Chapter 248: Desert City - Ariante
Taking advantage of the inattention of the people around him, Nebula climbed deftly along the blue giant's arm to the giant's shoulder.
Looking at Ryan, who was anxiously searching for him in the crowd, Nebula couldn't help but laugh softly.
But Nebula didn't know that when Nebula laughed softly in the blue giant's ear, the blue giant's slightly squinted eyes looked at Nebula in shock as if he had seen something incredible.
It was as if he had seen not an ordinary child, but a god descending from the sky
Although the position of the giant's shoulders was high enough, Nebula was still not satisfied, and he felt that he had to climb on top of the giant's head to avoid Ryan's search, after all, he could still see the strangeness on the giant's shoulders from the bottom up.
"Uncle Giant, I'm sorry. I'm going to go up and hide, and I'm going to make trouble. Nebula said this to the ears of the blue giant, and then stepped on the ears of the blue giants and continued to climb.
The blue giant didn't say a word of warning, and Nebula naturally assumed that he agreed.
Standing on the blue giant's ears, Nebula grabbed the white bandage wrapped around the blue giant's head and struggled to climb to the top of the blue giant's head.
Standing above the blue giant's head, Nebula saw very clearly that the sand and dust were blowing in front of him, but when he was about to reach the blue giant, he was blocked by an invisible barrier.
Nebula knew that this should be one of the Blue Giant's abilities, and without this means, the Blue Giant would not dare to do such a dangerous way as a means of transportation.
Just as Nebula was about to sleep comfortably on top of the blue giant's head, he saw a very familiar figure above the blue giant's head.
"Uncle McGee!? How did you end up here? Xingyun asked in surprise to the middle-aged man not far away wearing a hat tied with wood chips, a blue power suit with a sword, and pigtails.
McGee sat on the head of the blue giant, holding the water bag in her left hand and pouring a few mouthfuls into her mouth, and from McGee's hot gasps, comfortable moaning/moaning, and the strong aroma of wine emanating from McGee's body, Nebula knew that McGonagall's water bag was probably spirits.
McGee didn't look back, he just sat cross-legged and said directly to Nebula: "Oh~~~ It's you kid, I haven't seen you for a long time." It looks like you've forgotten my instructions, haven't you? Hehe, just kidding, I don't care about the sword as a piece of equipment, it's not suitable for me anymore, but the dog McGonagall should be just right enough to use it, I hope you can give the sword to McGonagall after you repair it. ”
Nebula could only nod his head in agreement to McGee's proposal, after all, he broke his promise first.
"Uncle McGee, how can that worn sword be repaired? I know a little bit about forging myself, but I can't find a way. Nebula asked McGee cautiously.
Nebula is no joke, in Nebula's memory, all kinds of knowledge of forging are crammed. Even if Nebula was allowed to pick up the hammer, Nebula was confident enough to be able to forge a fine sword, but there was no way to repair the sword in this huge forging knowledge.
In order to repair the old war sword, Nebula did not fail to find the famous blacksmith Sind of the warrior tribe, the famous blacksmith Bo Jian in the frozen and snowy region, the repair expert of the abandoned city, and the ore processing technician Cris, but they had no way to face this old war sword, they all had the same opinion, this weapon could not be repaired.
"Hmm~~~ This is my mistake, I forgot to tell you that this sword is made by a special technique, and ordinary blacksmiths can't repair it at all. So be it! Go to the ascetic Krislama of the City in the Woods, he should know how to repair this old sword, after all, it was made by his grandfather. McGee said earnestly to Nebula.
Xingyun was so angry about this, since he knew who he was looking for to repair the old war sword, why didn't he go by himself? Do you have to do it yourself? And wasted so much of my time in vain.
Just as Nebula was about to reason with McGee, McGee turned her head and chuckled and said to Nebula, "Boy, it seems that you have to invite this meal!" ”
Nebula wondered what McGee said, what the hell did that mean? Could it be that McGee wants to treat him to dinner herself? It shouldn't be!
Wait a minute! Something seems wrong!!
The moment Nebula sensed something was wrong, a hand slapped Nebula's shoulder fiercely.
"Haha! Don't think I won't be able to catch you if I'm hiding here! I've got you! Ryan grabbed Nebula's shoulder and said to Nebula with a smile.
Nebula nodded helplessly, he didn't expect Ryan to find this place.
The most important thing is that Uncle McGee doesn't remind himself, but he still attracts his attention, so that Ryan can catch himself, this traitor, more easily
After Ryan grabbed the depressed Nebula and teleported below, McGee began to pour his wine again.
McGee, who looked melancholy with a light beard, wiped the wine from the corner of her mouth with her hand and looked up at the sky.
"It's nice to be young. What do I have now for my friends in distress, brothers in life and death, and loved ones? Alas~~~~" McGee shouted loudly, holding her forehead as if she was very dissatisfied with her life.
McGee placed the saber at his waist flat on his lap and stroked it like a lover.
Looking at the sword, McGee pondered for a long time before coming back to his senses, McGee caressed the sword and whispered, "Eternal life, is it really worth pursuing?" ”
Looking up at the end of the desert, through the endless sand, McGee seemed to see the city full of resentful spirits, and he never wanted to set foot again
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After a while, Nebula and the others finally arrived at Ariante, the desert capital of gold.
Covered in gold?
It's hard to say that it's all over gold, but it's true that it's full of magic ores that are much more precious than gold.
I heard that not long ago, when a common family in Ariante was renovating and digging the foundation, he accidentally dug up a small vein of black crystal, and the common family, which was originally living in a very poor situation, turned into a hot little rich man in the blink of an eye.
This incident almost led to a trend of renovations in Ariante's houses, but most people's homes were renovated without any magical veins, and the trend gradually dissipated.
After all, if there were any magical veins hidden in such a city, they would have been discovered by the so-called explorers hired by the ore merchants, and the family of good fortune was just a special case.
The real riches of magical ore are those remote areas in the wild, and a stone you may pick up on the outskirts of Ariante is a valuable magical ore.
There are more than twenty magic ore veins on the surface of the outskirts of Ariante, although most of them are small magic ore veins, but the income is not small, and the income from these magic ores is almost the same as the transaction volume of some large chambers of commerce.
Although the Ariante Magical Veins are not as large as the mines in the Frozen Snow Regions, the small and medium-sized veins in fragments add up to more than the Veins in the Frozen Snow Regions.
What's more, in recent years, due to Zakun, the ore production of the Frozen Snow Vein has reached the lowest point in history, and many magic ore merchants, forces with a large demand for ore, and countries have set their targets at Ariante, which has a lot more ore than the Frozen Snow Vein.
This is one of the reasons why Ariante's status has been rising in recent years, and this time Princess Ariante's birthday is said to be congratulated by many heads of state and power.
If this was placed 20 years ago, it would have been impossible, and those countries and forces would at most send envoys to send a small gift.
"Well~~~~ Let's find a hotel to stay in for a while! With five days to go until Princess Aria's birthday party, we took a stroll around Ariante and considered it a visit. Shinas suggested to Nebula and Ryan.
Nebula and Ryan naturally wouldn't object, because it was too hot here, and if Nebula and Ryan's shoes weren't magic shoes, maybe the soles of their feet would have been roasted by the hot sand.
Nebula is even more helpless, although he has a strange physique that is not afraid of the cold, but he can't resist the scorching heat at all, not to mention that Nebula has lived in a cold place like the frozen snow region for a long time, and the high temperature is like a natural enemy for Nebula.
However, Nebula still has benefits as an ice magician, and Nebula casually used the Maple Leaf Staff to condense a fist-sized ice ball, which rolled around on his face and neck very comfortably.
Ryan is a fire magician, and naturally has a certain resistance to high temperatures, so there is nothing unusual, as for Shinas, as a level 180 mage-level figure, a random advanced blessing technique or a domain shield is enough to isolate the scorching sun, and the high temperature is of no use to Shinas at all.
"Brother, after you find the hotel, don't forget the meal you promised me!" Ryan reminded Nebula with a playful smile as he walked.
Nebula pursed her lips and replied to Ryan, "If Uncle McGee hadn't helped you, do you think you'd catch me?" I'll remember what I promised you, isn't it just a meal!? ”
Shinas was stunned when he heard what Nebula said, and hurriedly asked Nebula, "Little Star, do you mean that McGee also came to Ariant!?" ”
Nebula nodded honestly despite his strange reaction to Shinas.
After stroking her chin and pondering for a while, she whispered to Nebula, "McGee is not a simple person, it is said that he was already this middle-aged uncle when he fought with the Dark Mage Legion more than three hundred years ago. More than three hundred years later, he is still like this, and no one knows how strong his strength is, and the people who fought with him have all died in Huangquan, and for such a mysterious person, even the Holy Land does not dare to provoke easily. You'd better be careful and don't get too close to this person. ”
Nebula nodded thoughtfully after hearing Shinas's advice, while Ryan looked at Shinas and Nebula with dissatisfaction, how could there be more whispers between them since the Earth Defense Headquarters?
(Sorry, I hung out with friends yesterday, it was yesterday.) There will be a chapter today, thank you all for your support! )