Twenty Sided Dice

"I'll leave this horse here." Evan called the owner of the house and said to him: "Give it enough feed, let it rest and recover. I will come back and take it, and then give you a gold coin, understand Yet?"

The villager hurriedly waved his hand, lest he would take over the job: "Sir, I can't raise horses, I can... raise them to death..."

"Then find someone to help, your village still can't support a horse?" Evan heard Siegel say that there might be a beast in the village. He originally wanted to continue carrying the diamond on the road, but Siegel was very Firmly refuse to delay the team's journey. Evan scratched his head, it is true that it is not the way to always ride a horse, so the diamond must be kept here safely.

"More than ten miles north of the village, there are more than seventy wolf carcasses. You can find someone to deal with them. When you are skinning or eating meat, think carefully about who killed all these beasts. When I came back, my horse didn't stay here well, I won't listen to excuses and reasons, so you understand?"

"Ming...Understood."

Then he patted the owner of the farmhouse on the shoulder as if to say hello to an old friend, and went to the diamond to explain something. Yao En helped his glasses and came over.

"We don't want to cause trouble in this place, but if the trouble finds us, it is our pleasure to solve the trouble." He kept smiling and his tone was very gentle: "There are many beasts around your village, so you should gather a bounty to hire an adventure. Or report to the lord for cleaning up, otherwise it doesn’t make sense, doesn’t it?”

"Yes, you are quite right," replied the farmhouse owner, bending over.

Six people and nine horses left the village where the lycanthropes lived and continued on their journey. They emerged from the hills, through a wood ruled by tall maples, and past two villages that made maple sugar for a living. Two days later, he came to the heartland of the southern lord, Viscount Uther's Xiling City.

This is a castle with a history of nearly two hundred years, which has been continuously built by Uther for six generations. The layering of buildings from different eras can be clearly seen. It is located on a solid stone island in the middle of the river, and four long stone bridges connect the castle with the traffic on both sides of the river. There are many holes, big or small, under each stone bridge. Due to the fast currents and numerous whirlpools, the ferry is very dangerous here, and the castle can only be approached by passing through the long bridge.

Only one four-wheeled carriage can pass through each stone bridge, and at most one pedestrian can be avoided. The narrow road made it impossible for the attackers to deploy their forces, which made Xiling City very safe. Dre Uther III inherited a large number of siege crossbows from his grandfather and father, and has already set up a ruler according to the position of the bridge, ready for accurate attacks at any time. So no southern lord's army wants to attack here. All previous attempters have failed without exception.

Due to the weak defensive pressure and the wealth brought to them by the toll tax, the Uther family has enough strength to equip a cavalry force. It is a pity that this troop suffered a major blow in Heim Territory, and is still recovering, temporarily serving as patrol and reconnaissance purposes. Since Heimland controls the north-south and east-west trade routes, it is difficult to hide the fact that they want to buy horses in large quantities. The Uther family worked hard to find a solution, one of which was to establish a good relationship with the Star Kingdom and hired a Citadel Mage as a consultant.

Siegel and his party had to cross the bridge from here and continue their journey south. But when they arrived, they found that things were as simple as they thought.

Barricades were placed on the bridge. A sturdy log stood on a fork-shaped tripod, blocking the way. At the same time, six soldiers with halberds and crossbows on their backs stood before and after the barricades. They wore leather jackets bearing the Uther coat of arms—that is, four halberds in a blue circle—and iron round helmets, also painted blue. One of them held the Uther family flag and leaned lazily against the bridge railing.

The waiting caravans line up in long lines. Under inspection. The merchants who were not inspected complained, and the merchants who were being inspected were sullen: the tax officer in Xiling City and his three followers were in charge of this work. They wore warm sheepskin coats, pheasant-feathered rabbit-hair hats over their ears, and a pair of fine-tipped gloves were holding charcoal pencils, writing and drawing in notebooks. The businessman's eyes were fixed on the notebook, for fear of writing too large numbers on it.

"What the hell?" Evan rode forward slowly and passed by the side of the caravan: "Why don't you let go here?"

"Are you knights?" asked the soldier at the barricade.

"Of course not, the knights are far from us." Evan replied with a smile.

"You don't look like businessmen. So you can't pass." The soldier took out a round beetroot from his arms and nibbled it hard. "Unless you have a pass."

"What pass? Why did Lord Dre Uther block the road?"

"There's a knight's game going on in the castle. To prevent counterfeiters and untouchables from disrupting the game, only knights and merchants and peasants who deliver goods can enter. Of course. Even for merchants, you must also deliver things that are necessary for the game, such as food and for drink."

"This is stupid." Evan returned to the team and said to the others: "The knight game should be seen by more people to show justice and strength. What's the point of closing it?"

Siegel turned his head and asked Yao En, "Where else can I cross the river besides here?"

"You should be able to find a ferry for two days upstream or downstream, but whether you can cross the river depends on the current conditions at the time. After crossing the river, it will take the same amount of time to return to the correct path." The dwarf took off his glasses and wiped it. Winked at Anomen.

The priest walked over with his horse, letting his holy emblem gleam in the sun. "I wonder if the humble servant of the Mother Earth and his friends can cross the river from here? We will pray and bless the game and leave immediately without interruption."

The soldier who originally wanted to refuse strongly was shaken after seeing the holy emblem, took off his tin cap and scratched his hair, then said, "I said no, just check the knight's certificate or pass. You should go in this situation. Find our ten commander."

"Where is he?"

The soldier drew an arc with his finger, "You should fish under the bridge and bask in the sun."

After Anomen saluted, he came under the bridge. The group met the ten commander by the river. He had an extra dagger than an ordinary soldier, and it was hanging crookedly from his belt. The ten commander was staring intently at the fish float in the river, with a more gentle expression than staring at the child's mother. His tin hat lay aside. Inside were three fatty fish that had been caught earlier, wagging their tails from time to time.

Evan Zhang was about to speak. Amoy blocked his mouth suddenly. The latter said in a low voice, "It will be annoying to disturb the anglers, do you still want to cross the river?"

Evan sniffed and nodded.

Yao En winked at Naria, and the female mage slipped off the horse gently and grabbed a pinch of powder from the casting material bag. Doesn't she have a wand yet? Siegel felt a little strange. But just take this opportunity to see her ability to cast spells.

The incantation is quite satisfactory, except for some useless vibrato, probably because the tutor who follows has an elf dialect, but it does not affect the effect of the magic. Naria used the spell to charm humans. Let the ten captains have a good impression on everyone, so that they are willing to help. However, spells are never so simple, but require other means to cooperate.

Under Naria's suggestion, everyone led the horses farther away, leaving behind the impulsive Aemon and the prudent Yao En as guards - Evan felt bored by the river and left himself - the remaining three were quiet He waited aside until the ten commander had a new harvest before congratulating him.

"Good skill!" Naria said, "I didn't expect that someone could catch a big fish with a fishing rod on the Fast River."

This compliment obviously had a good effect, and the ten commander happily replied: "That's natural, this is my secret that I don't pass on. Even if I'm not a soldier, my skill can make a net profit of two silver coins every day. Happy life!"

"Just a little question. How do you cook these fat fish here?" Naria asked, tilting her head. "I don't see a suitable pot nearby, and fire-roasting seems to ruin this place. Delicious food."

"Of course, of course!" The ten commander shook his finger. Licking his lips, he said in agreement, "Except two of these fish are reserved for the good boys, and the rest are to be taken home. Oh, my woman is very good at cooking these fish, and they will not waste any, not at all. Yes - that's why I married her. You should try her fish soup!"

"We are very honored to be a guest at your home, but we have no passes, nor are we knights or merchants, and we cannot pass the stone bridge."

"What's so difficult about that? I'll just let them go." The ten commander stood up and assured Naria.

"Thank you." Naria gave a sweet smile.

But Siegel stopped the ten commander. To him: "Let's just let us go, it's not the best choice. If someone tells you about this, your life will be a mess, and you will probably be locked in a dungeon. No more fishing."

Ten Commander's eyebrows trembled, his eyes glanced around for a while, and then nodded: "You are right, this may indeed cause trouble. You are really a kind person, my good friend. But you can't I can't eat the fish soup made by my woman in the past, what should I do?"

"Maybe you'd be kind enough to show me what the pass looks like, maybe I can recall where it was kept." Siegel stared at the Ten Commander's eyes before blinking a long time later.

The ten commander also blinked at the same time, then came back to his senses, and took out a piece of paper from his arms. "Look, this is what it looks like. It's mine. It also has the anti-counterfeiting mark engraved by Consultant Ruger. It's very inconspicuous, isn't it? Look for your pockets, maybe you can find it."

Seeing the ten commander's simple and honest smile, Siegel said to him: "There are six of us, and these four fish may not be enough to eat. Well, they are fishing with you, and you just show off your superb skills."

"That's a really good idea!" The ten captain rubbed his hands together and said excitedly, "I still have a spare fishing rod here, who wants to learn?"

Arnomen volunteered, and stayed with the ten captain to fish by the river. Siegel took the pass to a sheltered place and looked closely at the sun. The paper is a hard paper mixed with parchment and straw pulp paper. It is written with ink mixed with magic powder, and dark marks and mimeographs are left, which is very delicate.

"It was successful just now, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com he is willing to take us there, why did you stop it?" Naria frowned and asked in a low voice, "You almost destroyed the effect of my spell, making him from charmed Wake up! He'll call for guards to catch us, so we'll have no choice but to run away."

"This behavior of controlling him is likely to cause harm to him. This is not the intention of magic, and after all, there are other ways to think about it." Siegel shook the pass in his hand and said to Naria: "I Many forged documents that the tax collectors in the harbor can't see, let alone the soldiers. Even if it's the creation of a consultant wizard, it's all trouble. I don't think it's better to start here? ?"

"I don't think so." Naria crossed her arms, still a little angry: "You waste a lot of time like this, and it will cause a lot of variables."

"No, I think you might not have thought about it, young mage." Siegel took out paper and tools from his backpack to prepare for imitation, and said to Naria: "This ten commander only cares about the bridge on this side. , even if he lets us into the castle, can you guarantee that the guards on the other side will let us leave? Are you going to cast spells on the guards within the castle range, under the eyes of the advisor mage? I think that will cause a lot of variables."

Naria froze for a moment, suddenly startled. (To be continued.)