Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 141 Julia and Bayoru
After reuniting with Donna and Cindy, Levi took them to the pub. Compared to the previous few days, the pub was now much emptier, but there were still at least fifty or sixty people. When they saw them come in, most of the patrons inside didn't react much.
Although mages are relatively rare, there are quite a few heroes who choose mages, so they are almost used to it.
After Levi quickly glanced around, he found that in addition to humans, there were also a lot of half-elves, and judging from their skin color, hair color, etc., the elven blood they possessed was not exactly the same.
Just like humans from different countries and regions, elves living in different environments and with different cultures also have their own characteristics. Levi even saw several half-elves with gill-like organs on their chins. They were probably some special sea elves.
In addition, there are several guys with special appearances.
One of them was a foreigner with an elephant head, long tusks, a long nose, and ears as big as palm leaves. His sturdy limbs and strong body made him look very trustworthy overall.
Perhaps there were no suitable chairs for him in the tavern, so he simply sat on the floor and stuffed some vegetarian food into his mouth. But despite this, he was still very tall. If he stood up straight, he would probably be at least two meters thirty-four, and his weight would definitely be three hundred or four hundred kilograms. He should be the elephant man that the old village chief had just mentioned.
Then there were a few golems, a few bald men in tattered clothes, and a few dwarves carrying battle axes and crossbows.
However, Levi did not see the human female hunter who had a grudge against the Snake Cult as mentioned by the old village chief, mainly because at least half of the people in the room were dressed as hunters with bows and arrows .
Now almost all the High Elves' chosen heroes tend to use long-range weapons such as bows and arrows as their main means of output. This type of soldier is very popular among them, which directly stimulates the indigenous people with similar abilities to run to the nearby novice villages.
However, he did not rush, but walked straight to the bar. With the information provided by the old village chief, he was sure that the meat was almost rotten in the pot, and it would be the same whether he ate it early or late.
Levi let Donna and Cindy do as they pleased and took out nine copper coins and placed them in a row on the table.
"Warm two bowls of wine first, and order a plate of fennel beans."
Hearing his words, the few God-chosen heroes in the tavern immediately laughed softly. They obviously knew the joke, but no one took the initiative to come up to him and flatter him.
Not everyone is like Levi, busy adventuring outside all day long. There are also many people who just come here for entertainment or even sightseeing, so they are much more relaxed in comparison.
But the bartender was obviously stunned: "Master Levi, we always drink first and collect money later, have you forgotten?"
Levi was a well-known figure in the village, and he had recruited subordinates in the tavern many times, so even the bartender was very familiar with him.
Levi smiled and said, "No, this is not wine money, but a tip for you. If you can really satisfy me, I can even change their colors."
The bartender's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly put away the copper coins, whispering, "Are you looking to recruit reliable subordinates? There happen to be several newcomers here, and they all look very strong."
"Well, who's the strongest?"
"The big guy sitting on the ground over there is a lawful good elephant warrior named Bayoru, a Tier 3 elite. But he is also the hardest to recruit. Someone must defeat him in a duel. In addition, his recruitment fee, maintenance fee, and daily supply fee are all very high."
Levi nodded. He could understand it. After all, looking at its huge size, one could tell that it was not only a good fighter, but also a big eater. But for himself, even if there were 10 more elephant-man warriors like this, he would not have to worry about being eaten out of money.
He flicked his fingers and flicked two silver coins over: "Go on."
The bartender was immediately excited because this was more than his weekly salary!
"The second one is a level 2 elite dwarf who likes petty theft. If you want to recruit him, you have to go with him to a certain place to complete a collection and decryption mission."
Hearing this, he gave up immediately. There was already a Sam in the team, and he had already written letters to call for people. It would be a bit repetitive to recruit this dwarf. What's more important is that the decryption mission sounded like a waste of time, and he didn't have the spare time for that.
But despite this, he still gave the other party a silver coin and motioned for him to continue.
The bartender immediately realized that if he couldn't satisfy the other party, the tip would obviously be much lower, so he racked his brains to think about it.
"The third one is a half-goat bagpiper, chaotic neutral, a level 2 elite, but it is said that he holds the secret of a treasure, and is looking for someone to explore with him."
Following the bartender's gaze, Levi found a guy in a corner whose upper body was a human and whose lower body was two hairy thighs and sheep's hooves.
Moreover, the other party had horns on his head and a small goatee on his chin, which were very obvious characteristics of a beast.
This immediately surprised him a little. Generally speaking, with this appearance, the natives would hardly let him into the village. But now this guy was drinking happily, shaking his head and tail, looking very comfortable. This was really unexpected.
"I heard there are satyrs among the beastmen. What's their relationship?"
The bartender shook his head. "I don't know, but it is said that all centaurs are the same as centaurs. Below the neck, they are mostly wild beasts, and their pubic hair grows on their bellies. But at least the goat man still looks roughly human. Moreover, this goat man has been wandering around several nearby villages. Many people know about him, so they let him in."
"Oh, by the way, he seemed to have looked for partners several times , but they all ended in failure, and he was the only one who escaped by luck." The bartender added.
Levi couldn't help but grin. How could a mere 2nd level goat man know the secret of the treasure, and he was the only one left after several team members died? This matter sounded a bit strange.
And seeing how relaxed he is now, he obviously has no guilt at all for killing his teammates so many times.
So, could this be a trap?
If this is true, then this might be a hidden mission...
Levi temporarily wrote down the relevant information and decided to ask the other party about the location of the treasure after he had finished other things. If everything went smoothly when going to the Rocky Highlands tomorrow, he could consider it.
He threw two more silver coins: "Anything else? Any news about the Snake Cult?"
Before the bartender could answer, a sharp friction sound was heard from more than ten meters away. A guy who looked ragged and dirty, and whose gender could not be determined for a moment, was coughing continuously, obviously choking.
But despite this, Levi could feel sharp gazes falling on him undisguisedly. He shrugged, knowing that the other party should be the target he was looking for.
So he threw two more silver coins to the tavern: "Please keep an eye on it for me. I'll come back to you next time."
The tavern owner nodded repeatedly and expressed his gratitude to him. He worked very hard every day but only earned a dozen copper coins. The consumption he just received was more than his monthly salary. As long as he didn't go crazy, he would definitely continue to pay more attention!
After giving a few instructions to Donna, Levi took the big loli directly towards the suspicious hunter.
Because of the information provided by the old village chief, he had made sufficient preparations before coming. He not only bought some special sugarcane, but also gave Donna a bunch of magic potions.
Although she usually uses a bow and arrow, she is an almighty Amazon and a heroic unit. With so many assistants, it is not a problem for her to defeat the elephant warrior in a one-on-one duel. After all, the opponent's weakness is also very obvious, that is agility.
Even out of trust in Donna, he didn't even look at her, but walked directly to the target: "Hello, I'm the chosen hero Levi, can I sit down?"
After a moment of silence, the other party finally spoke. It was a slightly low female voice.
"Of course, sir. Do you also have a hatred for the Snake Cult?"
Levi glanced at Cindy next to him, and replied without hesitation: "Of course, there is a blood feud between us!"
After noticing his actions, the suspected witch hunter was suddenly startled. After carefully looking at the big loli again, she spoke again: "Well, you seem to be the daughter of Lady Rebecca?"
Cindy was also a little surprised: "Ah? You know my father?"
Levi was also a little surprised about this situation. He just wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.
With this good start, the communication between the two sides became much smoother. After listening to each other's story, Levi felt that as an enemy of the Snake Cult, the miserable level of this witch hunter named Julia was no less than that of Cindy.
Julia and her twin brother were originally taught to use weapons such as swords and bows and arrows by their father, a noble guard.
Then suddenly one day, Julia discovered that the person her father and brother were guarding was not a noble at all, but a priestess of the Snake Cult.
Because Julia had become a witch hunter specializing in hunting down evil heretics at that time, she naturally had a very fierce quarrel with these two people, and then her father and brother wanted to kill her directly.
Julia had no choice but to fight back and accidentally killed her twin brother. She then embarked on a long journey of escape. In order to avoid the constant pursuit, she even made herself look dirty and miserable, becoming more like a refugee than a refugee.
Then she soon learned that not only was she being secretly wanted by the Snake Cult, but she was also wanted for murder, having been reported by her father himself.
Although her father is still alive, in her heart, it would be better for him to be dead.
As for her contact with Cindy's father, it was actually very simple. She was hunting a zombie at the time, and after succeeding, she was poisoned, which was then purified by Cindy's father. Because the father and daughter looked somewhat similar, and Julia had vaguely heard about related things, she recognized Cindy.
After figuring out the whole story, Julia did not hesitate at all and agreed to Levi's recruitment directly.
She also contributed a map she had drawn, pointing out to Levi an area where the Snake Cult had a stronger influence.
After looking at it for a few times, Levi found that there were very few places on the map. There was only one human town and less than ten villages, followed by a long road leading to this place. It seemed that this girl had not been to many places.
But it's no wonder. After all, this world is too dangerous. With her strength, if she goes out alone, it's okay to take the main road, but if she takes a remote path, she might not survive for half a day.
At the same time, she also reminded that the power of the Snake Cult was extremely strong, and even many nobles among humans had been corrupted. If they continued to insist on being their enemy, it would be extremely dangerous.
Levi laughed at that time. If his guess was true, even if the incident with Julia and Cindy had not happened, he would probably have already become a mortal enemy with the other party. The black dragon behind the Snake Cult might not be much more broad-minded than Yenogu.
But the reason why this girl said this to me was probably to test my determination, right? As expected of a guy who killed his own brother, he is indeed a ruthless character!
After receiving Levi's extremely affirmative answer, Julia finally joined Levi's team completely.
Julia (Witch Hunter), Lawful Neutral, Human, Tier 3, Str 7, Agility 9, Con 6, Int 4, Wis 6, Cha 5, Health 60, Mana 50.
However, after looking at all of Julia's attributes, Levi was not particularly satisfied, because she was just an ordinary level 3 witch hunter, not an elite unit, and except for her outstanding agility, her other attributes were on the lower side among the same level soldiers, and she was even worse than the half-elf archers.
Of course, her attributes are still stronger than those of the Crane Gunner, who is also at level 3, but the weapons he uses are obviously much better than hers.
Her initial equipment was extremely simple, with a crossbow on her left waist, a long sword on her right waist, and a white outfit. At first glance, she seemed to be an all-round player who could fight both long and short distances, but in fact, she was somewhat similar to Sam, who was incapable of doing anything.
The only two things worth mentioning are probably her two additional skills.
The first one is the anti-large attack that both spearmen and halberd soldiers have. She can also exert this effect when using crossbows or longswords.
The second one is called Judgment. After a short prayer, she can judge a creature of the evil camp, so that the damage she causes to it will be strengthened for a short period of time.
In addition, she has two small bottles of holy water, which can slightly restore life and physical strength, or can be applied to weapons to make them have additional damage to undead creatures for a short period of time.
And half a tube of silver-plated arrows, which have almost the same effect.
It can be seen that she must have specialized in hunting the undead before.
It is understandable that her attributes are not outstanding, because low-level undead, whether skeletons or zombies , are actually very easy to deal with. Only ghouls and ghosts are more difficult to deal with.
Of course, in her current state, if she encounters a stronger vampire or black knight, she would basically just wait for death if she doesn't run, and even if she wants to run, she may not be able to escape.
After chatting for a few more sentences and having some simple communication, Levi also learned that her profession as a witch hunter generally only dealt with two types of targets and their evil servants.
The first type is the necromancer who desecrates the bodies and souls of the dead, and the second type is the evil people who rely on evil gods or demons. The Snake Cult is wanted by many countries and gods, and undoubtedly belongs to the second type.
So when she found out that her father and brother were actually serving the Snake Cult and carrying out evil activities together, although she was very sad, she still chose to break with them.
But she didn't expect that the two men were even more ruthless. They wanted to kill her directly and forced her into the current situation.
Hearing this, the big loli Cindy couldn't help but move forward, comforting her softly, and assuring her that they would fight side by side and one day they would be able to launch a counterattack against the Snake Cult.
As soon as he saw the two of them, Levi knew that it wouldn't be long before the big loli would have another good friend.
Although she was very shy when she first arrived, Cindy was unexpectedly welcomed by everyone.
Levi thought about it and decided to update Julia's equipment first, and then temporarily assign her to Donna's command and let her play freely to see her actual combat effectiveness.
If she performs well, she can be given an elite token. At the very least, she is a rare soldier and has some potential.
But before that, the top priority is to let her take a shower first. This girl is really desperate enough to escape being hunted down. Even if they are sitting face to face across the table, Levi can vaguely smell some sour odor, not to mention the mud all over her body and face.
As they were talking, they all heard two extremely hearty laughs. One of them was undoubtedly Donna, and the other one sounded more honest and louder. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be the elephant man.
About ten seconds later, Donna was the first to step into the door, followed by the Elephant Man warrior whose skin was slightly bruised but with a silly smile on his face.
Just as Levi expected, Donna successfully dealt with the other party.
Donna pointed casually, and the elephant warrior came over with heavy steps, and then beat his chest with his right hand: "Lord Levi, the elephant warrior Bayoru swears allegiance to you!"
Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Isn't this voice a little too young?
After signaling the other person to stand up, he casually asked about his age.
The elephant man Bayoru shook his protruding ears in a naive manner and said: "Bayolu is just 50 years old, not yet an adult, and he ran away secretly to take risks."
Wow, it sounds like this is a long-lived race. Am I also a heartless boss who employs child laborers?
Donna beside him was also somewhat impressed: "The elephant man has great talent. Although Bayoru is not yet an adult, if it is a life-and-death battle, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to win in a simple close combat."
When she first left her hometown, she was full of ambition, but before she had gone far, she encountered a strong enemy at sea and was cursed by an evil curse, and her strength plummeted.
Although her strength was restored by following Levi in constant adventures, she also saw more powerful people from other races. She realized that she was a little arrogant before. The outside world is much more dangerous than those dinosaurs on Paradise Island.
The elephant man puffed out his chest when he heard this: "Bayolu is very good at fighting, but mom said that we can't play with bad guys, nor can we play with companions who are too weak, because our strength is likely to hurt the other party. But if it's Donna, there will be no problem."
Seeing the other party's appearance, and after looking through his attributes and skills, Levi couldn't help but laugh: "Very good, then Bayoru will be my bodyguard from now on."
Name: Bayoru (Warrior)
Alignment: Lawful Good
Faction: Guardian
Race: Elephant Man
Tier: Tier 3 (Elite)
Attributes: Strength 15, Agility 5, Constitution 14, Intelligence 3, Perception 4, Charisma 3
Life: 234 (14X10X1.3+10+42)
Mana: 12
equipment:
Two-handed battle axe
Natural Defense: 3+3
Skill:
1. Tranquility of the Elephant, which provides additional advantages against fear, charm and other mental magic;
2. Good at using heavy weapons. After special training, you can use battle axes, two-handed battle axes, two-handed war hammers, large shields, tower shields, etc. If it is a weapon, the attack power is +5, and if it is a shield, the defense power is +5;
3. Primary two-handed axe specialization;
4. Primary Battle Axe Specialization;
5. Elite, Strength +1, Constitution +1, Health +42.
talent:
1, leather skin, defense +3, magic resistance +3;
2. Strong and healthy, upper limit of health +10, each point of constitution corresponds to 1.3 times health;
3. Trunk: The trunk can be raised, lowered, held, pushed, and pulled like a hand. It can also be used for grappling or attacking. However, without professional training, it cannot be used as a weapon.
4. Sluggish. The elephant man is huge in size and slow in movement. He has a great disadvantage in running, charging, jumping, etc. When performing corresponding actions, the attribute bonus is greatly reduced.
(These slow-moving giants highly value wisdom and experience, so elephants under the age of 60 are considered young. Although they can hardly learn any magic, their strength and loyalty make them the most trusted guards)
After watching it, Levi sighed. Although this guy is faster than the dwarf due to his height and long legs, he is still slow overall. Although he is strong and has a strong attack power, his agility is too low. He can't hit the target and can't hit accurately. His attack speed is also slow. It's better not to let him be a damage dealer.
Just let him act as a guard. He doesn't have to do anything else. Just using his wide body to block in front of me will immediately make him an excellent meat shield.
It's a pity that he doesn't have the skills to use the corresponding armor, and he probably won't be able to find a suitable one in the blacksmith shop in a short time. Otherwise, after putting on the heavy armor, he would be a real human tank, but it would be easy to get a shield.
However, you can't earn experience points by simply being a meat shield. You can try to get him some throwing axes, but it will cost a lot of gold coins over time. If you can get a throwing axe with a built-in flying effect, it would be perfect...
The elephant man Bayoru readily accepted it. The elephant people were very kind, even the minors. The two camps were a perfect match. Plus, he had just been defeated by Donna, so of course he would not have any objections.
He gave Donna and Cindy some more gold coins and asked them to help arrange the two new subordinates, while Levi was busy with his own affairs.
In addition to the agreement with the merchant yesterday to try to make some deals, and the promise to enchant weapons for many God-chosen heroes, he also had an important thing to do, which was to wait for Doomsday Chen Zhui and the Witch Tiwa to contact him.
Hope they won't disappoint me...
