Chapter 3 The Poor Dagger

A few people in the room exchanged a few more words, nothing more than nonsense about whether daily life is hard, whether Cui Hak robbed the people's daughter, whether Aluka has a sweetheart, and so on, and a handsome and chic man who even the sun god probably had to envy and hate walked in outside the door. www.biquge.info This person has red hair fluttering, eyes like cold stars, the bridge of the nose is like a straight mountain, his face is square and masculine, and his figure is also a first-class strong and stylish, with a long sword on his waist and a thin iron group card on his back, it is Aluca's senior brother Xinong.

Long before Trehack adopted Aluca, two peasant boys, Sinong and Yofa, followed Trehak to learn swords. However, the green-haired Jofa prefers to use a bow and arrow to swordsmanship, and there is no rule that mercenaries must wear swords anyway, so Trehack is left to his free will. It's Aluca, Trehac never let him touch weapons other than the long sword, only saying that he is stupid, has a low IQ, is more stupid than a pig, and can practice the sword well is blessed by the sun god, so there is no need to think about other weapons.

As the first apprentice to follow Trehack, Sinong graduated at the age of sixteen and now has five years of experience. He has a good foundation and is smart, and he is famous in the road. The day before yesterday, he escorted a few merchants to Ludi City alone, and when he came back today, he happened to meet the arrival of the national teacher. Henry's national teacher has read countless people, and he can see at a glance that Xinong's ability is not small, so he smiled and praised a few words.

Trihaq is a fiery man, and since everyone is together, he beckons the Aluca brothers to set off. Henry's national teacher looked obedient to Trihac, and ordered his guards to stay behind Baicao Village, and followed Trihak to the path leading to the hermit forest, leaving only a knight named Bright by his side.

In terms of identity, Bright is not known to be higher than civilians like Aluca. Judging from his appearance, Sir Bright can also be called dignified and powerful. He has a wide forehead and a big face, a burly figure, although he shaved his head after his early years, but this side of the world does not have a hairless head and does not work firmly, and a few scars like furrows on the top of his head add a bit of fierceness. No matter how you look at it, the heavily armed and upright Sir Bright is more reliable than the old mercenary of Trey Hack, who is shaking three times in one step. But Henry's national teacher apparently didn't think so, and clung to Trihack as he walked, feeling that the old mercenary could protect him better than the knight.

Sir Bright is not smiling and solemn, but he is a man who cannot hide things from his face. When he found that the national teacher and a lowly mercenary were intimate like two brothers, his face immediately sank and could drip water, as if two invisible villains were pulling his face downward, and the dissatisfaction was like the smell of saltpeter wafting in the air, and anyone with a long nose could smell it.

The three Arouca brothers were at the back of the team, chatting a few words about Xinong's mission this time, and then Arouca said straight to the point: "Brother Xinong, Brother Jofa, I always feel that something is wrong. ”

Sinon was much more cheerful and sunny than Jophah, and when the three of them were together, Jophat was happy to be silent. This time too, Xinong glanced at the noncommittal covenant, and replied with a smile: "What did the little wolf cub see again?"

Aluka frowned and said, "I heard that this Henry National Master has assisted three kings successively, and he is a figure who stands tall in the council chamber. But today he is close to the teacher, and he is far away from Sir Bright, which is quite deliberate, don't you know that it will cause Sir Bright's displeasure? Those who can stand in the royal city are smart people, and it is impossible not to know how to behave in people......"

Xinong raised his eyebrows disappreciably: "Brother, I think you're thinking too much." What kind of identity does Henry have as a national teacher, and do you need to care about the idea of a sir? Hehe, for us, Sir Ballow is a noble man, but for the national teacher, Sir Bright is not much more noble than a commoner. ”

There was some truth in Cinnon's words, and Aluka shrugged his shoulders to dispel his doubts. Anyway, no matter what Sir Bright thinks, there are so many people on their side that they can't turn the sky over. Even if the sky is turned upside down, there is a tall man on top of it, and it will not be his turn to be unlucky. Thinking of this, he leisurely took out a knight novel from his leather bag and read it.

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The Hermit Forest is as birdsong and fragrant as ever. Located in the southeast of Baicao Village, this vast forest spreads to the Oriental Mountains, which traverse most of the St. Ainos continent, and the Rhine King City is built at the corner between the southern end of the Eastern Mountains and the northern part of the Lionheart Mountains. According to the epic, even in the era of gods and demons 10,000 years ago, when the demons were dancing all over the world, the Rhine King City had never been breached.

The villagers of Baicao Village only operate on the outskirts of the hermit forest, and never dare to enter the depths, which is the territory of fierce beasts and poisonous snakes. Even top-notch mercenaries like Cui Hak and Xinon dare not say that they can escape from the siege of the forest wolves, and the conspiracy of poisonous snakes and poisonous insects is even more unguardable.

Aluka had read in some of the Red Cult texts that there were many natural mines deep in the Hermit Forest, enough to bring the Rhine Kingdom back to life. The Red Cult also attempted to penetrate deep into the Hermit Forest, but was unsuccessful in establishing a village. It seems that the fangs of the timberwolves and the venom of the viper are more powerful than the blessing of the sun god.

The road was safe and sound, and the scattered beasts could not pose a threat at all, and they were frightened away by an arrow from the second senior brother Yofa before they showed up. The faces of Sir Bright and Master Henry also changed from the initial apprehension to calm and calm. It was the senior brother Xinong, whose face became more and more serious.

Aluca seems to have been reading, but in fact she is also observing the situation around her and everyone's expressions. Multitasking was not a difficult task for him, the change in the elder brother's expression, the movement of the bow and arrow, the unwavering movement of Sir Bright's hand on the hilt of the sword, the muffled sound of leather boots stepping on the green grass, the strange movement of birds and beasts in the woods...... He pays attention to these details.

In a previous life, a famous electronics business tycoon once said that those who are good at details cannot handle the overall situation well, and those who are good at the overall situation ignore the details, and both are saints. Of course, Aluka is not a saint, he knows that his sense of the overall situation is relatively poor, or he is the kind of person who can only see one acre and three points of land in front of him, and has no foresight. But he doesn't think he's a mediocre person, since he can only see this one-third of an acre, then he has to see it clearly.

Readers are always a little proud, and Arouca is no exception. His advantage is that he also sees his own shortcomings very clearly...... Although there is no intention of correcting it.

Seeing that Sinon's expression had changed from grim to uncertain, Aluka put away the book and asked, "Brother Sinon, what's wrong with you?"

Sinong hesitated for a moment, feeling that he didn't need to hide anything from Aluca, so he said, "I walked this road with my teacher once when I was a child...... It leads to a cemetery. ”

"There's a cemetery in the Hermit Forest?"

"Well, and the owner of the cemetery has a very high status, I remember that the doorpost of the cemetery is carved with the emblem of the sun god......"

Aluca's face also changed, and he exclaimed: "That is an emblem that only the royal family and the gods are qualified to wear, and the gods are buried in the Sun Temple, is this a royal cemetery? According to the records of the history books, the royal cemetery is near the royal city." ”

Xinon licked his lips and put his slender and powerful right hand on the hilt of his sword: "I heard from some merchants that the king's illegitimate son is not allowed to enter the royal cemetery after his death, so the king will secretly build a cemetery for his son in the territory of a certain principality. ”

Bound by the teachings of the Red Religion, monogamy was practiced in all the southern countries. Although there were many lovers of the kings and dukes in the past, they could never be corrected, and illegitimate children did not have any of the rights of nobles. Even if the original wife of a nobleman died, they would not dare to marry their lover. If it is later discovered by the Inquisition of the Red Cult...... In the history of the Rhine Kingdom, there have been many kings who have been given death by the Pope.

In just a few seconds, many thoughts had already flashed through Aluca's mind, and this could explain Henry's strange behavior. Perhaps this Sir Bright secretly took refuge in the Red Sect, relying on his identity as the captain of the national teacher's guard, monitoring the royal family's every move. This time, Henry came to the cemetery of a king's illegitimate son, and whatever the real purpose was, he could take it with him to see Sir Bright's attitude.

However, with the IQ of the Red Sect gods, how could they not put the secret agents he trained into the cemetery of an illegitimate child, right? Since Aluka had never left Baicao Village since he crossed over, he had relatively few clergy, and he underestimated the devotion of the people of the St. Ainos Continent to the gods......

Thinking that this matter had nothing to do with him, Aluka didn't bother to pay attention to it. The so-called nature of the country is easy to change, and it is his hobby to observe the details and pursue the truth, but he really doesn't care what he observes and what he finds. The greatest component of Aluca's personality – or rather Meng Fei – is curiosity, which is why he loves to read. Whether it is a reference book, a textbook, a novel, or any kind of book, there is a lot of information and knowledge condensed, which is much more interesting than ordinary real life.

Except for a few people who are keen to travel and explore, most people's lives are concentrated in a small circle. Whether it's a city or a country, the reality makes people live like beasts trapped in a cage, the difference is only the size of the cage and the quality of the food. In this cage, the beasts of prey seek their position, trying to get more resources and food...... But, after all, what they are dealing with is only a cage, something repetitive, familiar, and nothing new to say.

Even after coming to this slightly more "interesting" continent of St. Ainos, Aluka still finds life so boring that only the world in the book can arouse his interest. After all, people only have one chance to live, and they can only experience their own part of life, which can be ...... in the book He can experience the lives of countless people.

Someone like Aluca, with his insatiable curiosity, is too lazy to do anything with the information he gets unless he has to. There are so many things he is curious about, and when he solves this puzzle and gets some knowledge, he can't wait to pounce on the next treasure. But in the eyes of others, it may just be a pile of garbage.

In any case, the answer will be revealed when he arrives at the cemetery, and all he cares about is the answer.

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At noon, the group finally arrived at their destination, which was a dilapidated but magnificent cemetery. Surrounded by a rusty fence, dozens of beige stone pillars carved with the emblems of the sun god and his various shrines are carved with four weather-beaten tombs in the southeastern and western corners. The area of the entire cemetery is about 500 square meters, which has exceeded the standard of the baronial cemetery.

Xinon looked at the cemetery in front of him, and a look of longing and envy flashed in his eyes. The sluggish Jofa scratched his hair, but he didn't even understand the situation, and he couldn't even read the Sun God's insignia on the gate. Compared to Sinong and Aluca, his ideas were much simpler. Aruka, on the other hand, sensed the coming storm, and confirmed that she had guessed correctly, but at the same time had a deep doubt about the intelligence of the Red Cult followers - dear Sir Bright, are you really going to show the signs?

Sir Bright lived up to Aluca's expectations, his eyes as round as brass bells, as if the cemetery in front of him was a devil born of brimstone. With the insight he had cultivated over the years he had served in the royal family, he immediately thought of the identity of the owner of the cemetery.

Henry Guoshi naturally had a plan, the image of the kind old man faded without a trace, and the temperament of the whole person has undergone earth-shaking changes. Speaking of image points, he is now like a **boss who has discovered the anti-bone boy...... National Master Henry glanced at Sir Bright's expression slightly, snorted coldly, and said, "Sir Bright, looking at your expression, it looks like you want to make a high-level statement?"

Trihak smiled and called the Aluka brothers with different expressions to his side, his thick arms clasped around his chest, and his face was full of expressions that were not too big to watch the show. And Sir Bright was indeed a devout believer, and his anger could not be suppressed, and his voice was almost like the low roar of a beast: "Master Guoshi, this is a place of blasphemy! It should be reported to the church and demolished immediately!"

National Master Henry's face became more and more gloomy, and he whispered, "So, you admit your relationship with the Red Sect?"

Sir Brett said angrily: "Every one of us is a devout believer in the sun god, and it is not an unseemly matter that His Majesty the Pope has sent me to supervise the pagan activities in the royal family, and I need not hide it. I'm sure you're not a damn infidel, please don't say anything that doesn't fit your identity!"

Referring to surveillance as oversight, while saying that it is not something to be seen, while at the same time hiding his identity, Sir Bright's devotion to the gods and the shortcomings of his intelligence can be seen.

Master Henry sneered: "Before you become a believer, first of all, you are a courtier of His Majesty the King, a courtier of the Rhine royal family, is it possible that the teachings of the sun god make you a traitor? Don't forget that everyone in the Rhine royal family has the blood of the sun god in their bodies, don't the descendants of the sun god deserve to have a cemetery?"

"How can the blood of the sun god be fused with the blood of the untouchables, this is blasphemy! It is disrespectful to the sun god! These bastard children are guilty from the moment they are born and should be burned at the stake!"

From Sir Bright's words, Aluka suddenly discovered a terrible fact - could it be that the Rhine royal family has been married to close relatives for hundreds of years? No wonder the royal family is getting weaker and weaker, and the royal family is either dying early or going crazy. In fact, this is a very normal phenomenon in the Saint-Ainos continent, and the identities of the queens of the past dynasties are also clearly recorded in the history books, either the king's cousin or cousin or even his own sister, but Aluca subconsciously skipped these parts that he was not interested in when he read the book...... The reason for this is that the gods in the ancient epics did this, so as to maintain the purity of the bloodline, and the upward and downward effects......

Henry's face turned grim, and he said loudly: "Sir Bright, aren't you a pariah in your mouth? Ten years ago, you were a wandering mercenary who was in danger, and if it weren't for His Majesty's appreciation of your skills, you might have died at the hands of robbers now! But you secretly defected to the Red Sect, monitored my every move and His Majesty's Majesty, and even made the royal bloodline unpeaceful after death, what about your loyalty and honor?!"

Sir Bright put on a fanatical look of a saint dying and said, "Whether I am a mercenary or a knight, I am the most devout believer in the sun god. If I die, I will ascend to the temple of the sun god and become his most loyal warrior. I will remember the kindness of His Majesty to me, but I will not allow anyone to desecrate the glory of the Sun God. ”

National Master Henry shook his head and said regretfully: "It seems that we have nothing to talk about, I respect your choice and admire your character...... But you have to die. The affairs of the royal family are not allowed to interfere with the Red Sect, the Rhine royal family is the closest existence to the sun god in the world, and the Red Sect is just a messenger of the message. Now it seems that the Pope's hand has stretched too long. Since your father is sleeping here, it's up to you to deal with Sir Bright. ”

Damn, my cheap teacher is really a royal descendant, Aluka was completely stunned. His two senior brothers weren't much better, looking at Trihak in amazement. But in an instant, Senior Brother Xinong's eyes regained their brightness, and he looked at his teacher with an intriguing gaze.

Cui Hak shrugged his shoulders, pulled out his long sword with a relaxed face, and said, "To be honest, Lao Tzu has long been unhappy with these magic sticks. I talk about the glory of the sun god and the glory of the sun god all day long, but I, an old guy with the blood of the sun god, have never heard the oracle, I think...... The sun god is finished in the age of gods and demons, and even if there is, he doesn't bother to pay attention to us humans. ”

Sir Bright trembled when he heard this, put down his iron cage-like visor, drew his knight's sword in his right hand, raised his iron shield in his left hand, and scolded loudly: "You heretic! The sun god only favors devout believers, and you bastard mixed with the blood of untouchables also want to hear oracles?"

Cui Hak laughed, grabbed a sword flower casually, and said: "Then let's see if the favor of the sun god can let you survive today, in my opinion, it shouldn't be." ”