The Righteous Player(s) Chapter 385: Alexander
To be honest, Annan was really shocked when he saw this former champion swordsman.
The appearance of this "Alexander Robin" indeed exceeded Annan's expectations——
He looked to be a middle-aged man in his fifties, extremely tall, at least over 1.85 meters tall.
The skin is almost tan in suntan color, and the hair is reddish brown. Alexander has a square face, deep-set eyes, and resolute gaze. His beard has been carefully shaved off, leaving neat stubble. A scar was branded diagonally on his cheek, across his lip, and approached his eyelid.
A little further up, his right eye will be completely gouged out with a knife.
His golden-orange eyes seemed to shine under the light, making Alexander look even more intimidating.
... He does not look like a world-famous banker, the legendary most powerful investor with a keen eye, or a philanthropist known for his generosity.
More like a fierce fighter, a stern and reliable mercenary leader. His thick, heavy hands, covered with sword marks and calluses, were subconsciously clenched into fists all the time; and his steady, broad arms as he walked further illustrated this.
Although he was wearing the outfit of a Silver Lord priest, it looked like a long white suit. But the muscles in his shoulders fully stretched out the inside of the suit, and you can even see some wrinkles caused by the muscles.
——This uncle seems to be the type who can happily chat with the delicious goose.
This was the first thought that came to Annan's mind.
How do you say that, proper fitness attracts the opposite sex, excessive fitness attracts the same sex...
He is very similar in height and body shape to Yummy Wind Goose. The skin is obviously rough and thick, while the delicious goose's skin is quite fair.
Of course, the biggest difference is that he has hair... and it's very thick. And Delicious Wind Goose has sacrificed his hair for his own strength.
"What, are you scared by me?"
Bringing Annan and Zhiji to his office, Mr. Alexander asked Zhiji and Annan to sit down across the table, then returned to his seat with a hearty smile.
He made a low and magnetic voice: "Is it different from what you imagined?"
"...Yes."
Annan nodded, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up, and he almost laughed out loud: "But actually, it's not that shocking.
"After all, I have seen Silver Lord priests who are similar in size to you..."
What Annan was talking about was Salvatore's friend Padre Luis. He and Annan can at least be considered friends of friends, and their relationship is still good.
Of course, the next time they meet, Annan will call him "Knight Louis."
"Oh?"
Alexander raised his eyebrows and asked: "Is he from the Silver Hand? Is he also in the royal capital now, preparing to become a Silver Knight?"
"...Do you know him?"
Annan blinked, not particularly surprised.
But think about it, after all, those are the Silver Knights.
Old Bread can introduce himself to Alexander to learn swordsmanship, which shows that Alexander is definitely not the kind of strong man who hides his swordsmanship.
As Alexander is now the active Silver Knight with the best swordsmanship, there will definitely be many young Silver Knights and alternate Silver Knights who want to learn from him. It’s not surprising that he knew Louis.
However, if you look carefully...
Alexander stretched out his hand and slapped it on the table, laughed cheerfully, and his voice rose a little higher: "Is that that boy Louis?"
"Yes - he and I met in Frozen Water Port."
"Well, he was indeed sent to the frozen water port. He is a good boy... It is not a surprise to me that he finally took over such a dangerous and near-death mission."
Alexander's voice became calm and magnetic again: "He is my pride. Just like his father."
...Huh?
Annan was a little surprised: "He is yours...?"
"He is my nephew, my nephew."
Alexander said slowly: "His father is my brother and a Silver Knight... I am the leader of the Silver Hand. When he was still in the Silver Hand, I personally taught him .
"When he was investigating a case in which a Black Widow believer poisoned a well and caused the death of the whole village, his wife was killed in retaliation. Louis was just born at that time, so he could only put her in my house and leave it to me. nurturing by his wife.
"And he used a very expensive ritual at that time, which caused his state to be unstable. Later, he died on the way to purify the nightmare... When he finally turned into a demon, I was the one who executed him personally.
"I agreed to his last request and took care of his son for him. When I was young, I took the oath of sterilization and the oath of abstinence for stronger power... Therefore, Louis is also considered my son."
...That's it.
No wonder.
In this way, the body shapes of Louis and Alexander are actually not much different, both in height and weight. In Noah, there are actually not many men over 1.8 meters tall - almost all adult male elves are over 1.8 meters tall, but the humans in the Oasis are all shorter.
Looking carefully, they all have red hair, but it’s not the same color… Their faces are also somewhat similar. But compared to the lion-like Alexander, who seemed to be angry at any time, his nephew Louis looked much gentler and gentler, with fairer skin and almost no scars on his body.
But another question emerged in Annan's mind.
As if seeing Annan's doubts, Alexander said: "Do you want to ask me why I let Louis go to the frozen water port?"
"Just a little question."
Annan nodded and explained: "After all, you should also know... Frozen Water Port is too dangerous.
"Its nightmare can be purified smoothly, and actually it has nothing to do with Louis. This is a task that he can't handle at all, why should he be asked to perform it?"
"It's not that I want him to do it, but someone has to do it. The last priest was contaminated by the nightmare of the frozen water port many years ago - before he turned into a demon , he was recalled to the royal capital and died of poison, and died gloriously as a human being.
“But after that, we don’t know anything about what happened in Frozen Water Port. We know that the Skeleton Man stayed there for a long time, trying to perform some kind of ceremony... Frozen Water Port is also a border area, we It is even more necessary to send a priest to bring it under control.
"This extremely difficult nightmare that has not been purified for fifty years requires at least one priest to be sent to monitor it - at least when an irreversible emergency occurs, he must immediately report to the royal capital or Report from Fort Ross to completely purify the frozen water port before the worst result occurs."
Alexander said calmly: "Actually, we didn't plan to recruit a 'Purifier' at the beginning, we just planned to recruit a 'Monitor'. There is no need to choose young people from the hands of Silver with a bright future. And those who are capable... just need to send an old bishop to take over.
"For other twisted nightmares, it is much simpler to 'monitor' - just enter the nightmare and carefully observe the changes in the nightmare, and then exit in time. But in this nightmare, if you are not careful, you will Losing memory...the more you want to 'monitor', the more you have to try to 'purify'."
This is a dead end.
No matter what, you must try to purify the nightmare - and the more you try, the easier it is to die in the nightmare and be eroded by the curse. ~IndoMTL.com~Annan finally got it.
This is why...
Louis cannot understand and explore the mechanics of nightmares.
While he had to rely on luck to purify his nightmares... he ran into the nightmare gallery every day without looking back, walking forward in silence in the infinite corridor of nightmares.
——He is sticking to his mission.
He did not explore the mechanism so that he could survive longer.
It is to prevent others from taking over their positions... and to prevent other people from being sacrificed.
...Annan finally realized it.
For myself and the players, it is equivalent to a nightmare of upgrading the "dungeon"... What does it mean to the "aboriginals".
That was a real nightmare.