Monster Minotaur

The news that Thunder Bluff was about to report the wedding spread throughout Elam within three days. Everyone who heard the news was shocked. They never thought that a Salt woman would be willing to marry a monster. If we were talking about trading with that city, it was because the goods produced by that monster were excellent and there were many novel and practical things.

Then marrying a monster is not something ordinary people would do. Even if the monster can speak human language and shows enough reason and calmness, he is essentially no different from the monsters in the wild that often attack travelers and villages. difference. Moreover, the appearance of a minotaur is completely inconsistent with human aesthetics. In the eyes of most people, there is no difference between marrying a minotaur and marrying a cow. Of course, it does not rule out that a small number of curiosity lovers will like that feeling.

But for a normal woman, she would not want her husband to be the kind of monster that can scare her to death in the middle of the night. So everyone who got the news subconsciously believed that it was the monster's coercion, leaving the poor woman with no choice.

But some city lords also saw from this behavior that Thunder Bluff wanted to intervene in Elam's internal affairs. Marrying a Salt woman was the fastest way to join the Salt people. Politicians are not interested in the wedding itself. What they are interested in is why Thunder Bluff did this and what the monster's intention was.

After receiving the invitation, most cities immediately dispatched their own envoys to attend the upcoming wedding in Thunder Bluff. Many scouts and spies were mixed in, in order to find out the reason for the wedding and how Thunder Bluff would face the current Elamite form after becoming part of the Salt people.

The Lord of Cabinda, which was the closest to Thunder Bluff and was already a small city, set out for Thunder Bluff the same day he got the whole news. It could be said that he had watched Emily grow up, and now such a situation suddenly appeared made him very uneasy. He was worried that Emily was forced to agree to such a thing.

The local Cabinda men in the city could not accept such news. Although most of them are already married, they also wanted Emily the most at the beginning. In their view, Emily is the pearl of Cabinda, but now this pearl will be polluted by ugly monsters, which makes them abnormal. of anger.

Many people have already started polishing their weapons and preparing their armor. If it weren't for the city lord, who had a high prestige in the city, he issued orders extremely resolutely to suppress these people. Then the night they got the news, they might have set off to Thunder Bluff to rescue their imprisoned princess.

The Salt people who work in Thunder Bluff cannot understand Emily's behavior. Because these people live in Thunder Bluff, they all know that Emily, who travels freely every day, is not treated as outsiders think. , was imprisoned by that monster to wait for the wedding.

In my opinion, that woman must be crazy. In the tavern at night, the Salters and gray dwarves who had been working all day gathered here, not knowing that it was that person who started the tavern. The people started talking about the wedding in a few days where the bride was coming.

Yeah, marrying a tauren? A Salt man who was leaning on the wine table burped and said, It's scary to think about it. If it's just a cow, it can only be said to be strange. But monsters eat human flesh! Maybe one day, the tauren will cook her and eat her!

Hahaha... Then aren't you also in danger? A red-nosed gray dwarf heard the Salt people's words and laughed and said: You all stay in the city of monsters. If one day the city lord starts eating people, , then you will be the first batch of meat for the monsters in the city.

The red-nosed gray dwarfs were very familiar with the drinking Salt people. They had a fight in the tavern over whether beer foam was considered beer. But in the end, they unexpectedly became friends. Not only did they often chat in the pub, but they also often competed to see who could get drunk first.

So there aren't many Salt talents here. The Salt man shrugged and said, If it hadn't been for the failure of my business and bankruptcy not long ago, I wouldn't have stayed in this dangerous place. I came here. Most of the people are here because of the high salaries, and the monster has never broken his promise when it comes to money.

In that case, did you exchange the thing called a bond you bought some time ago for gold coins? The red-nosed gray dwarf drank the wine in his hand and asked the tavern owner for another glass of ale. Most of them People have already exchanged their bonds for gold coins, after all, the deadline for that bond expired yesterday.”

Change it into gold coins? Salt looked down at the red-nosed gray dwarf with contempt and said, Are you leaving it at home waiting to be stolen? I have already exchanged the money for this thing.

As he spoke, the Salt man took out the parchment from his arms. It didn't look like a very big piece of parchment. He waved it in front of the gray dwarf and continued: You should have noticed some time ago that there was a bank near the tavern. Where is it? I have already deposited the gold coins exchanged for the bonds directly there.

Are you crazy? Exchange your gold coins for something like this. The gray dwarf looked at the proud Saltman and shouted in surprise: What if they don't return the money to you? Do you have to rely on this parchment to make a living? ?”

Didn't you also say the same thing when we started to issue bonds? The Salter took the book back and said, What's the result? Now you can see that most people got their money back, and said The good interest is good. But you didn’t listen to me and just kept your money at home. You were worried about being stolen every day, and there would be no return.”

At least I feel relieved when I look at it and touch it every day. The gray dwarf said somewhat dullly.

It's up to you. The Salt man didn't persuade him: In short, there are many benefits to my doing this. You can choose whether you want to be like me or not.

By the way... weren't you talking about that woman just now? A Salt man who had listened to the two talking for a long time looked at the two with a smile and said, Why did you suddenly come here?

What are we talking about? The gray dwarf and the Salt man said almost in unison as they waited for the man.

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In the residence of Emily and Aruba in Thunder Bluff, Emily looked timid at home alone at the moonlight outside the window. At the age of twenty-one, she often thinks about what her wedding was like and what her husband was like. But she never thought that one day she would marry a monster. Although it was just a false performance, this was Emily's first marriage.

What should she do if she meets someone she likes in the future? Do you want to tell him that you once married a monster? Would he despise himself for something like this?

Questions appeared in Emily's mind one after another. The strange looks from other people walking on the road during the day, as well as the whispers that seemed to be everywhere, made Emily start to feel scared, and she even thought of giving up immediately. thoughts.

But then she remembered the content of the meeting that day. If Thunder Bluff was to get involved in the internal affairs of the Salt people, then a girl would surely die for it. If she doesn't agree to the marriage, then Regel will immediately find another girl, forcing her to obey as her family breaks up. Emily couldn't do such a cruel thing, even though she didn't do it herself, she was an insider or a participant.

Am I right to do this? Emily looked at the three-color moon outside the window and murmured to herself: This will save that girl who doesn't know who it is.

You don't need to sacrifice yourself for a stranger, you don't even know who she is. Mo Yan's voice suddenly sounded from the window, and a tall figure appeared outside Emily's window and said: No one will thank you, nor will she. No one will remember your sacrifice because the people who were hurt never showed up.”

Why are you here? Emily looked at Mo Yan warily. She didn't know why he would appear here at such a time. Generally speaking, he should be staying with two succubi.

Your brother asked me to take care of you when he left, didn't he? Mo Yan smiled and said, I agreed at that time, so I will come to visit you every once in a while, but you don't know it.

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