Chapter 573 Taragon

Author: Half-wounded but not broken

Chapter 573 Taragon

After entering Ustalav, Perenli and others traveled by carriage for nearly a month before finally reaching the northernmost tip of the country and approaching their target, the giant stone fortress.

During this period, I unexpectedly met Senior Varela once, but she was with the priests holding the Hand of Electricity. She was probably on some mission, so she chatted for a few words and left in a hurry.

——It feels like the river kingdoms haven’t been very peaceful recently.

The history of the Megalithic Fortress is even longer than the history of the entire country of Ustalav. It was once a base for southward development of the River Kingdom area, and to this day, it is still the most important border fortress.

However, its main part is not man-made, but the miraculous workmanship of nature.

A huge flat rock as big as a mountain pokes into the forest surrounded by plains and hills. It is difficult for people to understand what geological movement caused this thing.

Its middle is sunken and the interior space is very large, making it the most ideal fortress location.

At that time, people only needed to block the front with a wall and build a large number of guard towers on and around the top of the mountain, and a fortress was built, which helped the people at that time block several large-scale attacks by monsters.

But at the time, the fortress had a shortcoming.

In the first summer after the fortress was built, monsters who thought their territory had been invaded gathered outside the fortress, and it happened to catch up with heavy rain.

The drainage system of the fortress was blown up on the spot, and the sewage system at that time had not yet been established, so open pits were still used.

You can imagine the tragedy at that time.

After that, a very developed drainage and sewage system was built specifically for the fortress and was incorporated into the fortress defense.

Of course, the current Megalithic Fortress is not as simple as just one oversized stone. A new city area has been expanded around the original fortress, making it the most prosperous border city in Ustalav.

It was already dusk when Pei Renli and others arrived at the fortress. Fortunately, they were able to close the city gate in time, otherwise they would have had to sleep in the wild all night.

As a border trade and military city, finding a hotel here was certainly not a problem. They quickly found a clean and cheap hotel and got a room.

"Quiet, let me talk about the key points of this mission."

Asking everyone to come to their rooms, Pei Renli clapped his hands to signal everyone to listen carefully.

"The destination of this mission is a small town called Taragan near the Stone Fortress. According to the description in the commission, the town is currently threatened by undead creatures. Three months have passed since the commission was issued.

, it is expected that the situation may have become worse, so preparations need to be made in advance.”

This may be the first time Sistiya participated in a combat meeting. He raised his hands happily and said:

"Where is the town?"

"The authorization letter says that it is about a day's walk to the southwest of the Stone Fortress. Considering the terrain, it may take more time to get there, so it is possible to spend the night in the wild. The specific location will be found by the residents of the Stone Fortress tomorrow.

Just ask around."

Maybe it’s because this place is on the border, and there are many villages and towns scattered around the megalithic fortress.

The ancestral origins of these people are very doubtful, and their living locations are relatively hidden. There will not be any markings on the map at all, so you must ask the locals.

Korra asked at this time:

"Do you have any professional advice about the enemy's intelligence?"

The power of attorney was written by local people. They only knew that it was an undead creature and did not know the specific type. They tried their best to write down the appearance and characteristics on the power of attorney to facilitate the judgment of adventurers.

"I guess it's probably ghouls and skeletons, and at most some ghosts."

After hearing this, everyone is actually relatively relaxed. The level of these things is not high. As long as the number is not exaggerated, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with.

Immediately afterwards, Pei Renli added:

"But I suspect there may be necromancers"

The power of attorney mentioned that the cemetery in the town had been stolen. At first, they thought it was grave robbers from outside the town, but soon after, reports of sightings of undead creatures began to appear outside the town.

"Are you sure? Necromancer?"

"Don't worry, even if there is a necromancer, he shouldn't be strong, otherwise he wouldn't do things like steal corpses. I guess he might be a novice who studies necromancy by himself, or something similar."

To save others by oneself, if Pei Renli used necromancy to cause trouble, he would not have to dig graves to steal corpses with his own hands. All he had to do was point at the graveyard to evoke the undead, which would be enough to make a large number of undead creatures emerge from the ground.

"Of course, you must prepare everything you need. Have you brought all the holy water?"

"I brought it with me, but not much."

Kaya opened a wooden box, which contained five neat bottles of holy water placed on straw.

It's not that I don't want to bring more, but holy water has a shelf life, and there are no temples in Naspar and the nearby Muxing City, and there is no stable source of holy water.

"It doesn't matter, we still have Camilla. I'll get some silver powder later to make holy water."

Silver powder and clean water are the raw materials for holy water, but only priests can make it, and the amount of holy water that can be made every day is limited.

"When I go shopping for supplies tomorrow, I will stop by the temple in the city to have a look. Senior Varela said that there is a temple for the Hand of Electricity in the Stone Fortress."

The role of holy water in dealing with undead creatures is almost irreplaceable. Not only can it cause a lot of damage to undead creatures, but also when encountering undead creatures that cannot be harmed by weapons or undead creatures with damage reduction, holy water can provide them with the ability to harm them.

means.

"In addition, Senior Varela has specially reminded that there are a lot of bugs in the forest around the Stone Fortress, and ordinary deworming medicine is not very effective. Remember to buy local deworming medicine when you buy supplies tomorrow. Also, Korra,

You need to bring a bludgeoning weapon, a short sword is not very useful against undead creatures, so get a short stick or a drumstick or something like that."

Seeing that the others had nothing to ask, Pei Renli finally concluded:

"These are the key supplies to purchase. Prepare enough dry food for five days and drinking water for at least two days. We will set off as soon as we are ready tomorrow. We will finish it in the day after tomorrow and return the day after tomorrow."

Water can be obtained from local rivers or streams. If this is not possible, you can rely on the priest to use the water-making technique, so you can bring less liquid that is relatively heavy.

The specifics of the mission can only be obtained locally, but according to the description on the power of attorney, it should be a very simple mission.

After saying that, Pei Renli turned around and asked teacher Grace who was leaning against the wall:

"Teacher, do you have anything to add?"

"Ah? Oh, come on, I want to stay in the city. They actually have good wine from the Republic of Tula. It's so rare."

“…..”

This teacher is the same with or without her.

–‐‐——–‐‐——

Generally speaking, when the students of the Adventurer School go on long-distance missions, they are followed by teachers. On the one hand, it is for insurance, and on the other hand, the teachers will teach the students in a practical environment skills that have been ignored or not taught in class, ensuring that these rookies can

Complete the task smoothly and come back safely.

But maybe because of Pei Renli's presence, Teacher Grace just let herself go, and it didn't have any effect at all.

——Maybe she is so unreliable to begin with, and you can't count on her at all.

In short, after spending one night in the Stone Fortress, everyone took advantage of the store just opening the next morning to buy all the supplies they needed to buy, and then immediately set off towards the southwest of the Stone Fortress.

The area around the fortress may be frequently cleaned by soldiers or adventurers, but no monsters appeared. At most, we encountered some wild animals such as pheasants and rabbits.

The only trouble was that the road was not very easy to walk. The group of people were marching through woods covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves. The vines and bushes blocking the road needed to be removed with a machete, and from time to time, Pei Renli had to use his secret eye to fly up to the sky to see.

Look at the direction to avoid getting lost.

Travel time always passes quickly, just as fast as being hit by the Crimson King. Everyone walked from morning to noon in a flash, casually dealing with the stutterer, and now it is around two o'clock in the afternoon.

"I still haven't seen any traces of villages or towns. Are you sure you are heading in the right direction?"

Korra is full of doubts now, always feeling that she has taken the wrong path.

"Didn't you just ask about the small village we passed by? Our direction is correct."

Before noon, everyone came across a small village in the woods and asked about the direction. It was indeed right.

"But people in the village have never heard of a small town called Taragang nearby."

"I also feel a little strange..."

Pei Renli took out the power of attorney and showed it to Korra, pointing to the seal on the lower left and saying:

"This is indeed a document that has been officially reviewed by the Stone Fortress, but when we asked in the city, no one remembered that they had reviewed it."

"Could it be a trap?"

Kaya said from the side:

"I feel uncomfortable when I hear about the undead now."

It's probably the aftermath of the attack by the Demon King's Revival Society on the school last November.

"Didn't Camilla confirm it? There is indeed a town called Talagon."

"Well, the Immortal Girl told me that this is true."

Since no one in the city had heard of this place, Camilla specially prayed to the Immaculate Girl Xuelin.

The revelation given by the goddess is that there is indeed a place called Talagan, and the town does need help.

"Whether it's true or not, we should be able to confirm it soon."

Pei Renli said, establishing a connection with the mysterious eye flying in the sky.
To be continued...