Chapter 363: The Attack That Finally Came
There is no need to rush dinner, the materials are ready, just go back and make it. Anyway, those people were in no hurry to eat breakfast too early - it was winter, and it got dark early.
Therefore, Ji Ran was not too anxious. Slowly, he followed the usual route towards Xiaolou.
At night in Perth City, it is usually not deserted. But it's winter now, and the last two days have cooled down, and pedestrians are hurrying home before it gets dark, so there are few people to see on the road now.
Perth was a very wealthy city, so every night street lamps were lit on the main roads - not electric, of course, nor magic - magic street lamps were too expensive and relatively easy to break, and were not easy to use outside--just oil lamps.
But even then, the main roads are much brighter. Most people like to take those big roads, some remote paths, and even fewer natural people.
Perth was a city of merchants, and it was bound to accommodate visitors from all over the world. And among them, it is inevitable that some outlaws will get in - in fact, the number of mercenary groups in Perth City far exceeds that of Grantell.
Things like robberies in the middle of the night happen from time to time. Although the Perth City Garrison patrols a high frequency and a wide range of areas every day, there are still people who take advantage of the patrol's departure to loot property and do other illegal things...... And often these people, the strength is not low.
In order to avoid becoming the hapless robbers, everyone would go home before dark - at least they would be much less likely to be robbed that way.
Ji Ran is naturally not afraid of this. Those who robbed could not have acted on a large scale, at best a few people. And it is impossible for a gold-level powerhouse to fall to the point of blocking the road and robbing it...... So, those looters. Doesn't threaten him at all.
He also knows. That Elder Aaron and George were now holding their back and preparing for their own trouble...... Rice was right. Although he and An Lek used the method of share transfer to make Elder Aaron return in vain, and also pulled in new backers to stop Elder Aaron's secret methods, those people on the other side definitely did not give up the idea of robbing the winery.
The easiest way, then, is to kill yourself. Then the distillery would fall into the hands of Enlek - and they would take it back as a matter of course.
Ji Ran himself didn't think of this. After all, his life experience is not very rich. However, with Rice and Anlek and others around, this is easy to deduce.
However, after much discussion, Elder Aaron's choices were quickly deduced. And this situation is the most likely.
Rice's conversation with Ji Ran is also based on this inference.
Ji Ran was not afraid of those people, but whether to kill them or not, Ji Ran felt a headache.
These people in the Bright family decided that the distillery belonged to Enlek, so they always wanted to take the distillery into their pockets. These people came this time. It is the person within the family who has won this right. It would be nice to go back if they suffered their own losses, but if they died here......
The Bright family. There is a good reason to accuse Ji Ran of secretly killing people because he doesn't want to hand over the winery!
If this kind of big family targets you, it is really very troublesome. I'm not afraid, I'm going to go out on an adventure after a while - whether it's going to Ironforge in the Dragonspine Mountains to find the dwarves or somewhere else, it's not easy for the Brett family to find themselves and the others. But the winery is here, and you can't take it with you!
While Professors Sergei and Lawrence will certainly do their best to keep the winery, the pressure on Enlek will undoubtedly be very high.
But even if they don't kill those people, I'm afraid they won't give up. They decided that the distillery was nothing more than a façade...... So, he had to at least let those people in the Bright family understand that he had enough ability to master this distillery!
They must know that this distillery does not belong to their Bright family at all, so that they can stop and give up on this side!
So, even if you don't kill people, teach them some lessons. And if you really have to do it, you should kill people, and you can't be soft. Otherwise, you're making a joke with your own life.
Ji Ran was walking on the main road, and suddenly turned around and turned onto a small road next to him. The path is lined with high walls on both sides, and there are no street lights in between, so it is extremely dark.
It's a sunny day, but it's a moonless day. Despite the stars and the snow reflecting the light everywhere, there was still no way to illuminate the alley. But Ji Ran didn't care, although he didn't have dark vision, his high perception would not hinder him in this kind of place.
But soon, he noticed that there were people around. There was not just one, there were three of them. One is in front of you, and the other two are on the side wall.
They are very good at concealment, and they are able to hide their breath and everything. However, Ji Ran's high perception can still easily spot them.
It's finally here. Ji Ran remained silent and continued to walk forward. In fact, he had been prepared for a long time, and Elder Aaron's group had not left Perth City, and it was obvious that they had intentions for themselves.
It seems that this time, if you don't teach them a lesson, you won't work.
Ji Ran helped Chu Xiaojian, who was on his waist, and muttered slightly: "Okay, I'm preparing materials now." You want to upgrade to Gold all at once, right? Just help me deal with these guys, and I'll start upgrading you! ”
Even if everyone else is not by Ji Ran's side, Ji Ran will not be lonely. Because of Sylvia in the Chu Xiao Sword, she will talk to Ji Ran if she has nothing to do.
As long as Ji Ran carried the Chu Xiao Sword, Sylvia could see many things that she had never seen before—even the world of her time she hadn't seen much, let alone the current era.
Many things can surprise him, and nothing is right in Ji Ran's mind...... No one else can hear her, only Ji Ran can.
Sylvia's soul ability is still very weak now, and although her energy has gradually recovered after a period of recuperation, it still can't exceed the limit of the Chu Xiao Sword...... The Chu Xiao Sword was just a silver beginner-level weapon at the beginning, although its power could reach the silver high-level, but its own material limitations made it impossible for Sylvia's ability to be fully exerted.
This was an intolerable thing for this swordsmanship genius thousands of years ago. Therefore, she clamored almost every day for Ji Ran to upgrade Chu Xiaojian to a higher rank - of course, the best one was the golden rank.
This is also a good thing for Ji Ran, but Ji Ran does not have enough materials for the time being. Although he has a lot of materials at hand, some of them are not too suitable for upgrading the Chuxiao Sword.
Although some was extorted from Sergei, it was only a small part. During this time, most of the rare materials he picked up in the market were intended to be used to upgrade the Chu Xiao Sword.
And today, the Chu Xiao Sword has not yet been upgraded, and it is about to start fighting. Ji Ran's heart was extremely calm - three sixth-level professionals could not pose any threat to him.
It's been a long time since I've really fought, so I think I can stretch my muscles today, right?
Soon, Ji Ran walked to the middle of the alley. And at this time, the person in front of him finally appeared.
Sure enough, it was George.
George was not wearing the aristocratic attire at this moment, but instead wearing a tight-fitting leather armor - but even the leather armor looked more upscale than the adventurers worn.
On the other hand, Ji Ran's windbreaker, the materials and styles are extremely novel, but because of the style he deliberately made that is close to the adventurer's clothing, it doesn't look so noble. It's just that it reveals a bohemian momentum, but it is more flattering to Ji Ran.
But that needs to be seen in the eyes of a person of taste. People like George can only see that Ji Ran is just an adventurer in strange costumes.
"It's dangerous to be a puppet, and it's even more dangerous to insult the Bright family. Ji Ran, you are ready to die here today! George smirked. In this operation, he didn't even cover his face - Ji Ran was going to die anyway, so what difference did it make if he didn't let him see his face?
The two guys on the wall behind him also jumped down and walked behind Ji Ran without saying a word. Although Ji Ran didn't know what their names were, he knew that they were the so-called enforcers of the Bright family who came with Aaron and George.
Although the Bright family has become corrupt and degenerate, the combat effectiveness of the law enforcers cannot be ignored. Two sixth-level enforcers are said to be enough to deal with more than three other silver high-rank!
If Ji Ran was just an ordinary silver high-rank, he would indeed die in this realm - George was also a silver high-level, and as a young talent of the Bright family, his strength was also a little stronger than that of an ordinary silver high-rank.
He also knew Ji Ran's experience, so he thought that Ji Ran had risen from level three to level six in a few months, and he definitely used those methods to burn potential...... Not only is the life span shortened, there is no hope for gold, but the strength will be lower than the normal silver high-level!
What hope does such a guy have to escape in the hands of three people?
George was full of smiles, but Ji Ran was in a good mood. He glanced at George, then turned his head to look at the two people behind him, and shrugged his shoulders slightly: "I've been waiting for you for a long time, and I didn't dare to come out today, and your courage is too small." ”
Hearing Ji Ran's words, George's face changed. What, he's been waiting for us for a long time? Is there an ambush around?
He looked at the two enforcers, but neither of them moved. This calmed his mind, and the enforcer thought that there was no one else around, so it was fine!
"When you are dying, you still want to lie to us, I have to say that your psychological element is good. But alas, this will not help you in your current situation! ”
George gritted his teeth and pulled out the long sword at his waist.
"For the sake of the Bright family, you will die here today!"
With the action of drawing his sword, the two enforcers behind Ji Ran suddenly moved, and rushed towards Ji Ran at the same time! (To be continued......)