"Master, there's blood." Just when Lin Li was puzzled, Nophile beside him suddenly frowned.

Nofil is a real high-level vampire, his life, his power, everything he comes from blood, and his sensitivity to blood is naturally far beyond ordinary people, since even he said that there is blood, then in this dark cloud town, I am afraid that there is really some place that is bleeding...... "What place?" ”

"Cathedral Square."

"Let's go, let's go."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Li's levitation technique had been released, under the support of the power of the levitation technique, Lin Li's whole person swept towards the direction of the church square like a gust of wind, this month's study of more than a dozen core magic rules, it did bring him countless benefits, a simple levitation technique in his hand, it was as fast as lightning, and fortunately no one saw it at this time, otherwise he would have to be scared out of half his life, and play the great magician-level levitation technique into a legendary-level flying techniqueIs this something that people can do?

Lin Li controlled this flotation technique that was comparable to legendary magic, and instantly flew into the sky above the church square, the scene on the square made Lin Li a little surprised, the not so spacious square, there were almost a thousand people crowded, you must know that this is Wuyun Town, neither the prosperous royal capital Orana, nor the chaotic city of Garros, which squeezed eighteen forces, this is just a remote town near Doland, the whole town is full, and there are only more than a thousand households, this is more than a thousand people, It's almost like someone from every family is coming.

"Hurry up for me, don't be grinding, pay the money when you should pay, go home when you should go home, if you delay Lao Tzu's dinner, you will have to suffer next month!" The voice coming from the crowd sounded a bit urn-like, as if it was a serious nasal congestion.

Lin Li looked down in surprise, and saw a strong man in his thirties, with a long table in front of him, and a large wooden box was placed on the table, and the strong man was there shouting and scolding, while putting silver coins into the box, and the townspeople lined up in front of the long table, and under the loud shouting and scolding of the strong man, he handed over the silver coins one by one...... At first, Lin Li thought it was the tax collector coming.

In fact, it is no wonder that Lin Li thinks so, in recent years, the border of the French Kingdom has become more and more peaceful year by year, especially this year, the two major human kingdoms of France and Leiding have fought several battles in a row, although they are all small-scale armed conflicts, but in the current environment, even fools know that sooner or later there will be a war between these two human kingdoms, war and taxation will always be connected, so this year's taxes are also particularly heavy, Lin Li has only lived in Wuyun Town for a month, I've seen the tax collector's carriage twice...... But when I thought about it, I felt that it was not right—how could those tax collectors in black and riding in carriages be so stylish? Look at this, with a pair of small triangular eyes, a face full of horizontal meat, while foaming at the mouth and shouting loudly, while putting his legs on the table, looking at the past, it is really necessary to have a temperament and temperament, and be more stylish than any tax official!

"Damn, they're all damn misers, if it weren't for our Char Thieves who have been protecting you all these years, your crops would have grown so well? How long has your business been in business? Can your children grow up this big? If you take a little money and push it back, do you still have a conscience? Let me tell you, our boss said that prices have risen recently, and expenses have increased compared to before, and from next month, the family will have to pay an extra fifty silver coins, you misers, you better get your money ready as soon as possible, and don't be like today! ”

The strong man was chattering and complaining, Lin Li finally understood the ins and outs of the matter, this guy is really more popular than the tax officer, and the tax collector is more or less nerve-wracking, think about what name to use to collect taxes, but this guy doesn't even have to think about the name, he can collect as much protection fee as he wants!

Lin Li has always been very fond of this kind of thing, so he slowly descended from the sky, and was about to talk to the strong man when he suddenly heard someone calling his name.

"Ferry, how did you get here?"

Lin Li looked back and saw an old man with gray hair: "Good evening, Uncle Sarate." ”

This old man named Salat is Lin Li's new neighbor, who is in his fifties this year, and has a light business blacksmith shop next to Lin Li's hut, and he usually lives by playing farm tools, Wuyun Town is such a small place, and the farm tools in ordinary people's homes may not be changed once in a few years, and Zarate's business is naturally deserted, often no one comes to the door for a few days, plus a son is idle, and he dreams of making a fortune as an adventurer all day long, and he began to mix in Dolande when he was a teenager, Now the adventurer didn't take it, but he was about to become a low-level land hooligan, and he didn't get a few dollars in a few years, but he relied on old Salat to help him a lot, and his son was not angry when the business was not good, and the old Salat was naturally living an extremely poor life.

However, despite the extremely poor life, the old Salat is a well-known good man in Wuyun Town, just take Lin Li as an example, when he first moved to Wuyun Town, he was not less taken care of by the old Zarate, and he ran up and down with a warm question, so enthusiastic that he was like a relative, until now, if the old Salat got something delicious, he would not call this young neighbor to share and share, so that even Lin Li, a thick-skinned person, sometimes couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, always thinking in his heart, Is it another day to find an opportunity to repay this kind old man.

At this time, old Salat had an anxious look on his face: "Ferret, tell Uncle quickly, why did you come here?" ”

"Hehe, I went out during the day and just came back, and then I found that there was no one in the town......"

"Hey, you're really ......" Old Salat sighed, his face full of wrinkles was full of anxious looks: "What are you doing when you come back, isn't it good to be outside, why do you have to pick this time to come back, hey, there is trouble now......"

"What the hell is going on, Uncle Sarate?"

"Don't ask so many questions yet...... Old Salat looked around, then quietly pulled Lin Li aside, and stretched out his finger to point to the woods opposite the church square: "Ferret, do you see that over there?" Yes, yes, right next to the woods, there's a path there, and now before the vampires can spot you, run quietly out of town and hide from it, and come back when it's dark......"

"What vampire?"

"That's them!" The old man quietly pointed to the strong man in the center of the crowd who was collecting money behind the long table with Erlang's legs crossed: "They are all members of Char's Thieves, these vampires collect a lot of money from the town every year, and what do they say This is the price of protecting us, phew, these damn vampires, it's good if they don't come to harm us, and expect them to protect ......"

"You pay if they take the money?"

"What if you don't pay off, they all have weapons, how can we fight them."

"What about the militia in the town, and Doland, how is it that Dark Cloud Town is also protected by Doland, and Doland City has never asked about this?"

"The militia can't fight them, there are dozens of militiamen in Wuyun Town, and the weapons are all obsolete products from decades ago, Char is a thief group of more than 1,000 people, and they are all ranked in the Light Wind Plain, dozens of militiamen with backward weapons, how can they protect Wuyun Town, as for Doland, I have heard that the relationship between the city lord Andrzej and the boss of Char's thieves is not ordinarily good......"

"That's right......" Lin Li nodded and didn't say anything more.

"Okay, Ferry, I have already told you what you want to know, you better hurry up and run from the path, you may not know, in addition to collecting money, these vampires often take the youth of the town, either join them, or become slaves, you have seen that kid in my family, if I am not afraid that he will be captured by this group of vampires, how can I watch him fool around in Doland?"

When the old man said this, his old face was already full of anxiety, if he could, he really didn't want this young neighbor to be hurt in any way, although they had not known each other for too long, but old Salat had always regarded this young man as a nephew, compared to his own son who was not angry, this young man was simply like the other extreme, humble and gentle to people, always with a polite smile on his face, even his humble old blacksmith, he was always full of respect, Occasionally, when I visit my blacksmith's shop, I will ask myself about blacksmithing.

Who can bear to watch such a young man be captured by Char's thieves, or lose his life under torture, or be brainwashed into a thief who kills people without blinking?

"It's okay, Uncle Sarate, don't worry, I won't be arrested by them......" Old Sarate's thoughts, Lin Li naturally knew, and after a few words of grateful comfort, his eyes fell on the strong man behind the long table.

I have to admit that collecting protection money is indeed a heavy physical work, there are more than 1,000 households in Wuyun Town, and a family of fifty silver coins, which adds up to more than 50,000 silver coins, and it is not ordinary tiring to collect these ones, and it is no wonder that the boss of Char's thieves will increase the price next month...... "Okay, you damn misers, give me a hurry, don't grind there, if you delay Lao Tzu's dinner, be careful that Lao Tzu picks your skin!" Russell shouted and scolded as he put a few silver coins in his hand and shook them like "dingding".

Lin Li pursed his lips, and was about to tell this guy that you might not have time to eat dinner when there was a sudden twitch outside the crowd.

"Let go of me, you bastards, let go of me!"

Several members of the bandit group with weapons were walking towards the center of the square with a young man in his twenties, and between his eyebrows and eyes, he was seven points similar to old Zarat!

(To be continued)