Blood tax

Chapter 199 Turan Swamp
After the exams of the first year at Homenwarts, students of all grades began to pack their bags and prepare to return to their hometowns for the summer vacation.

They will return to school on August 8 to start their second year of study.

During the nearly two-month vacation, the professors assigned a large number of social practice tasks and research homework, and when returning to school in the fall, comprehensive evaluation and calculation of credits will be required.Coupled with the plethora of reading and essay assignments, everyone has some anxiety on their faces.

I certainly can't do that much homework alone, and I can't even buy a complete reading list.Students naturally formed small groups and each took part of the project.

Sonia booked a gazebo in the flower gallery tea room on the cliff by the sea, and invited Fiona and Galadia over.Several girls sat around a round table surrounded by flowers, enjoying afternoon tea of ​​cherry cake, pudding and yogurt, while discussing their summer vacation arrangements.

"Mystery project reports with the most credits, history papers and archaeological practice can be completed together," Sonia spread out a map on the table, and said enthusiastically, "I asked my predecessors, the most time-saving way is Investigate a relic with a long history. They suggested going to the northern border, and the relic can be found in the valley not far from the kingdom and the city of the elves, and the convenient transportation can save a lot of time."

Fiona swallowed the egg tart in her mouth, nodded in agreement and said, "And it's safe. I don't want to meet rebels or cultists again."

"If you really meet them, let Griffith and Lana go up and fight them. They need a lot of combat experience and military exploits to advance to Sequence 7," Galadia said indifferently, "Speaking of the northern border, I have A good suggestion, the high-ranking ranger Tidwig is serving as ranger director in the north of Sevastro,

"She is my cousin, who governs the Canaanite colony Nefes. We set off from Homenworth by boat, cross the sea into the mouth of the Tierne River, and head upstream, and we will arrive soon."

Sonia immediately cast her gaze there: "De Nefes? I see, there is an ancient temple called Belomon on the edge of the Turan Swamp."

Tidwig!

Griffith, who was standing aside looking at the fjord and eating pudding, immediately pricked up his ears.The corrupted feathered fencing sword he held captured from Baron Anselm was a gift from the legendary ranger to Knight Roland, and somehow fell into the hands of the Baron of Blood.

If I return this weapon to Miss Tidwig, will she reward me a little?Well, it should be, maybe you will give me the feather fencing sword after purification!That's how stories are written.Griffith made a small calculation in his heart.

I am a junior following in the footsteps of Knight Roland, a friend and classmate of Galadia, and I will soon follow her to meet the consul and family of Canaan, so it is not too much to give me some encouragement and support!
The more Griffith thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was reliable, and he was about to speak out to express his support for this opinion.Suddenly, Lana stood up and said:
"There are some disturbing rumors that the orc tribes in the north are gathering strength, and there are small-scale battles in the border areas. Their fleets once traveled down the Tierne River to harass the towns around the Sea of ​​Tranquility. The fortresses of Nefes and Turan are not far from the important crossing that guards the middle reaches of the Tierne River. The relics and forests along the banks have been fought for a long time, leaving terrible pollution and corruption."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present fell silent.Griffith's mind sank to the bottom of the water, and he said hastily:

"The Belomon ruins are still far from the border. To the west of the swamp is our Fort Turan, and to the north is the territory of Canaan. To the south is the assault cavalry headquarters, and there are many strong fortresses in the upper reaches of the Tierne River.

"Looking at the location on the map, to the northwest of Fort Turan is Grand Duke Meyer's Wallenberg. It has become the core territory of the kingdom and allies of the elves. Mutant creatures may be found, but it is not certain how dangerous it is."

"Yeah~" Fiona nodded repeatedly, "We can't go to the Western Territory again! Since the last rebellion, there have been intense public security battles there every day. My dad has stationed a legion there, fighting So far, the rebels have not been crushed."

Sonia put her hands on her cheeks, looked at her companions and asked, "Southern? Pasha? Beacon Academy is there. We can ask the witcher to take us on a tour."

Amber was there, and she invited me as a guest... Griffith murmured.

Galadia shook her head: "It's too peaceful there. Extraordinary cases and mysterious incidents emerge in endlessly in the marketplace. The merchants there have a bad habit of taking Extraordinary potions without authorization. But this kind of thing can't be done as an academic subject, and there is no theory value."

so far so good.Griffith breathed a sigh of relief.

"All the ruins in the southern border have been developed into tourist attractions, and our report will be suspected of plagiarism." Fiona also expressed her objection.

That's right, that's right.Griffith nodded repeatedly.

Lana shrugged helplessly: "How about the Eastern Province? There must be many interesting stories in the kingdom of the dwarves."

"I'm not going to drink with them in the deep mountains!" Fiona puffed her cheeks. "My dad was an ambassador there, and his stomach was ruined."

"And maybe it's even more dangerous, the forces there are criss-crossed," Galadia pointed to Griffith, "Last year I just wiped out a group of goblins there with him, and they would even... 噫, I don't want to recall .”

Sonia was in a dilemma. She looked at everyone and then at the map: "We can't go to the southern continent, it's too far away and too mysterious, and my family won't agree."

Then it's the northern border, at least we have the legendary Miss Ranger to take care of me.Corrupted Feather Fencing purification task, I want to list it as the first item on the schedule!Griffith thought with satisfaction.

The small meeting finally decided to explore the ruins near Turanburg.Everyone started to make preparations, and the itinerary was confirmed the next day.

Griffith and Lana originally wanted to ask Ophelia and Midianmeier to go with them, but the two had received royal missions and could not go together.It is said that they will inspect the northern border with the prince during the holiday.Those disturbing rumors appear to be true.

……

On the second day, the summer travel plan took shape.Everyone gathered again for a group discussion.

Sonia took out a detailed travel itinerary and schedule, her favorite things to do:
"Then go to the Belomon ruins, my family agrees. The only disadvantage is that it is said that there is a plague epidemic there, and the water and plants in the swamp are easy to infect people with diseases.

"We have to be careful. The kingdom's spellcasters and Canaan have organized several purifications, but they haven't completely eradicated the spread of the plague."

Sonia showed them a report that there was a terrible disease spreading among the swamps and puddles.The little devil hides in the snails, burrows into the human body, and brings terrible diseases.

This is blood-sucking schistosomiasis, one of the most guarded against wilderness adventures.The residents near the swamp were suffering from blood-sucking worm disease, and even the nobles fled.

Fever is the main symptom in the early stage of this disease, and the height, duration and heat type of the fever vary according to the severity of the infection.As the condition worsens, the patient will become extremely emaciated and develop severe late symptoms such as ascites, enlarged spleen, and distended abdominal veins.

In areas where blood-sucking worms are rampant, the population is sparsely populated and the land is barren and barren.Tens of thousands of people were killed by schistosomiasis, and some villages could not hear the cries of babies for seven or eight consecutive years.

At first, people thought it was evil gods who did evil, so they offered sacrifices and prayed to the true God one after another.However, it turned out not to be the case.Without the support of the gods, these little demons are so vicious that even powerful supernatural wizards cannot eradicate them.

Galadia frowned, but she quickly had a solution:
"We can take a boat from Nephis to the ruins by water, without passing through the plague-infested area, and we will be fine if we don't move around ditches and swamps.

"I found out that the Belomon Swamp and the ruins are safe destinations for exploration. Every year, a scientific expedition team goes there. There is a purification team composed of my people in the ruins, commanded by an extraordinary wizard, and a powerful Guarded by the aborigines, it is very safe.

"The current person in charge is the extraordinary wizard Bessarius, a senior archaeologist and occultist. He and his team members have been arranging suitable routes for the scientific expedition team, providing advice and support. I have written to my family , Let them inform Nefes to arrange the itinerary and entertain along the way."

"Great!"

Everyone cheered together.The country and territory of the elves are not something that humans can enter casually, even nobles and wizards have to go through strict review and inspection.

It is said that the light of the city of elves will never be extinguished, there will be no oily smoke or stains, and there will be no shortage of anything. It is the kingdom of God on earth.

Soon, Earl Chalon also wrote back saying that he had no objection to his daughter's plan.As the future rulers of the kingdom, young polymaths need to travel in cities and forests. Only in this way can they expand the spirit necessary for studying magic spells and learn more advanced knowledge.Not to mention that traveling can also increase the social experience necessary for managing territories and participating in government affairs.

For this exploration, the two earls not only issued letters of introduction to the lords and officials along the way, but also sent more equipment to Griffith and Lana.

Considering that this exploration may have to go deep into the relics and ruins, the equipment that the two Shutorals got was mainly for foot combat.

Griffith got a brand new saber made of fine steel, and the crystals and gemstones used to inlay the Anima breastplate were also delivered. The Earl's Mansion also sent him a few units of potion of potential. Postponement of payment.Lana brought his horse-chopping sword, and Xialong's two holy artifacts, the bloodline protector and the holy defender, were also carefully sealed and put into the backpack.

(End of this chapter)