Twenty Sided Dice

The village became busy in an instant, and dozens of hands quickly cleaned up all traces, faster than the vultures and crows on the grassland. Clothes, armor and weapons cannot be kept, but they can be sold to nomads on the steppe. There is a black sun symbol on the shield, so it can only be melted and made into an iron pot, which can also be exchanged for a lot of money. The corpse will be stripped naked, then the face will be chopped to pieces, and a deep valley will be found and thrown into it, so that no one will find it. Although the horses are valuable, they cannot be left behind, they can only be killed for meat. So after a while, Jeff wasn't surprised when the cook brought the horsemeat stew with peas.

"The peas are overcooked, your craftsmanship is still not good enough. You can make a good meal bad every time." Although Jeff said this, he still dug a large spoon out of his plate and covered it with brown bread superior. "Forget it, it's hot anyway. It's better than being in the mountains." He drank a few more gulps of crude cider, which had a sour taste that Janet gave up after one sip. But Jeff didn't care at all, he said to Siegel: "Continue to talk about the sergeant. We found the prince and warned him of a possible attack. The prince took it seriously, so he kept the serge by his side so that he could show his abilities. , loyal to the royal family. The ser is very serious, and he does his best to protect the prince's safety every day. Fortunately, the trolls did not succeed."

"Jazz isn't hurt?" Siegel asked.

"No, he's fine. But he later said that it was fortunate that the troll's main target was the prince and the Dawn guards beside him, and he was lucky enough to escape. The prince's swordsmanship was beyond everyone's expectations. He was injured, but he persisted until the rescue arrived. Unfortunately, the troll leader was not caught in the end, and he actually disappeared into a cloud of smoke under the heavy siege of the Dawn Knights."

"That's the power of magic. Why isn't there the help of the caster around the prince?" Siegel felt strange.

"I don't know, there were some mages originally, but they all left before that day, it seems to be to carry out the prince's order. Anyway, it's very unfortunate." Jeff put some food in his mouth again, and then said: "Then we Going all the way north, and meeting with Earl Todd near Waterdeep City, the prince's injury is almost healed. Ser Bill originally thought that the matter could be settled, and there was still a chance to rush to Mora's Top, but Lord Todd asked Sir Bill to become a His vassal. Although only a free knight vassal, he promised that the sergeant would acquire a territory, in the area of ​​East Lake, the starry country. The sergeant accepted it readily, swore allegiance, and took me to the north."

"I once received a letter from Sir, it should be about this time, right? He said that he couldn't go to the top of Mora to join us."

"Yes, I sent the letter through a courier, and I'm glad you received it." Jeff said, "Sir has been very worried about you, especially you, and he often talks about it. But His Royal Highness and Earl Todd asked us to The mission is kept secret and cannot be contacted with the outside world, so I can't write to you after that. Now everyone is still in the mountains, and I was sent out to buy food, but I can take you up. The details can only be found by Sir and you say."

"It's so poor here, so you rely on them to trade with the prairie people to collect food? What is the Viscount of Blackblood Castle doing? Isn't he a knight?"

"It's a knight, but unfortunately he doesn't know how to manage and win the hearts of the people, not to mention that he is not a knight of the Starry Kingdom. The Braver-Slint family has always been loyal to the Saus Dynasty, and the Saus Dynasty and the Starry Kingdom are closely related. There has always been border friction between the two. Although the Black Blood Castle will not blatantly fall into the trap - he does not dare to cause such a big trouble to his master - but it will always cause some stumbling. For example, pulling all the males Let’s go, collect the food and store it in the castle, and send cavalry to cut off the trade route or something.”

"It's so awkward. I don't know what the prince is going to do here." Siegel asked.

"Don't ask me, I don't know." Jeff said while eating: "Even if I know, I can't say it, an oath is an oath after all. But I will take you up the mountain to find the Sir, I can guarantee this, little Master."

"Little master? I'm not a little master." Siegel shook his head, his frowning brows filled with doubts: "I don't know who my parents are, why do you say that?"

"Sir Bill has his own fief, but he doesn't have a wife, let alone children, and you are his apprentice, so you are the young master." Jeff Gold coin smirked: "I just made a joke for you. , don't think too much. You two, hurry up and eat more. For us civilians, there are no good conditions on the mountain. And according to my experience, we have to go quickly in case the weather turns bad. "

They quickly packed their bags, put food on the horses, and set foot on the mountain road without a moment's delay. But the bad weather arrived sooner than expected, with dark clouds blanketing the sky, and a icy drizzle, blown by the gusty wind, slapped Siegel in the face. He tugged hard at the reins, with the other hand on the bag on the horse's back, which contained bacon, hard cheese, and dried sweet potatoes. Siegel protects the food with canvas to minimize the impact of rain on them.

Beside Siegel, Janet pulled the hood and wrapped the cloak even tighter. If it weren't for Jeff's presence, she would have liked to be a smaller child so that she would be less exposed to the rain. She grabbed Siegel's robe with one hand and stepped on the slippery dirt as she made her way down the stone-strewn mountain road. A gust of wind can blow her upside down. That's when Siegel reaches out and grabs her wrist to help her keep her balance.

"You need to eat more, Janet, you have too little meat." Siegel joked in her ear, it was the only heat she could feel after going up the mountain, it tickled her whole body .

Jeff-Golden Coin walked in front, leading another horse, with two bags tied to the horse's back, one for radishes and one for onions. The road was more difficult to walk when it was rained, and the water flowed down the ramp, making them seem to be walking in a stream with a towering cliff on one side and an abyss on the other. If you are not careful, you will die. The road became treacherous, and if given the choice, of course Jeff liked to sit in his big house with a solid roof, leaning against a warm, bright fire, sipping mulled wine while smelling the aroma of dinner. After eating and drinking, take off your shoes, warm the soles of your feet with the fire, and then have a cup of fragrant ale, that is a good life.

'Not like now', Jeff said to himself, 'I'm not a knight, why should I suffer this. ' He was all soaked in woolen clothes stuck to him, rain dripping down his neckline, his underwear and boots wet. Not long ago, he was beaten badly by the knight and his entourage, almost stealing his gold coins and life, but thanks to the miraculous appearance of Siegel, he was saved. 'Although Sir Bill is a good man, this life is too hard. If this mission ends well, I'll apply to go to the lord's domain at East Lake, reopen my smithy, and never leave my furnace again. So fed up with the **** cold rain! ’

They walked on the road for a whole day, and then they saw a black castle on the cliff ahead. From a distance, the castle looks like claws protruding from the mountain, and the three prominent watchtowers are the tips of the claws. From there, you can overlook the valley below the mountain. As long as a few soldiers take turns on duty, it is impossible for the army to slip past this place.

But three people and two horses are fine. The group of them clinged to the rock wall, and soon turned to a steeper path, which belonged to hunters and herb gatherers, leading them to the mountain basin. Jeff introduced: "The outpost's camp is in the basin, which is no longer the jurisdiction of Black Blood Castle, so Viscount Slint's troops will not harass us after we get there. But I believe that in this kind of weather, None of their people will come out."

As Jeff expected, there were no knights disguised as robbers, only a few wild lynx attacked in the dark. Siegel quickly killed two of them, and the others fled. "This kind of lynx is very common here~www.readwn.com~ It acts like a thief and becomes a robber when it encounters resistance. Usually, the villagers at the foot of the mountain carry sacks for me, and they are responsible for driving these animals away. But it seems A sharp sword is more useful."

Siegel had been listening to Jeff tell stories about the mountains all the way, and now he finally saw it with his own eyes. In the mountains and mountains, there are many orcs living, they are between barbarism and civilization. Humans despise them, orcs despise them, so it is difficult for them to find a home on both sides. These children, who were born for various reasons - mostly related to war and hatred - were discriminated against and bullied and hid in the Walled Mountains, where they reigned as kings. They divide their territory like wild animals, hunt their prey, and compete for water. They like fire, but are afraid of swords, so as soon as Siegel shows his weapons, they all go away. Every time Siegel watched them flee for their lives, he thought of the goblins running away at night. The same back, the same horror. For the first time, Siegel had an idea: maybe it's not blood that determines everything, but civilization.

Along the way, they passed through nine deserted villages, all belonging to the orcs, and they had long escaped. There was nothing in the village, and all the food and drink were on the Orcs, who were brought into the cave where they were hiding. However, they still encountered a few orcs who couldn't escape. They had injuries on their legs, so they could only cringe and lie on the side of the road, stretching out their hands to beg. Seeing that they were pitiful, Siegel gave them some hard cheese and bread. A few orcs moved away with great gratitude and let the team move on.

"The orcs on this side of the mountain are just pitiful. They are too weak. Neither we nor the orcs want them." Jeff said, "The orcs on the other side of the mountain are hateful. They will join the army of the orcs and become pirates or bandits. "