Volume 1 The Storm Rises Chapter 14 The Smile of Fate
During the three days he stayed in the wood room, Shaun did not see anyone except that Adam would deliver food on time, but he heard Ivan's voice, and after a while, Ivan was pulled away and whined.
Three days later, in the early morning, Sean was released from confinement.
Although he felt that this confinement did not have the effect of making people reflect, but allowed him to return to the tavern where he worked and lived for a long time with a stomach full of resentment.
"It's still a little early for you to go to the battlefield and fight." Adam touched his chin, and the old god said, "This business is not light, let's think about it in a year or two." ”
Seeing that Sean had not replied, he touched his head with some Mediterranean trends, and asked with concern, "Are you uncomfortable here?" It doesn't matter, after a while you will find out that this is no different from your own family, the big guys are good people. ”
"Are you sure you're not handing out good guy cards?" Sean didn't talk back, Adam had good intentions, all he was worried about was whether he could survive, "You send a good person card like this, be careful that Bane and Jackson and the little bear who grows up will trouble you in the future!" ”
"What is a good guy card?"
"It's nothing, it's just a blessing, which means that you must be happy."
"Is that so? I'll send you a good person card every day in the future. ”
"Roll ······"
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It's hard to tell what Adam's clumsy comfort helps, but Sean writes it down, feeling that life is different by putting the cataclysm behind him.
The hall of the tavern was filled with all the people in the tavern, who sat on the benches around the long dining table, chatting with interest as they waited for Adam to bring their food.
When Sean came to the hall, he nodded a little embarrassedly and said hello, these people seemed to be waiting for him, saying that he hadn't had breakfast in the tavern for so long.
Everyone who was chatting saw Sean and surrounded him excitedly, touched his head, and checked his body to see if there was anything missing.
"Ahem~" The boss sitting in the main seat couldn't stand it anymore and tried to attract everyone's attention, "Am I the kind of person who is harsh on employees?" ”
"Haha, boss, don't you know your reputation yet? The Grim Reaper of the battlefield! Your name has been used to scare the kids in the camp for more than a decade. ”
"That's right, I still remember that the boss had murderous eyes at that time, and the appearance of blood all over his body, and the smell of blood was going to fill the entire camp!"
Bane and Jackson enthusiastically discuss the boss's "glorious" deeds, unaware that the boss has come behind them.
I saw that the two fists were like dragons out of the water, fast as afterimages, and they really deserved to be the famous Storm Fist.
With four consecutive hits, the boss makes an outstanding contribution to the increase in height of Bane and Jackson.
The atmosphere of the tavern is also fired, except for Bane and Jackson laughing at their big bags, everyone is exposing each other's black history.
Bane joked that Jackson had strayed into the room of the warbler, and Jackson retorted that he had just gone to buy supplies, only to be chased four streets by the women, and that he still had the nickname of Hot Jack Donkey, which he did not want to face, describing his needs in that area as being like Hinterland's unique Jack donkey in heat all year round.
Not to be outdone, Jackson, who was told the black history by Bane, looked at Bane with a sneer, knowing that Bane had once held a lump of raging bear feces tightly and treated it as a treasure. Misled by an unscrupulous informant, Bane always thought it was a very valuable material, until he went to the buyer and realized that it was nothing more than the excrement of an angry bear, and the greatest use was to fertilize it. Since then, Bane has been nicknamed by adventurers as the dung picker.
Brauney saw Bane and Jackson exposing each other, and also joined the self-blackening campaign. On the surface, Brauney is a fairly quiet girl, but in the ranks of adventurers, her appearance is often the least thing. Brauny, who dreams of becoming the most knight, has the heart of a warrior and the body of a warrior, but the abilities she has gained are more suitable for those of the spellcaster. Whenever Brauney joins the party on a mission, her teammates are frightened by the woman who is called a mage and is actually wielding a double axe to fight. Since then, Brauney has never been in a serious team again, because of her nickname - melee mage.
Sean, who had been keeping a straight face, finally couldn't help laughing, imagining that Brawney had a long white beard on her mouth, wore a shabby mage robe, held two wild battle axes in her hands, and shouted "Orcs will never be slaves" in a female voice, which is simply the female version of Gandalf!
Seeing Sean smile, the guys also breathed a sigh of relief, they didn't ask what happened before, and they didn't try to find out why Sean was locked up.
No matter how bad his ability is, no matter how unsuitable he is to make a living in the wilderness, Sean is still a young man in the tavern, and this is the same.
Patting Sean on the head in encouragement, the boss spoke.
"Newcomers to the battlefield, they don't understand deception, they don't understand the rules of the battlefield. The crisis here is not as it is in Hinterland, where a reliable team can ensure that the back is safe. ”
The expression was a little melancholy, and the boss sighed, "Crises often come from behind, and newcomers will blindly believe the first person who has come into contact with them." This land is not only full of opportunities, but the worst evils also breed in this land, like a swamp full of silt, the farther you go, the deeper you sink! ”
Sean also muttered to himself in response to the boss's emphasis: "What can I do? Ever since I've been here, I haven't understood anything. Opportunity is my lifesaver! As long as I have the opportunity, I will fight, I will treat others as others will treat me, I am not easy to bully, I can still do it with a tooth for a tooth······"
The boss didn't answer Sean's words, just sighed and rubbed the yellowed ring on his finger.
"You remember, when you first came to the tavern."
Recalling the scene at that time, the boss said slowly: "When you first came, I had the impression that you were full of vigilance and resistance to anyone and everything here. I don't know what you've been through, but at your age, you've had a hard time. And do you know why I left the battlefield in the prime of life and opened a tavern? ”
"Is it because you met Ivan's mother?" Sean patted him on the shoulder and gave him a look that a man would understand.
"Ahem, that's just one aspect. I still remember the last mission, when my team took on a kid about your age, and he was so good in every way that it's not an exaggeration to call him a genius. The team members took good care of him, but no amount of care could withstand the accident, and in the process of crusade, he was attacked and died in front of me. I could only cover his wounds and make him hold on, but in the end I couldn't save him. ”
The boss's hand trembled, gesturing at his abdomen, "Such a long wound, his abdomen was cut open, and his intestines flowed out. The only thing I remember is his blood and tears, and his unwilling roar. After that incident, I decided to give up my adventure, I was not afraid of dying in battle, but I didn't want anyone to die in front of me again······"
After finishing speaking, Sean looked at the boss who had returned to silence, and he could feel the unwillingness and remorse in the boss's heart.
Stepping forward to hug the boss, Sean assured him that he would be careful and careful, cherish his life, and not do what worried him.
"Only by living can there be tomorrow and hope!"
After listening to the boss's words, Sean can feel the heaviness in the words, life is both the most valuable and the least valuable.
After some exchange, Sean began to enjoy his time in the tavern, no longer worrying about the undead and not thinking about chasing his goblin slayer.
Braggart with Bane and Jackson every day, and sneak a peek at Brauney with a wicked smile.
From time to time, Ivan was induced to add chili oil to the boss's cup, and then laughed at the fact that Ivan was hung upside down from the big tree at the entrance of the tavern, which was very miserable.
Every day, he pounced on Brauney without giving up, just to ask for a refreshing facial cleanser, next to the heaviest fist, but Sean, Uncle Xiao will not give up, men have to be shameless.
Following Adam to learn cooking, I have to say that Sean from Blue Star has really good cooking skills, and his talent is destined.
By the way, he also lit the tavern steward's squire uniform that he wore all year round, which made the tavern depressed for a whole day, until Sean took out a secretly custom-made, new steward's suit, and he broke out to laugh.
Seeing the perennial steward laughing, Sean felt that it was worth spending most of his wealth.
Every day starts with a hello.
Work tirelessly, grab a glass of ale at the end of the day, and go to the drinkers to hear fresh stories.
A glass of ale no longer costs Sean a copper coin in exchange, but is added to his daily new pay.
Gradually, Sean gets to know more and more people, including Odd the carpenter, Green the house bricklayer, Derrank, the foot merchant, and Ed, the butcher. However, there is no blacksmith Hoover in the tavern, but the sound of Hoover's iron can be heard at four o'clock in the morning, and it never stops.
In the tavern, there are very few people who make trouble, and everyone has heard of the name of the Grim Reaper, and they will also pay attention to the boss who is always dozing off at the counter.
Each guest orders a glass of ale to cool off the fatigue of the day, and the people who come often come are people who have a stable property or specialty in the camp. As for the adventurers who run around the wilderness, many old faces are never seen again, but many new people will come to the tavern and cheer up. Even more generous guys will invite everyone to a drink and win applause.
"Shaun the Kid!" Derrank, the foot merchant, waved his hand at Sean and said excitedly: "I want the ale in your hand, come to my side, today's story is guaranteed to be exciting!" ”
A glass of ale and a story is a rule that Sean Ray can't beat, and if the story is good, Sean will pay for another glass of ale out of his own pocket to pay tribute to the wonderful story.
"Let's talk about it first, don't try to change a few names to make it a new story, but I remember every story you have ever told me, and if you fool me again, this glass of wine will be counted on your head."
Sean reluctantly told Derak that among the guests who came to the tavern, he had the most stories about Derrank, walked the most places, and seen a lot of weird things, but he especially liked to be cheating and tricky in storytelling, and Sean had heard Derak change several names more than once as a new story to fool Sean's ale.
After being coaxed for the first time, Sean would tell Derke that he only wanted a new story, not a new one.
With the ale, Sean walked towards Derrank, who had more stories in the past, did not show up tonight, so he had to gamble that Derrank's conscience would be restored.
"What's wrong? Shaun boy, don't be reluctant to drink that wine! This time it's definitely a new story, lie to you that you're a puppy! ”
Sean smiled reluctantly at Derrank, he didn't regret giving the wine to Derrank, nor was he the one who discovered a new story.
Just now, a cold, unfamiliar voice came from his head, the mysterious place opened, Sean was selected as one of them, and after two breaths, he would be pulled into the space.
Ignoring the shouting Derrank, Sean turned his head, looked at the busy crowd, and said to the boss who was napping at the bar: "Maybe the goddess of fate no longer gives me a smile and pushes me, I don't know if there is an abyss ahead." ”
Everyone: [??? 】
"It should be the mysterious place you said, I was chosen, if I can return safely, I hope you can let me drink a glass of ale, not ······"
Before the words fell, Sean disappeared in front of everyone after being shrouded in white light, leaving the boss with a look of consternation.