rose nursery rhyme

Near the edge of the continent, there is a forbidden land.

This is not to say that this place has been restricted, but the terrain here is dangerous and rugged, except for stones, it is a swamp, and there is nothing but stones between the stacked mountain ranges, not even weeds. Taking root here, and the species living in it are becoming more and more horrific, it can be said that it is a wasteland that does not care about anything.

If there is no need for such a place, of course no one would want to come.

Xidi carefully held her trouser legs, jumped over a mud puddle in the middle of the road, raised her hand again, and the newly acquired dagger flew out sideways, piercing through the head of a piggy with fangs that was ready to charge over. They crossed each other, frowning and ran over, holding the handle of the dagger with two fingers, and lifted the little pig up.

The little pig was dangling on the blade of the dagger, its long fangs were longer than its head. It was obviously not big, but its skin was all wrinkled, and it looked very unpalatable.

Xidi threw the little pig down in disgust, and rubbed the blade twice on the stone beside it: "I don't like this place."

It's cold and hard and dirty and not fun at all.

Only the cute little animals living here are interesting, but unfortunately this 'forbidden place' is not worthy of its name, they went all the way here, and there is no one who can fight, all these fierce and ugly things... Unappetizing.

Sidi soon became impatient to stay here, took two quick steps, pulled Bryce's sleeve, and asked him: "The teleportation magic you used before, can you still use it now?"

Brace: "You mean the teleportation circle?"

"That's it." Xi Di nodded, "Can you just teleport me out?"

The two have been walking together for such a long time, and this is the first time Xidi has asked for a teleportation.Brice felt a little fresh, and asked him, "Why did you suddenly think of this?"

Xidi frowned, puffed her face, and complained a little childishly: "It's boring here."

After thinking about it, he said, "And I'm hungry."

The time they advanced was not too long, and the speed was fast, and they went deep into the depths of this 'forbidden area' within half a day. They were just too lazy to go around, and simply crossed directly. There were paths to walk on, but each path was strewn with a jumble of broken stones, making it uncomfortable, if not intrusive.

Xidi didn't have much patience at first, and she pierced through at least 20 small animals that came to make trouble along the way. She has already stayed enough, and now she just wants to leave quickly.

But Bryce said: "My teleportation magic can only teleport people to places they have been to before, and I have never been here before. I am afraid we can only go through it."

Stretching out his hand again, he suggested enthusiastically, "Why don't I carry you there?"

Bryce said no, Xi Di didn't seem disappointed, she just pushed his hand away and kicked away a small piece of gravel: "Forget it, let's go."

Not a big deal either.

Bryce smiled, it seemed that he was not surprised that he was rejected, and slowly withdrew his hand, but released another wind curse, blowing away all the gravel that was in the way ahead, exposing the soil underneath.

There is not much soil, a shallow layer, and what is covered further down seems to be a man-made stone road.

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Before, they didn't take a detour for the sake of convenience, and wanted to cross the forbidden area, but they didn't expect that there were several horizontal rocky mountains in the center of the forbidden area. If they wanted to pass, they had to climb from the middle of the mountain.

It doesn't seem to be much easier than going around from the beginning.

Fortunately, Bryce and Xidi were fast, and with the help of magic, it was just dark when they came to the foot of the mountain. Although I might still have to spend the night in the mountain, it was better than the gravel formation full of mud and mad pigs behind. Good night's sleep.

Before the two of them entered the forbidden area, they had been listening to people outside telling the forbidden area that it was very mysterious. The drunks in the tavern relied on the fact that no one would be free to go to this wasteland, holding up barrels and making up nonsense, saying everything. .

Xidi climbed up against a rock, and lifted up the scorpion that came out from the crack of the rock and swaggered at them: "They also said that there are dragons here."

Dragons are rare creatures, not to mention the small number, and they don't like to go out to meet people, and they don't have a fixed territory like the elves.The dragons on the mainland are all nested in every corner, and they may sleep for more than 100 years, which is very rare.

Now it seems that those rumors are basically all fabricated, and none of them are reliable.

It is true that dragons are rough-skinned and thick-skinned, and they are not very picky about their living environment, but even if they are not picky, they probably would not find such a dilapidated place to live. It might be impossible to see anything new.

Brace: "You want to see a dragon?"

Xidi didn't hesitate: "I want to raise it."

The little pervert has grown so big, he has never had a pet, and has always wanted a furry thing to raise—it’s okay if it’s not furry, as long as it doesn’t die so easily, he looks good at dragons.

Brice smiled, but said: "A pet like a dragon is not suitable for you."

Sidi finally had enough of playing with the scorpion in her hand, threw it away, and asked, "Why?"

Bryce: "If you tame a dragon, it becomes...overly loyal to you."

Dragons are very difficult things to tame.

They are powerful and have unruly personalities. If they are not completely defeated, it will be difficult to be truly recognized by them.

The race of dragons likes treasures and shiny things, but their love for treasures seems to be limited to collecting a lot of treasures and then coiling them to sleep, and they have no other ambitions other than that.

Fortunately, there is not, otherwise, with the powerful combat power of the dragon, if there is a casually appearing on the mainland in an open and aboveboard, it will cause quite a disturbance.

Giving them great power, but also giving them a character that is too lazy to fight, seems to be an invisible regulation of the world.

In order to maintain a basic balance.

But Bryce said: "If you can really tame a dragon, then you will find that it is no different from an ordinary dog."

It was as if the power and specialness of the dragon were not worth mentioning to him.

Sidi: "Oh."

He understood what Bryce meant, that dragons really weren't his interest.

It sounds boring.

"However." Brice added slowly, "the materials on the dragon are very precious things, dragon blood, dragon scales, and even dragon breath... can be of great use to other races, Therefore, people often form teams to look for them, and these people are called 'dragon hunters'."

The identities of the dragon hunters are uncertain, and the purpose is also uncertain. Some need materials for themselves, while others simply want to sell the things on the dragon for a good price.

The goal is not entirely to kill the dragon. After all, logically speaking, even if you just follow the dragon to pick up the scales it falls, you can make a lot of money.

It also depends on luck. If the dragon you encounter is gentle, you may not care about being disturbed. But if the dragon has a bad temper, even if the dragon hunter does not intend to confront it head-on, it may be in danger.

Most dragons are too lazy to take care of so much, they simply find some remote places to build nests, so that people can't find them, which saves a lot of trouble.

"And this remote place." Brace said, "This is also included."

Sidi: "You mean there are dragons here?"

At this time, the two had already climbed halfway up the mountain, and the sky was getting dark.There are broken stones everywhere, let alone a dragon, and even a snake can't be seen.

Would a dragon live in a place like this?

Xi Di was dubious, and asked again: "How do you know?"

Obviously Brice said just now that he had never been here.

Bryce answered him simply: "After all, I am also a magician, and I can more or less perceive some unusual things."

"There is a dragon here," he said. "For some reason it seems to hide itself—would you like to see it? We can come and visit."

After walking for so long, there was finally something interesting, how could Xidi disagree?

"Let's go then," he said, "I want to see the dragon."

Bruce took his hand.

After all, it is still a mountain road, and there is no room for people to walk on it. There are irregular stones everywhere, and many of them are loose. If you step on it, you will roll down, which is still a bit dangerous.

It was already very close to where they were going, and Bryce simply laid out a connected magic circle in mid-air, taking them as steps, and took Xidi up step by step.

It was the first time Xidi encountered this new thing. Looking down, she found that she could still see the scene below through the flowing runes on the magic circle, and it was quite interesting to step on it but there was no difference.

He suddenly remembered something he had never asked before: "Who did you learn your magic from?"

Although Xidi has not figured out whether Bryce is human until now, the magic on the mainland always pays attention to a inheritance. Since he is a magician, he has to learn these from others, especially the runes. There are some special meanings, no one taught, and it is impossible for Brace to figure it out by himself.

But asking Xidi to imagine Bryce as an apprentice...he couldn't imagine it.

For some reason, Brice always gave people the impression that he was born with everything, no matter what situation he faced with ease, he knew a lot, and his whole person was simply mysterious.

Sidi was a little curious.

Brice pondered for a while: "...Well, no one should have taught me this."

He only said this sentence, and the two of them had already reached the end of the magic circle. The end was still halfway up the mountain, and there was a large stone in the middle of a pile of rubble and undulating terrain.

Sidi: "Where is the dragon?"

Brace: "Behind this."

He stretched out one hand, and using only two fingers, he tapped on the stone, and bright blue runes immediately appeared on the surface of the stone.

The rune is carved on the stone with a knife, but it is much simpler than the ones that Bryce usually uses, and it is a bit crooked, as if the person who carved it is not very skilled, but it is barely connected end to end, so it can still be used. use.

Stone felt the magic power poured into it, and moved away silently.

The author says:

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This chapter is called: "Although I asked for leave, but I don't know why I still finished writing"

(Then silently deleted the leave note)

My wrist is still a little sore, the tenosynovitis may be serious... hope it can heal soon (.