Time flies so fast, Braun Town has experienced a hopeful spring, a lush summer, and a fertile autumn. The business of the Adventurer's House is getting better and better day by day, year after year.
Autumn is the harvest season. Every year, adventure groups get lost in the black forest where danger and opportunity coexist, and are never heard from again. However, the adventure groups that return to Braun Town all gain more or less. They brought back important information, rare medicinal materials, amber, gems, gold sand, rare birds and animals, and even captured barbarian slaves. Most of them will be taken to the Adventurer's House for valuation. If Boss Bottom bids If appropriate, the delivery is carried out on the spot, and the dead, living, and immortal treasures are exchanged for the golden pagoda.
Adventurers with deep pockets will of course want to spend time at the Adventurer's House.
Apart from the Adventurer's House, do they have any other choice here?
The spacious and bright hall of the hotel was bustling with people, and every table was filled with guests. They toasted and drank, complimented each other, some whispered and secretly exchanged information; some had arguments and made loud noises; others frowned and drank one cup after another.
It wasn't until a group of strangers opened the door and walked into the Adventurer's House that the bustling hotel lobby fell into a brief silence.
There are five of them in total, three men and two women, wearing uniforms, white silk and cotton blended hunting clothes with a hood, white cowhide cross-shoulder weapon slings with white wide belts, white deerskin gloves and The last pair of white high-top leather boots looked lean and handsome, but compared to the adventurer who was dressed in gray and black, they looked particularly dazzling and attracted many malicious glances.
A few knowledgeable adventurers recognized that the spotless white uniforms worn by the visitors were woven from the cocoon silk of the crypt moth. It was waterproof. If it got stained, just wipe it with a damp cloth and it would become as clean as new. It was both beautiful and beautiful. The defensive power is certainly not cheap. Only the famous families in the main city highlands will use the silk of the Crypt Gray Moth to make hunting uniforms.
These new faces must have come from prominent Highland families. As for which famous family they belong to, the adventurers can't tell.
In a remote border town, the authority of a famous highland family cannot scare adventurers who are used to licking blood with their swords. They looked at the stranger who looked quite valuable with a strange look, like a pack of wolves staring at their prey, barely sticking out their tongues and drooling.
The atmosphere in the hotel became inexplicably tense. At this time, the hotel owner behind the bar said: "Newcomers, you are not allowed to bring weapons into the Adventurer's House. Hand your weapons to the bar, and then find a table to sit down. I I’ll give you a free can of Braun Town’s specialty wolfberry wine.”
The leader took off his hood, revealing his face. He was a man in his 30s, with short gray-brown hair and a beard. His eyes were deep and he exuded a mature and resolute temperament.
"Sir Bottom, I am Charlie, a level 2 sergeant of the fourth brigade of the Rock Giant Legion. Do you still remember me?"
The hotel owner narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the other person up and down, and said suddenly: "Charlie, the shield guard of the sixth squadron of the first squadron of the fourth squadron? It turns out to be you..."
Charlie made a fist with his right hand and put it on his forehead, and said solemnly: "Shield guard Charlie has seen the commander!"
Bottom laughed, waved his hand and said, "I have retired a long time ago, there is no need to give me a military salute."
A smile appeared on Charlie's face, he turned sideways, gestured to his companions to hand over the weapons they carried, and whispered to Bottom: "Old sir, it has been almost eight years since I retired from the Rock Giant Legion... I I came to Braun Town this time to ask you for a favor."
Bottom understood, nodded and said: "Okay, let's go upstairs and sit in my room." He walked out from behind the bar, patted his old subordinate Charlie on the shoulder, then turned to a bartender and ordered: "Who is that...Piru, arrange a table for these guests, and give them a can of Braun Town's specialty wolfberry wine."
The red lion Bartome took Charlie up the stairs, and the hotel lobby returned to its usual bustle. The adventurers in Braun Town would still peek at these uninvited guests, but they did so more covertly, and their aggressive aggression was no longer obvious. .
The boy Piru found a table at the edge of the living room, dragged away the two adventurers who were drunk and unconscious, cleared the table, arranged for the guests to sit down, picked up the wine can and filled a cup of wolfberry for everyone. Wine, asked weakly: "This bottle of wine is free, what else do you want to eat?"
These guests are all tall and vigorous young people. It may be their first time to come to a place where adventurers gather, and everything around them is new to them. One of the rather handsome young men looked around curiously and said to Piru: "We won't eat for the time being. I'll call you if necessary."
The man, Piru, shrugged his shoulders indifferently and took two steps back, but he had no intention of leaving in a hurry.
In the hotel, the half-elf waitress with bright makeup and slutty behavior was flirting with the male adventurers, and more than half of the adventurers were female warriors of the Hemer tribe. They all wear single ponytails, have sharp and angular facial features, and have sharp and cold temperaments. In fact, they cannot be said to be very beautiful. However, the women of the Hemo tribe have a bold and bold style. They wear a hard leather vest and a short skirt, revealing their nakedness. The waist with a little bit of fat and the long and strong legs look like a powerful female leopard, with a wild charm.
The Hemer tribe is extremely rare in the main city of the Disa Alliance, but there are dozens of Hemer female warriors in the Adventurer's House in Braun Town. The handsome young man was dazzled by what he saw. Faced with the provocative gaze cast by the Hemer female warrior, he unconsciously avoided her gaze, picked up the wine glass in front of him to cover up his frivolity, and said in a low voice: "It's unimaginable. These brave and fighting Hemer tribe will turn into charming fairies in winter. I wonder if I have a chance to be selected by them when I participate in this year's life sacrifice ceremony..."
The male companions lowered their heads and smiled, while the two female companions rolled their eyes at him in unison. One of them, a half-elf woman with blond hair and green eyes, covered her mouth and smiled: "Karl, I hope you are selected by the Hemer tribe, we will wait. Watch as the Hemer female warrior drives you out of her tent like a dog."
Karl chuckled, raised the glass and poured wine into his mouth. The green wine flowed into his throat. His expression suddenly changed, and his facial features were wrinkled. He finally swallowed the wolfberry wine without making a fool of himself in front of his female companion. , opened his mouth wide again, gasped repeatedly, and couldn't help complaining: "What kind of wine is this? It's sour and spicy, it's too unpleasant to drink!"
Piru, the hotel clerk, came over and recommended without missing a moment: "Our wolfberry wine has a unique flavor. It needs to be paired with our secret roasted mud scorpion to make it taste better."
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, realizing that they were about to be stabbed by the hotel owner. The blond woman chuckled, took out a small bag and handed it to Piru, saying, "Okay, I'll give you 3 gold pagodas and give each of us a roasted mud scorpion, and the extra money will be considered as a tip for you." .If you want to thank me, please remember my name. I am Annie from Fallen Leaf City."
The guests were generous, and Piru, who was already very tired, suddenly became energetic. He said incoherently: "You are such a generous lady. There are a lot of guests today, and the food is served slower than usual. I will go to the kitchen to hurry you up." As soon as you remind me, the roasted mud scorpion you want will be here soon, I promise..."
Watch the waiter stumble through the crowded hall and run towards the hotel's kitchen. Anne puffed up her cheeks and muttered unhappily: "A generous lady? Shouldn't it be the beautiful Miss Anne?"
Most of the young half-elf women are beautiful, and Anne can be regarded as an outstanding beauty among them. One of her male companions snorted and said: "A country bumpkin store clerk who has never seen the world, and a young bastard...Annie, do you need to bribe him?"
Annie pursed her lips and smiled, and said in a soft voice: "Compared to the fourth-level swordsman Lord Bartome, the little boy Piru next to him is the friend we can 'make'." Then, she leaned forward slightly and asked The golden hair around her ears fell naturally, covering her delicate red lips, and whispered: "Now, while we are chatting, pay attention to what the adventurers in the hotel are talking about."
Several people had a tacit understanding and naturally entered the state, eavesdropping on the conversations between the adventurers and trying to find out valuable content.
Not long after, Karl suddenly murmured: "Annie, I know why the shop assistant didn't call you the beautiful Miss Anne just now..."
Annie followed Karl's gaze with confusion, her mind buzzed, and she could no longer think normally.
Pilu, the shop assistant, walked towards here smoothly holding a plate full of food. He was followed by a companion carrying a fruit plate, and it was very difficult for him to walk through the crowd. The Hemo female warriors all let Piru go, then stretched out their hands to touch the arms, face, hair, and butt of another shop assistant. They laughed loudly and acted extremely enthusiastically. Even the half-elf waitress in the hotel would take the opportunity to say something to her. He takes action.
If beauty is a power that moves people, this new store clerk has unparalleled power in the world.
He has a slender and well-proportioned figure, with common short brown hair, bright eyes like pure amber, delicate facial features like top-notch works of art, slender and straight eyebrows, and slightly pointed ears that are slightly different from the pointed ears of a half-elf. , but it does not damage his perfect image.
…It’s just perfect.
No matter which angle Anne looked at, every line of his body formed a perfect image. Even though he was wearing a dirty apron and was helpless in the face of the passionate teasing of the Hemer female warriors, there was something about him. An extraordinary charm that makes people's hearts beat faster and they dare not breathe loudly.
Fortunately, this charm was short-lived. After the shock to their souls, Anne and others recovered from their trance. The young half-elf Karl asked himself: "Is this beauty a male or a female? I... …I bet she’s a Highland lady.”
As he said that, he actually stood up and went up to him alone.
From the corner of her eye, Anne caught a glimpse of a tall, fat figure standing in the corner of the hotel lobby. After thinking for a moment, she thought of a famous female adventurer. She was immediately frightened and her face turned pale, and she quickly shouted: "Karl, come back quickly. !”
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A room on the third floor of the Adventurer's House.
The hotel owner Bottom and the visitor Charlie sat across a wooden table from each other. He took off his pottery pipe, blew out a cloud of blue smoke from his mouth, and asked slowly: "So, you are now the leader of the 'Piano and Whistle Adventure Group', and you came to our town of Braun to recruit adventurers." Or companion?"
Charlie stretched out his finger and clicked on the certification document issued by the Adventurer's Guild, and said with a smile: "Old sir, I won't hide it from you. I am currently playing for the Golden Sunflower among the 16 famous families. After I retired from the Rock Giant Legion , worked as a coachman for Master Stevenson of the Golden Sunflower family for 6 years. Last spring, Master Stevenson held a coming-of-age ceremony. According to the rules of the famous highland family, he could cultivate his own power, a private guard, and a An armed caravan and two adventure groups. I serve as the leader of one of the adventure groups."
"I envy your luck." Boss Bottom took a puff of cigarette and nodded calmly, showing no sign of envy.
Charlie smiled and complimented again: "Mr. Stevenson dared to leave the 'Qin and Whistle Adventure Group' to me, and it's all thanks to you. The Red Lion Bottom has a good reputation in the Fallen Leaf City Adventurer's Guild, because I It is your old subordinate, Mr. Stevenson, who looks up to me."
"The few young people who came with me may not be convinced by me as the leader. They are all followers recruited by Mr. Stevenson at Coral Academy, and everyone is excellent. They each have their own strengths, and they are also They are all formal professionals. For example, Karl among them is only 25 years old this year and is already a third-level swordsman. His martial arts skills may not be inferior to mine..."
"Compared with me, they are young, full of energy and ambition, and have outstanding talents. What they lack is experience, but experience is something that a half-elf will always have. Old sir, you know that at my level, it is difficult to To control these young people who have graduated from the academy, I still need some subordinates who are worthy of training and willing to obey." Charlie said frankly.
Bottom held his cigarette holder in his mouth and nodded with a smile, "How about the female warriors of the Hemer tribe? Their life level is naturally at level three. Even a female warrior with a professional level of only first level can beat that Karl with one hand." Get down."
Charlie shook his head and said: "The relationship between the Earth Mother Temple and the Dragon King Temple is cold. It is well known that the Hemer people resent the famous families in the city. What I want are the children who have been abandoned by the Hemer people... Only you can help me choose from them. Find the most suitable people.”
Just as he was talking, a deafening roar suddenly came from the hall downstairs, "Damn you little brat, you dare to bully my Wiltok! See if I don't slap your face as hard as your butt!"
Charlie and Bottom changed their minds at the same time, and hurried downstairs to see a tall, fat cook pressing a young half-elf on the table and beating him violently.
The outstanding talent graduated from the Coral Academy, the third-level swordsman Carl's pants were pulled down to his knees, and the fat cook slapped his bare buttocks hard, fulfilling her promise to slap his face into a butt.
Maybe the fat cook was mistaken. However, there seems to be no difference between "the butt is spanked like a face" and "the face is spanked like a butt."
Every time the fat cook spanked his buttocks, Carl screamed like a slaughtered pig. The self-esteem of the third-level swordsman originally did not allow the young man to scream in shame, but it was too strange that there was only the sound of spanking in the hotel lobby, so he screamed shamelessly, and he felt much better. At least he won the applause of the female warrior Hemo. Laughter was the background sound of the spanking, and the feeling of shame was much weaker.
It must be said that the outstanding graduates of Coral College are very adaptable and quickly learned to be thick-skinned.
"Unstoppable Sarah?! How did Carl mess with her?" Charlie said in disbelief when he recognized the identity of the fat cook.
"Stop, stop, damn it, you've broken all our furniture..." Boss Bottom yelled loudly to stop the fat cook from continuing her violence.
Sarah slapped her twice more angrily, let go of the victim Karl, and complained: "This bad boy bullied poor Will, and all the broken plates and cups here will be blamed on him."
After saying that, she picked up Wiltok, who was at a loss next to her, and walked towards the kitchen. As she walked, she comforted him with a babble: "Okay, Wiltok, I have taught that bad boy a lesson. In the hotel lobby This job is not suitable for you. Didn't you see these ferocious she-wolves? Their minds are thinking about how to abduct you. I know it must be like this... The poor little guy, his injuries have only just gotten better. How can you be bullied by these evil-minded guys? If Aunt Sarah says, if you like shelling beans, then continue to shell beans in the kitchen. When your injury is completely healed, you must at least be able to distinguish who treats you well and who treats you well. I treat you badly and come out to play again."
Wiltok looked confused and followed the fat cook Sarah obediently. He looked around, seemingly unable to focus, looking confused and curious, but there was a hint of indifference deep in his empty eyes that others could not detect.
If he were an ordinary person, his current appearance would be called sleep-deprived to be polite, or stupid to be polite. However, because of Vertok's handsome and extraordinary figure, everyone would inevitably have a strong opinion of him. They all thought the boy was young and cute, especially the female warriors of the Hemer tribe. However, under the intimidation of the fat cook Sarah, they stopped teasing Wiltok.
When Charlie saw the instigator of the conflict, he was momentarily distracted. He immediately realized why Karl was beaten, and glared hard at the men who had made him uneasy.
The adventurer from the main city was beaten up in public and a lot of things were broken. What happened next had nothing to do with Wiltok. When he returned to the familiar kitchen, his restless mind calmed down. He took the initiative to sit on his bench without being asked by others, took out a handful of pods from the big basket in front of him, and began to concentrate on shelling the beans.
The fat cook Sarah didn't take the beating of the famous servant just to her heart at all. It was just that business in the hotel was booming today and she had to be busy cooking. She complimented Wiltok casually and then went about her work. No time to care about him.
In fact, all the kitchen servants in the hotel kitchen knew that Wiltok couldn't speak at all, but he could understand what others meant and would do whatever he was told, never causing trouble to others. If it weren't for the tight manpower today, he would just stay quietly in the kitchen shelling his beans and not cause this trouble.
Everyone thinks that shelling beans is Wiltok's favorite thing to do. Apart from eating, sleeping, and going to the toilet, he can shell beans all day long in the kitchen. In fact, Wiltok doesn't feel like or dislike right now. He concentrates on shelling beans for another reason.
Wiltok was in a coma for more than two months at the Adventurer's House Hotel in Braun Town. From the outside, it seemed to outsiders that except for physiological needs such as eating, drinking, and excretion, he had been in a coma the rest of the time. But in Vertok's conscious world, there is a rapidly rotating golden light group. He can't get in or get out, as if he is trapped in a terrible cage.
He instinctively wanted to slow down the rotation of the golden light group and finally stop it completely, but this was not easy to do. It should be said that it was very, very difficult. It took a lot of effort for Vertok to master the concept of time through the rotation of the golden light group. And because of the instinctive stimulation of his body's hunger and thirst, he overlapped the time flow rate of the light group with the time flow rate of the outside world, and exerted influence on the outside world. reacted. This is why he wakes up briefly to eat and drink.
At the beginning, when he woke up from his deep sleep, there was still a discrepancy between the flow of time between his consciousness and reality. It was like there was a barrier between himself and the outside world, making him unable to see or hear clearly, and unable to think seriously about any issues. Fortunately, the cook Sarah has been taking care of him, scrubbing his body, and nagging in his ear. These stimulations from the outside world have caused the time flow rates of the conscious world and the real world to overlap more and more, and Vertok finally Escape from long-term lethargy.
He is awake, but Wiltok stumbles when walking and can't hold things steadily. Cook Sarah said that he is like a clumsy baby and must continue to exercise before he can return to normal.
The cook at the Adventurer's House is obviously very good at taking care of the sick and wounded. The rehabilitation training she formulated for Wiltok can't be faulted even by Cole, the best doctor in Braun Town. Under the careful care of the cook Sarah, it took only half a month for Wiltok to be able to walk, run, and pick up things like a normal person. However, his hands and feet were still not flexible enough, and when he lost his memory, he seemed to have lost his memory. He lost his ability to speak and his intelligence seemed to be affected.
Dr. Cole in the town examined Wiltok and believed that it was impossible to cure him with ordinary treatment methods. After all, the head injury was the most troublesome problem, but he could be given some detailed manual work to exercise his fingers. Flexibility, which may be unexpectedly helpful to his condition.
So Boss Bottom asked Wiltok to help in the kitchen, starting with shelling beans, saying that it would help him exercise his fingers. As for the real thoughts of the hotel owner, everyone knew that this miser did not want Wiltok to continue taking risks. The family eats and drinks for free.
Being able to support oneself is a good thing after all. Sarah, the fat cook who treats Ver as her son, does not object to Bottom's arrangement, and Vertok himself will not object.
He spent two months shelling beans in the kitchen of the Adventurer's House, enjoying the tedious work.
People who see Wiltok for the first time are amazed by his beauty, but those who are familiar with him think that Wiltok is a poor fool. Otherwise, how could he like to shell beans all day long?
However, no one knows that Vertok has been troubled by the world of consciousness. As long as he stops what he is doing, he will see the high-speed rotating golden light group. The sense of time and space are isolated from the outside world, and continuously Shelling beans can make the world of consciousness and the time and space of the outside world overlap with each other.
Vertok instinctively knew that he must strengthen the time and space connection between his consciousness and reality, otherwise he would fall into a coma again.
He held the plump pod between his long and slender fingers and pinched it gently. The round beans shot out of the pod and fell right into the rattan basket next to it, which was almost full of beans. Wiltok's movements are skillful and he peels beans extremely efficiently. He even has a unique rhythm and is not disturbed by various noises in the kitchen.
The cook Sarah suddenly raised her head and glanced at him, with a knowing smile on her fat face. She lowered her head again and continued to chop the meat and bones on the chopping board with the kitchen knife. The ping-pong-pong-pong sound was even the same frequency as Vertok peeling beans. .
The 122,063th... Wiltok counted in his mind. He had a premonition that something wonderful would happen soon. He pinched a pod with his fingers and exerted a little force. There was a "pop" sound. As the pod burst, the world of consciousness also shook. , a piece of information automatically emerged in my mind:
Increase the mental attribute by 4, reach 10 points of spirit, learn the talent to enter the second level, and master dexterous hands.
The current mental attributes are 10 points, the physical attributes are 6 points, the perception attributes are 4 points, and the life attributes are 12 points.
Dexterous hands: Your hands are very dexterous and you can use any tool skillfully in a short time.
Stage goal: Match the three attributes of physique, perception, and life with the current 10 points of mental attributes to reach 12 points of physique, 13 points of perception, and 15 points of life.
The ultimate goal: unlock the knowledge puzzle and find yourself.
Method: Eat enough, exercise enough, rest enough, use your learning talent, collect all kinds of information, and get feedback on the knowledge puzzle.
This information emerged naturally, and what Wiltok knew he knew, and what he didn't know he still didn't know. Just like a person who has lost his memory and is eager to retrieve his memory, there is no need to investigate the reason, let alone explain to others.
The most surprising thing is not that Wiltok has recovered a small part of his memory, but that his conscious world has been synchronized with changes in external time and space, and that barrier has been completely lifted.
The dim kitchen suddenly became alive, the walls and ceiling were blackened by oil smoke; the kitchen maid hit the mud scorpion with a wooden stick to make the sound of exploding liquid; the smell of stew came out of the clay pot; the sun reflected through the window In the kitchen, the light and shadow swirled as the maid walked back and forth; the heat waves radiated from the open flame on the stove, and the wind pressure generated by the air flow simultaneously stimulated Wiltok's vision, hearing, smell, and touch, and in his mind It formed a three-dimensional picture with clear layers, and the sense of detachment that had been bothering him quickly disappeared.
For the first time, Vertok felt a sense of joy from the bottom of his heart. He knew that he would not fall into a long-term coma again, but the rich sensory signals instantly caused a slight dizziness in his mind, and he couldn't help but stand up.
Cook Sarah put down the meat cleaver in her hand almost at the same time, and came to Vertok in three steps and two steps at a time. Her move attracted the attention of others, and more than a dozen helpers gathered around him.
Sarah stretched out her hand to support Wiltok and asked with concern: "Baby, what's wrong with you?"
The fat cook was two meters tall and as fat as a big brown bear. When she got close, she felt a strong sense of oppression. Wiltok was very familiar with Sarah, and this familiarity gave him a sense of security.
The corners of Vertok's mouth turned upward in an arc, and his handsome face became particularly moving, "Sarah, I'm awake."
This was the first time he smiled, the first time he spoke.
Sarah exclaimed in surprise: "Oh, my poor little one, you can talk! It's so wonderful that the Earth Mother protects you!"
The dozen or so kitchen servants were also very happy. They all crowded over and rushed to talk to Wiltok. The young and handsome Wiltok frowned his slender eyebrows, tilted his head, and said to himself in confusion: "Who am I?"
