Pirate full-time ghost sword

Chapter 121 The King Who Changed His Temperament (Two Chapters in One)

In a slum, in a dark alley.

The wall was more than two meters high, covering the dim moonlight, and the place was shrouded in darkness.

A figure crouched in a corner and cowered, in front of him, where the moonlight could shine, there was another man in expensive clothes standing.

It was Kane who was shivering, and he was holding his right arm tightly with the jacket that was dry and dirty because it hadn't been washed for a long time, hoping to have some effect.

Although the specific situation could not be seen in the dark, it could be heard in the sound of his teeth chattering, and there was a very slight sound that sounded regularly, which was like the "click" sound made by water droplets falling on the ground.

In the air, a trace of bloody smell gradually diffused from the ground.

Kane regrets it now, he regrets the wrong decision he made a few minutes ago.That wrong decision might cost him his life.

"Calm down! Calm down! Calm down!" Kane calmed himself down, even though his right forearm was cut off with a single blow, even though the severe pain made him want to scream several times.

"Since he spared my life, it means that I am still useful, so please calm down!"

Kane's body was still trembling unceasingly, and he was able to growl without pain, which was already the effect of his willpower exerting its limit.

The man standing under the moonlight just watched here quietly, looking at him in the darkness.

Kane didn't know what the other party was looking at or thinking.He could see a glimmer of light in each other's eyes.

"Do you want to live?"

Kane nodded quickly. He didn't know what the other party's intentions were, so he didn't even dare to speak loudly.I could only whisper: "Just tell me what you want me to do, as long as you let me go, I can do anything."

The corners of Baron's mouth raised slightly. It seemed that his silence just now was still very effective, easily breaking down the bandit's psychological defense.

"Who is your boss?"

"It's Scarred, and all the slums in this area are under his control."

"Take me to find him."

Kane showed embarrassment, he didn't dare to say irrelevant nonsense, and said directly: "Boss Scared went to participate in the promotion contest held by the king two days ago, and he probably will be back tomorrow. As long as you save my life, I will be back tomorrow morning." I can take you to find him!"

After finishing speaking, Kane realized that there was something wrong with his words, and he quickly added: "It's also possible now, I can take you to his lair."

"lead the way."

Kane quickly leaned his shoulders against the wall and stood up tremblingly, his left hand was still clutching the severed arm of his right hand.

Baron didn't care about the traces of blood on the ground, those things were irrelevant.

In the slums, if a person dies suddenly on the street one night, no one will make a fuss if he is found the next morning.He will only be searched by the first person who finds out. If there is nothing on him, he may even be treated as a venting object, randomly whipped and killed.

These are what Rita has talked about before. Although the countries are different, the social phenomena are mostly similar.

Baron followed Kane and soon arrived outside a tavern.

Although Kane had just drank wine not long ago, his face has turned pale now.

"Sir, it's here."

Baron raised his chin toward the door: "Go in."

Kane was a little desperate. After this incident, even if the devil in front of him let him go, I'm afraid Scarred and his men would not spare him a traitor like him.

But even if he could live a second longer, Kane was willing.

He pushed the door open with his shoulder and swayed in.Baron followed, thinking about what information he needed.

At night, the business of the tavern is at its best.When he was outside just now, Baron could hear the commotion inside.After entering, as far as the eyes can see, there are mostly poor people with dirty clothes and untidy hair and beard.

These people are not only poor physically, but also mentally poor.

At first, not many people paid attention to someone coming in, but there were always one or two who had the habit of watching the wind, so soon, more and more people discovered Baron, this outstanding person.

The contrast is too great. Baron's clothes and temperament are not comparable to these poor people.

Someone recognized Kane, and suddenly showed a meaningful look.But no one came over, because Kane still had some status.

Baron was not interested in any of these. He asked for a glass of wine, but before he said what type he wanted, the bar counter poured it for him directly.It was only then that Baron realized that in such a poor, tinkling place, it would be nice to have wine, let alone talk about good wine.

The wine glass is fairly clean, but the wine inside is neither clear nor blush in color, instead it seems that the pigment has not fully diffused in the water, and it looks a bit muddy.

Immediately, Baron lost the interest to taste it, so he casually pushed it to Kane who was aside.

Kane was overjoyed, quickly picked up the glass with his left hand and drank it down, then put down the glass again and covered his right arm.

Although the wine was poor, it was still quite strong. Drinking it could slightly relieve Kagne's pain.

Although the pain eased a bit, Kenny felt a pain in his throat when bitter wine entered his throat.

He is a craftsman, although his craft is not well-known, but his boss Scarride values ​​talents and appreciates his ability, so he can have some status.Otherwise, other people would have come up to snatch Baron, the big sheep who looked rich.

In their eyes, this kind of person is naturally a big sheep and deserves to be slaughtered.

Drinking into sorrow, Cagne began to regret again.It would be great if I didn't make that wrong decision.In that way, my right hand will not be broken, the skill of stealing will not be lost, and the trajectory of my life will not change drastically.

Baron was already prepared to sit here until dawn, but not long after, some people came into the tavern.

Kane whispered in surprise, "Boss?"

Baron turned his head and saw that the leader was a tall man over two meters tall, with a crew cut, and his expression seemed to be trying to appear harmless, but there was a faint sense of ferocity between his brows, making his face look Very inconsistent.There are several people behind him.

"Is he Scared?"

Kane nodded, still obediently sitting next to Baron.

Although the previous confrontation with Baron was fleeting, he felt a far more dangerous aura from Baron than Scared.

He was betting that Baron was stronger than Scared.And the bet is his life.

As soon as Scarred came in, the atmosphere in the entire tavern became even more enthusiastic. It wasn't that someone cheered and greeted Scared.

"Boss! How was the result of the promotion competition?"

"Can we follow you to the Central King City!?"

Scarred is obviously very prestigious here. As soon as he raised his hand, the tavern fell silent instantly.

"Little ones, let me tell you two pieces of good news! First, boss, I won the position of captain of the royal guard in the promotion competition! Tomorrow I will be able to leave this damn slum forever!"

Immediately, the tavern began to cheer, the sound of slapping the table, and the sound of applause all mixed together, appearing warm and cheerful.

Baron frowned, but he didn't act immediately.

After all, he is in high spirits, at least let him finish talking.

On the side, Kane's face was pale, and his back was covered in cold sweat.

Take your life as a bet, tense, exciting!

Scarred waited for the crowd to cheer for a while, then motioned for silence again, and then said: "Second! I can leave ten people and give them the status of the royal guard!"

Immediately, the voice became more enthusiastic, and the voice was so loud that Baron wanted to cover his ears.

Some people cheer like fools, and some people have already begun to think about their future.

There are only ten people who can become the guards.Behind Scarride, there are already four people.In other words, with so many of them, there are only six places left.

However, Scarred spoke again: "Where is Kane! I said, follow me, and if I eat meat, he will drink soup. What about others!?"

Now everyone's eyes are focused on Kane who is beside Baron, some are envious, some are jealous.

Following the gazes of the crowd, Scarred noticed that in the corner of the bar, there was actually a man in expensive clothes like Baron.As for Kane, Skarid doesn't have him in his eyes right now.

Even if he becomes the Royal Guard tomorrow, but today's job is still underworld. Scarred called Baron's attention very professionally.

However, he still had some doubts. How could such a person appear in such a place?

At this time, Scarred saw Kane again.

"Kane! Did you hear what I just said!" Scared smiled boldly, and he looked like he had no city.

At this time, Kane was neither advancing nor retreating, so he could only bite the bullet and stand up, but he couldn't say anything.He looked at Baron, hoping that the latter would make a quick move.

To his relief, Baron really stood up under his gaze.

It's not that Baron is thinking about Kane, but that he thinks it's really meaningless to embarrass such a small character.Even the people in the whole tavern don't have much weight in his eyes.

The only thing he cared about was Scared, or in other words, the information held by Scared, a local snake.

Kane's silence and Baron's standing up caused some subtle changes in the atmosphere.Scarred was the first to feel the change, keenly aware that something was wrong.

His intuition told him that the expensively dressed man was different from the weak and rich master he had seen before, and that this man could bring him a threat.

Scarred drew his knife, he didn't have a gun.It was very difficult to get a gun in the past. Although it has become much easier recently, he hasn't got it in a short time.

At this moment, everyone in the tavern, as long as their IQ is above the standard line, sensed that something was wrong.

Scarred asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

"I give you two choices. First, cooperate with me honestly. Second, after being disabled by me, cooperate honestly. Which one do you choose?" Baron said lightly, rubbing the scabbard with his left hand.

"Boss, he is very strong, even stronger than you." Kane reminded him aloud, which can be regarded as explaining that he brought him here out of helplessness.

Some people in the tavern cursed Kane, but Scarred didn't say anything, and they just talked about it without any real action.

To Baron's surprise, the other party obediently chose the first option.

Scarred put the knife on the bar, then walked towards Baron, and said, "What do you want me to cooperate with?"

Everyone in the tavern was shocked, why did their boss change his gender today?Wasn't he so easy to talk to before?

Only the four people standing behind Scared saw that the dagger was not attached to Scared's back.

Baron looked at Scarred with playful eyes, and he said, "Tell me everything you know about this country."

"Information? Good."

Scarred was less than three meters away from Baron. He calculated the distance and his swinging arm. The moment his right hand swung behind him, he suddenly drew out his dagger and slashed at Baron's neck.

Scared's attack was fast, accurate, and ruthless. If it were someone else, he would most likely succeed.

It's a pity that Baron is not an ordinary person, he is a powerful swordsman.

Ding!

The dagger was blown away by Baron, and at the same time he kicked Scarred. The latter felt as if he had been hit by a sledgehammer in the abdomen. The pain was extremely painful, and the intestines and internal organs were tangled together.

This is not over yet, after Baron kicked out, he cut off Scared's thick legs with a knife.

Clang!
Baron closed the knife, walked slowly towards Scared who hit the wall and fell to the ground, and asked lightly, "Can you cooperate with me now?"

The atmosphere in the tavern became deathly silent. Scarred was a man, even though his legs were severed, he did not let out a howl.

Beads of sweat kept rolling down his head, and his complexion quickly turned pale.All the high spirits she had when she first returned to the tavern disappeared, leaving only deep fear.

"I said, I said everything." Scared was afraid that if he was slow for a second, his life would be gone.

Baron said with a smile: "If I knew this before, why did I do it in the first place?"

Afterwards, Baron asked for all the information he wanted.And robbed Scared's money, and then left here.

Baron's speed was very fast. More than half an hour later, he returned to the clothing store, threw a lot of money in it, and found a nearby hotel to stay overnight.

Baron learned from Scared that the changes in this country began more than half a month ago. The king's temperament changed drastically, and he began to emphasize military affairs over culture, and changed religious rituals and national laws.

To what extent has it emphasized martial arts over culture?The king held a promotion contest half a month ago, and this contest has no deadline.The content of the contest is to compete for personal force, and the prizes are all official positions in this country, regardless of type!

"It's simply self-destruction. If a group of people with brains are all in charge of the country, I am afraid that within a few months, the country will be destroyed."

Balon thought about the reason and purpose of the king's actions, but he was at a loss.

He figured out what happened in the afternoon from the information he got. The reason why the mighty passer-by didn't attack him was because he was worried about being punished by the law.

The current state of this country can be said to be in a period of severe crackdown. Anyone who commits a crime, no matter how big or small, will be sentenced to death.And Baron also learned that the death penalty here is sacrifice.

The sacrifice to be prevented in this actual combat training is actually the execution of a group of condemned prisoners.However, among those so-called death row prisoners, some may have been reported and arrested just because they scolded someone on the street.

"This is probably, really strict, hit?"

Baron felt a little ridiculous. This country seemed to have become deformed since half a month ago.

And the reason for all this happened was because of an order from the king who hadn't shown up for half a month.

……

　The two chapters are combined into one, and today they are gone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)