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Chapter 41

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Camrad_RIP 22.01.23 в 13:00

"Hey, Paladin! It took me a long time to find you!"

Camrad_RIP 22.01.23 в 13:00

A terribly familiar voice distracted me from my plans to conquer the world.

Camrad_RIP 22.01.23 в 13:01

Nika was walking down the street, and she was walking toward me.

Camrad_RIP 22.01.23 в 13:24

The shaman priestess... it sticks, but what else could I call her? Nika, in short - she was on my tail right after I met her. I took her to every dungeon once, I helped her with her tasks, and I took her to the Mists. And perhaps in no way claiming to be pestered by her. I'd still be pumping someone or sitting by myself, boosting skills on monsters, and it was more fun to do it in the company.

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:38

And now Nika was clearly on her way to me with another demand to "entertain the girl".

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:38

Behind her followed an unfamiliar bard, clearly playing without modules, judging by the standard music.

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:42

"Toss a coin to this music machine, and I'm all yours!"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:43

"Why would I want so big happiness?"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:46

"Who's fat?! Am I fat?! Rude. You've had the rare good fortune of escorting me to the Mist!"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:47

"Nicky, you've got a whole guild to work with. Why would you want a miserable old paladin?"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:48

"You're beautiful! You have a flower! It's so... romantic! A gift from the woman you love, huh?"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:48

"If you laugh at the symbol of Her, I'll punch you in the face!"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:48

"Lady?!"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:49

"My bad. I'll punch you in your charming face. With a heavy gauntlet!"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:49

"Bully! It's so hot!"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:50

"Two golds."

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:50

"Go ahead. I'll put it to good use."

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:50

"Two gold coins from you."

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:51

"Paladin, do you want to take money from a girl?"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:51

"Pumping of the noobs on the mist has its price."

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:52

"Warrior of Light, fighter against injustice! Will our divine protector not reward you for your feat?"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 08:52

"My Lady strengthens my soul and gives joy to my heart... but do you think she would be interested in my armor? And it needs mending! Gold for an hour! That makes two. Money first!"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 09:16

"Greedy! Take it!"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 09:33

"Don't buzz! Are you going alone?"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 09:33

"Nah, I'll take a couple of local ones. If I go with you alone, it might ruin my reputation!"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 09:33

There's a lot you learn about yourself from a girl.

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 09:34

"By the way, honey, are you sure you can finish it in two hours? We're going to be doing this for a long, long time..."

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 09:35

"In the company?"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 09:35

"Are you embarrassed by the audience?"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 09:36

"A true paladin is not embarrassed by anything. We just don't know how to do it. But since it's long, are we going to the Groves?"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 09:44

"Smart. Are you ready?"

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 09:54

"Well."

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 09:58

Nodding goodbye to the hawker, I invited Nika into the group. Interestingly, she looked a lot like Villthy. Apparently, this is the type of girl who enjoys playing.

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 09:59

Or maybe I just don't know places with more... adequate? Boring? Others, anyway.

Camrad_RIP 27.01.23 в 10:00

"Stop! Here are our accomplices."

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:02

There was one I knew. It was Superjah, the archer. I wonder: Niki has her guild support - why is she constantly in contact with the wards of the half-elf I know? The Flame of Anor is already at level four, which means they can join alliances, but they can't offer anything to the tops yet. Or do they want to be converted to a recruitment guild? In the fourth level, you can recruit four hundred players, a good 'kindergarten' to test those who then go on.

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:02

The second, a beastfolk mercenary, was an acquaintance of Niki's and was clearly going to join her guild.

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:03

The Slow Brooks Gorge. A misty place with an unusual history - it didn't come about because of the breakthrough of the Darkness or the machinations of Evil, Chaos, and the like. No, it has always been here.

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:04

A place with an abnormally high magical background. It looks like an elongated crater, with a river running along the top edge, not filling the lowland but rolling down in dozens of streams with very slow-flowing water. I have dipped my hand into the water, and if you take a handful of it, pick it up, and pour it out, it falls at normal speed, and once it touches the ground, it's slow and drafty again. I'm willing to bet that some game designer screwed up and then decided not to redo it but create a "curiosity". What can I say - it succeeded!

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:06

There were no creatures or elementals here, only native plant and animal life.

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:06

Misty wolves, running fish, splitting bushes (like to surround their prey from all sides), and other strange life. Again, unlike the usual mist wolves, there were hardly any breakthroughs here. Only occasionally, another monster creature would gain some natural magic and stagger around the hollow until it was killed. It is said that once such a creature was kept out wishing to pump up exp by two months until a rescue squad of High was summoned. Legend has it that after killing the creature in an epic battle, losing half of the raid and a bunch of consumables, the fighters were rewarded with a fox's tail. Just a fox tail without any bonuses. Can be sewn onto clothes. The legend also said that the tail is now stored in that guild's treasury, and newcomers are taken to it to swear never to save anyone without first negotiating the reward.

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:11

"Is everyone here? Let's go."

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:11

"Paladin, did you come up with a plot for me?"

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:12

I sighed. He digested the idea I had given him, put it before the public, and happily declared that he wanted more. He did not accept my objections, accusing me of greed: "If you know how to give ideas, then do it! Otherwise, his creative process would stand idle.

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:13

I wish someone could tell me how to set up a quest involving other players!

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:13

After crossing the river by a suspension bridge, we entered the tract.

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:13

"Gloomy."

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:14

I nodded. Beautiful, but gloomy.

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:14

"I'm tanking, Jah and Merc behind me. Nika, you've got a heal on you."

Camrad_RIP 05.02.23 в 12:15