"My lord, do you remember?" Huck asked with a look of surprise on his face.
Wiltok shook his head. He jumped up, jumped out of the dense thorny bushes, and landed firmly on the open space more than ten meters away.
Dozens of minutes of sleep extended fifteen times in the Dream Arena, but Wiltok couldn't make the memory fragments clearer even after racking his brains. He just felt that he was familiar with the two sword-wielding maids, and felt sorry and angry for what might happen to them.
It was obvious that he could not retrieve the complete memory by racking his brains to recall. Wiltok reorganized the clues he had grasped and had some ideas about solving the mystery of his life experience.
"Huck, Max, do you remember what Lina said when she sent me to Braun Town?" He patted the dirt on his leather armor and asked the two of them.
Huck answered first: "Sir, I remember Bottom said that Lina claimed to be your sister. She came from Rapid City and later joined the White Horn Adventure Group with you. That White Horn is actually from the Hemer tribe. Mobile village, because Lina is a professional doctor and pharmacist, they are willing to take you in."
"In the summer of the year before last, the White Horn Adventure Group set out from the town of Carwen in Rapid City. While hunting in the wild, they encountered a group of orc bone collectors. Those orcs were obviously no match for the female warriors of the Hemer tribe, so they lured a shadow to lurk They attacked the White Horn Adventure Group and then took advantage of the chaos to escape."
Max then added: "Vell, Lina, who claims to be your sister, said at the time that the shadow lurker was driven out of his lair by a dragon-veined monitor lizard, and was in a state of rage. It chased the White Horn Adventure Group for a long time... …She must have lied, I mean that Lena hid a lot of things from Bottom.”
Wiltok nodded and said: "Yes, Bottom told me that Lina was not telling the truth. Because, unless the White Horn Adventure Group destroys the shadow lurker's lair, it will not hunt down the White Horn for a long time. In addition, it will not kill the White Horn for a long time. , the White Horn adventure cannot deal with the shadow lurkers, their best choice is to go to Kawen Town, which is closest to them, and seek asylum from the Taku tribe, instead of escaping from Kawen Town in the north to Braun Town in the south."
"It's not normal for the female warriors of Hemo from White Horn to pass by Braun Town but not visit Gangyan, the leader of the Taku tribe." After a pause, he continued: "Boss Batom thinks that the White Horn adventure group was made up by Lina. , she is not being hunted by shadow lurkers, but is avoiding someone else."
"I believed Boss Bottom's judgment at the time... There was no White Horn Adventure Group at all, and I didn't escape from Carwen Town in the north to Braun Town in the south. Lina deliberately spread smoke to let the adventurers People thought I came from the city of Rapids in the north."
Wiltok took the thorium fine gold sword from Hacker's hand and drew a long line on the ground. "Assuming this is the Krill River running north to south, the town of Carwen must be on the north side of the river, and the town of Braun must be on the south side. . We basically moved north along the direction of the river, and we would inevitably enter the area where Carwen Town is located. According to Lina, she and the White Horn Adventure Group encountered the Bone Collector gang in the north, and encountered the shadow lurking On the way to the north, we also encountered shadow lurkers and orc gangs, which are consistent with Lina's statement."
"Lina didn't lie, at least what she said was not entirely false." He raised the sword in his hand and said: "I can be sure of this now because I recognize these two thorium fine gold swords. I’m also familiar with the emblem.”
"Since I have stayed in the north for a while and fought against the northern orc bone collectors, it cannot be a coincidence that I have returned to the previous place and met the original orcs again." Wiltok flicked the blade of his sword and shook his head. .
As long as an orc group is operating in a certain area in the north, Wiltok will encounter them sooner or later when he returns to that area. Such an encounter is indeed not a coincidence, but inevitable.
The reason is simple. If you are in a wild forest, all you see are the same flowers, trees, soil and rocks. You can't see what's behind the forest, but you can't imagine it. Anyone who lacks sufficient knowledge of the forest and wanders around like a headless fly will not live long at all.
In fact, the residents of the forest have fixed movement trajectories. Sheep follow the same path as sheep, and deer follow the same path as deer. They do not run around, and the walking paths of various animals mostly overlap. This is determined by the distribution trend of water sources and food, which is like an invisible barrier that limits the activities of various organisms. Anyone who dares to ignore the existence of the barrier will pay with his life.
When travelers enter an unfamiliar forest for the first time, they subconsciously walk on the path created by forest animals without even realizing it. This can help them obtain water and food, and they will definitely encounter ferocious beasts.
The will of the forest quietly affects every intruder, and all encounters are inevitable. Those who resist the will of the forest will only die of thirst or starvation. When the life of a madman ends, their views and cognitions no longer intersect with the fate of other things.
Half-elf adventurers, barbarian raiders, and orc bone collectors are of similar size, have similar living conditions, and have the same purpose of activity. The probability of them meeting in the wild will increase to 100% as the activity time and scope of activity increase. .
This is the intersection of fate lines caused by the evolution of time and space. There is no coincidence at all.
Vertok seemed to be born with an understanding of some of the rules of Fate Line, but he just couldn't express them clearly. Even if he could speak logically, Max and Huck were probably confused.
The two of them were stunned for a long time, neither of them understood why it was not a coincidence that Vertok met the Bone Collector.
Of course, they would not refute Wiltok for this trivial matter.
Huck followed the topic and asked, "Sir, are those two sword-wielding maids really your servants?"
The sky-blue pupils shrank slightly, and Vertok's eyes became deep, and he said in a sad tone: "They should be considered my servants..." He was unwilling to discuss this issue in depth, as if he was afraid that there would be worse things waiting for him later. He paused for a moment and then said: "Lina said it should be true that I am from Carwen Town, so why did she leave this news?"
Max was startled and said: "She... estimates that you will wake up and wants you to go back to Kawen Town to look for clues? Will, oh no, Lord Wiltok, do you really want to go to Kawen Town?"
Max used the honorific title for Wiltok, and Huck couldn't help grinning, patting him on the shoulder and saying: "Haha, you finally know how to call me sir, you used to call me sir's name every day, and I wanted to beat you. "
The dark hunter sneered and said: "Lord Wiltok, if you don't dislike me as a useless cripple, I would also like to be your servant."
Servant, a servant with status. Only the heirs of noble families from highland families are eligible to recruit their own followers. Max admits that Wiltok comes from a noble family, and if he requests for allegiance and is allowed, the master-slave relationship between the two parties can be determined. In essence, he is still a follower of Wiltok, and there is actually no change compared to before, except for the formal difference.
Max suddenly made a serious request for allegiance, maybe he had his own ideas. Wiltok didn't care, nodded and said: "You also know that for the sake of Aunt Sarah and Boss Bottom, I will not refuse people from the Adventurer's House to follow me."
Hearing what Wiltok said, Max's vaguely uneasy mood finally became more at ease. He took a breath and seriously warned: "Sir, I suggest you not to rush to Carwen Town."
"With your current skills, the Bone Collector gang that besieged us can't do anything to you. Why did they take away these two thorium fine gold swords? Or even kill your sword-wielding maid?" Max threw two He asked a question and analyzed it calmly: "Whether they attacked your sword-wielding maid or picked up the sword-wielding maid's sword, it means that you are in trouble. We still don't know why you are in trouble and why you lost it. Memory. If someone is plotting to kill you, their strength will be very terrifying... If we go to Carwen Town to look for clues now, wouldn't that mean we are falling into a trap?"
Wiltok thought for a moment and nodded: "Well, now that I think about it, the Bone Collector who besieged us should have picked up the sword of the sword-wielding maid, otherwise their gang size would not be intact... Oh, I understand. , they are what two orc gangs look like after they merged. The former gang attacked the Sword Maid and Lina, and suffered heavy losses, and was annexed by the latter gang. The sword of the Sword Maid fell into their hands. "
Max said: "Sir, it's actually not difficult to investigate your identity. Lina and the White Horn Adventure Group are a clue; Carwen Town is a clue; including the emblems on these two swords are also clues... We You can also investigate the forces colluding with the orc bone collectors. Your background must be prominent and inseparable from the famous families in the highlands. All these clues can be investigated... The difficulty is that our investigation must remain secret and must not alert anyone to murder. Your enemy."
Wiltok frowned and asked, "Max, do you have any good ideas?"
Max shook his head and said: "I haven't thought of a specific way yet, but I know that you need a group of trustworthy subordinates. My opinion is that you can't go to Rapid City or Carwen Town, at least not right now. We should find them first. Nearby alliance settlements, find a way back to Fallen Leaf City, and reassemble the people of the Adventurer House. They are mainly mixed-race children from Braun Town, raised by the Adventurer House, and you can trust them. But they have been living outside for a long time. It’s hard to tell if it’s too long, people are always fickle, so we have to hurry up.”
Wiltok thought that the dark hunter's view was reasonable, but Huck suddenly shouted: "It's broken! Leeson and the others ran away!"
"I know, they are afraid that I will kill people and silence them... It's really inexplicable. They just run away." Wiltok shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly.
"No, Lison and the others know your current appearance, and they also know that your eyes will change color, and you can catch the wind in your hands... They will do bad things if they betray adults' secrets to others." Huck said eagerly said.
Max was silent for a moment and said with a dark expression: "They still recognize Huck and I... Logically speaking, we should really silence them. But when they left, they left me alive in the hope that we could let them live. Alas, I'd better ask the adults to make up their minds..."
"You are confused! If Lison betrays our secrets, we will all die, and it will also hurt the boys of the Adventurer's House, and hurt Lord Wiltok!" Huck yelled at Max angrily: "What are Lison and the others going to do? Did they run away? I'll chase them!"
Wiltok waved his hand and said: "No, they didn't harm me. I don't want to kill them to silence them."
As soon as Huck turned around, he nodded and smiled: "Sir, you are so kind."
He definitely didn't mean to be sarcastic, and his tone and gesture were very sincere. Max was so angry that he wanted to punch Huck in the big face. At the same time, he was also reflecting in his heart, should he learn from Huck to be called a follower of the highland nobles?
Wiltok looked at Huck and Max's facial features and said: "The appearance can be changed, and the voice can also be changed... As long as I have the materials in hand, I can also help you change your appearance." His clear and melodious voice suddenly became deep. , full of magnetism, with a bit of hoarseness, completely becoming the voice of another person.
Huck and Max looked surprised. They knew that Dr. Cole taught Wiltok the tricks of changing the voice, but they didn't see Wiltok practice. He suddenly mastered it.
Vertok spent some time in the Dream Arena and learned the art of changing his voice. He can also imitate the voices of old people, children, women, and even the sounds of animals. However, due to the limitation of the vocal range, some changes in sounds cannot be perfectly presented, otherwise he can really imitate the language of the orcs.
Huck wanted to praise Vertok a few more words, but Katie, who was lying on the ground, began to twist her body and screamed "Oh, oh" from her blocked mouth.
"You didn't feed or water them?" Wiltok patted Katie's face and casually untied the rope from her body, trying to make her relax.
No one expected that Katie jumped up, hurriedly unbuttoned her pants, and relieved herself in front of them.
Max and Huck both turned their heads in embarrassment. No matter that Katie and Annie had become idiots now, they were still half-elf women and academic professionals with status.
The two old guys habitually avoided Katie's misery. Wiltok observed Katie's behavior curiously. It wasn't until she picked up her pants again and huddled pitifully that Wiltok nodded and said, "Well, I know that I need to take off my pants first to relieve myself, and I can still live a civilized and intelligent life." Get used to it. They can still be saved!"
“…..”
Max was speechless.
Huck didn't know what to say.
"Give them something to eat and drink some water. Huck, find another place to wash them... they are too dirty." Wiltok untied Annie's rope and ordered Huck.
Max coughed and reminded tactfully: "Sir, it's better for you to do this kind of thing yourself."
"Why?"
Vertok and Harker asked in unison.
Max suddenly felt that he should tell Wiltok more straightforwardly on some issues of human rights and wrongs.
"Sir, Anne and Katie are both young, beautiful, and promising female professionals. Are you treating them as your personal pets, or are you simply curing them and returning them to freedom? Neither Huck nor I are suitable to intervene. It's something private that would embarrass them."
