Dawn of the Grey Tower

? The knight fully believes in his senses. As a pragmatic warrior, if you always feel that what you see and hear is just an accidental illusion, it is not far from being cut from the back with a dagger. So Lothar clearly realized that someone, or someone who had just stood on the deck of the Cursed Lady, was also likely to be someone who opened the hole in the deck and let the sea breeze blow in. From this perspective, he or she should be a life-saving benefactor. But the count did not think it would be so simple.

"Cough," Lothar coughed twice. His throat felt painful because he was too dry. At the same time, when he got up, his physical weakness also told him how weak he was at this time. After a period of fasting, even the strong fighters became skinny, and Lothar began to worry about whether she could raise the justice of the fool and fight against the enemy. But before things happened, the extra worry was not helpful, and the count barely stood up and looked around.

The sunlight shining through the cracks in the holes and planks fell in the cabin, allowing people to see clearly the situation here. The two witches have not shown signs of regaining consciousness, but their breathing is steady, and they should have fallen into a deep sleep just because of excessive physical overdraft. As for Net Worms, her situation is better, but Lothar did not mean to wake her up immediately. In the current situation, even if all four wake up, their combat power will not improve much. Rather than doing this, it is better to let them rest in this safer space and climb up to the deck to see what is happening outside.

So Lothar searched for his weapon in the light, and the straw that had been laid on the bottom layer was scattered due to the rolling, making it impossible to see the real floor. Fortunately, even though the wizard was coated with a camouflage shell, the sharp edge of the witch-hunting knife remained unchanged, and the count quickly found his battle axe in a reflective spot. When he picked up the weapon, the heavy feeling in his hand almost made him fall. Lothar shook his head and smiled bitterly. This feeling reminded him of the way he first picked up the real weapon. And he is no longer a child. Even if he is in a desperate situation, he is also responsible for protecting others. Not to mention just being weak because of not eating. The earl took a deep breath, and then lifted the battle axe with the power of his abdomen. He weighed the weight of his hand and estimated how long he could support it if he wanted to swing it.

Before ascending the deck, the Earl pinned the battle axe behind him. He didn't want to carry a weapon to meet the unknown enemy. This might scare away the good people who had good intentions. Although he did not know what kind of good person would chisel the deck of a ship after the tsunami. The palm was lifted and placed over the eyes. After a few days, Lothar finally saw the sun and the sea under the sun again. This is really incredible, he smiled unconsciously on his face, no one can live in a small claustrophobic room.

"Oh!" The seagull flew overhead, making a high-pitched cry. This made the count aware of where he was now. He re-examined the deck and found that the hull of the Cursed Lady was almost damaged. Except for the cabin protected by magic, both the mast and the rear terrace were severely damaged in the rapids. The original three-masted sailboat is now even one. There are no more masts left, free of a wooden box floating on the sea. "I hope they can afford the repair cost." Losa muttered to himself.

Seagulls will appear, indicating that the hull is close to the coast. The earl walked a few steps towards the edge of the deck and saw the sea full of wreckage and floating objects. This scenery like the end of the flood made his smile disappear. But soon Losa realized that the scene would appear there. He turned his head to look behind him. Sure enough, he saw towering mountains appearing in the distance, spreading like a barrier to the sea. "It turns out that this is the heart of distress?"

"Not exactly accurate. The human city in your mouth has now disappeared, although everything is only temporarily covered by the sea, but if the sea does not recede, it is not a human here." The sound with a strange tone and vibrato from the deck Came in front of. Lothar followed the voice and saw a person, or a humanoid.

He had never seen such a presence before. The creature standing on the deck is slender, at least two meters tall, and is full of streamlined beauty. His hands and feet are slender, but he can see obvious muscle contours. On this slender limb, there is no human skin, replaced by a layer of fine scales. These scales, which are only about half the size of a nail, constitute the skin of this creature, which shines beautiful colors in the sun. Overall, the creature's skin color, or scale color, is light blue, but has bright yellow lines on his chest and limbs. This striking sign reminds Losa of the highly toxic mushroom or The pattern on the snake.

The creature's head is quite different from humans. His neck is about a quarter longer than humans, and his head is also narrow and long. He has no nose on his face, but there is something like a gill near the collarbone. The most prominent on that face is the pair of large eyes. It is estimated that the size of the eyes is only about three times that of humans, and these two eyes are obviously oriented towards the sides on the long and narrow face. Are more like fish than humans.

Lothar noticed that although there was no human clothing on this creature, he still wore some ornaments made of shells and seaweed, especially his belt had a short knife that looked like shark teeth, which proved that It comes from the fact that civilized ethnic groups. If it were a different person, he might have screamed and panicked because of the non-human species that suddenly appeared in front of him. But the Earl was experiencing the plague of the Ratmen. After witnessing the half-human and half-rat monster and the shadow dweller in the king capital, Lothar himself did not notice that he did not reveal any strangeness when facing this strange existence. expression. When he looked at each other, it felt like he was appreciating an unusual piece of art.

"So, did you save us?" Since the other party had greeted him in human language, the count said directly. The alien on the deck was carrying his hands, and he grinned when he heard the question. Losa guessed that he wanted to imitate human smiles, but the oversized mouth and the dense sharp teeth in it made people feel nothing. bona fide.

"Save? No, I just delayed your time to return to your destination. Our process in the sea of ​​life is all about experiencing suffering before we arrive at our destination. Only then will we understand the meaning of eternal peace. So this is not salvation. It ’s better to say that it ’s because my curiosity and selfishness have prolonged your suffering. I ’m sorry for that. ”Said the thing, leaning down slightly to reveal the fins protruding from the spine.

Lothar frowned, but then dispersed, which was not the first time he heard a worldview different from the education he had experienced. As a knight, he should have respect for the beliefs of other people. Besides, since everyone is a creature of this world, who can make it clear who is the correct view of the world? Thinking about this, the smile on the knight's face again, he can feel a calm temperament from this fish-like creature, which is different from goodwill, but it will make people yearn for.

"You don't need to apologize, no matter what your starting point is, we do get your help." Lothar bowed his head slightly, he was no longer the warlord who was full of brains before. What has been learned, humility must be the most important one.

"You have a peaceful heart ~ www.readwn.com ~ There is a strong spirit rooted in your heart, which is rare in your race." The fish-like creature tilted its head, and he seemed to be There is no such thing as an eyelid, "This may also explain why you can travel with travelers. They are too difficult for people with weak will, but not necessarily for you."

"Traveler?"

"Well, I think about it, they claim to be witches among ordinary people. You should be more cordial in this name." The creature said suddenly remembered something like that, he took two steps towards Lothar, his There are only four toes on the soles of the feet and they are very open. "Sorry, according to the etiquette of land-based creatures, it seems that I should introduce myself first. You can call me, Fioni, in our language the meaning of the deformer."

"Losa, I don't think my name has any special meaning." The count reached out his hand and completed a handshake with the creature who claimed to be Fioni. He could feel the opponent's palms wet and equally covered with scales. And besides that, there seems to be some small things with some suction in Fiorni's palm.

"Oh, that's what it is." When the two shook hands, Fioni said suddenly, "So you are the one. No wonder I will be here."