Never Thought You'd Be This Kind of Hero!
Chapter 85
Skar stuck his head out of the window of the carriage and immediately grabbed Xu Jun. His cheeks were burning red. It seemed that he was really anxious.
Xu Jun was almost pulled down by him. He quickly pulled out his sword and held it against the ground. He also grabbed the horse's mane in front of him to stop the momentum of the carriage.
Fortunately, the coachman didn't drive fast. After all, they were in the city.
The white horse that was grabbed by Xu Jun neighed loudly. Steamed Bun felt the same and felt a chill on his back.
Ska calmed down and jumped down from the window of the carriage. He attracted the attention of the few pedestrians on the street.
The carriage was also tilted by him. The coachman panicked and kept comforting the horse. He looked at the bare back of the white horse with distress.
The other white horse neighed loudly, as if laughing at his unlucky companion.
The carriages of the nobles here were very different from the ancient carriages and palanquins that Xu Jun saw in the TV series. They were more like modified versions of the ancient western war chariots. They were smaller, lighter, and more exquisite. The windows were opened wide and there were loose lace curtains. Ska easily jumped out from the inside.
He was also very particular about his clothes. It was completely different from when he was running around as a knight. At that time, Ska's equipment was excellent. But now, he was wearing a fitting ceremonial robe. Looking at it carefully, it was made of Magic Cloth, which was the favorite of low-level mages.
Many middle-level mages of commoner origin could only get a robe made of Magic Cloth after several years. But Ska, a knight, actually wore ceremonial robes made of Magic Cloth.
A huge line of words appeared in Xu Jun's mind: Evil capitalism!
— — This!
This was the target that he, a person with no income (3), was bound to defeat!
Ska certainly didn't know what Xu Jun was thinking. In his eyes, Xu Jun was the big local tyrant that everyone looked up to. He already knew that Xu Jun spent thousands of gold coins to buy herbs in his family's herbal shop. Many of them were high-grade spices. This was a big deal!
Even if he was a noble, he couldn't casually take out a few thousand gold coins to buy herbs!
Although the Trotman Family was rich, that was the family's money. The monthly pocket money of these young people was only 100 gold coins. The reason was that the purchasing power of gold coins in this world was very high. If they had more money, they would have to worry whether these young people would go to eat, drink, whore, and gamble.
The Trotman Family's culture was rather strict.
"Where are the two knights accompanying you?"
Xu Jun looked around and didn't see Gauss and Mike standing at the side. Only Ska was here.
Ska scratched her head and quickly explained while inviting Xu Jun to get on the carriage. She didn't care that the carriage was a small one-person carriage that couldn't fit two people at all. "Senior Xu Jun, I'm in trouble. Do you know anything about the War of the Roses?
It's called a banquet, but it's actually a duel … "
After his explanation, Xu Jun roughly understood the situation.
Human civilians in this world had their own ways of fighting. For example, shrews shouting and fighting in the streets mostly happened in the marketplace.
Human nobles had to maintain a graceful character, so of course, they couldn't fight casually.
Scholars could engage in "battle" through debate, while combatants could engage in duels.
The nobles found a name for their debates or duels, and it was called the "War of the Roses."
Fighting was still fighting, and insulting people was still insulting, but it had to be settled in the form of an elegant banquet.
In advance, the relatives and friends of both parties would be invited to witness. The venue had to be arranged and the banquet had to be prepared so that the parties could have a good time fighting while the spectators could eat and drink.
If Xu Jun had to say, this was a pain in the ass. If people in this world had to choose a day to set up the arena before fighting, then the world would be peaceful and no fighting would happen.
But what did this have to do with Ska?
Ska grabbed Xu Jun's hand. "Senior Xu Jun, my friend Cole is in trouble!
His opponent wants to duel with him!
That's Lark from the Longue Family!
He actually invited two Advanced Magisters!!! "
He clicked his tongue fiercely. "He's too despicable. He's obviously a mid-level knight, and it's just right for him to have a duel with Cole, but this guy just wants to make a big deal out of it. He even invited outside help … But Senior Xu Jun, we … we can't beat an Advanced Magister …"
Xu Jun: "… Then don't accept the duel …"
Ska shook her head decisively. "No, that guy spoke rudely to Cole's sister and said very unpleasant things. Cole was so angry that he directly accepted the duel. Even the time and place were set by the other party. This time, he's really … too reckless."
"Coll is the youngest son of the Mondama City's City Lord, and Lago's Langer Family is located in the Golden Flag Empire. Therefore, this duel is not only a personal duel, but also a representation of Mondama City and the Golden Flag Empire."
Ska calmed down and explained the background of the two parties involved in this duel. It sounded like she had a lot of opinions about the Longue Family, but she didn't want to gossip behind people's backs.
Hearing this, probably only a newbie who hadn't played games before wouldn't understand what she meant. This was a quest!
Xu Jun thought about it. If this was still the game world, this quest would probably be a side quest and wouldn't have anything to do with the main quest.
But the real world and the game world were different. He mainly wanted to find out about the bishop of the Mundama City Church, but after thinking about it, maybe it was okay to accept this quest.
So far, he had heard people's opinions about Bishop Carloman mostly from the commoners, so it might be a little one-sided.
However, the only nobles he knew in Mengdama City were Skar and his friends, who were all nobles from the Gold-Flag Empire. They weren't natives of Mengdama City, so they didn't know a lot of things.
And according to Ska, one of the parties involved in this duel was the youngest son of the mayor of Mundama City … This was a good opportunity.
So Xu Jun decisively accepted the quest, but he didn't sit in the carriage. Instead, he and Ska rode the two white horses used to pull the carriage. Ska looked a little embarrassed, but she didn't say anything.
Xu Jun's stomach growled. Ska heard it and said, "Senior, you haven't had dinner yet?
Then let's eat together. The duel has been set at Hehuan Garden. There's everything there. "
Xu Jun's eyes lit up.
Hehuan Garden sounded very high-class. The difference between it and a small roadside hotel was like the difference between a five-star hotel and a mediocre one. Xu Jun smiled and waved his hand. "Then I'll go and help. You guys go first.
Jess, take care of the children and find a hotel to stay in. "
Jess, who couldn't find a hotel at all: "…"
Rance widened his big blue eyes and looked like he was about to cry. "Dad, are you abandoning us?"
Xu Jun saw that he was still dirty and looked even more pitiful. He pursed his lips and looked like he was about to cry, as if he was abandoning his wife and children. If he was a child of a few years old, it would probably be very distressing. Unfortunately, this child grew too quickly. After turning into a human, he looked like he was thirteen or fourteen years old.
Xu Jun's heart softened when he heard Rance call him dad. He simply carried Rance onto the horse as well.
The white horse trembled. It was a good horse that was one in a hundred. It could even gallop with two heavily armored soldiers, let alone two people in leather armor. But for some reason, it didn't know where to go when this seemingly light and nimble young man got on its back.
He felt chills all over his body, as if … he was being stared at by some carnivorous magical beast. _ (: 3.gov.cn) _
Xu Jun wanted to ride the horse with his son, but the horse wouldn't budge no matter what. In the end, he had no choice but to ride Steamed Bun.
Steamed Bun was angry and said something in horse language. The general meaning was, "You remember me now?"
Xu Jun and Rance went to ride Steamed Bun. Steamed Bun wagged his tail to show that he enjoyed it.
Jess, on the other hand, rode the big white horse. Perhaps because unicorns and horses were indeed related in ancient times, the white horse was instantly energized when Jess rode it.
In the end, Xu Jun's party became a group of three with Steamed Bun to participate in the duel (freeloading).
Xu Jun thought about the strength of his group. Not counting Steamed Bun, just Jess and Rance … He was suddenly filled with sympathy for Ska and Cole's enemy.
The two rode the white horse from the center of Mengdama City, through the trade district, all the way to the luxury district. This was probably the only place that hadn't been affected by the plague.
Perhaps because they were afraid of being disturbed by the poor, the luxury district was completely surrounded.
The green shrubs were trimmed very well, forming a green wall. Bright flowers of various colors twined around the branches.
This was an independent district. The front was near the church and the city lord's mansion, and the back was a villa district. Commoners wouldn't come here.
Moreover, Xu Jun keenly discovered that there was another layer of "protection" here. The entire luxury district was covered with low-level invisibility runes!
The low-level invisibility runes weren't very effective. They could only reduce one's presence, and couldn't make living things "disappear" like the high-level invisibility runes that Xu Jun had given out before. However, the luxury district didn't need to go to that extent.
To be able to cover the entire luxury district, perhaps just to separate the nobles and commoners, was really a big deal.
From afar, a frivolous laughter could be heard coming from the luxurious district surrounded by green trees.
The voice was obviously from a young man. It was hoarse and unpleasant, like a duck's voice. Ska frowned almost at the same time when she heard the laughter.
They finally rode to the entrance of the luxury district. The barrier of green trees parted here, forming a somewhat natural-looking door. However, it was a completely different world inside.
This was a place completely different from the other districts of Mengdama City.
For Xu Jun and the others who had just come out of the slums, this contrast was especially strong.
It was bright and soft. It was clearly daytime, but there were still magic lights on both sides of the street. The street was wide and smooth. The sunlight and the lights shone on the ground, faintly reflecting the light of the stars. The ground was actually inlaid with broken crystals.
The manor was like a royal garden, and the villa was like a palace. The only difference was that some people were standing inside. A young man about the same age as Ska was rubbing his chin and looking over. "Yo, Ska is here?
You found your outside help? "
"Oh, why did you find a group of commoner adventurers to be your hired thugs?
Do you want me to introduce you to two intermediate knights?
Hahaha! "
Author Has Something to Say: Ska: Senior Xu Jun, look, this is the luxury district …
Xu Jun: Oh, I can't control my hands anymore!
Also: Every day, I see friends saying that they miss Xixi Demon King. Everyone, don't worry, Xixi Demon King will probably come out in a few chapters to make his presence known!
And when the current plot is over, he can officially return to the cast!
~\ (≧ ▽ *)/~ I'm one step closer to 100 chapters!
I see that many friends in the comments are saying that it should be thick and long. Sigh, young people are really, only short can last long (⊙ v ⊙)
I didn't expect you to be such a brave person!
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