Karui glanced at Ah-Dai, with a trace of doubt in his eyes. He seemed surprised by Ah-Dai's ignorance, but he still explained: "The Death Mountain is the most terrifying place on the continent. It is very large, almost the same area as the Xibo tribe. That's almost it. A small part is within the territory of the Tianyuan Clan, and a large part is in the Huasheng Empire. It has almost become the natural dividing line between the Huasheng Empire and our Suoyu Federation. Now, if we people in the Suoyu Federation think about Huasheng, The empire can only be passed through the Tiangang Mountains or the territory of the Holy Holy See, which is not far from it. Otherwise, it is said that the great first pope and many powerful magicians sealed the ancient demon there thousands of years ago. In this place, there are all kinds of terrifying monsters living in the mountains. Almost no one who goes in can come out. Several large mercenary groups once went to explore, but in the end, no one came back. I'm afraid it was us who mobilized the whole group. People may not be able to get the best magic crystal. I have seen several similar tasks in the Red Hurricane City Association before, all of which were looking for some particularly precious items, and these items came from the Death Mountain. It is said that the mountain range. The closer to the center, the more powerful the monster is. The main reason why this mission to find the best magic crystal is not the highest level - super is because it is on the edge of the Death Mountain."
Xuan Yue said: " It sounds like an interesting place. Is this the first time I’ve heard of it? You said that very few people can come out of the Death Mountain. How did you get the news about the ultimate magic crystal? It’s a lot of exaggeration, 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 Xuan Yue’s father forbids everyone from telling his daughter. No one is better than him. Now that I know Xuan Yue, if I let Xuan Yue know that there is such a place, it will definitely arouse great interest in exploring it. But God is not as good as man, and his efforts will be in vain.
Xuan Yue ignored Karui who was speechless by her own question, turned to Duan and said: "I have decided to take on this task of obtaining the best magic crystal. How about it? If you are afraid, you can Don’t go.”
Dumb shook his head and said without hesitation: "I'll go, but, miss, if we get the best magic crystal, I hope you can give me a piece, okay?" For him, filial piety to Coris is far greater than respect to death. Mountain fear.
Xuan Yue said generously: "No problem, that's it, let's go and pick up the mission."
Carui stared dumbfoundedly as Xuan Yue and Dumb ran to pick up the mission. The counter went to take on this task that even their Red Hurricane mercenary group didn't dare to touch. From their tone, it seemed as if they had already obtained the best magic crystal. He hurriedly ran to the counter, "Miss Magician, you can't go to that place! You don't even have a soldier. When 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 we have high profits without danger? I will not change what I have decided. We are flexible because we have few people. If we really can't defeat the monster, why don't we run away? Hey, hurry up! I want to take on that special mission, hurry up and register, we are about to leave." The last sentence was said to the service staff at the counter.
The service staff at the counter thought that he heard wrongly at first, but it was only now that he understood. He said with a trembling voice: "Miss Magician, are you sure?"
Xuan Yue Xi He smiled and said: "Of course I'm sure, hurry up, by the way, you have to call me the leader of the Tiane Evil Mercenary Group from now on."
Looking at the service staff registering, Ka Rui was still making her last effort, "Miss Magician, that place is too dangerous. I think you should give up the idea."
Xuan Yue took the already finished product from the service staff After registering the card, he smiled at Karui and said: "Uncle Karui, you are too old. You are so old that you don't even have the courage. Aren't you just a monster? We just happened to go see it. Dumb, let's go. ." After saying that, he quickly ran out of the mercenary union.
A voice of regret was left behind Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue. No one is optimistic about their mission.
Ka Rui has been in the society for many years, and of course he will not change his position just because Xuan Yue said that he is timid. He shook his head sadly, "It's true that a newborn calf is 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.
"Ginji, go back and tell the bishop that the lady is going to the Death Mountain. I will follow her there."
"Ginichi, let's just stop the young lady, but we must not let her go to the Death Mountain! That is a forbidden area declared by the Holy See."
"Hey——, I know it too, but, do you think Can we stop her? You know her temper. Have you forgotten the pain of being baptized by her holy light last time? Go quickly. Only the bishop can prevent the lady from taking risks. I will try my best to protect them. , if the Bishop has not arrived at the edge of the Death Mountain, I will try to stop him."
"Okay, Ginichi, I will go first. I must protect the safety of the young lady, otherwise, we will all be finished. Yes. Although the lady has a bit of a temper, she is still very kind-hearted!”
"Needless to say, I watched Miss grow up. As soon as she was born, the director gave me this task. I couldn't even believe it at the time. After all, we are not in the trial court. What the hell! Go quickly, time is life."
One of the two black shadows disappeared, while the other followed quietly behind Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue.
Xuan Yue said excitedly while walking: "Ah-Dai, tell me, if we complete this task, the mercenary level will be improved a lot! Maybe we can get a special-level mercenary Dangdang, okay. Interesting. Hee hee." She seemed to have forgotten the conflict with Dui in the morning, and her heart was full of expectations for adventure.
Just now, they had gone to the Magician's Guild to retrieve the Tiangang Sword. Duan was not dissatisfied with Xuan Yue taking on this task. He only had the term "top quality crystal" in his heart. "Miss, I want to ask you a question."
Xuan Yue was in a good mood and said, "You ask."
A-Dai 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, came close to Ah-Dai, looked around cautiously, and whispered: "I didn't expect you to be able to think about problems. Of course I know what it's like, otherwise, I wouldn't pick it up." This task."
A'Dai was stunned and said: "You know?"
Xuan Yue said proudly: "Of course. Don't forget, my father is a red-coated member of the Holy See. Bishop, I haven't seen anything before. Look." As he spoke, he stretched out his short-handled magic wand in front of Ah-Dai, pointed at the transparent gem on it, and whispered: "This is the best magic crystal."
Dui had never paid attention to Xuan Yue's magic wand. When he heard what she said, he couldn't help but look at it carefully. On the surface, there was nothing strange about this magic wand, which was only about a foot long. The white body of the wand was brilliant. It is moist, with a faint divine aura, and the tail end is sharp and tapered. At the top of the staff, white wings of the same texture fly up diagonally, slightly curved, forming two arcs, just like angel wings. In the center of the wings and at the top of the staff is a transparent gem the size of an egg. The gem seems to be flowing with liquid, and under the reflection of the sun, it flashes with faint light from time to time. Pointing to the gem in the center, Dumb said: "Are you saying that this is the best magic crystal?" You can lie, don’t you believe it?”
A’Dai looked at the transparent gem in the center of the magic wand carefully, and didn’t see anything strange. Xuan Yue explained: "There will be a special energy fluctuation in the best magic crystal. As soon as I see it, I will definitely recognize it. They said just now that we have no warriors. How did they know that you are a warrior? Hehe, let's go quickly. , let’s prepare some food first, and then set off.”
Ah-Dai followed Xuan Yue to the fat boss's steamed bun shop. Xuan Yue glanced at Ah-Dai and said, "Don't you love steamed buns? Let's prepare more so that we can eat them on the road." With that, he walked towards the steamed bun shop with his head held high. go. Dumb was stunned, and his heart fluctuated slightly. He didn't say anything and just followed him.
As soon as he saw the arrival of Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue, the fat boss said excitedly: "Ah-Dai, you are here. I was just about to pay you back the remaining money? You gave me too much yesterday. Those steamed buns of mine are not even worth a gold coin!”
A-Dai lifted the cloak on his head and said with a naive smile: “Uncle, just accept it, that’s what I should give you.”< br>
Xuan Yue came over and said: "Boss, I want to buy steamed buns, how much does one cost?"
The fat boss said: "Two copper coins each, Miss, you came here with Dumb, you can just take it, The money given by Dui yesterday was much richer."
Xuan Yue smiled and said, "I want a lot. You know, he is very good at eating."
The fat boss chuckled and said: "Take as much as you want, you'll be satisfied."
Xuan Yue glanced at Ah-Dai. After seeing the fat boss, Ah-Dai returned to the silly look he had when he first met him. Son. It seems that he is still angry with himself! How stingy. That cold feeling is too uncomfortable. If you want him to work as your follower, it seems you have to bribe him well.
Thinking of this, Xuan Yue stretched out a finger to the fat boss and said: "I want a thousand steamed buns."
Dumb and the fat boss looked at Xuan Yue in surprise at the same time. The fat boss's feet went weak and he almost fell to the ground, and said in a voiceless voice: "What? A thousand steamed buns."
Xuan Yue looked at their surprised looks. , chuckled 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 because Surprised and stuttering, he 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. Just prepare a thousand steamed buns for us, and I will give you the money. Dumb, let's go and buy something else." After that, he took out the money. He took out an amethyst coin and threw it to the boss next to him, pulled Dui's sleeve and left.
Ah-Dai was also curious. A thousand steamed buns weighed two to three hundred kilograms in total. Although he didn’t care about the weight, he couldn’t carry a large bag of steamed buns on an adventure. But he didn't ask. He knew that even if he asked Xuan Yue, he might not be able to answer him. Anyway, when 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: "A thousand steamed buns, even if I risk my life, I still can't finish them in one night!"
After leaving the steamed bun shop, Xuan Yue started a large purchase, mainly food, and also bought some clothes for Ah-Dai and herself. These things naturally came into Ah-Dai's hands. Everything Xuan Yue saw felt very fresh, she couldn't help but She had to buy something, but she definitely had to look at it. She appeared in almost all the shops in the small town, and it didn't end until the evening. At this time, Ah-Dai's body was already covered with all kinds of items. Just as they were about to return to the steamed bun shop, they were stopped by a group of people. This was an empty street with few people passing by.
This is a group of lightly armored warriors. They are not very old and look to be around twenty. There are more than a dozen of them, uniformly dressed. They all have mercenary badges on their chests. Three of them are still silver. The mercenary badge shows the strength of their second-level mercenaries. The most eye-catching one is one of the female mercenaries. She is wearing a brown Pike, with long fiery red hair hanging down behind her. She has a very beautiful appearance, heroic eyebrows, and carries a light-colored long bow on her back. Shining with silver metallic luster, he was obviously an archer. Her charming eyes moved and fell on Ah-Dai.
Being stopped in front of her, Xuan Yue was not surprised at all. 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 I do for you?"
A second-level mercenary headed by the mercenaries took a step forward. Among the mercenaries, , only he was wearing silver light armor, and he was their leader at first glance. He smiled and said: "Hello, Mr. Magician, we are members of the Yue Hen Mercenary Group, and I am the leader Yue Hen. These are all mine. Brothers. We didn’t mean to stop you, we just wanted to seek cooperation.”
A’Dai was stunned and said, “Seeking cooperation?”
Yuehen nodded and said: "Yes, we all saw the process of you accepting the mission in the mercenary union just now. We are also very interested in that top-quality magic crystal. We don't know if we can cooperate with your mercenary group. , let’s go on an adventure to the Death Mountain together?”
Hearing that it was not robbery, Xuan Yue hurried over, stood in front of Ah-Dai, and said, "Want to cooperate with us? What do you want to get?"
Yuehen smiled slightly, Said: "Miss Magician, you have also seen that we are all a group of young people. We have heard what you said in the union. We are not for money, just for adventure. Only places like the Death Mountains can It’s worth taking a look. If we get a lot of high-quality magic crystals, I hope it will be enough if you take the mission.”
Xuan Yue blinked her big eyes and thought, since Carui said that the Death Mountain is very dangerous, it seems to be true. If this group of people can go together, the possibility of success will be much greater, and it will be lively with a large number of people. The other parties are all young people, so that’s fine. He nodded and said: "Okay, you can go, but you have to listen to me on the way and you can't make your own decisions."
The red-haired girl walked to Yuehen and said: "How can that be done? There are only two of you, 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, and only I can identify the best magic crystals.”
Yuehen was stunned, and a hint 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 spells and auxiliary spells for people in the team. In this case, A lot of casualties can be avoided. Yuehen nodded and said: "In that case, we agreed. Little sister, who told you to talk too much."
The red-haired girl snorted unhurriedly and said: "Listen to her I’m afraid her voice is not as loud as mine. I won’t accept it unless she can win.” Okay! Then I will accept your challenge. So what if I am not older than you? Does my age mean I am more capable?" As she said this, she lifted up her cloak and saw Xuan Yue's peerless appearance in front of the public. At this moment, several people exclaimed in unison, and the beauty of the red-haired girl was immediately outshone.
Ah-Dai put the things on his body aside, lowered his head, and said to Xuan Yue: "Miss, let me do it." No matter how stupid Ah-Dai is, he knows that archers are a magician's nightmare. Since he agreed to the cardinal, he Xuan Yue must not be allowed to get hurt again.
Xuan Yue did not appreciate it. She glanced at the red-haired girl with disdain and said, "No, I can deal with her myself." After saying that, she raised the magic wand in her hand.
Yuehen also wanted to see how this little girl who looked like she was only a teenager could be certified as a senior magician, so she nodded to her sister and whispered: "Don't hurt her."< br>
The red-haired girl thanked her noncommittally, took off her long bow, and like magic, a long silver arrow was already placed on the bow. The rest of the mercenaries stepped back more than a dozen steps, leaving room for them. The red-haired girl drew her bow and said, "Little sister, don't say I bully you. My wind-killing arrow has demon-breaking properties. Remember. Remember my name, my name is Yue Ji." As soon as he finished speaking, the silver arrow shot out and turned into a shadow, shooting towards Xuan Yue across a distance of less than thirty steps like lightning. Yue Ji's archery skills are already well-known in the mercenary world, and they can no longer be described as accurate. The purpose of her arrow is just to shoot off a piece of Xuan Yue's clothes and embarrass the little girl in front of her who is prettier than herself. That’s all.
At such a close distance, it is unfair for magicians and archers to compete. The magician needs time to chant, but this sudden arrow did not give Xuan Yue any time.
Xuan Yue pushed Ah-Dai away, who was about to take action, and waved the magic wand in her hand. At the moment when the silver arrow was about to approach, a bright light suddenly appeared. When everyone regained their vision, they found that Yue Ji's body was completely shrouded in a light curtain. No one except Dumb could see clearly what was going on.
Even if Dui saw it, he couldn't understand it. Just now, when the silver arrow arrived in front of Xuan Yue, she seemed to mutter a word in a low voice, and her whole body was suddenly shrouded in brilliance. The silver arrow, which was said to have demon-breaking properties, was immediately blocked by the light, and it was completely blocked by the light. Unable to advance even an inch, Xuan Yue also took this opportunity to cast a low-level magic, covering Yue Ji in it. What surprised Dui the most was that he didn't see Xuan Yue chanting a spell, whether it was defense or offense.
Xuan Yue said proudly: "Who said that an archer must be a guest star of a magician? How about it? Do you want to continue the comparison?" A faint brilliance flowed in front of her, setting off her stunning appearance. The beautiful face seemed like a fairy descending to earth, and all the members of the Yuehen Mercenary Group were stunned.
After a while, Yue Hen reacted first, walked to his sister, glanced at Yue Ji who looked confused, and said to Xuan Yue: "Miss Magician, your strength is far beyond our expectations. In addition, this time going to the Death Mountain, I decided that the Moonscar Mercenary Group will completely obey your orders.”
Xuan Yue nodded with satisfaction and said: "That's good. You guys go back first. Let's meet at the West City Gate tomorrow morning. Don't be late. It won't be late. Dumb, let's go."
Back to the steamed bun shop On the way, Ah-Dai couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Miss Xuanyue, how did you block that arrow just now." Ah-Dai asked himself, if he wanted to break the ghost-like arrow just now, he could only rely on I feel like using the Tiangang Sword to block it, whether it can be blocked is still a question. As for using magic, he couldn't even think about it.
Xuan Yue pouted and said: "Are you finally willing to take the initiative to talk to me? That is my secret, I can't tell you."
Dui hit a wall and stopped talking.
When the two returned to the steamed bun shop, they were shocked by the scene in front of them. The table was piled with steamed buns, and the fat boss was sweating profusely and taking out several baskets from it. Dumb hurried over to help.
Putting down the basket, the fat boss gasped: "Okay, this should be enough for a thousand steamed buns, just a little more. This is the result of asking the neighbors for help. It has been a busy afternoon. ! What I want to know most now is how you plan to take it away, it’s nearly three hundred kilograms.”
Xuan Yue smiled and said: "Then just wait and see, let you see it." She closed the store door, stretched out her white and tender hands, reached through her collar, and grabbed a necklace. It was silvery white, with no light flickering, and looked extremely ordinary. However, at the end of the necklace, there was a red gem pendant, which was constantly flashing a faint red light. By this time, it was getting dark and almost all the civilians had gone home to eat. In order to make these thousand steamed buns, the fat boss closed his business for a day. .
Xuan Yue's big eyes closed and she murmured: "Use the blood of the phoenix as a guide to open the door to time and space." As she chanted, the red necklace suddenly shined brightly. , a ball of red light enveloped Xuan Yue's body. She suddenly opened her eyes and whispered: "Put it away-"
As if hearing the call, the steamed buns on the table flew up one after another, Rushing towards Xuan Yue, what surprised Dui and the fat boss was that as soon as the steamed buns came into contact with the red light on Xuan Yue, they immediately disappeared. Xuan Yue was like a bottomless pit. In a short time, the steamed buns on the table were Collected everything cleanly.
The fat boss opened his mouth wide and said dreamily: "Is this, is this the power of magic? It's so powerful, it's so powerful."
After collecting the steamed buns, Xuan Yue did not stop. All the things she bought were taken away. When she was about to collect Ah-Dai's own baggage, Ah-Dai grabbed her tightly and refused to let go. There were Owen's ashes in there!
The red light on Xuan Yue's body restrained, and she said angrily: "I don't want it from you, why are you holding it so tight? What a burden! Let me absorb it into the blood of the phoenix, it will save trouble. ”
Dumb said in shock: "No, this baggage is very important to me. I must carry it close to my body to feel at ease. Miss Xuan Yue, it turns out your magic is so powerful!"
Xuan Yue pouted and said : "How 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. I don't have to bother with the blood of the phoenix. All those steamed buns of yours are gone." This necklace is mine. When you want to eat it, remember to ask for it.”
Although Ah-Dai had learned some alchemy from Coris, what he saw in front of him was beyond his ability to understand. Little did he know that the most precious thing on Xuan Yue's body was this Phoenix blood necklace. It was definitely too unfair to use it to hold steamed buns. 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 used as an amulet for Xuan Yue, how could Cardinal Xuan Ye be so relieved to let his daughter out?
Xuan Yue murmured: "One copper coin means two steamed buns, one hundred copper coins means two hundred steamed buns, five hundred copper coins means one thousand steamed buns, then the amethyst coin I gave you should be enough."
< br>The fat boss was completely shocked by the "magic" just now and his blood boiled. Hearing this, he nodded repeatedly and said: "Enough, enough, there are more, I will find them for you."
Xuan Yue said with a smile : "Seeing that you're working so hard, there's no need to look for it. I'm not as stingy as some people. Come on, I'm tired and I need to find a place to sleep." After saying that, he walked out of the store first.
Dui and the fat boss said goodbye reluctantly before chasing him out. Xuan Yue did not go far, slowly strolling in front. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Miss, where are we going now?"
Xuan Yue said: "I have already taken care of it, come with me."
Originally, Dumb thought, Xuan Yue will definitely find a luxurious hotel to stay in. After all, she is the daughter of a cardinal and is used to pampering herself. Unexpectedly, Xuan Yue just took him to an ordinary and inexpensive hotel 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.
Xuan Yue saw the doubts in Ah-Dai's heart and said: "We don't have much money now. There is 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 I’m not going to go to the Magician’s Guild for any tests. Isn’t that rare for a magician? Let’s go get something to eat first. I’m hungry.” Xuan Yue's appetite was very small, less than one-third of Ah-Dai's. After eating, she didn't say anything and went back to her room to rest.
Ah-Dai paid for the meal with his magician's monthly gift this month and came to the room next to Xuan Yue. After closing the door, he took off his baggage and Tiangang Sword. His whole body felt light, he let out a long breath, and sat on the chair, stunned. Shengsheng Zhenqi's powerful self-healing ability has almost cleared the meridians on his arm. Jige's water healing technique is so powerful that it didn't even leave any scars. Now, as long as he doesn't use any force, it no longer hurts.
Although it had only been two short days since he entered the small town, so many things had happened. Ah-Dai felt as if he was living in a dream. He didn't know what it was like for Xuan Yue. The sweet sleep last night and the deep hurt this morning remained firmly in his heart. The fatigue invaded Ah-Dai's body. Only then did Ah-Dai realize that he should start practicing. Sitting cross-legged on the bed, stimulating the Shengsheng Qi in the body that had just reached the fifth level, getting rid of distracting thoughts, and after a while, he entered a state of forgetfulness between God and self.
Next door to Ah-Dai, Xuan Yue turned over and over, but couldn't sleep. She was obviously very sleepy, but as soon as she closed her eyes, she would think of what happened in the past two days, and she couldn't fall asleep no matter what. Xuan Yue sat up and snorted angrily: "It's all that stinky Dumb who always messes with me when he has nothing to do. Hey, it makes everyone sleepless. Let's see how I deal with him in the future." At this point, she suddenly remembered The feeling of waking up from Dumb's arms in the morning. It was a wonderful feeling of whole-body comfort. I hadn't slept so peacefully in a long time. In Dumb's arms, that kind of substantial security was really beautiful. It would be great if Dumb could be made into a bed. Thinking of this, Xuan Yue's face couldn't help but turn red. Lying back on the bed, the strong sleepiness gradually defeated the random thoughts, and Xuan Yue finally fell asleep hazily.
It was already late at night. Ah-Dai let out a long breath, and the white light emanating from his body gradually converged. The forty-nine weeks of practice made him feel full of energy, as if the blood loss from yesterday morning had been replenished. . There seemed to be a little more liquid vitality in his body, and the feeling of fullness in his Dantian made his whole body full of strength.
Looking at the sky outside, it seems that there is still some time before dawn. It is different when the Shengshengjue reaches the fifth level. In the past, when it ran for forty-nine days, it would still be dawn, but now it seems that the time has been shortened a lot. , it seems that the skill should have reached a new level.
The night was very dark, and Ah-Dai didn’t know how long it would take before dawn came. In the dark room, even with his eyesight, he could only see within a few meters. Sleep? But I just finished meditating, but I don’t feel sleepy at all. Are you meditating? After watching Xuan Yue's magic yesterday, Ah-Dai lost confidence in his own flame and fireball techniques, and couldn't think of meditating at all.
Suddenly, Ah-Dai thought of the Pluto Sword tied to his chest, and his whole body was shocked, yes! My Sheng Sheng Jue has reached the fifth level, and I can already start practicing the Nine Jue of Ming Zi. .