Chapter 209
"Company of the Cat has nearly 8,000 people. Boy, do you understand what this means?" Denzo meaningfully laughed, then asked himself and answered: "It means they have the determination to lose 5,000 people, three Thousand members are the regular staff of Company of the Cat, child, do you think oneself will be one of those five thousand dead ghosts?"
"hmph, anyone can say this, but you Windblown can I don’t have the right to say it. Last time in Yunkai, only a few dozen of your 2,000 members escaped alive, and the remaining 300 people were redeemed from Dragon Queen. Tell me, what is the battle loss rate?” Company of the Cat mercenary said with a sneer .
"All of us are experienced," Denzo was not angry, and asked with a faint smile, "If we encounter Mother of Dragons again, which of the two mercenary groups has a higher survival rate?"
"A powerhouse, live, not only live, but also win big!" the Company of the Cat mercenary proudly said.
Denzo shrugged and said to Dorne, "Now you know which mercenary group to choose?"
"How about we join Windblown?" the black-haired man asked his companion.
"Why?" bald robust man puzzled: "Last time Windblown almost collapsed."
"So next time if there is a cluster collapse, it will definitely be another mercenary group ." Blonde man said with a smile.
"Hey, what are you talking about? Why not the Allies won a great victory, why must the mercenary group be destroyed?" the Company of the Cat mercenary scolded angrily.
"This kind of overly optimistic thinking is extremely dangerous in itself. Last time, with the power of Astapor, the Dragon Queen did not destroy a hundred thousand army of Ghis. Now integrating the three cities of Meereen, Yunkai and Astapor Strength, the Allies may win terribly, but they will not win."
blonde man sneered, and then directly pulled his companions and walked towards Windblown.
"Sorry, I'm late." At this moment, Moonsinger in a floral dress also trotted to the side of huge elephant. He was accustomed to stepping on the human flesh stairs, explaining while climbing. Said: "I didn't mean to delay everyone's time. When I received the news of Lysbin's death, I spent the whole afternoon predicting in the bedroom, and the result... alas, it is very unclear."
Dany moved to the side. Lemo, said curiously: "What are you prophesying? Dragon Hatching?"
"Oh, Dragon Hatching is so far away from creating Wonders, I just don't want to be the next Lysbin, prophecy tonight Is the banquet dangerous?" Moonsinger smiled wryly.
"pa!" Dany slapped the boss on the shoulder and said with a big laugh, "Why do you need to predict such a simple question, I tell you, just wear a layer of iron armor under the Mage robe!"
"pa!" p>
"But the iron armor will hinder—"
"I know!" Dany waved his hand, "You wear the armor when you go out, and don't you take it off before you go home to release the witchcraft?
Well, the lethality of witchcraft is too low, you must learn another way guarding skill... Oh, not the way guarding skill to support your family, but something like assassin and knight That kind of fighting technique."
"Will that be too..." Moonsinger looked tangled, not knowing what to say.
Too indecent?
Can it be more indecent than using the "way guarding technique"?
Too difficult?
Can it be harder to learn than witchcraft?
Glancing at the long sword beside Dany, Moonsinger seems to have a phantom in front of him, a man who wields two handed greatsword to slash people while releasing Fire Sorcery's blue robe Grand Sorcerer...
Seems fun?
"It's better to work hard to make money and use the money to cultivate a few trustworthy guards!" Shadowbinder Tamm indifferently said.
This... is really a head-scratcher, worthy of being one of the Big Three!
Moonsinger suddenly put the weird idea of "Sorcerer" behind him, thinking, which big water fish should he turn to to perform "way guarding"?
The cost of staying in the upper hospital is too high, and I don't have enough money to hire guards!
Just as Moonsinger was thinking, Shadowbinder handed Dany a booklet, "This is "Illustrated Handbook of Gods and Demons", since you want to be a Shadowbinder, it is impossible not to deal with the devil. ”
Dany flipped through a page and drew a three-headed black-scale monster with a technique similar to fine brushwork, with a distorted shadow on its lower body.
The side is also marked in Valyria: Ashikza Modxi, magic power can stimulate the most primordial desires of human beings. In Blood Sorcery, desire is the source of power... To complete the sacrifice, it is necessary to use the ashes of the liver of the red carp and the heart of the ram to smear the body to expel the residual power of Evil God.
"What's the use of this Desire Demon? I remember a lot of Potion Masters can be equipped with green potions." Dany wondered.
“Potion cannot activate the power in blood essence, just like the Blood Sorcery I cast last night, before taking blood, you must use lust to activate the magic power in noble blood.”
"You have been emphasizing 'noble people', isn't the ordinary person not enough?"
"A very simple example, can the bloodline of the Dragon Queen be the same as that of the street mercenary?"
Dany nods, this is a different world, it really has bloodline divided into high and low.
"Rhaella, remember one thing." Shadowbinder solemnly warned: "You can sacrifice to Evil God, you can borrow their power, but don't believe in them, this is Shadowbinder and priests , and the fundamental difference from Maegi."
Tamm's ability is estimated to be a lot worse than Quaithe's, but far more approachable than Quaithe. She enthusiastically explained to Dany the common sense of the transcendent world, and some of Shadowbinder's taboo.
Apart from not teaching her witchcraft directly, Tamm is pretty much fulfilling her role as a mentor.
"It's here." Moonsinger reminded.
While talking with Tamm, elephant crossed the long bridge, came to the east city, and soon entered the Black Wall city gateway, walked on the old Blackstone street for ten minutes, and finally came to the Black Wall The entrance to a Blackstone Heavenspan Pagoda on the south side.
Unconsciously, the golden-red sunset dimmed, and torches and lanterns began to rise nearby.
There are seven or eight white elephants parked in the elephant bar, and there are more than a hundred gorgeous sedan chairs neatly arranged on the lawn in front of the black tower. Obviously, the three of them are not the first visitors.
Dany hangs the long sword on his waist and climbs down the rope ladder first. After that, Shadowbinder and Moonsinger step on the ladder and walk down the elephant's back steadily.
An old steward with silver hair and blue eyes was waiting at the door. His face was very neatly manicured, and a very elegant purple dress matched his meticulous demeanor, giving a sense of ancient solemnity.
"Grand Sorcerer Tamm, the master has been waiting at the top of the tower for a long time."
"Sorry, we are late." Shadowbinder bowed slightly.
stewardve nods and winks at the blond young man in the pure white robe next to him. The young man immediately stepped forward and respectfully greeted the three Mages, "Three, please come with me."
After finishing speaking, he took the lead and walked to the stairwell on the side of the hall.
The owners of this Heavenspan Pagoda follow the Old Valyria tradition completely, the higher the floor, the higher the status of the occupants.
The ground floor hall is very spacious, with a total area of 500 square meters, but it is only a storage room, which is full of beautiful wine barrels, the second layer stores rice, noodles and other grains, the third layer is the kitchen, and the fourth layer is the kitchen. The layer is the lower servant's bedroom, the fifth layer is the upper servant's bedroom, the sixth and seventh layer is the residence of the Valyria servants, starting from the Eighth Layer, followed by the master's opera house, picture book room, sword technique hall, bonfire hall, restaurant. .....
Heavenspan Pagoda, belonging to the Maegor subfamily, has a total of 20th floor, Malaquo's bedroom is on the top floor, but he does not live here often.
There is also a group of villas with gardens near Heavenspan Pagoda, which is the daily residence.
After all, even in the Valyria period, the Volantis nobles had no dragons, and they built black towers just to welcome visiting Dragonlords.
At this time, the Heavenspan Pagoda tower has been covered with a layer of stained glass dome, and it has become a place for large banquets.
Exquisite colorful lanterns are hung in pieces on the dome, multi-colored rays of light are emitted under the night, and the colored light is reflected by the stained glass, and the whole venue becomes a dream stage.
There are no extra buildings under the dome, only a circular fountain pool is built in the center, 20 square meters, with the lantern shaking gently, the umbrella-shaped crystal water curtain flashes in different colors, which is so beautiful intoxicated.
The top platform is wider than the foundation, about 800 square meters, but there are no less than 300 people gathered here at this time.
Well, most of them have silver hair or bright blond hair, purple or blue eyes, and wear elegant Valyria silk robes in a classic style.
On the north side, near the glass wall, a curved stage is set up, which is covered with a warm-toned green blanket, and more than 20 musicians play soothing and light music on it.
Such a dreamy environment, such a beautiful person, and such a pleasant music, only teach people to indulge their body and mind, as if they have come to the heaven on earth.
Shadowbinder and Moonsinger were obviously a little restrained, only Dany looked left and right, and stood on tiptoe to see, after watching a circle, he complained: "The lights are dazzling, this place is only suitable for dancing. "
"Grand Sorcerer Tamm, this way!" Someone beckoned this way.
Standing in the corner of a Knight armor, there are six weirdos in fancy clothes, well, just as weird as Dany's three.
"It's Bu Cheng and Kobit." Tamm whispered to Dany, then took the lead and walked over there.
On the way over, Shadowbinder has explained to Dany the situation of the other two giants, Necromancer Bu Cheng from Yi Ti, and Kobit, the priest of Qohor Black Goat.
They also each brought two confidants, Mage.
Bu Cheng's outfit and bearing amazes Dany, with a square face and purple face, an Eguanbo belt, a red long gown, a long beard that hangs down his chest, and a dagger around his waist, which is almost "Westernized". "Like a scholar-bureaucrat of the Ming Dynasty.
Well, he also wears dark golden shoulder pads on both shoulders and a gold silk vest on his upper body.
Remove the shoulder pads, vest and dagger around the waist, and directly enter "Da Ming Fenghua" without any violation.
Nine "crooked ways" get together, Bu Cheng, who has a great temperament, seems out of place, but his profession is more terrifying than Shadowbinder.
Necromancer!
Except Dany, the other eight people have met many times, so Tamm only introduced Dany once, and then introduced the rest to her.
"After the Lysbin accident, I thought Priest Rhaella would choose to become Firemage, didn't expect to change to Shadowbinder." Bu Cheng stroked his beard strangely.
Four little brothers brought by two big brothers, three Firemage and one Alchemist.
Well, that Alchemist is a fellow Dany from Westeros King's Landing Guild of Alchemists.
Alchemist in name, but their more appropriate name is "Pyromancer".
They were the ones who helped Mad King Aerys roast Duke Stark, those who helped Mad King bury Wildfire in King's Landing, and who were preparing to come to Huofen City.