Chapter 479: Meeting an old friend in a foreign land and starting to name dishes (4K4)
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“So, are you the Adalik Vannas I know?”
After a while, these two foreigners, who could be regarded as "old friends" to some extent, were already sitting in two seats in the corner of the bar.
Surrounded by them sat drinkers from many different races, plots, deals, promises, solicitations and threats were taking place at every table.
And the huge corpse of the Emperor's Scythe, which had just been killed by Hong Suo with a "punch" at the door, had been quickly dragged into the shadows by the scavengers here, which also won Hong Suo here. So a little courtesy to newcomers.
For example, when he walked in next and planned to talk to someone, he successfully obtained two suspicious glasses of wine, two seats at a table, and no double-talk from the pointy-eared bartender. Sex succubi and orcs entertain little space for interruption.
Opposite him, the person he asked this question was sitting right now.
As for why this question is asked.
Unlike Honso, who is wearing sophisticated equipment under disguise, Adalik Vannes looks very "local".
This means that the former fourth company commander of the Raven Guard and the Shadow Master who later had an "adventure" on the Destiny Steel is now different from when he disappeared, wearing the armor of the Raven Guard as black as midnight. , the once noble white raven emblem on the shoulder still showed signs of being smeared by the red "X" symbol, and the power armor also showed that it had only been repaired with limited resources.
Wannas's face is still very handsome, with long black hair tightly tied up on his scalp, coupled with his pale complexion, purple eyes, high cheekbones, narrow skull and The light and elegant figure almost gives the illusion that an Eldar is dressed in power armor.
But when Hong Suo stared at the other person, he was keenly aware that the other person was looking at his style of power armor with a kind of investigation-like thoughtfulness. There was a lot of surprise, but it was not right. The one holding his armor was facing Hong Suo himself.
That is to say, Vannas either recognized that Honso was not Honso, or he had seen Honso dressed like this.
Which one will it be? Although no matter which way it is, Honso will eventually "ask" Vannes to assist him, but there is no harm in getting it clear from the beginning. If you are lucky, you can figure out how to find the way back and bring some gifts for your father.
"Yes and no."
The former Raven Guard spoke, his voice and tone exactly the same as the unlucky man hanging in the interrogation room in Honso's memory. Of course, he might be a little distorted when he screamed. , and when he called me father, he was a bit too flattering.
I probably should have given him more tranquilizers and brainwashing drugs. Honso thought unexpectedly, and then began to think of his kind father, delicious cafeteria and cute apprentices - Stop it!
“Don’t play riddles with me.” Honso narrowed his eyes and said very abruptly, “Adalic, what color are the gods?”
Wan on the other side Nas's purple diamond-like eyes blinked, "As the God of Steel, of course he is black and white." Then he asked Hong Suodao, "Is Glocks Steak for dinner?"
"Thick cut, 50%, add more multi-trace element mineral salt and ground pepper."
A smile began to appear in the corner of Adalik's eyes, he raised the wine glass in front of him, letting the chemicals inside The low-quality spirit with the smell of fermentation slowly moved along the rim of the glass.
"Fine wine should be added with..."
"Reca coffee."
No matter how much Adalik Vannes once displeased him, but in this A living person appeared again, proving that what he had experienced was not an illusion or a daydream. Honsou still sighed deeply, deeply, taking his first breath since he woke up.
Under his power armor, the muscles in Honso's shoulders and neck relaxed slightly unconsciously.
The Shadow Master's purple eyes narrowed slightly, seemingly smiling.
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Later, in the Cape Camp of the Iron Warriors
Honso’s private room and command room
"Sit down. Whatever you want."
Honso strode forward, kicked aside two boxes filled with human skin scrolls, stirred up a wave of dust, and then dragged the only table away Come over and find yourself an unopened box to sit down on.
"What's there to drink? I haven't been able to drink anything happily for a long time." Vannas sat down opposite him and glanced at the messy drawings that had been pushed aside on the table.
“All I have here now is water that is not even worthy of being used as a washing machine on the Iron Blood.”
Honso placed a half-full brass kettle and another cup on the In front of him, "Drink or not."
Vanas poured out more than half of the glass of water, sniffed it, drank it in one gulp, made a face at the taste of the water, and put the glass back on the table.
“When were you?” Honso did not ask the next word, but Vannas knew what he wanted to ask.
“I got here several days before you.” The former Raven Guard shook his head, “But I actually didn’t dare to stay in the camp most of the time, and I’ve been here before, and I’m quite fond of it. It was personally safer for me to stay in the mountain town for the sake of familiarity, so I declared that I was going to go out and get some information on the Skull Harvest Feast - so I watched while I was hiding in the shadows on the bar. You strode over and watched the whole thing. Did you know that even though you were disguised, your whole person was still shining here, much more powerful and eye-catching than that "you", and you also had a sense of beauty. It's very rare to be calm here. It's actually not difficult to tell the difference between you and the 'original Hong Suo'."
"But none of my subordinates raised any questions about my appearance."
< br>"If your boss has really only regarded you as a number, an object, a necessary weapon and a handy tool, even if one day he suddenly changes his temper and seems to be kinder, But it seems to be more energetic and powerful than ever, so you will only think that this may be a cold trap of a moody tyrant rather than a miracle from heaven.”
"I suspect you are insinuating something, but I have no evidence." Honso narrowed his eyes and looked at the former Raven Guard who was Shi Shiran in front of him.
"I didn't. If I did, then you're overthinking it, Hong Suo."
"Okay." The former pharmacy master changed his posture, "Then you know now that it is There are too many eyes and ears in the bar. Can you explain what 'yes and no' means?"
"I mean," Vannas thought for a moment, "I. The memory or maybe the soul, anyway, not the body, is the Vanus who knows you and...the kind and great father. ——Can you please not use your special eradicator to face me under the table? I know that you, the Eradicator, can really eradicate me immediately."
"Then don't be so vague. I actually want to blow this place up to the sky with everyone and then slap it. Turn around and leave.”
"Okay, okay," the son of Clarks sat up straight and spoke faster, "I mean, you and I are on the same page, but my body seems to be the original one, instead of appearing in one piece like yours. "Yes." Honso looked at Vannas suspiciously. The other party immediately swore, "It's true! Otherwise, how could I answer those three questions?!"
"Okay, that's it for now, then what's the original content in your body?" Where is the soul? "
"How do I know?" The black-armored Astartes crossed his arms, "If I could know, I might also know why we are here. Two people who have good food, good food, and good housing will be thrown into this place."
"It's true as you said, maybe your body is still where we started." Followed. There was a very light sound of the slide rail moving, and the "Gene Eradicator" was stuck back into the holster. Hongso frowned, "If they can find that your body has lost its soul, maybe they can start tracing it from this point. to you.”
"That's usually the case." Adalic looked a little restless.
“What do you mean usually?”
“Well, I was doing some little hobby in the shadows... No, lurking, you know, I was in the shadows Lurking...so..." Shadow Master looked very embarrassed.
“...So it’s very likely that you won’t be discovered until the next person with shadow stealth hits your body like a dead mouse.”
“Yeah. Hum.”
"I suddenly wanted to eat some roasted bird, like a roasted raven stuffed with grox and mushrooms."
"Oh, you can't." Vanner Si immediately said, "I have said, I have been here before, and I have indeed obtained a lot of information and details in the past few days, which is exactly what you need now that you have just arrived."
Honso's cold eyes Stared at him for a long time.
"Okay, then you can tell everything you know now."
"First of all, the skull harvesting feast currently being prepared is...a truly bloody, life-or-death affair Although the carnival in the maelstrom is a feast, it is not as gentle as the words describe it. After each game, only the champion and his team will still survive, but even so, it still continues. It is held locally, and there are always teams coming one after another to participate. This is because of Badab Tyrant’s good reputation for keeping its promises and the generous rewards for the championship. But let me remind you at the beginning: only the most powerful, evil and most evil. The cunning one survives to the end in this game.”
"Continue."
"First of all, you need some strong helpers, and you must participate in the skull harvesting competition under the name of a participating team, not an individual."
The former Potion Master shrugged, and the gray and dry skeleton tapped his chin on his robotic arm, as if setting the rhythm for their conversation.
“Actually, if Huron can maintain the good order of the playing field and rules as he said and is said to be, I and you alone can kill the opponent’s team or a champion. The situation of the soldiers in the camp is quite bad in all aspects, I mean in every aspect! Their nutritional status, medication and hormone supplementation levels are almost non-existent, and there is no regular brainwashing or hypnosis adjustment! -It's a pity that it is not produced by the war group but left by you here."
"You are indeed good with this equipment." Adalic nodded in agreement, "And I am. It's the one I've been wearing since I was kicked out of the Raven Guard. Although it's old and scarred, it's an old friend, so it's not a big problem. But you need a team not for strength, but for invitations."< br>
"Invitation?"
"The organizer of the Skull Harvest Feast, the Black-Hearted King Huron, will send a messenger from his palace before the official start of the game to inform anyone who he hears is qualified or has made a qualified decision. Teams that participate in the competition are issued skull harvesting invitations. Only with the invitations can they be considered as official participating teams, and they can participate in the game and be counted as valid results.” Not forgetting his rigorous style, he might actually be Guilliman's son. Well... maybe one day I will have the opportunity to dig out his genetic seeds to verify it."
"Ha. ! Ha! Your sense of humor is great! ——As for why it must be in the form of a team, it is because one of the most attractive rewards of the Skull Harvest Feast is that the winner takes all the soldiers and resources of the team. and ships. As for whether the ships left by the other party are willing to continue working for you and how to persuade the remaining subordinates of the other party to serve, that is another matter, but at least this is what the rules stipulate, and as long as they are still in New Badab Within the scope, Huron will try his best to make this reward true, so a single person will generally not receive an invitation. The stakes for only one person to participate are too small, and usually no one will be willing to bet against you. It will greatly damage the prestige of the Black Heart King."
"So what needs to be done to get the invitation?"
"Are you really planning to continue participating in the Skull Harvest Feast?" Vannas glanced at Hongsuo who was starting to think seriously with some surprise, "We can actually leave here before you receive the invitation. It's not a big problem. I can help you control the people on the ship. We just make an excuse. When the invitation is sent to your camp, you only have to participate in the game and fight to the last option, unable to leave New Badab."
"I haven't gotten the invitation yet, are you so sure that I can get it?"
The Shadow Master nodded, "The emperor who believed in the Blood God you killed at the door of the bar Scythe, Wosok Dar, you should have noticed a special eight-pointed star mark on his helmet, right?"
"I noticed it, but I thought it was his personal mark."< br>
Wannas nodded, "That is the mark of Pushtok Uluvente. He has a very powerful blood god believer warband. He is one of the participating teams this year and also a member of the team. A devotee of the God of War, and Dahl is his warband champion."
Honso burst out laughing at this.
“If every warband champion is of this level, then I really want to participate in this competition!”
“You just killed Uruvente easily. Warband Champion, so as long as this matter is brought to Huron's table and confirmed, the invitation will be sent to you from Huron's palace."
"It sounds like he is still here. He really became an emperor ruling his little world here," Hong Suo said sarcastically, "If I hadn't served on my father's great flagship, maybe I would really think of him a little bit. Like an ancient emperor who would bestow upon me, a little country knight lord!"
"So, if you really plan to participate in this competition, you must do it when the invitation arrives! Set off immediately to meet the Black Heart King in the palace above. ”
"I don't like to use the word 'visit'. Only our father can make me bow to him."
Wannas nodded understandingly, "But people are under the eaves...and, I I just wanted to say that if you want to compete, you should go to a place with me first. There is someone you should meet. "
"Are we going to have a new partner so soon?" Hong. Suo grinned, "It seems that my father's favor has not left me."
"It's very possible."
(End of this chapter)