CHAPTER XII - TERRITORY
Lu Ming only stayed in Agamemnon for about four days before he was kicked out of Agamemnon by an official letter from Archduke Hedis, and was forced to take his family and princess to his own territory.
Because he was in a hurry, Sham bought a few horses to use as mounts. But for Lu Ming and Kanina, who have never ridden a horse before, this is a fate!
After a whole day of steep waves on horseback, Lu Ming and the others came to the town of Calythorp, which was led by Odysseus.
"Welcome, my lord!" As soon as he got off the horse's back with Sham's help, Lu Ming heard an old voice say to him.
"You are?" Looking back, Lu Ming saw an old man with gray hair. Seeing that he was not badly dressed, he couldn't help but have some doubts.
"I'm the mayor of Calysorp, and my name is Lipps, Reps Hahn." The old man's answer was very respectful. But I don't know why, Lu Ming felt that he smelled something very bad from beginning to end.
"Mayor Mare? Are you here to greet us? After carefully looking at the two ends of the Leps, Lu Ming pondered for a moment, and then asked.
"Yes, my lord!"
"Why? I don't think the news that I'm coming over has been leaked to anyone. Lu Ming narrowed his eyes and looked at Reps with some gloom.
But just when Reps was a little flustered, Ella, a princess who was not deeply involved in the world, suddenly came over and asked Lu Ming to take her to the house where she was going to live. This directly saved Reps, who was already at a loss.
Looking at the back of Lu Ming, who had to take his family to the lord's mansion, Reps breathed a sigh of relief. But he didn't know that Lu Ming didn't let down his vigilance against him-
The lord's house of Odysseus is located in the small town of Calythorp.
Although it is not as luxurious as the lord's mansion of the Earldom of Nivelheim, it is still much, much more luxurious than Lu Ming's baronial mansion in Paris City.
Half-lying on the sofa in the study, Lu Ming took a book from the books left behind by the previous lord, and while reading casually, he thought about the suspiciousness of that Lepps Hahn in his heart.
Hahn is Mirakesa's surname, and many people have this surname. Lu Ming even encountered nobles surnamed Hahn in Paris City and Agamemnon City. Although one of them is a viscount and the other is a baron, it is impossible for them to have anything to do with this small town mayor who just has the same surname. But Lu Ming felt that it was better to be careful.
At this time, Sham and Lily suddenly came to the study and forcibly dragged Lu Ming to inspect the town. After all, knowing the territory is something that a lord must do. Otherwise, you will be laughed at by other nobles!
After being reluctantly pulled out of his new home, Lu Ming had to drag his tired body, which had been riding a horse all day, to inspect the entire town with Sham and Lily.
Although most of the time it was a waste of time, in what appeared to be the largest shop, I heard the words: "I don't know if our new lord will be killed by Old Man Hahn." β
Because he didn't identify himself during the inspection, Lu Ming was glad that he didn't shirk Sham and Lily's request. However, when he looked back at the man who had spoken, he saw that he had already left. This disappointed him, who wanted to ask about the man, Lepps Hahn.
But it's not that bad now.
Just as Lu Ming was thinking about the matter of the old man Hahn, he found that his two fiancΓ©es had begun to pick out jewelry there, asking him not to have a black line on his head.
"I think we should go somewhere else." Holding back a trace of dissatisfaction, Lu Ming forcibly pulled the two people who had already taken a fancy to several pieces of jewelry and left this shop where everything was available.
In the slightly angry complaints of Sham and Lily, Lu Ming glanced in the direction where the sun was about to set.
"Sham and Lily should go back." In a shadow in the town, Lu Ming saw some people who used strange magic to hide themselves. They were sneaky and didn't want to be discovered yet, so they had to make Lu Ming a little cautious.
"Hmmm! Let's go back. Before Sham could speak, Lily spoke.
"Huh? Why? Sham asked with a slight flurry and some confusion. But she didn't stop, and kept walking in the direction of the Lord's Mansion with Lu Ming and Lili.
"We're being followed." Lu Ming whispered, and then hugged Sham to prevent her from looking back.
However, Sham clearly has a lot more experience than the two of them. After knowing that the three of them were being followed, Sham immediately let out a trace of his own qi and shot at those who were hiding in the shadows and could not see the light, cutting their necks one by one, and bleeding very, very much.
When the only two guys who were not hit by Gang Qi saw that their companions were dead and were about to run, Lu Ming suddenly made a high-speed move to receive a combo of Flange's fast sword, killing the two of them completely!
"You still have this hand?" While walking over to take a look at those sneaky guys, Sham glanced at Lu Ming.
"I'm also a member of the immortal squad, so it's a bit of a life-saving means, isn't it?"
"The Immortals? What is that? β
"A bunch of guys targeting the Abyss."
"Don't you want to say it?"
"I don't know much about it. And, shortly after I joined, I left. β
Sham squinted his eyes and looked at Lu Ming, obviously not believing what Lu Ming said. But because she was an obedient fiancΓ©e, she didn't go behind Lu Ming's mind and continued to ask.
As Sham and Lu Ming were talking, Lily pulled out a token of the Centaur Crest from those sneaky guys.
"We're being targeted!" Lily tossed the token to Lu Ming.
"Looks like so!" I glanced at the coat of arms of the token or something, and then looked at the street where there was almost no one else. Lu Ming sighed slightly and nodded, agreeing.
"But how did the centaurs know we were coming?"
"Lepps Hahn!"
"What?"
"Didn't the mayor of our Calythorp come to meet us without anyone informing him?" Lu Ming smiled and said to Sham as he put the token away.
"You're saying that guy is an undercover centaur agent? But how did he know we were coming? β
"The nobles of Musberheim informed him and the centaurs. After all, I don't believe those bandits can create such beautiful tokens! β
Lu Ming's suspicion of the nobility of Muspelheim was not without reason. Not to mention whether a group of robbers and bandits can create tokens that are almost identical to the coats of arms used by nobles, just the free items used by these guys to hide themselves on these guys are not something that an ordinary bandit gang can afford!
These things add up to at least hundreds of gold coins, and a bandit like the Centaur Bandit, who robs for a living, will spend this unjust money? It's simply impossible!
So apart from the nobility, there is no one else at all!
"You're right, but what do we do now?" After thinking for a moment, Sham asked with a frown.
"Let's go back first, and then get ready for those centaur attacks. And those nobles can only wait until later to make plans. Lu Ming glanced at the sky, thought for a while, and then said.
"Okay!" ββ
Night.
Lu Ming stood in his room with the Ilusil straight sword in his hand. Looking outside the city, it was completely different from the city of Paris or Agamemnon, and the streets were almost pitch black. Lu Ming quietly waited for the arrival of those centaurs.
Because they want to protect Ella, the princess, Canina and Lily take Lucario to her side. In order to prevent any problems, Lu Ming gave Lily a pair of barbarian swords that he had hit in the [Secret Harbor]. As Lu Ming thought, Lily used it quite easily.
"Like you said, the old man is gone." After a while, Sham walked in and said to Lu Ming.
After returning to the Lord's Palace, Sham went to find Lepps Hahn. But Lu Ming knew that it was unlikely that Sham would find this guy Lipps, so he asked her not to dwell too much on this matter.
As a result, it was just as Lu Ming thought. Lepps was gone, and everyone in his family didn't know where he had gone.
After hearing Sham's words, Lu Ming slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, looked at some faint fires outside the dark town, and said with a smile: "They are here." Wait a minute, remember to leave a live mouth. There's no guarantee that they'll survive my attacks. β
"Got it." ββ
While Lu Ming and Sham were talking, in the forest outside the town, Lepps Hahn was talking to a tall centaur.
"Lord Rota, the new lord is in the town."
"How's that guy's strength?" The centaur who spoke to Leppus was a very strong and rugged man, and the scar on his right eye made him look terrible.
"Like the previous lord, a magician. The rank is probably in the second order. β
"Is that so?" Looking at the only brightly lit house in the town, the centaur Rota touched his bearded chin, pondered for a moment, and then ordered a pair of centaur archers on the side: "When we enter the town in a moment, and fight the new lord of Odysseus, you two will shoot him with bows and arrows!" Got it? β
"Yes! I understand! The two centaur archers said in unison.
"Good!" Looking at the two obedient men, Rota kicked his hooves, then drew the sword hanging from his waist, pointed in the direction of Calythorp, and yelled at the dozens of centaur men behind him: "Destiny protects us centaurs!" More than a month ago, we hunted down the lords of Odysseus and were rewarded with thousands of gold coins. And once again, we will hunt him again! β
"Roar! Roar! Roar! The centaurs shouted three times, and together with Rota, they began to charge towards Calythorp.