Little Xipu never thought that he, who had always been thin and small, would one day become the follower requested by the knight. He would even be received by the knight and the lord, and would be entrusted with "an extremely important task".
Secret Mission"...
How old were you when you first arrived in Harmondale City?
It's been so long ago that little Xipu can't even remember what his dead dad looks like...
Little Xipu only remembered that he had never seen his mother again when he was very young. His father said that his mother was sick and died. He had grown up drinking the milk of the two remaining goats in the family, so he took the
The name is Sipu...
Dad also said that if they still stayed in their hometown to herd sheep and farm land, little Xipu and even Xipu's father might starve to death, so they would have to change their lives...
Then Sipp remembered that they seemed to have followed the others for a long, long way, and then finally arrived at Harmondale.
Unfortunately, this last stretch of road seemed to have worn away the last bit of Sip's father's strength. Not long after arriving at Harmondale, Sip's father started coughing, and he never stopped again.
Sipu's father wanted to send little Sipu into the army at first... Unfortunately, Sipu was too small at that time. He couldn't even lift the barrel of a gun, let alone a sword and armor, and he couldn't even give it to soldiers.
He was also unable to do chores such as oiling and maintaining his armor, and was eventually sent to a blacksmith shop in the city to work as a helper...
At first, Xipu's father worked with Xipu for the blacksmith master. Then Xipu's father coughed more and more violently, and gradually he could not even move the iron ingots...
Xipu remembered what his father said to him at the end. It seemed that he was going to go outside the city to collect some herbs and make soup to eat. After taking the medicinal soup, the disease would be cured, and he asked Xipu to stay at the blacksmith.
Shop, listen to the blacksmith master and learn your skills carefully.
Then Xipu's father left. After that, Xipu never saw his father again...
At first, little Xipu naturally missed his parents, and even thought about them so much that he couldn't help but cry and howl.
But the helpers all lived in a big shack, and every time Xiao Xipu made some noise, the other helpers would scold him viciously, and even hit him a few times.
This frightened little Xipu, especially after being hurt by the beating, he was not able to work well. Even the blacksmith reprimanded him and told him to get out if he couldn't do the work...
After that, little Xipu didn't dare to cry anymore. Even if he missed his parents, he would grit his teeth and endure it... endure it...
Later, I could barely remember my father’s appearance, and even if I wanted to cry, I couldn’t do it…
But fortunately, the little Xipu people were smart enough and worked hard, so even if they were a little weak, they finally stayed in the blacksmith shop and became a "long-term worker" under the blacksmith...
Of course, little Xipu also wants to be a soldier.
After all, in Harmondale, it can be said that there are even more soldiers than civilians!
And with more knowledge, Xiao Xipu naturally realized that the soldiers were all very powerful, majestic and mighty, and extremely strong. It was said that they were "taught" by the army?!
Little Xipu was shocked when he first found out!
Because he stayed in the blacksmith shop all year round to help the workers learn skills, he also knew the meaning of the word "teach" - when he was placed in the hands of the blacksmith master and taught his apprentices skills, the master master was stingy and said nothing.
He always doesn't explain clearly, and even when apprentices come to ask for advice, the master often fools them, obviously not sincerely teaching others their skills.
And when it's their turn to be long-term or part-time workers, it's even more troublesome~ Sometimes they don't even know a word, they just tell them what they want, what they want, where to move it, how much to move...
So when he heard that he could be "taught" skills by becoming a soldier, Xiao Xipu was filled with yearning and envy!
Not to mention that all the soldiers are well fed and drunk, and everyone’s body is as strong as an ox~
This is naturally a huge attraction for little Xipu, who is as thin as a little monkey - to have a full meal... To be honest, little Xipu feels as if he has never had enough in his life!
However, no matter how envious he was in his heart, little Xipu could not join the army because he was too thin, even much thinner than other half-grown men of the same age...
Originally, little Xipu thought that his life would be like this. It wasn't until the day not long ago that a "master knight" was said to be choosing some "special followers" in the city of Harmondale. Only then did little Xipu meet the person who changed his destiny.
that moment--
That day, when the armored and mighty "Master Knight" appeared in the legend, there were many other "little ghosts" from different corners standing with little Xipu.
At that time, little Xipu thought it was quite strange. He didn't understand why the knight wanted to find a group of thin and small people to select his followers.
Generally speaking, when knights choose servants, they shouldn't look for those with clean financial backgrounds, preferably those from civilian families, and with much better physical foundations, right?
After all, even if you are helping the knight master feed the horse, wipe the clothes and armor, etc., it should take a lot of strength, right?
But Xiao Xipu doesn’t care about that anymore~
Rather, if the knight in front of me really needs such an entourage, he will have no chance, right?
Then, as countless "little devils" watched in awe, fear, or excitement, the knight began to come forward to ask them... to deliver messages...
Yes, little Xipu has never heard of such a thing... It seems that the knight in front of him just wants to find himself a follower to deliver messages to others...
He will make all kinds of strange requests, and then let a lot of little ghosts choose what kind of letters are appropriate to send...
Little Xipu didn't know what the knight meant, but he didn't want to give up and give up the hard-won opportunity in front of him to change his life and destiny...
Little Xipu tried his best and racked his brains to think about those strange "conditions". He didn't know whether he had done everything right, or whether others had made more mistakes...
But after several choices, Xiao Xipu was told that he and six other people had successfully stayed, and each of them immediately received a "reward" of three silver coins...
Oh my god!
Silver coins!!!
For "little devils" like them, the money they can save in a year is probably dozens of copper coins, right?
After all, no matter whether you are working long-term or short-term, the general employer will only pay everyone rations and a place to rest. If you can get rewards, or even "salary", the helper is a "powerful guy" in the helper group, how can he easily do that?
How much money can you save?
When three small silver coins were held in their hands, the few "little devils" realized how lucky they were. This was simply a miracle falling from the sky...
Then the Lord Knight even gave them "a chance to choose" - they could choose to take these three silver coins and leave, or they could choose to join the Lord Knight's team. But soon, the Lord Knight would take them
People go to the west to fight the so-called undead monsters.
"Undead", "demon" and so on, the people at the bottom of Harmondale also know some~
After all, the soldiers in the city often fought with these inhuman monsters, and they were mentioned from time to time while shouting and shouting, and gradually everyone got used to hearing about them.
But "knowing" is one thing, but asking everyone to go out of the city and fight those monsters is another thing~
So when they heard the choice given by the knight, several other people almost chose to leave without hesitation - just kidding! On the one hand, they left with a large reward, and on the other hand, they went out of the city to fight the monsters...
Is this still a choice?
In the end, only Xiao Xipu and another "little ghost" chose to stay, and then they became part of the "rescue army" led by the knight...
Of course, little Xipu didn't know why the knight chose him, but he knew that when the other officers and gentlemen in the city chose some followers, they just looked at them and pointed at them and left, even better than the merchants in the market.
Choosing animals is easier.
After all, when buying and selling livestock, you still have to look at the mouth of the sheep and ask if its stomach is good. It costs a lot of money to buy it back. How can it be as simple as picking some untouchables as followers?
But this time, little Xipu personally experienced the "test" given by the knight. With his little cleverness, little Xipu realized that the "entourage" selected with such care may be of great use to the knight -
—And being used by a knight, is no more valuable than being a blacksmith's long-term laborer?
However, despite the hard work of marching all the way later, Xiao Xipu was secretly puzzled and anxious - because the knight master did not even go with their large army, but only brought a few soldiers with him from the beginning.
The master ran away early, as if he didn't care about their big team at all~
Could it be...that I guessed wrong??
With this uneasiness, it was not until earlier today that Xiao Xipu knew that his opportunity had finally arrived!
Because when it got light that day, the knight knight and another gentleman who was said to be a local "lord" actually found little Xipu together, and then gave him good instructions and questioning until they confirmed that little Xipu clearly understood the answer.
After we came down, we found several other people, and even a particularly huge and mighty "monster"!
Little Xipu knew that this "monster" with a body and claws as strong as a lion, and a head and wings as powerful as a giant eagle, is called a "gryphon"!
Xiao Xipu had heard about it when he was in Harmondale, but it wasn't until he joined Lord Knight's team this time that he had the opportunity to see these terrifying big guys up close~
And this time it’s even worse!
According to what the knight told him before, behind him... he actually... actually wanted to ride on this "war beast" that was said to be particularly powerful but also very smart, and then fly... into the sky... and then go
Send messages to other human lords in the rear...
Oh~ It turns out that when the knight asked me to be his follower, he really wanted me to deliver the message...
But even though little Xipu thought about it, he never imagined that one day he would ride a monster that he had never dared to imagine before, and fly into the sky to deliver a message to the knight.
this……
This is too miraculous, isn’t it?!
Little Xipu almost wondered if he was dreaming~
After all, even in the craziest dream he had ever had, he was just riding on the heads of other helpers, drinking, and then sitting down to eat with the blacksmith... and eating countless amounts of black bread.
Then there are two pieces of meat in the vegetable soup...
Comparing the current reality with what is about to happen, even Xiao Xipu has almost no strength to walk. He only feels as if he is stepping on cotton and can only be supported by the guards on the side...
"How about it? Do you want to think about it again? If you are really scared, you can actually let 'Fat Snake' try it... I think you won't be able to walk away, or Fat Snake can really do better than you.
good……"
Just when little Xipu thought he was walking in the clouds and was almost unable to distinguish between dreams and reality, the words of the knight on the side were clearly transmitted to his ears. The sound was obviously not loud.
Coming is like thunder~
"No! Master, let me go! I can do it! I can definitely do it!!!"
Then, little Xipu set off under the farewell of the knights, lords... and even a "mage"~
When he was really "tied" to the back of the "giant beast" called the griffin, and took advantage of the violent airflow to fly high into the sky, for the first time in his life, little Xipu felt what is called "suffocating panic"
!
However, despite this panic, at the same time, he was overwhelmed by joy and excitement that gradually surged up like a tide~
At this moment, the sky is so close and the earth is so far~
Everything around him gradually became smaller.
The knights, the lords, the mage... even the huge castle and the densely packed people in the castle are like... like the little ants on the ground that little Xipu once noticed, becoming tiny and difficult to see clearly...
The only thing left beside him was the flying giant beast that he was holding tightly, and every time the opponent flapping its wings and accelerating, little Xipu, who was tightly trapped on the back of the gryphon, felt tremendous power~
However, it was this force and the strong body that dragged him away from the shackles of the earth and went to a place that Xiao Xipu had never imagined in his life before - he actually flew up, like a bird...
…
Of course, at this moment, while little Xipu has overcome the fear and discomfort of "shooting into the sky" for the first time, he is still more surprised and curious in his heart, as well as excited about this strange experience...
But this was actually thanks to the assistance of the "Mage Master" he saw before leaving - what little Xipu didn't know was that in order to help him resist the hypothermic damage caused by high altitude and high speed, Liu Yifei actually hired a monk.
Apply a layer of "low temperature protection" magic to the opponent.
But the problem is that this magic is definitely impossible to support this bumpy road~
Therefore, the real "test" for little Xipu has not actually begun yet...
