Day after day, almost thirty percent of the people in the Radiant City are connected to these dark deals, and this is the result of Count Alpha's strong suppression. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Like several other small towns without royal counts, almost all of the city is under the control of large merchant groups, and they are blatantly smuggling.

"So, these villages and towns nominally belong to the kingdom, but in reality they belong to the merchants and orcs, right?!" The more he listened, the more angry he became, his face turned pale, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and interrupted Nalko's narration viciously.

Nalco, the storyteller, also had a heavy face, and as a confidant of Viscount Gael, he knew a lot of inside information. What I have just said is only the tip of the iceberg of the deep shady scene. The ugliness of human beings can be explained in one or two sentences.

"It can't be said that the surrounding big cities with royal counts are much better. The Wang family still saw the consequences of this trade very clearly, and the crackdown was also very severe. But you know, when the number of gold coins is so large that even the proudest nobles will bend their backs. ”

Hughes shook his whip violently, and the tip of the whip exploded in the air with a crisp sound.

"Is it really so unbearable that my father's borders are guarded?" said Hugh with a tiger face, and asked himself in his heart, but it was difficult to make a decision.

The Narco people are old and refined, and they can roughly understand the troubles of the young man, their eyes rolled, and they said with a smile: "But our Glorious City is different, because it is the largest resistance center after Gangaru Fort, and the area to which the city belongs has always been guarded by the First Swordsman Regiment of the Province. Under the leadership of Lord Viscount, there are basically no dark merchant groups with about 100 people in this area, only some thieves and peddlers of twenty or thirty people often steal chickens and dogs, and do some small business. ”

Theseus didn't speak, but his face was much better, and he ended the unpleasant conversation with a hateful curse, "What a bunch of things that should be killed, when I return from my studies, I must make them look good!"

After scolding, Hughes first raised his speed, and the horses had enough time to rest. There are still more than 30 kilometers to go, and they have to hurry. Since he had heard so many unfavorable situations from the guards, he was already well aware of the harm, and if he insisted on camping at night in the wilderness, then he was not qualified to be the heir of the viscount family again.

"Thirty miles away, find a small village to eat some hot food at noon, and replenish your strength. That's all right, my dear Uncle Nalco!" Theseus's voice was brought by the wind ahead, and Nalco and Ram glanced at each other and chased after each other with a smile.

After a gallop of horses, without regard for horsepower, it was just noon that the three horsemen had already arrived at the village chosen by Nalco for a lunch break.

The village is called Shire Village, because the head of the village has always been served by a family surnamed Shire, and it has been passed down for three generations.

The village of Shire is surrounded by a thick and tall wooden fence, and there are four arrow towers with sentries standing on them. This level of defense is second to none in this 50-kilometer village, and it is only similar to that of a town of 700 people.

The big wooden gate at the entrance of the village has been closed, and the villagers behind the fence are waiting with all kinds of weapons.

The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what the situation was, so they had to negotiate with the junior swordsman Nalko. The identity of a junior swordsman is still very good in the countryside, not to mention that Nalco is already a member of a noble family.

Soon, the three were introduced into the village by the villagers, who were still somewhat wary.

"Their faces are a little unkind, huh?" Theseus asked Nalco in a low voice.

"I don't know, but I'm afraid there's no good news, I'll ask the chief of the Shire later, he knows me. Nalco replied in a low voice. The instinct of the swordsman made the three of them feel the faint hostility in the village, which made them wonder.

The three of them were led to the best courtyard in the center of the village, where the old chief of the Charles, who had been informed, was already waiting.

"Nalco, it's you who came. The moment the old village chief of Charles saw the tall and tall Nalco, his eyes immediately lit up, and he smiled and took the initiative to welcome him here.

"Old Charles, are you doing?" Nalco greeted with a big hug and a laugh.

Old Charles said happily, "It's not good, but it's good for you to come!" Malu, tell everyone that the savior is here, so that they don't have to worry anymore. ”

Nalco paused, his face slightly unhappy, but he walked into the room anyway.

As soon as he entered, Old Charles smiled and said, "Don't be angry, Nalco, our village needs your reputation to get through it." ”

Nalco glanced at Theseus, his eyes widened, and scolded, "Fart, don't think that slapping the sycophants will make me help you." To tell you the truth, I have a mission this time, and I can't stay at all. ”

"What? is that?" said Old Charles, deflated, and leaned limply back in his chair, his face extremely ugly.

Seeing this, Xius couldn't bear it, and took the initiative to ask: "Old Charles, what is going on, how can we help you if you don't say it?"

The village chief glanced at Xiusi, and saw that it was a hairy child who spoke, and his head immediately drooped again. This look of contempt immediately stimulated the young Xius, and the corners of his eyes kept jumping.

Fortunately, Nalco interjected in time, otherwise Hughes would have broken out and directly revealed his identity.

"Don't pretend to be pitiful, old Charles, I've seen you a lot, you're fooling those stunned young mercenaries and you're addicted, and you're using this trick on me?" Nalco rebuked unceremoniously.

In the next moment, a situation that made Xiuus stunned appeared. Old Charles really raised his head, that face didn't look a little dejected before, it was completely a happy old man's face.

For a moment, Xiusi's heart was nameless, his face turned red and green, the corners of his mouth twitched frequently, and his hand had already pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Nalco hurriedly touched Theseus, and then shouted at Old Charles: "It's not like this to joke, don't make things clear!"

Nalco knew that if he really let Hughes pull out his sword, his old friend Charles would probably suffer a big loss.

There is a world of difference between Hughes's true identity as the heir to the viscount and Charles as a well-known commoner old man in the countryside. If the charge of teasing the nobles falls on his head, the old Charles will have to shed his skin if he does not die.

Nalco's roar undoubtedly made Old Charles understand something, and he stared at the blushing young master Xius, and a sense of foreboding flashed in his heart. Old Charles stood up, walked up to Xius, saluted respectfully, and sincerely apologized: "I'm sorry, this young master, countrymen don't understand the rules, please don't mind, old man, I'm just joking." ”

Hughes snorted, and after trying to suppress it for a while, he snorted heavily, and turned his head away, no longer looking at him. Even, he stared at Nalco fiercely.

Nalco finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he used his eyes to stop Ram, who was also looking bad, before he scolded the old Charles, who had changed color: "Go and prepare the meal, we will hurry after eating!"

Old Charles gave Hughes a deep look again, and reluctantly retreated. Although he is a countryman, he is old and has seen more of the world, so he can naturally distinguish whether the situation is favorable or unfavorable to him. And just now the face of his old friend Nalco changed, obviously because he was angry with the other party, deeply worried and dissatisfied.

Nalco is a level 6 swordsman, and he is highly used by Viscount Gael, and the young man who can worry him is at least a young master of a knight's family. And even the most down-and-out knight family can't afford to provoke a powerless commoner like him.

As soon as he thought of this, Old Charles broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly urged his family to hurry up and cook, and suddenly felt that it was good to be able to send the noble young master away a moment earlier.

In the room, Hughes asked Nalco dissatisfiedly, "Who is he?

Nalco bowed his head and apologized to Young Master Xius: "I'm sorry, young master, Old Charles once helped me, he is a good person, but he is a little looser." Please also ask the young master not to hold a grudge against him. ”

"Hold a grudge?" said Theseus, sneering, "a commoner, is he qualified to make me hold a grudge?" ”

"Thank you for your magnanimity!" Nalco felt relieved and rejoiced, and consciously made a swordsman salute to Xiusi to express his gratitude.

"Hmph!" Theseus turned to Ram and ordered, "Ram, go find out what happened, dare to look down on me, I want him to know how good I am!" Ram took the order and left.

At the urging of the village chief, the meal was still served quickly. Yellow bread, coarse roast devil pork, broth...... There's nothing to praise about the color and taste, but the portion is adequate. Theseus looked at it and felt that he could barely eat.

At this time, Ram also returned.

The food was served by the women, and the old Charles probably thought that his reappearance would be an eyesore, so he didn't show up at all. This act of understanding the practice finally made Xius a little less resentful of him.

"Eat together, Ram, and by the way tell me what you found. Theseus was the first to sit down and beckoned to the other two. Nalco thanked him, his face calm, while Ram looked a little flattered.

"Okay, young master. Here's the thing, a gang of thieves on horseback has come from outside the village in the last two days, about ten people, who have come to the village to rob twice, so the people here are very wary and don't like strange faces coming in. Ram didn't dare to eat first, but reported the situation directly.

"Ten thieves!" said Hughes's eyes, and he put down the yellow bread he had made from rye flour and wheat flour in his hand, repeating in a tone of surprise.

Nalco immediately frowned and winked at Ram, but Ram, who was still agitated, didn't notice at all.

"Yes, young master, there are only ten people, and I have confirmed with several people. ”

"God of War protection, haha, Nalco, ten people, the three of us should be able to kill it. Just do the civilians a small favor!" Hughes clenched his fists hard, shook them vigorously, and immediately turned his head to ask for the opinion of his guards, but he was still not dizzy.

Nalko's face was embarrassed, he hesitated, and it was not until the young master urged again that he objected with a straight face: "Although there are only ten people, we don't know if there are powerful swordsmen among them, and when the enemy situation is unknown, I take ensuring your personal safety as my first responsibility, and I will not allow any mistakes." ”

Xiusi, who was excited, was undoubtedly swept away by the cold water, he immediately stretched his face, and said unhappily: "Nalco, our strength is not weak, in such a small village, even if there are ten people, how strong can their swordsmanship be! We are two junior swordsmen, one ninth-order trainee swordsman, and our strength is not small." ”

Nalco saw that the young master was rarely angry, and his heart hesitated. When he went to the royal capital, he still had to protect the young master for three years, and a good relationship with each other was the key to the success of his mission. He didn't want Lord Gail's sister-in-law to be in his hands, because of antagonism and disobedience, something went wrong. In that way, he was ashamed of the Viscount's appreciation and help.

Just as the scene was about to freeze, Old Charles, who had been hiding outside, suddenly walked in with a humble expression on his face.

"Nalco," he glanced at his old friend, then bowed his head to Theseus and said, "Young Master, although there are few people in our village, twenty strong men can still make it up, you can lead them together to destroy the thieves." We know where they are landed. ”

Xiusi was overjoyed, and even forgot his previous dissatisfaction with this old man, he slapped the table and said in a loud voice: "That's it! Twenty men are already worth two junior swordsmen, there is no reason not to succeed." Nalco~?"

Xius deliberately lengthened his voice and asked him, although he was still young, the innate nobility and majesty of the aura could already be seen from the voice, Nalko's heart sank, and he nodded helplessly.

"Then hurry up and eat, and when you are done, go to their bad luck. Hughes was overjoyed, and even the coarse food in the countryside was no longer difficult to swallow, and he devoured it for a while. Nalco, on the other hand, does not eat fast or slow, and chews very finely. Every strip of meat is ground to pieces with teeth. As a soldier who has been on the battlefield, he knows very well how uncomfortable it feels to have a hard object in his stomach when he is running fast!

By the time he felt that he had eaten about the same, Hughes was already outside packing up his horses, looking very excited.

He quietly pulled Old Charles aside and lashed out at the other party: "It's a failure to have a friend like you, do you know how much trouble you gave me?"

Old Xia Er spread his hands and pretended to be stupid: "Problem? The young master also said just now, five junior swordsmen, dealing with ten thieves, can be captured." Nalco, don't you have confidence in yourself?"

Nalco was speechless for a while, so he had no choice but to sneer: "Five junior swordsmen? You really know how to count! You haven't been a mercenary! Can twenty ordinary people really be used as two junior swordsmen? Can that kid who is only a ninth order be counted as a junior swordsman? If your situation is wrong, we will all die." Charles, I tell you plainly, if something happens to that young master, your whole village may be buried with you!

Old Charles's face changed drastically, and he had the impression that his old friends rarely said such heavy words! He immediately grabbed the corner of Nalco's clothes, who turned around and wanted to leave, and hurriedly asked: "The whole village will be buried together!" Nalko, don't talk nonsense, what is his identity, make it clear!"

"Forty young men! those who have passed the age of forty don't need to bring them over, it's better to have practiced swords!" Nalco snorted, and instead of answering, he took the opportunity to blackmail. Anyway, he knew that when Old Charles said those words, he couldn't persuade the excited young master. Instead of breaking up unhappily, it is better to gather the greatest strength to help the young master experience the feeling of killing people in advance. Besides, it's only 25 kilometers away from Shining City, so it's unlikely that too powerful thieves will appear.