"Trial, ah......" Walking on the path in the field, Xiwei looked absentmindedly ahead.

In addition to the 'embryonic' quest to establish the academy at the beginning, there is a new quest in the quest panel of the Magic Academy system.

[Mission: Elementary Trial]

[Quest content: You already have the strength to impact the first level, so let's perform well in the Tower of Grinding!] 】

[Requirements: Complete the trial of the Tower of Grinding (1st floor)]

[Note: Because the process of the Tower of Grinding (1st floor) is long, please be fully prepared before entering]

Sivi had already confirmed that the so-called Tower of Grinding was actually a new copy that appeared in the Gate of Trials. In addition, because [Hustle and Bustle Beach] has cleared the customs with an A-grade assessment, another copy called [Coral Trail] has appeared.

However, because today's opportunity has been exhausted, no matter what kind of copy appears, it has nothing to do with the current Xiwei.

But the note at the end of the mission made Sivi feel uneasy.

What does it mean to have a longer process? What kind of preparation is perfect preparation?

After thinking about it for a long time, Xiwei, who didn't know why at all, finally decided...... Let's go to the village for dinner first.

Although the fruit is delicious, it is not difficult for Sivi to hunt game now, but whether it is fruit or barbecue, there is always a day when he gets tired of eating, and it is better to go to Elisa's tavern to eat other food than these two.

"Sure enough, humans are social creatures...... Even if you are a magician, you can't be separated from human society. ”

Although there are rumors that high-ranking magicians can make food out of thin air, or even survive by ingesting elements without eating, the rumors that even to Sivi are more myths than facts are still too unreal, and ordinary magicians still need to eat food even when they are promoted to the rank of great magician.

When he entered the village through the path between the ridges, Xiwei found that the atmosphere in the village did not seem to be quite right.

A group of men gathered around the entrance of the village, and the women took care of their children, but they couldn't help but cast worried eyes at the entrance of the village, and they didn't even notice him when he entered the village.

The curious Sivi simply climbed onto the roof of the low-rise bungalow and walked in the direction of the entrance to the village as he saw through the crowd what was going on there.

Five heavily armed soldiers confronted the men of the village. Once close enough, Sivi could almost hear the conversation between the two sides.

The soldiers took the lead in speaking a big man who was nearly two meters tall and could give people a sense of oppression just by standing, while the head of the village was the old village chief who was bald with a white beard, on crutches, hunched over, and less than 1.4 meters tall. From the momentum, the village is already several points behind the other party.

Even if there is a saying that 'two fists are hard to beat four hands', compared to the opponent's imposing-looking half-body armor and bright iron spear head, most of the weapons in the village are just hoes, rakes, firewood knives and the like, and they are rusty...... Only a few hunters have a few shoddy bows and arrows.

The meaning of the soldiers seems to be that the lords have sent these elite soldiers to collect war taxes from the inhabitants of the territory because of the tight war on the front line.

However, the people in the village had little money, except for a few well-off families, most of them could hardly take out a little copper before the spring harvest, and the helpless village chief could only beg the other party for a little time.

"What kind of 'elite soldier'," although the not too thick half-body armor on the other party's body could frighten the short-sighted villagers, it couldn't help but scare Xiwei, who had traveled to many places on the mainland...... Well, now it's just someone who has inherited Xiwei's memory: "Isn't that the half-body armor of an ordinary spearman, and the weapon is just a spear for arrays, and if you are an elite soldier, at least take a sword, isn't this too cheap!" ”…,

I'm afraid these self-proclaimed acting tax collectors are just ruffians who have escaped from the battlefield.

Because of the autocratic rule of this world, generally speaking, deserters will be put on the gallows if they are discovered, and they are not even qualified to go to a military court, but these guys not only did not hide their heads and tails like rats crossing the street, but also dared to pretend to be tax officials to do this kind of thing, obviously there is something behind it.

Based on this, Sivi did not rush forward, but continued to bend down, lying on the roof and watching the development of the situation.

There was no money in the village, so no matter how much the other party forced him, it was impossible to come up with money, so it was natural that the talks collapsed.

The big soldier looked at the old village chief condescendingly, and began to say nonsense: "Hmph, if you refuse to pay taxes, it means that you want to rebel against the lord and his orders!" Soon a team of knights will come to level your little village and set an example for the other recalcitrant ones! ”

"Ouch, tax collectors, but our village really has no money...... "The old village chief was sweating profusely.

Not to mention a team of knights in their small village, even two or three of them would be completely destroyed.

"No money? It's not impossible. The big soldier touched his chin, and then probably smiled kindly, but the deliberate smile made his face even more hideous, as could be seen from the old village chief, who was already trembling with fear.

"What...... What's the solution? But even though he was trembling, the old man did not forget to fight for his village's life.

"Old man, you should also know that those nobles and adults above have some such and such habits, and slaves are very good things used to vent their habits, and the price of this thing on it is not low." The smile on the big soldier's face had changed from a blunt smirk to a real smile, only it looked more obscene: "You only need to pick a few children from the village to be slaves for the nobles, and then the tax will be offset." How about it, not only can you not pay taxes, but you can also reduce the number of people in the village, right? ”

"Shut up!" The old man aggressively put down the cane in his hand on the ground, and his wrinkled face was full of anger: "The old man is the village chief here!" How can you do such a thing of betraying the villagers! ”

"Hey, old man." The expression on the big soldier's face also turned cold, he leaned in front of the old man, and said with a half-forced and half-threatening tone: "I can show you the way, don't blame us if you don't leave yourself!" Now hand over the tax money, or we're welcome! ”

"No, we won't betray our family and friends anyway. Your Excellency, as long as you have a few more days of grace, and wait until the spring harvest is completed...... the old man tried to reason with the other party, but was rejected by the soldiers and ruffians who were not drunk by the drunkard.

The big soldier ruffian laughed: "Wait? We can afford to wait, the soldiers on the front line can't afford to wait! Brethren, let's go! ”

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