Chapter 7: The Bard
"I always hear people cursing the existence of the mist, but it seems to me that our continent is shrouded in mist, it is actually the mercy of God, human beings cannot understand, we live in the vast and deep white ocean, it does not mean that we have to sail to explore the outside world, so far, those who dare to take risks, those who clamor for new discoveries, have brought nothing but evil and calamity to our country, not even the slightest benefit, Balotto has never been worse than today, it is the fault of this group of outsiders, those tower profiteers who flaunt their bulging purse bagsIn the name of trade, to seize the wealth of Baloto, those monsters with hoods and cat's eyes have also been used to get rid of demons and subdue demons to earn the money of the simple people of Balotto, I see Karada (a small monster with sharp teeth and bloodthirsty teeth), and ghouls, they are all poultry they raise, and the legends of those vampires are spread by them, and we are grateful to them Dade, they are liars, they are devils. The www.biquge.info of the pen and the fun of the pavilion made me feel uncomfortable when I saw those strange races from all over the world. ”
- The Fall of the Kingdom, by Curry Bham, a scholar at the Royal University of Balotto
Senjie and Robin came to the basswood tavern, the proprietress was laughing with a group of drunkards, although she was old, she still paid great attention to dressing up, and it could be seen that she was also a great beauty when she was young, and Robin, a veteran of the love scene, immediately walked up to the proprietress and gently squeezed away the people in front, "This girl, take out your strongest wine." ”
"Yo, Sir actually said that I am a girl! and the strongest wine, do you think I am one of those young little girls who don't know anything?"
Robin gave Senjie a look, and Senjie had to take out the last gold coin of the two people and put it on the counter. The proprietress understood and brought a glass of wine, and when she took the wine and then withdrew her arm, the gold coin was gone, and Robin pushed the wine in front of Senjie, "It is said that a bard came a few days ago, I wonder if the proprietress knows?"
"That guy, he impressed me, he was dressed in bright colors, and he had a feather on his hat, and I don't know why they were wearing such ugly clothes. ”
"Is he any different from the other bards?"
The proprietress rolled her eyes, "His accent is strange, neither like a northerner nor a high-tower man." And he didn't even hold a musical instrument, but he was no different from those poets in terms of seducing women, and he even said that he would conquer the banshees in the woods by his charm and singing, and he thought that if I blew a cowhide, I would fall in love with him?!"
"That's true. Robin smiled wryly, "But he's going to find the Banshee of the Woods anyway." ”
"Indeed, after we laughed at it, he shouted something 'Art is for the world, you don't understand it.'" Singing unrhymed songs, he opened the door and left, and one of my guests saw him going into the woods, and he had some poetic temperament besides being stupid. ”
"Have you ever seen a banshee?"
One of the guests sitting in Robin interjected in a languid tone, "No one dares to go into the woods, but the banshee's singing voice is so beautiful that even the crying children fall asleep whenever the midnight song sounds, but since the poet entered the forest, there has been no singing anymore, and it is a pity." ”
"Not necessarily," the proprietress pretended to be mysterious, "maybe that kid is really married to the banshee." ”
There were some drunken villagers around laughing together, telling lewd and shameless jokes and boundless reverie. Robin left his seat and said to Senjie, "Don't waste a gold coin for wine." Senjie picked up the wine and prepared to drink it all, but the spicy sensation that followed made him spit out all the things he had just drunk in his mouth, and even tears fell. The people in the hotel laughed even more, and Robin smiled evilly, not looking at Senjie's expression of wanting to kill him.
"Gone, Mr. Assistant. You'll also be blessed to taste Baloto's strongest Cinjid. ”
The sun after the fog reflects the earth, emitting a red light, a gust of wind blows, telling the travelers outside the cold of late autumn, it just snowed yesterday, this is also the first time Senjie saw the snow, the snow is not cold and even feels very beautiful, but the cold when the snow melts stimulates Senjie to want to go home and lie on the sofa lazily reading the newspaper, of course, it can only be imagined to reminisce. The two of them walked towards the forest.
"Senjie tell me what you think, I'm going to see what interesting points the students of Tesville College have. ”
"It's a problem for me, if only the snow was here. ”
"I needed a different perspective, and both Xue and I were too focused on details and overlooked things. ”
Senjie felt that the snow who laughed at his IQ was back, and it seemed that people with high IQs were like this, "Well, I think the bard seems to have a bit of a problem. ”
"Obviously, what else?"
"He's either a madman or a drunkard. ”
"That's what he's for. ”
"Oh, huh!?" Senjie couldn't understand.
"Being a bard in this country is not so simple, it has to be studied and examined, and I have never heard of a poet with a feathered hat singing a song that does not rhyme, but he must have a reason, and although it seems unreasonable, a performance in a tavern will make people feel reasonable. ”
Senjie felt that he understood something, "That is to say, in order to make people think that he is just crazy, he went to that banshee for the so-called art, in fact, to cover up his true purpose." ”
Robin smiled with satisfaction, "That's right, the banshee in the forest won't kill anyone here for so long, and after the so-called bard came, there have been many tragic incidents. He is very doubtful. ”
Senjie hurriedly asked, "Then what is his real purpose?"
"There are many scenarios, and now is not the time to jump to conclusions," Robin paused abruptly, "the answer will be revealed tonight." Let's go back. Then he turned around and walked back quickly, "Let's go find the mayor." Senjie had to follow him, completely unaware of the situation, of course this is not the first time this has happened, history is always strikingly similar!
At night, Fenitz came to the so-called Glitter Cemetery, where crows were parked on the tombstones, and from time to time they made terrible cries that echoed in the night, and it was the first time he came to the cemetery alone, and he saw a lamp next to a grave, and a man was digging with his back to something, and in this case, Fenitz walked slowly step by step, cursing to himself, "What am I doing, why did I come to this place?" I'm just a psychopath. ”
The man noticed Fenitz, stopped his work and looked at him, smiling and showing a mouthful of yellow teeth, Fenitz felt uncomfortable, his long brim covering the eyes of the gravedigger, and ten fingers with gold rings. "Newcomer, huh?"
"Exactly. I've come to ask for your help. Fenitz's voice trembled.
"Don't be afraid," he said, throwing away his shovel and climbing up from the grave, "though I don't want to meet in this place, but who let us crawl out of the grave, I'm a good merchant, call me Ein." ”
"Merchant?Ace?"
"That's right, I'm a businessman, and you're going to trade this for me. Ace took out the black square stone from his pocket, "This square stone is made of the same material as the necklace we are carrying, it is called the Fragment of God, and the purpose of our Blood Hunter is simple, you want to take it from all the people or monsters who have it." And they are often characterized by killing countless people, or possessing great magic and power. ”
"What happens if I don't take more?"
"It's another question, newcomers always ask this question, if you can't go to the temple on time to sacrifice your stone, you're a loser, you just wait for the Son of God to come and take your life!" he approached Fenitz, Pheniz could smell the stench in his mouth, "Don't ask how to go back, I'll send you back with this coffin!" He pointed to the grave he had just dug and there was an empty coffin inside.
"By the way, and," he tapped on his head, "I still can't remember after saying it so many times, if you also kill multiple people or have too many stones in your pocket, come back quickly, there are no friends or companions in the Blood Hunters, there is a group of hunters who specialize in hunting colleagues to take necklaces and stones, and of course there is a group of people who are willing to protect you, but there is a fee, such as me," he grinned. Don't fight my idea, you will regret it, of course I will not kill you, no one will kill you in my territory, I am a grave keeper, and there are other grave keepers in this world. ”
Fenitz seemed to understand something and didn't, and he listened silently, because it was all about his hard-won second life.
"There's a blonde girl hunting vampires in the east, it's called Balotto, I want you to help her, and if the mission is completed, I'll give you a weapon and some stones, remember that your necklace is an indicator, and if the red light is bright it means there's prey nearby. If it flickers, it means that there is a hunter nearby, if it keeps vibrating, it means that you have to return to the spiritual temple within three days to sacrifice, of course, I have here to sell the tools used to return to the spiritual temple, but you don't have a stone, hurry up! ”
Fenitz nodded and headed east.
"What else can I do but accept reality, hey, it's hard to live. ”