The Hidden Knight of Mystra Chapter 23: Beast Tamer
Cindy told Roger that the animal trainer's name was Rachel.
Rachel was once a resident of Longya Village.
But because of her strange personality, she left the village at a very young age and lived alone in the sand and gravel pile in the south.
Later one time.
Rachel had been missing mysteriously for months.
When she came back, there was a group of ferocious flying dragon beasts around her.
These flying dragon beasts only obey her orders.
From then on, she became the most respected person on Yellowstone Island.
Rachel is a recluse and a quiet person, but she has a very kind heart.
She knows the Great Wetlands like the back of her hand, and is willing to use Flydramon's impressive carrying capacity to help others.
Many adventurers have ridden Rachel's "Dragon Express".
Of course, the Dragon Express is not free.
Cindy hinted to Roger:
Rachel's mission may be more troublesome than her own commission.
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despite this.
Roger still wanted to talk to the animal trainer himself to see if she could take him across the wetlands.
Roger's target is Gem City.
Before setting off, he asked Terry for advice on the route.
Terry drew him a crude map.
It is not difficult to see from the map that the "Big Wetland" is the biggest obstacle between Tongma Town and Gem City.
According to Terry.
Roger only needs to go south through the wetlands to reach a place called "Paramount Manor".
That's Terry's hometown.
It is also a human settlement that is very friendly to outsiders.
Paramount Estates is just a stone's throw from Gem City.
There are rich resources and beautiful land.
But at the same time, as the abundance of magic power increases, the number and strength of monsters are also increasing.
The further south you go, the more dangerous it becomes.
This is common sense that applies to all of Mystra.
For Roger, the goal of Gem City is not that urgent.
His purpose of leaving Tongma Town was to seek more powerful monsters and inherit a more complete human civilization.
Compared to the former, Roger actually cares more about the latter.
He was quite curious about the background of this world.
Especially after knowing that this might be a game world, this curiosity becomes even more necessary.
Only in places with more complete heritage can we obtain information on history, humanities, world view, etc.
As of now.
Roger's knowledge of Mistra was limited to the legend of the gods destroying the world as told by the old people in Tongma Town.
Considering that in mythology, such outrageous descriptions as "nineteen-ring spells" can appear.
Roger still remains skeptical about the authenticity of the myth.
After all, that is a power close to level 190!
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That afternoon.
Roger crossed Yellowstone Island, bypassed several groups of refugees , and successfully found the residence of the animal tamer.
Too bad Rachel wasn't home.
The flying dragon beast that Cindy mentioned was nowhere to be seen.
However, from the feces scattered among the sand and gravel piles, it can be seen that there are indeed some sub-dragon creatures living here.
"Cindy didn't lie."
Roger nodded secretly in his heart.
Before coming here, the dragon priest told him:
Rachel took her dragon beasts to the depths of the swamp to look for food and they would probably not be back for two or three days.
Many traces at the scene also confirm this.
Despite this, Roger still had no intention of accepting Cindy's commission.
The next few days.
He found a safe spot between the Dragon Tooth Village and the Tamer's residence and set up camp.
In addition to waiting for Rachel's return, he was not idle.
There are abundant monster resources near Huangshi Island.
There were many things he had never seen before in the northern swamps.
Roger hunted these moving "attributes" with great anticipation, hoping to find the best.
To improve hunting efficiency.
He also specially invited a villager from Longya Village to be his guide.
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Three days later in the afternoon.
In the swamp where aquatic plants grow wildly.
A few pieces of dried earthworms were gently broken into pieces and thrown into the water, creating a few ripples.
The two fish discovered it at the first sight and immediately swam over to compete for the food.
Unfortunately, before they could take a few more bites, they were squeezed out by a strange fish with a fat body and long whiskers on its face.
The strange fish waved its tail, fiercely driving away the two fish, and enjoyed the bait scattered on the water alone.
At this moment, a thin black shadow suddenly stabbed over.
puff!
The splashing water jumped high, and the strange fish was stabbed directly through the heart.
With this action, the hunter who was originally disguised as a reed finally revealed his true form.
"As expected of Lord Roger, your hands are so fast!"
Eric, with a reed marsh above his head and dried earthworms in his hands, praised from the bottom of his heart.
Roger remained expressionless as always.
He lifted Eric's harpoon and expertly removed the strange fish from it.
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"You killed a mullet."
"You gained 2 XP"
"Your light resistance is slightly increased."
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Seeing this attribute, Roger couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
This was the best property he had seen in three days.
Light resistance probably refers to the ability of the naked eye to resist sudden strong light.
This property is useful.
For example, it can effectively counter the wizard's "Dazzle".
However, hunting large numbers of barbel ball fish just for this attribute would be very cost-effective.
"Let's go to the next place."
Roger's tone remained calm.
Eric was stunned for a moment, then nodded:
"good."
"The next monster is the Razer Whale. It looks a bit like a crocodile..."
Eric led the way while introducing the monster's information in detail.
Over the past three days, under Eric's leadership, Roger has killed almost all the monsters near Yellowstone Island.
There are more than thirty kinds of monsters, big and small.
None of the attributes are useful!
This made Roger doubt his life.
I even started to ponder the ultimate question: "Has meeting the Exploding Frog used up all my luck in this life?"
Of course, there is good news.
At least in these three days, he successfully got to know the details of Longya Village through Eric and his sister Jon.
Don't be fooled by Eric's beard. He brags all day long that he is the strongest hunter in Longya Village.
In fact, this kid is only twenty years old...
In terms of experience, he has more experience than Jon, who is like a blank slate.
But in front of a veteran like Roger, once the chatterbox is opened, it's no different from running naked.
From him, Roger learned that the "Dragon Tooth Village" has a long history and is a human settlement that existed after the great catastrophe.
The point is that, unlike other human settlements, Longya Village has its own beliefs!
Every winter they hold a grand celebration to express their respect and submission to the supreme being they believe in.
What is quite rare is.
No matter how Roger tried, Eric and Jon were unwilling to reveal what kind of existence they believed in.
Other people in the village also kept silent about it.
But considering the name of the village and the occupation of their leader, Roger already had a guess in his mind.
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In order to head towards the habitat of the Thunder Beast, Eric was preparing to take Roger around the dangerous puddle ahead.
At this moment, a strong wind suddenly sounded above their heads.
Eric didn't even look up, and said with a smile:
"Sister Rachel is back..."
In fact, he didn't need to remind me.
Roger had already noticed the group of flying dragons that suddenly flew over the swamp at a low altitude.
He even noticed that on the back of the flying dragon beast that flew over first, there was a petite figure crouching low.
"This flying posture... is a bit strange."
As he thought about this, his pupils suddenly shrank.
He saw that several flying dragon beasts behind him had arrows stuck in their lower abdomen!
They are bleeding as they fly!
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