Another Life: Elf Archer

"You, who are you"

This was just a reflexive question. Under the pressure of Lieer's momentum, Tristan's words seemed more like panic.

"Since you often travel to the City of Usher to do business, have you never seen me?"

Lieer replied calmly, looked at the three of them, and nodded slightly arrogantly.

"I have seen clearly what is going on here. I will wait for you in the City of Usher."

Tristan, Qi Youfeng and Niennian all present felt that this sentence was meant for them, but in fact, all three of them had no problem understanding it.

Lieer disappeared into the air just as he came, and Tristan immediately turned around to say goodbye. Qi Youfeng originally wanted to go with him, but Nian Nian gently tugged on the corner of his clothes behind him, and then pretended to be confused and asked Tristan to leave. .

"The city lord knew that I was accompanied by a male." Qi Youfeng didn't speak until Tristan walked away.

"If you don't want to get into trouble, it can be said that you met him by accident, and you really shouldn't know him." Nian Nian reminded him.

When talking to the city lord before, Qi Youfeng knew little about the affairs of Usher City. If he was too attentive at this time, he might arouse suspicion.

"Will Tristan also tell the city lord my guess and judgment?" Qi Youfeng regretted his gaffe just now.

"Definitely, but it's okay. This shouldn't be a secret within the dwarves." Nian Nian shook his head.

"I'm an outsider." Qi Youfeng sighed.

"They are all players, but he can still kill people and silence them." Niannian took his hand and smiled, "The most he can do is win you over and make you be careful about what you say, or involve you and use real money to shut you up. "

"It seems good, although I doubt they have enough chips to buy me off."

Walking on the neat streets of the dwarves, Qi Youfeng and Nian Nian strolled hand in hand, looking for a random direction, intending to find a place to stay overnight.

It's impossible to go back to the tavern before, but I don't know if the hotel here will be as good at doing business as the shrewd owner.

"It shouldn't be to this extent, but I'm afraid the limit is already close at hand." Nian Nian said softly.

Perhaps it is precisely because of the imminent shortage of resources that the city lords and residents here are so eager to make money. They would rather waste the limited resources on themselves than share them with other insignificant others.

"According to that city lord's squandering methods, no amount of resources will be enough for him to commit crimes."

Qi Youfeng obviously criticized that kind of gluttonous behavior.

"I just love to eat, so I can eat a little," Nian Nian shook his arm and said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, in an underground kingdom like the dwarves, would there be so much meat for them to squander?"

Qi Youfeng looked at the highly mechanized houses around him. Each house had generator-like equipment on its exterior wall and a silver-white sphere above its head that moved along the trajectory. He couldn't imagine that there would be room for wild beasts to live here.

"There should be some, lizards, mice and the like." Nian Nian thought of the various mounts of the dwarf knights.

She suddenly stopped, took off the black iron mask on her face, and said solemnly, "Speaking of food, let's go pick stone flowers."

She doesn't care what the dwarves eat, she only cares about what she eats.

Nian Nian dug out the Lithops flowers bought in the tavern, took some petals and stuffed them into his mouth. He commented, "It's a bit astringent, but very sweet, and it melts in your mouth. This is good food."

Seeing that she was eating with gusto, Qi Youfeng was a little curious. Under Nian Nian's eager gaze, he twisted a small piece of petals and put it into his mouth tentatively.

"Well, um, these flowers can't be eaten."

The two turned their heads and saw a small head that quickly retracted into the corner.

Qi Youfeng moved his throat subconsciously, and the petals slid into his esophagus, instantly causing a slight itching from the inside to the outside.

"How do you feel?" Nian Nian asked with concern, inexplicably a little gloating.

"Itchy."

Qi Youfeng reported truthfully and scratched his arm. After a few scratches, his skin turned red.

"Don't hold on," Niannian held his hand, pulled him forcefully, and turned him around the corner, "Is there an antidote for this?"

Hiding in the corner was the little girl who came to the tavern to sell flowers. She lowered her head timidly and said, "No, there is no antidote. Just take a dip in the hot spring."

"Then lead the way." Niannian handed her two gold coins and looked back at Qi Youfeng, "Be patient, or I will tie your hands."

In just a few words, the red skin on Qi Youfeng's arm developed a dense layer of blisters. He didn't know if the blisters would cause other symptoms if they burst.

It would be too unfair for this person to die and return to the city because he was greedy and ate the wrong thing.

"I think you'd better tie me up." Qi Youfeng endured it very hard, gritting his teeth and smiling bitterly.

"Ah."

Nian Nian grabbed his other hand and tried it, but found that she couldn't hold his two wrists with one hand, so she simply grabbed the index fingers of both hands and pulled him a few steps.

"Does it look like escorting a prisoner?" Qi Youfeng enjoyed the pain and followed her steps cooperatively.

"Lead the way."

Nian Nian first smiled at the little girl, then turned to look at Qi Youfeng and pouted, "We have caught a thief and are escorting him to be waterboarded. He is not allowed to escape, otherwise he will be knocked unconscious and dragged away."

"Don't worry, sir, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold me back."

Qi Youfeng shook his head and looked at the little girl who was still stunned, "I thought you were quite smart before, why are you so stupid now?"

The little girl clenched her fists and opened her palms slightly, revealing the two gold coins. "Give me this money."

"Yes, traveling expenses and news expenses." Nian Nian nodded.

"Then you won't want to go back to those things before, right?"

The little girl quickly hid her fists behind her back and looked at the two of them with a hopeful smile.

"So you're worried about this." Nian Nian laughed and shook his head greatly, "No, that's all for you."

The little girl let out a long breath, quickly looked at Qi Youfeng's arm, and jumped out of the corner like a little rabbit, calling to the two of them, "Come with me quickly."

Niannian and Qi Youfeng caught up with him as promised. Under the leadership of this dedicated first aid guide, they turned around, climbed over the low wall, crawled through a bridge hole, and walked from the brightly lit neighborhood to the dark and crowded shantytown. district.

A quick glance every year revealed that the area of ​​this shantytown was more than ten times larger than the blocks in the center of the town. It only took them three minutes to cross the block, but it took them more than ten minutes to walk through these semi-underground stone houses. There’s no end in sight yet.

Of course, it may be that I am too embarrassed to walk on other people's roofs every year, so I can only try my best to find a place in the gaps between the slate houses. In addition, since there is no light, only relying on the faint light of the silver-white ball above my head, it is really difficult for the two of them. The speed of people's travel adds a lot of difficulty.

The little girl climbed up to the roof of someone's house with ease. This skillful movement made Nian Nian feel friendly. She looked back at the two of them and said crisply.

"You can just walk on the roof. From here onwards, no one will live in those houses."

Nian Nian and Qi Youfeng jumped onto the low roof obediently, and finally caught up with the little girl. Nian Nian thought about it, hugged the little girl, and let her sit in his arms.

"Please show me the way. It's faster this way."

The blisters on Qi Youfeng's arms had swollen to the size of his fists, as if they would explode at any time. Looking at his expression and the sweat on his forehead, you knew he was definitely not feeling well right now.

The little girl was very sensible, and her speech was very organized and clear. She would always point out the direction in advance. After walking out of the shantytown, she entered a maze-like tunnel network. After passing countless corners and intersections, she finally saw a steaming field every year. water surface.

"Jump in quickly"

The little girl pointed at the pool, and Qi Youfeng had already rushed past Nian Nian and jumped into the water with a splash.

"How does it feel"

The cave where the hot spring is located is very large, and you can see an entrance on the other side from a distance. Niannian walked to the hot spring pool, put the little girl down, squatted on the ground, and saw Qi Youfeng diving down and coming up again. He let out a sigh of relief together.

"The effect was immediate and I was saved."

Qi Youfeng swam to the edge of the pool, raised his head and floated on the water, and said with a smile, "It's quite comfortable. Do you want to come down and take a bath?"

"No, I saw the food."

Nian Nian tilted his head and saw the stone flower under the rock wall. He poured a handful of water over it and said jokingly, "I'm just guarding the hot spring anyway. Do you want to try it again?"

"Thank you, no need. I really don't have the ability to digest it." Qi Youfeng immediately refused and swam away from the shore.

"I won't force it into your mouth." Nian Nian muttered and moved over to pick food and grass.

"Then, then, I'll go home." The little girl stood there and said hesitantly.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute while we take you back. Come," Nian Nian waved to her, "help me pick out some fresh and delicious food."

“This is really inedible”

The little girl warned weakly, probably thinking that the varieties every year seemed different from her and the human man, so she didn't say anything more and obediently helped to distinguish the flowers and plants.

"Be good, I'll give you the labor fee."

Nian Nian wisely paid two more gold coins in exchange for the little girl's more enthusiastic guidance.

"There are more on the other side over there, and there are other flowers and plants, all of which are highly poisonous."

"It's good to be poisonous. No one will compete with me."

Looking at Qi Youfeng who had just climbed ashore every year, he smiled mischievously. Qi Youfeng silently cupped his hands, saying that he would remember the lesson and never say anything wrong.

"Then I'll go to the other side first to check the situation."

Qi Youfeng had already developed stress syndrome towards the seemingly harmless little flower. At a glance, he felt itchy all over his body, and the burning sensation of being tortured by blisters spread all over his arms.

"Go, go, don't eat randomly this time." Nian Nian waved goodbye with a smile.

Qi Youfeng knew that he would not be able to get through this problem for a while, so he sighed sadly and swam to the other side.

The sound of rushing water crashed in the empty cave. Nian Nian lowered his head to dig grass, and suddenly raised his head and looked at the other side of the hot spring.

Qi Youfeng hadn't swam to the shore yet, but he saw a small, dark group of moving figures scurrying around every year.

"Stay here."

Nian Nian whispered to the little girl, twisted and slipped into the water, chasing after Qi Youfeng like a swimming fish.

Qi Youfeng naturally saw the figure, but he didn't panic, just a little surprised.

This was a child too, a panicked dwarf boy.

Swimming slowly to the shore, Qi Youfeng saw clearly the reason for the boy's panic. There were two hissing poisonous snakes.

Qi Youfeng rolled onto the shore, and with a flash of the sword, the two poisonous snakes were chopped into two pieces. The boy stretched out a leg, tapped the two beating snake heads with his toes, and mustered up the courage to kick them away.

"what's the situation"

Nian Nian was lying by the hot spring pool, with the cap of his cloak already taken off, his hair wet against his cheeks, and his gray-purple skin glowing with water in the dim cave, like a fresh water ghost.

Qi Youfeng coughed lightly and prepared for his eardrums to tremble. After a moment, the expected scream did not come.

This kid has a good psychological quality.

Qi Youfeng turned his head and saw only a pair of eyes full of surprise, staring at Nian Nian without blinking.

Nian Nian was also confused by this look. He crawled out of the water on his hands and knees. He looked like he was trying to scare people.

"Thank you for saving me"

The little boy bowed to Qi Youfeng, ran to Nian Nian and said excitedly, "I finally found you."

"You are..." After hearing this, Nian Nian immediately jumped up and stood up, carefully looking at the child's face.

"It doesn't matter who I am, little sister." The little boy grabbed the edge of Nian Nian's cloak, raised his head, and smiled innocently and sincerely, "Let's be good friends."

""

Nian Nian and Qi Youfeng looked at each other and found that the other party was confused about how to answer.

"You are a new player, you know me, you are looking for me"

After the three questions were over, the little boy nodded three times. After thinking about it for a while, he squatted on the ground and stuffed a handful of things into the little boy's mouth, smiling kindly.

"Eat this and let's talk."

Qi Youfeng shivered, that thing looked familiar.