Dust of History Chapter 14: Knight

Asa was lying in the haystack, listening carefully to the sound of his belly, and smelling the musty smell of the hay beneath him. The big guys at the wine tables next to them were eating big pieces of meat and drinking wine in big glasses, bragging to each other about their bravery on the battlefield and on women's beds, and letting out bursts of obscene laughter. At the feet of the big men were their weapons, and some of them had blood stains that had changed color.

On the straw next to Asa, there were a few thinner men lying dead like him.

This is the mercenary tavern in Airy City. It gathers all the people in the city who have no skills and plan to exchange their lives for money. They serve as thugs or bodyguards for others, and some serve as accomplices to robbers.

The smell of meat wafting over there formed a great contrast with the musty smell from under him. Asa suddenly imagined that those big men suddenly had an argument with him, and he could beat them all to the ground in a fit of anger. , and then wiped out everything left on the table. It's a pity that those big men were completely intoxicated in the small world composed of beer, beef and chatting, and they didn't even care about him.

And he wasn't really hungry enough to take the initiative to find fault and beat someone just for a few pieces of meat. What's more, just now a big man was happy to drink and invited all the people in the tavern to have a drink. Even though it might be just an occasional exuberance, Asa's evil thoughts were extinguished with embarrassment.

The money borrowed from Chris is actually enough, a good horse and some adventure necessities are left over, until ten days ago, when he met the hanged vendor in the wild, he still had eight Silver coins and more than thirty copper coins. The unlucky trader met a group of big-eared monsters in the wild, and instead of killing him, the big-eared monsters robbed him of all the goods he had bought with all his savings. Asa gave him both the horse and the money, and walked to Airi City by himself.

Asa suddenly missed the time in the wild jungle. At least they don't have to worry about food, catching a big prey is enough to eat for several days. But in this city where humans live together, everything has a price. If you want it, you have to buy it with money. If you want money, you have to use labor, time, and freedom to exchange it, and you have to have the technology to exchange it. Otherwise you just have to steal, cheat, and rob.

Asa found that he was actually not suitable for living in this environment where the same kind gathered. He does not have normal people to abide by the customs and lifestyles of the established order, such as getting used to being ordered to work, and getting used to exchanging behaviors that are meaningless to him in exchange for things that are meaningful to him, such as food. He also didn't ignore the blunt and domineering of the Orderer. Once he thought about the other party's feelings, he didn't dare to grab it. Stealing and cheating are even more humanly capable. Not only do you have to be blunt, but you have to be willing to think that you are a few levels lower than others in your heart, and you don't dare to take it head-on, so you have to resort to dirty speculation. Get other people's things.

But humans are social animals after all. No matter how much I like to get used to living alone, in fact, deep down in my heart, I still hope to communicate with my kind. Even though he was so hungry, Asa still stayed in this city where food was hard to come by. Looking at the daily life and eating of others, listening to the traffic on the street, chickens and dogs barking, all these made him feel that he could never be alone in the wilderness The peace of possession.

He is just not used to the lifestyle given by this strange environment, as if a native wild dog is not used to living in the environment of domestic dogs, but he likes the breath of countless similar ones. Even if he could stay in the city, he still didn't want to go out. So he came here to try his luck, even if he didn't have any other useful life skills, but he was still competent for this kind of physical work. And here might be able to inquire about the news of that damned forest.

He has been wandering around the city for a long time. He has been inquiring about the 'Forest of Whispers' or the 'Forest of Hard-to-Speak'. Heretics seized. Heretics seem to be making a lot of noise in the city of Airi. Soldiers are searching everywhere. From time to time, people are seen being arrested crying.

The door of the tavern was pushed open. A young man stood at the door.

Everyone in the tavern cast their eyes on him. This is not a peer. This young man is wearing a set of knight attire. Although it looks very old, he still wears it neatly and neatly. He also wears a cloak that is obviously just for decoration. There was a little childishness on his handsome face, and his hair was neatly done like the suit on his body. This should be a customer, the people next to Asa raised their heads and regained some anger.

The young man nervously looked around at the vicious or disorganized people in the tavern. He opened his mouth and said in as flat a voice as possible: "I am the Knight of Rodhart, and I am here to recruit a brave man to be my attendant."

The tavern was filled with laughter and scolding, the big men were still drinking and eating meat, and the people next to Asa fell down lifelessly again.

The young man stood at the door and said as if reciting a manifesto: "What I ask for is a firm belief, a kind heart, and infinite loyalty to the master and chivalry."

There was a burst of more intense ridicule and scolding, and someone on the haystack asked, "How much is a day?"

"I have no money. What I can give to those who follow me are more valuable than money. It is a lofty spirit and a great honor. His name will always be engraved next to mine, and will always be chanted It is recited by the poets." The young man continued to recite his manifesto in rhythm.

Insane laughter broke out in the tavern. The big guys stamped their feet and slammed the table loudly, as if they heard the rap of the most famous comedian in the whole continent. Even the few people on the haystack laughed and became full of life. A big man laughed and asked the bartender: "Where did you get such a joker? The uncle gave him a reward."

The bartender smiled and shook his head, walked over to the young man who was already blushing, and said, "This place is full of old men who are working for money. You are in the wrong place, go to the countryside."

The young man tried his best to continue his persuasion: "I will go to the woods to the south of the city to perform a very dangerous but also great task. Can anyone who is brave come with me?"

A big drunk man stood up, squinted his eyes and approached the young man, pointed at the young man's face and said, "This nonsense little guy is quite handsome, if it's a woman, I'm still interested Go out and play with him."

The young knight, who had already become angry from embarrassment, clenched his fists and glared at the big man. Although he tried to keep his voice as calm as possible, everyone could hear the trembling due to excessive anger: "In the name of God, If this person dares to insult a knight again, his blood will be used to wash away his sin."

The big man's eyes widened, and he reached out and pushed the young knight's chest: "What? Do you want to fight?"

Tummy hits. Seeing the young knight's shoulders sinking, Asa knew he was going to make a move.

With a muffled sound, the young knight's right fist slammed into the big man's abdomen. The big man bent back and immediately knelt down on his forehead, and the wine and meat he had just eaten poured out of his mouth. Seeing this, the other four big men at the table with the big man immediately raised their weapons and rushed over.

Step forward, take a left half step, elbow him under the ribs and knock him over. Asa watched the knight's body sink and move forward, and silently speculated about his next move in his heart.

Facing the several big knights holding weapons, they did not retreat but advanced, and went straight to the front one. When the opponent was slashing with a knife, he turned to the left. While avoiding the knife, an elbow hit the big man's weakness. With a muffled sound, the big man grunted and fell to the right, just blocking the weapons of the two big men on the right. The two big men hurriedly withdrew their knives.

Turns around and hooks to the jaw. Asa predicted in his heart.

The big man on the left had just lifted the mace over his head when he was punched on the jaw, and the sound of bones shattering was clearly heard by everyone in the tavern. Asa could also tell that he had probably lost five or six teeth.

Stand up, hit the closest chest with your knees, hold the last right hand, twist it, chop off the neck, and you're done. The young knight's skill is quite good. Asa felt that his observation ability and mind seemed to be getting clearer and clearer. Before, it was absolutely impossible to see other people's movements and predict their movements clearly, probably because of the practice of that kind of meditation. Although the book was mortgaged by him, he had long memorized the meditation method recorded in it and was still practicing it every day.

The knight had twisted the arm of the last big man backwards, and the big man screamed like a pig in pain. The knight looked at the big men moaning on the ground, and let go of his hand somewhat annoyed and angrily. Although he said that he was going to see blood just now, he seemed unable to let go of that hand.

He turned and walked towards the door. The big man who had just been let go picked up a sword from the ground and stabbed at the knight's vest.

In the middle of the stabbing, one hand held the big man's hand from behind, squeezed it, and the sword in the big man's hand fell to the ground, and then twisted backward with the same technique as the knight just now, and the big man continued to scream just now . But it was only half a cry, and a blow to the back of the neck immediately silenced him.

"Are you going to the woods in the south of the city?" Asa asked. Anyway, there is no clue, and it seems that Chris also said that it is in the south, why not go and see with this young knight, and try your luck.

The knight asked with mixed surprises: "Will you follow me?"

Asa shook his head and said: "Just follow you to see".

The knight tried his best to persuade him: "Then are you willing to help me complete a task? If I succeed, I will reward you." declaration. "And this is also a very honorable task."

Asa frowned and thought for a while, it seems that it is not bad to eat a meal, so he nodded.

Out of the tavern, the knight mounted his horse. Asa walked beside, eating the beef he picked up at the table of those big men while walking. The Cavaliers were a little excited about their successful recruitment, and kept asking about Asa's background and ambitions. Asa simply answered that he was a homeless man from the capital.

"My friend Asa, your behavior does not fit the status of a knight's helper. You are no different from a beggar on the street." The knight saw Asa finished eating the beef and licked the oil on his hands. Probably feel out of place. Remind him very politely.

Asa wiped his hands on his body and said, "Do you have to speak in such a tone?"

The knight was stunned, and said: "All knights talk like this." But this time they used a normal tone. "Have you seen any other knights?"

"Yes." Asa replied. When he was a mercenary, Captain Saunders and that nasty Clovis were both knights.

"Really?" The knight was surprised. "I haven't seen it yet, I just heard stories and books that say that knights should be like this. Don't you know knights like this? Where are they from?"

"The captain of the Holy Knights." Asa replied. This answer immediately caused the knight on the horse to have a great reaction. He suddenly bent down and approached Asa, looked at Asa with surprise and awe and asked: "Really? Then what are they like?" What? How did you talk?"

Asa looked at him, worried about the angle at which his waist was bent, and said, "It's similar to your appearance. It's just that it's not as pretentious as yours."

"Is that so?" The knight straightened his back, sighed with mixed joy and sorrow, looked ahead and was fascinated by that demeanor. "That's right. It's better to speak casually, so as to show the demeanor of a knight. Only a great hero can show his true colors."

Walking all the way out of the city, Asa knew that this young knight named Rodhart was not a real knight~IndoMTL.com~ was just a student who had just graduated from the knight school in Erasia. This is his hometown. His only family member is his grandfather, a local squire who yearns for a knightly career. He exhausted all his family property for his grandson to study in the knight school that only nobles could enter, hoping that he would become a real knight. Unfortunately, he was living in poverty. Passed away last year. And Rod Hart didn't know the news until he graduated, and ran all the way back to bury his grandfather.

Outside the city, Rodhart looked around and saw no one, and said to Asa: "Friend Asa, we are going to complete this great task now. Have you heard about the imperial envoy?"

Asa shook his head: "No."

The knight's face was radiant with excitement, brimming with the passion unique to young people, and said: "I just happened to hear about it from the soldiers in the city hall. I ran into a group of bandits. The Imperial Envoy was hijacked, and the bandits demanded a high price from the magistrate, and now the city hall is in chaos. If we rescued the Imperial Envoy earlier than the army, you How much credit is that? Then I can truly become a knight." He looked at Asa with glowing eyes, as if he was happy for him. "You can also share in this great honor."

"I hope it won't take too long." Asa yawned, full of the tiredness of the elderly.