"The Desert Islands are an interesting place, but people who have only been there and have not lived there for a long time will not be able to understand the unique customs of the place. It has a large desert island surrounded by more than twenty lush islets that control a large body of water. The big island has iron, coal, precious stones, and endless sand, and only small islands can be found to eat and drink, but only to eat and drink. ”

Van Terman sat down, and his servant brought a fruit bowl with several fruits from the tropics and subtropics. The owner of the manor made a gesture to please, but the man wilted and did not explain how to eat the fruit. The Duchy of Aria was in the temperate zone, the road to the south was blocked by Feinberg, and the sea was not safe, and the locals could not see the fruit, let alone eat it.

"It's been a long time since I've eaten any of these things. Fei Qi smiled and picked up the lychee, skillfully picked it up, and frowned after tasting it: "It's been a little longer, and the flesh is a little yellow." It can only be transported long distances if enough ice is used to maintain the right temperature. ”

"Taste this, like a crimson apple?"

Feige took the mangosteen, peeled off the shell with his fingernails, and then remotely removed the flesh with his mind so that his fingers remained dry and not become slimy. He looked at Fantman, shook his head and said, "Although I am a little unhappy to be tempted by you like this, for the sake of these fruits, I will forgive you." ”

Feige said as he picked up the fruit with his telekinesis, peeled it, cut it, divided it into two, and gave it to Beni and Shani. Shani was very reserved in catching it with the tray, looking at Midnight to make sure it wasn't interested, and then waiting a little longer to see if there was a chance to send it back to Feige's mouth. And Beni unceremoniously opened her mouth, enjoying the feeling of being fed.

"I've got a lot of good stuff in total, and I can't do anything about it even if I want to go on - it seems that the gap between the viscount and the earl is still very large. Van Terman waved all the servants away, then leaned forward and said, "Baron Goron has lived in the Desert Isles for twelve years, and he has a fleet of more than twenty ships there. His baronial title was not inherited, but bought with blood money in the South, you have to watch out for him. ”

"Blood money?"

"Kidnapping, blackmail, murder, the money earned in this way is called blood money. In the Desert Isles, blood money has another meaning. Transporting slaves to central desert islands to grab territory to mine, then turn the ore into swords and gold. Van Terman restrained his smile and said in a low voice: "He found me, I found him, we help each other and use each other." But now I find that a viscount may not be able to hold him down. ”

"If you can't hold it down, then you should go to my father. I'm not an earl, I'm just a priest, a monster hunter, and a ......."

"And the magician. Van Terman took over. "Fege, let's put it this way, my daughter is sixteen years old and has reached the age of marriage. Although I have three sons, if they all die, my son-in-law will also receive the title of viscount from my daughter. Now, Goron is already courting my daughter, but luckily the two of them are not doing well. I'm wondering, do you have this interest? You have enough knowledge, you don't have the responsibility to marry now, and most importantly, you're very good at chasing girls......"

"Stop. Feige waved his hand and said, "If you think that Goron is a dangerous fire pit, then put it this way, I am a terrible hell here. You and I are just meeting for the first time, and we don't know each other, and then just as we are about to discuss the witch soldiers, it suddenly becomes such a profound question? If you are really in such a hurry, you might as well just desperately calculate, is it too late to find foreign help?"

Van Terman's face changed and changed, and he began to sweat again in irritation. This is not normal, Feige used ice magic to control the temperature around him at about fifteen degrees, when a normal person should feel a little cold, he just sat and said a few words and began to sweat? Feige grabbed his hand, and the touch from his fingertips could feel his heart beating abnormally violently. "Didn't you go to the bishop to see the bishop's priest to see how he was doing?"

"No, I'm fine, I'm safe as long as I'm protected by the witch soldiers. Van Terman shook his head, trying to break free of his wrist, but to no avail. He just glanced at him, and the witch soldier next to him had already taken two steps forward. Seeing this, Shani stepped across, facing in front of the witch soldiers. She stood still, and the witch soldier was suddenly unable to move, standing still like a statue.

"You have some kind of spell item on you, and I just felt its spell power fluctuate. Feige looked left and right, but no one noticed this, so he turned his head and squinted for traces of spell fluctuations. Soon, he latched onto Van Terman's ruby belt buckle, and it was this thing that emitted energy just now.

At this time, Van Terman's eyes were full of anxiety. It's not the anxiety of being killed for money, it's the anxiety of worrying that you won't be rescued. He gasped violently, obviously shouting to summon all the guests, but he just looked up at the sky, and he didn't bow his head to death. Feige thought for a moment, and as he used the aura-obscuring magic, he took off the ruby belt clasp.

"Finally ......" Van Terman said two words, and then slowly passed out while snoring. Feige slapped him the face, then poured some water on him, and he woke up quietly.

"I knew you could save me, thank you......" Fantman's face darkened, his ruddy complexion was gone, and he had an extremely tired expression. "There's a curse on it, and he lied to me that it would make me stronger and more stamina, but it was actually trying to control me. Later I learned that Goron knew how to spell, and he also had three subordinates who could spell, and he had always used spells to control slaves. If it weren't for the fear of the witch soldiers, he would have killed me a long time ago. Hey, why didn't that cursed gem work on you?"

Feige looked at Van Terman coldly, losing the last bit of affection for him. Fortunately, I have read a lot of silver seal spell books, and I have a deep impression of those evil, insidious, and spells full of all kinds of tricky traps, and I have never let down my vigilance, so I can use the aura masking spell to isolate the spell detection to protect my habits. The cursed gem was in his hand, but the aura obscuration completely cut it off from the outside world. Just as the priest had difficulty detecting Feige's demonic aura, the gem did not know that it was in "someone", and it would not have a curse effect.

Evil cursed items are often baited by their harmless appearance, and only act as a curse once it is certain that someone has entered the trap. Feige wrapped it in a spiritual obscuration, then turned it over and over with a telepsychic control to get a closer look. With his familiarity with spell runes, especially the various evil spells, he quickly understood what the gem was for.

"This is a bloodsucking gem, the blood-gathering ancestral stone must be on Golon, right? he uses this to control you and collect your power for his use, like some kind of contract. How many of his vampire minions do he have?"

"Plus I should have six, and maybe some hidden. Van Terman tried not to let himself fall asleep, and said with his eyelids strained, "If you know about this, report it to the Sect and let the Inquisitor or Paladin arrest him." ”

"Why don't you take advantage of this time to order the witch soldiers to deal with him?"

"The Witch Warriors are the ones he sold me, and I know that these soldiers will definitely protect me, but I've also heard that it is possible for the Witch Warriors to defeat anyone, but it is impossible to defeat the Great Slave Lord of the Desert Isles, and there may be some kind of insurance. Goron is a lord. He may be fine himself, but he still has to keep me because he is afraid that his men and my witch soldiers and servant knights will fight each other and lose enough deterrence to affect their position in the Desert Isles. ”

"As long as he is sure that he is sure of consolidating his power on the mainland, he will not hesitate to swallow you. Feige thought for a moment, "He is going to challenge me, and that's your idea, right?"

Van Terman gritted his teeth, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded vigorously: "Yes." You are famous, and defeating you will be a better way to establish your prestige, which will be beneficial to his future development. He was a pirate and slave owner, and the people of the Desert Isles believed in this theory. But what I think is that your brother is in the Holy Three Castle with a team of paladins, and whether you win or lose, there will always be him to clean up the hateful Goron!"

It turns out that even Andrew is in his calculations? This Van Terman turned out to be the kind of guy who puts the harm of others and self-interest in the highest priority, and even when he saves himself, he only needs the help of others to make himself happy.

He calculates this and that, and Feige can see it, so what about Goron? Is it true or false to pay attention to prestige? Feiqi thought about it, the desert islands are narrow, and the resources are not enough to support the perennial high-intensity war. As a result, they developed a custom that focused more on "fame", or faith as well.

Infinitely elevates the importance of individual martial arts, promotes spiritual strength, and limits the conflict between the two forces to the level of individual competition. For example, if there are only ten people who are killed, it is not as good as a hundred people, and if you can't compare with it in reputation, you can directly talk about winning or losing.

This is meaningless in Aria, and the outcome can only be seen after the knight legion has been hedged. Feige looked at the gem, pointed to it and said to Fantman, "Did you use a similar method to control the witch soldiers?

Van Terman's face had never been so pale as it was today, and even the burnt yellow of his skin and the heavy dark circles under his eyes had changed color at this time. He didn't want to speak, he wanted to run away, but he knew he couldn't. Fei Qi nodded and said, "Sure enough, it's no wonder you didn't dare to go to the Holy Three Castle Sect to ask the priest for help, it turned out that you were worried that the evil magic on your body would be discovered!"

"Without the Witch Soldiers, I'd be dead, and I'm sure I won't give it to you. I ...... only when the greater evil is gone. I'm just ......"

"Well, I understand that your worries come from fear, and fear is the most common weapon used by evil, and it can reduce your faith in good before it even begins to hurt you. Fei Qi sighed: "The priest of the goddess of truth and thunder, it is his duty to eradicate evil, I think you are waiting for me to take the initiative to save you, after all, this is the requirement of the canon." ”

A smile finally appeared on Fantman's face, but he quickly hid his smile and turned into a pleading look: "Please save me, okay?"

"Unfortunately, although I am a pastor, I am in a bad mood today. With a flick of his hand, Feige threw the cursed gem back at Van Terman and disarmed the aura-masking spell at the same time. Van Terman looked horrified, but he still had to shake his hands and put the gem back on his belt. In just a few seconds, he was rosy and energetic again, just sweating constantly.

"As for you, you can do whatever you want, even if it's to report to Goron, I don't care. I guess he's not showing up yet, he's preparing some kind of spell, right? Hey, look at the look in your eyes and know I guessed right. Fantman, you think you're smart, but you haven't really figured out one thing. In fact, whether you have this cursed gem on you or not, you are serving him. Although you have a plan in your head what to do if I lose and he wins, in fact, you make judgments based on the result that I will definitely lose and he will win. Think about it, and when you really figure it out and start repenting, maybe salvation will come. ”

Feige stood up and left with Shanny and Beni, leaving Ventman and his Witch Soldiers behind. "My lord, he's been watching us from behind. "Shani doesn't have to look back to see what's going on behind her back through the snakehead, and so does Feige.

"Yes. I think if we try to get out of here, we'll be attacked by the Witch Warriors on the way. Van Terman won't let us really return to the Church with the truth. However, if we stay and fight Goron, he will still have hope and will not order the witch soldiers to intercept him. Based on this consideration, still letting him carry gems can also play a certain role in confusing. It's just that I'm more worried about what Goron is doing at the moment. ”

"What's that Vampire Token?" asked Bennie.

"It is an evil spell that uses the life force of one person to strengthen another, while also having the effect of controlling and imprisoning the mind. I...... I've seen it in the Silver Seal Spellbook, the Church's Forbidden Spell. ”

Feige had helped Midnight survive with the "Vitality Transfer" spell, which was an improved version of the Vampire spell token. This "improvement" changed the original master-slave relationship into a symbiotic relationship, thereby increasing the power of the spell. The vampire derivative does not create a demon pet, but it is more primitive and evil, and is close to the devil's soul contract in terms of control.

There is a detailed record of the Vampiric Derivative Spell in the Silver Seal Spellbook, but it is not said to have anything to do with the slavers of the Desert Isles, let alone the Witch Soldiers. This is related to the fact that the churches on the mainland have long lacked contact with the desert islands, and only regarded them simply as "slave traders" and "pirates", and have always been unable to change their preconceived contempt.

"The Vampire Derivative Spell allows the controller to absorb the minions' stamina so that they don't get tired, recover from wounds faster, and concentrate their experiences for long periods of time. An evil mage encountered by the Church put a vampire spawn on several bears, which led him to take the opportunity to tear up two guards and escape from the prison, only to be able to capture him later. ”

"Doesn't that mean that Goron uses the strength of many people to fight an opponent? No wonder he only participates in solo martial arts competitions and doesn't go to the melee to sign up!"

Feige nodded: "Beni is right, although he can have more strength and stamina, he still only has two eyes, and he can't cope with a particularly chaotic situation. Then, he was a desert islander, perhaps a pirate, and confident that he had enough balance to deal with my greasy skills. Well...... I feel like I can make a strategy. ”

Not intending to actually leave, Feige took Beni and Shani to the other end of the birthday celebration, where Tron was practicing his "Fierce Eyes". He used some too much force, and he did not achieve the effect of driving men and attracting women, but it was similar to the "Clean Street Tiger". There was a huge buffet table, half of which he occupied by himself, and was eating fruit pudding in great depression.

"What you said didn't work. Tron complained, "I still can't fit in with them." ”

"Knights are for people to follow, not to fit in. Feige said, "There's a dangerous thing for you, can you help me do it?"

"It doesn't matter if it's dangerous, as long as it's a just cause. Tron looked left and right, then lowered his voice and said, "Feiqi, you don't want to make up a reason for me to help you kidnap a beautiful woman, right?"

"If you want to fall, please don't drag me!" Fei Qi said, "I find this duel to be dangerous, and there is a good chance that chaos will occur. I hope you will be fully prepared to stop the witch soldiers in the event of an accident, protect the guests and hosts here, and prioritize the protection of Viscount Gust. ”

"I'm your dueling assistant, though. I'm going to protect the others, what are you going to do?"

"The hardest part of this task is that you have to trust me. "Don't waver in the slightest, no matter what the circumstances," Fitch said. The enemy will deceive you in all kinds of ways, and you must firmly believe that I am on your side, and what I want to do is to eradicate evil, and I will never be in the same league as evil. ”

"Of course, is there anything to doubt about that?" replied Tron, as a matter of course.