Chapter 32: A gamble
Hearing Richard talk about sharks, Princess Audrey's ears pricked up, and a strange look suddenly appeared on her face.
"The method you came up with must have something to do with this shark, right?"
Carrying a longbow and a quiver at her waist, she looked out at the river of Cankus that was flowing in front of her, her silver-gray eyes glowing in the dark night.
"The method I came up with was to use my wisdom to capture such a beast alive in front of the public. ”
Richard looked at her strangely, he remembered that the princess didn't know about sharks.
"Say it again. Audrey turned her head to look at Richard, a smile on her face, "Tell me what you just said again, and be honest with me." ”
The evening breeze blew through the meadows on the riverbank, through her dark tweed coat, ruffled her long loose hair, and wrapped tightly around her upright and flexible waist. The tinkling of Audrey's riding boots.
"In front of the public, use wisdom to capture such a fierce beast. Is there a problem with this sentence?" Richard looked at her dumbfounded, "Is it surprising that I can really do this kind of thing and get the evaluation of smart people......
Diana and Heloise were also drawn to their conversation, and looked at Audrey, who was standing on the far left of the line.
But she stretched out her hand and pointed forward, and the beautiful black-haired woman said to Richard with half mockery, "I hope your goal is not this one." ”
Before she could finish her sentence, there was a loud bang in the distance.
A silver giant shark popped through and leaped out of the water, its body tens of meters long cut an arc in mid-air, and fell into the water with a bang.
The moonlight shone on its body, gilding it with a silvery white halo.
The big river suddenly splashed in all directions, and the waves were sparkling.
"This, this is too much of a coincidence, I just thought about it, and it came......"
Richard looked at the dark, glowing river ahead, the ripples gradually faded, and his heart sank to the bottom with the beast.
After only a day or two, this giant shark seems to have a lot more horses.
Princess Audrey clasped her hands and glanced at Richard, "Maybe it's not gone at all, this is its lair." Because of that tower, this place has become a special place. ”
"One more thing, I want to remind you. This demon shark, which was polluted by elemental power, seemed to have undergone some special changes. It is definitely no less difficult than the Yaoyan statue. Something as scary as it could really be your prey?"
He pointed to the glowing spire in the distance.
"Frankly, I really don't understand what you're bringing us here for. But with all those conversations, and a bit or two of magic that everybody knows, you're saying to me – you're going to capture such a beast. She couldn't help but laugh, "Isn't it too whimsical......"
"What do you mean?" Richard suddenly grimaced when he heard the unkindness in her words.
Audrey waved her hand at him haughtily.
"I advise you not to make a fool of yourself, in order to protect your face, you are talking nonsense here. Like a proud swan, she raised her head at this moment, revealing her beautiful neck.
"Whoever is talking nonsense, I brought you here because there are some things that are not clear, and you must be allowed to see with your own eyes. For example, this tower, I heard some rumors about it, plus the mirrors and runes you talked about, so I had this idea. To parse magic, it is necessary to accurately reconstruct its constituent elements and then perform a functional analysis. To understand history is precisely to determine what it is made of. I ......" Richard was about to explain further, and suddenly he was stunned.
He looked at Princess Audrey, "I'm also confused, why do I explain so much to you." ”
Regardless of the ridicule on the other side's face, Richard turned his head to look at the spire on the other side of the river, and the shadow that appeared from time to time under the water in front of him, and suddenly said to the person behind him very calmly: "Do you believe that I can bring you more?"
Turning around, Richard's gaze shifted from Heroise to Diana and Audrey, who looked disdainful of him, but he sighed more and put on a serious attitude, "Maybe I can give you more than the curse mark on my body." Although I am penniless now, I believe that one day, I will be able to do this. ”
He pointed to the great river where the beasts lurked in front of him.
"Originally, I didn't have this confidence, but after understanding that, I saw the light of day. ”
Richard turned his back to the endless river, the shadowy earth in the distance, and then the inky blue, deep sky as the sea.
Against their backdrop, he was so small.
Especially when compared to what he said.
These bold words really don't seem to fit out of his mouth so small.
But Richard still made it clear, blurting out word after word.
The young man's eyes seemed to be burning at the moment, and his burning gaze seemed to have a special contagious effect.
But in the face of Richard's declaration, Diana and the three of them shook their heads.
The first to speak was Diana, who had the best relationship with him.
"Brother Richard, you better pass the current situation first, and then talk about it, and then solve the matter later. Even though she has always had an inexplicable affection for Richard and believes in Richard's unique ability, she still diverts from this topic intentionally or unintentionally.
This is the voice of Diana's heart.
The current Richard is indeed not qualified to say such things.
But for some reason, this mature woman still has some expectations in her heart, and I don't know if it is out of reason or emotion.
Heloise, who has always been silent, can only sigh.
Their reaction did not surprise Richard.
But Audrey was very special in that she didn't make a mockery, just sneered at a face.
Richard quickly figured out the truth.
This must be because his words are too unscrupulous, and Her Royal Highness the princess has no intention of commenting at all.
What a failure. Richard covered his face silently.
"You don't believe me, do you? Well, to be honest, I don't believe it either. I know what I'm doing. But everything is not subject to human will. Whether or not I really have that ability will have to be judged by time. And the first step of it, let's start here. ”
"Are you really going to hunt this monster?"
Princess Audrey spoke now, and she stared at him in amazement.
"I'm 70% sure that I'm going to take it down on my own. Richard said to her with certainty, "Your Highness Princess, do you want us to gamble something?"
Even if others look down on you, you have to be angry. Richard clenched his fists.
He glanced at Audrey with a slanted eye.
"Don't you think that by doing this, I am just a cricket standing in front of the wheels and killing itself. Let's give it a try and see if I can do it. ”
"Faith is enough, but you can't fool me. Audrey laughed.
She pointed at Heloise and said to Richard, "As long as you are alone, even if you have her strength, I am afraid you may not be able to deal with this demon shark infected with divine power." Because it was born by accident, it is in some ways more powerful than us apostles. On top of that, it's ...... underwater"
Richard waved his hand at her, signaling that she didn't need to go on.
"Even, would you like to make a bet with me?"
"Okay, since you're so cheerful, then I don't mind lowering my status and competing with a monkey like you. Audrey sneered, "If you lose, you must kneel in front of me and apologize to me." You see, it's a princess who insults you. Hehe, you actually said that I was messing around......"