But if you can't get hard, you can always get soft. What's more, for the hospitable baron and his wife, this is just a performance. And they were not disappointed. From suggestions on brewing rice wine to various techniques for warming wine, Lin Ke had no reservations.
Although for himself, his knowledge of wine is only half-baked, he just loves to drink. But what he didn't expect was that the others were completely blank. The most important thing is that these are not technologies with high thresholds; you only need an idea to expand people's horizons, and you can achieve similar results.
Of course, the Baron and his wife still hope to get more benefits out of this person. So at the wine table, the two of them showed no airs of status at all and looked very attentive. In addition, their cronies are also smart people who are good at calculations. The offensive boasted by a group of people made a certain alcoholic person feel happy.
Even the legendary Demon King was drunk to the point of being confused and speaking indiscriminately. Although no shocking secrets were revealed, the casualness of the conversation showed that the relationship between everyone was much closer.
There is no need for the slightly tipsy baron and his wife to say anything. Naturally, people around them will take advantage of someone's drunkenness and use various words to test them, and even induce the other person to make a commitment.
But someone who had seen all kinds of fraud before time travel, even though he was drunk, was still instinctively wary of his words. Promises that can't be fulfilled, content that's too incredible, obvious traps, just say haha, pretend to be deaf and pass by. Anyway, when you are drunk, you do many things intuitively, and the idea of protecting yourself wisely is deep in your bones.
Just when the baron and his wife's men were about to push again, the ship shook unknown, disrupting everyone's plans.
William Greco, who was also drunk and had a flushed face, listened intently and said, "There is a sound of flapping wings."
Baron William Engels stood up. Although he was lenient to his subordinates, when such a boating error occurred, he had to understand the situation instead of turning a blind eye. But before he left the hatch, some guards who were guarding the outside ran in and said anxiously: "Sir, we are under attack."
"Attack?" The drunken crowd had the same doubts in their hearts. The baron asked: "Where did the attack come from? Do you know who the other party is?"
"It's a huge boulder that fell from the sky."
"Trebuchet? Do you need to turn off the lights?"
"No, sir, it should come from heaven."
"Those air bandits?" William Engels bared his teeth and ran away mostly drunk.
The air bandits he refers to can be said to be the most famous group of bandits on the golden waterway. Riding a very special and powerful flying monster, the Cockatrice, it can attack day and night, appearing and disappearing. The nobles of the Vader Military Kingdom tried to encircle and suppress them, but failed repeatedly. The other party always hid as if they had known the message in advance.
Some people say that these air bandits are bandits sponsored by enemy countries. The story sounds vivid, but there is no conclusive evidence. However, with the strength of that group of people, even if they join the regular army, they can still get good treatment. Cockatrice is not such an easy beast to tame. If you don't want to be an official, you have to be a thief. No wonder some people doubt that the other party's purpose is not pure.
Putting aside unnecessary thoughts, for Baron Engels, a lot of his wife's fleet was lost to this group of robbers. This is a real loss of interests. Now this big ship flying the unicorn flag is also being targeted by the other party.
Now that we know who our opponent is, this decommissioned battleship is not without means of defense. A group of guards, half drunk and half awake, ran into the weapons bay in a mess, about to take out the weapons to deal with those guys in the sky.
At this time, the two magicians and the sword master also stood up, drunk, mumbling for help. Among them, Lin Geng asked the lich next to him: "Who are those bandits looking for trouble?" He asked this, of course, because their line of work has not been very peaceful along the way. They encountered bandits or pretended to be bandits. It’s not just once or twice.
But Fen didn't care so much and said: "No matter who he looks for, if he makes trouble in a place where I am, he must be prepared to be beaten down by me." After saying that, the former Demon King reached for his waist, Only then did he realize that he didn't have the magic gun with him. After touching for a while to confirm, he said angrily: "I'll go back and get the guy first." He flashed away.
The other two drinking companions above were muttering: "The fight is about to begin!" William Greco was looking for his weapon all over the place. Before Lin was about to rush out, he was called down by his apprentice. Kaya said: "Teacher, the wine is warm. Don't you drink it first?"
After laughing twice, someone turned around and said, "I'll be back as soon as I go. Soon." After saying that, he summoned Hakakiri back into his hand with a flash of light; with another flash of light, the person disappeared from the cabin.
For the baron, how could he let his guests fend off the enemy without showing up. However, the most basic protection was still necessary, so after his subordinates brought his weapons, Baron William Engels walked out of the cabin under the protection of his close associates. Then I saw an incredible scene.
On the deck, or rather wherever he could see it, it was as bright as day. The enemy's original advantage in the dark was nowhere to be seen in this bright light. The former Demon King who returned to the deck was holding a strange iron block, as if pointing at the enemy in the sky. But the group of people and their mounts, the Cockatrice, were falling vertically into the water one by one, and some people were clearly divided into several pieces.
And that magician, whose strength should be evaluated as weak or very strong, was appearing in the sky at this moment. Just watch him throw the bladeless long sword that he calls a cane. The sword is like an eye, drawing a wonderful arc in the sky and shooting through the thief riding on the Cockatrice. , straight into the handle. If it weren't for the cross-shaped guard, the sword would have penetrated the enemy directly.
The next moment the thief dies, the magician will appear in front of him, reaching out and holding the sword. The 'unopened' long sword would turn around in the air with the magician, cutting through the human body without any hindrance, and along the way, it would also cut off the Cockatrice before it had time to react. Then throw it towards the next target! ...and the last one.
Same way to die. The thief who was riding a Cockatrice in the air didn't even have time to control the monster underneath him to turn around and run away. He was pierced by the long sword and then cut open, and he was dead. Even at this time, some thieves and monsters who died earlier had not yet fallen into the water, but fell from the air. One after another, they fell into the water.
This means that by the time the baron prepared his weapons and walked out of the cabin, the invading enemies had already been killed by the magician who started killing them at the slightest disagreement. Only a few of them were left. The baron only had time to see the last two thieves dying.
If there weren't other thieves and cockatrices falling from the sky, and some unsinked corpses floating on the river, the baron would have thought that this group of robbers was attacking, and he only brought two or three people with him. Almost finished. He knew the problem very well. This group of robbers never separated when they robbed. No matter whether it was a big boat or a small boat, or the enemy was strong or weak, everyone always traveled together, and then died together today...
The magician returned to the deck at some point, carrying his long sword that was said to be 'unbladed', breathing into the palm of his hand and saying: "It's so cold, so cold. Drink, drink." Walking towards the cabin.
But the magician had only taken a few steps when the beautiful former Demon King used the weapon in his hand to hit his feet with dozens of magical energy attacks. Someone who doesn't want to be shot, of course, jumps on his feet and complains: "What's wrong, what's wrong, shoot me?"
"Why are all the enemies dead when I'm just taking aim?" Fen asked dissatisfiedly with his face flushed and his cheeks puffed up.
"Wouldn't this save you trouble? Why waste your time on that kind of person?"
"I've already taken out my gun, so I've been running for nothing! How about you use it as a target and let me take a few shots?" A drunken lich said coquettishly.
Of course someone said no. "Don't make trouble, people will die." Before he could finish his words, a certain lich boldly turned on the burst switch and sprayed magic bullets at someone, but that person had already escaped in a flash. At this time, there was a loud shouting in the cabin: "The wine is still warm, I didn't expect that I would also warm the wine and kill Hua Xiong. Let me think about how it is described in the novel." Someone was very excited about poetry. , using the local accent, chanting the poem:
'The first achievement in the power of Zhen Qiankun, the painted drums on the gate of the camp are heard in winter and winter. Yun Chang stops the lamp to show his bravery, and kills Hua Xiong when the wine is warm. '
When someone was chanting a poem, the lights seen on the deck flickered, as if they were staring at someone. The dissatisfied and drunken Lich yelled around without any fear: "I'll beat you up, whatever you want!" But in the end, there was still no reaction. When someone finishes reciting the poem, the light goes out and the world returns to darkness.
Baron Engels, who was standing on the deck, was aroused by the river breeze. He was sober and no longer drunk at all. Including the sailors and guards who witnessed everything on the deck, not only were they sober, but their entire backs were soaked with cold sweat.
The incoming thief is a thief who has been running rampant in the Golden Waterway for several years and has a notorious reputation. Especially their mount, the Warcraft Cockatrice is not only difficult to deal with because it can fly, but even on the ground, it is an enemy that is too powerful for humans to deal with. In particular, they can release poison and have powerful attack power. How could we successfully deal with Cockatrice without sending out a large number of expedition teams and then killing a lot of people?
And this band of thieves has more than XXX (30) cockatrices. The average small noble cannot resist such a force. Not to mention the merchant ships on the water. Cooperation is the only way to survive. If you are lucky, you can save the ship and only the most valuable cargo will be robbed. If this group of robbers is offended, it is very common for people and ships to be left alone.
And then! Just today, not a single one of this group of nameless robbers riding on cockatrices was left, and they all fell into the arms of the Po River. The one who did all this was a magician who was 'sounded to be very weak'...
The wind on the river is even colder.
