Chapter 182: Wenttilph
Ramon laughed: "Worthy of a casino tycoon......"
"I almost never get involved in gambling...... But since we can't talk about it, this is really the best way. ”
Li Ang also laughed: "However, I don't want to bet dice with you...... Ramon, usually a guy like you with dice is more likely to control the points as much as he wants......"
Ramon was stunned, shook his head and put the dice back with a smile: "Then what do you want to bet on?" ”
"I have a silver coin here...... Bet on the pros and cons, this one is relatively simple. ”
Leon took out an ounce of silver dollar and lit up the front and back, with the head of Emperor Buckley on one side and the words 'One Dinar' on the other.
Ramon looked like he had seen this kind of silver coin, and nodded: "Buckley Dinar...... Yes! If I guess right, you'll listen to me. If I don't guess, you'll be able to take those Noldor girls. ”
"Good! Ramon, which side up do you choose? Avatar or text? ”
The lord clutched the silver coin in his hand and made a gesture to throw it.
"Avatar up!"
This kind of gambling doesn't need to be too entangled, it's half and half anyway, Ramon didn't hesitate to choose the avatar face.
"Good!"
The lord nodded, and flicked the silver coin high.
The coin flipped and bounced several meters high before falling under Ramon's horse.
On the upward side, there is the inscription 'One Dinar', and there is no avatar.
Ramon sighed a little frustrated: "Well, it looks like I lost this game...... Brothers, stand back! ”
This guy gambled very well, and immediately turned around and waved his men to leave the carriage.
The people in black obediently withdrew to a hundred meters away.
The lord was not polite, beckoned, and let his cavalry come forward to surround those carriages, which was considered to have completed the handover.
Looking at the corpses of the Singar riders next to the carriage, Leon realized that Ramon had killed Fruze in black.
This clearly means that Ramon is not a heroic man......
So, will he have any follow-ups?
He said, 'I lost this game'......
'This game'? So what's next?
The lord thought for a moment, turned back to the place where Ramon was gambling, and picked up the silver coin with the word up.
"Ramon, wait!"
Ramon was struggling to return to his group, but Leon stopped him, pulled out another silver coin from his body, and came to Ramon again.
"Sorry, good brother, these two silver coins are probably the same type of gambling equipment as the dice you have...... If I'm not mistaken, you've got lead in your dice, right? ”
Leon handed Ramon the two large silver coins in his hand, smiling with some apologies.
Ramon looked at the silver coin in his hand.
These are two specially made silver coins, one with a head on both sides and the other with letters on both sides......
Moreover, these two silver coins are a little thinner than normal silver coins, and the ears of wheat on the edges can be seen to be uneven in size, apparently handmade.
Ramon chuckled bitterly in a low voice, stacked the two silver coins, and lit up the front and back of the two silver coins just now.
Stacked in your hand, it looks like a one-ounce standard silver coin.
"Learned...... But that's a lot of money...... Ha! How do you know I have lead in my dice? ”
Ramon did not show displeasure, nor did he accuse Leon of shameless tricks, willing to gamble and lose, he is not the kind of person who cannot afford to lose.
However, both now know that the gamble is not over.
"Only a man like us will carry gambling equipment with him, and a man like us, of course, has to do something with gambling equipment...... Ramon, did you pour some lead into this valley as well? ”
Leon smiled and whispered.
Dice and silver coins are gambling equipment, but the venue is also gambling equipment - the silver coins are Leon's, but the venue is Ramon's......
Ramon was silent, did not speak, and seemed to have a little hesitation in his eyes.
"Good brother, don't gamble your life, it's not worth it if you win or lose. We are all merchants, and I know that we must pay for taking things from them—how about I buy them back from you with this dinar? ”
Leon was still smiling, but his attitude was serious and serious.
“…… Well, since we're the same bastards, I'm not going to bet on the second game anymore...... It's a great blessing to meet a good brother like you. ”
Ramon was silent for a few seconds, then put away the two special silver coins, looked at Leon and said seriously, "It's as if I gave you a huge discount for friendship...... Although I only earned one dinar, I feel much more comfortable now......"
After saying that, he stretched out his arm high and waved it twice.
Then Leon saw hundreds of men in black standing up from the bushes on the ridge of the mountain on the side, just like Leon himself had ambushed the slave catchers not long ago.
The lord let out a long breath.
Sure enough, Ramon still has the 'next game'.
But fortunately, Ramon is not only a gambler with gambling products, but also a qualified businessman.
"Whew...... Well, we're really good brothers now, Ramon. I'll give you a ransom brokerage to make up for your losses...... Have you ever heard of Levius of the Bacchus Empire and his son Febius? They're my captives now—and I have over 400 Shadowfoot soldiers in my possession. You can act as an agent for this ransom business, and I will only need to collect 100,000 dinars in the end. ”
Since Ramon gave in, of course the lord wanted to repay the favor, so he sincerely gave Ramon a good business in the way of a businessman, and gave a fairly low wholesale price.
"Shhh...... The governor of Bacchus was captured by you? It's an amazing fight! Baron Leon, your friendship is indeed much more valuable than Aldefried...... It's a good business, and I'll take it. ”
Of course, Ramon will not refuse this kind of good business, and he will definitely be able to make a lot of difference as this middleman.
"If nothing else, the war between the Lion Kingdom and the Bacchus Empire is about to start again, and I will definitely have a lot of business for you in the future...... You might as well send an agent to Fort White Hart, I don't have the Red Brotherhood on my turf, but I need a ransom broker - of course, I'm talking about a ransom broker, not a slave trader......"
After Li Ang finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to Ramon: "Good brother, cooperation can be a win-win situation." As for your slave auction...... Ramon, what slave trader have you ever seen who survived to the end of his life? I think...... In the future, we may be able to join forces to auction off the throne of the city lord, or even the throne! Do you think this kind of business will be more interesting? ”
Ramon's eyes widened suddenly.
"Auction the throne?! It's an amazing idea and I'm looking forward to that day...... You're right, good brother, cooperation can be a win-win situation! It's true that I can't trade slaves for the rest of my life......"
Ramon took the lord's hand and sighed under his breath.
Then he stopped dwelling, turned around and left with his black-clad people, without looking back.
Leon looked at Ramon's distant back, and spread out his hand, which were three extremely delicate dice in his hand.
It was Ramon that he shoved into Leon's hand when he shook hands.
"My lord, I think I heard you call him Ramon? He's the biggest slave trader in Sinjar, right? That's the King of the Underground...... Can you even convince him? ”
Seeing Leon returning, Risa Dilan looked at the people in black who were far away, and was a little incomprehensible, he had been in Singal and had heard of Ramon's reputation.
"No, I didn't convince him, it was he who chose to back down...... I may have to repay him in the future. ”
Leon glanced at the dice in his hand again and took them into his arms.
"What kind of favor does the slave trader have? …… Slavers deserve to die! ”
Vendatier kept staring at the departing Ramon with his bow until the men in black completely disappeared from sight, then he put the bow back on his back and said casually.
Then she went to the carriage, drew the sword from her waist, and struck it at the lock of the great iron cage of the carriage.
Sparks flew around, and the lock was cut off with a very violent sword.
"Perhaps, but you know that he could have coerced the hostages to force us to back down...... Moreover, we didn't find the people he ambushed on the mountain—the troops who didn't even notice your ears showed that they didn't make a sound at all, and with such discipline and execution, their combat effectiveness can be imagined......"
The lord shook his head and stepped forward, helping Vendatier untie the ropes that had tied the Noldor maidens into rice dumplings.
"Are all humans so insidious? All love ambushes......"
Vendatier didn't say anything more, just grunted and released several Noldor girls in the iron cage, and then hugged the little girl with purple holes, looking left and right to check if there were any injuries.
"Wendy, it's good that nothing happened to you."
It seems that Vendatier has a deep relationship with the Noldor girl.
"Teacher Vendatil...... I thought there would be a handsome prince riding a white horse to save me......"
The Noldor girl known as 'Wendy' didn't show any panic, but looked around at the people around her with some curiosity.
"Wendy, you should watch less knights...... This is Baron Leon, and he saved you......"
Vendatier shook his head and pointed at Lord Lord.
Leon was now riding a black horse, driving for several days in a row, and he didn't look very good-looking, not at all like a prince, but like an ordinary mercenary.
The girl stroked her chest, blinked her big sparkling eyes, and saluted the lord very seriously: "Lord Leon, I am Wentilve, and the grace of saving my life is unforgettable...... I will repay you. ”
The girl's eyes are clean and pure, and looking at her eyes can even give the illusion of a purple starry sky constantly circulating.
Perhaps this purple Tong Kong not only means her nobility, but also some kind of magic.
But Leon frowned deeply.
"Wendy, I'll wait until I get back to thank you, I may not have saved you now...... The color of your eyes is beautiful, but they are full of danger......"
The lord looked into the eyes of this beautiful girl, and there was a clear anxiety in his own eyes.
"Lord Leon, what are you talking about? What makes a brave warrior like you feel dangerous? ”
Wentilf turned her face sideways, the corners of her mouth curled, and her face seemed to be slightly reddened.
"Don't get me wrong, Wendy...... That probably means you're a direct lineage of Sindari Elves, right? His Majesty Fergus Ann is also purple-eyed......"
Leon looked at that beautiful face, shook his head and sighed: "Such eyes are completely impossible to hide - this characteristic of the Sindari elves is also recorded in human books, and humans also know that the Sindari elves have destroyed the continent......"
I don't know how many years ago, from time to time there would be a small group of elves with magical powers and powerful magic, they were called Sindari, that is, high elves.
The magic of Sindari elves is innate, and when they gradually master the ability to materialize magic power over the course of their long lives, some of Sindari elves have individual abilities that can be said to be no different from gods.
In ancient times, the Sindari elves ruled a continent called Gvisdalian on the eastern side of the continent of Pande, and they built countless miraculous structures and wielded magical weapons capable of destroying the world.
And the elves who are born without magic and cannot use magic are called Noldor.
At the time, the Noldors were merely servants of Sindari - for the elves, status was determined from birth.
In the eyes of the Sindari elves, Noldor, who was unable to use magic, was nothing more than a servant, or even as if it didn't exist.
The Noldors could not give birth to Sindari Elves when they combined with each other, and neither did the parents and the children, and naturally the children did not have - which is why the Sindari Elves regarded the Noldors as slaves.
And the child born to the Sindari elf is also very likely to be Noldor, because it is as completely uncontrollable as giving birth to a boy or a girl......
However, even the descendants of the noble Sindari elves, as long as they are Noldor, will only be regarded as low-class elves.
Of course, humans had a lower status at that time, and were not even considered intelligent beings, but only slightly more intelligent wild animals, and in the eyes of the elves they were no different from monkeys.
Although humanity had developed its own civilization at that time, for those ancient races, the extremely long lifespan was the key factor in their evaluation of intelligent life.
Because in their view, it takes hundreds of years or even longer just to learn all kinds of knowledge and wisdom, and creatures with too short a lifespan cannot pass on knowledge in their eyes.
Perhaps individual beings will lose their emotions when they become strong enough to truly see themselves as gods—ancient dragons, titans, and some of the best Sindari elves.
They have almost no feelings, and they will never put up with any grievances......
As a result, a great war between the 'gods' took place, and the continent of Gwistarian, which was originally inhabited by various legendary species, completely sank in the vast sea, and those powerful beings like gods also perished along with the Sindari elves.
The aftermath of the devastating magic even spread to the eastern part of the Pander continent, and if it weren't for the towering misty mountains in the center of the continent, the entire Pander continent would have been affected......
And what people now call the Pander continent is actually only the western part of the continent - a small area protected by the Misty Mountains.
Only a small group of Misty Mountaineers, like Andonga, who had tried to live on the eastern side of the mountains, knew what it was like behind the mountains east of the Noldor Forest—it was an endless stretch of permafrost, hardly lifeless, not even grass.
The only remaining Noldor elf was led by a young elf named Avadain to settle in the continent of Pander, who was said to have received some kind of oracle and left with his people before the continent was destroyed.
Avadain is actually a child of the Sindari Elves, and he has a distinctive trait - a purple-eyed child.
But it's a pity that he himself is just a Noldor Elf, and all he can take away is a Noldor Elf.
And now in the Noldor group, the three elven kings are all descendants of Avadain, and they all have purple or purple royal blue eyes.
It's just that it's not as obvious as Wentilph.
This girl looked like a complete Sindari elf, and the sparkle in her eyes was like a starry sky, and even a human like Leon who had never seen magic could feel the magic surging.
Wentilve's purple holes are too bright and obvious, and her appearance is too fair and beautiful—her appearance is really difficult to disguise in the era when there are no beautiful children.
Anyone can tell at a glance that she's different.
And now the situation is that a day ago a beacon fire was lit at the bridgehead of the Qicha Fortress, and the troops guarding the bridge were killed.
If nothing else, the area around that bridge should have been completely cordoned off by now, and the Lion Kingdom must have sent a large number of troops to guard against the enemy.
In the same way, most of the troops of the Sava River Fort of the Bacchus Empire will also face off against each other because of this.
Leon wasn't sure if his troops would be able to return to the Lion Realm in this situation.
What's more, there is still a noble girl who is difficult to disguise.
"My lord, should we go back on a different route?"
Only Risadillan understood what the lord was worried about.
"We can't change routes right now...... To the west is the fortress of Turda in Dexia, and to the east it is to pass through the entire Bacchus Empire - now that the Bacchus Empire is mostly preparing for war, we probably won't be able to get past it......"
The lord took out the map, gestured twice, and shook his head.
He then opened several of the other wagons, only to find that there was still a halberdier tied to a wagon full of goods, which was full of Noldor enchanted equipment.
"You're one of Lehman's subordinates?"
Leon looked at the halberd's coat of arms, cut the rope that was strangled in the halberdier's mouth with a knife, and pulled a dirty rag out of the halberdier's mouth.
"Uh......"
The halberd soldier retched several times before he spoke: "Yes, my lord, I am the garrison of the Seven Forks Fortress!" I...... I was attacked by some Singars, and they killed all my men! ”
"I guess...... He's the one who killed your men, isn't he? ”
Leon pointed to Fruze's body.
The halberd soldier jumped out of the carriage and looked at it: "Yes! He's the one who leads! Thank you for saving my life, my lord! ”
“…… From now on, you better forget about these Singars, or this will definitely lead to a war between the Lion Kingdom and Dexia......"
The lord sighed deeply and patted the halberd soldier on the shoulder: "The kingdom and the Bacchus Empire have not ceased war yet, if war is declared with Dexia again, then the Bacchus Empire will definitely form an alliance with Dexia to attack the kingdom together...... Besides, being captured by the enemy is not a proud experience - you should know what happens to the captured soldiers when they return home, right? ”
The halberd soldier did seem to be a bit cultured, he thought about it and shuddered: "I listen to you, my lord!" What should I do? ”
'A halberdier has joined your ranks'.
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