Chapter 519: Bards in the Tavern

The wind in the wilderness blew gently, and the white birch trees on the hills swayed. The few people passed through the rolling wheat fields and saw a traveler riding a horse and playing a flute not far away.

"Anyway, this place really feels a bit like a different world."

Walking on the dirt road, the withered yellow grass leaves struggled to grow, and the slender stems and leaves trembled in the wind. The few people looked at the orange sun and hills in the distance and expressed their feelings.

"The white stone ruins on the hill over there are the former watchtowers." Odney raised her finger.

"That's right, the townspeople said it was on the hill."

"How did it break down at that time?"

"It is said that the wooden beams inside were gnawed by mice, and then it was hit by wind and rain, and then it collapsed."

"Is there no one to maintain it?"

"I don't know, maybe someone maintained it before." The few people came to the foot of the hill and looked up.

Going up the slope, the six people came to the collapsed watchtower and looked around.

"How do we maintain this? The commission didn't say anything. Do we really have to build it brick by brick?"

"I don't know. There's no hint at all. Maybe this is also a kind of freedom. It depends on how you plan to complete it."

"Since it's a game, there will be unsolvable commissions. Let's look for it in the ruins first."

The six people walked in the rubble and collapsed buildings, looking around, and occasionally kicked away the bricks to see if there was anything hidden.

"It seems nothing, hey." Blanche just said that she was tripped by the stone under her feet and almost fell on the bricks.

Fortunately, she is also a Sequence 4 Beyonder, so she is not so fragile. She reacted quickly, and then supported herself on the ground and stabilized her body.

"Huh, I almost scratched my skin."

She looked at the white ash on her hands and wanted to wipe it off, but suddenly saw something different in the corner of her eye.

"Wait, what is this?" She looked carefully along the line of sight, and then moved the bricks on it.

"It looks like a weapon." She saw the cold and hard metal part.

"What did you find." Shui Yanqing walked over.

Then the two of them worked together to move the stone away, revealing the double-edged axe lying inside.

"Wow, it's really beautiful, and there are small words engraved on it."

Hearing the two people's discovery, the other people also gathered around.

Both sides of the axe are like crescents, and there are interlaced vine patterns near the edge of the blade. There is also a line of Elvish inscriptions in the middle of the axe.

'Royal Glory'

Touching the axe blade, Orles read out the ancient elven inscriptions on it, and then the axe glowed with a faint silver light, and lines of data emerged.

'Royal Glory': Silver-quality two-handed axe, of excellent quality, it is said to be a high-level weapon used by the queen's royal guards in the past, with strong armor-piercing ability, and heavy and durable. (Already bound)

"No matter how you look at it, this is an extremely powerful weapon in the early stage." Pulin nodded.

"It's a pity that we don't have 'Axe Soldier' ​​in our team now, and no one can equip it."

"With this, it will be easy to break the hippopotamus' defense."

"Now Orles and Pulin haven't changed their jobs yet, so they can just change to Axe Soldier." Everyone suggested.

"Wait a minute, it seems to be bound."

Seeing the last word "bound", and looking at Orles with a regretful face, several people present suddenly laughed.

"I always feel that it will be a difficult choice."

"It's over, now Orles will become a heavy armor warrior."

"This is probably a huge challenge."

"High-level weapons appear in the early stage, there must be some restrictions and easter eggs, but I didn't expect the trap to be to read out the elf inscriptions on it."

"It's rare for Orles to see the elf text, so it's inevitable that she wants to read it out."

"Although I don't know how to repair this sentry tower, Orles's job change will be put on the agenda."

"Don't make decisions for me." Orles stood up a little angrily, her long silver-white hair fell in the afterglow of the sunset, and the silver and gold reflected each other, like an old famous painting.

"I don't want to be a heavy armor warrior, it's too ugly." She didn't like it.

"But, there are powerful weapons."

"It's very powerful, why don't you try it?"

"Please, Orles."

"You will like this job, our beautiful silver-haired princess."

Although she felt a little uncomfortable, under everyone's praise and coaxing, Orles was a little lost, and finally nodded with difficulty and agreed to change her job to "Axe Soldier" to use this rare weapon.

"Yeah, it seems that the task has been settled, but it's getting late, why don't we return to the town."

"Well."

So the six people took the double-edged axe back to the tavern in the town.

In the candle-lit tavern, listening to the clash of wooden wine glasses, the six people sat at the old wooden table with curiosity, listened to the townspeople's conversation and boasting, and then asked the clerk what to eat.

"The main dishes in the evening are fried egg bread and baked potato cubes, with rosewood, ham slices, and vegetable soup."

"Anything else?"

"No, actually these are great, try them, little girls." The aunt introduced confidently.

"Then give us six servings of fried egg bread, two plates of baked potato cubes, one plate of rosewood, one plate of ham slices, and two servings of vegetable soup."

"Okay, wait a moment."

The six people waited expectantly, and at this time, Pulin also put the double-edged axe on the table and looked at it carefully.

"It has a beautiful arc and sharp edge. The oak handle is engraved with anti-slip patterns and the weight is also very good. It will be very smooth to use."

"Has Orles learned to use an axe?" Tilan thought for a moment and asked.

"No, why would I learn to use a weapon that is totally inconsistent with my image and temperament?" She didn't want to be associated with such vulgar things, and she always felt a little embarrassed.

"Too prejudiced." Tilan smiled and blinked, gently took Orles' hand and put it on the axe.

"Touch it carefully and get used to its weight."

"Although it is not as light as a sword, the heaviness of the axe is also its power."

Although she was a little repulsive, under Tilan's persuasion, Orles decided to give it a try. She slowly grasped the axe handle and raised it in front of her. Seeing that everyone was looking at her with a smile, she felt a little embarrassed again, so she put it down again.

Noticing the change in Orles' mind, Tilan came behind her and helped her again, holding the axe with four hands together.

"Everyone is just curious, not trying to laugh at you. Don't worry, you are the perfect ice elf lady. People's perception of a princess won't change because of this. Besides, isn't it heroic of Orles to pick up this weapon? It feels like a scene from a classical legend."

"At a critical moment of national crisis, the dignified and beautiful princess had to pick up her weapon and rush to the battlefield. She rode on a tall white horse, her long silver hair and cloak fluttering in the wind. The horse neighed, the shining weapon was raised high, and behind her were thousands of knights walking with her, and countless swallow-tailed flags were raised high. For a moment, the whole field was covered with gold, and the setting sun was like blood..."

The girl told a distant story. Her voice and the sound of the lyre echoed in the quiet tavern, like a melodious poem, taking people into that fantasy and beautiful world.

Orles sat at the table, staring at the silver axe blade in her hand. The mirror-like surface reflected the candlelight, flickering and shaking slightly, revealing her face and the slightly lined eyebrows, as if she saw herself in another time and space.

In this way, the ice elf lady finally let go of her knot and promised to use this weapon well.

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After a long time, when the aunt served the prepared dinner, everyone woke up from the story in the poem.

Blanche carefully touched the steaming baked potato with her hand, and then rolled it a few times in her hand, and then gradually got used to it, then carefully peeled the skin and ate it slowly.

"Omelette bread turns out to be sandwiching fried eggs in sliced ​​bread." Odney looked at the two slices of bread and fried eggs in her hand.

"That's what I said, but the freshly fried eggs are a little bit brown and hot, and there's also the taste of salt. It tastes great when paired with the bread."

"The rosewood is really sour." After Pulin ate one, she felt like she was about to close her eyes.

"This is used to dilute the greasy taste of the staple food. Of course, you can't eat it in one bite. Just squeeze out some juice."

"Is that how people ate in ancient times?"

"In ancient times, there probably weren't such good bread and fried eggs. It's not that there weren't, but it's a bit extravagant for ordinary people to eat this every day."

"I guess black bread is the staple food of many farmers. What we eat now is considered the best white bread."

Several people enjoyed a slightly novel dinner and talked about various interesting stories about the classical era. After dinner, it was time to rest.

There are guest rooms on the second floor of the tavern, two people in a room, and the furniture inside is also quite medieval in style. The walls are exposed stone bricks, which are very simple.

"Sleep first, or?" After all, it's not even 9 o'clock now, and people don't usually go to bed so early now.

"Go to bed, I'm a little sleepy."

Today we did experience a lot, so everyone went their separate ways, returned to their rooms, prepared to take a hot bath, and then went to bed early.

Then, on the issue of room allocation, several people discussed again. Because of the familiarity of the relationship, Orles could not sleep in the same room with Shui Yanqing, Pulin, and Audney, and the same applies to Pulin and Audney.

"In other words, Tilan can sleep with almost everyone, because she is not only a familiar classmate and companion among the four of us, but also a good friend of Pulin's hometown, and an old acquaintance of Audney."

"Ahem, although this is the fact, it feels like I'm the kind of bad person who flirts with people and is irresponsible." Tilan covered her head.

"Tilan is so fickle~" Shui Yanqing joked with a smile.

"How about this, I won't fight with you for Tilan, and I can sleep in the same room with Blanche." She took the initiative to propose, and Blanche nodded. Although Blanche had a lot of good feelings for Tilan, she was not so clingy. In her heart, Shui Yanqing and Tilan were both very good friends, and they were both people who often took care of and cared about her.

Of the remaining four, Odney looked at Tilan and then at Pulin, and finally made a difficult decision, "Pulin and I will share a room."

Although the two of them were not very close because of competition, they were the only two freshman singers in the first grade, and they often went to class together and were not unfamiliar with each other. If she chose Tilan, then Orles would have to share a room with Pulin, who was completely unfamiliar with her, which would be very awkward.

"I have no objection." Pulin nodded. She didn't really care about this. It was just a nap, and there was only one bed. There were not enough times for them to take a nap together during this period.

Finally, it was Tilan and Orles. The two of them came to the room in the corner of the second floor together. Orles placed the double-edged axe next to the wall of the room.

There was a small bathroom in the room with a wooden bucket for bathing and a brass shower head that sprayed hot water.

"Although it is an imitation of the Middle Ages, it still has a bit of modern style here." Tilan looked at the sink and shower head.

"If I really study the Middle Ages, I guess I have to bring water up to take a bath." Thinking of this, she couldn't help shaking her head. That would be too torturous. After all, everyone didn't really go back to that era.

Even in that era, the extraordinary people had many ways to heat water, so there was no need to go through so much trouble.

"Aures, are you going to take a shower first?" She turned around and found that Aures was sitting on the bed and looking through the photos taken today. Among them, there were scenes of several people fighting wild boars, fighting wild wolves on the roadside, and being chased by hippos.

"Did Aures take them?" Tilan was curious.

"Ah, no, it was Blanche who took them, and then I asked her to send them to me."

"I didn't think so at the time, but now I think the photos are quite interesting." She slid her finger across the screen and said softly.

"I used to be busy with the diva's affairs, singing and appearing in activities. Speaking of which, this should be the first time I've been so 'crazy'." She considered it and used this rarely mentioned word.

"Although the process always feels a bit embarrassing, it's still quite happy." After speaking, she raised her head.

"What about Tilan?"

"Very happy too." The girl replied softly.

Although both were happy, Tilan felt that her reaction was different from that of Orles. Although such fun was new, she and her classmates had played many similar role-playing games when they were young, fighting monsters together, so she was not particularly surprised.

But Orles seemed a little different. She had a very good family background and was probably subject to very strict etiquette and status constraints since she was a child. She had never played freely like her when she was a child. This was probably a side effect of her family status. No wonder Orles was a little bit uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, Tilan and Orles told stories about their childhood.

"At that time, I was also pulled over by a few friends and asked to play the role of a princess caught by a dragon..." Thinking of the innocent scenes in elementary school, Tilan couldn't help laughing again.

At that time, she was actually a little scared and was instructed by everyone to play various roles, but fortunately, Yilin was always by her side to protect her, so she was still very at ease many times.

Listening to Tilan's story about the past, Orles listened quietly, imagining how timid Tilan was at that time, and couldn't help but smile.

"It's great that Tilan had so many friends when she was a child." She said enviously.

"My words..." She thought for a moment.

"Maybe there are some familiar peers, but they are still a little unfamiliar to the friends described by Tilan." In fact, there were many people around her when she was a child, but her family always taught her to be polite and understand the reasons why the other party approached her.

Unlike ordinary families, the family she was born in was destined to mix many interests with her. Even if the children played together, the companions around her were all selected by the adults on both sides.

This kind of thing gradually became known to her after she became an adult, so it was difficult for her to look at the familiar people in the past with a pure eye.

In addition, because she was born in a famous family and had been paid attention to by all parties since she was a child, it was difficult for her to let go as freely as Tilan and others, because many inadvertent words and behaviors would be magnified by the media and exaggerated by those who competed and paid attention to her, which forced her to develop the habit of paying attention to her etiquette image since she was a child.

Over the years, she has slowly learned to use a mature mask image to deal with various media and outsiders, but as an individual, the inner part is still a little lonely, and she hopes to communicate with people about her true side.

In the past, there were only ordinary people around me, and I couldn't communicate with them about many things. But since I entered university last year, I have had several companions who are also singing girls, and I have slowly vented some of the things in my heart.

The two chatted until the time slowly approached ten o'clock in the evening.

"No, if it's any later, we won't be able to get up tomorrow." During this period of special training, Idria always asked them to get up at six o'clock.

The two just stood up, and then thought about there was no special training tomorrow, so they smiled at each other and felt relieved.

"Who will take a bath first?" Tilan asked.

"Does Tilan want to join?"

"No, because the wooden barrel is too small." Tilan smiled and shook her head, and then let Ores go first.

"Let's talk about taking a bath together later."

Ores felt a little regretful about this, but when she thought of Tilan's promise later, she became a little happy.

Speaking of which, this is probably her first friend in the true sense, the kind of true friend who can talk about everything.

(End of this chapter)