"Hey, boy, how about we make a bet?" a bearded man who looked to be forty years old walked up to Payne and sat down. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Bet on what?" said Payne.

"How about this. The other party took out a one-foot-long dagger from his bosom.

The texture of this dagger looks similar to the sword just now, and it should be made of sterling silver mixed with a small amount of Mithril. Mithril was added to make the dagger itself harder, and sterling silver was chosen to deal with demons. The intricate runes drawn on the dagger indicate that it is supposed to be from the Magic Society.

And there is a noticeable groove in the handle of the dagger, where something should have been inlaid before, it is clear that this dagger can only be considered a semi-finished product, or a defective product.

But even so, a dagger of this quality should be around a gold coin.

After identifying the dagger, Payne barely hesitated any longer, "Bet." ”

The two quickly put on a stance, and the onlookers also came together, but there was no gambling game, and it was obvious that this level of strength contest was not enough to arouse people's interest. Even the onlookers were few, and more people were discussing how the people from the Northern Mercenary Group could appear here, and the key was that the other party was still a beautiful girl.

Payne didn't care how many people watched, he cared about the dagger.

This time, the referee is still the girl just now. As the two of them held each other's wrists, Payne felt like he was holding on to a large pair of pliers, and pliers that had been welded to a steel plate.

The bearded man smiled triumphantly, and when he took the other man's hand, he already knew in his heart, that the thirty silver coins belonged to him, and the bearded man smiled triumphantly.

Payne ignored this, his eyes focused on the girl's white arms. He is well aware of the difference in strength between the two sides, so the moment his arm falls, he will immediately trigger the skill, and then wrestle the opponent's wrist at the last second. Other than that, he didn't think he would have the slightest chance of winning.

As the girl's arm fell, Payne triggered the skill in time, and then he slowly pulled the opponent's wrist down with ease, and it was not until the last second that he completely pressed down.

In the eyes of everyone, Payne looked like he hadn't used his full strength, and even looked a little fake. But then again, is it necessary to deliberately drain a no-bet contest and what benefits can be gained?

But the red-haired kid in front of him won so unexpectedly, is this kid a freak?

The bearded man felt that he was losing inexplicably, he obviously felt that the opponent's strength was not great, but his arms and wrists just couldn't exert his strength, and he watched himself being knocked down by the other party.

"What kind of sorcery are you doing?" the bearded man asked angrily, glaring at him, "Your eyes look like they're possessed by demons... , you're a demon!"

Almost at the same time as the bearded man shouted out the demon, everyone's eyes immediately became alert, and many people directly pulled out their weapons, and even pointed their crossbows with silver arrows at Payne's head.

Payne only felt a little bitter in his mouth, why did someone always want to blow his head, but now was not the time to pursue this.

"Can't you afford to lose? "My name is DiCaprio Payne, and even if none of you have seen me during the day, I guess I still have the common sense to distinguish demons." ”

The frozen atmosphere eased the next moment, but no one withdrew their weapons, as they also noticed Payne's black eyes.

"Enough," a man's voice rang out, "I've noticed those eyes since he came in, he's not demon-possessed. ”

The eyes of everyone present shifted again, falling on the bartender behind the counter.

"He has the whites of his eyes, and he is not a demon minions. At this point, someone clarified again for Payne.

The crowd put away their weapons, but none of them apologized, and of course, Payne didn't care.

"I want to lose the bet," said the bartender, still bowing his head, "or he wouldn't show up here." ”

"I just looked away for a moment. The bearded man coughed awkwardly, then pushed the dagger in front of the other man, "It belongs to you." Then he drank the ale from his cup, and turned away.

After the bearded man left, the tavern immediately returned to normal, drinking what should have been drinking, and continuing to brag about it, as if he didn't take what had just happened seriously.

Payne put the dagger away, then got up and walked to the counter, "Thanks, I want the most expensive drink here." ”

The bartender glanced up at him, "Blaze, ten silver coins." ”

"Okay," Payne pulled out ten silver coins from his money bag and put them on the counter, thinking that he wouldn't feel bad if he spent the money he gambled on anyway.

The bartender put the silver coin away and quickly shoved the glass containing the golden liquor in front of Payne, "Enjoy it." ”

"I will. Payne took a sip of the liquor, and a burning sensation rolled from his mouth into his esophagus, spreading from his chest to his whole body, as if he had been burned by fire. - His face turned red.

After a long while, Payne exhaled, looked at the wine glass in his hand and said, "Whew... And sure enough... Flame. ”

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The lights in the tavern tent didn't go out until late at night, and Payne was back in the boot camp, the intense flames that put him to sleep so quickly that he didn't even have time to check the dagger.

The next morning, Roy hummed a tune back into the tent, looking in good spirits.

"Hey, Roy, you look like you've lost a lot of weight. Someone joked, and it caused a burst of laughter.

"You should do more of these exercises so that you can be almost like Johnny in no time. Hawke said with a smile.

Johnny scratched his head, "My flesh is all in my bones." ”

"Poof, just your physique... , it is estimated that it will not be able to withstand the first three days of the training camp. ”

"Do you bet?" Johnny's expression became serious, "If I can complete the entire training camp, your short blade will be mine." ”

"Huh... , it doesn't sound like a good deal, if you die in the training camp, everything you have on you doesn't belong to you. ”

"Huh?" Roy didn't care about the teasing between them, he noticed that Payne wasn't in the tent, "What about Payne?

"The chief has long been back," replied Hawke, "but he went out at daybreak." ”

"Where did you go?" asked Roy.

Hawke shrugged, "He didn't tell me, and I didn't ask. ”

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