Chapter 17 (1/2)
Along the road out of Pelican Town, you can see three people standing on the roadside from a distance.
One of them is cream. He is different from when he met three days ago. He is wearing a more capable Leather Armor suit, and even a headscarf is wrapped on his forehead. A closer look can see that an iron sheet is wrapped in the headscarf to protect his forehead. However, the two short swords on the waist are still unchanged, and the scabbard feels very thick.
The other two, arrow, just saw that the two were not the same as cream.
Their equipment is much better than their two members, even compared with cream. This is a fully armed lock armour with a layer of cowhide armor. Wearing a helmet on his head and a satchel pinned to his waist filled with various drugs, he looks like an experienced adventurer!
However, from the carefully carved but meaningless lines on the equipment and the spotless and clean armor that can shine on the human face, it should be a big city man who has received adventure education and knows that he should make some preparations, but has little experience.
”The weather is good today. It's a good day for mountaineering!”
Arrow took the lead in saying hello. He quickened his pace and walked towards the cream three, especially saluted gracefully to the two tightly wrapped people, and said——
”ELO Garcia, President of mermaid song guild, will serve you wholeheartedly. These are my two guild members, warrior Brad. And necromancer coco. ”
The city man who was a little taller of the two looked up and down at ello, and glanced at the cream impatiently: ”even this soldier, it looks very good. Why didn't you tell me that there was a little girl mage to participate in this mission? ”
Cocoa was stunned and her hand holding the broken branch trembled.
Cream smiled and said, ”there are no talents in small places and small guilds. We can only make do with it.”
The slightly short city man frowned and said, ”will you make do with it? Don't you know that women shouldn't do these vulgar jobs? Women should be delicate and self-restraint, and should stay at home safely. Instead of joining a guild or taking risks. I can't even imagine women fighting. If our country becomes a country that needs women to go to war, what will other countries think of us? What do we think of ourselves? ”
Cream continued to laugh, but soon turned his face and glared at ello fiercely. There was no need to say more about his dissatisfaction.
Ailuo also smiled, but before he could speak, cocoa in the back couldn't help saying, ”what's the matter with the girl? Girls can fight! Girls can do a lot of things that you men can do! ”
”Cocoa! Go back. ”
Ello immediately scolded his necromancer and came forward with a smile: ”sorry, our country guild doesn't know much manners. However, please believe in our business level. We will definitely complete this task successfully! ”
The two city people looked at each other and frowned. Obviously, they were still dissatisfied, but there was no good way at the moment.
Since they agreed, they also adjusted their equipment and began to walk towards the Changmian mountains. Mermaid song guild goes ahead and cream three go behind.
But even far away, arrow could vaguely hear the murmurs of the two city people.
”How can a girl do as well as a man? Girls should play with dolls at home. When they grow up, they just need to find a good family to marry. What kind of work do they do? I think we've been hit this time. ”
”Forget it, just calm down. This kind of border town has no culture. They don't know how to treat ladies. They think men can do what women can do? I think this guild is just like this. Go back after exploring early. ”
Arrow listened very clearly. He didn't turn his head. When he saw cocoa holding a twig next to him, he couldn't help smiling and reaching out to hold her hand.
”Brother President... Do you... Think I... Can't do anything? But... What I can do... Xiaobai and I can definitely play our fighting power! ”
”Well, I believe.”
Arrow took her hand and walked all the way, with a sincere smile on her face——
”Girls are no worse than boys. Let those city people see how powerful our cocoa is this time!”
”Yes!”
With ello's persuasion, cocoa's frustration finally relaxed.
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The Changmian mountain range is located in the northeast of Pelican town. Although it can be seen from a distance, it will take some time to walk up.
One corner of the mountain is connected to the shining forest, but it is a little farther than the shining forest.
During this time in Pelican Town, ello also visited around when he had no task, not only to contact the feelings of the town residents, but also to collect information about the Changmian mountains.
This mountain was an active volcano a long time ago, but it has not erupted for thousands of years. It should become an extinct volcano.
On the other side of the Changmian mountains is the area called ”abyss”. There are no countries or rich products in the abyss. The mountains are barren, and there are very few animals and plants. From a distance, there is only a mountain composed of bare rocks. Although some people once wanted to explore, the person who went to explore each time was either missing or easy to get lost. There was nothing in it.
That's why the name ”long sleep” comes from.
For this reason, the Changmian mountains became the frontier of the blue bay empire in the northwest. But because there are no forces of other countries across the border, there is no need to garrison here.
Once, the Changmian mountains seemed to have produced some iron ore, and Pelican town and several surrounding small towns were established for this reason. But with the passage of time, iron ore was gradually mined out, and the once prosperity also gradually declined. Even the largest Pelican town among the surrounding towns has shrunk from a big city with thousands of people to a small town with only 400 or 500 people, and the young people in the town are gradually moving to big cities. If there is no change, this shrinkage should continue in the future.
Finally, these towns will die out like completing their historical mission.
With a crutch in his hand, arrow walked slowly up the rugged mountain road.
He looked at the mountain that had flourished hundreds of years ago and imagined that countless people came and went along these mountain roads in those years. He couldn't help but sigh.
Looking back, you can see Pelican town from a distance. You can't help but sigh that the most able to destroy a town in the world is not war, but economy.
”Where do you want to visit? Are you going to see the abyss? If you have leisure, I can lead you to see the scenery of the Changmian mountains. It's absolutely unique! ”
ELO asked knowingly.
The tall city man waved. He took out a drawing from his arms, looked at it, compared the surrounding terrain and said, ”go up the mountain first. There should be an abandoned mine nearby.”
Arrow smiled and nodded, ”OK!”
Continue to climb up the mountain along the winding mountain road. When you climb to a mountain, ello thinks it's the top, but he didn't expect that there is a higher mountain behind, which has no bottom at all.
Fortunately, however, the import and export of the mine has not been completely buried because of the passage of years. When the sun almost goes down, a huge mine entrance finally appears in front of everyone.
Brad weighed his wooden shield with a hammer and was ready to go in.
But before he started, cream stopped him.
The young man looked in at the entrance of the mine, then lit a torch and threw it inside.
The torch rolled inside several times, showing that there was a downhill road in the mine. But about 50 or 60 meters later, it was stuck at a corner and couldn't see inside.
”Just rest here.”