand, thanks to him, let me see the dwarf mine in the brown mountain range. It was a very precious experience, but because of the strange voice, the emotion when I saw the dwarf mine was swept away And empty." From there, Isaihand went on to say: "Hmm. Although he thinks he is a worthless wizard, he is a wizard after all, isn't he? I, although I don't understand magic, but I know that to be a wizard, you must first have a higher level of knowledge. The knowledge of ordinary people." Alvnaid blushed.Ashhand said: "So I asked him to investigate the sound with us. After arriving at the Brown Mountains, he, some old dwarves, and I went into the tunnel where the strange sound came from. We waited for a very long time, and the more we waited, The more we felt that it might just be a rumor, and just when we thought so, that voice came." He glanced at each of us. "So it was the voice of a dragon." Everyone's face became very pale. "You can't be wrong. It's the sound of a dragon awakened from sleep. It takes an old miner like me to barely recognize that rare sound. I've only heard it a few times, but I can use any I swear! That sound is indeed the awakening sound of a dragon waking up from sleep. This is the sound of a special action it makes before it enters the active period to let the blood flow in its whole body. Ah. Of course I, and the dwarves who had heard the voice, turned pale. Phew... it was the first time in my life that I saw a dwarf face so pale!" I heard Shan Sen swallowing his saliva loudly.I was imagining what a dwarf would look like with a face like white jade, and I almost knocked over my teacup.When I saw Esaihand's serious expression, I actually had to hold back my smile, which was something I never expected. Alfred seemed to turn pale because he thought of the scene at that time.Huh, standing in a dark and airtight underground tunnel, hearing the voice of a dragon from a distance?It might be scary!Esaihand continued: "We sealed off the tunnel from which the sound came from. And all the tunnels adjacent to it were sealed off. We immediately gathered the dwarves of the Brown Mountains and held a contingency meeting, but honestly, what else can we do? Alas , Really! Do you believe it? The most popular suggestion is to find the dragon’s lair and kill the dragons that haven’t yet entered the active stage!” It really looks like a dwarf.But Ethhande said dissatisfied: "The recent young dwarves haven't even actually seen what a dragon looks like! The older generation are all opposed to this, and I am the one who is the most opposed. Why?! Because I inferred from the sound of waking up, the other side The dragon is no ordinary scary dragon." Carl said in a breathless tone: "If it's not a normal scary dragon...?" "I don't know what kind of dragon it is, but it must be almost mysterious or legendary, extraterrestrial fantasy level? It's a bit strange to describe it like this. Anyway, it's the kind of dragon that must be described with this type of adjective level dragon."