The Throne Under the Starry Sky Chapter 53: The Skeleton Bride (Part 1)

I still have deep worries about the demon Jona, who hasn’t appeared for a long time, but the looming rent payment day is a more terrifying reality. The reality is that the astrologer apprentice opens his eyes in the morning until the night is covered with a thin blanket. For more than ten hours, he was always calculating how many days his thin body could survive in the cruel world.

On the way to accompany Jonah to Pit No. 6 to solve a physiological problem, Elliott keenly noticed the strangeness of his companion and asked: "Is there anything bothering you?"

"Uh...I'm fine, Ellie." Jonah didn't want to admit his cowardice.

"We see the melancholy halo from you. That very flimsy blue. It symbolizes confusion and fear." The rose knight patted the unicorn's head.

Jona wrapped tightly in the shabby dark blue astrologer apprentice robe. The robe and his first-level apprentice badge hidden in the room were found by Toba from the ruins during the repair of the wooden house. Like the two astrology textbooks, this is a precious gift.

"It must be the color of my clothes." Jonah changed the subject, "By the way, Ellie, we are residents of Class A rooms. How can we ensure the safety of the property in the house when we are not in the house?"

The knight smiled on horseback. "Of course someone has to stay behind. During the period of receiving and carrying out the official mission, the property is protected by special terms, and the old man will guard it for us. In addition, if it is not the mission requirement, few people will make our minds. The official score is 19, which is a very strong team with some deterrence."

"Unofficial..." Jonathan smacked the word.

"To be precise, Mr. W's rating. Although the King of the Night is an unauthorised person, he knows everything that happens in Cherrydu. By the way, he is the original editor-in-chief of the "Cherrydu Survival Manual". If you have the chance, you should visit him." Elliott explained.

Jonah patted his forehead. "Mr. W. I remember you said Sibi is very familiar with him."

"Hush~" Elliott raised a finger and looked around with some guilty conscience. "Everyone has something that everyone doesn't want to mention. This is a taboo for Miss Sibi. Don't be in front of her. Don’t mention it,...otherwise your life is in danger."

"Understood." Jonah shut up immediately, his eyes rolled, "Tell me more about scoring, Ellie."

"Of course." The Rose Knight was relieved, "Cherry Du has about 100 to 120 mission teams, of which about 80 are stable and capable of combat. Mr. W has passed the team’s professional equipment, combat strength, and mission The performance and actual results are used to rate the team.

Currently, the top scorer is the v2 room squad ‘Debris’, scoring 26 points, occupying the top of the list for a long time. ‘Debris’ is an **** squad composed of professional mercenaries. Five powerful mercenaries are responsible for safely sending the distinguished guests staying in the v2 room onto the ferry and escorting them to the southern continent twice a year. Our a51 Pitchfork scored 19 points, which is about seventh or eighth position. "

For the first time, Jonah realized the status of his companions in the small circle of Cherry Crossing. "So what about the a77'Sick Dogs' team?"

"13 points, ranking about 30. Without the fallen wizard Jeff Tower, they would not be ranked in the top fifty."

"Where is Mr. Dan? The Sutherland nobles who went to the King City of Bazelar and haven't come back yet?"

"He is in room v7. Most high-end guest rooms do not have a task team. The big men hire other teams to perform tasks. They are powerful people and will not do dirty work by themselves."

"Probably understand." Jonah nodded.

"Then, about the rent payment day in a few days..." Elliott finally brought up the subject, and Jonah interrupted the Rose Knight's words in a flustered and impolite manner, "Elie! I still have a lot to do. Understand, I hope you can help me explain, for example, such as... such as occupations. Yes, which combat occupations are available on the mainland, which are not written in these books, and Mr. Koshava has not taught them. I need to start from the simplest Learn."

"Of course." Elliott, who is a good teacher, smiled and nodded, "Actually, it's not that complicated."

The unicorn stopped, and Jona followed his footsteps. The long grass on the riverside wetland covered his calf, and the low stone house of Cherry Duo crawled into the distance. The front was ten meters square and bottomless. Pit number six.

The other side of the holy river is roaring in an invisible place, pushing the smelly moisture to the alluvial plains of the northern continent. The sky is deep blue, without clouds, and the golden yellow of one of the three suns "Matrakti "Li" is shining light in the northeast sky, dispelling the mist of cherry crossing in the morning.

The golden yellow Materlactelli, the bright red Eycotel and the dark blue Quiavello are three suns appearing in turn, following the same trajectory, each sun shining on the world for ten days , The cycle in which all three suns appear is called a month, so the first ten days, middle ten days, and last ten days of each month are usually called golden, bright red, and dark blue.

The confusing thing is that although the colors of the three suns are different (the color difference becomes more obvious in the early morning and dusk when people can look directly at the sun), but the trajectory is exactly the same, on the ground The color of all objects has not changed because of the sun.

Jonah once asked Mr. Koshava about this. The old man took his earwax indifferently and replied: The astrologer studies the night sky. Let others worry about things during the day.

Jona squinted his eyes to observe Matlaktili, and listened to Elliott’s voice whispering: "Our four continents are full of wars. Whether you want to or not, individual will will be affected by conquests. The so-called battle Occupation is a non-governmental classification of individuals of all races with combat effectiveness. It does not represent an official attitude, nor is it scientific, and is for reference only.

First of all, fighters with strong bodies and skilled skills, close combat, including military light infantry, heavy infantry, shield infantry, cavalry, dragoons, rangers, knights and folk swordsmen, fighters, and monks , Thieves, magnates, etc.

Secondly, archers who are dexterous, precise, and use long-range weapons as a means of attack include military archers, archers, crossbowmen, pitchers, and civilian archers, hunters, blowers, etc.

Again, there are mages with strong spiritual energy, using magic and other mysterious powers to fight, including military battle casters, priests and five guild magicians, astrologers, priests, steam puppet masters, etc.

Finally, through training and inheritance, special occupations with certain special physiques and skills, including sorcerers, power releasers, blood heirs, warcraft riders, wind guards, ghost summoners, and so on.

There is no clear boundary between these four major types of occupations. Both thieves who are proficient in crossbow arrows or tyrannical magicians exist in the world. For each profession, it is usually divided into nine levels according to the level of ability, such as..."

"My teacher, Mr. Koshava is a seventh-level astrologer." Jona awakened.

"Yes, most of the guild-supported and systematic occupations are assessed in a nine-level incremental manner. The seventh-level astrologer is only one step away from the eighth-level, that is, the powerful astrologer. As for the ninth Grade astrologer, the master of astrology, it is said that there are only..."

"Five people." Jonah continued in a low voice. Thinking of the inexplicable mentor, he always feels depressed.

"Yes." Elliott sensed his depression and stopped talking about astrology. "As for the members of room a51, it is extremely rare for the room manager to learn how to fight and use his physical strength. To the extreme type, if it is forced to be classified, it can be called Lux."

Jonah nodded.

"Miss Sibi is a typical archer. She has been trained in the bow and arrow shooting system. She is trained in elf archery and can be called a wizard archer. Do you need to explain the "elf"?"

"The legendary rare race living in the cold regions of the northern continent has little contact with the outside world, has a long life span, and is good at archery." Jonah thought of a passage in "Geography of the Western Continent" that has little to do with the subject. . This book pointed out that a small number of elves migrated from the North Continent to the Western Continent, hiding in the forest area, where their whereabouts are secret and uncontested.

Elliott cast admiring eyes. "Yes. As for us, we are hereditary knights wandering around the world. We don't need to be canonized by the king, and of course there is no fief. It can be said that it is an alternative among knights — of course, it is also an alternative among races." He knocked with his fist. The breastplate, the bright breastplate is engraved with the family crest of blooming roses entwining blood-stained swords.

Jonah nodded.

"Mr. Yekong is a warrior who has practiced the mysterious spells of the Southern Continent of Buddhism. He has the characteristics of both the first and fourth types of occupations. He can be called a magic swordsman. We deeply admire his fighting strength. It is a reliable partner, under the premise of sane." Elliott said.

Jona nodded with lingering fear.

"Your Excellency Jonah is an astrologer, of course he belongs to the category of mage."

"Fourth-level astrologer apprentice." Jonah confirmed, "I am not yet a qualified astrologer."

"Your Excellency has grown up very fast." The Rose Knight smiled, "Finally, Miss Long Ji belongs to the fourth category of profession. She is the heir from the ancient Eastern family, a pure-blooded sorcerer. Of course, she usually plays the role of a thief. For her role, she is unwilling to show special abilities until she is forced to."

"Sorcerer..." Jonah couldn't help repeating the word.

"If you are free and Miss Long Ji is in the mood to share, she will tell you the story of the past, and it is inconvenient for us to say more. So that's it... Let's avoid it first. See you later." Elliott bowed slightly. Turn around and ride the beast to get away.

Jonah just thought of what he was here for, embarrassedly approached the edge of Pit No. 6, picked up his robe, and untied his belt. A faint cool breeze blew from the bottomless giant pit, and Yonalen shuddered several times, while thinking about the upcoming rent payment day and his role in the team, while solving physical problems.

The Pitchfork Squad obtained the latest intelligence of the Zawi Empire and returned to Cherry Du to return the mission to Mr. Yacht. In particular, it was mentioned that the leader of the "Golden Hammer" Storm Rider Ithakios sent two Golden Land Dragon Knights to Dongjinfa's intention is to remind the Colombo chiefs who have personal acquaintances to move as soon as possible to avoid conflicts with the Reclamation Corps that established a new ferry crossing in the Zawi Empire.

Mr. Hachime didn’t show any surprise, and he quickly cleared the rewards for the mission. Jona thought secretly whether Dad and Hachime had found relevant clues on the remains of the two dragon knights, but asked them to make a second confirmation. ; But in any case, the arrival of the aggressor is a firm fact, and what will be the future of Cherry Duo, Jona can not foresee, I don't know how Dad himself considered it.

He wanted to tell his friends and even his father the prophecy in the untitled book more than once.

If Jonah’s guess is correct, the prophecy shows the destruction of Cherry Cross, in the Deep Blue Moon, to be precise, on April 26 not long after.

But the 17-year-old astrologer apprentice lacks firm confidence in the unspoken narratives of the betrayer Segles, and even less confident in himself suffering from the suffering of demonic possession. He can’t judge the people around him to this kind of nonsense. Talking about how to react, Jonah's courage was worn down bit by bit in the painful simulation of his heart again and again.

"Let's talk about it after the rent payment date is passed safely..." He thought, knowing that this was an escape. what else can we do? He is too far away from the hero of a knight novel who can take on the task of saving the world alone.

In the Pitchfork squad with an overall score of 19 points and a solid record, he is a clear oil bottle, with the words of an astrologer apprentice, what Jonah can do is serve as a night lighting tool and launch two beams. The innocuous scorching light.

In a crisis-ridden world, he needs the protection of his teammates at all times. If he were not lucky enough to stay in room a51 and be friends with the friendly guests, Jonah might not survive the first sunset of Cherry Crossing. There are countless reasonable enemies. Legal methods to torture an A-class tenant to death, such as what Pitchforks did to Harold of the a77 "Sick Dog": crush his spine.

The more I realized that he was weak, the more Jonah worked hard to study astrology books, and the more he found that he was weak; he felt guilty because of his weakness, and gradually felt that the care of his teammates was a mockery. Jonah’s past few days No, he has too many things on his mind to tell people, but Mr. Koshava is not by his side, he can't find a person to talk to.

As the rent payment approached, Jona's fear grew, and his little head felt like it was about to explode from depression. He wanted to shout out his inner distress against the dark abyss of Pit No. 6, but after thinking about it, he just raised his toe and kicked off a stone on the edge of the pit. The stone rolled and fell into the darkness without any echo.

"Let's go." Jonah sorted his clothes and walked to Elliott.

"Okay." The Rose Knight said nothing more, and the unicorn raised his head and walked slowly along the path the tenants took towards the silent cherry crossing in the morning light.