Chapter 25: Support from old friends~)
Before Rez could respond to Reed, the soldiers in the village had already opened the hardwood gate and surrounded it.
These northern Frelljord warriors held spears in their hands. They were not friendly and rarely saw guests here. The few visitors were usually inserted on spears to serve as a warning. This is a very xenophobic tribe.
However, Rez is obviously an exception. The mage lifted his hood and exposed his blue and purple skin.
"I'm here to visit Yagu, something urgent is happening."
Ryz explained his purpose to the soldiers around him holding spears, and the soldiers surrounding him clearly recognized him, and even if they didn't recognize him, they recognized his signature blue-purple skin, and they gave way to Ryz and Reed.
The residents of the tribe were watching the strange group of foreigners walking into the tribe on the roadside. Their eyes were stern and curious, because the strange little dwarf was obviously a species they had never seen before.
"The eyes of these ignorant people are really uncomfortable. Haven't they seen the Yodels?"
Reed complained, but his request was obviously a bit too much for this tribe that only strives for survival. Not everyone can meet the Yodels.
"Are you a warlock? Is this your summoning object?"
A little boy less than five years old rushed out. He bravely left his grandmother's side, ran to Ryze and Reed, and raised his questions and curiosity.
"Tsk!"
Reed said "tsk" impatiently, so it would be easier to explain to such unsightly barbarians what kind of creature the Yodels are than to explain to them what the desert is?
"It's almost the same."
Ryz glanced at the little warrior with a squinted look, and said casually, but did not stop moving forward.
"You're not polite at all."
Reed felt speechless, but he could see that Reed was very nervous and entangled now, not only because he was about to face his old friend, but also the influence of what Reed just said.
The two of them walked quickly and followed the road to the rear of the village. There was a very distinctive building, a dome made of ice crystals, emitting a bright blue light between the dim trees and soil around them.
"The rune tells me that the fragment is in this building."
At this distance, the world rune "Immortal Grip" in Reed's body had already reacted, and he had discovered the specific location of the world rune fragment.
"Yes, it's inside."
Rez took a deep breath of cold air, and Freljord's cold air gradually calmed down his mind. He secretly strengthened his determination that he could no longer hide from either good or bad.
Walking into the building, Reed and Reitz saw the back of an elderly Frost Mage who was pouring wine into a plate located on an altar.
Hearing someone coming in, the old mage turned around and looked at Reed and Rez. He didn't say anything, but just looked at his old friend and the Yodel man quietly.
Rez felt that his heart was overwhelmed by panic, because this strange silence was tilting things in an extremely bad direction. He was really afraid of anything he was afraid of.
"Don't be nervous, at least he looks normal now, right? Mage, do you still know this wanderer?"
Reed kicked Ryze's heel, and he made a sound to break the dead silence, but his gaze had already floated to the other side, where there was a locked box, and fragments of the world rune were stored.
"Of course, the Yodel, my old friend Ryze, I certainly know him, although we haven't seen each other for a long time."
The elderly Frost Mage Yagu finally reacted. He put away the seriousness on his face and replied with a smile. He took the initiative to approach Ryze and gave Ryze a hug like hugging a brother who had been separated for many years.
"You've lost weight, you should eat more, Riz."
Yagu smiled and patted Riz's back, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer, as if the silence of the dead just now was an illusion, all false.
"You should eat less, Yagu, look at your belly, where is the way you looked when you traveled around the world."
Rez relaxed, the panic in his heart was dispelled, and he smiled and quipped as he looked at Agu's slightly drooping belly.
"Hahaha! Time is unforgivable. I am old and dying, but you have not changed much as before. Time does not seem to have left any trace on you, except that your beard seems to have grown a little more."
Hearing Ryze's words, Agu touched his belly and laughed loudly. His words made Reed tilt his head. Ryze, who was diluted by the joy of seeing his old friend, obviously did not notice the jealousy in Agu's words.
"That's just because I forgot to take care of it recently."
Reitz's caution has faded. Apart from the existence of Reid, who is like a teacher and friend, few people in the world can be called a friend by him, and being able to talk to a friend is of great benefit to his lonely soul.
"Let's talk less, let's get to the point."
Reed interrupted the old friend's conversation with a wink. He was doing it for the sake of Rez, because the more old feelings I have, the more uncomfortable it will be when I start to fight.
Reed's very abrupt words made Rez and Yagu silent. The atmosphere was solemn again. The smiles on the faces of the two mages faded and gradually became serious.
"Yes, I was about to ask, why are you here in the deep mountains of Frelljord? Just to reminisce with your old friends? Obviously not."
Yagu spoke with a stern face, and Rez was pulled back to reality. He knew that what should come was finally here.
The originally warm atmosphere had dissipated without a trace, and Ryze's heart was once again occupied by a sense of uneasiness.
"This reckless rune wizard is here to retrieve the runes of the world that he has landed in you. You should know his purpose in your heart. It is not the first time he has come."
Reed spoke on behalf of Reed, and his words were very direct, which made Reed open his mouth, and he didn't know whether he should continue to say the words he had carefully prepared for this moment, which was much more tactful than Reed's words.
"That's not yours! Ryze! I get it! You want to take it for yourself! You want to steal it!"
Reed's directness obviously stimulated Agu's emotions. His jealousy and rage burst out and no longer covered it. His face had been distorted and deformed, and it was a sad and resentful face. The old mage had become corrupt.
Chapter completed!