Chapter 18: The Prancing Horse (I)
The wandering mage and his party traveled during the day, and near evening, they arrived at the town of Prancing Horse, which was very active in commercial circulation, and belonged to the domain of Baron Freud, and the reputation of Master Mountbatten was still very good, especially since Modell himself was born in this prosperous town, and it was like returning to his own home for him. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
As the clouds faded from the distant sky, Fisch whispered that his stomach was about to die of hunger, and turned his gaze of hope to Lord Rez.
Lu Bin thought in his heart, "I didn't see it, I didn't see it", pretending not to know, and looking for a tavern that doubles as a hotel in the downtown area where the streets cross vertically in the center of the town.
I asked for a signature dish for four people, brought it to a relatively secluded and dimly lit corner of the tavern, and beckoned Moder and Fisc to sit down and eat.
The fatigue accumulated from the long journey was suddenly released, as the only woman in the team, she was used to being pampered in the mage tower, and looking at the black bread in front of her, Fei Xi's face could not hide the look of disappointment.
Lu Bin couldn't help but shake his head lightly when he saw that she had only eaten a few bites and put it on the plate with disgust, and turned to drink the delicious vegetable soup.
"When I wander through the wilderness, it is a luxury to be able to eat a bite of warm bread, and in order to replenish the consumption of my body, any animal that appears in my field of vision will inevitably have to fight them. ”
After all, Moder was a local resident of Prancing Horse Town, and he quickly adapted to the tavern's dinner for most of the guests, and when he heard Lord Reze talk about his past, he thought about it and nodded approvingly.
Lu Bin continued his comfort: "When there are conditions, we can talk about conditions, and when there are no conditions, we must overcome difficulties. For example, these slices of coarse black bread have been baked for a long time, and it is inevitable that they will be a little hard and dry, but we can actually solve it this way. ”
Seeing that Lord Reze put the thick slices of bread diagonally into the soup bowl and soaked it for a while, he carefully pinched a corner and lifted it, and the dense pores absorbed enough warm vegetable soup to become soft and juicy, and he ate it with relish, giving people a good feeling, so he couldn't help but imitate it.
If it weren't for Lu Bin's dinner at the Mage Tower and an early show of his skills, and convincing the foodies, including Master Mountbatten, who are extremely picky about food, Faich would definitely not be so submissive.
Modell's hand was not idle, and since there were two people in the team who did so, he would not be a maverick as he was keen to follow the crowd. Besides, His Excellency Rez's experience and experience in wilderness survival shook him ten streets, and it was more cost-effective to listen to the ideas of experts until there was no better way to come up with it.
After chewing slowly for about half an hour, Lu Bin estimated that no one would come, so he took another dinner that had barely touched and enjoyed it alone.
Fexi and Moder thought that Lord Rez's appetite was so different, so they didn't say anything, and watched the wandering mage slowly tear the coarse bread and dried pickled fish, and seemed to enjoy it very much, which made them very envious.
The buzz in the tavern never ceases, mostly mercenaries hired by past caravans from the town, and a few adventurers who don't seem to be easy to mess with.
Verbal quarrels caused by not saying a word appeared from time to time, perhaps for a glass of ale, two groups of people had a fight, but no matter how fierce the scene was, it could not affect the secluded corner, and only let the three of them watch a free performance.
After dinner, Fei Xi, who was in charge of the money bag, was about to go to the counter to ask the tavern steward for three rooms, and Lu Bin volunteered to go with her.
"Actually, it's okay to deal with the trivial things of staying in the tavern, but as long as you want, I think it's better to go with you, the outside world is very complicated, and it's not as regular as the rhythm of life in the mage tower. ”
Lu Bin stood up and lifted his cloak slightly, revealing the corner of the thick spell book, showing the best identity of his profession.
It is much more convenient to have him in front of him, whether it is a mercenary who brags and farts, or an experienced adventurer, those who know the goods will automatically get out of the way, not wanting to provoke a spellcaster who doesn't know the details.
However, after Fei Xi's beautiful face that was stained with dust and could not be concealed appeared, there were still many people staring at her directly, so a very classic scene happened under Lu Bin's nose.
A mercenary with a rough temperament, when Fisc passed by, was constantly instigated by his companions, and with the help of a slightly drunken spirit, reached out and touched her ass.
"Smack!"
Lu Bin, who walked to the counter, walked sideways from time to time, the corner of his eye had already shrouded his companions behind him, and when he saw someone wanting to rub oil, he scolded in his heart: "I don't know whether to live or die, the protective spell on Fei Xi's body, even I don't dare to slack off, just rely on you, it's too far away!"
He immediately turned around and intercepted the dirty hand in the middle, and with a snort, four or five strong men stood up in front of him, and as for the mercenary who tried to reach out and rub the oil just now, he was already lying on the ground with his wrists and rolling around, and he was about to shout for help.
"Yo he! It's quite similar, I didn't think I'd bump into the porcelain today. ”
Lu Bin stretched out his hand to grab Fei Xi and pulled him behind him, facing the pressure of the six mercenaries' glaring. Fei Xi, who was usually a little squeamish, was now obedient and obedient, hiding behind the wandering mage, and found that he had never felt at ease.
"Is this what it's like to be protected? I'm so blessed, Lord Rez is such a good man. ”
Unknowingly, she was sent a good person card by Fei Xi, and Lu Bin's willingness to stand up for her was so firm, especially when the spell book behind her was revealed, there were smart people among the mercenaries opposite, or it could also be said that they were selfish, and they couldn't help but panic in their hearts and retreated.
"Hmph! Now it's five people, and I thought they wanted to take advantage of the large number of people and embolden each other to join me, but that's just it. ”
A spellcaster confronts five mercenaries at close range, immediately attracting the attention of everyone in the tavern, where Moder is heading in, but the boisterous do-gooders keep him out, and it is very difficult to squeeze in.
Lu Bin was silent and did not speak, at this time, whoever spoke first was tantamount to showing weakness. After a while, as he expected, the mercenaries on the opposite side looked at each other left and right, each beating a drum in their hearts, and finally someone couldn't help but open their mouths to accuse.
"Outlander, look at the good you have done, and you have broken our brothers' hands. ”
Lu Bin snorted coldly, and a biting cold air erupted from between his teeth: "He should be damned! He dared to stretch out his dirty hand to my sister, not to mention one of his hands, even killing him would be cheap." What's more, the person lying on the ground and pretending to be dead was not injured at all. ”
"Outlander, you are too unscrupulous, and it is not your turn to call the shots in Prancing Horse Town. ”
The mercenaries' intentions to cause trouble were too explicit, not to mention the locals who were very familiar with their tempers, and even the inexperienced Fei Xi could hear it.
"If you don't accept it, do it, chirp crookedly and pretend to be a big-tailed wolf? In one round, I can clean you all up, do you want to come up and try it?"
Lu Bin took off the spell book that was buckled behind his back, and the tension that had been caused by the conflict between the two sides was suddenly tense like a winding crossbow.
Moder saw through the slightly loosened crack in the human wall, the wandering mage Lord Rez, with his right hand holding out the strange spell book on the cover, and the scene of automatically turning the page without wind caused everyone around him to exclaim.
"Before he casts the spell, everyone is on the shoulders!"
The person who shouted stood still with his feet and did not move, and the four mercenaries who took half a step forward suddenly found that they had been betrayed by their friends, and they were about to turn back to him to settle accounts, but at this time, Lu Bin's left hand was gone.
The hand hidden in the sleeve of the "mage" was like a street lamp in the center of the town, instantly lit up to reveal a faint light, and then, a copper coin that he had pinched in his hand in advance was like an iron seed fired from a slingshot crossbow, and it shot quickly towards the mercenary in front of him.
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
There was a continuous sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, and even the mercenaries who sold their teammates did not dodge, they were swept by the fan attack scattered by Lu Bin's debris, and the little aftermath of the spell affected several innocent people, but in front of such a tough caster, they chose to knock out their teeth and swallow blood, pinching their noses and forcibly holding back.
Few people who knew the goods could see clearly what had just happened, Lu Bin's spell was about to die, hitting all targets almost instantly, and everyone's feelings about him immediately became unfathomable.
The man who was lying on the ground holding his arms and humming, without waiting for Lu Bin to squat down to find him trouble, got up with a roll, forcibly squeezed out of the gap in the human wall, fled to the outside of the tavern, and disappeared into the vast night.
"You see, the victim who is not injured at all, the mercenary brother who stands up for him, instead provokes people who cannot afford to offend and causes all kinds of misfortunes. This kind of person who has no burden, whoever is with him is unlucky. This kind of person who does not speak of morality will certainly have no future. ”