quicksilver blood

Chapter 25 Talk
The pitch-black gale swept across, and the sky was invisible, and the hour was unknown.

In terms of outside time, it should be night now.Since the afternoon, the black wind has become Del Ramos' breath.It hasn't been long until now, and everyone's sense of time has not been completely blurred, at least they can feel that it is time to sleep when they are sleepy.

A long breathing sound could be heard in Claudia's carriage. The mountain folk shield dancer from Fararo lay quietly on top of her carriage, put the shield beside her, bent one leg, and held the Holding the freshly baked dry food in his hands, he chewed every bite.

Croween accepted Roland's suggestion: for the convenience of guarding, gather the carriage and horses together, and everyone in the team does not set up a tent, and first sleeps in the carriage or simply leans against the carriage, and then lets An Ruosi Replacing all mana with sleep spells allows most people to get a better quality of rest for a short period of time.

Kluvern was watching the night on the roof of the carriage—the light in the dark jungle was not bad, even if there was a black wind, Kluvern could barely see everyone from above.

That was to guard against Lve Ying's surprise attack.

Tents are too flimsy.With the claws of the shadow creatures, it doesn't take a second to tear open the tent they brought.Previously, Macon and Kluveen had alternated vigils, and even if it was a sneak attack, the two of them could easily deal with it.

However, now that Macken is injured and comatose, only Kluveen in this team has the experience of night watch.Even he couldn't guarantee that he would still have enough energy around three or four o'clock in the morning.

It would be bad if the horse was killed by Lue Ying when Kluween went to save people.Now they'd just gone deep into the Oak Mystery, and it would take days to get in or out.

But as Macken said, he asked the wizard to prophesy when he came, and this year's snow season is almost here.

Kluvien paused his chewing for a moment. He wiped his nose with his greasy fingers, and there was a hint of impatience in his small round eyes.

In case they haven't gone out in the snow season...

He didn't dare to think about the result.

Just as he was still thinking about his plan for going on the road tomorrow, a slender figure wrapped in a black robe rolled up deftly and silently, barely making a sound.

"Is the surgery done?"

Before waiting for anyone to speak, Kluvien said lightly.

"Well, it was successful." The man took two steps on the roof of the not-so-big carriage, then sat gently beside Kluvern, and took off his hood.

It was Roland.

Lying on the roof of the car, Kluvien squinted at the delicate face of this black-haired young man, and suddenly laughed: "No matter how you look at it, it's pretty pretty."

Roland smiled, noncommittal.

"But, to be honest, I kind of regret saving you. You have too many problems."

Kluveen's expression at night was completely different from that during the day, cold and fierce.In Roland's view, it was like the difference between huskies and wolves.

"You have a lot of problems," Roland responded lightly, "I confirmed after waking up that you didn't untie my clothes, and the only parts of my body with palm prints were my shoulders and back...Maybe it's because you're afraid of me What a girl, wake up in a rage and kill you. And you can confirm my gender just by touching my shoulder and back... I don't remember the military recruiting such an 'experienced' man. "

"You sure know."

Kluvien laughed when he was told that he belonged to the military.

"I'm a Druid."

"Druid... If I'm not mistaken, the profession of Druid has a special meaning in Karal, right?" Kluvien asked after pondering for a while.

"You really want to know?"

Roland asked with a teasing smile.

"...Sorry, can you stop looking at me like that, your expression is too tempting. Well, no kidding, I mean I really want to know. Please tell me."

Roland weaved a few words, and then explained: "Druid's status in Karal is even higher than that of Titan's district bishop and royal scholars. Druid has possessed almost all human wisdom for nearly 500 years. Whether it's isolated books of various kinds, lost poems and legends, or lore of strategic importance, not even the White Tower holds more knowledge than the Druids—Kalal's history is only a little over 100 years old. "

"Inheritors of knowledge..." Kluvien nodded knowingly, "But this can't explain your status."

"The rest is just pure strength."

Roland said lightly: "Druids have very high requirements. To become a Druid, you need at least an extremely smart mind and no less than 20 years of systematic study. The learning content includes but is not limited to geography, poetry, religion, martial arts , witchcraft, dance, music, secrets, assassination, disguise, army command and handling government affairs. Because of the personal guidance of the masters in various fields within the Druid sect, a mature Druid can display his professional skills in any place Human beings are even stronger.”

"Is this the confidence that Grand Duke Caral dared to implement religious control..."

Kluvien gasped.

He had been a small boss in Fortune City, and he had some experience as a manager.Of course he knows that just such an all-round talent is invaluable, let alone an organization that produces a large number of such talents.

"Confidence...? Oh, in fact, the real reason is that the Druids and the previous Grand Duke Karal signed the Millennium Agreement. In the millennium, the Druids will serve Karal, and Karal will do everything possible to expel the domestic Almost all the temples. It is Druid's miraculous record that gave the Grand Duke such confidence."

"March War..."

Kluvien seemed to realize something, and murmured with his eyes wide open.

"Yes, the March War. In March ten years ago—Bansa and Karal fought. However, on the second day after the Bansa army set out, the fortresses in various places in Bansa opened their doors silently, and then Why did the Hyena Legion that appeared there kill it. That’s right, it’s the Legion you belong to now, although you may not have enlisted at that time.”

Roland supported his body with his hands, leaned back as much as possible, and said softly: "The 35 Druids who sneaked into the enemy army paid the lives of three people and assassinated the senior Bansa army with a total of 14 people in three fortresses. , destroyed the defense equipment and opened the gate. Another legion led by Druid, the Hyena Legion, broke in directly and aboveboard, and occupied the enemy's command center three times."

"They used the enemy's command center to issue wrong orders, inducing Bantha's troops to disperse and fall into the encirclement of the main force of Karal and the ambush of a deadly trap. The war only lasted three days, and the Principality of Karal fell into a At the cost of more than 14 men, Bansa's [-]-strong army was wiped out, creating the greatest military miracle in a century. Bansa has just recovered. This is also Druid's pledge."

"The most critical part of that war was the miraculous command ability of the Karal army. Because as long as they are within a certain range, the minds of the Druids can communicate with each other. Each legion brings a Druid, There will be no delays and mistakes in the overall command and information sharing, just like an invisible hand controlling the direction of the entire legion from the sky. The one who realized this command miracle is the Druid of Karal."

"But... I've never heard of..."

Kluvien said almost groaning.

"Of course you haven't heard of it. Because the name of Druid has been replaced by other titles," Roland smiled mischievously, "such as generals, mayors, clerks and so on. From a long time ago , More than [-]% of Karal's command organization from top to bottom has been replaced by Druid, including your legion commander and instructor."

"You, you are stealing the country..."

Kluvien nearly popped his eyes out.He suddenly turned his head and looked at Roland who was naughtyly pointing his fingers in front of him, as if he saw the reflection of a country in his rare pure black eyes.

"Perhaps. That's why the Druids are so prominent in Karal."

Roland sighed pretentiously: "I said you wouldn't want to know."

"...Loda Khan, will I be silenced?"

"you guess?"

"I guess not. Because Kluvien's man is as reliable as his stature, and he will definitely become Master Kluvien in the future."

Kluvien said half-jokingly.

"Reliable? Reliable as a soldier or reliable as a man?"

"It's all the same—it's a pity that you can't understand the latter one."

Cruvern laughed at the mountain folk's crude jokes.

After a few seconds, he calmed down, sat up, and turned to look at Roland: "It's a pleasure chatting with you, I can feel that you are not a bad person. Actually, I'm sorry, I doubted it for a while. over you."

"It's about the shadow pterosaur."

Roland glanced at him, then closed his eyes and said quietly.

"you know?"

Kluvien looked shocked instead.

"It's nothing more than knowing too much about the Pteranodon... Many people have doubted Druid because of this kind of thing. So, knowing too much is not necessarily good."

Roland closed his eyes, and his voice became smaller and smaller, as if he had fallen asleep.

Kluveen was embarrassed to disturb his sleep, so he took a bite of dry food and continued his vigil.

He didn't know what Roland was up to - it was a convention that in order to ensure sufficient energy, a magician like Roland could enjoy rest in the best environment, and he had no chance with the job of night watch.

There's absolutely no need for this kid to come up and blow a haircut with him.

So he turned his head to look at Roland's expression, but saw a faint smile on the corner of Roland's mouth.

Kluvien couldn't help but startled.

"Luna..."

Croween murmured.

The moment he saw the smile on the corner of Roland's mouth, his daughter's voice and smile flashed across his mind.

Then his eyes darkened for a moment.As if trying to cover up something, Kluvien turned his head away and scolded in a very low voice, "This kid, it makes people want to fuck even more when his mother is asleep."

While speaking, the corners of his eyes were slightly wet, and his voice was choked up.

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(End of this chapter)