Chapter 7: First Meeting of Adrian
Surrounded by Bernard was a group of soldiers, this military area was managed by Adrian, and Bernard was also directly sent over by the people of the Jace Lev family.
"Calm down! I'm not going to do anything to you. It's just that I hope we can work together in the future. Adrian said with a kind face.
"To show my sincerity, I'll give you a big gift first!" As he finished speaking, the soldier behind Adrian brought a man.
"Ade······" A familiar voice came to his ears, and after so many changes, he was able to see the person he relied on the most, and grievances and uneasiness surged into Bernard's heart.
The feeling in his heart was reflected in his body, and Bernard stretched out his hands vigorously, hoping that the old man would give him comfort.
The soldier next to him did not stop the contact between the two, and it was not until Bernard's hands really touched the temperature of the old man that Bernard finally couldn't help but let out a low whine like an animal crying.
Such a warm picture of "father and son recognizing" made Adrian on the side not understand how a half-beast ape could have such a relationship with a human.
But he also understands how deep the relationship between the two is now, and how beneficial the next negotiations will be to his actions.
After hearing Bernard speak "human words" at the beginning, Adrian knew that he would definitely not live alone, and then inquired about the place where Yerry had caught the half-beast ape, and started a search first.
Sure enough, not only did he find the old man, but he also found other interesting things.
"Gabriel Kaffa, I don't think this is the time for you to connect with this half-beast ape. I don't know what you have to say about that rape case from fourteen years ago. ”
The old man had already come to his senses when he was caught, and now that he heard the second lieutenant be able to call his name accurately, he knew that he was going to come and he was still coming. It's just that I don't know where to start.
"You have cast a veil over a beautiful lady of the Baroness, and her beautiful flower has not been admired to this day. What do you say about this, and are you ready to spend the rest of your life on the run? ”
Although the old man didn't say anything, Bernard had already had a panicked face, and could only panic: "What do you want to do?"
The old man smiled weakly, watching Bernard easily jump into Adrian's trap, and didn't give too much warning.
Although Adrian was also "raised" by himself, this is the human heart, and he hopes to see his lover who has not seen him for 14 years more than the "father-son relationship" between him and Bernard, and has been with her since then.
Adrian whispered and seduced: "Hanging may be the lightest punishment for him now, do you know, he is a rapist who has escaped for fourteen years, and if he is caught this time, he may be 'split by five horses'!"
Bernard only knew that he wanted to protect his belongings as much as possible, and yelled at Adrian: "You don't want to do anything to him, if you dare, I will never let you go!"
Adrian expected that his goal was about to arrive, and just smiled and said, "Bernard, do you think this place is still the place where you call the shots?"
Although Bernard did not stay in the human world for too long, the old man told Bernard a lot of the rules of this world, and he knew that there was no way to do it by his brute strength.
Seeing that Bernard in front of him was not hysterical, Adrian thought that his vision was okay, at least, not without a brain.
"What the hell do you want to do?"
"How about we make a deal? I know that Gabriel had secretly agreed with the Baroness that the rape was nothing more than a false accusation by the Baroness's father. I can marry him to Miss Baron. ”
Gabriel had no idea that he would one day be with his beloved, but he and Bernard also wanted to know what kind of terms the ensign would offer.
"I want you to sign a death pact with me and serve me for the rest of your life. ”
Although Bernard did not know anything about the death contract, Gabriel understood that the death contract was a kind of bond between the upper nobles and those who worked for him, and the high-ranking people, although the number of people who signed the death contract was uncertain, generally tended to be few and fine. People of low status can only sign one master for life.
The death contract is a two-sided matter, once signed, it is impossible to break the contract, the most direct embodiment of the prosperity of the prosperity and the destruction of the other.
And the death deed also needs special personnel to carry out ritual binding, which is not just as simple as talking, but to prevent someone from betraying.
Gabriel tried to explain to Bernard in the most simple way possible, "If you sign a death contract, you will be his slave for the rest of your life!"
Bernard didn't really understand the importance of the death contract, but he knew what a slave was. Now he has no way to refuse, he knows that as long as he refuses, the man in front of him is very likely to kill the old man.
This is the last thing he wants to happen.
"I promise you, you will definitely honor what you said!"
Adrian is happy with the result, even though it may have been foregone in the early days.
He motioned to the soldiers next to him to open the door of the iron prison so that Bernard could come out, but Bernard had chains on his feet and hands, and dragged a solid lead ball in the middle of the chain to slow down Bernard's movements.
"I'll let you know after the ceremony, and now I'll allow you to have a good talk with him first, and I'll let you take care of your wounds!" After saying that, Adrian went on to go about his business.
Led by two soldiers, Bernard and Gabriel came to a tent, and it was evident that although the contents were rudimentary, there was nothing but a bed and a few chairs, and the necessary things. But these things are built according to Bernard's height.
Gabriel asked Bernard to sit on the bed, then took the medicine from the soldier's hand and carefully treated the wound for Bernard.
Gabriel actually feels very sorry for Bernard, a half-beast ape, not only for more than ten years of getting along day and night, but also for the curse that the half-orc originally possessed.
Bernard had lived in the forest before, and he may not have realized this, but once Bernard began to become Adrian's Deadpool, he was destined to stand in the eyes of the world.
Although Gabriel was already shocked when Bernard was able to accept the voice and knowledge he had instilled in him, it could only be said to be a spectacle, and he didn't know why Adrian had put so much effort to keep him by his side.
"Uncle, it's okay!" Bernard could see the old man's uneasiness and guilt, and could only comfort the old man palely.
"Ade, I'm sorry to trap you here, your personality has always been relatively simple, but you must know that in human society, you will only be devoured to the point that there is no scum left!"
Gabriel is worried about this, because it is not known why a soldier like Adrian would put Bernard by his side.
"Now, though, now that you're Adrian's Deadpool, at least for now you'll be safe. It's just that in the future, you have to be able to learn to think and distinguish between the pros and cons. In fact, Gabriel also knew that it was too early to tell Bernard about this, and he probably didn't know what the deed of sale that he had just signed meant.
In the end, at the urging of the accompanying soldiers, Gabriel had to leave to meet his former "lover"!
Although the soldiers who followed Bernard were selected and trained by Adrian, they were all admirable. But suddenly faced with such a "behemoth" as Bernard, I didn't know how to get along with each other.
So in addition to guarding Bernard the most dutifully, it was Adrian who ordered him to take medicine and food.
Bernard hadn't had a good meal since he was captured by Yerry, and now someone brought him ready-made meat and plenty of wine.
Even though Bernard knew that the food given by strangers could not be eaten casually, physical hunger had already overcome reason, so when the meat on the large plate was served, he began to shoot left and right.
When I finally felt full, I noticed the wine next to me, and after taking a sip, it was much hotter than the fruit wine made by Gabriel, but it was more powerful, and I ate and drank a lot before I knew it.
By the time Bernard couldn't eat any more, his mind was already filled with drunkenness, and he fell asleep.
Days like this passed, and during these days Bernard was trapped in chains and lead balls, and most of the mountains were spent in tents, eating, sleeping, and sleeping in the guards, and going out to let off steam.
Orcs like Bernard are originally idle, and they can withstand it for so many days because the injuries on Bernard's body have not healed. In addition, Bernard also knows that people under the eaves have to bow their heads.
But Bernard could already feel that his injury was basically almost healed, and on this day, Adrian finally appeared.
It was already dark, and Bernard was taken to a hut in the forest behind the camp by the soldiers, who did not accompany Bernard in.
Standing at the door, Bernard could only see that in the dark room, there was a glowing place on the ground, it was a formation, but Bernard didn't know it now.
Adrian stood in front of the formation, Adrian motioned for Bernard to kneel on the ground, Bernard did not refuse, walked over and knelt down.
At this time, Bernard noticed that there was also a person in front of the formation who was shrouded in a black shirt, and even his face was covered in shadows, and he couldn't see a single star about this person.
Although many are still in a hazy state, Bernard knows that this may have something to do with the death contract promised before.