The Highland warrior Baruch Stone Axe was placed on his side on a long dining table like a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered, the sharp steel knife made a slight opening in his carotid artery, and the dark red blood poured into the copper basin like tap water spurting from an open faucet.

The barbarian's big heart is like a water pump constantly pumping out pressure, but the speed of the beat is getting faster and faster, and the strength is gradually decreasing, Aldrich saw the pale face of the wounded, and hurriedly reminded: "Master, it's time to stop the bleeding." ”

Felix seemed to have just woken up from his dream, and quickly answered, his right hand covering the wound on Baruch Stoneaxe's neck, blood spilling from between his fingers, but it quickly stopped as it healed.

A basin full of blood, estimated to be half of the blood in the body of a Highland warrior, he sat up and only felt a little dizzy, which made Aldrich have to admire that their people's physique was indeed far beyond ordinary people.

"It's not good!"

Felix looked at the blood that had not coagulated for a long time, made a simple gesture with his right hand, and silently recited a mantra, and the surrounding light turned into countless particles, like a tired bird returning to its nest and gathered on its index finger, condensing into a white ball of light the size of a walnut.

As soon as the master's right hand approached the copper basin, the calm blood spontaneously rippled in circles, and then boiled like magma, bursting into countless bubbles of various sizes.

"Baruch, you have the golden blood of the demigod ancestor flowing in your body, and at the same time, you have also inherited his madness factor, thanks to my help and guidance, you have taken a shortcut to obtain natural madness, and now I don't know if it hurt you. ”

"Master Felix, I have never regretted my choice, and I am always grateful for your helping hand. Aldrich was also moved by the fearless look of the Highland Warriors.

After pondering and meditating, the followers of the Oak Tree decided to help him again: "Ignite the ancestral bloodline, you have no way back, just return to the Furness Heights and let the elders open the twelve trials for you." If you're lucky, you'll become a living legend, sustaining the knight lords, impressing the dragon lance with the eyes on your head, and even the chance to become the guardian of the zodiac corona. ”

Aldrich had heard of the first two, but the final title touched the heartstrings inexplicably, but he was more concerned about the body of Baruch Stoneaxe, who seemed to be a friend or foe, so he didn't think about it deeply.

The Highland Warrior had just been trained, and he became much more humble: "I am satisfied to be on a par with the great knights of the human race, I have seen the sons of war in Eastwood, who have surpassed centurions in their military force in heroic times, not to mention the knight lords of the Thousand Legions, who are unattainable greatness." ”

Felix disagreed, and he cheered Baruch hard: "The dragon's roar is not far away, the silver dawn lives in seclusion on the top of the Banduras mountain of the spine of the world, the trumpet of justice, the companion of the just hand who guards the gates of the abyss, and the sleeping dragon mother of the Trench of Trandis, Taiamat, even the highest paladins have not been able to conquer them, but the descendants of heroes are a different matter. ”

"The elders have said that it is better to climb steep mountains than to explore the deep sea by riding waves. ”

Aldrich saw that the old man nodded in satisfaction, and then remembered something, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Honorable Master, has the Twelve Trials begun?"

The followers of the Way of the Oak laughed in amazement, looked at the rare knight of virtue, and realized that the two had not collided for no reason: "Yes, rejecting the temptation of evil, Baruch will embark on the path of virtue like his ancestors." ”

The highland warrior had not yet reacted, but he saw a look of relief on the faces of his two friends, and he scratched his messy hair and smiled happily.

The three of them chatted and gossiped a lot, and Aldrich told him about his own experiences, and the variety of experiences that caught Baruch's eyes was so bright that even Master Felix high-fived him.

"It's no wonder that your source has risen again and again, helping your strength to break through the bottleneck. You do things within the framework of the rules, you do good deeds flexibly and skillfully, guide the ordinary people gathered around you, and a little bit of grace brings about benign changes, like lighting up the dim sewer with a ray of light, and the atmosphere of order, kindness, and neutrality gradually converges on you, and I have to praise you: Well done!"

Aldrich calmly accepted that modesty did not mean that honor was denied, and besides, this was only a private compliment from Master Felix, a follower of the Oak Way, and it was completely different from the official attitude on a formal occasion.

"What's your next step?" Baruch Stoneaxe's body cooled as the mad blood in a copper basin stopped boiling.

"There is already a clear gap in the cleaning of sewer blockages, especially the dock area, which is much cleaner than before, and the engineering and construction management office of the city hall is very satisfied with the services of the scavenger union, and we have taken the lead in this area and started to have a regular income. There is good news, I am about to be promoted, and I mentioned to you before that because of the success of the anti-smuggling campaign, I will be promoted to the vice-captain of the Night Patrol Knights. ”

Master Felix and Baruch Stone Axe looked at each other, both surprised by this, this rank must have been promoted too quickly, but for the sake of Tris's sword and shield armband, he felt that it should have been so.

"The recycling business carried out by the waste pickers has gradually become formalized, and the pawnshop and the flea market have successfully established a solid relationship for my sake and with equal interests. Now that I have stepped into the regular market in all aspects, it is time for me to enter the flour business with stable profits. ”

Baruch's eyes lit up when he heard this, the soil of the Furness Heights was poor, the food produced was extremely limited, and the old and weak people had the possibility of freezing and starving to death every winter, although some emergency supplies were piggybacked in the name of commerce through the thieves' union, but the lack of food reserves was always a defect all year round.

Master Felix also considered this aspect, but he had reservations about Aldrich's involvement in the flour business: "It's not that I want to discourage your enthusiasm and zeal, the grain industry is fundamentally related to the prosperity of the territory, and the water in it is very deep, and it is not something that you can get into it now." The weather, the year, the harvest, taking into account the official attitude and other factors, the price fluctuations are slightly drastic, and your little money is quickly depleted. ”

Aldrich nodded lightly in agreement: "Master, I also know something about this. However, the entry point is not the upstream of the industrial chain, but the sales part of the terminal. ”

The wise Master Felix understood the meaning of the new term that came out of Tris's mouth with a little thought, and as a follower of the Way of the Oak Tree, he quickly understood what Aldrich wanted to run.

I have to say that the daily income of such shops that have blossomed everywhere in Eastwood is indeed good, but the conduct of most of the operators is a little bad to their conscience, and the quality of shoddy goods is worried. ”

Aldrich did not deny that he had the steel teeth of a dragon, otherwise he could not have dealt with the terrible hardness of sawdust bread.

"The daily consumption of flour is not large, and there is certainly no problem with the market, which is first digested by the scavengers' union. As for competitors who stuck me from the source, it was indeed a bit of a headache...... By the way, there is the Triss Leader standing behind me, and several nearby lords have a good relationship with me, and they can be their agents. ”

Master Felix found that there seemed to be no difficulty in knocking down this optimistic young man, "Preparing for the worst, expecting the best, being well prepared, and being flexible and adaptable, I am sure that your career will definitely take off and you will be on the road to success." ”

Aldrich smiled at the master's praise and responded kindly to Baruch's earnest eyes.

Times are different, everything is business. The barbarians of the Furness Heights, suppressed by the great lords of the north, have been unable to break through the limitations of living space, rather than let them wield their swords and set foot on the battlefield, it is better to completely drown and wash away the weak resistance with the tide of goods. When they are happy to enjoy the life of butter and bread, they will completely abandon the old customs of the clan and tribe, especially the young people who are wandering away as mercenaries, and their rebellious spirit will be the best seeds, smashing the old bottles and cans, and embracing a new life of soap and bathing.

Master Felix, a follower of the Way of the Oak Tree, did not see the mystery either, but Aldrich, who had memories of his past life, saw the near future of Baruch Stoneaxe, perhaps the future of his children and grandchildren.

Retracting their wandering thoughts, the three of them laughed and gossiped a lot, and for the loose skin of the Highland warrior and the basin of blood, the master used the bird gray pigeon to find Firiosa, who was proficient in pharmacy.

"The white doves are too conspicuous, and the coal-fueled city of Eastwood, with its gray haze all over the dark sky, is more suitable for these gray little ones. ”

Master Felix's explanation reminded Aldrich of a biological selection theory, and he couldn't help but laugh and say: "Colorful butterflies will soon wither, and only the camouflage experts such as dead leaf butterflies and spotted butterflies can survive in the city." ”

The old man raised his eyebrows slightly, obviously this sentence touched his long-standing misunderstanding of thinking, the druid master who left the Order and lived in the city to adapt to the new era, his eyes glowed with wisdom, and it was a spark of inspiration colliding fiercely.

Aldrich waited patiently, trying to hear from Felix's mouth the new theory that shook the times, 'Darwin out!

It's a pity that until the eccentric Filiosa came to the apartments around the campus of Rodin College, the master did not utter a deafening word of wisdom, but was relieved by her arrival.

Baruch Stone Axe's skin was loosened in large areas due to the rapid expansion of his muscles due to his natural madness, and he felt much better after applying some kind of ointment all over his body, and the torn subcutaneous lines slowly healed, which showed that Filiosa had been prepared.

When Aldrich saw this scene, he immediately lost his mind: "This is the same as the pregnancy cream, it is not a stingy elixir for a woman to recover her body shape after giving birth, and if she sells it to those noble ladies, it is a way of making money flowing with silver." ’

The Knight of Tris, who has entered the state of a business giant, has a sharp eye to find a new business opportunity, but he is very aware of his current identity and status, and he has not even knocked on the door of the upper class, so he may not be able to squeeze into the social circle of noblewomen.

"That's it for now!" Aldrich put down the ointment with a pun, and Filiosa didn't care, turning her head to deal with a basin of blood that hadn't yet clotted.

Her movements were swift and apparently prepared, refining the blood into the essence and making it into powdered granules that filled four small porcelain bottles.

Felix and Baruch applauded softly, but Aldrich shook his head: "It's a pity!

Reaching out and ruffling her burgundy hair, Firiosa glared fiercely at the mouthy Knight of Tris, secretly casting an illusion to turn his sword into a dragon-patterned viper that chooses to devour.

Aldrich, who had no fear, did not hesitate to reach out and pinched the snake's seven inches with great accuracy, and the dragon viper twisted and struggled for a moment, and then returned to a standard long sword, and he personally crushed the illusion that the girl was proud of.

With tears rolling in his eyes, Aldrich realized that he had gone too far, and apologized again and again, and his clumsy appearance made Filiosa burst into tears and laughed, and even Master Felix and Baruch Stoneaxe found it a little funny, they were fortunate enough to see the other side of this virtuous knight, in line with his current age.

The morning sun shines through the bright glass window, slanting on the body of the flower-crowned girl and the handsome knight, and the subtle flying dust lingers around the two, as if countless mountain spirits are dancing.

The trembling red hair bathed in the golden sunlight burned like a flame, plucking the heartstrings of the young knight and playing the music of love. The two hearts are colliding, the spark of love is polished from time to time, and there is no charm spell, but love from the heart, the seeds that are sown at some point now, and now germinate delicate seedlings.

What a wonderful day!