Chapter 20: The Rupture
The last time such a grand state funeral was hundreds of years ago when a protector of the country was honored. The celebrities of the Roland Kingdom were all present, giving the two families enough face.
Li Xiang listened numbly as all kinds of characters took turns on the stage to slap their beards and horses, singing praises for the two dead ghosts, and they were about to vomit out of their dinner overnight, but who could blame him? He made a "good start." Before these people came to power, Li Xiang endured nausea and finished reading the eulogy prepared in advance by the royal literati. In front of everyone's eyes, the dragon slayer himself recounted the heroic performance of Stephen and Mares in the dragon slayer, and successfully gilded the two dead ghosts.
This is the first time that someone has mentioned the details of this battle in public, and it was told by the dragon slayer himself, and the credibility is extraordinary. Years later, the Palme d'Or and the Blood Axe family became known as the Dragon Slayer Family, also because this funeral was the only clear record of first-hand information about the Dragon Slayer in the historical books.
Although he was very disgusted in his heart, Li Xiang could comfort himself, at least he put an accident down and saved Vulcan's life.
After the funeral, there was another very grand event - the groundbreaking ceremony of the statue of the dragon-slaying hero. In order to commemorate the battle and to commemorate the untimely death of the two dragon slayer heroes, the Lord Regent and the two families decided to erect a sculpture group at the entrance of the Gothic Praetorian Guard barracks.
After being tortured by red tape all day, Li Xiang fled back to his house in a starry and moon-worn style. He really felt that it was a miracle that he was not tortured to death. Despite his exhaustion, he went straight to Vulcan's room where he was recuperating. He had the witch doctor Lokan here, and in order to facilitate the treatment, he simply let Vulcan stay.
"How's it going?" asked Li Xiang.
Vulcan's eldest disciple Heffy described it as withering, and he had been taking care of the teacher for several days, and replied: "The high fever has subsided, and Master Vokan's medical skills are indeed excellent, but he is ......"
Li Xiang asked with concern: "Just what?!"
Heffy glanced at the teacher and made sure that Vulcan was asleep, so he whispered, "It's just that Master Lokan said that the teacher's arm may never be lifted again." ”
Although he had been mentally prepared, Li Xiang still felt as if he had been slapped on the back of his head with a brick. He had learned from others what had happened to Vulcan when he returned, his arms from his fingertips to his shoulders, all his bones shattered, and his two arms swollen like pigs' hind legs. Vulcan's ability to save two arms was already an accident.
As a grandmaster-level blacksmith, his arms were useless, and Li Xiang didn't know how to tell Vulcan this cruel reality when the time came. What made Li Xiang even more uncomfortable was that all this started because of him.
Li Xiang was in a bad mood, and he said, "You should rest early, there are servants at home." Although Hefei nodded in agreement, Li Xiang knew that his words were completely taken as a deaf ear.
Li Xiang gently closed the door and retreated. He took out a bottle of dwarven spirits from the wine cabinet in annoyance, slammed himself on the sofa, poured a glass, and was about to drink the sullen wine, when suddenly someone took the glass first.
"Money is good, the most authentic dwarven spirits are definitely the best from the hands of the Thunderwine family. ”
Li Xiang glanced at the guy who was grabbing the wine, it was the Crow Odyssey, he poured himself another glass, and said, "It's not bad to have someone to accompany you to drink stuffy wine." ”
Odyssey was not polite, and put the empty cup in front of Li Xiang again. Li Xiang angrily pushed the wine bottle in front of the Odyssey and refused to be a cheap bartender for him.
The crow picked up the bottle, poured himself a drink, and said, "To tell you the truth, you surprised me. ”
"Surprise?"
"You don't trust me, I ......"
Li Xiang interrupted: "It's definitely guarding you like a thief." ”
Odyssey didn't care, saying, "I'm testing you, too." ”
"Test me for what?" Li Xiang asked curiously.
"We don't know each other in Black Dragon Valley, you can be directly slapped away by my shield strike, or you can withstand the dragon power that surpasses the seventh level. People say that my mind makes the gods jealous, but even I can't read you. ”
"What does this have to do with the trial?"
"You saved us all at the hands of the Black Dragon King, and I owe you a thank you to this day. Odyssey said. "In terms of combat ability, you are not even as good as an ordinary soldier. But the courage you have, the determination to protect the people around you, even the Black Dragon King is not as good as you. Believe it or not, the moment you stepped forward while everyone was waiting for the world to end, I felt like I had found someone worth following. ”
Li Xiang was also a little drunk at this time, and he was deducted a certain high hat, he was also very happy, and said with a big tongue: "Lao Tzu just didn't want his girl to be hurt at that time, and he didn't think ......about it so much."
Odyssey poured a full cup for Li Xiang and said, "Under heavy pressure, the true nature of man will be revealed." Once is accidental, twice is inevitable. What you did for Vulcan this time was somewhat beyond my expectations. If Hercules had an accident, I would do my best for him, as you did. With the supreme courage to go to the trouble for your friends, it seems that you have met my minimum requirements. ”
Li Xiang fell headlong on the table, not hearing the last few words of the black crow.
Li Xiang violently pushed open the door of the Evil Dragon Beauty Guild, and roared in the hall again: "Black Rose!"
He made such a fuss several times, and the staff of the guild had become accustomed to it. Black Rose was also surprisingly good-tempered towards Li Xiang, and appeared in response.
Black Rose said, "Your Excellency the Dragon Slayer wants to take the Enchanter's class test, and you will need to wait until the second of next month. ”
"Do you think it's still necessary for me to join the guild?" Li Xiang asked.
Black Rose seemed to have been prepared, not surprised or angry, and asked calmly, "Your Excellency really wants to oppose the guild?"
"Don't dare!" Li Xiang said angrily. "It's not impossible for me to join the guild, as long as you restore Vulcan's arms, and then let the framed Gondolin apologize to Vulcan. ”
At most, Gondolin is telling the truth, or informing, and framing is a crime fabricated by Li Xiang in order to occupy the moral high ground. But now that Vulcan has been acquitted, the affairs of the two families are over, and Li Xiang can make up whatever he wants.
Black Rose said, "Well, I'll take this as your lord's letter to the guild. ”
Li Xiang was also hot-headed and wanted to vent his evil anger for Vulcan. If he had consulted with Odyssey, the Crow would have stopped him. Now he understood that his weight didn't seem to be able to make Black Rose succumb, but it was too late, so he could only hold on: "It's the war book!"