Chapter 13: The Bard

Since getting acquainted with Ellen, Jason has been running out of the inner city from time to time to find Alan at the blacksmith shop, or to drink in the tavern, or to practice swordsmanship. This young man, who is not valued in the city lord's family, can only find a sense of existence and comfort when he is outside. And Alan is also happy to have such a sparring partner to consolidate his swordsmanship.

After seeing Allen's superb forging skills, Jason was also proud of the discovery of a pearl, and even took the initiative to recommend Allen to the family, and started to solicit him.

Of course, Alan is insensitive to this. He didn't want to fall into the shackles of a big family, and he was quite comfortable on his own.

"Did you know that the annual auction in the inner city is about to begin. In the Harvest Tavern, Jason crossed Erlang's legs, grabbed a handful of pine cone rice on the table, and put them in his mouth one by one.

"Oh, is there anything good worth shooting? Look at the fun of you~" Alan picked up the moonshine and took a sip.

"You guessed it!" Jason suddenly leaned into Allen's ear mysteriously and whispered, "Life Fruit!"

Alan was stunned.

He has been trapped in the quasi-knight stage for more than half a year, and he has never been able to advance, which is like a stalk in his heart, and he is always uncomfortable.

And the Life Fruit is one of the few natural treasures that can assist advanced knights.

"Are you sure there are many?" asked Alan impatiently. Jason is also trapped in the quasi-knight stage, if there is only one life fruit, then there is definitely nothing to do with Allen.

"Don't worry, there are five Life Fruits obtained by the gold coin dealer this time, and three of them have been put up for auction. ”

Of course, the auction was organized by the Brent family, a gold coin dealer.

"That's good. But then Alan thought about a serious problem: he didn't have a lot of money. In addition to the four gold coins he carried with him when he came out, there was also Vincent's salary, 50 silver coins a month, and six gold coins a year. After calculation, his total assets are only ten gold coins, which is far from enough to win the life fruit, and there will definitely be other nobles rushing to auction it at that time.

"Looks like we're going to have to figure out how to raise it. Alan thought to himself.

"Well, let's be quiet. The tavern's rising star, the bard Master Anthony, will tell you a mysterious story. The tavern keeper stepped forward and organized the arrangements for the scene.

The moon rose, shining through the open windows of the tavern not far from Alan's table, and the old man-bard Anthony, dressed in mysterious light, got up and walked slowly to the middle of the tavern, cleared his throat, and spoke in the vicissitudes of Ankara to everyone present:

"From time immemorial, the light of July shone on the ancestors and guided the hope of the Dark Ages......"

Listening to the legend of July again, Alan's mind suddenly calmed down.

By this time, the silver glow of July outside the tavern had sprinkled the earth. Through the graceful streamer, Alan seemed to see seven jade wheels circling and dancing around him.

July interprets the story of the ancient ancestors. It was an era when personal power shook the general trend of heaven and earth, and July guided the continent to glory, using supreme power to conquer one piece of different time and space. Wherever the seventh day shines, it will be the place where the creatures of the world gallop in July. However, the opposite of things must be reversed, the collision of old enemies has caused heavy losses to the July world, and the reincarnation of fate has brought the July world back to flat. July had to hide its edge, waiting for the world to rise again...... Since then, countless latecomers have embarked on the road of seeking ancient glory, but it has finally come to an abrupt end. The glory of the ancients is like a mirror, close at hand but far away, the footsteps of the ancestors' arduous exploration are gradually farther away, but the body is firm and unwavering......

Inexplicably, two lines of tears slipped from Allen's eyes......

"Ding! detects that the host's spirit is disturbed by the external magnetic field, and automatically turns on the shield. ”

"Ding! Blocking failed, and the host's psychic connection was lost. ”

"Ding!Final Guardian Pre-Activation, Activated at any time. ”

......

The elegy is sung softly, may there be no more gloom in July;

Praise is high, may July be brilliant again;

Singing and singing, may the seventh month of life be well-being.

It seemed that several epochs had passed, and it seemed like it was just a moment, and Alan came back to his senses, but he saw that the moon was like water, and he was already bathed in holiness.

"I said Master Allen, what's wrong with you, could it be that you were moved by the story of the bard?" Jason next to him was drinking a little wine, and he didn't seem to see Allen's strange appearance, but he was talking about things with Allen's tears, which was funny, and teased.

There was a whispered talk around him, showing that people didn't seem to be in the same situation as Alan.

"yes, what's wrong with me?" Alan was also confused, but he saw a series of hints from the chip, and vaguely seemed to have found something.

At this time, Anthony's story is also coming to an end. At the same time that Alan looked at the old man blankly, the old man looked back at Alan with some feeling, nodded approvingly, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face.

"When I wanted to be a bard, I lost my poetry. When I didn't want anything, it all came as expected. ”

Anthony, as usual, ended the day with an unfathomable sentence.

"I am looking up at the starry sky from a tall building, and may July bless everyone. ”

After that, Anthony returned to the small table in the corner, still drinking alone, and in a trance, Alan saw the figure of the sages pursuing the glory of their ancestors, walking alone......

"Star, scan Anthony. Alan suddenly came to his senses, and his heart was excited.

Anthony: Bard, gender: male, surrounded by an unknown energy, unable to find out what was going on. ”

And so it was. Allen's heart calmed down at this time. If you want to hurry, Alan still knows, and he is thinking about how to approach Anthony safely, and Uncle Dick's past has to be guarded against.

"Well, Alan, are you interested in the auction? At this moment, Jason looked leisurely, and took a slow sip in the wine cup in his hand, as if what he was holding was no longer a strong wine, but a leisurely tea.

Alan knew that the goods were being loaded again, but this time he couldn't dismiss his face. So he said, "It's my honor to serve you." My knight!"

Jason laughed, satisfied, "Well, yes, I'll send someone to pick you up at the blacksmith in three days." ”

As he spoke, Jason paused again.

"Look over there, that girl is hot enough. Apparently, he had taken aim at a beautiful woman drinking alone at the bar.

"Say no more, remember the time. With that, Jason took his wine and walked towards the bar with graceful steps.

Alan is quite envious of Jason, he has grown tall and handsome at the age of fifteen, put aside a wisp of childishness on his face, and look at himself again, Alan can't help but sigh.

But at this point he had more important things to do.

Relying on the chip's protection of himself, Allen maximizes the function of the chip and is always vigilant.

Alan came to Anthony's table, using the appearance of a child, and piled up acting: "Hello, master. I admire your knowledge, but I'm still a little confused. Alan stiffened his body, showing the curious but somewhat frightened look of a child who was curious about the unknown, and in fact he was quite curious.

Anthony smiled and squinted, taking a closer look at the unusual little boy in front of him. He still remembers the scene of the little boy bathing in the glory of July just now, and he has not seen such a talented child for many years.

"Don't be afraid, come and sit. Anthony said kindly.

"Hmm~" Alan obediently sat across from Anthony.

"Master, when I heard your story just now, I felt like I had a dream, which is quite strange. ”

"Oh, what kind of dream?"

"I don't know, I don't remember when I wake up from a dream, but I feel very sad in my heart. Master, you are amazing, I have heard before that great bards can weave dreams for their listeners, but why are my dreams so vague ......" Alan frowned, looking confused.

"Hehe, that's normal. In fact, it is not that I have woven dreams, but that the glory of July has never been forgotten. ”

"Oh. Alan pretended to understand.

"Kid, there are so many mysteries in this world, and I can't tell why you have that kind of dream. But I think I have a way for you to figure it out for yourself. ”

"Oh, really? What is the solution?" Allen's mood was surging, obviously longing for the unknown but wary.

Anthony stopped talking, smiled mysteriously, tapped the wine in the cup with his fingertips, and scratched it on the table, and suddenly four big characters appeared: "Changyue High-rise Building." ”

Alan stared at the four large characters dipped in wine that appeared almost at the same time, and was momentarily impressed by Anthony's methods, and at the same time fell into deep thought.

"Is it a high-rise hotel? Next month will be Chang Yue, does he mean that he wants me to go to him again then?"

Alan looked up inquiringly, but the original figure of Anthony disappeared at some point, leaving only the ripples in the wine glass.