NOVEL NEXT Chapter 18
This thing...
Can it be eaten?
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"What? Are you leaving?" Mass looked at the two people sitting across the table in surprise, "This surprises me a little. I guess it's not because I didn't entertain you well, right?"
"Of course, we are flattered by your hospitality, but the reason why we approached this city in the first place was to confirm the direction to the other side of the wasteland," Callidora said seriously, "We have stayed with you long enough "If I stay any longer, I'm afraid I won't have the courage to step into the desert again."
"Hmm... It sounds like you have some reason to leave?" Miss sat up straight, "Can you tell me about it? Maybe I can help you."
"Thank you for your kindness. There is nothing I can't say, but I guess no one else can help with this matter," Callidora said. "Actually, besides the two of us, we have many companions who have also entered this desert. , but unfortunately some accidents happened and we got separated in the end. We have to go to the other side of the desert to find them."
"Oh... I'm sorry, although it may not be a nice thing to say," Mass rubbed his fingers, "Have you ever thought that they may not be as lucky as you..."
"No, Mr. Mass, our survival is not due to luck," Callidora shook her head slightly, "You have to know that before we came to your town, we had already lived in this desert for two months. And our companions also have this ability.”
"Well... you have a point," Mass rubbed his forehead.
Makes sense...
But it doesn’t make much sense.
After all, last night's blood moon might not be on the same level as the previous ones for some reasons.
But this matter was something that Mass couldn't say.
If it is true as Callidora said, her companions may have been exposed in the wilderness last night as long as they could not get out of the desert.
"So, Mr. Mass, can you tell us the direction to the end of the desert?" Callidora continued to ask, "We are very grateful for your hospitality these days. In return, maybe we can also give you some food from outside. thing."
"No, I don't care about anything," Mass shook his head slightly, "but I have to say, maybe you don't know enough about this desert..."
"In fact, I don't think anyone in front of you can say that they understand this desert," Callidora said frankly, "but we still have to set off, our companions are still waiting for us."
"No, no, no, you don't understand what I mean," Mass sighed softly, "I think since you have spent two months in the desert, you should have encountered a blood moon, right?"
"Ah, yes, of course," Callidora nodded, "but we have ways to deal with it..."
"No, you are wrong," Mass shook his head, "What I want to say is, that is not a real blood moon."
Callidora was stunned, wasn't it a real blood moon? Could that still be a fake blood moon?
Isn't there only one kind of blood moon that has been said to have buried the bones in the desert for thousands of years?
Callidora turned to look at Jilunini.
Obviously, this silent lesbian can't give any valuable advice now. He can only spread his hands and shake his head innocently.
Seeing the two people looking at each other in confusion, Mass touched his chin, sighed and said, "Okay, you can see it with your own eyes tonight."
"What are you looking at?" Callidora was stunned for a moment.
"You will know when the time comes," Mass said with a smile. "When the time comes, I think you will have a new understanding of this desert."
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Mantras are very magical. As I said before, as long as you recite the same mantra repeatedly and constantly sort out your subsequent feelings, you can continue to deepen your understanding of it.
This process is relatively quick at first. As long as you successfully master the pronunciation, you will be able to grasp the most basic meaning.
But if you want to understand a deeper meaning, just by chanting, the speed of information acquisition will become slower and slower.
Liu Ji had a vague feeling that there should be other more efficient ways of learning.
It's a pity that he doesn't know it yet, and Yayin probably won't teach him these things before he even understands the basic vocabulary.
So now that he wants to study it in depth, he can only use the most basic and stupid method, which is to grab a word and repeat it non-stop.
In order to explore the question of whether water element can be eaten, Liu Ji has been reciting the three words "water element" in his heart from morning to evening today. On average, he can recite it more than thirty times a minute. Now he can't even look at the sun. Sunset, he didn’t know exactly how many times he had recited it.
Anyway, just read it and that’s it.
At least until now, he has roughly understood the basic properties of the water element.
The so-called magical elements are indeed not the same thing as matter itself.
The so-called magic elements are more like some kind of elves that can manipulate certain substances.
They are invisible and everywhere, and the essence of mantras is actually the language used to communicate with them.
And they are the basis for the successful release of magic.
As for magic power, it is like some kind of reward that needs to be paid to drive them.
Of course, this is only the simplest way of understanding, and the underlying logic is far more complicated than this, but for Liu Ji now, this simple way of understanding is enough.
At least now he understands a lot of things.
For example, why can't water magic be used smoothly even though there is a lot of water vapor in the desert air?
That's because elemental spirits always choose an environment that is more suitable for their survival. There are almost no water elements in areas like deserts.
Using water magic in such areas is like trying to hail a taxi in the deep mountains and forests. Even if you increase the price, expand the area, and wait for a long time, the only thing that can pick you up may be a second-hand tractor.
Then, he also realized that it was not very reliable for him to eat water elements raw.
After all, this thing is invisible and there is no place to eat it.
But it doesn't mean that there is no way to eat it.
Liu Ji vaguely felt that elemental spirits should have some way to appear in material form.
But how to do it specifically... I guess I can only ask Ya Yin.
I just don't know when I can have time to take an extra one-on-one class like last night...
Hmm...
What the hell, when did I love learning so much.
Just when Liu Ji was thinking about it, he didn't notice and bumped into the bamboo basket carried by Ao Sa.
Liu Ji looked up and saw that the two people in front of him had stopped for some reason and were looking up at the end of the horizon.
Liu Ji followed their line of sight and saw a bloody crescent moon rising slowly from the end of the horizon.
Today, it was another bloody moon.
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Outside the ancient city, Misa retracted his right foot.
Looking at the rising bloody moon, Misa sighed softly.
Then, he turned his head and looked at the city gate, where dozens of cloaked warriors were fighting with the stone statue guards.
That's right, today this group of unknown cloaked forces came again, and their number has increased.
Although the stone statue guards are powerful, they seem to be unable to cope with the siege of nearly ten times their own number.
But Misa didn't care at all, no matter how many of these guys there were, he didn't care.
This desert has a big appetite. No matter if they come in dozens, hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands, they will be eaten up by this land without leaving any residue.
The only thing that makes Misa curious is how this group of people survived the blood moon last night.
Or... they were not in this desert last night.
Well...
Maybe they have some way to get here quickly from other places.
But again, Misa doesn't care.
Since they like to come and die, then come. He has been bored for too many years. Some things need to add a touch of color to his peaceful life, and he is happy to see this.
As Misa stepped into the city gate, a cloud of dust rose out of thin air, blowing away all the cloaked people in the melee. The stone statue guards seized the gap and rushed into the city gate quickly.
The next moment, the heavy stone door fell down with a bang, completely sealing the entrance to the city gate.
At the same time, the last ray of sunlight on the horizon had disappeared, and the blood moon on the horizon had revealed half a crescent.
The earth began to tremble, and countless skeletons broke out of the ground, and were about to continue their revelry last night.
Missa looked up at the city wall, where Kalidora and Jilunini were standing at this time.
"Take a good look, this is a corner of the true appearance of this land," Missa murmured, "I just don't know, after seeing this scene, can you still muster up the courage to face this desert again..."
24. We are not alone on the road of illiteracy
The wings of the skeleton dragon cut through the sky, and swooped down with terrifying waves. With one claw, the earth was cracked.
The skeleton giant roared silently to the sky, and the sand waves spread hundreds of meters away under the heavy fist.
Deformed bone beasts continued to emerge from the ground, endless, covering the sky and the sun.
Under this blood moon frenzy, the dozens of cloaked people were like a small boat in the stormy waves, so small and powerless. They only lasted for a few minutes before being swallowed up by the skeleton waves.
Misa folded his arms, leaned against the wall, and observed the reactions of Kalidor and Jilunini.
He saw fear and panic in their eyes.
This was not surprising. In fact, Misa's former friends had more or less had the opportunity to see this level of blood moon, and the expressions on their faces were mostly similar to those of these two people.
After the last cloaked man was completely torn apart, Misa walked behind the two.
"I won't stop you from leaving, but..." Misa asked, "After seeing this scene, is your decision still the same as before?"
He had asked this question to some friends who wanted to leave before.
After that, he almost got the same answer.
So when he asked this question, he was actually waiting for the two to say the answers he imagined.
He even thought that maybe later, he could send a few puppets out to help them find their companions and then pick them up.
He didn't mind having more people, because more people would make it more lively.
As for whether their companions are willing to stay here...
Since they have been forced to step into this desert, there is no reason for them to dislike the environment here.
However, the first thing Callidora said when she turned around was: "Mr. Misa, I'm afraid we have to leave now, the sooner the better, and you have to escape with us!"
The completely unexpected words made all the lines he had prepared for the mass choke in his throat. He was stunned for a long time and could only utter a confused voice: "Huh?"
Seeing Miss's confused look, Callidora hurriedly explained: "You have been in the desert for too long. I'm afraid you don't know what those guys in cloaks represent..."
"You said those people are neither humans nor ghosts?" Miss frowned slightly, "Do you know their origins?"
"Yes, they are the reason why we want to escape to the other side of the desert," Callidora nodded. "They are the minions of the tyrant, legions from other worlds..."
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"What a hell, there is such a thing as a blood moon for two nights in a row," Osa muttered while eating the simply roasted bear meat, "It's a shame to charge us so much money, those people The guy inside didn’t even warn us.”
"Maybe they forgot, or maybe they don't know," Mowente leaned against the rock wall and caressed the disc in his hand. "After all, even Yayin has never heard of this situation."
"Well, fortunately, we have this brother," Ao Sa said, patting Liu Ji on the back with a smile on his face, "otherwise, if we work hard these two nights, we will have to shed our skin even if we don't die."
Liu Ji couldn't understand what Ao Sa was talking about and turned to look at him in confusion.
Then the latter gave him a thumbs up with a smile on his face.
Liu Ji looked confused, hesitated for a moment, and could only give a thumbs up and a smile in return.
At this moment, with the sunlight technique on his head, his smile looked particularly bright, and he even felt a crisp "ding" sound.
Then he turned around and continued rowing with Yayin.
He still didn't give up the idea of doing some water element sashimi, but it was a bit complicated to express the meaning. He made gestures for a long time, and Yayin didn't seem to understand what he meant.
"But having said that," Osa turned to look at Mervent, "we have a way to sleep through these two days. Carly and the others... feel a little worried."
"Well, it would be easier if Weiluo or Anwada were here, but..." Mo Wente sighed, "Before being sent away by the turbulence, I vaguely saw that the only person with Carly seemed to be Ji Luni ”
"Well, if there are only two people... no, they are both very powerful, they will be fine," Ao Sa said, forcing a relaxed smile, and lightly hammered Mowente's shoulder with his fist. , "Calidora is the best holy magician, and there is Jilunini. Even though she is small, she is much more powerful than me if she is serious."