The matter was settled, and the next day a new notice was issued at the Earl's Court, announcing not only the postponement of the auction date, but also the reason for the postponement.

"There are thieves!"

In the middle of the night, an exclamation suddenly sounded in the Earl's Palace, and the personal guards and other guards on duty at night immediately took action, and in less than ten minutes, they arrested the uninvited guests who entered the Earl's Palace in the middle of the night, and brought them to the Earl for punishment.

"These brainless idiots!" Shepard, who had been disturbed in the middle of the night for several days, finally became angry and yelled, "Hang these fools!" Hang them at the gates of the city, and three days later cut off their heads and stick them on pillars for public display! Don't let these fools take my kindness for weakness! ”

He is a good god but not a bad person, people's greed has always been something he hates, and the goods of the auction are placed in his room for safety to watch in person, but he did not expect to attract so many thieves who are not self-conscious, and even a fool who does not have the level of a low-level thief dares to dare to touch into the Earl's Palace, presumably because of his lack of desire to kill as a soft heart, this thought naturally makes Shepard angry.

"These things can't be put here, it's a real nuisance!" After the guards had taken away the frightened thief, Shepard took a few steps back and forth in the room, finally deciding to find a new way to solve the problem.

The next day, when the people who were shocked by the thunderous hands of the Earl's Court and other people with their own thoughts were still watching the hanged thieves, a sharp-eyed person suddenly saw a black dot flying in the distance, and some people thought it was the griffin of the Earl's house, but after a while, someone suddenly screamed.

"Dragon! Dragon!!! ”

The screams suddenly became the main theme, and the city guards who were originally on guard immediately began to suppress the riots, and all those who were crazy were all knocked down, and after a while, hundreds of civilians fell to the ground and groaned and snorted in pain, and screams and riots began to appear in a large area of the city.

The city guards who had already been greeted also watched the giant dragon fly with trepidation, and it was not until the huge green dragon flew over the city wall without any attack or hostile behavior that they finally put their minds at ease and were in awe of the lord's power.

In the midst of such sentiments, strange names inexplicably spread among the city guards, and then among the townspeople and foreign caravans and adventurers.

The arrival of the dragon caused panic, but there was no attack, but saw the dragon land near the exchange built by the lord, the citizens who were originally going to flee gradually calmed down, and some of them were close to the courage to approach that side, and from a distance, they saw that many city guards moved some boxes to a hole in the ground, and the green dragon stood next to the hole, and when the city guards finished moving, they simply lay on the hole and covered the hole with their huge body.

Summoning the green dragon Takulark to guard the exhibits, Shepard was finally able to sleep peacefully, although the dragons like to live in caves, but occasionally sleep in the world will not be good, the dragon's terrible shock has a lot of small nights, but it also brings another effect, that is, the curious people who want to watch the dragon, fortunately, the Earl's Court then built a wall near the dragon, and dug three feet into the ground to prevent anyone from trying to use the hole to enter the hole under the dragon.

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The queue that slowly entered the city waited for the inspection of the city guards, whether it was merchants or civilians, most of them waited in line honestly, and Bloucester City naturally had an entrance fee, but the fee was low, which surprised many merchants who came for the first time.

People and mages with noble status naturally don't have to line up to lead people into the city through the side gate, but mages are really rare and rare, and rumors of dragons and Nether's relics have spread, attracting many nobles who are not afraid of big things, as for how many of them have bad intentions, it is unknown.

Seeing that another carriage was led to the side door, the groom who was driving the carriage looked arrogant, and in the long queue in front of the city gate, two young people looked at it with envy, and a young man with black and yellow skin in front of him and some malnutrition said enviously: "These nobles are really good, they don't have to queue up, they don't have to pay money, and there are carriages to ride." ”

The young man in the back was a little thin, but his complexion was still healthy, and his eyes were a little bright, not as ordinary as the friends in front, and when he heard his friend's language, he pushed him funny: "Don't envy them, we have the teacher's teaching, this time I left the village and came to Bloucester City, I want to do a great job!" When we make meritorious deeds and become knights or even higher nobles, we can also live like this! ”

The black and yellow young man smiled reluctantly and said: "Edward, the teacher has always praised your talent, you are now an intermediate swordsman, you can reach the advanced level at any time, I have been at the low level for several years and have not broken through, it seems that there is no hope." ”

The young man named Edward patted his friend's shoulder absently and laughed, "So what, don't worry, I have you covered!" ”

The self-confidence of the young man coupled with full confidence inevitably became arrogant in the eyes of others, and Edward Zhi smiled proudly, but did not notice the lonely and gloomy eyes of his friends.

"What's it called? If you dare to make any noise, get out of the line. The guard in charge of the inspection heard Edward's unbridled laughter and coldly rebuked.

The young man was like a chicken that had been choked by the throat, and the laughter stopped abruptly, and Edward turned his head in a sneer, his embarrassed face flushed, and he inadvertently saw the undisguised smile on the face of the black and yellow young man, and his heart couldn't help but twist.

The friendship between young people seems to be very strong, but it is not a big crack.

After paying the entrance fee, they finally entered the wide city gate five or six people high, and after these two young men who had never been out of the village entered the gate, they couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamations when they looked at the smooth and neat stone road, the neatly arranged roadside houses, and the citizens who were in a hurry or leisurely, wearing beautiful clothes that they had never seen before.

There was also a sign erected on the side of the avenue, and Edward pulled his friend over, although he had learned some lingua franca, but he was not very proficient, but it was a hundred times better than his friend who did not know a single big word, and read the words on the bulletin board word by word: "...... Anyone who litters on the road will be fined 5 silver coins; Spit fine 1 silver coin; A fine of 20 silver coins for open defecation and 30 days of hard labor! Order from the Bloucester City Road Traffic Management Department. ”

"Huh?!" Edward exclaimed: "I didn't expect the city to be so terrible, even spitting has to be fined!" ”

The friend was also a little stunned: "God, if Uncle Redbeard comes, with his habit of vomiting wherever he goes, he will not be punished for bankruptcy!" ”

The two young men walked nervously on the stone road, as if a pair of hands would catch them through the stone slab at any time, but at this time, many people who entered the city hurriedly ran in one direction, after all, it was the heart of a teenager, and they couldn't help but pull one and asked: "Uncle!" What are you running? ”

Although the person who was pulled was bearded, he could still see that he was not very old when he looked closely, and he immediately said angrily when he heard this: "I am only twenty-three years old, who do you call uncle?!" ”

Edward paused for a moment, thanks to his cleverness, and immediately smiled: "I'm sorry, I didn't see it clearly, please forgive me." ”

Hearing this reckless person apologize, the person who was pulled away was half angry, but he didn't say angrily: "Don't pull me, the dragon viewing platform that is finally open once every three days is open for a fee, and I want to grab a place to see the dragon!" ”

"Dragons?" Edward was shocked, "Dragons? That kind of flying monster? Aren't they just destroying and slaughtering?! ”

The man said proudly, "You've heard too many stories about bards, haven't you?" This is certainly true elsewhere, but our Lord of Bloucester City, Lord Shepard Prell, is a powerful Warlock and Marksman! That dragon was defeated and surrendered by the lord, and he guarded the auction for the earl in the city! ”

The man tried impatiently to shake them off as he spoke, but Edward clung to him and pleaded, "Sir! It's the first time we've come to Bloucester City, could you please take us along, we'd like to see the dragons too! ”

This man couldn't resist Edward, and after throwing it off a few times, he found that he couldn't break free from the young man's strength, and the passer-by, who felt sorry for his clothes, had no choice but to take the two of them in a hurry, and did science popularization for the two of them as he walked: "Is it the first time you have come?" Do you have any money? The ticket to the Dragon Viewing Terrace costs 20 silver coins per person! It is said that half of the proceeds will go to the dragon! ”

Seeing that Edward hurriedly nodded and said that he was rich, this passer-by was also kind-hearted, so he continued: "Oh, then you must follow me later, the Guanlong Terrace is only open for three hours a day, you are lucky to catch up with this third opening, if you miss it, you will have to wait three days!" But only 100 people are allowed to go up at a time, so you have to hurry up to get a good spot! ”

Edward and his friends listened to the boasting of kind-hearted passers-by, and from time to time they asked some interesting questions about the things and things in the city, but this passer-by worked for the Earl's Court, and his status was not bad, and his income was not bad, otherwise he would not have given up twenty silver coins to buy a ticket to watch the dragon.

Edward's eyes lit up as he listened to the introductions of passers-by, especially when he heard that the upcoming auction outside the city would not only contain the materials of the dragon, but also the relics left over from the era of the Magic Empire described in the legend! Oh my God, what a treasure it must be!

The three of them hurried to the vicinity of the market, and saw a three-story wide platform appear in their eyes, only to feel that the surrounding environment was suddenly startled, Edward's eyes suddenly widened, because an invisible coercion suddenly descended on his soul, making him feel fear and fear!

"Da Da Da ......"

The friend was fighting coldly, his teeth were bumping, and seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the high platform, he suddenly shook off Edward's hand and cried, "Woo woo! Mom! I want to go home! Edward blames you, I'm going home, I won't risk anything with you!! ”

Edward couldn't catch it, and watched his friend cry and run all the way away, and the passers-by next to him were also surprised: "This ...... Scare away? Aren't you two adventurers? Why is he so timid? ”

Edward smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say, but feeling a lot lighter in his heart, he continued to walk with the passers-by to the high platform.

Wait until the person in charge of selling tickets below bought a ticket, someone led to the stage, this high platform is divided into three layers, a total of more than ten meters high, the highest layer just condescendingly looking down on the green dragon that is sleeping, surrounded by strange plants that can absorb the poisonous gas exhaled by the green dragon, otherwise although the green mist can be dispersed with the wind, but no one can stay within a few hundred meters near the green dragon.

Takulark is a true adult dragon, and he has been in adulthood for a hundred or two hundred years, and his huge body lies on the ground like a small hill, and his hideous and powerful body can be admired from a high platform.

Pieces of dragon scales the size of a shield shone in the sunlight, and the crowd on the high platform let out a suppressed exclamation, and the monsters of myths and legends simply appeared in front of them, and some people had already come to see them more than once, but they were still amazed.

The viewing time was very short, so everyone was trying to occupy a good position, and besides, standing on the high platform and looking in all directions, the scattered houses of Bloucester City were also a scene that was not usually seen.

Edward stood on the side, and someone hit him behind him, he was also well-trained, and he subconsciously wanted to grab the railing next to him and stand up straight, but the railing built of ordinary wood couldn't prevent his strength, and he only listened to the card rubbing for a lifetime, the wooden fence was pinched off, and Edward's feet fell down like this......

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Changing from the auction house to the third floor of the exchange, Shepard played with the beads in his hand and looked out the window silently, and the clerk on the side reported solemnly and nervously.

"Lord Earl, Knight Geoff's report is that everything is going smoothly on the construction site, and since it is an open field, there is absolutely no problem in completing it within the time you requested." The clerk respectfully read out the news in his hand, and subconsciously looked at the beaded chain in the earl's hand, this bead chain was polished with a high-quality fragrant wood heart, the fragrance lingered, the texture was dense, and it was heavier than an iron block of the same size, so a string of beads could only be played with by the earl, and the clerk secretly took it, almost breaking his fingers.

Shepard hummed, looking too concerned, Tommar was still staging Infernal Affairs, Sidney had to arrange for the city guards to be stationed throughout the whole process, so the important project of the auction house could only be handed over to Jeffer to supervise, in order to show the importance of the Earl, but fortunately, he was only going to temporarily build a place like a gladiatorial arena, so that the construction period could be in time before the auction day.

At this time, there was a sudden commotion and exclamations, mixed with the sound of collapse and screams, and after a while, a dragon's roar suddenly sounded!

"What's going on?" Shepard frowned, there must have been some reason for the green dragon's sudden roar, but the roar sounded a bit like a boring vent, so Shepard didn't pay much attention to it.

The clerk sweated on his head, and hurried out to let people inquire about the situation, and after a while, he came back with clever hands and feet to report: "Lord Earl! The viewing platform collapsed, and many people fell! A few unlucky ones broke their hands and feet, and no one was killed or injured. ”

Shepard covered his forehead with his hand and sighed: "I will fine the merchant who supervised the construction of the high platform, and I will send it to mine for six months, and those who break their hands and feet will be rescued by the Earl's Court, and the rest of the people will let them leave if there is no problem, and close the viewing platform, it just so happened that Takulark also told me that he was a little irritated by the onlookers, what was the reason for the collapse?" ”

A few words decided the fate of the businessman who had power in the eyes of the common people, and the servant who reported swallowed his spit and said nervously: "Yes, it was a hillbilly who pinched the railing, and as a result, the structure collapsed and collapsed......"

Shepard turned his gaze to the servant, "You mean someone broke the railing?" ”

"Yes, sir." The servant quipped, "It's an ignorant hillbilly!" This kind of person can't afford to pay for the loss of adults, so it's better to send him to the mine......"

Shepard glanced at the self-proclaimed clever servant in disgust and shouted, "Someone! ”

Immediately a guard walked in at the door and shouted, "Here, my lord! ”

"Take this guy away, I don't want to see him again, and then have someone go and see if the man who broke the railing and caused the platform to collapse is dead, and if not, ask him if he would like to join the guard." Shepard coldly ordered, and the guards did not hesitate to take the order loudly, grabbing the servant by the collar and pulling him out of the room.