strokinit Chapter 7 Snowball Support Plan
Chapter 7 Snowball Support Plan
But first, he needed to earn enough for the journey and think about how to find a new job that would suit him better. After all, he knew almost nothing about the world, and even with Snowball's help, he only had experience as a sentinel, and only a little over a week of that experience.
"Snowball, do you think my Fireball spell could defeat the Blackfang Hound?"
While pondering how to make money, a thought suddenly popped into Zag's mind.
As is well known, private commissions will remain unknown if they are not reported.
Most of the low-income citizens who submit private commissions and struggle to make ends meet don't care whether the person solving their problems is a genuine mediator or someone else entirely.
As long as the problem can be solved, that's fine.
That gives Zag room to maneuver.
He knows magic, even the apprentice-level spells he has just learned.
He had Snowball to help him detect danger—fairies, magical creatures from another world, didn't have many offensive methods, but similarly, there weren't many ways to harm them. Snowball, with its high magic resistance to near magic immunity and high evasion, even if it couldn't be of much help in combat, possessed enough knowledge to point out the weaknesses of the magical creatures he had commissioned, and even offer the most reasonable combat advice.
and so……
"So you mean...?"
Snowball flew to Zag's side in a flash, its pupils widening instantly before narrowing to slits, and it asked excitedly, "You've finally decided to keep all the bounty for yourself!?"
Zag tried to argue, "I just felt I could get higher pay for slightly more difficult work."
Snowball rolled his eyes: "Are you talking nonsense? Without the association's certification, the executive commission is illegal!"
Zag retorted, "Do you care about the laws of the royal court?"
"Who cares about that except you!"
Snowball wrinkled his nose, sensing that things weren't so simple.
Zag confessed, "I want to save enough money as soon as possible to move away from the eastern border region. How about going to the royal city? Besides dried anchovies, I should be able to buy other delicious treats there, like honey cheese rolls or golden peach pies?"
She also used the art of seduction.
The results were encouraging. Snowball immediately and very cooperatively flew to Zag's shoulder, and unusually, rubbed its head against Zag's neck, saying ingratiatingly, "I think this plan is perfect! Absolutely perfect! Flawless!"
"So, can the [Fireball] spell defeat the Dark Realm Hound? You'd better tell the truth, otherwise after you've tricked me to death, you might not find anyone who can see you, communicate with you, or even buy you dried fish for free for hundreds, no, thousands, or even forever!"
Snowball retorted defiantly, "What nonsense! If I went to the Golden Palace, most people there would see me!"
"Then you'll be captured and kept as a pet? Or perhaps kept in a cage for research?"
"How is that possible! Humans signed the Dawn Pact with fairies..."
Snowball's confidence was clearly lacking, so it quickly changed the subject: "[Fireball] can easily take down Darklands Hounds, but you'd better get some armor, even just soft leather armor, otherwise getting bitten by one of these things is going to be quite painful!"
Zag was somewhat unwilling: "The leather armor at the blacksmith's shop costs over a hundred shillings! If I have to invest all the money I earned this time, then I'll have worked for nothing!"
Snowball spread his hands: "Unless you just buy a few pieces of leather and sew them into the clothes yourself, it might barely work, at least you can keep the price below 50 shillings."
"Sewing it myself..."
Zag's heart stirred.
Logically speaking, if there are professions like mage and alchemist, then there should also be blacksmith and tailor, right?
"Let's go! Let's pay a visit to the anvil family!"
As he spoke, Zag tossed the unposted commission onto the table, then picked up the key and the lantern, and pushed open the door to the sentry post.
Cabbage Town is a poor town, which means there are no streetlights at all, only the warm yellow light emanating from the scattered windows, illuminating both sides of the street.
The sky was overcast, not just black, but frighteningly dark, and was often shrouded in clouds and mist.
Xueqiu once said that these clouds are gradually turning black.
When the sky here turns as black as the sky in the Dark Realm, the Eastern Territory will likely fall.
"But given the speed of its changes, it will take at least two or three hundred years, so you don't need to worry. After all, you're only a Modo who can live for a little over a hundred years at most! Oh! Poor Modo! Well, now that you know [Fireball], you can't really be considered a Modo anymore, but it doesn't really matter, we're both pitiful short-lived creatures!"
Snowball's taunts seemed to echo in my ears again.
However, although the sky wasn't very beautiful, the three enormous celestial bodies embedded in it were quite eye-catching.
One of them is silvery and is called the "Silver Moon," which people firmly believe is the divine kingdom of the Silver Moon Lady, Agora.
One of the pale gold ones is called the "Golden Moon," which is said to be the location of the legendary Hall of Heroes, but most people generally believe that the Hall of Heroes is on Mount Valhalla.
The last one is the smallest and has the most bizarre color, a grayish-green. It appeared only after the great calamity, so many people believe it to be the culprit behind the disaster, hence the name "Calamity Star."
People are even reluctant to classify this celestial body, which, though not as large as the Golden Moon or the Silver Moon, is still quite enormous, as a "moon".
The calamity star does not appear every day. It follows a pattern that people have not yet studied: sometimes it hangs in the sky day and night for months, sometimes it disappears for more than a month, and sometimes it rises in the east and sets in the west in sync with the golden or silver moon, appearing only at night. It is really hard to predict.
Apart from the planet of calamity, both the Venus and the Moon rise in the east and set in the west at night, just like the sun during the day, and this has never changed.
The moon shines brightest during the golden month; if it weren't for the clouds and fog, people could see the roads in town without the help of streetlights.
The forest won't do; the nights there are damp and foggy, and the thickets and trees make it so dark you feel like you're blind.
The town of Cabbage was a little better off than the forest, but it was still difficult to see the potholed roads caused by years of neglect, which is why Zag had brought a lantern for lighting.
There was only one blacksmith shop in town, and the owner was named David Anvil.
This blacksmith shop has been passed down for seven or eight generations. David often says, "My great-great-great-grandfather was a blacksmith. The things I make are absolutely flawless!"
Despite his arrogance, David's craftsmanship was indeed excellent; it was said that even people from the Eastern Harbor would make a special trip to this town to have his shields made.
This was his specialty. He was most proud of the pure gold shield he had made for the Earl of the Golden Helmet family, and he often talked about this achievement.
Zag's original self had a fairly good relationship with David, having shared a few drinks together at the tavern, so Zag simply knocked on David's door.
"Who is it so late at night?"
"David! It's me, Zag! Zag Marsh! I've come to talk to you about the uniform!"
Zag had already come up with a reason.
Because his sentry uniform always required leather shoulder pads, he always asked David's wife to sew them for him, which was a third cheaper than going to a tailor shop.
David quickly opened the door, his expression surprised: "At this hour?"
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Argyra Nyx Nigredo, Mother of Night and Silver Moon, is the ruler of the Silver Moon, spirituality, magic, and alchemy. Also known as the Lady of the Silver Moon, she is believed to be a young and beautiful woman. Argyra also holds titles such as Queen of Tranquility and Mother of Shadows, along with associated secondary authority. She enjoys widespread faith and is one of the nine Holy Spirits officially worshipped by the High Kingdom. However, due to her secondary authority, Argyra is also particularly revered by the thief community.
In addition, legend has it that those unseen fairies are His retinue and children.
The format of the ritual incantation is as follows:
I call upon you, Mother of Night and Silver Moon, of Fairies and of all Spirits, Agorah Nexus Negrid.
This section contains the content of the prayer, which should adhere to the principle of clearly stating the content of the prayer. For example, the standard format for a prayer to treat insomnia is: "Please grant me a moment of peace, to sleep soundly in the darkness of night."
This section serves as a closing remark. Simply express sincere gratitude in accordance with your clergy, such as: "Thank you for your blessings, great Mother Silver Moon."