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It is a very ordinary tile roof. Basic, simple, with no decorations.
With the wizard's help, Gray Raven members have now transformed into their childhood looks, lying prone side-by-side on top of the roof.
Ten minutes ago, the Travelling Wizard was made speechless when he saw the crates full of bamboo leaves.
To ship the materials back, he borrowed the largest boat in the village from the fisherman. Still, he underestimated Gray Raven's ability.
Did you take all the bamboo leaves from the mountain...?
Sorry, Wizard. I forgot the boat had limited space.
I reserved some space for you to hide in the boat... I mean, we need to go past the ferry, and I don't think you want to be surrounded by villagers again...
Tch... Actually, don't worry. I can use my alteration magic to turn you into children, so you can hide inside the crates.
That also solves the problem.
After throwing four successful rolls, Gray Raven became Little Gray Raven.
But the Travelling Wizard never explained what the problem was.
Just before the team arrived at the Travelling Wizard's temporary workshop, the villagers somehow found out where they were. Almost the entire village rushed to see their heroes.
We've got all the materials ready, folks. Rest assured that the crisis will soon be resolved.
The Travelling Wizard holds the bamboo leaves up high, trying to convince the crowd to leave.
What? Where are the heroes now?
Overwhelmed by the noisy crowd, he has to scream at the top of his lungs to answer them.
The heroes have gone back to the mountain. If you want to thank them, just wait in the village.
It's true! I swear! They are right there!
The Travelling Wizard points to the roof to make himself more convincing as he makes an oath.
The crowd has finally left. The Travelling Wizard collapses to the ground.
Thank you, Travelling Wizard.
Liv peeks out from the roof. After feeling the villagers' extreme passion and hospitality, Gray Raven dares not show up directly in front of them.
No problem. I just didn't expect you to reject the honor without even thinking.
We didn't help the village for that.
And that's exactly why I would like to thank you once again on behalf of the villagers.
But we don't have much time left. Where are you going next, heroes?
Like what you said, there weren't enough materials outside the Realm of Dragons to make the replicas of the Ancient Triangle.
Correct.
If we can solve the problem once and for all, we would love to give it a try. But we need a replica of the Ancient Triangle to enter the Realm of Dragons in the first place.
So we want to go to the capital and get all the three parts needed first.
Great.
Besides, we also collected a lot of materials from the bamboo forest. Once you have taken the portion you need, we'll give the rest to other villages in need along the way. After all, the forest is too dangerous for non-combatants to enter.
That's fantastic. When are you going to head out? Like, right now?
Hold on...
I think we need to settle our rewards first.
...
We didn't help you for the sake of rewards, but if we can get what we deserve, I'm sure we can help more people in the upcoming journey.
Oops, I almost forgot.
I saw the Mountain God give you a large bag of gold coins. We must have completed some tasks along the way.
Now I understand why the villagers forced you to make an oath.
Oh, don't say that. I was just comforting the villagers on behalf of gods.
You mean lying in the name of gods?
In the name of gods, I didn't lie.
The Travelling Wizard holds his head up high, as if it is one of the few things he can take pride in.
Anyway, here's the Heroes' Journal that records all the related information about the Realm of Dragons. It has been revised by many generations of heroes and can definitely be of help.
The Travelling Wizard holds something up high that resembles a notebook with many pieces of paper inside of different sizes. Just like what he described, its surface has been modified many times.
Liv stretches her hand as much as she can, but cannot reach the notebook with a child's body. Lucia has to hold her lower body so she can extend a little further to grab the Heroes' Journal.
The Travelling Wizard then strikes a pose to wave a silent goodbye.
The Travelling Wizard crouches down as he prepares to run, pretending he didn't hear you.
Because you have been shrunk to a child's body, the DC (difficulty class) is very high. The dexterity roll is... successful.
The Travelling Wizard takes a luck roll...
Alright, Commandant lands from above and pounces on the Travelling Wizard, grabbing his robe. However, he quickly unties the robe, gets away, and disappears in the bush.
Because you have been shrunk to a child's body, the DC (difficulty class) is very high. The strength roll is... successful.
The Travelling Wizard takes a luck roll...
Alright, Commandant lands from above and knocks the Travelling Wizard to the ground, but he quickly casts a spell to make himself slippery, losing the robe and disappearing in the bush.
Commandant, shall we catch him?
The team is about to go after the wizard, but something unexpected has caught up to them.
Lucia tries to land but ends up falling on the grass.
Why?
As your bodies are shrunk to children's, you lose all attributes and any action that requires a check has their difficulty doubled before you get used to the new bodies.
Let me try. Roll.
Rolling... Check failed. Little Liv stumbles upon her own feet, falling next to Little Lucia in the exact same way.
Thanks, but no thanks.
Commandant, don't forget that you are also a child now. Such action has its risks. Ayla, I'll roll a check.
Little Lee falls backward off the roof before he even starts to jump.
Maybe we are the "problem" that he mentioned earlier...
Only those with the corresponding spell can do so. For example, a powerful wizard.
If the Heroes' Journal was passed down by previous heroes, will it contain the information they left? Surely there must be some powerful wizards among them?
Liv opens the notebook and soon finds a hand-drawn map.
Oh, here it is. The path to the capital... Commandant, we will go past a Nameless Sage along the way.
Looks pretty new. It almost has not faded at all.
We need to transform back to our original looks first...
