After leaving Miracle Grassland, the scenery became monotonous again, and the mountains became steep. Jonah watched with some awe as the rock walls hundreds of feet high on both sides merged into a thin line of sky far above his head, and rocks rolled down from time to time.
, smashed in front of and behind him, shattered into pieces, and raised dust.
At noon, the long narrow passage finally came to an end, and a clear view suddenly opened up. The two mountains gave way to a flat valley a hundred feet wide. People dug caves into the mountain walls, built awnings, and built a bustling town.
Jonah raised his head. There were layers of caves on the rock walls on both sides, connected by hanging ladders. They were so high that they were almost invisible to the naked eye. Skilled craftsmen placed countless mirrors on the rock walls to reflect the sunlight into the valley bottom and illuminate the sky.
The whole street lit up. He opened his mouth wide in surprise.
"The Sukasar Gorge is the only way from Bazeral to the southeast. In peacetime, merchants who trade with the southern continental countries and the Colombo people would set off from Bazeral with their cavalry and rest here.
It has slowly formed a business town that focuses on service." Elliot turned back to him and said to him, his brows slightly raised under his blond hair, looking more cheerful.
The streets of Sukasa (actually there is only one street) are full of people, and almost all the shops are open. It can be seen that the businessmen are not so worried about the impending war. In addition to hotels and restaurants, Sukasa
There are many strange little shops in Sasha.
"What does this store sell?" Jonah asked, pointing to a store with bottles and cans painted on the sign.
"The soul bottle from the Eastern Continent." Eli replied, "It is said that it can store the soul of your lover and has a shelf life of fifty years."
"Where's this one?"
"Specialized pet fox tail hair ball trimmer."
"What about this one?"
"Ezekiel pet store sells various harmless Izekis, such as small Izeki that combine with birds, small animals and insects, and secondary modifications of Izeki (the head after the death of the host)
detached sample).”
"The Ezians are human beings." Jonah's eyes widened.
"Most people don't think so." Eli shook his head.
"Is this what the book calls human chauvinism... This is a weapons store, I understand."
"To be precise, it is a broken magic weapon specialty store. Weapons enchanted by magicians are very powerful, but the price is so high that ordinary warriors cannot afford it. They will buy broken magic weapons, which cannot perform additional functions due to the damage of the magic circle.
effect, but the hardness, sharpness and other attributes increased during enchantment still exist, making it more practical than ordinary steel weapons."
"Oh. Hey, this store is interesting."
As soon as Jonah finished speaking, he saw Sibi rushing in with cheers.
This is a velvet toy specialty store. There are two huge wild boar dolls under the awning, and the shelves in the cave are filled with cute velvet animals. Elliot shook his head: "It's not as interesting as you see.
"
Sure enough, within a minute, Xibi rushed out screaming.
Jonah looked at the Rose Knight in confusion, and Eli explained: "Those things are not toys, they are called Punjabi beast spirits. The velvet shells are filled with mummies made of real animal carcasses. Punjab is a province of the ancient southern country of Veda.
Local people believe that the souls of animals reside in their bodies. If the animal carcasses are dried and sealed with special cloth, the souls will always exist in the Punjabi animal spirits. It can be said that they are living animal carcasses."
"Can it move?" Yona's hair stood on end.
"Every full moon night. In addition, their eyes can record everything they see. Brahmins who are sophisticated can read the recorded image information from the Punjabi beast spirits. It has many uses."
"What a weird thing..." Jonah shook his head, trying to drive the horrific images out of his mind, "Ellie, where are we going now?"
"Of course it's the tavern." Rose Knight laughed, "Like the plots of all knightly novels, the story always happens in the tavern. Even if nothing happens, we still need steaming food, right?"
Suddenly "dong, dong, dong" a strong bell sounded. Jonah raised his head and scanned the high rock walls on both sides of the canyon, and found that there was a huge cave at the top of the layers of caves. A steam timer was embedded there, huffing and puffing.
The white-hot steam drives the large rattling gears. Every time the hour is right, the piston drives the crank to ring the big bronze bell.
"Where's the steam timer?" Jonah exclaimed and silently counted the number of times the bell rang. Twelve times, it was now exactly twelve o'clock at noon.
The apprentice astrologer couldn't help but think of the exquisite miniature steam clock in Keshava's teacher's room on the top floor of the astrology tower. When the time was struck, a small puppet would pop up, and the puppet would pull up the violin on its shoulder and play the melody of a waltz.
The room leader leading the way turned and pushed open an oak door and walked into a wide and deep cave. The tenants of A51 filed in. Fortunately, the door was relatively high. Elliot and Jonah bent down slightly and rode smoothly.
Walking into this tavern called "Chopping Board" with a unicorn.
There was a buzz of people, and all the few pedestrians on the street had gathered here. Customers of all colors, looks, and even races were sitting around a square oak table with giant candles lit. The smell of tobacco and ale was like a heavy blanket.
With everyone wrapped in it, the unicorn sneezed and shook its long mane dissatisfied.
The six strange visitors at Cherry Crossing did not attract much attention - which made everyone feel a little strange - a red-haired waitress with a sexy figure in revealing clothes came up to them, showed a charming smile, and snapped her fingers: "Bill
,Are there any tables inside?"
"No, Yophanni!" the male waiter behind the bar looked around and replied loudly.
"Okay, okay, there's always no seat, no seat." The red-haired waitress complained, looked around, and yelled at the two men sitting at a square table near the door: "Brother, the skinny guy from the pharmacy, pull out."
Get your skinny butts and get inside, this big table will be given to the big shot!"
The taller, thinner man banged his wine glass on the table, "Big shot? Unless it's a Sutherland, I will never compromise!" "Yes, this is the backbone of the people of St. Bollen!" The shorter, thinner man said
The man agreed. The two raised their glasses, clinked them together, and drank.
However, Jonah's two fellow villagers did not persist for long. After suddenly finding that the light was blocked by a huge wall, the thin brother looked up (at an angle where his neck bones creaked) and saw Toba's granite-like solid chest muscles.
, without saying a word, he picked up his own glass of wine and disappeared into the crowd. The head of the house held the small round hat and made an expression to say something, but they didn't receive it at all.
"They are good people!" The head of the house turned around and said with bright eyes.
The Pitchfork team sat around the large oak square table, and the waitress named Yophany served sparkling ale, mashed potatoes, wild boar steak, and apple pie at a flying speed, and grandly introduced: "Today's apple pie
It is baked by the boss lady herself. Each person is limited to one portion. You are not allowed to pack it, let alone leave any leftovers, otherwise the boss lady will be very angry. Gentlemen and ladies, please enjoy it. If you have anything, please call me. The other lady in green clothes over there: you
Are you of drinking age?"
Iophanni walked away, and Xibi picked up the wine glass in a good mood: "Drink, drink!"
Everyone raised their glasses. "Cheers!" The bubbly golden ale was tumbling in the wooden cups, and the Pitchfork team members seemed more relaxed.
"I thought this place had been captured by the Golden Hammer." Eli couldn't dismount, so he still rode on the unicorn and said from a high position. "It seems that this task will be easier. Mr. Room Chief, you have
An acquaintance is here, right?"
Toba drank a large glass of wine in one go and wiped his mouth: "Yes, I will go find her after dinner. She will definitely be willing to help."
"Her?" Sibi pricked up her ears.
"You are not allowed to follow us, we have agreed." The head of the room widened his eyes and said a little shyly.
"Hmph. Who cares?" Xibi curled his lips.
The door of the tavern was pushed open again, and three men wearing black cloaks with hoods covering their heads walked in. Yophanni greeted them: "Gentlemen, today is the 'Lady Boss's Apple Pie' day. There is no room left.
Would you like to sit at the bar? - Bill!" she yelled at the bar, "Three seats! Bring out the apple pie! Don't use that lame bar stool against the customers, okay?"
"No, no, dear waitress, although I admire the boss lady's apple pie very much, I still want to finish today's work first so that I don't have too much conscience when I receive my salary, okay?" Bin, the leader of the group in black
said politely.
"Oh, of course." Yophani was stunned for a moment before replying.
"Thank you." The man in black bowed his thanks and lifted up his cloak, revealing dark golden magic scales and the conspicuous logo of the Earthly Dragoon Regiment on the breastplate with a lance piercing the iron shield. He glanced around and raised his voice: "Excuse me.
Well, I am Qiao Pu from the Guards of the Golden Hammer Cavalry Regiment of the Zavi Empire. I have a few questions that I hope you can help me answer."
The noisy tavern gradually became quiet, and people looked at this short young man with flaxen curly hair and a straight nose, and even examined the cavalry regiment badge on his chest that represented the highest combat power of the Zavi Empire.
"That's right." Qiao Pu cleared his throat, "Three days ago, my two brothers, two golden land dragon knights of the personal guard, led ten land dragon knights from the King's City of Bazeral to the Colombo tribe to deliver a message
According to the order of Yelizawetan, the King of the Western Continent, if everything goes well, they should return to the camp yesterday. But they did not appear. May I ask, have they ever appeared in Sukasa Canyon?"
People watched the invaders' messengers in silence.
"Second question, if they passed through here on their way out, could they have passed through Sucasa Canyon on their way back? If I remember correctly, there is no other way to Bazeral." Qiaopp asked
.
The tavern remained silent.
"The third question, maybe some of you know the murderer. I am not maliciously cursing my two brothers who have been summoned by the great god Lazi, but I am pessimistically thinking that they are in danger. Please tell me the name of the murderer.
The leader of the group, Storm Knight Isaacios, swore that the Golden Hammer would give him wealth and glory, and forgive all his sins." Qiao Pu smiled with a row of white teeth.
Xibi clenched her fists, and Long Ji immediately grabbed her wrist and patted the back of her hand gently.
No one spoke. The candles were crackling and the hot apple pie was getting cold.
The man in black behind him brought a wooden chair over. Qiaopu sat down comfortably and said good-naturedly: "It's okay, brothers of Sukasa, you need time to recall, I can wait and see."
"Lord Dragon Knight..." The bartender Biele came over hesitantly and said, "Would you like to..."
"Want to eat? I smell the aroma of the landlady's apple pie, and my stomach is growling." Qiaopp smiled heartily, took out the exquisite clockwork timer from the hidden pocket of his cloak, played with it, and said: "
In this case, I will wait for another thirty minutes, and then I have to have lunch anyway. Everyone, please don't pay attention to me. If you want to answer questions, you can come to me."
Qiao Pu sat there harmlessly, like a student who obeyed the lectures. The buzzing of discussion gradually began to sound in the tavern. People forked cold apple pies and put them into their mouths while discussing in low voices the Zhavi who was rampaging across the Western Continent.
Imperial invaders.
"What should I do?" Jonah asked Eli quietly.
"It depends on the situation. You know it's not that easy to complete the task." Rose Knight sighed.
"The dragon knight is still very impressive." Toba sighed.
"Eat your steak." Xibi quickly stuffed food into his mouth.
"The little grasshopper is right. Prepare to fight when you are full." Long Ji said.
"You also call me little grasshopper..." Xibi pouted and said aggrievedly.
"In the East, the grasshopper is a magical creature with a slender body, beautiful appearance and the ability to fly." Long Ji smiled.
"Hehe," Xibi laughed, "Then I agree."
"...Really?" Jonah asked secretly.
"Fake." Eli replied calmly.
Jonah cast a slanderous look at the Oriental woman, and Long Ji glanced at her with a look that could kill someone, causing him to choke on his ale.
"..." Jekong finished eating the apple pie in front of him and began to be in a daze.
"Okay, time's up!" Qiaopu stood up with a smile, "It seems that no one has any clues. The task assigned to me by the commander is completed! Let's eat and eat. Bill, we want three portions of the landlady's apple pie, and also
I want ale and bread."
"Yes, sir!" The bartender looked surprised that the dragon knight remembered his name. He asked the three dragoons to sit down on the high stools and diligently served wine, apple pie, bread, steak and potatoes.
Mud Qiaopp cut open the steaming apple pie, forked a piece into his mouth, closed his eyes and chewed happily: "Hmm... delicious! I can eat more. Your landlady is a wonderful person."
"Yes sir, she is the best cook in Sukasa." Bile replied rubbing his hands.
"It's a pity that I will never be able to eat such a wonderful pie in the future." Qiao Pu sighed as he stared at the apple pie crust that was browned and fragrant on the fork tip.
"What did you say?" Bill opened his eyes wide.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I mean, the commander's mission was to find traces of two golden dragon knights in Sukasa. Apparently, it was just completed, or in other words, it failed; next, I have to use my own method to find my
Brothers, no matter life or death. So I'm sorry to everyone, but after the meal, I will kill everyone in the tavern one by one until some considerate gentleman or lady tells the answers to the above three questions." Joe.
Putting the food into his mouth, Pu told Pillar in the usual volume of a tavern chat.
The bartender's pupils were frozen with fear.
After hearing Qiao Pu's words, several surrounding guests dropped their knives, forks and wine glasses and stood up. Within half a minute, the atmosphere in the tavern became as tense as a fully drawn bowstring. The cave became quiet, and hams hung high on the ceiling.
Shaking slightly with the bacon, a wine glass crashed to the ground with a bang. No one looked at the place where the sound came from. The entire tavern's attention was focused on the Golden Dragon Knight who was concentrating on eating.
"Well... we didn't know, so we left first..." The thin brother from the pharmacy came out from the corner, carefully walked around the seats of the three dragoons, and walked towards the door. "Dear Dragon Knight, goodbye...
..." The taller and thin man bowed and saluted, turned around and opened the heavy oak door. The midday sun poured in like water, and people squinted their eyes.
With a whoosh, a twelve-foot-long silver lance shot in from the outside with a shrill whistle, passed through the tall and thin man's chest, and plunged deeply into the rocky ground with a "chi" sound.
Pin the thin man who was holding the door open firmly in the air.
The tall man looked at the long foreign object growing out of his chest in disbelief, and tried in vain to block the trickling blood with his hands. "Brother!" the short and thin man cried and rushed over, and another spear came and struck him.
The broken oak threshold plowed a deep trench against the ground, with stone chips flying. The spear stopped under the short man's crotch, the handle of the gun still buzzing and trembling. The short man's left foot was only half a step away from the threshold.
Elliot, who was sitting by the door, hooked the collar of his coat with the hilt of his sword, otherwise the lance would completely shatter his lower body.
The short and thin man flopped down, his lips twitching and his crotch wet.
"Oh my, I've noticed that beautiful animal since I came in." Qiaopp nodded to the Rose Knight, "Can the sacred unicorn be rideable? I hope I can have a chat with you later when I'm free.
chat."
"Very happy." Elliot bowed slightly.
"I'm so happy!" Xibi slapped the table and jumped into the air. The snake bracelet twisted and grew like a living thing. In an instant, it turned into a giant bow shimmering with divine light. Xibi hooked the bowstring with the middle finger of his right hand and pulled the bow like a full moon.
A long silver luminous arrow condensed in the void. "Hit!" the girl in green shouted, the bow string banged violently, the long arrow rotated rapidly, with a spiral trajectory that broke through the void that was difficult to follow with the naked eye.
The speed shot through the almost condensed air in the tavern.
"It's always like this." Elliot slapped his forehead.
"Let's fight!" Toba crushed the wine glass and stood up like a tower. The whole tavern was in commotion.