Broad World

As the last rays of the setting sun disappeared on the horizon, the night once again gained the dominion of the sky. The bright moonlight and the sky full of stars shone with silver-white brilliance, which seemed a little sacred in the quiet, and the noisy woods gradually returned to silence. , The nocturnal animals quietly left their nests, searching aimlessly, trying to find something to fill their dry stomachs in the early spring when food was scarce.

The adventurer's dinner is very simple, most of the time using local materials. As an experienced captain, Karan shot several hares with a dagger when he was on his way, and then found a large number of non-toxic mushrooms in the depths of the cave. In this way, the delicious rabbit meat mushroom soup is enough up.

While staring at the broth in the iron pot, he took out a few pieces of rusk from his backpack to distribute to his teammates, and at the same time carefully took out the salt in the leather bag.

For people who camp in the wild for a long time, there is no more important material in this world than salt. After all, if you lack food, you can hunt, you can gather mushrooms and wild vegetables, and water is not difficult to find, but salt is different. Once there is no salt supply for more than ten days, no matter how strong a strong man is, he will lose his appetite and lose his limbs. , dizziness, nausea, severe vomiting, blurred vision, muscle spasms, etc. may also occur.

So anyone with a little common sense knows that salt in the wild is always a material that needs to be protected, and the price of this thing in Faerun is very expensive, especially the impurity-free sea salt in the Karan bag, which sold for ten per kilogram. Five gold coins is like robbery.

However, in order to keep the players in good physical condition, he still gritted his teeth and chose the best one. As for those five gold coins per kilogram, let’s forget about the cheap ones mixed with sand. Not good.

"Damn! Every time I add salt to the food, it feels like someone is cutting my flesh with a knife." Karan grabbed a small amount and sprinkled it into the soup, muttering to himself.

"Ha! Don't pay too much attention to things outside your body, not to mention that the client paid a big price this time. A total of 1,500 gold coins is quite a luxury for exploring the ruins." Dempsey teased with a smile on his face.

Karan glared at the monk angrily: "Bastard, don't compare us to you. You are a believer in the God of Suffering, and you don't need any weapons or armor, as long as you have a sackcloth that can cover your body. But I still have to support a family, you know the amount of food in the rice bucket, there is not enough to feed his big belly."

As the saying goes, if you are not in charge of your family, you don't know that daily necessities are expensive. Because I often go to the market to purchase necessary supplies, maintain armor, repair weapons, etc. He knows how terrible the cost is.

Even though 1,500 gold coins might sound like a lot, in fact, 1,200 gold coins is not bad after excluding the expenses on the round-trip.

You must know that the danger of exploring ancient ruins is not low. There are countless mazes, traps and monsters hidden inside. If you are not careful, you may die.

"Hey, uncle, if you want to make more money, how about accepting my employment? As long as you take us on an adventure, I will give you a magic item as a reward." Liv didn't know when she came over and smiled asked.

The clever girl clearly saw the adults' plan to find a safer place to leave her, so she used her trump card without hesitation—the silver bullet offensive.

"Thank you, but I don't want to be hunted down by that powerful father of yours. So forget it." Karan shook his head and refused without any hesitation.

Ever since he deduced that the magic items on the two little lolis were taken out secretly, he never had the slightest thought of prying. After all, no matter how good something is, it must be useful. The anger of a master (mage) above level 17 is not something they can afford.

Seeing that the other party didn't take the bait, Liv rolled her eyes and immediately took out a shiny silver ring from the backpack behind her.

Unlike most ordinary rings, it is made of pure mithril, and the inside is densely engraved with patterns of unknown meaning. The most puzzling thing is that there are no gems inlaid on it, and the bare surface looks like Some kind of poor quality product, not aesthetically pleasing at all.

Just when everyone was wondering what the use of this thing was. Liv put it on her thumb, and immediately shouted: "Shield!"

In an instant, a magical aura flashed across the pattern on the inside of the ring, and then the surface of the mithril ring quickly opened like a flower in full bloom, forming a round shield with a diameter of more than one meter in just one second, and the middle part even There is also a protruding spike, which can be pierced into the enemy's chest as long as it is hit hard. It is definitely an incredible killer.

Moreover, the shields are all composed of thin and light mithril sheets. The edge is a sharp blade like a sawtooth, which can be used to block or kill the enemy. It is a perfect equipment for attack and defense.

But it's more powerful than that, girl, in the next few minutes. A series of weapon forms such as swords, axes, scimitars, spears, and daggers were displayed, which stunned everyone for a while. Karan, who was good at using shields, almost drooled on the ground, staring straight at the ring with both eyes.

He swore that apart from the day of his wedding, he was the most excited at this moment in his life, because this magic item seemed to be tailor-made for him, it was so perfect and fit...

"How? Uncle must like this magic ring very much. As long as you promise to take us to explore the ruins together, it will be yours." Liv said with a playful face after the display was completed.

This sentence brought Karan back to his senses quickly, and hurriedly wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and asked in great confusion: "You... are you sure that nothing will happen after I take this magic item?"

"Of course, my father himself doesn't know what's in the warehouse. What's more, this ring is not very powerful. Even if there is trouble, I will resist the responsibility. It will be absolutely fine." Liv vowed road.

In fact, she didn't know at all that the warehouse she broke into was specially arranged by Tyrantyr, and there were basically no dangerous or high-end goods. This ring was considered very good among all the items, because Mithril The weapon is naturally equivalent to a third-level enchantment, and it can easily cut off a poor-quality iron sword.

In order to be able to participate in a real adventure. The girl had already risked everything, and was even prepared in her heart to be punished after being caught.

"Hey... I hope you didn't lie. Well, I accept this commission, and you can go to the Viper Mountain Range together. But there is one thing that must be declared in advance. You must absolutely obey orders on the way, and you can't do anything dangerous."

Karan still couldn't resist the temptation in the end. For any adventurer, a weapon is equal to a second life. What's more, this ring can be transformed into various forms of armor. If you miss it, you will regret it for life. He finally realized why there were so many elite adventurers who knew the mission was extremely dangerous and still took it. Without him, the reward is too tempting.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Liv excitedly waved her small fists and jumped up: "Long live! I promise to obey orders, uncle, I can do whatever you ask me to do."

Elena also hurriedly stood up and echoed, "I also promise not to cause trouble for everyone."

"Hehe, little girl, I'm actually not worried about you at all. Because you look like a good boy." Karan smiled wryly and comforted the nervous elf loli.

As an experienced warrior, he is not afraid of being accidentally injured by arrows. Even if the arrows shot by the opponent will explode, as long as he predicts the landing point in advance, he will be fine. Uncontrollable magic is the most worrying problem. You must know that mages are very dangerous to both enemies and teammates. Especially those apprentices with advanced magic items and scrolls.

"Hey! Uncle, am I not a good boy?" Liv asked loudly with an expression of disbelief.

"Good boy?" Karan suddenly showed a face that didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Would a good boy take things from home and sneak out?"

"Hmph! I just want to see the outside world. Who made my father partial? Let my brother go to the north to practice, but he didn't give me a chance." Liv's eyes were full of resentment, and then she took off the ring in her hand and threw it away. past. "Here, this is the reward promised to you, uncle. I will definitely prove to everyone that I am no worse than my brother."

Hearing these obviously childish words, faint smiles appeared on the faces of several adults. They all know that the little guy at this age is particularly unyielding, so it's not so strange to want to run out and take risks to become famous.

Karan lightly stroked the magic ring he had just put on his hand, and then said: "In this case, then I will pass on some experience to you by the way. You must know that taking risks is not an easy task, and fighting is only a small part of it." Part of it is more about surviving in harsh conditions, spotting and avoiding deadly traps and enemies ahead of time, because nothing is more important than being alive."

He felt that since he received such a valuable reward, he should fulfill his obligation, at least let the two girls learn some knowledge after completing the task.

The elf loli asked very curiously: "How can we discover traps and enemies in advance?"

"That's right! That's right! Uncle, hurry up!" Liv urged the impatient college student.

"Haha! This is a profound knowledge, and you are not ready to learn it yet. Take it step by step. Eat first. After eating, learn the first lesson of becoming an adventurer, that is, watch the night. Camping in the dangerous wild is always dangerous. You may encounter unexpected monsters and beasts, so shift vigil is the most basic common sense." As he spoke, Karan took out the wooden bowls he had prepared and filled a bowl of rabbit meat and mushroom soup for each of the two little girls. "Eat it, don't be too picky in the wild. You should be thankful for a bite of warm food."

Liv, who has always been pampered, frowned all the time, but she still ate up her share with all her might. Eileenia was not much worse, the broth cooked without spices and condiments was oily and fishy, ​​and it was hard for them not to spit it out.

The performance of the girls won Karan's approving gaze, and then he drove the two little lolis to the entrance of the cave, taught some things to pay attention to during the night watch, and then returned to the campfire to close his eyes and rest.

Sitting at the entrance of the cave and looking at the stars in the sky, Liv and Eileenia started the first night watch in their lives. Of course, there was Dorothy, the elf hound who was always by their side.

The two of them didn't even know that in the mage tower of Baldur's Gate, Tyrantyr was watching their every move through the magic mirror with a smile on his face...

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