Cthulhu Gonfalons

Chapter 15

Ash Forest was huge, so it took Sui Xiong and Gerrard a few days to see the edge of the forest.

At the edge of the forest is a barren mountain range called “Badlands”. It was located in the northwestern part of the main continent of this world. On one side, there was the Ash Forest, while on the other, there was the Meteorite Desert. The Badlands are like tall, thick walls that separate the two. Also, at both ends of the barren land, are the North Snowfield and the West Sea. The topography on barren land is very high and steep, and because it does not rain often here, both grass and trees are quite rare.

Even though the neighborhood here was less than ideal, there still lived a wide variety of war crafts. If anyone could come and go freely, that person could only become an adventurer that was far more ferocious than war craft.

There is a saying that says that “Each cloud has a silver” layer.

Fortunately, the Ash Forest and Meteorite Desert are not completely separate, as there are some gaps along the incredible terrain. The road connecting the two places was rather bumpy, and to the west of these streets, there were several villages that were exactly next to Ash Village, the village of Ash, and this is the northwest pole of the world of continental civilization.

Here, there were many rare production varieties, and although the number of each type was not many, they were all extremely valuable. So there have always been some brave adventurers who thought highly of themselves and came here to see if they could find that precious production. Most of them lost their lives, but there were also people who managed to leave this place alive and found a valuable production that many people envied. Some of them even become millionaires overnight.

Now that there are some adventurers who make money, then of course there are traders who want to put the money of the adventurers into their pockets. Therefore, although these villages were not that big, they had everything a village should have, and many very expensive items could even be found here. Meanwhile, because these villages were too remote and desolate to be well controlled, the rule of law had yet to be fully realized. Therefore, many men wanted to come and hide here, which made this area more chaotic and messy. Slowly, it becomes a place to protect the bad guys and support the bad practices.

Here, the Good God churches were hard to run, while the Evil God ones flourished. Those Evil God Churches were even able to recruit nomads from all over the continent, and then these wanderers were sent to Ash Forest to exploit and become part of the strong support of Evil God churches.

For example, White Leaf Village was one of the fortresses built by the church belonging to the Dark Night Gods. If this village was not a strong point of the Evil God church, then why did the villagers not believe in Goddess Gaia, who promised a good harvest, or Goddess Hanna, then why did the villagers not believe in Goddess Gaia, who promised a good harvest, who promises health to people? Why did they choose Lord Wu Mian, the gatekeeper of the Dark Night God Kingdom, who had nothing to do with agriculture?

“I understand ...” Sui Xiong thought for a while after hearing what Gerrard brought to his attention, “Then I don't think it's a good idea to go to the village, right?”

“Your Highness, you can't put things like that. These villages are like wooden cages. No matter who he was, once he was in this cage, he had to be careful. But Your Majesty, you are a great dragon! You can destroy this cage once and for all with your feet! “Gerrard exclaimed happily,” Moreover, judging from your personality and attitude, you will definitely have a conflict with the Evil God churches. Here, you can not only increase your influence, but also get help from Good God's churches, or even neutral ones, which is as good as killing two birds with one stone! ”

Sui Xiong agreed with Gerrard and nodded, with a body like a quivering hill. A gust of wind blew with each of his movements.

“But, Your Majesty, since your body is too big and looks tough, you will definitely make trouble yourself if you directly walk into a village like this. Why don't you find a place outside the village and rest, and let me do some exploring? ”

As a loyal follower, Gerrard was willing to do much for Sui Xiong, a God he chose to believe in.

Seeing her willingness, Sui Xiong did not want to ask her not to do so. But he was very worried about Gerrard. Sui Xiong felt that balding man— Ups, he was not a bald man anymore. He had been given extremely thick hair, not that strong, and would probably die mysteriously on the road the next day if he acted alone. Thus, Sui Xiong felt he needed to do something to make Gerrard safer.

After pondering for a while, Sui Xiong took out a piece of the bones of the huge whale, which was about a foot and a half feet long, pressed down on it and made it as wide as a finger. Then he bent it into the shape of a bracelet, and carved out several layers of magic circles on it. Finally he put a small portion of his soul energy into it. Now the magic bracelet is made. “Bring with you, as if I were with you. When you're in an emergency, I'll take care of it. ”

Gerrard knelt down and received the bracelet respectfully. When Gerrard put it on, he felt very cold, and his mind became very clear. Even his eyesight and hearing were much sharper than before. Also, she felt that Sui Xiong's powerful thoughts were with her, which made her feel very safe.

“Your Highness, what is his name?” Gerrard asked.

Sui Xiong thought for a moment, and replied, “‘Void Gaze’, because it is like an extension of my vision, which is its basic function.”

Gerrard nodded and knelt down again. Then he tried to make his seedy long robe look a little better. He carried a parcel with him and walked towards the distant villages in the distance.

Sui Xiong watched him leave, then dug a large hole with his tentacles on the floor he chose, and lay inside it when he finished. His whole body is now in the hole. He then strengthened the surrounding soil, and shoveled the ground that had been dug up entirely from above himself, in a barrier about two meters thick.

The body of a large jellyfish was indeed not a very good choice on land, so Sui Xiong decided to take this time to change his body.

Gerrard arrives in City “Pyroxene” with “Void Gaze” bracelet on his wrist. After passing by a commercial company camping out of town to pay less tax, he made his way to the big gates of the busy city.

“I was treated much better than the last time I was here.” Gerrard couldn't help but laugh, “I remember the time when I came here as a fugitive. I was injured and sick, and those soldiers purposely made things difficult for me, and I didn't go in until I paid extra money. ”

“Oh? So, do you want revenge? ”Sui Xiong laughed and asked him. Sui Xiong was able to sense the situation around Gerrard and communicate with him with his thoughts.

Gerrard shook his head and thought, “I used to think I should teach them a lesson when I became someone important, but now I think there is no need to do that. They are just a small group of people who have dangerous jobs with low income. The reason why they behaved so badly was because they had to support their families, so there was no need for me to be angry with them. ”

“It looks like you are getting closer to high morale.”

“Now that I have received a power I never thought I would have, and I am even blessed and protected by a great God, what is the point of being chatty about those who struggle to make a living?” Gerrard scratched his head and laughed warmly.

Both he and Sui Xiong did not notice that there was a middle-aged man walking past him, and that the man stared at his bracelet for a while with his pupils shrinking slightly as he looked at him.

The man walked past Gerrard as if nothing had happened. As soon as Gerrard turned the corner and disappeared, the man immediately turned around, rushed into the ordinary courtyard and started knocking on the door.

“Who is this?” After taking the peephole lid, the gatekeeper looked at it and asked. Then, he opened the door quickly, and asked, “Deputy chairman? Aren't you supposed to be in Gold-panning City? ”

“I have more important things to do.” The old man explained briefly, “Go and tell the best thieves in town, and brothers ‘Quick’ knife to come here .. Wait, not brothers, only thieves.”

The large gatekeeper was dazed and did not dare to ask any further questions when he saw the middle-aged man's serious face. He said yes, and rushed to give the order.

The middle-aged man closed the door, walked straight into the inner room, turned the corner twice, and came to the usual restroom. This room looks pretty simple, and there is nothing special about it. But he knew that at least twenty teeth were installed and hidden in this room, a room that even a group of adventurers could not get out safely.

There was a very common old man, who looked like a merchant on the street, sitting on a bed and reading. The old man frowned when he saw the middle-aged man walking hastily, and asked, “Gray Eyes, you should have gone to Gold-panning Town to cooperate with our comrades to make preparations for the auction that will be held next month, why are you here? ”

The old man's tone was not that serious, but the middle-aged man was instantly shocked, and sweat drenched his forehead. He quickly explained, “Chairman, I saw a very precious object when I walked down the street earlier today! This is really a big deal! ”

“Oh?” The old man's eyes lit up, and he put down his book. He knew clearly that what a middle-aged man, his assistant was capable of. Although the assistant was not good at stealing or killing, and was also very cowardly and cautious, which made him unfit for the appointment of “The Thief Association”, which made him, but he has a keen eye and never fails to authenticate all kinds of valuable objects. . Instead, he could always find something valuable out of the trash thrown away by adventurers, and this made him worthy of his nickname which had the word “mata” in it. Since he was so excited about this object, it must really be something good!

“Sit down, and tell me. No need to rush. ”

“Ya!” Gray's eyes sat down and took a deep breath. Then he told the old man what Gerrard liked in detail, and especially how the bracelet looked.

“Chairman, I swear in my eyes, the bracelet must be something special!” He became very excited again, and exclaimed, “At least it was a magical object that advanced .. Probably a legendary object!”

“Legendous objects ?!” Now even the chairman of the Thief Association couldn't help but get excited. He stood up and asked, “Are you sure? What kind is that? ”

“I'm 60-70 percent sure, but I'm not sure about the type. While I had a vague feeling that there was a strong thought in the bracelet, it was probably a sacred article that was worshipped by the people in the giant tribe for generations. ”

Chairman nodded. The giants were a very powerful race from the very beginning. A sacred article worshipped by them from generation to generation might be a legendary precious object. He instantly became very excited as soon as he thought of the phrase “legendary precious object”.

The world is big, but legendary precious objects are not so common, and there is always an impressive history behind it all. Most of them were in strong hands, for example, noble nobles, or famous magicians, or even a leader of a great association, a very important person who organized the routine business of the entire Ash Village, also had one.

The object was an Ace card for the betters, and it could save his life when he was in danger. More than once, it had turned the danger to safety or turned the tables for him. The old man thought that if he could get it too .. Thinking of this, he could not help but sneer.