Pale Emblem

Chapter 88 Advice from the Undercover Hunter

"My lord, do you remember?" Huck asked with a look of surprise.

Vertok shook his head, he jumped, jumped out of the densely thorny bushes and thorns, and landed firmly on the open space more than ten meters away.

Ten minutes of dormancy prolongs the time fifteen times in the dream arena, but Vertok tried his best to make the memory fragments clearer.He just felt that he was familiar with the two maids with swords, and felt sorry and angry for what happened to them.

Obviously, the complete memory could not be retrieved by racking his brains in retrospect. Vertok reorganized the clues he had grasped and had some ideas for solving the mystery of his own life experience.

"Huck, Max, do you remember what that Lena said when he sent me to Braun Town?" He patted the dirt on the leather armor and asked the two of them.

Huck answered first: "My lord, I remember Bartom talking about that Lena claimed to be your sister, she came from Riptide, and later joined you in the White Horn Adventure Group. That White Horn is actually from the Hemer clan. A mobile tribe, because Lina is a professional physician and pharmacist, they are willing to take you in."

"In the summer of the previous year, the White Horn Adventure Group set out from Kawen Town in Torrent City. When hunting in the wild, they encountered a group of orc bone collectors. Those orcs were obviously not the opponents of the Hemer female warriors, so they lured a shadow to lurking. The attackers attacked the White Horn Adventure Group, and then escaped in chaos."

Max added: "Vill, Lena, who claims to be your sister, said at the time that the Shadow Lurker was driven out of his lair by a dragon-veined monitor lizard, and was in a state of rage. It chased the White Horn Adventure Group for a long time... ...She must have lied, I mean that Lena was hiding a lot from Bartom."

Vertoc nodded and said, "Yes, Bartom told me that Lena didn't tell the truth. Because unless the Whitehorn Adventure Group destroys the lair of the Shadow Lurkers, it won't hunt the Whitehorn for very long. , White Horn's adventure can't deal with shadow lurkers, their best choice is to go to the nearest town of Kawen to seek the shelter of the Tahu tribe, rather than flee from Kawen in the north to Braun in the south."

"It's not normal for the female warriors of the White Horn to pass through Braun Town, but not to visit the Shougang Rock of the Taku Clan." After a pause, he continued: "Boss Bartom thinks that the White Horn Adventure Group was fabricated by Lina. , she is not being hunted by shadow lurkers, but avoiding someone else."

"I believed the judgment of Boss Bartom at the time. There was no White Horn adventure group at all, and I didn't escape from the town of Carwin in the north to the town of Braun in the south. Lina deliberately spread the smoke to make the Adventurer's House think I came from the north. of Rapids."

Vertoc took the Thorium Adamantite Sword from Huck's hand, and drew a long line on the ground, "Assuming this is a north-south krill river, Calvin Town must be on the north side of the river, and Braun Town is on the south side. .We basically moved north along the direction of the river, and we will inevitably enter the area where Cavan Town is located. According to Lina, she and the White Horn Adventure Group encountered the bone gatherer gang in the north, and then encountered the shadow lurking. And on the way to the north, we also encountered shadow lurkers and orc gangs, which are consistent with Lina's statement."

"Lina didn't lie, at least what she said wasn't all false." He raised the sharp sword in his hand and said, "I can now be sure of this because I recognize these two Thorium fine gold swords. I am also familiar with the emblem."

"Since I have been in the north for a while and have played against the northern orc bone collectors, it can't be a coincidence that I am returning to the place where I was before and meeting the original orcs again." Vertoc flicked the sword edge and shook his head. .

As long as a gang of orcs has been operating in a certain area of ​​the north, Vertoc will return to that area and meet them sooner or later.Such an encounter is indeed not a coincidence, but a necessity.

The reason is very simple. If you are in the wild forest, all you can see are the same flowers, trees, soil and rocks.You can't see what's behind the forest, but you can't think of it.Anyone who lacks sufficient knowledge of the forest and roams the forest like a headless fly will not live long at all.

In fact, the residents of the forest all have fixed trajectories. The sheep have the path of the sheep, and the deer have the path of the deer. They do not run around, and the walking paths of various animals mostly overlap.This is determined by the distribution trend of water sources and food, just like an invisible barrier restricting the activities of various organisms.Anyone who dares to ignore the existence of the barrier will definitely pay for it with his life.

When travelers enter a strange forest for the first time, they subconsciously walk on the path opened up by forest animals without knowing it.This will help them get water and food, and they are bound to encounter ferocious beasts.

The will of the forest quietly affects every intruder, and all encounters are inevitable.Those who oppose the will of the forest will only die of thirst and starvation.When the Ragebender's life ends, their perceptions and perceptions no longer intersect with the fate of other things.

Half-elf adventurers, barbarian raiders, and orc bone collectors are of the same size, have similar living conditions, and have the same purpose of activities. The probability of them meeting in the wild will become [-]% with the passage of activity time and activity range. .

This is the intersection of fate lines caused by the evolution of time and space, and there is no coincidence at all.

Vertoc seems to understand some of the rules of the fate line by nature, but he can't express it clearly.Even if he can speak in a logical way, it is estimated that Max and Huck will be confused.

The two were stunned for a long time, and they didn't understand that Vertok met the bone collector. How could it not be a coincidence?

Of course, they would not refute Vertok for this trivial matter.

Huck asked along the topic just now: "Sir, are those two sword-wielding maids really your servants?"

Sky blue pupils shrank slightly, Vertok's eyes became deep, and he said in a wistful tone: "It should be my Servant..." He was reluctant to discuss this issue in depth, as if he was afraid that there would be worse things to come. He paused for a moment, and then said, "Lina said it should be true that I'm from Carwin Town, so why did she leave this message?"

Max was startled and said, "She... I think you will wake up and want you to go back to Carwyn Town to find clues? Will, oh no, Lord Vertoc, do you really want to go to Carwon Town?"

Max used the honorific name for Vertok, and Huck couldn't help grinning, patting him on the shoulder and saying, "Haha, you finally know what to call your lord, you used to call your lord's name every day, and I wanted to beat you. "

The undercover hunter sneered: "Lord Vertoc, if you don't dislike me as a useless cripple, I also want to be your servant."

Servant, a servant of status.Only the descendants of nobles from famous highland families are eligible to recruit their own servants.Max admitted that Vertok was from a prestigious family, and the request for allegiance was allowed to determine the master-slave relationship between the two parties.In essence, he is still a follower of Vertoc, and there is no change from before, only the difference in form.

Max suddenly made a serious request for allegiance, perhaps with his own ideas.Vertok didn't care, nodded and said, "You know, I see Aunt Sarah and Boss Bartom's love, and I won't refuse the adventurer's family to follow me."

Hearing Vertok's words, Max's vaguely uneasy mood finally became calm. He took a breath and warned earnestly, "Sir, I suggest you don't rush to Calvin Town."

"With your current skills, the gang of bone gatherers who besieged us can't do anything about you. Why did they take away these two Thorium fine gold swords? Even kill your sword-wielding maid?" Max threw out two A question, he calmly analyzed: "Whether they attacked your sword-wielding maid, or picked up the sword-wielding maid's sword, it means that you are in trouble. We still don't know why you were in trouble and why you lost it. Memory. If someone murdered you, their strength would be terrifying... We are going to Calvin Town to find clues, isn't that self-defeating?"

Virtok thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Well, now that I think about it, the bone collectors who besieged us should have picked up the sword of the sword-wielding maid, otherwise their gang size would not be able to remain intact... Oh, I understand , they look like two orc gangs merged. The former gang attacked the Sword Maiden and Lina and they suffered heavy losses and was annexed by the latter gang. The Sword Maiden's saber fell into their hands."

Max said: "Sir, it's not difficult to investigate your identity. Lina and the White Horn Adventure Group are a clue; Calvin Town is a clue; including the emblems on these two sabres is also a clue... We You can also investigate the forces that colluded with the orc bone collectors. Your background must be prominent, and you are inseparable from the high places. All these clues can be investigated... The difficulty is that our investigation must be kept secret and must not be alerted to murder your enemy."

Vertok frowned and asked, "Max, is there anything you can do?"

Max shook his head and said: "I haven't thought of a specific solution yet, but I know that adults need a group of trusted men. My opinion is that neither Riptide nor Carwyn can go, at least not right now. We should find out first. The nearby alliance settlements, and then find a way to go back to Fallen Leaf City and reconvene the people of the Adventurer's House. They are mainly half-bloods from Braun Town, raised by the Adventurer's House, you can trust them. But they are out of time It’s hard to say if it’s too long, people’s hearts are always fickle, so we have to hurry up.”

Vertoc thought the secret hunter's opinion was justified, but Huck suddenly shouted: "It's broken! Leeson and the others ran away!"

"I know, they're afraid that I'll kill someone... It's really inexplicable. Let them run away." Vertok shrugged disapprovingly.

"No, Leeson and the others know your current appearance, and they also know that your eyes will change color and you can catch the wind in your hands. It will be bad for them to sell the secrets of adults to others," Huck said eagerly.

Max was silent for a moment, and said with a gloomy expression: "They still know me and Huck... It stands to reason that we should silence them. But when they left, they left me alive, and I hope we can let them live. Alas, let the adults make up your mind..."

"You are confused! Leeson betrayed our secrets, we will all die, and the boys in the Adventurer's House, and Lord Vertoc!" Huck angrily yelled at Max: "Lesson what are they going to do? Running in the direction? I'll go after them!"

Vertok waved his hand and said, "No, they didn't harm me, I don't want to kill them."

When Huck turned his face, he nodded and smiled: "Sir, you are really kind."

He definitely didn't mean to be sarcastic, and his tone and attitude were very sincere.Max's heart lit up when he saw it, and he really wanted to punch Huck in the big face.At the same time, he also reflected in his heart, should he learn to learn Huck, so that he can be called a servant of the highland nobles?
Vertoc looked at Huck and Max's facial features, and said, "You can change your appearance, you can change your voice... As long as I have the materials in my hand, I can also help you change your appearance." His clear and pleasant voice suddenly deepened. , full of magnetism, with a little hoarseness, completely becoming another person's voice.

Huck and Max looked surprised. They knew that Dr. Cole taught Vertok the little trick of changing voices, but they didn't see Vertok practicing, and he suddenly mastered it.

Vertoc spent some time in the Dream Arena and learned the art of changing his voice.He can also imitate the voices of the elderly, children, women, and even the sounds of animals. However, due to the limitation of the vocal range, some of the inflections cannot be perfectly presented, otherwise he can really imitate the language of the orcs.

Huck wanted to praise Vertok for a few more words, and Katie, who was lying on the ground, began to twist her body, and her gagged mouth made a "wow, wow" cry.

"You didn't feed them?" Vertok patted Katie's face and untied the ropes on her body, trying to let her relax.

No one expected that Katie jumped up, hurriedly unbuttoned her pants, and pissed off in front of them.

Both Max and Huck turned their heads in embarrassment, regardless of Katie and Annie being idiots now, they were half-elf women after all, or prestigious academic professionals.

The two old guys habitually avoided Katie's disgust.Vertok observed Katie's behavior curiously, until she picked up her trousers again and shrank pitifully, Vertok nodded and said, "Well, I know that I have to take off my trousers first, and still retain the life of a civilized wisdom species. Get used to it. They still have help!"

"..."

Max was speechless.

Huck doesn't know what to say.

"Give them something to eat, drink some water. Huck, find another place to help them wash... They are too dirty." Vertok untied Annie's rope and instructed Huck.

Max coughed and reminded tactfully, "Sir, it's more appropriate for you to do this kind of thing yourself."

"why?"

Vertok and Huck asked in unison.

Max suddenly felt that he should tell Vertok more bluntly on some issues of human right and wrong.

"My lord, Annie and Katie are both young, beautiful, and potential female professionals. Are you treating them as your personal pet, or simply treating them, and setting them free. Neither Huck nor I are fit to intervene. Something that involves privacy, which will embarrass them later."

(End of this chapter)