An infinite journey starting from Baldur's Gate

Chapter 47 The Meaning of Companions

"In addition to being no longer able to stand in the sun, the spawn is also unable to disobey its master, which is... the vampire who turned it into a monster."

"And I happen to be a typical case, before I was kidnapped by the mind flayer,"

"I've been tortured by a bastard for two centuries!"

Thump~
As he said that, Asteron stood up suddenly and stepped on the water vigorously to vent his emotions.
But in the next second, she calmed down her anger in the blink of an eye, laughed wildly, and continued:

"But now~ I have escaped his control, and I will never be bound by him again!"

Although Ma Long already knew the general experience of this woman, after hearing her words, he still couldn't help but put himself into her perspective and imagine the pain of being oppressed for two hundred years.

Apart from deep despair and suffocation, I can't think of any other adjective...

"Actually, you are not truly free yet."

"what?"

Hearing this, Astelon frowned and turned to look at Ma Long, only to see him straighten up, with a particularly serious and solemn expression.

"You just escaped from the opponent's sight temporarily. As far as I know, vampires have great powers,"

"As long as the guy who transformed you dies, you will have to face him again one day sooner or later. Only one party between the slave master and the slave will die,"

"This relationship will be completely over."

Malone smashed this unrealistic fantasy directly and ruthlessly!

There is no benefit in being immersed in the dream of self-construction.

She needs to have a deep understanding that she must resist in order to gain true freedom. A brief escape from the control does not mean that she will not have to face her master again in the future!
As soon as these words came out, Astelon suddenly woke up.
He lowered his head with blank eyes, looking at the flowing stream in silence, his red lips trembling slightly due to the fear in his heart.

She is afraid...

The vampire counterpart has absolute control over its counterpart! In front of the "master", the slave can do nothing.

"But I will help you, we will help you."

At this time, Ma Long emphasized in a very serious tone:

"Everyone around you will do their best to break the invisible shackles that bind you! But there is a prerequisite, which is to gain everyone's recognition and trust."

Although the overall strength of the team is not very high now, most people have not always been like this!
Frontier Blade—Veil, a famous civilian hero active in the Sword Coast region, specializes in hunting various ferocious monsters and evil creatures that harm people.
If I didn’t have the ability, I wouldn’t be alive today!
Priest—Shadowheart, a warrior, spellcaster, and healer blessed by the gods, a true polygonal talent, and also a nemesis of the undead.

Finally, there is Archmage Gale. If there were no bugs in her mind, she would be the strongest in the team!
Just a vampire, can't stand on the stage~
As the journey continues, their strength will come back one day!
As long as we can build a good or even deep friendship with everyone, almost no one will be stingy, sit idly by, and do nothing.

Hearing this, Astelon raised his head with a slightly hesitant expression:
"...Are you kidding me? I am a spawn."

She sincerely felt that no one else would do this. After all, except for the paladin, after everyone knew her true identity,

All showed vigilance and deep vigilance.

In response, Ma Long shook his head and smiled:

"The meaning of companionship is not as simple as traveling together. We will support each other, advance and retreat together, and we will not leave anyone behind."

"As long as you are sincere and help others when they are in trouble,"

"Similarly, when you are in trouble, they will lend a helping hand one after another. Even if you are in the abyss, they will still pull you up."

The reason why unity is important is because facing a strong enemy alone,
There is a huge difference between fighting side by side with several companions standing behind you! Regardless of whether he can win or not, at least he feels very at ease.

"Is this...the reason why you asked for unity?" After hearing this, Astelon remembered the words that the other party had repeatedly emphasized before.

Hearing this, Ma Long crossed his chest with satisfaction and nodded:
"It seems you understand, yes, I don't know if you have seen it. Everyone in the team has hidden secrets and is in deep trouble."

"For example, Gale has to absorb magic items, otherwise he will die,"

"She is in urgent need of help, and we helped each other. She will naturally give back in the future."

The reason is very simple. This is how friendly relationships between people come about.
Help each other and support each other to make progress together.

The road that everyone embarks on is full of difficulties and obstacles. Without a solid and reliable friendly relationship, the group will be destroyed at some point.

At this point, no matter how stupid Astelon is, he still knows how to build a good relationship with everyone.

It will be of great benefit in the future.

He immediately picked up a wooden stick and began to help Ma Long catch shrimps together. He bent down and carefully searched every place under the water.

Thump~
"Aha! Did you see that? I told you that you are a big fool and you don't even know how to fish."

Swinging her stick vigorously, she successfully knocked out two small fish, picked them up, put one hand on her hip, and laughed to show off her achievements.

Then throw the fish into the serving basin.

Seeing her like this, Ma Long smiled without saying a word and bent down again, searching for prey in the water.

He sincerely hopes that every member of this team, as well as himself, will have a happy ending in the end, and will silently work hard for this.

……

With the vampire's help, and a few minutes later, the two of them had a bountiful harvest, catching nearly twenty fish and countless shrimps and crabs!
It’s definitely enough food for four people.

Then they returned with the basin in hand. Ying Xin had already prepared a hot pot and boiled the water.
All kinds of spices were also taken out from the bag.

But the person holding the spoon is not him, but Gale. This archmage said that he often cooks, and his cooking skills are one of his many advantages.

As for Weir, she came back with a lot of firewood and scouted the nearby area.
There are many traces of Jackal activities, but the real owner has not been seen. It is dangerous, but it is relatively safe for the time being.

Eating is not a problem, but setting up camp is not.

"Come and take a look! It took a lot of energy to get so many."

Astelon, holding the basin in her arms, walked happily to her friends and showed off the rich results. This was indeed worth showing off.
Malone alone cannot do so much.

"That's great, Astaire."

Glancing into the basin, Gale smiled politely and complimented.

However, Ying Xin did not have such a good face as her, and her face was expressionless:

"Aren't you lazy? I'm afraid Ma Long didn't catch you alone, right?"

After all, vampires only drink blood. At first, Astaire wanted to go with Malone. Everyone thought that this guy didn't want to work.
Weier also reluctantly agreed to exchange with the captain for the sake of the captain.

If the relationship is too tense, it will undoubtedly cause trouble for Ma Long...

"It's really not true, Ying Xin, I do have half of the credit."

"Did you hear that? Ma Long admitted it, but I didn't take the opportunity to take a break."

(End of this chapter)