readytorunbook Chapter 256 Xiuman is serious this time
Chapter 256 Xiuman is serious this time
Under the command of Nield Halfling, several carriages stopped steadily on the large platform next to the hanging ladder.
Annie, who had been waiting here for half a day, glanced at Ivan with a smirk on his face, and hid behind Xiling tremblingly.
Several drivers who were riding the elevator for the first time - plus one, River, who left early and was unaware of this - opened their mouths so wide that they could swallow eggs.
"Lord Aiwen——Which god has sent down this miracle?"
River excitedly walked around the platform several times, but Ivan now had his eyes closed, his legs trembling, and he had no extra energy to pay attention to Sir River.
The drivers did not have the same curiosity as Rivero. They all half-knelt on the edge of the platform, looking at the hinged steel cables around them and the elevator that slowly descended without any manpower, and each of them prayed to the god they believed in.
"Praise Tyr, only the great Tyr can let me see such a miracle..."
"Ah! For the love of Waukeen! Please let me earn a few more gold coins this year..."
"The beautiful and kind goddess Laer..."
Ivan, who was closing his eyes and trying hard to fight the dizziness, shuddered, stared at the coachman who was praying to Lal, and stepped back a little.
After about a quarter of an hour, the elevator platform descended to the bottom of the Nield Mine.
The suspension ladder that used to take at least half a day to walk up now only takes the blink of an eye.
"A miracle! This is definitely a miracle from Lord Tyr!"
"Impossible! Only Waukeen would pay attention to the needs of merchants. This creation will bring us so many business opportunities!"
"No, no! Isn't this a beautiful and fun design that only the goddess of celebration can create?"
Several coachmen were driving their carriages while arguing loudly.
The loud shouting attracted the attention of the surrounding Nield people. After they understood what they were arguing about, they whispered "country leopard" and started to disperse.
But the quarrel between these coachmen became more and more intense, and now it attracted the attention of more than just the passers-by.
Several strange creatures the size of heads with metal limbs at the end of their tails were approaching rapidly from the sky.
When it approached the carriage, it hovered in the air at a height of a person, and a strange-looking short limb stretched out.
"This is the Nield Patrol, please don't make any noise here!
I repeat, this is the Nield Patrol, please do not stand here——eh? Lord? !”
Ivan's calves were still trembling. Hearing a voice from [Flying Eye] that he seemed to have heard somewhere before, he couldn't help but look up.
“Ai, Ai, Lord Aiwen!
Vera, the captain of the 1st Flying Reconnaissance Squadron, salutes you!"
"Ah! I remember now, you are the stuttering girl!
Why did it relapse again? Wasn’t it cured last time? "
Realizing that this was the drone pilot who had scored first in all subjects during the assessment, Alvin's calves stopped shaking, and the panic and chest tightness caused by his fear of heights also disappeared.
"Vera, I remember that the Flying Eye doesn't have a speaker. How do you make the sound?"
"Lord, Lord, Mr. Leia improved the [Flying Eye] drone after you left..."
Well, it seems that this girl is seriously ill. I will have to cast a few more spells later.
As Alvin thought about this, he headed towards the center of the mining town under the escort of a drone.
……
"Master Xiuman! Please don't do this during working hours!"
Isa, whose face was redder than her eyes, stood beside the desk. Thanks to Ivan's healing magic, the girl's main form was now human.
To take a broader view, hybrid species, especially those in non-human form, are unable to maintain their organic state, which is a genetic disease in the eyes of humanoid creatures.
Most descendants of shadow creatures who grew up in human society believe that their shadowing is a pathological manifestation.
Similar cases include the "fossil disease" of the descendants of stone men and the "abnormal body temperature" of the descendants of fire elements.
Therefore, some hybrids with good family power will find some priests of lawful gods after they reach adulthood and when their "illness" becomes more serious, and use the [Great Restoration Spell] to help themselves alleviate these symptoms.
Unfortunately, it can only alleviate the condition but not eradicate it. After all, it is something that is integrated into the blood.
However, Alvin's [Treatment of Moderate Injuries] does not conform to the principles of recovery at all.
This spell has very special side effects. It will judge which abnormal conditions are injuries based on the recipient's self-awareness...
Isa was extremely lucky. She always believed that she was eroded by the shadow because she could not control the shadow form well.
So Issa can now switch back and forth between human form and shadow without any problems.
If Issa believed that the human form was abnormal, then what Shuman would get if he grabbed it and chewed it would be nothing but a ball of black smoke.
But at this moment, Isa would rather be a ball of black smoke.
During his time in the orphanage, Percy was not the only one who was treated equally by Shuman.
In the eyes of those mixed-race orphans, Xiuman is a big brother with a gentle temper, kindness, thoughtfulness, and humor.
For girls like Isa, Shuman is simply their idol - and I'm afraid the same is true for some boys as well.
This is why most orphans choose to join the Shuman camp and even be willing to die when they grow up.
The old butler Ide took advantage of the loophole that he delivered the message on behalf of Xuman and exaggerated the original hit, causing the Faceless Army, which was originally heading to Nield for reconnaissance and harassment, to launch a suicide attack.
It has to be said that the old butler achieved his goal.
Now, the only ones left in the entire Faceless Army are Isa and another even more mysterious companion.
Isha, who has recovered from the "shadow disease", is now temporarily taking over the position of Shuman's personal secretary due to the death of old Ide.
It's just that this one is a little too close...
"S-Sir Xiuman!"
Issa briefly activated her shadow form to escape from Shuman's clutches.
"Lord Xiuman... eh? Am I here at the wrong time?"
Curly-haired Percy pushed the door open in a hurry, and seeing Isa hiding nearby in disheveled clothes, he touched his head and asked awkwardly.
"Percy... you've only been with that bastard Ivan for less than a week, how come you even forgot to knock on the door..."
Putting his hand on the teacup in front of him, Xiuman tried his best to hide his embarrassment.
"Ahaha! Sorry, sorry..."
Percy knocked twice symbolically on the door beside him, then strode to the desk.
"Lord Xiuman, urgent information--
I don't know how the half-dragons Mr. Irwin mentioned bypassed our sentries in the east and north and appeared on the western border."
"The West? The orcs in the wasteland didn't pose any obstacle at all?"
"I'm not sure, but judging from the direction this group of half-dragons appeared from, I'm afraid they didn't encounter the wasteland orcs on their previous route."
Putting aside his playful thoughts, Xiuman carefully analyzed the current situation.
"West...Neild...
It seems that Huiyao City has to take the initiative -
Percy, help me contact Tomba and Nordman;
Isa, come with me to the room..."
Isa was shocked when she heard this, and her face, which had calmed down a little, turned red again to her neck.
But when she saw Xiuman's serious profile, her heart, which had been vaguely expectant, immediately calmed down.
The city lord seems to be very serious this time...