Chapter 408: Temptation and Astonishment
The small concert in the dinner room continued, but the blonde did not continue to be the center of attention, he sang a few ballads after Lin An asked for a song, and then the people who rose up joined in, and the center was invisibly shifted.
"Birds chirp and spread their wings through the low bushes,
The fruit is full, the flowers are fragrant, in my dream, I return to my hometown,
There are golden fields, and the springs are sweet......"
A young officer stood in the crowd and sang a song, his majestic voice and thick and full of emotion left a deep impression on people, and it could be seen that the officer's popularity among the group was very good, and everyone applauded enthusiastically and made a loud and enthusiastic voice to show encouragement.
The young officer's face was a little red, and under the coaxing of the crowd, he sang a well-known ballad of Merlin's love song, and during the song, his eyes did not dare to look at the position of the mages, and after singing, he only let his eyes hurriedly sweep in the direction of Lin An during the thanksgiving salute, and then retreated to his coaxing companions with a red face.
"Good! Well sung! ”
Krum stood up and applauded loudly, and the mages also joined in the crowd, and under his leadership, they responded enthusiastically, and their playful eyes swept over Lin An from time to time, not hiding their interest in watching the show.
But Lin An is not the only protagonist of this dinner, seeing that Lin An is still unmoved under the explicit hint of everyone, everyone is not embarrassed, and the goal is shifted, and even the mage grabs the multi-stringed piano and shows his talent to accompany the singer.
Krum had a mercenary career, and he liked such a lively occasion the most, so he came back and sat down after taking the initiative to perform, and saw Lin An holding a bowl of hot soup and sipping it with relish, and also sat down beside her, and whispered to Lin An with his head sideways:
"I didn't expect this group of guys to have so many talents, and they usually don't show a little noise. Especially the kid Hemmer, if it weren't for their gang of people to make a fuss, he probably wouldn't have dared to sing! ”
He looked angry and shook his head, "Isn't it just a love song, I don't even have this bit of courage, how can we look like a Merlin man!" ”
After that, he squinted his eyebrows and stole Lin An's expression.
Haimo was the young officer who sang just now, although he covered it up well when he sang it, but because of the perception of the group of mages beside Lin An. How could they not find out that the target of his attention was just that because of the prestige of the "Purple Rose", they did not understand the "triangular relationship" between Lin An and Sidney and Ludwig. Therefore, no one spoke directly to Haimer's face like Krum.
However, Krum is also measured, speaking in a low voice, and in a noisy environment, almost no one can hear their conversation clearly.
Lin An stuffed a bowl of soup over. Squinting at Krum, Krum could only shrug his shoulders and pick up the bowl.
"As far as I know, this kid from the Haimo family is not usually so shy and timid."
A voice interjected at this moment, and as soon as Lin An turned his head, he saw the red-hot robe, and the handsome and slightly pale face of Master James was full of interest. His eyes were fixed on Lin An's face.
"I don't think Master Lynn can't remember who Hemmer is, right? He was one of the people who was rescued with you on the day of the avalanche. James lifted his chin and nodded in the direction of Hemer, who happened to be looking this way too. Spotting James and Lin An seemingly talking about them, the young officer named Hemmer was pushed and coaxed by his companions around him.
"You see, several of the people around him are also in that group." James said with a smirk, "A lot of people have been wanting to come to your door in person to thank you for saving your life. But you never had any free time, and then you went into retreat after you hit the road. So they never got the chance. ”
Lin An was stunned and whispered, "So that's the case." ”
It's no wonder that in her perception, although the group of people have been coaxing and their eyes have been looking this way intentionally or unintentionally, she did not feel curious and explored, but received a large number of friendly and admiring eyes.
"To be honest, I'm curious." James said suddenly.
"Curious about what?" Lin An lowered his head and took a sip of soup.
James's head jerked over.
"Anyone who gains the favor of such a large group of meritorious people with a bright future, even if he does not deliberately manage and strengthen his connections, will not avoid it like you - don't tell me that you don't understand human feelings, other people who inherit the hidden world may be like this, but you are certainly not."
Lin An was slightly taken aback, and looked to the side, but at some point, Krum ran into the crowd again, the noisy voices muffled the whispers between her and James, and the people who sat together and exchanged ears abound around the crowd, and the others didn't pay too much attention to the conversation between James and Lin An.
But Lin An had a target to pay attention to, and when he glanced over the crowd, he saw that the white-haired young man was sitting diagonally opposite them, plucking the strings of the multi-stringed piano in his hand, accompaniment to the joyful people, and following the singer with a smile on his face, his happy expression seemed to be enjoying it.
"You've been following Angus, why?" James's voice was cold and asked in Lin An's ear.
Lin An turned his head to look at him, and found that the handsome and pale face was already very close to him at some point, and he couldn't help but move slightly, and distanced himself from James.
But James's eyes were still focused on her face, clearly unhappy that the two questions he had asked had not been answered.
"I thought that the relationship between us was not good enough for me to have to answer all questions," Lin An said lightly, "Why do you pay so much attention to me?" ”
She turned her head to look at the white-haired young man sitting on the ground next to the crowd, still standing out because of his elegant and gentle temperament, and looked thoughtful, "His name is Angus?" Do you know his identity? ”
Lin An's irony did not annoy James, and he was always surprisingly tolerant of beauties.
Following Lin An's gaze, James also looked at the young man with a gentle and harmless temperament.
In a group of meritorious people who have just come out of the battlefield to kill and stand out, the gentle and introverted trait of young people who can easily blend into anyone's aura without being rejected is indeed more prominent, but it is only because of environmental problems, it seems more special, such a person with a profound scholarly atmosphere, James has seen a lot, and the temperament of youth is among the people he has seen. It doesn't stand out too much.
"What's wrong with him?" After thinking about his information about the members of the caravan, James replied, "He was a traveling scholar who had been taken in on the caravan's return journey, and it was said that the purpose of coming to the ice field was to witness the occurrence of this influential period of war - he had a fully stamped clearance certificate and the certificates presented by the various fortresses, and there were traces of the route he traveled and the time it took to travel. ”
Lin An didn't ask about the authenticity of the customs clearance certificate, and looked at the direction of the young man, "Is there any indication in his customs clearance identity that he is from which country?" ”
"Looks like you really care about him. If it weren't for the fact that I knew you already had a lover, I would have thought you had a crush on him - and if so, then score it on the appearance of temperament. I would say you have a good eye, and of course, the current one is good! ”
James held his chin and said with interest before replying, "His identity is Meryl." However, this is not accurate, for in appearance and skeletal features, his silhouette is more gentle, and his bones are slightly slender and thin, more like those Southerners who lie on an endless barn and enjoy the coziness and midnight dance. ”
Due to the special environment of the ice field and the long defensive line, Merlin is very interested in traveling adventurers and mercenaries who enter the ice field alone. They are all blind and blind.
The strategic role of the ice field and Gaunt City is mainly aimed at the demons in the north, and small groups of mercenary caravans and adventurers enter the ice field. In the face of the vast territory, the harsh environment, and the iron-forged army of Merlin, there is no wind and waves at all; And if one day Pere and the army of the Holy Empire can attack the front line of Gaunt City, then Merlin is estimated to be not far from destruction, so it is really unnecessary to use the blockade of Gaunt City to guard against attacks from behind.
But Merlin turned a blind eye. But it does not mean that the adventurer who is completely indulgent, and therefore enters the ice field as a solitary identity. The customs clearance status of a Merlin or a subordinate country of Merlin has become a necessary equipment, so James said so.
This is a tacit rule for many people on the ice field.
"He entered the ice field alone?" Lin An didn't continue to pay attention to the situation on the young man's side, and lowered his head and asked lightly.
"No, he originally hired a small team of twenty mercenaries to figure out, but they were scattered and killed and wounded on the ice field, and now there are only the last three left around - however, this is just a superficial statement, I guess it is the family private soldiers who are covered with a layer of mercenary group skin, otherwise it is impossible for the mercenaries to be killed and wounded ninety percent, and he still seems to be safe and sound-I have secretly tested it with energy balls, and there are no people in this caravan who exceed the threat level."
No matter how credible the mercenary is, after all, he must save his life first, and only the aristocratic private soldiers can have ninety percent of the members killed or injured, and still swear to protect the master.
From this sentence, it is revealed that James was not as careless as he appeared about the caravan that followed behind him, as well as the suspicious people in the caravan, otherwise he would not have been so meticulous about the people in the caravan.
Lin An couldn't help but glance at James more, and was a little puzzled.
"Then why did you let them follow the group?"
For those who have just experienced the avalanche, they should be wary of all those who approach, especially James knows that the avalanche has an inside story, and he will not lightly allow an uninformed caravan to follow the team, and even allow them to have a relationship with the people in the team.
But what Lin An saw at this time was that the honorees in the team not only had no grudge against the people who accepted the caravan, but also got along happily regardless of their status.
"You don't know?"
James was a little surprised, seeing Lin An's puzzled face, he had to believe that Lin An himself didn't know, so he explained:
"The people of this caravan are said to have been rescued by you and Elvis, and later, I don't know who actually dug up the caravan owner and Elvis have some kinship-"
James spread his hands dashingly, "If it weren't for you and Elvis's popularity, who do you think would have the face to allow us to accept this caravan so quickly?" ”
Lin An looked stunned.