Chapter 193 46. Olme is just right
The carriage loaded with wine and food passed through the dark and broken streets in the wind and snow.
The guards with weapons stared at the poor and scavengers along the way with vigilance. The vibration of the wheels running over the frozen corpses made them nervous. Fortunately, flesh and blood could not withstand the blade of weapons. These hungry and frozen poor people There was no intention to attack the carriage.
Turning around the street, the bright and vast manor in the distance made the guards relax. Driving through the streets guarded by guards, passing by the gardens where servants wandered, and driving into the kitchen to unload the goods - red wine from the Ferun Highlands, fresh fruits and vegetables from the south, they hit the silver platter and were held by the servants and lined up outside the auditorium. The team marched towards the brightly lit banquet that never ends.
Annan looked at the fruits brought to the banquet with envy - he had never eaten them in Xingyue Bay, so they were very expensive.
Withdrawing his gaze, Annan leaned closer to the broad back in front of him to avoid the cold wind. While stomping his feet to relieve his frozen body, he looked back and glanced at the queue that was dozens of yards long - many people wanted to try their luck like him, and there were many rich people. people and nobles.
For example, behind Annan was a young man wrapped in a blanket, but still shivering in the cold night.
"My name is Albert Howe." He said to Annan who turned around.
"Young Master Olmei has no surname."
The young man who found out that Annan was not a noble didn't bother to talk to him anymore.
The team moved forward slowly. When there were eight or nine contestants in front, the head guard walked out of the auditorium and stood on the steps and announced: "Mrs. Winter is in a bad mood today. If you want to make up the number, leave immediately!"
There was a commotion among the players who had stood in the ice and snow for dozens of minutes.
“Quiet!” The captain of the guard pulled out his long sword, “If your jokes make Mrs. Winter angry, you will bear the consequences at your own risk!”
The bustling team returned to silence, and few people left. You can't spend dozens of minutes freezing in vain. Annan was the same, he believed his own joke - if he couldn't see Mrs. Winter's gums, he would lose.
In the next few minutes, several contestants failed. Annan was still confident at this time, until he reached the first place, and the joke of the previous person who entered was vaguely heard in the auditorium:
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An old rich man called his three sons to an empty room and asked them to fill the room. The eldest son bought a pile of firewood, the second son lit a candle, and the third son praised "the common people of Ruikan'er Kingdom live and work in peace and contentment", swearing and swearing Suddenly the whole room was filled.
Joan Ann told the same joke, which was much funnier than the bard's "feeling the goblin's hand in the pocket". The joke prepared by Annan was similar to this——
"Get him!"
Then he heard the call of the captain of the guard.
If you tell a story that is not funny, you will still be arrested? ! Mrs. Winter, who looked like a tyrant, came to Annan's mind.
Not long after, the guard appeared on the steps:
"Master Olme! Where is Master Olme...Albert Hawe!"
"I am here."< br>
The young nobleman puffed up his chest, took off his blanket, and walked up the steps tremblingly in his thin dress.
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The brightly lit manor in the distance disappeared into the depths of the wind and snow. Annan felt a little relieved. He had just come out of the dungeon and did not want to be locked up again.
Annan, who was still thinking about how to sneak into the auditorium, did not notice the shadows on the street. They suddenly burst out when Annan was passing by the alley and dragged him into the alley.
Begging for mercy and crying were heard briefly, then silence returned. After a while, Annan emerged from the alley carrying a few wallets and braved the cold wind back to the hotel.
Annan did not see the knight girl and the others. Two strange guys were dining in the hall.
After greeting Uncle Mulma, Annan returned to the room and poured out the coins he had snatched from the gangsters. The dirty coins were piled in piles, but there were only three silver coins and dozens of copper coins.
Knock knock knock——
There was a knock on the door. Annan opened the drawer, slid his wallet and coins in, stood up and opened the door.
The brown-haired knight girl appeared outside the corridor. She leaned forward and sniffed, and then glanced at the room in confusion: "Let me ask you when will you return to Breeze City?"
"You guys Let's go first, I have to stay in Bethal City for a while."
Astolfo's eyes flashed with disdain: "Are the pubs in the city so attractive to you?"
"I haven't been... I haven't been to the pub!"
"Are the women in the city so attractive to you?" Annan couldn't refute, because he really wanted to attract a woman's attention.
The knight girl "hummed" twice as if she had discovered Annan's secret, but they were just companions, not even friends, so she could only say: "We are still in the city. Stay for a few days. If you need help, please tell us.”
“Okay.”
After closing the door and hanging the latch, Annan went back to bed and fell asleep staring at the old cobwebs under the eaves.
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The frost on the windows blurred the snowy scene. Annan woke up very early, put on a felt hat to cover his faded hair, and walked downstairs on the creaking stairs. , I didn’t see Joan and the others. Taking out a silver coin to prepay the rent for the next few days, Annan came to the street and wandered aimlessly. Unknowingly, he came to a dilapidated church - Joan's orphanage.
Annan, who still had two silver coins and dozens of copper coins left, left two silver coins by the way. When he was about to leave, the lady stopped him.
"You seem to be in trouble..." The lady held her hands on her chest, "The god of justice and courage will bless you."
"Didn't you say you are not a nun?"
"The god is dead, and his nuns and priests have returned to dust, no longer extraordinary..."
Annan planned to try again tonight, but was If you are caught in the dungeon, just treat it like a bard asking for help - Bethal City is poorly managed anyway, and you can get out after paying a ransom.
However, the mineral powder was about to fade, so Annan bought some more orange mineral powder. After returning to the hotel, he washed it and applied it on his black hair. He put on a dress, then put on a cotton coat and a felt hat, and came again. Go to the manor where Lady Winter is staying.
"Name."
"Olme is just right."
"What?" The guard who never looked up even raised his head.
"Olme is just right." Annan read out this simple and easy-to-understand name, "As a bard, it is normal to have a strange name."
The guard wrote down the name. , Annan stepped into this snow-free manor again. Looking at the team, I saw no familiar faces. After dozens of minutes, there were only two people left in front of Annan. After one of them entered, Annan vaguely heard a voice coming from the auditorium:
"Would you choose a joke or a riddle?"
"Joke...Mrs. Winter...what do you pronounce these two words?"
"Ha...ha?"
"Yes, you laughed."
< br>"...Put him in the dungeon, laugh a hundred thousand times, and then let him out."
The player was quickly dragged out like a dead dog. Then it was the turn of the player in front, and the wind brought a faint voice:
"You choose a joke or a riddle?"
"I choose a riddle..."
"What is this?"
"Pelogo!"
"Wrong. Let him eat a hundred Pelo Fruits before going out."
Gudu——
Annan swallowed, he was a little hungry.
"Olme is just right!"
Finally, it's Annan's turn - oh, now Olme is just right.
(End of this chapter)