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    As he walked, Barrett finally found the swinging wooden sign hanging in the alley. €ó€óUnder normal circumstances, those that appear rounded and old are different from those that have been weathered by time.  This wooden sign was obviously newly made: not only did the pattern on it look slightly rough, but even the burrs on the surface were not completely shaved off, as if it was a temporary substitute.  The wall facing the street below the wooden sign is full of pits. The stones in many places are of different colors. In addition to the mottled white spots made by lime, there are some traces of new repairs.  The two large wooden windows were also pitted, as if they had been gnawed by dog ??teeth.  It seems that the store can't find anyone to make new window sashes for a while. Why are all the craftsmen in the city being occupied by the military?  After pushing open the curtain, Barrett felt as if his foot had kicked something. It turned out that the tip of his shoe scraped the one-foot-high stone threshold in front of the door.  When entering the tavern called "Fragrant Wheat Porridge", Barrett subconsciously looked up at the bar, which was much higher than most enemies.  "Isn't this a prop specially used to make it more difficult for small humans to escape? I didn't expect there to be one here! I thought most of these things had been flattened by the wheels of history!"  Barrett, who pulled his other leg in, muttered subconsciously.  After just observing, Barrett determined that the location of this tavern in the city is actually not low. If it is to prevent rain, there is no need to use such a high threshold.  Barrett has also seen similar designs like this during testing. At that time, its main function was to deal with small people or half-year-old children with dirty hands and feet.  Although for a master like Noodles, whether such a threshold exists or not actually has no impact.  But for the average little guy, their biggest advantage is their small size.  , taking advantage of the darkness and poor light, you can steal something and run away.  With this threshold, they move a lot when they go out, and they can't even move fast.  After the drunkards in the tavern gained experience, it was not difficult for them to take the opportunity to catch the thieves who took their money bags. You can imagine the embarrassment and embarrassment of those halflings when they were discovered when they crossed the threshold.  At the same time, the guests who were spending money in the tavern saw this scene, subconsciously touched the money bag and cursed when they found it was gone, and then hurriedly got up to chase after it.  As long as this happens a few times, the halflings who come here will become more honest, and the imps will look for other suitable places to feed.  However, although the effect of this cheap prop is good, not everyone can use it safely.  Because there is a profit chain behind most golden fingers, whether it is the thieves among them, the thieves union hiding in the shadows, or the officials who provide protection, they will not sit back and watch their pocketbooks suffer losses.  ¡°If the tavern that does this doesn¡¯t have a strong backend, it will be tricked to death by those experts who backstab it using shady means.  If there is no way to kill the chicken and the monkey in this matter, the underground forces in this settlement will inevitably start a new round of reshuffle.  Precisely because he saw this, Barrett had a weird smile on his face: ¡®This pub with a bad name doesn¡¯t look simple!  That's right, if they have nothing to rely on, how can they make money from those big soldiers?  ¡¯ The previous military treatment of the Kingdom of Cruze has always been in a state of great disparity between paper and reality.  In this case, don't expect those guys to have good military discipline.  In the past, those soldiers and gangsters were more skilled at extortion and sword-wielding, not to mention food and money.  Even if they now use both funds and probability, they will not be able to transform in a short time.  Therefore, those who can make money from them must have some backers in the army who can suppress them.  Although Barrett had caught some information, when he thought about it, he realized that this thing had nothing to do with him.  Then with a wave of his hand, the curtain was completely opened. Like most taverns of this era, the first floor of this store also served as a restaurant, while the second floor served as a hotel.  Even though there was a lot of dust outside, it still did not affect the shop owner from opening the window.  This makes the light in the lobby look pretty good. Occasionally, a few wisps of spring breeze blow in from the window, taking away the smell of alcohol in the store and the strong body odor of the guests.  There were quite a few people sitting on several round wooden tables. Judging from their attire, they were not the previous caravan guards or the guards who took turns in the city.  The bearded man at the round table yelled at the counter with a loud voice. He looked at the table with the cup in his hand from time to time, as if he was dissatisfied with the level of wine served.  At another table was a man with a yellow beard and a scar on his left cheek.  Barrett took a closer look at the latter and found that he seemed to be drinking alone without any major interaction with the people next to him.  Even today in the city, the opponent is wearing a more close-fitting leather armor.The sword was not hung at the waist, but leaned slantedly on the table within easy reach, as if it would be ready to draw the sword at any time.  Just when Barrett was about to further observe the guests in the tavern, he heard the silver bell-like tone of the lute. The low-tension gut strings and the special resonance of the pear-shaped speaker created an extremely rich and detailed sound.  It's really fascinating.  Of course, being able to do this requires not only a high-quality lute, but also the player's attainments are also very important.  Following that pleasant sound, Barrett saw a performer who gave off a slender feel.  This performer wears gorgeous costumes made of silk, silver thread, tassels, and silver buckles.  On the chest hangs beautiful ornaments carved from ivory and jade.  But when Barrett's eyes moved up, he only saw a bronze mask that was half-crying and half-laughing.  At the same time, there seemed to be a unique flow of light on the thin sword at his waist, which kept attracting Barrett's attention.  Unable to speak directly, Barrett quickly walked to the counter and threw a gold coin to the tavern owner.  The latter was a bit old and couldn't catch it for a while.  I had to bend down to dig through the counter.  After picking up the gold coin, he used his somewhat withered hand to put the gold coin in his mouth and bite it to check its quality.  Then he asked Barrett with a smile on his face: "This guest, do you need anything?" "When did that gentleman come here? If I want to ask him to play a song specifically,  How much remuneration do you need?" Barrett asked in a lowered voice as he bent down.  The skinny old man behind the counter with a wrinkled smile shook his head: "We can't control that gentleman in our small store. According to the military men, that man is a big man in the black lead rank. We have to serve him well."  He's doing whatever he likes, how can I possibly control it?" The reason why Barrett asked just now was, in addition to the other party's clothes that were incompatible with this tavern, mainly because of his hidden appearance.  After all, a war between the Cruze Kingdom and the Lucia Kingdom is about to break out in this city, so any suspicious person will attract Barrett's attention.  But according to the owner of my tavern, the performer in front of me who does not show his true identity should have a close relationship with the local defenders of the Kingdom of Cruze.  Otherwise, he wouldn't have disclosed his strength so easily and told the tavern what things to pay attention to.  ¡®It seems like this person is also a member of the army!  But with his level, it shouldn't be difficult to use the earthen lyre!  ¡¯ Barrett suddenly shook his head when he thought of this, ¡®The Cruze defenders in this city may not have that kind of rare thing. Why am I thinking so much now?  ' "Don't believe it, I heard Captain Habishaw, who came here for a drink before, say that that gentleman can use the sound of his piano to strengthen their weapons to the level of magic items." The tavern owner in front of me  Apparently he misunderstood the reason why Barrett shook his head and thought he didn't believe what he said.  So leaving revealed new information to support his opinion.  ¡®Using the sound of the piano to enhance the effect of weapons?  Isn't that an arcane duelist?  This type of bard is indeed more common among the army.  ¡¯ Barrett nodded very naturally when he thought of this.  The lineage of Arcane Duelist specializes in combat with both weapons and spells, combining them into deadly attacks.  They can wear thicker armor and ignore the spell casting failure rate. Bronze-level arcane duelists can even wear heavy armor and cast spells at will. A fighting method that combines strength and magic also gives arcane duelists additional combat enhancements.  In addition, arcane duelists with the battle cry ability can restore their allies' fighting spirit through performances, making them more advantageous when fighting against fear and despair effects than ordinary morale boosters.  The Bloodthirsty Blade allows the arcane duelist to perform a performance to enchant a weapon within feet, with the effect increasing as the performer levels up.  In the later stage, in addition to the wide variety of enchantments, you can even share them with your companions.  Although it is different from those bards who desperately increase the influence of their songs, this is indeed a battlefield-oriented bard inheritance.  It's just that he prefers personal combat power. In a sense, he can also be classified as a combat-oriented bard.  As if he felt that his news was satisfactory to his employer, the shopkeeper began to show off for the gold coin in his hand: "I heard that the reason why the gentleman came to the tavern to perform was entirely due to his own preference.  So just listen to what you have, and don¡¯t think too much. The adults of the black lead rank are not ordinary, and they won¡¯t give up that little money.¡± Add to that the soldiers¡¯ shooting, these arrows are like fine raindrops.  , shooting towards the green dragon in the mist.  This rain of arrows was also mixed with a dense wave of arrows.The power of those more than forty crossbows firing simultaneously was definitely not small.  When the green dragon Codman flew away from the range of the target curse, he was in a state of embarrassment!  Arrows of all sizes were stuck all over its body.  Although it did not cause many serious injuries, the holes in its wings also affected its flight sensitivity.  Just when the green dragon Codman was about to cross the human wall in front and retaliate against the shooters hiding behind.  A fear from his heart and soul spread throughout his body.  This feeling had only been encountered during the sea journey when it was young.  That time it was hit by a hurricane, and it could be said that it narrowly escaped death in its struggle with the power of nature.  This ability to predict danger has saved him more than once in its thousand-year career.  But since that natural disaster, it has never been this intense again.  Although he still didn't know the reason at this time, he had already made up his mind not to stay in this dangerous place.  No matter what, the green dragon Codman turned around and flew out of the city. In his opinion, whether it was a mission or anything else, it was far less important than his own life.  It flapped its wings desperately, and at the same time used its natural ability belonging to the wind subspecies to ride on the wind.  Heading north to escape this ominous place that made him tremble.  But not long after he flew out of Poitou, he heard the heart-rending screams of the black dragon Klein.  Judging from the sound, even if he didn't die soon, he had suffered a serious injury that was difficult to recover in a short period of time.  Because Codman is flying in the air in this plain and hilly area, there is no need to worry about obstacles in front of him.  As it hurried forward as usual, it turned its head to see what was happening behind it.  The originally majestic black dragon Klein now looked like a little girl who had fallen into the hands of a strong man.  He suddenly gave up flying in the air and instead wandered around the city of Poitou.  I hope to use various artificial buildings to create some obstacles for the light group chasing behind it.  The large swarm of locusts that roared in response to the call of the "Plague Swarm" seemed to be incinerated by the golden flames burning outside before it could reach the inside of the light group.  The experience of the acid mist breath was not much better than that of the insect swarm.  And when it fought back in hand-to-hand combat, its sharp claws that it was always proud of were unable to compete with the opponent's dry and realistic conceptual weapons.  Soon, this giant dragon, which was older than the entire Principality of Nohan, fell in the city of Poitou.  Val Knight, who had solved a major problem, turned his target to the green dragon Codman, who had already left first, in the spirit of chasing down the bad guys.  After the two chased each other all the way, the scene that Qiaoji and his group saw when they came finally appeared.  (To be continued.) 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