black wizard Zhu Peng

Wandering on the edge of the most intense life and death, the feeling of finally winning is unforgettable, but now is not the time to be excited and rejoicing.

Standing up, Zhu Peng shook his head and looked at the dead bodies all over the floor and Burr, who looked pale and devastated, and began to search for the spoils after the fight.

After Zhu Peng gathered all the obvious equipment and weapons, the middle-aged man sitting against the stone wall still hadn't recovered a relatively normal mental state. Zhu Peng walked forward with a bunch of equipment and weapons in his arms, and then He threw these things on the other side.

"Get up! These people were brought out by you, don't you think you should go back and give their wives and children an explanation?"

"..."

"Huh... I know this is indeed a difficult matter, but you are still alive, and you have to face this matter after all. Avoid, escape, and pretend to be dead here will not help." Accompanied by Zhu Peng's words , Burr, who has always been very strong, burst into tears, and he seemed to have completely collapsed.

A schemer has no heart, and kindness does not command soldiers. These principles are too advanced for a militia captain and retired soldier in a small village in a remote area.

But if Burr can survive and face all of this, he will eventually make great sublimation progress. Of course, this is very difficult.

"...Let's go, kobolds have the ability to mine, and the blood of the red dragon in their bodies will make them instinctively collect valuable property within the range of action. In addition, there is also a kobold warlock here, who has spellcasters In some places, the level of loot is often greatly increased. We have released kobold treasures. Although it is not enough to pay the pensions of all soldiers, it is more or less an confession, not to mention that there is a kobold warlock in this lair. No one would have thought of this I can't blame you for everything." Zhu Peng kicked Burr, shook his head, and said helplessly.

Although this man deserved to die, the women and children of the militiamen in the village were always innocent. Zhu Peng didn't care much about money.

Burr, who was crying there with his head down, his eyes lit up when he heard the word "treasure", and then he stood up with support, and followed Zhu Peng to search for the hidden treasure in the kobold's lair.

Kobolds are enslaved by red dragons from time to time, so their sensitivity to shiny items is extremely high. After all, kobolds who can’t find shiny items for a long time will be swallowed by the master of the red dragon. Accumulating wealth has become a life instinct of kobolds.

What's more interesting is that the kobolds will consciously look for the brutal red dragon and take the initiative to be the slaves of the other party. Although they will be severely exploited, a large area within the radiation range of the dragon's power will become a hunting ground for the kobolds, and the safety is basically Guaranteed, a kobold tribe that has a red dragon to serve will often breed some small tribes in a short period of time, continue to split out, and be contaminated with the breath of the red dragon for a long time, the possibility of the kobold activating the blood to become a warlock It is a very wonderful symbiotic relationship.

Search the entire military fortress, and occasionally meet some small kobolds, and kill all the cubs. They look harmless and even cute now, but when they grow up, they will pose a serious threat to human women, children and even adult men. In Faerun Continent Humanity is not strong enough to take care of other races.

Zhu Peng leaned on the kobold warlock's curved wooden staff, and finally found a place that had been excavated and buried in the cleanest room covered with soft animal skins. The thick soil and rocks were dug, and finally a half-pit of unrefined gold ore was dug out from it. Although there were not as many gold coins as the half-pit, the half-pit of gold rough was a lot of money even after the loss of minting was taken into account.

The moment Zhu Peng relaxed, a gust of wind suddenly came from behind him, and the sharp, blood-stained weapon slashed obliquely from his left shoulder, with such heavy force that it seemed to slash in two.

Chapter 6 Holy Baptism

In an abandoned military fortress, a middle-aged man with a distorted face was holding a bloody long sword in his hand. In front of him was a handsome young man who was half-kneeling and had a deep bloody mouth cut on his back.

Because of the effect of the Heart of Steel (low), Zhu Peng's reaction speed has increased slightly, and it is precisely because of this slight increase that he was able to pounce forward in time, so that Burr's long sword that attacked from the back just cut through the armor. flesh, but did not hurt the muscles or even the spine.

"For this money, you don't even want your mother and daughter?" Zhu Peng looked at each other for a moment, and controlled the muscle contraction on his back, saying so.

"If I go back, Wei'er will really be unable to lift her head up for the rest of her life. My old mother has always been proud of having a son who was a militia captain. After taking this money, she will never come back. To me, to Wei'er As far as my mother is concerned, it is the best choice." Along with the words, Burr's hand holding the sword gradually stopped shaking so much, and his face gradually calmed down.

If a paladin of the light god system judges his alignment at this time, he will find that this man has directly shifted from lawful and good to lawful and evil. It is easier to move.

Therefore, in a sense, it is quite unnecessary to judge Shengdou Xiaomin's camp.The stronger the person, the more stable their camp position will be.

"...I have to admit that what you said, Captain Burr, is actually quite reasonable, but you seem to have forgotten to count one more thing." When he said this, Zhu Peng paused slightly, and he held the kobold warlock's elbow in both hands. The wooden staff stood up and said softly:

"Haven't you ever thought, what should I do if you can't win?"

"Hehe, you are a ranger without a bow and arrow, and you don't even have a sharp weapon on your body. I am retired from the regular army of Frostleaf City." Roaring, Burr rushed towards his opponent with both swords and shields.

At this moment, he felt that what happened today was not too bad. Although many people died, such a large sum of money was enough for him to find a new village, donate a magistrate, and maybe marry another a little girl.

(If you retire as an adventurer, you won't even know how to guard against the traps in the kobold's lair. If you retire as an adventurer, I will have a headache instead.)

About 5 minutes later, the completely unbelievable Burr No. 20 was knocked to the ground with a bruised nose and face.

Zhu Peng played with a stick with both hands, and smashed one end of the curved wooden stick to the ground. During the whole process, he didn't even pull the muscles on his back, and his movements were like flowing clouds and flowing water.

"How...how did this happen?" Burr, who had been beaten into a pig's head with a big stick, couldn't believe what happened to him until now.

"You, you lied to me, you lied to me from the beginning, you are actually a monk?"

"I'm really a ranger, don't you know? The regular army has a whole set of military combat skills. It's no problem to fight with a large army or kill monsters, but if it's used to fight adventurers one-on-one, the recruiting is too clear and obvious, and You don’t even know how to use false moves, and I know what you want to do just by raising your arm, so how do you fight?” If military combat skills are cultivated to a high level, with rich combat experience and a sense of rhythm, it is simple, sharp and back to basics. very fierce.

It's just that there are not many strong men in the entire Faerun Continent who can cultivate military combat skills to an extremely high level, and Burr in front of Zhu Peng will hardly reach the threshold after two lifetimes of training.

"Do you know why you can't do it? Then, just die with peace of mind."

"Wait... wait, Suo Duo, let me go, I don't want money anymore, I'll go back and take responsibility, let me go." Zhu Peng walked over with the wooden stick, stabbed it down, and pointed the tip of the stick at him. Burr's head was smashed, one blow, two blows, three blows, four blows, five blows, the blood gradually flowed and spread, and the life of the militia captain died at the same time.

"Because of the big cake your old mother baked for me, and because of your daughter's voice of brother, I have always given you a chance. The matter has come to this point, so don't complain." Holding sticks in both hands, he lowered his waist and tied the horse, one stick after another It wasn't until Burr lay there motionless, his skull deformed and even his brains flowed out, that Zhu Peng said such a word, but whether the other party could hear him or not was none of his business.

At the same time, a large wooden house in a small village shrouded in darkness.

"Ah..." A girl with long dark red hair screamed and woke up from the bed, and Rosa who was sleeping beside her was also woken up by her. The elf loli rubbed her eyes with her hands, and asked in a daze: " Will, what's wrong?"

"I, I had a terrible nightmare." The sweaty girl whispered palely, and then she was hugged by Rosa from behind.

"I know, you are worried about uncle, right? No problem, my brother will follow and protect him, just wipe out a few kobolds, even you can beat them." Rosa wandered with Suo Duo for several years, and experienced In fact, she is infinitely better than Weier who has never left her family, because of her soft voice comforting, the face of the red-haired girl gradually became more beautiful.

Wei Er gasped for a while, and then hugged Rosa and lay on the bed again. Although she just had a terrible nightmare, she didn't want to worry her grandmother, nor did she want to affect the rest of the friends she just made.

(I believe in my father, who is the strongest man in the village.) With this thought in mind, the little girl once again fell into a sweet dream.

……

Activate the magically enchanted ring, and put the kobolds and militiamen’s corpses and belongings into it by category. Of course, they are selected. Otherwise, there are almost fifty corpses and the internal space of the property storage ring is not enough. After doing all this, Zhu Peng left the kobold lair that had been wiped out, and his whole body quickly merged into the darkness and night.

First of all, sneak back into the human village, taking advantage of the night and darkness, Zhu Peng picked Rosa out, because of the mystery, Rosa will of course be curious and question, Zhu Peng originally just wanted to cover up the past, saying that he was the first step Come back, but after a little thought, he finally decided to tell the truth.

It is easy to tell a lie, but in order to maintain the first lie, people often have to weave the second, third or even countless lies, and finally the chain collapses, and the deceived completely loses their trust in you. He didn't intend to weave countless lies to deceive Rosa, even if it wasn't difficult for him.

Zhu Peng told his sister the whole story of the incident. After hearing the ending, Rosa stood up and walked back and forth, looking very sad.

"Wei'er will be sad, brother, what are you going to do next?"

"Leave some money for Vale and her grandmother, and the others don't care. That's Burr's responsibility, not ours. After leaving here, everything in this village has nothing to do with us. It's just a small part of our journey." Let's start." Zhu Peng took out some gold mines from the storage ring and put them on the wooden table of the house, and then he took Rosa and left the newly established village.

Without the captain of the militia and twenty young and middle-aged men who dared to fight, the villagers of this village may have to leave the land they have just reclaimed, and become bankrupts because the initial investment has lost their money.

Of course, even if it is tragic to return to a big city and become a bankrupt, at least your life is your own. In Zhu Peng's view, when these people elect a wrong leader, they have already decided that their fate will not be very good.Now, there is at least a better possibility for people to live.

Two days and nights later, Zhu Peng and Rosa returned to the temporary residence of the Hadru missionary group. This time, because the congregation already knew the two of them, of course they did not encounter any obstacles, and once again came to Scarlet Under the tree altar, Zhu Peng asked Rosa to go back to the youth to play for a while, while he himself saluted the priest, took off the bronze ring on his finger, and presented it in front of the old priest in black.

"You have returned in less than eight days. It seems that Suo Duo has gained a lot." The old priest got up and said quietly.

"The glory of my lord's killing makes me invincible."

The old priest in black robe nodded after hearing the words. He reached out to take the copper ring offered by Zhu Peng with both hands, and walked around the sacred tree. With every flash of the copper ring, a corpse appeared out of thin air and fell under the sacred tree. , what fell out at the beginning was the corpses of kobolds, and the officiant looked a little displeased.

If there are kobold corpses inside, then this newcomer is undoubtedly fooling things with impure beliefs, but when human corpses fell out, his face gradually eased a lot, but these human beings have their own Those who believe in it have been dead for so long, their souls are long gone, and the effect of offerings can only be said to be good, but not so good.

Although Burr is the captain of the militia and is physically stronger than ordinary people, he is not a high-level professional after all. In the eyes of the chief priest, he is not fundamentally different from other human corpses, but after all, the number and quality of these sacrifices are still good. The entire storage ring has almost been filled, and such a short time shows that this young man is indeed outstanding.

Just when the black-robed old priest gave Zhu Peng a relatively high opinion in his heart, the last body in the bronze ring, that is, Zhu Peng's first put away body, fell out. It was an old but tall body. The body of the kobold, when the corpse fell on the ground, several branches of the scarlet holy tree seemed to be activated, and obviously stretched out towards it. Seeing this, the old priest quickly stepped forward and lifted the corpse, so that the sacred tree Vine branches can be more easily hung up.

"... Kobold warlock, a soul without belief?" Kobold warlock actually has faith, but it believes in its own red dragon ancestor. Although the red dragon is strong, it is not a god after all. Such flesh and blood, such a soul , for this crimson holy tree altar with beast corpses as the main body, it is already a super high standard of treatment.

"You did a good job. You are better than I imagined." After re-completing the prayer with the corpses surrounding the holy tree as sacrifices, the black-robed priest got up, and he came to Zhu Peng with dark red eyes. Full of gratification and appreciation.

"Tell me, what kind of reward do you want?"

"Being loyal to my god is already the greatest reward to Suo Duo." Zhu Peng saluted and said in a retreat-for-advance way. For Huaxia people, this kind of mind-eye speech is really too rough.

"My God has never been stingy with outstanding children. The stronger you are, the more loyal you will be to His Majesty." As he spoke, the old priest drew out a thin booklet from his black robe and patted it halfway in front of him. In the arms of the elf boy.

Zhu Peng bowed his head to prevent the smile on his lips from being too clear when the system's notification sound for the completion of the task came from his ear.

"However, since you have completed the trial task, let's perform the holy baptism. It is also very interesting to hold a ceremony for an outstanding young man." Said, the priest snapped his fingers lightly, and a female guard not far away He left with a hint of excitement.

If Charlotte, who is arrogant and self-sacrificing, is here, she will definitely draw her sword and fight hard, and even the follow-up rewards will not be given.

However, at this moment, standing here was Zhu Peng. He rolled his eyes and touched his nose, but he still didn't refuse.

In the stone cave, the smell of white smoke and sulfur lingers, and the gurgling hot spring flows.

An elf, a half-elf, a plump woman, and a beautiful girl either took off their clothes shyly or impatiently and stepped into the hot spring. Because of Zhu Peng's outstanding performance, the dark elf priest also arranged for those who had not yet joined the religion Ten virgins were caught among the girls, and they also undressed and pushed them into the hot spring. This was already a good thing for them.

At least, the object of the holy baptism this time is a gentle and handsome wood elf boy.

Amidst the mist, the flesh was radiant and gleaming. Zhu Peng covered his forehead with a thin towel, and the silver jug ​​beside him was filled with warm red wine mixed with a potion.

(Charlotte, Shirley, Xue Naili, Kidman... Forgive me, I am required by work, forced to act on the occasion, and do as the Romans do.) When a group of gentle and charming beauties squeeze into the surroundings, and the movements become more and more As he became more daring and his actions became more and more enthusiastic, the wood elf boy threw the plump girl among them on the stone like a wild beast.

"Under the light of our God, enjoy fine wine and joy, here we live forever!" Looking at the bravery of the outstanding young man in the dark hole, the dark elf priest sipped the fine wine while whispering to Dana Er's divine language teachings.

"It's beautiful to be young."

A night of insanity, enjoy all kinds of romance.

However, things didn't seem to be completely without sequelae. When Zhu Peng took Rosa away again, the little girl seemed to know something vaguely. The face went all the way, and after half a month, it gradually returned to normal.

Two months later, through the map searched from Burr, Zhu Peng and Rosa came to Frostleaf City. Regardless of weapons, combat skills, equipment, information, the advantages of the city are incomparable in the remote villages and towns.And Zhu Peng is not the kind of person who can nest in a small place for too long.

Chapter 7 Concentrate on Specialty, Evil Shadow Killing Sword

Frost Leaf City.

One of the big northern cities of human power, it has prosperous commerce, convenient transportation, and a long history.

Here, the power of the human city radiates hundreds of miles away, and towns, villages, and farms have sprung up because of this. Not only will they not be suppressed by Frostleaf City, but they will receive considerable support.

Because Shuangye City alone has a limited population carrying capacity, the more towns around it, the more it can revitalize the entire area, forming complementary materials and even new sources of troops.

After hundreds of years of evolution and development, Frostleaf City is now full of citizens, nobles, rich farmers, and small traders. The surrounding villages and towns have people who have accumulated a certain amount of wealth move to Frostleaf City every year, and bankrupts leave every year. , they could no longer afford the taxes in Frostleaf City, so they had to go to the surrounding towns to find new ways of living.The farther away from Frostleaf City, the less tax revenue, and the outermost area even distributes land and farm tools, but the beneficiaries also have to bear the danger behind this benefit.

Robbers, goblins, kobolds, more terrifying lizardmen, jackals, even centaurs, ogres, Amazon female warrior tribes entrenched in the primitive jungle.Ant-man, gray dwarves, drow elves in the underground world, even beholders, mind flayers, and even black dragons that mortals cannot contend with.

The farther away from Frostleaf City, the higher the chance of them appearing. Three or five kobolds may kill a farmhouse. Once hundreds of lizardmen come out of the swamp, they will attack villages and towns and kill them all. , Burning, and looting, if they are of the same kind, they may be lenient to women, children and young children, but the survival war between different races is nothing more cruel.

Once one party wins, it will be a disaster for the other party.

Therefore, even though Frostleaf City has high taxes and heavy labor, most people are still unwilling to leave if they have a choice. There are troops guarding here, patrols guarding day and night, temple priests doing charity, and more Employment opportunities, a superior honor.

If a family has a household registration in Frostleaf City, men don’t have to worry about getting married. There are a large number of girls of the right age to choose from, and parents of peasant families are more willing to marry their daughters into Frostleaf City. From the most realistic point of view, : My daughter lives in the city, so at least she doesn’t have to worry about being stoned to death by a few goblins who suddenly jump out while doing farm work.

Of course, it’s not that there are no citizens who have taken the initiative to go to the four fields to develop new settlements. In fact, many retired military officers in Shuangye City are willing to go out and let their families directly enter the middle class or even the upper class. In towns that are prosperous enough, those in power have the opportunity to be honored by nobles from the Lord of Frostleaf City.

Although, that may require the continuous efforts of one generation or even several generations.

……

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye, in a dense forest in the mountains to the southwest of Shuangye City.

Because of the mountain forest terrain, this is one of the few places in Frostleaf City that has not been fully developed. So far, there are still a few wild wolves and even giant bears. Therefore, if it is not necessary, it is relatively rare.

A wooden house was built obliquely below a large waterfall, with several pieces of wild wolf and even bear skins hanging on the walls, and the white waves rolled down on the slippery boulders directly below the rapids.

A handsome half-elf boy with blond short hair was shirtless, wielding two specially-made wooden swords and swirling around. In just half a year, with sufficient nutrition and high-intensity exercise, the fair-skinned and thin body that was originally unique to the elves The body has already been trained and polished by Zhu Peng to have clear muscle lines.

It's not bulging muscle tendons, but strands of slender, streamlined muscle clusters, combined with some small muscles at the point of force, like a set of the most exquisite armor.

After fully training his strength, Zhu Peng jumped down and dived into the water again. He grasped the lake sand with his feet and held his breath to practice martial arts.

Martial arts, to put it bluntly, is the refining and polishing of one's own body and spirit. Zhu Peng's will is as strong as steel, and he has enough experience, so martial arts will naturally improve by leaps and bounds after a little time.

After half a year of painstaking practice, he not only raised his Iron Heart (low) to the intermediate level, but also gained the personal specialty of concentration.

Personal expertise:

Heart of Steel, your concentration is greatly improved in combat. Because of your strong willpower, you are highly resistant to almost any charm control spells. The ability to continue fighting has been enhanced.Strength +1, Constitution +1.

Concentration, when you are highly focused, your sense of time will even be improved, and the attack hit rate will increase accordingly.The ability to concentrate can be applied to many aspects, and those who have this specialty will improve their learning efficiency.Perception +1, Charisma +1.

It's just that the physique of half-elves is different from that of pure humans, and even the physique of humans in Faerun, the world of the gods, is slightly different from that of humans in other worlds. Therefore, Zhu Peng needs the secret swordsmanship of the drow clan of dark elves in this world. Not only is his martial arts memory incomplete, but some of them are not suitable for his current physique. With the drow family's secret sword skills as a reference, Zhu Peng can save a lot of time and combine his new learning with his old martial skills. Integrate into one furnace, and run through from front to back.

Evil Shadow Swordsmanship is a set of high-level swordsmanship skills derived from the dark elves of the underground world. These alien elves who live underground and have always maintained close contact with the life of the lower plane are far superior in close combat skills. More powerful and terrifying than their surface counterparts.

In the underground world, the harsh and terrifying extreme living environment forced the dark elves to fully develop their full potential.

In particular, the dark elves are a matriarchal society, and the status of male elves is almost the same as that of slaves. If they want to gain some dignity, the only way out for male dark elves is to become the clan's master of martial arts.

Refining melee martial arts so that it is still superior to divine arts and spells has been the goal that men of the dark elves have been chasing for thousands of years. Although, they have never succeeded and there is almost no possibility of success.

However, the evil shadow swordsmanship is the crystallization of hundreds of thousands of lives and experiences of the dark elves in the underground world. Among all the swordsmanship in the underground world, the evil shadow swordsmanship is the highest level of agile swordsmanship, and its lethality is also very high. It can be called an extremely powerful swordsmanship that uses its own high agility to kill instantly.

However, because this set of evil shadow swordsmanship requires extremely high agility and speed for practitioners, it is almost impossible for most human beings to learn this swordsmanship.

And swordsmanship practitioners cannot wear too heavy armor and equipment, otherwise, once the evil shadow swordsmanship has no speed, the power of the swordsmanship will be impossible to talk about.

(This set of swordsmanship is the purest killing technique. It is a bit similar to yoga. After exercising the ultimate flexibility of the body, you can finally burst out all your physical strength and kill the opponent quickly from an almost unbelievable and mysterious angle. But a cunning sword.)

(There is no such thing as dou qi in this world. It may be because of the high-intensity chain of the gods' rules that leads to unconscious suppression, or it may be due to the deviation of the physique of life forms in this world. However, the evil shadow swordsmanship can be cultivated to middle and high levels. A strand of dark energy increases the pressure of the sword, and finally almost reaches the level of the magic-like "shadow control". But I am not a dark elf, although I can transform it through rituals...) Swinging the sword in the turbulent lake water, one strand after another The breath runs through the internal organs, inside the internal organs, and externally to the epidermis. With thousands of times of tempering and strengthening, Zhu Peng almost faintly reached the point of "inside viewing" the internal organs.

Zhu Peng consciously replaced the dark energy part of the evil shadow swordsmanship with the technique of light and dark force in Chinese martial arts. The wood elf blood is different from the dark elf blood. The former is strong in vitality and recovery, while the latter is strong in energy sensing and manipulation. In fact, it is true that the blood of the dark elves is stronger.

But the blood of the wood elves is more meaningful to him. If he wants to achieve great success and be promoted to the rank of demigod, Zhu Peng must have enough understanding of the way of water and wood.

Chapter 8 Deals, Thunder

Waterfall, wooden house, small lake.