Karui glanced at Dumb, with a look of doubt in his eyes, as if surprised by Dumb's ignorance, but he still explained: "The Death Mountain is the most terrifying place on the mainland, with a large area, almost the size of the Xibo tribe. Almost, a small part is in the territory of the Tianyuan clan, while a large part is in the Huasheng Empire, which has almost become the natural dividing line between the Huasheng Empire and our Suoyu Federation. The empire can only pass through the Tiangang Mountains not far from it or the territory of the Holy See, otherwise it will take a long way. Legend has it that the great first pope and many powerful mages sealed the ancient demon god thousands of years ago. There are all kinds of terrifying monsters living in the mountains. Almost no one who goes in can come out. There have been several mercenary groups of large scale to explore, but none of them came back. I am afraid that we mobilized the whole group People who are still alive may not be able to obtain top-grade magic crystals. I have seen several similar tasks in the general meeting of Red Hurricane City before. They were all looking for some particularly precious items, and these items came from the Death Mountain. It is said that The closer the mountain range is to the center, the more powerful the monsters are, and the reason why this task of finding the ultimate magic crystal is not the highest level—Super is because it is on the edge of the Death Mountain.”
Xuanyue said: "Sounds like a very interesting place, Death Mountain? It's the first time I've heard of it? You said that very few people can come out of Death Mountain. How did the news of the top-grade magic crystal come from? I think , There must be a lot of exaggeration in it, I don't believe how powerful the monster is." In fact, almost everyone in the Holy See knows the name of the Death Mountain, but Xuanyue's father forbids everyone to tell his daughter, No one knows Xuanyue better than him. If Xuanyue knows that there is such a place, it will definitely arouse great interest to explore. But man is not as good as heaven, and his efforts will be in vain.
Xuan Yue ignored the speechless Karui who was asked by herself, turned to dumb and said, "I've decided, how about taking this task of obtaining the best magic crystal? If you are afraid, you don't have to go."
Dumb shook his head, and said without hesitation: "I'll go, but, miss, if we get the top magic crystal, I hope you can give me one, okay?" The fear of the mountains.
Xuan Yue said generously: "No problem, then it's settled, let's go, let's pick up the task."
Karui stared dumbfounded at Xuanyue and Ah-Dai running to the task receiving counter to pick up this task that even their Red Hurricane Mercenary Group dared not touch. Judging from their tone, it seemed that the top-quality magic crystal had already been obtained. He hurriedly ran to the counter, "Miss Magician, you can't go to that place! You don't even have a soldier. If two magicians go there, aren't they going to die?"
Xuan Yue has already handed her mercenary card to the service staff behind the counter, "Don't worry, how can there be high returns without danger? I won't change what I have already decided. We are flexible because of the small number of people. , we really can’t beat the monsters, won’t we run away. Hey, hurry up! I want to take on that special task, register as soon as possible, we’re leaving.” The last sentence was said to the service staff at the counter.
The service staff at the counter thought he had heard it wrong at first, but he didn't realize it until now, and said in a trembling voice: "Miss Magician, are you sure?"
Xuan Yue giggled, and said, "Of course I'm sure, hurry up, by the way, you have to call me the head of the Heaven's Evil Mercenary Corps from now on."
Seeing the service staff registering, Karui was still making the last effort, "Miss Magician, that place is too dangerous, I think you should give up your mind."
Xuan Yue took the registered card from the service staff, smiled at Carui and said: "Uncle Carui, you are too old, the old one has no courage, isn't it a monster? Let's go and see it , Dumb, let's go." After finishing speaking, he quickly ran out of the mercenary union.
Behind Ah Dui and Xuan Yue, there was a sound of regret. No one will be optimistic about the mission of their trip.
Karui has been in society for many years, and of course he would not change his position just because Xuanyue said he was timid, and shook his head sadly, "It's really a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, what a pity for two magicians! Death Mountain? That's Is there a place where people can go?"
In the shadows outside the mercenary union, two figures were talking quietly.
"Yin'er, hurry back and tell the Bishop that Miss is going to Death Mountain, and I will follow her there."
"Yinyi, let's stop the lady directly, but we must not let her go to the Death Mountain! It is a forbidden place announced by the Holy See."
"Hey, I know too, but, do you think we can stop Miss? You know her temper, have you forgotten the pain of being baptized by her holy light last time? Go quickly, only the bishop can I will try my best to protect them if I can prevent the young ladies from taking risks, and if the bishop has not arrived at the edge of the Death Mountain, I will try to stop them again."
"Okay, Yinyi, then I'll go first, we must protect the safety of the young lady, otherwise, we are all doomed. Although the young lady has a bit of a temper, she still has a very kind heart!"
"You still have to say, Miss, I grew up watching her. Since she was born, the director has given me this task. I couldn't even believe it myself. After all, we are not in the courtroom. What is it! You hurry up, time is life."
One of the two shadows dodged and disappeared, while the other quietly followed behind Duan and Xuanyue.
While walking, Xuan Yue said excitedly: "Dumb, tell me, if we complete this task, will the mercenary level increase a lot! Maybe we can get a super mercenary, so interesting. Hehe. "She seems to have forgotten the conflict with Dumb in the morning, and her heart is full of expectations for adventure.
Just now they had gone to the Magician's Guild to retrieve the Tiangang Sword, and Duan was not dissatisfied with Xuan Yue's acceptance of this task. He only had the term "exquisite crystal" in his heart. "Miss, I want to ask you a question."
Xuan Yue was in the right mood, and said, "Just ask."
Dumb said: "Miss, do you know what the best crystal looks like? If we don't even know what the target looks like, how can we find it?"
Xuan Yue smiled mysteriously, leaned close to Ah-Dai, looked around cautiously, and said in a low voice: "I didn't expect you to become able to think about problems. Of course I know what it's like, otherwise, I wouldn't pick it up." That's the mission."
Dumb was taken aback, and said, "You know?"
Xuan Yue said proudly: "Of course. Don't forget, my father is the cardinal of the Holy See. I haven't seen anything. Look." As she spoke, she stretched out her short-handled magic wand in front of Dumb, Pointing to the transparent gem above it, he whispered, "This is the ultimate magic crystal."
Duan had never paid attention to Xuanyue's magic wand. Hearing what she said, he couldn't help but look at it carefully. This magic wand, which was only about one foot long, didn't look anything special on the surface. The white body of the wand was radiant Moisturized, faintly exuding a sacred breath, the end is a sharp cone, on the top of the staff, white wings of the same texture fly up obliquely, slightly curved, forming two arcs, just like the wings of an angel. In the center of the wings, at the top of the staff, is inlaid with a transparent gem the size of an egg. It seems that there is a liquid flowing in the gem. Under the reflection of the sun, faint rays of light flash from time to time. Pointing to the gemstone in the center, Dumb said: "You mean, is this the best magic crystal?"
Xuan Yue nodded and said: "Yes! Dad told me so, he will definitely not lie, don't you believe it?"
Dumb looked carefully at the transparent gemstone in the center of the magic wand, and didn't see anything strange. Xuanyue explained: "There will be a special kind of energy fluctuation in the top-grade magic crystal. As long as I see it, I will definitely recognize it. They said just now that we have no fighters. How would they know that you are a fighter? Hehe, go away , let’s prepare some food first, and then set off.”
Duan followed Xuanyue to the steamed bun shop of the fat boss. Xuanyue glanced at Dumb and said, "Don't you like steamed buns? Let's prepare more so that we can eat them on the way." Saying that, she raised her head and walked towards the steamed bun shop go. Duan was taken aback for a moment, his heart fluctuated slightly, and he followed without saying anything.
Seeing the arrival of Duan and Xuanyue, the fat boss said excitedly: "Dai, you are here, I was just about to pay you back the rest of the money? Yesterday you gave too much, my steamed buns, even a gold coin It's not worth it!"
Duan raised the cloak on his head, smiled innocently and said, "Uncle, you can just accept it, it's what I should give you."
Xuan Yue came over and said, "Boss, I want to buy steamed buns, how much is one?"
The fat boss said: "One copper coin and two, miss, you came with Dumb, so you can take it anyway, the money given by Dumb yesterday is much more than enough."
Xuan Yue giggled, and said, "I want a lot of them, and you know, he is very good at eating."
The fat boss chuckled and said, "You can take as much as you want, and you'll be full."
Xuan Yue glanced at Ah-Dai, and after seeing the fat boss, Ah-Dai returned to the silly look she had when she first met her. It seems that he is still angry with himself again! How stingy. That cold feeling is too uncomfortable, if you want him to be my servant, it seems that you have to bribe him.
Thinking of this, Xuan Yue stretched out a finger to the fat boss and said, "I want a thousand steamed buns."
Duan and the fat boss looked at Xuan Yue in surprise at the same time. The fat boss's feet softened and he almost fell to the ground. He lost his voice and said, "What? A thousand steamed buns."
Seeing their surprise, Xuan Yue smiled and said, "Yes! I want a thousand, and I want it tonight. In this way, even if he eats ten a day, it will be enough for more than three months."
The fat boss stuttered because of his surprise, and said in a trembling voice, "But, but, one thousand, one thousand steamed buns, how are you going to get them!"
Xuan Yue said mysteriously: "Then don't worry about it, you just need to prepare a thousand steamed buns for us, and I will give you the money. Dumb, let's go and buy something else." He took out an amethyst coin and threw it to the boss next to him, then pulled Dumb's sleeve and left.
Duan was also very curious, why a thousand steamed buns add up to two or three hundred catties. Although he didn't care about that weight, he couldn't go on an adventure with a big bag of steamed buns on his back. But he didn't ask, he knew that even if he asked Xuanyue, he might not be able to answer him, anyway, if the steamed buns were ready, he would naturally know.
Behind them was the fat boss with a wry smile on his face. He said to himself, "Even if I work hard for a thousand steamed buns, I can't finish them all in one night!"
Leaving the steamed bun shop, Xuanyue started a big purchase, mainly food, and bought some clothes for Ah-Dai and herself. These things were naturally in Ah-Dai's hands, and Xuanyue felt very fresh when she saw everything. They must be bought, but they must be seen. Almost all the shops in the small town have her presence until the evening. At this time, Dumb's body was already covered with all kinds of items. Just as they were about to go back to the steamed bun shop, they were stopped by a group of people. This was an empty street, and few people passed by.
This is a group of warriors in light armor. They are not very old. They look to be about twenty. There are more than a dozen of them in uniform. On their chests, they all have mercenary badges. Three of them are silver mercenary badges, showing that With the strength of their second-level mercenaries. The most conspicuous one is one of the female mercenaries. She is wearing a brown Pikai, with long fiery red hair hanging behind her. Shining silver metallic luster, obviously an archer. Her seductive eyes turned and fell on Dumb.
Being stopped in front of her, Xuanyue didn't show any surprise, she hid beside Ah-Dai, and said, "They seem to have bad intentions, it's up to you."
Dumb nodded slightly, took a few steps forward, and said politely: "Excuse me, what can you do?"
A second-level mercenary headed by the mercenaries stepped forward. Among the mercenaries, he was the only one wearing silver light armor. He was their leader at a glance. He smiled and said, "Mr. Magician, hello, we They are members of the Moonscar Mercenary Group, and I am the head of the group, Yuehen, and these are my good brothers. We have no malicious intentions in stopping you, we just want to seek cooperation."
Duan was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Seeking cooperation?"
Yuehen nodded, and said: "Yes, we have all seen the process of accepting tasks in the mercenary union just now, and we are also very interested in that top-quality magic crystal, and I wonder if we can cooperate with your mercenary group , how about exploring Death Mountain together?"
As soon as she heard that it wasn't robbery, Xuan Yue hurried over, stood in front of Dumb, and said, "Want to cooperate with us? What do you want?"
Yuehen smiled slightly, and said: "Miss Magician, you have also seen that we are a group of young people, we have heard what you said in the union, we are not for money, just for adventure, only like the Death Mountain Such a place is worth our visit. If we get a lot of top-quality magic crystals, I hope we can share some of them, which is enough. After all, you are the ones who took over the task. If it wasn’t for you, miss, we really wouldn’t be able to muster up the courage Woolen cloth."
Xuan Yue blinked her big eyes, and thought, since Karui said that the Death Mountain is very dangerous, it seems that it is not false. If this group of people can go together, the possibility of success will be much higher, and the crowd will be lively. The opponents are all young people, so that's fine. He nodded and said, "Well, you can go, but you must listen to me on the way, and you can't make decisions without authorization."
The red-haired girl walked to Yuehen's side and said, "How can we do that, you are only two, there are so many of us, and we are not a mercenary group, why should we listen to you."
Xuan Yue snorted, and said: "I don't care, you have to listen to me. Don't forget, I am a magician, a light magician. Moreover, only I can distinguish the best magic crystal."
Yuehen was stunned for a moment, and a gleam of joy flashed in his eyes. The preciousness of a light magician does not lie in his strong attack power. The most important thing is that he can use recovery and auxiliary magic for the team members. A lot of casualties can be avoided, Yuehen nodded and said: "In this case, we agree. Little sister, who told you to talk too much."
The red-haired girl snorted unhurriedly, and said: "Looking at her voice, I'm afraid she's not as old as me. Let her command me, but I won't accept it. Unless she can win me over."
When did Xuanyue fear the challenge, and snorted coldly: "Aren't you convinced? Okay! Then I will accept your challenge, so what if I'm not as old as you, is it better to be older?" While talking, she teased Pulling up his cloak, when the mercenaries saw Xuan Yue's peerless appearance, several of them exclaimed in unison, and the beauty of the red-haired girl was immediately compared.
Duan put his things aside, lowered his head, and said to Xuanyue: "Miss, let me do it." No matter how stupid Duan is, he knows that archers are a magician's nightmare. Since he agreed to the cardinal, Xuan Yue must never be hurt again.
Xuan Yue didn't appreciate it, she gave the red-haired girl a disdainful look, and said, "No, I can deal with her myself." After speaking, she raised the magic wand in her hand.
Yuehen also wanted to see how this little girl who looked only in her teens was certified as a senior magician, so she nodded at her sister and said in a low voice, "Don't hurt her."
The red-haired girl hummed noncommittally, took off the long bow, and as if by magic, a long silver arrow was already on the bow. The rest of the mercenaries retreated a dozen steps, leaving an open space for them. The red-haired girl drew her bow to the full moon and said, "Little sister, don't say that I bully you, my Wind Mie Arrow has the property of destroying demons. Note Remember my name, my name is Yueji." As soon as the words fell, the silver arrow shot out, turned into a phantom, and shot towards Xuanyue across a distance of less than thirty steps like lightning. Yueji's arrow technique is already well-known in the mercenary world, and it can no longer be described as accurate. The purpose of her arrow is to shoot off a piece of Xuan Yue's clothes, so as to embarrass the little girl in front of her who is prettier than herself That's all.
At such a close distance, it was unfair for a magician to compete with an archer. The magician needed time to chant, but this sudden arrow didn't give Xuan Yue any time.
Xuan Yue pushed away Ah-Dai who was about to shoot, and waved the magic wand lightly in her hand. At the moment when the silver arrow was about to approach her, a bright light suddenly appeared. When everyone regained their vision, they found that Yue Ji's body had been covered by a The layer of light curtain was completely enveloped, and no one could see what was going on except Dumb.
Even if Dumb saw it, he couldn't understand it. Just now, when the silver arrow arrived in front of Xuan Yue, she seemed to read a word in a low voice, and her whole body was immediately shrouded in brilliance. Inching forward, Xuanyue also took this opportunity to cast a low-level magic to cover Yueji in it. What surprised Dumb the most was that he didn't see Xuanyue chanting a spell, whether it was defense or offense.
Xuan Yue said proudly: "Who said that the archer must be the guest star of the magician, how about it? Do you want to compare?" The faint brilliance flowed in front of her, setting off her beautiful face, as if like Like a fairy descending to earth, all members of the Moonscar Mercenary Group were stunned.
After a long while, it was Yue Hen who came to his senses first, walked to his sister, glanced at Yue Ji who was bewildered, and said to Xuan Yue: "Miss Magician, your strength is beyond our expectations. Death Mountain, I have decided that the Moonscar Mercenary Group will completely obey your orders."
Xuan Yue nodded in satisfaction, and said: "That's good, you go back first, and tomorrow morning, we will meet at the West City Gate, so don't be late. Don't wait when it's overdue. Dumb, let's go."
On the way back to the steamed bun shop, Ah-Dai couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "Miss Xuanyue, what method did you use to block that arrow just now?" Ah-Dai asked himself, if he wanted to decipher the ghostly arrow just now, he would just Can use the Tiangang sword to block it based on feeling, whether it can be blocked is still a question. As for using magic, he dared not even think about it.
Xuan Yue pouted and said, "Are you finally willing to take the initiative to talk to me? That's my secret, I can't tell you."
Dumb hit a wall, and stopped talking embarrassingly.
When the two returned to the steamed bun shop, they were shocked by the scene in front of them. The table was full of steamed buns, and the fat boss was sweating profusely taking out a few baskets from it. Dumb hurried over to help.
Putting down the drawer, the fat boss gasped and said, "Okay, this should be enough for a thousand steamed buns, just a little more. This is the result of asking the neighbors for help. I have been busy all afternoon! I want to know the most now , how are you going to take it away, this is nearly three hundred catties."
Xuan Yue giggled, and said: "Then you just wait and see, let you see it." She closed the store door, stretched out her white and tender hands, poked in from her collar, and grabbed a necklace. It's silvery white, without flashes of light, and looks very ordinary, except that at the end of the necklace, there is a red gemstone pendant, which is constantly shining with a faint red light. At this time, it was getting late, and almost all the civilians went home for dinner. In order to make these thousand steamed buns, the fat boss deliberately closed down for one day.
Xuan Yue's big eyes closed, and she murmured: "Use the blood of the phoenix as a guide, open it, the gate of time and space." As she chanted, the red necklace pendant suddenly burst into light, a ball of red light Covering Xuan Yue's body in it, she suddenly opened her eyes and said softly: "Take it—"
The steamed buns on the table seemed to have heard the call, and flew up one after another, rushing towards Xuanyue. To the surprise of Duan and the fat boss, the steamed buns disappeared as soon as they touched the red light on Xuanyue's body. The moon is like a bottomless pit, and after a while, the steamed buns on the table are cleaned up.
The fat boss opened his mouth wide, and said stupidly: "This, is this the power of magic? It's too powerful, it's really too powerful."
After collecting the steamed buns, Xuan Yue didn't stop. She also took away all the things she bought during the day. When she was about to collect Duan's own baggage, she was held tightly by Dui and refused to let go. Inside, but There are Owen's ashes!
The red glow on Xuan Yue's body subsided, and she said angrily: "I don't want yours, why are you pulling it so tightly? What a burden to hold it! Let me put it in the blood of the phoenix, it will save trouble."
Duan said in a daze: "No, this baggage is very important to me, so I can rest assured only if I carry it close to my body. Miss Xuanyue, so your magic is so powerful!"
Xuan Yue pouted and said, "It's so stingy. Is my magic very powerful? My father is very powerful. When I reach the level of a great magician in the future, I can open my own space bag, and I don't need the blood of the phoenix. Trouble, those steamed buns of yours have all been received in this necklace of mine, when you want to eat, remember to ask me to ask for it."
Although Dui had learned some alchemy from Corris, everything in front of him was beyond his comprehension. How could he know that the most precious thing on Xuanyue was this phoenix blood necklace, which was used to hold steamed buns. It is too wronged. That, but the treasure given to Xuan Yue by the Pope, is one of the few artifacts in the Holy See. If it weren't for the blood of the phoenix to make Xuan Yue an amulet, how could Cardinal Xuan Ye be so relieved to let his daughter come out.
Xuan Yue murmured: "One copper coin and two steamed buns, one hundred copper coins equals two hundred steamed buns, five hundred copper coins equals one thousand steamed buns, then the amethyst coins I gave you should be enough."
The fat boss was completely shocked by the "magic" just now, and his blood boiled. Hearing this, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Enough is enough, there are more, I will find them for you."
Xuan Yue smiled and said: "Seeing how hard you are working, I don't need to look for it. I'm not as stingy as some people. Let's go, I'm tired and I need to find a place to sleep." After finishing speaking, she walked out of the store first.
Dumb and the fat boss Yiyi bid farewell before chasing them out. Xuan Yue didn't go far, and walked slowly in front. He hurried forward and asked, "Miss, where are we going now?"
Xuanyue said: "I've been optimistic about it for a long time, come with me."
Originally, Duan thought that Xuan Yue would definitely find a luxurious hotel to live in. After all, she is the daughter of a cardinal, and she is used to being pampered. Unexpectedly, Xuan Yue just took him to an inexpensive ordinary restaurant not far from the West City Gate. Although the place was not gorgeous, it was very clean. As soon as he entered the door, Dumb felt comfortable.
Xuanyue saw the doubts in Dumb's heart, and said: "We don't have much money now, and there is not a short way to the Death Mountain from here. We must save some money. If it weren't for the lack of money, I would Why don't you go to the Magician's Guild for some tests, magician, is it rare? Go eat something first, I'm hungry."
After opening two rooms, Xuanyue and Ah-Dai ate something casually. Xuanyue's meal was very small, less than one-third of that of Ah-Dai. After eating, she went back to her room to rest without saying anything.
Dumb paid for the meal with his magician Yuefeng this month, and came to the room next to Xuanyue. After closing the door, he took off his burden and the Tiangang sword, lightened his whole body, he let out a long breath, and sat on the chair in a daze. The powerful self-healing ability of Shengsheng Zhenqi has almost dredged the meridians on his arm. Jiger's water healing technique is so powerful that it doesn't even leave a scar. Now as long as he doesn't use force, the pain is gone.
Although it was only two short days since he entered the small town, so many things happened. Duan felt as if he was living in a dream. Regarding Xuanyue, he himself didn't understand what it felt like. The sweet sleep last night and the deep hurt this morning were firmly in his heart, and the tiredness invaded Ah-Dai's body. Only then did Ah-Dai realize that he should start practicing. Sitting cross-legged on the bed, urging the vital qi in the body that has just reached the fifth level, to get rid of distracting thoughts, and after a while, he entered the state of forgetting both the mind and the self.
Next door to Dumb, Xuan Yue turned over and over, but couldn't fall asleep, she was obviously very sleepy, but when she closed her eyes, she would remember what happened in the past two days, and she couldn't fall asleep no matter what she said. Xuan Yue sat up, and snorted angrily: "It's all that stinky dumb, it's nothing to mess with me all the time, hmph, people can't sleep well, let's see how I fix him in the future." Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered The feeling of waking up in the arms of Dumb in the morning. It was a wonderful feeling of comfort all over the body. It had been a long time since I had slept so peacefully. In the arms of Dumb, that full sense of security was really beautiful. It would be great if Dumb could be made into a bed. Thinking of this, Xuan Yue's face turned red. Lying back on the bed again, the strong drowsiness gradually overcame the consciousness of cranky thoughts, and Xuan Yue finally fell asleep dimly.
It was already late at night, and Ah-Dai let out a long breath, and the white light radiating from his whole body gradually subsided. The forty-nine weeks of practice made him feel energetic all over his body, as if the blood loss from yesterday morning had been replenished. There seemed to be a little more liquid qi in his body, and the feeling of fullness in his dantian filled his whole body with strength.
Looking at the sky outside, it seems that there is still some time before dawn, but it is different after reaching the fifth level of Shengshengjue. It used to run forty-nine weeks, no matter what, the sky must be bright, but now it seems to shorten the time a lot , It seems that the skill should have reached a new level.
The night was very dark, and Dumb didn't know how long it would be before dawn. In the dark room, even with his eyesight, he could only see within a few meters. sleep? But after meditating just now, there is no trace of sleepiness, meditating? After watching Xuanyue's magic yesterday, Ah-Dai lost all confidence in his fire and fireball skills, and couldn't think of meditation at all.
Suddenly, Ah-Dai remembered the Pluto sword strapped to his chest, and his whole body shook, yes! My Shengsheng Jue has reached the fifth stage, and I can start to practice the Ming Zi Jiu Jue.