This is an extremely simple house, with all the attributes of a "broken house" such as air leaks and rain leaks, but the house is still tidy.
The only relatively complete piece of furniture was a wooden chair, on which the thin old Lal was lying weakly.
Father Lal with a long beard is actually not very old, his actual age is only in his fifties, but he looks like a dead body.
Seeing that little Jim didn't bring back any food, but brought back a stranger who didn't look "like a good person" (Chen Rui: ...), Papa Lal didn't save little face for little Jim, yelled at him, and even threw him away. Something happened to drive Little Jim and Chen Rui out.
"Your body is not an ordinary wound, but poisoned."
Chen Rui's first sentence stopped the old man's scolding.
"You can see that Little Jim seems to be forced to come here by me. You are afraid of hurting him, so you deliberately drove him away. Don't worry, I have no malicious intentions."
The second sentence fell into his ears, and Papa Lal's eyes froze immediately. Little Jim was about to say something, when he saw a dazzling white light emitting from Chen Rui's body, and he couldn't even open his eyes for a while.
After the rays of light subsided, Papa Lal's expression changed from shock to surprise, the haggard look on his face gradually faded away, and a rosy complexion appeared after sweeping away the sickness of the past.
Papa Lal let out a low voice, and an aura full of power burst out and spread to the surroundings. The muscles all over his body swelled like an inflated ball, his shirt was almost bursting, and some kind of tattoo on his chest It was revealed, and the whole house was shaken suddenly.
Little Jim couldn't believe his eyes. He had only seen such a power in the city's famous strong man, Magistrate William Lord. When did Dad have this kind of power? Even more than that!
This strong guy... the usual sickly old guy
Papa Lal took a few deep breaths: "Thank you, sir."
Although he said thank you in his mouth, there was no trace of gratitude in Papa Lal's tone, the expression on his face was also very cold, and his eyes were full of vigilance.
"Your aura just now exploded on purpose. If I can't stand it, I'm afraid your 'thank you' is another way." Chen Rui frowned and glanced at little Jim: "You A person who has the heart to raise an orphan, and the behavior he did just now, shouldn't be the kind of heartless person, why is this attitude towards the person who has favored you?"
"My lord, you don't need to go around in circles. I didn't expect that I was found here after hiding for more than ten years." Father Lal sighed, "I don't think your lord is the kind of referee who indiscriminately kills weeds. He should be a dignitary. , I can go with you, but this child is innocent, and has no strength or value, please spare his life. Otherwise, once I risk my life, even if I can't die with you, I will inevitably be surprised minor damage."
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Hiding for more than ten years
Chen Rui shook his head, okay, another misunderstanding.
However, he already had a lot of experience of being misunderstood. At this time, the more he explained, the more he couldn't explain clearly, so Chen Rui didn't say much, and moved his fingers slightly.
Little Jim felt his vision blurred, as if something had happened. And Papa Lal was already standing there, his eyes full of horror and despair—Jim couldn't feel it, but he could feel it clearly. The power he felt just now almost shattered the entire space. Such strength far exceeded his imagination, it was simply beyond his reach, and he could be wiped out with just one finger. What's ridiculous is that he threatened to hurt both sides just now.
"Let me make one thing clear first. You misunderstood me. I'm not from the church, and I don't know you. I came to you today just for other things. Do you understand?"
Father Lal was taken aback, saw Chen Rui walking over and sat straight on his chair, and shook it leisurely, before he came to his senses, he couldn't help but smile wryly, his body collapsed again, returning to his usual emaciated, deeply He bowed down and saluted.
"Understood! With the strength that my lord has just revealed, my life and death are completely under control. I can't even commit suicide. There is no need to lie."
Chen Rui secretly thought that this is indeed the way to eliminate misunderstandings. Unfortunately, other people who have misunderstood such as Ben Xie and Satan, if they want to use this method to solve it, it may not be possible in the foreseeable future. Even if they are the king of elements, the real body should be him. unrivaled existence.
"To be honest, my lord, I was the target of the Church's hunting back then, and I have been hiding in this small town for seventeen years. The dispelling power that my lord just used to remove the toxins from my body should only be able to be used by the high-level members of the Church of Light. Come out, that's why I have such a misunderstanding, please forgive me."
Chen Rui nodded: "The poisonous injury on your body is specific and stubborn. In fact, it has not been completely cured just now, but I can only use this ability once an hour. After a while, I will use it a few times, and it should be completely removed."
"My lord's power is simply miraculous." Papa Lal said with emotion, "Even the poison of the Phantom Spring can be removed."
"Phantom spring water?" Chen Rui's ears pricked up all of a sudden, it turned out to be a treasure that can't be found anywhere, to repair the heart of water element
Wait a minute, although the difference between "Phantom Ice Spring" and "Phantom Spring Water" is just one word, do you know if they are the same thing
"My lord has heard of the Phantom Spring before?"
Chen Rui calmed down and asked: "I've heard of 'Phantom Ice Spring', I don't know if there is any connection between the two?"
"My lord is indeed well-informed. The Phantom Ice Spring is the essence of the Phantom Spring. It only produces one drop every few hundred years. The specific function is unknown."
There is no place to find when you break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it! The luck this time is really good, and I even got this unexpected good news!
Chen Rui was overjoyed, and asked calmly: "This kind of ice spring has some effect on me, where did you get poisoned?"
The phantom spring water has only produced a drop of phantom ice spring for hundreds of years, and I don't know if the time limit has come, no matter what, you must go and see it.
"It's in this black prison desert. I wonder if my lord has ever heard of the name Dream Oasis?"
"The phantom spring is in the dreamy oasis?" Chen Rui showed surprise. This trip to the Black Prison Desert seems to be the right time!
Father Lal nodded, and Chen Rui glanced at him: "I came to you this time because of the dreamy oasis. Would you like to accompany me to find this mysterious oasis?"
Papa Lal glanced at little Jim, who quickly shook his head: "Daddy, I didn't say anything!"
Chen Rui smiled indifferently: "He really didn't say it, you know, there are some things in this world, even if you don't tell them, you may not be able to hide them from others, let alone he is still a child."
There should be many secrets about this father Lal, such as why he was hunted down by the church, why he hid in this border town for more than ten years, and so on. However, for Chen Rui, Lal's greatest value is the dream oasis, and he won't go into the rest.
Condensed fire crystal sand and phantom ice spring are all things that are determined to be obtained.
"I can guarantee your safety, and the price is also easy to talk about."
"Although your lord is powerful, the Black Prison Desert is not an ordinary place. I'm afraid that I will not be able to protect myself at that time. I barely escaped by luck..." Father Lal sighed: "I dare not ask your lord What is the purpose of going to the Black Hell Desert, but since you plan to go, you must be quite conscious."
"So you agree?"
Papa Lal smiled wryly: "Can I still refuse?"
Not long after, Chen Rui and Papa Lal put on the costumes of ordinary desert residents and walked out of the city gate.
"In fact, this is not the closest settlement of the Shahan Kingdom to the Black Hell Desert. There is also a Shima Town on the outer edge of the desert, which is rich in magical materials such as secret magic sand and blue clay sand. There were many residents there before, but now there are quite a few people there. Part of it was controlled by bandits and almost became a stronghold. Only some merchants with strong guards dared to go to trade, and some bold people bypassed Shima Town and went directly to the outer edge of the desert to explore and mine materials, but... Some of these people were killed by sand bandits, while others were buried in the desert, with very little chance of surviving."
"But someone is still going, isn't it?" Chen Rui frowned.
"It's just to survive." Papa Lal shook his head, "Me too."
"Don't worry, I said you won't die, you won't die."
"In fact, the adults have already given little Jim a huge sum of money, and killed the city guard captain, who is Pino's brother-in-law, so as to avoid future troubles. As long as that kid is smarter, he will have nothing to worry about for the rest of his life." Father Lal He laughed at himself: "Back then, I just wanted to raise him to hide from others, but after so many years, I have somewhat developed feelings."
"What are we going to now, Shima Town?"
"The Black Prison Desert is as vast as the ocean. The fantasy oasis that adults are looking for is located in the core area of the Black Prison Desert. It contains special power, and the danger is several times higher than the periphery. Even if ordinary people Those who can survive the terrible sandstorm on the periphery will also get lost in the alien forces along the way, and it is impossible to find the real core area.”
Chen Rui nodded, as if he was in the sea of death. Even if he had a map of the sea area, it would be difficult to find the real red two-tooth sea area without the help of the water element king. . But in this desert, there is no map at all, so it is necessary to rely on an old horse like Lal who knows the way.
"I was a little distracted just now, so go on."
"Let's go to Shima Town and make a deal with the shipyard there. That is to buy or rent a desert boat. With a desert boat, it will be much easier to enter the core desert. Don't worry, my lord, old Pan Rui, the owner of the shipyard, and I It's an old friend, even though we haven't seen each other for a few years, we still have some face to show."
Desert Ship? The nine-year compulsory education in another world is undoubtedly a success. Although it has been so long, Chen Rui's first reaction when hearing these four words is still some kind of animal.
Papa Lal didn't speak anymore, because he had already entered the windy and sandy area. Even though it was only in the outer area, the sand and dust still made it very inconvenient to speak. Most of the time, he used a mask or a face towel to cover his face.
When Chen Rui followed Papa Lal all the way to Shima Town, he finally saw that the so-called "desert boat" was not a camel, but a real boat.
On the surface, this kind of ship is not much different from ordinary small sea-going ships, with masts, sails, cabins, anchors, etc., but the shape of the hull is slightly different, and the bottom is driven by special wheel-shaped oars. .