Alina was huddled in a sack and couldn't do anything, so she had to entertain herself and run to the forum to play games.

When she felt something strange and opened her eyes again, she found that she had been released from the sack.

But it wasn't her teammate Edward and his party who freed her, but an old man who looked like he was going to die at any moment.

The text that appears on the opponent's head is 'Crooks City Lord', which is yellow and belongs to a neutral unit.

Beside him were the two structures that had kidnapped Alina, the sack and the rope now in their hands.

The old man held something like a compass in his hand and compared it to Alina, and the hands on the dial undoubtedly pointed to the girl in front of him.

"Doesn't seem wrong." The old man of Crookes' castle lord put the compass back in his arms, trying to show a kind expression.

It's just that I don't know if it's been a long time since he's shown a similar expression, so much so that the related facial muscles have stiffened; Or because it was originally only more skinned than a skeleton, this expression not only did not have a kind meaning, but had an evil grin similar to that of an undead creature.

This made Aliana subconsciously shrink her head, and her little hand also touched the iron book on her waist.

The two constructs reacted immediately, trying to get in front of the old man, but were waved back by the old man.

"Master!" The short construct shouted worriedly.

"Don't worry, she's just a kid, it's fine."

The old man shook his head and motioned for them not to disturb.

Although it may not be obvious on the surface, Taylor Meredith is actually quite happy.

He had already prepared the construct, and it might take two or three months, or even half a year, to bring back his bloodline descendants.

After all, it had been a long time since his daughter eloped with the man, and after the death of his daughter, the man had to stay as far away from Crooks City as possible, whether for self-preservation or to protect the child.

As a result, I didn't expect that this kid was actually in Crooks City, leaving this long time to search.

This alone can make the elderly who have little time to live feel happy and gratified.

As for the girl's small action of touching the book, he didn't pay attention to it.

The book doesn't look ordinary, but that's it.

Her father had to spend a lot of time on fleeing, and it is estimated that there is no money left, and it is already considered lucky to survive, and her granddaughter should not have any special abilities.

And although the old man himself looks droopy and old, skinny and looks as if he will choke his breath at any time, in fact, his body has undergone hundreds of years of transformation by spirit stones, and his physique is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

Although he can't fight anymore because of his physical condition, he is still solid, not to mention a little girl who looks twelve or thirteen years old, even if two adult strong men beat his chest with small fists the size of a casserole, he doesn't have a.

Therefore, in his mind, even if he was hit twice by the little girl, it would be good to dissipate the other party's anger and relieve the fear of being kidnapped to a strange place.

In fact, Tyler Meredith was not wrong, in this world, whether it is learning magic or martial arts, it is the exclusive choice of the rich, and the common people simply cannot afford that expense, and the limit that most civilians can reach in their lives is just to climb to the position of a church priest.

If it weren't for the fact that Sivi, a rookie god who was in dire need of believers, came to the Nether and helped the desperate Alina in time, then not only Alina, but even Edward and the others would have been killed when the original beast attacked the village.

It's just that after having Xiwei, this stereotype has been broken - after all, in Xiwei's view, as long as you are willing to liver, everyone is equal...... Even if it's a powerful special class like the Alternate Saintess and the War Princess, if you often fish and don't fight monsters, or only rely on safe life skills to earn experience, you will definitely not be able to compare to the Liver Burst players of the same period.

If Alina really took out the Bible Meteor Hammer and smashed the old man's head like this now, then eighty percent of the other party would have to lie down and report to Xiwei after jumping the word 'critical attack' on the door of his head......

Fortunately, although Alina is not very old, she has gone through a lot of ups and downs, and in a sense, she has more experience and vision than ninety percent of people in this world.

After realizing that the old man in front of him was not hostile (the name was not red), he quickly calmed down and did not really attack.

And her self-control, as well as the speed with which she regained her composure, also made the old man's eyes even more satisfied: although she was still young, she did seem to be a good material, and as long as she trained well, she would definitely be able to become her qualified successor and continue the glory of the Meredith family.

"I know you're going to be a little nervous when you open your eyes and find yourself in a strange place. But it doesn't matter, we'll still be together for a long time in the future, and I'll explain everything to you. The old man scratched his sparse scalp: "Where do you start?" By the way, first you should call me grandpa. ”

Originally, Alina was still wondering what the other party was doing when she kidnapped her, but after hearing this request, the whole person was stunned.

Her little round face has recently been paired with a bewildered expression, which looks particularly cute.

"I'm your mother's father, isn't it normal to call me grandpa?" The old man continued.

"Mommy's Daddy......" Alina blinked.

Then she suddenly remembered what her father had said before: her mother was a noble lady, and she would return to that home one day......

It turns out that Daddy is really not bragging?

Alina was in disbelief for a moment.

"You are my only descendant, and you are bound to inherit everything from me, so I won't play with you." The old man looked at Alina, who was still confused, and finally showed a more natural smile: "When I was young, I once stumbled upon the ruins of a High Elf, and I was lucky enough to activate a part of it and gain a certain degree of permission...... That's why Crooks City was able to build smoothly in the first place. ”

Although it may seem strange for a person who was a stranger a few minutes ago to reveal his secrets and confessions, the old man's time is running out now, and there are many things to teach his descendants in the next time, and if the other party does not cooperate, the progress may be quite unsatisfactory.

That's why he threw out 'High Elf Ruins and some permissions' as bait at the beginning, after all, Alina had clearly shown a maturity that was completely different from her peers, and if this maturity was true, then she would naturally be interested in it.

As for the test of the successor, to prevent one's inheritance from being entrusted to others, that can be done in the course of teaching.

It is a very stupid act to test at the first meeting, the test questions are set too simple to play the role of a test, the setting is too difficult to pass, and the act of finding descendants becomes meaningless.

Instead of picking people on the basis of first impressions, it is better to get to know each other in the process of getting along, and then judge whether it is suitable or not.

"High Elf Ruins?"

As the old man expected, after hearing this word, Alina's eyes lit up suddenly: "Where?" ”

Of course, he might not have thought that Alina was so happy purely because there were clues in the pre-event mission......

"It's useless to tell you it's under Crooks, because you can't get there." The old man looked like he was in his chest: "Could it be that you can still dig a hole by yourself and run down?" ”

That's right, the establishment of Crookes City, in addition to being able to more easily manage the wanderers who come here to search for crystals, the more important reason is to cover up the existence of the High Elf Ruins.

As long as Crooks City is built on top of the High Elf Ruins, he can openly order all miners to prohibit mining in this direction on the grounds of 'preventing the city from being dug up'.

"The two of them are Beerus and Vees, they are the golems in the ruins of the High Elves (they are actually constructs, but the old man can't tell the difference), and they will be by your side from today onwards to help me teach ......"

Before the old man finished speaking, a violent roar came from outside, and even the ground trembled slightly.

It seems that the Tunnel-Eyed Serpent is already close to Crooks City.

"It's almost time...... I don't know how that idiot made this thing out of Strom, but now that it's in range, that's the end of it. The old man sneered and gave an order to the two constructs: "Activate the Crystal Burning Cannon and blast the enemy to the slag!" ”

The two constructors bowed their heads and quickly left.

Just as the old man was about to continue saying something to Alina, a figure suddenly burst in through the window.

The old man looked intently and saw that the person who had come was one of his gardeners.

"Who told you in, get out!" He shouted angrily.

But the other party didn't care about the lord's anger at all, and instead showed a wicked smile.

Alina on the side thought for a moment before revealing a sudden expression.

"It's a swamp man."

She reminded the old man who claimed to be her grandfather.

After being told by Alina, the gardener's body slowly melted into a puddle of black mud, and in two breaths, it re-condensed into a black human form made of mud.

"How dare you come here to die...... the old man snorted coldly and pulled out his crutches.

It's just that the cold sweat on his forehead shows that his current mood is not as calm as he appears.

The old man's skills are good, but after all, he is old and frail, although he can call other things in the elven ruins to rescue him through his own authority, but the question is, can he survive that time?

At the moment when the frenzy of the swamp people turned into mud swept towards the two of them, and the old man's face turned pale, Alina raised her little hand and directly condensed the flowing holy spear, which burst the swamp man's dog head with just one shot and emptied the opponent's blood bar.

The old man was stunned as he looked at the holy light that bloomed on the girl's body, and was speechless for a moment.

"The status of the city lord is very good, but I prefer to go out and adventure with everyone freely." Alina said seriously, "So forgive me, grandfather. ”

With that, she walked out of the room, intending to fight the Tunnel-Eyed Snake with the other players.