Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 169 Storm Lord
In the distant sky, a falcon passed through the cloud-shrouded forest. With the faint cloud shadows floating, its petite body was gradually covered with a layer of crystal dew, and it flapped its wings with a little difficulty, and slowly landed. into Thorne's outstretched arm.

Looking at the Messenger Falcon, which was shivering a little from the cold in the early morning, Thorne's palm emitted a light orange warm light, and gently stroked the Falcon's wet feathers. Evaporation among the pure black feathers.

Noticing the restored falcon that was rubbing affectionately on his arm, Thorne smiled, and carefully removed the letter tied to the falcon's claw.

"A player from the lower city?" Anderina, who was standing next to Thorn, noticed his expression and the letter in his hand, and subconsciously guessed.

"Yes." Thorn roughly glanced at the content on the paper and nodded, then handed the note to Anderina and said, "Reply for me, just say I'll be there later."

"Are you really determined to go there? Didn't you say that you don't like their noisy atmosphere." Andrina took the letter from Thorne, and then turned her attention to the content of the letter.

"There is no player who can successfully open up a territory in the wilderness at the early stage of the game. That's why I don't like dealing with these heavy-hearted people." Thorne stroked the falcon's feathers on his arm, and said slowly :

"But no matter what, I am a member of Fallshang Town, so when faced with problems about Fallshang Town, we still have to find a solution together."

"A person with a heavy heart?" Anderina was stunned, then smiled and glanced at the very well-behaved Falcon standing on Thorn's arm, then turned her gaze to his face and said:
"I think you sometimes seem like a heavy-hearted person, but sometimes I think you are too simple, especially when you look at the little animals, that smirk makes me confirm this idea even more."

"...Silly smile? Simple?" Thorn's facial expression twitched slightly, and he faced Anderina's beautiful eyes like water and argued:

"If simplicity is used to think about life, then it belongs to the pursuit of a state of mind. It is not ignorance, but a state after life gets rid of the hustle and bustle and cleanses the lead. As the Buddhists say, the heart is one Only when you have no distracting thoughts can you make great progress. Obviously I have not reached this level, so can I think you are praising me?"

"I can't see it, but you know a lot." Andelina's beautiful eyes flickered, she couldn't help but grab Thorn's arm, looked at it seriously again, and smiled pretending to be contemplative:

"No matter how serious you are, the simple meaning means that a person is simple and pure, his behavior is immature, and he can't be confused with his state of mind in life. I'm not so good at fooling around."

"Then you should be talking about yourself." Thorne gently withdrew his arm, moved away from Anderina's half-smile gaze, and looked down from the top floor of the tower with a slightly embarrassed expression.

Noticing the change in Thorne's expression, Andelina was secretly proud, and then shifted her eyes to the letter in her hand with great interest.

Thorne looked at the beautiful scenery filled with mist, and the outlines of the entire upper and lower towns of Pushang Town came into his eyes. The misty clouds combined with the breath of civilized fireworks revealed a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere everywhere. .

But he was very clear about the potential threat that Waterfall Town was about to face.

Although the leader of the Gnoll from the Great Swordscar Mountains and the ogre wizard of the Kicking Skull tribe were killed by them, the two tribes were like a mess.

However, the civil strife in the wolf man tribe will soon end with the election of a new leader, and then they will be reorganized and attack Waterfall Town again.

As for the skull-kicking tribe of the ogre wizard, these stupid guys, without the control of the ogre wizard, will walk in groups on the wasteland and become fearless, and there is no guarantee that they will cause any trouble.

After all, ogres also want to live, and they are a group of carnivores, especially hungry ogres, the most terrifying thing is when they go crazy.

However, as long as these two threats are not united, they can be resolved only by strong force. For the entire group of players in Pushang Town, it is not a big problem, it is just a matter of how much they have lost.

What is really troublesome is the taboo research in the lower city. He can't guess the minds of the extremist druids. up.

He can only pray in his heart now, that the high priest from the Temple of Melikai, the druid order in the Emerald Court can play a little role.

After all, the other party belongs to the neutral and kind-hearted Melika Priest and Druid, and they still attach great importance to civilized settlements. Unlike the believers of the God of Nature, they always remain neutral, and they like to yell that nature is roaring at every turn. Two words.

Back then, when Fallstown was in crisis, the Temple of Melika also dispatched many ranger druids to support them. Otherwise, facing the alliance of the militarized hobgoblin tribes and lizardmen, the losses would have been even more severe.

"The two forces in the lower city unanimously deny that such taboo research has not been carried out, so what is the problem?" Anderina looked at the contents of the letter, and asked with some doubts: "Or is someone lying?"

"Lying? That's not the case. After all, this is a matter of life and death in the lower city. Carlos and Torvin are not so ignorant." Thorn shook his head slightly and said, "Maybe, it's true. As they say, there are outsiders hiding somewhere in downtown."

"If this is the case, as long as we find out the outsiders, does it mean that Fallshang Town can survive this crisis safely." Andrina said as she folded the letter in her hand and handed it to Thorn.

"Druids are not fools. Even if it is true that this kind of taboo research is done by outsiders as they say, these stubborn guys will think that the people in the lower city deliberately distance themselves, and then find a dead ghost to take the blame .”

Thorn didn't quite agree with Anderina's thoughts, and sighed with a slightly heavy expression: "No matter what the situation is, people in the lower city can only pray for the sudden kindness of the Druids. In the final analysis, our power is too weak. You don’t even have the right to speak in the Emerald Field.”

After speaking, Thorne re-tied the letter that Andrina had replied to the falcon's leg, and then let it find its original owner.

Seeing the disappearing figure of Falcon, Thorne said to Anderina beside him, "Is that teleportation circle still usable?"

Just as he guessed, there is indeed a teleportation circle built by a wizard in this crude tower, but since it has been abandoned for nearly a hundred years, neither of them can guarantee that it can be activated normally.

"After a complete teleportation circle is successfully produced, its magic will last forever, and it can function normally for hundreds or even thousands of years, until the maker disappears in the torrent of history or forgets how to use it up to my own work." Andrina said to Thorne:

"Thus, for ordinary people, the operation principle of the teleportation circle is extremely mysterious and undecipherable, but what is surprising is that this wizard left the contents of the teleportation circle in the library, so I based on the recorded content I checked the teleportation circle carefully, and let my magic pet try it again, and found that it can be used normally, but only for short distances. After all, my ability is limited, and I dare not try it for long distances."

"This is enough. When you are not strong enough, it is indeed the safest choice not to take risks." Thorne paused after hearing Anderina's explanation, and couldn't help but said: "In my eyes You are becoming more and more like a qualified wizard."

"Are you complimenting me?" Anderina stretched out her hand and brushed the strands of wind-torn hair on her forehead, and said with a smile.

"Of course." Thorn nodded with a smile, without denying it.

After finishing speaking, she motioned for the other party to follow, and walked towards the entrance of the passage. Anderina, who was following behind, looked at Thorn's back, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and her steps were involuntarily brisk.

……

The lower part of Upper Falls.

Temporarily losing the threat of the wolf man, the streets of Fallshang Town resumed their former hustle and bustle.

Thorn took Andrina down the stone steps in the upper city. The two walked in the crowd, feeling the pointing and whispering of many players who recognized his identity. They were already mentally prepared. Thorne didn't really care.

Although the streets in Fallshang Town are wide, they are not clean and tidy. Floating fiery red maple leaves and sundries are everywhere, and the air is filled with smoke, spices and various strange mixed smells.

The shops on both sides are also open for business one after another. There are grocery stores, tailor shops, taverns and restaurants, etc., which can be said to be everything.

The people coming and going are also dressed in different ways, there are guards wearing the standard equipment of Waterfall Town, adventurers in worn leather armor, businessmen in luxurious clothes, and ordinary players in linen robes.

"About [-] kilometers to the east of Pushang Town, there is a port city called Seput City. On the road from Pushang Town to Seput City, there are many villages and towns established by the original residents. Among all the villages and towns, Waterfall Town is the closest town to the Great Sword Scar Mountain Range, so with the addition of players and the development of the town, it has developed steadily, and it has once again become an outpost and foothold for many businessmen and adventurers."

Thorne led Anderina along while introducing some of the past of Fallstown to her.

"So, in the lower town of Waterfall Town, there are not only players, but also many native adventurers and merchants from the sphere of influence of Seput City." Andelina walked side by side with Thorne, and said casually .

"Yes, of course there are many player adventurers who settled in Seput City." Thorne nodded and continued:

"Because the faction of Winter City is absolutely neutral and tends to be evil, and the weak legal order makes it difficult for players to gain a foothold, many people don't want to stay there, and they leave the wilderness to go to the forces established by players or save enough savings to take a boat to the south kingdom.

Seput City is different. There are many temples of good gods there. Leaving aside the secret ones, the order on the surface is much better than that of Winter City. Many players are attached to Seput City's sphere of influence. , although living in a safe zone makes the level increase very slow, at least personal safety is still somewhat guaranteed. "

"Then why are there still many players willing to choose to settle in the precarious Waterfall Town?" Andelina asked suspiciously.

"How can people who have not been beaten by society know the hardships of society? When they realize this situation, some people get used to it, some people leave, and of course some people who are not willing to be ordinary come here from afar Here, so people’s hearts are unpredictable.”

Thorn sighed slightly: "It's just like the Winter City you lived in. Would you know that one day it would suddenly face the crisis of destroying the city? If there is no danger in the Winter City, I'm afraid you are still as whole as a salted fish now." Stay safe in the tavern for the rest of the day."

"You are the salted fish." Andelina hammered him angrily, and quickly retorted: "My one year was not in vain, otherwise how could I know so much about magic? It is the most precious treasure in this world."

……

Thorne walked and chatted with Anderina, walked all the way through the noisy street, and walked along the alley to a simple stone courtyard.

"The lords in the lower city live in a shabby place, which is too different from the people in Twilight Town." Anderina looked at the simple courtyard surrounded by wooden pile fences, and couldn't help but complain.

"Simplicity does not mean poor. Carlos and Sarayan from Twilight Town are both from the War Academy in the middle of the mainland, and they are advanced war lords at the same time. This alone cannot underestimate the ability of the other party. This guy is more low-key."

After Thorne finished speaking, he reminded Andelina: "I'll meet you later, don't forget what I just taught you."

"Crench!"

Just as Thorn led Anderina to the door, the wooden door was just opened, and then the figure of the half-elf ranger Ashmore appeared in front of the two of them.

Ashmo was still wrapped in a dark green cloak, with two long steel swords on his back.

When he noticed Thorne in front of him, he was stunned for a moment, and then he had a very uncomfortable look on his face, and he didn't know where to hide the rein in his right hand.

"Thorn... you are here, Carlos is in the yard, then you talk first, I won't accompany you if I have something else to do." Ashmo laughed and laughed, kicked him hard and was tied up by him The kobold on the reins disappeared from Thorn's eyes in embarrassment.

"This Ashmo is quite interesting. He actually likes to treat a kobold as a dog." Andrina glanced at Ashmo's distant figure and said with a smile.

"This is not something to laugh at. Both kobolds and goblins belong to the intelligent race in the wilderness. If you think it is hateful, then just kill it with a knife. I don't like this kind of insulting behavior very much. It’s going to gradually twist people’s hearts.”

Thorne shook his head slightly, and walked in first. Seeing his serious expression, Anderina paused for a moment, and then immediately followed.

"Brother Thorne, I have been waiting for you for a long time, welcome back to Fallshang Town." The moment Thorne entered the courtyard, a voice with a smile sounded.

Appearing in front of Thorn was a young man with long brown hair casually draped behind him. A scholar of poetry and books.

Thorne looked at the familiar figure in front of him, and said calmly, "Long time no see, Carlos."

"boom!"

Just as the two were about to talk, the gate of the courtyard was kicked open with crackling lightning, and a burly figure with long black hair flying and holding a spear appeared in front of everyone.

When Thorne noticed a pattern of explosive electric shocks engraved on the opponent's full body armor, his expression turned slightly cold, and he said slowly: "Storm Lord, Albert, you really have a big temper."

(End of this chapter)