While Gazef was curiously sizing up Roa, Roa was also curiously sizing up the other party.
How should he say it, the other party was known as a hero-level figure, but in Roa's view, his strength was just like that.
Although it hurt to say that, the truth was that.
The two's eyes met for a moment, and Gazef took the lead in greeting him: "Yo, he's a very handsome young man. Looking at you, you should be a magician, right?"
Roa nodded slightly, showing a rather indifferent attitude.
Gazef was slightly stunned, but he didn't say much. He casually exchanged a few words, and then continued to ask the village chief for information.
Roa was originally preparing to continue listening, but the little girl from before ran to his side at some point. The girl stood aside cutely, holding a bunch of white flowers that she didn't know where she had picked, and the little girl's cheeks were chubby, showing a nice smile.
Being watched like this by such an innocent girl, Roa could only move his gaze away from Gazef and place it on the girl.
"What's wrong?" Roa asked with a gentle smile on his face.
The girl said cutely, "This is for you, I hope you can accept it."
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During the conversation here, the old village chief told Gazef the general situation.
This also allowed Gazef to understand the identity of the young man in front of him.
"A high-level magic caster who can use fifth-tier magic?" Gazef's expression became serious.
The knights behind him originally expressed dissatisfaction with Roa's condescending attitude earlier, but after hearing this sentence, they also fell silent.
"So young, and he has already reached this level of achievement, amazing, really amazing." Gazef sighed with emotion, but he also felt a little strange in his heart.
The villagers might not know what it meant to be able to use fifth-tier magic.
But Gazef and others were different.
Being hailed as the closest to the realm of heroes, he knew best what the word hero represented.
The realm of heroes was a realm that only the strongest humans could venture into. It was considered to have surpassed the limits that humans should have, and was therefore also called the realm beyond humans.
This was a realm that even didn't a few throughout the entire kingdom had reached. But at this moment, this youth who looked to be not even twenty years old had actually reached it?
Although Gazef was hailed as a hero, he had actually not reached this state in the true sense. There were two reasons why he was called a hero and the strongest warrior.
One was the four secret treasures that the king allowed him to wear, which allowed Gazef's strength to be elevated to a level that was difficult to reach under normal circumstances when he was fully armed.
The second was that he had received a treasure from an elder of the Blue Roses in the past, which allowed Gazef to break through this shackle and become a hero in the true sense for a short period of time.
But no matter what, his realm was ultimately just a pseudo-realm.
However, even such a Gazef was regarded as a formidable enemy by the enemy country, and they attempted to eliminate Gazef in this way.
Looking at Gazef's appearance, the knights behind him couldn't sit still. One of them said, "Could it be a mistake? He's so young, how could he have already entered the hero realm?"
That's what he said. As soon as this was said, it instantly aroused the approval of the surrounding adventurers.
Although they didn't nod, they could understand that they were somewhat unbelieving in their hearts from their expressions.
Gazef said, "Did you forget the captain of the Blue Roses? Being young doesn't mean that there is no possibility of stepping into the hero realm."
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.
Yes, the Blue Roses.
This was a very famous adventurer team, and it was also one of the only two adamantite-class adventurer teams in the Re-Estize Kingdom.
Compared with the many adventurer teams, this team could be said to be quite unique, because there were a total of five people in this team, and all of them were women.
But it was precisely these five women who were not only all the highest-level adamantite-class adventurers, but the captain was also currently recognized as having stepped into the hero realm in the kingdom.
Their captain's age hadn't reached twenty, only nineteen, and had already completed feats that ordinary people couldn't complete, and had officially set foot in the realm of heroes.
Gazef's subtext was that they might have encountered a guy who was comparable to the Blue Roses.
It was just that although Gazef said so, he was also very curious in his heart.
When did such an outstanding adventurer appear in the kingdom?
In principle, with such strength, there would be a corresponding reputation more or less. For example, the Blue Roses was also highly anticipated before becoming famous.
But this guy in front of him was like he had popped out of a stone, and there was not much information about him at all.
However, through the description of the old village chief, Gazef could clearly know that if it wasn't for the youth in front of him, the village would most likely have been wiped out here.
For such a strong person, Gazef still maintained a quite respectful attitude.
The village chief didn't let everyone stand at the door all the time. After explaining the current situation in general, he invited everyone to visit the village chief's home.
The village was just a small place after all. Even as the village chief, the room couldn't accommodate so many people.
In the not-so-spacious room, Roa and Gazef sat opposite each other, while the other cavalry helped the villagers to clean up the remaining mess. The old village chief was fiddling with his dry tobacco pipe, sitting at the door, smoking from time to time.
During this time, Gazef still learned quite a lot of information from the villagers, such as the most critical one, which was why Roa knew that those knights were disguised as people from the Slane Theocracy.
Regarding this point, Gazef didn't hide anything and directly asked the question clearly.
"How did you know that those knights were disguised as people from the Slane Theocracy?"
Roa smiled, appearing very calm and composed. His light golden pupils looked directly at the strong man in front of him, and Roa said seriously, "I had some expectations that such a thing would happen, more or less."
Facing such a vague answer, Gazef obviously frowned. He still wanted to continue to ask something, but Roa waved his hand and interrupted his inquiry, and asked in return, "Compared to these questions, the troubles behind you haven't been resolved at all, right?"
The trouble in Roa's mouth was naturally the Sunlight Scripture, one of the Six Scriptures of the Slane Theocracy's direct subordinate special intelligence unit.
The knights who appeared earlier could only be regarded as bait. Now that the big fish had been caught, the people fishing should also come out to collect the bait.
Gazef also obviously understood this, and his expression gradually became gloomy.
If the opponent was really the Sunlight Scripture, one of the Six Scriptures, then Gazef's situation would become precarious.
Asking himself, if Gazef were to truly face such a behemoth, how many chances of winning would he have in a head-on confrontation?
Gazef's strength was very strong, but this strength was not enough in front of the other party.
The other party's elaborate conspiracy this time must have a backup waiting for him. If there was no help from outsiders this time, he would probably be doomed.
After all, the current Gazef could only be regarded as the fourth tier in the strict sense.
Even if the other party couldn't dispatch a combat force that had entered the hero realm, even so, if he faced an encirclement by about ten powerhouses of the third-tier magic, Gazef's chances of winning wouldn't be great.
Reaching the third tier of combat power, even if they couldn't compete with Gazef in a one-on-one battle, if they were to harass him, they would be able to pose a threat to Gazef.
And just now, one of the few trump cards in his hand was taken away.
"Damn it, if the four secret treasures were still on my body, that would be great."
Facing such a dangerous situation, even Gazef couldn't help but sigh.
Among the four secret treasures that the kingdom allowed him to wear, the Razor's Edge, the Guardian Armor, the Gauntlets of Endurance, and the Amulet of Immortality, no matter which one was in Gazef's hands, Gazef had the confidence to deal with the upcoming crisis.
If all four secret treasures were in his hands, even in the midst of thousands of troops, Gazef could come and go freely, and even have enough confidence to kill the other party.
It was a pity that there were no so many ifs.
He was caught in a dilemma.
In the current situation, the only thing that could be called a variable was probably the youth in front of him, right?
Thinking of this, Gazef turned his gaze to Roa.
The youth had handsome features, golden hair, and golden eyes. Just looking at his appearance, he was quite extraordinary. If he could get his help, there would definitely be room for easing the situation.
Gazef wasn't in a hurry to speak. Although this matter concerned his life and death, he didn't ask for help, but thought about the pros and cons.
But soon, Gazef's brow furrowed again.
He didn't know how many enemies there were. Even if Roa was willing to help, the chances of winning wouldn't be as great as he imagined. Moreover, was Roa really willing to get involved in this matter?
Roa saw Gazef's dilemma and said, "Since it's a trap aimed at you, why don't you just leave here while they haven't come yet?"
Gazef refused almost without much hesitation: "No, if I leave, the village will definitely be like those villages, and those beasts love to do such things as slaughter."
Hearing this, Roa shrugged and said casually, "Then there's no way. You don't want to leave, and you don't have enough strength to compete with the other party."
Hearing the end, Gazef's expression also became obviously lonely.
However, Roa's tone suddenly changed: "But if you are willing to issue a request, maybe I will accept your request?"
The meaning in these words was full of hints.
Gazef was stunned when he heard this, and then overjoyed.
He excitedly got up from the chair, directly grabbed Roa's hand, and said gratefully: "If you are willing, whatever you need, I am willing to give you."
Roa didn't take Gazef's words too seriously, and said casually, "Then just take out a prop that you think is enough as a transaction."
"A prop that's enough?"
Gazef subconsciously began to rub the ring he was wearing on his right hand. If he really had to count, only this ring could be considered a prop that was enough.
Gazef wasn't a person who liked to take advantage of others. He knew that if Roa hadn't come to help this time, he would most likely have died here.
Gazef didn't hesitate for long, and quickly made a decision. He said to Roa: "Okay, after this adventure crisis is over, I will give you this ring. As for why not now, I have to use the power of this ring to deal with this crisis."
"Um." Roa responded softly, his expression still calm, and he couldn't see any joy or sorrow.
Roa wasn't really greedy for the prop in the other party's hand, but it was only right to ask for a reasonable reward for helping the other party with such a big favor for no reason. After all, there was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. He was an adventurer now, and the things he did had to be in line with the identity of an adventurer.
After discussing the specific matters, Gazef's mood also became lighter, and the two began to chat casually.
While chatting, they naturally talked about Roa's identity.
"Speaking of which, you are so strong, why haven't I heard of your name?"
"I'm an adventurer, but I just became one, and I'm currently a bronze-level adventurer."
"Ah, is that so? But in my opinion, only an adamantite-class adventurer can match your identity."
Roa rolled his eyes and turned a blind eye to Gazef's flattering words. He said perfunctorily, "Who knows."
Seeing Roa's lackluster appearance, Gazef quickly ended this topic, and the two fell into a long-lost silence again.
The silence didn't last long, and it was soon broken, but this time it was Roa who spoke.
Roa looked at the burly man in front of him and suddenly said, "Do you want to spar?"
Honestly, he was also curious about how strong the so-called heroes in this world were.
Regarding Roa's sudden invitation, Gazef didn't refuse and readily agreed.
"Um, okay, I also want to ask Lord Roa for a few tricks."
"Then let's go."
Roa got up and walked towards the entrance of the village.
The edge of the forest, which was the wide area at the entrance of the village, was a battlefield not long ago, but now it had become the two people's martial arts arena again.
Roa stood not far away, with his arms crossed and looked at Gazef, who was tens of feet away, with a calm expression.
Compared with Roa's calm attitude, Gazef's expression was now a bit serious.
At this moment, he was fully prepared, holding the sword with both hands, and concentrating.
The two people's preparations to fight naturally attracted the onlookers of the surrounding soldiers and villagers, and everyone looked at the village entrance with a look of watching the excitement.
Soon, a cacophony of discussion rose.
"Those two seem to be preparing to spar."