Natural armor, also known as armored skin, referred to the fact that the skin was as tough as armor and could resist knives and swords.
This was a very rare ability. Except for those powerful magical beasts, only ascetics who had undergone rigorous training or senior warriors who had experienced countless battles could have it.
Because when Sui Xiong "pinched" Gerrard's face, he made Gerrard look very young, like a young giant who just came out of the society, so no one would mistake him for an ascetic or an experienced warrior.
Since he was neither of the two, there was only one possibility left. This young man, who looked like he was just a big guy, was actually a super expert comparable to a Magical Beast!
How could those experienced Jianghu people not be shocked?
Of course, the chief guard of the temple of the God of Justice also knew what was good and what was bad. Seeing the scene where Sui Xiong blocked the knife with his arm, he was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing.
"I still underestimated you!" He laughed, and his white eyebrows trembled slightly. "So, are you interested in learning some advanced skills? For example, you can cut down several people with one knife, or you don't need to stop after an attack, and you can immediately launch a second attack, or you can use a light weapon to perform the effect of a heavy weapon, or use a heavy weapon to perform the effect of a light weapon … and so on. "
Hearing this, Gerrard was really tempted.
He was an experienced adventurer, and he also knew a lot of fighting skills, but to be honest, they were all common goods. For example, the "whirlwind attack", "serial attack", "arbitrary weapon" and so on mentioned by the chief guard, he had only heard of them, but had never seen them, let alone learned them.
For a warrior, the more fighting skills he knew, the more advanced he would be, and of course, the stronger he would be. Those top warriors could even kill a legendary monster with one knife, and they could even kill thousands of soldiers and horses. Their fighting power was so strong that it was abnormal.
If he could learn all the skills that the chief guard said, maybe he could become stronger, and he wouldn't have to be protected by the god he believed in, and he wouldn't be a burden to His Majesty …
Thinking of this, he felt excited, and couldn't help but agree with the old chief guard's suggestion. But on second thought, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
The king he served was not those gods that were known to the public in this world, but a new god. If he wanted to be apprenticed to a master, he would definitely have to go to the God of Justice's temple and stay there for a period of time. If he found out, wouldn't it cause trouble for His Majesty?
He was shocked and hurriedly refused.
The old guard couldn't help but feel a little regretful when he saw that he seemed to be tempted but gave up for some reason. But as a believer of the God of Justice, he certainly could not force others to be apprenticed to him. He had to tell Gerrard that he could come to the Divine Hall to study at any time if he was interested, and then he left in disappointment.
This old man was quite prestigious in the town. Even he failed to recruit Gerrard, so the rest of the people who were interested in Gerrard gave up the idea of recruiting him. Instead, Gerrard could finally relax. Carrying a small bag, he casually walked along the street, and before he knew it, he had arrived in front of a large wooden sign.
This wooden sign was erected on the square in the center of the town, and its position was extremely conspicuous. Pieces of cloth of various sizes were pasted on the wooden plaque. Some of them only had words written on them, while others had pictures. Beside him, there was a rather quick-witted young man guarding him. From time to time, people would go to the wooden sign and carefully examine it. Then, they would go to the front of the young man and ask him about it. Some people would even give him one or two silver coins. His business was quite booming.
"What is that?" Sui Xiong asked.
"Your Majesty, that is the reward column. All kinds of rewards, big or small, will be posted here as long as they are not illegal. That young man is from the Adventurers Guild. He is responsible for the early contact here and selling some information by the way. "Gerrard was quite familiar with these things. After all, he had been an adventurer himself.
Sui Xiong roughly understood. He was a little curious about this employment system, so he spared some attention to carefully look at the task list on the wooden plaque. After a while, he suddenly saw Gerrard's head on a piece of cloth.
That was Gerrard's appearance when he was "alive". There were two pictures. One was a close-up of his face, and the other was a portrait of his whole body. Generally speaking, the painting skills were excellent. Although not much was used, the features of Gerrard's appearance were accurately grasped, so it was easy for people to recognize him. Sui Xiong felt that even if the man who drew these two pictures traveled to the earth, he could rely on his painting skills to set up a stall in a tourist attraction to make a living — just like his senior brother, who was also bald.
However, his senior brother, whose pen name was Hua Siyuan, set up a stall in Tiananmen Square. To be able to set up a stall in the core area of a great country, it could be seen that his skills were extraordinary, and he was the strongest among the street painters. In contrast, this brother in the portrait was at most a luxurious platinum level, and probably could only set up a stall in Badaling, where he worked hard to earn money.
Thinking of this, he could not help laughing.
"Your Majesty, what's so funny?" Gerrard asked.
Sui Xiong pointed to the piece of cloth and said, "Look, there is a reward for you."
Gerrard looked calm and did not show the slightest surprise, "Yes, my reward should still be there. Let me see … Ha, the reward has increased. "
On the piece of cloth, there were a few lines of words below the portrait, which roughly meant: "Bald Luhn, wanted by the Kingdom of Blue Moon for attacking an aristocrat. Reward of 1,000 gold coins. You can get your head after verification at the temple of the God of Aristocracy or the God of Commerce. "
"1,000 gold coins is equivalent to 100,000 copper coins, which is a large number! What did you do to attract such a huge bounty? "
"When I was an adventurer, I used the alias Luhn — we adventurers mostly use aliases to avoid trouble. At that time, we had an adventurer team with a total of six people, and everyone was very good friends. Later, in an adventure, a companion's leg was bitten off by a magic beast, and we needed to raise money for him to go to the temple to receive treatment for the broken limb rebirth, so we took an illegal job of smuggling weapons. As a result, after the job was done, the employers not only did not give us money, but also wanted to kill us. After a fierce battle, my teammates died, and I was the only one left. " Gerrard used as simple words as possible to summarize the past of conspiracy and betrayal, anger and blood. "A viscount died in the battle … That's about it."
Sui Xiong was silent for a moment, and said, "Well done! Are any of the enemies still alive? "
"No, we adventurers don't take revenge overnight."
"Good job!"
Gerrard scratched his head, with a silly smile on his face.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that we take a look at these tasks, and maybe some of them are suitable for us," he suggested. He suggested, "Building temples, promoting righteousness, and cultivating clergymen, all of these will cost money."
"I have said that I am not a god, and there is no need to spend these unnecessary money …"
"You will need to spend this money sooner or later, so there is nothing wrong with being prepared in advance."
Sui Xiong could do nothing about Gerrard's stubbornness. As a big boss, he was most afraid of encountering loyal and stubborn subordinates. He was reluctant to beat them, and he could not persuade them, especially when the other side put on a "big boss, I am doing this for your own good" posture, as if he was ready to die for his country at any time. Except for the crazy people like Emperor Yang of Sui, even those "emperors of all ages" could only shake their heads, sigh, and give in.
Anyway, he had nothing to do, so it was good to find something to do to kill time.
Since he decided to do some tasks to make money, of course, Sui Xiong directly looked at the tasks with the highest reward. At the top of the reward column, there was a piece of cloth that looked a little old, with no pattern on it, only a few lines of words.
Kill the Shadow Devil, with the magic nucleus as the proof, and the joint notarization of all the temples, the reward is 100,000 gold coins, plus two custom-made advanced magic items. After the verification, the magic nucleus will belong to the killer.
"This task is good, 100,000 gold coins!"
Gerrard looked at it and shook his head, "The Shadow Devil is the most famous monster in the eastern part of the Ashes Woods. It is at least a legendary monster, and probably a demigod. There are many ways to make money, so why fight with a demigod for money? "
"Demigod … is very powerful?" Sui Xiong could not help but be a little interested. Since his time travel, he had not met a real evenly matched opponent.
According to Gerrard, he estimated that he was probably a strong person at the level of demigod. A demigod against a demigod, it must be a good fight.
"Your Majesty, we really do not need to provoke that guy!" Gerrard was a little anxious, "It is not worth it! Even if you want to find an opponent to fight, you can go to the 'Skeleton Devourer' to learn from each other. The Shadow Devil is notoriously evil, and it will definitely use all kinds of tricks to plot against you! "
Sui Xiong sighed and stopped talking about this topic. He knew that if he insisted on fighting with the Shadow Devil, Gerrard would stop him even if he had to kill himself with his sword.
What if his subordinates were too loyal? Waiting online, it was urgent.
Alas … there was no internet!
Ignoring this task, there were some other high-priced tasks on the reward column, one of which Sui Xiong thought was good:
Expel the evil dragon "Arctic Tyrant" living in the mountains near Dragon-roar Town. After the expulsion was completed, clergymen from three different temples, including the God of Justice, should be brought to the dragon cave for verification. The task reward was 5,000 gold coins. In addition, if no reinforcements were needed, all the treasures in the dragon cave could be enjoyed alone.
For this task, Gerrard did not object. As far as he knew, the evil dragon mostly bullied the weak and feared the strong. With the strength of His Majesty "Void Mask", as long as he did not rob the dragon cave of the hidden treasures, he would be able to force the evil dragon to move. In general, it was not difficult to earn 5,000 gold coins.
After paying a silver coin, Gerrard asked for some information from the liaison of the Adventurer's Guild and determined the approximate location of the dragon's lair. Gerrard bought some necessities for living in the wild and was ready to leave Pyroxene Town for Dragon-roar Town.
However, he had just left the town for a short distance when he stopped.
A carriage that had fallen to the ground and a group of merchants who were in a mess blocked his way.
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