The sky had just cleared, and the rain had just stopped. James found a great opportunity to stand on the wall and look out at the Sakya Forest to the north, but felt a hard slap on the buttocks.

"Joseph......

James turned around and was about to kick Joseph behind him, but the road was too slippery due to the heavy rain, and he planted a dog gnawing mud on his face.

"Hahaha!" Joseph took a few steps back, clutching his stomach and laughing.

James couldn't get up for a while, so he could only struggle to stretch out a finger and point at the mocking face, curse and say a few words, and obediently lay on the ground, waiting for his body to recover.

Joseph finished laughing, stood beside James, and held out a hand.

James turned his head away.

"Isn't that just a joke, don't be so angry, okay?" said Joseph, grinning, shaking his hand. "If you don't let me help you, I'll leave you here moldy. ”

James weighed it, but still couldn't put it down, so he had to lie down on the hard and cold stone of the city wall with his eyes closed. Joseph laughed again.

"I've heard that Baron Storm is sending an envoy over today to discuss with the mayor about restoring the mines. ”

"Oh......"

"Oh, okay, can you be serious? This is a big deal for us in Lannega. Joseph found a piece of ground that was fairly clean, sat down, put his hands on his knees, and shook his hands as he looked into the distance. "This time the baron's message came very suddenly, and the mayor only received the news yesterday at noon. ”

He sighed.

"I heard from Captain Chea that the so-called envoy was going to inspect the mine himself, and he waited until noon. Before noon, if the man could not leave for the mine, he would leave and never talk about it again. Captain Whitewater and Mayor Henry Lloyd were furious. But for the sake of Lannega's glorious revival, both of them had to settle all the difficulties in front of them in a low voice, which is why Captain Whitewater left in such a hurry yesterday. ”

"You mean, Whitewater went to the mine with that group of guards to clear the mine of insecurity, did you?"

"Brother James, you guessed right. Joseph raised his eyebrows, "In fact, no matter who it is, they can't get used to the baron's domineering style. It is said that the envoy came with other more important tasks to solve, and that the problem of the mines in Rannega was begged by the mayor for a long time before the baron allowed it to be 'solved by the way'. He thumped the ground angrily, "Listen, is this what people say? What do you mean by 'by the way'? What do they think of us Lannega......? If I were mayor, I would rather go to New Garand myself and ask for the king than see Baron Andrégaya Stone, the villain of the former and the latter......"

James didn't speak, and he now remembered his days at Storm Fortress again. He had been there for at least three months, but he had not seen a single picture of the Baron, only his side face—a very gloomy and ugly one that could never be forgotten at a glance—and everyone thought it was a great honor to see the Baron, but James felt that there was no class difference in the world. The so-called power and hierarchy are actually made up by the human mind - if one believes that it exists, it exists, and if one believes that it does not, it does not exist. In the final analysis, it is human wishful thinking.

"Hey!" Joseph shook James twice. "What are you thinking?"

James shook his head.

"It is said that the Storms are the most powerful families in the entire kingdom, second only to the king, so their foul temper is to be expected. After all, as long as the so-called nobles stay in the palace every day, they will look down on anyone they see. ”

"That's ......," Joseph snorted coldly, "people are not born with high and low...... I just can't get used to those old-fashioned styles......"

James looked at him twice, remembering the excitement he had seen yesterday at the scene of the gladiators in Freetown, and sighed.

Then, suddenly there was the sound of gongs and drums blowing in the street, and the two men looked behind them to see a luxurious motorcade slowly moving in the direction of the town hall in the distance of the road, and the concierge orchestra in Lannega was playing a symphony. James heard someone knocking on the wall not far away.

"Hey, you two, it's a shift!"

The dozing guard, who had been on duty at the main gate of the city wall, was now standing at the top of the stairs and tapped his sword against the wall, reminding the two men to leave quickly.

"Terry, who are those?" said Joseph to the tall guard who was dozing.

The guard named Terry still looked scared, and said weakly, "It's not the Baron's man yet." ”

Joseph and James looked at each other and got up from the ground.

"How's that? I'm right, those officials and gentlemen are here again. Joseph lifted his dagger, greeted Terry, and went downstairs. James followed, grabbed his weapons and equipment and left the small city gate.

As he walked along the road, he saw a blue brocade horse staring at the two of them from a distance, and James was a little frightened, and he stared at the horse's eyes as he turned sideways and left the place. Joseph rushed to the front first, looking at the various carriages. One of them was the most exquisite, and needless to say it was the envoy who rode it.

The convoy has stopped. The town hall is just a dozen steps away. Outside the town hall stood a group of Storm Knights, all of them tall and tall. James expressed disdain for these people, and at the thought that he had been able to join their team, he couldn't help but feel a strange pride.

"Let's go, James, I'm annoyed when I see this group. "Joseph pulls James' sleeve. "In the capital, none of the so-called officials have ever shown off like this. Isn't it just a little envoy, maybe not even a fart in Storm Fortress, but he came to Lannega to be a grandfather......" Joseph muttered a few more curses and left the street. James tapped him on the shoulder and told him that he might need to go to the inn to get something, but Joseph didn't object, just nodded and left.

As soon as he stepped into the Andlejaya Hotel, he was greeted by a glass wine bottle, and he dodged in a hurry, almost not being smashed to the point that his head was bleeding. James glared ahead, and just as he wanted to find out, he asked who was so ill-intentioned, when the noise slipped into his ears.

"Hey, little girl, can I give you 100 yuan to buy you for one night?" a big man with a big shoulder, a round waist, and a hideous face laughed while pulling out a money bag. Behind him was a group of ill-intentioned-looking men, all armed with weapons, and indifferent to what was happening in front of them.

"Hey, 100 yuan is too little, I'll pay 150 for such a superlative!" a skinny man with a thief's eyebrows slapped the table and yelled. As soon as James saw him, he thought of Adahn and couldn't help but be annoyed.

"I'm out of 180!"

"I'll give 200 yuan!"

......

Surrounded by everyone, it was a girl in a brown cloak who was trembling all over. James just glanced at it, and immediately held his breath, and his face turned red with a "swish". He felt his blood surge and his heart felt like it was about to jump out of his body - and we can't blame our protagonist, who lives in a small village where there are not even a few women, let alone beautiful ones. Usually he blushes and his heart beats when he sees a girl of the same age, not to mention seeing such a beautiful woman.

Before half a minute had passed, he had already conceived a perfect picture in his mind: the group of big men surrounded him, and he was about to make a move, and he saw the opportunity to pull out a shining sword, heroically save the beauty, win the heart of the beauty, and finally live happily with her......

"Stop, what do you want to do?"

James sucked in the saliva that flowed from the corner of his mouth, and just wanted to continue questioning, but found that the words did not come from his own mouth.

He saw a handsome and beautiful black-haired man dressed in white armor, majestic and heroic, like a god descending from heaven. When the customers in the hotel saw the coat of arms on his chest, they were immediately surprised, and the leader knelt down with a "flutter", kowtowing and crying bitterly.

"I'm sorry, the little one who doesn't know Taishan and offended the people who came to the Storm Fortress, please open the net and let the little one ......"

When James saw such a huge and terrible man crying like a woman, the corners of his mouth twitched - damn, why wasn't I the one who saved the beauty of the hero?

Everyone else was stunned, shocked by the earth-shattering reversal in front of them.

"Why don't you get out of here?" the man snorted coldly.

"Yes yes yes ......"

The thugs were grateful, and hurried out of the hotel. There was also a circle of armored storm knights around the gate, and the man in front of him seemed to be their commander. James thought for a moment, feeling that this man did not look like an envoy sent by Baron Storm.

"Beautiful young lady," the man changed his previous indifferent expression, suddenly burst into a gentle smile, walked up to the girl, bowed slightly, and said. "My name is Stupipid, and I am a young knight in Storm Fortress. ”

The corners of James' mouth twitched. Stupede ...... Isn't that stupid? still young...... James was numb and embarrassed.

The girl seemed to be angry about what had just happened, but instead of showing a trace of gratitude, she replied coldly.

"Oh......"

With that, she turned to leave.

"Mademoiselle......" the stupid knight followed her, and continued, "my father is currently discussing business with the mayor at the town hall, and may I invite you to lunch later......

"No, thank you......" The girl's tone seemed to have a hint of mockery.

The stupid knight's face immediately fell, and he changed his previous courteous expression, snorted and said, "Miss, it is your honor to climb the person of the Storm Fortress, you don't want to toast or eat and drink." ”

The girl's footsteps suddenly stopped. She turned slowly, smiling disdainfully in front of everyone. The beautiful face was engraved with contempt and contempt. Just listen to her fluttering words: "A dog, whether in the field or in the storm fortress, is nothing to me." ”

Suddenly, the audience fell silent.

After hearing this, the stupid knight's face immediately changed from his original arrogance to hideous, his eyebrows and forehead were twisted, and he trembled and wanted to draw his sword. But what James expected didn't happen. I saw that the storm knights outside the door bowed, and from the outside walked in a man of about 50 years old with a mustache, wearing a blue dress, and when he saw the stupid knight, he held his hand and prevented him from drawing his sword.

"What's going on?" the man turned to look at the girl's face, and fell silent.

"Daddy, this woman toasted and didn't eat and drink, not only refused my kindness to share lunch, but also insulted us and Baron Storm to our faces......"

"Smack!"

James gasped.

"Daddy......" The stupid knight covered his red face with a stunned expression.

"Get on your knees!"

"Dad!"

"I told you to kneel!"

"Plop!"

James just felt like the world was spinning. Oh my God, what kind of plot is this?