The palace of Viscount Hôtel Hans, lord of Dubin.

"You say, this team is the one that was spread some time ago?" Viscount Howight Hans asked lightly, shaking the crystal glass lightly, watching the scarlet wine rippling inside.

"That's not wrong, I asked the doorman who contacted them today, it's the badge of a level 8 mage. ......What do you see?" replied the butler respectfully, glancing at his master.

"I'm going to have dinner tonight, and I'd like to meet these people. ”

"Yes. The butler bowed down and agreed, and hurriedly went out to arrange preparations.

A quarter of an hour later, a valet from the Viscount's Mansion had already appeared at the hotel where Li Xun and his party were staying.

"A viscount invited us?" Casas muttered to himself, passing the name to Li Xun and the princess, who had heard the news.

Princess Cialis said without hesitation: "A city lord has invited us, and we must go! But I am no longer Princess Cialis, but Master Lis. ”

Li Xun was also very interested in this city lord, and said helpfully: "You think about it, we have called all the way and helped this city lord clean up the road a little, I am afraid that we will face a commission then!"

"You mean this city lord is going to hire us?" Casas frowned, "Hire three mid-level mages to clean up the thieves for him?"

Cialis thought about it for a moment, and thought it was a high possibility, although it was a little unbelievable.

The group of mages has always been a bit mysterious and arrogant, although there are also groups of mage nobles in many countries, but they are still incompatible with the orthodox nobility. Many nobles will hire mage advisors out of need, but most of them can only recruit some low-level mages, while middle-level mages can already become guests of high-ranking nobles such as big nobles, far from being able to recruit viscounts in a place.

Of course, some nobles will also select potential children from the family to be trained, so that the mages who come out of the school are more loyal to the family, so many mage apprentices in addition to some country boys who want to rely on becoming mages to get rid of civilian status, more are selected by various large and small families, even if they can't become real mages, they can also get in touch with the circle of mages and cultivate some contacts.

Since they didn't know the motives of this city lord and viscount, the three of them simply discussed the coping strategy, and handed over the power to communicate with Master Casas, after all, he had much more experience than the other two.

Not long after the manservant who received the reply left, the carriage sent by the city lord's mansion stopped at the door of the hotel. The three mages didn't hide anything, they were all dressed in orthodox mage robes, and got into the carriage and came to the City Lord's Mansion.

The Viscount's Mansion is a semi-fortress-like manor house with high walls, and the carriage passes through the narrow manor gate with a three-tiered iron gate, and follows the bluestone paved manor main road directly to the entrance of the brightly lit hall. The city governor's family was already waiting in front of the door with a group of male and female attendants.

In the hall, the three Casas met Viscount Horwhite Hans, a loose and ornate purple silk robe covered with a soft waistcoat sprinkled with gold and silver threads, typical of the nobles of Sereen. The viscount had a majestic and upright face, a well-trimmed and well-groomed mustache, and two sapphire-like eyes in the deeply sunken eye sockets, which added to the indescribable majesty of his body.

"Welcome, Venerable Mage, it is my honor to be here! I am Viscount Hôtel Hans, owner of Doberman City, welcome!"

With an exciting word and a sincere face, the enthusiasm of the city lord really surprised the three of them. In addition to Li Xun, Casas and Cialis are social veterans who often encounter various occasions, of course, they will not be stumped by this accident, and they will easily use aristocratic etiquette to cope with the scene.

The Viscount enthusiastically led everyone to the door on the left side of the hall. As two iron-red wooden doors slowly parted to the sides, a restaurant was decorated with gold and luxury.

In the depths of the dining room was a long dining table, on which fine white porcelain cutlery, cutlery and candles were arranged, and several neatly dressed servants stood against the wall. In addition to the dining table, there is a small indoor band that plays melodious music, which makes the atmosphere of the banquet elegant.

After more than a month of turbulence outside, he was finally able to return to the normal aristocratic civilization, and even the always upright and strict Master Casas had excitement in his eyes. Once again, he thanked the host, and under the guidance of the waiter, everyone took their seats at the table.

After toasting the host's health, the dinner party officially begins.

It has to be said that the new world also has a new civilization, all kinds of special delicacies are full of aristocratic life, and the pursuit of power is only the pursuit of some aristocratic careerists, and the pursuit of food is the hobby of all nobles.

Li Xun looked at the things on the table with satisfaction, even with harsh requirements, this can be regarded as a hearty meal. A silver dish holds steaming pan-fried steak with fine salt mixed with sautéed sesame seeds for seasoning, followed by two fine tin bowls, one filled with a thick broth that has been stewed to taste, and the other with a burnt bread that has been sliced and baked on one side. In addition to these delicacies, a pair of green cucumbers and two red berries are served on a tray as a greasy side dish.

Li Xun, who had a big appetite, didn't care about any table manners, so he immediately buried his head in the food on the table and ate it with relish. It was a good time for him to eat the seaweed, until he had swept away all the steaks and bread in the soup, and there were no side dishes or fruit left, he raised his head, let out a long breath, and leaned back in his chair to sip a small sip of wine.

Although Master Casas had a good appetite, he was obviously a little restrained, and ate slowly, obviously waiting for his master's question. At first glance, Cialis has undergone strict etiquette training, and the whole eating action is impeccable.

The viscount silently finished his dinner, constantly peeking at the three mages on the way. The head of the Mage Casas is obviously an orthodox spellcaster, wise and self-disciplined, and experienced; this beautiful "Lis" mage seems to be the person she is looking for "over there", and it can be confirmed from her speech and demeanor that she has received a court education; as for the remaining Li Xun, how can he have such a strange surname? It seems that he is a newly advanced middle-level mage, specially came out to practice, rude and reckless, and has great curiosity, but he can take advantage of it.

Seeing that the three mages had finished eating, the viscount led everyone to the study on the second floor, and then got to the point.

The viscount cleared his throat and said, "Respected mages, you must be very strange about the purpose of my invitation to you today, and I don't need to hide anything, I need your help!"

The three of Casas looked at each other, and Casas came forward to ask:

"Thank you for your hospitality today, I wonder what we can do for you?"

"If you've come all the way from the north, you've seen the current state of this trade route. As a commercial center, Doberman City cannot afford to allow these vicious thieves to continue their wickedness. For the three nearby thieves, I have organized a force of 500 people to prepare to clean up the lair of the largest redbeard thief group, due to the lack of troops, I can only temporarily hire two large mercenary groups, the number of which can reach 1800 people, but the magic power is extremely insufficient, so after hearing about your great achievements along the way, I hope to get your help?"

Casas was reluctant to accept such a time-consuming and labor-intensive hiring task, but he couldn't resist the instigation of Xilisi and Li Xun in the telepathy, so he could only reluctantly agree to the viscount's request, but said that his party could not stay here for a long time, and hoped to set a deadline. After thinking about it, the viscount promised that the team would be able to set off within 3 days, and if it went well, the task of clearing the thieves' lair would be completed within 10 days.

The negotiated reward is 7,000 gold coins and magic items and materials from the thieves' lair. Such a reward is already very high, after all, the three major thieves have been frantically plundering for nearly a year, and the oil and water must be extremely rich.

Li Xun didn't participate in the conversation, just looked at the faint red light of the viscount in his soul vision and sneered. It seems that this task of hiring and suppressing bandits is not simple, and the viscount actually has the intention of harming them, why is this? No matter what, Li Xun's team has killed so many thieves along the way, the viscount should be happy, why is there actually hostility? This bandit has a bit of a trap flavor. When Li Xun, who had an extra heart, said goodbye to Casas, his soul quietly gave a command, and the ghost did not leave with him, but quietly stayed in the shadow of the sofa.