Chapter 77: Ripple Martial Arts School
Gao Fei controlled Basaka to accompany Eve shopping, looking at the local specialties and asking for information.
In the center of the souk stands a stone sundial. There are turtle people setting up stalls all around, selling handicrafts made of beautiful shells, corals and pearls; there are also strange creatures that are special to the island, such as rabbits with horns on their heads, and rabbits with a pair of membrane wings that can glide and fly. Little snake.
Basaka and Eve walked around the market, bought some souvenirs, walked into the tavern, sat at the bar, and ordered two glasses of rum.
Taking this opportunity, Gao Fei issued a spiritual command, instructing Basaka to ask the bartender about anecdotes about the island, especially the rumors about Dragon Tooth Valley.
The generous tip successfully helped Gao Fei open the door of the Turtle Man bartender. He chatted for half an hour and revealed a lot of valuable information.
According to the bartender, before the Turtle People came to settle on this island 200 years ago, the Dragon Tooth Valley in the south of the island had already become the burial place of a famous ancient dragon-slaying warrior. It is said that they were buried together in the mausoleum. There are also teeth extracted from the mouths of dragons that the warrior hunted during his lifetime.
These magical dragon teeth take on the responsibility of guarding the tomb. Once an uninvited guest breaks into the valley, the dragon teeth sleeping in the soil will sprout quickly and develop into a team of fully armed "dragons" in less than a minute. Tooth Soldier".
When the Turtle People settled on the island, they signed a contract with the Tomb Guards of Dragon Tooth Valley. The Dragon Tooth Soldiers would not attack the Turtle People immigrants on the island, but the Turtle People also had to promise not to trespass into Dragon Tooth Valley without permission. , disturbing the dragon-slaying hero sleeping in the valley.
Over the past few years, foreigners have occasionally come to Turtle Island by boat, trying to break into the Dragon Tooth Valley to hunt for treasure under the guise of archaeological expeditions. As a result, they have all died under the sharp sword of the Dragon Tooth Guard.
The local residents were also disturbed. Later, the mayor of the town, Elder Quick, issued a decree:
Anyone who wants to explore the Dragon Tooth Valley must obtain a permit signed by him, otherwise he will be treated as a bandit!
Gao Fei opened the astrolabe to check the task list. As expected, a main line task was refreshed:
Go to the Turtleman Fortress to meet with Elder Quick and try to obtain an expedition permit issued by the Elder!
Gao Fei didn't rush to find the turtle man elder and continued to collect information in the bar.
I learned from the bartender that there had been two disturbing incidents in town recently that had caused controversy.
One is that the underground warehouse of the pickled herring processing factory was occupied by a group of hateful "scavengers", and the factory was forced to shut down. The residents of this town have been unable to eat pickled herring for two full weeks, and they are very resentful.
The second is that there is an extinct volcano standing in the middle of the island. The observatory on the top of the mountain was built in an unknown year. Now there are only ruins of broken walls. There is nothing surprising about it.
However, just two months ago, a mysterious Yuenaga came to the island. She called herself an "astrologer". On clear nights, she would observe the sky at the observatory at night, and she would also cast spells to summon all the people in the mountains and forests. The venomous python acts as a servant, prohibiting others from approaching the observatory.
This news spread to the town, arousing people's curiosity. Everyone was talking about what the sorceress with a human head and a snake body was doing at the observatory.
Could it be that, as she boasted, she could use the incomplete ancient instruments at the observatory to observe the changes in the constellations in the night sky, and then divine fate and predict the future?
Speaking of the observatory, the bartender also included a rumor.
In the mountains and forests near the observatory, there lives a kind of elf called "Qieyun'aling" by the locals.
These elves are kind and harmless miniature elemental creatures. If travelers arouse their curiosity and try to gain their favor, they will have a chance to receive the "supernatural blessing" given by Qiyun Aling.
Some blessings are just harmless pranks, such as turning a man into a woman for a day, or temporarily turning a traveler's staff into a talking crow, while others are more practical, such as granting the recipient the temporary ability to perform certain kinds of magic. ability.
"Whether you like it or not, the blessings given to people by these elves are temporary, or have a limit on the number of times they can be used. Even if you feel you have been teased, there is no need to get angry."
After saying this, the bartender smiled and walked away.
Gao Fei checked the task list, and sure enough, three new pieces of content appeared in the branch column, namely "Monster in the basement of the Pickled Herring Workshop", "Yue Naga at the Observatory" and "Xie Yun Aling in the Forest".
If nothing else, during the team’s adventure on Turtle Island, these three side missions will have the opportunity to be triggered.
At the appointed time, Gao Fei took Eve and Muning back to the dock. After waiting for a while, he saw Jiang Feng.
"Have you ever fought a turtle monk?" Gao Fei approached and asked.
"Forget it, I didn't know how to use martial arts to make friends, but instead made me feel idle!" Jiang Nuxia complained to him angrily, "I ran to the ripple martial arts gym happily, and as soon as I entered the door, I followed the rules of the martial arts and reported myself as a master. Door, unexpectedly, when those old turtles heard that I was from the Yang Yan Sect, they immediately turned their faces and kicked me out of the door! "
"Why is this?" Gao Fei asked in surprise.
"At first, I didn't understand why they turned me away. Later, after asking around, I learned that the Ripple Martial Arts School has never welcomed monks from other schools to teach martial arts. They suspected that I sneaked in in the name of apprenticeship. Martial Arts School, trying to steal the martial arts secrets of the Wave Sect, bring them back to the Yangyan Sect’s martial arts academy, and study how to crack them..."
"They are really blinded! If I am really a spy, how dare I say that I am a Yangyan Sect monk?"
Jiang Nuxia became more and more angry as she talked.
"At that time, I really wanted to kick the gym, but when I saw a large group of turtle monks surrounding me, they clearly had no intention of practicing martial ethics. They surrounded me and beat me up! Then I had to run away quickly?"
"That's right, a good girl won't suffer the consequences of the present." Gao Fei tried to comfort her while suppressing a smile.
"Let me tell you, closing down as soon as possible is the greatest contribution to the martial arts world for this kind of bullshit martial arts gym that sticks to its sectarian views and is stuck in its ways!" Jiang Feng complained, and most of his anger was gone. He turned to ask Gao Fei: "What are you doing? What's going on?"
"I asked around in the tavern and found out that the talker of this town is a turtle elder named Kuik. If you want to openly enter the Dragon Tooth Valley, you must first obtain the authorization from Elder Kuik. This may not be easy. "Gao Fei said.
"What will happen without authorization? Is Elder Kuike very powerful?" Jiang Feng asked.
"I heard that Elder Kuik is a level 5 Ripple Sect monk and a level 6 water druid. The turtle monks and druids on the island also obey his command. We'd better be more respectful to him."
Jiang Feng nodded slightly, with concern in his eyes: "Anyway, let's go visit Elder Kuike first. I hope he won't cause us any problems."
