Chapter 4 Baulston Town (1)
This is the estuary of the Baulston River. A large amount of sediment carried by the www.biquge.info river has been silted and precipitated for thousands of years, forming a green delta of tens of square kilometers at the mouth of the sea. The town of Baulston was built on this beautiful delta.
The river flows into the sea from the north and south sides of the town, with the busy port of Baulston to the east and the famous Heroes' Guild to the west. The only way to get into town is through the stone bridges on the north and south banks of the Baulston River.
Although the town is not a fortress, it has walls that are taller and stronger than the fortress. The town is home to hundreds of mercenaries, all of whom are the descendants of heroes recruited from all over the world, all of whom are skilled in battle, have noble knightly blood, and value loyalty and honor more than personal life.
Although it is only a port town on the sea, the town of Baulston has a glorious history. It has a reputation for defeating invading pirate fleets several times. In particular, there is also a hero guild in the town that makes heroes from all over the world flock to it, and it has become the core town of the entire Lost Lands.
At this moment, Gu Shiyu and Yolande are standing on the small hillside north of the town of Ballston, looking across the river, looking at the town at the foot of the mountain and by the sea.
On a hillside is a belvedere, where dozens of Baulston residents are having a campfire and picnics. Young girls and boys join hands and dance to the rhythm of bagpipes. The children were playing in the dancing crowd. Seeing that Gu Shiyu and Youlande were standing on a high place and looking, a little girl with pigtails pointed at them and shouted, "Come and see, there are two heroes there!"
The little girl's parents also saw the two of them, so they stepped forward and invited, "Two heroes, would you like to come to our picnic?"
The little girl also ran over, tilting her head and looking at Gu Shiyu expectantly. Gu Shiyu was moved by the little girl's innocent gaze, and nodded with a smile.
Rum, apple pie, blueberry pie, and roasted turkey and fish are all Yoland's favorites. Gu Shiyu had never tasted such a delicious rum, and after only a few glasses of wine, his head began to flutter a little, and he was dragged by several girls to the bonfire and joined them in the dance.
This is simply a paradise! Although Gu Shiyu has not yet entered the town, he has already deeply liked this place.
After a few dance songs, Yolande had already drunk a lot of wine, his face and neck began to redden, and his tongue began to grow bigger, so he jumped on the table while he was drunk, ostentatiously holding the dragon tooth necklace around his neck, and shouted: "See? This is a dragon tooth necklace made of black dragon teeth! And this, this is a cloak made of black dragon skin, invulnerable! Although the black dragon is the most powerful monster in the world, when it encounters a powerful hero like me, does it still want to escape?"
The men shook their glasses on the wooden table in respect, while the women applauded gracefully. Yolande bowed around in thanks, as if intoxicated by the adoration and praise of the people.
Gu Shiyu couldn't help but smile slightly, he didn't expect this kid's braggadocio skills to be really good! Hearing him say this, even he thought that he had killed the black dragon. However, since he had already given the trophy of the dragon tooth necklace to Yoland, the honor naturally belonged to him, so he had to go with him and talk nonsense.
The sun was setting, and everyone was still unsatisfied, until the soldiers patrolling outside the town came to urge them to enter the town, and everyone brought their belongings and cleaned up garbage to shake hands with Gu Shiyu, who was looking for Yolande everywhere.
What about Yoland, Gu Shiyu finally found him under the table. At the moment, he was snoring loudly, no matter how Gu Shiyu shook him, kicked him, and even pinched his nose to prevent him from breathing, he still couldn't wake him up.
The town of Baulston is so close, but Yolande is drunk like this, so how can he enter the town? Could it be that he can only use the sky as a quilt and the ground as a bed, and rest in the wilderness? Gu Shiyu has not slept comfortably on the bed for a long time, and he especially misses the softness of the bed and the faint fragrance of the sheets and pillows. So he went to the fountain beside the belvedere, took a large bag of water with his cloak, and poured it on Yoland's face.
Youlande jumped up in shock, and was about to open his mouth to scold, Gu Shiyu pressed a finger on his lips and shouted: "Don't scold your sister, you have to remember your identity!"
Yolande scratched his head and said, "If you don't allow me to scold, then you can't scold either!"
Gu Shiyu nodded at first, then shook his head again, and said, "I am the master, if you are disobedient, of course you can scold." But after all, you are the prince of the dwarf kingdom, so I should try to scold as little as possible!"
Yolande staggered to his feet with his hands on the table, top-heavy, where could he still stand firmly? Gu Shiyu had no choice but to support him, and walked across the stone bridge with difficulty, and came to the city gate of Baulstontown. Just as they were about to enter the gate, the soldiers guarding came up to them and stopped them, saying, "The town of Baulsden is a calm town, and no hero who enters the city is allowed to carry weapons. Please hand over your weapons and keep them in the custody of our guards. ”
The two handed over their swords and Phantasmal Bows, wrapped them in dragon scale cloaks, wrote their names, and handed them to the guards. The guard handed the package to the soldier on the side, and said, "It seems that you should be new here, and you must abide by the rules of the town, one is ......"
Yolande took over and said with a big tongue: "No fighting, no stealing and robbery, no trespassing, no molestation, and no molestation with women, I knew these things thirty years ago. ”
The guard nodded and said, "Since you already know, then I don't need to say more, I wish you a pleasant journey!"
Yolande was still shouting, "You have such a foul rule in the town of Ballston! I would have gone to the Black Forest if I had known, and no one would take care of it there, and you could do whatever you wanted." ”
Gu Shiyu comforted Youland: "It's good to have rules, so that everyone can abide by the rules of the game and get along in harmony." I loved the town, quiet and peaceful. I haven't been to the Black Forest, you say there are no rules, but I think there should still be unspoken rules, but I didn't say it in public, everyone knows it, otherwise how can you get along with people?"
Gu Shiyu found a tavern in the town, booked a room, threw the dead pig-like Yolande on the bed, washed himself, and fell asleep deeply.
At dawn the next day, Gu Shiyu disappeared from Yolande again. Could it be that after he woke up last night, he went downstairs to drink again? Gu Shiyu went downstairs, only to see a hangover in the tavern. There were many people lying under the tables and chairs, but Gu Shiyu did not find Youlande from them. So he asked the hostess in the tavern, and she said, "If a man who is drunk in Ballston, if he does not lie under the table and chair, he must be in which the cat sleeps." If you look in the pigsty, you will find a lot of them. ”
Gu Shiyu was very angry in his heart, and said that as my servant, he couldn't find anyone on the first night he entered the town.
Gu Shiyu remembered that the Heroes Guild was in the west of the town, so he walked towards the west of the city alone.
Although it was still early, and even the street lights on both sides of the street had not been extinguished by the patrolling guards, the Heroes Guild was already full of people. Many twelve or thirteen-year-olds were running briskly around the guild's huge square, and there were also many older children practicing diligently in the fighting, archery, and spell practice arena.
More than a dozen druid monks were respectfully surrounding a little old man to listen to what he had to say. Gu Shiyu stepped forward and bowed to the little old man. The little old man also returned the salute and asked, "This hero, are you from the Thieves' Guild? I recognize every apprentice in the Heroes Guild." ”
Gu Shiyu said respectfully: "I came to study in the Hero Guild, please accept me as an apprentice." ”
The little old man circled around Gu Shiyu twice in surprise and said, "Could it be that you are a beginner and don't have a hero badge or a thief badge yet?"
Gu Shiyu nodded. The little old man looked at Gu Shiyu carefully, shook his head and said, "But I think you are at least a hero above level ten, how can this be?"
Rank 10? Gu Shiyu couldn't believe his ears! Could it be that he was just a beginner at level 10?
The little old man seemed to see Gu Shiyu's thoughts, nodded and said, "Don't underestimate level ten, in the Lost Land, there are not many heroes who can go up to level ten." Thirty years ago, in the Valley of Clover, the guild lost dozens of heroes above level ten. Now that evil forces have appeared everywhere, there are even fewer heroes above level 10 in the guild. Turning to one of the apprentices next to him, he said, "You take him to visit the Prophet first, and then wait for me in the guild hall, and I will come later." ”
The Prophet lived in a huge tree hole next to the Sanhedrin Building. Gu Shiyu walked in, it was very dim inside, a figure sitting in the hollow of the tree, seeing someone coming in, the man said happily: "You are finally here!"
Gu Shiyu bowed down and said, "Prophet, do you know me?"
The Prophet nodded and said, "I know how you came to this continent and how you escaped from the Valley of Death. ”
Gu Shiyu was very surprised, and couldn't help but say, "I want to ask the prophet if I can return to the original world." ”
The Prophet was noncommittal, took out a large crystal ball from his side, and said to him, "Put your hand on it and let me feel your present and future." ”
Gu Shiyu put his hands on the crystal ball, only to realize that the prophet had no eyes. Without eyes, how can he see the world clearly, an unknown prophet?
The prophet put his hand up, felt it quietly, and after a moment nodded and said, "You have two fires in your body, and your qualifications are different from ordinary heroes. The average hero can only learn eight skills, but you can learn twelve! Go to the guild hall and find a mentor who will show you what to do. ”
"Prophet, you have not answered my question. ”
The Prophet shook his head and said, "In front of you, there will be many temptations and choices. Your choices are different, and there will be different results. Now, do what you want to do and do what you have to do. ”
Gu Shiyu wanted to ask again, but the prophet slowly walked to the depths of the tree hole, and in the darkness, he could no longer be seen.