Chapter 152: The Past (1)
Charlie?? Dawland. Now Chinese New Year's Eve five-year-old city defense soldier, a man who was once an adventurer. He is a heroic, honest man, and a trustworthy man. When he was young, Charlie could be said to be the embodiment of adventurous spirit and a sense of justice.
Leaving his hometown at the age of sixteen to become an adventurer, believing that his kung fu and a steel sword would be enough to break through the world, he enjoyed traveling with his companions, who ate and slept in the open and hunted monsters as their main source of income.
At that time, Charlie's companions were also some peers of the same age as himself. Although they are of the same age, there is also an anomaly in it, such as the northern forest elf clan who are good at archery and are in charge of the guard. He was over fifty years old.
From the perspective of humans, he is barely the age of a grandfather, but in the slow-growing long-lived elf clan, he is just a young man who has just come of age.
In addition to the "boys" of the fairy clan, there are also orcs who are short in stature but have sharp senses, and although their combat ability is not strong, their strength as relic thieves is first-class. In the wild, abundant survival ability is often more important than combat effectiveness. In short, the help that orc boy gave to the team is also not negligible.
The other companions had a similar feeling, each of which was of different races, wielding skilled weapons, exerting their own strengths, and honing the cooperation between the teams, and in the blink of an eye, Charlie and his family had established their own guild of adventurers, and in a harmonious atmosphere, the future of the young people seemed to be bright.
However, one day, a new member of the team made some changes in their team. It was a man who had nothing to do in combat, but he called himself a 'strategist', and he didn't know why he wanted to volunteer to join this team of hot-blooded young people, full of youthful vitality and a vigorous sense of justice.
It was a day of fate that took a turn of fate, and the name of that man, Charlie will never forget - Jonathan?? Eastwood.
In fact, Charlie never thought that he would have something to do with this man in this life until this second.
"Oh, isn't this Mr. Charlie, long time no see. ”
In Celia's simple tavern, a figure suddenly appeared, and the same unforgettable, seemingly kind, but extremely strange smile, appeared in front of Charlie. Beside him, there was also an orc girl wearing a snow-white dress, with a gorgeous appearance and silver-white hair.
"Jonathan!?" The smiling face made Charlie uncontrollably unable to control his emotions and jumped up from his seat in shock, "You guy! What are you doing here!?"
"Ahaha, Mr. Charlie is still as energetic as ever. However, as a reunion of old friends for many years, your attitude is a little too unusual, right, here, at least greet each other in a decent way, right? After all, it won't be long before we will be companions again as before?"
"Who the hell has been friends with you for many years! What do you mean...... What companions?"
"Oh, hasn't Mr. Charlie heard?" Unlike Charlie, who instinctively showed plans and hostility, Jonathan's smile was unbreakable, and he looked in the direction of Sophia, a little girl with two ponytails who was holding a glass of special juice milk, "Miss Sophia, haven't you explained it to Mr. Charlie?"
"It's not time yet, but looking at it like this, are Uncle Charlie and Uncle Jonathan acquaintances?"
To Charlie's surprise, Sophia, the petite instructor with two ponytails and the de facto leader of the garrison, called out the name of the person who came.
"Yes Miss, Mr. Charlie and I used to be companions in the same Adventurer's Guild, and ...... at the time"
"Fuck off, fellow! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have fallen apart!
"Haha, Mr. Charlie, you are laughing again, where you are now? You have a nourishing life, a wife and children, and you also hold the position of deputy head of the Knights, although at that time it was said that you would return to the Shadow Mountains, but in my opinion, your situation is much stronger than when you were in the regiment. ”
"You bastard!"
Probably because of the strength of the wine, Charlie swung his fist without saying a word, pointing it directly at Jonathan's cheek. According to what he knew about this man, he would not have been able to dodge his own attacks, and the moment he was hit, he would have squirted out like a wine bottle cap that had been pried open.
It's just a pity that this scene didn't happen. A figure quickly plunged between the two of them, blocking Charlie's punch with just one hand.
With a slender and petite female body, Charlie thought for a moment that Sophia was blocking it, but when he looked closely, it was a girl from the orc clan who forced her to look at her with a cold gaze, and her whole body was emitting a fierce murderous aura.
Although not as good as Sophia, this girl is also very strong, Charlie instinctively realized the danger, because of the other party's eyes, there is no intention of keeping his hand at all, I am afraid that the next counterattack will attack his vital point mercilessly. Out of self-defense instinct and conditioned reflex, Charlie quickly shook his hand, quickly raised the gemstone bracelet tied to his wrist to his chest, and shouted- "[Luna Armor......"
"Uncle Charlie, don't be impulsive, do you want to tear down the tavern as well? It was only then that Charlie realized that the orc girl in front of him was holding the same gemstone pendant as himself, close to his lower abdomen. And this gem is undoubtedly the spatial locator of the [Luna Armor].
The girl brought by Joseph was able to use the [Luna Armor]. Combined with Sophia's attitude before, he immediately understood something, and asked Sophia in a stern tone that he had never felt before-
"Miss Sophia, what the hell is going on, why is this man in our town!?"
Before Sophia could answer, Jonathan kept an unwavering smile and replied indifferently, "It's very simple, because our [Black Silver Fang] is being hired by Miss Sophia and is now serving as the Celerian City Guard...... Ah no, I should say that I am a member of the [Knights of the Luna]. ”
"What...... Is this true!Miss Sophia!?"
"Ah, Uncle Jonathan is right. Now his team is being hired by me. They will all be your colleagues for a long time to come. Uncle Charlie, do you have any questions about that? If you have any questions, you can come and hear them. ”
Sophia confirmed Jonathan's words, which made Charlie's attitude even more agitated.
"No, Miss Sophia, I don't know what this guy is talking about, but this is the only thing, please take it back and get this despicable man out of town as soon as possible!
"Mr. Charlie, please don't spew blood on this. Although we are the 'Grey Beasts', business is all about credibility, and once a contract is made, I will never betray my employer until it is over." ”
"Nonsense, have you forgotten how you deceived your comrades five years ago!
"Stepping on the battlefield, everyone lives and dies, I believe that the regimental commander at that time was also willing to carry out my plan, right? As far as the result is concerned, we annihilated more than twice as many mercenary groups as us, and also ransacked their coffers, can we be regarded as more gains than losses?"
"Fart! Is the life of the regiment commander measured by the stolen money? Also, we are adventurers, not robbers! Why do you want to trick us into fighting with foreign mercenary groups!?"
"Of course it's ......" The two argued here, Jonathan opened his eyes slightly, and said in an almost mocking tone: "Of course, for the sake of the regiment leader, and it is also the 'justice' we all believe in?"
"You ——!"
"Mr. Charlie, you should have an impression of the little girl in front of you, right?"
Charlie, who was about to have another seizure, was attracted by this sentence, and his eyes stayed on the face of the beautiful orc girl in front of him, and then as if he suddenly remembered something, his voice became shaken, "It's difficult, is it the ...... at that time?"
"Well, that's right, she's Shephilia, and now, my daughter. You see, didn't I follow the last wish of the regimental commander? not just her...... Even the fangs of the [Black Silver's Fierce Fang] are the same, I have never betrayed any of my companions, and I have always guarded everything that the Captain cherishes. Instead, it was Mr. Charlie...... You betrayed the regimental commander for the sake of a momentary mood, didn't you?"
Although Sophia didn't know what had happened between the two, she knew each other quite well, and at this time, it was the first time she had seen the arrogant Charlie so angry and the gentle Jonathan look so-for-tat. In this regard, she couldn't help but have some interest in it.
"Okay uncles, you're all my subordinates, aren't you...... Then do as I command, and sit down and have a drink. You must know that this is a tavern, and there used to be some reasons for the festival, so let's listen to it. Although I can't reconcile with you, at least if I know the ins and outs, I can avoid unnecessary conflicts in the future. ”
"Yes, it's not a shameful thing, if Miss Sophia is interested...... But is it a contemptible explanation, or is it Mr. Charlie?"
"Uncle Jonathan narrates, Uncle Charlie supplements, how about this format?"
"Hmph...... Alright!"
After the two agreed, they began to tell the story of what happened five years ago. At that time, the situation in the Terrence Empire was very chaotic, and many foreign mercenary groups were smuggled into the country, hoping to make a windfall in the chaotic situation.
At that time, the Black Silver Fangs were not the 'Grey Beasts', they were just an 'Adventurers' Guild' led by a young orc - that is, the ruin thieves among Charlie's original companions.
Due to the Goddess Cult uniting with the magnates of the imperial capital, they wantonly tampered with the laws of the empire, resulting in the treatment of the beasts becoming more and more desolate in many places. Fortunately, the adventurer was backed by a transnational guild, so that the leader of the regiment at that time would not be oppressed like an ordinary orc poor.
However, this does not mean that the leader and the other orc members of the regiment have no opinion on the current situation of the empire. Increasingly, they cannot endure the horrific treatment of their innocent compatriots. As the fuse of the incident, it was a group of mercenaries from [Aitania] at that time.
This mercenary group has purchased a large number of orc children in the local area. Both men and women were played with as prostitutes by these frenzied foreigners, and their methods were so cruel that they almost doubted their nerves. At that moment, a young slave girl escaped from the clutches of the mercenary group, and she asked the leader of the [Black Silver's Fierce Fang] for help.
After that, the leader could no longer bear the anger in his heart, and organized an operation to defeat the mercenary group and save the slaves...... And the whole operation, it is Jonathan who is responsible for the advice. In the end, his strategy used the orc feint team led by the regimental commander as a bait to mobilize the main local forces, and they were all killed.
Although the final battle was won, it was ...... This made all the elders of the union have a grudge against Jonathan and have launched [Black Silver's Fierce Fangs], and among the adventurers who quit the group, including the disheartened Charlie......