Section 212: Alliances
The people of the surrounding caravan were not satisfied after hearing Norman's story.
It's like a person who has been thirsty for a long time and suddenly gets a small glass of water, and after drinking it, not only does not quench their thirst, but makes it even stronger.
"One more, Alan!"
The cries of the same went on and on, and everyone was coaxing Norman to continue with another storyβa ridiculous and funny story that was far more interesting to these rough men who couldn't even read the letters, than an unintelligible hymn. Even if they don't fully understand the story, it's the superficial stuff that they can understand, and it's already interesting.
But the caravan's boss wouldn't let them go on like this.
"I'm going to do the work! Check the goods on the car, and get ready to go!"
The caravan keeper Dunnis had come and crowded into the neighborhood at some point, yelling at the people around him, driving them to work like ducks.
"You're here to work, not to hear stories!"
Dennis actually came not long after he started speaking in Norman.
In terms of time, he should have driven his men to get ready for the road in the middle of Norman's speech, but after listening to it for a while, he became interested in the new and interesting story that Norman was telling, and he kept hearing the end.
In fact, Dunnis also wanted to continue to hear these stories, but unlike these guys, he was the owner of this caravan, and these goods were his lifeblood, and every extra day spent on the road was stealing money from him, and he couldn't afford to get along with his own money just to hear a few stories.
As soon as they saw that the boss had spoken, the guys didn't dare to coax anymore, so they quickly dispersed like a fallen tree and went about their own business.
Norman also walked back to Chen Qinghe from where he had stood when he told the story, and was about to go back to their carriage together, but a man walked up to them.
It was one of the two knights beside the mage master of the caravan, wearing what was probably an ancestral half-length armor, and he still looked very imposing.
"The story is right, this is a reward from Lord Yarman. β
This knight lord not only looked majestic, but also spoke majesticly, with his neck raised high and the tip of his nose pointed to the sky.
After the old man finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and opened it, and then he saw several copper masters fall to the ground.
Norman recalled the behavior of the bard in the village in his memory, and quickly thanked the knight lord in front of him, and then thanked the mage master over there loudly, and then leaned down and picked up the bronze aces from the ground.
There are 3 copper aces in total.
Judging from the amount of reward, it can probably be seen why this mage master walked with the caravan.
After receiving the reward, Norman and Chen Qinghe went back to their carriage, and after a while, the caravan set out again.
Norman continued to play his musical instrument, and at the same time did all kinds of things in one mind: watching the barrage, learning classical Chinese, meditating, practicing the "Funeral Heart Sutra", teaching Chen Qinghe about scolding the street and practicing with him...... As more and more things to learn, Norman felt more and more the power of the "Heart Sutra of Catching the Sea", and his strength could grow by leaps and bounds, which can be said to be inseparable from the "Heart Sutra of Catching the Sea".
In this state that is so complicated that normal people can't imagine, the caravan has traveled for most of the day, the sun outside is gradually setting in the west, and the afternoon time is about to pass.
Today's scolding teaching time has passed, and Chen Qinghe is now mainly thinking about and consolidating by himself, chatting with Norman from time to time.
Norman's piano had long since been finished, and he was now making a small instrument, which was no bigger than his arm.
As the two chatted, Norman casually asked, "How did you come all the way from the North to get here?"
The two had been together for almost ten days, but Norman still didn't know why a dragon like Chen Qinghe, who was supposed to be in the North, appeared in the path of the envoys to stop them.
Is it out of the principle that people and dragons are not separated, and they simply rushed over to find trouble with humans, and they just happened to run into it?
It's unreasonable, judging from Chen Qinghe's knowledge that he used blood to cast spells, there is obviously someone behind Chen Qinghe.
But who is that person? Or rather, who is the force behind Chen Qinghe?
Norman was curious.
He had also asked Chen Qinghe this question before, but Chen Qinghe had never answered him positively, and he didn't know if it was because of his father's identity as a "sage", so he didn't have so many stories to tell today, but he specifically picked the story in "Decameron" to talk about, just to quietly implant in Chen Qinghe's heart the impression that he, a sage, might also be an impostor, coupled with the friendly relationship between the two in the past two days, if it is not good, it will be able to pry Chen Qinghe's heart and tell him the truth.
But Chen Qinghe's psychological defense line was very strong, and he didn't answer as usual, shook his head resolutely, and said, "Don't ask any more questions about this question." β
Although Chen Qinghe still didn't answer, this time his answer was finally a positive answer, and this positive answer basically made Norman confirm the Templar Knights' speculation: Chen Qinghe did have a force behind him, and this force was likely to be a human force! Otherwise, if it was a dragon power, why would Chen Qinghe keep hiding and unwilling to answer? After all, the two sides have always been opposed, and it is normal for each other to want to kill each other, so there is no need to hide it.
The most terrifying thing is that this force may even be a royal force!
"According to the information we have, the dragons have not taken such extreme measures against the high-ranking members of the Father's God Cult for more than a thousand years, and this action itself is a strong signal of war, and the dragons will definitely not do it lightly if they do not have the necessary reasons. And this incident happened at such a sensitive time, and it is likely to be related to the current struggle for the throne. β
In other words, one of the rightful heirs to the throne may have formed an alliance with the dragons. β
Lancelot also finally confirmed this matter from Chen Qinghe's positive response this time, and the conclusions he drew supported Norman's thoughts.
There is an alliance between the royal family and the dragons!
What would he do if he made the royal family king, what would he do? What would be the terms of his alliance with the dragons, how would he betray the interests of humanity?......
Although the relationship between Norman and Chen Qinghe is good for the time being, when it comes to the overall interests of the two races, he still naturally stands on the side of human beings to think.