Chapter 184 The Beautiful Scenery of the Riverbank
The Yitongli River originates from Lake Yinse and has nourished the people on both sides for tens of thousands of years, giving birth to multiple civilizations and experiencing hundreds of dynasties.
More than two thousand years ago, the Dalia Empire was established, with its capital in the city of Adilan near Lake Silverthor.
The Dalia people used the Itunli River, which runs through the entire country, to transport supplies and develop commerce, making Dalia one of the four major empires on the Austin continent.
Even at night, the spacious Yitongli River is bustling with boats coming and going.
However, the Graves cargo ship, which was enchanted by the Light Team, was shining brightly and became the most beautiful thing on the river.
It was like a giant ball of light, moving so fast that all the passing ships avoided it in shock. People stood on the shore, watching the shining ball of light passing by and pointing at it in curiosity.
On the cargo ship, Shu Li stayed on the deck to keep the magic running.
He is a seven-element magician who can manipulate the three elements of wind, water and light at the same time. When a certain auxiliary magic weakens or fails, he can quickly replenish magic power.
Unlike sea ships, river ships do not have magic stones and magic circles to keep the magic running all the time. They need magicians to do hard labor and provide artificial supplies.
Originally, all the team members were vying to be the first "coolie", but Shu Li rejected them.
He is the captain and must lead by example.
No one could compete with him for the hard work on the first day.
Seeing how persistent he was, his teammates had no choice but to compromise and let other people take over the work in the second half of the night. For the next few days, they took turns doing the hard labor.
Shu Li agreed.
However, with this arrangement, Dizio pointed at his nose and asked, "What about me?"
He was a fire mage, so it seemed like he wouldn't be able to help much. Could he use the flames instead of the light balls to protect the cargo ship and provide illumination? What if the control wasn't right and the ship burned down?
"You?" Shu Li thought for a moment, "Be another kind of coolie!"
Serve tea and water to other teammates and take care of their meals.
"Alright!" Dizio nodded. As long as he didn't get a bye, he would do anything.
Shu Li sat cross-legged on the deck in a meditative posture, absorbing the free natural elements in the air, storing them in his body and transforming them into magic power.
When a magician casts a spell, he can summon elements from the air or use the magic power within his body.
Normally, magicians mainly summon elements and only use their own magic power when absolutely necessary.
After all, the elements in the air are huge and endless, while the magic power in the body is limited and will be gone once it is used up.
Shu Li now absorbs elements to increase his magic power storage.
As the magician's level increases, the storage capacity will also increase. Through meditation, the upper limit can be increased little by little to expand the storage capacity to the maximum range.
Shu Li didn't want to just wait, so he found something to do.
Meditation is a good thing. It can clear away distracting thoughts from your mind and make your will purer.
After an unknown amount of time, he finished his meditation, opened his eyes, and suddenly found someone sitting opposite him.
It's Ace.
He is also meditating.
Shu Li tilted his head, his eyes full of confusion.
When did he come over? Why was he sitting on the deck with him meditating? Shouldn't he go back to his cabin to rest for the night? After all, he had to take over the shift in the second half of the night. If he didn't sleep in the first half, how would he have the energy to make it to the next morning?
While he was thinking, the blond human classmate opposite him ended his meditation and opened his emerald green eyes.
Shu Li suddenly looked at him and was slightly stunned.
Ace smiled gently. "Isn't that disturbing you?"
"Ah, no!" Shu Li shook his head.
"That's good." Ace whispered.
Shu Li asked in confusion, "Aren't you going back to your cabin to sleep?"
Ace said, "I couldn't sleep, so I came over to see the night view."
"Night view?" Shu Li picked up his magic wand from the ground and stood up to look around. As he moved away from the city, the riverbanks gradually became deserted and pitch black, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
Instead, their cargo ship became the only bright spot on the river.
Ace stood up, smoothed his magic robe, and walked Shu Li to the railing. He pointed to the riverbank and said, "Look over there."
Shu Li looked in the direction he pointed. After a long moment, he asked blankly, "What's that over there?"
It was pitch black and I couldn't see anything.
Ace said, "Calm down and look carefully."
Shu Li turned her head and glanced at his perfect profile. She found that his expression was serious and he didn't seem to be kidding. So she turned to the river bank again and looked at him carefully.
At first, he still saw nothing. He stared wide-eyed for five or six seconds, then suddenly, tiny specks of blue light came into view. These blue stars coalesced into a single mass, emitting a faint glow. As the cargo ship sped along, the blue light became a continuous ribbon, rising and falling, adding a touch of mystery to the dark riverbank.
"What are those blue lights?" Shu Li reached out and tugged at Ace's sleeve, her face full of curiosity.
"Is it beautiful?" Ace asked, looking down.
"Beautiful!" Shu Li nodded continuously, staring at the blue light without blinking.
"That's the blue kite grass that's unique to the banks of the Yitongli River. It's all over the riverbank every spring. The hairs on its leaves absorb sunlight during the day and release light at night, forming a blue galaxy." Ace explained to the black-haired boy beside him.
"So that's how it is!" Shu Li propped up his elbows, chin in his hand, lost in the blue light of the shore, and sighed, "If you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have noticed the beautiful scenery right before my eyes."
Ace leaned against the boat pole in a relaxed position, a gentle smile on his handsome face. "Yes."
Shu Li was satisfied with what he saw, and asked, "How do you know so much?"
As a member of the Izerafar Empire, the human classmate seemed to know a lot about the Dalia Empire. He knew that the black panther on the cargo ship was the emblem of the Graves family, and that there was beautiful blue kite grass on the banks of the Itongli River.
Ace said, "When I was a child, I traveled around the continent with my elders and visited many places."
"Wow! How small is it?" Shu Li asked in surprise.
"Before I was ten years old." Ace looked at the boy's delicate face and said softly, "Austin Continent has many beautiful places worth discovering. Life is both long and short. I hope to travel the continent with friends I know and understand, and slowly appreciate the beautiful scenery."
Being stared at by the deep green eyes, Shu Li's heart almost skipped a beat, and his fingers curled up subconsciously. After a while, he turned his head abruptly and looked at the river bank.
"I...I left home this time because I wanted to travel the continent with my friends." He licked his dry lips, his toes unconsciously tapping the deck. "Now you're a member of Team Light. We're friends and good brothers. When we travel the continent together, you'll be indispensable."
"Thank you." Ace said sincerely.
"Haha, you're welcome." Shu Li waved her hand. "Now that we've enjoyed the beautiful scenery, it's time for you to go to bed. I'll have to rely on you to take over for the rest of the night!"
"Okay." Ace nodded, "I'm going to bed. Good night."
"Good night." Shu Li grinned and watched him walk towards the bridge tower.
After everyone entered the door of the bridge tower, the smile on Shu Li's face gradually disappeared, and then his shoulders slumped and he looked a little dejected.
'The Austin mainland has so many beautiful places to discover.'
Before today, he had never noticed these details.
Because, as an outsider from another world, he doesn't have much affection for this continent.
Although he has lived in the Fairy Forest and the Elf Kingdom for eighteen years and has developed a sense of belonging, deep down in his heart, he still misses his relatives and hopes to return to his original world one day.
Today, someone told him that there are many beautiful sights on this continent, and if he has the chance, he must appreciate them slowly.
Shu Li suddenly felt a little confused.
When one day he really leaves, what will happen to his friends on this continent? Can he let go without any burden and easily?
Humans are emotional animals.
Fairies are also very affectionate creatures.
How could the ties in this world be severed all at once?
Shu Li felt extremely conflicted. He leaned on the boat pole, staring blankly at the blue kites on the river bank that looked like a starry sky.
After an unknown amount of time, the cargo ship's speed slowed down, and the protective shield and lighting balls became weaker. He came to his senses, slapped his cheeks hard with both hands to cheer himself up.
My father said that people should not worry about things that have not happened yet. If they are too entangled, they will easily get themselves into trouble.
As the saying goes, things will work out when the time comes.
How could he be sure that after returning to his original world, he would cut off all ties with this place?
The Horcruxes of the God of Time are all on him!
Shu Li touched the small flower crown on her head that had turned into a hairpin.
As long as he becomes as powerful as the Elf King, he will be able to overcome the problem of traveling through time and space.
After figuring it out, his frown relaxed. He walked to the middle of the deck, raised his magic wand, and chanted a magic spell in beautiful Elvish to enchant the cargo ship and keep it on course.
When the four spells were finished, the cargo ship sped up again.
Shu Li put down his magic wand and let the wind rustle his robe.
The handover work in the second half of the night went smoothly. After saying hello to the energetic Ace and the yawning Angel, Shu Li returned to the cabin sleepily, washed up simply, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep in seconds.
In the following days, the seven magic apprentices worked hard and were so busy that Johnny and Balf felt a little embarrassed.
He was originally worried that his three thousand gold coins would be wasted, but he never expected that he had picked up a treasure. The magic apprentice's strength was no less than that of the magician, no, it was even better.
He had hired mercenary teams before, but the magicians in them were all arrogant and conceited, and he had to be humble when asking them for help. Some magicians would help if they were in a good mood, but some had strange tempers and would ignore him, let alone make them waste their energy, strength, and magic power to enchant a cargo ship like now.
Johnny secretly decided that if the cargo ship returned to the royal city safely, he would give extra money to the magic apprentices of the Light Team.
As for the journey, we must treat them well.
It was said that they were going to report to the St. Villiers School of Magic in the courtyard and earn some money for the trip, so they took the initiative to find him to do the task.
Johnny just felt that it must be the instruction of the God of Light to let him meet them.
Those who can attend the Saint Villiers School of Magic are all geniuses among geniuses and have a bright future. If you build good relationships with them now, it will be convenient to ask them for help in the future.
Johnny is a businessman, and businessmen like to invest.
If you pay a little more now, you can always earn it back with interest in the future.
The magic apprentices of Team Light were also very satisfied with the journey.
Johnny was a generous employer. He provided them with meat, fresh vegetables and fruits for three meals a day without any deficiency. Every time he passed a dock, he would stop for a short rest and then take them to the town for a big meal.
After dinner, go shopping and buy some souvenirs.
In Johnny's words, he was conducting market research to understand the needs of each town so that he could bring goods here to do business in the future.
As expected of a businessman, every word he says is about business.
Three days later, the cargo ship was finally about to pass through the section of the river where pirates were most rampant.
Shu Li and his friends stood on the deck in high spirits, each holding a magic wand in their hands, ready for battle under the scorching midday sun.
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