Chapter 24: Trist's Adventures

"By the way, I heard Canion's mention of the Grey Guards, and I think they're a really interesting bunch. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoIs the Grey Guard involved in this adventure?" Martin digressed.

"No, are you interested in the Grey Guard?"

"I just think they're funny. I was curious because I heard some of their ways of doing things from Canion. It's important to know that curiosity is the source of progress. Can you give me more details?"

"The Grey Guards act that way because they think it works. Their view is that as long as the end result is good, it doesn't matter what method is used. Even in some ways that ordinary people cannot tolerate, they do the same. Generally speaking, we hide the existence of the Grey Guard in order to avoid the public questioning us. For example, if there is a hostage incident, the hijacker will die, and if the hostage is lucky, he will die a few. ”

"The hostages are lucky enough to have a few fewer deaths...... Why would they do this?"

"Even if you have no interest in business, you should know that a businessman will only continue to do business if he makes a profit in that business. ”

Why do you digress to businessmen again? I don't like this kind of roundabout way of speaking. Martin thought so.

In other words, making a profit encourages repeated investment. So just one time to give in to the hostage-takers will intensify their terrorist acts. Because they realized that it worked, they would carry out that kind of kidnapping from time to time. And zero tolerance for that kind of thing, although it would have sacrificed the hostages at the time, prevented them from taking more hostages in the future. Because once the bandits realized that hostage-taking did not save their lives, they would abandon hostage-taking. Tracer introduced. "As a result, the Gray Guards often take actions that don't think much about the safety of the hostages. Of course, the hostages who were accidentally injured by them have always claimed that the hijackers did it. ”

"It's cold," Martin commented.

"That's right, so a lot of people can't accept their philosophy. After all, we are not golems, we are beings with feelings. However, hostage-taking is indeed a very effective method that can make the other party act as a rat trap. ”

"You've used it too?"

"Used, in exceptional cases. You know, those evil people also have feelings, and they also know how to love. A killer with blood on his hands can be a good husband, a good father at home. Even some special guys have lost the feelings of ordinary people, but they also have their concerns. ”

"What's going on here?" Martin was intrigued. His curiosity has always been strong.

"It's a lich!" replied Tristell, as Martin expected. "Lich, for a mage who prolongs his life through unnatural means, there are not many things in the world that interest him anymore, except magic. His laboratory is his greatest treasure and one of his few spiritual sustenances. At that time, I condensed the delayed burst fireball and threatened to destroy his lab. So he hesitated, and a second of hesitation was enough. We seized the moment and got the win.

Martin guessed which adventure it was. It's that world-famous adventure. A beautiful elven maiden, a pious priest, a dwarven hero, a prince of the empire. Their adventurous party slays evil lichs and saves countless people. That adventure was sung by countless bards, and so many theaters staged plays related to it. It was one of the few adventures that had a significant place in the thick scrolls of history.

"I think you must have guessed which adventure it was. "Originally, I didn't want to remember that time...... But today's atmosphere makes me ......"

Martin knew why she didn't want to reminisce about it. Trieste's lover died in that adventure. It was the prince of the Empire, who, in the final battle with the lich, had blocked a powerful magic for Tristhe. When he died in Trace's arms, he pleaded with her not to become an enemy of the Empire unless absolutely necessary. This has been sung by countless bards, and everyone knows it.

"Because of the environment, I used to fight a lot at a very young age. I was very bad at that time, and once I ran into a few very powerful goblins, and they actually beat them to the head of the rat. Later, because of their slow leg sprinting, I pulled away and drank several potions before I eliminated them. Another time, when I was already a veteran adventurer, monsters like ogres and minotaurs fell under my sword, making me a little arrogant. As a result, a group of kobolds taught me a deep lesson. When the kobold priest blessed them, the kobold nearly stoned me to death. ”

"There were a lot of unusual situations, so we organized a team to patrol, and in one of the battles we captured a prisoner, and from the prisoners we realized that something was wrong, and there was a bigger culprit behind it. So I picked up the sword, the Mithril shield, and the bow and arrows, and set out on a journey with my companions. At that time, my magic cultivation was not very good, and the spells I had cast three times in succession in the battle with the dark elves were resisted by the magic resistance of the dark elves. That's why I was more inclined to use weapons and knives to destroy the enemy. ”

"Based on the confessions of the captives, we went to neighboring countries to make inquiries. For those of us who are more than twenty elves and are heavily armed, it is impossible not to inform the officials of our neighboring countries. So I sent a few elves, including me, to the outpost near the border to say hello. Instead, we ran into a wounded sentry on the way, telling us that a huge monster was wreaking havoc. He asked us to go to the city and move the rescuers. After listening to the slurred words of the soldier, who was a little too flustered because of his panic, we began to discuss. At that time, we thought that with the strength of a few of us, it would be a shame to run away and move the rescuers without even seeing the opponent. So we made up our minds and went to the outpost to check on the opponent's situation. We also said that we should stop the monster immediately and prevent it from hurting more people when we went to rescue the soldiers. ”

"As a result, a few of our young elves got their wish to see the monster, and the result was tragic, it was a manticore, a manticore, such a monster we usually put the word elite in front of it. A few of us in our thirties have unleashed the ultimate curse on each other between the dark elves and the surface elves, and our lifespans have plummeted to about 200 years old. If it was the old days, we would be children at all. Naturally, we are caught in a bitter struggle. At the beginning of the battle, the manticore fires a spike, which injures one of his companions. The manticore then pounced, and she was struck and torn to pieces, unable to dodge due to her injuries. ”

"When the manticore attacked her, we kept attacking the monsters in a panic. From arcane to divine to arrows and swords, the past poured out. But it was useless, I could only watch the tragic death of my companions. ”

"At that time, among our young elves, I was a bit of a prestige because of my strength and experience. I ordered them to concentrate on attacking the Manticore's wings. When someone was hit into a tree and seriously injured by a fly, he finally hit its wings so that it could no longer fly in the sky, and fired spikes at us from above, and then pounced. The ensuing battle was chaotic, but we gradually stabilized our position. I rushed over with my shield and cut off its tail, and it was only a matter of time before it perished. ”

"It was the first time we lost a companion on that adventure. Our story reached the king's ears, and he was received by them. Just as the elders of our clan are more than 100 years old (this is after the Great Curse, the life span of the elves is only about 200 years old, this age can already serve as an elder). Engaging in flowery and boring diplomatic rhetoric with the king, I was a little bored when the monster attacked. They actually broke into the palace! Although Luo Jin is not a conqueror of the continent, but after all, it is also a country that does not compromise, and the palace can be broken into by monsters! When we defeat the monsters that appeared in the palace, we realize that behind these strange things, there is a huge black curtain. ”

Next, Triste recounts to Martin in detail how they defeated the first dragon Triste killed in the swamp at the King's request. At that time, she was excited, ignoring the grace and grace of the elves. Directly soaked himself in the dragon's blood. And later in the face of the two-headed war, the high trolls played a huge role in magic. The twin heads give it terrifying dual-weapon combat capabilities, and as a war troll, it's not afraid of fire damage at all, not to mention the 10-foot height that its alpine giant father brought to it. Going into melee combat was too dangerous for the elves, and the arrows they shot were nothing to mention their regenerative abilities, but in the end, the elven elder used his magic to blast the monstrous troll to slag. From that moment, Triste realized that despite the limitations of magic, even the most courageous warriors could be overshadowed by the light of magic for high-level combat. That's when Triste used her experience more in magic.

Tracer also recounted how they had come across dwarven cities, temples, and the Empire's troops. After exchanging information, it was discovered that they had the same purpose. How they had banded together to defeat the terrible red dragon, an adult and intelligent dragon, whose terrible magic had caused the four to bury a dozen members.

Triste continued her story. After a nightmarish journey, he finally discovers the mastermind behind the scenes, a lich. And what a price it took to send them into the Black Tower of the Lich. There is also the tragic death of the Elder in battle, who was turned to ashes by the Lich after breaking the magic protection with a great dissolution.

By the time the sky began to shine, Triste had already said that after the final reorganization, there were only four of them left for the final battle. While the others stayed put, dealing with the army of monsters catching up.

"I won't say what happened next, you know. The story of four heroes who save a kingdom is repeatedly sung by the bard. But who still remembers those who contributed and even died in the past? Considering that the dwarven party alone numbered as many as 24 when they set out. Many times, when knights died heroically, they always thought of their famous generals through the ages. But unbeknownst to them, their reputation flashed like a meteor. If I were to take out the coat of arms of those valiant knights from hundreds of years ago, how many would you recognize? But he was lucky that "The Song of Roland" had spread all over the continent. ”

When the sun rises, Triste stops talking and watches the sunrise with Martin, the sunrise is uneventful, not like a solar eclipse that is rare in a decade, but no matter where you travel, the sunrise is always worth seeing. When the sun seems to be fair in every corner, there is an indescribable feeling. "A new investigation into the black-robed Bull has come out. He is a red dragon. I'll deal with him. ”

If she succeeds again this time, then she'll kill enough dragons for a dozen. Martin thought to himself that there was nothing to worry about. Compared to Canion's depressing past, Martin would rather face the monster and fight.

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I don't know if the jerky problem is better this time......

It's been a long time since I've updated again, sorry. I've thought about the plot, but it's really hard to write lately...... There are some situations that I brought on myself, and I ended up with great ambition and talent......

I heard that the endless August is finally over...... ,I can understand the feelings of the cute god.。

I guess it's probably because I'm obsessed with hitting 2 because the novels have been so boring lately...... Can anyone push a fantasy novel that's basically better? I'll take a look at it and it should help. However, poor fantasy novels are still counted. I haven't read a thick book by Simonov and Dostoevsky.

By the way. I remember seeing American elementary school students running groups using D&D rules in the novel version of ET. And I heard others say that there was also a plot of primary school students running a group in the cartoon "After School" that Xiao Shenlong put on back then. As for the plot of running a group in "Onion Movie", it is really a good satire of some abusive people.

PS: I was introduced to D&D from arcade games when I was in junior high school. So I've always had a love for DDO with a lot of action, and I heard that the American service is going to be free, so why don't people who are not good at English form a group to fight?