Chapter 1557 Sword of Heroes
A small airship that is exceptionally slender and can even be called slender is sailing at a high speed that ordinary airships cannot reach.
Its flight posture is not stable, the hull trembles severely, the ride experience is terrible, and the number of people and cargo it can carry is far less than that of an airship of the same size.
But the speed is really fast
It only took one day to cross the two large wetlands of Dentra Land and Curbutios, and arrived in the northwest of the Old World. of the Sholet region.
The airship did not go directly towards the ancient city of Xiuret, but landed in Kokot Village for a short rest.
According to the plan, they will approach from the ground and sneak into the depths of the ruins of the royal city on foot in order to minimize the probability of exposure.
"Greetings after a long time, Senior Ernest."
Leading his companions, Yamos stepped down from the airship and took the initiative to say hello to Ernest who came up. , and bowed slightly.
The two are several years apart, and they are almost of the same generation. They collaborated more than once when they were young. However, after Ernest "reclusively" lived in seclusion, they rarely had the opportunity to communicate.
However, in recent years, due to the relationship between Gordon and Hayata, they have also exchanged letters several times.
"My hair is gray, but I still look serious."
The two old hunters held hands and bumped each other's shoulders.
Earnest, who was wearing heavy red armor, smiled and said: "The guild knights have arrived, and I will lead them to meet you outside the royal city."
He did not say, "Who wants it? If you go and trade with me," etc., the people who come here have made up their minds, there is no need to add hesitation to them.
"Excuse me, is the hero here?"
"Where is the legendary Hero's Sword? Can we visit it and try to pull it out?"
"Hmm! ”
The three young hunters were a little excited.
Although Kokot Village is remote and barren, it has a special status among the hunter groups because of the existence of the Kokot Hero and the Hero's Sword.
Calling it a "holy place" is an exaggeration, but it also feels like a "place of origin."
Earnest pointed to the back of the village with a smile, "The village chief is not in the village now. As for the Hero's Sword, have you seen that big tree? It's under that."
Facing the pleading eyes of the three people, Ya Moss nodded helplessly, "Come back quickly after reading this. Don't run around. We have to take action tomorrow. I'm afraid I won't have time to rest during the mission, so I have to keep up my spirits."
"Okay!"
The three of them ran away.
"Then let's set off first, meow." A voice that sounded too rough to sound like a cat sounded.
The one who spoke was an impossibly tall and strong Ellu. It carried a huge cat hammer on its back. Its fierce momentum was not like a hunting cat, but more like a hunter with brilliant records.
It was accompanied by a Meralu, which held a wooden stick in its mouth and carried a boomerang behind its back. It looked lazy, but its momentum was not much inferior to the former.
They are the elite cat hunting team sent by the guild. They will sneak into the ancient city of Xiuret first and find a suitable route for the subsequent reconnaissance team to enter.
"Bones, Fire Scythe, I leave it to you to explore the route." Yamos nodded at the two cats.
The tall and strong Ellu named Bones waved his paws, got on all fours, and ran out of the village like a leopard.
The other Meralu spat out the wood in her mouth on the ground with some reluctance, and sped up to catch up.
"Let's not stand here stupidly. Let's go have a drink together? Or go see those young people?" Ernest asked with a smile.
“Forget it about drinking.” Yamos obviously didn’t have the habit of drinking before a mission. "Let's go and take a look. The last time we came to Kokot Village to pay homage to the Hero's Sword was many years ago."
When the two of them came to the big tree all the way, Lieyan and the others were already I have been sizing up the sword for a while.
“It seems like there’s nothing special about it?”
“Are those brown stains on it rust or dried blood? It’s so thick.”
“Let’s take a look? "
"Come on, of course you have to give it a try."
"Hmm!"
"Who goes first?"
"Let's guess the game"
Under the helpless gazes of the two old hunters, the young Lieyan and the thirty-year-old Bika didn't seem that young. And Ahun, guessing at the punches like a child.
"Wow!" Lieyan raised his arms.
Win!
She suppressed the embarrassing thought of taking a strange power pill on the spot, moved her limbs, and came to the sword.
Grasp the hilt of the sword with both hands, exert your strength, and pull it out suddenly.
“Whoa!”
The legendary sword of heroes was actually pulled out easily by her. She even held it back due to excessive force and sat down. Fall to the ground.
“?!!”
Did you really pull it out? !
“**!*****!” A series of swear words came out of the mouths of Ahhun and the two of them.
Looking down at the blue-black sword in his hand, and then at the empty boulder, Lie Yan was a little confused.
Am I really the chosen one?
No, it might just be a miracle caused by force.
She inserted the sword back with some uncertainty and motioned to Bikaahoon and the others to try it too.
Bika was still a little hesitant, while Ahun came to the sword with Xiu Zai on his arm, carefully grasped the hilt, which was a bit small for him, and pulled it out with all his strength.
The sword of hero was pulled out again.
"Acridine? I can do it too?" Ahuen was surprised and confused, "Bika, come and try too!"
As he said that, he inserted the sword back again.
The spear made Bika hesitate. He felt that this casual attitude was a bit disrespectful to the Hero's Sword and the legendary hero Kokot.
But at the urging of his companion, he still stepped forward, and sure enough, he also pulled out the sword.
Yamos, who had tried but failed when he was young, looked at Ernest and asked, "Is this still the same sword?"
"Of course, how can it be possible that it's okay? Move it?" Ernest also felt a little ridiculous.
The village chief told him clearly that there was nothing special about the sword, let alone the saying that "only the chosen one can pull it out".
It's just stuck by the rust and dragon's blood.
But did those guys pull it too easily?
The two of them walked over and tried it themselves. It was indeed very easy. There was almost no resistance when inserting and pulling out.
Erniste held up the "Sword of Heroes" and carefully looked at the front half of the sword that was originally inserted into the stone.
The dried and solidified dragon blood peeled off a lot, revealing a blade that was still shining with cold light.
"Sure enough, the rust and blood stains on it fell off, maybe because of the recent rain?" Ernest said with a knowing expression.
“The village chief told me that the way to pull out this sword is actually not that mysterious. Just pour it with the blood of the flying dragon and melt the dried blood clots on it, and you can pull it out easily. ( There is this mission in the game, I am quite impressed)
Even pouring it with, ahem, hot water may have an effect.”
“Hmm.” Lieyan smashed his mouth. , suddenly felt a little disillusioned.
Facing this eight-star hunter who was a little too young, Yamos smiled and patted her on the shoulder.
"Only people can pick swords, swords cannot pick people. It is called the 'Sword of Heroes', which does not mean that the person who pulls it out will become a hero.
Just because it is "Kokot" "A hero's sword, nothing more."
As he spoke, Yamos inserted the sword that had been pulled out and inserted again.
The sword stood firmly on the boulder, just as it had for hundreds of years. (End of this chapter)