Chapter 248: The Emotional Drama of the Wizarding World
Andrei's knowledge from the other world is very mixed, except for biology, most of them are just some relatively superficial common sense, in the backward civilization of the magical world, he may be enough to be called an extraordinary sage, but his knowledge is still more than a star and a half away from the realm of "Bo Gu Tong Jin". After all, in that world that pays attention to "science" in everything, the entire civilization system has been inherited, accumulated, overthrown and broken through by a large number of inexhaustible talents in various fields in the long history of thousands of years, and finally grew into what he knows. For example, metal materials are only a branch of materials science, and alloys with different elements as the main body are subdivided into many different research fields according to their uses, just like the various departments in the medical field, even laymen can name several casually.
It is not so much the huge and complicated scientific system of the other world that establishes Andrei's confident and humble personality and three views, but the unique and large and profound culture of the other world that has created this maverick prince of the demon world.
Because of this, Andre, whose blood originates from the Endless Abyss, should be an indisputable native born in the wizarding world according to biology, but in terms of soul, or cognition, he has always defined himself as a time-traveler. So much so that although he is a "son of God", he can't fit into this bizarre world well, and there is always a gap between him and other people around him that is difficult to describe in words. Even if Andre is used to covering it up, it is inevitable that the people around him will subtly notice that he is special.
At the same time, Andrei himself, who sees himself as a traverser, likewise considers himself very special.
In terms of mental age, our children of the abyss are probably not young, and perhaps it is the energetic young body that makes him seem a little out of step at times. Well, he is like those young people in the second year of middle school in that other world, whose minds are full of whimsical ideas, always subconsciously think that he is completely different and unique.
However, the facts that happened in front of him played out a subtle and vivid emotional drama in front of the pretentious children of the abyss.
The woman who snatched someone else in full view of everyone has always been regarded by some people as the only way to cross the crowd X and slap her face. As a feel-good self-traveler, Andre did just that before half an hourglass. What made him a little smug was that the dead fat man who had robbed him of the woman didn't even hate him much.
After all, not many people knew the first-hand news of the orc invasion at that time, and compared with her own life, a female slave of the fox clan naturally seemed insignificant.
However, these are all just some of the ideas he has deduced according to his own values, and some of them are just some taken for granted. After seeing the large group of people gathered in front of him, the young son of the abyss was truly sure that the humans in this town might not be as sane as he thought.
With their actions, they have shown that a woman's attraction to a man can sometimes be fatal......
"What are you all doing here!?Haven't you heard that the orcs are attacking in a big way!?" As the apparent speaker of Andre and his party, Larry was puzzled by the fact that these people had gathered together at this time and did not hurry up and flee the battlefield.
It was less than two blocks from the exit to the west of the town, and the people here didn't seem to have much urgency, and although Larry could identify the heroine in the center of the crowd by looking at him, he still felt that the beautiful girl who was born into a large family but had a bumpy fate was naturally less important than his own life at the moment.
"There are hundreds of orc wolf cavalry guarding the town in the west, unless everyone can work together, otherwise under the noses of those fierce orcs, dozens or hundreds of people also want to break through!? That is simply to send them to death!" A burly, seemingly adventurer-looking fellow glanced at Larry with a frown, and explained impatiently, then craned his neck and continued to stare at the focus of everyone's attention, the girl in the red dress named Androni.
With that focused expression, it seemed that even if the sky was about to fall, he would have to read the gossip in front of him before dying.
Even if the adventurer in front of him had found a plausible reason for his and the others' actions, Andrei, who thought that he had not yet been fascinated by the beauty of a woman, believed that as an excuse for people not to gather in an orderly manner to discuss the battle plan and seek a breakthrough, this reason could not be completely convincing to a reasonable enough person.
In the closest place to Androni, the crowd was vaguely divided into two camps. Behind her was Mr. "Nineteen", who bought the ownership of it for more than 4,000 gold coins, and because the price was too impressive, the Son of the Abyss subconsciously remembered the nineteenth whose image was enough to be a "middle-aged aristocratic example".
On the other side of her, the Son of the Abyss, who doesn't remember the number, seems to have ambitions for Andronie, perhaps because he didn't have that much cash on hand. In short, he did not make it to the end in the bidding. But the situation before him showed that this young man, who seemed to be quite a bit of a knight and aristocracy, seemed to take the initiative in the scene—he may not have enough money, but he obviously did not bring less. Around him, dozens of warriors were dressed in uniformly shiny busts, and half of them were even equipped with strong horses.
Obviously, the tall and well-saddled horses and Andrei's two "cars" that once pulled the prisoner cart were not the same thing at all, at least in terms of equipment, the warriors behind the young nobleman gave an intuitive impression of being brave and good at fighting.
On this originally very spacious intersection, hundreds of people were bustling around the girl in the red dress in groups of more than a dozen or so, and everyone seemed to be silently waiting for what was going to happen.
"Anne, you listen to me. Come with me, how can these low-blooded, short-sighted fellows understand your nobility, they merely treat you as a beautiful plaything, and this is a blasphemy against you...... You know I'm different, I'm like your brother, I grew up watching you! I'll treat you well! You must know that in your heart, right?" Andre and his friends had just arrived at the scene of the confrontation between the two parties, and it was very coincidental to witness the man in his twenties in steel armor unleash a very classic map cannon style group taunt. It is also thanks to the quality of the people around who are watching the excitement that the quality is strong enough, otherwise the children of the abyss may not be able to hear clearly what the guy in the middle of the crowd is saying when there are so many people on the scene. If there was a guy with a surge of blood roaring at such a voice at this time, he even felt that it was a matter of course for this unashamed guy to drown directly in the angry crowd.
Of course, the main reason why no one scolded was probably because of the guy's more prominent force than the various groups present, after all, just looking at the disapproving expressions of the adventurers spitting to show disdain, you can see that they don't look very cultured.
Well...... At present, it seems that this is a drama of a knight saving the princess. In this case, the few people who were still locked in the cage yesterday and sympathized with each other are about to usher in a happy ending!? This is really gratifying......
It's just that before Andrei could express his satisfaction through his expression, Andronie fiercely rejected the kindness of the knight in public, and his words were so mean that even the young knight who seemed to have the halo of the protagonist and had his own "spotlight" effect just now instantly turned black like a stinky ditch next to the road.
"Adrian, I'm not going to go with you. To you, I'm just a more beautiful toy that allows you to support your vanity in front of your friends. The girl in the red dress, who had lowered her eyes and didn't say a word, suddenly raised her head and stared at the man opposite with burning eyes, "Or do you still say ...... Are you willing to swear by your Herro family name in the presence of everyone, and swear that you will marry me!?"
Androni stated her decision neither humbly nor arrogantly, and her proud expression even made Andre almost ignore her current slave status, the girl standing in the middle of nearly a thousand people, as if she was standing in the center of the stage that belonged to her alone, with a dazzling demeanor!
"Since you can't make a promise, then as a slave I'd rather live in a place where no one knows me, and I don't want those I know to see me at the mercy of others. Androni seemed to see the inner struggle of the young man opposite, and tried to persuade the other party further, "And you...... Adrian, as the heir of the Herro family, shouldn't you try to unite everyone under your leadership at this time, break through the blockade of the orc cavalry in one go, and then reap the gratitude of everyone present?"
In all fairness, Andre felt that the girl who had become the center of attention was well-organized, clear-minded, and reasonable, and that the mere use of such a smart woman as a tool to vent his desires was undoubtedly a waste of human resources in his opinion. If Livia, who was once the right-hand man of the Children of the Abyss, did not have his long-term teaching, she would not necessarily be better than this once noble girl. To bring such a good girl home, how can she be given the status of a personal secretary to be worthy of her family's careful education of her, right?
Unfortunately, the idea of the Son of the Abyss, as a traverser, and Adrian, as the heir to a new family, is difficult to agree on in many places.
Even a few months ago, Adrian had single-mindedly regarded Androni as the best candidate for his wife, and as a new martial aristocrat who was not uncommon in the city-state, it was a very good deal to be able to connect the surname Herro with the Augustine clan who had ruled the city for nearly twenty generations through this beautiful and intelligent illegitimate daughter.
What made Adrian feel extremely entangled was that although Androni was the illegitimate daughter of the Augustine family, she was famous for her intelligence and charm, except for the eldest sons who had a certain weight in the city-state and were about to become the heirs of the family, and even the second sons of many large families and the young people in the branches had openly professed their love for her.
If Androni is still the Augustine family's Andronie, it can be said that with Adrian's conditions, there is really little chance of wanting to kiss Fangze. Because of a very fortuitous and uncertain news, he finally learned the whereabouts of Androni after the Augustine family's family changed. Right now, those high-ranking guys are fighting openly and secretly over who will have the right to speak in the future of Quisha Castle. If you want to hold the beauty you think about day and night, this seems to be the only chance in front of Adrian.
In order for his long-cherished long-cherished wish to be fulfilled, the young family heir felt that even if there were many uncertainties in front of him, he should let go of it while he still had enough chips in his hands! Everyone present expected that the knights and servants under his command would be able to act as the "tip of the knife" to break through the blockade of the orc cavalry, and no one would choose to offend themselves at this time unwisely, or at least not on the surface. And the only obstacle to getting Androni is the "Nineteen" and his entourage behind her, as long as everyone present is biased towards herself, the weak "Nineteen" can only choose to swallow her anger.
Now that he had made up his mind, Adrian no longer hesitated, he licked his lips, which had become a little dry from excitement, and cried out with a glowing eye: "No! Annie, you don't understand how much I miss you!"
The young heir clenched his fists excitedly, and announced to his heroine, "In Quisha Castle, I am only one of many people who love you, and even one more look at you will make me uneasy." I'm afraid that your suitors from the great family will laugh at me for being incompetent, and for that reason I didn't even dare to think of you to show my heart!"
In fact, Adrian's words were indeed his own experience. It is precisely because of this that the excited appearance of this young man who confessed to Androni under the attention of the crowd has moved many people slightly. Especially after he said his determination, there were even a lot of people around him who began to favor this young, infatuated guy who had mastered elite martial arts.
"For me, the lives and deaths of all the people here have nothing to do with me. But if it's for you, I'm even willing to put my own life on the line!" the young family heir waved his arms excitedly, as if he couldn't show his determination at the moment, "So, when the opportunity to have you is in front of me, I can't make the decision to give up...... Because I know that if I give up, then I will regret it for the rest of my life!"
"Here, I promise everyone present! As long as you are willing to follow me, Anne, I will lead the warriors under my command to charge forward, even if I risk my life, I will lead everyone to break through this line of life!
Adrian's speech received some scattered support from the people present, after all, the belonging of beauty is just an unrealistic delusion for most people, and it may not hurt to be obscene, but if you really want to do something, it is likely to become the target of public criticism. The chance to survive is what is really worth fighting for.
"In that case. In order not to let the noisy noise of the crowd drown out her voice, Androni had to raise her beautiful voice to the maximum, "Then are you willing to swear to marry me in the glory of the surname Herro, and never leave me for the rest of your life!?"
"Yes, I do!" At this moment, Adrian seemed to see the image of the beauty under him who was weak and delicate, and his eyes even showed a trace of lust for a moment.
"In the presence of everyone and Irrela, the Lord of Radiance!?" asked the beautiful girl in the red dress proudly.
The young family heir who was excited was stunned on the spot because of this sudden question.
"I ......"
Breaking a promise made in the name of the family, as long as the person who broke the promise has nothing to do with him, the breach of trust will only lose some insignificant reputation. But if he had broken a promise made in the presence of the gods, Adrian could not have predicted what would happen to him if he broke his promise.
There was a rumor that was widespread among the city-states that a bishop of the Radiant Church had broken his promise to Herrera and had choked on the sunlight reflected from the silver wine glass during a meal without warning.
And then, then, he didn't have that...... Uh, no. In the end, even the archbishop's powerful magic that could bring the dead back to life could not save the bishop's life.
A respected bishop was so strangely choked to death.
Although this story is likely to have been invented by boring people to spread the rumors, Adrian did not dare to verify the mystery and power of divine punishment himself. The young man who was still in high spirits just now was breaking out in a cold sweat on his forehead at the moment, and the onlookers gradually quieted down because of the extremely embarrassing departure of the "male protagonist".
Reality is often more dramatic than the story of a bard, because poets often make compromises because of the plausibility of the story, and what happens around people can often be very bizarre because of all sorts of subtle causes and effects that cannot be grasped. So, when the orc warriors attacked while blocking the retreat, the farce staged at the intersection of the town was so fixed in this wonderful scene with a strange atmosphere that people couldn't take their eyes off.