Chapter 20: Verles' Notes
Regner looked at the young man who was leaning against the corner of the wall and cursing incessantly, and an inexplicable feeling flooded his heart, and when Kordaq was about to clean him up, he hesitated for a moment but still pulled him.
Although Regner knew that the young man in front of him had killed himself for a bag of silver coins a few minutes ago, and Cordak was not a man without measure, he should have been taught a lesson. But at this time, looking at the young man's fierce expression and gloomy eyes, Regner was still a little unbearable in his heart.
"Forget it...... I wasn't hurt anyway, and I didn't lose Sister Vera's money. Regner said, shaking his head.
Kordaq turned his head and looked at Regner in silence for a moment, then finally nodded: "Okay, since you said so." Then he turned to the boy and said, "Boy, pick up the money for Lao Tzu, and you can go after picking it up." ”
"Phew!" the young man spat out a mouthful of bloodshot phlegm, he kicked the silver coin beside him and gritted his teeth and said, "Do you want Lao Tzu to help you pick up the money? Pick it up yourself! Wait, as long as you dare to let me go, I will dare to trouble you again!"
"If you don't pick it up, you'll never be able to leave today. Kordak didn't bother to be angry with this unreasonable little broken boy again, he shrugged his shoulders and said casually.
After a brief stalemate, the boy finally gave in and bent down and began to pick up the coins one by one. Ragnar, who was beside Kordak, looked at the boy for a moment, then sighed and walked up and bent down to help him pick it up.
The boy stiffened when he saw Regner helping him, and then began to collect money without saying a word. After collecting all the silver coins, the boy handed the money bag to Regner, and then turned silently to leave.
"Wait a minute. Regner called out to him again.
"What? are you going to repent?" the boy frowned and turned back.
"What's your name?" asked Regner.
"What's the matter with you?"
"Are you an orphan?" asked Ragner again.
"You don't have to worry about it!"
"It's hard work to talk to you. Regner frowned: "Have you ever been to Shimmer Lake? ten silver coins, you give us a guide, take it there and you can come back." ”
"You want to take me out into the wilderness and kill me?" the boy scoffed, "You don't have to! ”
Regner didn't talk much nonsense, and directly opened Vera's pocket and threw ten silver coins over: "The money is for you, leave tomorrow morning, remember to wait for us at the door in the morning." ”
The boy took Regner's money, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he nodded: "Deal." ”
The boy turned to leave, and Regner looked back at his three strange-looking companions and said with a sneer, "Is it okay for me to arrange a guide?"
"Of course it's fine, but ......" Vera walked over with a smile, then grabbed Regner's head with her left arm, clenched her fist with her right hand, and twisted it on his heavenly spirit cover, and said as she twisted: "Take my sister's money to hire a guide? Who let you touch my money?
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After the small turmoil in the hotel passed, Regna and the others went out again to replenish some daily necessities such as dry food and fresh water, and then it was already evening. After everyone had eaten, they went back to their rooms early to rest, after all, the next few days would be spent in running and fighting, and now they can be at ease for a while.
The next day, the teenager did not miss the appointment, and after the four of Kordak finished tidying up, they went downstairs and saw a teenager waiting quietly with a broken bag on his back. The young man didn't say much when he saw the four of them, just waited silently, and when the four of them were ready to go, he walked out of the hotel with his head down, and began to lead the way without saying a word.
By noon, Regnar and the others had already entered the Nightsong Forest, and the boy had been silent along the way, and he was not close to the mercenary team, always leading the way at a distance of ten meters from them, and Kordak and the others were still suspicious of the boy's performance yesterday, and they didn't bother to go up and talk to him.
And when it was time for lunch, after Kordaq ordered a break, the guy also stopped, sat there and took out a dirty piece of black bread from his backpack and nibbled on it.
Regner glanced at the boy not far away, then took a piece of roasted beef from Kordak and walked over.
"Eat this, there's still more than a day to go, and you can't stand it with black bread. Regner handed the beef to the boy.
The boy looked at Regner, and after confirming that Regner had no malicious intent, he took the beef, and the aroma of the meat instantly aroused his gluttony, and he began to eat it regardless of his image, and for a while his hands and mouth were shiny.
Regner sat down, looked at the gobbling boy, he smiled and said, "My name is Regner, the big man over there is Kordak, the woman's name is Vera, and the one who hasn't liked to talk is called Selenos." ”
The boy paused, took a hard bite of beef, and replied, "Jehat." ”
"What about your parents?" asked Regner.
"Half a year ago, my father died in the forest while hunting, and then my mother left us behind. Ghartt replied.
"Do we have any other relatives?" Regner pulled out the jug and handed it to Gerhat.
Jehart took it and poured two sips before replying, "There are two younger sisters, and I am the eldest." ”
After saying that, Jehart hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "I'm sorry yesterday, my sisters are still young, and they are so hungry that they cry at home all the time, so I will steal things." And also...... Thank you for the silver coins, otherwise my sister would have starved for the next two days. ”
"Hey, it's okay, I'm not injured anyway, but you kid is really ruthless, come directly to the fatal place, then if it's solid, I'm afraid I'll really be reimbursed." Regner gestured to his throat.
"I ...... I suddenly had a feeling of resentment towards you rich people, and my brain ...... hot," Jerhardt said apologetically.
"Okay, although you have a fighting spirit, it's hard to hurt me. Regnar patted Gerhardt's shoulder a little proudly, and then said earnestly: "You can't be so impulsive in the future, you must remember at all times, and leave a room for others and yourself." ”
Ragner told Jehart the nine-character mantra he had gained from his more than ten years of working in the slums, and then turned away with the mentality of hiding his merit and fame.
Cordak looked at the words "Brother has seen through the red dust" written on Regna's face when he came over, pursed his lips and scolded: "Pretending to be forced." ”
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Late at night, Regner looked around and made sure everything was in order, and then continued reading in the dim light of the fire. Because of the lack of effort in the battle, most of the vigil missions in the past few days were handed over to Regner.
There was a sound from the tent behind him, and Regner looked back to see that it was Kordak.
"It's time for the changing of the guard?" asked Regner.
"Come on, I'm pretty much asleep anyway, what are you looking at?" Kordaq looked over with some curiosity.
"Remember the test you gave me? This is the book that the test was going to let me take. Regner raised his head, and sure enough, it was the book with a dark blue cover.
"Oh?" Cordak took the book with interest, he knew that Alex had managed to give it to Regner, and had ignored it before, and now that Ragner had mentioned it, he was a little curious about what was written in it.
But when he opened the book, he couldn't help but be stunned, although he could clearly recognize the words written in the lingua franca, but he could not read the book in any way, as if it were written in elven words that he did not recognize.
"Can you read this book?" asked Kordak.
"Yes, lingua franca, humans use this, how could I not know it?" replied Regner with a shrug.
Kordaq thought for a moment, and then relieved, I am afraid that this book has been added to some kind of magical ban, and no one can read the book except Regner himself, and the purpose must be to prevent the contents of the book from leaking.
This was an encryption trick by the Lunaris Thieves Guild, and since they didn't want others to know the contents of the book, Kordaq wouldn't be so idiotic as to ask Regner about it.
Regner flipped through the book with relish, although the book was only a little more than a centimeter thick, but each page was as thin as a cicada's wings, so the content recorded in the whole book was quite considerable.
In fact, this is not a book, but a notebook, a miscellaneous notebook with a lot of skills and knowledge, and Regner was interested in the contents of this notebook as early as the time he got it back, and after all these days of study, Ragner has gained a lot of benefits from it.
For example, the arrangement of traps, such as the cultivation and application skills of fighting spirit, such as the body movements of battle, such as the essentials of stealth movements, and so on.
The more Regner took the notebook, the more fascinated he became, the more surprised he became, and between the lines of the book, Regner learned that the original owner of the notebook was a man named Willless. In the past few days, every time he looked at this notebook more than once, Regner would have more admiration for this Verles.
"Boss, did you know that there is a man named Velles in the Eastern Continent, who must be an assassin?" asked Regner.
"Wellles. Kordak looked down in thought, then shook his head: "I don't know at all!"
"Cut, I know you don't know. Regner's face was full of disdain.
"You know?" asked Kordaq rhetorically.
"I know. Regner patted his notes and said, "That's the author of this book." ”
"What's wrong with this author?"
"What's wrong?" Regner replied angrily, "The author of this book is definitely a strong man, and a lot of the above content has opened my eyes. Didn't Jehart stab me in the throat yesterday? I learned how to dismantle his weapon from this book. I've learned a lot of traps and combat techniques, otherwise you would think that I would be able to progress so quickly after a few casual exercises with you in Meteorite City?"
It dawned on Kordak that it was no wonder that the speed at which Regner had progressed these days could be described as a thousand miles a day.
In order to improve Regner's combat experience, Cordak sent Vera, who was not good at hand-to-hand combat, to train with him, and at first Regner's performance could almost be said to be teased. In less than two days, Regner and Vera were able to make an equal, much to the surprise of all three members of the team. But even with this explanation, Kordak was secretly frightened by Regner's ability to learn.
"Speaking of which, little Lei, I've always wondered how you can still read and write, haven't you been an orphan since you were a child?" Cordak asked quietly, the question he had always been a little curious about.
"Oh, that's what the old man taught me. Regner replied.