Chapter 24: The Burning Summoner's Staff, Enter the Occupied Zone(1/2)
"Is it him?"
"It's him! He knocked down the assessment officer Martyton as soon as he joined the regiment. I heard that in front of his magic dog, Martyton didn't even have a chance to fight back."
"Haha, that's really awesome newbie, but this is not a good thing. That little guy Martyton is very scrupulous."
"How could a first-level necromancer be so powerful? The opponent he faces is an elite paladin, right?"
"Mutational summoning, and it seems to be an active magical mutation, change the spell position..."
"Spit, sting..." Ignoring the whispering sounds coming from all directions with the wind, Shi Yinghu leaned over to operate the whetstone, polished his two long swords, and occasionally stroked their sharpness, feeling the recovery of their sharpness.
If you want to cover up, you must become more obvious.
If you want to hide the abilities you really want to hide, you must expose another part of the less important abilities and attract others' attention.
Shi Yinghu's real life-saving ability is his own martial arts. As for the profession of necromancers, mutated skeletons and even three-headed demon dogs, these are just auxiliary, or even extra heads.
You can’t really be a pig if you pretend to be a pig or eat a tiger. You will be despised and you will not participate in the events you want to participate in.
As sparks burst on the whetstone, the two steel and silver swords were almost polished. Shi Yinghu began to apply sword oil on it to maintain the performance of these two swords to its peak.
"It's better to use this. This is the sword oil cooked with monster's fat, which can improve the sharpness of the sword." At this moment, a strong white-haired old man came over and threw a bag of sword oil over, saying this.
Shi Yinghu opened the bottle plug of the leather bag and sniffed it: "The fat of the ghoul also adds black leaves and fire grass, which can add a certain degree of fire damage, and you will not receive any reward without any merit." As he said that, he threw the sword oil leather bag in his hand back to the old man in front of him.
"If you don't make merits, you will not accept unreasonable gains? It's such a proverb full of wisdom! Where are you from, little brother?"
"Cate Brian, a fresh graduate of the Ancient Snake Castle, Uncle Dales, I have booked this guy. Your team is full of seven people. Will it be a burden to add one person suddenly? Or is there anyone in your team planning to quit?"
Just as Shi Yinghu was talking to the tall and strong white-haired old man, a female voice filled with heroic spirit suddenly penetrated in. At some point, the paladin girl Aleta came to the public rest area. She leaned behind the old man and put her hands on his shoulders, looking as if the junior acted cutely as a coquettish elder.
However, in a vague situation, Shi Yinghu saw two people in a daze, with the feeling of electric light intertwined in his eyes.
"A pharmacist with enough self-protection can take on both combat and logistics functions. Aleta's niece, any team of such people will want. With your team, you can't keep such talents."
"Uncle Dales, they are all from the same group. What do you do so clearly? What's more, you are a barbarian and cannot cooperate well with Mr. Kate. I am a defensive paladin. With my assistance and cooperation, maybe Mr. Kate can cultivate other mutant summons!"
Because Darkrem City is surrounded by negative energy barriers, it is very dangerous if too many people enter together. Negative energy will gather to form a lethal hell phenomenon. In that case, many people will fill in it.
Therefore, not only human legions cannot enter, but even professional witch hunters are best to maintain a team of about five people. And even so, a small number of witch hunters are lost in the negative energy barrier. Fortunately, the number is very small.
Because of this very special situation, even within the Sword and Shield Brotherhood, each team also scrambles to compete for talents from each other.
Distribution according to work, more work and more gain, and the team of professionals with the best performance will naturally benefit the highest.
Kate Brian showed outstanding strength and great value as soon as he joined the regiment, so he was targeted by many powerful squads.
Dales is a warrior, a master-level barbarian, and the team he brought is also powerful. Moreover, Dales is experienced. Although he is a barbarian, he is not careless or reckless at all. Instead, he is brave and courageous. The team he led is currently the Sword and Shield Brotherhood belongs to one or two within the scope of the Drizzt Federation.
Aleta Vinu, a representative figure of the new generation of the Sword and Shield Brotherhood, was even called "Goddess of Dawn" because of her calm and solid shield defense and dazzling beauty. But she personally hates this title very much and is eager to prove her ability. She is currently working hard to form her own team, but the people in her team, either her best friend or someone who joined because of her beauty or background, are generally quite worrying.
Now, Shi Yinghu didn't know about these information, but he basically saw through the barbarian Dales and Paladin Aleta who stood in front of him during the brief confrontation.
Dales seems heroic, but in fact he is very skillful and calculating. Only one-third of the ghoul turbulent oil left to him. Most barbarians may not have noticed this, and they really want to show kindness, but Dales is thick on the outside and thin on the inside, but it is impossible for him to not notice this:
To put it bluntly, it is the kind of stingy person who takes risks with him, he will definitely be given a big head in terms of income. Shi Yinghu can't accept this just.
Paladin Aleta, with a strong temperament, but obviously a little immature, was constantly taught by Dales in a few words. If it were an ordinary girl who would have turned around and ran away crying, but she gritted her teeth and stood here without retreating or avoiding her. She could only stand here and be taught by the other party to rely on her seniority. This shows that she is not smooth and flexible enough in dealing with people. Many times, she should retreat but refuse to retreat, and stands there and stands hard... People like this are easily dying in some corner in the current world.
But this kind of person is also the same. Once he grows up, he has the possibility of breaking through the limits and surpassing reality with his will.
"Uh, two, I'm quite tired. I'll go back and rest today and say goodbye."
"Woof woof woof..." Shi Yinghu left with two polished swords, following the three-headed fat dog behind him, running and jumping, following his master firmly, and looking back at the two strange people from time to time.
"Areta's niece, I'm going to make up for this Cate Brian. As long as you don't do your mother's business, I think you know it yourself. You can't fight me, right?" Dars looked at the dead witch and turned around and said.
His words made Aleta's little face suddenly turn white, his fists subconsciously clenched, and his joints roared.
After returning to the big bunk shop prepared by the Brotherhood for the newcomers, Shi Yinghu looked through a book of necromancers on the lights.
The Sword and Shield Brotherhood has prepared five elite squads for the next task, and finally one of them will be joined: the two strongest squads, namely the Battle Crazy Squad led by the Barbarian Grandmaster Dales, and the Bone Squad led by the Necromancer Grandmaster Vishin.
Another level is the Burning Hearts Team led by Areta, the Burning Spears led by the female Amazon warrior Urmaha, and the Nightingale led by the female assassin Chris.
Among them, the Burning Spear and the Nightingale are not to be considered. The former is the gathering place of Amazon female warriors. The group of fierce women were all captured in melee combat and long-range, and there was no need for men to join.
Nightingale is a functional team. Their playing styles mainly tend to lurk and assassinate, which is completely different from the entanglement of too many monsters.
Dales Zhan Kuang, the head of the Zhan Kuang team, seems heroic, but in fact he is stingy. This hypocrite should try to contact as little as possible without contacting it. It is easy to be hated by him for no reason. What's more, he will be swallowed up by him with his position advantage.
(At present, only Chixin and Baigu are more reliable. Aleta, the leader of Chixin, is a bit stubborn. Although this is not a bad thing for the Paladin profession, it is a very fatal thing for a team leader.)
(Alas, I hope the Bone's necromancer, Vysin, is a reliable person. If that's the case, I can learn something from him.)
In addition to these five elite squads, the Sword and Shield Brotherhood has other squads, but they are not advance squads, but are suitable choices for other new members, but they are not Shi Yinghu's.
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The next day, the lower floor of the Sword and Shield Brotherhood, the room of the captain of the Bone, the Undead Grandmaster Weissin.
"You mean, do you want to join the White Bone? Be my subordinate?" In the room, a thin man with silver hair and a red-bottomed robe whispered in front of Shi Yinghu, his expression seemed a little strange.
"You are the only necromancer in the Brotherhood. As a junior, I do hope to learn from you, but before joining the Bone Squad, I hope to learn more about my future companions and then make a decision." Although I noticed that Vysing's expression was different, Shi Yinghu continued to say this.
"You are very honest...I admire you very much. But... in fact, this cannot be blamed for you. There are not many people in the group who know about this." When Yan said this, Weising paused for a moment, and then the necromancer looked at the junior in front of him and said, "Mattiton is my younger brother, my younger brother. Although I also understand your need to show your own value, understanding does not mean accepting. Although I don't appreciate him very much, it is my younger brother after all."
"…..." Looking at the silver-haired and densely-haired necromancer in front of him, and then recalling the big bald head of the assessment officer Ma Teton, Shi Yinghu really didn't know what to say for a moment.
Are the two brothers genetic mutations? One becomes a necromancer or even a master who has been promoted to the third level of strength, and the other becomes a second-level paladin?
"Are you scared? Sometimes I wonder how could I have such a stupid brother? But he is indeed very similar to my parents. Even if he picks up the one he picked up, I'm probably me." As he laughed, Weising stood up and poured Shi Yinghu a glass of blood wine, and handed it to him.
"I personally admire you very much, but my stupid brother is now angry, but you don't have to worry. Although he is stupid, his heart is not bad, and he will forget about this matter soon. On this point, we are completely opposite. I don't easily make enemies, but once I make enemies and don't kill that guy one day, I will feel uncomfortable all day."
After staying in the room of the necromancer Wissin for a while, Shi Yinghu left. However, when he left, he turned around and asked: "Master Wissin, which team do you think do you think is more suitable for me to join?"
This sentence seems to be inquiry, but in fact it is a trap that Shi Yinghu gave to the other party. Because Vysin and Dales have worked with him for many years, with the shrewdness of a mage, it is impossible for him to not be able to detect Dales' temperament.
Five elite squads eliminated the bones, eliminated the Burning Spear and the functional squad of the Nightingale, which were gathered by the female Amazon warriors.
In the end, only the Berserk and Fire Heart team remained.
If Vysing suggests that he chooses to fight, it means that this guy is actually holding a grudge against him. He says he doesn't care and is deceiving himself, so he must be vigilant.
After all, the man in front of him said that he had a strong desire for revenge.
"...Black heart. Aleta is a very good girl. If I were twenty years younger, I would definitely chase her." He raised the red wine in his hand and said the undead master Weising.
"Thank you for your advice." Nodded, Shi Yinghu walked out and took the door.
The Sword and Shield Brotherhood is located in the local area, with a tavern above and a place for everyone to stay below. The veteran and capable members live in single rooms, such as the Barbarian Dales, the Necromancer Vishin and Shi Yinghu, who sleep in a big bunk bed, and the accommodation conditions are not very good. Fortunately, due to the deterrence of Shi Yinghu's strength, the corner he is in is quite clean, and some people even take the initiative to clean him.
When Shi Yinghu returned, the female Paladin Aleta, dressed in gorgeous heavy armor, was already waiting in the room.
When she saw Shi Yinghu, she did not say too much, but threw a wooden cane over.
This is a type of magic wand used by the Necromancer profession. It is mainly made of magical and gloomy wood, which can strengthen or even temporarily give Necromancer a certain casting ability.
"This is all my savings. As long as I am willing to join the Fire Heart, it will be yours."
Burning Summoner Staff (Treasure Level Equipment), magic weapon, +2 to revive skeletons, +level 1 to strengthen the burning and burning heart of gathering energy, symbolizing the belief that one must prove one's own belief regardless of difficulties.
His fingers slowly stroked the well-maintained staff body. As his own magic power was injected, Shi Yinghu could feel the magic energy circuit that was subtle and changed. This is really a very good magic wand.
"During the mission, I will follow your instructions as much as possible, but I hope that when necessary, you will also listen to our opinions. If there is a conflict that cannot be reconciled between the two parties... I will return this wand to you." Shi Yinghu used the wand to make a little bit of Aleta, and he said in this way.
"Very good. We will meet our teammates in the afternoon. The day after tomorrow, we will enter Darkream." Aleta did not care about Shi Yinghu's words, because once we entered Darkream where the magic disaster broke out, the loner could hardly survive. Leaving the team in that environment? Are you crazy?
The Fire Heart Squad under the Sword and Shield Brotherhood is the captain Aleta Venu, the deputy captain Assassin Ciala, and there are also two Druids, a spearman and an attacking paladin. With the addition of Shi Yinghu, the team has become a seven-man scale, which is a little large, but not too much.
Because the dispatch time was very urgent, Shi Yinghu had no room for a full understanding of his teammates.
It is generally seen that Chara is Aleta's best friend and the person who is most loyal to Aleta. Among the two druids, one of the druids seemed to be hidden. When he was introduced, he smiled and called himself a archer, but Shi Yinghu looked at his figure and thought his martial arts were quite good... In this world, it would be really good to be praised by Shi Yinghu for saying that his martial arts were good, and he seemed to be hiding something.
Another young Druid and another offensive paladin, both of them were obviously Aleta's love and pursuit, and they were distinguished from each other, and at the same time they were vaguely targeting Shi Yinghu who had just joined the team. Even though Shi Yinghu did not intend to pursue Aleta, they seemed to regard all young men close to Aleta as potential threats.
Finally, there is a spearman, a degenerate variant profession that Amazon combines with Paladins. It is proficient in spear techniques and mainly attacks one or two aura abilities. It can be said to be a good combat power, but I have hardly heard of strong people who have been promoted to the legendary level. It seems to be a career promotion route with no development potential.
Since Shi Yinghu joined, he has vaguely asked if Shi Yinghu knew about Aleta's background and looked proud.
However, it was also in his mouth that Shi Yinghu knew that Aleta's uncle and stepfather were actually one of the founders of the Sword and Shield Brotherhood: the legendary Paladin, Gruervinu.
Gruervinu was originally Aleta's uncle, but after Aleta's biological father Hadmvinu died, her mother remarried her husband's younger brother, the legendary Paladin Gruer.
This kind of thing is actually not too much. It’s just that the world has very high requirements for the moral character of legendary paladins. Legendary paladins have always existed as a secular moral benchmark. Therefore, this incident that happened to ordinary people and could not cause any response caused a stir in that year. Many people even asserted that even if the legendary paladin Gruervinu had not yet fallen, he was not far from falling.
However, guessing is of no use after all, just guessing.
In the next few years, under the gaze of the world, the legendary Paladin Gruervinu loved his wife, favored his adopted daughter, killed evil demons, and maintained justice. He did not fall at all at all, but his strength improved by leaps and bounds.
Even soon, he and his wife had their own love crystallization.
Because of this kind of development that goes against common sense, many idle people go to get back old accounts and dig out old materials, but in the end they are really dug out.
It turned out that Gruervinu's brother Hadmvinu took the lead in robbing his love. He took advantage of Gruer's bloody battle on the front battlefield and took away his brother's lover.
Later, Gruervinu, who returned from the battlefield, did not do anything to his brother, but instead locked himself in the temple confinement hall, practiced hard, and broke through the legendary realm. Many years later, Hadmvinu died of illness, and then Gruervinu married his former lover again. In terms of personal morality, he had achieved reproach and then gained his own love. It was normal for him to make a rapid progress in strength.
However, Gruervinu is blameless, but it also represents his wife and his adopted daughter.
In a sense, Aleta Venu's desperate efforts are a kind of resistance to the pain of the world pressing on himself.
The love-hate entanglements of people over the older life are too much on this young girl.
To be continued...