Chapter 10: The Mad Swordsman
Fort of Terror.
It is the outermost castle under Stormwind's rule, and the rulers of the Dreadboon have long been tasked with defending against Stormwind's enemies. This castle is one of the few prosperous castles in the Stormwind Realm, and its unique location near the Hunting Mountains allows adventurers to exchange supplies and rest, and it is the wealth of adventurers that supports the prosperity of Horror Castle.
In the direction facing the hunting mountains there is a huge square.
This is the famous "Fort of Terror Camp".
Around this square, a large number of buildings have been erected, including watchtowers, taverns, and houses. Every adventurer who returns from hunting in the mountains will always turn a part of his harvest into tavern drink, and they are always so generous when they lick the blood.
Adventurers meant restlessness, passion, and endless exploration, but these were often undesirable factors of instability for rulers, so in order to avoid riots within the Castle of Terror, they set up their camp outside the castle walls.
Of course.
If you want to enter the castle and enjoy the expensive entertainment inside, you can also go through the gates of the Horror Castle, unload your weapons, pay a certain fee, and you can go and enjoy everything in the castle.
In fact, weapons are the second life of the adventurer, and no adventurer is willing to unload his weapon, so it is necessary to set up a camp on the outskirts of the Horror Castle.
The scene in the huge square is very lively.
"The Fanged Mercenary Regiment is hiring! Recruit two wanderers who are agile, good at setting traps, and have some thief skills! Preferential treatment ......"
A large man was shouting with a sign that read "Fanged Mercenary Regiment", and behind him several adventurers with weapons in their hands were wiping their weapons in boredom.
"Hunting Mountain Range Bluestone Valley Expedition, Tonn Boss leads the team, and the Boss drags four! A shooter is needed, and a veteran with Bluestone Valley exploration experience is required! ”
On the other side, a slender man was shouting hard, and on his side sat a man with his head bowed and holding a spear, the man was wearing mottled leather armor, his head was bowed and he had no sense of existence, but the eyes of the people around him were unconsciously in awe.
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This side of the square is full of groups who go to a certain place to explore and recruit people, some people shout the slogan of "big guy leads the team", some people directly show the signboard of "enchanted weapons", and everyone in the noisy environment has a trace of evil spirit.
And the other side.
"Selling a good quality Wind Mantis Serrated Bone! Extremely sharp, it is a necessary material for home exploration, and in addition, a large number of spider poison sacs are purchased, and the amount is preferred! ”
"Eggs! Pet eggs! Eggs for sale! With an egg in hand, I have it in the world! Do you need a partner who is loyal and reassuring to be behind you? Buy a pet egg and give you a reliable back! ”
"High-quality weapons are all sold! Life is not only about what is in front of you, but also about weapons and distances, adventurers! Take up arms and brave the distance! ”
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On the other side of the square are a group of stall guys, just like Taobao, there are a mix of things here, some people have found priceless treasures here, and some people have been pitted here for nothing, but it is undeniable that many adventurers who are mixed in the hunting mountains will habitually put their own materials and loot here to set up stalls, to a large extent, this is the largest goods trading market nearby.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A dull voice like thunder sounded in the square, and in the field of vision of many stallholders, a huge figure walked slowly, the terrifying figure was more than ten meters high, and the shadow that flickered by made the people in the square a little breathless.
"Gollum!" Many first-time adventurers swallowed their saliva with ugly faces.
That's a hill giant!
Soon.
The bustling square was bustling again, and everyone seemed to have not seen the terrible figure.
That's the guardian of the Horror Castle, the defender of order in the Horror Castle camp, one of the lords who once hunted the mountains, and the hill giant [Ripper]!
He was once the lord of a territory within the Hunting Mountains, but was defeated by a big man in Stormwind many years ago and sent here to guard the gates of Stormwind. There is no need to mention many of his deeds, but in the center of the Horror Castle there is still a legendary troll weapon, which is the troll leader next door to Stormwind, he once tried to invade Stormwind City, but was torn apart alive by [Ripper], and finally his weapons became one of the collections of the Horror Castle.
Only such big guys have the ability to deter these unruly adventurers.
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Viku sat in the corner of the stall area in silence, not learning from others to sell, nor making a sound, low-key and abnormal.
He was a barbarian.
Don't get me wrong, the Barbarians are not insults, but Viku is a warrior of the Barbarian race.
The warriors of this clan are born with certain warrior specialties, such as they can comprehend physique specialties such as [Advanced Strength] and [Advanced Tenacity] as long as they advance to the advanced level.
They are the best meat shields, and racial discrimination in the [Shadow Domain] is completely non-existent, although there will be a certain amount of prejudice, but the strong and more honest race of barbarians has always been very popular with adventurers.
Viku is not a wandering and powerful barbarian, in fact his tribe is also a branch of Stormwind's rule.
In order to maintain the livelihood of the tribe, many barbarians will go to Stormwind City to serve as guards, while other barbarians are not willing to be bound by the rules of Stormwind City, so they will choose to go out to sharpen.
"How do you sell this piece of cloud iron?"
Viku lowered his head to hear a deep male voice ask, and he replied without looking up, "Take this big piece of 85 gold coins." ”
"85 gold coins, it's not too expensive," weighing the large piece of cloud iron in his hand, Rod groaned, the impurities in the quality of this piece of cloud iron in his hand are relatively small, and this large piece is at least two or three catties, and generally there will be [Iron Eating Beast] near the cloud iron to guard, it is a very difficult to entangle the beast, so this price is already relatively fair.
"I'm sorry, I don't have that much gold," Rod said with some regret.
"Huh?" Viku raised his head suddenly, the barbarian's temper is not very good, he has no money and is still chattering crookedly in front of his stall, if it weren't for the presence of guards such as [Ripper] here, Viku would have drawn his sword a long time ago.
Rod pointed to the sign in front of Viku and said, "But you said that you bought some equipment, you see, these equipment are not worth 85 gold coins." ”
Rod didn't talk nonsense, and directly threw the backpack full of equipment he made with his own hands to Viku, who opened the backpack and looked at it, his eyes were a little surprised, and he picked up a leather armor and looked at it for a moment.
Although there are not many pieces of equipment, the quality of the equipment in it is a bit good! Take this leather armor as an example, it actually comes with a skill effect, and it seems to have a certain chance to trigger a certain skill.
"This leather armor has a 3% chance to trigger the 'Hardened Skin' skill, and there are some equipment inside, such as those boots, which can trigger the 'Dash' effect, which increases movement speed by 2.5%, and you barbarians should love this shoe. Are these enough to exchange your cloud iron? Rod said impatiently, he wanted to leave with this piece of cloud iron now.
Viku looked at Rhodes, especially after his gaze lingered on the short sword at his waist for a moment, and he hesitated to speak, "Are you the 'mad swordsman'?!" ”
"With a short sword pinned to his waist and a scabbard made of lizard leather, he was as tall as a brown bear and often sold enchanted equipment...... You're the mad swordsman! Viku looked at Rod with blazing eyes, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "Take this cloud iron!" However, you're not interested in working with us? ”
Mad Swordsman, Rod.
That's what Rhodes is now called.
In fact, Rhodes had been away from home for almost two weeks by this time.
As one famous person said, "Mothers and families are the worst enemies of adventure". The warmth of the family will always wear out the edge of the adventurer, Rhodes is a swordsman, and he is also the kind of ascetic swordsman in the ancient Oriental country, the gentle township of several sisters is not suitable for Rhodes, and after resolutely leaving home, Rhodes showed his edge in a very short time.
Within two weeks.
Rhodes always appears in the most dangerous places in the hunting mountains, and many adventurers have seen Rod's fierce swordsmanship, and it only took two weeks for him to kill almost all the periphery of the hunting mountains.
"Hunt monsters in the mountains like a madman! A powerful swordsmanship that kills with one hit! The shot must be an enchanted piece of equipment, and it is extremely generous! ……”
These are the labels that Rod wears.
In order to quickly improve his strength, and in order to find out the current entrance of the [Black and White Secret Realm], Rhodes wandered around the hunting mountain range for a long time, because he was always desperate to kill demonic beasts, like a mad demon, coupled with his terrifying swordsmanship, many people were terrified, and in private, many people called him "Mad Swordsman".
Some people speculate that Rhodes is the kind of "ascetic"-like practitioner, his swordsmanship is sharp and decisive, and he constantly hunts demonic beasts to sharpen his swordsmanship......
There is also speculation that Rhodes was a disciple of a certain big man, because he was very generous and often sold enchanted weapons, and his sharp swordsmanship was a secret sword technique taught by that big man......
In short, Rhodes is already famous.
Being able to make others talk about it in private, and being able to be known by a nickname, Rod's strength has been recognized by others to some extent.
Many of the old guys who had been fighting in the hunting mountains for a few years did not get the title of recognition from others, and it only took Rhodes two weeks to get the recognition of others.
Although the Mad Swordsman doesn't sound very good, it is indeed a title that is recognized by most adventurers.