"It's not what I'm thinking? Sigh, I know you won't feel comfortable saying this, but you just have to bear with the pain. Women … "
Hook curled his lips and pointed at the rum in Roddy's hand, making a "you know" expression. "This cup is on me. You'll forget everything when you wake up."
Roddy gradually recovered from his choking state. Seeing that Hook had made up his mind about something, he felt helpless. But after such a torment, his originally depressed mood improved a little. At least he could feel that his attention had been diverted and his chest was not as tight as before.
"After living for so many years, I've encountered many unlucky things. There's nothing I can't overcome."
Low EQ also had its benefits. It was difficult to be affected by negative emotions for too long. Moreover, he did not become like this because of any "emotional injury". In the end, it was just that he felt uncomfortable being sold.
Moreover, today was not without good news. Roddy took a sip of the rum. After the fiery alcohol flowed down his throat, the scenery in front of him seemed to become a little blurry. He softly called out the "Reputation Bar". The word "Respect" on the "Rose Cross" column impressively appeared …
With such a level of reputation, according to the standard of the players, Roddy was also ahead of them. That afternoon, he went to the armory in the city to pick out all the items that he could use.
There were two biggest rewards, one of which was the 'Fine Composite Short Bow'.
Although the Level 10 bow only had the green word "Excellent" at the beginning, its damage was twice as high as the Level 8 Short Bow that he had created. The speed of the arrow was even faster. It could be said that when he reached Level 10 and wielded this bow, it would be enough to threaten some low-level Advanced Professions. Under certain conditions, it could even kill Advanced Professions that were within Level 5 and below.
Apart from this bow, Roddy was pleasantly surprised to find that the armory actually opened up a "Rare Item" with a refresh time limit. In the past, such items would only appear when he bought it for the first time. After that, it would only appear once every few months or even half a year. As the only "player" in this world, it was reasonable for Roddy to purchase a "Rare Item" in the year 588.
And what made Roddy excited was that he bought four "Calibrated Arrows" and one "Explosive Arrow"!
Those who did not understand archery would not know the importance of an arrow. Most of them only thought that a good bow was enough. However, "experts" like Natha, who relied on archery to make a living, felt admiration for Roddy after seeing the two arrows.
Not only was the performance of an excellent arrow stable, the speed and power of the arrow were also much stronger than ordinary arrows. It even had the effect of "Armor Penetration" and "Magic Penetration". In the past, the arrows that Roddy used were all shoddily made by small workshops at the border. Every time he used it, he had to specially reprocess and calibrate it to barely maintain the accuracy. As for the power, if it was not for his good archery skills, the lethality of such arrows was actually quite limited.
Although the new arrows were frighteningly expensive, if compared to the arrows that Roddy originally used, it was definitely worth the money! As for the rare "Explosive Arrow" marked with the word "Blue", which was worth the price of four "Calibrated Arrows", it could even make Roddy pose a threat to advanced professions in one shot!
If the average damage of the previous arrows was around 80, then after changing to the new set of bow and arrows, Roddy's average damage could soar to more than 200. If he changed to "Explosive Arrow", even if it was not a critical hit, the normal damage could still be more than 400!
This could definitely be called "changing a shotgun to a cannon."
Not only was his equipment upgraded, after completing the "Fall of the Priestess of Nilda" mission, his Experience Points could already be upgraded to Level 10. He still had about 78,000 points left, which was about 20% away from Level 11. For Roddy, who currently had difficulty drawing a bow due to his shoulder injury, directly leveling up at this time to recover his HP was totally worth considering.
Thinking of this, Roddy's mood improved a lot. He quickly sorted out his thoughts and thought about the only thing he had to do next: kill Francis.
After killing him, he and the scouts of Norland Village would no longer be threatened by anything. By then, he could directly go far away, no longer be threatened by that annoying bishop, and no longer have to see the face of that Duke's daughter …
He had no interest at all. Now that the Dukes Of Angmar had awakened, how that old man dealt with his son was his own business. If he wanted to kill Francis, no one could stop him. However, when he thought of the "advanced professions", those thoughts about the IMBA profession surfaced at this time …
While he was thinking, Hook, who was in front of him, waved his hand in front of him and asked, "What are you thinking about? Your alcohol tolerance is too low. You're already drunk? "
"Oh, I'm thinking about something."
"What are you thinking about? There are women everywhere. I can find another one at any time. Look, I think the daughter of the Hansen family across the street is not bad —"
Roddy rubbed between his eyebrows. He really did not expect the bearded Hook to have such thoughts. He coughed twice and wanted to refuse, but as if he thought of something, he changed his tone and said in a low voice, "Actually … I have a girlfriend."
When he said this, he could feel his face was a little flustered, but in order to stop Hook from being so nosy, Roddy bit the bullet and continued to say, "But … she's not in Eiferta's territory."
"Bards are all very romantic. Who knows which one you're talking about?" Hook twitched his mouth, raised his glass and asked while drinking, "Oh … Does she live very far away?"
"From here to the southeast, about … more than a thousand kilometers."
"Pfft —"
Hook choked on a mouthful of beer and almost spat out all the ale he had just drunk.
In the eyes of modern people, such a distance was not far. It was only a matter of a few hours by high-speed rail. Even if it was a car, it could be reached in a day and a night. But in this extremely primitive medieval society, such a distance sounded like a "natural moat."
In other words, more than 99% of the people in Hollier City would never have the chance to go to such a faraway place in their lifetime. In the human world where "forests surrounded the city", "travel" was not a romantic word at all. The dangers contained in the forests along the way were enough to make most people flinch.
Therefore, to Roddy's answer, Hook immediately felt that it was extremely ridiculous. He almost choked on his beer and when he recovered, he panted and said, "This joke is not funny."
Roddy bowed his head and coughed twice. Hook naturally did not know that the "girlfriend" he mentioned did not actually know him at all.
Quietly holding the rum, Roddy was a little lost in thought about the little wizard in his memory. After a long while, he sighed. Although he wanted to go find her, the distance was indeed too far, and there were many dangerous areas in between that he could not go through right now.
Perhaps there would only be hope when he advanced to the profession level of 20?
Hook saw that he was in a daze, so he did not say anything more and turned to chat with the others who came to buy beer.
Time passed like this, and not long after, the five adventurers came down to eat. Roddy and the adventurers had been seeing each other frequently for a few days, so they could be considered as "acquaintances." He nodded as a greeting. The adventurers often listened to his stories, so at this time, they also nodded in a friendly manner in response. Then, they sat at a table on the side and ate.
Roddy turned around to find Hook to pour a glass of water, but when he looked up, he found that Hook was staring into the distance.
"What's wrong?"
"Hmph, it's Francis' men again. These days, they have been wandering around this area." Hook squinted his eyes, as if he did not like the guy who just entered the door. "Some time ago, he asked me to be on the lookout for scouts with bows and arrows. He came over every day and asked me about this and that. It was so annoying. Now, he came into my tavern and talked to the customers without greeting me. These people are really getting more and more unruly … "
Because they had become familiar with each other these days, Hook did not speak as cautiously as before. Of course, he would not know that the "scout with bows and arrows" was in front of him at this time, looking at him with a strange look.
However, Roddy did not think that there was any possibility of him being exposed. He was just wondering: Francis failed to assassinate Sally, so now he sent people to seek help from the archenemy of Rose Cross? Could it be that he was planning to let them assassinate Sally?
Directly attack the monastery?
At this point, Roddy thought of today's encounter again, and his mood suddenly became cold. Heh, do what you want, I can't be bothered.
"Who cares what he wants to do, I'm not interested." Hook was also bored, so he casually said, "I heard that around the 15th, there will be a governor coming to Hollier. Hey, I think my business will be better then."
Roddy caught the message and suddenly tilted his head, pretending to ask casually, "Oh? Why? "
"Every time such a character comes to Hollier, the monastery will be mobilized. The nuns and priests will all go to the square to perform some kind of ritual. Following that, a group of believers from other places will also come. Many of those people can't afford to stay in big hotels, so they will come to stay at my place. Speaking of which, if you continue to stay here and tell a few more stories, my business here will probably be even better …"
Hook was immersed in the beautiful fantasy and did not notice Roddy's increasingly deep gaze. He took the new ale and asked, "Will — will Count Francis also attend the event?"
"All the nobles will be there, but I don't know if Old Duke Angmar will be there this year. Three years ago, he seemed to have declined due to illness."
"It should be quite lively, right?"
"Yup, every time."
Roddy maintained the appropriate interest and chatted with Hook without leaving any loopholes, but his eyes noticed that Francis' subordinate chatted with a few Rose Cross believers for a while and then left. It seemed like they parted on bad terms.
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