Chapter 2: Sean
Behind the counter sat a burly, bald man. The pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info looked at the things pushed by the young man, he didn't make a fuss like the others in the tavern, but just looked up at the young man deeply a few times, and then took the long knife and the human skin and examined it carefully.
The young man did not seem to have the same worry and apprehension as a man of his age about the unknown outcome, and after handing over the things, he no longer paid attention to the situation behind the counter, but ordered a glass of wine, found a seat and sat down to sip slowly, looking very patient.
The chatter grew louder and louder, and some of the veteran hunters even stepped forward to exchange opinions with the bald heads behind the counter to check the object.
After all, the Bone Crusher Resel has been crisscrossing the North for many years, as cruel as a snow wolf and as cunning as a silver fox, how many well-known mercenary groups and knights can't catch him, and now he actually died at the hands of a little-known hairy boy, many people feel unbelievable.
At this time, the only bearded man in the entire hall who had fought the bone crusher in close quarters seemed to have the most say, but he sat still and did not make any questioning sounds.
For from the first sight of the broken knife, he knew that what the young man said was true.
He was all too familiar with the knife.
The desperate moment when the cold tip of the knife sliced through half of his face with the strong wind is still fresh in his memory.
He subconsciously raised his hand and touched the wound on his face that was once deep and bone-deep, and a suffocating palpitation welled up, and the nightmarish scene was still imprinted in his mind, as clear as if it had just happened.
Eventually, he shook his head, taking the horrific images out of his mind for a moment, then squinted his eyes and began to scrutinize the young man sitting by the wall with a glass of wine in his mouth, as if he was not quite accustomed to the taste of fermented ale.
Unlike just now, where he only saw one back, he could now clearly see the young man's face and facial expressions.
Rao is a bearded man who has been a hunter all his life, and he has to sigh when he is well-informed, what a handsome face he is.
The lines on his face convey a kind of fortitude and toughness like a sculpture, coupled with a high nose bridge, lake-blue eyes, and brilliant blonde hair, which is enough to drive those celebrities and noblewomen who are drunk and dreaming of death all day long in the big city.
When paired with a fashionable long coat, brand new chain mail and shiny wolfskin boots, such a face will not make people feel vulgar and vulgar, but will feel heroic and handsome.
But what made the bearded man pay more attention was the young man's eyes.
"If I'm not mistaken, you'd be twenty-two years old. He turned back to One-Eye and asked.
After receiving an affirmative reply, he pointed his chin at the young man and exclaimed, "This kid looks much younger than you." ”
The bearded man remembered what he had been doing when he was less than twenty years old, and then shook his head self-deprecatingly.
At that time, he was still the squire of Sir Nilo, the "Warhammer of the North", and in addition to serving the knight in front of the saddle and behind the horse, he flirted with the maids of his house all day long.
To hunt down a fierce god like the Bone Crusher?
That's something you can't even think of.
Even if someone else killed the bone crusher, and just let him take the evidence to cash in the reward, the bearded man probably couldn't be as confident and calm as this young man at that age.
You can see this in your eyes.
The young man's eyes in front of him swept around with a sense of calmness and calmness, as if what he had just completed was not a major event that might cause a sensation in the north, and his facial expression did not show a trace of worry and apprehension after the fake, as if all this was taken for granted.
And the beard also saw a deeply buried but familiar temperament in the eyes of the young man.
It was a quality he had seen in Sir Nilo's eyes, even in the eyes of the Bone Crusher, and every time he saw it, he shuddered.
It was a bloodthirsty fighting spirit that dared to draw a sword without hesitation even if a dragon was in front of him.
But he didn't look like he was twenty years old. The bearded man rubbed his hand, which was a little cold from excessive surprise just now, and muttered to himself, "What has this kid experienced before......
Finally, the bald head finished the inspection, and after putting away the long knife and human skin, he stood up and beckoned to the young man, and said, "Sir, please come with me." ”
This sentence means that the task has been judged to have been completed, and the distribution of the task reward is about to be settled, and a sound of envy suddenly sounded in the tavern.
The bald head led the young man out of a door behind the counter, and through a long corridor into a large room with several candlesticks.
He motioned for the young man to sit at a desk, sat down behind the desk, took out a thick file from a drawer, opened it and spread it on the table, picked up a quill pen to absorb the ink, and then said slowly:
"Young man, please tell me your name. ”
"You can call me Sean. ”
"Okay, Sean. Your age. ”
"Seventeen"
The bald head looked at Sean and said lightly: "It's amazing, I haven't achieved anything at your age except for practicing swordsmanship." ”
In the face of the praise of the predecessors, how to answer is learned, neither too humble and hypocritical, but also not complacent, the best way is actually to compliment the other party moderately.
Sean was quite talented in this area, and when he entered the door, he observed that the burly bald man was scarred on his neck and arms, and even the scars left by the crossbow arrows, and it seemed that he had experienced a lot of brutal fighting, and it should not be wrong to flatter him.
So Sean quickly organized his words and said politely: "I believe that your adventure must be very exciting, and there must be many glorious deeds worth ploring. ”
The smug look on the bald face flashed, and then he waved his hand calmly: "I won't mention the things when I was young, in fact, I was a bounty hunter like you back then, and I didn't come here until I was hit by an arrow in my knee." ”
Sean was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at the middle-aged man's legs, just now he led himself to this room, and he didn't see a little sign of lameness along the way, could it be because he recovered very well?
Looking at Sean's puzzled eyes, the bald head couldn't help laughing, he stood up and walked to the table, patted Sean on the shoulder and said, "In our place, an arrow in the knee means marriage!"
Sean was speechless for a while, thinking that even if he got married and had to kneel down on one knee with an arrow in his knee, it was too far-fetched to pull together, but in order not to be cold, he still asked politely: "Then how long have you been married?"
"Fifteen years. There was a pride in the bald head's tone, "Young man, when you meet a woman who you want to spoil her, protect her, and spend her life with in your heart, you will definitely be like me, and you will not want to go to the kind of adventurous life that kills all day long and makes her fear every day." ”
"You have a point. Sean smiled mildly at the bald uncle's incitement, "But I don't want to talk about being shot in the knee now, I don't even have time to find a lady to date, and there are more important things waiting for me to do." ”
Then he paused and continued:
"So, uh, you see if it's time for us to talk about cashing out mission rewards. ”