The Sun King's Evidence

"As you all know, wandering knights also need money, and they need money more than you." Ike hesitated, but he slowly overcame the shame and fear, and the expression on his face gradually relaxed, and he sighed deeply : "So we sometimes do shameful things, such as asking for some food from passing villagers or caravans, or attacking bandits to seize their loot. Sometimes, some people become bandits... "

"Very good, so Goodson asked you to come together to discuss it because these wandering knights have used Hai Xinshi's idea?" Ryan nodded and continued to ask.

"Exactly, Goodson and the others need some money, because... none of us have much money. We are about to celebrate the Winter Curtain Festival, and soon we will not be able to get any work, so Goodson and the others plan... "Ike didn't say what happened next, but both Ryan and Alfred knew it.

These wandering knights plan to snatch the Sea Heart Stone at night!

"So, you didn't join their plan?" Ryan raised his eyebrows, full of doubt.

Ike just raised his family crest: "The honor of the Albrecht family cannot be tarnished. They can hide their family crest. They can give themselves a false name and flaunt it, but I can't. I never became Since the beginning of Wandering Knight, I have sworn to never abandon my real name, and never abandon my surname. I am Ike Albrecht, and I will support my name with my life. I can die, but I will never do anything dishonorable. It’s a family matter!”

The faith bursting out from the wandering knight moved both of them.

"So you didn't join them, but what you didn't expect was that they decided to do it on their own? That's why they all put on armor in the middle of the night." Ryan nodded. The wandering knights probably didn't expect the beastmen to raid.

Then it all makes sense.

"So in this case, are you still willing to ask Ryan for help for that despicable wandering knight?" Alfred looked a little confused, but the paladin had already put down the hand holding the sword hilt.

"Goodson is just because... he has some difficulties in life. He owes the dwarf a sum of money. Recently, the dwarf has been looking for him to collect debts. He was confused for a while... He is a good person, okay, I mean he saved me. Life." Ike couldn't get away with it now.

"That's not the reason why he planned to rob!" Ryan's voice became louder, and the White Wolf Knight nodded: "For the sake of telling the truth, I will take you to see Ms. Dietlind, but It's up to you how to tell her."

"Okay! Thank you very much!" Ike's back was full of fluids, his mouth was dry, and he quickly bowed.

The three of them walked up together, and Ryan's mind changed even more about Ike.

This young wandering knight may be greedy or eager for fame and wealth. He is an out-and-out "utilitarian" person, but there is also a shining point in his character, because he still has a moral bottom line in his heart. For the sake of his companions, Being willing to put down his face to plead and even conspire against himself, Ike cannot be said to be a useless person.

It is self-evident how important reputation is to the Wandering Knights. From Ike's point of view, he had good reasons for doing what he did at that time. Taking advantage of the situation was the current best judgment made by his political wisdom, and the facts were as he said. Wish-Ryan came to help and successfully defeated the bear spirit.

It's just that the final result was not what he imagined. Ryan's refusal to pursue finally made Ike's thoughts in vain. It's not surprising that he became angry and angry. They changed places. If Ryan made his own decision, he might not be better than Ai Ke. Ke Gaoming.

After many years of traveling and the knowledge from his father, Ryan knows that human beings are complex animals. This kind of animal cannot be distinguished by simple good and bad. It cannot be said that this person must be good because of what he is. It must be bad.

Literati always like to make conclusions about others, saying that everything in the world is either white or black.

Wrong, the world is gray.

Shaking his head, Ryan led Alfred and Ike to the corridor on the third floor and knocked on the door of the room: "Ms. Dietlind? Theresa?"

"Here! Ryan?" Teresa's voice soon came from the room, followed by the sound of high heels hitting the ground.

After confirming that it was Ryan standing at the door, the door opened.

Teresa was wearing a pure white woolen sweater. The woolen sweater on her chest was lifted up high, forming a perfect arc. Her black hair fell down from her shoulders, sliding down from her shoulders like silk.

A thin leather belt passed through her slim waist. Today, Teresa wore a knee-length skirt, which fully displayed her tall figure. Under the skirt were slender and straight calves wrapped in black stockings, with slender feet. Wearing a pair of black shallow stiletto heels.

"Are you here? It's so early..." The sorceress originally saw Ryan standing at the door, with light flashing in her eyes, but she immediately noticed the paladin and wandering knight standing behind Ryan.

The light in her eyes immediately faded. Teresa raised her chin, put away her collar, and her tone immediately changed from cheerful to angry: "I don't remember that I invited anyone besides you, Mr. White Wolf Knight?"

Ryan's eyes swept over the sorceress's beautiful black stockings legs and feet, and then shrugged: "Well, I have something to ask Ms. Dietlinde. Ike's wandering knight friend has tetanus and needs treatment."

"..." Teresa really wanted to slap the door on Ryan's face, this guy! It doesn’t matter what occasion or time it is?

Is the life or death of a mere wandering knight as important as the dinner she carefully prepared?

However, after traveling for such a long time, the sorceress knew how to prioritize things, and she knew that Ryan hated people who made trouble without reason, so she still shouted inside: "Sister Dietlinde? Ryan has something to see you for."

Seeing the three men standing stupidly at the door, Teresa's eyes moved from Ryan's face to his injured shoulder. Thinking that the men were still injured, the dissatisfaction in the sorceress's heart gradually disappeared, and she signaled The three people came in and sat down for a while: "For Ryan's sake, you guys come in and sit down first."

Dietlind soon came out, and Ike politely expressed his request for a healing potion.

"I have a healing potion here. For the sake of Ryan bringing you here, it costs eighty-five gold coins a bottle." Dietlinde nodded: "Do you want to pay in gold dinars or gold marks? Or Gold crown?”

The gold dinar is a gold coin minted by the Kingdom of Nord, the gold mark is the gold coin of the empire, and the gold crown is the gold coin of Britannia. The exchange rates of the three gold coins are basically the same, 1:1, and will only be exchanged during war. There are fluctuations.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Ike was still surprised when he heard the price of eighty-five gold coins. The wandering knight first took out a bag. After Dietlin took it, he weighed it for a moment and shook his head: "Not enough." , too few, there are only forty gold coins at most."

"Can I pay the remaining installments?" Ike asked hesitantly.

"Yes, you need to have a guarantor or collateral." Dietlind nodded. Credit is not a rare thing. Sometimes big nobles will give credit to Jialan, which shows the financial resources of the Council of Female Spellcasters.

"Do you think this collateral is okay?" Ike took out a few gold coins from his bag.

This gold coin is neither a god's gold coin nor a normal empire gold coin. One side of this gold coin is engraved with a maple leaf, and the other side is engraved with the head of an elf. The size of this gold coin is much larger than that of a human gold coin.

"High Elf Sovrin?!" Dietlind shouted in confusion: "Where did you get it from?"

"That's not important. What's important is, can this be mortgaged?" Ike obviously didn't want to elaborate on the matter.

"Of course! This money does not need to be mortgaged. You can use it to trade with me directly." Dietlind is no longer worried that Ike can't pay. A high elf Sovlin gold coin can be exchanged for two in the empire's exchange. Fifteen Imperial Gold Marks.

Ryan thought that the money probably came from the wrong way, but it had nothing to do with him. Dietlinde and Ike successfully completed the transaction, and he took the healing potion and left in a hurry.

"This matter is finally over. Ah Fu, please find a place to sit down. Let's eat together later. I want to have a good chat with you about recent events." Ryan found a place to sit down in the house. He meant to stay with Al Fred ate together, but the paladin immediately felt the unkind gaze from the sorceress, so he quickly left: "No, I want to go back to the hall to eat with the brothers."

After saying that, Alfred quickly slipped away.

"...It looks like something is roasting his butt." Seeing his childhood playmate running very fast, Ryan remarked casually, and then turned his attention to Teresa's apartment.

The decoration of this room is really luxurious, with thick carpets, large screens and various wooden furniture, as well as soft sofas and beautiful patterns. There are a large number of thick candles placed on the crystal chandeliers to illuminate the room. , tapestries and oil paintings decorated the walls. Seeing Alfred go out, Theresa pulled away the blanket wrapped around her legs, and loosened her originally tight collar a little, folding her arms across her chest: "Ryan ?”

"What's wrong?" Ryan was still looking around at the scenery. His room was not so luxurious, but the White Wolf Knight was not particular about this.

Teresa raised her legs and hooked her high heels with her toes. The black pumps were dangling on the woman's beautiful black feet: "Ryan, please remember in the future. I'll invite you over. If you don't specify anything, I'll invite you over." , I’m just asking for you alone, please don’t bring irrelevant people here, okay? It’s not that I don’t like your friends, but you know, it’s difficult for us spellcasters to communicate with these paladins.”

"Okay, okay, I understand. Don't you feel uncomfortable?" Ryan naturally sat next to Teresa.

"Well, Sister Dietlinde prepared some potions for me, and then I rested for a day, and everything is fine." Seeing the man caring about her, the sorceress felt warm in her heart, and her tone became much gentler: "It's you. You're seriously injured. Do you want Sister Dietlind to take a look at you?"

After Dietlind put away the gold coins, she sat opposite the two people and listened to their conversation.

"It's okay. It's almost healed. You'll be fine after you sleep at night." Ryan shook his head.

"It's only been two days? Your injury is almost healed? Are you a monster?" Teresa's mouth widened and she was quite surprised: "I haven't heard that other White Wolf Knights have your ability."

"Can other white wolf knights defeat the four-armed bull demon alone?" Ryan put his head in his hands and leaned on the soft sofa, letting his body sink into the sofa: "It's unexpected to meet Alfred here. The first time I saw him was three years ago. Three years later, he also became a paladin who could stand alone. I still remember the scene when he shyly confessed his love to the adult maid of Lord Stone's house next door with a runny nose as a child. .”

Alfred, who was eating downstairs, sneezed.

"Hahahahaha!" The two Jialan female congressmen laughed.

"By the way, can this town go to sea?" After joking for a while, Ryan quickly got down to business.

"Yes, although the port here has also been affected by war and sea monsters, the number of ships sailing to sea has been reduced. However, Lord Albert Baker has not banned sailing. The next passenger ship to Marienburg will be at Departing in five days, I have already booked the tickets for you." Teresa took out two tickets from behind her and handed them to Ryan: "Do you want to take them?"

The two tickets carried the scent of lavender, and Ryan waved his hand: "Just keep it, just remember it."

After chatting for a while, Ryan's humorous conversation made the two Garland congresswomen laugh repeatedly. Time passed very quickly. Teresa turned to look at Ryan from time to time, with an unnatural blush on her face. All of this was noticed by Dee. Trinde closed her eyes.

It’s great to be young~

After a while, when the moon rose high in the sky, the bell in the room rang, and dinner was ready in the hotel.

"Today's dinner is roast pork, roasted eel, buttered bread, smoked fish, baked apples and pears, cream stew and a thick soup made of radishes and corn." After a large table full of dishes was served, the sorceress was a little agitated. He proudly took out more things from his room: "I also have cheese, honey and jam here. If you like Len, use it yourself."

"Oh my God, this is almost as good as a king's dinner." Ryan complained. It is well known that the female spellcasters of the Gloria Council pursue a high-quality living environment, but only after experiencing it in person can one appreciate the luxury. .

As if it was a special reward and a special treatment only for him, Teresa personally used silver cutlery to cut the bread for him, then spread the jam on it and handed it to Ryan.

After a comfortable dinner, Ryan had a full meal and a feast for his eyes.

After finishing the meal, Ryan stood up: "So..."

"You want to run away after eating everything?" Unexpectedly, Teresa stopped him unceremoniously.

"...What you said seems a bit ambiguous." Ryan stopped awkwardly: "Is there anything else?"

The White Wolf Knight was always a little uncomfortable in the company of two Garland congresswomen.

"Sit down, I want to talk to you." Theresa motioned the man to sit down: "In this season, there is nothing to do at night, why are you always in a hurry to go back and rest?"

Ryan had no choice but to sit back on the sofa. Dietlind said, "Let's talk, I want to make some medicine." Then the academic witch quickly left the room.

These two people were the only ones left in the room.

"Ryan?"

"Um?"

"Do you think our pursuit mission is a success or a failure?" The sorceress sat next to him, with two long black stocking legs dangling in front of Ryan's eyes.

"I don't want to disturb your good mood, but... we have failed so far, and it has been a complete failure." Ryan shook his head with a wry smile. He really hasn't done anything since he received the commission, maybe he killed The Bull of Doom is one, but that’s not serious business.

"Yes, we are indeed not successful at the moment, and Ryan, haven't you noticed? There is no cooperation between you and me. In battle, we always fight on our own. You fight yours, and I fight mine." Trey Sha's beautiful phoenix eyes looked at Ryan through black-framed butterfly glasses: "Isn't it?"

"That's it. There is a lack of tacit understanding between us." Ryan had to admit this.

Reality is not a game. There is no such thing as friendly or enemy determination. The caster's spells are often weapons of mass destruction. As a melee fighter, Ryan is really not easy to cooperate with Teresa.

"So, we need to find a tacit understanding that belongs to us, right?" Teresa said: "So we should act together more. You always seem to like to be alone. How can this help us cultivate a tacit understanding?"

The sorceress's words were reasonable and convincing.

"All right."

Many people think that the protagonist is sometimes too merciful, but I think he kills people when he sees them, and chops them when he doesn't like them. This is not a knight, he is a butcher. Everyone has his own demands and his own position. Sometimes you cannot simply use Good or bad defines a person, as the article says.

The world is gray.