82. Sean's Troubles
The lead-gray cloud curtain hung low, smearing this world realm with an extremely thick gray. It's not dark clouds, and there is no lightning and thunder, but it makes people feel a sense of breathless heavy pressure in a trance, as if this world is about to collapse soon, especially when Sean walks on the way up the mountain, slowly looking up, and there is a strange illusion that is very close to this day.
It was an unnamed cliff located in the territory of the Sod Territory, and Sean vaguely remembered standing at the top of the cliff and could see two-thirds of the landscape of the Sod Territory. Of course, for a territory with many mountains and forests, such cliffs are of little practical value.
Of course, the most interesting thing is that the way up the mountain is in the territory of Tindes, but the cliff that stretches up faces Soder. Therefore, if the Earl of Thorde rashly sent troops up the mountain to build the guard fortifications, it would very well lead to a dispute between Cheng Cheng and the Marquis of Tindes - no local nobleman would allow the armies of other nobles to operate in their own territory, because it would be an insult at all.
However, Perrault, the Marquis of Tindes, because the location of this mountain is too remote, the logistics line cannot be stretched so long, and if he really invests military power here, the cost required is not a small amount. So these two lords have a very tacit understanding with each other, and neither of them has any opinions or opinions on this cliff, as if there is no such cliff at all, so there is a lonely tomb erected here by Yoda.
The way up the mountain was very smooth, and I didn't encounter the monster that Sean had been on guard against.
If it had been two months ago, Sean might have thought it was a bug or something else, and then he would happily finish his things and leave, not thinking about anything else at all. But this time is different, even if he is standing in front of the lonely grave at this moment, Sean is still vigilant enough, because he knows that the monster is not a safe thing, and its innate wandering characteristics make it difficult for it to wait in one place steadily, after all, this is not a game, and there is no program to restrict it.
Even monsters need to eat, nest, and live.
Sean's gaze fell on the tombstone of the lonely grave, which had "Faith and Promise" written in the middle, without the name of the person in the tomb, nor the name of the person who fell on the tomb, it looked like an anonymous tomb. However, if you look closely, you can see that the stone of this tombstone is the same as that of the house where Master Yoda lived, and the carving technique used for the words on the tombstone is not chiseled, but similar to a kind of inlay engraved by a magic array.
Linked to Master Yoda's identity, occupation, and the purpose of letting Sean come here, it is natural to know who carved this tombstone in Ludao.
Sean half-knelt in front of the tomb, closed his eyes and muttered something slightly.
The breeze blew lightly, like a mischievous elf, lifted the corners of Sean's clothes, tugged at his hair, laughed and continued to move forward, running from the edge of the cliff towards the sky, as if to throw himself into the arms of the low gray clouds.
After a long time, Sean stood up, walked behind the tombstone, and gently tapped the dirt and stone on the ground with his scabbard. After a while, Sean found what he was looking for - it was a not very thick dirt, and after using the scabbard to remove the sand and gravel on it, he could see a small package tightly covered with white cloth, which was what Sean was looking for on this trip.
In this lonely grave, it is not a human being buried, but a belief in Yoda's past and the promise of one of his last disciples.
The gifted disciple, who should be considered Sean's senior in name, had promised Yoda that he would return here in a year, re-excavate the faith that Yoda had buried, and then fulfill his promise to inherit everything Yoda had. But according to the game's scrutiny, this extremely talented man has been breaking his promise for ten years, and he never returned until Yoda died when the first expansion was updated.
Gently sweeping away the sand and gravel wrapped in his hand, Sean's brow furrowed slightly, this time he was really puzzled. If he didn't encounter the monster when he went up the mountain, then when he knelt in front of the tombstone just now and pretended to pray and dig out this package, it was the best time for Lu to sneak attack, according to Sean's understanding of the monster's character, it was absolutely impossible for the other party to let go of such a good opportunity, but this time why did Lu not react?
After scanning the surroundings again, Sean was sure that this was not the monster's conspiracy, and he walked towards the path he had come, but his inner vigilance was still maintained, and he did not dare to relax in the slightest. But until Sean returned to the foot of the mountain, there was no trace of the monster, which couldn't help but make Sean wonder, was it really lucky, so he didn't meet the monster?
But I don't know what it is, the feeling of being stared at by Sean has not changed in the slightest, as if his every move is being monitored by others. And this feeling is much stronger than when he went up the mountain, it seems that there is an unknown enemy lurking in the shadows, ready to give himself a fatal blow, and what is even more terrifying is that Sean can even feel that the other party seems to have become more and more impatient, and his patience seems to be exhausted.
But even so, Sean didn't know where the enemy was, and if he couldn't find the enemy, of course Sean wouldn't blindly mess around. So still with enough vigilance and vigilance, Sean didn't continue to waste time here, and went straight on the way back, he needed to send this package back to Yoda in order to complete his transfer.
Just as Sean was fading away at one end of the horizon, he was standing on the rocks as he was descending the mountain just now, and the air suddenly had an irregular flow.
When the abnormal flow of the air gradually faded, a kobold wearing leather armor was finally exposed to the air.
It held two jagged daggers in both hands, the daggers were dark black, and it was impossible to tell if there was any smearing, but it was certain that the two daggers were definitely matte. The leather armor worn by this kobold is also black leather armor coated with matte materials, judging from these superficial features, this kobold's profession is obviously a thief who prefers assassination skills.
It's just that the size of this kobold is slightly different from that of ordinary kobolds. First of all, the first point is that this kobold is much stronger, its height is more than one meter five, which is definitely enough to be considered tall among kobolds, and its body shape is also larger than the average kobold; Secondly, the second point is that the skin on this kobold is actually dark red, and there are some extremely unique purple-red textures; The third and most important point is that this kobold does not have horns on its head, but a pair of sharp horns with hooks, which look somewhat like the horns of a little devil.
At this moment, once the kobold's figure was revealed, it also exuded a rich bloody aura, and from its scarlet eyes and the white mist that continued to spit out, it was obvious that this kobold had just experienced a bloody killing, and now its mood had not completely calmed down. If Sean could see this kobold at a glance, he would also know what the monster on this cliff didn't come to trouble him.
And in the same way, he will also know what the hell is that Lu Dao has been staring at him.
It's a pity that Sean couldn't see this somewhat special kobold.
The kobold stared in the direction of Sean's departure, let out a few small, hoarse dog barks, as if muttering something, before shaking his head and tail and striding after him. Its job is to find a way to solve Sean, of course, limited by his own profession, this kobold would really like to have a neat assassination, but he has not found the opportunity at all these days.
Just as Sean felt, the kobold's patience was about to be completely worn out.
The way back was as calm as it was when we came.
Sean set off at dawn and returned to Yoda's house at night.
Yoda wasn't too surprised that Sean only took a day to go back and forth, and according to what he knew, he should actually be back around this time. It's just that when he saw Sean, Yoda still sighed, with a look of regret in his eyes: "It seems that you didn't meet that guy." ”
For a strong man like Yoda, it only takes a glance to know if Shaun has ever fought. And judging from Yoda's words, it is obvious that he knows that there is a monster on the cliff of the road, and maybe he is the one who raised it there to guard the lonely grave, and it should be some kind of test or test, so Yoda naturally feels a little pity that Sean did not fight with that monster, because then he can't really understand Sean's strength.
But when I think of Sean's performance yesterday, Yoda actually doesn't care so much.
But suddenly, as if he suddenly sensed something, Yoda turned his head to look in the direction where Sean came, and a hint of sharpness that did not match his age flashed in his cloudy eyes. And at this moment, Sean suddenly felt that the tension of being watched by others suddenly disappeared, on the other hand, Yoda's reaction, Sean knew what was going on even if he was a fool.
"Looks like you're being targeted by something unclean." Yoda said softly, but her tone was one of contempt, "Well, since you didn't meet that guy, you can use this thing that follows you as a grind." ”
As he spoke, Yoda opened the package in his hand, and inside was a beautifully crafted wooden box - the box emitted a faint fragrance that seemed to keep it from rotting when buried in the dirt. Casually throwing away the cloth in his hand, Yoda opened the box again, and inside was a slightly worn notebook.
"This is one of my previous manuscripts, about my swordsmanship and some magical tips." Yoda handed the notebook in his hand to Sean, but the box was not given to him, "I have already said before, I am too old to guide you, so you can go and study this manuscript by yourself." As he spoke, Yoda glanced at the dark night again: "You just go back with this notebook, there is no better chance to train you in this night than a thief who wants to assassinate you." …… If you live, then you will gain something by going back and looking at this manuscript, and if you die......"
"Then I'll collect the body for you, the lonely grave on the cliff is just right to put a real corpse in it. …… May the magic be with you. ”
Then, Yoda closed the door directly in front of Sean, and he was not even in the mood to let him stay overnight or have a dinner, leaving only Sean standing outside the door stupidly.
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It's too late to talk about this, sorry, and that's the only one.
Today I rearranged the plot of the story a little bit, and decided to speed up the progress of the plot, and I will make up for it tomorrow.