Chapter 298： The Downtrodden Bard and the Cataclysm

Hearing the strange voice, Lei Xiao motioned for the knotweed and Fang Hai beside him to open the way in the hustle and bustle of the crowd.

While looking through the gap of the crowd, in the direction of the sound.

In front of the wooden door of a tavern, two helpless young guys were pulling out a middle-aged man with a bushy beard.

Attempt to drag him from the stone steps in front of the tavern to the crowded street.

This move caused many passers-by around to look sideways at the same time.

All of them subconsciously avoided an open space, and then walked around.

It directly led to the crowded and lively streets, which became a bit blocked again.

Looking carefully, the extremely sloppy middle-aged man was wearing a suit of sackcloth full of mud.

Messy hair is like a dirty mop that has not been wet for a long time and sticks together.

In his arms, he was holding a worn lute with scratches on its surface.

And, visible.

Due to being dragged to the ground, there were many bloodstains on his exposed skin.

However, he himself still looks ignorant, reaching out to reach for himself, not far from a broken wine bottle that has spilled most of it.

"It was old Nick."

At this moment, I saw Kelly on the side, frowning slightly.

He introduced to Lei Xiao softly: "Lord Lord, this guy is a bard in the city, and his strength is at the second-order peak level.

He usually lives by singing in various taverns and occasionally doing missions with mercenaries.

Until the winter of last year, when the snow was flying all over the sky.

A team of elite mercenaries who went out of the city to perform missions, he was the only one who staggered back and fell into the snow at the gate of the city, and was rescued by the city guards.

Then, it has been turned into this crazy look. "

Speaking of which, Kelly shook her head helplessly and continued: "At that time, the matter was rumored and attracted the attention of the Fanyin City Mercenary Union.

After all, the location of their mission is relatively safe, and there are two third-order powerhouses with good strength in the team.

However, since the mercenary trade union's repeated investigations were fruitless, at the scene of the mission, even the bodies and battle traces of other mercenaries were not found.

Coupled with the fact that Old Nick was so frightened that he could no longer communicate normally, the matter was over.

No one except old Nick, who has gone mad, knows what happened. "

"It turned out to be like this. It seems that there must be an unknown story behind this."

Looking at the muddy middle-aged man not far away, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.

"Even if there is, we have no way of knowing now."

Shrugging slightly, Kelly sighed softly and added, "After this, my subordinates saw him as pitiful, and they helped him many times, and even planned to find him a job.

However, since he only knew about life and death all day, and he kept mumbling about some inexplicable "catastrophic catastrophe", he finally had to give up. "

"Cataclysm?"

Hearing this, Lei Xiao's expression froze, and he suddenly became alert.

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

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

The second time, it was Shen Banxia, ​​who was also the lord, who relayed the prophecy of Xina, a second-order subordinate under his command.

Regarding this point, when Lei Xiao was in Shen Banxia's territory, he also specifically asked the other party.

However, the other party only had a vague hunch.

"From Zhusha from the Magic Tower, and the divination of Shen Banxia's subordinates, to today's Kelly, this is the third time I've heard this word."

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao reluctantly shook his head and fell into contemplation again after looking at the back of the desolate man holding the piano not far away.

"Could it be that... the previous encounter of the other party is related to the cataclysm that will happen in the future?

In other words, the other party learned some clues about the cataclysm in the previous encounter? "

Realizing this, Lei Xiao's expression turned grim.

I saw his eyes move slightly, and he continued to think while looking at the flow of people coming and going around, all with happy smiles on his face.

There is no doubt that at present, our own understanding of the cataclysm is still only in the literal meaning.

Just know that at some point in the future, it is very likely that a terrible cataclysm will occur that will sweep the entire world.

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

However, it is almost certain that if this so-called cataclysm happens.

Whether it is one's own side, or another hundreds of millions of lords who came at the same time.

Even including the human race, there are thousands of races on this continent.

I am afraid that there will be an unexpected change, or a devastating disaster.

"If you think about it carefully, what Jiang Hao once mentioned in the elven ruins, the blank era three thousand years ago, will it have any connection with the upcoming cataclysm?

And the actions of the mysterious organization, will it also be related to this? Even the arrival of these otherworldly lords themselves, will it also herald something? "

Thinking about this, I felt like a mess of Lei Xiao in my heart, and sighed inwardly.

Undoubtedly, at this stage, the clues we have on our side are still extremely limited.

No further speculation can be made at all.

"Forget it, according to the previous plan, our current goal is still only one.

That is to continuously accumulate strength, strengthen oneself, and be fully prepared for all the unknowns that may happen next. "

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao's eyes fell on the unhappy bard not far away.

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

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao did not hesitate, and immediately led his subordinates, passed through the surrounding crowd, and went straight to the door of the tavern.

When he was near, with his good perception, Lei Xiao could clearly feel it.

The opponent's strength is indeed at the second-order peak level.

However, the imposing manner is vain and unreal, like a hairspring, obviously it has not been practiced for a long time.

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

At this time, I saw one of the young guys with a helpless face, struggling to drag the middle-aged sloppy man called Old Nick down the stairs.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he was caught by a bag of golden dragons.

"Go in and tell your boss, I've packed this tavern, and carry this middle-aged man in safely for me."

Handing the golden dragon to the opponent's hand at will, Lei Xiao smiled lightly and pointed to the middle-aged man named Nick on the ground.

"Sir, please wait a moment!"

After taking the heavy gold coins in Lei Xiao's hands, the young man's eyes lit up, and he and another stunned man beside him quickly ran back to the store.

In the blink of an eye, the two quickly ran out again.

Behind them, there was also a middle-aged man with a pot belly, and the three of them did not hesitate, and bowed to Lei Xiao with a smile on their faces.

That is, they worked together to carry the confused and unknown Nick back in again.

On the other side, under the amazed gazes of the surrounding people, Lei Xiao noticed that he walked into the tavern.

The area here is larger than that of the tavern in Maya in Glincheng.

However, the environment is quite similar.

Whether it's the air mingled with alcohol and vomit, the old brass oil lamps extinguished on the greasy table, or the draught mugs and white rags neatly arranged on the wooden L-shaped bar.

There is a strong medieval smell everywhere.

"Sir, do you have any other orders?"

I saw the pot-bellied tavern owner closed the door, rubbing his hands, and came to Lei Xiao with a smile on his face.

There is no doubt that the gold coins that this lord just gave are enough for his tavern's profit for a few months!

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

"If you go back to your lord, that's exactly what it is."

Hearing this, the tavern owner nodded helplessly and responded, "This guy comes to the villain's shop to eat and drink almost every day.

He always talks about the "big cataclysm" and often scare away the villain's guests.

So that when the villain dreams at night, he can often dream of this guy, and the villain's shop is empty. "

"Has he said anything other than "The Great Cataclysm"? "Slightly pouted, Lei Xiao pondered slightly, and continued to ask.

"If you go back to the adults, no."

Nongmei pondered for a moment, the tavern owner looked helplessly at first, and the middle-aged bard who had just finished drinking not far away gave a look, and then shook his head.

"Forget it, find me a separate room, I have something to ask him alone." Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao immediately ordered.

In this way, in the room completely enveloped by the breath of knotweed and isolated from the outside world, after some patient inquiry, Lei Xiao noticed.

The middle-aged bard named Nick was indeed unable to communicate normally, and he just kept repeating the words "catastrophic cataclysm" in a vibrato.

Sometimes, there is a terrified expression on his face, a crazy look.

In desperation, sniffing the strong body odor on the opponent's body, Lei Xiao frowned slightly, and then remotely connected Ye Cang and Fa Xia, the two powerful men who were good at healing.

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

This situation of the other party is not an abnormal state or mental attack caused by magic power, but simply suffered a strong fear.

Therefore, even if you use high-level purification magic, you can't heal, you can only use healing potions to assist, and wait for it to slowly recover on its own.

"Speaking of which, Lord Lord, without any magical intervention.

To make a second-order peak powerhouse feel so fearful, I am afraid he has seen something quite remarkable. "

Hearing Ye Cang's voice, it was transmitted again through recitation.

"It seems that we can only get the truth about this later."

Laughing helplessly, Lei Xiao immediately closed the recitation.

"Okay, if that's the case, Kelly, you can send someone to settle this guy. Don't forget to give this guy a good deal."

Looking at the middle-aged bard with slack eyes in front of him, Lei Xiao shook his head slightly.

Immediately, he said to the woman in red next to him: "This person is very important to us, and we must take good care of him."

Having said this, Lei Xiao's mind moved and handed 20 second-order healing potions into Kelly's hands.

At present, there are more than 300 second-order healing potions of Lei Xiao, so there is no need to worry about the number.

"As ordered! Lord Lord!" On the other side, through Lei Xiao's description, Kelly also realized the seriousness of the problem and hurriedly saluted.

"If this person recovers in the future, be sure to notify me as soon as possible." Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao's voice prompt sounded again.

After the connection, Lin's voice immediately entered his ears: "Lord Lord, this subordinate has joined Nanxing Nanyue and is rushing to the city!"

"Very good, just come directly to my current location."

Next, he informed Lin of the location and name of the tavern, and Lei Xiao informed the tavern owner to prepare meals and prepare for the next step.

"See Lord Lord!"

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

"Nanxing Nanyue, it's been hard work along the way."

In the closed room, I looked at the two identical sisters in front of me.

Lei Xiao stood up, touched the heads of the two, and then handed the two [Disappearance Rings] to the two.

I have to say, although it's only been a while.

But looking at the clever and clever two in front of him, Lei Xiao couldn't help but feel a sense of being separated from the world.

After all, these twin sisters are the two oldest powerhouses on their side, apart from the knotweed.

In this way, after successfully reuniting with Nanxing Nanyue everyone had a simple lunch, and Lei Xiao immediately ordered Kelly to guide Nanxing Nanyue to find the whereabouts of Klee and his son.

"Report to the lord, Nan Xing is in place!"

"Report to the lord, Nanyue is in place!"

Since Kelly had secretly ordered someone to track them before, it didn't take much effort for the twin sisters to start monitoring the target's replies, which were gradually passed into Lei Xiao's ears.

"Okay, now that everything is in place.

So, let's wait quietly for the other party to reveal their flaws while participating in the first two auctions in the afternoon. "

Having said that, Lei Xiao left the tavern with his subordinates and began to walk towards the Trade Fair again.

Crossing the bustling street and arriving at the door of the Shanglu Trade Fair, Kelly, who was already waiting here, immediately greeted her.

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