Albert had endured in the cell for most of the day, and now there was no news from Deanna, so he was a little impatient.
Kador, the knight of Gaia who was on guard at the side, looked at the Khajiit boy who was about to move in the cell. He secretly pressed his hand tightly on the sword at his waist, ready to attack at any time.
In fact, if Al really wants to escape from here, no one can stop him. The barrier of the cell is specifically designed to prevent creatures from gathering photons - using magic, but the fluid energy in Al's body is not photons at all
, his attacks are not magic either.
He could simply use fluid energy to blow a big hole in the cell and escape.
But he and Hall had a prior agreement. If he wanted to save Deanna, Albert had to be obedient.
But when will we have to wait? Do we really have to stay in jail indefinitely like this?
Just when Al's patience was about to reach its limit, Grand Duke Hall arrived.
He also brought a bag of lunch.
"You go and rest first, Cador. I have something to talk to this child." Grand Duke Hall ordered.
"But---" Cador was a little worried about letting Hall be alone with this dangerous tiger man.
Hall smiled, and there were only a few crow's feet on the middle-aged old man's face: "Are you afraid that I will be attacked? Haha, this kid won't do this. Even if he does, he won't be able to hurt me at all.--
----Don't worry, just step back."
"...Yes, Captain." Knight Cador saluted and left the cell.
Hall approached the cell and stuffed the bag of food through the gap in the cell's iron bars: "Eat your lunch while it's hot."
Al obediently walked over and sat in front of the iron fence. He rummaged around in the bag with a huge "m" printed on it and found a piece of warm bread: "This is... filled with vegetables and meat."
The...bread?"
"It's [hamburger], a food recently invented by the Germans." Hall also sat on the floor. "The German soldiers were very smart. They invented this in order to eat the vegetables, meat and bread as quickly as possible."
Plant food.
Pickled vegetables and preserved meat can be stored in the army for a long time, and like bread, they can be cut and eaten.
This kind of food only takes five minutes from preparation to consumption, which is convenient for military operations. The meat and vegetables also ensure the nutrition of the soldiers, so it is very popular.
But the taste... is just average."
Al bit into the hamburger. The bun was a bit hard, the pickled cucumber was a bit too sour, the beef was broken into pieces and then shaped into cakes, and the deep-fried steak tasted like rags.
Even so, this hamburger was still a hundred times more delicious than the food the Khajiit boy had eaten in the Underdark. He devoured it and finished the hamburger in a few seconds.
"It's delicious. Human food is so delicious."
"Really? Haha. Drink that bottle of Coke too." Hall said with a smile.
Al picked up the plastic bottle in the bag again, which contained black liquid.
This...could it be poisonous?
Albert opened the bottle and drank it doubtfully.
Gudu, Gudu, Gudu.
It was a sweet drink with bubbles constantly overflowing.
Gudu, Gudu, Gudu.
Human beings seem to have used ice magic to freeze this drink. The feeling of the drink sliding down the throat with bubbles is very refreshing. The more you drink it, the more you want to drink it.
Gudu, Gudu, Gudu.
Albert drank heavily. It was an addictive magical drink. The tiger man boy could not stop until he drank it all.
"Ah!" Al breathed a sigh of relief, "Yeah, this is really good."
"As long as you like it, kid. It's a drink made from the juice of cola nuts in Africa. It was originally used by the indigenous people of West Africa as a refreshing medicine. Later, the French added sugar and soda water to make it now.
This drink is currently used by Western European armies as a refreshing and analgesic drug."
"Well..." Al listened quietly and didn't respond much.
"Well, kid, do you know what I want to say?"
"Hmm...I don't know?"
"While you Hungarians are starving and freezing, we humans are eating exquisite food, staying warm by the stove in a warm house. What do you think of such an unfair world?" Grand Duke Hall tempted
Asked by the ground.
"I don't have much impression." Albert knew that it would be troublesome if he gave the wrong answer, so he had to answer seriously, "These foods are delicious, but it's not a big deal. As long as there is something to fill the stomach."
, I am already very satisfied. I don’t crave charity from humans, I just want to survive on my own strength.”
Hall looked at Albert's big, clear, ice-blue eyes and knew that the tiger boy was not lying.
"However, your people are attacking our city, and your army is trampling on the human domain. If every Hungarian in this world thought like you, it would be much more peaceful." Horto
He raised his cheeks and said, "Child, tell me, are you our friend or our enemy?"
"I am Bedivere's friend." Al said bluntly, "He does long for world peace. But I don't care. Whether you want peace or war, I don't care, and I don't intend to get involved."
"Really?" Hall cast his eyes on the back of the tiger boy: "The wings on your back are powerful artifacts. Are you going to tell me that they are not used for war?"
"I can't. I never thought about getting this kind of thing. I was also forced to swallow the [Egg of the Sun]. Uh------"
Realizing that he had spilled the beans, Al immediately fell silent.
"[Egg of the Sun]." Hall touched his chin and pondered, "The ancient people left so many legacies to the Hungarians. [Fenrir Golem], [Skid Plattney's Ark]
], and now there is [Egg of the Sun] ------
How strange. According to your statement, the Hungarians were obviously slaves of the ancient people. They were genetically modified and then demoted to the Underdark as the guardians of the World Wall, right?
It’s really strange to leave so many precious ancient civilization heritages to a group of slaves.”
Albert finally couldn't help but spoke: "What exactly do you want to say?"
"When I was young, I read relevant books in the Black History Library of Pantorakon. According to the records in the books, the Hungarians did not seem to be so-called slaves, but rather noble knights who volunteered to guard the wall of the world.
Transform the body and move to the underdark area to thrive."
"What the hell?!"
"Haha, it's just a joke in the book. Maybe it's just a fake record made up by human beings to cover up their own ugliness. Don't pay too much attention to it.
------But, who first told you about [ancient people transformed slaves into orcs and sent them to the Dark Territory]?"
Al frowned and didn't answer.
"They are foxes, right?" Grand Duke Hall asked with a long face.
Albert said nothing. He had suffered a lot from the Romani tribe and knew that the foxes could not be trusted.
As a result, no one is trustworthy, be it humans or orcs. The world is as black as crows.
"So I said, I choose not to believe anyone, only believe in my friends - only believe in Bedivere." Albert sighed.
"Very good." Hall forced out a sneer, "Come on, let's have a try."
"Uh, what?"
"Although what you said seems to be true, I still can't completely believe you. The most direct way to truly understand what kind of person you are is to speak with your fists."
"Are you serious, meow?" Albert looked puzzled, "If I attacked you in a place like this------"
"I proposed the duel, and the entire duel process will be monitored." Hall narrowed his eyes and looked at the tiger boy, "Even if I lose, it's because my skills are inferior to others, so you don't have to worry."
Besides, this is a gamble. If you can beat me, I will grant you a wish. As long as it is within my ability, I will help you do it. ------Including releasing the Leopard Man
priest.
"
Sounds like a good idea. But ---?
"What if I lose...?"
Hall smiled mischievously: "Then please continue to squat in the cell until the war between humans and Hungarians is over, okay?"
"How can you do this? It's so despicable!"
"It's my fault that you have such a powerful power for no reason." Hall was still examining the white wings on Albert's back. He seemed to be able to see the flow of huge power in Al's body:
"If you could maintain your original powerless appearance, your life would have been much easier.
The more powerful a person is, the more he shoulders a huge responsibility. You are destined to never have an easy life again. You will be treated like dangerous goods wherever you go. This is your destiny."
Hall's harsh words made Albert completely silent.
"Come with me." Hall opened the cage, walked with his back to Albert without warning, and led the tiger man boy to the duel venue.