Diablo Destruction

On the way back, I kept playing with the half-diamond-shaped stone I got from the altar. The gray stone was about a finger long. It looked rough, but it felt unexpectedly smooth. One side was uneven, like It's a fault, so I guess it's not a complete item. As for the idea of ​​gathering the remaining stones, I have never thought about it. The Dark Continent is so big, this is undoubtedly more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

He threw it into a corner of the inventory. At this moment, Tia, who was lying on the snow quilt, let out a soft moan and opened her eyes faintly.

"Tia, are you awake? How are you? Are you feeling better?"

In a mentally weak state, she suffered the mental shock of Du Ruier. I was very worried about what shadow or sequelae it would leave in her heart.

Slowly raising her head, Tia's eyes were unfocused and she glanced around blankly. The surrounding scenery gradually became clearer. Finally, she fixed her gaze on me for a few seconds, then suddenly showed a look of fear and subconsciously He stepped back, but didn't realize that he was on Xiaoxue's back, and fell to the ground with a "pop".

"Tia, how did you..."

I was just about to step forward and help her up, but unexpectedly she kept retreating like a snake and a scorpion until she retreated to the corner, waving her hands and shouting in a sobbing voice: "Don't come here... do not come……".

"..."

It seems that the one who left a shadow in her heart was not Duriel, but me. I had expected this situation. After all, looking back, even I was deeply afraid of "the me at that time". I'm afraid it was just me. The three nervous Lal trio and Sarah, who loves me deeply, can understand and accept it. I'm not surprised that Tia reacted this way.

Not surprising, just a little lonely...

Tia hugged her knees, burying her pretty face in them, huddled alone in the corner and wept softly. I stood there at a loss, looking ahead. Her eyes were unfocused, and she was thinking about random things in her mind to pass the time. At this time, it was better to let her be alone. After crying enough, she would calm down, and then go back silently, and separate silently, as long as she had the intention to avoid it. We will never meet again in this life, that's fine.

"Fanfan..."

A sound as thin as a mosquito's moan sounded in my ears, a phantom sound? Not quite, I turned my head in surprise and saw that Tia had stopped shaking. Half a pair of cute eyes were raised from the inside of her knees, looking over here like a timid rabbit. She was completely different from her usual energetic appearance, the weak and lovely Tia. Adds a touch of feminine charm.

"What...what happened?"

I was surprised by this sudden change. I was even more trembling. I could not hide the joy in my voice. I walked up gently, but Tia did not avoid it.

"Hey, Fanfan..."

As soon as he walked in front of her, his sleeve was grabbed by a small hand, and then gently pulled down. I squatted down, face to face with Tia holding her knees, less than half a meter apart. Then, in my surprised eyes, Tia's body fell forward and her forehead was in my arms.

"Fanfan, tell me. What just happened was all an illusion, right?"

"..."

I opened my mouth, I know. Whether it's for her or for myself, I can't say the word "yes".

"It's an illusion, right!!"

As if aware of my determination, Tia's hands suddenly wrapped around my waist, hugged me tightly, and pressed her forehead hard, almost stopping me from speaking.

"Yeah, that's right."

Feeling the weakness in her tone, I couldn't help but sigh and gently hugged her head. To be honest, I really don't understand what Tia is thinking now. Is she deceiving herself? Didn't her clothes stained with blue blood say it all? I really don’t understand a girl’s heart.

"Wow~~~~, Fanfan, you scared me to death. I'm really scared."

As soon as the words came out, it became the trigger for Tia's tear glands to collapse. She cried loudly against my chest, and her warm tears quickly soaked my chest. I even suspected that she was storing the The tears of more than ten years were released in one breath.

I don't blame Tia for her weakness. She is just a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, living in this closed village without fighting against the world. To blame, I can only blame this cruel world.

After finally crying enough, she lowered her voice and waited until the traces of her crying disappeared - if she went back like this and let others see her red eyes, they would 100% think that I bullied her.

"Let's use the teleportation scroll to go back."

Seeing that she was almost recovering, I immediately suggested that it would take at least ten days to go back from here, which was not very cost-effective.

"Ugh~~, teleportation scroll? It's too extravagant."

Dia, who still held my sleeve and refused to let go, pouted her little lips, and immediately entered the mode of being a thrifty and good housewife, which made me smile bitterly. However, in the Horadric tribe, which lacks materials, the teleportation scroll is indeed Very precious.

"Don't worry, our prudent little housewife Ms. Tia, once the teleportation station is opened, she won't have to worry about not having the teleportation scroll."

I told a little lie. Even outside, teleportation scrolls are extremely precious. There are many mercenary-level adventurer teams, or even only one or two in the entire team.

"What? I'm only 17 years old. I'm not a housewife. Fanfan, you are so rude." In response to my teasing, Tia immediately raised her mouth in protest.

Opening the teleportation scroll while laughing like this, I was about to step into the teleportation array when my sleeve was suddenly pulled hard.

"Fanfan, would you blame me for being too weak?" Tia, who had been forcing herself to smile, asked in a depressed tone.

"How could it be? At your age, I have never killed a chicken. You have already done a good job." I sighed and smiled slightly.

"I... I will practice hard after I go out. I will definitely know how to do it. I will definitely be able to face it in the future. So... don't be angry with me, okay?"

"Well, I'll cheer for you."

I turned around and gently patted Tia, who was holding my sleeve and lowering her little head on my chest. The little guy finally grew up.

After returning to the village, we told Sakron about this experience and received news from him that the village's teleport station would be connected to Rogge's camp within a few days. This is indeed good news. I hurriedly found Akara and learned that the negotiations with the Horadric tribe were in the final stage. After the teleport station is opened, within a month, the camp will gradually welcome 600 Hera Dik tribe mages, including 100 job transferees and 500 mercenaries. There is no need for soldiers for the time being. After all, considering the limited admission capacity of the camp, it will be difficult to manage if too many strange adventurers pour in at the same time.

However, mage is a popular profession. Demand has always been in short supply at Rogge Camp, so we believe that these 600 Horadric mages will soon be integrated into the ranks of adventurers in the camp. It is estimated that the next batch of Horadric mages will arrive in half a year.

certainly. In addition, there is also the issue of supplies, which is also a trivial matter. The Horadric tribe has been closed for thousands of years, and they must have accumulated a lot of gold coins. As long as you have money, everything will be easier. Is it possible for the huge Dark Continent to Can't you afford supplies for just 50,000 people? There are just some rare items, such as teleportation scrolls, that have yet to be discussed. In fact, the best way is for the Horadric tribe to collect the raw materials for production. Anyway, what they lack most is combat power.

There is another issue that is still under discussion, related to future development. After the Horadric tribe stabilizes its contact with the outside world, whether to connect the village's teleportation station to other teleportation stations to allow adventurers to log in and use this place as an adventure As one of the gathering places, this is indeed a problem. Opening up to the outside world does more good than harm to the economic and cultural development of the village. But it also depends on whether the proud Horadric people want to develop the economy. You just have to look down on the culture of other races, though. After I conveyed the news about Duriel to the great elder, the Horadric people became much more relaxed. After all, if a large number of adventurers gathered, there would be no need to worry about Duriel coming out to cause trouble in the future.

These are all what I heard from Akara. Of course, there is more to the private agreement than this. How could the cunning Akara leave the Horadric tribe unused? The elders headed by Isaac Lung are not vegetarians. They just cooperate with each other to achieve a win-win situation. At best, it is just who benefits more.

When I was caught by Akara and instilled these things, on the other side, the Horadric tribe also welcomed another guest, Karot, who had been following us. A few days after we entered the village, he also Lurking in quietly, of course, he didn't want to make trouble with the Horadric tribe, he just wanted to see if there was anything he needed in the legendary Horadric tribe.

However, his luck didn't seem to be very good. With his strength, he quickly cleaned most of the ancient tombs, but found nothing useful. Think about it, even if there were some good things hidden in the ancient tombs, they would still be useless. It should have been moved back by the Horadric people who have lived here for thousands of years. It was his turn to get it, so he set his sights on the mage tower. But what was even more unfortunate was that there happened to be a man named Luo. The stingy old man who was the most stingy man was guarding inside. When Carrot casually walked into an empty library, Farah had already appeared behind him, taking a book from the bookshelf as if nothing had happened. It slowly turned over.

The slight movement made Carlos turn around suddenly, and when he saw Farah appearing behind him at some point, a chill suddenly ran down his neck.

"Teacher Farah, long time no see." Carlos bowed slightly.

"Haha, didn't we just meet last month?" Farah responded lightly, never looking at Carlos.

Was he already discovered when he just started tracking? Carlos was stunned, so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say.

"Hey!! I watched you and Seattle Lake grow up. Now that I am old, I can no longer guess what is going on in your minds. I know a little about your experience, but there is no such thing here. What you want."

Farah turned around, changed from his previous disrespectful behavior, looked at Carrot deeply, and threw the book in his hand.

"The Horadric tribe here doesn't seem to have much useful information."

With a sigh, he has been staying in the Mage Tower for research these days. Although a lot of information here opened his eyes, it only went so far. It was absolutely impossible for the once glorious Horadric clan to only have these superficial things left. Regarding this, Kane, who was studying with him, also Fully agree.

"I'll give you a suggestion. Maybe you should go to the Horadric tribe in the second world. I've been following them for so long. I guess you should know the method." After saying that, Farah turned around and stopped looking at the card. Ross glanced.

Silently flipping through the books in his hands, Carlos' face was gloomy and uncertain, and finally he showed deep disappointment. He held the jade in his arms tightly, and his eyes became firm again.

“Students understand.”

Placing the book back in its place, Carlos bowed again. He turned around and paused again.

"Teacher Kasha, is she okay?"

"Okay, that's great. I drink and fight every day. I won't die." Farah replied angrily.

"Then, the student resigned." Carlos, who was originally expressionless, couldn't help but reveal a warm smile on his lips, and then strode away.

Um. It seems that I have another good helper.

Looking at Carlos' disappearing figure, Farah smiled slyly. It was not easy to find the Horadric Staff in the second world. With Carlos, a skilled master, progress would undoubtedly be much faster. He is also a little impatient to know what good things are in the Horadric tribe in the second world. If it weren't for the camp, Farah might even go there in person.

but. Speaking of which, Carlos is really not the protagonist. It cannot be said that there are no good things in the first world. The Horadric Cube and Tarasha's soul inheritance, which one is not an opportunity for him to break through the bottleneck? It's just that all these benefits were taken away by that brat. This is probably the so-called "the gears of fate are turning." Farah felt annoyed and shook his head. Buried in the sea of ​​books again...

There is after returning from the ancient tomb. It is already the fourth day, and the life is quite leisurely. With a lively little girl like Tia by my side all day long, the days are not boring, but the eyes of the young men around me seem to be much more fierce. Is it my imagination? It’s hard to believe that Tia’s popularity among the clan is so high.

Of course, I don't think the enthusiasm she showed for me is the so-called love. At best, it is just some good feelings. Her temperament is like this, and she has a friendly and enthusiastic attitude towards everyone. In addition, I am The foreign monk is fond of chanting sutras and has a lot of strange insights in his mind, so it is natural for him to gain her friendship. So, please stop looking at me with such terrifying eyes?

So on the fifth day, of course Tia dragged my sleeves and walked on the street, allowing me to fully experience how a glance turned into "the light of the sword and the shadow of the sword". Those elders who wanted to carve a magic circle on their foreheads Finally, news came - the teleportation gate between Rogge's camp and Rogge's camp was opened.

"Ouch——"

Everyone on the street cheered immediately, and even Tia, who was so happy that she jumped up and hung on me, seemed to be accepted.

The day after the teleportation array was opened, we are going back. Akara and the three of them have to return to the camp as soon as possible to prepare for the reception of the Horadric people. 600 mages are different from 600 civilians. One bad person may The whole camp was in chaos. As for me, an idle elder, it was purely a friendly companionship. It didn't matter whether I came back or not, but I didn't want to stay here anymore and enjoy the baptism of those eyes.

Great Elder Sakron led several other elders whose names cannot be named, followed by nearly a thousand Horadric people who were watching to see us off. Most of the people following behind were young people who couldn't hold themselves back. Their eyes were naturally not on us. It was a teleportation array that had been opened, but no matter how much they wanted in their hearts, none of them asked to go out, but waited for the allocation of quotas in the clan, which shows the discipline of the Horadric people.

"Fanfan~~~"

When walking up the steps, Tia's voice came from behind. Didn't this little guy say he was too sad to come? So what? I turned around and saw her squeezing out of the crowd, jumping up and down and waving to me.

"Remember to come back and see me"

I waved to her from a distance.

"And~~~"

What happened? I turned around again, dumbfounded.

"My body is ready at any time, you can come and ask for it at any time!!"

"puff--"

I vomited three liters of blood and fell down on the steps. I finally got up, but was pricked with holes by hundreds of eyes that seemed to be real, and fell down again.

"This...this is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!!"

Facing Akara's and others' meaningful looks, I tried my best to explain. Under the countless murderous eyes behind me, I almost stooped into the teleportation array. At the moment when the white light flashed, I subconsciously turned around and found those few The murderous intent exuded by hundreds of Horadric young men was so thick that it seemed to condense into a huge black skull in the sky.

It seems that you have to be careful about your back when you practice in the future, because you might be overwhelmed by magic such as countless lightning, fireballs, and icicles.

After returning to Rogge, I spent a few days debauched at home, and then found Akara.

"Akara, didn't you say that I have defeated Duriel, so you can avoid Lu Gaoyin's test and let me go to Kurast Seaport directly? It should still count."

Since the competition for Lu Gaoyin's mini-boss is too fierce, Akara plans to include "defeating Duriel" as one of Lu Gaoyin's test ranges. Of course, this will have to wait until the Horadric tribe agrees to open the teleportation array. Only in this way can I implement it, and as the first person to try it, I will naturally take advantage of it.

"Of course." Akara said with a smile.

"Then let me use the remote teleportation station and go directly to Kurast!"

I shamelessly came up behind Akara and squeezed her shoulders, with a flattering smile on my face.

"Of course not." Akara's smile did not change, and she enjoyed my service without changing her expression while rejecting my small proposal without mercy.

"Why!!" I looked sad and angry, bursting into tears.

"This is also part of the experience."

"I'm seasick."

"Then you need to exercise more."

"What if there is a shipwreck? I, a good young man from Camp Rogge, will be dead at the bottom of the sea. Aren't you worried?"

"It doesn't matter. I believe that with your strength, you can handle it even if you encounter a hurricane."

I said Akara, you really have more confidence in me than I do myself, hurricane? Do you want me to appear in a play called "Robinson Crusoe"?

In desperation, I had to find Farah secretly, intending to use money to show him courtesy. When I waved the dazzling gold coins in front of his eyes for a few times, his eyes suddenly lit up, and Ikasha also sighed to himself. I grabbed it at a slower speed and said that I could consider it. Then the next day, I came over and told me that the result of considering it was "no".

Hoho, give me back my gold coins, you old scoundrel, how old are you and still defrauding children of their money, how shameless are you! ! !

In the end, I obediently caught up with Lu Gaoyin's teleportation array. Before leaving, I gave Farah a middle finger. Remember the money first. Don't think that our stingy Rogge will give up so easily.

After arriving in Lugaoyin, I took Akara's letter and got the certificate from the Mages Guild. Then I inquired about the news about sea ships. I learned from Tok that Masif's ship would probably take more than a month to arrive. When we come back, although there are no other boats to Kurast Port, I think Masif is more reliable. It may be safer to take his boat (actually, I am afraid of taking boats and am struggling to my death). I have never been to sea. I couldn't trust my junior high school physics knowledge at all, and I had serious doubts about whether an object made of fragile wood could float on the water...