Sword and Magic and Taxi
Chapter 58
"Son of a bitch, I don''t even want to keep the task. I''m so mean!" Zhao Mai found the banyan tree and the blackboard under it. There are more than a dozen tasks issued by Druids to their apprentices in chalk, but master Duncan is missing. It''s not too hard to go through these tasks to patrol, to help animals move, to transplant some plants to other places, or to dissuade logging workers who are too deep, but the rewards are good. Teacher Celin issued a task to collect seeds from more than ten purple berry plants. The reward is a Vajra stick.
Vajra is not a tree, but a druid''s magic, which can make the wood as hard as steel, and no longer afraid of fire. At the same time, it is still able to maintain the weight of the past and will not sink on the water. Zhao Mai was moved by this task, but he was still thinking about his father''s illness. He had no time to do it slowly, so he had to give up for the time being.
Reserve grain stretched out his tongue to lick Zhao Mai''s ankle, let him not too sad. "You''re the best, but you can''t solve the problem. I really want a bottle of medicine to get rid of the disease, but I don''t know what to do. Do you really want to ask Master Joseph and miss Celine to take me to master Duncan? "
The dog barked twice and shook his head. Zhao Mai smiles. He''s a little confused. Even if he becomes a druid, it doesn''t mean that his animal companions can understand human beings, does it? He rubbed the dog''s head and put the grain on the ground.
Unexpectedly, the dog bit the hem of his robe with his teeth and dragged him to a corner of the village. Zhao Mai doesn''t know what to do with grain reserves, but he has nothing to do now. Let''s go and have a look.
There is a big tree that is older than before. Its thick bark is covered with vines, but it still can''t stop it from rushing to the sky. If the tree is so huge and ancient that it is shocking, this almond eucalyptus tree is absolutely eye-catching. Zhao Mai looked up and found that its shortest branch was higher than the crown of other trees.
"It''s spectacular. What are you bringing me here for?" Zhao Mai puzzled asked reserve grain. The dog did not speak, ran forward to bite a vine with his mouth.
"How can this be pulled off?"
As soon as the words fell, the vines rolled up like snakes, held the grain reserves and began to rise. Zhao Mai was so surprised that he rushed forward and tried to pull the dog down. But he touched more vines, and immediately he was drowned, bound up with his hands and feet.
He was about to call for help, but he saw the grain reserve lying comfortably in the "cage" rolled up by the vines, sticking out his tongue and "ha ha ha" all the time. Dogs are not nervous, what are they afraid of. Although his posture was extremely uncomfortable and he was farther and farther away from the ground, Zhao Mai could not hold back his voice.
Soon, one person and one dog passed the height of other tree crowns and finally stopped on the first branch of the almond eucalyptus tree. The vine let go of them and slowly dropped down again. Grain reserves in front of the guide, swaying butt swaggering toward the trunk.
The continuous branches form a spiral ladder. As long as you are careful of the gap in the middle, you can easily climb up. The two of them raised about 10 meters and saw a house like a bird''s nest sitting on the tree trunk. The bottom and wall parts are made of high tenacity branches. The roof is a large banana leaf, hanging in mid air, separated from the wall below. If you live in this room, when you lie down, there is half a wall to block the wind, and when you stand up, it is the viewing platform.
There was no door in the room, and now there was no one. Zhao Mai went in directly. There were two simple sleeping bags, a small pot and a plate of Oatmeal Bread next to the pillow. There was a brazier in the middle of the two sleeping bags. There was no fuel like wood in it, but there was a little purple flame burning continuously.
"Have you ever been here?" Zhao Mai scratched his head and looked at the grain reserves a little inconceivable. "We were separated for a day yesterday, right? I''m going to learn the magic prayer, and you''re going to explore everywhere. What a wonderful child. " He squatted down and scratched the chin of the grain reserve to appreciate its comfortable squint. "Since you''re so smart, can you tell me why you''re here?"
"Woof He took two steps to the side and pointed his paw to a corner of the room. In the corner of the branch wall, there was an unlocked leather box, about the size of a common coat box.
Zhao Mai curiously opened the box, which was full of many medicines. Small bottles of different colors and shapes are stacked together, with names written in common language. Heal minor injuries, talk to animals, stride, jump, owl''s wisdom, protect energy damage, and a bottle of elixir.
After confirming the words repeatedly, Zhao Mai held the bottle of medicine in his hand. After such a long time, I finally found the trace of this medicine. Although this is only a small bottle less than 100ml, and the medicine in it is as colorless and transparent as water, I can really feel the strong flavor of natural force when I pull out the bottle stopper.
The grain reserves are bouncing around and wagging their tails. Zhao Mai took the medicine, closed the box, did not choose to leave with the dog, but sat down. He held the grain reserve in his arms and rubbed its neck hard. "Thank you, Alan. You''re the smartest creature I''ve ever met. I found what I needed, but I can''t just walk away with it. I''m not going to be a thief. No matter who this medicine belongs to, I''m willing to discuss it with him and see if I can get it from him. ""This forest belongs to the Druids, and their power radiation covers the whole lake of ashes. Even if we leave with the potion, we won''t be far away. " Zhao Mai explained to the dog: "the Druids here are very sincere to me, and I will treat them sincerely. Wait a little longer with me. "
After making up his mind, Zhao Mai sat on the floor of a castle in the air with grain reserves in his arms, waiting. From noon to night, he watched the sun sink slowly under the horizon, and the forest change from dynamic to quiet. When night falls and tired birds return to their nests, movement and stillness are two sides of nature.
The sound of flapping wings came from far and near, and then I heard a bang when I landed, and the branches shook. Knowing that someone was coming, Zhao Mai just stood up to greet him with a spear around his neck. The metal spear point is extremely sharp, with the cold smell of the night wind on it. The grain reserve rolled down from Zhao Mai''s arms, fell to the ground with a flop, and woke up after shaking his head.
"Apprentice? Who is your teacher? " Said a husky voice.
"It''s Ms. Celine. My name is Mike. I''ve just come to the Inferno community for Druid training. The dog on the ground is my partner. His name is a Liang
"It''s a good dog. He came yesterday."
As the spear moved away from his neck, Zhao Mai stood up from his squatting position and turned his head to see the owner of the spear. This is a boy less than 1.5 meters tall. He has a slightly tender face with white patterns. He circles out the outline of his eyes, nose and mouth. At the same time, he draws a third eye in the center of his eyebrows. He wore a cape made of feathers, a crossbow and crossbow on his waist, and a lot of throwing knives tied to his ankles. The spear, which was about his height, was thrown out after a few turns in his hand, leaning against the wall.
"You''ve been waiting for a long time. What''s the matter?" The boy asked in a husky voice.