Chapter 7: Linus the Blacksmith

Not long after Chen Xiaodong and the soldier Matthew left, the commander and the other soldiers didn't know what they were discussing, and they seemed to be very happy.

On the way to the Elwin Line, Chen Xiaodong chatted with the soldier Matthew.

"Chen Xiaodong, do you really remember anything? Listening to the surname and accent of your name, it should be a descendant of the motherland. Soldier Matthew was chatting with Chen Xiaodong on the road.

"I was attacked by a mutant goblin, and at the critical moment my hand turned into a ghost hand, and I barely survived, and I arrived at the Elwin Line in a daze, and I don't remember who I am." Chen Xiaodong said calmly, observing the soldier Matthew with superfluous eyes.

Soldier Matthew took a look at Chen Xiaodong's ghost hand, suddenly fell silent for a while, and said slowly: "What a poor child, after all, no one has a way to cure Kazan syndrome now, this is the power of the devil." ”

Chen Xiaodong looked at the soldier Matthew's face with a trace of sadness, not only a little moved.

"You seem to be a little different from the soldiers just now, do you?" Chen Xiaodong asked.

"That's normal, I was originally a soldier in the Delos Empire, defected to the Duchy of Belmar, although the Duchy accepted me and gave me a job, I am very grateful to the Duchy of Belmar." Soldier Ma said lonely.

"I don't feel like you're a soldier, your demeanor is much more elegant than theirs, I feel like you're a nobleman" Chen Xiaodong noticed the loneliness of the soldier Matthew and groaned.

Soldier Matthew glanced at Chen Xiaodong and said with a little surprise: "Can you also see this?" Are you also a nobleman? ”

"The expression on your face and your movements can tell that you are not a commoner, civilians don't have so much money to learn etiquette, after all, the education of commoners is limited, how can a person like me be a nobleman, my memory is a little damaged, I want to understand." Chen Xiaodong said with a smile.

Matthew's aristocratic identity, Chen Xiaodong also guessed, he remembered that whether it was the Duchy of Belmar or the Delos Empire in the game, including the celestial realm, it was controlled by the nobles, and the privileges of the nobles always exceeded the rights of ordinary people, even if the nobles killed the commoners, they only needed to pay money to solve it, and only the nobles had the right to speak in Arad.

Chen Xiaodong wants to take this opportunity to understand the laws of this world, otherwise if he accidentally offends a nobleman, he is likely to be directly made into a slave, and the life of a slave is very miserable.

"I'll tell you the truth, I'm actually a baron from the border of the Delos Empire, because my child was infected with Kazan's curse, the empire sent someone to arrest me, and removed my noble title, and we fled to the Elwyn Line overnight, but unfortunately my child released Kazan's power in order to save me, and I went to the Elwyn Line alone, do you know him? He's only fifteen! After Matthew finished speaking, tears were already pouring down his face.

"Why are you telling me so much?" Chen Xiaodong looked at Matthew who was wiping his nose and frowned.

"Because my children have taught me that the possibilities are endless! I thought you could help find my child if you had the chance in the future. Matthew wiped his tears and said vaguely.

"Do you think I have that possibility? I don't have anything right now, and I'm not even having a problem eating. Chen Xiaodong waved his hand and said helplessly.

"I don't believe in you, I believe in my child, I think every ghost hand boy has a chance to rise, after all, this is the power of the ghost god Kazan! You said that you have no money to eat, I have a gold coin here, you take it first, it is my investment in you! After Matthew finished speaking, he took out a gold coin from his arms and said to Chen Xiaodong.

Chen Xiaodong pondered for a while, raised his right hand and took the gold coin, and said, "Is this a commission?" ”

"If you say it's a commission, it's a commission!" Matthew stared at Chen Xiaodong firmly.

"Do you have history books or anything? Maybe something reminds me of something? Chen Xiaodong suddenly said to Matthew.

"I really don't have this, but there are continental history books in Huttonmar's magic library, if you want to find something, you can look for it, Huttonmar's magic library is the largest library in the Arad continent, I'll take you to the blacksmith shop to build a pair of sealing chains first, and suppress your ghost hands"

Matthew pointed to Chen Xiaodong's left hand, the runes on Chen Xiaodong's ghost hand began to glow slightly, Chen Xiaodong glanced at his left hand, and also found that his left hand began to heat up slightly.

A few minutes later, Matthew took Chen Xiaodong to a blacksmith shop, an uncle was sleeping on a rock, with three strands of hair standing up on his head, next to a forge with a sledgehammer next to the forge furnace, and there were many spears and knives in the blacksmith shop, but they all seemed to be a little rusty.

Chen Xiaodong looked at this sleeping uncle, and instantly felt like a dog, isn't this familiar hairstyle and clothing just...

"Linus, do me a favor." Matthew shouted at his sleeping uncle.

"Huh? Who?" said Linus, sitting up in a daze.

Linus rubbed his eyes, yawned, and pouted, "It's Matthew, tell me something." ”

"Help me build a pair of sealing chains."

"You're infected with Kazan's curse?" Linus was instantly sleepless, his sharp eyes staring at Matthew's hands.

Matthew was a little uncomfortable stared at by Linus's eyes, raised Chen Xiaodong's left hand and said, "It's not me, it's this little brother, I found it in Gran Forest today, I don't know how he drew the seal rune, but it seems to be a little unstable." ”

Linus looked at Chen Xiaodong's left hand, pondered for a while, and muttered, "Huh? Why is this ghost hand lighter than the normal ghost hand? It seems that ordinary sealing runes don't work? Could this be a mutated ghost hand? ”

"Give him to me first, and I'll make him a seal chain." Linus smiled at Matthew.

"Okay" Matthew responded to Linus and prepared to leave.

"You haven't answered my question yet?" Chen Xiaodong looked at Matthew who was about to leave and said.

"I'll come to you when I rest at night." Matthew left the blacksmith shop without looking back, and returned to the front of the Elwyn Line.

"Young man, let me ask you a few questions." Linus said to Chen Xiaodong with a smile.

"How did your ghost hand come to be?"

"Fighting mutated goblins borrowed the power of ghosts and gods, and then it became like this."

"Who drew the runes for you?"

"One of the elves drew it for me."

"How old are you?"

"Twenty-three"

Linus asked several questions in a row, Chen Xiaodong did not panic at all, Chen Xiaodong knew that this Linus was not simple, others in the Elwyn Line would probably think that he was just an ordinary blacksmith, Chen Xiaodong knew Linus well, and Linus in the game was a man of the hour.

In the game, Linus was once a famous swordsman, but later opened a blacksmith shop and loved to drink.

He once killed his ghost swordsman friend with his own hands, only because his friend could not defeat the power of the ghost god and lost his nature. But it was from that day that he gave up his wanderings as a swordsman and decided to be stationed in the Elwyn Line. He silently repairs equipment for rookie adventurers and guides them to become stronger warriors.

If Linus in the game is this setting, Chen Xiaodong feels that Linus will not be too far behind in the realistic setting, and this Linus can be regarded as a hidden boss.

After Linus finished speaking, he grabbed Chen Xiaodong's left hand, Chen Xiaodong was suddenly attacked by Linnas, and he couldn't react immediately, and his left hand was pulled by Linnas's strong muscles.

"I touched your bone age, you are only eighteen years old, where did you come from twenty-three!" Linus said decisively.

Chen Xiaodong was suddenly stunned, he was obviously twenty-three, and he was five years younger after crossing over, can this thing grow in reverse? At this time, his left hand was still clasped by Linus, so he could only beg: "Uncle Linus, can you let my hand go first, I may be mistaken, I am eighteen years old!" ”