The embarrassed Paladin, after walking for nearly ten days and running out of ammunition and food, finally stepped out of the endless forest and saw a lively and lively town not far from the forest border. Reluctantly opening his very tired eyelids, Paladin listened to the faint noise from the town, with a relieved smile on his face, and murmured: "Inos! I swear to never go to the forest again, it's not a normal person. A place to walk!"
Because Paladin, who had no experience in forest life, suffered a lot these days. Because he was afraid of being discovered, he did not dare to start a fire. Dig the wet soil and drink the hard-won muddy water. In the middle of the night, I was almost killed by a fist-sized mosquito! It's been a nightmarish day!
With a laugh, Paladin's originally weak body suddenly ignited with strength. Run away and run to the town that looks like heaven in his eyes! Because he knew that with the gold coins on the priest's body, he could eat well, clothe himself, and sleep well here.
Somewhat beyond Paladin's expectations, he was so embarrassed that he could hardly see that he was in a priest's robe. Obviously this pattern is very common here. Looking at the passing pedestrians, Paladin found that, except for some shop workers and travelers. Most of the towns were filled with warriors in various armors, with long swords on their waists and shields on their backs.
You can even see a faint blood red on the armor. That was the end of the blood that was not wiped clean. In addition, Paladin also saw a ranger in leather armor and holding a crossbow dagger. These people are either in groups of three or five, or alone. Some also carried one or two fangs and claws, and were dead monsters with hideous faces. to and fro on the street.
Paladin knew a little, these people were either mercenaries attracted by the forest's monster profits and state subsidies, or wandering bards and travelers. It is no wonder that there are many ferocious and dangerous monsters wandering in the deep forest that blocks the borders of the Principality of Kasmi, the Kingdom of Aixinzhe, and the Kingdom of Nubia. Not only is the power huge, the speed is extremely fast, and some even have magic!
Especially the magical beasts, the bodies of these beasts will form magic crystals. Magic crystals are magical crystals used by monsters to absorb and store magic elements. The more powerful monsters can produce magic crystals, the better. It also sells more and more outrageous in the market. As far as Paladin knows, a piece of fire element magic crystal produced from the fire-eating snake can be sold for five gold coins!
And five gold coins are enough for an ordinary family to eat and wear for more than a year! One can imagine how huge the profits here are. So the Principality of Kasmi saw this profit, and encircled all the borders around the forest with city walls, and only sent heavy troops to guard a few large cities and dozens of towns, allowing these mercenaries who came for money to hunt . Then there is a huge tax of 60% from the spoils, and regular hunting license fees.
As a result, there were a lot of people who poached across the city walls without paying the tax, but besides being hanged, Paladin had never heard of anyone who could be rescued.
After thinking about it, Paladin suddenly stopped. Because of a tavern with a sword inserted in a tree in front of him, "Sword Tavern in the Forest?" Paladin, who was muttering to himself, suddenly realized that he should take a rest. He swallowed deeply, and subconsciously touched the bulging gold coins in his pocket. Paladin finally pushed open the wooden door that Jingdang was facing with one hand, and walked in head-on.
"Hmm..." As soon as he entered the tavern, the pungent alcohol and wonderful stench in the tavern immediately made Paladin cover his mouth and nose. Start looking at the people in the tavern. In groups of three or five, or mercenaries in rudimentary iron armor, they were squandering the reward and drinking ale around the beautiful girl. Xu is a traveler who has traveled a long way and has no intention of meeting other people, and vents his stomach full of ** on the barbecue on the table. The knife and fork in his hand quickly flashed an afterimage.
Two tall, drunk men were fighting like no one else. A few soldiers in public armor sitting on the side directly ignored the fighting people and talked about women, money and lords to themselves. The tall, thin, tall middle-aged man was playing the organ in his hand, humming nice and rude songs, probably a minstrel.
The bloated old man sitting at the counter was bored pouring rum. Perhaps as a boss, the cloudy rum in front of him is also more interesting than these mercenaries. Singing, yelling, fighting, and laughter filled the tavern. No one paid attention or cared about a troubled young man at all.
Paladin glanced at it, and when he was about to step forward, his eyes narrowed instantly! Because he saw a man shrouded in black robes on the edge of the tavern! The important thing is not this person, but the 260 fiery red magic elements coiled around this person, as obvious as a torch in the night!
This man is a magician! And a soldier in armor sitting next to the magician also has more than 20 khaki elements hovering around him! But before Paladin could understand why the man dressed as a warrior could also do magic, perhaps he felt Paladin's gaze, and the black-robed man who had been motionless suddenly raised his head shrouded in the black hood. A pair of profound and wise eyes immediately looked over! Palatine tilted his head immediately, pretending to swipe in a hurry, and went straight to the counter.
The three people sitting in the same seat as the black-robed magician saw his gaze and immediately noticed Paladin. One of the women, who was wearing tight leather armor and carrying a bow and arrow knife, immediately lowered her voice and said, "O'Neill, what's wrong with this person?"
Sitting next to the woman who looked like a ranger, a well-armored, drunk male warrior said with a big tongue: "Li Lier, she is just a poor traveler, and she sees it hundreds of times every day. Or should I say Have you seen this kid?" "Okney! Pay attention to your words! Her fiancé is still sitting here!" Laughing, he immediately retorted that he was Lily's fiancé.
At this time, the mage O'Neill, who was shrouded in black robes, resumed his original bowed look. If it weren't for the long black hair showing the hood, the slightly hoarse voice would make people mistaken for a man. The old man: "This person, wearing a priest's clothes, should be a clergyman who is going to be a priest in the church. Just now, the moment he looked at it, I felt a little loose in my connection with magic... It's strange, I've never been in a situation like this."
When the ranger Lilier heard this, she immediately shook the wine glass in her hand with a helpless smile and said, "I said, Your Excellency Mage O'Neill, although I don't understand magic, you are careful and say a series of words from time to time. I really can't stand the character of something esoteric." On the contrary, Orkney, a drunken warrior who had a hippie smile, put down his glass at this moment, without the slightest drunkenness on his face, and turned his head to look at Paladin very seriously!