Chapter 319 Boat

On the way back, I kept playing with the half-diamond-shaped stone I got from the altar. The gray stone was about a finger long. It looked rough, but it felt unexpectedly smooth. One side was uneven, like

It is a fault, so I guess it is not a complete item. As for the idea of ​​gathering the remaining stones, I have never thought about it. The Dark Continent is so big, this is undoubtedly more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

He casually threw it into a corner of the inventory. At this moment, Tia, who was lying on the snowy quilt, let out a soft groan and opened her eyes faintly.

"Tia, are you awake? How are you? Are you feeling better?"

In a mentally weak state, she suffered the mental shock from Du Ruier. I was very worried about what shadow or sequelae it would leave in her heart.

Slowly raising her head, Tia's eyes were unfocused, and she glanced around blankly. The surrounding scenery gradually became clearer. Finally, she fixed her gaze on me for a few seconds, then suddenly showed a look of fear, and subconsciously

He stepped back, but didn't realize that he was on Xiaoxue's back, and fell to the ground with a "pop".

"Tia, how did you..."

I was just about to step forward and help her up, but unexpectedly she kept retreating like a snake and a scorpion until she retreated to the corner, waving her hands and shouting in a sobbing voice: "Don't come here...

do not come……".

"..."

It seems that the one who left a shadow in her heart was not Duriel, but me. I had expected this situation. After all, looking back, even I was deeply afraid of "the me at that time". I'm afraid it was just me.

The neurotic trio of Lar and Sarah, who loves me deeply, can understand and accept it. I am not surprised that Tia has such a reaction.

Not surprising, just a little lonely...

Tia hugged her knees, buried her pretty face in them, and huddled in the corner alone, sobbing softly. I stood there at a loss, looking ahead. My eyes were unfocused, and I was thinking about random things to pass the time.

It's better to let her be alone for a while. After crying enough, she will calm down. Then she can go back silently and separate silently. As long as she deliberately avoids it, she will never meet again in this life, so that's fine.

"Fanfan..."

A sound as soft as a mosquito's moan sounded in my ears, a phantom sound? It didn't sound like it. I turned my head in surprise and saw that Tia had stopped trembling. Half of her lovely eyes were raised from her knees, looking at this place like a timid rabbit.

On the other hand, Tia, who is completely different from her usual energetic appearance, is weak and cute. She adds a bit of feminine charm.

"What...what happened?"

I was surprised by this sudden change. I was even more trembling and couldn't hide the joy in my voice. I walked up gently, but Tia didn't avoid it.

"Hey, Fanfan..."

As soon as I walked in front of her, my sleeve was held by a small hand, and then gently pulled down. I squatted down, facing Diya who was holding her knees, less than half a meter apart, and then,

In my surprised eyes, Tia's body fell forward and her forehead was in my arms.

"Fanfan, tell me. What just happened was all an illusion, right?"

"..."

I opened my mouth and knew that I couldn't say "yes" either for her or myself.

"It's an illusion, right!!"

As if sensing my determination, Tia's hands suddenly wrapped around my waist, hugged me tightly, and pressed her forehead hard, almost stopping me from speaking.

"Well, that's right."

Feeling the weakness in her tone, I couldn't help but sigh and gently hugged her head. To be honest, I really don't understand what Tia is thinking now. Are you deceiving yourself? Her breasts are stained with blue. Don't the bloody clothes say it all? I really don't understand a girl's heart.

"Wow~~~~, Fanfan, you scared me to death. I'm really scared."

As soon as the words came out, it became the trigger for Tia's tear glands to collapse. She cried loudly against my chest, and her warm tears quickly soaked my chest. I even suspected that she was storing the The tears that had been flowing for more than ten years were released in one breath.

I don't blame Tia for her weakness. She is just a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, living in this closed village without fighting against the world. To blame, I can only blame this cruel world.

After finally crying enough, she lowered her voice and waited until the traces of her crying disappeared - if she went back like this and let others see her red eyes, they would 100% think that I had bullied her.

"Let's use the teleportation scroll to go back."

Seeing that she was almost recovering, I immediately suggested that it would take at least ten days to walk back from here, which was really not cost-effective.

"Ugh~~, teleportation scroll? It's too extravagant."

Dia, who still held my sleeve and refused to let go, pouted her little lips, and immediately entered the mode of being a thrifty and good housewife, which made me smile bitterly. However, in the Horadric tribe, which lacks materials, the teleportation scroll is indeed Very precious.

"Don't worry, our budget-conscious little housewife Ms. Tia will not have to worry about the teleportation scroll once the teleportation station is opened."

I told a little lie. Even outside, teleportation scrolls are extremely precious. There are many mercenary-level adventurer teams, or even only one or two in the entire team.

"What? I'm only 17 years old. I'm not a housewife. Fanfan, you are so rude." In response to my teasing, Tia immediately raised her mouth in protest.

Opening the teleportation scroll while laughing like this, I was about to step into the teleportation array when my sleeve was suddenly pulled hard.

"Fanfan, would you blame me for being too weak?" Tia, who had been forcing herself to laugh, asked in a depressed tone.

"How could it be? When I'm your age, I haven't even killed a chicken. You've already done a great job." I sighed and smiled slightly.

"I... I will practice hard after I go out. I will definitely know it. I will definitely be able to face it in the future. So... don't be angry with me, okay?"

"Well, I will cheer for you."

I turned around and gently patted Tia, who was holding my sleeve and lowering her little head on my chest. The little one finally grew up.

After returning to the village, we narrated this experience to Sakron and received news from him that the village's teleportation station will be connected to Rogge's camp in the next few days. This is indeed good news, I I hurriedly found Akara and learned that the negotiations with the Horadric tribe were in the final stage. After the teleport station was opened, within a month, the camp would welcome 600 Horadric mages, including 100 Job transferees and 500 mercenaries. Soldiers will not be used for the time being. After all, considering the limited admission capacity of the camp, it will be difficult to manage if too many unfamiliar adventurers flood in together.

However, mages are a popular profession. The supply has always been in short supply in Rogge Camp, so we believe that these 600 Horadric mages will soon be integrated into the ranks of adventurers in the camp. It is estimated that the next batch of Horadric mages will

The arrival will be in half a year.

Of course. In addition, there is also the issue of supplies, which is also a trivial matter. The Horadric tribe has been closed for thousands of years, and they must have accumulated a lot of gold coins. As long as they have money, everything will be easy to handle. The huge Dark

Can the mainland not be able to provide supplies for these mere 50,000 people? There are just some scarce items - such as teleportation scrolls and the like, which still need to be discussed. In fact, the best way is to collect the raw materials for production by the Horadric tribe themselves, anyway.

What they lack most is combat capability.

There is another issue that is still under discussion, related to future development. After the Horadric tribe stabilizes its contact with the outside world, whether to connect the village's teleportation station to other teleportation stations to allow adventurers to log in and use this place as an adventure

One of the gathering places, this is indeed a problem. Opening up to the outside world does more good than harm to the economic and cultural development of the village. But it also depends on whether the proud Horadric people want to develop the economy. Whether they can respect the culture of other races.

Ah, but after I conveyed the news about Duriel to the great elder, the Horadric people became much more relaxed. After all, if a large number of adventurers gathered, they would not have to worry about Duriel coming out to cause trouble in the future.

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These are all what I heard from Akara. Of course, there is definitely more to the private agreement. How could the cunning Akara leave the Horadric tribe unused? The elders headed by Isaac Lung are not vegetarians either.

Yes, everyone just cooperates with each other to achieve a win-win situation. At best, it’s just about who benefits more.

When I was caught by Akara and instilled these things, on the other side, the Horadric tribe also welcomed another guest, Karot, who had been following us. A few days after we entered the village, he also

He sneaked in quietly. Of course, he didn't want to get in trouble with the Horadric tribe, he just wanted to see if there was anything he needed in the legendary Horadric tribe.

However, his luck didn't seem to be very good. With his strength, he quickly cleaned most of the ancient tombs, but found nothing useful. Think about it, even if there were some good things hidden in the ancient tombs,

It should have been moved back by the Horadric people who have lived here for thousands of years. It was his turn to get it, so he set his sights on the mage tower. But what was even more unfortunate was that there happened to be a man named Luo.

The stingy old man who was the most stingy in the world was guarding inside. When Carrot casually walked into an empty library, Farah had already appeared behind him, taking down a book from the bookshelf as if nothing had happened.

It slowly turned over.

The slight movement made Carlos turn around suddenly. When he saw Farah appearing behind him at some point, a chill suddenly ran down his neck.

"Teacher Farah, long time no see." Carlos gave a slight salute.

"Haha, didn't we just meet last month?" Farah responded lightly, never looking at Carlos.

Had he already been discovered when he just started following him? Carlos was stunned and was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say.

"Hey!! I watched you and Seattle Lake grow up. Now that I am old, I can no longer guess what is going on in your minds. I know a little about your experience, but there is nothing here.

What you want."

Farah turned around, changed from her usual disrespectful behavior, looked deeply at Carrot, and threw the book in her hand over.

"The Horadric tribe here doesn't seem to have much useful information."

With a sigh, he has been studying in the Mage Tower these days. Although a lot of information here has opened his eyes, it is just that. It is absolutely impossible for the once glorious Horadric clan to only have these superficial things left.

, regarding this point, Kane, who studied with him, also fully agreed.

"I'll give you a suggestion. Maybe you should go to the Horadric tribe in the second world. I've been following them for so long. I guess you should know the method." After saying that, Farah turned around and stopped looking at the card.

Los glance.

Silently flipping through the books in his hands, Carlos looked gloomy and uncertain, and finally revealed his deep disappointment. He held the jade in his arms tightly, and his eyes became firm again.

"Students understand."

Putting the book back in its place, Carlos bowed again. He turned around and paused again.

"Teacher Kasha, is she okay?"

"Okay, that's great. I drink and fight every day. I won't die." Farah replied angrily.

"Then, the student resigned." Carlos, who was originally expressionless, couldn't help but reveal a warm smile on his lips, and then strode away.

Hmm. It seems that I have another good helper.

Looking at Carlos' disappearing figure, Farah smiled slyly. It is not easy to find the Horadric Staff in the second world. With Carlos, a skilled master, progress will undoubtedly be much faster.

He is now a little impatient to know what good things the Horadric tribe in the second world has. If it weren't for the camp, Farah might even go there in person.
To be continued...