"Little devil, you will inevitably be verbally attacked later," the witcher reminded suddenly, "In any case, you should try to keep a low profile and calm, after all, this is someone else's territory."
"I look so impulsive and don't have any eyesight?" Roy said dissatisfied, "Everyone understands the principle of 'do as the Romans do'."
"Just understand," the witcher nodded, offering a unique metaphor, "if you really can't stand it, treat them as mad dogs, any modesty, self-deprecation, and compliment you say is flesh and blood, and the other party barks Feed them once... When they are full, they will naturally wag their tails... Especially effective for knights who have high self-esteem."
"Uh..." The young man glanced at the dull and rigid face of the other party in surprise. He didn't expect the witcher to come up with such a strange theory.
The two continued to wait in the open space near the city gate. After a while, two unfamiliar figures, one tall and one short, came over. Lesso took Roy and bowed casually to them while looking at the two knights in front of them. .
They wore white steel armor, scarlet cloaks, and a white rose emblem tattooed on their left shoulders, and the armor on their bodies rattled as they walked.
On the young face of the knight on the left, an old scar the thickness of the index finger slashed down the bridge of the nose from the forehead, the originally handsome face was completely destroyed, and it became very ferocious and violent. He came over, his eyes locked on Lesuo like a knife, as if he was facing a mortal enemy.
Standing beside him was a stocky, bearded dwarf. He folded his arms, wore a coat trimmed with fox fur and a chain mail, and was watching them both with a serious face.
"Damn," Roy cursed in a low voice, "I'm really afraid of what to do!"
He could guess that the man with the scar on his face was the rogue knight who was defeated by Geralt in the past, and with his aggressive appearance, it was obvious that he was not a good visitor.
"Witcher, say the names of you and your companions!" the Scarface knight ordered in a gnashing tone.
"Lord two knights, we are just no-names, and the mere name is just to dirty the ears of noble knights, let's not mention it."
The witcher bent down slightly and kept his attitude low, but out of the corner of his eyes, he was looking around in secret, looking for advantageous terrain.
The spearmen near the city gate were also closely watching their movements.
The Scarface Knight's face sank when he heard the sound, and he took another step closer to the two of them, standing still less than ten minutes away. He raised his face and exclaimed like a proud swan,
"I am under the command of Prince Elland Sheward, a knight of the Fourth Legion of the Knights of the White Rose, and the eldest son of the Thales family, Arthur Thales."
"The witcher who came from afar, now I have reported my family to you, please tell your name and origin equally, otherwise it will be an insult to the honor of the knight!"
Roy's eyebrows jumped, and sure enough, this guy was still so arrogant, the bald man had no choice but to reply, "I'm Lesso, the demon hunter of the Viper School, and this is my apprentice Roy."
"Where is your badge, how do you prove your school? What reason is there to enter the great Elland?!"
Thales kept his face sullen and pressed aggressively. At the same time, he held down the scabbard with one hand and the hilt with the other. It seemed that as long as he was not satisfied with the answer, he would immediately draw his sword. The dwarf on the side saw the appearance of his companion, the corners of his mouth twitched stiffly, and he took a deep breath in disgust.
"You should have guessed by looking at our clothes. Unfortunately, we participated in several fierce battles outside the city, and basically all weapons, equipment and supplies have been scrapped or lost, and we had to enter Elland to replenish supplies. I Even lame a leg. By the way, this is the badge you want."
"I also ask Lord Thales to raise your hand and let us two humble and poor little people pass through Elland."
"Very good!" The other party glanced at the snake pie's pendant, nodded, and looked around the witcher to confirm that he was not carrying any weapons, and his eyes suddenly shot up with eagerness to try.
"Lesso, the demon hunter of the Viper School, himself, the knight of the Knights of the White Rose, Arthur Telles, formally proposes a duel to you!"
"Wow—" The sharp blade like a clear spring came out of the sheath, and the knight held the hilt with both hands, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at the witcher.
The white light refracted by the blade spilled onto the witcher's face, causing him to narrow his eyes slightly.
"But, Your Excellency Thales, you are a respectable man of noble birth. Don't you think that fighting with me is a compliment to me? I am not even a knight, and my background is not worth mentioning. I think I am unworthy."
"Yes!" Roy added in line with the witcher's words, mocking himself, "We don't deserve honor and praise in the knight's competition."
"The Knights have their own creed!" Thales interrupted the two of them. "If you challenge a knight of the White Rose Knights, he naturally has the right to accept or reject it, depending on his wishes. But I Thales, a noble knight, treats you as an equal - of course only temporarily - and challenges you that you cannot refuse, otherwise it will only prove that you are worthless waste."
"Uh..." Roy was stunned by these words, he was really an arrogant madman, "Knight Thales, your logic is really 'rigorous', I think you must have studied 'philosophy' in depth!"
This is the confidence of the knight who doesn't know where it comes from. The highest attribute in the observation is that the strength is only 7 points.
If it weren't for the swordsmanship competition, he might be able to deal with this arrogant guy himself, provided he takes off this iron barrel-like armor.
Thales didn't seem to understand Roy's words, and Leto asked back, "If I refuse to challenge and prove to be worthless, so what?"
"Then, please leave Ellander! No waste or maggots are welcome in this noble city."
"Tsk tsk..." The dwarf on the side couldn't help sneering, and a hoarse voice came out, "Don't deliberately find fault, you are a famous knight, you must remember the five virtues of knighthood, where is your sense of honor?"
"You're finding fault with me, Kramer!" Thales blushed and said annoyed, "This is a personal grudge, I have to overcome the witcher's shame! I'll bear with you, and dare Intervene, do you want me to give you some color to see?"
"Just don't let a guy like you do anything wrong!" The dwarf responded unceremoniously.
The knight gritted his teeth, "I warn you, now it's best for me to go back and be your guard commander, otherwise don't blame me for sue you!"
Kramer, Dennis Kramer, Roy's eyes lit up when he heard the name. This is a dwarf with a strong sense of justice and adherence to the principle of fairness. He will also participate in the Mahakam Volunteer Army during the Second Nilfgaardian War in the future to fight the Nilfgaardian invasion. It can be said that he has a very close relationship with Mahakam.
So…
"Dennis Kramer?" Roy suddenly stepped forward and interrupted the confrontation with a pretense of surprise.
"Your Excellency knows me?" The dwarf stared at the boy with a puzzled face.
"When I was in Carbon Mountain, I heard Boss Reagan talk about your glorious deeds..."
"Regan? Regan Dahlberg?" The dwarf touched his big nose and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "I remember, that little guy was a slug more than 30 years ago. How is he now, has he grown a little bit? "
"He has become a top marksman in Carbon Mountain, a champion of several shooting competitions!"
"It's more noisy than his brother." After saying that, the dwarf's eyes towards Roy softened a little, "Boy, what's your relationship with that child?"
"Not long ago, I learned shooting from Boss Reagan for a period of time," Roy said, bowing his head a little embarrassedly, "Unfortunately, I was so stupid that I didn't even learn the essence of him."
The dwarf became interested when he saw the people coming from his hometown, and threw the angry Thales Knight aside, and talked with Roy about the past of Carbon Mountain for a while. Intimacy, and also "accidentally" mentioned that he and the witcher removed the deer head spirit and most of the evil spirits in the mine for Tan Shan.
"It looks like you can't be considered an outsider anymore!" Kramer patted his shoulder, turned around and said with bright eyes.
"This is no longer Your Excellency's private matter. Roy is my junior, and his teacher Leto is my friend. I won't allow you to avenge your personal revenge again!"
Thales stared at the dwarf furiously, his eyes were about to burst into flames, "Dennis Kramer, you must be against me!"
"Come on!" the dwarf said disdainfully, "your mentor, Earl Falvik is no longer in Elland, do you think you can still fight people?! We dwarves, for the sake of friends, are never afraid of any difficult challenges, if you want to join me If you are wrong, then come! Do you dare to speak in front of His Majesty Sheward? Let’s see who is right!”
Thick blood vessels and blue veins appeared on his forehead, and Thales looked at the three of them sternly.
"Wait! You'd better stay with me in the city and don't let me take any chances!"
"I also warn you not to harass them illegally in private, otherwise..."
…
After Thales left angrily, the dwarf said, "You two don't have to worry too much, this guy has done all sorts of outrageous behaviors in recent years and ruined his reputation. If you encounter any trouble in the city, you can come to the prince. Report my name to the guards before the palace, and I will come to meet you."
"Thank you for your generous help!" Roy gave him a heartfelt salute.
"Our dwarf friends don't need to say polite words on the surface. Friendship is in good wine. When I have time and the opportunity comes, I will definitely ask you to have a drink and make the best of the friendship of landlords!"
"If you have a commission, I'll take one shot for free." The witcher said politely.
"Ellander has a lot of small troubles, but not many big conflicts..." The dwarf responded with a smile, "I can't trouble Master Letho, I will definitely not forget you if I need it."