Chapter 8: Arnold
Near the quarry.
Cliffman looked at the bear goblin corpses around the quarry with some excitement.
According to the judgment of an old knight's squire, these bear goblins died cleanly, and there were almost no traces of resistance during the entire battle, which should be a battle with an extremely disparity in strength between the two sides.
"Xiliu City has sent a powerful adventurer!" The old squire said with awe on his face.
The faces of several militiamen in charge of guarding around him were a little pale, they all saw the battle, the man who was as strong as a black bear carried a wide giant sword, and his attack was fierce, almost killing him, and under the background of blood and fear, these militiamen did not even dare to let go of their weapons.
"Haha, skin these vile, filthy goblins for me and stick their heads on wooden poles, and I'm going to make the monsters around me feel terrified! All recognize the strength of my Guth Town! "Cliffman is in a good mood.
"Master, the smell of blood will attract other beasts in the forest, shouldn't you return to the town?" The old squire looked at Cliffman, who had a good face, and couldn't help but admonish.
The old squire had a hideous scar on his face.
It looked like it was left by some beast, and the scar stretched from the side of his skull to his chin, making him look vicious and vicious.
Cliffman glanced at him unhappily, and said lightly: "What are you afraid of, Your Excellency that powerful adventurer must have cleaned up the monsters around you, besides, there are more than a dozen of us here, can't we fight a mere beast?!" β
"Yes," the old squire was silent.
He is the old man of the realm, and has witnessed the bravery of Cliffman's grandfather.
The old man, who was only a few years old at the time, had even been taught by the old lord, and later served as the knight squire of the territory, if he hadn't been seriously injured when he was young, the strength of this old squire would have broken through the third order long ago.
"Arnold, you take two people to the surrounding guard!" The old squire said to a burly young man behind him.
"Okay."
Arnold nodded innocently.
Cliffman walked around the perimeter of the quarry, looking at the relatively intact quarry, and his heart was happy. The bear goblins didn't destroy most of the quarry's facilities, and as long as they were sorted out for a while, the quarry could continue to make money for him again.
"Maybe I don't need to recruit soldiers!"
Looking at the mess all over the ground, the naΓ―ve pioneer lord began to have a whim.
"I can recruit a powerful adventurer!"
The more Cliffman thought about it, the more excited he became, and he seemed glad that he had found such a way to save money.
If the province recruits soldiers, he will not only pay the soldiers' salaries, but also the food consumed, the equipment for the soldiers, and the training equipment for peacetime...... These are all gold coins that consume.
And due to the perennial laxity of force, the stone walls, guard towers, and various equipment in Gus Town are old, and once it is restored, it will cost a huge amount of money.
Cliffman feels a little painful when he thinks about it!
However, if you can recruit a powerful adventurer and pay the salary of an adventurer, it will be more expensive, but it can save a lot of military expenses.
"Hey, that's it!"
The more I thought about it, the more I felt that Cliffman, who was a genius, thought a little proudly.
At this time, there was some movement not far away.
Rod's figure walked out of the forest, he was as burly as a brown bear in a dense forest, and the young sentinel at the edge of the forest had already spotted him.
The young man named Arnold, holding a spear in his hand, confronted Rhodes, and shouted, "Stop! Stranger, it's already Lord Cliffman's territory ahead! β
Rod stepped out of the woods.
He held up his hands to show that he had no ill intentions. With a hint of a smile on his face, Rod looked at the young man in front of him with a smile and said, "Hey, friend, I'm just a lone adventurer." β
"I just solved some troublesome wilderness monsters for you, won't you invite me in for a drink?"
After seeing Rod's appearance clearly.
Arnold's expression was a little grim, his brows furrowed, and the spear in his hand was more powerful.
And the two sentinels beside him were already swaying their legs in fear.
The two sentinels recognized Rod, who they had seen not long ago beheading with his great sword, almost slaughtering the ferocious bear goblins around him.
ββ¦β¦ Arnold, he really is the adventurer-sama. β
A scared-looking sentry whispered to Arnold, his wincing appearance amusing Rhodes.
"You go and inform your lord," Arnold whispered to his companion, staring at Rhodes with some wariness in his eyes.
Rod smiled.
It was Rod who laughed, and the two sentries ran backwards as if they were being targeted by some fierce beast.
And it's no wonder.
After a series of pursuits, Rhodes was still stained with terrifying blood, and after killing so many monsters, he had unconsciously accumulated some evil energy, and even his kind smile looked a little vicious.
"Your name is Arnold, isn't it?"
Rod looked at the young man in front of him with interest.
This young man seems to have some other race blood in his body.
He was extremely tall and majestic, and even at a young age, his shoulders were as broad as a boulder, and the arms that held the spear were as thick as tree trunks. The two sentries stood beside him like children.
He seems to have a trace of giant blood in his body.
"A spear is not for you, you should ride a tall war horse with heavy and huge armor, and the battlefield is your destination," Rhodes chuckled in a relaxed tone with his hands on his chest.
The young man shook his spear nervously.
"Don't you want to be a knight? The kind of knight who wears a cloak and imposing armor. Rod teased.
Arnold replied sullenly, "I don't want to." β
"I'm Arnold! The knights of Xiliu City all live in tall castles, they don't have a good person, they are all liars, they don't bully women and children, protect the weak, they are all liars! β
The words of young people are full of enthusiasm and uprightness that are characteristic of young people.
He seems to have experienced something unpleasant, and has some stubborn prejudice against knights.
Rod looked at the young man with some pity.
With his tall physique, at least he was born with a strength specialty, and even after a little physical training, he could easily obtain a [Extraordinary Physique] specialty.
Give him a sturdy horse and a heavy armor.
Rhodes could even imagine the desperation that such a war monster like a mobile fortress would bring to the enemy when it appeared on the battlefield.
The heavy giant sword was like a dagger in his hand, giving him two heavy swords, and Rhodes felt that in the face of those knights, as long as the young man's strength was strong enough, he could even cut people with armor into two pieces.
"Arnold!"
A stern reprimand came, and Cliffman walked to Arnold's side with a straight face, looking at Rhodes with some intimacy while scolding the big man next to him.
"Arnold, it's time to wash your eyes! This is our town's guest! Put away your spear, and aim your weapon at our guests, and I will ban you from eating for three days!" You stupid rice bucket......"
Seeing Arnold, who had great strength in his body, like a quail, being reprimanded by a weak nobleman, Rod felt that the good mood just now seemed to disappear unconsciously.
"Enough, this noble lord, Arnold is a dutiful soldier, you see that it is almost late, I want to borrow it for one night in your territory, I believe you will not mind." Rod said with a frown.
Facing the somewhat terrifying Rod, Cliffman licked his face, raised the most sincere smile on his face, and said, "How can you mind, we have prepared a sumptuous dinner." β
As he spoke, he beckoned to Rhodes and signaled in the direction of the town.