Light 19.54-A: A Different Kind of Wine
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Loneliness is the norm of life, and companionship is extra precious.
You sat down next to Hathaway. It's awkward for two people to squeeze into one chair, so it quickly changes to her sitting in your arms.
"Celebrate the safe return of the Death Squad! Welcome new members! Cheers!"
You lift up the wine,
What a miraculous thing - out of all, you're the only one who has a milky white wine in your hand, and it's lukewarm.
With a sigh, Tong En stood up and took the wine glass, cast a spell to cool down, and then handed it to you again: "That's right, it's getting hotter and hotter." ”
So, you have a glass of cold and pleasant milky wine in your hand. It's not about the temperature, it's about ......! Well, it tastes amazing, it's indescribable but it's delicious.
Hathaway, you ask, is there any wine left?
Hathaway glared back at you, then clapped her hands, "A lot of new members have been added, welcome everyone." Please introduce yourself in turn. Then he looked at the seat opposite.
"Meat", you look at me, I look at you, most of them look uneasy, and they all shrink back.
Words, there must always be the first to say first. Because there are so many people, you don't remember a name in the end. It's not your fault, and it's not because someone is lazy.
"I'll come first. The sturdy centaur clenched his fists on his chest and bowed, and introduced, "The gnolls in my hometown are very fierce, and the humans are conscripting soldiers on a large scale, and almost all of my compatriots have been captured as mounts, so I have taken my daughter to wade through mountains and rivers here." Originally, she was hiding in the mountains and forests ......over there," she pointed in the direction of Viscount Eliabes, "but was later caught. This is a friend from other tribes I met on the way, and her arm was cut off by a local warlord many years ago—her mount has hands and is prone to rebellion. ”
The third girl bows deeply to you.
After the little centaur bowed very sensibly, he immediately raised his head and asked the armless centaur: "Auntie, do we just have to bow and not be eaten?"
Don't talk nonsense—— armless man explained in a panicked whisper, "Don't worry, as long as your mother can continue to produce milk, we should be safe." ”
Milk?
What milk?
You look down at the few sips of wine left, and then at the strong men and horses violently surround and flatten the horse's belly, and then your face is full of horror. Again, you ask, what kind of wine is this?
"Mare's milk wine. ”
Oh ahem——! you almost didn't choke to death. Her belly is flat!
"I am the best warrior among the more than 100 members of the tribe, and I can repay your kindness with battle. My friend is also known among the human warlords, known as the "Teal Tempest", and is a rare and agile scout who can carry people even at a speed. Don't eat us. ”
You take the appraisal results handed over by Fiertin, which reads: Powerful Centaur Challenge Level 11, which is equivalent to Level 11 Elite Ranger, Armless Centaur is equivalent to Level 6 Inferior Ranger, and Centaur Level 0.
If it is used as combat power, only one of the three horses can be used, if it is used as a scout, only one horse can be used, and if it is used as a milk source...... Again, there is only one horse.
Generally speaking, the centaur race is inherently absolutely neutral.
The results were accompanied by a note in Hathaway's handwriting: "The Mighty Centaur is extremely distrustful of humans, and I eventually persuaded him to stay for the time being, citing the danger elsewhere. Difficult to communicate. No matter how much I said, she understood that they had to fight to win their freedom, and they would not stay long. 」
"The armless centaur has been tainted with a lot of Terran habits, and she has hinted that she is willing to sleep for the leader of the land, and it is not difficult to imagine what life she used to live. Although he is very obedient, he only wants to escape back to the mountains and forests. I'm not sure what she's thinking. 」
"Centaurs are unusually fearful of humans, but seem to have been taught to be fearful and ashamed of their values, and to pretend to be calm. 」
"I can produce milk too!" the half-sheep man interjected, "I'm just a little tired lately, give me a chance, and I'll be able to continue to produce milk as before!"
Hathaway asked, "Where is the child?"
"I'm only five years old and have no children. ”
Oh cough cough——! you squirted out the last sip of mare's milk wine, what the hell is a five-year-old girl giving goat's milk? The sturdy centaur looked at the white wine on the corner of your mouth with an ugly face, she was not angry that you wasted, but worried that she no longer had the value of living.
"The average life expectancy of half-sheep people varies, but overall it is significantly shorter than that of humans. Judging by her appearance, she should be of this neighborhood, with an average life expectancy of about 24 years. Five years old, which translates to human beings, should be thirteen to sixteen years old, just adulthood. Tong En stared at the plump chest of the half-sheep man and said, "It is estimated that it is an excellent breed of dairy sheep, and it can continue to produce milk after maturity, but it was thrown into the meat market because it was sick and no longer produced milk." ”
"Yes, don't eat me!" the half-sheep man's expression was very pitiful.
You look down at the results in your hand: "Level Zero, kind and neutral. The following note reads: "The half-sheep man is supposed to be good and chaotic, and she may be the product of several generations of domestic animals." 」
You ask Hathaway, hasn't anyone explained that the guild wasn't going to eat them at all?
"Of course it has been explained, but what do you think if you are taken back to the lair by the lion and told that it is not going to eat you? ”
...... That's right, too.
The merfolk can't be kept in a cage, which is easy to cause a lot of misunderstandings among other mermaids; the half-sheep can't be kept in a cage, so their nature can't endure the narrow captivity, and after a long time, they will die as sheep; the little centaur who is about three or four years old is too pitiful to be locked in a cage, and it is even more cruel to be separated from his mother; I always feel that the harpy knows Harpy, and it is not good to be locked in a cage. Therefore, in the end, the first thing Hathaway could only do when he returned to the guild was to persuade them not to run away as soon as the cage was opened.
I don't know who muttered in a low voice, "Mutton is actually quite delicious", and the half-sheep's face turned pale and trembled. You repeat "I really don't eat" three times, she repeats "I can really produce milk" four times, and then you understand Hathaway's frustration.
The two mermaid sisters stood up, bowed and introduced, "Maid." "Handmaiden. "The results of the appraisal read: Deemed to be a level 4 and 6 druid.
"Thugs. After saying that, the wolf suddenly lifted his vest, revealing six abdominal muscles, "A person with a normal brain wouldn't plan to eat a level 9 warrior, right?"
She looked confident, and she probably had this expression before she was thrown into the meat market.
After she sat down, Tiger Syndrome stood up and said lightly, "Fighter." "Very refined. Later you find out that she has eight-pack abs.
You flipped through the information in your hand: "The two women were both veteran thugs of Yue Huayu, and they were sentenced to death for some reason, and they definitely can't go back. When wolfified into a human form, he is a level 9 elite warrior. Tiger Morph Human Form, Level 14 Elite Ranger. Self-healing is hard to kill. 」
Hathaway asked them why they were thrown into the meat market, but received no answer. The wolf syndrome is very angry, and the tiger syndrome seems to have something else hidden.
Then the private soldiers got up one after another to introduce themselves in turn. The girls who are expected to become priests are all locals who have been disgusted by the Haiqiang Sect for different reasons, the elves who are expected to become sword songs are the youngest of a hundred years old, the oldest is already three hundred years old, two are from the same small village, the other three are from the destroyed elven homeland, and one is from far away, and the private soldiers who are expected to become imitation adventurers are all from the nearby area, but no one is a real fellow countryman.
They came to the army voluntarily.
It was a good errand to be a nobleman's private soldier these days, especially to become one of the first private soldiers of a new nobleman. Their morale was high, but when they found a pale-faced woman sitting in the room, and it was confirmed that it was indeed a vampire, some of them had the idea of retreating.
A large table full of food, but no one eats. Just as you were wondering, Lady Edward suddenly said, "I repeat, I can't suck blood except for 'noble human males'. ”
Gradually, everyone began to move – from the initial stiffness of clutching knives and forks, to the moment of a few minutes of swooping down on the table and gobbling it up. Most of the people here were already hungry, but they were always worried that this would be the last meal to be fed and thrown to the vampires.
You dust off the leaves that flew from your clothes and ask Hathaway, why didn't you see the Harpy?
"Eat well early and sleep in the old place. Hathaway wiped the oil on her glasses and asked in a low voice, "President, it is common sense in the world to take money to do things, I can understand that you hire private soldiers, although I feel that it is a bit against the legal system of the aristocracy but it is still on the edge of the safe range, but, raising so many sub-races, can they all be maids? Raising idlers is the beginning of a force that has fallen into decay. ”
Those two bestialities are okay and professional, but the others are ......
Your leg is numb from Hathaway's crush, but you don't have the courage to say it. The second glass of wine that refused to be brought by the strong man with both hands seemed to be quite ungraceful, and it was squeezed out.
Maybe it's addictive?
The atmosphere of the celebration banquet gradually became pleasant, not as restrained as before, but as long as the leader was still there, many people could not let go.
Hathaway stood up: "I will take care of all the trivial matters that don't need to be decided, please rest assured." So you get up, and Annette is the only one who leaves, leaving the room. Soon after, there was the sound of laughter.
You need to prepare spells in a quiet room, and that's the most important thing.
"Elder, are you going to an appointment tonight?" said Annette, bowing slightly.
What are you going to do?
A. Fulfill the agreement with Octavia
B, choose one of the old lists
C, choose one of the newcomers
D, pick among private soldiers and peripheral members