Just being a dark elf in Warhammer

As the first round of the game was over, Telankar, in an excited state, raised his head and looked around.

His eyes swept across the stands, and he saw that every corner was packed with spectators, and even the aisles were full of people. The crowded crowd and the layers of noise made him gasp. Even though he came from the Black Ark, which was known to have the most enthusiastic arena, he had never seen such a high attendance rate.

The scene in front of him shocked him, both because of the number of people and because of the enthusiasm condensed in the air.

After sweeping around the stands, his eyes finally fell on the lizard next to him who was smoking a pipe. The lizard was leisurely, and the smoke it exhaled floated gently with the wind. It looked calm and relaxed, as if it was completely immune to the surrounding noise.

The more he observed, the more he realized the uniqueness of the lizard. The lizard had a lofty status in this peculiar city. Whether in the arena or on the street, as long as Duruchi had a conflict with the lizard, the soldiers would often stand on the side of the lizard without thinking.

He carefully observed the movements and expressions of the lizard, and an idea gradually came to his mind. He took a deep breath, savored the second-hand smoke, and then mustered up the courage to slowly reach out his hand to the lizard. He did not pat the lizard's shoulder, because he could feel that the lizard was in a strange state. He did not dare to bet on how the lizard would react after he patted the lizard's shoulder. If the lizard reacted too much, his holiday might be over. He did not want to end his vacation in this way.

The lizard noticed the hand slowly extended by the hot-blooded species, turned his head and looked at the hot-blooded species. His yellow pupils revealed a calm observation, and then shook his head and rejected the hot-blooded species. He turned his head and continued to inhale and exhale smoke, looking calm and mysterious.

Telankar was stunned there, but soon, he realized why the lizard had this reaction. The lizard should have thought that he wanted a cigarette. From the conversation of Druki behind him, he learned that the lizard was smoking cigarettes, which was a very expensive enjoyment. He waved his hand, indicating that he didn't want a cigarette, and then his gesture worked. The skin lizard turned his head and looked at him again.

The skin lizard's expression was a little confused and curious, and he tilted his head slightly to observe the hot-blooded.

Telankar took a deep breath, pointed to the seat where he was sitting, then pointed to the skin lizard, and then put his hands together, making a pleading gesture. The lizard's eyes flickered, as if he began to understand what he was asking for. He continued to point at himself with his right hand, and stretched out his index and middle fingers on his left hand to make a walking gesture, indicating that he needed to leave for a while. Then, he gestured the direction of his left hand with his right hand, and then pointed to the distance. The lizard's expression gradually changed, and it was obvious that he had captured some information.

Under the lizard's increasingly clear gaze, he finally hooked back with his right index finger and pointed to the seat where he was sitting. At this moment, the skin lizard finally understood his request, holding the pipe in his left hand, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a grinning expression, and then stretched out his right hand and made an "OK" gesture.

Telankar couldn't help but smile. Although he didn't know the specific meaning of the lizard's gesture, he knew that the lizard understood what he meant and agreed to help watch the seat when he left. He nodded to the skin lizard, saluted slightly, and was about to get up.

At this moment, the lizard suddenly raised his hand and gently pulled him. He was slightly stunned, looking at the skin lizard with doubts, his eyes full of confusion. The lizard did not explain immediately, but held the pipe in his mouth, and then reached for the seemingly inconspicuous bag on his abdomen. He noticed that the lizard's movements seemed cautious, his expression was full of concentration, his yellow pupils narrowed slightly, and he looked serious and mysterious, as if he was about to take something important out of the bag.

The next moment, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help but gasp. The lizard took out a few silver sovereigns from the bag.

The skin lizard raised a huge silver coin that the warm-blooded had never seen before, with exquisite craftsmanship, pointed at the warm-blooded wine glass, hissed and clicked "Chicha", and then pointed at himself. Seeing the hot-blooded's expression change from confusion to ecstasy, and then to nodding, he handed over the silver coin.

When Telankar took the silver coin, the lizard took out another silver coin that was a circle smaller than the previous one and handed it to him, and then made the same gesture as when they first met, while saying "Taco". He nodded, he knew that the lizard asked him to help buy a burrito that he had just eaten. However, it was not over here. The lizard took out another huge silver coin and handed it to him. When he took it, the lizard pointed at him, then spread his hands and shrugged.

He picked up the last silver coin in surprise and pointed at himself. Seeing the lizard smile and nod, his expression turned into ecstasy again. He knew that he had a good luck today, and Matheran blessed him. The lizard promised to help him reserve a seat and let him buy something, and this silver coin could be said to be a running fee, or it could be said to be part of this transaction.

For a moment, greed surged in his heart, if... he ran away and never came back. If... He bet a few silver coins. If...

Seeing the lizard making the "OK" gesture again, he came to his senses and made the same gesture in the same way. However, just as he was about to stand up again, a hand was placed on his shoulder, pushing him back down.

"A good thing happened?"

Telankar, who was about to do something, stopped when he heard a familiar voice. He turned his head and saw the guide wearing a red belt looking at him with a scrutinizing look. He grinned. At this time, he had completely understood what the guide did. The guide was a staff member of Chapeyuto, responsible for maintaining order in secret and guiding at critical moments. Many of the key words just now were said by the guide.

"Where is your sign?"

Telankar handed over the wooden cup stiffly.

The guide calmly took the sign out of the wooden cup, and then took out the sign from his arms. After overlapping the two signs for a moment, he threw Telankar's sign back into the wooden cup.

"A bottle of chicha, a takao you just had, and the rest of the silver coins are yours to use. He trusts you, and you know that trust is precious in our society, so... don't let him down, understand?"

The guide's eyes were full of a kind of insightful calmness, making him feel like a shadow that could not be hidden anywhere. It was a kind of scrutiny that made him uneasy, neither hostile nor malicious, but like a sharp blade, precise and calm.

His eyes subconsciously moved to the skin lizard, and he saw a strange curiosity flashing in the skin lizard's yellow pupils. It still held the pipe and waited patiently for him to leave. Although his heart was beating violently, the calmness of the skin lizard and the undisguised words of the guide made him sober up, and he nodded quickly to show that he understood.

"Then go, you from the Tower of Oblivion." The guide smiled slightly, with the corners of his mouth raised, with a hint of meaningful expression.

Telankar's heart suddenly sank, and the grinning smile stopped stiffly on his face. His heartbeat accelerated, and he even forgot to breathe. He was like falling into the cold sea water, and he woke up instantly.

He knew what the initial hole on the wooden sign meant. He knew that he could not run away. If he did not return before the start of the second round of the game, he would be on the wanted list, and the system of Chapeyuto would start to track him down. This money would become his life-saving money. Returning to the Tower of Annihilation would be tantamount to seeking death. The admiral and his captain would definitely not protect him as an unknown person, but would pour out their anger on him. Chapeyuto is very big, and Asheril is also very big, but he is unfamiliar with the place.

He put the silver coin tightly into the Kaitan, fearing that the precious life-saving money would disappear. After getting up, he did not choose to walk through the aisle, but imitated other Duruchi and jumped directly from the stands in front of him. He walked through the crowd nimbly and walked towards the direction of the silver flag.

There were a large number of Duruchi gathered there, and the noise was one after another. The silver flag fluttered in the breeze, guiding the gamblers to gather here. Although there were a large number of people, the scene was in good order under the management of the soldiers, and the passages clearly separated the crowd.

He looked around and found that many Duruchi had joy on their faces, obviously they had made money in the first round of betting, while others were frowning, obviously they were not lucky. Various voices intertwined, and many people gathered in small circles, pointing and whispering about the betting strategy for the next round.

"Thief!"

"Catch him!"

Just as he was thinking carefully, a rapid shout came from not far away, breaking the surrounding noise.

He immediately pricked up his ears, folded his arms, and protected the silver coins in the Kaitanli on his chest. After doing all this, he looked over in the direction of the sound, and saw a terrified Duruchi running wildly in the crowd in a panic, obviously avoiding something. However, he was blocked by the soldiers around him before he ran a few steps. All escape routes were blocked. There were soldiers holding spears on all sides. In higher places, there were crossbowmen raising their crossbows and aiming.

The fleeing Druki stopped for a moment, his face full of fear and despair. The soldiers quickly surrounded him and surrounded him tightly. The crowd around him also immediately became quiet for a moment, and all eyes were focused on this small commotion. He looked at the soldiers who surrounded him, and a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, as if he was still thinking about how to get out.

However, the soldiers did not give him any chance, and several soldiers coldly pressed him to the ground. There was a burst of snickers and contemptuous boos around, and it was obvious that many people were already accustomed to such scenes.

He shook his head and stopped looking at Druki who was dragged away. He began to think about how to bet. In the first round, the red and white teams won and got 6 points at the same time, and the other two teams got 3 points each.

The three teams of each team are composed of different branches, either Duruchi, Asur and Ainel, or all Duruchi, or Duruchi, Ainel and Aslai, or others.

The team will advance if it wins, and there is no saying that all the teams in the team will advance if the team wins. It all depends on the strength of the team. In his opinion, the existence of the four teams is more for Duruchi to bet on, and there is no use at all. Therefore, when betting, it all depends on luck, and there is no skill at all.

What impressed him most was a match in the second round. The only remaining fear spearman of the garrison actually abandoned the shield at the last moment and used the wooden stick as a halberd. In a one-on-two situation, he effortlessly knocked down a rushing fear spearman, and then the dark swordsman failed to attack with a single knife. In the end, the garrison won the victory with the counterattack of the fear spearman and obtained the qualification for advancement.

It doesn't make sense at all.

He learned from the discussions among the Druchi that the Dread Spearman was now a Dread Spearman, but he was definitely not before. That fighting method was clearly mastered by the martial arts masters of Nagarond or the Black Guard.

The Druchi speculated that the Dread Spearman might have been disabled and retired, and was then brought to Ashriel by the Witch King's Hand for treatment. It is more likely that he was the captain or centurion, because the Druchi discovered that during the battle, it was he who had been commanding, and the captain who followed him. The captain is more like a mascot, who has to be placed there due to the requirements of the rules.

After he took a step forward, he stared at the four red, white, blue and yellow flags hanging above his head. Soon, he made a decision. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, protected his chest with one hand, and pointed to the flag with the other. His strange behavior quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding Druchs, who looked at his outstretched hand and swayed. Finally his hand stopped, he opened his eyes and looked over, red.

"Hey, do you want to bet on the chess piece you pointed at?" Drucci, who was watching the fun, asked in a joking tone.

"No." Telankar shook his head.

"Are you going to buy everything except red?"

Telankar nodded.

"I don't know what to stake, I'll follow you."

"I'm following you too. I hope you can bring me good luck."

Telangkar didn't say anything, let alone: ​​Don't come to me if there's a problem. Now he just wants to line up at the window as soon as possible, place his bet, leave here immediately, and then go buy something for the skink.

Soon, he lined up at the window, and he accurately took out the fifteen silver Sovereigns in his arms. If not counting the one that the skink gave him, this was his entire net worth. Then, he handed the sign over again.

"White, Blue, and Yellow each bet five Sovereigns!"

The staff member quickly counted the silver coins, then raised a silver coin and observed it carefully, then a look of disgust appeared on his face.

Telankar's heart skipped a beat. He knew that there was something wrong with the silver coin. The sudden waves caused the ship to shake violently, and he cut it crookedly. The cut was only slightly obvious. However, what surprised him was that the staff did not return the silver coin to him, but casually threw it into the bucket beside him. His expression and actions were like throwing away garbage.

"White, Blue, and Yellow each bet five Sovereigns? Don't nod and speak!" After finishing all this, the staff turned around and confirmed.

"Yes!"

"White, blue, and yellow each bet five sovereigns?" When asked this time, the staff kept fiddling with the device.

"Yes!"

"White, blue, and yellow each bet five Sovereign?" When asked for the third time, the staff rubbed the sign with their hands and put it in after confirming that there was no problem.

"Yes!"

Just when Telankar thought the staff wanted to ask more questions, the staff pressed the device. When he took the sign again, there were already a few more holes in it. He knew the holes represented the second round, the color he bet on, and how many chips he had bet on. After one glance, he held the sign tightly in his hand and left the window under the gaze of the soldiers.

Already familiar with the road, he walked towards the market area. When he came to the liquor store, he realized that the silver coin with a large circle was equivalent to 5 silver Sovereigns, which meant that the Skink gave him 5 silver Sovereigns. Lin's errand fees. Instantly, he felt more confident, what if... However, before he could remember to think about it, he heard the urging voice behind him.

When he returned to the stands, they were full. As he walked down the aisle, he felt tremendous pressure, as if all the Druchi present were looking at him. He lowered his head, took a deep breath, and walked carefully to avoid tripping over sudden feet.

It would be a trivial matter for him to fall and be laughed at, but it would be troublesome if the bottle in his Kaitanli broke. He could only go back to the market area and use the errand money to buy another bottle. As for running away or something, it was not an option at all. He lives in a Drukhi society and knows the surveillance and whistle-blowing system all too well that he cannot escape. Fortunately, the Drukis didn't make things difficult for him. They looked at him more like they were trying to see who could get the skinks to help occupy their position.

When he came to his seat, his face was already covered with cold sweat. He was panting, looking at the empty wine glass and thinking. He knew that he was still careless, and the time it took to come back exceeded his judgment. During this process, the Skink who helped him occupy the seat must have had a dispute with the other Drukki, so that when he came back, the Drukki looked at him.

Just as he was thinking, the Skink handed him the wine bottle. After being stunned for a moment, he looked at the Skink and saw the Skink pointing at his cup. After reacting for a moment, he handed the cup over. The skink poured the wine into the wooden cup, and the wine continued to flow until it almost reached the top of the wooden cup, until one-third of the wine in the bottle was reduced.

"Chicha!"

"Chicha!"

The skink smiled and raised his glass in greeting, and he smiled back, clinking the wooden cup against the bottle before taking a long sip. The paid wine is better than the free wine. The wine without water is more fragrant, sweeter and more flavorful.

"Hey, you and this lizard are friends?"

"Impossible! He should be from the Black Ark."

"It wasn't before, but it is now." Telankar held the cup in one hand, blocked the mouth of the wooden cup with the other, and then turned his head. He knew that this question seemed casual, but in fact... it would cause unnecessary trouble, and the wine in his glass might even be poured out. He'd been targeted, he knew the Skinks didn't speak Druzil, he knew...

"Lucky guy."

"Can you teach us?"

Just as he was about to organize his words, cheers came from afar. Drucci's attention was diverted behind him, and he suddenly felt inexplicably relieved.

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