Chapter 13 Business
Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and Stephen left the underground base again to go to Windy City to purchase supplies. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
This time Stephen Chow has a lot to buy.
Without the materials to make the sun lamp, he could not meet his daily needs for self-sufficiency, so he had to stock up on daily necessities for more than a month.
The atmosphere in the city was even more tense this time, the inner city was heavily guarded, and there were patrol guards in the outer city. Many caravans left early, and prices rose by about 20%. People in the outer city rumored that a big nobleman in Rinke City had rebelled, and he colluded with the rebels in Dragon City to overthrow the rule of Earl Keaton, but he didn't expect Count Keaton to find out in advance and send troops to surround the mansion of the rebel nobleman, and it is said that the nobleman led by him has been executed. At present, rumors are flying outside the city of Chilling Wind, and some people say that the rebellious nobles have a charming and charming lady, and the Earl of Keaton actually covets her beauty, and this theory is only circulated as an anecdote among the taverns.
Stephen Chow didn't bother to pay attention to the aboriginal affairs, and he used the remaining money to purchase a large amount of supplies and left quickly.
The army of Windwind City is frequently moved, and in order to avoid trouble, Stephen Chow directly returns to the underground base.
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Inside the dense woods.
A small group of bloodied guards were covering the escape of a mother and daughter, and behind them was a group of pursuing troops, led by a two-meter-five one-eyed dragon with thick arms that resembled the thighs of an adult, a bare head with strange scars, and his weapon was a long-handled prisoner of war weighing three hundred pounds. Such a weapon is unusable to ordinary people, and he just slashes at the waist of the guards who block him, and there is a bloodthirsty smile on the corner of his mouth, and there is greed, madness and satisfaction in his expression, this is not a pure-bred human, it looks more like a half-giant of half-blood.
"Lady Elijah, you take Miss Fran first!"
The leader of the guard is a middle-aged swordsman, he is not Norman, because his skin is light blue, and he is a blue-blooded highlander.
"I stayed and stopped them. ”
The pursuers behind them were already very close, and it was impossible to run fast with a team of mother and daughter, so they would soon be caught up and surrounded, and someone had to stay behind to stop the enemy and buy time.
"Lord Ranster......"
"Lord Lanster......"
The beautiful lady who was escorted in the center of the line raised her head when she heard this, even the gorgeous long dress covered with mud could not hide her stunning appearance, she held a little girl of five or six years old in her arms, and the faces of both mother and daughter were full of horror. Before the beautiful lady in front of him could speak, Lancet waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Castle." Perot. ”
"Take Lady Elijah and Miss Fran to the Forest of Veran, where the Lord who lives has been bountied by the Earl of Norrington, and who will keep Lady and Miss safe. ”
"The others stayed with me to stop One-Eye-Shaq. ”
Lancet's tone was unmistakable, and he motioned to one of the guards next to him, and the man picked up the weeping little girl and dragged Lady Elijah out of the room. The Earl of Keaton's pursuers were so close that they had to flee to the Forest of Wieland.
Suck!
A short spear burst through the air.
The guard who had just picked up the little girl suddenly stiffened, a stream of blood splattered, and the terrible force made the short spear penetrate his body, and the sharp blade directly penetrated his body and scratched the thigh of the little girl in his arms, leaving a one-centimeter-deep wound. The little girl's mournful cry rang out, and she fell directly from the guard's arms and fell to the ground. For the little girl, who was only five or six years old, everything that happened today was tantamount to a nightmare for her, and the beautiful lady rushed over and picked her up in a panic, and when she saw the wound on the little girl's thigh, her eyes were blurred with tears, she tore off a piece of the corner of her clothes from her body and bandaged the wound briefly, and then held the little girl tightly in her arms.
One Norman guard after another appeared in front of him, and they scattered and surrounded him with expressionless faces.
"Madame, get out of here with Miss Fran......"
With a low roar, Lancet shook his sword and headed at the one-eyed dragon in front of him, he used to be a highland knight, and only he could fight the half-blood giants.
The beautiful lady behind her who was in a trance finally woke up at this moment, and she didn't know whether it was the desire to survive or the mother's love of nature, she picked up the little girl and ran frantically towards the rear, and a certain belief supported her strength to explode, so that a weak lady ran at a speed no less than a warrior. The surrounding scenery quickly retreated, and the screams of the guards before death were faintly heard, and there were a large number of low shrubs in the forest, and the thorns with barbs quickly cut through the luxurious dresses, leaving shocking blood marks on the white and tender arms and thighs, and the noble lady in front of her seemed to be unaware at the moment, just protecting the little girl in her arms and running desperately.
A glimmer of light is already in sight.
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Stephen Zhou, who had purchased daily necessities, returned to his underground base in a happy mood.
However, just as he was about to open the entrance to the underground base, some strange noises came from the forest behind him, and then he saw a woman with a disheveled hair rushing out of the forest with a little girl in her arms.
Thump.
Perhaps because she was running too fast, the woman fell hard as she left the forest, but when she lost her balance, she turned around and hugged the little girl on it, and she fell heavily into the mud. The woman quickly got up, there were obvious bruises and blood marks on her knee joints, her hair was scattered indiscriminately, a headdress inlaid with gems was crookedly inserted, her body was covered with mud, there were a lot of blood stains on her body, and she couldn't see the other party's appearance clearly.
"Help...... Save us ......"
The woman also saw Stephen Chow in front of her, and her eyes suddenly burst into light, limping but quickly trotting in front of him.
It could be seen that she had just sprained a lot of money, but when she saw Stephen Zhou's eyes at this moment, it was like the last straw to save her life, and she quickly ran over and said, "Please...... Help us ......"
There was a noise in the dense forest behind him.
Stephen Zhou frowned and looked at the muddy woman in front of him, and said slowly: "What happened?
"Yes...... Yes......" The woman hesitated for a moment, and after seeing that Stephen Zhou was just a person, she gritted her teeth and said resolutely: "Please...... Please take my daughter out of here...... She's still young...... It must not fall into the hands of those people...... Those people want me...... I stayed and dragged them down...... Take her to the Forest of Verain...... She's still a kid......"
A person, and a man who doesn't look tall enough and not strong enough.
He had no ability to save their mother and daughter, and now the woman only hoped that the other party would allow her to escape with her child, and that there might be a glimmer of hope for escape.
Her leg hurt so badly that it was impossible to walk far.
"Veran Forest?" Stephen Zhou spread his hands, his eyes fell on the neck of the other party, although the other party was covered in mud, but a thumb-sized diamond necklace refracted dazzling light in the sun, and a white chest could be seen under the mud-stained dress, which seemed to be a pampered lady, he shook his head and said, "It's a pity." I don't know where it is. ”
Seeing Stephen Zhou's gaze fall on her chest, the woman pulled off the diamond necklace around her neck without thinking about it, handed it over and begged, "This is for you...... Please...... Take my daughter out of here......"
"They're coming!"
Stephen Zhou's expression was a little hesitant, not sure whether he should care about the affairs of the aborigines, but after his eyes fell on the diamond necklace in the other party's hand, he finally nodded and said, "Deal." ”
"But you'd better send her yourself. ”
A diamond crystal of high purity.
Such things are also incredibly valuable among the natives, and are extremely expensive consumables for alchemists.
The woman was obviously ready to die, but after hearing Stephen Zhou's words, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, she had experienced too many things today, and she didn't understand Stephen Zhou's meaning at all for a while.
The diamond necklace fell into Stephen Zhou's hands and disappeared.
Such a huge diamond crystal, he alone does not know how long it will take to dig before he can come across it, alchemist is a profession with a very contract spirit, since he has already accepted the payment, then it is natural to fulfill the contract.
Suck!
A short spear flew out of the dense forest, and the target was none other than Stephen Zhou himself.
Touch!
A wooden block appeared out of thin air in front of Stephen Zhou, blocking the flying short spear, and after seeing the ironclad soldiers coming out one after another, he couldn't help frowning and glaring back at the woman behind him, and said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, women! These people don't look like robbers! Sure enough, when dealing with women, you have to be as careful as you deal with the devil......"
Although it is not the same as the expected enemies, since Steve Zhou has been paid, he will still save them with his professionalism as an alchemist.
Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, business is business.
Steve Zhou stretched out his hand and waved around the woman, accompanied by the mysterious nicks that appeared faintly on the back of his hand, and immediately a stone appeared out of thin air to surround the mother and daughter, and finally he directly covered the roof to avoid being injured by mistake later, Stephen Zhou's current strength has not recovered much, and he will definitely not be able to protect the other party in the melee.
"Witch ...... The wizard ......" A hint of surprise suddenly burst into the woman's eyes.
She was now in the dark, unable to see the outside at all, surrounded by stones, but Stephen Zhoulu's hand undoubtedly filled her with hope of survival.
"It's a wizard......"
In front of Stephen Zhou's eyes, the enemies chasing out of the forest were obviously a little uneasy, but soon they surrounded them with good training, and the one-eyed dragon led by him smiled fiercely: "I can't imagine that the Earl of Norrington actually hired a wizard secretly...... Rush over and don't let him cast a spell...... There are many of us...... He's not an opponent......"