Chapter 8 Visit

From a distance, you can feel the withering and dilapidation emitted by the City of Johnnies.

This is not because the city walls left traces of war - as we all know, during the entire Ryan civil war, the royal city has never received any impact on the war - but a sense of decline that is inexplicable, from the entire road, all pedestrians and distant cities on the road. If you must pursue it, it is probably affected by the mental outlook of people. Poverty, helplessness, desolation, grief and other characteristics are spread all over the face of every Ryan, making the entire country exude a breath of decay.

The war affected too many people, and beggars could be seen everywhere on the road.

Ryan has just recovered from a civil war that has affected most of the country - in fact, as of now, Wang Jun cannot say that he has controlled all the country.

The origin of the civil war was because Ryan's main force was defeated by vampires, which led to a decline in dominance. The separatist forces in China, who were originally unwilling to surrender, took this opportunity to rise up, and the war fire instantly burned most of the country.

However, it must be admitted that the Ryans' reaction was still good. They reached a secret agreement with the vampires at the first time (it was no longer a secret) and avoided the most powerful enemy. With this move, they successfully took the initiative. Although most of the country was trapped in war, the Ryans always held the initiative in the war. The king's army was powerful, while the rebels were dispersed. The war might be cruel and long, but the smile of the goddess of victory never left the Wang's army.

However, even if the final victory was destined from the beginning, the war was still cruel.

The war has been affected too much and lasted too long. What’s even more tragic is that this is a civil war. There is no spoil for the country. This is pure bloodshed, which drains the country’s strength bit by bit.

Ashu Rufate lowered his hat. He was playing the role of a coachman - well, although Aunt Mary had a loyal coachman, the fewer people knew about it, the better. The beggars on both sides of the road had noticed the luxurious carriage. Several small beggars covered in dirt ran behind the carriage, reaching out to beg for sympathy from the nobles in the carriage.

The people in the car, whether it was Xingke or Xingjian, made a small mistake. One hand stretched out the car window and threw a few copper coins behind.

The next moment, the number of beggars following behind the car was ten times more.

The carriage moved forward and finally arrived in front of the gate of Johnnies City. At the gate were several tall soldiers, with fierce eyes and staring at the luxurious carriage. As mentioned earlier, Aunt Mary's car was carefully crafted for a lot of money. Those with a little gaze could see that the car was valuable.

The guards stretched out their halberds to block the road, and the carriage stopped.

"Where are you?" the leader of the guard asked fiercely. His eyes were staring at the driver. From the clothes of the driver, the shape of the carriage, and the horses pulling the carriage, the people in the carriage were either rich or noble. To be honest, if the guards were released in a normal country, it was obvious that such people could not afford to offend them. But Ryan is not like this now. Now the king is in financial difficulties, and the soldiers guarding the city have not received military pay for more than half a year. In this case, they will not miss any opportunity to make money. Even if the incident occurs, the king will not severely punish them. At least in most cases.

However, the coachman had either received instructions or was good at adapting to the situation. "Sir, my master came here to visit an old friend." While speaking, his butt moved to the side, causing a wallet to fall to the ground. However, the coachman seemed to have not noticed that he had lost his money at all. "My master is a noble nobleman, you don't have to worry about anything."

The captain's eyes were already staring at the money bag on the ground. Seeing that the other party was so twitching, he tilted his head and made a hint to his subordinates behind him. So the long halberd was taken back and the carriage continued to move forward. When the carriage left, the captain walked forward and picked up the money bag from the ground.

The wallet is neither heavy nor light. When you open it, you will see that it is gradually filled with silver coins - silver orli, the one with the strongest currency value among silver coins.

"Drink, what about the rich people..." He laughed and showed his wallet to his subordinates. Everyone couldn't help but cheer.

Some beggars also approached at this time. The guards immediately took up their weapons and dispelled these troubles. According to the king's order, beggars outside were not allowed to enter the city. This was not because they had no sympathy, but because the city could not accommodate more beggars. The war had already made the country decay.

...

“…His Excellency Brures is not at home?”

"Well... I went to the military camp and I won't come back in three or five days."

The answer to the question is a young woman - about twenty years old and under thirty years old. Well, this is indeed a large enough range. Now Ashu Rufate finds that she is less and less able to distinguish the age of a woman. The young woman's clothes are simple, but she can also see the texture of a delicate person. In addition, she is indeed a beauty - she is slim, convex and convex, fair skin, big and bright eyes, and has an indescribable pure charm between her words and deeds. It is not a question of being charming, but it is enough to seduce the eyes of most men.

Judging from her calling Brures the "unique son", she should be Brures's wife.

Ashu Rufate is now on the edge of the noble district in the city of Johnnies. According to an unwritten rule, the more central the aristocratic district is, the higher the status and wealth of the owner of the residence, the lower the status of the owner. Of course, the so-called heights are relatively different. Civilians cannot afford a house in such an area. And this is what the warrior who once defeated the vampire, Brures' home, the king gave him. By the way, in addition to this mansion, he was also given the title of knight, Ryan's royal swordsmanship, military coach and other positions.

Although it is not a big deal, judging from the details of the residence, his wife's dress and other aspects, this warrior who defeated the vampire is doing pretty well.

"Please ask three..." the young woman asked in confusion. It should be noted that her eyes were too long on Ash Rufate, even far beyond the normal "up and down" category.

"We came from Groney," Xingjian said, "I heard that there was a warrior who once defeated the vampire, named Brures. So I came to visit... Well, actually... we were planning to go to Sivania, so I hope to learn about the vampire..."

"This... is actually nothing special." The young woman replied with a smile. "Hey, it's just an old story from about ten years ago. In the past, many people came to listen to it specifically, but now... there are very few people like you. Ah... Sorry, please come in and sit in first."

The house looks similar to the outside. It is also of a medium-sized and wealthy family. It is not as rich as the rich, but compared to the refugees outside the city who beg and wander around the roadside, it is simply a paradise. There are no servants or anything else at home, but from all the signs, it should be that the cleaners who come to clean the house regularly. The drinks that come to entertain guests are also very common juices - in Ryan, located in the south, the juice is not worth a lot.

In short, if one word is used to describe this family, it is: a middle-class family.

"You guys probably want to come and learn about the vampire, right? Ah, forget to introduce yourself. I am Carrena and Brures's wife."

The three visitors also reported their names one after another. It should be noted that after Ashu Rufate said his name, Karena's eyes suddenly widened and she looked at Ashu Rufate with an expression that seemed to be full of anxiety. This made Ashu Rufate strange for a long time. After a while, Karena looked calm and muttered a few words softly. Although Ashu Rufate had superhuman hearing, she could only hear sporadic and meaningless sentences such as "Impossible", "It must not be the same", and "It was probably accidental".

"May I ask..." Ashu Rufate was a little puzzled.

"Sorry, I was distracted." Karena quickly apologized. It can be seen that this woman has received a better education.

"Although my uncle is not at home, I know something about vampires," Karena said quickly. "But I don't know what version you want to listen to?"

"Divide into different versions?" Xingjian asked on his own initiative. "Can you know... the so-called 'defeating vampires'..."

A layer of blush appeared on Karena's face. "Well, I believe you have heard of it on the way. In fact, it is true, everything arose because of me."

When the three of them were on the way, they also heard the general idea of ​​this incident from hotels, taverns, etc. The cause of the incident was that vampires like the blood of beautiful girls, so in his dark castle, countless girls he had been brought to life by various means. Brures' childhood sweetheart (the one in front of Ash Rufat) also fell into the hands of the vampire, and was lucky enough to have not been eaten for several years.

Brures was born into a knight family and practiced martial arts since he was young. After growing up, he became an amazing warrior. In order to regain his lover, he decided to challenge the vampire. The vampire arrogantly accepted the request of this duel and promised to feed the mortal who dared to challenge him to the ogre after victory. Before he died, the vampire would suck the blood of his lover in front of him.

After a desperate duel, Brures unexpectedly won. The vampire's subordinates originally believed that the master was invincible, so they had no time to intervene in the battle. When they saw their master failing and wanted to rush forward to kill this bold and arrogant human, Brures had already put his sword on the vital point of the vampire. When his life was in custody, the vampire could only give in to his subordinates, raise his hand to surrender, admit that he was a prisoner, and demanded that this problem be solved in the form of a nobleman - that is, to redeem his freedom with ransom.

The final result was: the whole city witnessed Brués taking the vampire out of the castle. At that time, the viewers were like mountains and blocking the road. After paying the ransom (the ransom naturally included Brués' lover) to redeem freedom, even the vampire could not repent under the eyes of all subjects, and could only let the other party leave safely. This matter ended with the warrior's final victory - of course, many people regretted it because they did not kill the vampire.
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