Chapter 022 Salted Fish Burger
Each one can give the host a special ability. The borer can extend the life span; the midge can cover the breath; the snail can enhance the physical fitness.
Unfortunately, each wizard can only have one companion insect.
It's one kind, not one.
Because of this, Gawain was in a dilemma. He wanted to live a long life, cover up his aura, and have an extraordinary physique. Unfortunately, he could only choose one.
Because different types of companion insects are mortal enemies on the same host and cannot coexist.
"Forget it, it's too early to think about this now. It takes a lot of time to cultivate companion insects. Only when you learn [Strong Will] can you have enough time to cultivate them. It won't be too late to make a choice then."
"Quack~~"
As soon as he thought of this, Gawain heard the crow of a crow. He looked up and saw Crow No. 7 flying over from the grove, landing on the shoulders of the skeleton, stretching its wings comfortably, shaking off the blood stains on its feathers.
Gawain avoided some and asked:
"What took you so long?"
“Qua~~”
"Everyone has escaped?"
“Qua~~”
The two sides chatted like ducks for a while, and Crow No. 7 suddenly noticed the corpse on the ground.
The blood-red eyes lit up, and he rushed over with his wings spread out. He grabbed the corpse's head with his steel-hard claws and pecked at it with his long beak. After a few times, he took out the two bloody eyeballs. Swallowed them one bite at a time.
All this happened, and even Gawain didn't react.
Gawain felt disgusted in his heart and decided to forget about killing people. After all, the other party attacked first, but eating the eyeballs alive was simply challenging his bottom line. He roared angrily:
"shut up!"
“Quaa??”
Crow No. 7, who was about to pounce on another corpse, turned his head and looked at him aggrievedly.
Gao Wenwen wanted to reprimand him, but suddenly realized that crows are originally omnivorous birds, so he swallowed his words and warned:
"Don't eat it again."
“Qua~~”
Crow Seven called back, sullenly flying back to the skeleton's shoulder.
The rest of the trip went smoothly, with Crow No. 7 on guard, and no monster attacks. Even if there were two wild beast attacks, Gawain easily killed them with a short bow.
He only slept in the wild for one night, and completed the two-and-a-half-day trip the next evening. When he stepped into Lighthouse Town, he was almost vomited by the strong smell of fish.
"The smell is too bad."
Gawain quickly covered his nose, his scalp was numb, and the pedestrians passing by cast cryptic glances, as if they were accustomed to the behavior of outsiders coming to Beacon Town.
Because the church has little influence here and most fishermen believe in the storm god on the other side of the ocean, the town of Lighthouse was hardly affected when the god of life fell last month.
Gawain shook his head and merged into the crowd as if nothing had happened.
Not long after, I appeared in a tavern called "Monica's Kiss", listening to drunken drunkards bragging and spanking, but I didn't hear any valuable information.
He drank the last sip of ale, walked to the counter, and dropped a silver deer on it.
The silver deer tickled and spun.
The blond bartender who was showing off his skills was immediately attracted. He put away the silver deer calmly, and did not look down upon Gawain because of his young age. He performed an elegant breast-stroking ceremony:
"Dear Sir, Tarke is happy to serve you."
Gawain tiptoed and sat down in front of the counter, tapping the counter with his index finger, and said with a leisurely expression: "Lighthouse Town is a simple town. I want to hear its history."
Exposing his purpose prematurely will only make people aware of him. Although Gawain has a small amount of strength, he has not yet reached the point of arrogance and arrogance. Being cautious is in line with his mentality.
"As you wish!"
Tarke smiled slightly and spoke eloquently.
Two quarters of an hour later, Gawain said with emotion: "The ancestors of the Holdman family are really admirable. Who would have thought that the abandoned place is now flowing with ale and cheese."
"The Holdman family has noble qualities, which are the blessings of the Storm God."
"Yes, yes."
Gawain made a praying gesture and asked:
"Is the Salted Fish Fort still there today?"
"Of course, it is the pride of the Holdman family and the pride of our Beacon Town. However, in the past two years, some not-so-good things seem to have happened there."
Gawain asked curiously: "Can you tell me about it?"
"The story begins five years ago. That year, a foreigner wearing a robe came to Beacon Town. He called himself a servant of the goddess of life. He walked alone through every street and alley in Beacon Town, smiling at everyone he saw. Like kapok, it’s as amiable as it is cruel in asking us to change our beliefs.”
"He performed miracles, and in just half a month, he was followed by more than a dozen wandering knights. He also built a magnificent church in the center of Beacon Town as he wished. Later, he actually wanted the Baron to convert to the goddess of life."
"The Baron had no choice but to make three agreements with the priest."
"Only after the agreement is reached, he will change his belief and believe in the goddess of life. The first agreement is that the priest must eat a basket of salted fish from Dengta Town alone, and the second agreement is that every time the fishermen from Dengta Town go to sea , to be able to harvest twice the catch, the third item..."
"Later, there were rumors that the priest failed to fulfill the third agreement and died in the storm well of Salted Fish Castle."
"Since then, Saltfish Castle seems to have been cursed. Within a month, Baron Holderman also urgently moved out of Saltfish Castle and settled in Lighthouse Town. Now it has been two years. The Baron wants to move back to Saltfish Castle every moment. A year ago, he issued a call for many times..."
"Thank you for your story. It is really an interesting story. But it is getting late. I should go back."
Gawain stood up and left the tavern quickly. He had obtained the information he wanted. He needed to plan carefully how to act next.
According to the information obtained, it can be inferred that:
First, Baron Holderman is likely to have a wizard background. The [Rune Stone] should have been passed down from the first generation of Baron Holderman. It is just unknown whether the Rune Stone is left in Saltfish Castle or in the hands of the Baron.
Second, the Baron is only a knight and poses no threat to himself.
Third, Saltfish Castle involves extraordinary mysteries, and the specific situation is unknown.
After thinking about it, Gawain still felt that he should contact Baron Holdman. After all, the priest died in Saltfish Castle. If he went there rashly, he might not be able to handle it.
At least he had to understand the real information about Saltfish Castle.
The next morning, Gawain changed into a brand new linen dress. After feeding Crow No. 7 in the hotel, he came to the manor of Baron Holdman with a one-handed sword on his waist and a short bow on his back. This is the central area of Lighthouse Town, which was originally the church of the Church of Life.
However.
Since the death of the previous priest, this place has been abandoned. Even the statue of the goddess of life in the square was pushed down by fishermen who believed in the God of Storms a year ago.
After Baron Holdman moved to Lighthouse Town, he naturally occupied and transformed this place.
Gawain walked up and said to a guard on duty: "Please inform the Baron and tell him that I have a way to get him back to Salted Fish Castle."
"What the hell..."
The guard was about to scold, but suddenly stopped talking, quickly took the silver deer handed by Gawain, and touched it on his armor. After hearing the pleasant voice, his expression immediately eased and reminded:
"I am only responsible for informing, I can't guarantee whether the Baron will see you."
"Thank you!"
Gawain smiled and watched the guard enter the manor.