Chapter 2262: Vulture Mountain Stream Area

The weather is very nice today; the countryside sky is as blue as washed sapphire.

With just a disguise Fu Zhou hung up, Amelia could gallop freely along the country paths with the little unicorn. They both looked quite excited; the small beast, confined to the manor for a week, could finally run freely again.

"Oh~ Little Liana, don't run so fast! Wait for Xia De and Miss Elise!"

The girl with pointed ears was ahead, while Xia De and Miss Elise followed behind them with smiles.

"It feels just like returning to the Fifth Era."

The two horses walked side by side, and not fast, allowing the little unicorn and Amelia to run around.

The girl with blue eyes spoke softly to Xia De beside her. Xia De shifted his gaze from the countryside scenery nearby; the summer countryside scenery was indeed very nice, with horse hooves kicking up dust ahead and green rice paddies on both sides.

"Because you saw the unicorn?"

Miss Elise nodded gently:

"As I told you last time, after you left, I lived with Miss Violet and the others for many years, so I have seen similar scenes. But back then, the ones riding the unicorns were the Royal Maid Corps and the Witch Legion; they were much more mature than Amelia."

She worried Amelia might hear, so she lowered her voice slightly, though a smile was clearly on her face.

"Miss Violet and Miss Theresa... besides that Dragon Tongue Zhou Fa, did they not ask you to bring any message for me?"

Although Xia De had always avoided asking such questions and always avoided inquiring about their final fate, he could not help but speak out at this moment.

Miss Elise shook her head:

"It is not yet time for you to know, but Xia De... many people are waiting for you upstream in the river of time, waiting for you to turn back and look at them.

But they are not merely waiting; those ladies are also trying to find you. I was just the lucky one who first crossed time to reach your side, but I can no longer return to the past to help you understand those past stories."

She looked at the man traveling with her under the sunlight:

"You have always remembered us, haven't you?"

"Of course."

"That's good. Come chase us, Xia De; you must grab our hands."

She then waved the reins with a smile, chasing after Amelia and Little Liana who had already run far ahead, and Xia De also grabbed his reins and chased after them.

Regarding those ladies of the Fifth Era, Xia De firmly believed there would be a chance to meet again, so he did not think about these things at this moment.

Just looking at the figure of Miss Elise riding ahead, Xia De felt strange again.

After all, Miss Elise could be considered either a dragon or a ship, but whether it was a dragon riding a horse or a ship riding a horse, this was a scene unimaginable to ordinary people.

Of course, Xia De was not foolish enough to voice his Ji De Xiang Fa.

The terrain in the northern part of Moon Bay is rugged and varied; besides deserts and glaciers, most terrestrial natural landscapes can be found here. Although the highest mountain range is not as exaggerated as the Shanfeng in the Rommel Mountain System of the Old Continent's Middle East, this Shanfeng named Vulture Mountain located in Moon Bay is still the seventh highest peak on the west coast of the Carsonric United Kingdom... This name actually matches well with Whispering Hills, Poison Swamp, and Black Forest.

The purpose of the three's journey was not Vulture Mountain, but a nameless valley stream area on the map beneath Vulture Mountain.

After leaving the farm, the little unicorn ran around like it was frolicking, excited by the new environment just like Amelia. But soon, Miss Elise took the lead, and Amelia walked obediently alongside Xia De. However, it was obvious that the small beast, which was not much bigger than a horse, looked down on Xia De's mount.

This appearance strangely resembled the expression Xiao Miya made after bullying other cats.

After saving a herb gatherer bitten by a venomous snake midway and confirming directions from a passing cargo cart, the three approached the forest outside that valley stream area at eleven o'clock in the morning.

The terrain of the valley was rugged, and the road conditions in the forest were even harder to traverse, but with Amelia riding the unicorn leading the way, she actually carved out a path in the forest where there was originally no road.

This belongs to the unique talent of the elves; forest elves blessed by the Tree Father are also favored by the forest.

Xia De did not intend to continue setting out on an empty stomach, so seeing that the time was about right, the three ate lunch in the quiet forest.

Lighting a small bonfire, Xia De threw out a ruby. After a cloud of smoke dispersed, a hot lunch served in bamboo tubes, wooden bowls, and stone mortars appeared.

The unicorn feed promised by Miss Dac Dac Nisi had arrived at the manor a few days ago. Xia De first prepared lunch for the little unicorn, and only after confirming that the two horses were also lowering their heads to graze did he return to the bonfire.

Actually, a bonfire was not needed for lunch, but Xia De felt that camping without a bonfire would seem very informal.

"What a lavish lunch!"

Amelia sat beside the little unicorn, somewhat surprised by Xia De's thaumaturgy; she could tell it seemed related to time. Miss Elise just smiled without comment, and when she accepted the wooden bowl handed to her by Xia De, she also examined the craftsmanship of that bowl.

On the road just now, Xia De had already chatted with this blue-eyed girl about some past matters, so Amelia also roughly knew about Miss Elise's situation, knowing that she had undergone a long slumber since the Fifth Era before awakening recently.

So while eating lunch, Amelia asked curiously:

"So what race do you actually belong to?"

This question held no malice, only curiosity, so the graceful girl smiled and thought for a moment:

"On the sea, I am a ship; on land, you can perfectly regard me as a Dragonborn."

As she spoke, a large bulge rose on her back, and then two wings covered in blue dragon scales appeared behind her. At the same time, small dragon horns appeared on her head, though those dragon horns were not very conspicuous.

Xia De even looked behind her body, trying to find a dragon tail, and then he was lightly tapped by the blue dragon girl with a reproachful look:

"Really impolite."

She obviously saw what Xia De was looking for, and in this Dragonborn form, Xia De even discovered that her blue eyes had turned into vertical pupils.

"My blue dragon bloodline only accounts for half of my soul, so in Dragonborn form, I do not have a tail. However, I can transform into a blue dragon, and after returning to the Radiant Messenger, I can give that ship dragon characteristics. But regardless, the human form is my true body."

As she spoke, she raised her finger, and a small flame appeared at her fingertip.

The little unicorn immediately bit Amelia's clothes to make her move away; it clearly sensed the danger of that flame.

After the three enjoyed lunch together in the forest, they continued setting out, with Amelia still sitting sideways on the little unicorn's back leading the way. Around one o'clock in the afternoon, the sound of rushing water came from the front of the forest.

"We've arrived."

Miss Elise, maintaining her Dragonborn form, said, and Amelia looked curiously in the direction of the flowing water:

"This place has a very familiar feeling."

"Yes, this is a ruin left by the elves."

Crossing the last thicket, the river in the valley stream area appeared before their eyes. The stream originating from the summit of Vulture Mountain flowed from the peak to the foot of the mountain, forming a unique stream environment here with beautiful natural scenery, fresh air, and a rich ecosystem.

The clear stream water and the dappled shadows left by the trees in the valley made Amelia and the little unicorn happy.

The elf girl let out a "Ya~", startling three young deer drinking water by the river. But after the little unicorn let out a "Ang~", those three young deer hesitantly stopped again.

They hesitantly walked up to the little unicorn, and after lowering their heads to accept the happy Amelia's outstretched hand petting them, they curled up beside the little unicorn as if kneeling, and then led the little unicorn to the stream to drink water.

The two horses were temporarily tied up in the forest. Xia De used a Watcher to draw a circle and set up a ritual to prevent them from being harmed by wild animals, and only then did he and Miss Elise follow Amelia.

"I don't see the elven ruins."

Xia De asked softly toward the Miss beside him, worried about disturbing the scene of the unicorn and the fawns playing in the water before them.

"They haven't appeared yet, but Miss Xenodde is here, so don't worry about not being able to open the ruins."

"Have you been here before?"

Xia De asked curiously again, and the blue-eyed dragon Miss shook her head once more:

"No, the trail of that sword was told to me by an ordinary old man.

She and her family were responsible for guarding these ruins, but she was simply too old, and none of her children had a suitable person to guard this place, so she passed the responsibility to me. That was over a hundred years ago. If we pass by on the way later, we can go pay our respects at her grave."

Emilia took off her shoes and socks, and after the little unicorn finished drinking water, she entered the clear stream with it to play, accompanied by the three fawns.

But the elven Miss still remembered the purpose of this trip, so after only a little frolicking she persuaded the fawns to leave first, then returned to the bank together with the unicorn.

Miss Elsa then stepped forward, the twelve-ringed Ring of Destiny floating behind her along with the whistle and bell sounds.

She said she was twelve rings, and indeed she was, but her core Spirit Runes numbered a full seven:

Miracle-【Ship】, Miracle-【Dragon】, Miracle-【Dream】, Whisper-【Undying】, Whisper-【Disaster】, Enlightenment-【Ocean】, Enlightenment-【Extinguished Light】.

Although Xia De hadn't seen much similar research, having such core Spirit Runes where the number of Enlightenment Spirit Runes was at a disadvantage was absolutely an inhuman performance.

Of course, Miss Elsa was not human, Xia De knew this from the previous Era. He was merely sighing that the twelve rings of such a non-human creature were absolutely not twelve rings in the ordinary sense.