Pale Emblem

Chapter 38 The Tower
The arrogant dragoon came to Braun Town for less than an hour, and left in dismay.The townspeople and adventurers all felt that they were proud of themselves today, and whenever they had a bit of free time, they would go to the hotel to drink a glass of red wine, and then gather with everyone to brag and chat.

"The dragoon general took two steps forward. I almost urinated... I thought he was going to kill people, but what happened? The leader of the Gangyan clan came out and killed his dragon beasts, calling them mixed blood, and he even farts. I didn't dare to let it go, I ran to the plantation with my tail between my legs. Haha, how happy!"

"Hmph, the tax officials in the main city don't dare to come to us to collect taxes. A team of dragoons went to Braun Town to show their prestige? What are their brains?"

"Taxes? What does this have to do with taxes?"

"You think, we are not even afraid of the tax officer in the main city, and we are still afraid of his dragoons?"

"Listening to what you said, I want to understand... The dragoons' capture of Vertok is actually a pretense. Their real purpose is to kill the boss of Bartom and then tax us."

"Damn famous families are all greedy vampires!"

"May Mother Earth bury them all in the abyss."

The alliance city-states levied a poll tax on their residents, which the average half-elf family could afford, but the poor living at the bottom were overwhelmed.Most of the adventurers in the frontier stronghold are poor people with a reckless temperament, and they don't have the slightest liking for the prestigious family.

In the lobby of the hotel, there was a scream of scolding, and the dragon cavalry of the famous Golden Oak was scolded by the adventurers.Anyway, this place is far away from the main city. Even if the famous Golden Oaks want to take revenge, it will be trouble for Boss Bartom.Of course, the adventurers will not have any scruples, as long as they curse happily.

The third floor of the hotel, the room at the end of the corridor.

Boss Bartom was already devastated. He was sitting on a chair with a pipe in his mouth, waving his arms from time to time, and said to Dr. Cole, who was opposite: "I had no choice at that time, and the damned mixed blood of Hewlett charged Will in public. , and he didn't have any evidence. He openly admitted that he only suspected that Will was related to the wolf shepherd girl, and said he would arrest him. What can I do? So many people are staring at me with wide eyes. If I don't say anything, everyone will I thought that the Adventurer's House could not protect the interests of the adventurers at all... Even if the famous Golden Oaks wanted Vertoc, they should discuss it with us in private, and the benefits should not be less. It was Hurant who screwed up, He's breaking our foundation, and it's not my fault!"

Cole sighed and said, "Head, no one blames you. You panicked."

Bartom's eyes widened, and he raised his voice: "I'm panicking? What am I panicking? They all rolled out of the corpse pile. I'm going to panic?" With a bitter look on his face, he shook his head and said, "Okay, I'm a little flustered. Although we haven't dealt with the famous Golden Oaks, that's why we're not qualified. We offended Hurant this time, and we don't know what will happen later. ."

Cole thought for a while and said, "Head, if you come to me to listen to your complaints, I've heard it all... There's still a very important test on my side. Look, can I go first?"

Bartom exhaled a puff of blue smoke and said, "Among the old guys, your brain is the best. I have something I can't figure out, you help me think about it... I don't think Hurant has seen Virtuo before. gram, but know that he suffers from amnesia. However, the purpose of Hurant is probably not to take Vertok."

"Head, what do you think Heurante wants to do?" Cole asked patiently.

Boss Bartom shook his head slowly and said in a deep voice: "People outside are saying that the famous Golden Oak family wants to kill all of us. But I don't remember that we offended the famous Golden Oak family, and we have sent them over the years. There are also a lot of benefits for the big figures in the main city. The Golden Oak Famous Sect has no reason to deal with the Adventurer's Home. The most important thing is that our strength is not weak. Even if the Golden Oak Famous Sect sends a squadron of dragoons to swallow us, it will still have to suffer. Losing a few teeth... It's about the same as sending two squadrons of dragoons."

Cole raised the corner of his mouth and sneered: "Two dragon cavalry? That Taku clan leader will definitely kill. Don't forget, it is the most sensitive life sacrifice of the Tagu and Hemo clan now. The famous Golden Oak really dares to pick this. It's time to send two dragoon squadrons to Braun Town. Tower Cave and Homer have no second possibility except to fight them to the end. Unless they can slaughter the entire Braun Town, as long as they get out of one living hole, all towers living on the border of the Alliance Both the cave and the Hemer clan will block the influence of the famous Golden Oak Sect. Although it is a famous column with a long history, it will not do them any good if they have torn their faces with the Earth Mother Sect."

The Adventurer's Home not only has a fifth-order powerhouse, but also four preachers, as well as a professional physician and pharmacist, who can independently train awakened and professional people.This also means that the half-elves have a chance to change their fate when they come to Braun Town.In fact, Braun Town has formed a self-sufficient governance system, and the townspeople and adventurers have good cohesion.

In the eyes of the Taku and Hemer tribes, the sub-elves of Braun Town belong to the vassals of the Earth Mother Temple and are indispensable members of the tribe.Both resident townspeople and mobile adventurers engaged in gathering, fishing, hunting, planting, mining and other productive work in the [-]-kilometer area around Braun Town, which also improved the living conditions of the rock elves.The rock elves have little demand for valuable treasures such as gold sand, gems, rare medicinal materials, and expensive animal skins.The contradiction between the two sides is small, but the complementarity is very strong, and they gradually become a whole.

It is very easy for the famous family of Fallen Leaves City to change the mayor of Braun Town. If they want to replace Bartom and others, they need the approval of the head of the Ta Cave Clan.

The Rock Elves are already hostile to the Dragon Veined Half-Elves. If the Golden Oak Dragoons come to Braun Town to keep a low profile, Steel Rock may turn a blind eye to them, but they will also ask them to settle in the plantation.

The Dragoons will not be unaware of what the Mother Cult thinks of them, so Hullant's behavior is full of confusion, and it is simply incomprehensible.

Adult Taku tribes participating in the Life Sacrifice will have a period of weakness, and Huurant makes trouble during this particularly sensitive period, leading to very serious consequences.The clan head Gangyan not only expelled the dragoons from the town, he and seven other adult Tagu people have decided to preserve their fighting power and not participate in this year's life sacrifice.The gap in the selection of mates by the female warriors of Homer is filled by the sub-elves of the town.

It can be said that the hostility of the Tower Cave and the Hemer clan to the Dragoons has been filled by Hulantra, and the Golden Oak Famous Sect has not been able to accomplish anything.

Bartom frowned and said: "I don't understand what Heurante wants to do? He seems to be deliberately forcing Gangyan to show up and disrupt the life sacrifice of the Tagu people this year... Originally, Xinna chose Gangyan as her spouse. Now, Sinna can only choose a half-elf spouse. You didn't see how angry she was at that time, and she almost killed her."

Cole pondered and said, "Perhaps, Hurant's original intention was to take Vertok away."

"Impossible! His methods are rude and stupid. Do you think the fifth-level Dragon Vein Venerable would be a brainless idiot?"

Cole smiled and said: "The problem may lie in the dragon veins... Use the blood of high-level dragon beasts to make secret medicine, purify the body, engrave runes, and then increase the life level of the half-elf. This is the origin of the dragon vein and half-elf. Their strength, agility, physique, and intelligence are far superior to ordinary half-elves, their lifespan is extended, their aging speed is slower, and their wounds are easier to heal. It seems that everything is fine."

"However, the dragon vein has the flaw of the dragon vein. They can't give birth to offspring. In the view of the Earth Mother Sect, the dragon vein half-elves are irretrievable miscellaneous blood, and choosing the dragon vein path is a betrayal of the earth mother."

"Even if the dragon vein half-elves have no descendants, their promotion ladder is also broken. The level of dragon vein professionals is fixed and cannot be promoted further. This is the punishment they receive for betraying Earth Mother."

Bartom said hesitantly: "Except for the hostility from the Tower Cave and the Hemo Clan. The dragon vein half-elf has no descendants and cannot be promoted. It seems that it is not unacceptable."

Dr. Cole nodded and said, "That's right. From a physician's point of view, dragon vein half-elves have more advantages than third-level professionals in all aspects. Only the venerable ones who have a complete career path and then cause a qualitative change in life can compete with dragon vein half-elves. Open the gap. However, how many half-elves can be promoted to 5th-level Venerable? However, Hurant is different."

"Didn't you ask the vice-chairman to inquire about Hurant's situation? He mastered the mystery of the Mirror Heart in his 20s, and was promoted to a 40th-level swordsman before the age of 5. There is a chance to be promoted to the sixth-level Great Venerable, or even the seventh-level or higher Holy Venerable. This guy has switched to the dragon path, and his combat power may be stronger than most 6-level Venerables. But what is the use? He has no descendants, You can't continue to be promoted, you will always be a servant of the Golden Oak Patriarch, and you will never have the opportunity to create your own side branch."

"I dare say that Heurante's mental disposition must be severely distorted. We shouldn't try to speculate on Heurante's behavior with the way we treat ordinary Venerables."

Boss Bartom looked at Cole in surprise, nodded and said, "You have a point, go on..."

Dr. Cole said with a little interest: "I guess someone sent Vertok's information to Fallen Leaf City. What would he say? He said that a beautiful boy with amnesia came from Braun Town... Then, Will Just how beautiful is Tok? Adventurers can't tell. It is only the fourth-level professionals like you and me that gradually realize that Vertok's beauty is a rare charming trait, but if we describe it, we also I can't describe it. The big people in the main city can only understand the value of Vertok when they see him with their own eyes. They haven't seen him, this information is actually worthless, and it's not worth paying too much attention to!"

"Heurante may have heard of Vertok, but he didn't pay much attention to it before. When he met Vertok in Braun Town, it could be said that he was unprepared. Then, with his twisted, arrogant character, It's not surprising to make some irrational decisions."

"Head, I think you think too much."

Cole's explanation was just his guess. Bartom was dubious, sighed, and smiled bitterly: "Maybe I think too much?"

Cole added: "Now, Vertok's situation has been exposed to the famous Golden Oaks. When Hurant and the others go back, the Golden Oaks may really force us to make friends. Head, if you can, can you withstand the pressure? Let Vertoc stay?"

Bartom took two hard puffs of cigarettes and asked, "I don't want to hand him over either, but you were the one who advocated selling Vertok to a famous family, and said it would be good for him and us. Now, we In such a big event, you have to give me an explanation."

Dr. Cole's eyes flickered, and after a while, he whispered: "I probably know the origin of Vertok, he should come from the same place as me. I guarantee that he is not deeply involved with the famous Golden Oak... My Meaning, if it's just for Vertoc's beauty, the Golden Oaks wouldn't have to get rid of us."

"Cole, it's about everyone's life and death. You made it clear to me today." Bartom looked at the doctor coldly and said in a deep voice.

Cole's arm rested on the table, and after a long silence he slowly said: "Dragon Vessel Pathway has a natural defect, which incurs punishment from Mother Earth. However, the potion formula that Vertok provided me can improve half-elves just like the Dragon Vein Pathway. Compared with the knowledge in his memory, his beauty traits are not that precious at all."

"Do you know who is trying to get rid of the dragon vein pathway?"

Bartom was refreshed and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's the Earth Goddess Sect." Cole nodded and continued: "Accurately speaking, it was the priest of the Cardinal Council hundreds of years ago. After the Earth Temple was sacked by the Dragon King Feirumat, the sixteen pillars were divided among the dragons of the temple. The cavalry regiment reorganized the Temple of the Earth. The lost priests of the Cardinals ran away in anger. They turned from light to dark and set up a secret organization, engaged in research on secret medicines, and used assassination methods to retaliate against the famous Sixteen Pillars."

"Later, this secret organization was jointly suppressed by the famous Sixteen Pillars and split into several small factions. They still use the original name of the organization, called 'High Tower'."

"I used to be a professional physician trained by the 'High Tower'. Nine times out of ten, Vertoc was also a secret training experimenter from the High Tower."

Bartom frowned and murmured: "The tower? I saw a towering dilapidated tower in the ancient ruins of the dark land. Is there any relationship between the two?"

Dr. Cole shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know that... Anyway, I have been living in the High Tower organization since I can remember. Later, there was a civil strife in the organization. I escaped alone and was rescued by you. For so many years, I dare not dare to I am afraid that I will implicate you if I reveal my identity. However, the organization has never come to me, and they are probably finished."

Bartom asked cautiously: "Is the 'Tower' very powerful?"

Dr. Cole said proudly: "You can see how powerful the 'High Tower' is by looking at my medical skills and refining medicine level. Besides, Vertoc mastered the alloy forging method, as well as the secret blood ritual and the blood potion. His expression gradually became frenzied, and he said with heavy breathing: "I am improving Vertok's Origin Blood Elixir. If we can master his Origin Blood Secret Art, you should know what this means for the Adventurer's Home."

"You don't have to worry too much about the pressure of the famous Golden Oak family. I have a way to make a new face for Vertok. It's really not good. We can finally rely on the famous Golden Oak family. Just relying on the knowledge that Vertok has and my level of refining medicine, no matter what. It can protect everyone's safety and interests. Of course, we still arrange a few backers in advance. If the famous Golden Oaks dare to kill people, we will smash all these secrets out. I don't believe that the famous Golden Oaks can kill adventurers. No one in the family will stay, and they will all be silenced."

Bartom put his head in his hands and said with a tangled face: "I have to think about this matter..."

Dr. Cole said anxiously: "Head, do you still need to consider this matter? The poor pick up a sum of black money, and if you hand it over, you will die. If you find a way to use this money to strengthen yourself, you can survive! Since Vertok is in Braun Town, we will There is no way out!"

Bartom was shocked. Cole said so much today, and this sentence makes the most sense.He stood up, took two steps back and forth by the window, and said fiercely, "There is no way to retreat, we can only go forward! We have all recovered our lives, and we are still afraid that there is no way to go ahead?!"

Cole's thin face flushed with excitement, and he said, "Yes! You can't be timid when things come to an end. Lord Steel Rock invited Vertok to participate in the sacrifice of life because he wanted to protect him. In fact, no Hemers would choose him as a spouse. We Get Will back as soon as possible so I can give him a makeover."

(End of this chapter)