Devil's Journey

Chapter 278 The Tavern Chat
The wind and snow were blowing, and the Augustus Territory was also covered in gray. There were very few pedestrians on the road. However, because the newly built houses in the Augustus Territory were relatively strong and warm, few people died of freezing. As for There are even more people who starve to death.

Right now, serfdom has been abolished in the Augustus Territory. Everyone is a leader, and the land cultivated is their own. However, considering that the current leaders are still relatively poor and do not have a lot of animal power to help with farming, so the village , There will be knights and village elders coordinating and assisting each other in farming.

In Augustus City, although there are not many pedestrians on the road, places such as taverns, hotels, and brothels are quite lively. Because of the mysterious and prosperous mountain trade roads, even if the weather is bad, there are still many businessmen who bring Come with the goods.

The merchants who were stranded in the city of Augustus in the heavy snow seemed to have chosen to be unrestrained for a while because they had earned a lot of income.

In the lively tavern, merchants, mercenaries, adventurers, bards from different places, as well as local knights or others, were exchanging information in a lively atmosphere.

In this era, although the upper echelons can enjoy the benefits of magic, they have nothing to do with the middle and lower echelons, and the dissemination of news is also greatly restricted. Among the taverns and hotels, there are not many ways to exchange information.

Even some official or noble eyes and ears will listen in the tavern, and there may be some unexpected gains.

Bards were holding their harps and singing the deeds of heroes, and the fires in the tavern reflected the young bard's cheeks red.

The merchants are talking about the price of goods in different places, and whether the roads are safe. For small caravans with weak strength, even a large goblin tribe may cause losses to them. They need to assess the road conditions to hire enough mercenaries.

Mercenaries and adventurers prefer to brag or listen to other people's bragging, and some smart people will search for a small amount of useful information from their bragging.

Of course, if you can buy them a glass of wine, maybe they will tell you some more useful news a little more sincerely, but you need gold coins and silver coins to exchange for truly valuable news.

And in the chat, other people will also learn some news that is widely spread, such as the great rebellion in the north, the king personally led the army to go out, and won the first battle, annihilating a rebel army and beheading thousands of heads .

Another example is that the counties in the central part of the kingdom have started to levy war taxes again, and merchants passing by will be stripped of their skins, even some caravans with backgrounds. It is said that because the king forcibly collected a large amount of taxes from the nobles payment.

Then, the monsters on the Hengduan Mountains seem to be unrested, and large-scale monster tribes have appeared in the counties along the border. Some mercenaries from there will deliberately exaggerate the size and strength of the monsters to frighten them. Those young people who have just entered the industry.

"Speaking of which, do you know who is the strongest person in Augustus? Well, I mean except for the Earl." An old sergeant who seemed a little drunk heard several mercenaries comparing them Among the people I know, who is the strongest topic, I can't help but talk mysteriously.

"Oh, who?"

"I know this, it must be Lord Senia, do you know? I saw with my own eyes that Lord Senia killed a wild bull comparable to an elephant with a single axe. It was a silver-ranked bull. .” Another young adventurer with stars in his eyes hastily continued.

"Hey~" The old sergeant couldn't help but sneered at first, and then he came to his senses after being knocked on the head by his companion, and Lord Senia is not something he can disdain.

But seeing other people cast their gazes over, the old sergeant still couldn't help but wanted to show off the secrets he knew after his vanity arose.

"Of course not, in fact it is." After taking another big gulp of beer, the old soldier's nose became redder and his eyes became brighter, but he still had to sell the game: "You guys have to guess."

If it weren't for the old drunkard being unable to beat him, the others would have jumped on him now to let the old guy know what was good or bad.

"That's Lady Sharna. It is said that someone saw Lady Sharna summon a huge magic eagle." At this time, a young man dressed as a knight couldn't help but also said.

"Or Lord Sylvia, I heard that Lord Sylvia once easily subdued a whole troublesome mercenary team with only a one-handed sword."

At this time, more people looked over, and it seemed that they were very interested in this topic. After all, the Augustus collar, which had grown stronger in just a few months, seemed to hide a lot of secrets.

"It's not right, let's guess again." The old mercenary continued to drink, with an air that only he knew the answer.

At this time, more people's interest was aroused, and they began to talk about the strongest person in their minds. However, because they appeared more often and often showed their skills, it was the three of Shaerna, and Senia's voice was among them. Highest.

After all, Senia has the most forthright temperament and is the best to show off. She often shows her strength, so many people are speculating whether Lord Senia has already been promoted to the gold rank.

"You old drunkard, are you kidding us?"

"You fellow, if you can't speak, we'll throw you out of the tavern."

"Ha, the old drunk must be drunk."

"Yeah, it looks like they're starting to talk nonsense."

Facing the booing from other people, the old sergeant didn't panic at all, and still showed some disdain. Facing the accusations and ridicule of the crowd, the old sergeant shook the wine glass back and forth a few times with his fingers.

"Fart, I won't get drunk if I drink another ten barrels of wine. If you want to know, just fill up the wine for me."

"Haha, this old guy is cheating on drinking again, don't be fooled, this guy must be pretending to be drunk after drinking."

"Let me just say, what kind of secret does this old drunkard know? It turns out that he wants to cheat and drink."

Seeing that the others didn't seem to believe it, the old sergeant frowned immediately: "I didn't lie to you this time. If you didn't know and accidentally offended that one, I'm afraid it would be too late to cry."

"Well, I'll buy you a drink, but if you dare to talk nonsense, I'll have someone throw you into the snow nest outside." A businessman said.

"Well, bartender, let's have a glass of the best rye beer and put it on this account." The old sergeant first ordered a glass of wine, and then looked mysteriously at the expectant crowd and said.

"This Augustus leader, besides the lord, is the strongest." The old sergeant paused again, took the beer brought by the bartender, and then took a sip of the beer under the eyes of everyone who wanted to kill, and beat him in satisfaction. After belching, he said slowly, "The strongest one is Miss Jeanna."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they suddenly rose up. Some of the most annoyed ones even wanted to roll up their sleeves and throw this nonsense drunkard out.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm not talking nonsense, you know the Viscount Ke Ao who died a few days ago." The old sergeant said quickly, holding his wine glass.

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the words, and then looked at the old sergeant hesitantly in disbelief.

"Hmph, at that time I saw Miss Jeanne showing her prowess, one blow, one blow, the gold-ranked Viscount Koo, and hundreds of master knights, all of them." With a sudden wave of his hand, the old sergeant's eyes seemed to be Recalling the scene that shocked him and his comrades at that time.

"All wiped out."

(End of this chapter)