Chapter 21: The beginning of the main quest
Led by Davi, Rollin ascended the spiral steps of the Mage Tower, and when he turned the third circle, an arc-shaped corridor appeared, leading to the GuΓ² corridor, and at the end there was a wooden door inlaid with mysterious runes.
Dai Wei stood still, a white light appeared in her hand, and she gently tapped the runes on the wooden door in a certain order, and ripples rippled from each rune, spreading through the entire wooden door like water waves.
Then, the door vanished into thin air.
"Alright, come in with me, remember not to be rude." Dai Wei whispered, and her expression became solemn.
"I remember."
The two entered the door, and about three seconds later, the wooden door reappeared, isolating the room, and there was a screen in the room directly opposite the door, and around the screen, Rollin saw Vianna.
She has always liked to wear light green gorgeous dresses, and this time is no exception, just standing quietly in front of the window and looking into the distance, with a slender figure, skin like jade, and an elegant and noble temperament, Vianna in the real world is ten times more moving than the game image in Rollin's memory.
For a moment, Rollin forgot Dai Wei's instructions, stared at Vianna's back stupidly, and was distracted, but his self-control was quite good, and this state only lasted for a moment before he recovered, and in order to avoid another gaffe, he had to lower his head.
Hearing the noise behind her, Vianna turned around, and when she saw the visitor, a gentle smile appeared on her face: "Your name is Rollin, right?" β
"Yes, I'm Rollin." Rollin nodded, Vianna's voice still sounding like a clear spring, every syllable tugging at his heartstrings.
"I'm glad you got back to health so quickly. Although you have just recovered from a serious illness and your body is still weak, but now the situation is urgent, and I must do my best to understand the situation, so I have to disturb your recuperation, I hope you can understand. Vianna looked apologetic.
"No, in fact I'm fully recovered now, and you didn't bother me. If you want to know anything, just ask, and I'll do my best to answer. Rollin hurriedly spoke.
"Alright, let's get straight to the point." Vianna Yan sΓΉ said: "My biggest doubt is about you, as far as I know, you used to make a living in the docks, your body is thin, and you don't know martial arts at all, why did you suddenly become stronger?" β
"Mentor, are you suspicious of Rollin?" Dai Wei interjected. She knew that Rollin had some difficult doubts to solve, but after that night, she tolerated the doubts in her heart, because she believed that those unsolved things would not affect Rollin's loyalty, and everyone had their own secrets, and she didn't have to get to the bottom of it.
Vianna shook her head: "Davi, you misunderstood me, I'm not suspicious, I'm just looking for a reliable helper." β
On this point, Luo Lin had already thought of his words, he saluted first, and then said: "Your Excellency, what you know is only appearances. It's true that I'm thin, but my adoptive father was a retired city guard who taught me martial arts, and I never gave up practicing, and luckily, my talent for martial arts seems to be pretty good. As for my body... That's because I was lucky enough to find a lion's heart nut on a trip to the wetlands three days ago. β
Lion's heartache, a specialty of the wetlands, is extremely rare, and after eating, it can strengthen the body, and the effect is extraordinary, and in VendΓ΄me, one such fruit can buy thousands of gold coins, and even so, it is still priceless most of the time.
"Lionheart? You've found this...... No wonder I have manifested a pure life force in you. Vianna's face was stunned, but Rollin knew that the life force was actually stored by the brain to improve his physical quality, but Vianna thought so that it was exactly what he wanted.
She nodded: "Then a qiΔ can be explained." You can get lionheart, it's your destiny. It is also the mysterious fate that brought you to me. Okay, now tell me about your experience in the wetlands. β
Rollin nodded, recounting what he had seen and heard in the wetlands, including the final killing of the Assassin in the alley, the brawl with Malfoy's men, and the wolf.
At the end, Luo Lin said: "At that time, I had a gut feeling that there seemed to be a dark conspiracy hidden behind this qiΔ. β
Vianna and Davi listened intently, and when Rollin finished speaking, Davi asked, "Then why do you suspect Harlem?" Truth be told, Harlem has always been loyal and has nothing to fault with at all. β
Rollin smiled, "Do you remember the map I drew you with the goblin camp?" β
"Of course. The level of that map is pretty good. I asked Haring to send it to the mentor, but Haring destroyed the map without permission, and the mentor didn't receive it. Dai Wei was very annoyed, and the truth had been revealed at this point, which made her feel more hateful Harlem.
Rollin continued: "Yes, when I drew the map, I was looking a little abnormal, according to common sense, the map should have nothing to do with him, so I paid special attention to his reaction. Sure enough, when he saw the wound on my hand, he reacted even more, which made me suspicious, and combined with the news of the wolf and the wetlands, I judged that there was something wrong with Harlem. β
"But you don't have proof of this, so you secretly threw me a strip of cloth to remind me?" Dai Wei figured it out, she felt that Rollin, a young man, was cautious in his thinking, meticulous in observation, and had a valuable intuition about the truth.
"Yes, Miss Davi." Rollin nodded.
"I was so stupid!" Dai Wei remembered her reaction in the alchemy room, and was annoyed, if she listened to Luo Lin's persuasion and didn't open the door of the alchemy room, there would be nothing to do next.
Vianna soothed: "They deceived you with your father's safety, it is human nature that you are plotted, don't blame yourself too much." β
"Yes, Mentor."
Vianna looked at Rollin with a look of appreciation: "You gave me a surprise, few people can have the almost prophetic insight like you, you not only saved Davi, but also revealed a conspiracy, which helped me a lot." β
"I feel very honored." Rollin was happy in his heart, he knew that the main quest was opened, and Vianna began to appreciate him and was about to delegate him to the task. In the years that followed, he could see her more often, and there was nothing more pleasant.
Sure enough, Vianna continued, "However, I still have to borrow your abilities. While you're unconscious, we've sent someone to investigate Malfoy and the thieves' camp in the wetlands, but they're all gone, and the people behind it move surprisingly quickly. β
"Didn't leave any clues?" Rollin was surprised.
"The goblin camp has burned down, Malfoy has disappeared into thin air, and his ruffians know nothing about it. The scouts sent by the lord have no clues of any value. Vianna's brow furrowed, and Rollin wanted to reach out to smooth it.
"Those scouts are good for nothing!" Davi commented hatefully on the lord's useless men.
"No, I disagree." Rollin shook his head.
"Oh, you say." Vianna is interested in authenticity.
"I don't think it's a problem with scout ability, because an incompetent person can't be reused. I think that there are also traitors in the lord's army, like Haring, who helped to cover up the traces, so the scouts will find nothing. β
"......" Rollin's words made Vianna and Davi both gasp, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that Rollin's words were correct.
The state of affairs seems to have reached a terrible level.
Vianna smiled bitterly and sighed, "Young man, you seem to have uncovered a terrible conspiracy. β
She looked at her disciple Dai Wei again, and said helplessly, "I'm sorry, Dai Wei, I have to borrow your guard." Because he is capable enough, and he can be trusted. β
"But this thing is very dangerous..."Dai Wei was a little reluctant, she didn't want to see Rollin fight again, the last battle was too tragic. By the end, Rollin was covered in blood and unconscious, while Harlem had only lasted ten minutes and had lost her breath, and she was terrified.
"Shall we ask Rollin for his own opinion?" Vianna looked at Rollin.
Luo Lin really wanted to agree, but he knew that his current identity was Dai Wei's bodyguard, and if he agreed directly, Vianna should not blame him, but Dai Wei would feel that he was too cold, and then he would be alienated from him, which was unwise.
So he said, "I'm Miss Davi's bodyguard, and she's arranged for it." β
Vianna looked at her disciple with a smile, and under her gentle gaze, Dai Wei sighed, she also knew that Rollin was the best candidate, but she was a little reluctant in her heart.
"Okay, I agreed."
"Then it was decided. Rollin, you're still Davi's bodyguard, but I need your help to investigate who is behind it. This black hand is hidden very deeply, and there are no clues to follow, do you have any suggestions for this? β
Luo Lin groaned, and already had a plan in his heart: "If you can, let me enter the lord's city guard and become an ordinary patrol guard first." I'll be watching in it, and if we find a suspicious target, we can track it down. β
"It's a great idea." Vianna nodded approvingly, and then began to refine the details of the plan: "But now that you are under the eyes of the black hands, they will monitor your every move, and if you simply enter the city guards, you will not find anything." Therefore, it is necessary to act confidentially. β
Rollin continued: "Don't recruit me by name. I think you can have the lord set up a recruitment order and recruit multiple warriors, so that you can spread out the target. β
"Well, that's it. But your face has been exposed, so I have to cast a spell to change your appearance. Don't worry, it's only temporary. β
The two discussed one by one, but in just ten minutes, a near-perfect plan came out, and the efficiency was amazing.
After the plan was made, Vianna looked at Rollin with real appreciation: "Today's events are very smooth. Young man, your brain is very flexible, and this helps me a lot. β
"It's my pleasure, Your Excellency." Rollin was glad that she was able to communicate fluently with Vianna, which was a great start.
Almost at the same time, a voice sounded in Rollin's head.
"Mission accepted: to track down traitors.
Reward 1: 5oo points of experience.
Reward 2: Activation: The Power of Wrath. β
The previous experience reward was nothing, Rollin was used to it, but the latter sentence 'the power of anger' made him very happy in his heart.
The power of anger is a natural force that belongs to warriors in this world, which can greatly increase the power of combat skills, and is a necessary condition for high-level combat skills.
Any warrior, as long as he does not comprehend the power of anger, no matter how high his rank is, it is difficult for him to reach the hall of elegance, let alone become the commander of an army.
"How did it activate so early?" Luo Lin was a little strange, in his previous life, he had only comprehended the power of anger until he reached level 2o.
"Games are just games. A real battle of life and death can greatly promote the growth of a warrior, and your body and mind have been forged by several battles of life and death, and you have already met the conditions for activation in advance. The Doctors of Earth are not mistaken about you, you are a born warrior. β
"Oh." Rollin answered, ignoring the last words of Zhi Brain, he didn't want to mention the so-called scientific madmen who controlled his fate.
At this time, Vianna instructed the disciples on the side: "Dai Wei, you take Luo Lin to recuperate for a few days, and when Luo Lin's body is completely recovered, we will start to act." β
"Yes, Mentor."
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