Chapter 22 Brand

"Please collect, ask for red tickets!"

The storm that lasted for several days has finally receded and the sky has cleared up. However, the large amount of rain swept by the hurricane formed a flooded beach, flooding the low-lying woodlands and turning the road that Brand and Dikka must pass into a Ze country.

"How can we get there?" The gorgeous sunlight reflected on the water reflected into their eyes through the cracks in the woods, making them hesitate. Damn it! Do you really want to swim through this forest? Dika cursed in a low voice.

Brand has never encountered such a thing. As the chief student of Besse College, his internship with his tutor is not short. However, every time they go out, they are bound to take full guards to avoid the dangerous storm season. Because "risk involvement is the stupidest act." I don't know either." He was at a loss and didn't even notice that the ch bit his skin.

"Brand, do we really want to listen to those guys' orders?" Dica pinched a fat leeches between his fingers, and blood stained his hands. I don't think they are good people.

They and several other alchemists walked with a group of mercenaries. At this time, they were all huddled on a small mountain bag, but they were still surrounded by mud and water. The slippery mud passed their calves. A middle-aged man in exquisite leather armor climbed the thickest tree and gave orders at the top of his voice.

They are not decent people in the first place. But we won't starve to death." The mercenaries around him made a loud noise, which made him feel unbearable. Who made us not have a good background!" So we have to be with this group of mercenaries!

Brand hit the splash of water and wet Dika's skirt.

He patted in vain, but made the water stains soak the cloth faster. Brand," he wanted to say something, but finally just sighed, "Why don't we enter directly from the portal of the guild--" he said, waving his arm to wrap Ze Guo in front of him. "And we have such a big circle?"

"We have also entered there, but have you ever seen any ladders to deeper?" This is fake news. If it's true as rumors say, how can it be our turn? Brand snorted coldly, "The guild must have won early, and we can only continue to starve and freeze. How can we be invited by thousands of people?" That's not an invitation, just a use, and... threat. Brand understood this clearly, but he still used the word. This made him feel that he was not so small.

"Hey, two little kids over there--" A muscular mercenary threw a branch at them. "Are you a young master? Work for me, or you will swim over like a duck.

"We are alchemists, not let you drive hard work!" Decca couldn't help shouting.

"Alchemist?" The mercenaries came towards them and set off a shaking wave. He pretended to look closely at the badge on Dica's chest, and then laughed loudly. My master, how do you want me to dress you? He suddenly stretched out his hand, and his muddy rough fingers pulled Dicka's ear and twisted it like a doorknob. Is that good?"

The mercenary's malicious eyes looked at Brand, who had been silent and opened his mouth to him. The strong smell of garlic almost stunned him. The boy who doesn't talk, I asked you, 'Is this good?' Are you deaf? Or a mute? Ha! Deaf and dumb alchemist!"

"Brand..." Decca moaned in pain.

The sharp cold light on the steel nail hammer hanging on the mercenary's waist shook back and forth in front of Brand's eyes. The mercenary's laughter and malicious curses not far away kept penetrating into Brand's ears. He looked up. The leading middle-aged man turned a blind eye to what was close at hand. And his colleagues with Dika joined the hard-working team early in the morning.

The strong bully the weak and the weak play with ants.

His nails are deeply embedded in the palm of his hand, but he can't feel the temperature of blood. He lowered his head and tried his best to calm his tone, "Let's do it now." Let him go."

The mercenary pushed Dicka down into the muddy sewage, "You know it." He didn't forget to warn, "Don't be lazy, thin and tender kids!"

Brand helped Decca up, "Let's go, Decca. Do as he says.

The mercenaries quickly cut down the branches, cut off the branches, tied them into wooden rows with vines, wrapped their luggage on them, and then jumped into the chest-deep muddy water. Go to the water!" The mercenary shouted at them, "Don't climb up! That's not where you should stay. Also, don't blame me for not reminding you to be careful of the tiger fish in the water. Don't let them bite off your thing."

Before the sun went down, they finally passed through the dangerous and turbid waters. Saltwater crocodiles appeared around them several times, during which even a huge ray swept into the woods by the waves made them for dinner. It was all up to the mercenaries to be fully prepared to pass safely. But the mercenaries were also exhausted and scarred. Fortunately, the smoke-smoke camp is close at hand.

In a narrow tent, Li Ou was sitting cross-legged on the ground, preparing for departure by the light coming through the curtain. He was full of various potions, and the black glass bottle was labeled in special words. In a pile of bottles and cans, there are also several throwing daggers, a small bag of magic powder, and a few dangerous alchemy bombs. Leo picked up a tough lizard leather buckle from the ground, stuffed bottles and cans into the leather buckles one by one, hid the dagger in the belt and boot sheath respectively, and put the magic powder and alchemy bomb in several cowhide pockets stuffed with hay around his waist.

"Is this the ninth or the tenth time?" Rosie looked at Li Ou's meticulous behavior and smiled and joked, "I'm so nervous before leaving. I'm worried if you can still wave your sword."

It's not boring to repeat the preparation 20 times. Be prepared." Li Ou put the long lizard skin buckle on his shoulder and wrapped it around his waist with the help of Lu Yuewu and tied it tightly. He talked again to make sure that he would not loosely hinder the action. Then he picked up the long sword placed on the edge of the cover and fastened it to his belt. No one knows when the danger will come and how it will come.

"I believe in my spells."

"Moon Dance also believes in her sword." Li Ou concluded, "So I am an alchemist, you are a mage, and she is a swordsman."

"We only need one priest from Andal Church now."

"In that case, I'm worried about whether you will fight with each other." Andal Church hates undead creatures. If you study dead spells... No, even if you show a little support for the bone shelf..."

"Don't worry," Rosie shrugged her shoulders. "It's good to use spareribs to stew soup, but it's a little worse to smash people."

Lu Yuewu interrupted them. Someone is coming." She said.

"Mr. Li Ou." A guard of the Nova Chamber of Commerce shouted outside the tent, "Mr. Hurt, please come over."

"I'll be there in a minute." Leo responded. He grabbed the waterproof cloak and put it on his shoulder and covered the long sword around his waist. Do you want to go together? Well... I think they will provide a big dinner."

Lu Yuewu shook her head.

"Just have wine." Rosie stood up, with long hair like a flame elf flying with her movements. If necessary, I can also help you bargain. Stingy is also my specialty.

Only the miser in front of him can use stinginess as a compliment.

They walked out of the tent. The moisture coming to their faces is like a group of hungry but mouthless beasts, circling around them and tightly surrounding them. Every breath can feel a suffocating smell. This is the smell after being soaked and rotten. As the rain recedes, it comes out under the scorched sun, filling every corner of the wet forest like a group of ghosts. All efforts to avoid them can only fail.

Their feet are muddy and slippery. The mud paste is full of plant rhizomes, animal fur and internal organs and bones, and now it is joined in some discarded empty wine bottles and the hair and teeth left by the mercenaries when they quarreled.

"The mage's robe is like the long skirt of Miss Qianjin and the lady--" When Miss Rosie passed by her colleague, she couldn't help commenting on the purple robe on her body. There is no other use than waiting for a man to tear it apart and take it off from the woman's body. She wore light and tight leather armor and waded through the dirty muddy water carelessly. I think he will fall." When she said that, the mage fell to the ground while avoiding a pool of mud, and his face was covered with mud. Rosie laughed and leaned forward and backward.

Wait until her laughter gradually stopped. Li Ou said, "I think you have the talent to become a prophet."

She thought about it seriously and nodded, "I think so too."

When they passed through a tent with a black hand flag, they happened to meet a team that came in a hurry. Their bodies were dripping with wet drops of water, and their faces were full of lingering palpitations. Leo accidentally found the competitors in the previous trial.

"What's wrong?" Rosie watched him stop.

"The world is too small." This group of people serve thousands of hands. It's also incredible."

"Serastin Leo -" The dark-haired alchemist apprentice - no, now he is also an alchemist - came to Leo with his companions. Thank you for your last shot..." Brand directly interrupted his companion's low-voice thank you. I didn't expect to meet you here." He said hard.

Even if he didn't look into his eyes, Leo heard the defense revealed in his tone. "I'm not the only one," he specifically pointed out, "there are more people. I'm just the most insignificant one." He has always been self-aknowledge.

"But I'm not!" Brand stared at Leo, "Don't expect me to be as soft as you this time."

"I never had the idea of asking for favor." He can think that it has never happened.

"Bad boy, what are you running for?" The black-handed mercenary turned around and shouted at Brand and the two who were left behind, "If you want to take a bath in the mud pond again, we don't mind fulfilling your wishes."

"I will remember the kindness and hatred clearly." Brand said quickly, "I will never forget." He pulled his companions back to the team without saying a word in the endless scolding of the mercenaries and entered the area where thousands of hands were stationed.