Chapter 222 [Nice Name]

The countess felt that Chen Xiaolian's eyes were becoming more and more strange, and she frowned: "What are you looking at me like this?"

Chen Xiaolian smiled faintly and looked away—this kind of thing, he naturally wouldn't ask stupidly.

Even if these things were really in the hands of the other party, this shrewd girl would never admit it.

Well......

Even if the Holy Grail, the Holy Spear or something, it may not necessarily be in the hands of the Norman family.

But......

The possibility of the sword of the victory contract is undoubtedly great!

The Sword of the Victory Pact is the same as the Sword in the Stone, both of which are King Arthur's royal weapons!

The razor-sharp sword of the Victory Pact, the sword of the lake...... But it is more powerful than the sword in the stone!

"Well, let's not go around in circles. Chen Xiaolian said slowly: "Since you admit that the blade of the sword in the stone is in your hand, then...... What the hell are you going to do to give it to me?"

The countess was silent for a moment, her tone becoming strange.

"I don't know what kind of person you are, what your world is like. The countess shook her head: "What a sword in a stone, what a symbol of royal power." To me, these are just legends.

What kind of world is it now? Even the royal family has no power, who will still use a sword as royal power?

In my opinion, this object, no matter how precious, is just an antique in my family's collection.

That's what I've always thought.

Historically, my family has gone to great lengths to find the other half of it, and it seems to me that I would never look at it with a surreal eye.

Perhaps I would only interpret this as the fact that my ancestors probably wanted to reunite the sword out of some kind of complex.

As for what magical powers. What kingship...... In my opinion, it is outrageous.

It's nothing more than an antique, and it's an antique of unknown origin. After all, the legend of King Arthur is basically just a story, not real history. ”

Chen Xiaolian listened quietly, he didn't say anything like "since it's just an antique, you can give it to me".

He knew, of course, that the countess had said these things for a reason.

Really!

“...... But I have experienced today's events. I probably don't think so.

No, to be precise, it's the weird events that have been happening to me over the years that make me more and more unable to see through many things!

Maybe...... What I think is not necessarily what I think.

At least, after witnessing today's events, I certainly won't continue to be stupid enough to treat it as just an antique. ”

Chen Xiaolian frowned.

The woman had realized the value of the blade of the sword in the stone.

I'm afraid it's a bit tricky.

"Let's be honest, I want it. Chen Xiaolian said lightly: "You can make a condition." ”

"Of course you want it!" said the countess, slowly, "I can already be sure." You've got the hilt of your sword! So...... According to you and your companions, and those who have ambushed me...... You all seem to possess some abilities that are beyond reality!

I doubt that if the hilt and blade of the sword fell into your hands, they could become one...... Is there something magical going to happen, some kind of magical consequence?

It's not that I haven't read similar mythological novels: if you get a treasure left by a strong man, you can get the power of a strong man.

Sue me, do you want King Arthur's power?"

The countess smiled: "At least I know now, get a complete sword in the stone." Seems to be important to you. ”

"Tell us your terms. Chen Xiaolian was a little impatient.

"What?" the countess raised her eyebrows: "You saved my life before, and you are my savior." So now...... You intend to put this role as a savior. Kidnappers instead?"

As she spoke, the girl shrugged: "Anyway, I'm alone now, in your hands." ”

"Do you think I can't bear to persecute you as a woman?"

Chen Xiaolian frowned, and then he suddenly smiled faintly.

The smile fell into the countess's eyes, but it made her heart twitch.

This young teenager seems to be much more difficult to deal with than expected!

"If it was before today's attack. Maybe I really don't need to think about this sword in the stone as soon as possible.

But ......"

Chen Xiaolian smiled coldly and pointed to the spare tire sitting against the wall not far away: "My companion was so seriously injured, paid such a heavy price, and lost an arm!"

And if we hadn't come to you before, we didn't have the idea of fighting the sword in the stone. That probably won't happen.

I would like to ask you, Lord Count...... It's you, after you pay such a heavy price for something or something. Would you be willing to give it up lightly?!"

The countess kept her mouth shut.

She lowered her head and closed her eyes, as if she had been thinking for a moment.

Then the girl looked up again: "I have three conditions. Meet my three conditions, the blade of the sword in the stone, I will give it to you!"

Chen Xiaolian was noncommittal: "Let's talk about it." ”

"First, you have to keep me safe...... In other words, you have to solve my troubles! Those who attacked me, you have to help me solve this trouble!" the countess said coldly: "This condition is not negotiable. I know very well that I am in too much danger without the protection of someone like you! I don't think my bodyguards can deal with someone like that. As for the alarm...... I think we all know it, it's a joke. ”

Hearing this condition, Chen Xiaolian thought for a while.

This condition seems difficult, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult.

If you want to protect this countess all the time, Chen Xiaolian doesn't have that kung fu, and he may not have that strength.

The man in black who looks very much like Autumn Fall, his strength is very mysterious, and his skills are even more weird.

But......

After all, it's just a quest.

As long as you complete this task, you will get the sword in the stone. That one...... There is no such thing as a hostile stance against the other party.

To put it simply: If the sword in the stone is a task item, then as long as you get the sword in the stone, this random task will be over.

The rest of the matter has nothing to do with the countess.

There is no need to protect her all the time, and there is no need to think about the future.

When the dungeon is over, everyone can go their separate ways.

Moreover......

The countess also has an identity. But Miao Yan!

A high-level player with a customized exclusive account who needs to protect himself?

Are you kidding!

"Go on. Chen Xiaolian said lightly.

The countess glanced at Chen Xiaolian: "The second condition: it was my request at the beginning, you must answer the nightmare in my heart......! What does the name Miao Yan represent. How much do you know about those nightmarish experiences that happened to me...... You have to sue me for these things!"

Chen Xiaolian thought about it......

It's a big deal to offend Miao Yan again...... I guess it's not too much of a problem.

Miao Yan can delete the countess's amnestics once, so it won't be too much of a problem to delete it again.

"What about the third?" Chen Xiaolian looked into the girl's eyes.

"The third ......" the countess's eyes rolled: "The third one...... It's that I, as a woman, just want to satisfy my woman's curiosity -- you have the hilt, right? I want to see the hilt, and at the same time, ...... When you get the hilt and the blade together, something interesting happens. I'd like to sit on the sidelines. At least I don't have a single regret in my heart: otherwise, it would be too unacceptable for me, as a descendant of the Norman family, to have spent countless energies in the history of my family in the pursuit of something, and not even to know what it is really for. ”

Chen Xiaolian touched his chin: "Let me guess, you will definitely not be willing to give me the blade now, but at least wait until I complete the first two conditions, that is, to deal with those who attacked you." At the same time, I tell you about those secrets about you...... You're willing to give me the blade?"

"You guessed it right. ”

"How can I trust you?" Chen Xiaolian smiled: "After I get rid of those attackers, I will tell you those secrets...... If you regret it later. I can't bring back the man who attacked you. In case you regret it......"

"I am a woman, a weak woman. The countess raised her eyebrows: "I'm in your hands." What could be more reliable than such a guarantee? I hold myself hostage!"

......

"Did you find anything?"

A few minutes later, Chen Xiaolian walked to the back storage room.

The tires were rummaging through the cabinets here, he held a shovel in his hand, and took off the one hanging in the corner and threw it to Chen Xiaolian: "I've seen it, the steel fire is not bad." ”

Chen Xiaolian smiled. Throw it into the storage watch.

"Didn't find anything useful. This is probably an abandoned broken stone house. But I just saw a room with a few easels, and it seems that some paintings have been wrapped up and stored. It was so dusty that I didn't bother to go in. ”

Chen Xiaolian's heart moved: "Where is it? Take me to take a look." ”

The tires shrugged their shoulders and led the way when the head did.

The studio was in the left back room of the stone castle. The gate has been opened by tires...... Obviously, the lock was picked.

There was a strange smell inside. It's the smell of dried paint, rotten wooden frames, paint, and dust mixed together.

The window had been sealed, and it was not breathable, Chen Xiaolian stood at the door, forcibly resisting the urge to sneeze, and then reluctantly frowned and walked in.

This is indeed a very standard studio, just a few easels, rotten and dressed, and I don't know how long no one has been here.

Chen Xiaolian walked aside, picked up the two paintings in the corner, tore the linen wrapped on them, and looked at them twice.

Chen Xiaolian smiled and turned his head to look at the tires: "Do you know?"

Tire bobbing.

Chen Xiaolian pointed to the painting in his hand: "Van Gogh's sunflowers." ”

“...... Van Gogh: Who's that?"

Chen Xiaolian sighed: "A painting can sell tens of millions of dollars. ”

The tire suddenly glared and pointed to the oil painting sunflower in Chen Xiaolian's hand: "This ...... This thing is worth tens of millions of dollars?"

"The original is worth ...... It's certainly not worth it, and it's good to sell for a few thousand dollars. Chen Xiaolian shook the frame in his hand: "It's just a copy of the work." It doesn't look like a masterpiece. ”

"You still know how to draw?" Tire laughed.

"I don't understand. Chen Xiaolian shook his head very calmly: "I just think that if it was the work of a famous artist, who would throw it in such a dilapidated room to eat ashes, and hide it in the vault a long time ago." ”

“...... It seems that this is the truth. Tire nodded.

Chen Xiaolian picked up the frame and glanced at it. Found in the lower left corner of the painting, there is also a signature.

"Well, ethereal_voice, is this the name of the painter?" Chen Xiaolian glanced at it, his eyes moved to the side very casually, and then. Suddenly, he saw another painting on the ground.

That's a portrait!

A girl dressed in white, standing in front of a floor-to-ceiling mirror, barefoot, tiptoeing in a lively shape.

The girl in the painting is undoubtedly very beautiful, with a slender and slender figure, a round and smooth facial line, delicate facial features, especially a pair of smiling eyes, which adds a bit of girlish taste.

Most importantly. The people in this painting are clearly ...... Countess!

Obviously, this painting was made a few years ago, and the girl in the painting is obviously much younger, about fifteen or sixteen years old.

"Are you used to breaking into other people's rooms?"

The voice of the countess came from the door.

She stood outside the studio door, looking at the two men in the room with a cold expression, her eyes aimed at the tattered easels in the room. Then it landed on the painting in Chen Xiaolian's hand, frowning.

Chen Xiaolian pointed to the portrait of the girl on the ground: "You are the person here?"

The Countess walked in. She picked up a piece of cloth and changed it on the portrait, before she raised her head and looked at Chen Xiaolian: "Is there anything wrong?"

"It's well drawn, it's vivid, it's quite similar. Chen Xiaolian touched his nose and smiled.

“...... Shall I thank you for the compliment?, do you know how to paint?" the countess pursed the corners of her lips.

"Huh? wait...... What do you mean by that...... These paintings, you painted them?!" Chen Xiaolian was stunned for a moment and looked at the sunflower in his hand. Then I looked at the portrait of a girl on the floor, which had been stamped with a portrait of a girl.

"I told you that this is my studio, and I said it on the way here, but you didn't pay attention to it. The countess shook her head, and walked over to remove a rotten easel against the wall. Looking at the dilapidated studio, he sighed softly: "What's so strange about studying oil painting? I haven't been to this place for a long time." ”

Chen Xiaolian was stunned, and then glanced at the signature on the sunflower oil painting.

"ethereal_voice, is this your name?"

"That's the name I gave myself. At that time, I was still young, and I still dreamed of being a romantic painter. But then I realized that my talent for drawing was limited, so I chose to give up. The countess replied calmly.

"ethereal_voice, that's an interesting name. Fluttering voice...... Xianyin, hehe, good name. ”

"Xianyin?" the countess's mouth imitated Chen Xiaolian's pronunciation with difficulty and voice: "Is this the language of your country......?" It's pretty good. ”

"It's pretty good. Chen Xiaolian nodded.

“...... Not bad. The countess pondered: "I have always hated the name Miao Yan, although I don't know what it means, but it seems to be the pronunciation of your country's language. I hate that name! Now I have one like that.

Well, Xianyin, I love the name. In the future, you can call me Xianyin, this is my oriental name. ”

After saying that, the countess, well, it should be said that it was Xianyin, her affection seemed to relax a little, and she glanced at the shovel in the hand of the tire: "Are you going to dig something here? It's getting late, I remember there's a kitchen in the back, and we can go find something to eat." I'm going to go and see, are you going?"

Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly: "You asked about my weakness...... I'm not very good at things in the kitchen, so you can go yourself. ”

Xianyin glanced at Chen Xiaolian deeply, turned around and left.

"You don't know how to cook, if you don't know how to cook, we'd starve to death when we lived in your house. The tire shook his head and sighed.

"Whether you can do it is one thing, whether you are willing to do it is another thing. Chen Xiaolian said lightly.

"By the way, how did you talk to her before?

“...... It's not too difficult. But it's never easy. Chen Xiaolian thought about it and said in a cautious tone: "But...... But there was one thing that I tried to figure out. ”

"Oh?"

"She doesn't seem to be able to transform into Miao Yan. Chen Xiaolian groaned slightly, and said slowly: "When I talked to her about the conditions before, I always spoke in a very unkind tone deliberately. She should be a little disgruntled and annoyed. But this woman has been patient—she knows the times.

In addition, when we were attacked before, she has never been able to transform into Miao Yan......

You know.

If she could become Miao Yan...... Then a few of us tied together. I guess it's not enough for her to fight.

If I had said such tough words to the real Miao Yan and forced her to hand over the sword in the stone, Miao Yan would have turned her face and fought a lot. ”

Tire nodded: "So ...... said"

"I have a rough guess and judgment. Chen Xiaolian walked to the door, looked at the corridor outside the door, and then turned around and whispered to the tire:

"We're in a dungeon, but the dungeon area happens to be London.

Once the dungeon is opened, the dungeon area is temporarily separated from the original world and is a separate space. I'm afraid the speed of time here is not the same as outside.

So, according to the rules, the places and people of this London are cut off from the original world.

Since it is temporarily separated, then ...... Perhaps according to the rules of the system, during the period of separation, Miao Yan will not be able to come.

Because her exclusive number was also cut out of the Overworld along with London.

So, we are now facing this countess. It's the real NPC, and it's herself. And during the dungeon, Miao Yan can't control or possess her. ”

“...... So what?"

"So maybe there's a benefit. Chen Xiaolian said lightly: "Doesn't she want to know who she is, who Miao Yan is, and want to know the secret of the matter?"

I can satisfy her.

Anyway...... Once the quest is over, London will be refreshed, and perhaps the countess's memory will be refreshed.

Then I don't have to worry about Miao Yan coming to me to trouble me afterwards. ”

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[This chapter is 5,000 words.]

Yesterday I said that today I will have more than 10,000 words.

Well. I'm going to break my promise today.

I know someone will complain, someone will scold.

But today, only today, I don't give a damn about anything!

I feel that today, today is the happiest and happiest day of my 35 years of life!!

Do you remember yesterday was my mother's birthday?

Last night, my mother made a wish for her birthday cake: she hoped to be a grandmother soon.

And then......

Let's put it this way. I accompanied my wife to the hospital for a check-up early this morning, and I didn't get home until about 5 p.m.!

Queue for a few hours for outpatient clinics and queue for a few hours for laboratory tests......

But this qiē is fucking worth it!!!

You know? When I got the diagnosis from the hospital, I was smiling all the way home, and I couldn't help but want to laugh!

Even if a car drove past me and splashed a lot of mud on my legs, I laughed like a fool!

Because......

I'm going to be a daddy!!

After eating dinner and writing this chapter, I found that I couldn't continue to code words at this moment, the whole person was so excited that I couldn't do it, and I only had one thought in my head!

Today, no matter how you scold me, I don't care!!

At the age of thirty-five, I'm going to be a father!!!!!!!

Hahahahaha!!!ha

I can't even code words right now!

Now I just want to be able to run out into the street and laugh for half an hour!!

My mom is the big boss of the development team.,What's the !! to say]

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............ (To be continued......)