Jude walked into the lounge and found that the three members of the table had a vacant seat and motioned for him to take a seat. So the boy unloaded his backpack aside, sat down, and looked at them curiously: "Do you have anything to do with me?"

The girl who had stopped the boy sat across from him, her long light walnut hair falling behind her, chuckling and asking him, "Are you new here?"

"I'm really new to the city. Jude replied truthfully, "As a newcomer, there are many things that I don't know yet. What is this, guys?"

"That's right. The girl explained, "My name is Arisa, and they're Lucius and Rowen, and we're on the same team. ”

With the girl's introduction, Jude looked to the right, and a handsome young man with short silver hair was smiling at him: "Hello, I'm Lucius, and Alyssa are brother and sister, it's nice to meet you." ”

Sitting to the left of the boy was a tall and burly man, probably Rowan, who nodded at Jude and did not say much.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Jude. The teenager also introduced himself.

"Hello, Jude. Lucius greeted him politely, "That's right, our team originally consisted of five members. Last week we managed to reach the final of the 'Sword and Rose' tournament. But just yesterday, our teammate Ulric suddenly received a letter from his hometown saying that his mother was seriously ill. ”

"Our dutiful son, Ulrique, immediately asked us to take his leave and set off for his homeland, where he will not return until the middle of the next month. The young man looked a little helpless.

"By the way, we also have one teammate, Cathy, who is a native of Langlens. Alyssa raised her hand and added, "She's at home, so she's not here for the time being." ”

Finally, Lucius looked at Jude solemnly, "We would like to invite you to join our team. ”

Jude was a little confused by the sudden invitation, and he replied uncertainly, "But I'm just a newcomer?"

"Tomorrow is the day of the final, we've been waiting here for two days, but no one wants to join us. Lucius was helpless and full of anticipation, "They all have their own teams and their own things. Will you help us, Jude?"

The young man's tone was very sincere, and Alyssa also looked at the young man with big emerald green eyes, Jude was a little embarrassed to refuse, but he had to learn more first: "What kind of competition is this 'Sword and Rose' tournament? I just came to Lance from the country, I haven't heard of it before, can you tell me about it?"

"The Sword and the Rose Tournament is an annual squad jousting tournament held by the Lord from late July to mid-September, hence the name given to the date of Disword and Rostela. Lucius patiently and meticulously explained, "If you win the final, the champion will receive a huge reward of a total of 20 silver coins, and the five of us will divide it evenly, what do you think?"

Jude was taken aback, and the five of them had four silver each, enough for him to spend two or three months in Langrens. The teenager, who was short of money at the moment, was naturally interested: "Sounds great, but I've never competed in this kind of competition before, can we win?"

"What will Jude do?" asked Alyssa, who was sitting across the table.

"I know how to use a sword," the boy thought for a moment, "but not very good at swordsmanship...... I will also use a bow. ”

"Jude is also a ranger, there are a lot of them. The girl smiled and asked, "So what does Jude think is the best and most powerful skill?"

The best and most powerful skills. Jude suddenly remembered the fable Nosa had told him and had to apply what he had learned, but he had always forgotten the powerful arcane magic.

"Maybe magic, I think. The boy replied.

"Huh?" Alyssa's expression was a little confused, "what did you say?"

"I forgot to mention that I'm still a mage. Probably. Jude added, "But I use a sword and a bow a lot. ”

After saying these words, the young man found that the three of them were all looking at him in surprise and did not say a word. Only then did Jude remember that the mage was indeed an image in the legend, and the time spent with Master Stan Xiu for half a year made him inadvertently have some kind of illusion, thinking that there were many mages in the outside world.

Jude ...... Actually, a mage?" Perhaps because of her surprise, Alyssa couldn't speak smoothly.

The young man hurriedly added, "I'm just an apprentice, and I don't know much about spells. ”

"It's okay, Jude. It's just wonderful. Lucius looked at him excitedly, "I thought there was almost no chance of winning...... Now, we have hope!"

Even Luo Wen, who had been silent and solemn before, cast an approving look at the young man.

Jude was momentarily confused.

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Towards evening, Jude, at the strong invitation of Alyssa and the others, made a great effort to get to the tavern where they were staying.

When checking in, the teenager found that the room rate was only 3 copper coins per day, which was admittedly affordable for travelers.

Only then did Jude realize that Alyssa and the others were probably not wealthy, and furthermore, perhaps many adventurers were struggling to make ends meet and were looking for ways to save money. Thinking about it carefully, in addition to food, clothing, shelter and transportation, adventurers also need to purchase and maintain weapons and equipment, and often need to consume all kinds of tactical materials, such as potions or arrows, and the young man suddenly felt that the honorarium entrusted to him may not be very much.

But when they win tomorrow's tournament, they will have a prize of 4 silver coins each, and Jude suddenly understands that everything will be better if he is aggressive.

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Renicia reverently knelt in the light and prayed.

"Your Highness. The attendant behind her woke her up and comforted her softly, "Please don't worry too much, the Light will bless them." ”

May the Light bless the people of Lambertine and protect them from this calamity...... This may no longer be possible.

The earthquake struck in the middle of the night, while everyone was sleeping, and if she hadn't followed Priest Emershu to Lanrens secretly, she might have been buried under the rubble.

I'll never see those dear people anymore, I'll never eat my mother's cherry pie again, and Aunt Laura won't call herself clumsy anymore...... Thinking of this, Leia couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Ah, Your Highness the Holy Maiden, why are you crying......" The attendants on the side suddenly became confused.

Louise was younger than her, an orphan adopted by the church, and Leia looked at the panicked attendant and quickly wiped away her tears. If the bishop had seen it for a while, Louise would probably have been scolded again.

"It's fine. Leia said this, standing up from her kneeling position, trying to show a strong expression, "It's almost dinner time, right?"

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