Alien Knights

The corpse of the director of the arena hangs high in the center of the arena. This is his punishment for arbitrarily advocating, and it is also a symbol of the king's display of power.

Todd's residence was moved from the small and dark cell to the comfortable and bright terrace. Standing in the room, looking around, you can see the whole picture of the arena. Most importantly, he obtained the privilege of moving freely within the scope of the arena.

A week after the second gladiatorial fight, Todd spent hundreds of hours in the soul space to study the Northland language suddenly, and it has already begun to bear fruit. As long as there are no complex rhetoric and obscure slang, he can already carry on the conversation fluently.

After eating the meals delivered by the best restaurants in the city and watching the gladiators practicing fighting in the arena, Todd wiped off the oil stains on his hands, turned over and jumped off the terrace, and stepped on the stone steps to the underground prison where the criminals were held.

Along the way, whether it was a strong warrior like an ox or an experienced warrior, when they saw Todd's figure, they all stopped what they were doing, lowered their heads, stood aside, and respectfully got out of the way.

Walking steadily, Todd, who pretended to be a deep look, walked forward without squinting.

At this moment, it is unknown who took the lead in shouting: "Boyle, champion of red!"

After a while, there were bursts of shouts in the entire arena.

"Boyle, the Red Champion!"

Amidst the praise and worship of the people, Todd did not stop at all, and walked down the steps into the prison area on the basement level.

Following the familiar direction and walking through the labyrinth-like corridors, Todd finally stopped in front of a huge prison cell.

There are hundreds of clansmen in the cell, including men and women, old and young.

The appearance of Todd made the people in the prison cheer. Some people call him the patriarch, some call him the leader, and some call him the master directly.

Looking at the strange faces in front of him, Todd could only respond with a smile. After searching, he finally saw two familiar faces.

One is Freed, an old warrior of the Froststone Tribe, and the other is Minnie, an old shaman of the Froststone Tribe.

Watching the two old men walk slowly to the other side of the cell door, Todd said to the jailer hiding aside in Northern dialect: "Open the cell door."

Facing the legendary gladiator champion, although the jailer was trembling with fright, he mustered up the courage to refuse the request: "My lord, it's not that I'm trying to make things difficult, but it's not in accordance with the regulations. If the prison door is really opened, not only will I not survive, but those people inside will be executed."

"Patriarch, he is right." Veteran Fried said to Todd through the fence, "If he opens the cell door, all of us will be executed for the crime of escape."

Hearing someone help to explain, the jailer became more courageous, and said: "Master Boyle, these people of your clan don't skip three meals a day, and someone helps them fetch clean spring water every day. We also provide free medicinal herbs to those who are sick."

Fried shrugged, and said in a half-serious, half-sarcasm tone: "It's true. Since the end of last week's gladiatorial fight, the attitudes of these people, like reformed saints, have changed amazingly."

Looking at the speechless jailer, Todd gave up his plan to blame, and turned his attention to the prisoners in the prison: "There are a lot fewer people here."

"Alas, the slave catchers captured thousands of our clansmen, those who died on the road, those whose whereabouts are unknown, and those who died of illness during this period, now there are only so few people left..." Fried said with his fists on the prison door, heartbroken.

Todd looked sad, and suddenly said: "That woman named Aisha..."

Halfway through speaking, Todd paused for a moment on purpose.

Fried picked up his words and continued: "I heard that she was captured by the slave arrest team and sent to the palace. I don't know what's going on now."

After getting the information he wanted, Todd heaved a sigh of relief and nodded.

The shaman Minnie standing beside Freed suddenly stretched out her hand, passed through the gap between the fences, touched Todd's forehead, and said softly: "My child, listen to me. This world is as desperate as a bottomless abyss. Darkness erodes everything, and misery follows you everywhere... But you have a golden heart. Deep in your body, there is light and warmth comparable to the sun. I beg you, change this world and save those lost souls."

Todd felt a gentle force coming from the opponent's palm, and stared blankly at the old woman in front of him.

For some reason, Todd had a feeling that Minnie had already seen through his disguise and learned his identity.

So why doesn't she expose herself? What is the meaning behind these words?

Leaving the prison with full of thoughts, Todd was walking on the road, and inadvertently caught sight of two familiar figures out of the corner of his eyes.

Those two plain people who deliberately "let the water" in the second gladiatorial fight.

Looking at the hopeful eyes of the two, Todd secretly gestured for them to follow him.

Finding an empty corner, Todd sat down on a clean stone, looked at the respectful two people in front of him and asked, "What's your name?"

The muscular and strong man said, "Casper."

The thin and tall young man followed up and said, "Dear Red Champion, you can call me Ackerman."

Hearing the name Ackerman, Todd glanced at the young man and asked, "You are from the parish in the south."

Casper nodded.

Ackerman is obviously a talker: "He is from the Holy Acropolis, and used to be a knight of the Holy Guard Knights; I am from a village called "Qianmu Village" on the Yuexi Plain, and I used to be the village head there."

Todd looked stunned, he finally remembered where he had seen this young man.

More than three years ago, in order to heal the two artisans of the "Lead Poisoning Incident", Todd, who specially acted as a magic stick, went to Qianmu Village to perform an "exorcism ceremony".

The young village chief who only met once was named Ackerman.

A rare smile appeared on Todd's face, which surprised Casper and Ackerman.

"How did you two get here?"

For this question, Casper only said two words: "War."

Ackerman is like a chatterbox with the lid open, talking endlessly. It first talked about the war in the Silver Ring Kingdom, then talked about the departure of the common people in the parish, then described the battle process of "Watching the Canyon Retreat", and finally talked about the barbarian army driving the captives and entering the northern border.

Ackerman spoke for half an hour without panting or even pausing.

In the middle of this, the big man Casper secretly pulled the corner of La Ackerman's clothes, motioning him to make a long story short, but the latter was completely unconscious, and insisted on finishing his words with dancing.

The strange thing is that Todd listened to the young man talk for so long, but he didn't feel bored at all.

When Ackerman tells his story, it's not a flat statement or a dry lecture at all.

He can grasp every key point of the incident, tell every climax of the story, and use the ups and downs of his voice and frequent burdens to capture the hearts of every audience.

Todd shook his head and smiled wryly, thinking to himself, if such a person was placed in his previous life, he should be a cross talk actor instead of a storyteller. This mouth is really good at speaking. In contrast, Casper was much more silent, and he would never say more if he could say a word less.

I really don't know how two people with such different personalities came together...