Chapter Twenty-Eight: Escape
"He" has been in this world for a long time. He didn't know exactly how long the pen %fun % pavilion was www.biquge.info.
The monkeys did not have a decent calendar system, and they kept track of the past with unfigurative, rudimentary and stupid drawings that did not date them. "He" himself did not remember how many times it was dark and how many times it was bright. All he could know was that the monkeys had hunted three elephant-like beasts.
Considering the low level of technology of the monkeys, as well as the huge physical disparity between them and the giant beasts, the preparation time required to hunt such a giant beast and the time to repair afterwards are probably as long as "he" remembers. So, "he" probably has been here for a long time.
There is also evidence that "he" has gradually become accustomed to the life of this group of monkeys.
Yet, despite all this time, "he" still had no idea how magic worked.
There was no doubt that there was magic in this world, and the old monkey had performed many miracles like that thunderbolt in the sky. The point is not in the anomaly of the thunderbolt, but in the fact that no matter how tortuous the process may be, the old monkey always achieves the desired end result.
This made "he", who was originally ambitious and wanted to learn from countless predecessors and farm here, immediately calm down. With the level of "he" who can't do anything, even if he really becomes the boss of this group of monkeys, it's okay to make a simple leveraged gangster, but it is really difficult for a strong man to take a group of monkeys to climb the technology tree, and then he can only wait for this group of monkeys to evolve naturally.
In contrast, "magic" provides more possibilities for "him".
The question is, how exactly does this particular ability, which he named magic, work?
During this time, the old monkey had four records of igniting a fire from the sky, and two of them were "he" deliberately extinguishing the torch and asking the old monkey to light the fire, but its dance movements and vocalizations were very different each time. "He" repeated the movements and sounds of the old monkey, and never caused any vision.
Well, magic has nothing to do with any of this. This means that it is basically impossible for "he" to master magic through self-study. But it is also very difficult to learn from the old monkeys, and the monkeys' way of communication has been roughly mastered, but the way of communication is too backward and rudimentary, and it is very difficult to cope with the necessary communication, and "he" does not even know how to find the old monkey alone.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and so on. As the days passed, time passed little by little, and "he" had not cleaned up his hair and beard for a long time, making "he" more integrated into the group of monkeys in terms of image. However, "he" still hasn't mastered how to use magic, and has never succeeded in using it once.
The only breakthrough he had was that the old monkey himself didn't know why he used magic.
This made "him" a little like scolding his mother. In fact, not only did he think that he did, but the monkeys couldn't understand what he was yelling at, and he just cursed.
After this, "he" finally learned a lesson that he should have learned earlier. When you think things are already bad, always understand that things can get worse.
It turns out that "he" scolded the street a little earlier. A more opportune time would have been when he saw hundreds or thousands of such elephant-like beasts gathering and galloping towards the monkey colony.
............
Brunei was accustomed to the stranger's dreams and was intrigued. This made him a little reluctant to wake up, and rolled his body to try to fall back asleep and see what "he" would do with the beasts.
But two things kept him from sleeping. As he rolled, a faint tingling pain came from the oppressed left side of his face, while at the same time, a faint, but undoubtedly very pungent, smell of blood lingered on the tip of his nose.
Brunei sat up abruptly, the familiar surroundings in front of him. A table, a chair, and nothing else, and a ceiling where you don't have to look up to feel the air leaking proves that this is undoubtedly in your own home.
So, where would the smell of blood come from? Brunei tensed his body and swallowed.
[Don't be so nervous. The smell of blood is on you, and I can't do anything about it if you can't wash it off. ć
Brunei's whole body trembled, and the sudden sound made his heart almost stop, and he rolled out of bed and lay on the ground, the previous memories finally flowing into his mind. This is the voice of the system, and I entrusted him with killing all the Gals gang to avenge Thrall...... Thinking back to this, Brunei suddenly felt a little chill in his back.
[Well, it's scary, isn't it? When you kept repeating "kill them all" to me, I thought you were possessed by something. Then I thought, aren't you possessed by me, hahaha. ć
The system's clumsy banter didn't make Brunei relax, and he was just instinctively disgusting and unbelievable by the slogan "Kill them all": "You, really kill them all?"
By the way, it is unreasonable for you to suspect that I influenced your mind, just as you suspected that you were going to cheat with me because I secretly interfered with your mind with magic, and you think this way purely because you, a two-faced, despicable, and self-righteous villain, want to shirk the blame from yourself. ć
"......" Brunei swallowed and did not refute the system's insults.
[Hey, don't be so sad. There is a sea of scum in this world, and you are just an ordinary person. Let's talk about some news that will make you happy. When I went into the Gars Gang, I found that your genius villain wasn't dead. ć
Brunei's eyes lit up, everything before was forgotten by him, and he was overjoyed and said, "You rescued him?"
I am very responsible, and I will kill him with my own hands according to your request to kill them all. You see, that stupid genius who mocked you as soon as he came up really still needs you to kill it yourself to be happy, right?
Brunei's head "buzzed" and thought about it, but before he could say anything, there was a sudden urgent knock and call outside the door: "Bruneisi, open the door, I'm Sal." ā
[Hey, hey, just kidding. ć
When I opened the door, it was Sal. A few red bruises on his face had not yet dissipated, but he was well-dressed and ruddy, and there was no doubt that it was a living Sal. Brunei instantly felt relaxed, as if something very heavy had pressed on his body before, and smiled, but felt the moist liquid flowing on his face.
Brunei opened his mouth to say something, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't make any sound, and finally he hugged Sal and burst into tears. Thrall's body tensed for a moment, but quickly relaxed.
Hey, I know you're excited, but I need to tell you a few things. When I rescued this kid, well, I had just slaughtered the Gars Gang, and there were a lot of them, so I didn't have a good image at the time, you know what I mean?]
The system's words made Brunei calm down a little, let go of Sal, and looked at his expression carefully, there was no doubt that there was indeed a little fear in the tension. This discovery allowed Brunei's boiling brain to gradually return to its normal ability to think.
[Also, because you used this cheat code for the first time, it took a long time to lose consciousness, and I was looking for a Buddha to send to the West, so I simply went to pick up your little girlfriend and brought it back to you together. It was probably a few hours later. It's a bit of a blast, I've used some magic that you shouldn't be able to use, well, and my image hasn't been very good. ć
"......" Brunei looked at Sal in front of him, recalled the snort he had just felt, smiled, and said softly in his heart, "I understand." Anyway, thank you. One more thing, right?"
[Yes, that Bell Bailey agent is indeed an agent of the Imperial Secret Service.] But it doesn't matter, anyway, after committing such a vicious crime, you can't continue to stay here anyway. ć
Brunei nodded and smiled warmly at Sal, "Is there something wrong?" ā
Thrall swallowed and pulled out a piece of paper from his bosom: "Carl and I just now - the fat man who has been following me, do you know? You, the thing that saved me, have already come out. Your wanted warrants are all out, look. ā
The seal on the wanted warrant is from Garth City, but if the system says it is correct, it will soon be added with the seal of His Majesty the Emperor. The portrait does not bear much resemblance to him, but in character, he is tall and thin, and there is a scar on the left side of his face that pulls from the corner of his mouth to the base of his ear, which is probably difficult to misrecognize. Looking at the bounty, it is also a level that is difficult for people to refuse.
Despite this, Brunei was unprecedentedly calm and smiled: "It seems that I really can't stay in the empire anymore. ā
Sal was stunned for a moment, clenched his fists, and roared loudly: "No, it's not like this! You are trying to save me, Sister Su and I can testify! My teacher will definitely thank you, there will be no problem!"
Brunei was a little relieved that Sal was indeed afraid of him, but so what? After all, he and Sal were still brothers. Therefore, he smiled and shook his head: "No, your teacher, although it is a bit disrespectful to say this, he is just a Second Transformation Freedom Mage. It seems to us to be admirable, but in fact it is not that powerful. ā
Sal shook his head, no doubt trying in vain to oppose the outcome. After being silent for a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up: "By the way, you are actually very strong, right?" Although I don't know why you are so strong, even the empire is not willing to be the enemy of such a powerful mage as you, right? As long as there is a good reason, the Empire must be more willing to take you into the service of the Empire, right?"
[It's a genius.] You see, he's really trying so hard for you. ć
Brunei nodded and smiled warmly, "It's not that simple, Sal. I have sold my soul to the devil, so I must not remain in the Empire, nor will I remain with you again. Thank you. ā
[Hey, you bastard, you call me the devil? ungrateful scum!"
Sal looked at Brunei's expression and opened his mouth several times, but he couldn't think of any other plan. Maybe what Brunei said was true, maybe he really sold his soul to the devil, and Sal felt that even so, he should continue to keep him, but he couldn't say it. In this village, there are not only two people, Brunei and Tasar.
"That'sā" Thrall said in a hoarse voice after a long time, "where are you going?"
"Heading west from the village of Taal leads to the Endless Mountains. It is said that further west, it will enter the Federation. Brunei didn't have time to think about it after waking up, but he replied without the slightest hesitation, and smiled calmly, "Ha, don't worry. I'm certainly not going to the Federation. No matter how I say it, I'm still a citizen of the empire. ā
Brunei glanced at Thrall and smiled deliberately, "Do you remember? The merchant who stopped with us a few years ago? Didn't he tell us a story at the time? Even the hordes of Federation merchants could not pass through the Endless Mountains, they all came from the northwest, the neutral region where the Empire and the Federation meet. ā
"Relations between the Empire and the Confederation have not been very friendly. As he spoke, his thoughts began to take shape in his mind, "The so-called junction, if it were not for the-for-tat confrontation between the two distinct forces, the neutral area in the middle, no matter which side, would certainly not allow the other side to act arbitrarily and establish authority there." As long as I get there, I'm safe. ā
Although Brunei was talking and thinking at the same time, in Sal's opinion, what he said was in one go, as if he had planned it in advance. This made Sal relax a lot, and the guilt in his heart did not diminish either.
"......" Sal thought carefully for a long time, nodded silently to Brunei, and turned to walk away.
Brunei watched as Sal's back faded away, and finally disappeared into the faintly glowing skylight. It's about to dawn, and that guild will have a wanted warrant, and there must be no way to hide the news that he is wanted. The mage resident in the village, Lord Saran, is a first-turn mage, in Taal Village, the whole village is regarded as his magic attendant, and he has the strength of the second-turn mage, but with Brunei himself, it will be impossible to get out at that time.
In short, despite the fact that no preparations had been made before, Brunei did have to go.
[Okay, the great journey is about to begin, be happy, boy.] ć
The system's cheerful tone made Brunei laugh: "Speaking of which, what about Sue?"
[Ah, your little girlfriend didn't come to see you off? Hehe, maybe people didn't take you to heart at all. ć
Brunei returned home, removed a few wall tiles, and brought out a stack of books to pick up: "What did you do?"
ć...... Hmph, knocked her out and sent her home. Anyway, you can't stay here any longer, and if you waste too much time on the farewell scene, you might be sent to the government. Don't worry, it's just a small spell, and there are no sequelae. ć
As he spoke, Brunei had already laid his baggage, looked around the empty home with nostalgic eyes, pursed his lips, and laughed briskly: "Then, the great journey has begun!"