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Then the light of the bonfire, Mu Qingyang saw that the boss's face was about to be angry, as if he "didn't dare" angry. I saw that his face stiffened for a long time before he said: "This place is still far away from the wasteland city, and there are many jackals, kobolds, and sub-giant robbers at night, so it is safe to rush outside the city to spend the night." ”

Looks like those warriors are really a bunch of mercenaries! Mu Qingyang thought secretly in his heart.

But the soldiers shouted again: "Anyway, we won't go, if you want to go, you should go to the city first!" We'll spend the night, and we'll meet again tomorrow in the city. ”

The boss's face became more and more stiff, but his tone softened: "How can it be done?" Without your protection, even these dozens of miles would have been robbed by those murderous and cunning robbers. ”

"Isn't there a mage?" The mercenary fighters raised their voices highly: "What are you afraid of? With him, all robbers will be blown to slag by a fireball! There was a smug and mocking tone in those tones.

Mu Qingyang heard the boss lower his voice and took a deep breath, and suddenly spoke in an intimate tone like an old friend who hadn't seen him for many years: "Don't be kidding, how can my team be separated from you?" Why don't you stay overnight at your suggestion? ”

"Then you need someone to keep vigil!" The mercenary soldiers said one after another: "The vigil is manual work, we are tired for a day, do you still want us to keep vigil?" ”

Isn't this a deliberate attempt to find fault? Mu Qingyang thought secretly. Suddenly, out of the crowd came a warrior of medium stature, dressed in thick leather armor but covered with a sleeveless knee-length green robe. The most peculiar thing is that the robe is painted with all the arcane symbols, which makes it majestic and elegant. Investigating with the Yuan Shen, he found that his body naturally revealed spell fluctuations. Looks like this guy has some spells too.

The leader-like warrior was surrounded by other people and walked up to the caravan owner and said, "We have done all this tiring work along the way, but not a single mercenary has been paid. Originally, we agreed to pay the employment pay every two weeks, but now it has been 10 weeks, and we haven't even been given a copper plate! Boss, my home is in Black Rock City. If I don't have any money in Blackstone City, what will I do to meet the family? ”

There were many of them, and all of them in armor and swords hugged up, and the momentum was suddenly a little terrifying, forcing the boss to unconsciously take a few steps back.

"It's not that the money is not given. It's just that I can't get money on the road now. The middle-aged mage abandoned Sofina as he spoke, and turned back, standing between the warriors and the boss. It looks like he is not afraid of many people.

"Hmph." The leading warrior snorted, "Then why did you pay your mercenary in full two weeks ago?" You alone have more money than so many of us combined. If you really don't have any money, why are you so happy? The other mercenaries were also disgruntled, apparently feeling that they had been treated unfairly.

"Because," the mage took a deep breath and said with undiminished momentum, "I'm a mage!" is an official mage with third-order arcane art! He proudly said, "I'm not a warrior, and I'm not an arcane warrior like you!" My responsibilities as a mage are much more important than yours, and the magic tools I prepare are worth more than your weapons. You can still fight without money, and I can't replenish materials and equipment in time without money, and I can't take on many responsibilities. It will bring immeasurable losses to the entire team! ”

He scanned the crowd with a forced gaze, as if trying to suppress their arrogance.

"You don't talk nonsense!" The leading warrior replied without showing weakness: "You let everyone tell me, is it that I, the arcane soldier, have more responsibilities along the way, or that you, the mage, have shouldered more?" Providing reconnaissance, blessing magic, and disrupting enemies, aren't they all things I do? How many times have you helped? ”

The leading warrior became excited as he spoke: "I prepared so many spells myself, and then used them. Have you ever asked for a copper plate? And you? Every time I don't use the spells I have prepared, I always spend money to buy magic wands and scrolls to replace them. This money is not included in the employment money, and the boss has to pay separately. If that's the case, then what do you need as an 'official' mage? I'll use those utensils too! Boss, you can also buy me some magic wands and scrolls, I will not do any worse than him! ”

The mage looked at him coldly and said, "The spells I prepared are all third-order spells, and they play a key role in battle. You should only use it when you need it most, and if you use it casually, you're making fun of the whole team. ”

"Are you embarrassed to say 'third-order spell'?" The "Arcane Spearhead" stepped forward and forced his eyes and said, "Is the 'Ice Storm' you used the scroll last time to cast a third-order spell?" I'm x#◎, I'll do this kind of reel too! And as long as it doesn't exceed the fifth order, I'll use it! Speaking of which, I've only seen you use the third-order spell once, and that time it was for you to bless yourself with the 'Flying Technique'! And then what did you do? Shoot magic missiles in the air with a magic wand! I don't have to fly into the sky to cast spells while swinging my sword and slashing enemies. Isn't it much better than you hide behind the team all day? Why can you take so much money first, and those of us who are tired and tired in front of us, doing both big and small jobs, have not even received a single share? ”

He said to the caravan owner: "We don't want to raise the mercenary, we just want to be treated fairly!" Since he's already received the full retainer, then we need at least half of the retainer too, right? Boss, is this too much to ask? ”

The mage wanted to say a few words in return, but was stopped by the caravan owner behind him, and pleaded, "Now my money is stored in Blackstone City. I really don't have enough money to pay for your hire. You endure for a few more days, and when you get to Blackstone City, I will immediately withdraw the money and give you the full amount. ”

"How many days?" The group of warriors laughed at first: "It's still a month to get to Blackstone City from here." How could it be a few days? Then they turned angry and shouted, "Boss, are you fooling us?" Anyway, if we don't pay today, we won't keep vigil! ”

Their emotions grew more and more agitated: "Didn't the mage say that the responsibility he took on was more important? I heard that the jackal thieves in this area have been very active recently, so give him the responsibility of keeping vigil tonight and let him try it! ”

The owner of the caravan, who had no choice but to order to stay in place and rest for the night, set off again. But he still didn't come up with any money to comfort the mercenary warriors.

The warriors were not polite, and all ran to the side of the caravan, gathered in another group, and raised several bonfires for the night. It's kind of a strike.

In order not to expose some of their habitual characteristics as much as possible, Mu Qingyang and the three of them had to crowd in the caravan for the night after late at night. Of course, the flower-faced badger Badbey also squeezed in, and sniffed around looking for something to eat.

"Isn't it just a night away? I think why are the guys in those caravans so nervous? Mu Qingyang asked Heard curiously after lying down.

"There are robbers at night." Hurd, who was lying under his quilt, replied casually.

Mu Qingyang was even more puzzled: "You can see the town in front of you here, are there still robbers who dare to operate in such a close area?" ”

Hurd knew that the lord lacked a basic understanding of many things, so he had no choice but to continue to explain: "That's not an ordinary bandit, there are generally two kinds of activities here: one is the half-human-tall jackal demon thief, their running ability is fast and long-lasting, even the wolf can't catch up. And he is small and good at ambushes, sneak attacks, and is especially good at night attacks. Once they attack their targets at night, they will be harassed in groups like wolves, killing and robbing as long as the target shows a slight flaw. And it's incredibly fast, as long as you can grab something and run away in the blink of an eye. Even the cavalry would have had a hard time catching up with them in the dark. Although mages can attack from a distance, they are very clever and will no longer fight once they succeed. It scattered and ran away in a bang, and it couldn't kill a few at a time. What's more, they can give birth like rats, and it won't take a few months to recover. It's really hard to prevent. And spring is their most active and daring period, and it is hard to guarantee that they will not come to harass. I can only hope that it will come a little less, but I can't cope with it if there is more. ”

"Then there's the two-headed trolls that are two or three people tall. They were more troublesome: most of them had spears or homemade large crossbows, and each of them was equipped with a special leather thrower that could throw large iron or copper balls from a distance. If you encounter them, a light will be shot in half! Not to mention the gap in melee ability, a small team like this is basically over when it encounters a group - just a third-order mage can't stop it, even if he has a sixth-order scroll available. ”

Hurd thought for a moment and said, "But the giant's nose is not very good, and he doesn't have night vision. I don't think I will touch them. But the nose of the jackal thief is more intelligent than that of a vulture, and he may come to try his luck at night when he smells a human being. They also have natural night vision in close combat, and can see as if it were daylight in areas without light. If we really fight, we human beings will suffer very much. So they're afraid of this. ”

He smiled again and said, "Actually, this boss won't be hurt if he has the protection of a mage, so if he can't do it, he will use a flying technique to escape from the sky." The ones who are really scared are the guys, I heard that the jackal thieves are very fond of eating human flesh. They are especially fond of sneaking up on caravans in the wilderness, catching one or two humans and running away. After being dragged back, he was dismembered and boiled to eat.

Mu Qingyang had another question: "We came all the way, it seems that we haven't seen jackal demon thieves come to harass at night." Will there really be one here? It couldn't have been made up by those warriors to get their mercenary money sooner, right? ”

Hurd reached out from the quilt, patted the spell equipment and armor loaded next to him, and said with a smile, "That's because we have these things as talismans." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Mu Qingyang looked like he was sincerely asking for advice.

Hurd enjoyed this attitude in his heart, so the more he spoke, the more excited he became: "The Jackal Demon Thieves are not low-level demons who are stupid, many of them know some low-level spells, and these spells are given by the God of the Jackal Demon Thieves. Others are the arcane arts they have inherited, such as enduring the environment, mist, being fluent in language, flamethrowing, rapid charge, detecting thoughts, and so on. As far as I know, each Jackal Demon Bandit tribe has different spells, but they all have the basic spell of 'Detect Spell'. ”

He patted the magical instruments with a slight hint and said, "These things I brought in at the beginning, as well as the distributed loot, are all good magical equipment, and they can all emit a strong magic aura. After seeing these auras from a distance, the Jackal Demon Thieves knew that there were people with relatively strong combat power here, so they all tried to avoid them, especially when they were scarce. So it's not that there are no jackal thieves along the way, but that the jackals and thieves are all far away from us. ”

Mu Qingyang nodded and understood-robbers are also afraid of ruthless people.

Hurd said, "But this time may be different, the gang of jackal demon thieves who dare to haunt around the big town must have some strength." Maybe they won't attack our caravan easily, but now that the whole caravan is open, it's hard for anyone else to say. Those on the fringes are more likely to be attacked. ”

"Then just huddle together, it's good to defend." Mu Qingyang asked, "Why is it so open?" Don't caravans even understand this bit of common sense? “

When Hurd heard this, he was so surprised that he almost said: It's not people who don't have common sense, it's you!

But he couldn't think of this, so he continued to exert the power of patience and said slowly: "Because if you squeeze together, you will die faster." Those jackal thieves will also have some large damage spells. Spell scrolls such as Burst Fireballs, Ice Storms, and even Dead Clouds are sometimes purchased from unscrupulous merchants or mages. If you huddle together and be surrounded by them with a few fire wall techniques, will there be a way to survive? So spreading out is the best. But this will not protect the periphery. But there's no way around it. There's always someone in this world who is going to be unlucky, isn't it? ”

Mu Qingyang said disappreciably: "It's just a group of orcs who are only half as tall as humans and have mediocre intelligence. Is it really that capable? Besides, it's just one night today, as for being scared like this? ”

Hurd shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows? Anyway, there are jackals and demon thieves all over the mountains, and you can just bump into a team. If we happen tonight, we don't have to be surprised, just take care of ourselves. ”

After speaking, everyone ended the discussion and fell asleep together.

At night, a large area of fog slowly appeared in the cold and damp mountains, making it difficult to see things from more than 60 feet (about 20 meters) away. The crowd persevered for half the night and finally couldn't stay up, or got into the tent quilt, or slept with clothes and cars. Sinking into the dream.

Mu Qingyang opened his eyes, due to physical reasons, he slept very little every day, only about 3 hours. The rest of the time is either guided by qi or in a false sleep. But a warning woke him up - there was something new.

Mu Qingyang understood that some creatures had quietly approached with the mist, and from the direction of the smell, it seemed that there were them in all directions!

"Is it really a wolf-headed man?"

So he sat up straight and secretly called the Thunder Fire Divine Talisman. Five fingers, five clouds of light blue mist-like substance condensed on the five fingertips and began to expand, getting bigger and bigger. In a few breaths, it was divided into five puppets about half a human in length, with their lower bodies like a thick cloud of smoke.

They floated gently in the air, seemingly weightless. The whole body is a beautiful blue color, and the thick body also emits a little five-colored scale light. Their flat faces have no facial features, but they are capable of producing some elemental vocal language; The stout arms were like two short columns joined together, but there were no hands; Below the waist and abdomen is a short column of blue "smoke", dense like an entity, but slightly churning and changing like a cloud of smoke.

Mu Qingyang ordered in his heart to fly outside the car to explore around. The five pale blue golems immediately turned transparent in color, as if there was nothing in the air. Then they all flew out to carry out the order.

Mu Qingyang was secretly proud in his heart. Originally, it was necessary to use the "summoning technique" to summon the puppet. But now that he has the means of the Thunder Fire Divine Talisman, he has a very high understanding and mastery of things like thunder and lightning. Therefore, according to the operating principle of the spell, the effect of summoning with demonic power is quite good. Originally, the puppets were of various forms, and most of them did not have the outline of a human form. But these puppets have a natural connection with themselves, not only can they adjust their form according to their own wishes, but their intelligence is also greatly increased, and they can think and deal with complex problems. Best of all, you can now receive information about things they "feel" as if you were observing them yourself. This is something that spells can't achieve anyway!

Xingxizhong immediately calmed down and began to receive messages from the five puppets.

Five transparent puppets flew around the caravan station's perimeter like a transparent and invisible breeze, scouting the surrounding movements and enemy conditions.

They flew fast, but they didn't make the slightest sound, not even the sound of the wind whistling by.

They wander around, but they don't show a single image, and even many detection spells can't detect them. Because they don't emit magical aura, they can't be detected by spells like arcane vision; The second is that it is inherently transparent, so it will not be seen by spells such as "true knowledge".

When they are silent, even in the presence of the most astute dog, they will not be alarmed in the slightest. Because they don't have any smell.

They have no eyes, no ears, no nose, but they can "see" everything from a long distance, whether it is images, sounds, or smells, they cannot escape their natural special sensory ability. Even deliberate camouflage and concealment are equivalent to non-existence for them.

Even the fog that covered the vast expanse did not affect their ability to observe in the slightest. Relying on the connection with the demonic power between them, Mu Qingyang "through" the fog to see the surrounding images and hear a clear body voice, as well as a trace of special body odor that gradually diffused. (To be continued.) )