Chapter Fifty-Eight: Hunting for the Wolf
It's a miracle to have a tavern in such a small place, of course, this tavern is actually just a large farmhouse with a few tables and chairs and a counter, and if it weren't for a small tavern sign at the door, it might not be possible to tell that this place is a tavern.
A group of five people sat on the side, there were not many guests in the tavern, but fortunately, it was noon, and there were not too few people who came to the tavern to drink and rest.
"Hey! Have you heard? Two days ago, a town called Cotton was attacked by those damn werewolves! A farmer sitting at the next table said barefoot, unbuttoned his collar and said to the other villagers who had just finished their farm work at the same table, "I heard that a lot of people died?!" Even the aristocratic lords there were devoured alive by these monsters one bite at a time! ”
A farmer sitting next to him also said with a look of fear: "Yes, yes, I also heard about the tragedy that happened in Cotton, not to mention that the noble lord was eaten by werewolves, and his daughter was raped by these beasts and conceived with wild seeds!" ”
When a farmer on the side heard this, he sneered and said, "I think it's you who wants the noble lord's daughter to conceive your own seed, hahahahaha!" ”
But as soon as he said this, the farmer, who had not spoken, knocked on the table and said with some fear: "Are you crazy or not?" Dare to talk about those noble lords behind your back, aren't you afraid that they will give a few of you to those monsters! ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent, and it was clear that everyone was caught up in some bad memory.
"Hey, guys, would you like to try this jug?" The silence was broken by a strange man, and several farmers all looked up at the man in unison.
Xu Cheng smiled and held a small clay wine jar, and from the swaying wine jar came the sound of crude wine shaking against the wall of the jar.
The four farmers looked at Xu Cheng suspiciously, although it was not a small temptation for them to get a can of wine for free, after all, they could only drink that glass at a time, but Xu Cheng's unfamiliar face with oriental charm still made them feel uneasy.
"Who are you? We've lived here for more than 30 years, but we've never seen anyone like you! There was a slight fear in the farmer's question, obviously they were afraid of a stranger like Xu Cheng.
"We come from the mysterious and powerful land of the East, and we have heard that there are monsters persecuting humanity here, and our ruler has sent us to help you." Xu Cheng smiled slightly, shaking out the origin of the previous discussion within the team.
"We haven't heard of any Oriental countries, but for the sake of this pot of wine, we may be able to answer some questions for you." The farmer who spoke first looked at the flask and said cautiously.
Hooked! Xu Cheng was afraid that these farmers would not say anything if they saw that he was not a local.
"I'd like to ask you about the town you just talked about, what is that called Coe... Coming from town? Xu Cheng deliberately pretended that he didn't remember the name of the town that was attacked by werewolves.
"It's Cotton... That town is called Cotton. The farmer, who had been the first to speak, tore at the placket of his shirt, revealing the exuberant chest hair on his chest, and said in a suppressed voice, "A friend of mine has recently fled from Cottontown to her house, and that's what he said, and I heard from my sister that there is a huge claw mark on his back, which was caught by one of the werewolves!" ”
Xu Cheng raised his eyebrows, feeling that the news might be true, patted the farmer on the shoulder, motioned for him to continue, and at the same time took out a few gold grains from a small bag around his waist and placed them on the table.
The faintly flickering golden light made the eyes of the four farmers present flash a little greedy, they didn't expect this traveler from afar to be so rich!
Seeing this, Xu Cheng immediately placed four thumb-thick gold bars on the table, about ten centimeters long.
"My lord, if there is anything else you want to know, we will tell you everything we know!" The farmer stared straight at the gold nuggets on the table, almost letting the hara out of his mouth come out.
The rest of the farmers also changed their attitudes in an instant, and this is gold!
Four gold bars, the four of them, everyone has a share, as long as you say some news that everyone knows, you can get it, is there anything easier to make money than this?
How long can this money be happy in the kiln in the town? The women in the town are much more moisturized than the stupid village girls in this village!
"Tell me where that friend of your sister is." As he spoke, Xu Cheng grabbed the gold bar on the table back into his palm.
The farmers who had lost their gold exclaimed, as if their gold had been snatched away, and left their hands in the air, wanting Xu Cheng to take the gold back.
"Oh~~ Honorable lord, this is not a good place to talk, please go outside with us." As he spoke, the farmer cautiously looked at the people around him, and it was obvious that some greedy eyes were staring at Xu Cheng's hand holding the gold.
Xu Cheng glanced around, although he didn't care if he would be targeted by these people, he still followed the four farmers out of the tavern.
And after they went out, Li Zhi and the other four also followed closely out.
After they left, the entire tavern was filled like a swarm of flies that had lost their suppression, and the sound of communication filled the tavern in an instant.
"See? Those lazy people who have been idle on weekdays have had a lot of luck today and met such a rich man! At the table closest to them, there were several middle-aged men with vicissitudes of life, and judging by their clothes and the crude badges pinned to their plackets, they should be engaged in handicrafts, and the clothes they wore were made of higher-level cotton cloth.
An old man with a rosacea-nosed and a thick beard sitting next to him said with some jealousy: "Drink! These cheap bones should also make a fortune once in a while, but even if they do, what about it? Not all of them have been spent on those prostitutes. On the woman's belly~~~ Hahahaha! ”
Several people sitting around laughed in unison when they heard this, and they all picked up the wine glasses on their chests and took a sip of the inferior wine inside.
Of course, there were a few people who quietly drank the little wine in the glass and walked out of the tavern in a hurry.
Xu Cheng followed the four farmers and walked to a forest at the edge of the village, looking at the panicked farmers, he felt a little funny inexplicably, the exchange of gold at the source is exchanged at a ratio of ten to one, that is, ten kilograms of gold only need a little reward point, for him this bit of gold is not as valuable as a knife.
"Hey, hey, my lord, it's hard for you to be patient here, now we can say, you also know what kind of people in the tavern have ......" The farmer with his chest hair was full of flattering smiles, but his eyes were always quietly staring at the small bag of gold pinned to Xu Cheng's waist.
"Come on, I'm not in the mood to spend so much time with you!" Xu Cheng was a little impatient, and said that the seedlings. The knife was drawn, "Your life is not as valuable as this bag of gold!" ”
The peasants' faces turned pale and they almost didn't kneel, and the big man with big chest hair said, "That friend of my sister should still be staying at my sister's house, he has only lived at my sister's house for two days, and he must still be recuperating from his injuries!" ”
"Where is your sister's house? To put it bluntly, this bag of gold is yours. "Xu Cheng will be Miao. The knife was thrust back into its scabbard, staring coldly at the farmer.
With a little crying, the farmer said, "It's in the village of Nesai!" My lord, he is in the village of Nesai, and I am willing to take you there, but I beg you not to hurt my sister. ”
Xu Cheng's originally tense face gradually eased, and he helped the farmer who was about to kneel down, and at the same time took out a palm-sized gold ingot out of thin air, shook it in front of the farmer, and said: "Don't worry, I just want to find the traces of those werewolves, and I won't hurt ordinary humans, and when I get to the place, I will also give your sister this gold ingot to compensate." ”
At this moment, Yuan's voice finally appeared in the minds of the trialists.
In this basic trial mission, find the ancestor of either side of the dark race and kill it, and the mission will end, and the mission time is not limited. Successfully obtain two Intermediate Merit Medals in the Trial Mission, and reward 5,000 points......
This time, the mission was brief, and it was basically over in less than thirty seconds.
But the task is far more arduous than ever!
The two major races of the Dark World, whether it is the powerful vampire empire or the weaker werewolf tribe, are legendary old horror creatures, and the difficulty of killing any of these two races is to figure out with your toes!
"Your Excellency... My lord? The farmer looked at Xu Cheng who was distracted, and cautiously tested Xu Cheng.
Xu Cheng frowned, looked at the farmer, and said, "It's okay, you can take us honestly." ”
After speaking, Xu Cheng beckoned, and several figures rushed out from behind a house, it was Xiahou Min and the others.
"A few tails followed us out of the tavern, and they were already cooking." Xiahou Min Feng patted his palms lightly, and he didn't know if he killed these unlucky people or simply fainted.
Xu Cheng nodded, and said without hesitation: "You should have heard about our mission, do you have any ideas?" ”
Xiahou Min was the first to speak and said: "In my opinion, since there is no time limit, it is best to plan slowly, after all, the mission goal is not an ordinary character." ”
What Xiahou Min said was very simple, but to be honest, Xu Cheng also thought so, after all, there was no end time for the task, and Yuan obviously wanted them to figure it out!
But Li Zhi frowned and said: "Although we want to do it slowly, it's best not to delay it for too long, I'm worried that it will change later." ”
Li Zhi is worried that there will be changes later? What is he worried about?
Li Zhi saw that several people were looking at him suspiciously, so he drove the farmers into the distance.
Then, he spoke: "I just have a guess in my heart, since Yuan sent us into the trial world to perform various tasks, then it is intended to let us go through trials and let us face the test of life and death!" Since it is a trial, there must be rules and measures to supervise the implementation of the rules... That is to say, if we stay in this world for a long time and are not in a hurry to complete the task, then the source will definitely guide us to face the task, and even directly intervene, releasing monsters to hunt us down until the progress of the trial mission returns to normal again. ”
After Li Zhi said this, the rest of the people also understood Li Zhi's worries.