"Didn't I tell you? You're free again, you can do what you want, don't follow me anymore. Gravel turned and said

This was the fifth time that Gravel had persuaded the slave to leave.

"But... You are my life-saving benefactor, my mother said that you must be grateful to be a man. Therefore, I will be your retinue to repay you. ”

"Listen, no one has the right to treat others like cattle and horses, and the king is no exception. ”

"But I am willing to be your retinue. ”

"My name is Gravel, what's your name?" Gravel picked up the wounded slave

"My name is Tony, master. The slave said

"Tony, don't call me master, we're equal companions, just call me Gravel. Remember, you and I are companions. ”

"Yes, Lord Gravel. Tony nodded.

In this way, the two found a small hotel to live in. Gravel chose this hostel because it was available on credit. Now that Gravel is penniless, he can only take one step at a time.

In the inn room, Gravell briefly bandaged Tony.

At night, Gravel was in bed and had trouble sleeping.

"What should I do, how should I pay for my hotel, and what will I do in the future?" these questions lingered in Gravel's mind

It wasn't until the East turned white that Gravel felt a hint of sleepiness, but soon he couldn't sleep anymore.

After a while, Gravel got up and got dressed and left the inn, trying his luck to see if he could get a job here. At this time, Tony was still asleep, not responding at all.

At this time, the street was deserted, and there was no one in sight.

"It doesn't make sense, this is the port city of the Delman Empire, and it stands to reason that it won't be so deserted even in the morning. ”

Suddenly, a figure flashed around the corner of the street, and the man ran quickly towards Gravel.

Gravel had a bad premonition and couldn't help but clench the long sword in his hand.

"Stop, boy, hand over your money. At this time, there were two more people behind Gravel at some point.

Like the man running towards Gravel, all three men wore black hoods and tattered leather suits, and it appeared that Gravel had been robbed by a gang of robbers.

Meanwhile, in the bar on the other side of the street, directly across from Gravell, a tall, stocky bald man was talking to a meaty-faced overseer.

"Horf, my intelligence must be right this time. I saw with my own eyes that this boy threw three hundred silver coins in his hand, and this was to save a slave who was not sorry to die. Judging by his appearance, he must be a rich lord. The overseer said, with a meaty face

That's right, this overseer is the one Gravell met at the docks.

"Well, if this vote is well done. I'll give you a 10% harvest, plus a few more slaves. The bald man with the scar on his face said with a smile.

As he spoke, the bald man grabbed his glass and leisurely looked at the good play happening across the street from Gravel.

Gravel tried to calm himself down, after all, it wasn't the first time he had encountered robbers.

In the past, when he was following the knights, he encountered several robbers. However, thanks to the knight's resourcefulness, there were no casualties.

Just listen, there was the sound of a sword unsheathed.

"Not good. Gravel cried to himself

Gravel took a few decisive steps back, dodging the first sword cut by the robbers. At the same time, draw the long sword by inertia.

Originally, a weapon like a two-handed sword was clumsy to use. But Gravel had been specially trained in swordsmanship with two-handed swords, so the two-handed sword was wielded very flexibly in Gravel's hands.

Gravel expertly parried the three robbers' alternate attacks with his two-handed sword while seeking a way to break the enemy.

"Poof"

A stream of blood spurted from Gravel's left arm, and the enemy's sword left a bone-visible wound on his left arm. This is still Gravel's quick dodge, if it weren't for his left arm, he would have been cut off.

"Boy, surrender obediently. ”

A cold sweat broke out on Gravel's forehead, and it was very bad for him to go on like this. It can't be consumed like this anymore, it's better to end it with a sword.

"Ahh

Gravel struck hard, and even cut off the head of one of the robbers. Blood splattered Gravel's face.

When the other two robbers saw this, their faces turned white with fright.

"Run!" the two remaining robbers turned and ran. Gravel didn't catch up either, after all, he himself was injured.

The tall bald head who had planned to watch a good show in the bar suddenly jumped like thunder. When the overseer saw this, his legs trembled with fright.

"Die, and avenge my brethren. ”

The cold dagger stabbed into the overseer's body. With an incredulous look at the bald man, the overseer collapsed to the ground.

Killed, the tall bald man also quickly left the bar.

Speaking of Gravel, his sword was covered in blood. It was the first time in his life that Gravel had killed someone, and even though he had killed a robber, his heart was heavy.

Gravel was about to turn away when a man behind him stopped him.

"Are you alright? But at least you're alive, and no one else has had that luck. I've been watching you secretly for a long time, and you killed a robber who made our streets uneasy, and I have something to ask you for. It's not a good place to talk, come with me. A middle-aged man in a gorgeous leather coat said very respectfully.

Gravel had nowhere else to go anyway, so he agreed to the middle-aged man's request.

The two of them quickly walked through a few streets and finally came to the middle-aged man's house. The man brought a basin of hot water and wiped the blood off Gravel's face.

"My name is Salim and I'm a businessman from Kelandil. ”

"My name is Gravel. ”

"Don't be too restrained, I'm not a bad person, I just have something I want to talk to you about. ”

"Uncle Salim, what's the matter with you?"

"That's right, my brother and I came here to do business. However, my brother was robbed on the way back to Kailandil. The robbers asked me to pay 3,000 silver dragon coins before I could release them, where could I find such money? But according to my investigation, this gang of robbers seems to be the same gang you met this morning. Seeing your skills made me feel a glimmer of hope when I was in despair. ”

"I just killed someone, and I don't know how I'm going to get out of the wanted press next. ”

"It's okay, I have a good relationship with the captain of the guard here. You've just killed a robber, and they're not going to pursue it. ”

"Just killed a robber?" Gravel didn't expect that human life was so worthless here.