Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 3 First Adventure

Soon came the day that he agreed to set off with the merchant Otto.

After a few days of self-abuse-like painful training, Rhodes' iron cloth shirt has risen to lv2 and feels like it is about to be upgraded to lv3, and his ability to resist blows has improved a lot.

Rhodes tested it, and it took a general iron dagger to cut through his hand, which made him a little swollen.

In the morning, Baron got up early and went to the hotel with Rhodes to find the merchant Otto together.

Baron's weapon is a steel double-edged ax with a face about the size of a millstone, which can be used both as an attack and as a shield for defense.This ax Rhodes is a bit difficult to hold, let alone swing.

And Rhodes' weapon is an ax that looks similar to a general logging axe, the difference from a logging ax is that the handle is longer.Rhodes decided to change to another weapon after this mission was over. Holding such a weapon was a bit embarrassing, making him not look like an adventurer, but a woodcutter who went into the mountains to chop wood.

Rhodes' armor is much better than Baron's. He is wearing iron armor, a set of iron armor made of several rusty iron plates, fixed with tendon rope...

This is basically the cheapest form of iron armor, and can be crafted with just a few iron plates and a few strong ropes.

Balon felt that wearing iron armor would affect his flexibility, so he only wore fur armor with bear hair.

Wearing iron armor made Rhodes feel more secure in his heart, but it made him feel colder. Even if he wore thick clothes underneath, it was still very cold. It should be better when he gets active later.

Rhodes also imitated the agent he had seen on TV before and pinned a steel dagger to his leg, but he was laughed at by Baron.

Baron and Rhodes arrived at the hotel and saw the merchant Otto and three other people at the door. Those three people seemed to be other adventurers hired by Otto.

The three people in front of Rhodes felt that he should have seen them before, but he couldn't remember them.

"Isn't this Baron "Fire Axe" and his little follower "Bear Boy"?"

One of the three men was carrying a huge warhammer, said a man with blue battle patterns engraved on his face, who was about the same size as Baron.

Baron is best at using giant axes, and he also has a bit of fire magic, which can make the whole body and the entire ax burn with flames, so the adventurers gave him the nickname "Fire Axe".

Almost all Nords worship flames. Although this nickname sounds a bit rustic, it is actually a very good nickname.

And Rhode's nickname "bear child" is entirely because the Rhode before crossing was too deadly, and he liked to provoke other unknown adventurers for no reason. Batch after batch have grown.

"Long time no see, Hammer. You are still the same." Baron said, "Is this your new partner?"

"Let me introduce you," Hamer said.

He pointed to the man standing next to him with a grim face and a height of about 1.9 meters, carrying a huge recurve bow and a large pot of arrows and said, "His name is Sam, and everyone calls him "Quick Hand." He shoots arrows very fast and Shoots well too."

Hamer pointed to the remaining person, who was even "thinner" than Rhodes, only about 1.6 meters tall, with two daggers pinned to his waist, and a black-green dagger in his hand. When people look at him, they feel that he is not a good person.

"He is the famous "Viper" Weber. You should have heard of him. I met them in Linhai Province, and they are all trustworthy."

Rhodes suddenly remembered that the adventurer in front of him named Hammer, who was carrying a huge warhammer, was a good friend of Baron's in his adventure life. Because the two people fought in similar ways, they both used huge heavy weapons, so In the past, we often competed together, drank and bragged.

Three years ago, "Warhammer" Hammer and "Fire Axe" Baron were always on par. After that, Hammer went to Linhai Province to help a friend. During these three years, Baron's strength has improved by leaps and bounds. I don't know Now they are strong and who are weak.

Rhodes had also heard of the name "Viper" Weber. He was quite famous among adventurers, but his reputation was not very good.

Almost all Nords despise those who put poison on their weapons, and believe that fighting should be based on strength and skill, not by such a despicable means as poison.

Poison is for women, Baron once told Rhodes in the tavern.

When he finished speaking, a female Nord warrior in the tavern felt insulted and threw over a wooden wine table next to her that could seat seven or eight people together.

Fortunately, Rhodes hid quickly at that time, otherwise he would have been smashed to death.

And "Viper" is famous for applying poison on weapons, but his stealth skills and combat skills are considered top-notch, but this still can't change most people's views on him.

"Why do you walk with this villain who uses poison?" Baron asked curiously.

"Viper" Weber was obviously a little unhappy when he heard it, but he didn't say anything. Sam who was next to him was ready to argue for him.

At this time, the businessman Otto said with a look of displeasure, "Warriors, now is not the time to reminisce about the past. If you have anything to say, you can say it on the road later. Let's hurry up and set off now."

"Sorry, let's go now." Baron scratched his bald head and said.

Soon the group left the city.As soon as he left the city gate, Rhodes felt a gust of cold wind blowing, making him shiver uncontrollably.

The outside of the city wall is much colder than the inside of the city wall. Even with the body of a Nord, it is still a bit unbearable. Next time if you can choose martial arts, you must choose one that can heat yourself.

"Which way shall we go?" Balon asked Otto.

"Just follow me," said Otto.

"You don't look like someone from Fish Kingdom," Baron said.

"Why?" Otto asked.

"I see that you are not afraid of the cold at all, and you wear less clothes than me." Baron explained.

"I have a magical device that protects me from the cold," said Otto.

"Why did you not go to the guards of Icestone City for help when your goods were robbed, but chose us adventurers. I think you might spend less money to find those guards." Hammer, who was walking beside him, was a little puzzled. Ask Otto.

"There are some contraband in my cargo, which cannot be known by the guards," Otto said.

"What contraband?" Hammer looked puzzled.

Hammer and Baron are still a bit alike, no wonder they can become good friends, because they were born with little intelligence.Rhodes thought in his heart.

"Don't ask so many questions. You just need to help me deal with those robbers." Otto said impatiently.

Rhodes was also a little puzzled, why did a businessman from the Kingdom of Fish travel so far to do business in the Kingdom of Nord without even bringing some guards, and even if he didn't bring guards, he still had to bring some coachmen and other odd jobs. The important thing is why his warm magic equipment was not taken away?

Thinking of this scene in his heart, Rhodes became more wary of Otto.

Could it be that he is with the robbers and tricked us out to kill and steal the money?

It seems unlikely that a group of adventurers will be tricked into robbing if they have a brain. The adventurers are poor and able to fight, and they are still robbing a group. This seems impossible.

Could it be that Otto really only brought some shameless but highly profitable things to the Nord Kingdom to sell?

While thinking, Rhodes continued walking beside Baron. Along the way, he saw many deer, goats and other animals.

At the beginning, "Quick Hand" Sam saw these animals eager to try. He just drew an arrow from the quiver and put it on the bow when he was stopped by Hamer next to him.

Sam never showed any signs of attacking the animals after that, but there was still a longing light in his eyes.

"Sam used to be a hunter, and it's inevitable that his hands will itch when he sees animals." Hamer explained to Baron and Otto.

Rhodes sighed as he walked, how beautiful the scenery was, which he had never seen before, but it was just too cold.

The crowd walked for about an hour, and Hamer asked again, "How long do we have to go? By the way, how do you know where the lairs of those robbers are?"

"When they robbed me, they not only took my goods, but also tied me up in a cave, where the robbers lived, and then most of them went out to rob passers-by, leaving only a few Guarding the cave, I took the opportunity to escape." Otto said.

"Wait, you said you escaped from robbers, so where did you get the money to hire us, and where did you get the money to stay in that kind of high-end hotel?" Weber the Viper asked immediately after hearing this.

"I ran away while they were drunk at night. I took my wallet and some of my equipment when I left the cave, but I was afraid they would wake up and not take my goods." Otto explained.

Otto took out his wallet and shook it, then showed everyone the gold coins inside, and said, "Look, I still have the money to hire you, now you can rest assured."

Viper Weber just nodded without answering.Everyone continued to walk forward, and the next one was a small path in the forest, not the official road paved with gravel that could be used for carriages.

The group walked for about an hour, and Otto stopped them not far from a cave, and made a silent gesture to everyone.

"Next, let's keep our voice down, so as not to be discovered by the robbers inside," Otto said.

"I'll go in first." Weber the Viper said as he was about to walk into the cave.

"Let's go in together. If you go in first and are discovered by them, we may not be able to save you in time." Otto hurried forward to grab Weber.

"Wei Bo is one of the best stealth skills I have seen in so many years. I think it is a wise choice for him to go in for investigation first. We will definitely alert the robbers if we go in with him, or we will be caught off guard. ’” Hamer said.

"There are many magic traps for assassins in the cave. Even if his stealth skills are superb, if he is not proficient in magic, he will still be discovered." Otto explained.

"Okay then, let's go in together." Hammer and Weber both agreed with Otto's idea.

Everyone held their weapons on guard and walked towards the cave together...

(End of this chapter)