The air in summer is humid and muggy. From the coastline of Blasares to the foothills of the Five Realms Mountains , mosquitoes fly everywhere in their breeding grounds. The quiet valley bottom lakes here have become their best residence. Birds are busy swooping in the clouds of mosquitoes, while birds of prey are hovering higher up, waiting for opportunities to hunt the birds.
Next to the nameless lake, there is a bare hill. There is no vegetation on it, and naturally no mosquitoes or birds will wander there. The desolate low hilltop looked very abrupt compared with the nearby meadows and other hills covered with lush woods.
This is an inaccessible place and an undeveloped land. No matter whether they are farming or animal husbandry, or even hunters who make a living in the forest, they will not come to this place. There is a story here that is widely circulated: under a hill, there is a road to hell. Sometimes there will be demons with burning flames on their bodies, treating the living creatures around them as meals; sometimes there will be some scary black monsters, they just enjoy killing people, and they like to kill people under the stars at night. Put the knife right into the heart of the camper there, or slit their throat.
As a result, the lords who originally wanted to build a trade route from here decided to abandon this plan. Although there are always various rumors in the world, most of them are just nonsense, but the stingy lords are not willing to take such risks. They are afraid that those monsters will sneak into their luxurious mansions along the future trade routes. , take your own life or money.
However, the little animals here can live peacefully under the protection of this rumor. Without human interference, everything seems peaceful and peaceful, and all creatures have found their place in this world.
This summer this year is much hotter than in previous years, and the sun seems to be more enthusiastic than in the past, distributing its energy generously. The dew on the green grass forms steaming mist under the heat of the sun, making all the scenery distorted and blurred. This moisture makes all creatures feel a little lazy. Even the birds in the trees are too lazy to show their singing voices. Only the cold-blooded green snakes gain power in the sunshine, and they swim excitedly among the branches. Makes a hissing sound.
Greafury, the sun god, sang loudly about the great power of their god. This was their most glorious moment. However, in the hearts of ordinary people, they hope that the sun will not damage the crops they grow. As for the power of Greafury , it seems that it only really enters their prayer life when it rains continuously.
However, this small hill is surprisingly quiet now. Not only the small animals, but also the hot summer wind blowing across the lake makes no sound. They seemed to be holding their breath, waiting for something to happen.
"I'm finally out!" A loud shout rose into the sky, and a group of birds in the nearby woods flew into the sky, accompanied by chirping sounds. At that moment, the vitality suddenly returned to this scorching place. The wind blew through the woods and made the rustling leaves; the mosquitoes flew in panic when the birds appeared, and the buzzing sound was endless; even the lazy toads by the lake , all with the occasional happy accompaniment of croaking .
A beautiful woman flew up the bare hill. She landed on one foot, turned around quickly like a dancer , then stretched out her arms and shouted wildly: "I'm out!"
"Hmm..." Behind the hilltop, a pair of white wings appeared in view. The little girl flew freely like a bird in the sky and soared into the sky. Whenever the woman on the top of the mountain shouts happily, the girl with wings will fly happily in the sky, with crisp laughter.
"Come out, come out." Under the bright white sun, a human being wrapped in a black robe slowly walked out from behind the hill with a long staff. The silver-rimmed hood left a shadow on his face, shielding him from the sun, but beneath the shadow, the upturned corners of his mouth were expressing his joy and pleasure.
"Vincent! I'm finally out!" Shelley flew into the mage's arms and gave him a hug: "I'm finally out!" The female drow could no longer express her feelings in other words. She let go of the mage, quickly rushed down the hillside, and suddenly lay down on the soft grass, stretching her limbs. The natural scent of earth washed her soul, and the fragrant fragrance of flowers surrounded her body. At this moment, Shelley was completely relaxed.
Little Sokka also flew down from the sky, glided and lay down on the grass like Shelley. However, the little guy's flying skills were not up to par, and she stopped after leaving a crushing mark on the ground. However, many cute little flowers, red, yellow and white, as well as emerald green grass leaves were left in her golden hair and between her white wings, making her like a girl from the sea of flowers. of elves.
Mark, Hardy, Phelps and the two ladies also climbed up the hill. They were the companions who left the dwarf city . After more than half a month of trekking, the sun finally embraced these people. Pure air and free breathing were the biggest rewards they received now.
There were two rows of tears in the corners of Shelley's eyes. She didn't know whether it was because of excitement or because of her photophobic drow blood. But she couldn't get enough of the endless blue sky and the slowly passing white clouds. Although he is not able to fly in the free sky like Sokka, Shelley's soul has already floated to the clouds, riding the wind, unrestrained.
"It's so comfortable!" Sokka took out a fruit from his pocket, lay on the grass and ate it. According to her appetite, she had already eaten all the accumulated fruits on the way. This last one was specially left for her to eat when she returned to the ground.
Smoke rose from Shelley's clothes, and smoke also rose from her chain armor . The things of the Dark Elves cannot remain in the sun; they will be destroyed the moment they reach the surface. However, these things did not disturb Shelley's posture at all. She was still looking at the blue sky motionlessly, her eyes unwilling to leave for a moment.
Vincent's robe also began to change, and some small holes appeared at the corners. The mage held up the silver ball of light with his left hand, and the power of the magic source immediately washed away the original magic power of the dark elves. Although this robe no longer had a magic effect, it became able to cover the body in the sun.
He walked to Shelley's side: "Your equipment is about to be damaged, do you need some help?" The female drow's lips trembled slightly, but she said nothing. Her attention was now on the blue sky and white clouds, and she could no longer see, hear or perceive other things. Even though her eyes were stung by the bright light, she was still unwilling to give up a single glance at this scenery.
Vincent put his hand on Shelley's abdomen, and the soft touch brought the warmth of the dark elf from his palm. The mage concentrated his mind and stopped thinking randomly, but carefully began the work of energy transmission and repair.
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After a short while, he raised his hand. Although Shelley's clothes are still a little tattered, they will no longer turn into ashes in the sunshine and can last until the next town. Vincent looked at Shelley's red eyes, wiped away the tears on her cheeks with his fingers, and said, "Shelley, stop staring at the bright light, your eyes can't stand this strong change."
Among all the people, only Vincent's Eye of Insight and Sokka's Xiangli eyes can quickly adapt to the change from the dark underground to the bright daylight. Several other people were rubbing their eyes constantly, the soreness and numbness making them feel unbearable.
Shelley only had a slight reaction when the mage's fingers touched her face. She shook her head and kept her eyes wide open. "Leave me alone, I'm fine now. So fine."
After Sokka finished eating the fruit, he carefully picked off the flowers on his body, gathered them into a handful, and put them under Shelley's nose. The female drow sneezed and finally sat up.
"Sister Shelley, this is for you!" Sokka gave her the flower and then flew into the sky. But this time she floated in mid-air and looked around, then pointed in the distance and shouted loudly: "Brother in black robe, there is a big lake over there, let's go and have a look!"
"Got it!" Vincent still stayed by Shelley's side. Hardy and others gradually adapted to the light and walked slowly down the slope.
"Vincent!" Shelley suddenly said: "I can't see anything. It's all white!" The female drow grabbed the mage's robe based on her impression: "What's going on? What should I do?"
Vincent pulled her up from the ground: "This is because you are not used to this brightness. After all, you still have the blood of the dark elves, and the sun will cause damage to you." The mage tore off a black strip from the corner of his robe. Cloth, tied around Shelley's eyes: "Your eyes will recover after a while. In the future, don't look at bright objects for a long time. What you need now is to adapt slowly, don't be too anxious."
Shelley held on to the mage tightly: "Vincent, when can I keep looking at this beautiful sky?"
"Soon." The mage held Shelley's hand and put it in his arm: "I guess you can enjoy the scenery here like me before arriving at the nearest town. But during this time You have to be obedient and don't force your eyes too hard, it will be bad if there are any damage."
" You have to lead me there." Shelley said, "No objection is allowed on this point."
"Of course, I have already thought of this possibility when I promised you a happy world on the ground." The mage led the female drow towards his friend: "In the dark area, you also lead me After passing through the wet and difficult terrain, now, I am just doing the same thing as you then."
Hardy looked at the two people walking slowly over and laughed "haha". He poked Mark next to him with his elbow, but hit the dwarf on the head: "Mark, look, it's a rare sight..."
Vincent looked at Hardy and naturally heard his voice. However, the Master did not comment on this. The little angel Soka kept urging everyone to go towards the lake in the air, while Vincent asked her to land and move forward with everyone.
"Soka, at the exits of these dark areas leading to the surface, there may be some organizations that hate underground creatures. They work hard to prevent those underground evil creatures from coming to the surface." Vincent felt Shelley on his arm. Wanli's hand grasped tighter. "Although you are a little angel, it would not be good if they accidentally hurt you."
Soka listened to Vincent's words with a vague understanding. She was not yet old enough to understand this complicated relationship immediately. However, walking on the ground also has its own benefits. The sweet berries in the bushes and the mushrooms in the shade fell into Sokka's and Mark's pockets respectively. The little angel jumped happily between the branches. Even without the help of wings, she was as nimble as a squirrel. Although the dwarf Mark can only cook food from the Underdark, as far as mushrooms are concerned, his cooking skills are already proficient.
After climbing over two hills, a small lake appeared in front of everyone. The calm lake water reflected the crisp mountains in the distance. The breeze blew, the lake water rippled, and the reflection was blurred. Only at this time can we tell which is water and which is sky. The pebbles by the lake have been washed into round shapes, and the smooth touch is better than the rich gems. The little angel is very excited. He squats there to pick his favorite, but he is dazzled by the colorful pebbles.
Hardy moved some boulders and built a temporary stove. Phelps picked up dry firewood. Vincent originally wanted to catch some fish in the lake, but Shelley held on to him tightly and didn't want him to leave. .
"It doesn't matter, let's go together." The two people stood by the lake, the mage's powerful staff waved in the air, and a wall of force appeared under the water.
With the control of will, the wall of force turned into an enclosing shape like a cage, and the mage waved it up. The water flows away along the small holes deliberately left at the bottom of the force wall , leaving only some big fish that cannot escape and fall into the hands of the mage.
Sokka chuckled as he looked at Vincent's unique fishing method. She jumped over and helped the mage find a big fish, and put the others back into the lake.
Shelley didn't understand what Vincent did when he arrived, but she kept smiling and listened carefully to the sounds around her. The sound of leaves, the sound of lake water lapping against the shore, the singing of birds and the chirping of cicadas all seemed like beautiful music to her.
Mark was cleaning the fish at the lake. According to him, this fish was bigger than any fish he had ever seen in the underground river, and he didn't know the exact cooking method. Halflings are experts at eating. Phelps told Mark that he only needed to stew it in water and leave the other ingredients to him. Hardy helped Mark hold the fish, because according to the size of the little dwarf, the fish was already more than half of his height, and Mark would not be able to hold it with just his strength.
"If my estimate is correct, this place should be in the southwest of Wujie Mountain." Vincent lit the paper he carried with him with a flint, then ignited the dry wood and started the fire. "This is the junction of Fenton, Im, Holy Greafury , Hammer of Gunn and the Southern Lords' territories, so the mountains behind us are called the Five Realms Mountains."
"Since there are so many choices, where should we go?" Phelps said: "Should we go to the Holy Greafury first to find the whereabouts of Lambert or go to the Hammer of Gunn to find the dwarf Newton?"
"These two people are a bit erratic and difficult to find. I think we should find Carol. She will always stay in the Elf Kingdom across the sea - Munn. Maybe there will be news about a few other people, so it will be easier for us Plan the next move." Vincent said: "But it is not easy to pass through the sea in front of us. Although I can navigate, I really can't row. As for the shipbuilding itself, for me It’s not that difficult.” The mage thought for a while: “Anyway, we are not in a hurry now, so it is safer to proceed along the coastline. Fenton is our next stop.”
"I'll follow you anyway." Shelley listened to Vincent's words and expressed her own opinion.
Phelps picked out the mushrooms, washed them and threw them into the water. Then he cut the fish into large pieces and cooked them together. Mark took out the seasoning he bought from the dwarf city and carefully handled the smell of the fish. Vincent also used magic to improve the taste of this fish soup.
But the mage has one more thing to do. They venture underground, mainly eating barbecued meat, and only need clean slates to eat. But if you want to drink fish soup, a bowl is essential. Picking up a few pebbles on the ground, he combined the "law of creation" with the spell of transforming all things. This was Vincent's habitual magic method. Several beautiful small bowls appeared in his hands after a while.
The fish and mushroom stew made everyone salivate. Even Sokka, who didn't eat meat, couldn't help but lie on Hardy's shoulder, staring at the fragrant soup in the pot, and kept asking Mark when he could eat it.
In this quiet lakeside, a delicious meal is the best reward for everyone who returns to the ground. It was the first time for Shelley and Soka to eat something like this, and they were full of praise. They quickly finished their portions, and then asked for the next bowl without being satisfied. Vincent could only hold the bowl, pick out the fish bones, and then feed the female drow to eat. After all, Shelley was still invisible.
Several flying birds also landed beside them, and a bold white bird even landed on Sokka's wings, tickling the little angel and making him giggle. She put the fish pieces in her palm, blew them gently and fed them to the birds. Seeing these little friends with wings happily holding the fish meat in their mouths, the little angel was also very happy.