novelraw Chapter 282
Chapter 282
Chapter 282: Turning an Enemy into a Wife
Azure Continent, North.
Snowflakes fell like flying ash, and the lead-gray sky looked somewhat oppressive.
The mountains in the distance stretched endlessly, covered in silver. The boundaries between the mountains were blurred.
As if he was in some kind of ink painting, Xia Li was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene, then he took out his phone and snapped two pictures.
At this time, the air-conditioned blanket prepared by Lucia came in handy.
Xia Li hurriedly took out the thickest clothes from his bag and wrapped them around Lucia before adding two jackets to himself.
“It’s so cold!”
Lucia shivered in the cold wind.
She used to have MAX cold resistance, and even if she soaked herself in icy seawater, she wouldn’t feel the cold. Now, a little cold wind could blow out her snot bubbles…
This physique has indeed weakened.
But this is also good. A body infinitely close to that of a human can allow her to better integrate into the environment and better understand human emotions.
Secretly rubbing a fireball in her hand to warm up.
As soon as she finished warming her little hands, she pulled Xia Li along, and the two walked forward, one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Their current location… should be a small town in a snowy country.
The town was not big, and the main street could be seen at a glance.
Due to the harsh weather and heavy snowfall, there were few pedestrians in the town, the vision was white, and the visibility was very low.
The appearance of Xia Li and Lucia did not attract anyone’s attention.
Until they kept moving forward, Xia Li reached out and pushed open a wooden door.
The wooden door was printed with the patterns of an anvil and a hammer.
This was a blacksmith shop.
It was also the only shop in the town with lights on.
“Ding Ling~”
A crisp bell rang, and the cold wind swirled into the warm house along with the bell.
The man who was dozing off in front of the window was startled, and quickly put on his monocle and sat up.
In this kind of weather, there were not many people walking around outside.
Not to mention, the man and woman in front of him were dressed like foreigners.
Something was wrong.
In this world, people without a sense of precaution would have died long ago. Even in this remote town, people here were still on guard at all times.
The blacksmith owner picked up the sledgehammer beside him, and the expression on his face was very fierce and alert.
Seemingly sensing the danger, Lucia’s eyes flashed, and she was about to fight back.
“Clang!”
The sledgehammer swung down.
Xia Li grabbed Lucia’s little hand with one hand, and raised the Demon Repelling Sword with the other hand, easily unloading the power of the sledgehammer.
Enchanted weapon.
The most popular item in Azure Continent.
It used to be something that only nobles and royalty could afford, but in the “future” Azure Continent, this kind of weapon had become quite common.
“Don’t be nervous.”
Xia Li raised the Demon Repelling Sword and pressed down the sledgehammer in the other’s hand.
The blacksmith owner was surprised to find that the strength of his both hands was no match for the other’s one hand.
Even, the other party didn’t seem to be using any force at all, even the movement of raising the sword was light.
The blacksmith owner was certain that if the other party had just used an unsheathed sword instead of a sheathed sword, his head would have been cut off.
“…What’s the matter?”
Swallowing hard, the blacksmith owner was so nervous that he was sweating profusely.
“I’m a passing merchant, I’m out of money, I’m here to make a deal with you.”
While speaking, Xia Li’s eyes swept across the shop, which was less than fifty square meters.
What Xia Li could be sure of now was that the destination of his teleportation magic was random.
In other words, he couldn’t set a more detailed landing point except for setting the destination as “Azure Continent”.
It’s not that he couldn’t do it, it’s that there was no such practice at all.
Using summoning magic to summon himself to another world and using this method to achieve teleportation was a bug in itself, and there was no room for manipulation in this behavior.
“…How much do you want?”
The blacksmith owner was still vigilant.
In his opinion, Xia Li’s words were equivalent to a threat.
It was no less than encountering a robber on the street, who said that he had no money and wanted to borrow some.
“Just enough for travel expenses.”
Xia Li sized up the blacksmith owner, judging that the other party wouldn’t have much money either.
He couldn’t extort… no, he couldn’t trade many gold coins from him.
If Xia Li wanted to sell a large number of modern classic fashion junk, he had to go to a bigger human city.
Right now, he just needed to get some travel expenses and a map.
It would be best if he could also inquire about the situation in this world.
“This is a local specialty I brought from my hometown. I think you can use it.”
Xia Li took out a lighter from his pocket.
As for blacksmith shops, they need to use fire every day. Flint is not easy to use in this kind of weather, and the cost-effectiveness of using magic is too low.
Why not try his windproof lighter.
Pinduoduo, ten yuan for five, free shipping.
The merchant said that a lighter can be lit 1400 times.
“A man’s romance.”
With a ‘click’, Xia Li lit the lighter.
In the dim hut, a small flame sprang up in Xia Li’s hand.
The small flame flickered gently, and the shadows of the three people in the room swayed along with it.
“This thing is not magic, so it can be used even in some magic-forbidden occasions. You may think it’s a waste to use it to light a fire… You can try to sell it to some fighters in the Colosseum, students of the magic academy, they should be very interested in this kind of thing.”
Xia Li began to vigorously promote his products.
The blacksmith owner stared at the flame, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he was replaced by vigilance.
“How much is it?”
“Don’t worry.”
Xia Li raised another finger and said.
“Boss, do you have any family members, mother, wife, daughter, or something?”
“…What do you want to do?”
When it came to his family, the sweat on the blacksmith owner’s forehead and temples dripped down.
Especially when the other party mentioned ‘daughter’, the blacksmith owner subconsciously looked at the man in front of him.
The young man was handsome and elegant… He didn’t look like the kind of person who lacked women, nor did he look like a human trafficker.
On the contrary, he looked more like a pretty boy who was suitable to be kept by a noble lady in a big city.
“Relax, relax,”
Xia Li smiled, and took out two small bottles from his arms.
“This is balm, and this is perfume.”
“I guess… there are very few merchants passing by here, how about taking this opportunity to please your wife and daughter? Women will like this kind of thing.”
As Xia Li said, he opened the wooden stopper on the glass jar.
Suddenly, the room was filled with fragrance.
Pinduoduo, nine yuan and ninety cents each, buy one hundred and get ten more free.
One drop can last for ten and a half months.
Marinated.
However, this thing was very small in quantity, and apart from the strong industrial fragrance, it would not cause any special harm to the human body.
“…How much do you want?”
The blacksmith owner did smell the strong fragrance.
The blending of this perfume was no less than the smell on those noble ladies.
When the blacksmith owner took his daughter to travel to a big city, he heard his daughter mention that she wanted this kind of fragrant thing.
It seemed okay to buy some.
But…
At this time, the blacksmith owner was not in the mood for any transactions.
He could only pray silently that this strange man would finish the robbery quickly and leave his shop quickly.
“I brought a lot from my hometown this time, so the price is very cheap… I’ll sell you three sets, a total of one hundred gold coins for three sets, how about that?”
“…One hundred? Gold coins?!”
Even though he was mentally prepared, the blacksmith owner was still a little surprised.
One hundred gold coins was enough for him to smash several weapons.
Only when he was lucky and met an adventurer with a lot of money could he earn so many gold coins at once.
And the merchant （robber） in front of him actually asked for one hundred.
“One hundred is already very cheap. I once sold similar things on the other side of the continent, and the transaction price was five hundred and fifty.” Xia Li said with a smile.
This was true.
The last time he came to Azure Continent, he tricked… and completed an order of this price.
“Five hundred and fifty, you must have met a rich businessman.”
And it was the kind who didn’t have much fighting power and didn’t have mercenaries around him, so he was blackmailed.
The corner of the blacksmith owner’s mouth twitched.
“Dad… are there any customers?”
At this moment, a young girl in thick clothes walked down the stairs from the second floor.
The blacksmith owner raised his eyebrows, and the moment Xia Li looked over, countless small theaters flashed through his mind.
He slapped his big hand.
With a “slap!”.
“One hundred gold coins, right? Deal!”
For fear that Xia Li would go back on his word, the blacksmith owner gritted his teeth and said.
“…The deal is voluntary.”
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Xia Li emphasized.
He was startled by the noise.
Why was this person so startled.
He had said that he was a kind merchant passing by.
No stealing, no robbing, no coercion or inducement, the transaction was entirely based on the willingness of both parties.
“I’m voluntary!”
The blacksmith owner said categorically.
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He came out with a bag of gold coins.
Xia Li sighed.
It was really not easy to do business.
This had just begun, and he was hitting a wall.
It was a bit like a college student going to someone else’s store to sell pens and umbrellas.
However, the blacksmith owner was good after all, and he didn’t even drive him out.
With this experience, Xia Li went to the other side of the street and bought two fur coats, took off the outfit that looked like a foreigner, and dressed himself up as a local snow country person.
Lucia was short, a fur coat wrapped her legs, and with a hat on, even her small mouth was covered.
Xia Li couldn’t help laughing when he saw this.
After buying a set of clothes, he went to the alchemy shop and bought a map.
The town was only so big, and there were only these few shops.
After wandering around for a long time, Xia Li felt that the preparations were almost done.
He didn’t say hello to anyone when he left Earth this time.
Because he never thought about staying for long.
If the time node when he returned to Azure Continent was wrong, Xia Li would immediately turn around and come back.
Only when the time he returned to Azure Continent was in the ‘future’ could it prove that the time flow rate was correct, and they had come to the place they should have come to.
Under the correct time flow rate, three years in Azure Continent is equal to seven days on Earth.
This was the conclusion Xia Li made when he first traveled to Azure Continent.
Converted… it would take 156.4 days here for 1 day to pass on Earth.
Xia Li would have to stay in Azure Continent for about a week before an hour had passed on Earth.
One hour, enough time for a nap, was enough.
He would go there and come back on the same day, so there was no need to say hello to his family and friends.
“Have you seen this gold coin?”
In order to verify the time he was in, Xia Li found a hotel owner and handed him a very old gold coin.
This was the gold coin that Lucia dropped from her pocket when she first went to Earth. Xia Li later kept it as a souvenir and put it in a jewelry box, so it was very well preserved.
“This gold coin is a bit different from the currency here…”
The hotel owner took the gold coin and looked at it with a magnifying glass.
After seeing the lines on it, she suddenly realized.
“Well? Isn’t this a gold coin from the Orca Empire? It’s a common currency, you can use it to pay for the room.”
After receiving an affirmative answer from the hotel owner, Xia Li breathed a sigh of relief.
“No, I choose to pay with the local currency.”
After exchanging the gold coins of the Orca Empire, Xia Li put a local currency on it.
The owner smiled and accepted the gold coin, turned around and went to the iron cabinet behind her to find change.
“No need for change, I want to ask for some information.” Xia Li said.
Hearing this, the owner turned her head again and said in surprise.
“But, guest, this is not a tavern, the information we can provide is of little value…”
“It doesn’t matter, the information I want to ask is very common, you should know it too.”
“Then ask.”
“Lachlan Kingdom, does it still exist?”
“Lachlan?”
The owner opened her mouth, this was indeed a simple question that everyone knew.
“Of course the Lachlan Kingdom exists.”
“How long has it been established?”
“How long? It’s been almost fifty years.” The owner pondered.
Xia Li pondered for a moment, then continued to ask.
“Is King Lachlan I still alive?”
“Well, he’s still alive… But King Lachlan II is in power now, and King Lachlan I has abdicated!”
“How old is King Lachlan I?”
“Eighty-three years old.”
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Coming out of the hotel, Xia Li unfolded the map and studied it carefully for a long time.
The wind was howling outside, and the heavy snow dyed his head white, but Xia Li didn’t feel the slightest bit cold.
It might be because of the fur coat, or it might be… after Lucia gave him half of her power, his body became much stronger.
The map of Azure Continent was drawn this year, and it was a very new version.
Xia Li was familiar with the distribution of the regions, but there were still some names of countries on it that he had never heard of.
During the time he was away, history was still changing.
He could be sure.
They were now in the ‘future’ of Azure Continent.
And… it was 22 years in the future.
Xia Li had calculated it.
The last time he and Lucia saw King Lachlan, he was still a brat, at that time Lachlan was just a city, and the King of Lachlan was only 8 years old.
When King Lachlan was 8 years old, he learned that he would summon the Brave Hero in 50 years…
In other words, when Xia Li first came to Azure Continent as the Brave Hero, he saw the old king who was 58 years old. At that time, Xia Li stayed with the old king for 3 years, and when he left, the old king was 61 years old.
And this year, the old king was 83 years old.
83-61
Therefore, the current Azure Continent was 22 years later.
However, this number reminded Xia Li of another thing.
According to the 156 times the flow rate he calculated earlier, 22 years have passed in this world, which means that 51 days have passed on Earth.
These 51 days were exactly the number of days that Xia Li and the others jumped out of the wrong time cycle and returned to Earth.
In other words, the time that passed in Azure Continent began to be calculated from the time they jumped out of the time cycle.
However, none of this mattered.
Xia Li just had to remember one thing.
From the time he fought Lucia and was accidentally teleported, to the time he returned to the correct Azure Continent…
22 years had passed.
22 years.
Not to mention that the old king was still hanging on to his last breath.
Xia Li’s mentors and teammates should all be alive.
“That is to say!”
On the gray land, a silver dragon flew low in the sky.
The flying speed of the dragon that unfolded the acceleration magic was extremely fast, and its beautiful posture was almost integrated with the sky.
The falling snowflakes were disrupted by the huge body, and if you didn’t look carefully, it was difficult to see the dragon’s figure in the snow all over the sky.
Actually, it doesn’t matter if someone sees it.
After all, no one can stop a pure-blooded silver dragon, let alone a pure-blooded silver dragon with a Brave Hero sitting on its head.
Lucia’s horns were hung with her big and small bags, and a sheep doll that was about to be deformed by the strong wind was sandwiched between the forks of her horns.
After hearing Xia Li’s analysis of the time flow rate, Lucia also had her own opinion.
“That is to say, that is to say!”
“Your girlfriends are still alive!”
The silver dragon raised its golden-red eyes to look at the person on its head.
Xia Li sat cross-legged and raised his hand to knock on the hard scales on the dragon’s head.
“Don’t you feel jealous when you say this yourself? How can you make yourself green.”
“Hmph… You obviously look forward to it!”
Lucia snorted twice.
She didn’t need to look to know that the Brave Hero’s mouth was already pouting.
However, these people were all people who had shared life and death with Xia Li, and Lucia could understand Xia Li’s expectation for the reunion.
After all, her Brave Hero was very affectionate and righteous.
Well, responsible.
I used to think that if I couldn’t see them, then forget it, this was not something they could subjectively control.
Now that they could see each other, of course they had to go.
“I’m going to introduce you to them.”
Xia Li hugged the azure blue long sword with both hands, looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar continent, his deep and black eyes were rarely gentle, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but smile.
“Okay… I’m going to have new friends!”
Lucia was so excited.
After finishing speaking, she suddenly thought that the human race and the dragon race in this world were at odds.
It was very difficult to make people in this world accept her…
Lucia said with some concern.
“However, you are a dragon-slaying Brave Hero, and now you bring a dragon back… Will you be regarded as a traitor?”
“‘Traitor’ means joining the enemy’s camp and turning against one’s own people, that’s called betrayal… And I just kidnapped a dragon home to be my wife, this is not harmful to humans.”
“I’m turning an enemy into a friend… no, turning an enemy into a wife!”