Chapter 127: Overseas Visitors
The D&D system is not a rootless thing made up by the brain, and many of its elements come from the ancient myths and folklore of Western countries, so it is not too strange that such a small group of people come out of the foggy world of Western culture. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Besides, depending on the dress of these four people, it is not pure D&D, but rather a D&D game that is compiled to avoid copyright issues.
The red-haired giant with the two-handed sword was clearly a warrior, the thin man in the robes was a mage, the strange half-bald old man was dressed like a priest, but the priest in D&D was allowed to wear heavy armor, and it was not uncommon to see a heavy weight, and finally the blonde boy was not easy to see as a ranger (ranger), a bard, and perhaps a thief (wanderer)......
Of course, the above are all core classes, as for advanced classes, each version is different, and booster packs are flying all over the sky, and Zhang Lu really can't remember a few. It stands to reason that real society is different from games after all, and there will be no clear distinction between professions, and it is more likely that there will be both.
In other words, maybe the blonde boy is a ranger, a poet, and a thief?
The blonde boy asked Zhang Lu: "Your Excellency is also here to support Gray Mist City, and you want to save the daughter for the city lord, right?" Zhang Lu didn't answer, but suddenly screamed in his throat - he was greeting his companions, and it was estimated that they were only two miles away from him at most, and they should be able to hear it. The blonde boy was startled, and couldn't help but take a half step back, the mage raised his eyebrows, and sneered: "It seems that Your Excellency is not alone......
The blonde boy looked Zhang Lu up and down, and couldn't help but shrug his shoulders: "It's not that I'm judging Your Excellency, but your beard is really not very good-looking...... With Your Excellency's posture, you may not be able to enter the eyes of the Gray Mist City Lord, and he will not marry the young lady to you. Please come back. ”
Zhang Lu glanced at him obliquely: "So you are here for a blind date? Is it the city lord himself or the young lady who likes blonde hair and little white face?"
At this time, the giant had already withdrawn his two-handed greatsword, but with a twist of his wrist, he raised it high, put on an attacking posture, and asked in his mouth: "Do you want to fight or not, hurry up and decide." Judging from this man's posture, I estimate that he may not be able to pick it up within three or five times, and his companions will come over later. ”
What does Zhang Luxin mean by what he said, is this to get rid of the competitors first? He also picked me up in the "three or five" together, and it was really magnificent! With a sneer, he raised the "Xuanting" sword, and the tip of the sword was raised diagonally upward, pointing at the giant's face.
The blonde boy raised his eyebrows and reached out to pat the giant's back: "You are really a brute, you want to fight first when you see someone - forget it, let's save your strength to explore the secret passage and rescue Miss City Lord......"
Before he could finish speaking, he saw several figures rushing towards him, and the speed of his march startled the blonde boy.
Of course, the people who came were Li Yanchao, Feng Heran and Tang Liyu, Zhang Lu glanced at them obliquely, and asked each other with eye to eye, and the three of them bowed their heads slightly, saying that they were all safe and had not suffered any damage.
In the dense fog, only the wind was more lucky, and when he came up, he bumped into the black shadow like a ghost, because the fog obscured his senses, and even affected his mind, so he could only dance his sword to take a defensive position, God knows how long it could support - fortunately, Zhang Lu helped in time and drove the black shadow away. As for Li and Tang, when the fog was together, they immediately had a heart, leaned close to each other, and shook each other's hands - the problem Li Yanchao was originally located between the wind and Tang, and he, who was a heavy color and light friend, moved to take care of his female companion first, and when he took Tang Liyu's hand and groped back, where could he still find the wind......
It wasn't until the dense fog gradually dissipated that the four of them finally gathered together, worried about where Zhang Lu was going - although the wind was not visible, but through the flow of the surrounding fog and the reaction of the enemy on the opposite side, it could be judged that Zhang Lu had drawn his sword to help and drove away the enemy for himself, but his whereabouts after that were not clear - he suddenly heard a long whistle, so he hurried to help.
The three of them ran closer, and when they saw that Zhang Lu was unharmed, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but then they saw their companions and the giant facing each other with swords, and it seemed that they might fight at any time. Feng Heran immediately drew his sword out of the sheath, Li Yanchaoqing had two knives in his hands, and Tang Liyu clenched his fists...... But before they could get closer to Zhang Lu, they saw the giant retract his two-handed sword, and then snorted lightly: "I can't fight now......
He could feel that when he first saw Zhang Lu, the other party had no malicious intent, as for the three ...... who came behind It makes sense to raise his sword and aim at their companions. Looking at the figure and footwork of these three people, although it is difficult to judge whether they are strong enemies, if they run, I am afraid that they may not be able to catch up...... It is an iron rule that a warrior does not fight an enemy who runs fast, and it is not certain whether his own companions will be able to hold them down. So forget it, stop fighting.
The blonde boy hurriedly took a step forward and smiled, "Hehe" and smiled: "It's a joke...... No, it's a misunderstanding......" continued to look at Zhang Lu, but the corner of his eye glanced at the wind: "Your Excellency hasn't answered my question yet, you also heard about the danger of the Gray Mist City Lord, so you came to help?"
Zhang Lu still didn't answer his question, but as soon as his wrist loosened, "Xuan Ting" drooped, and he asked: "Just now in the fog, we bumped into a black monster, didn't you see it?"
The mage frowned slightly: "What kind of monster?"
Zhang Lu roughly described the appearance of the monster that resembled the spirit absorbing monster, and the mage's face immediately sank: "It's a fog demon!"
Zhang Luxin said that the name was really uncreative...... Or is it better to listen to a psychic or a mind flayer - "What kind of monster is it?"
The mage said: "The fog demon is very rare, one theory is that the poisonous fog or demon mist is born, and it is also said that it is changed by the resentment of the person who died because of the fog, it is said that it can spit out mist, and its eyes and sounds can confuse people's hearts, and it feeds on the soul of human beings...... Did you four defeat a fog demon?"
Zhang Luxin said where to use four people...... I didn't say anything for the time being, but said: "I chased the fog demon here, and as soon as the fog dispersed, I couldn't find any trace of it......"
"The fog demon can exert its strongest strength in the fog, and if the fog disperses, it will inevitably hide," the mage said, looking towards the wall beside him, "Did it hide in the city, or in the mountains?"
Zhang Lu had already noticed that the tall wall he encountered was actually the outer wall of a castle. The castle is built against a hill and is purely made of brick and stone, with a semicircular wall facing itself, with a smaller auxiliary city on the left and right, and there seem to be two walls on the inner mountainside, followed by a few spires of the main building—this should be the Gray Mist City of Dragonbone Mountain, right?
The priest, who had not spoken, had a cautious expression: "It is no accident that the fog demon will appear near here...... I think the secret passage in Grey Mist City may be more dangerous than we originally thought......" As he spoke, he looked at the blonde boy: "One more person has more strength, or let's go in and investigate?"
Zhang Luxin said, why is the most unreliable kid who looks the most unreliable actually the leader of the team?
The blonde boy wrinkled his nose and hesitated, "Of course you can, but ...... The prize money can be divided equally, and if she really rescues Miss, she can only marry one person......"
Zhang Lu smiled and asked, "Of course, the groom candidate of your group is Your Excellency?"
The blonde boy nodded: "Which one should be your groom candidate, right?" The target he was referring to was Feng Heran, Zhang Lu couldn't help but be slightly angry, and said why?!
Li Yanchao and Tang Liyu are still holding hands at this time, and they definitely don't want to marry the city lord, but aren't there two bachelors here? Why must it be amazing, can't it be me?! Just about to speak, unexpectedly, Feng took a step forward and took the words directly: "I see that our appearance is comparable, I am more heroic, and Your Excellency is more feminine......
The blonde boy raised his eyebrows, and was about to refute, but Feng Heran didn't give him a chance, and continued in one breath: "If one of the two of us dies during the exploration, this problem will be solved......;
"Listening to Your Excellency, it seems that you are unwilling to die a few people...... What if they all came back alive?"
"If the remaining numbers of the two teams are equal, then what is there to say, Zhanbei - you and I go head-to-head, and the winner can naturally hold the beauty. ”
The blonde boy was still hesitating, but the priest nodded: "That's it, it's decided." As he spoke, he gently patted the blonde boy on the shoulder.
According to Zhang Lu's judgment, this blonde boy is the leader of the team, most likely not because of his high skills, but because of his noble status - you can see from his dress and the bits and pieces of various decorations on his body - in addition, although the priest does not talk much, he seems to have a certain ability to speak, perhaps his old minister, as for the mage and the warrior, it is either a retainer or a mercenary, right?
The blonde kid is probably not strong, so he didn't dare to rashly agree to compete with the wind, but the priest's slap was clearly cheering him up, which probably meant: I can add all kinds of buffs to you, so don't be afraid, stand up like a man!
Since cooperation has been agreed, names and origins will be exchanged. As Zhang Lu expected, the blonde boy was said to be the concubine of a certain great nobleman in the distance—the great nobleman had a long list of titles and titles, and he didn't bother to memorize them—named Sauron, who took the deacon Mather (that is, the priest) out for training; the warrior was also his retainer, named Jude, and the mage was a well-paid adviser named Zimmern.
It's time to introduce here, before Zhang Lu could speak, Feng Heran rushed to say: "In the lower wind, it is the son of the Lord of Liuyun City...... pointing at Li and Tang: "This is my good friend Miss Tang Hou Tang Liyu, and her follower Li Yanchao...... " Li Yanchao rolled his eyes at him, but did not argue.
"This is my follower......" Halfway through the words, Zhang Lu raised his voice and hurriedly introduced himself: "I am Zhang Lu, the cousin of the Liuyun City Lord, and the City Lord sent me to discipline ...... Okay, take care of his son-in-law. Feng and Zhang held each other's hands together, but they were both smiling on the surface.
Mage Zimmern frowned and asked, "Flowing Cloud City...... Tang Hou ...... I thought I knew a little bit about the situation of the nobles on the mainland, but I had never heard of your names......" As he spoke, he took off the thick leather book with iron chains from his waist, turned the title page, took out a folded map, and unfolded it in front of everyone: "Can you help me mark it, where is it?"
Fortunately, Zhang Lu was more knowledgeable than him, and he had seen ancient maps in the Western medieval style (in fact, he had seen simulated maps of literary and artistic works such as "The Lord of the Rings"), and at a glance, he understood that there were two large roads drawn on it, separated by a narrow waterway. His senses were sharp, and his brain was also fast, so he actually found Sauron's hometown directly, and then deliberately pointed to the other end of the map: "Beyond this ocean, there is also a piece of land, where Liuyun City and Tang Hou's territory are - you can't draw here." ”
The mage looked up, glanced at the strange appearance and attire of the four again, and then ...... Completely blinded - "yes, I've never heard of it...... Since you can come here, there should be a sea route to pass through, can you introduce me to a trip to Guibao Land in the future?" Zhang Lu smiled and nodded: "Of course, of course, but let's focus on this rescue mission first." ”
Jude, the warrior, had a loud voice, and was ordered by Sauron to shout at the city walls. In a short time, a man's head poked out of a skylight on the wall, and after a few words to him, he opened the city gate and let a group of eight people go in.
It seems that he didn't realize that there were so many people at first, and it was obvious that the guards in the city were all on guard—what if it was a thief who deceived the door to open the door? Zhang Lu looked around, and saw that the scale of the castle was not large, and the defense facilities everywhere were quite complete, and the number of guards was not large, and there were only seven or eight people who showed up, and those who were guarding other places or hiding in the shadows were at most twice as many. And all of them looked panicked, and their physical fitness was not very good......
It is estimated that all the elite soldiers have been filled in the secret passage by the city lord, and they will never return, leaving only some cowardly people, and no one dares to enter the secret path to explore. A castle of this scale in the European Middle Ages is estimated to be a hundred soldiers if it survives, and when the war is about to be levied, the peasants and craftsmen in the territory can be requisitioned to another three or five hundred people, which can be regarded as a number of heroes within a radius of several hundred miles......
Of course, the world of fog is certainly not comparable to Western Europe in the Middle Ages on Earth, but there are strong people and mages in this world, and the social situation will inevitably change because of this.
The Gray Mist City Lord summoned these two teams of eight people in the main hall, expressing his deep worries and sorrows, and at the same time expressing his deep gratitude to everyone who came to help from afar, and once again reaffirmed his appreciation. Zhang Lu took the opportunity to ask: "Excuse me, this high mountain that Gray Mist City relies on is called Dragon Bone Mountain, right?"
The lord nodded.
"Why did you have such a name? Does it have anything to do with dragons?" (To be continued.) )