Arcane splendor begins with the throne

Chapter 177 Goblin Queen
"Even the river water smells like war."

Orlik, who was rowing, muttered: "Look, with so many dead people floating down the river, I'm afraid that the hot soup we will drink in the future will taste like dead flies. Your Excellency, would you drink this kind of soup?"

"As long as it doesn't kill people, it's fine to eat, who cares so much." Standing at the bow of the boat, facing the slightly chilly breeze, Brian replied casually.

He saw Orlick using his oars to pick up the floating corpse.

This situation has long been used to him during the nearly two hours of driving.

From the degree of immersion in the body, it can be seen that this is a soldier of the Rose Army who has just died. One arrow pierced his right arm, and the other arrow shot into his chest, but the most deadly thing was the head and the ground. bump.

Although it had been soaked in water for a while, after being salvaged, the blood on the top of the head was still oozing out. It looked sticky, like a scarlet paste, and there were pieces of bone in it.

"Gods be merciful, don't blame me. I need your clothes and shoes. After all, there are still many poor children who are tormented by flea-infested rags."

Orlik squatted beside the corpse, prayed, and took off his clothes, belt, and trousers with ease, and threw them into the cabin. When he took off his pair of leather boots, Brian saw the bare feet of the corpse There are obvious strangle marks.

This made him realize that the other party was likely to be shot with two arrows one after another, and then fell off the mount in a panic. One foot happened to be entangled in the stirrup. During the panicked running of the horse, his head was injured. fatal blow.

However, from the two crudely crafted arrows, it can be seen that the one who sent the corpse on the road did not look like an elf.

Because of the elves' obsessive-compulsive pursuit of perfection, it is impossible and disdainful for them to use such rough arrows.

Also, after the battle, their arrows are usually recycled.

After the equipment was searched, Orlick threw the naked body into the river again, picked up the oar, and began to mutter to himself again:

"The whole world is in chaos. The Rose Army and the mercenaries from Longshou Port were sent to deal with the elves, but in the end they didn't even spare the civilians. The elves in the Forest of Dusk have become the enemies that civilians least have to worry about. , even Lord Carlot, who is an elf, spontaneously established the 'Sparrow Party' to save us homeless people."

"So there must be a lot of people in your 'Sparrow Party'." Brian noticed that the boat was heading towards the shore, so he couldn't help but look to the other side.

All that appeared in his sight were ruined farmlands and manors, and dead fruit trees stood alone in the wilderness, like marksmen's targets.

"That's right, as the days go by, our numbers keep increasing, because for every man we lose, more come to take his place, some knights or squires, from noble families, but most of the lowest Common people, including farmers, tavernkeepers, servants, shoemakers, even ascetics and magic sticks. Men, women, children, dogs of all kinds..."

Orlik said as he steered the boat to the river bank with willow branches hanging down.

Then he got into the thick willow branches and hid the boat in the bushes of a stream.

They walked out of the small boat, led by Olik, and continued on their way.

After a while, a small town appeared in Brian's sight.

Although he looked up at the top of the castle on the hill, a flag embroidered with roses was still flying, but the walls of the town itself had been destroyed, the gates had been broken open by hard objects, and most of the houses and shops had been burned and looted.

There are no living things inside, only a few kobolds and goblins that 'harmoniously live together' wandering around. When they heard the footsteps of the two, they fled without a trace like frightened rabbits.

"This is Jintang Town. In the town there is a spring pond specially used to raise small fish. The fish soup made from the fish in the pond is very delicious. It is said that a bowl of fish soup is more expensive than a gold coin." Olik looked at Looking at the dilapidated ruins, while walking, he introduced to Brian:

"But in my opinion, it's just a vain name. I drank it once before. It was boiled with crayfish, clam shells, two or three pieces of fish meat and potatoes. It tasted fishy and the meat tasted old. It was firewood, not delicious at all. I went to the back kitchen to have a look and found out that all these aquatic products had been boiled in a big pot for an unknown amount of time. Even a half-hearted cook like me knew that fish could not withstand such a boil.

Today, the town's springs and ponds are filled with rotting corpses, and the water has turned into a muddy soup of black, gray and green. Now it really looks like a big pot of fish soup, if you ask me Ah, if you have guests in the future, you can just go directly to the spring pond to get the ready-made ones. "

"How did this town become like this?" Brian looked around vigilantly. As the other party said, he did see a pond full of rotting corpses, which really looked like a big bowl of fish soup.

However, the smell was a disgusting stench.

"This is Lord Masai's territory, and this is where the conflict between the elves of the Dusk Forest and the Rose Army began." Olick said:

"More than 100 elf rangers sneaked into the town, took advantage of the night, and killed all the guards in the town, including Master Masai, and then the next day, a few ogres led a group of goblins and kobolds rushed in, and cooperated Really tacit understanding."

At this moment, Brian stopped suddenly and looked warily at a burnt-out farmhouse and a garden overgrown with weeds and roses.

"Did you hear that?" Brian looked thoughtfully at a half-person-high broken wall in his line of sight, "There's something behind it."

"Gobold or goblin?" Orlick looked at him and nodded knowingly, "There are more such little things than wild dogs on the roadside, so why bother with them?"

"Maybe it's a wild boar." Brian said in an uncertain tone.

"It would be great if it was a wild boar." Orlik cooperated: "The wild boar has a lot of meat, especially in late autumn, and there will be a lot of fat. It must be delicious when roasted."

"Then we'll approach it quietly and grab it," Brian suggested.

"I think so too." Olik said deliberately in a eager tone.

"Be careful, don't attack too hard. If there is a poor woman holding a baby behind, it will be more troublesome to accidentally injure her." Brian continued, and he probably already guessed who was hiding behind.

"It shouldn't be. A handsome man like me is really a poor woman holding a baby. He will definitely meet us and fall in love with me deeply. Only gangsters will hide secretly." Olik said narcissistically .

"Then what's the point, just hit the wall and it's over." Brian deliberately raised his tone.

"stop!"

Just when the two were about to strike, an agile gray figure jumped out and showed his dagger.

This is a goblin. Compared with ordinary goblins, its small face is quite delicate and clean. It wears a gray leather jacket that matches its body shape, holds a short sword, and has various animal fangs pinned around its waist. Take the lumberjack's hand axe.

"Look, what did I see? A little goblin who can speak the common language of the mainland wants to rob us."

Olik was amused by the sudden appearance of the goblin, "Little goblin, put down the sword quickly, this is not a toy you should play with, besides, can you reach my knee when you rush over?"

"You can come and try."

The goblin pretended to be elegant and threw back his black ponytail that hung down to his waist, and gave Olick a look with his small light red eyes, "Besides, I am not a little goblin, but the queen of goblins. Jintang Town is This queen's domain."

"is it?"

There was a smile on Brian's face, and he looked at the 'Goblin Queen' with interest, "So, we inadvertently broke into your territory, and accidentally disturbed you again."

It can be seen that this is a goblin with high intelligence.

"That's right, you disturbed the great Goblin Queen of Jintang Town." The little goblin waved the dagger in his hand threateningly, and said in a shrill voice:
"However, for the sake of the two of you not offending this queen, this queen will let you go today. As long as you keep walking along the street until you leave this queen's territory, don't mess with me. I will I will show mercy and not kill you.”

Orlick laughed loudly, "Your Excellency Bryan, this little goblin actually said he wouldn't kill us, did you hear that?"

"Understood." Brian replied perfunctorily, gesturing to Olic, who was laughing so hard that tears were about to flow, to shut up, then looked at the goblin at the broken wall, and said in a soft tone:

"Queen of the Goblins, right? I advise you to put down your sword. We can take you to a safe place and give you food. Don't you know? There are not only elves' green chaos and raiding mercenaries here. There are even more terrifying beasts and humanoids, and it's dangerous for you, a little goblin, to wander alone here."

"The queen of Roshan is not alone!"

At this moment, a huge figure appeared from a collapsed house, and ran over at an extremely fast speed.

It was a big, burly ogre, stronger than any ogre Brian had killed before.

He was wearing a severely damaged chain mail shirt, all the gaps were tightly tied with hemp rope, and he was holding an iron spiked mace, and behind him was a kobold with sly eyebrows.

The appearance of the ogre caused Orlick to raise his heart to his throat.

"Hurry up! Do as the queen says, and don't mess with us. Otherwise, Roshan's mace will crush you!" The ogre warned fiercely in a thick voice.

"Meat... Roshan... Roshan said...you said...that's right, woof! woof! woof!" A kobold hiding next to the ogre's thigh yelled in blunt common tongue.

Brian looked at the kobold and couldn't help but squint his eyes, because he realized that this was a kobold warlock with the ability to cast spells.

He was wearing a simple but not rough linen robe, a ruby ​​was clutched in his little paw, and his mouse-like tail was wagging uneasily, revealing his inner fear.

What an interesting combination, he couldn't help but think to himself.

"By the way, do you 'Sparrow Party' accept this combination? Goblins and kobolds are also the most ordinary and humble people, right?" Brian ignored the threatening words of the strange combination and asked Orlik.

"What are you taking them for? It will scare children and women." Orlick looked at the ogre vigilantly, and commented:
"Kobolds and goblins are useless except for making noise all day long. Although ogres are strong and can do a lot of work, they have a bad temper and go crazy. No one can stop them. It would be nice to use him to demolish houses. good."

"Hey!"

The 'Goblin Queen' who was ignored said angrily: "Have you two heard my queen's warning?"

"I heard." Brian looked at the goblin, "I'm curious who you are, if it's convenient, can you tell me your names?"

"I...I...I...my name is...cow...steak, woof!" The kobold didn't have much thought. Seeing Brian's question, he held it in for a long time and finally said his complete name.

"It's a good name." Brian smiled. "The ogre is called Roshan, right? What about you, 'Queen of the Goblins', his name is Steak. You don't know the name of Lamb Chops, do you?"

"That's right, my queen's name is lamb chops, what's wrong?" The goblin showed an indifferent expression on his little face.

"My name is Roshan." The ogre said while carrying a spiked mace, while blocking the goblin, making Brian a little worried that he might trample his goblin queen to death.

There is no doubt that his worries are unnecessary.

Not only did the ogre not trample her to death, but he gently put her on his shoulders.

Orik touched the corner of Brian's clothes and gave him a wild gesture with his eyes.

Bryan naturally understood what the other party was trying to express to him, and it was nothing more than not to provoke them, just leave on their own.

However, he obviously didn't think so.

"Are you really unwilling to come with me?" Brian looked at the little goblin on the ogre's shoulder, "Follow me, not only can you get protection, but you can also eat hot meals. There is a tavern on the other side of the river. I could invite you over for a few glasses of wine, some delicious broth, and maybe we'll be friends."

"Hot food?" The ogre rubbed his stomach, and it started to growl.

"Wow! Cow... steak... want... drink... drink, woof! woof! woof!" The kobold's small eyes lit up, his tail frantically wagging, and he looked expectantly at his 'Queen of Goblins' .

The 'Goblin Queen' looked at Brian suspiciously, and asked cautiously, "What do you mean by 'friend'?"

"A friend is a friend." Brian signaled Orlick to shut up, and then patiently explained:

"Although you don't have the word 'friend' in your goblin language, you should understand what 'friend' means in the common language of the mainland. Don't you think so, little goblin?"

"I'm not a little goblin, I'm a goblin queen." The goblin emphasized angrily, and then said suspiciously: "Can the 'friend' help me become a real goblin queen?"

"If you want, I will be more than happy to help you." Brian smiled and said in a sincere tone.

"Why do you say that, I suspect you can't even beat a steak." The goblin looked at him warily.

"You can ask him to cast a spell on me." Brian looked at the kobold provocatively.

"Woof!" the kobold barked at him.

"Steak, try burning him." The goblin instructed.

The kobold muttered a few words in dragon language, and a cone-shaped flame spewed out from his finger, exuding scorching heat, and swept towards Brian's body.

The power is good, much stronger than the one I killed last time.Brian gave the kobold a surprised look.

He stood still, just waved his hand lightly, and the cone-shaped flame suddenly changed direction under the "Arcane Counterattack", sprayed onto a pile of weeds, and ignited a big fire.

(End of this chapter)