Alexander's Memoirs - Under the Rat's Rule Chapter 11 The Promise Made That Day
Just as Brandon was about to run out of the church, a tall middle-aged man wearing heavy plate armor turned a corner and entered the church.
"Master Brian!" Brandon hurriedly stopped and stood at the door.
"I already know the matter, um... Jaden Brandon, you will escort Ms. Alexander Johnson and submit the information to His Majesty the Emperor." This person is Davis Bryan, and I don't know where he came from.
I received the information so quickly.
"Yes, sir!" Brandon gave a military salute.
"Now, are you ready to make an oath?" The tall Oathbinder in front of Brandon asked him.
Brandon was very excited at first, and his breathing became heavy. After a few seconds, he calmed down and raised his left hand. Then he opened his mouth and swore a solemn oath that was enough for the four people to watch: "I, Jayden Brandon, hereby swear an oath of dedication.
!I will always be aware of myself and spend my time with humility. I will stand up to protect the weak and show compassion to the world. I will cut the blood with my sharp edge and forever contain the enemy. I will remember every word I say and never make a promise except for one. I will believe in the right path.
, always carry out my duties. I will uphold justice and support the truth. My general will be honored and honored, and I will stand firm unswervingly. I will sacrifice my arm to his support, and my shield will be shattered to protect the country!"
As the oath was finished, Brandon's body began to bloom with golden light, which was the manifestation of the divine power of the sun field. As the light gradually dimmed, Brandon remained motionless with his hands raised.
Alexander was a little flustered and looked at Brandon's condition first: "Mr. Brandon? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. This force is too strong and I can't control my body for the time being." Brandon quickly began to try to move his arms, but it was very slow.
At this time, Davis Bryan took off the silver necklace he was wearing, and there was a small, exquisite black cross sword hanging on it. He directly put it on the neck of Brandon, who was still stiff. "I'll go back and get it at noon.
Your equipment."
"Captain! Why? This is too precious!" Brandon shouted in surprise, but his body could not move. Davis ignored him and walked straight into the small door.
"...I actually still have this kind of power. I've learned a lesson." Paion, who was stunned by the sight before him, murmured to the background of Davis leaving.
"Remember, don't rely too much on the power that is not your own, especially the power of curse." Bishop Ronan also said.
"Curse equipment..." Alexander was speechless for a moment, his face twisted.
"The power of the curse will slowly generate negative emotions, change your personality, destroy your will, and erode your soul. Young people should not be eager for quick success." Bishop Ronan preached in an indifferent voice and walked towards the door.
Alexander waited for the bishop to walk out for a distance, then took off the necklace and stuffed it into Brandon's pocket, and whispered: "Then think about wearing it when you can use it. Can you move?"
Brandon was almost able to function normally, and he replied strangely: "Well, the negative effect of this necklace is just to listen to the nagging of every fallen Oathbender holder."
"Is it really just nagging?" Pai Weng walked around to Brandon and asked with concern.
"The corresponding ability provided is not very strong, so it should be corresponding in this aspect. However, it can still be used as a trump card in times of danger, but if you place your hope on the power of the curse every time, I am afraid that you will no longer be able to strengthen your will.
Yes, I think the bishop means that I should not take this to heart unless I really fight to the death." Brandon thought for a while and slowly expressed his thoughts.
Alexander nodded, then continued to stare at Brandon and said: "Well, it seems that you will act with us next? By the way, do you have any idea how to make money here? We have to bring the three of them into the country together, and finally
Leave some money for travel expenses."
"No...but I have saved a lot of salary, which can be used as the cost of entering the city for you." Brandon smiled stupidly: "Probably less than thirty paise."
Alexander's face twisted into a ball again: "Huh?!"
"Now we really need this money, so I won't refuse it hypocritically, but I borrowed it, and I will definitely pay it back to you in the future." Alexander asked Qiu Demi, why Paion and Raphael were expelled, and then calculated
After a while. "Let's go, let's get enough money and go to the city. If you include the bounty on unclean creatures, there is only one person left." But before the serial murder case was solved, Qiu Demi and Pai Weng,
Raphael still couldn't enter the city.
The five people walked out of the church. Brandon looked silently at the frowning city guards not far away and the blood on the ground. Obviously, someone had just attacked the city gate, and the weapons and armor of the city guards were also stained with some blood.
But no injured people were seen here.
"I'm going to ask what's going on." Brandon went to ask the guards at the city gate. The news he brought back was that some adventurers believed the rumors and thought that the next sandstorm would be unprecedentedly large. So some people chose
It’s a desperate move, but it’s clear that the Nishiliu Chamber of Commerce will even hold an auction here at two o’clock this afternoon. It is currently making urgent preparations, and many wealthy people in the country have sent representatives.
"What do you mean? Well, no matter what, I have an idea now. If the people who spread the rumors intend to accept the inheritance of those people, we may be able to ask the guards about the origins of those people, and we can go to their residences to see
Can you find someone by squatting down?" After Alexander finished speaking, he looked at Qiu Demi. "You may not be able to find the people you are looking for from the Nishiliu Chamber of Commerce now. We can take a look at the auction here at two o'clock in the afternoon. Maybe everyone from the Chamber of Commerce will be there by then.
What do you think?"
"Listening to what you said, I feel that this must be the beginning of a conspiracy. We'd better find the person who spread the rumors. I thought it was strange before. It's been so chaotic recently and a series of events happened. It's really not a coincidence. Maybe this has something to do with the combination.
It's related to the murder case, so we need to patrol the locations where wanderers don't check." Brandon subconsciously held the pendant in his pocket.
"But now we have no clues." Alexander touched his forehead and said: "If this is the beginning of a series of conspiracies, those who stormed the city gate will definitely not be the main target. There is no point in squatting people like this...
"
Brandon also looked like he was thinking hard, as if there was no good solution.
"Since there are no clues, let's patrol as you say." Alexander shrugged: "Maybe the clues will come to us on their own."
"We can only take one step at a time." Pai Weng sighed.
"If you have no other choice, then you can only try your luck." Brandon also sighed. The next five people walked through the smelly alley. Brandon seemed to have been used to it for a long time and was not a pretentious person.
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Brandon was the first, and Alexander followed cautiously with a bow. Paion used his dominant hand to hold the grappling hook hidden in his clothes and be as alert as possible to the surroundings. Raphael always kept close to Qude, who had his hands on his hips.
Walk closely together.
The five people walked almost all the valuable routes, but found nothing unusual. Brandon also took the four people to the scene of the previous murder, but there were no other useful clues except dried blood.
The sun was scorching fiercely, and it was even after nine o'clock in the morning. The five of them felt thirsty, and Brandon suggested taking a rest.
"Then go to the hotel and sit there for a while?" Alexander looked at the sky: "Maybe I can find out something."
"It's good to go drink some wine and reward yourself." Pai Weng put the empty bottle he was carrying into Raphael's hand: "It can be used to hold wine."
Brandon replied awkwardly: "I don't know how to drink, so I'll just drink some water."
"A sober Oathbinder who has experienced the trial of strong alcohol is the real Oathbinder." Raphael stepped forward and patted Brandon on the shoulder.
Qiu Demi didn't want to see them arguing, so he set out to drink.
"Well, everything is fine." Alexander also raised his feet and walked towards the square: "Then what did you drink last night?"
"Well, um... this is actually my second time drinking. Yesterday was a special occasion." Brandon's face turned red.
The five people arrived at the square. There were several steam four-wheelers parked at the entrance of Cang Yue Hotel. It seemed that some distinguished guests had arrived, which was in line with the previous intelligence.
"Uh... this is it?" Alexander hesitated a little: "Can we... still go in?"
Close to the door and look inside. The adventurers in the hall are still doing whatever they are supposed to be doing. This is the atmosphere of Durr Town.
"It should be no problem, the other party didn't book a hotel." Pai Weng touched his chin.
"Let's go, let's go have a drink." Qiu Demiti slipped his money bag and went to the bartender to ask for a drink.
Brandon stared at the inconspicuous icon on one of the four-wheeled vehicles. If you look closely, the icon looks like a slightly curved brown horn. After looking at it for a while, Alexander didn't know what icon it was.
No corresponding memory emerged.
Just as Raphael and Pai Weng were about to walk in, Brandon recognized the sign: "I remember that the sign on this car seemed to be from the Lingyang Chamber of Commerce. They have been cooperating with the Counterflow Chamber of Commerce. Here in Silver City
All the food is provided by them.”
After hearing this, Raphael stared into the hall to see if he could find anyone from the Lingyang Chamber of Commerce. It is no exaggeration to say that the name of this chamber of commerce made his past experience looser.
"Food...well." Alexander rolled his eyes: "If the sandstorm really lasts for a long time, the price of food will increase." As she said this, she listened carefully to what the adventurers in the hall were saying and went to find Qiu De.
Mi went to order a drink. Although I didn’t know whether I drank before, but drinking was not a bad thing.
After Pai Weng followed him in, he bought a glass of water and found a dark corner to stay. After Qiu Demi ordered his and Raphael's portions, he sat down and drank these cheap drinks. Alexander and Brandon sat without ordering anything.
The two of them listened to the chatter around them... It took sixty mel to get around like this.
Some of the adventurers were discussing the steam carriages outside, but there was no special news or opinions. In addition, some people also heard about the sandstorm, but they did not believe that the sandstorm would last too long, but there were also corresponding opinions.
I have a sense of urgency and am prepared to spend less money and do more tasks recently. The most important one is the escort task for this auction.
Auction escort...? Alexander paid attention to the follow-up of the adventurers who said this. These tasks are divided into two parts. The first is the guard task issued by the Countercurrent Chamber of Commerce during the auction, and the second is these merchants or
Someone else's private employment, the latter's schedule also includes after leaving Silver City, obviously this is the temporary commission that Richard mentioned before, and the businessman who takes advantage of this group will pay the fines that the employee should pay out of his own pocket.
Either taxes or compensation or something.
"Hmm... Putting aside the fate of the second part, it seems that we can ask about the details of the first part?" Alexander whispered the information he heard and then made this suggestion.
"Their boss actually said that he has a temporary commission and wants to hire us. I think it's interesting." Raphael told his partner what he heard at that time.
"Well, a temporary commission..." Alexander thought for a moment: "That's what I'm talking about, right? In this case, we go to him as a guard, and I guess the final funds will be saved?"
"I did say it..." Qiu Demi nodded after taking another sip: "But I didn't ask for details in detail, so it's hard to say anything."
"Go talk to him?" Pai Weng also thought this was a good idea.
"Well, that's it. Let's talk about the rain forest by the way." Qiu Demi added.
"Well, you can ask about this." Alexander tapped the table with one finger. He didn't know when he learned this habit: "I also intuitively feel that I should go and see... As for the rain forest... I guess
In the end, it still has something to do with the Countercurrent Chamber of Commerce. This is probably the town closest to the rainforest, and the Countercurrent Chamber of Commerce seems to be very influential here. Brandon, do you think this conflicts with the church's interests?"
Brandon licked his chapped lips: "No matter what, the Countercurrent Chamber of Commerce can also benefit from it, whether it is a developer or not. After all, as long as Duer Town prospers, the Countercurrent Chamber of Commerce can make another fortune.
, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely not hand over power to only one force." Brandon said with certainty, then stood up and ordered a glass of water.
"Well, in this case, Qiu Demi, it's up to you." Brandong also brought a glass to Alexander, so she picked it up and took a sip: "After finishing the drink, go to the Chamber of Commerce again, at least in the afternoon.
Before the auction starts, can you agree on being a guard?"
"Oh, okay." Qiu Demi swallowed the last sip of wine and stood up.
Brandon had already drank more than half of the glass of water. He seemed to be really thirsty. At this time, he drank the rest of the water in a big gulp: "My status is not suitable for going there. I also want to go on patrol."
"Well..." Alexander frowned: "It's too dangerous to act alone. But I think I have to go to the Chamber of Commerce with Qiu Demi. Which of you, Raphael or Paion, should go with Brandon?"
"Let me go with Brandon." Raphael volunteered.
"Then I..." Pai Weng scratched his hair.
"Then let's do it." Alexander nodded. "Captain Brian will go back to the street office at noon, right? We'll gather there at noon. By the way, where is the office?" Alexander suddenly remembered Raphael's problem.
"Um, Qiu Demi, if you... don't really need your presence, how about you and Rafael follow Brandon on patrol?"
"That's okay. There is still one bottle of holy water left, right? Although the damage is not as good as a fist, it is still useful in helping Raphael resist fatigue. It just so happens that the shelf life has not expired, so bring it to me first." Qiu Demi stretched out his hand.
Handed.
"That's right." Alexander looked at his bag: "And there is also a bottle of weakness potion... Do you think it is useful?" Alexander handed the weakness potion and holy water to Qiu Demi.
"I think it's good to bring it with you just in case. You bring this bottle." Qiu Demi threw away his weakness: "At least keep one method with you that I don't know whether it will be useful or not."
"Okay." Alexander took the potion and gave it to Pai Weng: "Then we're going to the Chamber of Commerce, you guys be careful." Pai Weng took the potion and put it in his pocket.
"See you later." Qiu Demi nodded: "Let's go then, you two." Then she took Brandon and Raphael ahead. This chapter has been completed!