A moment later, two alchemists arrived at the meeting room with various verification tools.

At Lauber's orders, the two alchemists got busy and laid out the tools on the table one by one. If you want to verify whether the two are related by blood, you need to use the blood of the two, and there are a lot of them.

Lauber and the blacksmith cut their fingers open, squeezing the blood into two transparent glass containers.

Using various tools, the two alchemists began to verify the relationship between the two bloods.

The alchemist has some similarities with the soothsayer, this class has no combat ability, but has some non-combat skills, and is very good at refining various potions. For example, the commonly used potions and antidotes are made by alchemists.

The rest of the people waited patiently, making the atmosphere in the parlor a little tense. The blacksmith shopkeeper, in particular, was the most nervous, his lips frequently furled, as if in silent prayer.

After a while, things finally came to an end.

Under the influence of a special agent, the blood of the two people actually fused in the container and fused together. And that's proof of kinship!

"Lord Duke, this child is indeed your own flesh and blood." One of the alchemists lowered his tools and bowed to Lauber.

"Are you sure?" Lauber's eyes widened instantly, and he grabbed the alchemist's slender body and asked, his previous calm swept away.

"Yes, I'm 100% sure, I can't be wrong. If I am mistaken, I am willing to die to apologize. The alchemist was sure.

Another alchemist made the same opinion. Both are some of the best local alchemists. What they say still carries a lot of weight.

"Oh my God. I can't believe I have a son. Lauber had been skeptical until this point, and only then did he believe it. He turned his head. looked at the little blacksmith beside him blankly, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that this child looked like himself, and he firmly believed that this child was his own flesh and blood.

An Rui had expected it, and was not too surprised, but just smiled slightly.

The blacksmith shop owner had been tense before, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief after confirming that his adopted son was indeed the flesh and blood of the Duke. It's as if you've just picked up a life.

The little blacksmith himself was still at a loss, and he was a little confused.

"Come here, let me take a good look at you." Lauber beckoned to the little blacksmith. The expression is much kinder than usual.

The little blacksmith glanced at his adoptive father, and after getting his father's permission, he boldly walked in front of Lauber.

Lauber stared at the little blacksmith for a moment, and was quite satisfied with the boy's physique. Then he asked, "What's your current name?" ”

"My name is Sledgehammer." The little blacksmith replied.

"Huh. It's a simple name, but it's too cheesy, and I'll have to give you a new name in the future. Lauber laughed.

Next is the scene of father and son recognizing each other and holding hands to reminisce about the past. It wasn't until more than an hour later that the reunited father and son ended their conversation.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lauber ordered a banquet to celebrate, and entertained An Rui and a few others by the way.

After three rounds of drinking, Lauber turned his head to Anrui, who was sitting beside him. said: "Your name is An Rui, right?" You did a great job this time and helped me find my son. I am very happy. What reward do you want? As long as you open your mouth, I will give you even mountains of gold and silver. ”

"I don't want mountains of gold and silver, I just want you to help me deal with someone." What Anrui was waiting for was Lauber's words.

"Against whom?"

"Rod." An Rui said the name, and a chill appeared in his eyes.

……

Marquis de Rhodes' Palace, in a study.

Rhodes himself stood in front of a metal planetar, fiddling with the sphere, looking at the irregular continents. As a marquis and chancellor of the exchequer, in addition to managing the gladiatorial arena business every day, he also cares about the overall situation of the world.

A knock on the door suddenly came to mind, interrupting Rod's thoughts.

"Come in." Rod's hand slapped on the globe, causing the entire globe to stop.

The door opened, and a thief dressed in civilian attire entered, who was one of the men sent by Rhodes to follow Anrui.

The thief fell to one knee.

"That dragon warrior named An Rui, has he been doing anything unusual lately?" Rod asked in a deep voice. He prefers this face-to-face reporting method to listen to the reports of his subordinates through the sound transmission stone, which gives him a kind of high-flying speed. Feel.

He entered a blacksmith's shop during the day, took the two blacksmiths inside, and took them to the bathhouse where they took a bath. After that, he took the two men to Duke Lauber's mansion. The thief told the story of Anrui's whereabouts that day.

He only knew Anrui's whereabouts, but he couldn't overhear Anrui's conversation with others, after all, Anrui's strength was also very strong, and he didn't dare to get too close.

"He saw that fat man at Lauber?" Rod was a little surprised, and his face looked thoughtful, "Could it be that he has a relationship with Lauber?" No, this possibility is too low, I have sent someone to investigate his details before, he is the first time to come to the Holy Harbor, how can he know Lauber. ”

The thieves did not have enough information, and they did not dare to speculate, so they obediently knelt on the ground.

If Duke Lauber is involved, it's tricky.

Rod moved the idea of asking Lauber directly for confirmation, but dismissed the idea. If Lauber really knew An Rui and wanted to help An Rui, he would naturally take the initiative to find him, so there was no need to go out of his way to verify it.

After all, Rhodes was in a high position and had extraordinary courage, so he would not be frightened by this little thing, and soon left this matter behind.

……

Two days later.

The Colosseum of Port Miracles.

It was as lively as ever, and the crowd cheered one after another.

Anrui received a message from Rod's men and arrived here alone in a carriage, but did not bring any extra men. Rod's message was to let him come over to participate in the gladiatorial fight, deliberately losing to his opponent. He got out of the carriage and walked through the entrance with a blank face, and under the guidance of the staff, he made his way to the waiting area.

Rhodes himself stayed here.

"Anrui, my gladiator star, you're finally here." Rhodes smiled when he saw Anrui arrive, as if Anrui was an old friend.

An Rui didn't follow the smile, but asked with a face: "How much is the bet on me to win today?" ”

"There are more than 430,000 gold coins, how is it, are you happy?"

This bet is lower than when he bet on Hei Lanlong to win, probably because An Rui's face is too raw, or it may be that he lost too hard last time, which discouraged the audience's enthusiasm for betting.

"More than 400,000 gold coins...... You alright. An Rui's eyes flashed with a sly look.

"An Rui, let me warn you in advance, you must lose this battle, and you must lose very really, you will be beaten by the cyclops and then lose. If you disobey my orders, you should know what will happen to you. Rod sensed that something was wrong with An Rui's attitude, walked up to An Rui's side, lowered his voice and warned.

"Don't worry. I'll keep you satisfied. An Rui happily agreed.

"I hope so, after all, I am also a person who loves talents, and I really don't want to destroy talents like you with my own hands." Rod took two steps back and sneered, "So, please keep it up." ”

An Rui looked at Rod expressionlessly, like a pool of deep water, which was unpredictable.

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and then Rhodes turned around and led his men away, leaving Anrui in the waiting area.

Anrui found a place to sit and waited for the next gladiatorial fight.

After the two gladiatorial fights, it was finally his turn.

An Rui smiled slightly, as if what he was going to participate in next was not a life-and-death gladiatorial fight, but a singing and dancing banquet.

He walked to the entrance to a gladiatorial arena and saw his opponent through the bars.

It was a cyclops, ten yards tall, and it looked like a mountain of flesh, covered in thick gray skin, as if it had been covered in a rhinoceros skin. He carried a mace made of huge animal teeth, a weapon that weighed at least eight hundred pounds.

The cyclops, of course, only have one eye, which is red and not very large. The Cyclops has magic in its eyes, and it can emit a very destructive light that is no less powerful than a dragon's breath.

Around his waist, a surprisingly large cloth skirt was wrapped, and other than that, there was no clothing, and his upper body and limbs were all bare.

Anrui often deals with dragons, and is not afraid of such big people.

The iron bars slowly raised, opening the way to the combat area.

An Rui strode out of the city, all the way to the center of the battle area.

The last battle with the Black Lanlong won some supporters for An Rui, and when those people saw him enter, they immediately erupted in enthusiastic cheers, and some people blew loud whistles.

It's not the first time that Cyclops has participated in gladiatorial fights, and he is much older than Anrui, and there are many people cheering for him.

"I'm going to smash you flat with my mace, little thing." The cyclops shook the mace in his hand like thunder.

"There are a lot of people who can smash me, but it's definitely not you." Anrui looked up at the cyclops, his eyes as if he were looking at a corpse, cold and merciless.

"Then let's give it a try." The cyclops narrowed his only red eye.

The host's long list of introductions finally ended, and at the end of the gladiatorial fight began.

In the VIP seat, Rhodes held a wine glass and looked at the battle area below, waiting to appreciate the moment when An Rui was defeated. The reason why he let An Rui deliberately fail was not to deliberately target An Rui, but to dominate the victory or defeat of the gladiatorial arena according to his own preferences. He loved the feeling of being in charge of someone else's fate.

Every intervention allows him to make huge profits, and this time is no exception.

"Anrui, defeat right under my nose." Rod took a sip of the drink in his glass. (To be continued......)