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You have decided to go to the camp to inspect the work of the three governing bodies.

The team is as usual: Hathaway, Annette, and Elizabeth follow you towards the adventurer's quarters.

When the housekeeper saw you, he hurried over and saluted. Her expression seemed to have something to say, perhaps related to the two emaciated elven girls behind her.

"Lord, I have the courage to plead with you......," the housekeeper looked at the two compatriots behind him, "and hire them to work here as well." ”

Hathaway sneered.

The housekeeper hurriedly explained: "Wuxiang Bay has been rescued by the law enforcement team many times to rescue many elven slaves, all of them are registered, and the bad people dare not do it casually but are unwilling to give up easily, so they have adopted despicable means to force them to ...... Take the initiative to go back and be a slave. ”

"Viscount Polz made many excuses to prohibit the officially rescued slaves from leaving the town, and to drive them into the relatively poor civilian quarters, where they secretly oppressed us and left us without food and clothing. In order to survive, some compatriots have no choice but to return to work in the black shop again...... Forced, sooner or later, there is no other way. ”

"These two are my picks for sisters who are in good health and are also very well-behaved and capable. They will definitely work hard, and if they make mistakes, please punish me as well!"

Now that there is a lot of money, it is such a trivial matter as hiring two peripheral employees, just ask Hathaway directly?

Hathaway was silent.

In fact, the housekeeper had already looked for Hathaway once, but the latter was noncommittal, so he dared to come to you directly. The dormitory building where the Adventurers' Guild is located now houses not only adventurers, but also private soldiers, because it is not suitable to rent a house elsewhere within the scope of Raymond's protection, so the population is increasing, and the workload of the housekeeper has also increased. It's normal to hire two more people to manage the dormitory, so there's no need to ask you, right?

Hathaway didn't say yes, she didn't say no, she just waited for you to show her.

Why don't you agree?

Although I don't know what Hathaway is worried about, since she didn't come with her ears, it doesn't mean that it's a big deal. You nodded in approval, and the three elf girls thanked each other and were full of joy...... It's just that I found a low-paying job, as for it?

Standing in front of the teleportation circle, there was no one around, and Hathaway explained that there was another reason besides not wanting to raise too many people.

"Hiring people, using money, no matter how small things are, are big things, I shouldn't be good at it, I need to ask you. Hathaway turned her head to look at somewhere in the distance, "There is another point - the president's approval is different from the secretary's approval. Now that one of the three: the temple is in full swing to its former glory, renovated and recruited, and the large number of sick beggars has been greatly reduced, so that another promise of "rebuilding the elven homeland" has become something to look forward to, and is no longer an empty word. ”

Before you knew it, your three promises had already been passed out, and their effect was not only to raise the morale of the Sword Song Private Soldiers, but also to attract a lot of scattered elves.

Every one of your protections and acts of kindness against the elves will snowball to attract more of your kind. There are a large number of elves in the bay of the five lanes, and if most of them are attached, it is not a small number. Hathaway's approval is very different from your personal approval.

"As for the adventurer's private soldiers......"

Hathaway was in the middle of her sentence when the adventurer's private soldiers came out of the teleportation circle and met you head-on.

The six of them saluted neatly and deeply: "Lord Gui'an!"

It looks like an adventurer on the outside, but in fact, he walks in a military style and is trained by two instructors very well.

At the request of the leader, the leader of the warrior will briefly report to you on the recent situation: "My lord, the six of us have never slackened under the guidance of the two instructors from beginning to end. At about level 3, we tried to hunt goblins on the outskirts of the labyrinth camp, with one of the instructors with us, just in case, and from level 4 onwards, we entered the dungeon without an instructor, exploring cautiously, going in and out of the sun, and returning at sunset, although the situation was very dangerous a few times, we finally came back alive. ”

"We've just returned from the dungeon, and we're about to use the Identification Crystal, so it's supposed to be level 6. ”

Although the morale of Jian Ge is high, the training effect is remarkable, and the nurses hired the devout God of Life before the believers practice with a large number of patients every day, and they are all around level 4. The reason why the gap between the progress of the adventurer's private soldier and the other two teams is so large is that the former is frequently thrown into a desperate situation, and there is nothing faster than the benefits of survival and actual combat. I really can't see that those two kind-hearted instructors are so Spartan.

"Kind face?" The adventurer's private soldiers were all stunned when they heard this, as if their faces were pale because of some unbearable experience. At level 3, the six of them faced a total of twenty-one goblin patrols that appeared one after another, and only got a hint from the instructor in the front row to "pay attention to the northeast corner", and then they didn't care. After the victory, two of them were shot by snipers in the northeast corner, and were poured potions with their mouths open by the instructor.

Everything was done to be able to catch up with the events of the uprising.

The nurses are not bad in terms of treatment, whether it is magic power or medical skills, and they don't have to be at the forefront; Jian Ge can't catch up no matter what, and the class characteristics determine that they are very weak at low levels; therefore, the instructors brutally pressed all the hopes of the private soldiers on the adventurer's private team, which is quite strict, and it is basically the limit of not killing people. It is expected that by the time the blockade is lifted, there should be a level of 7 or even 8.

The adventurer's private soldiers saluted and took their leave. It is not difficult to see that in the evening, they are almost dragging their tired bodies to their feet.

But the equipment doesn't do much damage.

"You don't have to worry about their accounts, they basically settle the accounts. Hathaway flipped through the information in her hand to show you, "Now that the first layer has been attacked, there are fewer treasures and gold coins that can be recovered, and all the loot will be handed over This is the obligation of the private soldiers, and it was negotiated when they were hired at the beginning." In addition to giving them rewards, the money they earn is also spent on themselves - to buy potions, temporary enchanted weapons, and repair and replace equipment. ”

"Every now and then, McKenna would run to the camp's market and negotiate. The merchants over there will look at the face of the lord, and carry out free maintenance and maintenance of the adventurer's private soldiers' equipment, and even free healing, and basically free of charge without cost, anyway, it is only six people. The blacksmiths, in particular, made a lot of money because of the rebels, and happily exchanged six sets of the latest equipment for the private soldiers, and promised to "return" a part of the money to you after the deed was completed. "There's a lot of profit in it, and it's not easy to get it if it weren't for McKenna.

"Fierdin, a few of their sword songs, I'm afraid they won't be at the forefront of the uprising. At the moment it's just ...... The emaciated elf holding a giant sword taller than his own height is not as powerful as he should be. ”

With that, Hathaway takes your arm and walks into the teleportation circle.

And sure enough, there was Samuel again,

But unlike usual, the guards who are in charge of guarding the teleportation array are no longer lazily sitting with their weapons in their hands, and they are surround you with a murderous spirit!

Hathaway reacted very quickly and shouted, "What are you doing! Rebellion! Don't know your lord?"

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, hey, put your weapons down!" Samuel ran over and bowed and apologized.

You can't help but frown. Is this group of people okay? They actually put on a fighting posture towards their lord, which is not the case in normal times.

"Please forgive me, my lord, I'm sorry, it's because ......" Samuel didn't know how to explain for a while, and organized the language, "You also know that the teleportation circle usually adds multiple protections, including the prohibition of strange subraces, evil camps, etc., in addition to the evil monitoring and perspective spells that work. From our side, we can see that you and the three young ladies are standing opposite the circle and are talking about something, and they are about to come over, but ......"

Hathaway asked unhappily, "Since you saw the lord, how dare you order the guards to be on guard?"

"But we found the evil aura in the adults......"

"What?"

"I wondered if it would be impersonated or manipulated, so I delayed the teleportation for a few seconds. Then I decided to be on guard first. Samuel explained with an ugly face, "My 'True Sight' has to see me with my own eyes to determine if it's a transfiguration disguise. ”

You are stunned,

He looked down at his body...... According to Samuel, because of foresight, you came to the circle in advance to greet you, but he detected that there was an evil aura floating on you. Is there one? What it is, he can't say.

In short, the teleportation circle is very tightly defended, which is a good thing.

When he heard that you had come to inspect the camp administration, Samuel immediately said that he would like to prepare for the reception, and asked you to inspect them in the order of the guards, the council hall, and the market. This is a human condition, and it is not necessarily a matter of a weak heart to hide something—in fact, since he could foresee that you are coming, he would have covered it up long ago if he needed to cover it up.

The main office building of the Guard is by the gate of the camp, and you will follow the lead.

It was bustling with people, but there was a constant stream of merchants and even caravans, perhaps because business was almost done in the evening, and there was a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere everywhere. Because of its remote location, there are no big towns around, and it has virtually become a foothold and trading place for various caravans along the way. The camp is not large, but the market size is not small, and the density of foreign merchants is not inferior to the ancient city.

The wooden city wall at the head of the city, which is more than three meters high, can be used by two people to walk side by side, looks quite sturdy, the city gate is a thick iron lattice gear hanging door, the wall is full of sharpened wooden stake thorns, and there are spikes that obliquely turn outward to prevent climbing, and there are more than a dozen guards patrolling above the city wall, looking out vigilantly through the archer platform. The torch had not yet been raised, but the brazier had already been lit.

The gates of the city were opened, and it was full of people who had entered the city. Most of them were hunters and farmers, except for a group of merchants who arrived at the camp before dark, where they were being examined by two guards.

The camp is not big, but it has a decent appearance. The quality of the guards was not low, and the caravans were large, but the number of inhabitants was not enough to support the name of the village. It's more like a trading city, with no half of the local population, all of them have migrated.

"The application for promotion to "village" is being approved, and I believe that it will come down in the near future, and it is not a big deal, and it is stable. Samuel reported and urged the guards next to him, "Where is your captain, why haven't you come to see your lord?"

"I'm ......," the guard was speechless for a moment, "I already called." He was interrogating the prisoner and would be right away. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, a woman who claimed to be the deputy captain ran over in a panic and pressed her helmet and saluted repeatedly: "I have seen the lord! With that, he leads you to the Guard's office building, a two-story wooden house. It is worth mentioning that there is also a single-storey building on the left side, and there is an archer platform on the roof, which is said to be a place for guards.

What is it guarded?

When you asked, it made the female vice-captain stunned: "Well, just in case." The city wall was originally meant to be breached, and it was always left behind. "But you've never seen such a defensive design in the ancient city and in the bay of five lanes. Hathaway whispered in her ear, explaining that after all, this was a wilderness and adjacent to dungeons and several goblin and orc tribes, and the safety factor was not comparable to that of large towns.

I finally met the new captain of the guard.

This guy is really busy. When you see him, he's in an open-air cage next to the Guard's office building, punching people! When he sees you, his face is full of surprise, as if he didn't expect you to come so soon, and he hurriedly straightens his uniform and runs over to salute.

His fist was still splattered with blood.

Hathaway looked at the cage. It's like a large cage for the wild dog, in which there are two men, one of whom has been beaten to the point of bruising and swollen face, and the other has not yet begun to be interrogated.

"What did they do?"

"Uh...... No. ”

"Huh?"

"Don't worry, listen to me. The captain of the guard wiped his sweat, "As you know, we were originally mercenaries, and we have seen a lot of underworld and white ways. The two men entered the camp this morning...... It's "morning." It was a wilderness nearby, and even if they came from the nearest village, they should have arrived in the morning, so it was evident that they had been crouching outside the city walls for the previous night, and had hesitated for a long time before deciding to venture in and "try something". They claimed to be adventurers, but I don't think their equipment and belongings are very similar, and they wander around, asking around, and sneaking around. On top of that, they were leaving the camp "just now." ”

"You also saw that in the evening, normal people go inside, who the goes out. I detained them, but they explained that they were "good at what they are doing, and they are not afraid of danger." It's really weird, so I ordered them to be locked up directly, and interrogated first, anyway, we have a good treatment center here. ”

The captain of the guard is still trying to explain that he arrested people for no reason,

Everyone's attention is on him, and you look at the two men. It's weird indeed...... The man who had not yet been beaten suddenly put his finger down his throat, retched a few times with the sound, and then pulled it out of his mouth......

A small string,

A small item is also wrapped in tissue paper at the end. Gradually, he opened the paper packet to reveal ......

Three metal hooks less than the size of the palm of your hand?

Hey?

The man smiles at you, puts his index finger to his lips, and flicks his hook.

"Be careful!" Elizabeth suddenly sensed the killing intent and turned back, only to be too late, only to see a completely unfolded metal hook thrown at you.

With a bang, the hook claw hit the short sword in front of you, and instantly closed it, fastening the sword body tightly!

The scene was suddenly chaotic!

Two prisoners snatched your +1 dagger for humans, stabbed two guards, and attempted to escape and were beaten unconscious by the guards who rushed up! The space in the cage was small, and the two prisoners seemed to be wanderers, unable to use their agile skills, and were beaten unconscious.

Now recall that the original hook was aimed at your throat.

"You're alright, I'm sorry!" the captain of the guard looked up and down to see if you were hurt, "Honestly...... Not only did I find them strange, but some informants said they were sneaky and not like ordinary petty theft, so I was sure to arrest them. ”

Elizabeth followed the two prisoners and reported to you, "Not a wanderer, but an assassin." Their killing intent was hidden until the last moment before it was revealed, and I am afraid it is a professional habit. Killers, spies, and the like. ”

"Informant?" Hathaway's gaze turned grim, "Is there anything else that 'should' be reported, but hasn't been reported yet?"

With a sigh, the captain of the guard turned his head and glanced out of the city: "Yes! About eight kilometers outside the city, there appeared to be a small army that looked like a defeated army, marching towards the camp at an extremely slow pace. I...... Since they haven't come into view yet, I was going to check their basic situation and report back to the lord. ”

Defeated?

It's not like you're going to attack here. If you want to make other negotiations, I am afraid that you will soon send an envoy to come on horseback in advance, soon.

"If an envoy comes to negotiate, will we stand here and talk to them?"

"The problem is that there are no particularly tall buildings in the camp, and the buildings of the guards and council halls are actually unfinished and rudimentary. Although the market manager's office has been built a long time ago, it inherits the consistent style of the ancient city, which is very low-key and simple building. ”

You look back at your castle, and the exterior has already been built, and there are already two or three rooms inside, and even the interior decoration has been completed. Then he instructed the captain of the guard to bring him to the castle if a messenger really came.

Your castle may not be big, but it looks sturdy. Not only are they stacked with heavy stones, but there are not many craftsmen who actually know how to build a castle, and the structure is sturdy and complex.

Largely completed. The main hall with one door inside, the reception room on the second floor, and the lord's bedroom have been completely completed. If you put on some carpets, put on some art flowers will be quite magnificent.

Behind you, the two women are whispering about whether the two Assassins have anything to do with the defeated team. We'll find out soon.

unlucky

Actually encountered an assassination.

And, suddenly, your shoelace breaks. That's not a lot of luck. You stand on the steps leading to the second floor, leaning sideways, stooping down to tie your shoes. In retrospect, the location and time were also at their peak.

With a scream from Hathaway, you are suddenly knocked down hard!

Roll down the stairs!

Hell, there were no half people here before the shoelaces were broken, and even the craftsmen went to eat after work. How could a person come out of nowhere, out of nowhere, and crash into you impartially!

Annette quickly stops you, Elizabeth pulls out a dagger and puts it against the mysterious man's neck, and Hathaway retreats to the railing of the stairs and looks around but doesn't see anything strange. "Strange, where did he come from! Is it an enemy?"

“...... It's a dead man......" Elizabeth slowly straightened up and touched the side of the mysterious man's neck, "To be precise, he is about to die." ”

You sit up and hold the man who popped up out of nowhere, looking like a mage. The blood in his back is so deep that he even soaks your robes completely, and a scimitar sticks into his chest. He looks at you, then raises his trembling hand and points in the direction of the stairs with the last of his strength, just as he - suddenly another mage-like boy tore through the space in the void and jumped out in a hurry!

"Teacher, save ......!"

Before the young mage could step on the empty staircase, and before he could finish the word "I", a huge war crossbow suddenly shot out from the crack in the space behind him, piercing his chest. Blood splattered!

It wasn't a crossbow—four metal hooks opened at the tip, and it was pulled back sharply, dragging the young man who had been killed on the spot back at a rapid pace! Half a second later, the staircase was still the same staircase, but the stone steps that had just been completed were stained red.

It suddenly appeared and disappeared suddenly, like a dream.

Except for the moistness and burning of the blood in your bosom.

The mage's lips trembled in your arms, but he couldn't say a word because he was so badly injured. Very fast, faster than any of you thought you should call the therapist, and his arm fluttered and flapped against the stone steps.

Lost his breath.

He's dead.

What's the situation?

"I'm going to call someone!" Annette turned and ran.

"I'll go too, and see what the retired bishop can do!" Hathaway also ran down the stairs, and shouted back to Elizabeth, "I must keep the president!

When people are dead, what's the use of calling a pastor?

A, use the ring of "Breath of Life" to revive him.

B, put down the body and stand up.