To be honest, Annan was really shocked when he saw this former champion swordsman.
The appearance of this "Alexander Robin" was indeed far beyond Annan's expectations——
He looked to be a middle-aged man in his fifties, and was extremely tall, at least over 1.85 meters tall.
His skin is almost sun-tanned, and his hair is auburn. Alexander has a square face, deep-set eyes, and resolute gaze. His beard has been carefully shaved off, leaving a neat stubble. A scar is branded diagonally on his forehead. On the cheek, it traces across the lips obliquely, approaching the position of the eyelids.
A little further up, his right eye would be completely gouged out with a knife.
His golden-orange eyes seemed to shine under the light, making Alexander look even more intimidating.
... He looks nothing like a world-famous banker, the legendary most powerful investor with a keen eye, and a philanthropist known for his generosity.
He is more like a fierce fighter, a stern and reliable mercenary leader. His thick hands, covered with sword marks and calluses, are subconsciously clenched into fists all the time; and his calmness when walking, his broad arms It further illustrates this point.
Although he was wearing the suit of a Silver Jue Priest, which looked similar to a long white suit. But the muscles on his shoulders fully stretched out the inside of the suit, and you could even see some wrinkles caused by the muscles pushing against him.
——This uncle seems to be the type who can happily chat with the delicious goose.
This was the first thought that came to Annan's mind.
How do you say that, proper fitness attracts the opposite sex, excessive fitness attracts the same sex...
He and Yummy Feng Goose are very similar in height and body shape. However, their skin is obviously rougher and thicker, while Yummy Feng Goose's skin is quite fair.
Of course, the biggest difference is that he has hair... and it's very thick. And Yummy Wind Goose has sacrificed his hair for his own strength.
"What, are you scared by me?"
After bringing Annan and Zhiji to his office, Mr. Alexander asked Zhiji and Annan to sit down across the table, then returned to his seat with a hearty smile.
He made a low and magnetic voice: "Is it a little different from what you imagined?"
"……Yes."
Annan nodded, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up, and he almost laughed out loud: "But actually, it's not particularly shocking.
"After all, I have seen Silver Lord Priests who are similar in size to you..."
What Annan was talking about was Salvatore's friend, Padre Luis. He and Annan could at least be considered friends of friends, and their relationship was pretty good.
Of course, the next time they meet, Annan will call him "Louis Chevalier".
"oh?"
Alexander raised his eyebrows and asked: "Is he born in the Silver Hand? Now he is also in the royal capital, preparing to become a Silver Knight?"
"...Do you know him?"
Annan blinked, not particularly surprised.
But think about it, after all, those are the Silver Knights.
Old Bread can introduce himself to Alexander to learn swordsmanship, which shows that Alexander is definitely not the kind of strong man who hides his swordsmanship.
And as Alexander is now the active Silver Knight with the best swordsmanship, there will definitely be many young Silver Knights and alternate Silver Knights who want to learn from him. It is not surprising that he knows Louis.
However, if you look carefully...
Alexander stretched out his hand and slapped it on the table, laughed cheerfully, and his voice rose a little higher: "Is it that boy Lewis?"
"Yes - he and I met in Frozen Water Port."
"Well, he was indeed sent to the frozen water port. He is a good boy... It is such a dangerous and near-death mission, so I am not surprised that he finally took it over."
Alexander's voice became calm and magnetic again: "He is my pride. Just like his father."
……Huh?
Annan was a little surprised: "He is yours...?"
"He is my nephew, my nephew."
Alexander said slowly: "His father is my brother and a Silver Knight... I am the leader of the Silver Hand. When he was still in the Silver Hand, I personally taught him.
"When he was investigating a case where a Black Widow believer poisoned a well and caused the death of the whole village, his wife was killed in retaliation. Louis was just born at that time, so he had to put him in my house and be nursed by my wife.
.
"And he used a very expensive ritual at that time, which caused his state to become unstable. Later, he died on the way to purify the nightmare... When he finally turned into a demon, I was the one who executed him personally.
"I agreed to his last request and took care of his son for him. When I was young, I took the oath of sterilization and the oath of abstinence for stronger power... Therefore, Louis is also considered my son."
……I see.
No wonder.
In this way, the body shapes of Louis and Alexander are actually not much different, both in height and weight. In Noah, there are actually not many men over 1.8 meters tall - the height of male adult elves is almost
They are both 1.8 meters tall, but the humans in the Oasis are a little shorter.
And if you look closely, you can see that their hair color is a little red, but not the same color... Their faces are also somewhat similar. But compared to Alexander, who is like a lion and seems to be angry at any time, his nephew Louis looks...
She is much gentler and calmer, her skin is much fairer, and there are almost no scars on her body.
But another question emerged in Annan's mind.
Seemingly seeing Annan's doubts, Alexander said: "Do you want to ask me why I let Louis go to the frozen water port?"
"Just a little question."
Annan nodded and explained: "After all, you should also know... the frozen water port is too dangerous.
"The fact that its nightmare can be purified smoothly has nothing to do with Louis. This is a task that he can't handle at all, so why should he be asked to perform it?"
"It's not that I want him to do it, but someone has to do it. The last priest was contaminated by the nightmare of the frozen water port many years ago - before he turned into a demon, he was
He was recalled to the royal capital and died of poison, and he died gloriously as a human being.
"But after that, we don't know anything about what happened in Frozen Water Port. We know that the Skeleton Man stayed there for a long time, trying to hold some kind of ceremony... Frozen Water Port is also a border area, and we need to dispatch more
A priest brings it under control.
"This extremely difficult nightmare that has not been purified for fifty years requires at least one priest to be sent to monitor it - at least to report to the Royal Capital or Roseburg as soon as possible when an irreversible emergency occurs.
, completely purify the frozen water port before the worst result occurs."
Alexander said calmly: "Actually, we didn't plan to recruit a 'Purifier' at the beginning, we just planned to recruit a 'Monitor'. There is no need to choose young and capable people from Silver Hands with a bright future.
These people... just need to send an old bishop to take over.
"For other twisted nightmares, it is much simpler to 'monitor' - just enter the nightmare and carefully observe the changes in the nightmare, and then exit in time. But in this nightmare, if you are not careful, you will lose your memory...
…The more we want to 'monitor', the more we have to try to 'purify'."
This is a dead end.
No matter what, you must try to purify the nightmare - and the more you try, the easier it is to die in the nightmare and be eroded by the curse.
Annan finally understood.
that's why……
Louis cannot understand the mechanism of nightmares and does not explore them.
While he had to rely on luck to purify his nightmares...he was stubborn and bumped into nightmares every day: the gallery, walking forward in silence in the infinite nightmare corridor without looking back.
——He is sticking to his mission.
He doesn't explore the mechanism so that he can survive longer.
It is to prevent others from taking over one's position...and to prevent other people from being sacrificed.
...Annan finally realized it.
For myself and the players, it is equivalent to a nightmare of upgrading the "dungeon"... What does it mean to the "aboriginals".