Shadow Covenant

Chapter 93 "Diary"

When the edge of the cloud is orange-gold, the sky gradually brightens, and the outline of a golden sun overflows from the sea level, and the bitter sea breeze has already swept this seaside town.

Palermo, aristocratic district, the corner of a luxurious manor.

The door of the unremarkable wooden house opened with a creak. Woody rubbed his slightly focused and tired eyes. The night of carving made him almost forget the time. He squinted slightly and looked at the white fence of the manor. yellowish light.

To be precise tonight, he only did two things. One was to pre-air, dehydrate, and boil the potion ingredients sent to the manor.

After he finished his work, he began to carve the shark lizard beast skull with a handmade knife. Naturally, he couldn't do it well overnight, so he could barely polish out the outline.

Thanks to his previous sculpting skills, he now has the largest bone in the shark lizard.

It has become an irregular shape, and now it is a natural shrine that looks like an oak tree.

Not only has it begun to take shape, but it is also quite exquisite. Compared with the previous simple drawing with wood and stone and then adding patterns, I don't know how many times more vivid and vivid.

If there is no accident, after three days, he will be able to harvest a natural shrine that can communicate with nature more easily and swear.

So Woody thought about it, and the night was worth it.

Breakfast is a simple smoked sausage on white bread made of fine wheat flour, plus a grilled quail and half a smoked salmon.

Verando should go to the women's college today to go through the formalities, and it is inconvenient for Woody to accompany her.

However, I made an appointment with her to go to Palermo's tailor shop with her in two days. She needs to order a few dresses for St. Lawrence. The previous ones were a bit too small and didn't fit well. For the aristocratic circle, Such omissions are naturally fatal.

And Woody wanted to ask them to help make a close-fitting leather armor with the skin of the shark-lizard beast by the way. Good armor is also another means to improve combat effectiveness.

Before leaving the manor, he asked Cromwell to help him go to the temple area once.

After yesterday's heart-to-heart talk.

He can use the amount of money donated by his aunt very calmly.

……

When Woody took the carriage to the beach outside the city again, the morning light had already risen, dyeing the waves of the sea golden. With the singing of seagulls, Woody soon saw the girl again.

However, unlike the embarrassment I saw last time, even though Angelina's long wine-red hair was wet and slightly embarrassing, her brows and eyes were full of heroism, showing an inexplicable neutral beauty.

Wearing a linen dress, she was meditating at this time, with her five hearts turned to the sky, accompanied by a beam of morning light cut into cubes by the clouds, sprinkled on the side of her face, for a moment, she seemed like a heavenly being.

I am more confident.

Seeing her like this, Woody knew that there was a high probability that there would be no problems in today's training.

"Good morning! Master Woody~"

Sensing the arrival, Angelina opened her eyes, a flash of joy flashed across her mouth, but she imitated the tone of a wine estate servant, teasing.

"Just call me Woody, but I hope you still have the strength to make such a sound later, come with me!"

The boy felt the moist and cold sea breeze penetrate into his chest, and the words he spit out were extremely unkind, and he didn't have any scruples about seeing a disabled girl with a broken hand in front of him.

Angelina naturally understood that this was Woody reminding herself that the training had begun, so she corrected her attitude and followed the boy in front of her all the way to the end of the beach.

There was a carriage parked quietly on the edge of the road at this moment, and beside the carriage stood a Priest of the Dawn Temple in white robes.

Angelina saw the priest of the temple froze for a moment, but what Woody said in her ear was still so clear and peaceful.

"Before the training starts, naturally you have to recover your severed hand, otherwise the efficiency of one hand will be too slow..."

"But..." Angelina's eyes were full of disbelief.

"You don't need to thank you, you deserve all of this." Woody looked serious and his tone could not refuse.

He took a few steps forward, leaned slightly and said to the senior priest of the Temple of Dawn whom he asked Cromwell to help arrange in front of him.

"Reverend Hammond, that's her."

As a priest with a professional level of over 10, Hammond, who can cast 5-ring magical spells, looked at Woody with a smile and nodded to express his understanding.

But looking at the disabled girl with a pretty face but dressed as a poor man, she couldn't help confirming in a low voice.

"But are you sure you want to use "Advanced Restoration" on her?"

He has used advanced restoration techniques for many people, but behind this expensive magic technique, it is either a wealthy nobleman or a powerful adventurer. To a weak poor girl, he is still the first release.

Woody nodded without hesitation.

"Please, Reverend Hammond."

"That's as you wish, Master Woody."

Seeing his confirmation, Hammond stopped struggling, and directly raised the Dawn Emblem on his chest, and began to pray.

Angelina looked anxiously at the solemn man in front of her, not knowing how to fit in, but when she saw Woody standing beside the pastor, for some reason, her heart relaxed, and she quietly waited for the milky white The light came.

It takes 10 minutes to cast the advanced restoration technique. After a long prayer, finally, a ray of holy light fell out of thin air following the sweaty Hammond's voice, instantly bathing Angelina's whole body in the pure white holy light. The light magic is shrouded.

In less than three seconds, a new bone was visible to the naked eye at the broken part of her arm, and then filled with flesh and blood meridian and skin.

Seeing that the magic has been healed, Hammond will not stay here. The release of the magic this time is not free, and it makes Hammond feel that he has entered the next level to master the 6-level magic. The day will be delayed a little bit.

However, as long as he returns to the Dawn Temple and contributes the gold coins that the Edith family gave him to the great Dawn Lord, he will soon be able to make up for this consumption, and it will also increase.

"Thank you, Pastor Hammond!" Woody leaned slightly to say goodbye, and only turned his head after watching the carriage in which the pastor was riding left.

But as soon as he turned around, he felt a pair of dexterous hands wrapping around his back, and then there was a warm touch on his left cheek, and this feeling came and went quickly.

"Thank you."

Almost instantly, the visitor let go with the lingering sound in his ears.

The monk girl's face was very normal, as if she was not the girl who raised her bare feet and expressed her most sincere thanks to him just now.

"Now that your hands are ready, let's start exercising! I hope you can thank you from the bottom of your heart!"

After the episode, Woody also regained his composure.

The next training is the top priority and cannot be delayed.

How the monks of Shenlong Temple trained Woody had a certain understanding.

——"The Climbing Ceremony."

It was once said that the first legendary monk in the Far East to advance to the rank of Dragon Lord relied on his perseverance to move the dragon when he climbed the mountain guarded by the dragon and complete the path of destiny.

The height of that mountain is more than 1 meters, which is several thousand meters higher than the highest peak in Ashland, the Dragon's Tooth Peak in the Northland.

The way most monks in Shenlong Temple sharpen themselves is to find an extremely difficult and rugged mountain, relying on strong willpower, simple feet and simple clothes that do not play any role, to make a quick climb to the top.

This type of summit has strict event restrictions. Generally, the ceremony is completed only if the climb is successful within 24 hours or 48 hours.

In order to successfully reach the summit, they often fail many times and spend months or even years on the mountain.

But as long as you successfully climb to the top once, your strength will be significantly improved.

The most common area for monks like the Dragon Temple in the Far East is the Broken Star Mountain Range, where the lowest peaks are all over 3000 meters high.

However Palermo is a hilly area.

Every year, when the monsoon blows across the gem-colored Sea of ​​Thousand Sails, the flat river valleys with rolling hills and vegetation will have waves.

The highest peak is only 200 meters, which cannot meet Angelina's needs.

"Put this on!"

Woody took out some long black leggings from the ring. These are the sandbags he made out of the gap yesterday. They can be tied to the legs and waist, and the total weight is about 30kg.

As a monk, Angelina's physique and strength should not be underestimated. Although she didn't understand what these leggings were for, she still tied them firmly to her body obediently.

"Easy! I can add some more."

The weight of 30KG on the body made Angelina feel okay. Of course, it was mainly the touch brought by the newborn palms, which made her a little overjoyed and full of strength.

Lin and the others must be very happy to see it!

After hearing this, Woody shook his head.

"No, that's all, just tie it up. Now go back to that cave with me. Today your task is to bring these sandbags back to the cave by jumping, and then turn back here. Go back and forth ten times to complete today's task." training."

"So...simple?" Angelina's eyes were a little unbelievable. After all, this kind of task can be done by workers at the dock. After all, it's only 30KG. Ten trips plus round trips are about 20 kilometers away. She went out to sea to fish more than this distance.

"Easy? I hope you find it easy later."

Woody didn't bother to explain, after the professor taught her how to exert force and jump, he shrugged and started walking towards the beach.

"Legs bent, weight forward."

Seeing Woody go away, Angelina did not hesitate to start training. She silently recited the key points Woody taught her, and her mind was empty.

Swing your hands back and start jumping.

Then for the first time leapfrog, Angelina felt her legs sank, and she sank deeply into the sand.

Her heart sank immediately.

……

With the gentle sea breeze in the early morning, such a picture appeared on the deserted beach.

The two figures, one in front and one behind, moved slowly under the morning sun, accompanied by the sound of waves and wind.

The former is a cleanly dressed black-haired boy, holding a diary, walking slowly on the beach, the halo of magic flickers in his golden pupils.

The latter was a girl in gray clothes with a flushed face, and red marks on her fair skin. She felt that this task was far more difficult than she had imagined.

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, she was the first to go back and forth, and before even half the distance, Angelina felt that her strength was about to be exhausted.

However, there was no trace of sadness on her face, but full of fighting spirit, and she stared at the figure in front of her with piercing eyes. Her mind had already begun to get rid of distracting thoughts, and took this brand new practice seriously.

She's starting to get the hang of it after multiple jumps.

Stand with feet wider than shoulders, toes pointing slightly outward, shoulders splayed back, hips slightly drooped back.

This way she can jump far and steady.

keep jumping!
On the other side, Woody has already started flipping through the diary belonging to the gray dwarves, which he took from the shark lizard lair.

He used the "Languages" scroll.

After the scroll was used, the large section of the subterranean language on the title page, which Woody could only understand a few words, was very easy to read now.

This scroll can make him proficient in reading unfamiliar languages ​​like a native speaker, and reading a diary is naturally a no-brainer.

While urging Angelina's training progress behind him, he began to read the diary that belonged to the gray dwarves.

The owner of the diary is Seluman from the Black Tower Forest, a devout gray dwarf who tried in vain to find the lost belief of Durrag in the Black Tower Forest.

According to the diary.

He first learned about Durag's story from an ancient religious book, and when he saw his fallen kinsmen, a power called salvation surged in his heart, so he began to look for the description in the religious book that the Black Talin once Owned by the Shrine of Durrag.

It is impossible to tell from the date that this was a few years ago, but at least one thing can be confirmed, he spent at least ten years looking for the temple.

From 781 of the Dark Calendar until Woody turned to the later part of the date, the date recorded in the footer has reached 792.

The young and reckless Saluman also changed from a gray dwarf boy whose beard had not yet grown into a mine supervisor Saluman with a beard hanging down from his chest.

Although he has never mentioned it to anyone in the past ten years, he has never given up his dream of finding the Temple of Durag.

Quickly flipping through the large paragraphs of emotional confession and complaining about his clansmen, Woody quickly flipped to the second half of the diary, checked it quickly, and finally, he saw the information linked to the Temple of Durag again.

"...I'm so stupid. I should have thought of it. Two centuries ago, the location of the Black Talin was not here at all, so no matter how I walked through the mine, I couldn't find the remains of Durag at all. I wasted ten years ago. years."

Woody then looked down.

"I know! I spent two pots of black fungus wine, and learned from Kasaqi that two centuries ago, the ruins of the old city of Heitalin were in the upper reaches of the underground lake, and the crack caused by the rising water would be huge. The black tower forest is drowned, and I know that the great Durag is there to guide me."

"I resigned from the position of overseer, took my slaves and the gray dwarf heirs I adopted in the past ten years, and set foot on the search for the temple of Durag. I believe that soon Durag's great will will be When I come back to the Black Tower Forest, I want to let these fallen people know."

"Only faith can last forever!"

Woody also saw the sentence engraved under the statue in the yellowed diary again, the handwriting was crooked, obviously the writer was very excited.

"I implore the Lord who protects all the gray dwarves, the asylum who walks in the wilderness ruins, please bless the people in the gray rock again!"

　...Sorry, I got it so late, but my strength is limited... Alas, the red envelope has been sent, but there is no way to add more...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)