Chapter 087 The First Follower (Merry Christmas)

Perhaps because he had not touched the [Holy Light Pocket Watch] again, the ulcers and black spots on James' body had mostly faded, and he looked much better.

Seeing that James looked similar to humans, Gawain asked:

"Are you human?"

"Actually, I am a Hopi, but my grandfather was an adventurer from the surface, he was a pure human, I may have inherited his blood, I couldn't grow a thick beard, so I was often laughed at."

"Let him go."

Gawain waved his hand after hearing this, he didn't bother about what a Hopi was, underground races often mixed, new races emerged in an endless stream, even underground people couldn't figure out how many strange races there were.

He turned to the halfling Cole and said: "Please help me pass on a message, that is, those who are willing to leave Ghost Rain Island tomorrow, go to the shipwreck beach in the south and wait, I will take people away."

"Go~~"

Without waiting for Cole's reply, Gawain rode the unicorn and ran away.

Lilith quickly caught up.

Back at the Tower of Silence, Gawain handed the unicorn to Lilith to take care of, and he went through the bronze door and entered the underground again. Since he decided to leave Ghost Rain Island temporarily, he should take as many potions and books as possible.

On the second day, Gawain, who had packed up, closed the stone door in and out of the [Tower of Silence] and blocked it tightly from the inside with several boulders.

Then he turned into a crow and flew out of the small window.

"Let's go!"

Gawain took a last look at the ruined tower, rode on the unicorn, and took Lilith to the beach. At the same time, he was distracted by the magic mark in the [Book of Dikla] tied to his wrist.

Lilith said puzzledly: "Mr. Gawain, all the ghost ships have been destroyed, not a single one is left, how can we leave? There are so many sea beasts in the sea, and a sea shark alone can't guarantee safety."

"You will know when the time comes."

Gawain smiled mysteriously and was not in a hurry to explain.

The two soon arrived at the beach, where they saw more than 30 castaways gathered in a mess, pointing and talking around the wreckage of several broken ghost ships, including James the Hopi.

"The adults are here!"

"Quiet!"

"Quiet!"

Someone noticed the two's arrival and hurried to maintain order.

"Beep~~~"

Gawain glanced at the crowd, blew the [Sea Shark Whistle] in his hand, and then instructed everyone to get busy.

Soon after, everyone worked together to dismantle a huge keel remaining from the ghost ship, pushed it into the sea, and tied it to the sea shark with a rope.

Lilith wiped the sweat from her forehead:

"Mr. Gawain, is this really possible?"

"You have to believe me."

Gawain smiled and explained: "The sea shark provides power, and the keel will ensure our safety. At present, the conditions are limited, and this is the best way."

After that, he led the unicorn onto the huge keel and called everyone to come up one by one.

He was naturally confident in doing this.

According to the information provided by the ghost ship Azhou, a piece of bone of Ares, the god of sea beasts, is embedded in the keel of each ghost ship, and almost all the sea beasts in the Earth Sea are descendants of Ares, so there is no need to worry about attacks from sea beasts.

Not long after, the sea shark dragged the long keel and slowly swam to the depths of the Earth Sea.

"Go!"

Gawain stood on the back of the sea shark, raised his arm, and released the smartest Crow No. 7. Crow No. 7 circled in the air for several circles, calling goodbye to the other four red-eyed crows.

Turn around and fly to Ghost Rain Island.

Its mission is heavy. Not only must it keep an eye on the halflings on the island, but it must also monitor the upcoming Church of Death. Only when the people of the church leave can Gawain return to Ghost Rain Island and truly become the master there.

The Earth Sea is surging.

The gray fog is hazy.

After floating for three days, the group finally saw a black line on the sea, and everyone cheered.

Lilith quickly jumped onto the dragon bone and lifted the curtain:

"Gawain..."

"Shh!!"

Gawain made a silent gesture without turning his head, staring at the crucible on the rune furnace.

Lilith quickly stopped talking and subconsciously looked at the crucible, only to see colorful mist swirling in the crucible, accompanied by strange roars.

Suddenly, a group of clouded leopards jumped out of the crucible and ran around.

Two of them were particularly ferocious, opening their mouths and pouncing on her.

Lilith was startled and felt strange, but she didn't care to think too much. She hurriedly rolled to the side to avoid it, unsheathed the dagger in her hand, and stabbed one of the clouded leopards in the neck.

"Dang!"

But before it stabbed, the dagger was knocked down by a long tail that suddenly appeared.

"Hiss~~"

The shadow snake appeared and stared at Lilith.

Lilith was stunned, and then she was shocked. It turned out that she was stabbing Gawain who was refining medicine.

"I...I..."

Lilith was stunned. When she looked around, there was no trace of the clouded leopard.

Gawain stared at the crucible, unmoved.

He saw the right moment and threw a golden dragon into it. With a scream, the boiling liquid in the crucible cooled rapidly, and finally formed a light layer of black liquid medicine.

He cancelled the [Mechanical Mind], put the liquid medicine into the test tube, and then turned to look at Lilith:

"Don't be fooled by illusions."

"Illusion?"

Lilith was at a loss.

"Abnormal phenomena in the process of refining medicine, this is very common."

Gawain explained casually, carefully looking at the liquid in the test tube. This was the [Night Vision Potion] he made after harvesting the potion garden, using three low-level potions and the eyeballs of the clouded leopard. It took him two days to make it.

Seeing no precipitation, he raised his head and drank it all.

"It tastes a bit stinky."

Gawain shook his head, and suddenly felt cold air coming out of his eyes, and then began to feel hot and cold, and couldn't help crying. He quickly closed his eyes and said casually:

"By the way, what did you want to say just now?"

Lilith finally reacted and replied: "Mr. Gawain, it seems that we are about to dock."

"This is a good thing."

Gawain reached out to cover his eyes, and felt his eyeballs shaking violently in his eye sockets, as if they were about to pop out. At the same time, he felt dizzy. He quickly helped the shadow snake to sit down, and endured the strangeness in his eyes.

Lilith held her breath and dared not speak.

After waiting for a long time, Gawain wiped his turbid tears, took a long breath, and said, "By the way, are you going to leave after landing?"

"Yes, I originally wanted to go to the Dark Night Forest."

Lilith replied, and then fell silent.

"Well, there is no banquet that will not end in the world. We have met each other after all. If you still want to go the wizard's way, I can help you refine a [Dawn Potion] and give you a meditation method for free, so that you can take fewer detours."

"You... you are like an elder."

Lilith was a little moved, and suddenly raised her head, with a flash of determination in her eyes, as if she had made some important decision. She picked up the dagger on the ground, half-knelt in front of Gawain, held up the blade with both hands, and said solemnly:

"Mr. Gawain, the wandering hero Lilith... begs for your shelter, and hopes to become your follower, cutting through thorns and charging for you!"

In the underground world, the strong are respected.

The respect for the strong here is far greater than on the surface. Every hero has many followers, and weak heroes will choose to follow the strong heroes.

It is for this reason that underground city-states centered on heroes are formed.

But it is not easy to get a hero to follow. First of all, you have to be stronger than him, and secondly, you have the skills to make him truly convinced. Otherwise, even if he goes to wander, he will not live with you.

After all, heroes also have their own pride.

Once you choose to follow, it is almost equivalent to following at the cost of your life. Those who betray will be despised by everyone.