Alexander's Memoirs - Under the Rule of the Mouse Chapter 18
"Let's go to the church first. This group of people may disperse by then. If we force them in, it may cause some unnecessary conflicts." Paion shook his head and walked towards the commercial street. Raphael and Brandon
Followed.
As soon as he stepped into United Commercial Street and hadn't gone far, Alexander stopped and turned around and said to Qiu Demi: "No, what does Richard mean by asking the Countercurrent Chamber of Commerce to intervene in this matter? He won't be in a hurry now, right?" She turned around and looked.
Looking in the direction of the square, he touched his chin and said again: "Forget it, let's squeeze in.
Qiu Demi nodded, and the two of them walked back a few steps before they saw the three people approaching. Alexander quickly came up to him and said, "Raphael, Brandon, Pai Weng, could you please clear a way for your triangle formation?"
I think we must go and see Mr. Richard."
"No, I'll come later." Brandong was very confident. Then the five people returned to the square. He walked to the back of the crowd and shouted louder: "Get out of the way, let the law enforcement team do their work." Then the workers roared.
Then they dispersed, no one wanted to cause trouble if they were powerless.
[Fuck, this is too conspicuous.] Alexander sighed and followed in. "The law enforcement team is working hard." Pai Weng also sighed. Raphael and Qiu Demi also had complicated moods, but did not make a sound.
The five people approached the counter, and a front desk staff stood up and said apologetically to Brandon: "Mr. Richard is not here now, please come back later." It seemed that a guard had come to see him before.
"Ah, what about that? We made an appointment with Mr. Richard to come and talk to him about joining the Countercurrent Chamber of Commerce." Alexander stood next to Brandon and said.
"Mr. Richard said he won't be back until around a quarter past eight." Alexander tried to stare at her face and observe her expression, wondering if the receptionist was telling the truth. But this attempt was meaningless because the front desk work was just formulaic.
She just explained with a smile, she didn't know the situation.
"Ah, I understand. Thank you, let's come back later. I thought he would be anxious to use us if something like this happened now. See you later." Alexander said as he walked out of the carriage house and told his other companions
Said: "Well, let's go to church first."
Qiu Demi and Pai Weng responded, while Raphael and Brandon followed silently.
The five of them walked through the commercial street and arrived at the church. The believers who were praying in the morning had already left. Pastor Helena was not here either. Only Bishop Ronan was flipping through books like the canon of the Church of the Holy Glory God by the stage.
Brandon looked at the three people who came in together, and seemed to be asking with his eyes whether to disturb the bishop.
"It should be no problem..." Alexander understood this look and responded in a low voice. After Brandon finished, he came up to say hello: "Good morning, Mr. Bishop, is Pastor Helena here? We saw that she was in a very bad mental state yesterday and wanted to come and see her.
Let’s see if we can help her.”
"Pastor Helena, she went to Silver City today. She must have something important to do." The bishop raised his head, closed the book and said slowly.
"Ah. Oh, that's right." Alexander scratched his head and continued: "What a coincidence. It seems that last night the church and thieves... members of the wandering group went out together to catch the criminal. Did you catch him?"
Bishop Ronan shook his head and said: "Nothing was found."
"Ah...that's it. Is there not enough manpower? Do you need some help from us? Anyway, we haven't collected enough money to go to the city." Alexander asked again.
"Those sinful people who have not yet believed in our Lord may not agree." The bishop opened a page of the canon and read: "The Lord once said that all sins of mortals cannot be forgiven except for blasphemy. We can go to a nearby village.
, teach the way of righteousness and alert the world." After saying this, he turned and left.
Raphael looked at Brandon, obviously not understanding the elaborate words, while Brandon lowered his head and thought about what the bishop said. Paion didn't quite understand what the bishop was talking about, so he turned around and went out with Alexander to find Qiu De
Gone secretly.
After leaving the church, Brandon suddenly looked in the direction of the square, nodded thoughtfully twice and said: "Let's go have breakfast first. I think there will be results after eating."
"Huh?...Okay." Alexander did not ask why but just did as he was told.
Immediately afterwards, Alexander bought a few loaves of freshly baked white bread, then returned to the hotel and ordered a side of potatoes as a side dish, and they had a simple breakfast together.
During the meal, Brandon told the four of them that Bishop Ronan might have used prophecy magic before, just like a simple divination. He thought this meant that the goal of solving property difficulties should be in
Outside the town, and this is obviously the road to the mine.
Sure enough, at 7:30, Brandon took the four of them to the carriage house where no one was around, and saw a notice posted on the counter - the Countercurrent Chamber of Commerce was summoning powerful adventurers to fight against a kind of fierce monster.
Feng Xiao's monster is a medium-sized bird monster that lives on the Xuguang Mountains. It is very powerful. This monster is also one of the main reasons why people cannot climb mountains.
This kind of monster is a strange creature that combines the wings and body of a giant eagle and the head of an owl beast. The special thing about the fierce owl is that it likes to eat the hearts of humanoid creatures, and it also moves in pairs, which is very suitable for experienced adventurers.
It is also considered a difficult monster to deal with.
"Do you want to go?" Qiu Demi frowned. After all, the three of them only had one bad experience in fighting against the air.
"Flying monsters, start it, start it." Pai Weng, on the other hand, was only thinking about completing a battle of revenge.
"Flying birds." Raphael's face didn't look very good, but his eagerness also ignited his fighting spirit.
"Let's go, let's go." Alexander walked over and asked the front desk staff: "What are the details of this commission to conquer World of Warcraft?"
"Just cut off the head, and there is a fierce owl with a broken wing and an injured front paw." The front desk staff still introduced with a smile, but Alexander still liked the way of communication with Yi Ri. She sighed.
He continued to ask: "Ah, no. Where is this monster? On the way to the mine? Do you have a more accurate location?"
"Yes, it's on the way there. If you plan to go on a crusade, we will send people to guide you and even assist you."
"Okay, let your people prepare to lead the way. How much will the reward be?" Alexander touched the remaining money in his pocket. He has spent a lot of money on food and clothing these days.
"The total is ninety-five paise. Of course, if the people who lead you also join the battle, they will also receive a certain amount of compensation."
Alexander calculated. It seemed that if one person participated in the war, the split would be enough for three people to enter the city. "I understand, let's get in touch."
The staff member who was talking to Alexander went upstairs. Soon, the black-armored pair of daggers he had seen before came down with the red-robed spellcaster. "It's you," he said in a deep voice.
"Ah, it's you two, I didn't expect it." Alexander waved his hands happily. [It seems that if two people join the war, it will only be a little bit close. It will be enough to sell a little something by then, so that's it.]
The red-robed spellcaster looked at the five people with confused eyes and said nothing. "Let's set off without further delay." He said with a pair of daggers in black armor and walked towards the backyard: "Come and lead the horse."
"Uh, let's go then." Alexander was a little worried about the mental state of the red-robed spellcaster, but he was too embarrassed to say anything and walked over to lead the horse.
The stable is located in the side yard of the carriage house and occupies a large area. There are about ten stables on the left and right, each containing two or three horses. These are ordinary horses. The stables for ordinary horses are ordinary wooden ones.
The fence and thatched shed were covered with dry thatch on the ground. Horse manure was collected and put up, barely enough to keep out wind and rain. Apparently, the feed trough in front of the fence was rarely cleaned.
But there is another door behind the stable. Judging from the fact that it is an iron door, we know that the things inside are not ordinary things. They are probably those sand lizards.
The black-armored double dagger first led a horse out, then helped the red-robed spellcaster sit on it and then turned over himself. It seemed that the red-robed spellcaster didn't know how to ride a horse, and the horse snorted dissatisfiedly.
Although Alexander was very curious about what was behind the iron gate, it was hard to ask now, so he picked a horse that looked more reliable and led him out.
Raphael pretended to lead the horse, but he looked slightly uneasy, fearing that his poor riding skills would be exposed.
Fortunately, Qiu Demi saw this and took the initiative to bite Raphael's ear and tell him to run last and control the reins.
Pai Weng followed the example of others and picked a good-looking horse, and Brandon became more skillful and directly got on the horse and rode out.
A group of seven people rode horses for three quarters of an hour, then dismounted and tied themselves up in a naturally formed cave and walked forward. From a distance, they saw a cow with khaki hair on its hindquarters and hind hooves, and its front half was white.
A monster with an eagle head and jet-black wings. This thing also has sharp golden front claws, a bunch of red feathers on its chest, and eyes like the most beautiful rubies - it is definitely not a fierce owl.
But the information was not completely wrong. The monster's right wing was almost completely broken off, and its left rear leg was also covered in solidified black blood. It was nestled in the middle of the road, preening its feathers.
Alexander took out two enchanted adamantine arrows and tempered them with snake venom. He then approached the monster with one in his mouth and the other on his bow, preparing to engage the enemy.
Paion was consuming energy to carry out extremely fast photosynthesis to gain stronger physical strength, and followed Alexander forward.
The black armor signaled the red robe to release the buffing spell. She chanted the spell in her mouth and then raised her hand to make a strange gesture. The seven people were surrounded by the kind of wind that Alexander had felt before. Perhaps they had the ability to sense magic, and they were separated from each other by the wind.
The monster far away in the wind and sand let out a shrill cry and rushed in this direction.
Unexpectedly, the black-armored double daggers were also spellcasters. A green light strip spread out from under his feet, and then extended into a magic circle. With Raphael within the range, Qiu Demi felt that his body was much lighter.
Qiu Demi wiped his gloves. He closed his eyes and opened them suddenly. The whites of his eyes were completely gone and all turned black. The magic scimitar was thrown in the direction of the monster, but it was tilted to the sky. Because of the wind and sand, it was not moving.
She knew where it landed. Then she touched her fists and ran wildly.
Raphael, who took a moment to enter a violent state, roared and followed.
Brandon raised his shield high and shouted as he rushed forward. His body and those around him were glowing with golden light - except for Qiu Demi, and this should be the spell-like ability of the Oathbinder.
As the monster advanced, it screamed sharply at the seven people. Alexander, Pai Weng and Qiu Demi felt dizzy, but the others were not affected.
Alexander fired two arrows in succession. The first arrow was bounced off by the hard hairs on his neck, but the second arrow was inserted into the dark feathers on the wings. There was not much blood, but the poison would slowly begin to take effect.
Hongpao cast another spell, condensing a compressed fireball the size of a basin and threw it out. With a "boom", the fireball exploded on the monster, but only burned some feathers.
The monster jumped up after running this time, with one wing flapping and jumping in front of Paion and Raphael, each with a claw. The wind that was originally gentle and surrounding suddenly became sharp, and a powerful impact force was released, eliminating the impact of the claw attack.
The power saved the two from injury.
The red robe did not choose the fireball for the second time, but let a green mist envelope the monster. The monster screamed out in pain.
This seemed to weaken the monster's skin, and Alexander's next two arrows splashed with blood.
Raphael slid a shovel from between the monster's two claws, avoided the green mist, and slashed the monster's abdomen with a sword. This cut created a large gash, and blood flowed profusely.
"...We've entered the shooting range." Qiu Demi showed a strange smile, staring at his prey like a wild beast that hasn't drunk for a long time: "You...are a little over the top."
Of course, the monster did not respond to Qiu Demi. "Now then." The smile expanded more and more, and finally it was as ferocious as if it was about to tear its face apart.
"It's my turn!"
Qiu Demi jumped on the monster's neck and rode up on it, then aimed at the monster's back of the head and struck a heavy fist... one punch after another.
Brandon moved his steps and rushed to the left side of the monster, slashing it hard. Blazing white light bloomed from the tip of the sword, and the positive energy deeply burned the monster.
Raphael, Qiu Demi and Brandon's attacks were fiercer, and the monster went into a complete rage. The monster was covered in blood, turned its head and opened its mouth and roared, and the air currents erupted in a cone like a wind blade, forcing Qiu Demi to
Mi had no choice but to jump down to avoid the impact as sharp as a knife.
At the same time, the monster was grabbing wildly at Brandon and Paion, who had just moved to his left. Brandon used his shield to deflect most of the attacks, but Paion was not so lucky.
Taking advantage of this frenzied attack that could not be withdrawn in time, the black armor who arrived after a beat of delay in casting the spell seized the opportunity to jump up and opened two bloody holes in the monster's neck.
The monster let out a broken wail and fell down. Qiu Demi held down Raphael, who was furiously attacking the monster's corpse, and waited until he calmed down.
"Does anyone need first aid?" Alexander ran over and asked looking around.
"Follow me!" Five vegetative Pai Weng, who had made no contribution at all in the whole round of fighting, wailed.
"Howl like a hammer, look at your promise." Qiu Demi dragged the struggling Raphael over, expertly bandaged Pain with one hand and then asked Alexander: "Wai? Is there any more medicine?"
"
"The medicine is really gone." As soon as Alexander finished speaking, Pai Weng fainted.
Black Armor went up and pried open the monster's beak with a dagger, and dug out a cyan crystal from it. He tossed the trophy and said: "We give up the commission fee this time and pay you thirty-five paise."
How about taking this thing away? It's fair, my companion's spells have protected you from the death blow of this monster."
"Uh, okay. Anyway, thank you for the shield of your companion." Alexander saw that Brandon had put all the equipment on the ground and started to pluck the red feathers from the strange bird, so she walked over to help.
"You are the same, why are you howling? Please be quiet, please." Qiu Demi punched Raphael who was going berserk. Originally, he needed more time to wake up. But Qiu Demi saw Raphael's eyes.
The moment he regained his clarity, he suddenly stopped and joked: "Hey, are you alive?"
"Hit me faster this time... I'm still conscious." Raphael smiled sheepishly.
"Go back." The two of them took off the few remaining feathers. Brandon handed the feathers in his hand to Alexander, picked up the equipment and walked towards the horse. Alexander said "hmm" and took it back.
He picked up a intact arrow and followed suit.
"Come to think of it, Brandon. If they take that thing away, let's count our losses and gains." Qiu Demi picked up Pai Weng on his back, lowered his head and walked away thoughtfully.
"We have already made a lot of money by being able to kill such a powerful monster safely. Without that spell, Pai Weng would have been seriously injured at least now." Brandon said calmly.
Qiu Demi glanced at Pai Weng behind him, "Come on, are there any reliable priests in Silver City?"
Anyway, after chatting, the group of people returned to the city. After Pai Weng woke up, the three of them paid the fine and successfully applied for formal identification. Next, Alexander used the remaining money to purchase supplies and entered Silver City.
The story of Duer Town ended hastily, but the whole story has just begun. In the following period, three camel teams in the Gobi desert temporarily stayed near Duer Town. It is expected that a huge sandstorm will begin to blow in the desert next.
Fortunately, the five people left early. A group of ferocious sand lizards led a huge number of sand lizards to attack Duer Town, killing many people.
After the sandstorm ended, most of the horses in the carriages and horses got sick for no reason, and then died suddenly one by one. Only two horses survived. It is difficult not to think in the direction of the conspiracy.
A group of unemployed refugees and adventurers who were no different from criminals collectively attacked the gates of Silver City. The army naturally removed this cancer in Duer Town on the charge of endangering the country, and successfully planned the outer wall area of Silver City.
The territory of the empire.
But after that, Davis Bryan was exhausted after killing three high-level vampires who were doing damage. Although he died in the hands of the legendary vampire, he was severely injured and had to flee Silver City. The righteous Ling Ran
The Oathbender is worthy of his oath.
After bidding farewell to the town of Durr for a long time, Brandon would often look back. At this time, he did not know about the death of Davis. Brian vowed to remember Davis's expectations for a lifetime. But Alexander was still attracted by that strange
Troubled by intermittent dreams.
Since we have entered the plains, villages and forests are places where a few people can buy or hunt food, so the supplies are completely sufficient. Occasionally we move along the river bank, sometimes we climb over a ridge, and we are lucky enough to take a free ride.
The caravan's destination was the imperial capital, but a series of events unfolded again.
"Is the third book on the agenda?" The increasingly old man stroked his long white beard and put the book on the bookshelf.
"I didn't explain Helena's affairs, and Davis was too stubborn, so he died with the vampire. It's a pity, I really like this character, and Brandon didn't say goodbye to him." The strong boy was clearing the table.
Debris from wood carvings.
"Really? He is indeed a stubborn but very kind person." The old man cut the wick of the oil lamp and walked into the bedroom.
The old man went to bed first, and the boy carved several new wood carvings. Time passed... At dusk the next day, the old man took the last wood carving left from the sale and a new book and pushed away the smoke rising from the stove.
In the wooden house, the old man casually put the book on the table. Next to the light... the words on the cover of the thick storybook were glowing faintly. This chapter has been completed!