Alexander's Memoirs—Under the Rule of the Rat Chapter 1: Untimely Questions
Friends who can fight side by side in Dole Town are even more important than personal strength. The trio of Qiu Demi, Raphael, and Pai Weng have been able to safely put their backs together since they fought against the violent sand lizards during the Great Sandstorm.
Leave it to each other. Although there is still a large gap in the memory, the newly created memory is worth remembering.
The last sandstorm had been over for more than a month, so the three of them decided to try their luck at the gathering place of sand lizards. Forget about catching them, it would be good if they could kill one. But then an accident occurred, and they discovered that
A purple-haired woman dressed as a traveler with a bow and arrow on her back in the sand.
There have been people who crossed the Gobi in the past year, and all of them caused big events. Maybe this is a good time for the three of them to make a fortune. The knife-like wind on the Gobi slapped the three adventurers with the scorching sand.
cheek.
"We have bumped into each other today." Qiu Demi, a woman who could not be said to be muscular but definitely not thin, raised her eyebrows. She lifted the hem of Fang's dusty but not damaged robe, and quickly
Bu walked up, bent down, patted her cheek gently and whispered: "Hey, hey, wake up."
"Are you still alive!?" Raphael, who also has black hair but short broken hair, still has a Chinese character face that looks extremely serious under normal circumstances. When he squats down, his matte breastplate collides with the hilt of his sword.
The sound also has to be said to give people a reliable feeling.
The last young man with a somewhat neutral face remained silent but followed him. His waist-length gray hair was tied into a ponytail with plant fibers. He was also wearing a set of shabby linen clothes on this hot day.
He even wore a dark green scarf around his neck - a normal person would have fainted from the heat standing under the bright sun for a quarter of an hour.
After a simple inspection by Qiu Demi and Raphael, the woman had no obvious wounds and her lips were chapped, which was probably caused by dehydration.
"It really happened to me, do any of you have any water left?" The three of them looked at each other, and Qiu Demi had no choice but to continue: "Why don't you save some to drink on the way back? Forget it...I didn't leave any, either.
It’s so fucking hot.”
Raphael put the two small copper flasks without a drop of water back into his pocket, hesitating whether to do a good thing or not: "Carry her back?"
"Can I feed her this? Although it is quite expensive..." Pai Weng took out the external medical ointment from his pocket and wondered if it could be taken orally.
"Put that back. I'll try feeding some blood first... Anyway, she can survive. Rafael, please pinch her lips for me." Qiu Demi pulled out a dagger from his waist. With the support of his own body, Qiu Demi
He pointed his thumb at the unconscious man's mouth, scratched it with a dagger, then retracted the dagger and pressed with his fingers, nearly a hundred drops of blood dripped out.
Raphael twitched the corner of his mouth: "He is cruel..."
"To quench thirst with blood?" Pai Weng was startled. This kind of operation was really difficult for him to learn. Then he thought for a moment and said: "Indeed, the main component of blood is water... I used to
How do you know this kind of thing?"
After a few tense minutes, the woman groaned and had no intention of waking up, but her complexion improved a lot.
"Hey... take it back." Qiu Demi checked to see if there was anything good on this person, but except for the leather armor under the cloak and the bow and arrow on his back, there was nothing... It wasn't like there was nothing at all, she
There was also a piece of leather in the backpack that had a peculiar smell and had not been properly treated.
"Are you okay?" Raphael stretched out his hand to lift the unconscious woman onto his shoulders, but his eyes were fixed on Qiu Demi's fingers.
Qiu Demi clicked his tongue, gave Raphael a hand and said: "I'm fine. You also know that my wounds heal quickly. Although this is quite abnormal, it is always a good thing for the current situation...
At least she won't die for the time being. She seems to be a long-range character. If she can be recruited, it will be of great help. Let's go, no matter what, at least make a fortune. I have lost so much blood, I need to replenish it.
Nutritional supplements."
"But this person...isn't he really lost?" Pai Weng, who was following behind and acting as the backdrop for the trio, pulled up his scarf a little higher to block the sand mixed in the wind.
"Who knows...sigh." Raphael sighed.
"We can't just leave her here." Qiu Demi took a few steps faster and passed Raphael, walking in front to block the wind.
The trio came to the usually closed fence gate in the east of Duer Town, opened a gap, walked in and closed it properly. Suddenly Qiu Demi said: "If we take her directly back to the slums, we will probably be watched.
"She was silent for a moment and continued: "With this height... you can't twist it into a package, it's troublesome."
"Pull her to the church?" Raphael suggested: "The church of the Holy God of God always has a priest who doesn't believe in Kaleven Delusti Skade. I heard that she will
Give free healing spells to the poor, maybe the three of us should send this woman there... Forgot that you can’t go, then just the two of us?”
"I have no problem thinking about it." The talkative Pai Weng agreed, but then he thought again and added: "
Do you want to give her some water before taking her to church? When I first arrived here, I heard that the proprietress of Cang Yue Hotel is a kind-hearted person and might give us some water on credit."
"Okay, that's it. Let's find a place at the door to watch her first, and send someone to find the landlady to get some water. Who's going?" Qiu Demi looked around, but fortunately there weren't many in front of the hotel or carriage house.
Pedestrians. Being in the small square in front of the east gate should not be noticed by too many people, especially those groups of thieves who make a living by robbing.
"I have to carry her. I always feel that it would be more dangerous if I put her down." Raphael shook his head and took two steps back, fully stepping into the shadow of the big sign above the east gate, and then looked at Pai Weng.
"Shall I go?" Pai Weng pointed to his chin with his index finger.
"Then you go." Qiu Demi also returned to the shadows and nodded and threw the water bag over: "Be careful on the road." Even though it is such a small road.
The tool runner took the water bag, pulled the scarf down to his throat, and then walked towards Cang Yue Hotel.
On normal nights, the buildings on the south side of the main square are always lit with lights, which look very dazzling in the dark night. Although it is daytime and the doors are ajar, there is still laughter through the doors from time to time.
Pai Weng glanced at the sign hanging on the side of the door eaves. The eye-catching scratches on it had the words dyed with red dye - open.
Carrying a water bag, Pai Weng pushed the door open and closed it. At this time, a group of miners were sitting in the room, drinking and eating. As far as Pai Weng knew, the silver mine was currently suspended, and it seemed that they had dug up gold that was not very valuable.
There are associated mines, so I have enough energy to have a serious meal. There are also a few adventurers bragging to each other in the corner of the room.
It can't be said that the seats are full, but there are only two square tables left empty by the door. And directly opposite the door, at the end, is the hotel counter. Normally, the sexy proprietress should stand behind the counter and greet the waiter to serve the food.
Pai Weng noticed that in addition to the taciturn bartender who was wiping his wine glass, the bald boss who was usually invisible was lying on the counter drinking wine - he was a powerful mercenary who was a member of the Moon Bear Mercenary Group.
The main shield battle in this legendary story.
Withdrawing his gaze, Pai Weng looked at the dazzling array of wine behind the bartender. In addition to ordinary rye wine and mellow red wine, there were even a few bottles of gorgeously packaged spirits - the latter looked like it could only be enjoyed by wealthy people.
type.
After hesitating for a moment, Pai Weng walked up to the counter and asked the bartender: "Excuse me, is the landlady here?"
"Not here." The bartender replied in an emotionless voice, while the bear-like boss on the other side suddenly raised his head and looked at Pai Weng. It was obviously Pai Weng's mention of the word boss's wife that caught his attention.
Before this retired mercenary, recognized as the most powerful in Dole Town, tore himself apart, something had to be done.
"...I, I just want to ask for a glass of water to save my dehydrated companion." Pai Weng, who had a somewhat neutral face, lowered his voice and started to pretend to be pitiful.
"A glass of water costs nine mer, no credit allowed." The boss's deep and strong voice came over.
"Sorry... I heard that the landlady is a very kind person..." Pai Weng shivered and took out the only eight copper coins from his pocket and put them on the counter. He picked up three more copper coins and put them back and whispered:
"Please bring me half a glass of water."
Fortunately, the boss continued to drink at the table and acquiesced to the half-cup sale. The bartender took the money under the counter, scooped half a cup of water from the barrel behind the counter with a big wooden cup, and put it on the counter.
.Followed by the bartender's cold voice. "Remember to bring the cup back as soon as possible. I don't think you want to cause trouble." I'm afraid he was not only referring to the hotel owner who was about to explode like a powder keg at this moment, but also
It's the rules set by the guys who run Dole Town.
"Thank you very much!" Pai Weng said hurriedly, forgetting that he was holding a water bag. After taking the water cup, he quickly walked out of Cang Yue Hotel. After all, life was at stake.
After walking out of the hotel, Paion immediately showed a sunny and healthy smile, and walked towards the east gate to find his teammates. After Raphael put him down and put him in a position suitable for swallowing, Paion poured water into the mouth of the purple-haired woman.
The cool liquid slid down her throat and into her esophagus, and Alexander slowly woke up. She subconsciously licked her split lips. "Well... um..." Ya looked at the three people in front of her in confusion.
Qiu Demi gently patted Alexander's face: "Are you awake? Pay the medical bills first."
"You're awake, I'm going to return the cup." Pai Weng poked the yellow hair on Alexander's forehead.
Qiu Demi stood up and began to blackmail skillfully: "The diluted treatment potion costs 2,500 mel, and by the way, the blood I took is also cheaper. The total is 3,000, should it be in installments or together?" She bent down again.
Following Pai Weng's example, he also poked at the yellow hairs on his headband that were moving in the wind.
At this time, Alexander had woken up and stood up to avoid his fingers: "Well...oh. Then what, let me calm down first..."
"By the way, this half glass of water is only worth five mel." Pai Weng had already put on his black cloak, picked up the wooden cup, and then turned around and walked towards Cang Yue Inn.
"Speaking of which, why did you end up unconscious in that place?" Qiu Demi fiddled with his hair.
Raphael couldn't hold back his curiosity and said, "Yeah, what do you do? Why did you collapse there?"
Hmm... I should have... passed out in the desert? Then... I was probably brought here by these people? Alexander recalled it and then looked around with his peripheral vision.
"Don't look, we rescued you." Qiu Demi stood up again: "Let's go, it's easy to get into trouble if you stay here. There are only three types of people in Duer Town. The first type is those who can solve the problems they committed before with money.
Then they want to make money to solve the problem and return to the territory of Canadore. The second type is the guy who spends the money he makes happily. The third type is the residents of Silver City but has to make a living through Durr Town. Maybe you can add
The fourth type of meeting foreign guests?”
"Uh... okay." Alexander whispered as he followed. Paion, who had returned the wooden cup, also returned to the team.
"I've probably sorted out my thoughts. All in all, I'm...a member of a pioneering team that was sent to explore a rainforest on the opposite side of the Gobi before I lost my memory." Alexander seemed like these three people were not bad guys.
"It sounds like you are starting from here. We have also heard the story of the rain forest. Do you know anyone in Durr Town?" Raphael took the initiative to chat.
"I don't know... I used to be one of the guards of the pioneering team sent by the Holy Empire of Canado to the rainforest opposite the next door. I was an adventurer. However, we all lost our memory for some reason, including those who were sent before.
A regular member of the pioneering team. We encountered terrifying monsters in the rainforest, and after basically solving the most pressing problems, I was sent outside to see the situation."
"I think I fainted in the Gobi and was rescued by you. This should be the current situation. Is there any problem with the above?"
"The situation outside is also very simple." Qiu Demi spread his hands and said, "Although the impact of amnesia is not small, the problem is not big. At present, order has basically been restored... Having said that, the rain forest... is a good place, right?
?”
"If a place full of unclean creatures and crazy beasts is also a good place, then maybe it is." Alexander smiled bitterly.
"Unholy creatures...those resurrected dead?" Paion, who had regained his silence, asked.
"More or less, it's just a brainless monster that is in tatters and has no benefit at all from killing it." Alexander recalled the unclean creatures he had seen before and felt disgusted - in every sense of the word.
"Well, if that's all right, do you mind if I ask a few questions? My name is Alexander Johnson, what do you guys call me?"
"You can call me Qiu Demi, just ask."
"I'm Pai Weng, please excuse me."
"Raphael."
"So, this town is called Durr Town, and that city is called Silver City." Alexander pointed to the towering city wall at the end of the town. "Is Durr Town...part of the Holy Empire of Kandor?"
Pai Weng said: "Let me introduce it to you. The main reason is that they can't memorize the written information... Where to start? Generally speaking, this is the eastern border. To the east of the Xuguang Mountains is the Akan Rama area, and to the west is
In the Canado region, the Xuguang Mountains well block the hot wind from the Akanrama region. Although there is a natural gap, Winstar II built the Silver City with towering walls to block the barren atmosphere.
"
"Well... the reason why Silver City is so named is because during the period of Winstar III, a large amount of silver mines were discovered next to this fortress with only soldiers, and there was even a lot of associated mithril."
"The empire needs labor to mine silver mines, so the army commander of Silver City acquiesced and even single-handedly contributed to the emergence of Durr Town. Judging from its location and scale, Durr Town is almost an outer city of Silver City, but strictly speaking Durr Town
The town is not an imperial territory. The earliest resident was an exiled earl. Later, homeless refugees who were driven out of the village, prisoners who were guilty of crimes that were not worthy of death, and the Akanrama people whose country had long been destroyed also came here and became
the early town population.”
"The Great Amnesia Incident did cause a lot of trouble before, but the fixed positions and a large amount of paper materials played a big role. The people in charge of Duer Town are currently a group of thieves, but even though they are thieves, they do follow their own rules
They have strict rules and cruel means to maintain order. With the help of the Countercurrent Chamber of Commerce, the merchants of Yincheng formed the Commercial Street Joint Management Committee, which is also a force that cannot be underestimated."
"Finally, the church of the Church of the Holy Glory, which represents the official power of Silver City, and the hotel run by the most powerful retired mercenary in Duer Town can also be mentioned. It is the place where I bought you water just now. The others are all
They are small fish and shrimps that cannot be put on the table... We are the most common among those small fish and shrimps."
"The main reason for the existence of Duer Town is that Silver City needs to collect minerals. As for the other sources of income, it is only doing business and hunting beasts such as sand lizards. Occasionally, the magical beasts that appear can also be sold for a big price. Well... we
That’s what I do. Like you, I’m an adventurer.” This chapter has been completed!