Chapter 67: Genius
San Rotaro is not a city with a curfew, and the abundance of entertainment venues has made this national capital one of the world's most famous cities that never sleep. When you look down at the city from the sky, each cluster of sparkling gems represents a place where you can enjoy a place that feels like entering heaven, provided you have enough money, of course.
Gehr chose a route that deliberately avoided these entertainment areas, and since it was almost 11 p.m., there were very few pedestrians along the way, except for street lamps every ten meters or so to show them the way home.
"Hey, please stop, please stop......"
Someone shouted outside the window.
The carriage stopped, but did not approach the place where the sound came, and the musketeers who were guarding were ready to defend themselves.
The cavalry of the guards are personnel provided by the Brotherhood of Steel's subordinate guard department. During this time, the chaos was terrible, and the nobles who went out generally needed to bring some guards, and Gehr was not conspicuous in this way, of course, these people's salaries still had to be paid by Gehr, and at most there was a discount on the internal preferential price.
The front window of the carriage was opened, and the voice of the groom was heard: "My lord, it's two patrol officers." ”
"Let the two of them come over and have a look. ”
"Yes. ”
The two musketeers left the ranks and walked forward with the sound of horses' hooves.
It didn't take long for the cavalry to return to the ranks and bring back news.
"There are 100 meters of road in front of the street lights are under maintenance, so the road is very dark, if you don't want to take a detour, it's better to drive slower to avoid accidentally tripping things......"
Listening to the words relayed by the cavalry, Gehr glanced at Lucarin on the opposite side, the silver-haired senior sister nodded slightly, and Gehr instructed the coachman: "Go ahead and give some rewards to those two dutiful patrolmen." ”
"Yes, sir. ”
The wheels continued to roll, and the carriage sank into the darkness amid the thanks of the two rewarded rangers.
Tens of seconds later, the carriage appeared in the light at the other end of the road, but no one noticed that the carriage paused for several seconds as it passed through an intersection of roads with no street lights.
Just as the carriage with the Coleburnson insignia was walking away, an inconspicuous black carriage began to start quietly in the darkness, the hooves and wheels seemed to be covered with something, and there was almost no sound in the process.
"The target this time is Haig Ortadisio, and he is assessed to be a knight. He has already led the team to break down two important underground strongholds of the organization, and this time he must be left behind, otherwise he will leave San Rotalo tomorrow and will never have another chance. You just have to deal with him, and the other fish that slip through the net have corresponding arrangements. This task is hard to achieve, so please be careful. ”
"What a young man, and a genius. Gehr picked up the material with Hagrid's sketch of the head, which did not look like he was over 20 years old, and although there were only a few strokes on the sketch, he also depicted his heroic appearance.
"I just turned seventeen, and I am more than ten days younger than you, sir. Lucarin added on the side.
"Senior Sister Lucarin, didn't I tell you many times, let you call me Geer directly, your father's title is much higher than mine, and I should use honorific titles for you. Gell was unaccustomed to Lucarin's reverent language, and he felt uncomfortable when he heard it.
"That's not going to work!" Lucarin smiled, "In the organization, you are my direct superior, and to me you are a big man, and I can't afford to neglect you. ”
"Really, how come I don't know the way?"
Gehr was speechless, so he could only continue to look through the information of that genius.
"Raised by his grandfather, a decorated veteran of the Thirty Years' War, he practiced swordsmanship under his grandfather's tutelage and entered the knighthood at the age of sixteen, becoming the best genius the Ortadisio family has ever seen...... How do you feel like he's the main character in a knight's novel?"
"Sir, your experience is not bad, it seems to me that you all have similar experiences. ”
Gehr thought about it, the experiences of the two are indeed similar, but his "genius" is more because of cheating, and this young man named Hagrid is the real genius, the original Gehr can be said to be one heaven and one underground compared to him, and he is not even qualified to stand together.
"His grandfather was only an honorary lord and had not been able to leave any fiefdom property, so Hagrid could only continue to serve the Lenion family, which his grandfather had served, and the Lenion family was a high-ranking member of the old party, so it was not unusual for him to become a member of the hermitage. But why would the monastic release him to do this task?Aren't you afraid that he will die outside in an accident?" compared to the degree to which he was valued by Prince Fayellino, Gehr believed that there were not many people with such potential in the hermitage, and he was very puzzled that the hermit was willing to put him in such a dangerous position.
"Genius has to be honed before it can be achieved, and if you die in the grind, it means that you are not a genius. Those who survive are geniuses, and those who die are nothing. Lucarin's tone was flat, and the gaze cast on Gil became meaningful.
"Yes, a dead genius only proves that he is not a genius, I see. Listening to Lucarin's words, Gell flipped through the information in his hand, then closed his eyes, thought for a while, and let out a long sigh of relief. He understood that this was not only a test for Hagrid but also for himself, that one genius was enough, and more was worthless.
"Because neither the organization nor the monastic society wants the conflict between the two sides to lead to chaos in the country, so both sides have a tacit understanding in private, they will not use the strength on the surface, certain weapons are not allowed to be used, it is not allowed to attack the strongholds on the surface, and it is not allowed to attack the nobles, nor is it allowed to expand the scope of the attack at will, of course, if your identity is exposed in this operation, then you will not be in this protection, but your family still belongs to the group that is forbidden to attack, otherwise none of the nobles in the country will be able to sleep. In this kind of battle, where you can't muster a wide range of forces, your value can be maximized. ”
"I know, are you ready for what I want?" Gell opened his eyes, his pupils still calm.
"Everything is fine, it's just that this sword is a little troublesome, but fortunately, there are a lot of imitations of this, and I finally caught up with the time. Lucarin opened the compartment in the carriage and pulled out a costume and a crosssword.
Gehr took the cross sword and carefully grasped the hilt, and a very familiar feeling instantly came flooding up. This is Gehr's new sword based on the style of the legendary sword Berutini, and Gehr, who is used to the broken sword, has no unfamiliarity with this new sword.
Pulling out half of the sword body, the sword body is smooth and new, and the edge of the sword is also extremely sharp, it is indeed not ordinary.
Gehr re-sheathed the sword with satisfaction, picked up another set of clothes and looked at it, and directly began to take off the dress on his body, which was not suitable for battle, and put on this set of swordsman clothes specially customized for his body type.
"It's here. ”
Without Lucarin having to speak, Gehr knew that his destination was approaching by the light leaking through the window.
It's a slum in San Rotaro and is populated mostly by people who have come to the capital in search of opportunities and some people who don't mix well in the area.
Poverty doesn't mean life here is monotonous, as the smell of alcohol, barbecue, scolding and cheers from the car window tells that they have their own way of entertaining.
The carriage stopped, and Gehr stepped out of the door alone.
In front of him is a martial arts hall similar to a training ground, I heard that it was prosperous for a while a few years ago, but with the death of the old curator due to illness, this martial arts hall has no successor and slowly declines, and then it is simply rented out to earn a little rent.
Gehr's target, Hagrid, is now inside.
As Gehr stepped out of the carriage, Lucarin's plan was instantly activated, and several figures suddenly jumped out from all directions and rushed towards the martial arts hall.
In Geer's eyes, the moment he just got off the carriage, the green-haired man who was flirting with a rogue warbler in front of the main entrance of the martial arts hall also found Gehr at the same time, and turned around and wanted to escape into the martial arts hall, but the next moment, Huo Ran, who was still "tender and sweet" with him just now, pulled out a dagger and stabbed it into the man's waist from behind, and Qianqian's thin hand also softly covered his mouth, blocking his screams back into his throat.
This is Iona.
One glance, Gehr recognized this one of his men.
There were also some members of the Iron Brotherhood in the crowd who drove the people near the martial arts hall away with half coercion and half persuasion. These people living in the slums also knew the truth of protecting their lives, and left the vicinity of the martial arts hall very familiarly, and suddenly the martial arts hall seemed to be cut off from the slums, as if it had become another independent world.
At the same time, Gehr also walked into the gate of the martial arts hall.
Walking into the gate, there is a front yard composed of a cement flat and sand, and on both sides of the road are some wooden stakes and other basic training equipment of the martial arts hall.
Gehr didn't stop, and walked straight to the dojo at the end of his eyes.
Easily pushing open the wooden door, the full view of this dojo was revealed in front of Gehr's eyes.
This is a spacious and somewhat gloomy wooden hall, the overall color is reddish-brown, probably because of the age, the wooden walls are a little mottled and look a little old.
Hagrid was standing in the innermost part of the dojo, facing Gehr.
As soon as Gehr entered, Hagrid's eyes were already fixed on him, and his eyes were extremely fierce.
And Gehr also seemed to turn into an eagle falcon staring at its prey, and in an instant, all the sounds, environments, and tones around him disappeared, and all of Gehr's spirit was placed on Hagrid's body, and only the enemy in front of him was left in his eyes, ears, and even consciousness.
The oil lamps in the hall were dimmed so that Gel and Hagrid could easily see each other's faces. Hagrid is a heroic red-haired boy with a very high nose, eyebrows like a sword, and a face that looks like a knife has been cut, with a characteristic stiffness temperament. He is more than one meter eight tall, with well-proportioned bones all over his body, standing there, whether it is his body or temperament, he gives people a perfect artistic conception.
"You're my opponent this time?"