Panasolei?
Hearing this name, Minori didn't immediately recall who it was. He took the wooden box handed over by the guard, not waiting for him to ask.
The armored guard bowed again and quickly turned to leave.
Seeing this, Minori's eyes flashed. He stared at the exquisite wooden box in his hand, inlaid with a thumb-sized ruby on the surface, and his heart stirred. He remembered who "Panasolei" was.
Panasolei Gruze Day Rettenmaier!
The mayor of the fortress city of "E-Rantel".
"Interesting." Minori said thoughtfully, without even raising his head, "Kuro, let's keep going."
"Woof."
The bone chains on Kuro tightened again, pulling the carriage and continuing to advance along the road out of the city.
The Verdant Witch and Enri both looked curiously at the ruby-inlaid wooden box, but seeing Minori's thoughtful appearance, neither of them spoke to disturb him.
Minori remembered that he had no interaction with this mayor, so suddenly sending him a gift was incomprehensible.
The background of this Mayor Panasolei is not simple. Most importantly, their departure from "E-Rantel" today was completely Minori's casual action.
In other words, the guard was waiting for them to leave the city at the city gate from the beginning, rather than being dispatched temporarily.
Squeak~
The wooden box opened with a soft sound.
A gray-black, unremarkable dagger appeared in the wooden box, with a note pressed underneath it.
Minori picked up the dagger casually. It was slightly heavy and not sharpened. He didn't even need to use "Item Appraisal" to sense that it was an ordinary dagger.
"Lead?"
"That's not a good omen."
Minori chuckled softly.
In this other world, "lead" items generally symbolize pain, death, and misfortune. Some buildings in cemeteries have items made of lead.
He picked up the note, which had four characters written on it, which looked like a name.
"Decoding Magic."
A magical light flashed in Minori's eyes, and the meaning of the words emerged, causing him to be stunned:
"Ijaniya."
This name is…
Minori's face became more serious. If he remembered correctly, this name represented one of the legendary Thirteen Heroes, the hero known as the "Assassin".
His ability to conceal and mask his presence could even deceive the Platinum Dragon Lord's senses.
Looking at the lead dagger in his hand and the name on the note, Minori naturally wouldn't think that Mayor Panasolei was telling him this information.
Because this name not only represents that Thirteen Hero, but also represents an organization.
According to legend, the disciples who inherited the abilities and techniques of the "Assassin" Ijaniya formed a mysterious assassination group—[Ijaniya].
The name of this organization is named after this hero.
This is indeed a legend for most ordinary people, but it is not just a story for the top nobles of various countries.
This organization not only exists to this day, but is also active in the northeastern part of the Bahas Empire and the Kasarnas Federation region.
The members of [Blue Rose], Tia and Tina, are from the assassination group [Ijaniya], and their older sister is the leader of the organization.
"Haha, even this organization has been attracted? It doesn't seem like the doing of the Crimson Emperor."
Minori threw the note and lead dagger in his hand back into the wooden box and closed it, then casually threw it onto the carriage, letting out a few laughs.
"Captain, is there anything happy?" Enri blinked her light brown eyes and looked at Minori curiously.
"The next journey will be much more interesting."
Minori turned his head and smiled at Enri.
The gift from Mayor Panasolei made Minori somewhat uncertain whether it was from his personal friendly reminder or from the meaning of the "Pro-King Faction" behind him.
However!
For Minori, these were just insignificant matters. He was not raising his reputation to participate in the boring factional struggle game of the nobles.
Enri was a little puzzled, but seeing Minori so happy, she flicked the light golden hair in front of her forehead, and a happy smile appeared on her face.
So far, although the time spent with Minori has not been long, Enri felt that the captain was not only generous but also a very good person.
The Verdant Witch glanced faintly at the silly smiling Enri.
Grumble~
Boom!
After the carriage pulled by Kuro left "E-Rantel", it followed a wide dirt road towards the west.
The uneven terrain of the small hills caused the wheels of the fast-moving carriage to vibrate and make soft noises.
The wild trees and weeds on both sides of the road that had not been developed by hand were very dense, but because of the winter, the leaves had long fallen, which could reduce some of the impact on the field of vision.
Along the way.
In addition to Minori and his party, other carriages and caravans were also encountered from time to time. Facing a terrifying monster like Kuro pulling the carriage, there was no shortage of shock.
Night gradually fell.
The carriage stopped in a relatively spacious flat area for repairs.
A day of rushing did not cause serious physical exertion for Kuro, but it was a very tiring thing for the ordinary person Enri.
However, even so.
As the carriage stopped, Enri immediately jumped out of the carriage, deftly set up the tent and prepared food.
The firewood was lit.
A pot of broth was placed on the flame and began to gradually emit aroma.
Minori sat by the campfire, scooped out a bowl of broth with clearly visible diced meat and vegetables, picked up a spoon and took a sip: "The taste is good, Enri."
"It's also the first time I've used so many good ingredients to make broth. When I was at home, my mother made it, and I just watched and learned a little."
Enri's cheeks were a little red under the light of the fire, and she said embarrassedly.
"Miss Verdant, this is your broth."
Enri scooped out another bowl, got up and came to the Verdant Witch's side, and carefully handed it over.
"No need."
The Verdant Witch said lightly, picked up a piece of cooked steak, put it in her mouth, and chewed it slowly.
"Oh." Enri shrank her neck and said in a low voice, returning the broth she handed over, then found a corner and sat down.
She was still a little scared of the always cold Verdant Witch, but after getting in touch, she might not be as gentle as the captain, but she was not a bad person.
"It smells so good, so much diced meat and fine salt, it's delicious as long as you make it casually." Enri held the steaming broth in her hands, took a gentle sip, and thought to herself, gently raised her head and quickly observed everyone.
Then she lowered her head again, cherishingly drinking the broth.
The captain doesn't have any requirements for food, but he likes to drink boiled hot water, so I need to prepare more tomorrow.
Miss Verdant eats grilled steak sprinkled with fine salt. Her stomach is obviously not big, but she can eat two or three people's worth of food in one breath. Powerful magicians probably eat a lot.
And Kuro, who has the biggest appetite, likes to eat raw meat.
Thinking of this.
Enri couldn't help but have a headache. With Kuro's appetite, she felt that the supplies purchased in "E-Rantel" wouldn't last for a few days.
No wonder the captain gave 20 gold coins to buy supplies. I originally thought they wouldn't be used up completely.
Swish~
A slight rustling sound came from the gray wild land in the distance.
The Verdant Witch paused in chewing the steak, raised her head and first looked in the direction of Minori, then lowered her head again and continued eating.
Roar!
Suddenly, a roaring sound came, and a fat, three-meter-long giant bear appeared from the wild land in the distance.
Its crimson eyes stared at the location of Minori and the others, and it rushed over without hesitation.
Seeing this.
"Ah!"
Enri screamed, a look of horror on her face, and the bowl in her hand almost fell to the ground.
"Shut up!" The Verdant Witch frowned and looked at Enri, speaking in a cold voice.
Enri quickly reached out to cover her mouth, the look of fear on her face not receding in the slightest.
"Plant Entanglement."
The Verdant Witch calmly looked at the charging frantic giant bear, raised her palm emitting emerald green light, and aimed it at the front.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Roots of weeds on the ground turned into vines, growing rapidly from the ground, easily entangling the frantic giant bear and binding it in place.
"Roar! Roar!"
The giant bear kept roaring, trying to break free from the shackles of the vines, but its legs were tied by the rapidly growing vines. Pulled to the ground.
At this time, Kuro stood up, its sharp eyes staring at the location of the giant bear, and walked over unhurriedly with its limbs moving.
It came to the struggling and roaring giant bear, which was a circle larger than its own size.
Kuro raised his front paws and waved them casually.
Poof!
The roar stopped abruptly, the giant bear's head was smashed with a paw, turning into blood splattering everywhere.
Kuro licked the corner of its mouth, opened its mouth to pick up the giant bear's body, and then returned to eat it directly as food.
Enri's shoulders trembled slightly, a little dazed.
"Verdant, you're on night watch tonight." Minori didn't even raise his head from beginning to end. After finishing the broth, he got up and ordered the Verdant Witch.
"Yes, sir."
The Verdant Witch followed suit and got up, speaking respectfully.
Minori yawned and walked towards the tent. The frantic giant bear seemed to have been led here on purpose.
It was only just after leaving "E-Rantel" that they were attacked so quickly.
"They really can't wait, but this bounty is not easy to get."
Minori glanced in the direction of the night, reached out and opened the tent, and walked in. He wasn't interested in the gang that led the giant bear.
The only thing that piqued his interest was the assassination organization [Ijaniya], who obviously wouldn't act so early.
They would launch a fatal sneak attack only when enough information was collected.
After arriving in the tent, Minori's mind moved: "Teleport."
Whoosh!
His figure disappeared out of thin air.
The Verdant Witch subconsciously glanced in the direction of the tent, then withdrew her gaze and continued to eat the grilled steak.
Inside the lava area.
Minori communicated with the dwarven craftsmen as usual, then continued to soak in dragon blood. During this period, as his body gradually absorbed the dragon blood, he could perceive that "Poison Resistance" was about to increase again.
As the sun rose in the east.
Minori suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of joy on his face: "It's done!"
Whoosh!
The scarlet dragon blood slid down his body.
Minori waved his hand and collected it into the item box, then looked at the passive on the attribute panel:
...
Passive: Poison Resistance II
Effect: Suitable for resisting (≈ less than 30Lv) poison attacks.
...
Passive attribute resistance is extremely difficult to obtain. Being able to obtain this passive ability through dragon blood was definitely an unexpected surprise for Minori.
"The effect of soaking in dragon blood is getting weaker and weaker, but it looks like it can still be absorbed."
Minori was steaming all over, looking at the scarlet marks on the surface of his skin, slowly absorbing and fading away, and said softly.
After waiting for the aura on his body to dissipate, he activated the teleportation magic and left the lava area.
Whoosh!
The curtain of the tent was pulled open, and cold air poured in.
Minori walked out of the tent, smelled the almost dissipated smell of blood in the air, and saw a few corpses lying not far away.