Chapter 107 Monster X2
The enthusiastic Lord Adela sent his soldiers to deliver 52 sets of full-coverage armor and hundreds of weapons including spears, swords, daggers, and blunt instruments to the players.
The players happily pulled the equipment, along with their owners and mounts, back to Westram. Both the people and the horses belonged to Yang Qiu, and the equipment... half of the equipment also belonged to Yang Qiu.
There is no way. First of all, players cannot use spears and blunt weapons. The weight of these two weapons is almost half of the weight of the players' skeleton characters. Just picking them up will destroy the center of gravity, not to mention fighting with them.
Players are also unable to use the shoulder armor, chest armor, and skirt armor parts of the full-coverage armor that protect the torso - the skeleton's body cannot support it and cannot wear it.
It is natural that players cannot use the riding boots worn by cavalrymen - let alone the incredibly heavy full-armor riding boots made of cowhide inside and steel shell outside, even the skeleton characters of players cannot walk if they wear ordinary shoes.
If Yang Qiu doesn't pay some reputation copper coins or other rewards to recycle the parts that players can't equip, the players might rebel... They will definitely go to the forum to criticize him.
Anyway, the players were very happy to be able to grab helmets, wrist guards, arm guards, knee pads, leggings, longswords and short swords, linings with breastplates (the kind of thin chain inner armor worn inside the armor), etc. They also complained that there was no open space in Westham Town for them to auction, and all of them complained back to Exile Town...
Fortunately, there was no vacant land in Westham for them to auction, otherwise Wagner Pitt, who had just been taken prisoner, might have been so angry and ashamed that he died.
When the undead stripped him of his clothes, tied him up and thrown him on horseback to be dragged away, Wagner Pitt was so desperate that he seemed to have seen his tragic end of either having his head chopped off or becoming a sacrifice (?) for the undead.
After being taken into Westram as a prisoner... Wagner suddenly realized something was wrong.
Didn't Westram become a den of the undead? Why are people here still living their lives as usual?
The undead dragged them through the streets and alleys, and the townspeople who were returning home did not flee far away, but dared to stop and watch? !
Wagner even saw the townspeople who were parked on the roadside whispering to each other in curiosity, as if they were making fun of the city defense troops who used to be so high and mighty...
When passing by residential neighborhoods, some children were so excited that they wanted to run out of their homes to watch up close, but were dragged back by adults.
Although he couldn't hear the voices of the townspeople because of the noisy undead and the constant "KABAKABA" sounds, Guvana was still so embarrassed that he wished he could die on the spot... The scene he had imagined when entering Westram was not so embarrassing!
Although he felt embarrassed, Gwana was actually relieved - the undead only captured people alive and did not kill them, and the popularity of Westram, the "nest of the undead", at least proved that the new lord Rex should not be an evil person, and their lives were safe for the time being.
Next, the undead simply took away their horses and belongings, and dumped them under the wall of Westham Town Hall. They then walked one after another to the earthen platform in the middle of the courtyard and disappeared.
Gwana stared as the last undead "disappeared", let out a breath, and put his heart back in his stomach.
That’s right, these undead are just “tools” used by the new overlord Rex to deal with them.
Since he only let these undeads capture them, Rex probably wouldn't take their lives directly. It's more likely that he would... use them as bargaining chips to get something from Inadelli.
Gwana struggled hard to sit up straighter, looking straight ahead with a serious face and deep eyes, trying his best to maintain his dignity and not look too embarrassed when seen by Rex's men.
Half an hour later...
One hour later...
As the sky grew darker, the muscles in Guevara's legs began to go numb from sitting so long, and the places where he was tied with ropes began to ache. The soldiers all fell asleep from exhaustion and sleepiness... and still no one came to pay attention to them.
It's not that there were no people coming to the town hall. During the time he was sitting there, Guevara saw at least four groups of young women with tanned skin, neat clothes, and carrying thick briefcases or boxes entering and leaving the town hall.
These women... were very shabby. At least, Guwana had never seen young women of this age allow themselves to go out with messy hair, not to mention that their shoes, clothes, and even faces were covered with mud and dust.
As they hurried in and out, they would glance at them curiously once or twice, but had no intention of talking to or contacting them.
In addition to these strange women, the undead that Wagner never wanted to see again... also appeared.
There is an earthen platform in the middle of the courtyard where the undead disappeared. After a flash of white light, varying numbers of undead will appear.
These undead spirits ignored Wagner and the others. As soon as they appeared, they made a headache-inducing "KABA" sound and walked out noisily.
From Gwana's perspective, he could see a small section of the street outside the courtyard gate. He witnessed with his own eyes these undead souls walking openly to the street outside and leaving along the road...
"The people of Westram have really adapted to coexisting with these undead." Wagner thought with mixed feelings.
There are residential houses near the town hall, and the undead are coming in and out here, but no panic noise can be heard outside. This means that in addition to serving the new lord Rex and capturing outsiders like them, these undead also usually move around in the town.
People were coming in and out of the town hall, and pedestrians could occasionally be seen on the streets outside, indicating that the locals did not deliberately avoid the town hall because of the presence of the undead.
Rex also let the undead spare their lives as they were fully armed and had barged in without informing the local lord in advance, and they did not look like guests at all.
As the beneficiary himself, Wagner naturally had no right to blame the people of Westram for accepting coexistence with the undead without any resistance...
"People tend to seek benefits and avoid harm. It's normal for ordinary townspeople to make compromises in order to protect themselves. But how do these undead spirits manage to coexist with the living without harming them?" The more Wagner thought about it, the more he found it difficult to understand.
The main enemies faced by the Innadri City Defense Forces are bandits, horse bandits, magical beasts and monsters active in the Sorenson Mountains and nearby border areas. Wagner only knows how to fight these opponents and does not have much knowledge about dark creatures.
The knowledge of this world is not cheap, let alone targeted dark knowledge. Wagner, who came from a poor family and was sold to the Rhine Kingdom as a boy servant for six silver coins when he was young, had to guess even when reading a newspaper. He had to ask his wife, who came from a citizen family, for any slightly obscure words.
Wagner did not understand what it meant for dark creatures to be able to use tactics and cooperate with each other. He only knew that the news about dark creatures he read in newspapers described the undead as evil beings that were keen on killing and completely impossible to coexist with humans.
Even if some parts of something that can be published in a newspaper are untrue, at least it will not be too wrong - that's what Wagner believes.
While he was daydreaming, two people hurriedly walked into the town hall compound.
No, it was a strong young man whose strength could be seen with the naked eye, and an undead ghost.
The young man and the undead were each pushing a steel-frame bicycle with tires covered in mud, which made Wagner unable to help but take a few more glances.
The young man was also looking over here.
It can be seen that he was shocked, his face covered with dust and sweat was full of astonishment, and he turned his head to talk to the undead who was traveling with him.
The people here can actually be so close to the undead... In Wagner's opinion, this is both unexpected and reasonable. After all, the people here don't seem to have any intention of avoiding the town hall, which is a "nest of the undead."
The young man and the undead pushed the cart into the main hall of the town hall.
Wagner glanced at the darkening sky and sighed softly.
It seems that they will be left here to cool off overnight before the new overlord Rex, who is so arrogant, will show up.
At this time, another large group of people entered the town hall compound.
They were all young men and women, all dressed smartly and had dark skin. Each of them carried a thick briefcase, and some were lifting wooden boxes together, carrying backpacks, or carrying half-empty cloth bags.
The facial features of these young men and women were quite delicate, but they really didn't care about their appearance. Everyone looked very tired, their hair was wet with sweat, and their faces, hands, clothes and shoes were covered with dust and dirt.
As they passed through the courtyard, they looked at Wagner curiously, but no one spoke aloud, as if even talking was difficult for them.
This group of people also entered the hall of the town hall.
Wagner looked at the backs of the group of people suspiciously, not understanding what these young people were doing...
Although they are called operators, they look too weak and frail to be able to do the work of operators.
To say they are clerks is impossible. Most of these people are women. Which government department would recruit women as clerks, and so many of them?
Besides, a clerk in the Government Affairs Office is a job only for respectable people. Wagner had never seen a clerk who looked so disheveled and like a worker.
Just as Wagner was puzzled, several more men entered the town hall courtyard.
At first glance, these men seem to fit Wagner 's perception of operators, but... their faces aren't very friendly, and their temperaments aren't decent at all.
As soon as Wagner saw these people, his brows furrowed, and he even felt a hint of hostility - there was no doubt that if he saw these people in the city, he would definitely stop them and question their origins.
Unlike the people in front who were in a hurry, these men stopped and stood not far away, staring at Wagner and his soldiers.
"Hal, you're here."
The young man pushing a bicycle that Wagner had seen earlier came out of the hall and greeted the people who came later from a distance.
"Ah, here it comes," Hal said stiffly.
"You guys take over and settle the people down before it gets dark." Rex was used to Hal's unfriendliness and didn't take it seriously.
Approaching the group of people tied up under the courtyard wall, Rex easily spotted the strongest one among them - at his level, it was easy to identify his own kind.
"May I ask your name?" Rex met Wagner's gaze and nodded slightly.
Wagner's expression remained unchanged and no one knew that he had just been startled.
When Rex got closer, he realized that this young man was more than just extremely powerful!
"Wagner Peter." Wagner said stiffly, "First Sergeant of the Innadri City Defense Force."
"Hello, Sergeant Pete." Rex nodded again. "I'm Charlie Rex."
Wagner was stunned.
A man with this kind of strength must be of extraordinary status, and Wagner could accept this...
But Wagner couldn't help but take a long look at Rex's shoes and trouser legs.
The sweat and dust on his face seemed to have been washed away, but the mud on his shoes and the dust on his thighs still made Wagner's eyelids twitch - are you really a noble? !
"I am very surprised by your arrival. I have not received any letter from Innadri before." Rex said.
The city defense force is a regular army, and when a regular army goes to another territory, the lords of both places need to communicate in advance, even if they just send a steward to give instructions in advance, but Adela III obviously did not fulfill this courtesy - in other words, Rex, the Lord of Westram, has reason to treat Wagner and others as invading enemy forces, and as long as he is not afraid of revenge from the Bartles family of the Lord of Innadri, he can kill or sell them all.
Wagner knew the ins and outs of this matter very well and could only remain silent.
Renekton paused, then continued, "I think this may be a misunderstanding. Before the misunderstanding is resolved, I can only keep you as guests in Westham for a while. What do you think, Sergeant Pete?"
Wagner was silent for a moment and lowered his head: "Sorry to bother you, Mr. Rex."
Rex has noble blood and actually occupies territory. In everyone's opinion, it is only a matter of time before he is granted the corresponding title. Before Rex obtains the official title, "Sir" is the honorific that is least likely to make mistakes.
"Then please go to the place where our friends are in charge to temporarily settle down." Rex made a gesture of invitation to the back.
Hal stood there, motionless like an old man.
The others were not as bold as he was, and were not willing to confront Rex, who was lifted to a high position by Yang, in such a direct manner... Jerome, Pansy, and Tuttle all stepped forward silently and untied the leg ropes one by one for the soldiers who were tied up and unable to move.
They only untied the legs to prevent these guys from escaping, and didn't allow the clerks in because they were afraid that these guys would explode in violence and attack and injure people.
After ordering the soldiers with their legs untied to line up, Hal waved his hand and left with his men.
Wagner was about to follow when Rex stopped him.
"Sergeant Pete is a non-commissioned officer. According to the rules, non-commissioned officers should enjoy preferential treatment. Please follow me." Rex said politely.
Wagner understood the politeness displayed by the nobles and followed them consciously...
Five minutes later, Wagner was brought by Lord Rex himself to a large house two blocks away from the town hall.
When Wagner saw the big house, he thought it was Rex's residence and that he would be guarded by Rex himself - then he was taken to two men in robes.
"Good night, Inspector Lowell. Yang, this is Wagner Pitt, the First Sergeant of the Innadri City Defense Force."
In the living room, Rex first bowed politely to Lowell and then introduced Wagner, who was still tied up, to the two of them.
Yang Qiu had already known Wagner from all angles through the players' perspectives. He waved his hand casually and said, "Untie our guests. There's no need to be so cautious here."
Rex unleashed Wagner obediently...
Wagner, who finally regained his freedom, did not feel relaxed at all. He looked back and forth at Yang Qiu and Lowell in doubt.
These two men looked younger than the other, but their aura was so strong that it made Wagner's nerves ache - he was standing and these two were sitting, but Wagner felt like a child crawling at the feet of an adult!
Yang Qiu smiled slightly, "I am the Dark Mage Yang, and my undead are in your care, Sergeant Pete."
Wagner:"……"
Of course, Wagner had heard rumors about the Nightmare Butcher when he was young. This monster who had lived for hundreds of years but looked younger than he was... was sitting in front of him.
Thinking about how he and his soldiers had killed at least a thousand undead during the day, Wagner broke out in a cold sweat...
Supervisor Lowell looked helplessly at Yang Qiu, this guy with a bad taste, why do you like to pick on young people so much? Is it fun to scare them?
Yang Qiu, who had no sense of bullying, smiled at the helpless Wagner and said, "Since the Naderi City Defense Force came uninvited, I guess Adela III must have some misunderstanding with Rex. Before the misunderstanding is resolved, I hope you will not despise us two old people and keep us company for a while."
Wagner shuddered in his heart and quickly lowered his head and replied, "Yes."
Monsters like the Demon Butcher... there are two of them?!
"Go ahead and do your work, Rex." Yang Qiu nodded to Rex, pointed to the small coal stove in the living room, and said to Wagner with a smile, "I accidentally extinguished the stove. Please help us light the fire first. It's too hard for old people like us to not be able to boil water for tea. The firewood and coal are in the backyard."
Wagner silently walked forward, picked up the small coal stove, and went to the backyard from the back according to Yang Qiu's direction...
After Wagner lit the fire and carried the small coal stove back to the living room, Yang Qiu instructed him to boil water, scald cups, make oatmeal and milk tea, clean the house, and deal with the waste that had been piled in the yard for several days... and so on.
Professionals are very efficient at their work. Wagner can finish a chore that would take an average person at least half a day in less than an hour.
Yang Qiu gave Wagner a box of the self-heating hot pot that Supervisor Lowell had made himself (mainly because Lowell was worried that Wagner's clumsy hands would not be able to make it well), and said generously to the busy and sweaty knight: "You sleep in the guest room over there. Get up early tomorrow and help us tidy up the garden. By wash the replaced curtains and sofa covers piled in the utility room. Oh, and wash these dirty cushions in the living room too."
Wagner walked away silently holding the hot pot...
"What on earth did you bring this person here for?" After the person left, Supervisor Lowell asked Yang Qiu with a helpless look.
"It will be troublesome for Hal and his men to manage this sergeant together. Rex is so busy, and we have nothing to do anyway, so we might as well help out and share Rex's worries." Yang Qiu calmly opened the lid of the small hot pot. "This young man is good at doing housework. It seems that he helps his wife a lot. This is also a pleasant surprise."
Inspector Lowell was even more amused and helpless - only you could use a family knight as a servant!
"At least you don't have to boil bath water yourself." Yang Qiu said.
Supervisor Lowell closed his mouth and started to lift the lid of the hot pot.
There is no gas pipeline in Westham, so taking a shower is quite a hassle - it takes a long time just to boil the water.
Even though this private mansion built by the former mayor for his own enjoyment has a bathtub with heating pipes in the bathroom, which can be filled with water and firewood inserted into the heating port outside the house, the water still needs to be boiled at least half an hour in advance, and the fire needs to be watched from time to time.
Supervisor Lowell wasn't a very particular person, and he could accept taking a bath once every ten days or half a month; but Yang Qiu, who lived with him, was always clean and tidy. Not to mention the smell of sweat, if you got closer you could even smell the scent of toiletries, so Supervisor Lowell couldn't lose...
While Yang Qiu and Supervisor Lowell were enjoying a quiet night with someone even doing the boiling water and making tea for them, the players also welcomed the last round of the Heart Demon Challenge for this week's weekend event.
With the experience of successfully clearing the game and the bonus of a large number of good equipment that has just flowed into the player group, the number of players participating in the Heart Demon Book this time has reached a new peak - this time, the equipment snatched... uh, is too much, and even big guys like Lahongge and Qin Guan who are willing to spend money cannot monopolize it all. Many casual players also used the copper coins they saved to bid for one or two pieces of equipment, and they felt that their combat effectiveness was greatly improved. Naturally, more people want to challenge their limits.
After two hours of gaming time, these casual players who had received a profound education finally realized how inflated they had been... The monsters in the dungeon were completely different from the wild monsters!
These casual players retreated cursing, either logging off and waiting for daybreak in the game, or running to Desolace or Westram. It was better to play anything than to form a team after working for a long time and then being wiped out within three minutes of entering the dungeon.
Of course, not all casual people will give up so easily...
Two casual players with gorgeous equipment, from helmets to knee pads, appeared on the third avenue of Exile Town. They stopped at the most popular team area of Hal's Heart Demon and shouted, "Two bosses are looking for thugs to help us get through! Are there any strong workers? Everyone who successfully passes the level will get a 100 yuan red envelope!"
"Even if a whole team of eleven goes in, they may not be able to win. Who can beat nine and two now?" A player who was calling for people to form a team shook his head when he saw this.
One of the two bosses glanced at the player, raised his hand again and shouted: "We are sincerely looking for strong workers. Each person who clears the level will receive a bonus of 200 yuan! The captain of the team will receive 300 yuan! Long-term cooperation!"
“What the hell?!” This time, not only the players near the boss, but all the players in the team area were shocked.
I don’t know if others were moved or not, but Yang Ying was moved and immediately ran over with her friends…
