Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 125 Rejection
"5000 gold coins?"

Thorn, who was about to turn around and leave, suddenly paused when he heard Master Kailong's last words, and then looked at the smiling tiefling old man suspiciously.

Thorne is not surprised that gold coins are needed to build equipment and purchase materials, and it is also within his consideration to spend a lot of money.

The only thing that puzzled him was the price of these two small stones. He felt that the price was a bit...outrageous.

According to the memory conveyed by the devil's will, Thorne is quite clear about the general information about the steelmaking of the abyss blood and the ironmaking of Batobi.

These two crystals, which are a little bigger than the nail cap, cost 5000 gold coins. Thorne thinks that Master Kailong's quotation is extremely unreasonable.

And judging from his smiling expression, Thorne felt more and more that the tiefling old man had no good intentions, and that he might be cheating him, or had other purposes.

Ten robbers are not as good as one drug seller, there is really nothing unreasonable in this sentence.

"Don't underestimate the size of these two crystals, do you know what concentrated essence is?
This is what I have condensed to such a large point after many times of purification. It is completely enough to make your long sword. "

Master Kairon noticed Thorn's suspicious gaze, glared at him angrily, then smiled slightly, played with the two crystals in his hand and said:

"If you haven't been unable to find a suitable main material, do you think I will give you a cheap price?

After all, only the container of immortal evil can perfectly absorb them and bring out their maximum value. If you don’t believe it, you can feel it for yourself. "

Upon hearing this, Thorne unceremoniously took two crystals from Master Kailong and observed them carefully.

When the two crystals fell into Thorn's palm, his first feeling was that it was heavy. The two crystals were obviously very dense, and the combined weight was already close to that of his Dark Ember sword.

Immediately afterwards, there are different tactile sensations of one cold and one hot, and if these two spars, one black and one green, are placed in front of the eyes and observed carefully, there is indeed a crystal clear feeling, and no impurities are found.

Take abyssal blood steelmaking as an example, this spar is condensed from demon blood, metal and chaotic magic power.

In the precipitation of countless years, even if a crystal is formed, there must still be many impurities inside, but the one in Thorne's hand does not have it, and the dark red crystal is as clear as water.

Obviously, Master Kailong's purification technique is very good.

It seems that Master Kailong didn't fool him, and the 5000 gold coins are indeed not a loss at all.

Thorn handed over the two crystals, and after a moment of contemplation, said to him: "Then I will leave this weapon to Master Kairon, and I will bring 5000 gold coins over at noon tomorrow."

After Thorn finished speaking, he turned and left. Although 5000 gold coins were a lot, they were still affordable for him.

As long as he can strengthen his own strength, he is not stingy with spending too much money. For him, money is something outside his body, and it is a pile of scrap iron on his body.

In this cruel otherworld, a miser is not for most adventurers.

Because they are advancing with death almost every day, maybe they will die one day, and then they will make some bastard cheap, and cry to someone.

Therefore, converting all the money into one's own strength is the most correct way to open it.

The only pity for Thorne was that after returning to Pushang Town, the natural conversion ceremony for awakening the second-ring divine arts had to be delayed again. The 5000 gold coins were just what he was preparing to awaken the divine arts, and he managed to save enough.

Now, his ranger level has reached level 6, and he already has the ability to cast the second-ring magic, but if he wants to obtain the second-ring magic by himself, he can only feel the sacred energy of nature with his strong perception.

This is an extremely time-consuming job. Even if Thorn's perception attribute has reached 20 points, if he wants to awaken the second-ring magic on his own, he must practice in the wilderness for at least a month.

This is why the rangers among the original residents rarely have the ability to cast divine spells.

Most ordinary people with limited talents and abilities do not have the elite template of players, and few of them have reached the standard in perception attributes.

This directly excludes most rangers. Even if the perception attribute reaches the standard, those rangers wandering in the wilderness can spend a lifetime just practicing fighting and tracking skills.

Therefore, for the original residents, the knight-errant magic arts generally turned to the study of magic arts when the body entered a period of decline, resulting in a significant decline in combat ability.

And the quickest way is to spend a lot of money to buy expensive and rare materials, hold a natural transformation ceremony, and quickly obtain the second-ring magic.

This is how Thorn obtained a ring of magic, and that ceremony almost used up all his savings.

If it is really impossible to make up the cost of the natural transformation ceremony, Thorne can only consider obtaining it through practice.

After all, the cold wave on the Emerald Field is coming, when the time comes, the land will be completely white, and most people can only stay at home shivering, which is a good place for Thorne to practice.

"Young man, please wait!"

Seeing Thorne turn and leave without hesitation, Master Kairon was obviously stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly called to him.

"Is there anything else? Master Kairon." Thorn turned to look at Master Kairon with a slightly embarrassed face, and asked in doubt.

Could it be that the other party wants to go back on seeing that he agreed so readily?

Sensing Thorne's strange gaze, Master Kairon suddenly felt embarrassed, obviously caught off guard by Thorne who was so forthright.

In his cognition, how could a ranger wandering in the wilderness have such a huge amount of money, the other party would definitely give in to the money and agree to some of his demands, who would have thought that this half-elf ranger would not play his cards according to the routine.

So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Actually, I need your help on one thing. If you agree, I can help you build this weapon for free without charging any fees."

"Oh? Is there anything I can do for you?" Thorn said with a dazed expression.

"It's very simple. I'm very interested in the demon mark on your palm. I want you to stay in Stallman Town and let me study it for half a month." Master Kairon cleared his throat and expressed his intention.

"I'm really sorry, Master Kairon, I'm afraid I can't do anything about your small favor." Thorne refused without thinking.

Although it sounds like a good choice to get 5000 gold coins just by staying here for half a month, Thorne was in a hurry to go back to Waterfall Town and didn't want to stay here for too long.

Half a month later, the cold wave was almost approaching. Even the druids couldn't predict when it would come, and it would be troublesome to be trapped in the town of Stallman by the heavy snow.

Master Kailong was taken aback when he heard Thorne's refusal, but he didn't force it.

After a while, I saw him sitting on the recliner in a daze, fumbling for the pipe on the table, his dark red old face showed regret, and sighed with some regret:

"Really? That's really a pity, forget it, maybe my obsession is too deep, that's fine."

"Then leave this weapon to you, Master Kairon."

Thorne looked at Master Kailong who suddenly looked like a late old man, and some strange words, he was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask too much, but leaned in and saluted slightly.

……

As the breeze blows, the Valence trees sway with the wind, and the leaves of the trees are like clusters of flames burning on the branches. Under the shadow of the sun, they shine with dazzling luster, making people dazzled and lingering.

Thorne, who had been away from Master Kairon's room for a long time, had been sitting on a stone bench next to a Valens tree in the town.

He let the leaves fall in front of him and ignored them, but raised his head slightly, admiring the most beautiful scenery in Stallman Town.

"The roses that bloom into disasters are not brilliant, but desolate." Looking at the beautiful Valence tree and the leaves falling like flames, such a sentence suddenly appeared in Thorne's mind.

Then he patted his forehead and smiled self-deprecatingly. He was obviously just a young man in his 20s, but he became more and more like an old man who likes to feel emotional. No wonder some people said he looked like an old man.

"Sit here and watch the scenery?" At this moment, a voice came from behind Thorne.

"That's right. After all, such beautiful trees are only found in Stallman Town. If you don't take a look, you may not have a chance." Hearing the familiar voice, Thorn did not turn around, and responded casually.

"I'm done with everything, when are you going to leave?" Andrina asked, sitting next to Thorne and removing a leaf from his hood.

"Leaving at noon tomorrow." After Thorne finished speaking, his expression paused, and he said to Anderina: "Anyway, I still want to thank you for your help along the way."

Thorne recalled the sorceress' help and care for him in the ruins of Taran Village and that night in the carriage, and he really felt a little warmth in his heart.

The strange world is full of strange people. For a person like him who is not good at talking and expressing, it is destined to be difficult to make friends. It is really rare to feel this kind of warmth.

"It seems that you are remembering it all. I thought you had forgotten it a long time ago." Anderina chuckled lightly and said not very concerned.

"Knowing that gratitude is an attitude towards life, and it is also a great wisdom in life. Although we are all living in a strange world, we still cannot forget those who have helped you."

Thorne stared at a leaf in his hand, and said seriously that it was his attitude towards life, the reason why his camp could always remain kind even though it was in chaos.

"Actually, to be honest, I don't really like your attitude of deliberately alienating everyone, because you are covering up your fragile heart."

Andelina turned around and looked directly into Thorn's eyes, and asked with great interest, "Why can't you learn to share?"

Sensing Andelina's eyes looking straight into her heart, Thorne turned sideways and said, "The human heart is too fragile, and it's safest to wrap it tightly."

"Sure enough, it's still the same sentence. In fact, when you were unconscious in Talan Village that night, I already guessed it." Andelina said slowly, still staring at Thorn.

"So you are pitying me?" Thorne looked slightly cold.

That night he was in a coma for more than an hour, and he had a painful nightmare, but she was spying on him unexpectedly. No wonder he always said some strange things to him.

"That's not what I mean, I just want to tell you that you have to look forward, you can't always be trapped in painful memories, delete some sadness, and then you can accommodate more happiness."

Seeing Thorne's slightly cold expression, Anderina said unhurriedly.

"So you have found your own direction." Thorn's expression eased, not wanting to get too entangled in this issue, so he changed the subject and asked.

"That's right, thank you for letting me find my future goals and directions in life." Andelina nodded slightly, and said seriously to Thorne.

"You don't have to thank me, I didn't help you anything." Thorne denied.

Thinking back carefully, from Cold Winter City to now, except for taking Anderina to Twilight Town safely, he really did not help the other party, on the contrary, he also received a lot of favors from the other party.

"But it's true that you brought me away from Winter City safely, and that's enough for me to find the meaning of life." Andelina patted Thorn's shoulder lightly and smiled.

"Then what is the meaning of your life now?" Thorne raised his head and said.

What is the meaning of living?
The seemingly simple question actually contains a lot of things. Many players left in grief because they couldn't understand this truth, including Thorn himself who once struggled with it.

This is not something to be ashamed of, as long as people with a conscience come to a strange world that they cannot return to for no reason, they will not be able to hide their longing for a certain place.

It's nothing more than someone looked away, and then buried the longing deeply in the bottom of my heart, and lived a good life.

As for those who can't see it, they can either live numbly, or choose to end this pain.

So, don't imagine the time travel is so beautiful, when they really come to everyone, can you guarantee to live strong?
"The meaning of life...why should I tell you?" Andrina pretended to think for a while, then looked at Thorn with sly eyes and said with a half-smile.

After finishing speaking, he stopped talking and chose to turn around and leave directly.

The autumn wind suddenly blows, and the bone-chilling coolness hits. The Valence tree is like a burning flame. The dark red leaves sway on the branches with the wind, rustle, and fall all over the ground.

　Thanks to the boss: Sparta Zhang for the reward, thank you for your support! ! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)