Chapter 95
Time passed quickly on the road.
After seven or eight days, beside a stream, Athir opened his eyes and ended his meditation.
"The trap I set up didn't react. It looks like everything is fine."
After opening his eyes, Athir looked around casually and thought calmly.
When leaving the academy, he had imagined all the possible dangers he might encounter, one of which might come from some wizards in the academy.
As a half-elf, Athir's body structure is different from that of ordinary people, which makes him a rare research material for some wizards.
Until now, Athir still remembers the official wizard named Gramo. If he had not been in the academy at that time, Athir would probably have been sent to the dissection table by the other party.
In the academy, due to the constraints of the academy's top management and the presence of the wizard Edith behind Athir, the other party's behavior could be restrained. However, once he left the academy, given his character, he might attack him.
It was unlikely that he could do it himself. According to what Athir knew, the other party was not in the academy at the moment. He had been sent to the northern plains by the academy some time ago to guard the entrance to the secret realm with wizards from other wizard organizations, and he had no time to come back.
However, even if he didn't do it himself, with the other party's status as an official wizard, he only needed to give a slight signal and send out some powerful apprentices.
Thinking of this possibility, Athir has been traveling at full speed during this period. Except for the time when he had to let the horse rest in the middle of the journey, he spent almost all the rest of the time on the road, appearing to be in a hurry.
But now it seems that the other party may not have sent anyone out, or even if they did, they have not caught up with Athir yet.
"Come to think of it, it seems normal."
Sitting on the ground, looking at the two horses resting nearby, Athir thought to himself: "Although half-elves have a certain research value, in fact, that's all. Their value is definitely not comparable to the things in the ancient secret realm."
"Given his personality, after arriving at the secret realm left by the ancient wizard, he would not have enough time to study the ancient materials left in the secret realm, and he might not even be able to take care of me."
Thinking of this, Athir couldn't help but smile.
Although he thought so in his mind, he still stood up and prepared to set off as soon as possible just in case.
Not far ahead is a principality. Once there, there will be a large number of ordinary people hiding among them. Even if someone is chasing him, it will be difficult to find him.
After a while, he mounted his horse and continued on his way.
As time passed, on the second day, some figures began to appear around.
Athir took a casual look and found that these people were basically local natives, with their hair unkempt, holding crude bows and arrows and spears, and it seemed that they made a living by hunting.
After seeing Athir, these people had different reactions. Some people knelt down directly, looking very scared, as they saw Athir riding a tall horse with a sword on his waist. Some natives rushed towards Athir excitedly, obviously treating him as a fat sheep.
As for these attacking native savages, Atier was too lazy to even use magic. He simply picked up the bow and arrow on his horse and shot each of them to the ground with one arrow.
Along the way, he had thought about communicating with these indigenous people, but their language was extremely unfamiliar and he could not communicate with them.
Although the chip's powerful analytical function could be used to quickly analyze the problem, it would require staying here for a few more days, which was not worth it for Athir.
After a few days, Athir began to see some villages where some local people lived, but the population of most villages was not large, and there were only dozens of people gathered in many villages.
The language used here is an ancient language called Palau, but perhaps because of its remoteness, the language of the locals has changed a bit. Although it still belongs to the scope of Palau, it is more like a difficult dialect, which makes Athir a little uncomfortable.
With the help of the chip, Athir was able to barely communicate with the locals and obtain some basic information from them.
"Have we reached the Principality of Allen?"
Walking on the road, looking at the village slowly becoming distant behind him, Athir muttered to himself.
According to the records that Athir bought in the academy, the Principality of Allen is a small country. Although the country is large in area, the population is sparse and the domestic civilization is also relatively backward.
This principality is also the first principality that Athir will pass through. After passing this principality and walking a distance, he will reach the Kingdom of Gumodo, where his mission this time is located.
In fact, for Athir, it didn't matter where he went, as long as he could stay away from the academy and avoid the center of the vortex. Therefore, whether he stayed in the Principality of Allen or went to the Kingdom of Gumodo, it was actually the same for Athir.
However, the Principality of Allen is not far enough from the academy, and since Athir has accepted the mission, it would not be good if he does nothing.
After walking for several days, Athir arrived at a city in the south of the Principality of Allen.
"Outsider, you need to pay the entrance fee to enter."
In front of the city gate, several guards wearing tattered leather robes and holding cheap spears were guarding there. When they saw Athir's figure, they were stunned at first, and then shouted.
Compared with other pedestrians, Athir was very conspicuous.
He looked different from the locals, and one could tell at a glance that he was a foreigner. Moreover, the clothes that Atil was wearing and the sword on his waist made him stand out.
"Is this enough?"
Looking at the guard in front of him, Athir threw the thing in his hand to him and said directly.
"silver."
The guard in front of him was stunned by the thing thrown by Athir.
Before Athir left the academy, he specially exchanged some mortal currency for his future journey. Although the style may not be the same as that used in this principality, generally speaking, as long as it is silver coins and gold coins, there is no problem in using it. At most, it will be more troublesome to calculate.
"You may come in now."
The guard pinched the silver coin in his hand, swallowed his saliva, and then looked at Athir and said somewhat unwillingly.
When Athir entered the city, his eyes were always fixed on the long sword on Athir's waist and the two horses behind him, with greed and desire in his eyes.
As for his look, Athir saw it but didn't care.
This kind of thing is really normal, and for Athir, if it really happens to him, it is nothing more than a matter of spell.
"Sir, do you need a guide?"
Walking into the city, a voice suddenly sounded in front.
Athir looked forward, and there, a little boy about twelve or thirteen years old was standing there, looking at Athir with a nervous look in his eyes: "Sir, I am very familiar with this city. I can take you anywhere here for just one copper coin."
Looking at the child, Athir said calmly: "I want to find a place where I can stay and have a good lunch."
"Then I recommend you go to the Green family's hotel. Although it is relatively small, it is very comfortable to stay in, and it has excellent lamb chops and fruit wine."
Hearing what Athir said, the boy's face suddenly lit up with joy, and he kept talking to Athir.
"Lead the way."
Athir nodded and raised his right hand, signaling the other party to lead the way.
Soon, following the boy's lead, Athir quickly walked to a corner of the city.
As we walked here, a sharp quarrel gradually sounded in front of us.
Following the sound, Athir looked into the distance.
About seven or eight meters away, there was a small hotel that looked quite old. There was a sign hanging on it that read Green's Hotel.
At this time in the hotel, a quarrel was heard, which could be heard clearly by Athir who was seven or eight meters away.
bump!!
After a while, the door of the hotel was kicked open, and a figure was thrown out with force. He fell heavily to the ground with a heavy sound.
He was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, who had fallen to the ground, his body covered in blood and bruises in many places, looking like he had just been beaten.
"Dad Green!!"
Looking at the middle-aged man on the ground, the boy next to Athir exclaimed and ran forward quickly. It seemed that he knew the middle-aged man in front of him.
"Green, I should have told you before that you have to give me the money this month, otherwise you will bear the consequences!" A rough voice came from the hotel.
Under Athir's gaze, a tall man with several scars on his face walked out and looked at Green lying on the ground with a ferocious expression.
"You robbers! We have already paid you back, why are you still doing this!"
There was a frantic shouting from inside.
Inside the hotel, two men walked out with the same ferocious smile on their faces. One of them was holding a blonde girl and the other was holding a middle-aged woman. It seemed that they were accomplices of the scarred man.
At this moment, looking at the scarred man in front of her, the blonde girl struggled frantically, but was held tightly by him and could not break free at all.
"Anyway, Green..."
Looking at the middle-aged man lying on the ground, the man with the scar walked forward with a grim smile and took out a small knife in his hand.
He stepped on the middle-aged man's chest, lowered his head and said to him: "How about it? Do you want to pay back the money?"
"Just give me another twenty gold coins and our business will be over. Otherwise..."
Having said this, he paused, then grabbed the boy next to him and strangled him with his powerful arms: "It's hard to say what will happen to your son and your daughter."
Watching this scene, Athir shook his head slightly.
He didn't want to meddle in other people's business. He just watched the scene and led his horse to find another inn.
"Hey!! What do you want to do, kid over there?"
At the side, the scarred man looked at Athir who turned around, and a grim smile appeared on his face: "You watched a good show for free, and now you want to leave?"
"Leave your horse and gold coins behind, then you can get out!!"
(End of this chapter)