(Merry Christmas, this chapter doesn't have much content, and I'm a little entangled in how to write it, just take a look)

After some time, a dog barking woke Samuel from lying in the alley. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Hmm. ”

Samuel let out a groan, opened his eyes, and saw a dark wild dog roaring at him, which seemed to have been entrenched here for many years, and the wild dog had messy hair and a bad smell.

He tried to stand up, but his feet seemed to lose sensation, and even became something beyond the control of his body, losing their original function.

"Damn!"

A punch hit the ground, and the hand was red and painful, but it didn't help.

Unable to even stand, he could only force himself to crawl on the ground.

“……”

The wild dogs still barked at Samuel, keeping an eye out for Samuel, the creature who had trespassed on his territory, and drove him out with his voice.

"It's noisy!"

Samuel looked back at the dirty dog, and even though it looked skinny, its voice was so loud that he was annoyed by its screaming, and glared at it with rage. After a while, the wild dog's voice became quieter, and gradually stopped, revealing a trace of timidity, for this guy who could not be driven away, there was no way to do it.

Samuel crawled forward, crawled forward, and the annoying guy was lying there, and Vivien was lying there.

Even if there was only a five-meter distance between them, it was not easy to climb to her side, and Samuel finally crawled over, and it was inevitable that he would sweat on his body.

"Hey, wake up. ”

After shaking her body a few times, Vivian still didn't move, even though she was breathing gently, she still didn't wake up.

"Vivian!"

"Hey, I brought grilled fish, and it's gone before I wake up. ”

"You guy!"

"Hey, how can you sleep so well!"

No matter how she was shaken, she never reacted, she was obviously alive now, and she wouldn't wake up what she did.

“……”

Samuel gave up, his eyes a little confused, and muttered.

"No......"

"That's what he meant......"

"But, evil!"

Samuel slammed his fist on the ground again, and his hand was bleeding from it, and he didn't even realize it.

In this situation, what to do, in fact, Samuel is faced with only one choice.

Samuel lifted Vivian on his back, and it was even more difficult to climb outside in this position than it was to climb to Vivian's side before, she would fall if she wasn't careful, and he could only use one hand to stabilize Vivian behind him, and free one hand to climb forward. Every step, every step, because of the weight of a person on the back, is especially difficult.

“…… This guy is really troublesome, and when she wakes up, she must be paid double. ”

Before he could climb a few steps, Samuel began to gasp for air.

"I didn't expect to be so tired. ”

Climb a few steps, rest for a while, climb a few steps, rest for a while, keep repeating, I don't know how long it takes, Samuel finally ran out of the alley. The light outside made Samuel feel dazzling for a moment.

"It's finally out. ”

Samuel was in a trance, and it took a while for his eyes to adjust to the light on the street.

Or during the day, that is, they lay in the alley for at least a day and a night.

My throat is very dry, my stomach is very hungry, and I have consumed so much physical strength just now, if I don't eat something, I won't be able to stand it if I stay any longer. With that in mind, Samuel turned his gaze to passers-by.

“…… Hey, can you do me a favor and I'll give you the money. ”

Reaching for his pocket, Samuel was shocked.

The money on his body is gone, the short sword is gone, and the remaining invisibility potion that is only half a mouthful is gone.

Everything of value is gone!

When you were unconscious, you were snatched away by all the people who passed by the alley.

The current Samuel can be said to be penniless, and all the money he earned before was lost all at once.

"Damn!"

Samuel had a hideous expression, all of which were gone!

The pedestrians who were stopped by Samuel were very frightened, and as they walked, they saw a guy sitting on the ground with a fierce expression on him, and immediately ran away.

Samuel cursed the man who had robbed him of his money, swearing that he would get it back, and he was very angry, and it took some time to collect his emotions and calm himself down, after all, it was more important to solve the current predicament now.

"Whew, whew, whew!"

After calming down, Samuel looked around.

"Cut, ran away. ”

No way, find another person, there are a lot of people passing by here, and it won't be long before Samuel stops a passerby.

"Wait, that's right, my name is you, can you do me a favor?"

……

…………

Samuel, with the help of passers-by, came to the temple branch, which was very busy and waited for hours before a priest arrived.

"The people of your temple are so busy, they waited for hours to come. ”

"The branch is understaffed for the time being, sorry. ”

Samuel's room was the meeting room of the branch, a special place for people from the branch to meet guests, and there were many people waiting outside the meeting room. Samuel didn't know how much the people in this branch knew about the Shadow Mage, as well as about Lorog, after all, Lorog was the former head shaman of the Vermilion Bird Temple, not the head shaman of the Xuanwu Temple.

So, Samuel omitted a part and only told the other party that he had met a strange guy in the alley, and that he had lost sensation in his own feet and that his companion had lost consciousness.

“…… So that's the case, no wonder I always feel uncomfortable when I meet you. ”

The people of the branch are sensitive to shadow mages, and they are their worst enemies.

There is also a reason why Samuel waited for a few hours, although the shadow mage will not be allowed to succeed in the territory of the temple, however, it cannot rule out any possibility, if Samuel is an ordinary person arranged by the shadow mage, and it is very dangerous to be used without knowing it.

The priest regarded Samuel as an ordinary adventurer, an innocent person who was accidentally affected by the shadow mage, and did not say much, "Your feet, I think I can treat them, but your companion she ......" After checking Samuel's situation, the priest explained that he was fine, and the temple had a set of methods for dealing with shadow mages, and the temple priests could also deal with those who fell for the shadow mage.

"Your companion's situation is worse than I thought. ”

The priest pondered what to say, "Do you have any impression of the mage who attacked you must be found in order to save your companion? ”

"What's going on? You tell me clearly, you have to find that guy, what the hell did that guy do?!"

"Don't get excited, don't be noisy, there are a lot of guests like you outside. ”

"You...... How can you tell me to be calm!"

Samuel's face showed unwillingness, it was such a good opportunity, but he ran away, they are really idiots, complete fools.

"Please tell me about the situation at that time, the more detailed the better, and we will help you. ”

"Damn......

Samuel scolded and told the priest everything that Popin had used at that time.

"I see, in this case he should not be far away, please rest assured, we will send someone to hunt him down, you will stay here in the meantime, our temple has a spell that can delay the injuries of your companions. ”

"So what's going on, even if she's injured, why hasn't she woken up yet!"

The priest smiled wryly, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that the mage who injured you is too dangerous and not something ordinary people can deal with, so please stay here with peace of mind, and we will arrange everything." ”

“……”

Samuel turned, then turned back again.

"There's one more thing I really can't wait for a moment, when we were unconscious in that alley, all the valuable things on our bodies were robbed, if you can, please help us contact the patrol soldiers and find the guy who stole our money as soon as possible. I can't say what it was, but I don't think the guy who stole the money and the guy who hurt us are the same person. ”

Samuel said, "There are such people in many places, hooligans and drunks who roam the streets, and they definitely want our money back!"

"I see, I'll put you in touch with the soldiers patrolling around there, hoping to get your money back. First of all, I want to ask you a question, is the only thing you don't see is money?"

"Your answer is really formulaic, I lost almost 10,000 gold coins, that's the money I worked so hard to save, I don't know what my companion lost, and I don't have my weapon left, and there isn't much invisibility potion left. Even if the invisibility potion is over, my weapon must be retrieved, it's a short sword, about that big. ”

Samuel gestured to what he had been robbed of, and he had to get it back.

At that moment, a knight entered, and the knight nodded to the priest, who walked over and explained Samuel's situation to him, with a somewhat respectful attitude. Obviously, the knight was of a higher rank than the priest, and Samuel didn't know how to distinguish between them.

"I see, you go out first, I'll talk to him. With that, the knight left.

"You're Samuel. ”

The knight walked over and asked Samuel.

"Huh, didn't I just say it very clearly? The priest just left?

"What's the hurry?"

The knight raised an eyebrow, looking intimidating.

"What do you mean? Can I not be in a hurry?"

"Sit down, I have a few questions for you. ”

"What!"

"There's no need to hide it, I know you, it's normal not to remember after such a long time. ”

“…… Be all abroad. ”

"Let me introduce myself formally, my name is Cyrus, the chief knight of the Xuanwu Temple. Cyrus said, "The shadow mage's business, complete, don't hide it, tell me everything, I'm here for this." ”

******

After two weeks here, he was assigned to inspect the town's reconstruction, and in the evenings Nevit would return to his quarters and occasionally go to the tavern to chat with the others.

The tavern at night is full of all kinds of noise, the clashing of wine glasses, the chatter, laughter, and scolding of people, intersecting with each other.

"Isn't that new guy too unsociable? He doesn't usually talk much, but when I see him in the evening, I go back immediately. ”

"I heard that he is not some kind of declining nobleman? No wonder he is like this, he doesn't get along with us people. ”

"That's not what you say, we are all servants serving His Highness, what kind of person is His Highness, sooner or later he will ...... the emperor"

"Hey, don't just say this kind of thing!"

"You guys, don't speak ill of others behind your back!" the tavern waitress came over with a bottle of wine, and the corners of her mouth rose as she refilled them, "I think the new man is good, not to mention his face, at least he has more taste than you." ”

"What do you mean by being more tasteful than us?

"Don't talk about faces, that newcomer is my favorite type. ”

The tavern waitress looked at the door, and suddenly let out a surprised sound.

"Ah, he's coming. And looked left and right, "There are no empty tables, it seems that I can only find someone to share the table." Eh, you still have a spot here, let's fight with him!"

"What?!"

The tavern waitress walked briskly up to Nevette and greeted him.

"You're here late today, and there are no empty seats now, if you don't mind, do you want to consider sharing a table with others, there is an empty seat in front of you. ”

Nodding, he followed the waitress over.

"No one sits in this seat, so I'll sit down if I don't mind. ”

The three of them looked at each other and promised him to sit down, but said nothing.

The atmosphere fell silent all of a sudden, and the three of them didn't say a word to each other, which was a little embarrassing.

“……”

Nevit tasted the wine that had just been brought by the waitress, glanced at them, and roughly sensed something.

"Let me please this meal, you can drink whatever you want. ”

After speaking, he took out a gold coin and handed it to the waitress next to him, "If it's not enough, I still have it." ”

"You're so generous, look at you like this, your taste needs to be improved, let me tell you one more thing. The wine that this guest ordered was not an ordinary product, and the prince had ordered the exact same wine. Ah, other guests are calling me, I have to pass, you drink slowly!"

“……”

“……”

“…… Haha, let's keep drinking. ”

Nevit sucked and threw out a question, "I've not been here for long, and I've heard a little about this place, who is that girl who always follows the Prince?" ”

"Don't worry so much about other people's business. ”

"Yes, we can't guess what the prince is thinking. ”

"Yes. Nevit nodded lightly and took another sip.

After half an hour, Nevit went back and did not stay long.

"I'm disappointed, if only he could sit longer. ”

"That's why we say he's unsociable. ”

Nevit's residence was on the third floor of a three-story house, with other people living on the first and second floors, and they didn't usually disturb each other, and there was no need to interact too closely. Back in the bedroom, I took out a pair of iron gloves from a drawer, put them on, and went downstairs.

During this time, Nevit searched every street, every corner of the town, and found a hidden place, which was where he was going. There, the free practice doesn't affect the people around you and doesn't cause much movement.

In the past, he used to use a sword, but now he changed to a glove as a way of attack, and he was not very proficient in it, and he had to practice, more and more practice. There is no time during the day, so it is only at night, and most of the nights are practiced, and only occasionally go to the tavern to relax and ask for information that they want to know.

The town has been a brutal disaster, and Grienel's current job is to rebuild the place, and thanks to his efforts, some of them have already moved to live here, and some shops including taverns have opened. However, this place has not completely regained its former vitality, and the number of people living here now is less than one-fifth of what it used to be.

This town is very deserted, so it is necessary to have manpower to patrol everywhere, and the cause of the disaster has not been thoroughly investigated, so we cannot relax our vigilance. Even if it didn't seem to make sense, it was Grienel's decision.

As the people underneath, there is only obedience.

"Your Highness, I'm in. ”

There was a knock on the door, and Aisha stepped into the room with a pile of papers.

"This is tomorrow's arrangement, meet the merchant team from the Imperial City at eight o'clock in the morning, meet with the president of the Magic Guild at half past nine, and the architect will arrive here at half past ten, all the materials are ready, Your Highness, you have to discuss with the architect the new design drawings of those destroyed buildings. Of course, there are not many destroyed houses here, so it will be easier. Also, ...... from one p.m."

"It's okay, I know it all. ”

Grienel interrupted her, except for the occasional meeting with more people who would be very busy, Grienel's job was to use his lips to win over new residents and new investments, he was a member of the royal family, and no one would not give him face, so the job was not difficult.

"I'm not done yet......"

Before he could finish speaking, Grienel suddenly drew his sword and slashed at Aisha's back.

"Huh?!"

Aisha's face turned white with fright, her legs were weak, and all the documents in her hand fell to the ground, almost thinking that she had been killed.

"Hmph, ran away. ”

"Ahh......h

Aisha was completely speechless, her eyes wide open, and she had not yet recovered from her fright.

Grienel wore a sword at all times, but rarely used it, as he had a group of guards around him most of the time.

"It's really useless. ”

When I walked to the door, I found the guard foaming at the mouth and lying on the ground.

Saying this, he felt suspicious in his heart, he could break into here without making any sound, and he was definitely not an ordinary assassin.

Greell guessed the identity of the attackers and looked at the two guards, who were still alive, apparently not the same group as the previous attackers.

"Ah...... Yes...... Ahhhh......h

"Get up for me!"

Grienel struck Aisha on the head with the back of his sword.

"It hurts!"

"......" Grienel withdrew his sword and looked at her condescendingly, "Do you know how many times this is?"

"What? Ahhhh!!!!h

Aisha's frightened tears burst out, "Don't make such jokes, deliberately act as if you really want to kill me, why do you want to do this, it's not fun at all, it's completely meaningless, why do you do this!"

“…… Don't you understand? If you don't, you'll die. ”

"Huh?"