"Luckily, the swordsman, a close friend of Mr. Village Chief, was able to get close to Aslan during the sacrifice and pierce his heart... But in that battle, Mr. Village Chief became the only survivor of the team..."Rebecca's porridge was cold, and she was always in a lot of mood when she recalled this story.

"It's a pity..."Xia Zuo expressed sympathy. But the tableware in his hand did not stop, and he had already eaten the second bowl of porridge while listening to the past.

"After that, the kingdom issued a ban that court mages were not allowed to teach magic to those who were not qualified in mental examination, and the royal palace was not allowed to appoint... Without waiting for the kingdom's ban, Mr. Village Chief was also extremely guilty, even if he resigned from the palace and came to the remote place of Liv Village, he still blamed himself for the death of his companions and the disaster brought to the innocents, and became unwilling to teach his magic to anyone, even the magic scroll, which was only given to the villagers when necessary. ”

As she spoke, Rebecca glanced at an open backpack, the corner of the fire-based magic scroll exposed inside was already crumpled.

Liv Village has always been a peaceful place, and those scrolls have not been used for a long time, and they are all old... Until the Goblins appeared.

"I see, is that why he doesn't hesitate to lie and keep his magic?" Xia Zuo put down the empty bowl and habitually opened his mouth to burp quietly.

This habit has been reserved for a long time, especially when drinking Coke, every few sips at the same time, a small initiative to burp some silent gas to expel the gas. If you don't do this, you will be waiting for yourself with a nasal and noisy hiccups, and you are not a bold person, and people around you will look embarrassed.

It's the same with eating, but no matter how Xia Zuo tries, he just can't burp... It seems that the gas that is swallowed into the stomach with food does not need to be expelled from the mouth...

Looking back, no matter how big or small, Xia Zuo didn't go to the convenience once...

"I really want to drink Coke, and I've been thinking about it since I ate the food." He said casually, as if he was not particularly interested in Rebecca's story of the village chief's past.

"What does Your Excellency Xia Zuo think?"

"How?"

“... I firmly believe that His Excellency Xia Zuo is a good person," Rebecca no longer dodged, pressing her hand on her chest, her eyes firm, "Sacrifice your life from the werewolf in the cave to save me... Defeat the goblins that threaten the village... Your Excellency Xia Zuo is completely different from people like Yaslan, whom the village chief is afraid of..."

"I didn't lay down my life anymore." Xia Zuo felt that although he was a little scared when dealing with the ancient werewolf, it was quite easy to win, and he was unscathed, but Rebecca suffered some abrasions.

"Then do you want to try to convince the village chief? Your Excellency's character doesn't have to worry at all," Seeing that Xia Zuo had no intention, Rebecca suddenly proposed, "I will also speak for Your Excellency, to prove to you that in the cave, Your Excellency sacrificed his life as my story, I can carefully describe it to the village chief, I believe that these add up, the village chief will recognize you as a trustworthy person, and then rest assured to teach you more magic..."

Xia smiled softly in his left nostril and shook his head.

"Nothing needs to be proven."

“... Why? ”

"Because I have always been a trader in front of him," Xia Zuo interrupted Rebecca with an anxious expression, "Trading, after all, is driven by interests, why should a person driven by interests emphasize character?" If what happened before was not enough to make the old village chief trust me, it means that he also thinks the same as I think, and thinks that the trader's last priority is still profit..."

"How could it be..."

"Besides, after seeing that I can be very proficient in magic after listening to the spell once, coupled with the swordsmanship that is easy to use in the face of enemies, how can the old village chief rest assured that he will teach me magic," Xia Zuo shrugged his shoulders, "Is it because I didn't learn fast enough?" At my rate, as long as I have access to enough magical resources, I will soon become the magician with the most magic in this kingdom... Or, as you described earlier, become the greatest threat to the kingdom. ”

Rebecca was deflated, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"If Rebecca suggests that I untie his heart knot, it's not a deal, it's a heart-to-heart relationship, oh..."Xia Zuo couldn't help but shudder for a while, "Thinking of being with an old man like him, I don't have much heart to heart, I don't want to study, I'd rather spend a little effort on the battlefield and take some risks... Let's let this old man live with peace of mind in the rest of his life. ”

“……”

"And what if I do bring blood? After mastering a lot of magic..."Xia Zuo looked at Rebecca with a sinister look, but deliberately ignored whether MP could hold up the so-called large amount of magic, "I never said that I was a person who kept to himself. ”

Xia Zuo recalled that when playing games on the computer, he could really do whatever he wanted, for example, because he accidentally hit an NPC, which attracted the whole city to be chased and killed, and then led to the slaughter of the city by himself, and a task could no longer be carried out normally... It's not as freewheeling as GTA... At that time, the NPCs had no life, and the wound effect was fake when they were killed, so I didn't mind.

Or is it just because you have the ability to slaughter the city without control? Now that I've beheaded a goblin knight, I'm not as worried about the bloody violence against lifelike creatures as before.

“... No," Rebecca looked at him, a little convinced, and after retreating, she hesitated and denied, "Your Excellency Xia Zuo, it's definitely not that kind of person..."

"I hope not." Xia Zuo didn't point out her suspicions, and said kindly, bringing the empty bowl to Rebecca, "Can you give me another bowl... Ah no, I have too much to eat, what if there are not enough other people in the village..."

"Of course, Your Excellency," Rebecca came back to her senses and took the bowl as Natsu withdrew her hand, and she seemed to smile reluctantly, "I haven't left the village yet, and the food is plentiful, so I cooked a lot." ”

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After all the villagers had had dinner, they left their tents, were summoned, and gathered in front of the village chief's tent.

"Is there anything important?" "I guess I'm about to leave the village, after all, the goblins have appeared at the entrance of the village before." "Thank goodness for that."

The surrounding villagers were talking about the Goblin Knights who appeared in the village, they didn't know about it, and the village chief didn't tell them about it to cause panic, only told them that the goblins who appeared at the entrance of the village had been solved by themselves.

"Mom, I'm sleepy...""Shhh~ Be quiet, listen to Mr. Village Chief first, let's go back, obedient~"

The woman held the child's hand, fearing that she would be alone in such a dangerous situation, even if she was left alone to sleep in the tent.

Xia Zuo and Rebecca also stood in the corner of the crowd.

Waiting quietly, the village chief, accompanied by Horf, walked out of the tent in a depressed mood.

Obviously, what he was going to inform, Horf had already known in advance, so he would be so serious.

Under the uneasy and expectant gaze of the people, the village chief stepped onto a wooden box in front of the crowd so that he could be seen by the people in the back row when he spoke.

Holf clasped his hands and stood by the village chief's side.

"I'm really sorry to gather everyone when I should have rested... I have an urgent matter to inform you, and I ask you to be fully prepared and determined in the future..."The village chief said with a serious expression, and everyone remained silent, "Under the orders of His Majesty the King, the people of Liv Village must stay in the village and protect the village and the mine from falling into the hands of the goblins. ”

When he said this, the people were in an uproar and terrified.

"Village Chief, where are we goblins!?"

"yes... Please lead us out of this dangerous place! ”

"I have four young children at home, and they can't stay in the village where goblins might come at any time."

Rebecca covered her mouth in surprise.

Xia Zuo also frowned slightly, falling into anxiety, if the villagers didn't run, they would have to face more dangerous goblins next, wouldn't the task of protecting the villagers become more difficult? What the? At this juncture, the village chief still feels that the king's order takes precedence over the safety of the villagers?

"Quiet ——!" Horf let out his voice and shouted.

The sound that resounded at the foot of the mountain stopped everyone.

"But there's good news," the village chief gestured with a gesture of comfort and apologies, "the mighty cavalry team that has come from the royal capital to rescue us will arrive at dawn, and their commander is the dragon-slaying hero Rodney!" ”

In order to appease everyone, he deliberately said the estimated arrival time earlier.