The lone wolf of Freyrdrand

: The Trial of Naga Kabulos

“What’s the trial?” Yasuo looked at Lothar, “You never told me.”

“That’s right! Miss Fortune.” Graves also looked at Miss Fortune. “You didn’t tell us that there is a price for extra work.”

“Let me explain.” Lothar stood up and said at this time, he untied the bandage wrapped around his head and said, “In Baru, Naga Kabulos, that is, the snake mother, is what they believe in. The god of the sea, the god of sea beasts, and the god of movement. The power of Naga Kabulos can give anyone a trial to test whether that person’s ‘movement’ is strong enough to promote fate and please Naga Kabu Luo Si. This is the teaching of Baru—life is movement, and those who are not strong enough in movement are dead bodies in the eyes of the Baru people, without the value of communication and understanding.”

“So that’s how it is.” Yasuo said he understood, “Is it a local belief? If it is necessary, then I will follow the Romans.”

“Hahaha! Sounds like a pretty good god!” Bron laughed loudly. “Life really lies in exercise. Only by exercising more can you have a good physique and become strong! But you still have to remember to drink plenty of goat milk.”

“We usually drink seal or whale milk here.” Sarah said something, and then said to Graves and Drizzt, “The test is very simple, you just let Illaoi pat you.”

“May I ask.” Drizzt raised his hand and said, “Will there be any consequences for the success or failure of this trial?”

“If you succeed, you will get the favor and blessing of Naga Kabulos.” Illaoi closed her eyes with a pious expression.

“What if it fails?” Graves asked.

“Not necessarily.” Illaoi opened her eyes, “Maybe she’s just a little tired, she might faint, or she might die.”

“I quit!” Drizzt said without thinking.

“Good idea!” Miss Fortune had an angry look on her face, “It’s not so easy to run away after taking my money!”

“I’ll return the deposit to you!”

“Okay, pay it back now! I never accept credit!”

Drizzt suddenly changedWith a bitter face, how could he have the money to pay Sarah back now.

“Oh, what are you afraid of, Cui Zi?” Graves said while digging his nose, “Isn’t it just a broken trial, just get through it, how hard can it be?”

“You idiot…” Drizzt was already unable to scold his partner.

“By the way.” Lothar stretched out his hand, “Bron and I have already accepted the test and passed it when we first arrived in Baru.”

Illaoi nodded, affirming Lothar’s words.

“I’ve accepted it too.” Sarah hugged her chest.

“When did you accept it?” Drizzt asked.

“A long time ago.” Sarah recalled, “Probably before I killed Plank.”

Illaoi didn’t nod this time, she didn’t move, neither affirming nor denying.

“Anyway, I, Sarah, and Braum don’t have to accept the trial.” Lothar looked at Fitz and Poro who were having fun behind him, and said, “They also have to accept the trial, and all of us have to .”

“I see, I’ll come first.” Yasuo walked forward calmly, “What am I going to do?”

“Just don’t move.” Illaoi lifted the heavy sea beast totem pole. She stood far away from Yasuo, and slammed the totem pole forward.

The aura of magic lit up, and an emerald green magic tentacles appeared from the totem pole.

The tentacle was huge. It must have come from some kind of giant octopus. It was as thick as a big tree. The magic tentacle hit Yasuo hard, but instead of smashing him into a meat paste, it penetrated his body .

Everyone saw that Yasuo’s soul seemed to have left his body for a moment, but soon, the magic light disappeared, and the tentacles disappeared. Yasuo stood where he was, his eyes a little confused.

“Wonderful!” Illaoi couldn’t help admiring, and said to Yasuo, “You are a powerful warrior! Naga Kabulos has recognized you! You can walk with us!”

Yasuo stretched his muscles and murmured, “Sure enough, you can always see new things when you leave Ionia…”

He gave Illaoi a fist hug salute, and then walked away.

“Alas!” Drizzt and Graves hurried up to Yasuo, “What do you feel?”

“It’s nothing, I just saw an old friend in a hallucination.” Yasuo picked up the jug, took a sip, and looked a little melancholy, “You will understand once you accept the trial.”

“Be quicker if you’re a man!” Sarah urged, “Don’t grind like a soft-legged shrimp!”

Graves looked at Drizzt: “Who goes first?”

Drizzt’s head was sweating, a deck of cards appeared in his hand, he took a deep breath, and drew a card from it.

It’s a golden card.

Drizzt immediately let out his pent-up breath. With a confident smile on his face, he walked up to Illaoi: “Come on!”

Seeing that Drizzt suddenly changed into a different person, Bron asked Lothar strangely: “Did he do something just now?”

“It’s just that a person who believes in good luck is divining his own destiny.” Lothar laughed. “People who believe in good luck often do things very smoothly.”

Sure enough, after receiving a slap from Illaoi’s magic tentacles, Drizzt passed the trial of Naga Kabulos smoothly, although he was a little unsteady.

“Cuizi, Cuizi, you can tell my fortune too.” Graves came over and said.

“It doesn’t count, go by yourself.” Drizzt walked away with a relaxed expression.

“Fuck you, ungrateful bastard.” Graves spat at Drizzt and walked up to Illaoi cursing, “Come on! Kill or cut whatever you want! I’ve walked through the gate of hell so many times! I’m afraid You can’t break the trial!”

Illaoi’s magic tentacles were captured, and Graves also successfully passed the trial.

Graves immediately ran to Drizzt to brag.

Next, the little Poro brought by Fitz and Braum also accepted the trial of Naga Kabulos respectively. Fitz and little Poro also passed. From the eyes of the two little guys, they didn’t even know What I have experienced, I just feel that this is some kind of game.

“Okay, now there is only one person left.” Sarah said.

Everyone looked at the squatting bald and gloomy man in the corner of the deck.

He didn’t move. From beginning to end, he never looked at the crowd, as if he never existed.

Carrying the totem pole, Illaoi walked towards Pike and said, “Bloodport ghost, right? You seem to be a guy who kills innocent people indiscriminately. I don’t think someone like you can pass the test.”

Pike still couldn’t take his eyes off, not even looking at Illaoi.

Illaoi shook her head. She raised the totem pole and was about to smash it at Pike.

At this moment, Lothar’s expression turned serious. He opened his mouth and spat out blood.

“Lothar!” Sarah and Bron exclaimed in unison. They hurriedly supported Lothar, “What’s wrong with you?”

“Hehe…” Lothar raised his head, with a weird smile on his face, “The Night of Soul Eater… has begun…”

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“Go…to find her…to turn everything into a vast expanse of scorched earth…”

——Unknown voice