526 Soldier King
"Ahh
Stark sneezed and spilled most of the wine on the tray in his hand.
Well, the uncle was working as a waiter in a tavern.
"Can you still do it?"
The barmaid roared, and with an elbow she slammed the remaining drinks and glasses from the tray onto the face of the red-leather-clad uncle.
"You can't blame me for this, it's someone's fault behind my back"
The uncle was a little embarrassed, but not embarrassed.
He has medium-length slightly curly silver hair and a stubble that is embarrassing from the vicissitudes of life, coupled with a face like a knife cut stone.
"You still dare to talk back?"
The proprietress kicked Stark over unceremoniously, and the handsome uncle in red rolled around a dozen times in a row, slamming into the street at the door of the tavern.
"Men better go home and take the kids, hahaha. ”
There was a lot of laughter in the tavern, it was all women!
They are dressed in hot clothes, their skin is mostly red and brown, their physique is strong, and their height is not inferior to that of men or even orcs.
"Mercenaries who don't know the height of the sky and the height of the earth come to our Amazon territory to beg for work, and they are too self-conscious. ”
"It is said that the southern Xinjiang rainforest has not seen foreign adventurers for more than half a year, and the taverns are all their own people, so there is a lot less fun to tease outsiders. ”
"That's why I showed mercy to this strange man, or he would have been tormented so much that he wouldn't dare to set foot in the tavern. ”
The proprietress poured a large vat of rum and laughed at Stark with the fierce female warriors in the tavern:
"Old man, you came to our Southern Xinjiang Rainforest three months ago, crying and shouting for me to add your name to the list of tavern mercenaries, it's been almost 100 days since today, have you completed any tasks?"
Stark did not answer, nor did he enter the house, but sat down on the stone pier at the door, wringing the wine out of his hair:
"For three months. It's rare for out-of-town customers to visit, and the people who come to the tavern to post tasks are all Amazon jungle natives, who have prejudices against me, and think that I will never be able to complete the task when they see that I am a man!"
"What kind of hunting shadow leopard, shooting fire feather birds, catching two-headed pythons, I can obviously do it, but you just won't hire me"
Stark aggrievedly discharged a few copper plates from his coat pocket: "This is my salary as a waiter, officially buy a bottle of tequila from you." ”
"The cup that was broken by you hasn't been compensated yet, so you dare to spend it with your salary?"
The proprietress gave Stark a blank look:
"Hunting wild beasts and the like is a daily routine for our Amazonian warriors. It's as ordinary as humans raising pigs and growing vegetables outside, any adult female warrior can do it, so why hire you?"
"What's more, you yourself have increased the employment amount by twice as much as others, and you say that your strength is worth this price, in my opinion, it is completely lazy and slippery!"
"That is, the other day I invited him to explore the bat cave in the suburban forest, but he was not familiar with the terrain at all, and he stumbled along the way, and was delayed until evening. ”
A female warrior who drank echoed:
"At night, the jungle beasts are in the world, and even the veteran Amazon dare not risk staying in the forest. You must get back to the settlement before late at night, and delaying this evening will mean that the entire mission will be scrapped!"
"Didn't I come back alive then? You ran away without saying a word, leaving me alone in the dark forest to find my way. That night alone was a beast, and the most terrible thing was that there were so many poisonous insects."
Stark muttered, but was a little out of breath due to being hungry for days.
"It's because you actually came back alive that time. I was so impressed with you that I gave you a position as a bartender. ”
The proprietress accepted a row of Stark's copper coins and took a whole bottle of spirits from the counter:
"I advise you to find another job. We at Amazon don't need men. ”
"You are different from the men of our own tribe, they are short and thin by nature, and they are only suitable for taking care of children, while you are a foreigner, in all fairness, your strength is good, and there are plenty of places to stay away from the rainforests of southern Xinjiang. ”
"Unless, you plan to stay and become an outsider? Not only will you have to go through complicated initiation rituals, but you will have to work for us Amazons for the rest of your life, and the responsibilities of childbirth and parenting are the same as those of other Amazonian men. ”
The proprietress hooked Stark's chin, and the man suddenly lost all his appetite:
"No! I will never agree to join the Amazons!
"Oh my God, I just want to find a place to live in peace and relaxation, why is it so difficult?"
The Amazons are an ancient race, and their customs are very inherited from the ancient barbaric sacrifices, and they retain many evil rituals, most of which are unacceptable to ordinary people.
In addition to the troublesome and inhumane initiation ceremony, it is the status of men in the Amazon group, which is really bitter!
All kinds of subversive customs, although not to the extent of abuse, but the torture of daily trivial things is enough to make a good man become a mother who washes his face with tears all day long.
But even so, Stark didn't want to go back to the world outside the southern rainforest, because there were no rules there, and all common sense was subverted to the point of madness.
Speaking of which, the rainforests of southern Xinjiang were also notorious before the outside world underwent abnormal changes, and were known for their abundance of vicious monsters, poisonous insects, snakes and ants, and the poisonous swamps in the center of the rainforest.
Compared with the ferocious life that is abundant here, the mysterious Amazonians living on the periphery of the rainforest in southern Xinjiang are already considered pediatrics, and there is no big deal except for their strange living habits.
But the more dangerous the place, the more opportunities.
The ancient products of the rainforest in southern Xinjiang and the animal skins, bones, scales, wood, and herbs grown in a strange and poisonous environment are all rare treasures.
Therefore, in the most uninhabitable place in the rainforest of southern Xinjiang, there is an endless stream of brave people who come to explore every year and powerful merchants and brokers from all over the world.
However, after the occurrence of abnormal changes in the outside world, the degree of evil in the rainforest of southern Xinjiang has not risen with the tide, but has basically remained the same.
What is the specific reason, Amazon has not thought much about.
Anyway, only those idle mages and scholars in the outside world will have nothing to do, and they will specifically find dangerous places to explore, and writing and research will be read as death.
As long as the locals have food and drink to live, they won't bother themselves.
Now it's another evening, and the tavern is starting to come alive. A drunken dream of death.
The only thing that's a little regrettable is that it's all Amazon locals who drink, and although it's also very noisy, it's far from the noisy scenes where all kinds of fish and dragons were mixed and all kinds of weirdos chatted.
The proprietress mechanically looked up all day long and didn't see the neighbors who looked down to say hello, talking and laughing on the surface, but in fact she was a little lonely inside.
For some people who naturally like to be lively, there is only more hi than the highest, that is, the legendary party animal.
Especially when they have an unforgettable time. When I go to some ordinary little parties, I feel bored, as if something is missing in my life.
"Do you want me to close this tavern in the wilderness, change my profession from the proprietress to be an ordinary adventurer, and go to the outside world to see if I can find the lively situation?"
"In the past, when this was a sacred place for adventurers, I heard that there are many wonderlands in the world that are as mysterious as the rainforests in southern Xinjiang, attracting thousands of adventurers to explore."
"It's a pity that I'm almost 30 years old. If you talk about any travel adventure at this age, will you be laughed at?"
The proprietress was drunk, she was really surprised even by herself, she used to drink on the barrel.
It seems that he has really changed. Is it because the tavern has not been as lively as before in the past six months, or is it because of the red-clothed uncle who suddenly appeared and is like a waste material?
The proprietress climbed on the table and glanced at Stark inadvertently.
It's really old.
At such an age, he came out to be a mercenary. And obviously I haven't been able to complete the task smoothly, but I always stick to this profession.
Is there such a stubborn guy among men, like idiots?
I have only seen cowardly natives in the tribe. In the past, when the tavern was still lively, the foreign male adventurers I saw were all mediocre people who were either flashy or scheming, just running for profit.
Speaking of which, this guy is also very old, and he is still adventurous, so I am less than 30 years old, why not go out?
The proprietress was drunk and stared at Stark in a daze, coldly, and suddenly found that the other party was also looking at herself?
Pounced, the proprietress felt that her face was a little hot, was it because the wine was up
"Look at what, come here!"
Her expression changed suddenly, and she returned to her fierce look, grabbing Stark by the collar:
"Drink with me!"
Another vat of liquor poured into the old man's face.
"What's wrong with me, me"
Stark was confused, didn't he just want to ask the proprietress how much the broken drinking utensils were, as for the woman who provoked this hot temper?
Well, all Amazons are hot-tempered, and they were all kinds of deflated when the outside world was changing, and it was a coincidence that they somehow came to this southern rainforest according to the mercenary intuition.
Unexpectedly, this place was really a place that the Blue Moon Mutation had not been infected by, and he originally thought that his mercenary intuition had made a meritorious contribution again.
I didn't expect the monster to become stronger, but the local indigenous Amazons were originally fierce monsters, which is not reasonable at all.
"I'm really going to think about leaving"
Stark's face was covered with pungent liquor, and he didn't know how much it was wine and how much it was tears.
The night's revelry is about to reach a small peak.
It was at this moment that the "squeak" of the door drew most of the Amazonians to look at the tavern door.
Most locals come to this tavern and kick the door or hear a loud shout from a long distance.
This kind of strange, polite push on the door is really unheard of for a long time, familiar and unfamiliar.
Familiar because when the rainforests of southern Xinjiang were lively, most of the jerky and polite pushes were the style of some wealthy children who had just come out of the family and had been practicing celibacy.
And generally the children who appear in this way are cute little fresh meat, restrained and polite rich ladies, teasing them is the happiest time for Amazons.
Not only the tavern hostess, but also the Amazons who come here to drink at night also like to be lively and miss the party animals at the beginning!
Otherwise, those who are naturally quiet would have gone home by themselves and quieted, so why bother to have another drink.
"Excuse me, can I find a guide here?"
Sure enough, pushing the door in, it was a white, tender and plump woman with a gentle smile and a sweet voice.
"Wow, this is the tavern of the Amazon, it's really atmospheric, I'm going to draw it, paint it. ”
The woman in white came in with a little girl wearing glasses like thick wine bottles, holding a sketchpad in one hand and a paintbrush in the other.
Really a foreigner?
And it's the kind of outsider who has a lot of personality at first glance, and there must be an interesting story on it.
"It's a good day!"
Inexplicably, there was a high-drinking Amazon who got high and jumped on the table to dance.
"Hehe, it's a pity that both strangers are women, and it would be more interesting if there were boys. ”
"What's that, if you're a woman, you can carnival unscrupulously. ”
"Hey, wait a minute, don't get too carried away, there's an old man over there"
"Cut, that scrap uncle is also a man?"
The tavern was so noisy that she couldn't even hear the speech clearly, and the girl in thick-bottomed glasses didn't care, and painted everything she saw as if she had discovered a new world.
The plump woman in white smiled silently, although her image was incompatible with the hustle and bustle here, her expression was extremely relaxed, and she had a feeling of home.
"I'm in charge here, so you can tell me if you have any needs. ”
Everyone was carnivaling, and the proprietress had already come to the front of the two foreign women.
However, her appearance did not seem to be relaxed, and in the face of two women who were obviously not very imposing, this powerful Amazon proprietress seemed to be very nervous.
"Your clothes are the Holy See of Light, but what is that weird and ugly ramen logo?"
"I've heard that there have been a lot of changes in the outside world, and I can't guarantee that there are no powerful forces at work. ”
"The Holy See has always been famous, and it has a powerful knight order, so what do you need to ask mercenaries for help?"
No wonder the proprietress is so nervous, there have been incidents in the past where the Holy See of Middle-earth competed with the natives of the southern rainforest for land and even faith.
The rainforests of southern Xinjiang are ancient and barbaric, and many totems of evil tribes in ancient times have been passed down, and they have gained power by killing living people and sacrificing people.
There are some radicals in the Bright Church who think that these are all evil ways and must be made clear, and this has caused a lot of friction.
Later, for a considerable period of time, the power of the Holy See shrank, and it was not harassed again for three or five years, but this period of time was not long or short, and it was not yet time for people to completely forget the contradictions.
The Amazons, for all their love of excitement, have always been local guides for adventurers in the outside world, helping to hunt down vicious beasts, or serving as a non-dangerous advisor to remind heavily armed adventure parties of where they must take a detour.
They really know very little about the changes in the outside world, especially after a few months without adventurers from other places coming to the rainforest in southern Xinjiang, the news is even more closed.
In the opinion of the proprietress, there is a good chance that these two women dressed as the Holy See are here to grab the territory, and according to her hypothetical guess, maybe the wind and rain in the outside world during this period of time is the integration of the Holy See and the rule of the world.
And now, presumably, the world has all belonged to the Holy See, so the Holy See is now starting to clean up the remnants of their people living on the corners and borders (to be continued. )