Chapter 76
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Joel looked up in shock, tears still streaming down his face. "Teacher, I'm your student! My name is Joel. I graduated six years ago. Don't you remember me?"
Rock: “…”
He held his forehead with his hand, looking a little embarrassed: "It seems there is such a student. Why are you here?"
Joel was trying to take credit for it: "It was the Lord who discerned my talent and chose me from Quoge City! Teacher, I also helped you teach Joan and Danny!"
"Joan?" Rock looked up at the crowd and saw Joan standing behind the crowd, not daring to show her face.
Seeing that he had noticed her, the little girl stood up awkwardly and said, "Mr. Rock."
"You learned magic."
It's not a question, but an affirmation.
Joan bit her lower lip and nodded slowly: "I'm sorry..."
"Silly child, what are you sorry for?" Rock laughed, waved at her, and patted her head. "I didn't let you learn before because I was afraid you'd get into trouble. Now that the bad guys have come to our door, we have no choice but to learn."
Qiong's eyes lit up: "Sir, are you saying that I can learn now?"
Rock smiled and nodded, then paused and sighed meaningfully, "I'm afraid you'll have to shoulder more responsibilities in the future."
"I'm not afraid!" June raised her little fist. "Danny and I are now very proficient in using magic! We can definitely protect everyone!"
As she spoke, she waved excitedly to Danny, asking him to stand next to her.
Then he nodded at Lian Yun.
Under everyone's gaze, Lian Yun hesitantly took out a shark from his backpack.
Qiong stretched out her hands, spread her ten fingers towards the shark, condensed energy in her palms, and invisibly controlled the water in the monster's body.
Danny also reached out and followed her example.
Soon, a complete shark skin was peeled off.
Qiong looked proud: "How is it!?"
Rock: “…”
Joel shuddered at being glanced at.
"Is this what you taught me?"
Joel nodded, then waved his hand violently when he noticed Rock's sharp gaze. "I didn't teach them that! I only taught them the most basic way to control their abilities."
"That's right!" Joan took over the conversation and gave Rock a confident smile: "What do you think? We came up with this ourselves!"
Rock complimented the two children against his will and turned his gaze to the shark on the ground: "I've never seen a monster like this before."
Lian Yun nodded: "Yes, it appeared just a few days ago."
It nearly cost her her life.
She had originally wanted to ask the knowledgeable Garin and the others if they had seen it, and now it seemed that it had indeed appeared recently.
Things are even more suspicious.
Gerry patted Garlin's shoulder and said, "Just stay here with peace of mind. We've prepared your room. Go and rest if you're tired."
Garin shook his head. "I still want to get to know the town."
From then on, this place has become their second home. The town has changed a lot in just two months. If they want to integrate into the town faster, they have to learn more.
Lian Yun nodded to Gerry, asked the latter to stay and talk to them, and then he led everyone out.
Lina followed her: "Sister, do you think Barry can really come back?"
The little girl was obsessed with this young man, so Lian Yun naturally couldn't let her be sad.
She patiently comforted Lina: "We all have to believe in his ability. No matter what, we will wait for their news to come before taking the next step. How about it?"
Regardless of whether he returns successfully.
If Barry's matter is not settled, Lena will not feel at ease even if she follows them to the forest.
"Okay." Lina's eyes sparkled with stars.
My sister never lies to herself.
On the second day after the caravan returned, everyone went to the altar to complete the residents' contract. People like Garin who were seriously injured took a rest for a while, while the rest were reluctant to stop, hoping to quickly integrate into the daily life of the town.
So Gerry took them to see the town's streets, buildings and people.
Fiona at the blacksmith shop can already make beautiful and sturdy weapons, and incorporating stone shell powder into them will make them sharper; Louis and Nora at the pharmacy have cultivated the first generation of herbs and will try to make the first batch of potions.
The desks, chairs and benches in the classroom were all brand new. Peth sent the flooring formula from the castle hall and applied it to the classroom floor. The smooth black tiles made the whole room look majestic and mysterious.
The children all like this classroom very much.
Everyone stood outside the mission hall, looking up at the nearly completed exterior. Lian Yun couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment: "Meili's sunflowers will probably bloom tomorrow, and the mission hall should officially open for business."
Since Garin and the others haven't decided on their careers yet, they can earn some living expenses by taking on missions.
This is the result and purpose that Lian Yun wants.
During the lunch break, Lian Yun received a message from Nora that the poisonous herbs had been planted and the next stage of research could begin.
Lian Yun then asked someone to deliver several pieces of cut shark skin to the pharmacy.
If this research is successful, it will be a great help in completing the task.
After seeing Nora off, a tall man ran in from outside. Lian Yun looked closely and saw that it was a panicked orc.
"Sir, Luo fell into the water!"
Lian Yun stood up and said, "Shui? Didn't he go to the mine with you?"
The orc gestured and couldn't explain clearly. He was sweating with anxiety. He pointed to the mine and said, "That's the mine! The mountain collapsed, and Luo missed his step and fell in!"
Lian Yun's pupils shrank slightly, and he immediately asked Lana to call people to rush to the mine together.
Gerry led his men to escort them out of the town, his expression solemn: "Master, please be careful."
With the precedent of the village and the caravan, they now had to be extra careful.
"There's no guarantee that someone might be doing something bad." Gary lowered his voice.
"Okay, I'll pay attention to it." Lian Yun nodded solemnly.
When they arrived at the mine, they found that it was not the entire mountain that collapsed, but a circular area where stones were mined halfway up the mountain that collapsed.
Stone mining is done by digging downwards. They have never heard the sound of flowing water, nor have they dug into any hollow rock layers, so how could it collapse?
Lian Yun was the first to evacuate people near the mountain to prevent a second collapse from injuring more people.
Lanna supported Lian Yun and climbed to the middle of the mountain. He looked down along the collapsed viewpoint.
There was a rushing water below, and Luo's shadow was no longer visible.
Lian Yun couldn't help but clutch Lana's sleeve: "I can't see Luo."
Lana held her hand in his backhand.
The cold touch calmed Lian Yun down. She looked at Lana with a determined look: "I have to go down and find him."
Luo came here to investigate because he wanted to help her improve the town's quarrying mechanism. If she hadn't agreed, nothing would have happened to him.
Lanna held her tightly and refused to let go. "My Lord, do you still think you won't be hurt? Have you forgotten that the wound from the shark hitting your abdomen took half a month to heal?"
Lian Yun seemed to remember something, and suddenly reached out and pulled out the necklace pendant from her collar. It was the ruby that Luo gave her.
The ruby is crystal clear and sparkling, without any difference.
Lana pursed her lips and said, "This should be a two-way thing. Your gem is fine. I think Luo has not suffered any fatal damage."
Before he finished speaking, the ruby emitted a strong light, and then its color began to slowly dim.
Lian Yun: ...
Lanna: ...
Lanna still stopped Lian Yun from jumping down: "Sir, can you swim?"
"I... can," Lian Yun gritted her teeth. However, ever since she witnessed a shark attack as a child, she no longer dared to go in the water.
Seeing Lian Yun hesitate, Lana said nothing to let her take the risk: "I'll let the little frog go down and look for it."
The little frog on his shoulder jumped up at the sound of the sound and jumped into the rushing water, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
"Lanna!" Lian Yun called out softly, and saw Lananna holding her chest and trembling.
His face began to turn pale. Lian Yun supported him against the rock, anxiously asking, "What's wrong?"
Once the master-pet contract is signed, the two parties share life, and if either party is in danger, the other party can sense it.
Now Lanna suddenly...
"It hit a reef, but fortunately it avoided it in time. It only has some minor scratches. It's okay." Lana came to his senses and comforted Lian Yun instead.
Fortunately, it was it that jumped down. If it was an adult... I'm afraid a human wouldn't be able to dodge it so nimbly.
But this increases the possibility of Luo getting injured.
If he hit his head and was unconscious and drowned...
"Are you sure it's okay?"
Lana would not easily show pain, but judging from the pain he was in just now, it didn't seem like it was a big deal.
"Let's go back. You call it back." Lian Yun frowned, "Let's find another way to find Luo."
"We can't afford to lose anyone again."
"Don't worry, my lord. I will always be able to sense it."
Lanna still shook his head and concentrated on feeling the movements of the little frog.
"The current is too fast. It will take a while for us to go upstream. Let it go."
With the help of Lian Yun, Lanna slowly stood up, and was helped down the mountain by the people below. He went down to the foot of the mountain and looked in the direction of the underground water flow.
He closed his eyes slightly. "It's swimming along the current. There are several forks ahead, and the current is much slower..."
Lian Yun thought of something and quickly asked, "If Luo was still conscious, which one would he choose?"
Having the same blood and similar experiences, even if Lana was unwilling before, he had to consider Luo's perspective and his most likely choice.
After a few breaths, Lanna opened his eyes and told the little frog, "The most gentle one. He will choose the most gentle one."
That was the only controllable path. Without the turbulent current, he wouldn't lose control of where he was going.
If he were Luo...he would choose this.
The little frog quickly chose the fork in the road and swam across.
A few minutes later, Lana led everyone along the direction of the little frog, and Lian Yun's ruby pendant suddenly emitted a dazzling light.
In the next second, it shattered with a "bang".
The ruby shattered into smooth fragments and scattered all over the floor.
At the same time that the little frog that Lanna felt empathy for also heard the loud noise, everyone heard a loud noise coming from a familiar place in front of them.
Everyone looked up.
It is an underground cave.
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The author has something to say:
A little angel once asked me what the structure of this ruby is.
I set it up like an alarm, storing energy, and energy = battery. (This can be seen from the magic crystal power generation.)
The loud noise can be likened to an "explosion" caused by a sudden burst of energy, but due to the special material of the gemstone, no heat or light is generated, only sound.
The comments have disappeared recently. QAQ Is it because the author is a rookie and has not been writing well recently?
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