Chapter 44: The Archer
Thirty robbers, five of whom were dressed in inferior cowhide armor and chain mail, had a certain defensive ability, accurately hit a hundred paces away, fired several arrows instantly, ran erratically, and were agile, which can be called human sniper rifles.
I touched my chin and made a detailed summary of the battle just now, which was quite a bit of Sherlock Holmes's posture, and Hans, who was stupid and stupid, also fit Watson's positioning.
"My lord, this is the man who saved us."
The bull led a man in animal skins and carrying a bow and arrows before me.
This guy's dress is too avant-garde, and the return to the purity is really low-carbon and environmentally friendly, if it weren't for the party, I would probably treat him as a living specimen of the cave man on the top of the mountain.
"Thank you!"
I felt that it was inappropriate to thank the man for saving his life in such a simple way, so he reached out and enthusiastically wanted to hug the cave man, but Hans grabbed me from behind and stopped me from further intimacy, like a man touching porcelain hugging the victim's thigh.
The bull looked at me with black lines, and his brother next to him also stepped back in fright, as if I were a man-eating monster, Hans helped me tidy up the corners of my clothes that had been dragged up, and whispered in my ear: "You are a nobleman, please pay attention to your identity." ”
All right! Pretending to be a zombie with a strained face is the image I should have, and this kind of thing is not something that anyone can do.
I cleared my throat dryly, picked up a fan who thought I was very graceful, and raised my face so that they could only see my big nostrils: "Thank you again for your rescue, I am Viscount Randy, a German knight, may I ask the name of the strong man?" ”
The cave man was obviously not intimidated by my sanctimonious fancy shelf, and even I thought he was still a little disdainful and contemptuous, but I later learned that it was to give me an estimate, converting the title and the fief into the equivalent gold coins, this child was far from being as honest and simple as it looked, and ruined his good image of imitating the fairy boy Tong Suo of the Peak Cave Man.
"I'm a hunter here, and I call the mountains and forests my home, Lord Viscount." The cave man bowed to me politely.
"My name is Kohler."
"A strong man is really a human being, a good name!" I squinted and looked him up and down, looking exactly like Isaac, the old profiteer who had to bargain with the peasants.
"I admire your archery skills very much, I wonder if I want to find a better job? Come to me and be a civil servant who has no worries about food and clothing. ”
"Looking for a job? Public servant? ”
Kohler was confused by my new nouns, but Hans and the bull on the side had long been accustomed to their lords, three days and two out-of-character actions and various new words, the expression calmly pondered in his heart, he would rather be entangled in death than lose my face on the scene, how many bloody lessons have taught them the common sense of life.
"Just follow me, I lack talents over there, and you are the talent I need, I am thirsty for talent."
My eyes lit up and I almost went up to bite him a few bites, this Kohler archery is like a god, at least in my short medieval experience, he is the most powerful archer I have ever seen, and in the future, he will be by his side as a personal bodyguard or something, will I still be afraid of robber enemies, pointing to where to hit which minute through the throat, plucking the bowstring and killing people a hundred paces away, thinking about it makes me feel refreshed.
Kohler stared at me incredulously, and after a moment regained his calm expression, he spread his hand and said to me: "I'm sorry sir, I yearn for freedom, and I can support myself by living in the mountains and forests, I have no intention of being a thug of the master, and there is another thing I want to tell you, the thirty robbers who have just been shot are all murderous bandits, I helped you dispose of them and saved you, according to my charging standard, you should pay me five gold coins, I want to take out this money for a noble lord like you, it is not a difficult thing." And it just reflects your kind heart that is willing to give. ”
What the! Want to rip my money? It seems that the hidden of loyalty is very deep, what do you say before yearning for the mountains and forests and love freedom, to put it bluntly, you are always underwriting and processing, and the service is not in place and the life harvester who reimburses the round-trip travel expenses!
I changed my face in an instant, because all the people who mentioned the word money to me were regarded as a little ghost in my way, and I was Zhong Kui with angry eyes, the last person who asked me for money had been dead for a long time, and besides, in the Middle Ages, when prices were so soaring and income was so difficult, I asked for five gold coins when I opened my mouth, and you and I were the one who made money?
Nobility honor or something, it's a dispensable thing here for me, and I've always positioned myself as an iron rooster who will do whatever it takes to make my life better, so I'm sorry, you've kicked an iron plate today.
"That's the case, it's okay, the charging standard is in accordance with the rules of your industry, and it's not in the way."
I smiled treacherously and was about to write a deception directly on my face, this kind of professional talent can't get his hands and still asks me for money, I am really not afraid of death, and my courage is commendable.
"But I don't have that much money with me, you know that the security is not very good now, and you can't report the case to the police uncle if you lose the money, or else, if you are not busy, come with me to my castle to pay you in person, and by the way, I will take you to visit my estate, what does the strong man think?"
It doesn't matter if you don't promise me, first find a reason to deceive you, when you get to my territory, you want to be steamed or boiled, but you can't help it, I grinned heartlessly, and put on the most kind face to seduce him.
Without a moment's hesitation, Kohler directly refused: "If you don't bring any money, I wonder if the adult can give me the leather armor on that person's body?" Kohler asked, pointing to the bull.
I don't know if I'm too out of touch with this era, people in the Middle Ages ask for money and things in person, can this kind of thing be said by a big lama who doesn't blush and doesn't beat his heart?
I looked back at the bull, and he looked at me with an indescribable look, and it seemed that the matter had to be done at this point.
"Do you mean the leather armor on him?"
I patted the bull on the back to signal that I had made up my mind, and the bull slowly walked up to Kohler, thinking that he could check the color of the leather armor up close, and reached out to touch it.
It was too late, and the bull's hand was so fast that I couldn't even see it, and Kohler fell to the ground with a happy smile on his face, and the posture was exaggerated and funny.
"Well done!" I said to the bull, who just straightened his leather armor and silently stood back beside me.
"Tie this kid up to me, I'm going to take him back, from now on he's my man, if you don't obey, you have to obey!"
I slowly sketched out in my mind how to subdue Kohler's plan, and repeatedly went through the method of the boss to accept the younger brother in the Three Kingdoms of the Water Margin, and finally made up my mind.
Hans patiently cleaned up the clothes of each of the dead, the rags that seemed to me to be classified as garbage, and which no one would want even if they were donated to the remote mountains, were neatly bundled and taken away by him one by one, and when we were ready to set off, I could proudly declare that there was nothing left behind us except the big white legs and the crotch cloth.