Hollow Knight: Hallownest

Because of the trials in the City of Tears, the number of people on the streets is now several times more than usual.

After registering yesterday, the two wanted to have some drinks, but when they went to the alley tavern, they found that there was no place to sit, and even the open space next to them was full of people, so they had no choice but to go back to sleep.

"I don't dare to go out in the city like this."

Morong was still lying on the bed, and Ida had already gotten up early and returned from exercising. He was fascinated by the feeling of power that his sparring partner had at that time, which attracted him even more than Gio.

"what happened?"

When Mo Rong heard Ida's voice opening the door and talking, he stood up and said.

"You don't know the situation outside. I almost ran to the west side of the city just to have breakfast."

"I thought it was almost time, so I went to check on Master Nalis, and guess what."

"Master is out?"

"No, it's just that the master put a sign at the door and hired two guards."

"It says, 'Closed during the competition, knockers will bring their own coffins.' It made me laugh. It must be because the master was impatient with the disturbance last month."

"Haha, that's outrageous."

Mo Rong got out of bed and prepared to go to the street to take a look.

"If you want to go down and take a look, change your clothes. By the way, you have to hide the money."

"When I came back last night, I realized that I had less Geo in my pocket. The city is too chaotic now."

Ida gritted her teeth and said, and Mo Rong also thought about it. There is no need to hide Gio, who can touch him in his body? I need to replace my cloak. If it's damaged, I don't know where I can get it again.

After going out, Mo Rong felt that what Ida said was an understatement. It would not be an exaggeration to say that there are so many people on the street now. I really don’t know how Ida does her morning exercises.

Morong planned to go to the square where he signed up yesterday to see if there was any new news. He met a lot of outsiders along the way.

The moss knight, who had a double beard and was holding a shield and a bone nail, was cursing at the owner of a herbal stall, saying that this was not a herb from their green side, so don't ruin their reputation.

The mushroom warrior, who is as slender as an umbrella, and the mushroom giant monster who travels with him, the size difference between the two is also eye-catching.

More local sentries and guards appeared, all thinking of climbing a few steps higher. There was also Brother Long Ya, whom Mo Rong met at the crossroads in the game, carrying a weapon like a giant horn on his shoulder. , it really looks like a dragon’s teeth.

People who were usually hard for Mo Rong to see were popping up in the city like mushrooms in the past few days, but what made him a little confused was why he hadn't seen anyone from the Mantis tribe.

You must know that the Mantis tribe is one of the most powerful tribes in Hallownest. If they come to compete, it may give Mo Rong a headache for a while.

After squeezing through the crowd, Mo Rong finally arrived near the square. In order to announce the results at any time during the game, a large bulletin board was erected in the square, but now there is only one bulletin posted on it.

Mo Rong stepped forward to take a look and found that this announcement was posted this morning. It contained rules and requirements for the first round of guard team auditions two days later.

team?

Mo Rong then looked down. The first round of auditions requires participants to form a team of no more than three people to conduct team auditions. The opponents will be determined by drawing lots. All members of the team must have participated in the registration, such as Participants found to have concealed facts will be permanently banned from the competition.

Note: White House Security Office.

"Tsk, it's difficult to handle. How can we solve it if there is only one person left?"

Mo Rong walked out of the crowd and scratched his head. He really didn't know many people in this huge city of tears, so he had to go back and ask Ida.

......

"Teacher, I'm going to participate in the Guardian Selection Competition."

"You once promised me that if I have the strength, you will let me go out and take risks after I leave the army. I believe that I can achieve results that make you proud in the competition."

"The competition will last for two days, so I won't go back to the library to help you organize your files during these two days. I didn't inform the teacher before departure because I really couldn't find you. Please don't blame me."

"Yours sincerely, Quiruo."

A slender figure wearing a blue cloak was sitting on a chair, with several slender tentacles exposed from the skirt of her lower body. She was reading a letter in her hand, her voice slightly angry.

"This brat is really bad. He ran away without saying a word. He doesn't care about me as a teacher anymore. I won't lock you up for a few days when you come back."

The person who is reading the letter is the famous researcher in Hallownest, the author of "Elegy of Hallownest", and the teacher Monomon.

"Ignore that brat, where are my plant research files?"

......

"I don't know if the teacher will blame me when he sees the letter."

In front of a breakfast stall in the City of Tears, Kui Ruo was eating when he felt an inexplicable chill.

He was the teacher's only disciple, and the teacher would definitely blame him for running away like this, but there was nothing he could do. In fact, he lied in the letter, saying that he had never looked for Monomen at all.

He is also very distressed. He knows that the teacher cares about him, but the teacher always treats him as a child and does not let him get involved in the outside world. If he really told the teacher, he still can't tell which room he will be locked in. Where are the files?

"I must get good results in this competition and let the teacher know that I can go out and take risks alone!"

Quiruo encouraged himself. He was still a little timid. After all, this was the only time he walked out of the Mist Canyon in recent years.

"Boss! Pay the bill!"

"Here comes my guest, ten geos."

"So expensive!"

Kui Ruo was shocked. Breakfast costs so much? You don't think he is from out of town and want to kill him.

"Boss, I just ate this much and you want ten geos from me? Isn't that a rip-off?"

"Everyone, come and take a look. The boss is ripping off customers."

As he said this, Kui Ruo planned to call people around him to take a look. He had learned a lot before he came out. Do you want to trick him?

But the boss looked at Kui Ruo like this, neither anxious nor stopping him, but it seemed that Kui Ruo couldn't stop him.

On the eve of the competition, everyone was bored. Anything that happened on the street would attract everyone's interest. Quiruo's voice attracted many people, including many diners.

"Which store is ripping people off? Let me see?"

"Ah? Is this owner a rip off? I just finished eating here not long ago."

"This little brother is so pitiful. He was tricked as soon as he came here."

Many people were pointing and pointing, but the boss was not annoyed and said to the people beside him:

"Whether we are cheating anyone here, you will know when you come up and take a look. There is no need to judge from the sidelines."

When the diners in the crowd saw the boss speaking, they went up to see what was on Queruo's plate.

"So what? I often ate this stuff when I was in the hotel. How can I use so many Geos?"

Kui Ruo also stepped aside and allowed everyone to check. One of them made some small movements when passing by Kui Ruo, but he was so focused on the murder incident that he didn't notice it.

The crowd was making a fuss, which attracted Mo Rong who was walking on the roadside.

"What? Is there any gossip? Let me take a look."

Seeing a crowd of people crowded in front of a stall, Mo Rong thought that there would be nothing to do if he went back, so he might as well hang out outside and join in the fun, maybe he could find his teammates.

With this thought in mind, he pushed his way towards the crowd.

On Quiruo's side, the diners also came to a conclusion, and one of them asked him.

"This little brother, do you know what you are eating?"

"How could I not know this? Isn't it the most common food in the canyon?"

"Since you know, why do you say the boss is ripping off customers?" The diner frowned when he heard Kui Ruo's answer and asked angrily.

"Because it's not at this price. I eat it often in the canyon. How can I not know?"

After hearing this, the diners looked at each other for a moment, then smiled and said:

"It turns out it was a misunderstanding. My friend, are you coming from the canyon?"

"Yeah, what?"

"Don't you know the shelf life of this food? This is not a canyon." One of the diners reminded.

Only then did Kui Ruo react and pat his head. He had forgotten that this was not a canyon, so the prices were naturally different.

"I forgot that this is not a canyon. Look at my head. Boss, I'm sorry, I was reckless. I'll give you the money."

As he said that, Kui Ruo bowed to the boss to apologize, and when he stood up and was about to pay, his body suddenly froze.

"Where's my money?"

Kui Ruo was startled and quickly took off his robe and searched carefully, but even after turning it over, there was no trace of Geo.

It was broken. Quiruo knew that someone must have taken advantage of the crowd and took advantage of his Geo.

The boss was not annoyed when he saw Kui Ruo bowing and apologizing to him, but seeing that Kui Ruo didn't take out half a piece of Geo even after digging for a long time, he finally understood that this person was here to cause trouble.

"Sir, you're not here to cause trouble, are you?"

Everyone saw that the misunderstanding was resolved and was about to disperse, giving Mo Rong a chance to squeeze in. However, seeing the situation change, everyone gathered around Kui Ruo again and began to give advice.

"It turns out that this little brother wants to take advantage of him. Fortunately, I was still supporting him just now."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that such a good-looking person would do such a thing."

The whispers around him reached Kui Ruo's ears, and he became more and more anxious. After hearing what the boss said, his face turned red and he retorted:

"How could it be possible? Someone must have stolen my Geo when there were a lot of people."

"I can't control this. I just know that if you can't pay, I'm going to call the escort."

"Boss, can you give me some time? I will give you the money later."

"That's not possible. Who knows if you will come back from this trip? This is a small business, and I can't stand your troubles like this, sir."

Kui Ruo didn't expect that things would develop like this. He had no choice but to try to see if he could use his identity to buy him some time to pay back the money.

"Boss, my name is Quiruo, and I am a disciple of canyon researcher Monomen. I will definitely not owe you this money. Please believe me."

"Monomen? Never heard of it. Even if you are Lord Watcher's disciple, you still have to pay for meals."

The boss did not give in at all. Kui Ruo regretted it extremely at this time. Not only was he unable to pay back the money, but he also lost his reputation as a teacher. Just when he was about to give up completely, a loud word came from the crowd.

"Boss! I paid for this guy's money!"