Chapter 21: Cocoba of Binuk
According to the results of the previous discussion with Narondo, the people on the mainland who have studied Gandosa the most deeply, and are most likely to know the clues of his whereabouts, are probably the priests of those temples, and maybe Jonah will also know some clues after returning to the imperial capital, so Liang Ke decided to go to the temple in Binuk Province, which is closest to the Gega Forest, to try his luck first. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
On a winter afternoon, the sky was once again clear with snow, and the oblique wind blowing to the north made those snowflakes flutter and flutter, and the two black dots in the sky were extremely high from east to west, drawing a large arc obliquely, and then shooting to the ground like lightning.
The two young children spread their wings before approaching the ground, and landed on the dwarf's shoulders and arms with a "flutter", making the steel helmet crackle.
"My lord, it's safe in the village, let's go over!" Tucker patted Sanduo's neck and walked towards the shell village on the other side of the bridge.
Looking at the familiar village on the other side of the bridge, Liang Ke seemed to be carrying a 10,000-pound boulder in his heart. It used to be his and hers' happy home, which carried the softest warmth in this world, but now the green smoke is vast, the Yiren are not there, Liang Ke's feet on the bridge don't know where to go, he stood still for a long time, and then let out a long sigh and whispered to the troll guard: "Pidero, let's not go into the village, let's go and see Tis directly!"
"Yes, sir. ”
For a few days, Liang Ke had been depressed, and the wounds in his soul that had gradually recovered began to ache again as he got closer and closer to Shell Village. Liang Ke lowered his head and led everyone through the path south of the village, silently bypassing the village and walking west. Tisi's cemetery is next to the grove in the west of the village, which is the intersection where Liang Ke first walked into Shell Village after Tisi picked up Liang Ke, and it is also the intersection that Liang Ke often walked with his sheep later.
Tis's cemetery was well repaired under the command of Zida, the tomb made of boulders was like a house, the coffin was placed below the ground, Liang Ke asked Piedro and them to find some food, and then walked into the tomb alone, closed the door of the tomb, lit a dim oil lamp, sat on the cold bluestone floor with Tis, and quietly recalled the bits and pieces between them.
The first thing Tice said to himself was to scold himself for being a pig and a beast, and his name was also temporarily plagiarized to deal with this simple woman, and the lamb chops were so delicious that they made their mouths ripple, and the first time they were actually to test whether they still had that feeling. Everything seems so ridiculous, but it is so warm to recall.
"Big brother, your spiritual world is full of gray fog, and I can't clean it up, aren't you sad?" asked the kind-hearted Katyusha with concern.
"Yes! My brother is a little sad. ”
"For my sister who is lying inside?"
"Yes, she, like Katyusha, is also my brother's favorite person. ”
"Oh, then one day, if I lie in it like my sister, will my brother cry silently like this?"
"This ...... My brother would never let anything like this happen again. ”
"Well, Katyusha will also try to live and not let her big brother grieve. ”
"Good boy, let's do it together. Bless us, Thys!"
Unconsciously, the sun was setting in the west, and the morning star was already hanging high in the sky, so Liang Ke wiped away his tears, withdrew from the tomb, and joined Piedro and others, and hurried north by the moonlight.
The ancestor of the Gallant Empire, the Gallant the Great, was originally a minor nobleman in the Ten Northern Duchyes, who was ambitious and had a bold temperament at an early age, and he traveled all over the continent and made many friends. However, after all, because of his youth and frivolity, he did a lot of wrong things that were difficult for the world to do under the protection of his father. At the birthday party when he was twenty-five years old, the enemy came to the door and killed more than 300 relatives, friends and family, and only Gallant escaped from the house under the protection of domestic slaves.
After more than ten years, Gallant disappeared, changed his ways, slowly accumulated strength, and finally broke into the palace with a mercenary group before his fortieth birthday, killed the king of the principality who was behind the tragedy, and seized the throne. In the middle of this year, he used the strength of the whole country to break through the ten northern principalities, and finally achieved the unification of the north, occupying the richest land in the great plain of Biaso, and establishing the Gallent Empire. Since then, the country has been strong and strong, standing in the north for thousands of years.
The Gallant Empire is vast, with a land area of more than one million, and there are more than a dozen provinces alone, and the Binuk Province is located at the easternmost end of the empire, and it is the throat of Wuwang in the east, so although the population is not large, the city walls are unusually tall, and there are bed crossbows, trebuchets and other city defense equipment on the city, and no one has touched it for several years by looking at the dust. The soldiers gathered in groups and chatted, pointing at the bustling crowd under the city from time to time, and occasionally laughing dryly, throwing some nut cores at the handsome women and beautiful women, causing a good scolding, watching them run away shyly, and the lazy soldiers chirped evilly.
After galloping for three days in a row, Liang Ke finally came to the first important town in the eastern part of the empire, Liang Ke, who was sitting high on the back of Sanduo, covered the dazzling afternoon sun with his hands, and couldn't help but think of the situation when he was a soldier standing guard, and laughed in his heart that these soldiers were easy. Liang Ke exchanged a look with Piedero, waved his hand, and motioned for everyone to enter the city. Just as Sanduo was shaking his fat ass and preparing to pass through the city gate, a voice stopped everyone.
"How many ...... Small table...... A few ......"
Liang Ke followed the sound, turned his head and saw a person standing on the side of the road, and Liang Ke almost laughed out loud when he saw this person, because this guy really didn't look like a person, and the more he looked closely, he looked more like a monkey. This person is more than one meter six on his head, and the meat on his whole body is not enough to eat more than three meals. His head was not much bigger than Piedero's fists, his slick scalp was without a hat, and there were a few gray hairs that were sparsely grown, and those long gray hairs hung down to the corners of his eyes, and then they were caught by the folds of his face, and a round garlic nose was like a potato turned out of the ground in autumn, and there were small pits of different shades on it, and I don't know if his face was not washed very seriously, and there was some black mud in the small pits. The best thing on this face is the eyes, which are really good, and they form a great contrast with other organs, as if they shouldn't belong to this ugly face. Those eyes were round and bright, blazing, dark brown eyes, but the pupils were glowing with deep blue, which made people feel so deep and wise.
Tucker felt uncomfortable when he saw this person's appearance, and his stammering speech made people anxious, so he replied angrily: "Seven." ”
"No...... It's not ......" The man patted the loose chain mail he was wearing on his body, looking a little anxious.
Tucker turned his head and counted again, then said earnestly, "It's seven." ”
"You...... I ...... "The man stammered more and more anxiously, and the more anxious he became, the more he stammered, and he pointed at Tucker so angry that he couldn't speak."
Tucker also slammed into his chest, and roared, "What are you? Do you want to fight?"
"Tucker!" Liang Ke was afraid that Tucker would make another mistake, so he hurriedly stopped him.
"Let him finish his sentence. Liang Ke jumped from Sanduo to the ground, and then quietly looked at this ugly guy. The man nodded gratefully to Liang Ke, took a deep breath, and then slowly continued.
"How many ...... Several, I'...... It's more than ...... Nuuk City ...... ...... of law and order Sheriff, Cocoba. The ugly guy finally finished what he had to say, breathed a sigh of relief, and then tapped the bronze badge on his chest with the handle of his saber in his hand.
"I think you're stumbling too. Tucker muttered as he pouted.
Liang Ke was obviously stunned when he heard this man's self-introduction, although Liang Ke knew that judging people by their appearance was not enough, but he still couldn't hook this short and ugly guy with a title like "sheriff", at least, this guy was less like a sheriff than the dog he killed in Turingshire. You must know that Binuk is the capital of a province, and the sheriff here is equivalent to the chief of the public security bureau of a provincial capital city in his previous life, and he is also a big man on the powerful side, but how can such a filthy and ugly guy be able to suppress the powerful and underground forces on one side? Although Liang Ke muttered in his heart, he still showed due respect to this sheriff.
"Tucker, respect Lord Sheriff. Honorable Sheriff, is there anything you have to do to stop us?" Liang Ke nodded slightly to Cocoba, sending his respect.
"This ...... My lord, welcome to Binuk...... Welcome. The rhythm of Kekeba's speech gradually returned to normal, and from his voice, Liang Ke could hear sincerity.
"I ...... Be here as a ...... After ten years as a sheriff, he still ...... I've never seen it before, I've seen it like an adult...... Such a strong and terrifying team. I...... With my soldiers, all ..... respect the strong, but ...... The civilians in the city have never seen the world...... Civilians will ...... to them Hehe! Do you ..... you say yes?" Cocoba's bright eyes kept staring at the changes in Liang Ke and the trolls' faces, carefully expressing his thoughts.
"I see, Lord Sheriff is afraid that my men will disturb the civilians in the city and cause unnecessary chaos, right?"
"Hey, hey, really hugging...... Sorry, big ...... My lord, my duty is my duty, and I ..... have to worry about this. Kekeba hurriedly bowed down and explained to Liang Ke.
"Please rest assured, although these men of mine are not pleasant-looking, they are absolutely law-abiding, and besides, we are only going into the city for a few days, and we will leave when this is done, and we will definitely not cause you trouble. ”
"It seems, the figure ...... Sheriff of Turingshire, Sa...... That's what Sarans does for you...... The law-abiding guards cut off their heads...... The head. Kekeba was visibly nervous again, and began to stumble again.
When Piedro heard Cocoba say this, the little mung bean's eyes stood up, and he pulled out six long knives in his hand with a snort, and the other troll guards also drew their long knives without hesitation, and quickly surrounded the dwarf Cocoba in the middle. Those long knives of Sen Ran grew a lot longer than Kekeba's body, and no one doubted that as long as Liang Ke frowned, Kekeba would be chopped into minced meat in an instant.
Liang Ke didn't speak, nor did he frown, just quietly looked into Kekeba's eyes. Because he knew that at such a close distance, no one could escape the cutting of those long knives, not even himself.
Kekoba didn't speak, he looked up at the shiny blades, and a few blinding bright lights reflected into his surprisingly large eyes, making him squint unconsciously, and then waved his hand, signaling the soldiers with bows and crossbows not to act rashly.
"Hehe! There is no need for me to be nervous, such as ...... If I wanted to arrest you, would I still greet you? Wouldn't a sneak attack be more successful? Sprinkle...... Sallens colluded with the Uwang merchant group to frame and kill his compatriots, the evidence of the crime was conclusive, and the Turing county guard had reported to the provincial governor. But your actions are so brutal and fierce that I can't let the civilians here face such danger. Kekeba was not timid in the face of Daoshan, but surprisingly calm, and his speech was obviously much sharper.
"You mean, don't let us into the city?" Piedro lowered his long knife a little more, it was less than an inch away from Cocoba's neck, and with a slight shake of his hand, Cocoba's head would be separated from his neck.
"I'm afraid that's all there is to it. Cocoba's eyes were fixed on Piedro and he didn't give an inch.
"Do you have the strength?" Piedro placed the long knife on Cocoba's thin shoulder, the blade already touching his neck.
"I ...... Have the courage to do this. Kekeba felt the slightest chill coming from the blade, and suddenly straightened up his body, which was pressed down by the blade, and allowed himself to stand straighter.
A person's strength often depends not only on the surface of the sword kung fu and physical fitness, but also on the deeper level of courage and courage, which is just like on the battlefield, there are often examples of winning more with less, and defeating the strong with the weak, in addition to the quality of soldiers, equipment, and strategy, the level of morale often plays a key role. Kekeba's words made Liang Ke feel good about this person, as if he had seen a spark in the dark. So, at the moment when the saber was rattling and the war was about to break out, Liang Ke laughed and broke the siege.
"Hahahaha! Sheriff is so daring. Pidero, put away your long knife. Since the sheriff is only worried about the safety of the citizens, and we have an important matter and must go into the city, I think it would be better. The sheriff and a team of sergeants came into the city with us, first, to protect your citizens, and secondly, we were not familiar with the city of Binuk, and we had to bother the sheriff to show us the way, you see...... Is that good?"
"Yes, sir. Pidero and the other troll guards reinserted the long knife into the scabbard on his back and stood neatly behind Liang Ke.
"This ......," Kekoba thought as he waved his hand to make his men put down their swords and other weapons.
"Good...... Well, since the adults have a reason to enter ..... city, Binuk has no reason ....... turn away guests, no...... However, please also restrain your subordinates. By the way, just ...... It happened suddenly just now, and I haven't asked the adults what to call it. ”
"Haha, where is the adult, Aragorn Liang, just call me Aragorn. Don't be so polite, your Excellency, it's so respectful that you're not used to it. ”
"Hehe, how dare you be disrespectful, don't say it's my business...... I've heard about the murderous ...... of your lordship and your subordinates Bravery, just look at your pets and the size of the trolls, plus the armor mixed with Mithril, the long knives, and this dwarf...... Brother Man's obviously shocking weight of the war hammer makes people have to be in awe!"
"My family's knife is heavier than my hammer, and it's a fuss. Tucker still didn't have a crush on the monkey-looking sheriff.
"Oh?" Originally, Kekeba wondered how Liang Ke, a human who was not amazing, made these unruly and arrogant races bow down, but when he heard Tucker say it, he understood one or two, his big eyes rolled up and down, and he looked at Liang Ke again.
An hour later, Kekeba explained his defense and led Liang Ke into the city with a team of sergeants.