Chapter 7: The Doll

The harsh sunlight casts on a pair of eyelids, waking the sleeping man from his sleep.

He turned his head impatiently, stretched out his hand to cover his face, and pulled the curtain with his other hand, and the room was dark again.

It's a pity that there is no light to be more comfortable in the future, but his sleepiness has gone.

Tsk, it's annoying......

Garon half-sat up, naked through the small, messy aisle, and poured a bucket of cold water from the bathroom.

The rushing water slid down the pale blue hair, down the neck, the solid chest, and the ribbed abdomen, curling on the explosive legs and knees, splashing on the floor.

Shaking off the water stains on his head, he leaned against the wall and looked in the mirror, a pair of bloodshot eyes appeared in the haze.

"From today onwards, I am free."

After settling the cost of the stay, Garon walked out of the hotel quickly, and now he only had one copper coin left on his body, but he was in a very good mood.

He didn't have to worry about eating and drinking, because outside the town was the wild forest, where there was something to replenish his strength, and the income from hunting wild beasts could be exchanged for some money, which was enough for his own use.

Because he doesn't want much, he won't have much dissatisfaction.

Where do you go next?

He thought about it for a while, and then he remembered that he seemed to have an agreement with someone, and it was almost the same if he looked at the time, and the location seemed to be ......

"Hey, little brother over there, ladies, don't you want to come and see?

Rare treasures are on sale, as long as a copper plate has a chance, don't miss it! ”

An old man wearing a small broken hat shouted at the top of his throat, while waving a dirty and smelly rag to drive away the scattered flying insects.

In front of his eyes was a square leather cushion with a side length of two or three meters, on which were displayed a few things that were not good-looking, and at his feet were more than ten small iron rings.

After a cursory glance, Garon knew the other party's trick.

It's nothing more than an iron ring set, which is taken away when it is hit, and sent money crookedly.

It's such an old trick, Garon is naturally not interested, and he plans to walk over after making a detour.

"Little sister, do you want to play two?"

The old man beckoned to the little girl not far away with a very kind look,

"I see that you look a lot like my lovely granddaughter, so I'll let you try it twice for free, how about it?"

The girl did not look very large, only five or six years old, her round face was flushed, and her big eyes flickered, staring at the small wooden dog on the right side of the leather cushion.

"I want that, can you let me try it?"

"Oh, no problem." The old man picked up two iron rings and handed them to the girl, who shook his head.

"Mom said you can't take other people's things for nothing, I have three copper coins here, grandpa, you give me three iron rings, okay?"

The old man smiled, and leaned down to pick up another one for the girl.

With three rings in her hand, the little girl tentatively threw one out.

It's a pity that the strength is too small, and the edge is not touched.

The little girl took a deep breath and threw the second one with all her strength.

However, it still didn't get on the edge.

It seemed that the little girl had little hope, and the old man smiled even more happily.

The little girl obviously didn't expect that the sport of throwing rings also requires talent and physical strength, and her mouth was curled for a while, and her big eyes were full of tears.

Although she felt very sorry for her pocket money, she was very happy to think that she could take the little wooden dog back and give it to her brother.

It's just that now the money has been spent, and the little wooden dog is still there, and the beautiful vision in his heart is ...... Shattered.

The little girl sobbed for a while, probably thinking that the passers-by around her were sneering or urging, and threw out the last ring in her hand.

"Ding-",

There was still no sign of the ring, and it swayed past the little wooden dog and fell to the ground.

The old man's eyes narrowed with laughter, and the iron ring in his sight approached the leather cushion as expected, until it bumped into the white porcelain doll next to the little wooden dog..... Bounced up again?!

"Bang Chang~",

The hoop swayed twice, and the little wooden dog was firmly lassoed, and after being stunned for two seconds, the little girl jumped up happily and asked the old man for a prize.

"Hey, young man, if you don't play, forget it, why bother to make me an old man?"

After the old man sent the little girl away with a wry smile, he glared very unhappily at a man squatting on the side of the road.

"Uncle, there are profits and losses in business, and if you lose, you will blame others, according to your temperament, it is better to change the way to make a living as soon as possible."

Garon squinted, smiling.

"Boy, I'm old, but my eyes are still good."

The old man walked up to the leather cushion, picked up a pebble from the white porcelain doll, and threw it at Gareon.

"I see that you not only have bad eyes, but also have a bad brain, what are you doing when you pick up a stone and throw it at me, you have nothing to do."

Garon stood up and patted the ash on his trouser leg,

"If you're twenty years younger, I wouldn't mind playing with you.

Forget it for today, I still have something to go first. ”

"Hey, boy, forget about my stuff for that child, I don't care if she's young, but if you leave like this, I'll be a fool."

Garon snorted,

"And what do you want?"

"Hey, what can I do? I don't look like a poor ghost, I'll give you a ring, if you can take away what I specified, I won't care about what happened just now.

But if you fail, you'll pay me a silver for your loss. ”

Garon laughed,

"I'm sorry, I'm really a poor ghost, I only have a copper coin on my body, I'll give it to you if you want it, and you don't have to throw the ring, so as not to make you more sad."

"A copper coin? That's not going to happen! ”

The old man looked Galleon up and down, as if he really didn't see where the money was hidden,

"Well, seeing that you really didn't bring anything valuable, then exchange it for the pendant on your chest, and give it to me if you lose, how about it?"

Pendant?

Garon lowered his head, only to see a thumb-sized silver hourglass swaying on his chest, which looked quite good.

When did this thing arrive...... Why am I not impressed?

The old man saw Garon's pensive look, so he threw an iron ring while the iron was hot.

"Then, just encircle the puppet doll in the middle. But remember, you have to go around the doll twice, and he can do it in the third lap, otherwise you will lose. ”

Puppet dolls?

Garon glanced at the leather cushion and saw a strange wooden doll lying on a small wooden platform, like a demon in the night, exuding an ominous aura.

"Hey, can't you change it, I think this thing is very unlucky."

"Boy, don't be ignorant, this is one of my collections for half of my life, according to legend, it is the work of the Nordic evil god Loki, the doll looks ugly, but it is a decoration that can absorb evil energy, if you can take it away, it is really lucky."

Norse evil gods? Garon pursed his lips, a statement that had no credibility at all.

Thinking about it, Garon weighed the hoop again, and then threw it forward-

In the afternoon, inside the tavern.

Dees drank his wine with an irritated expression, and there were already three empty bottles lying in his hand.

This guy used to be very punctual, why is he so late today?

It seems that after there is no goal, life has become rotten.......

"Sorry, sorry, there's something on the way, I'm late."

After a gust of hot wind, Garon sat down in a hurry, opened a bottle of wine, poured a full glass, and couldn't wait to pour it.

"Whew, comfortable!"

When he looked up again, Garon noticed that there was a person sitting next to Dis on the other side, a ...... Woman.

Coarse linen clothes, dressed as ordinary civilians, with very white skin, but you can't see your face clearly when you lower your head.

"Who is this......?"

"As I said last time, it took me a lot of effort to find someone." Dees coughed, "Miss Hiluda of Myron Village,

Well, Heroda, he's my friend, Garon. ”

Hiluda looked up at the other side, someone looked frizzy, his hair was messy and not carefully groomed, and his clothes were clean but ...... Very tasteless.

The face was not bad, it reminded her of the warriors of the northern country, and his body looked very strong, probably as Diess said he was a very powerful man.

As for Garon, after listening to Dies's words, there was only one sentence in his head.

She is a village girl.....

She is a village girl.

Is she a village girl?

She's a village girl!