Chapter 25: The Beginning of a Legend (1)
The name Richard, in the lingua franca of the Roland world, roughly means "the man of power". But since that man appeared five hundred years ago, it has taken on a whole new meaning – "wise elder".
What laid all this was the legendary life of that person.
Richard Eagle Feather, a poor boy from the El Jungle, had a hunter father and a humble, widowed young peasant girl. Thanks to him, Richard's first known title was "Bastard Richard".
The later Duke of Richard was not a genius either.
He was not a natural fit for magic, and he had never awakened any talents in his life. The "family of the winds" that he understands is a gift from the gods. It's just that this grace is more akin to icing on the cake, a congratulatory gift from the goddess of the wind when he was crowned duke in order to repay his kindness. But by then, Richard was in his fifties and had already made a name for himself.
It can be said that at the starting line of life, Duke Richard is the kind of person who loses a mess. If you go to that village or the slum of a town, throw bricks blindfolded, and you can hit a bunch of similar ones.
But this lowliness adds luster to his life.
In this high-magic world where individual forces are very different, people at the bottom of the pyramid only have some invisible promotion channels. "Princes and generals, rather have a kind of", just a joke. Whether it is a king with an army or a farmer with only a hoe, whoever hears it will laugh heartily and think that the person who utters it is a madman.
There are many rich princes and princes who have risen in the Roland world in the past 600 years, but the "smart Richard" is unique, and it is really because he is the spiritual sustenance of the commoners, just like the "Seven Fairies", "The Legend of the White Snake" and "The Snail Girl" were to the ancient working people of our country.
The mercenary hall is full of discussion at the moment.
At this moment, this man who lives in the story and even a three-year-old child has heard his name suddenly appears on such an occasion, and the riot caused can be imagined.
"What is she talking about?"
"Could it be that the person she's talking about is Duke Richard, the clever Richard?"
"What does this have to do with what is going on here?"
"Richard, Richard. Did you notice that the kid is also called Richard?"
"yes, it's okay with them, right?"
"Hey, I'm not happy when you say that, my name is Richard, but you all call me Stupid Bear. ”
......
Richard was sweating profusely at the moment, and the eagle family crest on his shoulder was fully displayed, with wings fluttering and a strange demeanor. With the shadow of the wind giant shrouded in him, it has a blurry beauty.
Diana, with her red hair fluttering and a beautiful appearance, pointed at it with her finger, "And the descendants of this Duke of Richard, that is, the famous Fengren family, they all have such a tattoo ......"
As soon as these words came out, they were drowned in a noise.
Richard is like a red-crowned crane that appears in a chicken pen, and it is called an eye-catcher, and is pointed at by all who hear it.
In the hall now, the four most talked about sentences are "You're kidding", "Impossible", "This is impossible", "How is this possible".
However, those who knew more fell into deep thought one by one, although their expressions were still incredible.
Another key person in the incident, Snow Wolf Nurman, also changed his previous calmness, and his eyes were almost beyond their sockets.
Richard saw that there was a mess around him, and his heart became even more entangled.
Although he had been mentally prepared for the current state of affairs, he had never thought about it becoming so intense. Good guys, Uranus superstars go to the streets, I'm afraid that's the level.
It was a lot of disturbance, but a voice burst out like thunder.
"Don't be noisy yet!"
The person who shouted was none other than Heloise, who was silent on the sidelines.
As soon as the blonde beauty made a move, the entire hall suddenly fell silent, and almost all of the people were buzzing in their ears. Some even turned their faces white into a piece of paper, and their bodies swayed when they stood upright. At this time, there are only a few people who can look as usual, such as Snow Wolf Nurman and Sword John.
Richard, who was very close to her, was so frightened by her that he suddenly lost his strength and fell to the side, and the giant phantom outside him turned into a whirlwind of chaos.
Heloise held his body on the verge of falling.
Together with Richard, she became the center of attention for everyone present.
The difference is that Richard relies on his strange identity at this moment, while she is a strong strength.
Nurman, who was burly and knew extraordinary at a glance, couldn't help but take a few steps back.
On the other side, John, who was still sitting steadily, had climbed one of his hands to the long sword beside him. At that moment, it was as if he heard a dragon hissing in his ears.
"I know you must be skeptical. In fact, when we found out his identity, we couldn't believe our eyes. Diana saw that the crowd around her had quieted down again, and she couldn't help but glance at Heloise. Then continue to fulfill his role and vow to carry out the role of "Wizard of Merlin" to the end.
She pointed at Richard and smiled mysteriously, "But the man in front of you is indeed a descendant of that one." Coincidentally, his ancestor was named Richard, and he got the name. ”
What answered her now was no longer "this is impossible" and "you are joking", but a lot of people were talking in small voices.
Heloise's shot made everyone here take it seriously.
In the midst of a whisper, another voice emerged.
"Y-you, you can't be mistaken, can you? I know this boy Richard, and even his father is an old friend of mine. How could they have such an identity......"
The person who shouted was the bearded Crewe, and in the middle of his sentence, he saw that everyone around him was staring at him, and he was too frightened to say any more.
Among the people who looked at Kru was the snow wolf Nurman, his immediate boss.
The argument suddenly became louder.
Richard had already woken up at this time, heard Crewe's voice, looked back at it, and smiled very reluctantly at the middle-aged man who had always cared for him.
Then he looked at Diana.
Under Richard's gaze, Diana took care of her clothes for a while and stood up leisurely. After all, he was a person who had seen the world, and she pointed at Richard calmly, "When we told him his identity, this guy didn't know anything about his background. It's been three hundred years since the Windren family disappeared, and because of that special oath, many of their descendants don't know who they inherited. ”
She looked around again, smiling like the warm sun melting the ice and snow in early spring, "The swallows that live in the palace sometimes fly under the eaves of the peasants. ”
Diana's gestures were relaxed and natural.
At this moment, everyone stared at her stupidly, not only because she was pleasing to the eye, but also because of her aura of a speaker.
"We were able to find him because of a long oath. His grandfather's grandfather was brought to Kampas by us, and we have a record of each of their generations after that. But because of the constraints of the oath, we only act as an observer and do not interfere in their lives. ”
"Until he appeared. ”
Diana looked at Richard for a moment, and then became suspicious, "Due to the anomaly here, our three sisters came here with an unspeakable mission. One of the elders specifically told us about this and asked us to take care of their family. Unexpectedly, I met him. ”
Just as everyone was immersed in these words, Princess Audrey, who was sitting in a chair, took over the topic.
The arrogant woman glanced at Nurman with contempt.
"Although he is just a petty rascal, because of his status, we can't let you humiliate him at will. ”
Nurman, who was silent for a while because of the amount of information on the side, heard this criticism and immediately replied with a vicious eye.
But what a person Princess Audrey is.
She was poised and smiled contemptuously at the burly man. It was as if it was just a wild dog on the street that provoked her at this moment.
Then, Audrey gave Richard another hammer......
A look of contempt at Richard.
"When this kid awakened his talent, it was in these two days. In other words, if it weren't for your people chasing him all the time, he wouldn't have been stimulated by that sudden possession of such a terrible talent. Duke Richard would have to laugh from ear to ear to end if he wanted to know that his descendants had awakened like this. ”
There was laughter in the hall.
Audrey, who dominated the guidance here, added fuel to the fire.
"By the way, you still pay the salary you owe him and the severance pay. This kid can't forget it......"