Prologue to Volume II

The air in the hotel was a little damp, the hay was burning in the stove, and the boy choked on his throat. www.biquge.info He was not yet skilled in his movements, and the weather was humid, so the hay did not burn sufficiently.

"Amon, add a little more fire. Terrence Howard coughed and waved his hand.

A few days ago, three people with withered faces knocked on the door of the Lion King Hotel, one of them in his 30s, missing a left arm, who called himself Stephen. The boy Amon had a delicate face, a high nose, some of the characteristics of a Rhodes, but his hair was pitch black, and he was of mixed race, but he was mute, and could understand words, but he could not speak, and his blue robe was full of holes, and he shivered with cold when he was wet from the rain. The red-haired girl, Asha, has a slender figure and is so hungry that she can't stand on her feet when she arrives at the hotel.

Stephen told Terrence that Menor's border was so bad that when they went to their relatives, they were attacked by robbers, who threw all their money and risked their lives to escape. He begged Terrence for something to eat, and promised to pay it back by working. At that time, the emperor was going to hold an imperial celebration, and on the intersection of the provinces of Menor and Orlando, there was a constant flow of traffic and people, and the Lion King Hotel was too busy. He found a linen blouse, asked Amon to change it, and cooked a lot of vegetables, and the girl Asha was so hungry that she ate two eggs, half a roast chicken, a slice of bread, and a pot of fruit wine, which surprised him greatly.

"Alright, you serve the food. Terrence lifted her chin, and Asha walked over to the guest with a bowl of beef stewed potatoes and a bowl of grilled sausage.

Although it was noon, there were not many guests today, early in the morning, the young man who claimed to be the apprentice of the school city dragged Stephen to play imperial chess, and after checking into the hotel the day before yesterday, the apprentice and Stephen were more energetic, and pulled him to play whenever he had free time. Asha came to a table, where there were four people, all of whom were not good, and they threw a bag of Imperial Marks and ordered a lot of dishes, and Terrence was a little restless although he was cooking the dishes.

"Yo, chick, nice figure. One of them, dressed in chain mail, patted Asha's buttocks, "Boss, your daughter?"

Terrence shook his head and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm full of food and drink, and I don't provide any other services. ”

"you, don't be ignorant. The other scolded and pulled Asha over, "We gave the money, boss, you should just shut up." Know who you're talking to? This one in the chain mail, Sir Varian of Dead Tree Bay, looks up to your daughter, count you lucky. If you don't have enough money, you'll be given another bag of Reichsmarks. ”

Terrence smacked his lips, he didn't want to get into trouble, but Asha was violated, and he couldn't bear it. Amon glared angrily at the four men, holding kitchen knives, and took a step, and Terrence stopped him with his hand.

"Your Excellency......" Terrence looked at the long sword and shield hanging on the wall, it was originally decorative, the long sword was a blunt sword, he hadn't practiced swords for a long time, he wondered how to beat the other four people, unless...... No, I don't want to get in trouble.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't be in a hurry. Asha placed the cup on the table, poured the wine, and sat on Sir Varian's lap with great skill.

"Hey, boss, your daughter is more proactive than you. Ser Varian put his arm around Asha's waist, "I'll show her who the best knight on the continent is." ”

"Oh my God, sir, you're hurting me. "I think you're all good, but I'll only choose the best ones." ”

Asha easily eased the atmosphere, she instigated four men to fight, and for a while, the sound of fists, shouting, cursing, and laughter continued.

"Four adults, do you have any interesting insights along the way? Asha filled Ser Varian with another glass of wine.

Jazz smiled, pushed the cup to Asha, and said, "You drink a cup, I will talk about one thing, and I will talk as many things as I drink, and I will open your eyes." ”

Asha laughed and picked up her glass, "That means, Jazz wants to fight with me, and if I don't think the story is enjoyable, you'll be fined three glasses." ”

"Interesting!" Jazz watched Asha take a sip of wine and applauded, "Happy, boss, I'm going to settle your daughter." He rolled his eyes and said, "A few days ago, an old man and a young man were found dead in the white tower on the top of the mountain, the boy was burned to death, and the old man's head was cut off in half. In the White Tower, the soldiers found a large number of books, as well as tools for alchemy. ”

Terrence pricked up his ears and listened carefully to every detail.

"Who did the soldiers find out about killing him?, and where did the murderer go?" Asha asked, putting her hand on Sizz's waist.

"Oh, that's another story. Sir raised his hand and pointed to the full glass.

Asha tilted her head and took a sip of the wine.

Damn, she's going to get drunk like that. Terrence looked at Stephen in the corner, Stephen and the apprentice were still playing Imperial chess, and looked at Asha from time to time, his gaze met Terrence's, and he shook his head slightly.

"Some people say that it was a failure of alchemy, and the old man was burned and deserved to die. "You know, it's normal for those alchemists to tinker with strange things, and it's normal for glass bottles to explode, to burn boys, to blow up half of the old man's head. But the magician's bullshit squad came, searching for suspicious people at the checkpoints on the main road, but it seemed that they were slowing down the speed of the checkpoints, and the soldiers and passers-by dared not speak out. ”

Who died?What team did the magician set up?The mystery in Terrence's mind grew bigger and bigger. Amon pulled the corner of Terrence's coat, and Terrence followed Amon's gaze and hurriedly scooped up the fish that was about to be stewed.

"That means I didn't catch it. Asha filled her glass with wine, "It didn't open my eyes at all." Penalty for drinking. ”

"Good, good. Jazz was happy to show his alcohol consumption and drank three glasses, "Which one would you like to hear about the next story about the Imperial Celebration?"

Asha toasted three times in a row. Damn, her face turned red. Terrence places the fish on the table.

"Another jug!" roared the man across from Jazz, "I'm going to beat Jazz's drink!"

Terrence nodded, he knew the man was drunk. Asha winked at him. Terrence was surprised at how much Asha had to drink.

"Yuhua City held a flower god festival to celebrate the imperial celebration. Sir snorted, "As a result, a lot of people died. ”

Amon's expression froze, and he opened his mouth, but he didn't make any sound. His eyes widened, and Terrence noticed Amon's strangeness. Yes, this half-breed may be from Sunset Province.

"If you want me to say, it's all the emperor's fault for killing people at the celebration, it's unlucky. Have you heard?" chimed in another man in leather armor, "Baron Kuhn is dead, drunk alive by the Emperor at the banquet. ”

"Oh, then Duke Cullen didn't react? The Baron is his uncle. The man in the black robe wondered, "Why did you kill him?"

"That kid, the smell of milk hasn't dried up. His father was a madman who went to the North to fight in the bullshit war and died in the North. Sir snorted, "As a result, a stinky boy became a duke, and he was as scared as a dog." ”

At this moment, the man sitting at the foot of the wall stepped out of the shadows. Dressed in bright white plate armor with a red rose embroidered on her breastplate, she put her hand on the hilt of her sword, frowned, and said, "Take back your words and apologize." Sir, apologies for your words and actions. ”

"Who are you? Damn, look at you like that, a woman wearing plate armor embroidered with red roses and thinking she was a knight?" Sir patted Asha's ass, and Asha dodged to the side in amusement, "Is your sword good? ”

"Sir, I'll just say this one last time: apologize for your words and deeds, and apologize to Duke Cullen. When the knight finished speaking, her fingers moved to the hilt of her sword.

Sir drew his dagger and scolded, "his duke, you are working for Cullen, and when we beat you to the ground and it is your turn, you will apologize for your words and deeds." Haha!"

As soon as the words fell, the female knight's sword slashed over, and after Jazz parried with his sword, he kicked over, and the female knight was kicked in the abdomen, and took a few steps back, and Jazz's sword stabbed again, and the breastplate made a piercing scraping sound. The female knight swung a sword, and Jazz blocked it with his sword, and the knight's iron glove swung fiercely, and Jazz fell on the table, and the potato soup soaked Jazz's hair, and the sausage fell to the ground, and the dog's eyes were quick and he took it in his mouth.

"Look! Men wear plate armor!" said Sir waved his hand, and the bowl and cup fell to the ground. Three of his men yelled, picked up swords and axes, and rushed forward.

The knightess blocked a short sword and dodged the swing of her axe sideways, and was struck in the shoulder by Sir with a terrible thud in the plate, and she screamed, was kicked from behind, and rolled to where the apprentice was sitting. The apprentice has long since fled.

The female knight rolled over, dodged the axe, and smashed a punch into the man's face, the iron glove smashing the man to spit out blood and half of the broken teeth. A man yelled and rushed over, she stood up, grabbed the other person's waist, and slammed it the chair, which was smashed to pieces. She used the sword she snatched to block Jazz's sneak attack, but she didn't block Jazz's fist, and she was knocked to the ground.

Damn! Four men against a woman! and smashed my hotel. Terrence held his head and saw the shield and sword on the wall. No, I've retired. He told himself. At this moment, Amon removed the sword from the wall, and with a loud roar, he plunged the sword into a man's calf. The man screamed and fell to the ground.

Amon will make a sound?Terrence looked at Amon in surprise. At this moment, Sir pressed the female knight under him, and stabbed the sword into the female knight's face, and the female knight firmly grasped the blade with an iron glove.

I can't even be inferior to a child. Terrence gritted his teeth, he made up his mind to meditate on magic. A flash of white light flashed, and while everyone was covering their eyes, he came to Jazz's side. Sir was covering his eyes as he shoved his sword into the female knight's hand and stabbed him in the abdomen.

After the white light passed, there was one more body and three seriously injured men in the hotel. The knightess looked at the knight lying on top of her in surprise, frowned, pushed his body away, and looked at her hands suspiciously.

"Dear Knight, thank you for saving my hotel. Terrence bowed and knelt down.

"What the hell is going on?" the knight wondered, looking around.

"When you fight Sir for a sword, the sword goes into Sizz's abdomen. I will remember you for your bravery. What is your last name?" Terrence pulled away from the subject.

"Veretta Brian, knight of Count Cullen. The female knight said with a serious face, "I swear in the name of the Seven Gods that the Lion King Hotel will be compensated enough. ”

Terrence knelt down again, and when he stood up, he found that Stephen, Amon, and Asha were all gone, and there was a gray money bag with Jazz's name embroidered on it. Terrence bet it was in Jazz's lining pocket.