Chapter 19: The Ranger
"Huh...... There's a kind!"
The black shadow suddenly appeared, it was actually a young man in a black suit, he had dark green hair, an angular face, eyebrows like a sword, and a pair of dark green eyes stared at Mars fiercely, looking at Mars like an ant.
Seeing that Mars was not afraid, the young man immediately put away his long sword and sneered: "Don't cheat me, otherwise I will kill you with one sword!"
Maggie cried and said, "Spare your life!"
"Woman, shut your mouth and be quiet, or I won't mind killing you first!" the young man said in a deep voice, staring at Maggie as if he were looking at a dead man.
Maggie immediately stopped crying, did not dare to speak again, lowered her head, and did not dare to look directly at the youth.
"Humph!"
Mars snorted lightly, as if he didn't pay attention to the young man, but a hand hidden behind him trembled slightly, indicating that he was extremely flustered, but at this time, it was not the time to coward, if he had the slightest cowardice, I am afraid that the young man would not hesitate to kill him.
"She's just a lowly slave, what qualifications do you have as an outlaw to be arrogant in front of me, if I'm not mistaken, the Ping'an Island Patrol is chasing you!"
Sure enough, there was a hint of panic in the young man's eyes, but he immediately became fierce, and said angrily: "Ping'an Island? To tell you the truth, the so-called Ping'an Island in your mouth is just a whitewashed peace of Lord Raphael. ”
"Whitewashed peace?" Mars didn't understand, everything here was luxurious, the consumption was high, and there were not only merchant ships here, but also pirate ships, which showed that the owner of this place definitely had the power to rule everything.
"Judging by your speech and demeanor, you must be a nobleman, and naturally you like this kind of place that hides the filth, and while you enjoy everything, you know how many slaves have died in the darkness, and how many families have died!" said the young man through gritted teeth, as if to vent his displeasure and anger.
But Mars is not a stupid person, naturally he will not listen to one-sided words, even if the young man's words are full of anger, he still said lightly: "You don't have to be so angry, you can't enjoy it, you are so angry, not to mention the truth of the facts, you may not know." ”
"Hmph, you really don't know anything...... Do you know why it's called Elysium? I tell you, because it's the most depraved and darkest and dirtiest place, and my family has been trafficked here by shady traffickers, and my 10-year-old sister has been murdered, and when I come here to rescue them, they're all dead, you know?"
Suddenly, the young man knelt on the ground with a long sword in his hand, his face sad and indignant.
Mars was stunned for a moment, maybe he really couldn't see everything on this peaceful island, but his state of mind had been greatly tempered, and he would not easily make waves, he sat up straight, and then said slowly: "Sit down and eat something first, talk about your family!"
Seeing that Mars was so in danger, there was an aura of superiority, and the young man began to take Mars seriously in his heart, he immediately sat down at the small table, looked at the exquisite food, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva, "These...... Is it food?"
On the table were all seafood carefully cooked in the hot spring restaurant, each of which was full of color, aroma, and taste, and the smell could make people whet their appetite, and the young man had obviously never eaten such exquisite food.
Of course, it was the first time for Mars to eat such food, but he was well-informed, so he naturally had a patience, and he waved his hand casually, "Yes, such a plate of food is at least five silver swords! ”
Ignoring the young man, he forked a piece of tender fish meat with his fork and put it in his mouth, and a happy smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Five silver swords, so luxurious, the most expensive one I've ever eaten is only thirty copper shields!"
The young man swallowed his saliva, and immediately took a lobster, and ate it so much that he swallowed it with the meat in his shell, and it was obvious that he was already very hungry.
It didn't take long for the young man to sweep away most of the food like a storm and clouds, he patted his stomach and burped, and a flush suddenly appeared on his face, and it was obvious that he had some inferiority complex in front of Mars.
"Thank you, sir, my name is Saul Hall, or you can call me Shadow!" the young man became a little shy.
If it weren't for his knife-like cheeks, Mars would have thought it was the big boy next door, but he politely held out his hand, "Hello, Thor, I'm Mars Quinn!"
A look of shock appeared on Thor's face, "Quinn, the only one in the Seven Kingdoms with the surname Quinn is the Sunset City royal family, you won't be ......"
"That's right, I'm the Seventh Prince of the Queen's family!" Mars confessed.
Obviously, Mars's identity brought oppression to Thor, he suddenly became solemn, he didn't expect that he would be able to meet a prince in this place, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Royal Highness, I have no intention of offending you, please forgive my sins, I will leave!"
And Maggie, the maid on the side, was even more stunned at this time, although she guessed that Mars might be a nobleman, but she didn't expect it to be a prince, but thinking of Mars's identity as a "degenerate", she didn't know what to do for a while, just looked at Mars in a daze.
However, Mars suddenly had an idea in his heart, especially for the unknown place he was about to go, he had a subconscious sense of crisis. And if he can make this young man his own guard, with Thor's martial arts, I am afraid that he will be his right-hand man.
"Can you still escape from the island now?"
Thor shook his head and said, "Since I learned that my family died tragically, I have killed the murderer and killed more than ten patrol knights, and I have been hiding in Tibet for three days, and I am afraid that I will not be able to hide next time." ”
Mars was suddenly happy in his heart, not only was he happy with Thor's superb martial arts, but also this Thor was very affectionate, and he himself was a person who valued affection, so he had an idea, "If you swear allegiance to me, I will take you out of the island!"
"Oath of allegiance?" Thor frowned slightly, to be honest, he didn't look down on Mars, but he never expected to be loyal to a prince, and a crippled prince.
"Of course, if you don't want to, I can also help you get out of the island!"
Mars saw Thor's hesitation, and he understood that it was wrong to blackmail a warrior with Dejima, and that he wanted guards who were completely loyal to him.
Thor knelt down on one knee and looked at Mars, who saw a look of hope in Mars' eyes, and he suddenly understood that this prince might really need him, so he said, "Your Highness, I am a degenerate, can I be your bodyguard?"
"Fallen?" Mars was stunned and stared at Thor, "Are ......you a magician?"
Thor immediately said: "I was originally a member of the Eternal Winter Ranger, nicknamed Shadow, because the magic I awakened can make my body blur into a shadow, and my speed has been greatly improved, and I chose to practice martial arts, plus the ability given to me by magic, so that my strength has increased by a big notch......"
"I see, then you are a star ranger, I heard that the Eternal Winter Ranger has star ratings. "Marston was interested.
A hint of pride flashed on Thor's face in an instant, "Your Highness, I'm a five-star ranger!"
Mars naturally knows what it means to be a five-star ranger, in the star system of the Eternal Winter Ranger, anyone who completes the task of the corresponding star level, and then passes the relevant star assessment of the Ranger Club, can obtain a star rating, and the Eternal Winter Ranger is throughout the human kingdom, and many mercenary organizations have a large number of Eternal Winter Ranger.
Of course, there are many Eternal Winter Ranger who do not join any organization, and they walk in the major kingdoms in their own way, hoeing the strong and helping the weak, robbing the rich and helping the poor.
The star rating of the Eternal Winter Ranger is graded from one star to nine stars, and every three stars is a large level, divided into primary, medium, and high, corresponding to the knight level, of course, this star is actually divided according to the knight level, and the strength of the junior ranger is equivalent to the strength of the low-level knight, and so on.
It is said that the purpose of assigning a star rating is to better accept tasks or be hired.
And Thor is a five-star ranger, whose strength is equivalent to that of a middle-level knight, of course, this is only relative, for example, a ranger who has just been rated as a five-star is generally not an opponent of a middle-level knight who has been a middle-level knight for several years, which is related to experience, martial arts, and talent, and cannot be generalized.
However, for Mars, a five-star ranger's squire is very rare, even his guardian knight Jim is just a low-level knight.
So, looking at Thor who was kneeling on one knee, he said slowly: "Thor Hall, I officially invite you to be my bodyguard, are you willing?"