Chapter 31: young hunter
Willy followed the instructions of the little clerk and walked towards the stairs.
As soon as he arrived on the second floor, he saw a few men in sackcloth and linen lingering at the door of a certain room.
Most of them have rough skin and vicissitudes of life, and some even have ugly scars on their faces. Each of them is equipped with special weapons and tools. At first glance, they are professional hunters.
Haley is an old hunter with more than ten years of hunting experience. He has captured countless beasts. He has ambushed tigers and fought hungry wolves. He is covered with all kinds of scars.
His hair was relatively long, and it was tied in a braid behind his head. When he saw Willy coming, a disdainful smile appeared on his face: "There's an arrogant kid."
From Willy's dress, he could tell that Willy was a hunter.
Not only Hale, but several other hunters looked at Willy with contempt. This is not to blame them. The profession of hunter itself is accumulated with experience, and it takes a long time to accumulate. These are all old hunters, at least it looks like this from the outside. They also had partners who were engaged in the hunter profession together, but many of them were eliminated. They were either seriously injured or they became food for the beasts.
Willy naturally saw the badness of these people, but he didn't care.
He walked to the door and glanced at it, and found that the door had not been opened. There was a sign on it. The words on the sign were unknown to Willy. Looking at the reactions of the people around him, it probably meant waiting or signing up.
So Willy consciously stood beside these people and waited together.
Within half an hour, a few more hunters came, and there were about ten people waiting.
Most of these hunters were hunters near Diamond Town. They hunted in Morse Forest or Pohler Forest, so many of them found acquaintances present. But Willy is different. He has not been a hunter for many days, and he does not know any hunters around him.
"Everyone, it's been a long wait."
Finally, from the corner of the stairs, a young man in armor and a crossed sword on his waist came over.
He had a resolute face and a sharp edge in his eyes, and he came from a distance to give people an inexplicable sense of oppression. Beside him, a gentle man in his thirties followed. He was holding a notebook, a quill and ink in his hands. At first glance, he was the recorder of the registration.
"My name is Bamos, I'm a senior knight squire of Lord Kells' personal guard."
As soon as Bamos finished speaking, the dozen or so hunters became somewhat restrained.
The experienced old hunter often deals with various businessmen, and his status is not low among the commoners, so he also knows what the senior knight attendants represent. This Bamos, so young, is the senior knight attendant beside Baron Kells, and his future is limitless.
"Ok?"
The recorder had already opened the door, and Bamos stepped into the door with half a foot, but suddenly glanced and saw the young Willy in the crowd.
Bamos was a little surprised: "There is such a young hunter."
There was no sarcasm in his tone, just pure curiosity.
But the other hunters around him laughed lightly.
Especially Hale, who said directly: "Maybe some people think that they accidentally caught a hare, and they can call themselves hunters."
"Master Balmos."
Willy ignored the other voices and nodded slightly as a compliment.
He is very clear that under the aristocratic system, it is better to maintain enough respect for the superiors. If he is blindly out of place, he will suffer sooner or later.
"Very brave, a hunter is a dangerous profession."
Balmos smiled.
A dozen hunters followed Bamos into the room one after another.
The room is very large, even if fifty or sixty people come in, it will not feel crowded. This can also be regarded as the advantage of the vast land and sparsely populated. When building a building, you don't need to worry about the area of the land, you only need to worry about whether there are enough building materials.
"Okay, everyone, start registering now."
Balmos stood aside, the recorder had already dipped the quill in ink, ready to write.
"Line up one by one and name each of you. If I have heard of your name, then you will go through the registration directly. If I have not heard of your name, you need to prove to me that your strength."
He is not worried that someone will pretend to be a name, because there are many old hunters present, and whoever lies will easily be exposed.
Bamos's words made everyone understand that Baron Kells' hunting trip to the Pohler Forest was not something that could be taken casually.
"I'll come first."
Haley with braids stood at the front, and behind him was Willy.
"your name."
Balmos asked.
"Helay."
When saying this, Haley's face showed a hint of pride.
Bamos frowned, as if he was thinking about something, and suddenly smiled: "I heard your name, I once accepted a commission from a certain medicinal herb in Blue Whale Town to hunt tigers in the Bole Forest, and obtain tigers. Darling, you did it."
"it's me."
Haley tried his best to keep himself humble, but the corners of his raised mouth still revealed his thoughts.
"Very good, pass, take note."
Balmos made a decision and motioned for Haley to sit down in the far seat.
Next, to Willy.
"your name?"
Balmos narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was very interested in this overly young hunter. Before that, he had guessed that someone would come to fish in troubled waters in order to seek five gold rum rewards, but after seeing Willy, he didn't think Willy was such a personbecause this young man People are too calm, if he is going to get away with it, he should show some nervousness.
"Willie."
Willie replied.
Bamos pondered for a moment, then shook his head regretfully: "I'm sorry, I haven't heard your name. You need to prove your ability to me."
"Just drive it out. How could this kid be a good hunter?"
Hera in the seat still couldn't control her stinky mouth and said with a smile from the side.
The rest of the hunters also laughed, everyone had the same idea.
"How do you prove your strength? Can you do it?"
Willy's performance was still very calm and not disturbed.
Balmos nodded: "Of course, skill can prove a lot of problems."
Hearing that, Willy suddenly pointed to Haley: "I want him to be a target for me."
Bamos was stunned for a moment, then laughed. He didn't expect this humble young man to have such an aggressive side: "Yes, I agree!"
"Boy! You..."
Hale was furious, this was no secret that he was trampling on his own dignity.
He got up angrily and walked towards Willy.
However, at this moment, Haley suddenly saw Willy make a move.
He removed the crossbow from his back with one hand, and held a crossbow arrow with the other.
Up arrow, launch.
It was just for a moment, Willy didn't take aim at all.
Whoosh!
The crossbow shot out.
Haley was horrified, he had never seen such a skillful movement!
This is too fast!
He didn't have time to think, and he didn't have time to avoid it. Death seemed to be imminent.