Chapter 640: The Birth of a Brave Man?
In the New Holy City, seven Knight Commanders disappeared, but it has not caused much splash yet.
The Grand Knight Commander came forward and said that these Knight Commanders had some "special tasks" to complete.
Everyone can basically guess what these knights are going to do, which is probably to hide the money they have accumulated over the years.
Although some sensitive clergy have sensed that something is wrong, they are currently only suspicious and have not taken any action.
Moreover, this suspicion was just that the Knight Commanders were going to abandon them and run away, or that a Knight Commander appeared and wanted to sell the New Holy City to the Crimson King.
Or maybe the Grand Knight was also involved in some conspiracy.
But no one suspected that the Grand Knight was a mole, and it took some wild imagination to guess that.
And taking advantage of this opportunity, people from the Holy Land forces also made some arrangements in the city.
They had to control everything in the New Holy City before Karin arrived, otherwise if these people escaped or fought desperately, it would weaken their ability to fight the plague later.
In short, there are now surging "open" currents and surging undercurrents in the New Holy City.
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And just half a month later, some countries in the south found a suspected life-saving straw.
Brave.
They had not believed Rand's warnings, nor were they willing to accept his advice, and now they were struck by the plague.
Although it has not yet reached the level of a catastrophic disaster, it has already caused pain and difficulty for many nobles.
But since the situation was far from catastrophic, they were not willing to immediately lose face and ask Rand for help.
Moreover, they did not think that Rand could give them much help. After all, the Moon Kingdom was tens of thousands of miles away from their country.
But fortunately, they still found hope to solve the problem without paying a price.
That is a brave man.
The legends of brave men have been recorded in the history of many countries.
When the world is in danger, there will always be brave people to save it.
In fact, many countries do not really believe the brave man's words, and just regard them as historical coincidences or stories made up by some bards.
Lysa and Rand said that heroes are just luckier, and ordinary people with better talents may not be able to solve the disaster, but these countries are not so clear about things that happened long ago.
But now, when facing a terrible disaster, they discovered the existence of a suspected hero.
This makes them believe that the hero really exists and will solve the crisis for them.
They are not foolish enough to place all their hopes on a suspected hero, but if a hero is really born, it will maximize their interests.
If they were to solve the problem themselves, they would need to spend a lot of money and food, recruit troops, establish quarantine zones, and fight against the undead army. Such losses would even be greater than a war between countries.
After all, there is room for war between humans, but there is no room for plague and the undead.
And if you ask for Rand's help, and Rand really comes.
Putting aside whether Rand can solve the problem or not, the loss of face and the price Rand will have to pay later are unbearable.
But the brave are different.
A hero is not someone who represents national interests. He is just a fighting force. If the hero can solve this problem, the several severely affected countries will not mind giving him rewards, whether it is noble status, gold and silver treasures, or even marrying a princess.
These costs are not small, but they are nothing compared to the first two. Moreover, doing so will make friends with the heroes, which is equivalent to exchanging for an extremely strong single combat power.
In short, it is a sure profit.
So when the suspected hero appeared, these southern countries were delighted.
The suspected hero in their eyes was naturally Luca.
Luca accepted Rand's mission to conduct an investigation in the southern region.
They would occasionally help villages or towns in dire straits.
The members of Luca's adventurer team are all talented, and Luca himself has gradually become a strong man among the top.
In addition, Rand used his money to equip them with a full set of magic equipment, which further improved their combat effectiveness.
Even if Alex, the second prince of the Bolen Kingdom and the top hero who was killed instantly by Borlan, were to be resurrected, he might not be able to defeat Luca now.
And this kind of fighting power seems to be wandering around in dangerous areas without asking for anything in return, and is willing to help others, which is a bit like what a hero means.
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Luca hacked a zombie to death with his glowing magic sword, and then shot out a light blade with the magic sword to kill a ghost in the distance.
Teammates also took action and destroyed the surrounding undead army.
"The enemies here should have been dealt with. You can come out now." Luca glanced at the cellar of the house in front of him.
There was no movement.
Luca had no choice but to walk to the cellar and open the covered cellar cover.
When the sunlight outside shone on the thin children in the cellar, they shielded their eyes with their hands. They were no longer used to the sunlight.
After a while, they were finally able to open their eyes completely, and they stared at Luca's face in fear.
“Come out, come out, we are not bad people.” Luca was a little confused as to why the child was afraid of humans.
He turned to look at the half-elf mage in the team: "Am I scary?"
The half-elf shook his head. "No, you are very handsome."
Luca was a little embarrassed. He looked at the child again: "Don't worry, we won't hurt you."
The children, who seemed a little frightened, finally believed Luca's kindness. After all, they realized that now that they were discovered, Luca could easily catch them even if they didn't come out.
"How did your village get destroyed? This should be a relatively remote place. Theoretically, there shouldn't be an army of undead here, but if it was a plague, there's no sign of infection here." Luca asked the child while analyzing the situation to himself.
These are a few young boys and girls. It seems that they have not been underground for too long. They do not look too dirty or smelly, or malnourished.
"Yes, yes..." The child was about to speak when the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance.
Luca turned around and saw the nobles' army.
During this time, they investigated nearby, fought against plagues and monsters, and left a good reputation in the local area.
They also have a good reputation among the aristocracy.
This is of course because they don't charge money.
His Majesty Rand has paid all the expenses, so they will only complete His Majesty Rand's tasks and will not earn extra money from local nobles in the middle.
The noble knight dismounted and nodded to Luca and the others, "My fellow warriors, our lord invites you to his palace for a chat."
Luca nodded, indicating that he was ready to go at any time.
Luca and others came out to investigate, and they just happened to need some intelligence from the aristocratic perspective to assist them in their analysis.
As for what the nobles need them to do, or what deals they want to make, they will hand it over to the staff assigned to them by His Majesty Rand, and they will not waste time on the affairs of the nobles.
These staff members would also disguise their identities to prevent the identities of His Majesty Rand's subordinates from being exposed, which would lead to hostility and non-cooperation from the nobles.
"I have rescued a few children here. Can you help take care of them? They probably have nowhere to go." Luca said with a smile.
The leading knight's expression moved slightly, and he smiled and said that he would take care of it.
When Luca looked back, he noticed the child's frightened expression.
Luca frowned slightly, as if he knew what was going on.
However, he still needed information from the local nobles, so he couldn't turn hostile for the time being. He winked at his fellow adventurer, then nodded and set off for the noble's mansion.
The members of the Sunshine Adventurer Team soon arrived at the noble's residence.
This residence is much more luxurious than the upper sanctuary and His Majesty Rand's palace.
The nobles are holding a banquet.
And when Luca and the others arrived, the nobleman who was obviously the lord and wore a golden crown proudly announced to everyone at the banquet: "This is Mr. Luca. He has solved many crises for us. We think he may be the hero now."
Then the noble looked at Luca and asked, "Excuse me, are you a hero?"
At this time, Luca was completely confused. He had no idea what the hero was doing.
Rand had some guesses about Luca's identity, but he did not pin his hopes on the so-called hero, so he did not put pressure on Luca and just arranged his work normally.
But the nobles have placed their hopes on this man who might be a hero.
Luca defeated a mountain of undead flesh (it was indeed quite tall, but in fact a normal team of mages could easily defeat it).
Luca killed the Death Knight in the evil castle (the Death Knight was at an elite level, just a drop in the bucket).
Luca saved the princess from the mouth of a giant dragon (the giant dragon was an earth dragon that came from nowhere, and it was the princess's mount. The princess rode it out to play. The princess was a fat pig, and Luca was almost entangled by her, but fortunately he ran fast).
The lord was not surprised that Luca didn't know what the hero was, but was satisfied.
Because this means that Luca's status is low enough, and such people will have admiration for the nobles. If Luca is really a brave man and solves the crisis, it will be easier to control him in the future.
The lord soon explained to Luca.
Luca could only laugh awkwardly. What the hell is a hero? They are just adventurers. These nobles want him to be a hero. Do they want them to fight with something without any reward?
Luca has seen many crystals of the sanctuary.
I have also seen scenes of Dragon Quest and Hero Quest for the Vampire. It seems that the heroes in these movies and TV shows really don't take any money. Usually, the kings or nobles will take the initiative to give them benefits afterwards.
But Luca is not a brave man, he still needs to save money for his retirement.
Luca was willing to let His Majesty Rand get what he wanted for free. His Majesty Rand had cured their companions for free and later gave them a restaurant plot. Luca was willing to fight for Rand.
But these nobles are not qualified.
The reason why Luca didn't turn around and leave was that he still wanted to get some information.
Luca could only be very businesslike, put on a "proper" expression, and then attend the banquet of the nobles.
One of Luca's adventurer teammates was "missing", and the others were eating on the edge of the banquet.
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When the banquet was over, Luca reluctantly reunited with his adventurer team mates: "Do you have any information?"
The dwarf dressed as a thief handed Luca a letter.
"I read the content. There are people who want to join the Scourge Cult."
Luca scratched his head. He thought it was outrageous that someone expected an adventurer like him to be a brave man and solve the current disaster.
I didn't expect there would be something even more outrageous.
"Where are the kids?" Luca asked.
"I'm watching."
On the other side, a man dressed as a knight cornered several children.
The knight sighed: "Don't blame me, blame you for knowing too much."
The knight drew the sword from his waist, and the blade reflected a cold light.
The children trembled.
The sword light flickered, but was stagnant.
The blade was blocked by a metallic arm.
He is a monk of the Sun Adventurer Team, and his characteristic is his metal body.
"I'm sorry, but killing children at will is really against the so-called virtues of chivalry, isn't it?"
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Soon, Luca came to the rescued children.
A man dressed as a knight fell beside them.
The bald metal monk who was protecting these kids said to Luca, "It's obvious that they want to kill people and silence them."
Luca sneered.
"I guessed it a long time ago. I thought they just killed people because the plague had infected a large area of the village. Although this is abominable, it is still within the scope of logic."
"But what the hell is going on now? On the one hand, they hype me up as a hero and ask me to fight the Scourge Cult, and on the other hand, they are secretly colluding with the Scourge Cult. Is this hedging their bets? Or are they two groups of people?"
Luca couldn't tell.
"Leave it to Lord Rand to judge, our mission has been accomplished." said the human archer in the team.
Luca nodded.
"It seems that some noble knights are coming. Let's fight them now." Luca took off the greatsword behind him.
The dwarves in the group removed some of their gear, put on hoods, and blended in with the children, acting as protectors.
Although dwarves are short in height, they are very strong and most people would not mistake them for children.
But if the child is in a dark environment and is wearing a hood, it would be difficult to distinguish.
Soon, in the dark night, knights holding torches surrounded them.
Luca smiled and said, "Everyone, how about letting us go? I am a brave man. Aren't you afraid that if you beat me, you will become the villain in the story?"
The lord also came at this time. He looked very unhappy and stared at Luca's face: "I originally wanted to marry my daughter to you, but it seems that you are shameless?"
“Hahaha.” Luca’s greatsword began to shine like moonlight. “Then go ahead, you rebels of humanity.”
(End of this chapter)
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