Throne Steps

Rock eagle, standing on the rock.

The north wind leaves the trees bare, exposing the steep hills under the sparse and dry vegetation.The big rock stands thousands of feet on the side, and there are jagged rocks between the valleys, and metal and sharpened logs are interspersed roughly but fitly between the rock cracks.Nature's uncanny workmanship, human's ingenious design, perfectly cut out a huge barrier, sturdy and majestic.

Li Chen stood at the entrance of Yan Ying's residence, and the metal fixed wooden gate set him off so weak.The appearance of the log is almost unprocessed, the bark and dried moss are mottled and interlaced, and small gaps are occasionally exposed between the logs.

Behind the stone walls on both sides, the spire of the tower was exposed - this angle can only be seen at this point - Li Chen was not sure if there were sentries on it.

Even if there is someone, it seems that they will not send a signal to open the door for themselves.

Kaja must have received his own letter, and he himself arrived on time.So now there is no movement in front of the door, which means...

Get off the horse.

The rock eagle is located in the north-central region of the Rhaetian continent.

During the holidays, winter is in full bloom, and Pesa is an isolated island in the sea, and the feeling is acceptable.Only when you set foot on the mainland, you will find that the cold current has swept across the whole of Raetia.The further north you go, the colder it gets, and the dry wind brushes against your exposed skin like a sharp sword.

The carriage sent Li Chen to the foot of the mountain, where he could clearly see Yan Ying, and stopped moving forward.Any unannounced approach may be a provocation for a mercenary group.

Wrapped in the snow rabbit fur jacket Saenz gave him, Li Chen climbed up the not too steep hill against the wind.It's been snowing recently, so it's not too big, but against the white or gray background, the boy in all white is too inconspicuous.

Yan Ying can use this excuse - did not see.

Li Chen tore off his gloves, and stroked the log with the bark off.Anyone who didn't see the nonsense was a lie, but he wouldn't be able to expose it in person.To get in, you have to rely on your own ability.

The air is cold and dry, and the fingers quickly lose their sense of touch.Li Chen took out a reagent from his bag, pulled out the cork and poured it on the log, and then almost used his whole hand to move his fingers to quickly draw a formation in a palm-sized space.

now!

Following Li Chen's silent recitation, a ripple in the air swayed around the formation centered on it.Where the ripples go, the light symbols are fleeting, and the larger the circumference, the more difficult to recognize, and soon they will not be displayed at all.

This is the means to make the magic circle on the door appear. The scene is extremely beautiful. If Li Chen has more pure magic power, the effect will be more lasting and obvious.But even a few seconds were enough for him to recognize what he needed.

Yan Ying not only worked hard on the materials of the walls and doors, but also the various magic circles are interlocking, and the whole body is affected by a single trigger.Li Chen saw the formation on the gate clearly, took out a magic crystal and pinched it in the palm of his hand, running the magic power, and the light path flowed out clearly from the fingertips.

This is the mental shape of the three birds, and it is also the formation diagram of the "method of exploration".With a low curse, the magic crystal is like a smoothie juice cup inserted into a straw, and its color disappears at a speed visible to the naked eye——

go!

The three birds quickly sprang out light and shadow in different directions, and Li Chen's eyes became calm.But he knew that there was something moving like he was controlling it.

The shadowless bird clung to the rock wall, skimmed the low sky, and flew along the light path and interlocking places of the magic circle, testing them one by one.They are three feet away in the blink of an eye, and if there is a flash of light between their wings, someone will definitely see that the rock eagle is being swept by a fast aperture.Li Chen gave this test a more appropriate name—scanner.

This method is not very offensive, and it is even used for magic circle inspection.But each magic circle will set the induction transmission inside. When the induction of the whole area—at least the whole area around it—is displayed, the inside of Yanying will definitely be very lively.

Sure enough, within a short while, the high-pitched sound of the horn reached Li Chen.

Li Chen was carried into the tent in the end.

Seeing the slow movement of this snowball-like kid, Otar picked him up and carried him on his shoulders, walking from the gate to the main tent without any effort.Although the clothes were thick and not too shocking, Li Chen still struggled to move, and hugged Otar's neck to stabilize his body.

So the mercenaries who passed by or were passed by watched helplessly as their red-haired regiment leader carried—or hugged—a big snow-white pompom, and swaggered all the way.

What it is!Are snow rabbits that big!Oh, with a head, a kid... wait, kid?

It is not a secret that Kaga has a younger brother in Rock Eagle, but this younger brother has never appeared in Rock Eagle.A group of mercenaries who had never seen Xia Luo's real body looked at the little head twisting its neck and looking around, and then at Kajia walking aside, and suddenly felt that they were the truth.

Two regiment leaders were dispatched to meet him. Only Kajia's younger brother has this kind of specification!

Li Chen was baptized all the way by this kind of "surprise-doubt-clear" eyes, and there was nothing he didn't understand.As soon as he entered the account and was put down by Otar, he smiled at Kaga: "Brother."

Fortunately, there was no one else here, otherwise the idea of ​​"as expected" would have popped up.

Kajia, who was originally expressionless, had just taken off half of his leather gloves, and when he heard that Li Chen was so tired of him, he immediately pulled out his hand and slapped the opponent's head: "Come on."

Li Chen was just joking, and while taking off his leather jacket, he smiled and said, "Don't all your subordinates think so?"

Kaga has already untied his cloak, shaking: "Why, do you still want to make a formal introduction?"

"Then it's free." Li Chen replied with a smile, "It's better to misunderstand, it's so convenient to use the title of deputy head as a dominance."

Amused by Li Chen's calmness, Otar weighed the snow rabbit fur coat and said, "Good thing."

"Precious stuff." Kaga sneered, "A delicate brat won't do well among mercenaries."

"Ah, the orphan can't afford clothes, so he has to wear clothes given to him by others." Li Chen shrugged nonchalantly, "How about you give me some clothes when you pay next time?"

Kajia didn't agree or refuse, but just asked, "What are you doing here?"

Inspection... Li Chen silently responded in his heart, but what he said was something else: "Three things."

He held out his thumb, index and middle fingers.

"Linking feelings." Put down the middle finger.

"Talk about cooperation." Put down your index finger.

"Practice." The last thumb was also put down.

"Practice?" Otar took it as a joke, knelt down in front of Li Chen, and looked up at him slightly, "Little devil, it's not your 'dawn meeting' for the mercenary group to go on a mission. If you encounter a monster, you should retreat as soon as possible. .”

"Ah, is it?" Li Chen smiled.Now he would be like a brat trying to refute anything, so he just asked: "It seems that even if you encounter Song of the Siren and the Lone Wolf, you will not retreat?"

Although Otar knew that Li Chen was the one who saved Fudexi, he was too far from the Necromancer in his impression, so he couldn't help but induce him.Li Chen was too lazy to go around in circles with him, this rhetorical question was equivalent to directly giving an affirmative answer.

"Little devil." Otar squinted his eyes, his expression became fierce, but he was still squatting, "A necromancer who has no self-protection ability, it's better not to be too arrogant."

"If you want to play 'betrayal', please feel free." Li Chen didn't look nervous, and even patted Otar on the shoulder, "Before people guess whether I am a necromancer, they will always know that I am a necromancer." A son of the curse is hidden in the eagle."

Otar stood up seemingly casually, looking down at Li Chen like a black shed: "Are you threatening us?"

"It's threatening you, not 'us'." Standing beside him, Kaga finally used his staff to separate Otar, "Have you played enough, Captain?"

The red-haired leader wrinkled his nose and stood away from the strength of his staff: "I have to say, I hate children."

Whether it's Xia Luo or this Riggsella, they are very annoying!

But these two hates are different, and Otar knows it very well.When he saw Xia Luo, it was because of his impatience with the child's temper, which made him stay away from this kind of larva; but when facing Li Chen, it was purely out of character.Although it's not so different that they don't conspire with each other, it's definitely not the type he likes to get along with.

Kajia didn't care whether his team leader liked it or not, he just asked Lichen, "When are you leaving?"

"When the guest came, he asked when he would return. The order to evict the guest was really straightforward." Li Chen smiled, but still complied. "After one month, when I return to Pesa, school will start directly."

"Oh, start of school—" Otar sneered at the side, "a minor who hasn't touched the threshold of graduation!"

However, Li Chen and the deputy head ignored him, and Kajia just said: "One month, no problem. But you have to be clear, this is a mercenary group, not a place for children to roll around."

"Don't worry." Li Chen raised a hand, "I have weighed myself."

Seeing that the two of them had reached an agreement, Otar interjected, "Hey, let me tell you, what's my opinion?"

Li Chen took out two small transparent squares from his pocket, compared them, and threw one to Otar: "Here, yours. Put some fighting spirit in it."

Then he threw another one to Kajia: "A little bit of magic power."

In fact, a more complicated experiment is being carried out, but the making of this kind of gadget is unexpectedly very handy, so Li Chen will make one from time to time.

The hands of Otar and Kaga will display the words "Rock" and "Flying Eagle" respectively in floral patterns. Compared with the first white flower that Li Chen made for Saenz, the fluency of the picture is now improved. a lot of.However, Li Chen has thought about Saenz's feelings and his position in his heart to some extent, so Saenz is sure to get the best and newest every time.

Even if the leader himself doesn't care, he must put the leader first in order to be caring, right?

In order for a leader to feel that he stands out, he must first realize that he is different in his heart. The so-called "reverse cultivation" is a key step.

And these small squares have individual special functions, and they can only be opened to Saenz at present.

Otar played repeatedly with his fighting spirit, but the words that came out of his mouth were: "Hey, a child's toy."

Kajia thought of something, picked up a small square and pasted it in front of his right eye to make a gesture: "Is it possible to make this thing bigger and more complicated?"

He can probably think of the principle, but alchemy is not what he is good at.

"Ah, it's possible in theory." Li Chen probably guessed Kajia's thoughts, "But no definite results have been researched yet."

"Anyway, you have a month here, so you can use this to pay for basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation." Kajia played with throwing small cubes back and forth, "I want a research progress report on this thing at any time, and I also have the right of first refusal for the results."

Li Chen smiled: "Hey, I don't think it's appropriate for Yan Ying to squeeze a child like this."

"Child? You'd better be." Kajia took out a piece of paper from the inner pocket and handed it over, "Here, since you're here, don't be idle. We'll pay the fee, and we'll give you the bearskin coat."

Li Chen took the list and glanced at it: "I seem to be here to practice with the mercenary group."

"Yes." Otar stuffed the small cube into his own snakeskin bag, "Practice, starting from the pharmacy and alchemy room of the mercenary regiment."

"Then I request to visit your morning exercise and accompany you on a short-term mission."

"Short-term tasks, small things." Kajia responded casually, and then turned his gaze to the door, "As for morning exercises, I can leave it to the person in charge of the pharmacy."

"The person in charge?" Li Chen was a little confused, and followed the other party's gaze to the door.

A long-haired, double-black youth entered the door after a short while, it was the son of the curse—Fodexi.