Chapter 221: The Eve of the Great War
From the beginning, Howell almost always talked to hip-hop, except for a few words from Sophie, and occasionally deliberately said a few polite words to Eric. Eric's temper, Howell naturally did not know and rarely spoke, but he would rather wait for Eric to speak a few words than to talk to Sophie, this obvious contempt and exclusion can be seen by everyone.
But Sophie, on the other hand, always greets her with a smile, to be exact, she looks around from time to time, as if she is hiding her embarrassment. There was only one person waiting for her to give a signal, and the moment she turned her head, she firmly grasped the message conveyed in her expression.
"Oh, it really deserves to be the elite of the Holy Heaven, especially the bishop's blessing spell, which simply blinded my goblin eyes!" Hip-hop rubbed his eyes exaggeratedly, and the tense atmosphere was dissipated by his words, he always had this magical ability to stir up troubled waters.
"Hehe, beautiful goblin knight, just a small scene, it's not enough to get into your eyes, right? You're a warrior who fought in the final battle between the Temple of Light and the Temple of Darkness, and you're smiling, smiling. "Anyone can laugh at hip-hop, but Howell can't, because hip-hop has a special status at this moment, and he followed the Bright Alliance back then, cutting it with a sword. The Temple of Light does not exclude goblin merchants, but there is only one goblin who can gain the respect of the Temple of Light.
"I like to listen to the bishop, and to hear the warmth of people's hearts." Hip-hop eyebrows and smiles, obviously, the beautiful goblin knight, this title is deeply rooted in hip-hop's heart.
However, the bishop suddenly frowned, and looked at the wide river, a row of black fleets, in the night, silently sailed into the harbor, the side of the ship facing the dock, all opened, and the black muzzle of a door pointed fiercely at Howell's side.
"Eric, what do you mean by that!" The bishop saw that his legion of light was suddenly covered by the firepower of the fleet, and his face became very ugly.
"Oh, here's business, I'll go take a look."
Sou! Eric flashed and ran straight to the fleet.
"Lord Bishop, business, business, they're scared of you, hehe." Hip-hop shook his head proudly, with an innocent face.
"Hee-hop, how did you end up with the undead?"
The bishop is not simply Amanda or Lisa, let alone the brainless Sophia, he has recognized it from the first sight of the fleet, this is the legendary ghost fleet, and the owner of the ghost fleet, does it need to be explained? In fact, before Howell came here, he had already received a secret report from Andrew, that there was a possibility that there might be a small force of undead troops nearby, cleaning up the tribal races, and not preventing unexpected encounters, so the Bishop carried so many guards with him. Otherwise, with the strength of the dignified Howell, even if he walked into the mercenary empire alone, he was not afraid of being blamed, because that just gave the Temple of Light a reason to go to war.
It's just that Howell didn't expect that the three competitors were unanimous and suddenly anxious to command the army of the undead to eliminate Sophie, the suspected goddess of darkness.
"Lord Bishop, if he can make money, does he care if he earns money from the undead or from the orcs?" Hip-hop blinked his big smart eyes and said with a smile, "They don't represent the Dark Temple, but the Sea Clan." ”
"Sea Clan?" A hint of surprise flashed in Howell's eyes, and he said quietly: "You are really underestimating you to be able to have a relationship with the Sea Clan." ”
"Accidents, accidents, it's all Sophie's work." Hip-hop laughing, laughing heartlessly, as if he couldn't hear the deep meaning of Howell's words at all.
At this time, on the dock, Eric's hearty laughter sounded: "Hee-hop, it's the magic crystal, the magic crystal is here." ”
The bishop lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking, and Hip Hop happily replied, "What a deal!" I just don't know if Bishop Howell is interested. ”
"Interested." Howell immediately ignored everything, the magic crystal is a scarce strategic resource, not to mention that it can provide energy for the magic crystal cannon, even if it is placed in any place, it is a very valuable energy source, such as making magic charging weapons, such as teleportation arrays, such as the power of goblin airships, there are more places to use.
"Ken! Excuse me for two good drinks, I'm going to have a big deal with the bishop. Hip-hop shouted happily.
It didn't take long for Ken to bring two glasses of handmade wine, and the moment Hip Hop took the glasses, Ken's ears rang out with a mosquito-like voice: "Protect Sophie, I feel murderous." ”
Bishop Howell was very satisfied with Hip-Hop's attitude, because there was nothing about Sophie in it, which proved that the bishop's deliberate snub had made Hip-Hop understand the bishop's intentions. And only two glasses of wine were served, and the dragon merchant who hip-hop could command made Howell feel at ease, Sophie was almost a dispensable puppet at this time, and over time, whether it was the taciturn Eric or the hip-hop who was chattering everywhere, they could officially take over boredom, and these two people would not be replaced by the people of the Temple of Light in a short time, because they were not here at all. Moreover, it can be seen from the attitude of the mercenaries now that even if it is a confrontation, the mercenaries have no obvious hostility towards the Legion of Light, at most they are just unconvinced.
All this is exactly what Howell wants, as long as a seed is planted, he is not afraid that it will not take root and sprout, even if the process is a little tortuous, the result is the same, the Temple of Light has never lacked patience.
It's just that Sophie has a match with Ken who gets to her side, and even Howell and Hip Hop can't listen to it.
Sophie: "Ken, if the Magic Crystal is a mineral, is there a purer and more cohesive source of bioenergy?" ”
Ken looked at Sophie puzzled: "What do you want to say?" ”
Sophie lifted Ali upside down with his tail, pointed to its head and asked, "If I split the head of this thing, will there be a magic core?" ”
"What is the Magic Core?" Ken was confused by the question, and Ali was almost scared to pee.
"It's the essence of the magical power of the monster." Sophie answered very carefully according to her previous knowledge of the Internet.
"Trust me, Sophie." Ken looked at Sophie seriously: "If you can find an existence similar to a magic crystal in Ali's head, it is definitely not what you call a magic core, it is a stone in the head." ”
Sophie lifted Ali higher, pointed to the round belly, and asked reluctantly, "It's also possible that it's in the stomach, isn't there no crystallization of the demonic beast?" ”
"Occasionally." Ken nodded with great affirmation, and before Sophie had time to rejoice, he added, "But it must be kidney stones." ”