Chapter 1: Entering the world for the first time, the road ahead is long
"Ahem...Yaliqi, I'm really troubling you. I have to ask you to carry water for me again." An old woman grinned and said to a young man who was following her.
"It's okay, it's okay, Grandma Klee. This little thing is nothing. Anyway, I have nothing to do." Yaliqi was carrying a bucket of water on his shoulders, wearing a short coat of coarse cloth, and his short dark red hair looked very capable.
, there is no trace of fatigue from carrying water on his handsome face, you must know that this is already the sixth trip.
"Ahem... Sigh, there are really fewer and fewer young people like you these days." Grandma Kelly patted her chest and coughed a few times.
"Haha, we are all neighbors, and we should help each other," Yalic said with a smile.
While they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at a small courtyard. Grandma Klee pushed the door open with trembling hands and asked Yalich to carry the water in.
"Wow..." The water was poured into a large vat.
Yalic raised his hand and rubbed his shoulders and said, "Grandma Klee, is there anything else? If nothing else, I'll leave first." After saying that, he was ready to go out.
"Ahem...wait a minute, Yalic, come here. Ahem..." Grandma Klee's cough seemed to be getting worse. She entered the house first, then let Yalic come in and closed the door.
It was very dark in the house, and even the windows were not boarded up. Once the door was closed, nothing could be seen clearly. I saw Grandma Kelly walking to the corner of the house, and then wanted to crawl on the ground, but
Maybe it’s because I’m older and it’s very difficult for me to bend down.
I saw Grandma Keli holding her head, standing up straight again, then sitting on the bed, gasping and saying: "Yaliqi, come here, cough...hey...hey...hey
**Down there, there is...ahem...there is..."
"Grandma Klee, please take a rest first. Seeing that you are coughing so badly, please don't exert any more effort." Yalic quickly ran over to support Grandma Klee, and then patted her back to make her breathe easier.
"Thank you Yaliqi." Maybe it had some effect. Grandma Klee didn't cough much anymore. "Under the bed, near the head of the bed, there is a wooden cover. I have hidden some things under it. You
Take it out for me."
"Oh" Yaliqi bent down and crawled under the legs. Then he took a closer look and saw that there was indeed a wooden cover next to the legs. After opening it, he opened a small iron box inside.
He took it out and asked, "Grandma Kelly, is this it?"
"Yes, you open it. There is a bulge at the bottom of the box. Just press it hard."
Yaliqi was surprised when he put his hand under the box and touched a bump. He pressed it hard and heard a "pop" sound. The lid of the box automatically popped open from the top, and he saw that there was a small cloth bag in the box.
, Yalic took out the cloth bag and handed it to Grandma Klee, and then began to explore the iron box curiously.
Grandma Klee took the cloth bag, stroked it with trembling hands, and murmured to herself, "It has been more than thirty years. Although the things have been found, I have become an old woman who is about to enter the grave. How are you doing?"
, have you already broken through that level?" As he murmured, the tears in his eyes fell uncontrollably.
Yaliqi raised his head and saw this situation. He quickly put down the iron box and asked anxiously: "Grandma Klee, why are you crying? Are you feeling uncomfortable? I'll go find a doctor for you."
"No, good boy, grandma is not feeling uncomfortable, she just thinks of my family." Grandma Klee grabbed Yalic's hand and put the small cloth bag in his hand.
"Grandma Klee, what are you doing? This is something very precious to you. I can't have it. Besides, I'm not helping you to get anything from you," Yaliqi quickly declined.
"Don't worry, kid, listen to me," Grandma Klee pulled Yalich to sit next to her, and then said: "These things were collected when I was young. Now that I am old, I have no need for them, and they are also useless."
I’m not giving it to you for free, I have to ask you to do a very troublesome thing for me, and these things should be regarded as your reward.”
"Grandma Klee, what are you talking about? What kind of reward do I need for helping you?" Yalic said anxiously.
"Don't be too busy to refuse. This thing is not easy to do. It will delay you for a long time, and you will have to go to the outside world. It may take a few months, or it may take several years. Are you willing to help me complete this thing?"
Is it okay?" Grandma Kelly said with a smile.
"Hmm...Okay, Grandma Klee, I promise you, I'm alone, and it's not busy at the farm right now, so I'll help you run a run, but I still can't ask for your things." Yaliqi thought about it for a moment.
said.
"You kid, you haven't been outside yet. Don't think too simplistically. When you go outside, you need money for everything you do. Do you have money? You need money for eating and sleeping. There are still some in this bag.
The money is enough for you to do things for me, and the excess is your reward." Grandma Kelly smiled.
"Haha, I really don't know this. I haven't used money since my father passed away." Yalic scratched his head and smiled, then patted his chest and said, "Okay, let me help you do it."
After everything is done, I will return the remaining money to you, don't worry."
"Okay, now I'll tell you what I want you to do for me..." Then, Grandma Keli told Yaliqi what happened, and then looked at Yaliqi, who stared at her eyes and opened her mouth in great surprise.
strange.
"If you don't want to do it, then forget it. Alas, I didn't expect that I couldn't even fulfill my last wish, cough..." Grandma Kelly started coughing again.
"Who... who said I won't go, I will definitely go, don't worry." Yaliqi clenched his fists and said loudly: "My father taught me that as a man, you must keep your word. I
Since I have promised you, I will definitely help you do it."
"That's great, Yalich, you are such a good person. You must remember what I told you." Grandma Klee looked very excited. I don't know if it was because Yalich promised her to help.
"Grandma Kelly, I'll go back then. Don't worry, I'll clean up tonight and leave tomorrow."
"Thank you so much, Yalich, you are truly an envoy sent by the God of Luck."
"Then I'm leaving, Grandma Klee..."
After Yaliqi left the yard, Grandma Klee's face was stunned again, her eyes were looking into the distance, and she thought in her heart: "Oh, Rose, there is only so much I can do for you, and I will die without regrets."
It’s just a child named Yaliqi...Oh, I hope my good intentions will be rewarded." He slowly walked into the house again, the door was closed, and the room was very dark and quiet, like the coming night.
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Chapter 2 The road ahead is far away
Yaliqi’s small yard is at the end of a small valley. There is a waterfall behind it and the sound is too noisy, so no one wants to live here. Yaliqi’s father, Crown Baker, used to be a soldier and came here after retiring.
Looking for a stable life in this small valley, I really enjoyed the sound of the waterfall hitting the water, so I built a small courtyard here, married a wife and had children.
Yalich's mother was a native of the country and an orphan. After marrying Krone, Yalich died in childbirth. The doctor saved Yalich, but failed to save his mother, and his father also died.
He passed away years ago, leaving only a small yard and a sword he brought back when he was in the army, which he now uses to chop firewood.
Because he lived near the waterfall, every time Grandma Klee came to carry water, she would meet Yalic. He was so enthusiastic that he kept helping Grandma Klee carry water.
It was almost dark. Yaliqi hurriedly returned home and had a meal. Then he wanted to pack the things he had to take when going out. But after thinking about it, he found that he had nothing to bring with him. The only thing he could bring was what his father left behind.
A knife of my own.
He found the scabbard from the firewood pile. It was already rusty. Yalich found some rags and wrapped it around the scabbard. The knife was still very sharp because it was used every day.
Then, Yalic sat on the couch and began to practice to improve his martial arts. He practiced the Wolf Fighting Technique taught to him by his father. Anyone who joins the army can practice it. It is also one of the most common exercises on the mainland.
.
It is said that after practicing this wolf fighting technique, one person can defeat a giant forest wolf by himself. I don’t know whether he can defeat the giant wolf Yaliqi because he has never tried it, but it has been seven years since he started practicing it when he was twelve years old.
When I was sixteen years old, I had already reached the third level. The highest level of Wolf Fighting Technique was only three levels. Ever since I was sixteen years old, I have felt that I am very strong and my body is very strong. Some bumps and bruises are not noticeable at all.
It hurts, and I don’t feel tired even if I help Grandma Kelly carry water or help other people in the valley with work.
The most important thing is that no matter how tired you are, as long as you practice the Wolf Fighting Technique, you will soon be full of energy again. So Yalic kept practicing.
After practicing for a while, Yalich stopped because his father said that you should not practice too much, otherwise your body will not be able to store so much martial power and your body will be destroyed.
But now I can't sleep, and my mind is filled with Grandma Klee's words - "Yaliqi, there are some gold coins and a ring in this cloth bag. This ring belongs to a good friend of mine. It is very important. I want your help."
I sent this ring to the cold island to a man named Ross Yarrow..."
"Who is this Rose Yarrow? Han Iceland doesn't know where it is. Grandma Klee only said that it is on the sea at the eastern end of the continent. No wonder it took several months to complete." Yalic fell asleep after thinking about it, but
What he didn't expect was that he would be away for more than a few months.
Early the next morning, Yaliqi went out. It was very quiet all around. There were only forty or fifty households in the valley. They had not gotten up yet. Yaliqi originally wanted to say goodbye to Grandma Klee.
But remembering Grandma Kelly's health, she decided to let her rest more, so she said goodbye to the place where she grew up alone without notifying anyone, and walked towards the distance.
This is the second time Yaliqi has gone out for such a long time. The first time he went out was when he was eight years old. When his father took him to go shopping in a small town outside the mountains, he still didn’t know what was going on outside after all this time.
The changes have not been big. Farmers in the valley rarely go out. Except for occasionally buying salt, they are usually self-sufficient in other things.
Yaliqi walked along the path in the valley to the end. This is a forest. You can walk out for more than ten miles to get out. This forest has no name, and there are no large beasts. Only some small beasts occasionally appear.
The sun had just risen when Yalic walked out of the forest.
"Fortunately, in this case, we can walk to the small town at noon, and then continue on our way after eating." Yalic looked at the rising sun, and Grandma Klee told him to just keep walking towards the place where the sun rises.
He won't get lost.
It wasn't too far from the forest to the town, but there was no road. It was a mountainous area. After walking for a long time, Yalic finally came to the town when he felt hungry.
"Hey, it's really lively here."
This town is very small, with only one street, because it is rich in a kind of black flame stone. After being heated to a certain extent by magic, it can spontaneously ignite black flames. The temperature is extremely high and it is very resistant to burning. Many alchemists and magicians
Masters will come here to purchase this kind of thing, because many of the raw materials for magic equipment are difficult to melt with ordinary flames. Over time, a small town was formed here.
Yaliqi was very hungry at this time, so he randomly found a small restaurant and went in to sit down. As soon as he sat down, a waiter came over and greeted him: "What would you like, this guy? We mainly sell pasta here, but of course there are also
Wine, if I need it, I can ask the cook to cook some dishes, but it will be a bit slow."
"I... I'll just eat a bowl of noodles." Yalic, who didn't often interact with people, suddenly found it very difficult to talk to strangers, so he had to bury his head in the table.
"Okay, little brother, please don't wait, I'll be here soon." The waiter responded, turned around and walked over. After a while, he came back with a bowl of noodles, "Brother, your noodles."
"Oh" Yalic started to eat the noodles.
The waiter curled his lips slightly, and then went to greet other customers.
At this moment, two strong men came in from outside the door. They were still wearing leather armor and carrying knives on their waists. They shouted loudly when they entered the door: "Boss, prepare some dishes for us today. Damn it, you can finally go."
Sorry, I’ve been living in this inhospitable place for half a month, and I’m really anxious to death.”
"Oh, okay, I'll tell the cook to cook it for you two." The boss at the counter responded quickly, and then told the waiter to go to the kitchen to give instructions.
"Hank, what reward will the master give us when we go back this time? Will he give us ten gold coins like last time?" one of them said.
"I asked you, why do you want so many gold coins? If it were me, I would want the master's collection of skills. With the skills and rank, you can have whatever you want," Hank said disdainfully.
"That's it, that's it, but it's not like you don't know what I, Xiao Man, love, I just think about the girls in Xinghua Tower, hehe..." Xiao Man whispered in Hank's ear with a fascination
Said softly.
Hank pushed him away, sighed and said: "Xiao Man, we have been old friends for many years. I have told you not to go to those places. Your martial arts will decline over time, and your master will know about it.
No, I can’t spare you.”
"Haha, if you don't tell me, if I don't tell you, how will the master know? Eat, eat," Xiao Man responded with a haha.
At this time, the restaurant waiter also brought their food, and the two stopped talking.
Yaliqi had also finished eating the noodles, so he called the waiter to pay the bill: "How much does the noodles cost?"
"Five copper coins."
"Well, okay" he said, reaching into his arms, taking out a gold coin and handing it to the clerk.
"Ah...gold coins. Brother, wait a minute." The waiter quickly came to the counter, pointed at Yalic, and then handed the gold coins to the boss. The boss put the gold coins away, took out nine silver coins, and counted them again.
Ninety-five copper coins were wrapped in a small bag and sent over by the clerk.
"Brother, please put it away. When you go out later, remember to bring some copper coins. Haha, walk slowly," the boy said to Yaliqi respectfully.
"Well, okay, let me ask you something by the way. How far is it from here to the sea in the east?" Yaliqi collected the money and asked.
With a sound of "Pfft...hahaha...", Yaliqi turned around and saw that it was Xiao Man who was holding his stomach and laughing. There was a wet stain on the ground, which was obviously sprayed by him.
from.
"Hahaha... This young man is so funny." Hank patted Xiao Man on the shoulder and laughed. Xiao Man really couldn't hold it in at this time: "Hahaha... Haha... Young man, let me tell you.
, your current place is in the Kela Mountain Area of the Western Yuan Continent. If you want to go to the east sea, if you ride a horse, it will take nearly a year to reach it, and the premise is that your horse is not exhausted. If you
If you walk like this, I think it will take you ten years to arrive, hahaha..."
"Ah! It's so far. It's too far." Yalic said in frustration.
"Chichi...hehe...hahaha..." The waiter, boss, and other guests in the restaurant couldn't help but laugh.
Hearing so much laughter strengthened Yaliqi's determination, "I promised others that I would definitely do it, and I will definitely get there." As he said this, he was about to walk out of the restaurant.
"Young man, I don't think you can ride a horse. If you are willing to give me some money, I will let you follow our convoy to the nearest city in the east. I will also promise to teach you how to ride a horse. What?
Like? Haha." Xiao Man's eyes flashed with a cunning light.
"Really? Thank you so much. How much does it cost?" Yalic turned around and asked happily.
"Xiao Man, what are you..." Xiao Man stopped Hank who wanted to speak, thought about it, and asked tentatively: "How about a gold coin?"
"Okay, okay, thank you, when can we set off?" Yalic said happily.
Hearing what Xiao Man said, everyone no longer worried. If it is a gold coin, it is still very cost-effective. At least following the convoy will be safe, and with guards following, you will not be afraid of bandits. Xiao Man also smiled.
nodded.
"Don't worry, we'll be on our way after dinner. Haha," Hank said with a smile.
"Well, I'll wait for you outside first." Yaliqi walked out of the restaurant and saw four carriages parked nearby. Three of the carriages were filled with goods, and one seemed to be for riding.
, there were only two or three people who looked like drivers beside the car, nibbling dry food.
Yalic didn't say anything anymore, and sat on the steps at the door waiting for Xiaoman and Hank.
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