Chapter 31: Companions?
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But it was quickly denied by him. Although that thing was actually done systematically, in the eyes of others, Brunei single-handedly cleansed the entire gang of dangerous elements, not to mention that there was also a commissioner named Bell Bailey, who was a real second-turn mage. Then, there is nothing wrong with treating Brunei as a person with the strength of a third-turn mage.
In the face of His Excellency a third-turn mage, even with Brunei's shallow knowledge, he understands that the so-called scouts and vanguard troops are meaningless at all, and sending a person who is not a third-turn mage to be a scout shows that this scout is most likely offended by someone who should not be offended.
Unless the man hiding in the woods is a legendary legendary mage, and to say that he was sent to hunt down Brunei is really insulting the intelligence of the imperial officials. As for the possibility that that person was really a legendary mage - the empire had only five legends in total besides His Majesty the Emperor, and that kind of person would come and hunt down a small Brunei?
Ruling out this possibility, Brunei felt a little lighter.
So, apart from this most dangerous possibility, that person, who could it be?
A federal spy, a fugitive like himself, and a free mage who has ventured into the mountains.
Brunei can only think of these three possibilities at the moment. Perhaps this was due to the fact that he was limited by his own experience, but from these three types Brunei could divide them into two categories: first, those who did not tolerate the Empire, and second, the citizens of the Empire who came out to take risks.
First, they should theoretically not have any contradiction with themselves, and second, they may not know that they are wanted. If you think about it, it's normal to be on guard when you see signs of another person in a no-man's land like the Endless Mountains, and it's not surprising to take such an action, no matter who the other person is.
Also, considering that he was frightened by his own roar and reacted violently, it is likely that he was also afraid of himself.
In other words, while his actions were undoubtedly unfriendly when he hid in the woods and observed his actions, he did not necessarily mean danger. As long as you hide your identity and strength, that person is likely to be the one you can negotiate.
After writing and thinking about a lot of things, Brunei Si's thinking process was just a blink of an eye, he bent down, grabbed a handful of soil and wiped it vigorously on his face, and asked in his heart: "System, if he is a first-turn mage, or even a second-turn mage, when he closes the distance with me or even face to face, can you know that I am just a mage apprentice?"
[Let me see, huh...... In this way, you take an education test, and if you succeed, you know it. 】
Brunei frowned: "Education - is it the one on the 'character card' you said? Hurry up. ”
[Then, Educational Identification: 4260, failed.] Maybe you blocked the fire, and you didn't find anything. 】
"Tsk. Brunei was very dissatisfied with the successive failures, "What the hell is the use of you, this guy!"
[Oops.] I'm just a system, I can only help you according to the rules, and there's no way around it. 】
Although Brunei didn't see anything, he didn't dare to stand there and wait boldly, considering that the guy in the woods had no trust in him, so he squatted down sharply, hoping that such an action would allow him to avoid possible arrows, flying stones, or other things.
After crouching down, he realized that his shadow had really extended a long distance before, and after losing the shade of his shadow, he could clearly see that a figure had just walked out of the grove and was walking towards him.
The visitor was also wearing a pair of straw sandals, and the wide cloth shirt and trousers did not appear loose on him at all, but tightly stretched on his body, highlighting the knotted muscles. Unlike the over-sturdy little gangster he had seen before, he had no balance with strength despite his muscular strength, digging two ordinary cheeks inwards to reveal the fact that he hadn't eaten a full meal in a long time.
But even so, Brunei, who was half a head taller than the person who came, easily judged that he was definitely not an opponent in a fight.
Closer to the ground, the machete hanging from his waist and the mountain-like package on his back further confirmed Brunei's inference. Take the system's set of character card quantification attributes to describe it, obviously this person who has strength stronger than ordinary people has at least more than 60 strength values, and Brunei Darussalam, who only has 30 points of strength, is obviously not at the same level.
The man finally walked in front of Brunei. He wore a dirty straw hat on his head, and his face was covered with wrinkles like knife cuts, and the dust accumulated in the wrinkles, and the uneven stubble around his face, which made his face more weather-beaten. But if you look closely, there is a little green between his eyebrows, and he doesn't seem to be as old as he looks.
The corners of his mouth twitched, as if he was smiling, but the sorrow between his eyebrows became clearer, which made the smile look very unsuitable for him: "Why are you squatting on the ground?"
Brunei blinked, scratching his head a little embarrassed: "This-I had a little stomach pain just now." ”
"Really?" The man's eyes wandered slightly, as if observing Brunei's outstretched hand above his head, and the hair on his head, then nodded, the corners of his mouth twitched again, "You, what are you doing here?"
As the man said this, Brunei felt that the atmosphere around him changed instantly, and the cold caused by the saber rattling flowed into his body along the pores of his body, making him want to shiver. But he didn't even dare to shiver, so he pretended to smile calmly: "Ha, is there anything strange about me here?
The man's eyes froze, and he reacted visibly to Brunei's more unceremonious way of speaking and rhetorical questioning, and his left hand, with its strange fingerless gloves, reached forward a little, and his right hand reached to his waist, grabbing the handle of the machete.
Brunei didn't know the rules of communicating with others in the wild, so he could only infer from common sense, combined with the lessons of his previous failures in negotiating with fat and thin gangsters, and tried to put pressure on the other party and intimidate the other party with a rough attitude. But in hindsight, it is clear that this approach was also wrong. So what do you do next? beg for mercy? or run away? or, fight?
Can a system that does not work at all times defeat a first-turn or even second-turn mage?
Just when beads of sweat broke out on Brunei's nervous head, the man's right hand gripping the hilt of the knife suddenly loosened slightly: "That's what I said." If you're Brunei Castro, there's no surprise you're here. ”
Brunei was startled, and the person who saw his reaction let out two dry laughs and took two steps back: "Don't be nervous, don't be excited." I'm here for the same reason as you. You don't have to be like that, we are companions. ”