stonecrandall Chapter 174: 5-year-old holding a sword, -year-old dry dragon lizard
Chapter 174: 5-year-old holding a sword, -year-old dry dragon lizard
After some discussion, several Shadow Hunters turned around and headed out of the royal city...
Following the location provided by the client, everyone arrived at a forest that looked very similar to Mondstadt.
"You guys, stop!" A man in armor walked towards them. He had a determined look in his eyes and a burly figure. He looked like a veteran of many battles. But even if he tried his best to hide it... the slightly lame way he walked and the beads of sweat on his forehead still revealed that he was in pain at the moment.
"I'm the captain of the guard. I've seen a few of you strangers sneaking around in the city before... Tell me the truth about your purpose! Otherwise, I will take all of you back to the security room." Even though he was a little tired, the man handled the problem seriously.
Paimon came close to the group and muttered quietly, "It's been a long time since I've been treated as a suspicious person..."
[Amber: It's been a while since I was wanted. You must be a little uncomfortable, right?]
[Kaeya: Hmm… Is the designer too lazy to change this? He just used Mond’s knight outfit. And his figure is not as good as mine.]
[Diluk: Is this the point? ]
[Kaeya: My figure is second to none in Mondstadt]
[Paimon: Ah, yes, yes, Mond’s hips]
【Cole: Ah, is this what I can hear? 】
[Young Master: Hahaha, Mr. Kaia’s butt is indeed quite perky]
[Kaeya: How can you compare to Mr. Zhongli and Mr. Childe?]
[Ying: You are really hungry, you can eat anything]
...
"Uh... have you heard of the Shadow Hunter?" asked Furniture weakly.
The captain of the guard snorted coldly. Would he really believe this trick to fool children?
Ying looked at Navia and said, “It’s your turn, partner.”
Sister Huangdou nodded slightly, indicating that she had understood the message conveyed by the other party. She took a step forward calmly, looked at the commander in front of her with a firm and calm gaze, and responded in a calm but powerful tone: "Commander, we were asking about the whereabouts of the monsters in the city. Our purpose is to help this city and the people who are working hard to live in the city. Your guards are still fighting the monsters. Maybe they are seriously injured and eager for support. You need all the help you can get."
The captain struggled internally for a while, his eyes full of worry and doubt, but in the end, he sighed and told them where the monster appeared.
On the way forward, we kept seeing people who looked like guards falling on the roadside. Their faces were filled with fear and despair, and some of them shouted and cursed in vain, trying to drive out what they had seen not long ago from their hearts.
The wounded on the road looked at them in disbelief.
"Go, get out of here! Don't look back!" they shouted.
They came to a place that looked like the Wolf Territory, which was where the captain said the monsters appeared.
Around them, there were many broken iron swords scattered around... and there were terrible claw marks on the broken tree trunks... All of this showed them that a fierce battle had once taken place here.
"Everyone, be alert, those monsters may not have gone far..." Before Navia finished her words, a rustling sound came from the surrounding bushes.
The monster has appeared!
They approached the Shadow Hunters without hesitation, as if in their bloodthirsty eyes, they were just another meal delivered to their doorstep.
“Ugh…! Help… Help, don’t eat me!” Paimon put his hands on his chest. The monsters in front of him were showing their fangs and claws, as if they could tear him to pieces with just one blow.
[Xiao Gong: Hoo! I originally thought that the monster was a Hilichurl, at best a Hilichurl King, but I didn’t expect it to be a beast hound from the abyss.]
[Klee: If you are scared, you can hide behind the Honor Knight sister. She will protect you.]
[Paimon: Humph, I am not the same person I was before. I can kill them instantly with just a flick of my finger! ]
[Mona: Klee is so lucky, but she can't get any time bonus. I almost doubt that you are the biological daughter of this system.]
[Paimon: Hey! 】
【Wendy: What does hey mean? 】
...
The monster let out a terrible roar, and disappeared in front of them with anger and unwilling obsession.
Navia breathed a sigh of relief. The battle just now was too tiring!
Lini said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, the Shadow Hunter's combat skill points are relatively high, otherwise this monster would be really difficult to deal with."
Finina agreed, "And the damage in battle is actually determined by the [Fate Check Card]. If we're unlucky, won't the song end?"
Navia smiled slightly. The uncertainty of fate is one of the charms of the table theater!
As they were celebrating their victory, a suspicious bulge on the ground caught their attention.
Paimon's eyes kept turning. Wasn't that suspicious bulge the treasure chest that appeared after every battle?
Navia followed the lines in the script and recited them word for word: "I came in front of it, squatted down, and carefully observed the things in front of me. I still have a glove on my right hand, so it's okay to touch it!"
The part protruding from the ground looked like a wooden structure, which was previously obscured by the monster's huge body. After the monster fell, it poked its head out like a shy flower bud, waiting to be discovered.
"It's a treasure chest! Wow!"
"It's a treasure chest! Dig!"
[Tinari: Seno's behavior! Seno, return the Traveler's knife and body to him.]
[Sino: This joke is not funny]
[Paimon: What? It's just an ordinary treasure chest. I thought it was a fancy treasure chest.]
[Kaeya: You have taken all the treasure chests in Teyvat except Nata and Solstice.]
[Ying: There are indeed more treasure chests in the Fontaine area than before. Perhaps it’s because my brother and Dain didn’t go to Fontaine.]
【Claude: Navia, don't you find it strange to read the lines according to the script? 】
[Navia: Really? I didn’t feel anything at all? Your sentence is not very coherent…]
[Sigwen: What a joy! ]
...
Everyone worked together to move the wooden box out of the soil. Even though the box had not been opened yet, the Mora and jewels scattered around the box indicated that the items in the box must be valuable.
Paimon was extremely excited and suggested opening the box right now and dividing it among several people!
Linny smiled slightly: "I can understand Paimon's excitement now, but if you think about it calmly, is there anyone who needs this treasure more than us?"
Navia nodded. Linny's words made sense. The people in the royal city had suffered so much, and now there were so many injured people. This money should be donated to them.
Paimon was a little disappointed. He thought that the treasure chest that appeared here must belong to everyone.
Navia believes that any action taken in the table theater may have an impact on the direction of the story.
But will the people in the Royal City really believe them? It is difficult to prove the identity of Shadow Hunter at present, and the unknown source of the money will definitely arouse suspicion!
Paimon suggested: "Since it's so troublesome, we might as well use the money to buy better equipment, have a good meal, and then go and defeat more bad guys ourselves!"
[Yan Fei: I think what Paimon said makes sense. Don’t be kidnapped by morality. Get rid of the bad guys first.]
[Keli: Mom said that to catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. Catching the leader is the best protection for them.]
[Ying: As long as we kill all the opponents, that will be the best protection]
[Alice: Who says that supports can only protect teammates? Supports also have a heart for output! ]
[That Villette: Kill them all... Well, this is indeed a form of protection]
[Diluk: I can’t refute that]
...
Time passed quickly like a white horse passing by, and in the blink of an eye, the sun had gradually set and was about to hide behind the mountain. Navia was extremely excited at the moment, as if she had endless energy. She wished she could play all night and enjoy this wonderful time.
At the same time, Linny was filled with worry. He knew that if he came home too late, he would probably be blamed and criticized by Linnet. Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling nervous and uneasy.
Paimon cast his eyes towards the unfinished food not far away, with a hint of nostalgia and reluctance in his eyes. For Paimon, not being able to finish all the free food was even more uncomfortable than spending money to taste the food! After all, wasting such delicious food is really a sad thing.
Of course, the most important thing is Clorinde's story!
Seeing that Clorinde's face was a little gloomy, Ying couldn't help but feel pity, and whispered to comfort her: "If there is anything bothering you... don't force yourself to say it."
Clorinde shook her head slightly, thanked the traveler, and then made up her mind to tell the secret in her heart.
"Ever since I can remember, I have been dependent on my master. My master once told me that she saved me from the hands of evil people. But before that, my biological parents had already left me." Clorinde's voice was a little heavy, as if she was carrying a heavy burden.
(The Vielight application to enter the world: I want to listen too!)
"Master is an interesting person, but... she doesn't know how to take care of children. My first toy was a dagger. It's not so much a toy... as Master thought I was noisy, so she took it off her waist and gave it to me to kill time."
When Furninna heard this, she suddenly felt nervous. She frowned and asked with concern, "Giving a child a real sword? That's too dangerous! Did you hurt your hand?"
Clorinde nodded and said calmly, "Of course, my palm was cut and bleeding a lot. But the master didn't seem to be worried at all. Instead, he taught me a lesson slowly. [See? This is the result of not holding the knife properly.] She squatted down and said, [Put your hand here, I will teach you how to bandage it, and then I will teach you how to hold the knife.]
Linney interrupted Clorinde's speech and asked, "Excuse me, Miss Clorinde, how old were you at that time?"
Clorinde said calmly, "Three years old, probably."
[Paimeng: Take the young master? ]
[Kavi: Duo Shao? Three years old! Comparing yourself to others is frustrating! ]
[Funina: As long as it is a sword, its weight and sharpness are extremely high. Sometimes a three-year-old girl may not even be able to lift a stone.]
[Cole: Eh? Didn't Miss Fernina watch Clorinde grow up? She should know about this, right?]
[Funina: I was so focused on playing my role that I rarely paid attention to other things]
[Linnie: Even a father would not let a three-year-old child hold a knife]
[Linette: In comparison, the Hearth House is so beautiful]
[Kaeya: What a weird master! When Klee was three years old, Ms. Alice wouldn’t let her touch a bomb.]
[Albedo: Klee is 10 years old this year, and the power of her explosion is almost a fraction of that of Ms. Alice]
[Mona: The most powerful thing about Ms. Alice is not her explosion. Can you imagine the alchemical creations around her? Even the monster Doctor doesn't dare to attack Klee.]
[Doctor: Haha, it is not wise to provoke the Witch Society for a cub. Besides, we have elves here too.]
[Young Master: Oh! So you even ate the rooster. You are really hungry and can eat anything.]
[Amao: Haha, this lunatic is very interested in all of you.]
[Servant: If he dares to do this, I don't mind fighting to the death and sending him to hell]
[Ice Queen: Enough! Silence!]
[Keqing: Traveler, I want to inform you that we will be very busy recently. I guess we won’t have much time to meet. Ningguang has given the order, start preparing for battle]
[Kaeya: Come on, come on, the worst that can happen is death]
[Xianyun: Three years old, so we have to talk about Ganyu’s childhood]
[Gan Yu: Master Zhen, you don’t want others to know about your childhood, right?]
[Paimon: Say it now! ]
[Xianyun: Today's weather is nice, suitable for meeting old friends and reminiscing about the past. I am leaving now.]
...
"As I said, Master is not good at taking care of children. She thought that I should try these things so that I would remember what I can and cannot do. I didn't think there was anything wrong with it at the time, and children don't have a choice. Oh, and my first pet was a baby rock dragon lizard that Master caught from Liyue."
Paimeng was shocked. Can this thing be a pet? Wouldn't that be even more dangerous?
"Master's original words were: [You two should get along well. If you really can't accept each other, you can fight. The loser will become the pet of the other one.]"
Linnie: "Uh....How old was Miss Clorinde when this happened?"
"5 is old."
Funina stammered, "Did you win?"
Clorinde shook her head. "I defeated it in a week. We were on good terms by then."
Furninna's eyes widened, she couldn't believe what she heard. She couldn't imagine that such a cruel thing could happen to a child. Is this really the childhood that children should experience? Her heart was filled with doubts and worries.
At the same time, Linny's heart was filled with gratitude, for he knew very well that if it were not for his father, he and his sister would have no chance to live a stable life in Hearth House.