Mercenaries and Adventurers

The gurgling sound of running water sounded slightly.

The fragrance of flowers can be faintly smelled.

A slightly cold wet mist drifted by.

The feeling of palpitation brought chills.

Kiel gasped for breath. He lay down on a piece of wet moss, his feet tensely bent and pedaled, and his hands waved inexplicably in front of him, as if he was trying to drive something away.

He closed his eyes tightly and opened his mouth wide, as if he was indulging in a horrible dream.

"ah!!"

There was a yell of panic, and Keel sat up with his hands on his back.

His eyes were wide open but lifeless, and his face was pale and bloodless.

The cold and moist air was sucked into the mouth with big gulps, and then spit out quickly. It took a long time before Keel came back to his senses.

Only then did I realize some problems.

Where is he at this time?

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"What the **** is wrong with me?"

The surroundings are gloomy, and there are staggered and dense old trees everywhere. The trunks are covered with green moss with small flowers, and looking up along the trunks, those trunks extend into the darkness where nothing can be seen clearly. .

And beside him was the bottom of the tree roots. Between the staggered aerial roots, there was a small piece of flat moist soil covered with thick thick moss.

Like the same kind that grows on the trunk, most of these mosses have small flowers of various colors, and emit faint lights of various colors.

But in this gloomy and secluded place, it is not these moss flowers that really bring light, but a colorful small river that can be clearly seen after looking past the roots of the trees next to it.

Attracted by the colorful radiant river, Keel involuntarily put his hands on the tree roots next to him, and leaned over to watch the luminous river.

The small luminous river flows from the right hand to the left hand. Due to the humid water vapor in the air, the source cannot be seen, nor where it flows.

It wasn't until this moment that Keel realized the difference in himself.

There was no pain in his body, and there was no blood hole in his chest, and the clothes he was wearing were not the armor he wore a moment ago, but a set of exquisite winter clothes he often wore in Kendall City.

Without protective gloves on his hands, Keel touched himself curiously and found that it was normal. But the more this happened, he knew that it was indeed not normal at this time.

he died.

Obviously defeated in the battle with the werewolf Worf. He vaguely remembered that the guy cut open his chest and killed him.

But what is going on now?

Is this the world after the death of another world?

He tensed up, but picked up a glowing moss flower, and Keel sniffed it carefully, a faint fragrance.

Impossible, this is simply not the world after death.

Whether it is in the legends told by the drunken singers in the tavern, or in the publicity of the Church of the God of the Dead to the public, the world after death will not be like this.

I have never heard of any hero who will come to such a place after death, and it is not like the church said that believers go to the kingdom of gods after death.

He is not a hero, and he is not a believer in a certain god.

Taking a deep breath of the cool, flower-scented air, Keel knew that no matter how he got here, the master who sent him here would not want him to just stay where he was.

Should look around.

He looked at the colorful radiant river in front of him, and decided to find out where the source of the most mysterious thing was.

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Keel got up and walked up the source of the colorful river.

Interestingly, he was wearing thick clothing, but his feet were bare and nothing was on.

Stepping on the soft and thick moss, Keel carefully walked along the river, walking slowly towards the upper reaches of the river. Sometimes a tree root got in the way, and Keel had to go around it. A little away from the colorful river, the surrounding light will suddenly dim.

Although the flowers from the moss all over his feet can also illuminate, somehow, he just knows that if he stays away from the luminous river, he will get lost in the dark and dark forest around him.

I don't know where this is, and I don't know who rescued him here.

But obviously the other party rescued him at a critical juncture, so he must not have nothing to do.

But he is just a nobody, how can He De be rescued like this.

"And it's a little strange?" Keel touched himself.

Except for a suit of warm and cold-proof clothing, he has nothing on his body. And he touched his chest, but couldn't feel his own heartbeat.

This made him feel a little uneasy, and he remembered the fiasco before.

I knew this would be the result, so I went directly to Dolarin Village. Maybe that would be a good idea.

The restless Kiel climbed over one tree root after another blocking the way with his hands and feet, and slowly moved up towards the colorful glowing river.

He didn't dare to touch the glowing river water, the surroundings were quiet and secluded, except for the big trees with invisible crowns and the dense moss, he didn't find any animals.

This made him feel a little dangerous.

Vaguely, he seemed to hear some movement.

Turning his ears, Keel listened intently. Thanks to the very quiet surroundings, there was no other sound except for the sound of running water, so the faint sound was very faint, and Keel could still hear it.

The sound came from the upper reaches of the Colored Creek.

"Hmph, sure enough. Let me see who saved me."

Keir whispered to himself, then quickened his pace and walked upstream.

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"La, la, la. The soil sprouts new shoots, and the grass greets the world."

"Beep, beep, beep. The squirrel brought the shell and shared a little secret with me."

"The children are jumping and jumping, I have to keep an eye on them, and they must not go far away."

"Ah, there are wolves, tigers and leopards, alien demons, and despicable thoughts gathered there, making devils mad."

"Go back to my hometown, where I was born, where there are colorful rivers, eternal night, and me, your mother."

"I've been waiting here for a long time, just to give you a homecoming hug."

As Keel made his way up the river, a gentle but powerful female voice gradually came. The singing voice was not in a language he knew, but for some reason, Keir understood the content of the singing voice the first time he heard it.

The lyrics were weird, not like the meaning of the songs he had heard in Kendal. Keel smacked the lyrics, it didn't seem like the content of the song was human.

What could it be?

Check it out.

He moved on, and after walking for a while, he heard another song hummed by the other party.

"Woo, woo. A weary body needs rest, and a weary soul needs rest."

"Lying in the spring water after bathing, wandering in the memories of life."

"The night is not dangerous."

"He will shelter the weary soul and comfort the restless heart."

"Let's have a dream."

"We meet in our dreams, no matter whether we are in the north or south, in dense forests and dangerous beaches, or in scorching places, or in perpetually frozen ice fields."

"Heh, the bud that just walked out of the house is showing off its new discovery to every friend."

"O lonely traveler, please don't drink here without saying a word."

"Well, heroes with heavy responsibilities, please come here as a guest and tell us your stories."

"Hey, friends who have reached the end of the journey, do you still remember me? Let's talk about the past, and then talk about the afterlife, or my eternity."

The dense trees around gradually became wider, and Kiel waved his hand, and felt a more humid breath by lightly twisting his fingers. The slow singing sound was getting closer, and Kiel stopped, adjusted his appearance a little, and then walked forward slowly.

The colorful light at the end of the river illuminates the trunks of a large area of ​​trees. Although the canopy of the trees extending into the darkness is still not visible, at least a large area on the left and right has been illuminated.

Keel walked in and saw the source of the colorful river, and the singer of the song.

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The source of the river is a small pond of only a few tens of square meters. The colorful river water swings back and forth in the pond, rippling with the water waves, emitting colorful light that illuminates the surroundings.

There is a boulder by the pond, and Keel saw a huge woman in colorful clothes sitting sideways on the boulder platform, scooping up the colorful water in the pond, washing her extremely long colorful hair with water, and Humming a song softly.

Keel wasn't surprised that there were people waiting here.

This is inevitable, the one who rescued him will definitely wait for Kiel to come and find him.

Keel walked to the other side of the pond and saw that the other party had stopped humming, so he stroked his chest and saluted him.

The huge woman on the opposite side is really huge in the literal sense. Just by looking at it a little, it is roughly estimated that the other party will be six or seven meters tall when standing up, and Kiel can be grasped by a single palm.

Seemingly knowing that Kiel saluted her, the giant woman stopped what she was doing. She gathered her loose colorful hair, and looked at Kiel with her face covered by the hair just now.

Looking up across the pond, Keel realized that the other party was a woman with a familiar face. The other party closed his eyes and said softly, "Joe Keel."

"This meeting is a bit premature."

Keel blinked and looked at the other person's face for a long time before he remembered where he had seen this face.

"Are you, the elf I saw in my dream?" He was a little surprised, not because he might meet him here, but because it didn't make sense.

The elf in the dream lived in ancient times that may have been tens of thousands of years ago, and although the other party was tall at that time, according to the facilities of the elf ruins, the other party was estimated to be about 2.2 to 2.5 meters tall at the time, which is not at all what it is today. This female giant is at least six meters tall.

A smile appeared on the face of the other party, and then replied: "Of course it is me."

"But you." Before Kiel finished speaking, the other party anticipated Kiel's question, and said slowly with a chuckle, "Ah, this is quite a long story."

"However, I don't think this is what you want to know, is it?"

Only then did Kiel come to his senses, and immediately thanked him solemnly: "Thank you for saving my life, thank you for your kindness. If you have an order, please tell me, and I will definitely do it."

The huge woman on the opposite side gathered her hair together without extra movement, and those hairs were gathered together honestly according to her will: "When you found my lost ring, fate will be linked with me."

Regarding this, Keir also had some guesses, so he just nodded at this time and didn't say anything.

"That is a bloodline thing I made a long time ago. Although it is just a gadget, it has become a bit special after a long time until now."

"Originally, after I sensed that you obtained it, I watched your fate from afar. It's a very interesting result." Speaking of this, the woman smiled again.

Keir shuddered, not knowing what the other party saw. And, see fate?

Is this possible?

"However, although fate can be seen, it is not fixed. I did not expect this early meeting. I would have waited for you to grow a little taller and stronger from the bud, and see you again."

"However, I died." Kiel laughed at himself.

"It's okay, don't be discouraged. Let's get to know each other a little bit." After finishing speaking, the woman on the opposite side patted herself on the chest: "I'm Apolfina-Yehua-Drunk Dreamer, a high-level elf."

Kilton paused: "I, I'm Joe Keel, a human being."

Hearing Kiel's self-introduction, Apolfina's closed eyes slightly bent, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

"Excuse me, where is this place? I seem to have died before." Speaking of this, Keir said a little weakly.

Apolfina smiled, caressing the pond beside her with her hand, making the colorful water sway slightly: "Don't be nervous, it's safe here, and we have a long time to talk."

Then, she spoke again: "Where is this place? Well, this place is not actually a material world. It's an illusory dream created by me."

Keir looked around, then at himself, and touched the clothes he was wearing.

The touch is solid, not like fake.

Seeing Kiel's doubts, Apolfina explained: "I have a special identity and some small skills, so although it is an illusory dream, it is not different from the real world. Reality and illusion, the difference between them Not that big."

"After you died, I brought your soul here. In fact, it is also possible to bring your whole body here, but you have to defeat your enemies, don't you?"

"Ah? Defeat the enemy? Werewolf Worf?" Keel was a little dumbfounded. He thought he had come to another place. Who knew that was not the case, but his soul came over, and his dead body was still outside the village of Doral Forest. in the wilderness.

Seeing Kiel's confusion, Apolfina said softly, "I'll revive you, young shoot, it's easy."

Blinking his eyes, Keir felt relieved, if that's the case, then it's all right. The werewolf's legs are still not good. If he is resurrected, he should be able to beat the opponent.

At least 50-50 is no problem.

"As I said before, this meeting is a bit premature. I thought I would meet you for the first time after you are stronger. Because I need your help."

"Help? Here, you have such great power." Kiel looked around, and the meaning was self-evident. The existence of such a place can be created, the strength is unfathomable, right? Moreover, considering the miraculous figure of the other party, and the identity of the so-called high-level elf, coupled with the fact that he had seen the other party's ancient power in a dream, those other elves who obeyed orders at any time did not seem to need him at all. The 'help' looks like.

"Because you and I have different identities. I need the help of a human being to help me retrieve some cherished things. My identity is not convenient to leave the place where I need me at will. And you, you can help me."

"Treasures? I don't know if I can do it. After all, I can't even beat a werewolf." It's not that Kiel has any doubts about the difficulty of completing the other party's task. Don't guess, it's definitely not easy, it's just his strength , he himself is not optimistic at this time.

"No need to doubt, little sprout. Destiny connects you and me, you can do it. No need to doubt, no need to worry. After resurrection, defeat your enemies, and then please thrive. When the time comes, I will need help The content will be told to you."

Kyle nodded, pursing his lips.

"But what should I do?" He was still a little worried.

"It's okay, tell me, maybe I can help you."

So, Kiel gave a detailed account of his battle with the werewolf Worf. Originally, he took the time to explain concisely, but the other party said that the time lapse in this dream is different from the real world, and they have a long time.

Keir sat cross-legged on the edge of the pond and told what happened recently.

Apolfina listened quietly, and when Keir said that he met a big tree that could move, he smiled slightly.

"That was the outer guard of the laboratory. I didn't expect that after such a long time, except for the goblins, some of them have survived to this day. It's really not easy, Keel. When you meet them in the future, please don't burn them with fire. It is not easy for the battle guard tree to survive to this day."

"Uh, well, it's not easy." Keel shrugged.

Then Keir continued to explain, and soon, he talked about what happened before his death.

Apolfina supported her body with one hand, and withdrew her hand from the pond, playing with her hair: "Oh, I have a good idea."

"Please tell me." Kiel straightened his back and looked at the other person's face with piercing eyes.

It's beautiful, but why do you close your eyes? I don't understand.

"You have been to the laboratory where my old partners and I used to be, and there is a stone statue at the bottom of the hall. Well, is it still there?" Speaking of this, Apolfina remembered something and was slightly dazed.

Kiel knew that the stone statue should be the heroic appearance of the other party's father, and it was a memorial object that the other party built in the 'laboratory' after his father's death.

"It's still there, intact."

"In this way, then you can use the stone sword in the hand of the stone statue to defeat your enemies." With a smile, Apolfina continued: "There is a small mechanism on it, which correctly reads out the stone sword simulated weapon Anyone with the name ~www.readwn.com~ can temporarily manipulate it at will. However, there is a switch on its hilt, and after opening it is the place to add energy."

"Do you have gemstones that can be used as energy? If not, you can go to the energy room next to the hall to take some gemstones that contain energy and put them in. Then say '￥#@￥@#@￥@' to Shi Jian, you You can manipulate it at will within a certain period of time. Werewolves should be able to deal with it.”

Kiel scratched his hair, really embarrassed to tell the other party that he had already withheld all the gems in the ruins.

"I know, if I can't beat the opponent after resurrection, I will go find this weapon."

"Well, there is one more thing, you need to be careful."

"Please tell me."

"I just remembered that in that research room, there were still some difficult-to-handle research objects sealed. At that time, after my companions and I sealed them, we planned to clean them up after a few years, but unfortunately something happened later. , I delayed this matter. Later, I separated from my companions, and everyone was busy with things, so I forgot about this matter."

She stuck out her tongue slightly: "Is the seal intact now?"

Kiel nodded: "The last time I went, it was still intact, unable to get in and out, something was blocking it."

"That's good. Now you are not strong enough. After you grow into a strong plant, come and help me deal with it. Let's get in touch again at that time."

"Contact? How should I contact you?" Kiel was passively brought into this so-called dream, neither knowing how he got here nor how to get out.

"It's okay, I'll tell you about this place and the function of that bloodline ring. It will help you all the time."

Apolfina said with a smile.