Pale Emblem

Chapter 136 Accepting “Subordinates”

Six Deathclaw adventurers and one thug all gathered around the campfire, looking at Victor quietly, waiting for his further orders.

Despite their obedience, Harvey and McGrady still felt the pressure, and each showed their weapons, with particularly stern eyes, on full alert.

In their opinion, six Deathclaw adventurers are equivalent to six beasts, and they are now surrounded by beasts.

However, Harvey is much more powerful than ordinary beasts. He ignited the fire of the soul, and the thorium fine gold sword he held was extremely sharp, and its lethality at close range was terrifying, even more dangerous than a loaded heavy crossbow within ten meters.

If someone is targeted at close range by a loaded heavy crossbow, he must be panicking in his heart.

The Deathclaw adventure team has seen Harvey's amazing martial arts and the sharp sword in his hand. At this moment, they faced Harvey calmly, without even looking at him.

The half-elf thug did pay attention to Harvey and the sword in his hand.

Harvey didn't understand the true strength of the half-elf thug, so he didn't take him seriously, so he naturally wouldn't target him. However, Thug accidentally noticed that Maddie's eyes had been on him. He tilted his head subconsciously, their eyes met in the air, and Maddie suddenly smiled at him.

The thug suddenly felt a creepy feeling, and his instinct of danger brought about by the violence warned him. He realized that Tracy McGrady could also suppress his sense of existence very low like an assassin, and his danger intuition might not necessarily work for him, or it might not work in time.

Hidden hunter Maddie is a master of survival, good at hiding and sneaking, and has keen intuition similar to that of a ferocious beast. Moreover, he has now ignited a fire in his soul, but no one knows it.

The half-elf thug can sense the danger hidden in Maddie, which shows that his spiritual intuition is extraordinary.

Here Harvey, Maddie, the half-elf thug, Ruth and Jessica have all had their mental bodies reshaped by the tenth-level mind master, and all of them have ignited the fire of their souls. Under normal circumstances, excluding Stephanie, Victor may be the one with the weakest fighting ability.

However, Victor's magic source embedded body is a gold-level alchemical creation, and its true potential has not yet been revealed.

At present, Victor can sense the alchemical snake touch in other people's bodies through the magic source embedded body, which greatly increases his confidence.

Regardless of whether the Deathclaw adventure party or the half-elf thugs obey his will, at least they cannot resist Victor's force. Because the alchemy snake touch will paralyze the rebels' body functions and force them to kneel down and die.

Victor also considered another issue in the Dream Arena. Assuming that these people have no ill intentions towards him and are not murderous, the alchemical snake touch will not activate the paralysis function. This also means that they have a high degree of freedom and can do what they want as long as it does not directly endanger Victor's personal safety.

Therefore, Victor must first look at their attitude before considering how much trust he should give them.

First of all, the half-elf thug looked very fierce in his thirties, with dead fish eyes, a bald head, missing ears, and numerous scars.

Victor looked at him with interest and suddenly smiled: "We have met on the ground and fought against each other... half-mute Kent, a gladiatorial slave from the Dark Valley."

"Yes, sir." The half-elf thug lowered his eyebrows and had a respectful attitude. His voice was as low and hoarse as dry sand rubbing against a wall.

Victor nodded and said slowly: "My men told me that you plan to join me? But I clearly remember that I once recruited you, but you refused."

Kent felt deeply helpless when he heard this. Victor almost broke his neck when they met him for the first time, then turned around and wanted to recruit him again.

Is this something a normal person can do?

If I had agreed at that time, would I still be considered normal?

"You saved my life, and I want to do something for you." Kent said truthfully, and emphasized, "From now on, my life is yours, and I will do whatever you want me to do!"

Victor asked calmly: "Do you know how I saved you?"

Kent shook his head, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "I only remember that the monster's noise made me comatose... When I woke up, I found that its noise had stopped. I originally planned to run away quickly, but someone forced me to attack the monster. If I don't do it, he will kill me... I can only rush to the monster, but the monster stretches out its tentacles and stabs me..." The half-elf thug touched his chest and throat with his hand, feeling frightened. Said: "I thought I was dead... When I woke up, I found that all my injuries were healed. Even the throat that I injured in the previous wrestling match could speak normally... Then, I saw that everyone else was all Lying in a row, as if asleep, only the witcher remained awake, and he told me that you saved us all, that you patched my wounds with demon flesh, so I could survive."

Victor asked: "Do you know why the monster stopped making noise?"

"do not know."

"Who is coercing you? Why is he coercing you?"

Kent was obviously a little angry when he answered this question, "I don't know his name... He is an assassin under the boss. He is very clever at killing people. He is elusive and invisible. Many people are afraid of him... I am not afraid of him. , but I couldn't defeat him. I woke up and was about to run away. The assassin suddenly appeared behind me, holding a dagger to my back, and told me that if I didn't want to die, I could attack the monster. There is no escape from him."

"The assassin used me as bait to attract the monster's attention, and then he planned to assassinate the monster... I fell to the ground seriously injured, and saw the assassin show up and stab the monster." Kent shook his head and continued: "I don't know why he I can't understand his madness in taking the risk to assassinate a huge monster, but I guess he wasn't eaten by the monster. Yes, he must still be alive!"

"At that time, were you two the only ones awake?"

"It should be...I didn't see anyone else moving."

The half-mute Kent's willpower once impressed Victor when he, along with other thugs from the Thieves Guild, staked out Victor's makeshift home. Before entering the underground cave, Victor personally took action to deal with the informants who were following him, but did not kill them. Kent was the only thug who forced Victor to take full action. He was hit hard on the cervical spine, but he was still able to fight back fiercely and almost hurt Victor.

Regardless of Kent's personal strength, he has super willpower and can indeed wake up from a coma first. As for the other mysterious assassin, Victor has no impression of it at all. He even clearly remembers that he used the extraordinary perception of ice blue eyes to detect the location of everyone in the underground cave, but he just didn't understand their respective identities, and he still Mistaking the half-mute Kent for a scout for the Deathclaw adventuring party.

However, the assassin Kent mentioned was not among them. The assassin either came after Victor was unconscious, or he could perfectly avoid Victor's extraordinary perception.

Victor is now leaning towards the first possibility. The assassin mentioned by Kent was at the scene later and happened to avoid the terrifying noise made by the demon, so he did not fall into a coma and shock state.

As for why the assassin wanted to assassinate the demon and what effect his assassination had, there is currently no reasonable explanation.

"Last question, you are a thug from the Luoye City Thieves Guild. Why should I believe that you are sincerely loyal to me?" Victor has a special affection for the violent half-elf, and from the bottom of his heart, he is willing to give him a Opportunity to join.

Kent said in a low voice: "The big boss of the Thieves Guild is not my boss, and I never owe him anything. Back then, the person who rescued me in the Dark Valley was Livlin. I had nowhere to go, so of course I had to follow Livlin. Now, Livlin died. He was pierced by the monster's tentacles and sucked into a mummy..." He paused and continued: "I hid to see if there was a chance to avenge Livlin, but I never thought that the monster would It has become a more powerful monster. I can’t deal with it, so I plan to go out and report to Anthony about the situation below.”

"...If Anthony gathers people to avenge his brothers, I can sacrifice my life for him! But, that bastard assassin uses me as bait? I have figured it out now, Anthony sent us down to use me as bait for the assassin! Before he In front of us, our lives are not worth a copper penny!”

"It is impossible for me to return to the Thieves Guild. If the big boss knows that I am not dead, he will definitely kill me."

Seeing Victor's confused look, Maddie immediately stepped forward and explained in a low voice: "What he means is that the big boss of the Thieves Guild values ​​assassins more. In order to prevent him from seeking revenge from assassins in the future, it would be easier to get rid of him. Moreover, thieves The union has killed a lot of thugs this time, and letting him talk nonsense and fabricate things about others will ultimately damage the reputation of the thieves union."

"I don't know much about the Thieves Guild's work style." Victor shook his head slightly and said to Kent: "I will not go out of my way to cause trouble for you. But if the Thieves Guild continues to cause trouble for me, I will also I won’t show mercy to your former friends!”

The bald half-elf immediately knelt down with his face on the ground, crawled in front of Victor, respectfully held one of his feet with both hands, and placed it on top of his head, "Master, my This life is given by you. I swear to the Earth Goddess that I will obey my master’s orders from now on. If the Thieves Guild dares to offend my master, I promise to tear them apart with my bare hands.”

The allegiance ceremony of the half-elf gladiator slave made Victor slightly uncomfortable, but Kent did not let go of him and continued to plead: "Master, please give me a name."

Giving a name to a gladiatorial slave is the master's right, which represents the ownership of the slave. For the slave, this means that he has a new ownership.

It is difficult for ordinary half-elves to understand the thoughts of gladiator slaves. This is related to their special experience of being raised since childhood.

Kent was abandoned by his original owner because of his failure in the gladiatorial battle. He was actually very frightened inside. Although he was taken in by the Thieves Guild and hung out with thieves for a while, his idea of ​​worshiping the Lord was not changed.

Victor's personality was only slightly modified, and the brand of worshiping the Lord deep in the hearts of the gladiator slaves was transferred to Victor himself, resulting in a violent half-elf with great potential for growth. In fact, cultivating him and observing him can help Victor understand more mysteries of the spiritual realm, which is why both the main and secondary personalities value Kent.

Although the sub-personality has not seen it clearly yet, he is still secretly happy for Kent's joining, and vaguely realizes that the decryption of the mirror heart, dream shadow, and soul body may fall on this gladiatorial slave. .

"You will still be called Kent from now on. Forget about the nickname of half-dumb. You are no longer mute."

"Yes, my master."

Kent finally let go of Victor's boots, got up from the ground, and stood aside honestly.

Harvey glared at him and threatened fiercely: "I will keep an eye on you, you better be careful!"

Kent glanced at Harvey gratefully, feeling that Harvey's behavior just now was very similar to that of his former gladiatorial instructor.

After dealing with Kent's problem, Victor turned his head and looked at the six Deathclaw adventurers with a careful look, and asked in a deep voice: "Do any of you still remember what happened before?"

The adventurers looked at each other and shook their heads at Victor. Herman among them said: "Sir, we have discussed it, but none of us can remember any specific things."

"If adults want to ask us about the past, we really can't answer."

"Then why are you following me?" Victor raised his eyebrows and continued to ask tentatively: "Look at your weapons and equipment. They have the mark of the Deathclaw Adventure Group on them. Why don't you go find your former companions? Even if you You have lost your memory, they should help you.”

"We are not sure about our relationship with the Deathclaw adventure group, and we have no memory of the past." Herman shook his head and replied: "We have lost our memory of specific things, but our common sense is still there. According to the tradition of adventurers, If you save us, you are our master. If we don’t pay enough ransom, we have to obey your orders and serve you.”

"Hmph, who knows if you are acting?" Maddie said with a sneer.

Hermann spread his hands and said: "The demon hunter Rhine said that we are actually all dead. It was only thanks to the devil's flesh and blood and some special means that he pulled us out of the embrace of the earth mother. You were present at the time and listened. Arrive... The demon hunter also said that he didn't know if there were any hidden dangers in the method you used. Therefore, we have to rely on you to survive. Since you are willing to save our lives, there is no reason why we shouldn't. Serving your lord, what reason do you have to distrust our loyalty?”

The fifth-level archer's well-founded words left Maddie speechless. But his logical defense only deepened Victor's doubts.

Are alchemical creatures so smart?

Victor decided to do a more direct test. He noticed that among the six adventurers, a man and a woman wore the same style of armbands, which were signs of the couple.

The Rock Elves have more females than males, while the gender ratio of Disa Half-Elves is basically the same. However, as a subspecies of Rock Elves, female Disa Half-Elves are also talented in combat. They are more likely to awaken traits, gain expertise, and be promoted to professionals. They are also as active as males in the military, adventurers, and private army.

Men and women working together in an adventure group can easily form a relationship as husband and wife. They wear the same armband to show that they already have a partner and avoid unnecessary trouble.

If you are sensible, it is best not to hook up with adventurers wearing armbands, regardless of gender.

Victor was used to hearing this kind of talk at the Adventurer's House Hotel, and now he wanted to try this adventurer couple.

"Come here." Victor curled his fingers at the wife frivolously.

"Sir, are you calling me?" The female archer pointed to her nose in flattery. Seeing Victor nodding, she happily came out of the team and walked straight to his side.

"What's your name?" Victor held her wrist and asked casually.

"My lord, my name is Delina." The female archer replied briskly. The master was so handsome, and his affectionate behavior and kind attitude simply made her heart happy.

Delina, yes, this name is exactly the same as the corresponding alchemy demon in the Dream Arena.

She is about thirty years old, at the age when her vitality is most vigorous, and is already a fourth-level archer warrior.

As for Delina's facial features, they are at best regular and beautiful, but her weather-beaten rough skin detracts a lot from her appearance. However, she has an excellent figure, with perky breasts and perky buttocks, a slender waist and long legs, and her whole body appears flexible and elastic. This advantage alone makes her quite feminine.

If a female adventurer is young, beautiful and powerful, she will definitely be recruited by a famous wealthy family and officially become a servant. In fact, most female adventurers are like Delina, with ordinary looks and decent talents.

If Delina had no talent, she would not have become a level four archer at the age of 30.

Victor rubbed Delina's arm, touched the armband, and asked, "You seem to be married?"

"Maybe, I don't remember." Delina saw a swordsman wearing the same armband as hers, but replied nonchalantly.

"What's your name?" Victor asked Delina's husband.

"Lifdel, my lord." The swordsman replied respectfully.

He is handsome and tall, and can be said to be the most handsome half-elf among the six adventurers. His power is bone-eroding stench, while his wife Delina can control fire and shoot fire bombs.

Victor deliberately put his arms around his wife's waist in front of Lifdel and asked: "If I want your wife to be my personal maid and serve me wholeheartedly, will you be willing?"

"I do, I totally do!" Delina cheered, nodded excitedly, took off the armband and threw it on the ground.

Victor ignored Delina who was close to him, only stared into Lifdel's eyes, and asked: "As long as you say 'no', I promise to return her to you."

"Sir, why should I say 'no'? I don't remember her at all. Even if she was married to me before, we no longer have that kind of relationship. To be honest, we have forgotten each other, but we Desire to follow adults.”

This statement of the Livdells was also what Victor had imagined, but none of the other adventurers had a slightly overreaction.

It would still be possible if two people acted together, but none of the six people in total expressed any indignation, disdain, pity, etc. towards Victor's behavior of bullying men and women.

Comrades who live with each other day and night all lack sympathy, which is certainly not common sense.

From this, Victor can judge that the six adventurers are indeed absolutely loyal alchemy demon descendants. He released Delina's waist and pushed her to one side.

This woman's enthusiasm was too much for him to bear.

Harvey came over at this time and whispered: "Victor, you will suffer a loss if you do this."

"Suffering a loss? What do you mean?"

"Your disguise has disappeared and returned to your previous appearance. They want to take advantage of you."

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