Chapter 46, Ice Ring and Water Ghost’s ‘Feast’?

After Knight Crow finished taunting Kil, he first pulled out the long sword that was stuck in the thick thigh of the water ghost. The blood of the water ghost is a kind of light yellow mucus, which does not look like blood, but this suspicious substance is really the blood of a monster like the water ghost.

After rinsing the long sword in the Angry River briefly, Knight Crow then began to put on the change of clothes that Kiel had sent before.

When the knight put on the tighter samurai uniform, Keir had already used ropes to tie up the water ghost.

The ax that had been hanging on the water ghost's head fell off spontaneously at this time, but Kil was angry and ignored it. He first tied up the water ghost with a rope, then covered the water ghost with a fishing net, and rolled up the water ghost.

Knight Crow also came to help. After all, this three-meter-tall water ghost is not light, weighing at least two hundred kilograms.

Finally, the knight rolled the water ghost into a ball, and then the fishing net was repeatedly wrapped and tightened. After it was done, Knight Crow lifted the whole group of water ghosts with one hand and asked Keir to clean up the smelly unknown mucus on his body. Then he carried the body of the water ghost and walked downstream along the river bank, slightly avoiding the river bank. In the crowded place above, he jumped up again, stepping on the riverbank rock wall and jumping up.

After Kil finished his work, he realized the foul-smelling unknown mucus on his body.

He quickly took off his helmet and went to the river. He took out the linen cloth from a small leather bag on his belt, soaked it in water and repeatedly scrubbed the areas on his body that were sprayed with mucus.

This thing seems to be slightly corrosive, but it is not very strong and disappears with just a touch of water.

It's just that on the front of Kil's armor, some corrosion pits were left on the originally brand-new and smooth front of the armor.

This made Keir very unhappy.

Especially since the water ghost had used its claws to hit his armor twice before. This tall and strong guy was really strong. The thickest part of the armor even had claw marks half a finger thick.

This is not a small problem, and I will have to find a blacksmith to find a way to repair it later.

After cleaning up, the linen cloth originally used to wipe the blood spattered on the armor was corroded and tattered, and Kil threw it directly into the river.

He stood up and opened his palms towards the ax not far away.

Weng——

The ax vibrated rapidly on the ground, then jumped and flew directly into Kil's hand.

Sighing, Kil shook his head, rinsed the water ghost's brain fluid on the edge of the ax with river water, and then put the ax behind his back and stuck it.

He turned around and walked in the direction he came from, thinking about how he would explain to the disabled soldier the origin of his armor when he was seen by him.

At the same time, he was also thinking about Knight Crow's taunting words just now and whether spiritual weapons would affect the battle.

Walking up the stairs step by step, Kil thought for a while and felt that spiritual weapons were still a good helper for him. Of course, for the knights, they were strong enough and had enough means to deal with powerful monsters and monsters. Warcraft does not need a weapon with its own personality and ideas to take action.

"Perhaps, I can continue to use it until I become a knight. This powerful weapon is still one of the indispensable means."

Talking to himself, Kil walked back to the metal gate of the stairs up and down the level.

After he came back, he closed the creaking metal mesh gate again, then inserted the wooden pins and closed it securely.

After walking sideways through the passage full of debris, Kil returned to the area where the angry Nanguan soldiers lived.

The disabled soldier he had seen before was still busy with his work. When he looked up at the noise coming from the debris passage, he saw an armored soldier covered in armor.

The disabled soldier's eyes widened and he wanted to say something but couldn't. Taking advantage of the other party's confusion, Kil quickly took two steps, left here, and walked to the passage in the middle of the level.

"Well, where did such a person come from?"

The disabled soldier came to the passage where debris was piled. He saw the closed iron gate and the debris gap that could accommodate one person. He scratched his head in confusion and couldn't figure out why he had been working here and went down just now. How did a young man turn into an armored warrior?

Can't figure it out.

strangeness.

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A tax official who was angry at the South Pass to inspect the merchants and collect taxes saw Kiel walking out of the soldier living area at his own checkpoint. Although he was confused, after Kiel saluted him, he still waved his hand and ignored Kiel's origins. .

Walking back to the ground again, Kil quickly returned to the camp outside the level.

At this time, some time passed, and the camp for the night had been set up. Some militia teams who had completed the work of picking up crossbows had returned to the camp early to rest.

When they saw Kil, who was rarely seen coming back from outside wearing armor, they all said hello. Kil also returned the greeting in a friendly manner, but walked straight towards Knight Crow and his own camp carriage.

As expected, when he saw Keir coming back, the knight's guard standing guard at the entrance of the camp said that the knight had returned and asked Keel to go into the camp to find him.

Lifting the thick curtain of the tent, Keir shouted: "Sir, I'm back too."

Knight Crow was untying the body of the water ghost that was tightly tied up in the center of the camp.

"It's just in time. You untie this thing first. I'll go out and be back soon. By the way, your net is quite strong. Don't break it when you untie it. You won't know for sure on the march later. It can still be used.”

After the explanation, Knight Crow washed his fingers stained with the blood of the water ghost in a basin in the camp, and then strode out.

Kil took off his helmet, hung it on his waist, and then slowly unwrapped the body of the water ghost wrapped in a fishing net while wearing armor.

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On the other side, after Knight Crow came out of his camp, he went straight to Baron Kendall's camp.

Arriving at the door of the baron's camp, one could tell just by looking at the baron's guards around him that the baron was inside.

After the attendant passed the message, he quickly walked into the baron's tent.

At this time, in addition to the baron, there were also several priests accompanying the army in the baron's camp. They were discussing whether Knight Ika was a blessed knight who used the power of the gods.

Although Knight Crow was also the first person involved in the competition just now, he actually didn't care about these things.

He doesn't care about the overall strength of the Ika family behind the Ika Knights, or whether they have good relations with these troublesome things. He had seen many similar characters when he was in the capital.

Although knights who use magical power or divine power are a higher-level status than ordinary knights in most people's minds.

But in fact, as far as he knew, these were just two of the many routes. And it is not as many people think, it is a route of becoming stronger after the knight's own strength reaches a certain level.

In fact, after becoming a knight, many knights with backgrounds and connections no longer spend energy on the road to knighthood. After all, compared to the degree of strength brought about by officially becoming a knight, spending time on the road to knighthood brings The advantage is that you get twice the result with half the effort.

It is far better to directly become a knight and then come into contact with other means of becoming stronger.

Most of those who were still stumbling on the road to knighthood were knights trained by the military, just like him. Like Rumi Knight.

Knight Crow said hello to everyone, walked to the Baron, and quietly asked the Baron to borrow one of the Baron's magic rings.

"What's the use? Borrow this?"

The Baron was a little confused. Knight Crow rarely came into contact with some of his magic props or weapons. It wasn't that he didn't like or reject them, but simply because he couldn't afford them or couldn't use them.

The reason why it is unaffordable is that most of the magic props are not very cheap to recharge. You have to use magic storage gems that store magic power to fill the magic props. Magic weapons that can self-restore magic power are very expensive, and if they are used sparingly, Compared with magic props using magic storage gems, it is not cost-effective.

Judging from Knight Crow's income, he can afford the cost of using several magic props, but compared with the power brought by the magic props, it is too unnecessary.

Because Knight Crow is very strong, he can do it by himself even when magic items are used.

For example, in today's knight competition, Knight Crow used a long sword inlaid with magic gems to help him kill the cow when killing the cow. In addition to this, Knight Crow won the other two competitions with his own strength. .

So the Baron was puzzled.

"It's better to freeze something and store it in ice cubes."

"Oh, that magic ring that's frozen, okay, I'll give it to you. You know the simple password." After saying that, the baron took off an inconspicuous silver ring from the little finger of his left hand.

The ring looks like the outer ring is made of sterling silver, which is inconspicuous. No one would have thought that this is also a magic ring prop.

Baron Kendall himself also has the level of a knight who has just entered the knight's road, but that's all. He is particularly fond of all kinds of magic props. Therefore, in addition to the magic weapons and props inherited from his family, when he was still working at the Organ Castle, A lot of various magic props were bought from the magicians and alchemists living in the provincial capital.

It was the Kendall family's wealth that allowed him to acquire all the large and small magic props that appeared in the Organ Castle over the years.

This ice ring is also one of them.

Different from the Heart Fire Dagger seized before, this small ring-shaped magic prop often has more complex effects. It is uncertain how powerful it is, but it is more secretive and deadly.

Knight Crowe took the ring handed over by the baron, thanked him, and left quietly.

He had seen the Baron use this thing to freeze water into ice out of thin air. It was funny to say that this ice ring must have other uses. In most cases, it was actually used by the Baron to show off at various banquets. The drink in hand is a way to cool down.

Just like the ring that the baron illuminated in the old knight's manor before, it was just a way for the baron to gain compliments from people around him.

Returning to his tent, as soon as the knight came in, he saw that Kil had untied the water ghost and laid it flat on the ground in the middle.

"Very well, Kil, go find an empty box and get some containers that are already filled with water. Get more water. I want clean water."

After hearing Knight Crow's explanation, Kil nodded in agreement.

He saw a ring held in Knight Crow's finger, but he could not remember whether the Baron had such a ring. Because it is different from the simple appearance of pure silver on the outside of the ring, the part of the inner ring that touches the finger has a circle of aqua blue ring-shaped shining gems.

The neat circle of gems shone with aqua-blue magical light, obviously not ordinary.

Looking at it this way, the simple decoration that can be seen on the outside is just a little thought from the maker of this magic ring to hide his strength.

Kil dug out a large empty box containing food and water from his carriage. After moving it to the knight's camp, he borrowed two solid wooden barrels filled with water from the logistics clerk and rolled them there. In the camp of Knight Crow.

"Sir, do you think this water is enough?"

Two large buckets of water must be enough, Knight Crow nodded.

At this time, he had used a sharp dagger to dismantle the dead water ghost's body into several parts. I won’t explain it in detail because I’m afraid it won’t go to trial.

Take out one of the water ghost's arms and put it aside, and take apart the others separately.

The internal organs of the water ghost that were completely different from those of humans were placed on the ground by Knight Crow. He found a few large wooden wine glasses, put the internal organs into them one by one, then set up the large bucket that Keir had rolled over, and opened the cork on it. Ask Keir to place the wine glass at the water outlet of the barrel.

Then Knight Crow grabbed the heavy bucket, tilted it slightly and poured the water into the wine glass, covering the water ghost's internal organs.

Repeat several times until all the water ghost's internal organs are soaked in the clear water of the wine glass.

Then Knight Crow put on the Baron's ice ring and touched the ringed little finger to the water of the wine glass.

"Ice bursts!"

The knight spoke.

The ring flashed blue, and then a magical glow was transmitted to the wine glass along the knight's little finger touching the water.

In an instant, ice appears on the glass and then extends from the point of contact into the glass.

There was a sound of freezing, but with just one breath, the frozen wine glass appeared with the water level higher than before.

"awesome!"

Keir had to admire, these magic gadgets are really wonderful.

If only he could have one.

At this time, he actually regretted handing over the captured magic dagger in Pine Needle Town.

However, he also clearly understood that handing over the captured magic dagger greatly enhanced his trust in the eyes of the two knights and the baron.

After all, for ordinary people, the price of such a weapon can be more than enough to last an ordinary person a lifetime.

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After using a magic ring to freeze the internal organs of a water ghost in a wine glass, Knight Crow continued: "Ice bursts! Ice bursts! Ice bursts..."

He moved quickly, and freezing these little things seemed to be a small problem for the ring.

Knight Crow then placed a piece of waterproof felt in the empty wooden box that Kiel brought, first poured some water into it, and used a ring to freeze it to form a bottom layer of ice. Then he placed pieces of the water ghost's body on the ice. , and then pour water in, completely submerging the water ghost's limbs.

"Ice bursts!"

This time, it was still the same. The small ring released a magical blue glow that lasted longer than before. In just a few breaths, a box of clear water and all the limbs of the water ghost were frozen in the sound of water turning into ice. together.

"okay!"

Knight Crow placed each wine glass containing the entrails of the water ghost on the ice in the wooden box, then closed the lid, and took out a tarp to wrap the entire wooden box.

"Kiel, ask someone to come in. Carry this thing onto my carriage. In the days to come, I will prepare the body tissue of the water ghost for you to eat according to the speed of your progress."

Knight Crow raised the corners of his mouth and said with a wicked smile.

Kil's whole face wrinkled together. He looked at the single arm of the water ghost that was not frozen by Knight Crow and felt that something was not good.

Is it difficult for him to eat that food?

Help! ! !

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That night, when everyone else was happily eating soft stewed beef and delicious fish soup, only Kiel squatted behind Knight Crow, watching helplessly as the militiamen and guards ate. The excitement of swallowing meat.

In front of him, Knight Crow and Knight Rumi were talking about the grand competition during the day while eating large pieces of pan-fried fish steak cut from the big fish.

Because it is next to an important checkpoint for business and travel, the shops there sell all kinds of inexpensive spices. The chef who cooked for the knight and the baron made a special trip to the store in the level and bought some spices to use in today's meal.

The pan-fried fish steaks eaten by Knight Crow and Knight Rumi were filled with various fragrant green vegetables and spices under the plate, and large pieces of fried brown fish steak were placed on top. The most precious fragrant spices were placed on top. It is ground into powder particles with a small roller and sprinkled on top of the hot fish, giving off an appetizing aroma.

On the Baron's side, he ate soft fish belly cut into strips. These fish belly were full of fat, so they became translucent after cooking. The rich soup slightly soaks the fragrant fish bellies, making people want to eat.

Baron Kendall used a silver fork to pierce a fish belly of a suitable size. The slightly trembling fish belly made his appetite whet his appetite. After being dipped in the thick soup mixed with a lot of spices, he swallowed it into his mouth with satisfaction. Chew inside.

The baron nodded slightly. He didn't expect that the chef could make such good dishes far away from the city. It seemed that he had put a lot of thought into it.

As for Keir, he looked at the two suspicious pieces of food in his hands and didn't know whether he should eat them or not.

To be honest, he didn't expect that these two meals were specially made by Knight Crow himself.

But when he thought about the raw materials of this thing, Keir felt sick to his stomach.

Knight Crow suddenly turned around and looked at Kil, who didn't move his mouth. There was a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Eat, Kil. Eat, eat quickly. After something is made, the longer it takes, the more time it takes to make it." The effectiveness will be weaker.”

Knight Rumi next to him seemed to have guessed something, and stared at Kil eating with a look on his face.

The two knights stared at him, and Kil had to open his mouth and put one of the food into his mouth, a piece of water ghost barbecue that was placed on the fire and sprinkled with some salt.

I don’t know what the organizational structure of the water ghost is, but after it is baked, it turns out to be a green-blue piece of meat, completely lacking the aroma and color of the beef next to it.

As soon as this thing entered his mouth, Keir could smell the smell of waterweed before chewing it.

After trying to chew it, he discovered that this thing was very chewy and extremely tough, and his teeth kept tearing apart the tendons of the suspicious meat.

"Sir, sir, this thing is chewy, does it seem like it needs to be broken first?"

Hearing Kiel's unclear words, Knight Crow smiled slightly, pointed to a bowl of very suspicious meat porridge next to him, and said to Kiel: "It's too strong, isn't it? Then try this, I will eat a big piece of meat Crush everything else into a puree and drink the resulting meat porridge while it's hot. It's effortless."

Kil blinked and looked at the bubbling water ghost meat porridge with despair in his eyes.

Isn’t eating something that should be enjoyable?

The two knights said they were very happy, so happy. They finally knew why those quartermasters who forced people to eat questionable food when they were in the army were smiling so happily.