"How can this be so embarrassing? This is a task assigned to me by the lord. How can I drink the precious mushroom soup given to you without permission?"
"If you are worried, you can let our people try it first."
Lin En looked at the eyes around him staring at him. In order to avoid embarrassment, he laughed a few times again and wanted to step forward to take the lid back and put it back on.
But at this time, he couldn't help it anymore. Suddenly, a Northland apprentice wearing a robe appeared in the crowd and walked in with a serious face.
He held an unrolled scroll in one hand, and a mahogany staff in the other hand. The prismatic crystal at the tip of the staff was pointed at him from a distance.
"I advise you not to do this, Mr. Lynn."
"I need to detect the soup in your hand."
"What do you want to do? I kindly gave you mushroom soup. Is this your attitude towards your fellow countrymen? Our Lord Baron is also from Navia!"
The butler from Green Brook Town looked flustered and had a stern look on his face. He also wanted to call on others to stop the mage apprentice who came forward. Unfortunately, even if there were people in the Brave Hotel who did not belong to the Raging Winter Merchant Group, most of them were afraid of their huge size.
Momentum, choose to watch silently.
Therefore, when the scroll was unfolded, a dazzling spell ripple brighter than the fire was emitted from the center of the scroll, and it continued to emanate from the origin point. When the spell ripples rippled on the milky white soup,
, a completely different color appeared in the soup, an oily green color, just like the body fluids secreted under the scales of the lizard man, making it look greasy and disgusting at first sight.
"Paralyzing toxin."
The mage apprentice could tell at a glance that the poison in it was not fatal, but one that could paralyze the human body, causing people to fall into a state of losing control over various parts of their limbs for a long time.
"Now, Mr. Linn, you have to explain carefully, how did this come about?"
"No...no...how could this happen? I don't know at all. I didn't know there was poison in the soup."
The baron butler was still resisting, and continued to defend himself until the last second. However, everyone could see his panic and panic, so the atmosphere in the tavern suddenly froze.
There were only angry glances thrown at him.
"It seems like your mayor really didn't tell you."
At this time, the black-haired young man in the crowd with a pair of particularly fiery golden eyes and a handsome appearance sighed leisurely. It seemed that he was trying to save him, but in fact, the next sentence changed the style of the painting and made the butler feel like falling.
Ice cave.
"Okay, I can prove your innocence with a spell that detects lies. Although it is a one-level spell, I believe that what you said is true.",
As he spoke, he stepped forward and looked closely at the baron butler with his golden eyes, who had large drops of sweat falling down his forehead.
"No problem, Mr. Linn."
"I think you seem to be feeling a little unwell."
This teasing tone made him unable to support it any longer, but he did not show any expression of crying or regret, but said with a fierce look on his face.
"You cunning northern foxes, the Baron will not let you go! Wouldn't it be better to die without pain? Now let's all die together!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a short and pocket-sized stabbing sword from his waist, intending to hold the black-haired young man, who looked the youngest and unarmed, at close range.
As the butler of the lord of Green Creek Town, his strength is not as weak as that of the nobles in the city. The professional levels of three rangers are enough to make his thin body burst out with superhuman agility, like a leopard in danger.
But faced with the sudden outburst and the strength displayed by the butler in front of him, Woody felt that everything was within the acceptable range.
Otherwise, in this dangerous wilderness, the will of the baron representing Green Creek Town would have long lost any credibility. After all, the most reassuring thing in the wilderness is strength.
…
Woody also reacted the moment he stepped back and wanted to draw his sword. The dimensional ring in his hand flickered slightly, and an unsheathed steel long sword appeared on his right hand, but what was puzzling was
However, he did not choose to face the enemy with his right hand when holding the weapon, but instead held the sword with his left hand.
Seeing the weapon that suddenly appeared in Woody's hand, the baron butler who originally wanted to fight his way out suddenly felt cold. He instantly understood that he was not his opponent. There is no profession that understands the ring on his right hand better than him as a ranger.
, the meaning of left-handed weapon.
Sure enough, at the next moment, a slenderer, huge and strangely curved alien weapon appeared in the hands of the black-haired young man.
Obviously, this is an opponent who is proficient in two-weapon combat.
He had tried before, but failed. The flexibility of his hands made it almost impossible for him to fight the enemy with his left and right hands at the same time.
It was precisely because of this that he felt how scary Woody was. He was so young, and he didn't look like an elf or half-elf who was born to be favored by the ranger profession.
Damn it, today is an unlucky day. Not only was the plan discovered, but even when I met a young man I thought was easy to bully, I became stronger than my peers.
Lin En couldn't help but curse secretly in her heart.
But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
He knew in his heart that he had already charged forward and there was no room to retreat. Therefore, he could only force himself to use a shorter dagger to try to fight at close quarters to limit the advantage brought by his long weapon.
Then, the short and sharp fine iron dagger flashed a cold light, dragging him along like a comet, and rushed forward.
The moment the dagger came into contact with the long blade, dazzling sparks flew out. Linn gritted his teeth and used strength that was not inferior to that of an ordinary person. The dagger slid down hard. He wanted to slide the blade all the way from the intersection of the blades.
To his wrist, you can use this to force him back or disarm him.
A very typical ranger fighting style, good at winning with agility.
But most of these situations are meaningless when he encounters someone faster than him.
But before the other party could change his tactics, the Green Brook Town housekeeper's face instantly turned green because he saw a pair of fine iron-refined wrists appearing on the black-haired young man's originally exposed wrist.
Iron gauntlet, a slender chain at the end of the gauntlet is wrapped around the end of the alien weapon.
"Nima!"
If he can still swear at a critical moment, then he will definitely curse loudly without hesitation.
From the previous fight, he could see that the black-haired young man in front of him might be better than him in combat, but the length of the weapon and the environment offset the advantage this gave him.
If he encountered him in an open place in the wilderness, he would definitely run away without saying a word, but in a tavern where people were crowded around him, he felt that he still had a slight chance of winning.
After all, these years of combat experience were not wasted. However, just when he was gearing up to fight for a chance to survive, when he saw the iron gauntlet connected to the weapon, he instantly gave up the idea of fighting in close combat.
, God knows what else is on him!
What else is there to fight? Or should you teach him how to fight?
Although it is not armed to the teeth, in any case, such combat equipment and configurations are simply not something that normal adventurers can provide.
Most skilled mercenaries, even those who are better at it, are just like Page, the guard captain of Green Creek Town. They have a suit of armor and a weapon. This kind of thing can even be passed down from generation to generation, just like Page's armor.
As the last gift from his noble family, he only had a good knight's sword.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
Woody fought with the baron butler in front of him a few more times. When he saw that the ranger who just wanted to fight face to face suddenly changed his moves and rolled left and right several times in succession, while trying to get closer to the crowd, Woody
Then I realized that he no longer wanted to fight with him.
"What a pity."
There was some regret on his face. He finally found a warm-up opponent. He originally didn't want to deal with it so early, but chasing him all over the world would be too funny and waste time. He had already heard strange noises outside the tavern.
Time and events do not allow him to continue such nonsense.
So, watching the butler in front of him fighting and retreating, dodging his one sliding blade on the left, the dark pattern on the back of Woody's left hand suddenly lit up, and a mark of a dharma seal appeared on his skin, accompanied by the utterance of a single syllable.
, everyone in the tavern felt a shaking that came from nowhere, as if their center of gravity was disturbed in an instant.
Especially the main target of the repulsion decree, Lin En, the housekeeper of the lord of Green Brook Town, felt that his whole body was light, his legs had no strength at all, and his face and chest felt like there was a transparent wall rushing towards him in front of him.
The whole person flew back against the wall.
What greeted him was only the ready-to-go double-edged cross-cutting. But this time, he no longer had such good skills to dodge the attack. Instead, he straightened up and ate the body wrapped in fine linen cotton.
Got these two swords.
The blood is flowing like water!
Two wounds where broken bones could be seen appeared on the chest of the housekeeper of Green Brook Town. He was severely injured and his breath was weak. He could no longer hold the dagger in his hand. His legs went weak, and with a clang, he fell limply.
On the wooden board in the tavern.
Fighting with cold weapons has always been so direct and fast. There is no killing technique that requires fighting for 300 rounds, then filling up the energy tank, and then launching a sure kill.
From the fight to the end, just one minute passed.
But if Woody hadn't wanted to warm up and the baron butler in front of him was very skilled, he might not have been able to hold on for thirty seconds.
Professionals are different from the rough-skinned monsters in the wilderness.
For most professionals, before they advance, their bodies will only suffer more damage when encountering sharp weapons.
The only difference is that some warriors' physiques are so high that even if they are fatally injured, they can still move vigorously. However, most of them are like the baron butler in front of them. Facing the curved sword in Woody's hand, it is difficult to survive the first blow.
Three slashes.
Not ten seconds after he fell, a group of people rushed in at the door of the tavern. They were town guards wearing leather armor or rattan armor. The young guard headed by him saw the baron steward lying in a pool of blood. He instantly
His expression became full of anger and pain.
"You killed Butler Linn!"
He raised his head suddenly and asked, and at the same time, his eyes quickly found the black-haired young man in the crowd who was holding a tablecloth and wiping the blood.
Anyone could hear the unwillingness and anger in his tone, and the guards who came in with him also reprimanded him.
"You have violated the laws of Green Creek Town... Murderers are punishable by hanging!... Outsiders, you are in big trouble!"
But the next words of the black-haired young man made everyone angry.
"I killed him, but it was his own choice."
"Or do you want to be like him, lying here? Do you know what he has done?"
Woody looked at the expressions of the people in front of him and roughly guessed that the development of the matter was not that outrageous. The guard in front of him probably didn't know anything about the mushroom soup, because he had been observing their reactions just now, and no one looked at them.
Putting it on the thick soup poured on the ground, all the attention was focused on the body that was losing its breath.
And his questioning also had an effect, which made the several guards who rushed in look confused, and some of them didn't quite understand what Woody was talking about.
When Woody saw their expressions, he naturally understood that these guards were indeed what he thought, and most of them did not know the inside story. After all, if they really had a conspiracy against them from the beginning, they would definitely not be able to hide it from those skilled in the wilderness.
Laodao Business Hotel in China.
However, he did not choose to say it directly. Instead, he calmly walked through them in front of them, closed the door of the tavern again, and then turned around and spoke seriously.
"Despicable and shameless poisoning, is this the way you treat guests in Green Creek Town?"
Seeing Woody at the moral high ground, several guards who entered the tavern fell into self-doubt.
"Your butler wanted to poison the soup, but his incomparable wisdom, His Highness Cecil, has long since discovered it. This is the poison detection scroll used just now. Everyone can testify."
The mage apprentice of the Nudong Merchant Group came out with the spell scroll whose effect had been lost and said proudly.
"Perhaps it is you, Baron, who should explain it to us more. I have long seen that you have evil intentions!"
The mage's unique arrogance made his tone rather confrontational, so that the atmosphere immediately became tense as soon as he said his words.
"Then what evidence do you have for saying it was Butler Lin who poisoned me?"
"No evidence!" Woody answered simply.
"It's okay if you think this soup was added afterward, but I believe it won't take long for you to understand why."
"How do you know?" a guard couldn't help but ask.
They were all town guards sent by Lin En to replace the defensive force. They originally planned to follow in to see if they could have a drink to relieve the fatigue of the day's defense. They did not expect to encounter such an incident, which made them feel a little unsure.
But soon, they understood what the evidence Woody said was.
The rising smoke from the tavern's fireplace turned into a table-sized black shadow under the influence of a spell ripple on the second floor.
The shadow soon became clear, and a picture suddenly appeared in everyone's eyes.
Several guards were stunned when they saw the humans on the screen.
Because this level of luxury can only be found in the manor, and the person in the picture, with his fat and bloated figure, and the dark golden cane that never leaves his body, is the only one in Green Creek Town, and it is their mayor, Baron Cam.
Directly opposite him was a short upright ape, squatting on a chair. He was wearing a robe like a human, and he was holding a quill in his hand and scribbling on a parchment scroll.
Paint and paint.
At this moment, everyone present understood that it turned out that their mayor was secretly colluding with the cannibals!
Upstairs, Cecil, the court mage from Navia, was working hard to maintain the "Illusion Spell". If she hadn't seen the poison floating in the milky white soup with her own eyes.
Now she even began to suspect that what she released was not the illusion technique, but the detection projection technique.
"He is indeed the person she likes."
Now, Cecil already admires the man downstairs in her heart. Although he is younger than her, his perception seems to be much sharper than hers in this regard.
The cat lying on the table seemed to understand and barked quite contentedly.
