Upon returning, Ninia led the crowd to an old man, whose ghostly face, iron barrel like body, and powerful aura all indicated that the person in front of him was not an ordinary strong person. The wine barrel next to the old man had already bottomed out, and the wine filled in the bright red round container would overflow with just a shake. However, no matter how it was shaken in the old man's hand, the wine remained obediently in the container. The old man who took a sip of the wine took a long breath and looked at the four young men in front of him.
"Let's explain the matter clearly!" The majestic and strong voice came from the old man, revealing a momentum that people dare not refuse.
I still don't know who the old man is, and Ninia just sat quietly beside him without making a sound. A beautiful girl effortlessly carried a large barrel of wine to replace the empty wooden barrel in front of the old man, leaving Sakura and Matsu stunned. The old man only drank his own wine and took Mei's words as a side dish. No one knows if the greedy old man listened to Mei's words. The three people standing behind Mei dared not even breathe, and the pressure in the surrounding air grew heavier and heavier, as if they could crush them at any time. Countless gazes were felt behind them, and it was only then that they remembered that the other party had at least half of the ghost race's bloodline.
Mei's words finally came to an end, but the atmosphere did not allow him to relax. The old man just deliberately drank his own wine one after another, while the four people standing in place were almost unable to hold on. If the other party puts in more effort, they will probably have to kneel down on the ground. Only then did such thoughts come to mind, and the overwhelming momentum suddenly disappeared.
"Hahaha! Not bad, young man." Mei was still thinking about why the old man had such a transformation.
"Old man, don't scare the guests like this!" said a woman in the crowd watching the play with a sneer.
"You're talking about me, I was just thinking about something and didn't have the mood to calm down. What about you? You deliberately scared them by falling into the well. If it weren't for your murderous aura, I would have thought so much for a while."
"Hahaha..." Everyone present burst into laughter. Even Ninia lowered her head, and it was not difficult to guess from her twitching body that she was also one of the laughing people. The only difference was Mei and four others, all of whom looked at the crowd laughing with a puzzled expression. Listening to their heartless laughter without any intention, the slightly awkward atmosphere was swept away from their hearts. The only difference was that Mei Si did not laugh out loud.
"It's just scaring you, don't mind too much! Haha!" The old man laughed as the whole bottle of wine in his hand rippled one after another due to the shaking of his body, but the wine still didn't spill out of the bottle. Mei, who noticed this situation, accumulated a lot of surprise in her heart.
When everyone laughed until they were tired, the laughter gradually subsided. Ninia reached out her fingers and wiped away the tears under her eye frame before turning her head to look at the old man who was still smiling softly. "Old man, are you willing to help?"
"Don't worry, Ninia, this matter is not at all troublesome... I should say it's not me who's in trouble."
"Mmm, this..." Mei was stopped by a big palm as soon as she spoke. "Just sit and talk, it's okay. You can call me 'Old Man' too. What's up?"
Mei and others sat in front of the old man according to their words. "Old man, when you talk about this trouble..."
"Oh! You ask this." The old man, who was only half listening, had already guessed Mei's question seven or eight times. "Listen to me first!"
Mei nodded and closed her mouth, waiting for the old man to speak. "I believe you have already heard of the eight sacred swords left by my ancestors."
Mei nodded to indicate that she had heard of it. The old man continued, "In the beginning, the holders of the eight holy swords were the makers. Of course, there was a secret technique that you called there, but it just made you feel like 'that's all!' Among the names of the eight swords, the front represents the location where the swords were forged, and the back represents the name of the maker. The so-called secret technique is simply the process of using divine fire to forge any one of the seven sacred sites with your own weapon."
"Ah~Is that all?" Song asked in surprise.
"Of course not only. There is a word for 'fate' in this, and the various strengths of the caster are even more important."
Sakura thought for a moment and asked, "Can't that old man help us?"
The old man shook his head. "It's not a matter of whether to help or not, the swordsmith must have a connection with the prototype of the sword. That's exactly what I was thinking about earlier. If you want to recast this broken sword today, it must be a plum blossom. If you find the fragment, it's fate. If you can successfully recast it, you can also become its owner. And our job is at most to lead you to the holy land and raise a divine fire to help you. Apart from that, we have nothing else to do. If you still don't succeed, you probably can give up."
Upon hearing this, Song shouted, "What! After all this time, Mei Qin had to take action!"
Sakura asked, "Is there no other way when this method doesn't work?"
The old man nodded with a smile. "When all the conditions are met, those who recast weapons in the holy land will pay the final condition, their vitality. Using their own life as fuel to support the divine fire, the divine fire will also transfer the vitality you have invested into the weapon. Then use the 'Ten Thousand Treasure Hammer' to refine their own vitality into the sword. A long time ago, there were also many people who wanted to forge swords, but their vitality was not enough to support the moment when the sword was completed. The eight Fire Clan warriors are just the elite members left behind after eliminating the weak. If this is not possible to recast the sword, then I don't know if there is any other way."
"What, if we do this, Mei wouldn't have made it clear that she would have died early," Song shouted after listening.
The old man just shook his head. "What is consumed is only vitality, not lifespan. If Mei can survive this level and complete the sword, it will only feel a sense of exhaustion. What is lost only needs to rest for a while to make up for it. Although she can also stop on the way, there is still a possibility of death because you never know where the limit is and when you will face death. Mei, do you still want to continue?" The old man looked at the thinking Red Knight.
The strong nod proved Mei's determination. The old man just smiled and praised the other person, but the next moment his expression became serious again. "But before that, you must do something first so that we can help you."
"Conditional!" Mei is ready to take the call, and it depends on what big strange move the old man has prepared to welcome him.
"During the process of forging swords in the holy land, there is something very important that you need to go and retrieve on your own."
"Old man, may I ask what it is and where is it?" Mei Gongjing respectfully asked two questions.
"Hahaha! It's the hammer 'Ten Thousand Treasure Hammer' that is essential for forging swords. Except for this hammer, all other hammers cannot function properly during the forging process."
"Where is that thing? We'll go grab it right away!" said Song excitedly. The old man just shook his hand desperately in fear. "Never, never. The 'Ten Thousand Treasure Hammer' was just a few years ago when we presented it as a tribute to the lord of 'Kamaku', Lord Akira. If you want to use it, you only need to make it clear to Lord Akira on the last Kamaku trip, and they will lend you the hammer."
"What! I gave away the precious hammer as a tribute!" Sakura almost fainted upon hearing this.
"It is necessary to express that submission is originally a tribute or something like a treasure. Anyway, the hammer has not been used for thousands of years, and it was just sent out as a tribute a while ago."
"Not used for over a thousand years?" Dilarosha was surprised by such words.
"That's right! Our tribe has settled here for more than two thousand years of history. Recently, apart from hunting or farming equipment, we haven't made anything good. The holy fire has not been touched since a thousand years ago. Even the Black Sheep Catastrophe that was rumored from the outside world hasn't happened to us. Since everything is peaceful, why use so much force?"
"Then you still have eight holy swords," Sakura questioned.
"The eight holy swords are now scattered and sealing something, all in an unusable state. Forcing to remove the holy sword will only cause the seal to appear again and disturb the world."
"That... that..." Sakura seemed unable to think of anything to continue.
"Since the merger of the two tribes two thousand years ago, we have settled here. In order to avoid external interference, we have set up a barrier outside the 'Great Jiangshan'. In addition to restricting outsiders from entering, it also invisibly restricts us from leaving, although we know where the traps we set ourselves are. The original seven Fire Clan holy sites have gradually been abandoned, leaving only one 'Ilubo Palace' to the north of the 'Great Jiangshan' to be maintained. When you obtain the 'Wanbao Hammer', go directly to the 'Ilubo Palace'. I will send people to wait for you and make some preparations."
"How should we leave and how should we come back?" Mei asked a personal question.
"If you don't mind, let me lead the way," Ninia volunteered on the side. And the old man just smiled. "Since you're going with them, that's just right. We'll gather at the Ilubo Palace then."
On the other hand, Jess and six others, along with a skeleton and a cow, parked their car in a forest outside a large city.
"Where is Brother Jess here?" Alice curiously looked at the magnificent city walls and asked Jess.
"Platinum City." Jess answered Alice's question with just a few simple words, but his gaze and hands still did not leave his playing 'Heroic Sword'. With a slight bend of his body, Jess immediately jumped out of the car. He rarely averted his gaze from the object in his hand and looked at Luo Shen with a smile, saying, "Luo Shen, park Mr. M here. You can add some clothes before entering, otherwise you'll stay here and take care of the car."
"Later..." Luo Shen's expression and tone both showed a sense of confrontation, but when she saw Jess throwing the 'Heroic Sword' towards the sky and skillfully grabbing the hilt before the tip of the sword was about to touch the ground, she surrendered. "I'll listen, okay!" Luo Shen walked up to the car and opened it, taking out a cloak to cover his body.
Jess looked at it with satisfaction and said, "That's right! It doesn't matter how little you wear in front of me. If you want to enter the city, you'd better hide your demon tail obediently!"
"Jess, is the person you're looking for right here?" Eleanor asked in her usual broken voice, but unfortunately Jess's answer was, "It's none of your business, shut up!"
"Damn it! Do we have to send you to hell to learn how to teach you a lesson?" Tiria pulled out the "ragnalock" from her waist and pointed at Jess, but was blocked by Eleanor as she was about to charge forward. "Oh! Hehe! Hehe! Hehe! It's okay, Tiria. Without even this tolerance, she can't become a good queen."
Alice, who remembered another identity of Jess, was also interested in such a question. After all, the Seven Samurai would make good friends, and it was even more surprising that such people would live in big cities. "Yeah! Brother Jess, can you just tell Eleanor and Alice that the person you're looking for will be in such a bustling place?"
"Hehe! As the saying goes, 'Great hidden in the city.' Moreover, they are not people who can endure loneliness. Apart from freaks and mental illnesses, few will hide in the wilderness for ten or eight years. Even if they go crazy one day, they will soon run out and play around again."
Mary complained to Eleanor on the side, "Hey! Why is the treatment so much worse?"
Jess, of course, was unwilling to be outdone and fought back. Purely evasive and deceitful sentences like "You control me so much!" and "That's how I am!" also appeared in the mouth of the only man. After all, if you have the courage to fight five women, don't pay too much attention to that fool's choice of words.
Amidst the noise, the group walked into the city. Jess often goes into a city and carefully looks at all the novel things in the city, whether they are people, things, or things. But today he became the focus of everyone's attention, with a strange group whispering around a man. Those who were not clear would even think that it might be the man's impolite behavior that led to being entangled by the Women's Army. But after they see it clearly, they all shake their heads and sigh. A passerby said, "Even this kind of goods are needed." Fortunately, the parties involved are all focused on cursing, counterattacking, and persuading. Otherwise, a homicide may occur in broad daylight, and it can be certain that there will never be only one person taking action.
The group arrived at the largest mansion in the city amidst the noise, and two knights covered in green armor stationed in front of the mansion cast puzzled glances at this strange group. The approach of strangers, they are accustomed to using their spears to seal the door and prevent anyone from entering.
With a high spirited attitude, waiting for the person in front of them to politely ask questions, unfortunately they were all immersed in their own world, which made the two knights a bit discouraged. Although intervening in other people's arguments is a very unwise behavior. But as a gatekeeper, it is a wrong behavior for a knight to let strangers argue in front of his position, while ignoring and not taking action.
"Hey! What are you doing here? Get out of here!" A more irritable knight cursed on the spot, with a disdainful expression and attitude. If it weren't for Jess being restrained by others, he might have just punched him. If he dares to fight back, he must return to his hometown for reincarnation immediately.
"Don't be so impolite, what if you offend someone?" Another knight whispered to his companion, then turned to Jess and others. "I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen. This is the official residence of Lord Alfonse Sirinda Jakarina Nu of 'Platinum City'. May I ask if there's anything I can do? If there's nothing else, there are many attractions, hotels, and well serviced hotels in 'Platinum City' that are worth visiting and resting in."
"Jess, what are you bringing us here for?" Jess ignored Mary's question and approached to talk to the two knights guarding the gate. "We are coming to find Countess Avon. Could you please inform us?"
"Very disrespectful guy! You used the wrong name, and the Countess is not someone like you who can meet you!" Another knight stopped his impulsive companion. "Excuse me, sir. May I ask how to address you and what can I do for you, Countess?"
Jess was too lazy to talk nonsense and put down a sentence: "Just say that the Seven Warriors' Falcon came to find her."
A simple sentence shocked everyone present, except Alice.
"What! Seven Warriors!" This is the reaction of most people.
"Alice, what are the Seven Warriors?" This was the reaction of the Lord Luo.
This is the reaction of the skeleton.
Jess ignored the situation behind him and looked at the two knights in front of him, their mouths opening and closing, unsure of what to say. "I know you want to ask me if I have any proof, right?" The two knights with sharp heads made Jess smile and then said, "The only thing I can prove is my strength. Do you want to see it? But the ticket fee is your life."
"Not yet!" The two knights who were originally looking at the distressed knights hurriedly ran into the courtyard under Jess's loud shout.
Jess leisurely watched as the half open door did not enter, only waiting for the informant to return. The person behind couldn't help but ask questions.
Alice, who had been traveling with Jess for the longest time, knew that Jess didn't like to mention himself as a Seven Warrior, and even warned Alice not to say anything about it. At first, Jess would explain it as a matter of atmosphere and Alice's forced questioning. Who knew that today Jess didn't say much and just used the title of Seven Warriors to suppress people. "Brother Jess, why do you have to speak up?"
The other three women looked at Alice speaking, and it was not difficult to guess from the content that Alice was an "informant". But Luo Shen only looked left and right, and couldn't figure out the situation.
"Privilege is to be used. It was not used in the past because it was unnecessary. Today, I need to use it because there is only this way to go, and I don't want to talk too much nonsense to the gatekeeper. If I sneak in to find Yan Ni, she may kill me... Hmm~definitely she will kill me. So I have to obediently walk through the door."
"So you're pretending to be the Seven Warriors!" Tiriya said as she reached out and grabbed the hilt of her sword.
Watching Jess, who was sticking out his tongue, quickly follow the two knights who came out to welcome him into the courtyard, Tiria reluctantly withdrew her hand from the hilt and followed Eleanor, who was following Jess, into the courtyard.
A standard Western style courtyard, a large patch of grass, several beautifully trimmed trees, and a stone paved road extending to the entrance of the house. Everyone walking on the bluestone road has their own feelings, some are happy and some are sighing. The joyful mood is "Wow, what a beautiful place.", This is the voice of a little girl. The exclamation is, "While our homeland is still here, the scenery will be inferior.", This is from an elderly person.
Upon arriving at the gate, Jess and others stood still, and the knights on both sides held the doorknob in unison. The large main door opened silently. The sunlight outside is even more dazzling than inside, so there won't be any unclear phenomena. However, Jess's good eyesight was also unable to see the situation inside the house clearly at this time, and all his views were blocked by five or six magical light balls coming towards him.
With one left and one right hand, bounce two light balls to one side. Perform another backflip and kick two off with both feet. At the same time as falling, he forcefully stepped a light ball into the ground. The last and largest one was blocked by the open palm, and the five fingers closed together, causing the ball of light to disappear between the fingers.
"Bump, bump!" The four bouncing light balls each ravaged the beams and columns in the courtyard.
Everyone was frightened by what had just happened, and what surprised them even more was the person who refined these six light balls, compared to the person who popped them open and condensed them into solid light balls with magic. You should know that refining magic into physical objects that can attack humans requires not only strong magic as a support, but also considerable skills to achieve it. The objects refined by ordinary wizards are either too large and not dense, or too small and solid, which do not have enough attack power. Therefore, most of them use magic to exert their power and do not do such laborious and thankless work. And most importantly, this person is
"Countess..." The attendants and knights present did not believe that an ordinary and gentle lady could do something that even a magic oriented profession with an Lv40 or above could not do.
"Yanni, this kind of greeting is too fierce! With just a few more, I might not be able to handle it anymore!"
"Don't worry! If it were the real Seven Warriors, they wouldn't be unable to resist this move. Is that right! Jess!" The speaker who walked down one side of the stairs on both sides of the hall, her fiery red hair and elegant pure white attire all showed her extraordinary qualities.
Yanni smiled and looked at Jess and others, but suddenly her face changed and she stopped. Her trembling fingers slowly lifted up. "Are you really Jess?"
Faced with such a strange question from his old friend, Jess just tilted his head without confusion and thought for a moment. "That's right! I'm really Jess. Have you forgotten what I look like? That's too much."
Yan Ni leaned forward and asked, "When did you change your hobby?"
Jess thought about Yanni's question for a moment, and suddenly understood why Yanni raised these questions. He just shouted, "No!"
"Nothing! The evidence is conclusive! Look behind yourself."
Alice listened to Yanni's words and naively approached behind Jess, carefully examining his back. "Countess, Jess's back is nothing. Even his clothes are very clean."
Yanni chuckled and said to Alice, "I'm not saying how Jess's back is, let alone that I can't see his back from this position. I mean..."
"Mother, mother, it's time for afternoon tea." On the other side of the stairs, an eight or nine year old girl ran down, followed by two or three maids shouting "Miss!" "Miss!".
"Hanniel, how many times have you said, 'Don't run on the stairs'."
"Yes, Mother." The maid behind finally caught up with their little master and quickly took Han Ni'er's little hand, taking her step by step down the stairs, while Hua Fang only emitted an excited light as she looked at Jess. "Are you the Falcon of the Seven Samurai? How about having afternoon tea together?" The maidservant gathered around Hanniel and secretly looked at Jess standing at the door, her blushing and smiling expression indicating their great interest in this legendary figure.
Jess rarely went to comment on the women present. He just piled up a smile and looked at Hua Fang, saying, "Ah! What a naive and lively little girl! She looks like she is talented, innocent and lovely, polite, graceful, and delicate."
"Enough! I think all you're looking at right now is food. If you continue to describe my daughter, she'll be 'fragrant and smooth'." Yanni stopped Jess's words and turned to the waiter beside her, ordering, "Prepare more meals for these guests."
Jess's smile was even more brilliant. "Yeah, that's right! Let's go! Have afternoon tea!"