At the eastern foot of the towering Alps, in the dense and dark Germanic forest, there is a small Germanic village. ([] )
On this day, the noble-blooded and extremely brave Parthian warrior Vardanes and his loyal guards passed by this small village because they were going to the German Kingdom and were invited to attend the king's banquet.
This warrior comes from a well-known family, and his lineage can be traced back to when Emperor Arsasi raised an army against the Seleucid people - at that time, Vardanes's ancestors were fully armed and fought beside Emperor Arsasi. .
And the warriors around him are all good at horseback riding, archery and sword fighting. Each of them has served under Vardanes for at least five years, and has been strictly selected and is very reliable.
In addition, he is surrounded by young and beautiful maids, knowledgeable scholars, and mysterious astrologers who can predict the future through the stars.
Because he was a guest of King Vannius, the warrior and his guard servants received warm hospitality from the simple Germans. The Germans entertained them with delicious lamb meat and fine wine, as if they were entertaining a real king.
However, during the dinner, the warrior heard his host lamenting secretly.
Hearing the lamentation of his master, the Vardanes warriors felt extremely angry - could these Germans actually be stingy with some food and feel sad just to entertain them? This is completely inconsistent with the German people's reputation for generosity and hospitality.
Under the wrath of Vardanes. The owners of the small village had no choice but to defend their people - they were not mourning for a little meat and wine. Because under the governance of the benevolent Vannius, the Germans have never lacked these supplies, and it is their honor to be able to entertain a warrior who is famous and invited by the king.
The real reason that made them feel sad and lamented was the evil beasts in the mountains near them. Not long ago, hunters who went into the mountains to hunt found stones that had been melted by the flames and pieces that had been roughly chewed. bone. Moreover, what is particularly suspicious is that there has been an abnormal decrease in prey in the mountains and forests, and the Germanic livestock have also become lost.
Based on the condition of the broken bones. The Germans judged that a very huge and ferocious beast must have appeared in the mountains - and, based on this series of circumstances, based on the judgment of the sacrifice. It's probably the legendary dragon!
Although the giant dragon has not left the forest and has not attacked anyone, it still worries the Germans.
What's even worse is that the German King Vannius is currently fighting the Romans. Although he has achieved certain victories, he has also suffered heavy losses, and he is still organizing his army to prepare for the next stage of battle with the Romans. .
Therefore, they will not be able to get help and protection from His Majesty the King in a short period of time - but if the animals in the mountain forest are eaten up by the dragon before the war between His Majesty the King and the Romans ends, then this small village Bad luck is coming - no doubt about it. The dragon will leave the forest and attack the village.
And sent a large number of Germanic young and strong small villages, obviously unable to resist the giant dragon.
It was at this time that the warriors of Vardanes noticed that there were obviously few young people in the village.
After understanding the difficulties faced by this small village, the warrior Vardanes couldn't help but feel compassion - since he was invited by the German king to attend the banquet and was warmly entertained by the Germans, so what? Something should be done for the Germans.
And, since this warrior is widely famous all over the world, he also has extraordinary martial arts and a powerful bodyguard. Then he has the obligation to go on an adventure and challenge the evil dragon - this is a great honor for himself and even his family.
So, immediately. Vardanes told the German village chief that he would protect the small village on behalf of King Vannius. In return for the respected king and this welcoming little village.
Early the next morning, the warrior ordered the warriors to prepare their weapons and enter the forest under the leadership of German hunters.
While chatting with the hunter, Vardanes heard that there was a hermit living in the forest. He was more than five hundred years old and knew many past events that even the wisest priests did not know.
Hearing the news, Vardanes decided to visit the hermit, because the wisdom of the elders is often very helpful, especially when a brave man decides to deal with a legendary monster.
After dealing with many wild beasts and passing through dangerous swamps, Vardanes finally arrived at the legendary Hermit's Cabin.
This wooden house is almost in decay, there is air leakage everywhere, and mushrooms are even growing on many of the furniture.
?In such a rickety cabin, Vardanes saw the legendary hermit - this old man had a long white beard that dragged to the ground, and wrinkles on his head and face, and it seemed that he would die at any time.
After a brief inquiry, Vardanes commanded the guards to build a new wooden house for the old man.
In return, the hermit told Vardanes that deep in the forest, there was Odin's weapon-Kungunir that was stolen by thieves.
According to the hermit, the giant dragon living in the mountains is a black iron dragon. This dragon is covered with black iron scales all over its body, making it invulnerable and cannot be harmed by mortal weapons - except for Kungunir, there is probably no weapon in the world that can kill it.
So, according to the hermit's instructions, Vardanes led his guards into the dark black forest, and according to the hermit's instructions, he found the Holy Spear of Kungunir embedded in the oak tree at the top of the huge oak tree.
After getting the holy spear, Vardanes couldn't wait to lead the guards to the hills in the black forest to look for the evil dragon.
Braving strong winds and heavy rain, after a difficult trek, Vardanes found a mountain road with huge paw prints.
Following this ridiculously wide mountain road, the Parthian warriors went all the way up the mountain and found a wide and huge cave.
After checking their weapons for the last time, the Parthian warriors still fought their way into the cave.
There are ferocious wild boars, terrifying bats, and some ugly little monsters bleeding black blood in the cave - according to the hermit, these are the men of the evil dragon.
After a hard battle and the loss of several warriors, Vardanes finally found the giant dragon in the deepest part of the cave.
It was a truly behemoth, with just a head that was as tall as a person, with heavy black scales, eyes like huge torches, sharp, strong claws and huge wings.
Shouting the name of the god Amaz and the names of their ancestors, a group of warriors roared and launched an attack.
However, just as the hermit said, the scales of the black iron dragon are extremely strong and cannot be damaged by ordinary swords.
After several confrontations, the loyal and brave guards around Vardanes lost their weapons and were even injured.
At the most critical moment, Vardanes mustered up the courage and threw Kungunir firmly.
The sharp holy spear effortlessly penetrated the scales on the dragon's chest and stabbed into the dragon's heart, spewing out a large amount of black and smelly blood.
However, this was not the end of the matter - when Vardanes was about to celebrate his victory, a burly man appeared in front of Vardanes.
This man claimed that he was an attendant of Odin and came to recover Odin's holy spear - and as a reward for Vardanes' heroic deeds, the story of this dragon slaying will spread far beyond Vardanes. I move more quickly.
Sure enough, just as Odin's messenger promised, when Vardanes returned to the village, he was surprised to find that the Germans were celebrating their safety. The soldiers under his command who had been injured and lost during adventures have all returned to the village and received the best care.
The Germans told Vardanes that his heroic deeds had been spread by the envoys of Odin and would be spread throughout the German region. In order to repay his grace, the Germans will give him a dragon-slaying badge and a book detailing Vardanes's dragon-slaying - with this book and this badge, Vardanes will He can boast to everyone about his great achievements.
All of the above are the magical adventures experienced by the noble, wealthy and powerful Vardanes in the small German village.
Of course, this is only the ¡°most perfect form¡± in theory.
In fact, what Vardanes experienced was much more deceiving.
For example, although theoretically the hospitality provided by the Germans to the Parthian warriors should be free, in fact because Vannius had clearly told Vardanes, all the Germans treated the Parthian warriors for free. The hospitality of the Ya Warriors all requires payment - and it is divided into four levels.
There is no doubt that Vardanes chose the highest standard of hospitality.
In addition, there are German hunters and the hermit's wooden house - because the entire German area is theoretically the private property of Vannius, logging in Vannius's forest is obviously necessary. Paid
Finally, even after defeating the dragon, there are other explanations - for example, there are four kinds of badges for killing the dragon: gold, silver, bronze, and black iron.
As for the book that records the whole process of the warrior defeating the dragon, it will also be reviewed by Vardanes before it is finalized - if Vardanese is dissatisfied with the specific content and thinks it needs to be revised , you only need to pay a certain amount of "retouching fee" to modify the content.
As a result, although the famous Vardanes warrior's sense of honor was fully satisfied and he was very happy to be able to use the weapons of the gods to slay a legendary dragon, but equally, the pockets of Vardanese classmates The gold coins were also reduced by almost half
All in all, everyone is happy
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