Mercenaries and Adventurers

Zhao Ji bought a pickled apple from a peddler in the park, and returned to his seat to continue watching the rehearsal of the actors on stage.

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The fourth chapter of the first act begins.

The servant and the prince walk towards the front of the stage, symbolizing that the two are talking and avoiding other people at this time.

Attendant: "Everyone's words are for profit. I don't know how many people have the truth. The prince must discern what he does, so that the troops can avoid the snow."

Prince: "Don't be flustered with the treasure stick in your hand. It doesn't matter whether what he says is true or not. It's the best policy to delay and wait for help. Then we can argue about right and wrong."

The prince held a jeweled scepter in his hand, facing the audience, signaling that they can protect themselves.

The two left temporarily.

The confrontation crowd moved to the center of the stage. One of the soldiers came out and pointed at the peasant girl with a gun and said, "You don't know what to do, so we just protected you. The reason is to lie to the nobles, and then the result is the result."

One of the robbers came out and said: "The peasant girl said it well, there are fewer soldiers than robbers. Bandits are like combing soldiers and sifting through them. It is incomparable to bully the people."

A person from the caravan came out and said, "Don't talk nonsense, please come here quickly. Drive out the foreigners and hang the bandits, and drive out the farmers first."

The alien mercenaries stepped out and said, "!@#￥%...\u0026*(), !@#$%^\u0026*().!@#$%^\u0026*(),!@#￥%... \u0026*()."

The adventurer shrugged helplessly and said, "It's all due to the heavy snowstorm. A group of bastards gathered here. The naked eye can't see the devil, so it's hard to drift away tonight."

The girl from the farmer's family walked out and said tremblingly: "Since ancient times, the farmer's life has been so cheap, oppressed, robbed and driven away. Today's snowstorm is sent to the house, and it is inevitable that the disaster will be the first."

The peasant girl fell to the ground and said tremblingly: "I never thought about leaving my hometown for thousands of miles, and soldiers from Beiling collided with each other. The evil businessman who bought my farm by force drove me out of the house today. The robbers don't pretend to be, my brother was once It hurts. The hearts of foreign races and languages ​​are unpredictable, so you may not be crazy today. There are also adventurous people like mice, talking crazy and talking like crazy."

The prince and his attendants stepped onto the stage again.

The peasant woman then said tremblingly: "My lords, please open your eyes. There is no good person here today. It is necessary to use unpredictable magic power, kill strange people, kill robbers and catch risks. Rectify the soldiers and scold the merchants, and the woman will offer it carefully."

The prince and the attendant looked at each other and smiled.

The attendant stepped forward to help the peasant girl and said loudly: "Soldiers are loyal and majestic, and robbers also have loyal words. Alien mercenaries have never been armed, and businessmen are greedy after profit. Adventurers speak warning words, and peasant women speak truth."

The prince came to the soldiers and said loudly: "The Earl of North Ridge is the first to be brave, and the soldiers under him are also striving to be the first. Today is a good time to gather here, and tomorrow will be awarded for meritorious service."

The soldiers rectified their manners and shouted yes.

The prince came to the bandit and persuaded him, "It's hard to arrest today. It's better to join the North Ridge Army. It's worthwhile to fight against the king and stand on your own. You don't have to worry about food and clothing."

The robbers whispered to each other and argued endlessly.

The prince came to the foreign mercenary, and said cautiously: "Traveling thousands of miles is only for money, and the fate promises to meet today. It's better to make an agreement, and fight for me in the future."

The alien mercenaries shook their heads in doubt.

The prince came to the caravan and ordered: "The Earl of North Ridge has promised you, but I can't prove it today. I need a sum of urgent money now, and I will return it to you in the future. Don't say that there is no such thing, but it is necessary for businessmen." Jin. The loan can be guaranteed by North Ridge, the earl and I are related by marriage."

The caravan collected several bags of money and handed them to the prince.

The prince gave the money to the servant.

The attendant handed over a bag of money to the foreign mercenaries, who accepted it in doubt.

The attendant handed over a bag of money to the soldiers, who happily accepted it.

The attendant handed a bag of money to the peasant girl,

The peasant girl hesitated and accepted it.

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At the end of the fourth chapter of the first act, Zhao Ji hurried back to the chamber of commerce across the park. After making things easier, he hurried back again. However, the previous seat was occupied, so he had to sit on the side of the flower table in the park.

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The fifth chapter of the first act begins.

Everyone on stage.

The prince came to the adventurer and said to him: "The peasant girl said that you used to be strong, and also said that you looked crazy. Seeing that you can read and hyphenate words, why are you so flustered?"

The adventurer and the prince come to the front of the stage, showing them talking away from others.

The adventurer said to the prince: "Today's safety or danger depends entirely on the actions of the two of you. The snowstorm is unusual because of the evil spirit. The uninhabited castle is busy today, not to mention weird."

The prince said to the adventurer, "Hmph, don't talk about him, it's okay to speak up."

The adventurer said: "The peasant girl said that I used to be strong, but did she tell the truth about the situation in detail. Although she never married a wife, everyone in the tavern called her the little overlord on the bed in North Ridge."

The prince couldn't help laughing, the audience below the stage booed, and Zhao Ji booed too. The prince stopped laughing immediately and became serious.

The adventurer went on to say: "The farmer's family is very strange. The farmer and the woman don't speak. Why must the woman speak, not the head of the family?"

The prince came to the soldiers and said to them: "The peasant girl once said that she was raped, and the adventurer said there was another reason. You have come to stop it, and tell me what happened at that time."

The soldiers came out one by one and said to the prince: "Don't dare to lie to your lord, we did stop it. At that time, the man was holding an object, and he stood and fell to the ground. The farmer's family stood by, never speaking or being busy. We waited Go forward to stop it, but the adventurer is smiling."

The prince came to the attendant in doubt.

At this time, the attendants were surrounded by robbers who wanted to surrender, alien mercenaries who protected him, and caravan leaders who fawned on him.

Soldiers stood guard all over the stage.

The adventurer and the farmer's family stood in two other places on the stage, separated from each other.

The prince and his attendants come to the front of the stage, showing them talking away from others.

The prince said: "The situation in this place is safe now, and the two of us are waiting for the troops to come. But the adventurer once said that there may be unpredictable dangers in the dark."

The attendant said: "I don't know why the danger is so unpredictable. Prince, you can explain it in detail."

The prince said: "So, so, so, so, maybe there is something strange about the peasant girl. The capital said you are smart, today I puzzle you and need to explain."

The attendant said: "Other people's boasting is untrustworthy, seeing is believing. The situation is not clear enough, you need to find out more information."

The prince came to the robbers and inquired about the news: "You are the leader of Juxiao, have you ever heard of strange things. If you speak well, you will be rewarded. If you speak well, you will be nailed."

One of the robbers walked out and said to the prince: "Juxiao's life is hard here, but he is the most well-informed. I heard that there are hungry tigers in the mountains, and I also heard that the city has been infected. The village is guarded at night, and the ghosts and fires gather at the graves. The wolves If I block the way, I will block it, and if I am not as good as a soldier, I will block it."

The prince said: "These are all common things, but there was something more shocking."

The robber rubbed his head, shivered, and said to the prince: "I have also traveled around and heard about it in the local village. There must be snow in the winter solstice here, and if there is snow, there will be a blizzard. If you don't go out in a blizzard, people will die. My lord has this question today, but is the winter solstice today?"

The prince nodded with a serious expression, today is the winter solstice day.

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The fifth chapter of the first act is over, and the actors all go to have a rest.

At this time, a bard came to the stage and performed his unique skill, swallowing the flute alive. However, the audience below had different reactions, some people liked it very much, and the applause was fierce. Some people didn't like it. They thought it was an insult to music and the profession of bards, and they booed.

At this time, Zhao Ji also bought a tomato by the park and ate it.

After a while, the rehearsal of "The Prince's Exorcism" continued.

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The sixth chapter of the first act begins.

The prince came to the caravan and inquired about the news from an old man in the caravan: "You go south and north, look around and go west and east. You have seen many strange things, and you must know the situation of this place."

The old man of the caravan said: "Walking south and north, wind, snow and sand, left and right, west and east, rain and fog killed me. I am lucky to survive here, thanks to the enlightenment of the gods. The southern kingdom is newly established, and it is difficult to trade without anything. In the north, there is heavy snow in Beiling, and there is snow for half a year. It’s sunny in half a year. It’s difficult to go to the forest in the west, and it’s all about your heart when you trade with foreign races. It’s difficult to travel in the misty mountains in the east.

The prince said: "Everyone in the world is not like this, but it is not easy to do business. You can go to this place often. Are there any strange legends?"

The old man of the caravan who has been traveling all year round reacted, took a step back trembling, and then said: "I have been traveling for business all the year round, and today I saw the castle for the first time. If it wasn't for the heavy snowstorm blocking the way, how could I come here to escape the snowstorm. It's weird and weird. , the adventurer said crazy words before. The adults also came to ask the strange, is there really a demon in this place. Please also ask the adults to keep me waiting, and the money can be repaid for a long time."

The prince nodded with a serious expression. It seems that there is no castle here on weekdays, only during heavy snowstorms.