Chapter 305: "Red" Olrand [Sunshine Festival] Arrives
Chapter 305: "Red" Olrand [Sunshine Festival] Arrives
The interior of the central fortress of the walled city.
It was not as spacious as imagined, but rather narrow and cramped, with hard stone floors and walls spaced at regular intervals on both sides.
There is a wall lamp infused with the magic of "eternal light" placed in each room, but even so, the entire interior is still depressing and dark.
Tang Zheng, President Bertkin, and "Black" Pavel walked down the spiral staircase.
Every time a footstep falls, a faint echo reverberates between the walls.
And this moment.
Tang Zheng finally knew the identity of the person who commissioned the second "fine steel grade" task.
"King Wu Ge Jin?"
Tang Zheng's voice was surprised, and he looked at President Bertkin who was deliberately lagging behind him.
“The Adventurer’s Guild also accepts commissions from demihumans? I mean… in a place like the Holy Kingdom.”
"Black" Pavel remained silent, seemingly unconcerned about Tang Zheng's description.
"It's impossible to be normal. Not to mention the Holy Kingdom, even in other countries,... well, this kind of thing probably won't happen."
Chairman Bertkin had a complicated expression and spoke slowly:
"This matter is indeed a special case. We don't know the specific situation and terrain of the Abelion Hills. We need the assistance of the demihumans in this matter."
Tang Zheng waved his hand.
"That's not what I meant. My relationship with that 'King of War' Ge Jin is not as good as you think." Tang Zheng responded.
"But that 'King of War' Go Jin specifically wants to see you." "Black" Pavel suddenly spoke, slowing down his pace and speaking in a worried tone:
"The subhumans don't trust us humans, and likewise, we humans don't trust the subhumans."
"And this "King of War" Ge Jin took the initiative to fight his way out of the hilly area to seek help, and brought detailed intelligence here - it is worthy of admiration."
"We need the assistance of the demihumans, otherwise that vast hilly area will be a dead end for us."
"He has been in the Bahas Empire for 10 years. Maybe there are people in the Empire that King Wu Ge Jin trusts more, but there is no time for that anymore."
"You and Go Jin are the only ones who have known each other for a long time. You two are the only ones who can barely maintain the fragile cooperative relationship between humans and demihumans in the next situation."
After Tang Zheng knew that it was Ge Jin, he understood the whole story and seemed to be thinking deeply about what he said.
His eyes were very calm.
From the very beginning, Go Jin was the card that Tang Zheng used to contact the "Free Will" adventurer team.
"Such a big thing is probably not something you can decide." Tang Zheng looked at the "black" Pavel beside him.
"kindness."
Black Pavel tapped his chin and responded seriously, "This is the strategy determined by Her Majesty the Saint Queen."
"Otherwise, even as the Nine Colors, I am not capable of bearing the impact and consequences of allowing humans to cooperate with demihumans."
"I see." Tang Zheng sighed, "Your Majesty is just as gentle and kind as the rumors say."
"Black" Pavel glanced at Tang Zheng with his narrow eyes, opened his mouth to say something, but swallowed it back in the end.
Using words like "gentle" or "kind" to praise a king is not a good description. He knew that Tang Zheng did not mean that, and there were such rumors in his own country.
Black Pavel couldn't help but feel a headache.
"If you said what you just said in front of His Majesty's admirers, you would definitely be challenged."
Black Pavel still chose to give a reminder.
Tang Zheng smiled softly.
The direction the three men were heading was the cell where Ge Jin was imprisoned. To be precise, it should be said that Ge Jin voluntarily allowed himself to be imprisoned.
This is a way to show sincerity, albeit a clumsy one.
Tang Zheng didn't think that he could quickly gain the attention of the Holy Kingdom by using this method. The reason why he mobilized the elite troops so quickly should be the reminder from the Silian Theocracy.
We haven't reached the location of the prison cage yet.
Tang Zheng heard the faint sound of quarreling echoing in the air.
"Sir Olrand, just leave it to me from now on. You've been sitting here for a day and a night. You need to rest well."
A calm voice sounded.
“—Hey, I’ve already said that I will be the one taking care of this demihuman myself!”
A rough voice followed closely, with a strong tone of impatience:
"Or do you want to do something? Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. You can't even hide the hatred you have for the demi-humans!"
The gruff voice roared.
"This is the strong man who defeated me. He is a true warrior recognized by me. How can I hand him over to you?"
"Ah."
"Those filthy nobles who barely survived being deprived of their territory some time ago, are they planning to vent their anger on this powerful true warrior?"
"Sir Olrand, please be careful with your words!"
"We don't have that intention, and you're not the only one who insists on the so-called "warrior spirit"!"
"We are soldiers, we obey orders. Even if we have personal grudges, we won't put it on this!"
The sounds of fierce quarrels became clearer and clearer, reaching the ears of Tang Zheng and the other two who were approaching.
Black Pavel's already sharp and dangerous gaze turned cold, and he couldn't help but quicken his pace.
soon.
The three of them came to the location of Go Jin's cage.
A strong and burly man wearing a horned helmet was seen sitting at the door of the cage, confronting a squad of soldiers.
With the appearance of Tang Zheng and the other two, the quarreling stopped.
The soldiers saw it first. Pavel, who was walking in the front, looked very different. He bowed his head respectfully.
"Soldier Captain!"
"…………!"
"Soldier Captain!"
The burly man also turned his head and looked at Black Pavel, a wild animal smile on his face: "You're back."
While talking.
The burly man looked at Tang Zheng, looking him up and down, his eyes full of curiosity.
"Olrand! Is this how you should treat your superiors? How many times have I told you this?"
“Black” Pavel spoke with a cold face, causing the soldiers nearby to shrink their necks in fear.
"Excuse me, Captain!"
Olrand then climbed up from the ground and saluted in a standard but somewhat casual manner.
Olrand - one of the "Nine Colors" of the Holy Kingdom, is a powerful man who was awarded the title of "Nine Colors" by the previous generation of Holy King based on his strength alone.
Although he was one of the same “Nine Colors” as “Black” Pavel, his class status among the Holy Kingdom’s soldiers was only that of a “squad leader.”
This situation occurred because Olrand did not like to follow orders, and the only person who could command him was someone stronger than him.
This resulted in frequent conflicts with superiors and nobles, and he was demoted dozens of times.
The only person in the entire Central Fortress who could make him obey orders was "Black" Pavel, who had defeated him once.
"Red Olrand?"
When Tang Zheng heard the other party's name, his heart moved.
In his opinion, given his personality and way of doing things, he was more suitable to be an adventurer, rather than a soldier who followed the rules and obeyed orders. "You should go back first."
Black Pavel spoke to the group of soldiers standing nearby.
"Yes, sir." The captain of the squad responded respectfully and quickly left with the squad.
“Tell me what’s going on.” Black Pavel said coldly.
"hey-hey."
“Red” Olrand chuckled. “I just think these young soldiers might cause unnecessary trouble.”
"This cage won't hold that guy."
If a fool among these soldiers who have a grudge against the demihumans provokes Go King into anger, things will become troublesome.
If anything unexpected happened, in the absence of "Black" Pavel, he was the only one who could stop Go King.
"You are the adventurer that Go Jin is concerned about. Our soldier-captain has mentioned you before. It seems that you are very powerful."
"Do you want a fight?"
After Olrand responded, he immediately looked at Tang Zheng and spoke with great interest.
“Alright, Olrand, leave this to us,” Black Pavel interrupted.
"Alright alright."
Red Olrand shrugged his shoulders, brushed off the dust on his pants, and yawned, “Then I’ll go back and rest for a while.”
"Ah."
"You don't have much time to rest now. Get ready. We're going to Kalinsha soon." "Black," Pavel reminded in a serious tone.
“Oh, okay.” Red Olrand stroked the stubble on his face, grinned, turned around and left quickly.
“Black” Pavel shook his head, looked at Tang Zheng and the others, and said embarrassedly: “Excuse me, you two. Come with me.”
While talking.
Black Pavel had already opened the cell door and walked in. Every time he walked a certain distance, a new cell door appeared. After opening three cell doors in succession,
A somewhat spacious prison cage appeared in front of several people.
Go Jin, a huge figure over three meters tall, sat quietly in the center of the cell, with some food and water next to him, but he didn't seem to have eaten them.
Swish!
Ge Jin opened his eyes and looked at the three people standing outside the iron railings. His eyes first fell on the white figure.
"Your aura has become stronger than the last time we met." Ge Jin said dimly.
Tang Zheng looked at Ge Jin, who looked a little tired at the moment. "It seems that a lot of things have happened during this period of time."
"How do you know I'm in the Holy Kingdom?"
"Because of the Regeneration Potion."
"So that's the case."
After a brief conversation, the air became quiet again.
Black Pavel and President Botkin looked at each other, but neither of them interrupted.
Just from the conversation between the two, they found that Tang Zheng's previous statement that "the relationship between the two is not as good as imagined" was not at all humble.
"We have only met once, why would you trust me?" Tang Zheng was indeed a little curious.
"trust?"
Ge Jin shook his head: "To be honest, I don't like you for using subhuman blood to make potions, but among all the people I have come into contact with, you are the only one who looks at subhumans the same way as Osco."
"In your human terms, you are a good person."
Suddenly given the "good guy" card.
Tang Zheng was speechless for a moment and could only show a helpless look.
"Since you can appear here, it means that there are no problems in the Holy Kingdom. Can we go now?" Go Jin said.
"of course."
"Black" Pavel first looked at Tang Zheng, and when he saw Tang Zheng nod in response, he spoke and took out the key from his pocket to open the cell door.
"unnecessary!"
Go Jin stood up, a powerful aura emanating from his body, and with a casual pull of his rough hands, he tore apart the seemingly solid iron railing in front of him.
Chairman Bertkin's eyelids were twitching!
After confirming Go Jin, the key sub-human figure, everyone left together.
late at night!
The rain outside has stopped.
A half moon appeared in the sky, obscured by a light mist.
When Tang Zheng and his group came out of the central fort, the sky had already turned completely dark.
Everyone boarded the carriages again, but this time, two carriages left the Central Fort, with the addition of three people: "Black" Pavel, "Red" Olrand, and Go King.
The two carriages rushed back towards "Kalinxia" at the same time.
Gulp dong——
Gulp dong——
The wheels of the carriage turned rapidly on the wet ground, making a regular humming sound.
Tang Zheng was sitting by the window, looking out from time to time with deep thought in his eyes. He knew why everyone was so anxious.
According to the Adventurer's Guild President, the Holy Kingdom's elite Paladins and Priests will arrive at "Kalinxia" tonight.
As the top fighters of the Holy Kingdom, the two “Black” Pavels would inevitably participate in this war against the undead.
With the current state of affairs.
In one or two days at most, we will quickly set off for the Abelion Hills... maybe even faster!
At midnight.
The fortress city of "Kalinxia" reappeared in front of the two cavalry groups.
"President, please take this..." Tang Zheng leaned against the carriage and spoke to President Bertkin beside him, but he only said half of his words.
Tang Zheng suddenly reached out and opened the carriage curtain and looked outside the carriage!
Dazzling white lights were flying rapidly from the air in the distance. There were dozens of them, which were extremely eye-catching in the late night.
"The direction they are heading is here!" President Bertkin exclaimed in shock.
"Angel?"
Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes. President Bertkin couldn't see clearly, but he could see it clearly with his own eyes.
Those streaks of white light were summoned creatures that looked like angels, with silver-armored Pegasus.
"Third-tier angel summon: Angel of the Steed." Tang Zheng knew this type of angel summon.
A special angel that has no offensive power but has the ability to travel long distances, similar to a riding monster.
In his vision, on each of the "Angels of Horses" sat two figures with strange and peculiar attire.
Dressed like that...
"The [Sunshine Scripture] is coming so quickly." Tang Zheng thought to himself.
(End of this chapter)