Chapter 727: Temptation
[XP Mission: Destroy the Barbarian Army Attacking the Fortress (completed), the player will receive an XP card (+10000 XP)]
Looking at the golden experience card in his hand, Jenn didn't feel happy at all, what was there to be happy about? [Knights in Disguise] is an SR-level gold card, and [Sky Legion] is an SSR-level gold card. A gold-level card requires 500,000 XP to be broken, and a minimum of 5 million is required to break a full card. It takes at least 10 million experience points to break the two cards, and before killing the barbarians who surrounded the fortress, the Demon Knights only gained 5,300 experience points, and the Sky Legion took 23,000 points......... This is still far from being broken!
But it's still worth a barbarian.........
Looking at the experience point prompt on the screen in front of him, Jenn nodded with satisfaction. You can't get much experience for killing people, even if you slaughter a city, most civilians don't have more than ten experience points, which is not as much as killing skeletons on the Chaos Coast in the first place. This is also the reason why Jenn is not interested in making a move in the human world, bothering to slaughter a city, and as a result, the experience points are not as much as the reward given by a group of barbarians, this kind of thankless task is meaningless for Jenn.
Well, for now, it's good to be able to get that bit of XP, and that's just the beginning......... Thinking of this, Jenn looked ahead again. In front of him, rows of experience tasks were lined up there, waiting for him to claim them, as for the rewards of these tasks.........
Looking at the stark reward of [10 million experience] behind the red task at the bottom, Jenn nodded with satisfaction.
It seems that this time I made the right choice.
When Antonio saw Jenn, he was sitting at the bar. Relax and drink red wine. And seeing this scene, Antonio was also stunned. Then he shook his head with a wry smile. As a high-ranking member of the Templar Order, he naturally knew more about Jenn than anyone else. In addition to the "glorious deeds" of the Glittering Empire and the Shining Nation, even Antonio knew a little about their exploration in the Western Wilderness. However, those who have fought with Jenn, whether they are paladins or others, will never forget to add one more thing to his evaluation -- greed for enjoyment!
This is not deliberately smeared, but more can be said to be envy, jealousy and hatred. After all, in the horrible environment of the Wild West, where everyone else is drinking cold water and nibbling on dry food, Jenn has to eat hot three meals a day, and at the same time comes with two after-dinner refreshments. If such a person who is greedy for pleasure is a waste of firewood, then they may even have a few words of slander. The problem is that Jenn doesn't just enjoy it. And they are also more than a hundred times stronger than them in terms of combat. It's just a depressing feeling like hitting the wall, so saying it at this time is just a little joke at best.
At first, Antonio just laughed when he heard this rumor, in his opinion, most of the rumors are exaggerated, not to mention the barren mountains and mountains in the Doro Heights, even if you enjoy it, what is there to enjoy?
But when he arrived at Jenn's station, Antonio was shocked.
Jenn wasn't like the paladins of Wolffang Fortress. Use stone to build your own station. In fact, he simply found a cave and built on it -- and rightfully so, Jenn was also a dungeon system. There's nothing wrong with building in a cave.
But it would be a mistake to think that Jenn's garrison was nothing more than a primitive camp.
In fact, before Antonio's arrival, he did think so. He knew better than anyone how bad the conditions were in the Dora Heights. It's not just a place where the mountains and rivers are bad. Moreover, the transportation is not developed and even more inconvenient. It's not like these paladins don't want to build a more durable fortress, but the problem is that it's too far away. It is difficult to transport ordinary building materials. Therefore, the paladins had no choice but to use local materials and go into battle on their own. That's why the fortress was built crookedly. Anyway, it still served the purpose of a fortress, and it didn't turn into waste.
But when Antonio arrived, he was completely speechless -- not to mention anything else, but the large iron gate, which was more than three meters high and more than ten meters long, was used to cover the entire entrance of the cave, which had already stunned Antonio.
How is this done?
Looking at the huge "iron door" in front of him, Antonio's mouth grew and he couldn't speak. But it was good, and when Antonio walked into the cave under the guidance of the maiden knights of the Knights in Disguise, he was completely speechless.
The marble floor, smooth enough to illuminate the underskirt, the crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, the red velvet curtains, and the sumptuous carpet. All this speaks to the luxury and enjoyment of its owner. Although it was only a cursory glance, Antonio could be sure that the layout was comparable to that of a royal palace.
When Antonio came into the room, he saw the lord sitting at an oval, slightly peculiar table, and above the table, five or six strange yellow lamps were emitting a faint light, which seemed to give people a cozy and cozy feeling.
"You may be seated, Mr. Antonio."
Seeing Antonio walk in, Jenn turned around and raised his glass slightly at him. Hearing Jenn's words, Antonio also walked over, and then sat down next to Jenn.
"Do you want something to drink? Wine or tea? ”
In the face of Jenn's inquiry, Antonio thought for a moment, and then spoke.
"Excuse me, please have a drink."
"Okay."
Hearing Antonio's answer, Jenn nodded, then he turned his head to look at the maid Alice standing in front of him, and snapped his fingers slightly.
"Trouble for a glass of Bloody Mary."
"Yes, master."
Hearing Jenn's command, Alice also nodded immediately, and then turned to prepare. Antonio, on the other hand, watched curiously as the little maid skillfully took some strange things from the glass shelves behind her, and then began to mix them. But what made Antonio feel a little strange. It doesn't look like it's pouring wine, but like an alchemist mixing some kind of potion......... Is this a new way to play?
And just when Antonio was wondering. Jenn's voice rang in his ears again.
"I'm surprised, I thought paladins wouldn't drink."
Hear Jenn speak. Antonio also smiled slightly.
"Most people's impression of paladins is that they are pure-hearted, but that's not entirely true. Living in poverty is only part of the trials in which we prove our will to the gods and hone our resolve......... Of course......... In such a hellish place, drinking alcohol is an easier way to warm the body than drinking water. ”
At the end, Antonio made a small joke, and then he looked at Jenn.
"On the contrary, I am a little surprised that the bishop's life is so luxurious...............
"Let's call me my title, my bishop is just a halfway monk."
Took a sip of the cocktail in the glass. Jenn also smiled slightly, and then spoke. He raised his glass, stared at the liquid in the glass, which was colorful because of the light, and shook it gently.
"What's more, it's not a bad thing to enjoy. It is precisely because of people's pursuit of enjoyment that we are where we are today. ”
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Antonio was stunned. All along, he had heard the saying that immersion and enjoyment made people lose and become weak. But like Jenn's statement. It was the first time Antonio had heard a sermon since he was born. And Jenn obviously didn't care what Antonio was thinking, instead, he just smiled. Then he continued.
"Isn't it? Why do humans work hard? It's not just about wanting to have a better life, that's why it's now the humans who dominate the continent, not the tree poles in the forest. They respect nature and want to maintain the status quo as their own business. I want to go further, though. You have to have enough desire, and only with desire can you be motivated. And enjoyment is the source of motivation. ”
With that, Jenn glanced at Antonio.
"It's like paladins. What are you here for? Isn't it so that others can enjoy their hard-won peace, instead of being caught up in the chaos of war? And why do ordinary people work hard? Still hoping for a better life than you do now? If human beings don't have this desire, then how are we different from those desireless tree poles in the forest? Peace doesn't matter, wealth doesn't matter, isn't it a mess in the end? ”
Antonio was speechless about Jenn's speech, he instinctively felt that there was something wrong with Jenn's speech, but if he thought about it carefully, this logic was completely impeccable! Thinking of this, Antonio could only smile helplessly, and then continued to speak.
"So, Lord Lord, you're here for enjoyment?"
"Of course."
In response to Antonio's slightly sarcastic rhetorical question, Jenn answered with confidence, he put down his glass, and then reached out and flicked the glass gently.
"I heard that you have been in a bad situation recently, if you are really defeated, then those barbarians will be driven in for a long time, and it will not be us who will be unlucky at that time? What can these barbarians bring us? Wealth? Power or beauty? There's nothing good about these poor ghosts in themselves, and I'm not interested in orc women. Do you think that I will give up every morning to get up in the bed with the smell of a girl's body, just to listen to my inhabitants complain about the vulgar barbarians who have attacked the village and town? ”
"Uh..............."
Hearing Jenn's answer so straightforwardly, Antonio was completely speechless. The reason why he came to visit Jenn at the residency this time was to find out what the other party wanted to do here. But the answer he got now made Antonio speechless, he had no idea that this lord would come here to help for such an unreliable reason......... Well, seeing the luxurious decoration here, he even thought that this lord was going to stay here permanently!
Thinking that the topic would be taken away by Jenn again, he was afraid that it would be crooked to the southern hemisphere, so Antonio had to cough in embarrassment, and then asked again.
"Then, my lord, you are here mainly for ..............."
Although Jenn's words were very casual and seemed unreasonable, at least Antonio could see a meaning from Jenn's words, that is, the other party didn't seem to intend to spend decades of his youth here. And then, what are they here for? Could it be to assist in the defense of the Wolffang Fortress for a while, and wait for the rumors to pass before leaving?
In the face of Antonio's inquiry, Jenn raised his head and replied in a tone of affirmation that was taken for granted.
"I'm here this time, of course, to wipe out all the barbarians and solve this big trouble once and for all."
"Huh?"
Rao is Antonio has made all kinds of mental preparations, and after hearing Jenn's answer, he is still frozen. (To be continued.) )