Chapter 299 The Lost Bard and the Great Cataclysm

Hearing a strange sound, Lei Xiao motioned to the tiger stick and Fang Hai beside him to open the way among the bustling crowd, and at the same time looked in the direction of the sound through the gap between the crowds.

In front of the wooden door of a tavern, two helpless young men were pulling a middle-aged man with a thick beard outward, trying to drag him from the stone steps in front of the tavern to the On a crowded street.

This action caused many passers-by around to look sideways in surprise at the same time, they all subconsciously avoided an open space, and then went around, which directly caused the already crowded and lively streets to become crowded again. Congested for a few minutes.

Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao continued to observe intently.

The extremely sloppy middle-aged man who was being pulled was wearing a set of muddy linen clothes and messy hair, like a dirty mop that hadn't been wet for a long time and stuck together, and in his arms , holding tightly to an old lute with scratches all over the surface.

Due to being dragged on the ground, his exposed skin was rubbed with a lot of bloodstains, but he himself still didn't know it, and he was reaching for it on his own. Most of the broken wine bottle was spilled.

"It was old Nick."

Kelly on the side frowned, and introduced softly to Lei Xiao: "My lord, this guy is originally a bard in the city, his strength is at the peak level of the second order, and he usually sings in various taverns. , and occasionally go on missions with mercenaries to make a living."

"Until winter last year, when snowflakes were flying all over the sky, after a group of elite mercenaries on a mission left the city, he was the only one who staggered back and fell in the snow at the gate of the city. It's this crazy look."

Speaking of this, Kelly shook her head helplessly, and continued: "At that time, this matter was once widely circulated, and it attracted the attention of the Mercenary Union in Fanyin City. After all, the location of their missions is relatively safe. In the team, There are also two powerful Tier 3 powerhouses."

"However, due to repeated investigations to no avail, even the corpses and battle traces of other mercenaries were not found at the scene of the mission. In addition, old Nick was severely frightened and could no longer communicate normally. It's over."

"In other words, no one knew what was going on except old Nick, who had gone mad."

After finishing speaking, Kelly's willow eyebrows were almost twisted together, and she couldn't help sighing softly.

"It turns out that this is the case. There must be an unknown story behind this."

Among the noisy crowd, Lei Xiao looked at the muddy middle-aged man not far away, nodded thoughtfully and said.

"Even if there is, there is no way to know now."

Kelly shrugged her shoulders and pouted her lips again and said: "To be honest, my lord, after the incident, my subordinates felt sorry for him, and helped him many times, and even planned to find him a job, but due to other All day long, he would only be drunk and dreamy, and he kept muttering about some inexplicable "catastrophe" in his mouth, and finally had no choice but to give up. "

"Cataclysm?"

After listening to Kelly's words, Lei Xiao's expression froze, and he immediately became alert.

This is full of ominous words, and I have heard it twice before.

The first time, it was Zhusha from the Magic Tower, who relayed the prophecy of the elders who were good at divination.

The second time, Shen Banxia, ​​who is also the lord, relayed the prophecy of her second-level subordinate Hina.

Regarding this point, when I was in Shen Banxia's territory, I asked Hina specifically, but the other party only had a vague premonition.

For example, I vaguely saw the flames soaring into the sky, heard the piercing screams, and felt a strange feeling of extreme cold oppression, etc., but I couldn't tell the specific content.

"Starting from Zhusha from the Sorcerer Tower, then Shen Banxia's divination by Hina, and today's Kelly, this is the third time I have heard this word full of ominous words."

Lei Xiao looked at the downcast figure holding the piano not far away, frowned and murmured in his heart: "Could it be that the previous experience of the other party is related to the catastrophe that will occur in the future? Or, The other party learned some clues about the catastrophe in the previous encounter?"

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao's expression became more serious.

His eyes moved slightly, and he continued to think while looking at the flow of people coming and going around with happy smiles on their faces.

Needless to say, my understanding of the cataclysm is only in the literal sense.

I just know that at some point in the future, it is very likely that there will be a terrible catastrophe that will sweep the entire world.

As for when it happened and in what form it started, nothing is known.

One thing is certain, though.

If this so-called cataclysm happens, whether it is yourself, or the hundreds of millions of other lords who descended at the same time, or even the human race, the thousands of races on this continent will usher in an unexpected disaster. changes, or devastating disasters.

"Think about it carefully, Jiang Li once mentioned in the elven ruins, the blank age 3,000 years ago, is there any potential connection with the upcoming catastrophe?"

"And the actions of the mysterious organization, will it be related to this? Even the arrival of us alien lords itself, will it also herald something?"

Thinking about this, Lei Xiao, feeling like a mess in his heart, secretly sighed.

At this stage, the clues I have are still extremely limited, and it is impossible to make further speculations.

"Forget it, according to the previous plan, my current goal is only one, and that is to continuously accumulate strength, enhance my own ability, and make adequate preparations for all the unknowns that may happen next."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and his eyes fell on the downcast bard not far away again.

"In any case, maybe this person is an important clue, and it is still unknown."

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao didn't hesitate, and immediately led all the main force subordinates, passed through the surrounding crowd, and came straight to the door of the tavern.

When he got closer, looking at the figure curled up on the ground in front of him, with his good perception, Lei Xiao could clearly feel it.

The strength of the opponent is indeed at the peak level of the second order, but the momentum is vain, like a gossamer, obviously it has not been practiced for a long time.

"Old Nick, old Nick, it's not that we don't give you alcohol, but we can't keep you from coming here every day to ask for it. We just opened the door and haven't opened yet."

One of the young men with a face full of helplessness dragged the middle-aged sloppy man called Old Nick down the stairs. He was about to turn around and leave when he was caught by a bag of golden dragons.

"Go in and tell your boss that I have booked this tavern, and carry this middle-aged man in safely."

Lei Xiao smiled and handed the golden dragon to the other party casually, then pointed to the middle-aged man named Nick on the ground.

"My... my lord, please wait a moment!"

After taking the heavy gold coin in Lei Xiao's hand, the young guy's eyes lit up, and he hurried back to the shop with another dumbfounded guy beside him.

In the blink of an eye, two people ran out quickly, and behind them was a middle-aged man with a big belly.

The three of them didn't hesitate. After saluting Lei Xiao respectfully, they worked together to carry the confused and unaware Nick back in again.

Under the amazed eyes of the surrounding crowd, Lei Xiao walked into the tavern and noticed it.

The area here is larger than the tavern in Maier in Songlin City, and the environment is almost the same.

Whether it is the air mixed with the smell of alcohol and vomit, the old brass oil lamps that are extinguished on the greasy table, or the draft beer glasses and white rags neatly arranged on the wooden L-shaped bar counter, there is a strong medieval classic flavor everywhere.

"My lord, do you have any orders?"

The potbellied tavern owner closed the shop door, rubbed his hands, trotted to Lei Xiao, and said with a smile on his face.

The gold coins that the lord gave just now are the net profit of his tavern for several months!

Looking at the down-and-out middle-aged man sitting peacefully not far away, holding a wine bottle and pouring it into his mouth, Lei Xiao asked casually, "Is he always like this?"

"Returning to the words of the adults, it is exactly so."

The tavern owner nodded helplessly, and responded: "This guy comes to the villain's shop almost every day to eat and drink, and he keeps talking about the "catastrophe", often scaring away the villain's guests, So much so that when the villain dreams at night, he can often dream of this guy, eating up the villain's shop. "

"Did he say anything else besides 'Catastrophe'? "

Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, then continued to ask.

"Back to the adults, not at all."

Ning Mei thought for a moment, the tavern owner first glanced at the middle-aged bard not far away who had just finished drinking and looked quite satisfied, then shook his head helplessly.

"Forget it, find me a separate room, I have something to ask him alone."

Lei Xiao waved his hand, and then ordered.

Not long after, in a room completely surrounded by the scent of knotweed and isolated from the outside world, after some patient questioning, Lei Xiao learned about it.

The middle-aged bard named Nick was indeed unable to communicate normally. He just kept repeating the words "catastrophe" with vibrato.

Sometimes, there is a terrified expression on the face, startled and frantic.

In desperation, Lei Xiao frowned, feeling the strong body odor of the other party, and connected Ye Cang and Fa Xia remotely, these two main experts who are good at healing.

After describing Nick's situation in detail, Lei Xiao learned about it.

The opponent's situation was not an abnormal state or mental attack caused by magic power, but simply suffered from strong fear.

Therefore, even if high-level purification magic is used, it cannot be cured. It can only be assisted by healing potions and wait for it to recover slowly.

"Speaking of which, my lord, without any magical intervention, can make a second-order peak powerhouse feel so frightened, I'm afraid he has seen something quite remarkable."

Only Ye Cang's voice was heard, and it was transmitted through the words again.

"Regarding this point, I am afraid that the truth can only be obtained later."

Lei Xiao smiled helplessly, and then closed the reading.

"Kelly, if that's the case, you can send someone to settle this guy. Don't forget to clean up this sloppy guy."

Lei Xiao looked at the middle-aged bard in front of him with distracted eyes, and told the woman in red beside him, "This person is very important to us, we must take good care of him."

After speaking, Lei Xiao was moved, and handed 20 Tier 2 healing potions to Kelly.

Currently, Lei Xiao still has more than 300 second-order healing potions, so there is no need to worry about the quantity.

"Obey! Please rest assured, my lord!"

Through Lei Xiao's series of actions just now, Kelly also realized the seriousness of the problem, and quickly saluted seriously.

"In the future, if this person recovers, be sure to notify me as soon as possible."

Looking at Kelly's understanding and serious expression, Lei Xiao nodded in satisfaction.

Just as the two of them said this, the notification sound rang again.

After connecting, Lin's sassy voice came to Lei Xiao's ears immediately: "My lord, my subordinates have joined Nanxing Nanyue and are rushing to the city!"

"Very good, just come directly to where I am now."

Speaking of this, Lei Xiao told Lin the location and name of the tavern, and then closed the reading.

While waiting for the arrival of the three subordinates, Lei Xiao notified the tavern owner to prepare the meal. Today's lunch is simply settled here.

"See Lord Lord!"

Not long after, under Lin's guidance, two petite figures appeared in front of Lei Xiao at the same time.

"Nanxing Nanyue, you have worked hard along the way."

In the closed room, Lei Xiao looked at the two identical sisters in front of him, first touched the heads of the two respectively, and then handed the two [Rings of Disappearance] to the two.

I have to say that even though we haven't seen each other for a while, Lei Xiao can't help but feel a world away when he looks at the cute and smart two people in front of him.

After all, these twin sisters are the two oldest powerhouses in the territory apart from the knotweed.

In this way, the group that met Nan Xing Nanyue successfully had lunch first, and then Lei Xiao immediately ordered Kelly to guide Nan Xing Nanyue to find the whereabouts of Keli and his son.

"My lord, the Southern Star is already in place!"

"My lord, Nanyue is already in place!"

Since Kelly had secretly ordered someone to follow her before, it didn't take much effort for Lei Xiao to hear the replies from the twin sisters who started monitoring their targets.

"Okay, since everything is in place, let's wait quietly for the other party to reveal its flaws while participating in the first two auctions in the afternoon."

After speaking, Lei Xiao left the tavern with all his subordinates, and started walking in the direction of the Shanglu Trade Fair.

Walking through the bustling street, I came to the entrance of the Shanglu Trade Fair. Kelly, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately greeted her.

Next, it is naturally an important time to participate in the auction and further collect resources and materials!