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Fortress of Hope 48
I didn't get far, it just got so dark that I couldn't see the road, but luckily the timer reset and I was able to set up camp here. The night flew by instantly, although it seems that lately I’ve only been doing what I’m sleeping, but moral fatigue is an evil thing to throw it off, there’s not always enough sleep, it’s worth going through, overcoming, and then the spirit will be freed. In the morning, after a quick bite of the rest of the provisions, I went on. On the nearest lands, the undead did not even smell, for the attack they were driven from all over the area, and the robbers did not have time to migrate to these places. Therefore, there was nothing to fear, and I could afford to relax and just admire the surrounding views. And there was something to admire: to the left of the road a pure birch forest, to the right a field with cornflowers on the horizon, merging with the sky of the purest blue color. The task for today was far from heroic. I need to g
Fortress of Hope 49
I got up early in the morning, inspired by the proximity of the goal, ran downstairs, ordered breakfast, had a quick snack and went shopping on my last journey. I just didn’t take into account that it was still early, and all the shops were closed. I had to go back to the tavern, ordered something like a cocktail and mentally began to think about the shopping list. In such a blissfully thoughtful state, a bunch of yesterday's comrades-in-arms found me. The guys talked and accepted Malvina into their group, now they swing together. With absolutely no hesitation, they dropped down at my table with their breakfast and greeted me in chorus. And so it happened together with them that I already opened my mouth, because of which they burst out laughing. Laughing, Malvina took on the role of negotiator:We hope we didn't disturb you. We went to swing and decided to go for a bite to eat, and here you are.- Yes, I, in general, do not mind. Where are you going? To the desert?- Are
Fortress of Hope 50
I woke up in the same darkness. My eyes hurt terribly, it was cold, I was tormented by hunger and thirst. I tried to assess the situation by ear, the only thing I heard was the sound of drops falling into the water, which means there is water here. It was scary to walk, so I crawled on all fours. And now, judging by the droplets, there were only a few meters to the water, but I hit the wall, my disappointment knew no bounds. What it is like to feel the coldness from which the fingers tighten on their own, the maddening feeling of disorientation when you can’t see, you can’t feel the surface because of the numb fingers, and all sounds echo. Yes, this is not how I imagined training, but there is nothing to do, you have to survive. We will show these non-monks what the will to win is. To begin with, I decided to crawl half the cave, dividing the circle in two. And it paid off! On the fifteenth step, I hit a stream with my hand, and, which was doubly pleasant, the water was wa
Fortress of Hope 51
This test was very different from the previous one, there was no need to climb up, and it is impossible to do this. The walls leading upstairs were absolutely smooth, without any gap. The essence of the test was to pass the obstacle course. There were agility trainers in front of me for five hundred meters. My first thought was - well, we'll go through this quickly. But how wrong I was. For the first forty meters the floor shook like the waves of the sea. How they did it, I have no idea, but it is necessary to pass. As soon as I stepped into the zone, I immediately fell to the fifth point, and I was immediately teleported to the beginning. This means that this zone is not so easy to pass, if you make a mistake and fall, you will be teleported to the beginning. But there is nowhere to go, you have to go. The next attempt was more successful, he walked as much as two meters, fell and again at the beginning of the journey. I was able to pass half of it only after a month, an
Fortress of Hope 52
VThe cave we entered looked like an exotic garden. Ahead, as far as the eye could see, overgrown flowers grew, with such an unexpected palette of colors that the eyes literally ran wide. Surprisingly, near these plants, pollen was in such huge quantities that it colored the air. While I was looking around, the monk watched me, and when he saw that I paid attention to him, he grinned and went to the flowers, not at all embarrassed by the pollen in the air. As soon as he stepped into the cloud, the silhouette immediately blurred, and I, not wanting to stay here alone, rushed after him. As soon as I entered the pollen, I immediately twisted in a fit of vomiting, and I lost consciousness. I woke up at the beginning of the journey, this mechanic is already familiar to me, so there is nothing to be surprised at, but what kind of hellish test? Apparently, we train physique and resistance to poisons. To be honest, I didn’t want to pass this test the most, if in the p
Fortress of Hope 53
He led me through some nooks and crannies, to the entrance to a narrow cave, where the teacher was already waiting for us. - Mirage, this is a test in combat, here you will consolidate everything that I taught you in a combat situation and prepare for the second stage of training. I can’t warn you about the enemy, this is part of the training, but in general I wish you good luck. Recently, he has become more loyal and friendly to me. It makes no sense to stick around at the entrance further, so a short nod of his head, and headed towards the cave. Darkness, dampness and a strange musky smell awaited me inside. Slowly making my way along the wall of the cave, I went deeper and deeper. Scorpios aren't the type to joke about combat training, and if this is called a test of combat, then this is combat. Around the next bend, a strange mixture of a scorpion and a porcupine awaited me, to be precise, a porcupine with a scorpion's tail. All along the back and tail al
Fortress of Hope 54
In the morning, out of habit, I got up early and, since I could no longer fall asleep, began to calculate my build. Now, without nested characteristics, I corresponded to the two hundred and first level, albeit with an extremely moronic buildup for the rogue, but the two hundred and first level! When I distribute the stats, I will be almost twice as strong as my opponents with the same level! It is worth considering how to benefit from this. What does the level affect? The level of mobs in dungeons¹ and the level of opponents in the arena, which means that it is worth sorting out the distribution of characteristics and staying at this level, so I will have the greatest advantage. For starters, it's worth trying out your new powers on mobs, but I think this can be done on the way to the tournament. Or a dungeon, whatever comes to hand, after all, tournaments are not held every day, at least those that I really would like to get into. To begin with, I go to the
Fortress of Hope 55
I woke up the next morning, nothing reminded me of the moments of pain experienced. Hastily washed off, flew into the common room for breakfast and was dumbfounded.Even when I'm walking quite calmly - I'm faster than those who are clearly walking fast, it's hard to understand how this happens, but in short, it feels like the world is in slow motion. Apparently, my sharp increase in dexterity had an effect. Wishing not to stand out, he slowed down his pace to a snail's speed and, sitting down at the nearest table, called the waiter, simultaneously trying to get used to the feeling of the world around him.Meditation helped to gradually reduce the speed of my perception, but as soon as I was distracted, any movement came out extremely fast. Slowly finished eating, went outside, called for a camel and seemed to jump up as usual, but it didn’t happen, I jumped over it and even hit the top of my head on the canopy, it was more insulting than painful, but still unpleasant, only pleased wit