17 The Truth of Paradise for the Brave
The glamorous heavy makeup suddenly disappeared. The committee members all patted their foreheads, feeling helpless about the performance of glamorous and heavy makeup, and now being pointed at their noses and scolded is really undignified.
"I'll tell you. The goblin scholar didn't intend to let go of the silent outcasts, "Now I'm afraid all over the world are starting to bet on whether the three of them can make it through the second level." The so-called 'Paradise of the Brave' is nothing more than a Colosseum, and even three dragons have died in it. You open a bank and set up a bet, everything is under control, and whoever loses and wins is you winning. How many royal riches have been taken away by you, how many countries have collapsed financially because of this, and how many people have lost themselves to you. For more than 300 sessions, from ancient times to the present, you are like tireless termites, constantly eroding the upper echelons of all ethnic groups. How many secrets do you know about this, and how many of these secrets are sold by you at high prices? Behind any major event in history, you are not playing tricks? Isn't what you like most is to see the human heart fall in greed, torment in lust, and pain in remorse? You are right, we are constantly recording, but not for any bad taste. No wonder the Elven King wants to abandon you, you are not destined to be favored by God!"
"That's enough, Mr. Professor. Be careful with your words, after all, you are an uninvited guest. You should be courteous and befitting your knowledge. Lady Vicie was upset by the goblin scholar's words, and reminded him.
"Politeness, how did I forget, your hypocrisy is as famous as your bad taste. The goblin scholar scoffed.
"Old Professor, your words are so straightforward. With your expression and character, I once again affirm that the fall of the goblin civilization is irreversible. "Enchanting heavy makeup finally decided to fight back, "You know, the contract of life and death was signed by their head and Si Li himself, if you don't understand the hidden words, you can ask; More than 300 sessions, how come I don't remember your goblin performance. ”
"Feishuang, don't speak, no one treats you as dumb. Master Mermo couldn't help but say a word again. Frost looked unconvinced and tried to sneer at her, but when she saw Lady Vicie looking at her calmly, she panicked for no reason, and finally swallowed back the words that came to her mouth, and turned her head to continue rubbing her nails.
"Mistress Vicie, I've kept you waiting. At this time, Mr. Fangbi came out of the darkness with a booklet in his hand, attracting everyone's attention.
Mr. Fangbi sat down, opened the booklet, looked at it, and said, "Mr. Ace doesn't have a lot of information. He had come to the royal city of Daxter five years earlier, and there was no information about him before. Over the next two years, Mr. Ace worked in Daxter, including bodyguards, escorts, and sword instructors, until he and Captain Catherine formed the Kuhl Mercenary Regiment three years ago. During these three years, Mr. Ace was always with Captain Catherine. In addition, the details of each member of the Kurid Mercenary Regiment are scarce. Here's also a copy of the latest news from the Intraroyal City, which you might be interested in checking out. With that, he handed Mrs. Vicie a piece of paper in a pamphlet.
Madame Vicie took it and read the contents of the paper, the corners of her mouth turned up, and a charming smile appeared, and she listened to her: "Dear three brave men, I am very sorry that we have been interrupted by too many accidents. As a reward for passing the first level, I have a very important message for the three of you. This is the latest reward order issued by the Wangcheng Security Division, and I would like to ask you to take a look. ”
Mrs. Vicie handed the bounty into the air, took it from the darkness with one hand, and reappeared in front of Catherine in the blink of an eye. Catherine would sit cross-legged on the ground, and when she got the bounty order, a cold sweat immediately broke out on her forehead.
"We are wanted! on charges of rebellion. Catherine read the bounty order carefully, "It's the bounty order from the Department of Guards." ”
"I'll see. Ace snatched the bounty order, "It's worth more than three hundred gold coins, and it was issued after we left the royal city." ”
"What then?" said Fee, who was meditating, opened his eyes and exclaimed, "we can't go back, we can't go back." Rebellion is a felony, and those caught will be hanged. Hey, I would have had a chance to be promoted to Auditorium Pastor next year. ”
"You're thinking too much. Didn't you listen to these guys' nagging? Let's get out alive. "Ace was undoubtedly a pure realist.
"Lady Vicie. Catherine stood up, "It seems that we have been under your surveillance and control since we entered the city. Please tell us how we can get us out of here. ”
"Dear Head Catherine, I think there was a slight misunderstanding between us. Mrs. Vicie was not disgusted by Catherine's unfriendly tone, "The world runs by rules, and we only behave within the rules of the world. In fact, all we do is provide a chance, and the final decision is yours. The Corner City didn't force you to come, and Silky's contract was signed by you. If you're having trouble reading, it's okay to ask, and I think Silly will be happy to answer them. As for surveillance, it makes no sense, just like in a small barrel bathhouse, where others can see you in a public place, and you can see others. Even in this Paradise of the Brave, we just sent out an invitation, didn't we?"
"Hmph. "The goblin scholar doesn't seem to be in a hurry to leave this time. He sat in the air, sneering from the sidelines.
"Is this what it means to play with people's hearts?" Catherine laughed self-deprecatingly, "everything is our own will, so we are leaving here now, and you won't stop it, right?"
"Dear Master Catherine, I said that the world runs by the rules. Lady Vicie patiently explained, "The rule of getting out of the Paradise of the Brave is to pass three levels in a row, after which it will be up to the participants to decide whether to continue or not. You see, we're fair, and there's a reward for every level you pass. Don't you want to know the details of the Doden Mountains? Okay, now it's dessert time, and invite the three of you to sit down and taste it, and there is still half an hour before the opening time of the next level. Also, Mr. As's weapon is a little damaged, and we'll help fix it. ”
It's a pity that the three "braves" of the Kur mercenary group don't have the heart to eat dessert. Ferry and Catherine began to meditate, and Ace threw his sword and wooden shield on the ground, allowing his two hands to reach out in the darkness to retrieve them.
"What are we fighting with in the second level?" Ace asked in a stunned manner as he felt that there was nothing to be polite to the outcasts.
"Mr. As, this is a difficult answer because we don't know either. Gray Cloud stopped for dessert and turned sideways to answer earnestly.
"Human, Paradise for the Brave is a gray realm, and what you encounter will come from your own memories. The goblin scholar's words suddenly rang in As's ears.
It seems that the scholar was consciously or unconsciously on the side of the Catherine trio. Ace thought about it carefully, and Ferry had only been a mercenary group for a year. The most formidable enemies all three of them have encountered during the year have all appeared in this Doden mission. Then the Storm Wolf, the monster Gosio, and the black dragon Hermes are all possible enemies. Either one of them, the trio have no chance of winning.
"Isn't there a way out?" Ace was very unwilling. Ever since he found himself standing under Daxter City one day five years ago, Ace has been hoping to regain his lost memories. He would often fall into deep thought, trying to remember the past.
For the first two years, Ace kept doing all kinds of odd jobs, hoping to evoke a sense of familiarity. But no matter what he did, Ace only felt more and more strange, his disgust became stronger and stronger, and there seemed to be something in his heart that he couldn't let go, but he didn't know what it was. Until one day, he saw Catherine, and the long-lost familiarity finally appeared. With her waterfall-like blonde hair, snow-white teeth, and talking eyes, Ace had the urge to take care of her with her life.
Ace followed Catherine and found her in and out of the Royal Academy, where he took a job as a janitor. Although she dangled in front of Catherine every day, Catherine never paid attention to him.
Gradually, Ace became familiar with Catherine's daily life. As a student of the Grand Wizard Quisling, Catherine is a well-known magician. She came early and left late every day, and often stayed in the academy for a long time. From time to time, the children of the aristocracy came to pursue Catherine, and often waited outside the academy for two or three hours, but did not see her figure. At that time, Catherine seemed to spend all her time studying and researching.
Ace didn't expect anything, he just did it out of a feeling deep in his heart. Three months have passed, and although Ace has not found his memory, he has no aversion to work that he had in the past.
Life may have been peaceful, but one day Catherine came running from the academy and asked As, who was on duty, for help. Things are not complicated, the experimental materials purchased from the town of Mosi in the south have not arrived for more than three days after the scheduled date. Catherine, who was worried about an important experiment, decided to go for herself. Her teacher, Quisling, suggested that she should find a warrior to accompany her, both for safety and as multiple helpers.
Catherine applied to the academy's security team, and the guards were unwilling to do hard work, so they naturally pushed the new Ace out. Of course, Ace was happy to do the job, and it was his wish to protect Catherine.
Mosi Town is not a lively place. Although the town is only three hours away from the royal city of Daxt, it is rarely visited due to its location in a dead valley and away from the main road. A few years ago, an alchemist set up a laboratory there, and only then did he begin to produce some experimental materials.
Along the way, neither Catherine, who was thinking about the experiment, nor As, who was thinking about the past, had no interest in talking. The only thing Catherine said was to ask As's name.
"On that occasion, I also encountered an anvil that was fighting with people. Silently reciting the name of the anvil, Ace stopped his recollection. It's ironic that the dwarves used their lives to keep them going, only to end up trapped here.
Ace sighed and lay down with his hands behind his head, the back of his hand cold to the touch. Ace got up and looked behind him, where his sword and wooden shield were intact.
Ace took his weapon in his hand and tried it, and everything was as good as ever. He swung his sword twice, then slashed forward with all the force. The tip of the sword sliced through the dark space, and suddenly a hole opened. I saw that the opening slowly grew bigger and bigger, and opened violently like a big mouth.
Unprepared, Ace falls in, along with Catherine and Ferry in meditation.