Pale Emblem

Chapter 3 Habits of the Amnesiac
"Your name is Vertok... What do you think of this name?"

The room is small and the temperature is suitable. The owner of the Adventurer's House wears an old kapok shirt with half-rolled cuffs showing his muscular and sturdy forearms. He is holding an unlit pipe and squinting. The sly eyes swirled around Vertok's handsome face, trying to get some clues through the changes in his expression.

"My name is Vertok?"

Weir raised his slender straight eyebrows, and his face was full of confusion and confusion. After thinking for a long time, he nodded and murmured: "So my name is Vertok... But I can't remember it at all."

He was wearing old clothes from Pilu, the shop assistant, which had been changed by a maid who knew how to tailor. It seemed to fit well, but it was just a fit.

After all, the shop assistant's old clothes are not decent, and they have been patched a lot, showing a shabby look, but they can't hide his brilliance when they are worn on Vertok's body, especially the pair of amber eyes, pure and deep. , There is a certain charm faintly revealed in the flow of the eyes, which is particularly charming and full of strange charm.

Bartom picked up the fire knife and flint on the table, skillfully wiped out sparks, lit his beloved old pipe, and then slowly exhaled a light blue smoke from his mouth, and the choking tobacco smell spread throughout the room.

People who like tobacco like it very much, but most people hate tobacco. Vertok, who was sitting across from the table, was not coughed by the smoke, and he cocked his nose, as if to distinguish the taste of tobacco.

Bartom was suddenly interested, raised his pipe, and asked cheerfully, "Cadelin tobacco, I made it myself, it tastes great, do you want to try it?"

Vertok waved away the smoke in front of him with his hands, shook his head and said, "I don't like this smell."

"I thought you liked it."

Bartom took back his pipe with an angry expression, took two more puffs, and continued: "Where did we just say? Oh, your name is Vertok... Well, in fact, I have no idea about your life experience. I don't know much about the origin. I think Sarah has already told you a few things, and I'll say it again... This spring, two female adventurers brought you to the adventurer's house when you fell into a coma. They are white The female doctor Lina of the Horn Adventure Group and the female warrior Yin of the Hemo tribe, Lina claims to be your sister..."

The hotel owner recounted the entire process of his meeting with the doctor Lina, and said it in great detail, hoping to awaken some of Vertok's memories, but he did not mention his subjective judgment of Lina, and concealed West A letter of recommendation issued by a famous Duo family.

At the end, he leaned back in the chair, held the cigarette holder, and said vaguely, "That's all I know, I hope it can help you."

Vertok's slender eyebrows were always frowning, and he lowered his head and said, "Lina, my sister? Yin? White Horn Adventure Group? Shadow Beast... I have no impression of these at all."

Bartom was silent for a moment and said, "Child, do you remember those things?"

Vertoc raised his head and asked back: "Bartom, I can see a golden light group, it is spinning rapidly, I want it to stop, and then I restore some memories, it seems to be mental attributes, physical attributes, perception Properties and life properties. Do you know what this is?"

Golden light group?

Attributes?
The head was injured, and even hallucinations appeared. It seemed that he was not very ill... Facing Vertok's expectant eyes, Bartom secretly slandered, but still asked in a guiding way: "In your memory, these spirits , body, perception, what is life?"

Vertoc nodded vigorously and said: "Physical attributes refer to physical strength, including the strength of skin, muscles, bones, and internal organs, which mainly reflect a person's strength; spirit refers to the strength of control over oneself and external information, It reflects human intelligence; perception is sensitivity to external information and reflects human sensitivity; life refers to the length of lifespan, potential, and physical energy, reflecting human constitution. These four attributes are not isolated, they complement each other and are indispensable.”

Bartom nodded and said: "I haven't heard of it, but you mentioned strength, intelligence, agility, and physique, and I understood it... You can recall this... How do you say it, the theory! There must be You've been taught this theory, and you're impressed. Here's a clue, I guess you're well educated, maybe a student at some college..."

"What are the students of the academy?" Vertok asked with his back straight and his eyes shining brightly.

"Academy? Uh, academy... Damn academy, we'll talk about it later." Bartom stopped the topic in time, otherwise Vertok would keep asking endlessly, and instead he said: "Vertok, you now You can speak, and you will definitely be able to restore your memory in the future. I must explain some of the rules of the Adventurer's House to you first... As the head of the Adventure Guild in Braun Town, I want to help some adventurers in distress. Like some young man with a broken head and memory loss...I think I've done what I'm supposed to do, but it's not free."

"Of course, you don't have to worry about money now." The sturdy hotel owner waved his left hand without a pipe in front of Vertok. This action made him look very bold, but what he said next was Another flavor.

"According to the regulations of the Adventure Guild, the White Horn Adventure Group you belong to will bear all the expenses for your recovery in the hotel. Your sister Lina also agreed with me that they will come to pick you up before next spring... But, the Adventure Group Adventure outside, anything can happen, maybe they will make a fortune; maybe they will encounter misfortune and come to Braun again."

Bartom sighed, shook his head and said: "To be honest, I have seen many wounded people abandoned by the adventure group in the hotel. Normally, the adventure group will leave a sum of money for the comrades who need to be healed. However, except for a set of A leather robe commonly used by adventurers, your sister Lina did not leave you anything of value..."

"If no one from the White Horn Adventure Group comes to pick you up. Vertok, you owe the Adventurer's House a lot of money." Bartom looked at Vertok, who was ignorant, and said calmly but firmly: "You It costs a total of 74 gold pagodas to eat and stay at the Adventurer's Home. You have to find a way to prepare this money. If you don't have the money to give me by then, very bad things will happen."

Vertok thought for a while and suddenly asked, "What is money?"

"Cough, cough, cough..." Bartom was taken aback by this question, took the pipe from his mouth, coughed several times in a row, smoke was coming out of his mouth and nose, and after a while, his expression was strange Looking at Vertok, he said angrily: "Ha, what kind of bullshit theory do you remember about your mind and body, but you can't remember what money is?! I doubt you are from the Disa Alliance? Boy, do you want Remember, money is the most important thing in the Disa Alliance. You need money for food, clothes, accommodation, weapons and equipment, and skills for learning... Without money, you can't do anything. Understand?"

Vertoc pursed his lips, looked at Bartom, and asked again, "What is money?"

Bartom suddenly felt like he was choking on drinking water. He unbuttoned the top button of his shirt, took out a small gold ingot in the shape of a date pit from the drawer, handed it to Vertok, and persuaded him: "This is the Alliance. A general-purpose gold tower can be exchanged for 12 silver towers, or 144 copper towers, you can buy anything you want with this golden gadget..."

"I want to know who I am... Can I buy it with a urn?" Will asked seriously, holding the urn in his hand.From what he looked like, he planned to buy the answer to the question from Bartom with the urn in his hand.

Bartom scratched his hair and replied affirmatively: "Of course you can, but you need to pay attention to the method... If, I mean, if the White Horn Adventure Group doesn't come to pick you up, you can pass the Adventurer's Home and post a Adventure missions, buy the information of the White Horn Adventure Group, or hire an adventure group to accompany you to search for the whereabouts of the White Horn Adventure Group. Whether it is to buy information or hire an adventure group, money is required. Oh, yes, There is one more important thing..."

"Boy, the urn in your hand is my money! Now, give it back to me!" The hotel owner put on a ferocious expression and stretched out his stout palm to Vertok.

Vertok looked at Bartom calmly, without any intention of letting go.The battle-hardened Red Lion Bartom suddenly felt a burst of heart palpitations, but he couldn't tell where the feeling came from, so he slowly retracted his hand and said in a self-deprecating tone, "Looking at Sarah's face, I I don't care about you, this urn will be lent to you, but the interest will be calculated! I also tell you that money that does not belong to you cannot be taken, otherwise you will be beaten to death by others..."

Vertok hesitated, put the gold on the table, and asked, "Then how can I get more money?"

Bartom instantly understood that this unbelievably beautiful little guy was using this urn to exchange him for information on how to make money.

"There are so many ways to make money, but there is really only one. You have to work." Bartom happily took the gold back and explained: "In Braun, the fastest way to make money is to take part in wild adventures. , but adventure activities are not suitable for you now, no adventure group will take in a patient. Fortunately, you met me, and I can help you and provide you with a job in the hotel. "

Vertok thought for a moment and asked uncertainly, "Is it peeling the beans?"

"Uh, yes, as long as you like it, I'll pay you a wage for it."

"But I don't like peeling beans now," Vertok said earnestly.

Bartom met Will's pure and deep eyes and asked without hesitation, "Then what do you like to do now?"

Will shook his head and said, "I don't know, I'll ask Sarah."

With that, he got up from his chair and prepared to leave Bartom's room.Bartom also stood up, and when Will was about to go out, he shouted: "Mr. Vertoc, the gold tower you just gave me is the reward for your consultation with me, you now owe me 74 gold towers, these arrears Interest is all calculated... In addition, I will give you a piece of advice for free, if you want to make money, you need to be trustworthy."

Vertok turned around, nodded to Bartom and said, "Thank you, Boss Bartom, you are a good person."

"Good... good person?" Bartom was amused, but he never thought that he was a good person.

With a serious expression on Vertok's expression, he said, "Sarah said that if someone helps me, I should thank him and praise him for being a good person."

Bartom couldn't help but retorted: "The person who helps you may have other purposes, not necessarily a good person."

"Sarah also said that praising someone who helped you won't hurt. I think she's right." Virtok nodded, turned and walked out the door.

Bartom slowly sat down again, took a deep breath, and exhaled a thick plume of smoke.Under the shroud of smoke, his face looked gloomy and uncertain.

Chatting with an amnesiac, the seasoned old adventurer should have dominated the conversation, but now he feels more tired than participating in a small battle.

Even if a person loses his memory, his habits will not easily change.Recalling some details just now, for example, Vertok grabbed the gold and refused to let go; made it clear that he didn't want to peel the beans again; before making a decision, he wanted to listen to Sarah's advice, and Sarah was the person he trusted the most.These all show that he will not be easily led by the nose, even if he is an amnesiac.

"This is a person who has an idea." Boss Bartom's expression gradually became solemn, and he thought in his heart: "I have to look again, look again..."

(End of this chapter)