Chapter 19
It was Belcott who Wu Xin had seen when he went out, and he was also holding a light crossbow in his hand, so he should have come to train.
However, there are three shooting paths, one Wu Xin occupies, another ranger is practicing, and one is never one.
It was almost noon, and many of the knight trainees had already left the playground, and it was clear that no one would need another shooting path.
He was provocative, and he was followed by several people, apparently prepared.
"Hurry up and get out of here, you Englishmen are as godless heretics as your king, don't get in the way of our practice." It was evident that he was also a French apprentice, and his words made everyone in England change color.
This accusation carries no small weight.
The French apprentices, on the other hand, constantly cursed "heretical" and "faint kings".
"What do you see? If you don't accept it, follow the rules! Bertko stared at Wu Xin, and Delia rushed over when she heard the commotion, standing with the other English-speaking members.
Belcourt was not jealous at this time, but showed an excited expression, this is what he wanted, and what could be more comfortable than defeating her lover in front of a woman.
Seymour was also furious because of the other party's words, but after a surge of emotion on his face, he finally pulled Wu Xin and prepared to leave: "Don't conflict with them, this Belcott's family is a wealthy merchant who deals in perfumes, if he duels according to the rules, he is likely to use arcane arts, not to mention, and will find a strong helper, it is almost impossible for us to win." ”
A knight apprentice only has a monthly allowance of three thalers, and one or two thalers are required to use a first-level arcane, not to mention that there are very few opportunities to cast spells in practice, so the casters must be equipped with crossbow arrows or slingshots as their main combat weapons.
Wu Xin also took the time to look at the environment of the playground just now, and two circles were clearly formed on the entire playground.
French apprenticeships account for about half of the total, occupying two-thirds of the space on the playground, and of the remaining third, Spanish apprenticeships account for half, and their number is second only to French apprenticeships, with about 20 people.
The remaining twenty or thirty apprentices from Italy, England, Germany, Poland and other countries gathered in the remaining one-sixth of the space.
The size of the space has a great impact on training, and the larger it is, the more it can be used, and the closer it can be to actual combat.
If you are crowded, you will not be able to do all kinds of movements, and it will especially affect the transfer of experience.
Seymour explained to Wu Xin: "The rules on the playground are to have a three-on-three or one-on-one duel if you want turf, and the winner can get turf." ”
"Alright, stop talking nonsense, five thalers in one game. The poor ghost who didn't dare to come got out of here and gave up the territory to Uncle Belcott. The one who spoke appeared to be one of Bertko's henchmen.
Wu Xin looked around, the trainees all had surprised expressions, and the knights who maintained order did not say anything.
It seems that land grabbing should indeed be a commonplace.
Belcourt looked at the few members of the English group with a look of contempt.
The number of trainees in the French group accounted for more than half of the crowd on the playground, which is the overall situation, and he brought several fourth- and fifth-level players, which is a small trend.
The overall situation is here, and he expects that Wu Xin and they will not dare to resist, so they can only leave in disgrace.
Of course, it would be better if Wu Xin dared to resist, the strength of the few thugs that d'Artagnan lent him was the top in the knight trainees, and he himself was also a very good mage in the knight trainees, and he could definitely beat Wu Xin and them to their knees and beg for mercy.
"Then I'll try to see if you French guys are really unbeaten scrappy." Before Wu Xin could speak, Delia accepted the challenge with pride, and with a swing of her mace, she looked extremely heroic in the midday sun.
"Let's be two-on-two, then." Wu Xin didn't hesitate any longer, the attitude of the supervising knight showed that this was actually the competition mechanism of the knights, and if they retreated here, they would not be reliable on the battlefield.
"Good!"
"Good!"
"Don't coward!"
"them!"
Wu Xin unexpectedly did not flinch, and there was a burst of cheers from the onlookers, especially the Spanish trainees.
It's not that they really don't pay attention to this matter, it's just that the shooting area is the least fiercely contested, and they thought that the English group would definitely back down.
I didn't expect these two newcomers to be so tough.
"Hey, you guys are ...... Let's be three-on-three, I haven't done it seriously in a long time. Seymour sighed, his morale was not high, but he was not afraid of it to the extreme. Attention, I can deal with the samurai in the front, and the shortest one in the back, his name is Bordos, a very strong wanderer, he has a stalwart dagger that makes people's wounds unhealable, you must be careful. ”
His words made Wu Xin frown slightly, he had also seen weapons with the effect of hindering wound healing in the reincarnation world, although they were not as powerful as those with explosive attributes, but they also cost hundreds of fate points, and their value was higher than that shield of Delia.
This conflict certainly does not lack gambling.
"Oh, finally there is a good brother who is willing to benefit us." Wu Xin heard a familiar voice again, and Villefort walked over to the weapon stand. "It just so happens that the knights are concentrating on practicing swordsmanship, or figuring out the Bible, then of course we have to lead the way and not be in the same way, and we absolutely can't secretly open a gamble."
Welfort's words sent the knights' apprentices into a tacit laugh.
The knights who used to maintain order at the weapon stand have disappeared, and of course they have not all gone to practice swords or read the scriptures.
The balconies of several nearby buildings were full of knights, which was a good show for them and an opportunity to observe the strength of their juniors.
Verboux exchanged a few words with a few French apprentices, and quickly gave the odds: "The French group is 1.2 to 1, and the English group is 2.2 to 1." The minimum bet is ten coppers and the maximum bet is ten thalers. ”
This odds are already quite unfavorable to Wu Xin and them, but Belcourt is still very dissatisfied: "Villefort, is there a mistake, you only give them two points two?" ”
"I'd like to give them twenty-two, but I want you to have that ability, don't you?" Villefort was not at all polite to Bercott. "This is the handicap of the boss of d'Artagnan, and I don't dare to open the handicap and put his money at risk."
"What do you say?! You dare to question my strength, you are making d'Artagnan make money! "Belcourt was-for-tat.
"Hehe, if I really underestimate you, naturally the boss will punish me." Villefort and Bercott each represent different hills within the French group. "Alright, Belcott, you don't talk about it anymore, it's time to talk with swords and spells."
"Damn southern rednecks." Belcourt cursed fiercely, and he decided to speak with money before speaking with swords and spells: "I have pressed myself with ten thalers, and two thalers are less, but they are enough for Uncle Ben to drink tea." ”
Wu Xin did not flinch, unlike Belcott, he only indifferently made a gesture of acceptance to Villefort.
"Ahaha, Belcott, you must work hard, otherwise you will be sending money and face." He teased Belcourt first, and then Villefort shouted at the audience. "The brothers of the English group also pressed themselves by ten thalers."
"Good! That's just like the words. ”
"Don't be cowardly."
There were even louder cheers, and except for the French group, the other knight trainees cheered for Wu Xin.
This is already a rare big chip in the knight trainee competition.
Although they are still not very optimistic about Wu Xin, and there are not many people who bet with them, it is not a problem to call a few hellos.
Of course, most of the bettors still bought the Belcot, and a few men dressed as servants came out of the nearby building and handed Villefort a note, which he wrote down, and then bowed to the balcony, looking like a knight was also gambling.
"Are you rich, poor boy?" Belcott was not happy with the situation. "Take out the silver thaler and speak."
"Don't worry, Belcott, if he can't come up with the money, I will naturally make him regret it." Villefort spoke again against Belcott.
He then showed a sinister smile and approached Wu Xin's ear and said something, seemingly threatening Wu Xin.
Wu Xin also gritted his teeth and responded a few words, as if he was fighting-for-tat.
Wu Xin then walked back to the center of the playground, where there was a round platform with a radius of ten meters, three steps higher than the surrounding area, and the surrounding area was already full of knight apprentices, which was obviously a special area for duels.
Seymour and Delia were already in position, as were the three opposite.
A samurai has a suit of armor that is better than Delia's, not only covering his whole body, but also an iron skirt that covers his knees, and his weapons are a sword and a shield.
There was also Belcott, who was also holding a crossbow, which looked similar to the one Wu Xin had just gotten, but he was wearing a dark gray robe of unknown effect, but the robe was of excellent quality and reflected a beautiful light in the sunlight, which obviously had a special effect.
Bordos, who was considered the biggest threat by Seymour, wore a normal leather armor and held two daggers, one of which was dark gray, which should be what Seymour said could hinder wound healing.
Wu Xin guessed that the three people were so well-equipped that they should be from the inventory of the "Mutual Aid Association".
Among all the people who were ready to fight, Wu Xin was the most eye-catching, surrounded by a group of leather armor and iron armor, and he looked very bleak in coarse linen clothes.
Although his status as a spellcaster somewhat disguised his lack of equipment, the robe on Bercott opposite him was much stronger than his burlap clothes.
However, Wu Xin had a confident smile on his face, and he gently said to Delia, "Villefort said ............"