Chapter 17: An Invitation

When Chen Hansheng had been in the town of Arano for a month, Baron O'Farrell finally sent someone to visit. The man who came to the inn to see him was Robin, the baron's butler.

Robin stood outside the door of the inn with two tall followers, secretly thinking about something with his hands behind his back.

He was over half a hundred years old, with a strong build, and in his early years he was a subordinate of the baron in the army. Because of his bravery and good fighting, he was promoted from a group of poor people by the baron and stayed by his side. He has also practiced some exercises over the years, and now he has the strength of a low-level peak. It's just that I'm old and my qualifications are not enough, and I haven't had the opportunity to be promoted to the middle level.

"These mages are shabby. One of the attendants whispered.

"If there is something to say, even if it is true, don't say it. Understood?" Robin reprimanded.

"Yes. ”

"However, this pattern ......," Robin shook his head, "and there will be no need to send that large water-based magic crystal for a while." ”

A member of the business team came out and introduced them to the hostel. Rounding two corners, led them into a hall on the first floor.

It was a room of only about ten square meters, and there were no tables and chairs, Chen Hansheng sat down on a box in the middle of the room, and Kalanda and Glade could only stand on either side.

When Robin and the three of them walked into the room, the low eaves made him have to lower his head, and the three people squeezed into the small hall looked very cramped, which made Robin, who was used to living in tall houses, very unaccustomed.

Robin saw the three people in front of him, and knew that the middle-aged man in the middle was the real steward here, he saluted, and after giving gifts, he said to Chen Hansheng: "Your Excellency will hold a celebration banquet for Miss Jenny to become a magic apprentice of the Red Lotus Tower the night after tomorrow, and I would like to invite all of you from the Tower of China to attend." ”

He took out a pair of invitations from his pocket and handed them to Chen Hansheng. But the vindictive spirit in his hand was smuggled into the invitation. Due to the extremely small amount of Dou Qi, generally people who are not particularly keen will not find it even if they are in a higher realm. But this secret method can sense the approximate strength of the other party at the moment of taking over.

"Lord Baron finally remembered us?" Chen Hansheng asked, taking the invitation.

"Lord Chen, don't misunderstand Lord Baron," Robin unknowingly, he had already weighed Chen Hansheng's strength, he was a low-level warrior like him, but his strength was at most around the middle stage, and three or four enemies of this level together might not be his opponent.

Generally, the head of the party sent by the magic tower is always the strongest person, and in this world where strength is respected, fists are always the best to speak. The deputy, on the other hand, will be a shrewd and capable type. Only the kind of young man who has a tough background and comes out to experience will be escorted by a helper who is much stronger than him. But looking at Chen Hansheng's age, it is obvious that he does not belong to this category.

In this way, the two people standing on his left and right are probably about the same strength as him, or even lower, right? The young man in the magic robe looks very tender, the appearance of sixteen or seventeen, and he doesn't even have the badge of the Magic Association, at most he is a low-level mage who has just been promoted, and he may even be a magic apprentice. And that woman is estimated to be similar to Chen Hansheng's strength. Robin secretly thought that if he suddenly made a move, maybe one person would be able to put down these three.

He suppressed the thoughts that were stirring in his heart and explained, "Your Excellency said that Guita should come to visit when he comes to the town of Arano. It's just that my health has been poor and I haven't been able to make the trip. This time it happened to be a good day for Miss Jenny to be included in the Red Lotus Tower, and the mage of the Red Lotus Tower came, so she invited Lord Chen and the mage of the Gui Pagoda to come and participate together. You can not only meet friends in the mage world, but also meet the surrounding nobles. The Baron would also like to have a good chat with you. ”

Chen Hansheng glanced at the invitation and said, "I know, we will come to participate." ”

"Then we look forward to your arrival. Robin thought that he knew the strength of the other party, and he had a tentative mind, and then asked: "A few days ago, there were two criminals who escaped halfway through the punishment, and it is said that Lord Chen took them in, I don't know if it's true." ”

Chen Hansheng said: "I don't have criminals here, if you are talking about the Tuchin family, now they are under my management." As the head of the town, the Baron doesn't have to worry about the affairs of the freedmen in the future. ”

"However, they owe the Baron a tax. ”

Chen Hansheng sat there and laughed, as if he had heard a joke, he waved his hand and said, "The baron's reason for asking the freedmen to collect taxes is itself untenable. The so-called arrears do not exist in the first place. This was true not only for Tuchin, but also for other freedmen. If necessary, I will reconcile with the baron the day after tomorrow and ask him to return to me the taxes collected on my behalf. ”

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Back at the Baron's Mansion, Robin went straight to the drawing room. When he arrived in the parlor, Baron O'Farrell was chatting with a woman in a red robe. This woman is none other than the deputy tower master of the Red Lotus Tower, his daughter's teacher, the mid-level mage Susanna.

The Baron is tall and strong, and belongs to the same style as Robin. He was in his fifties, with curly brown hair and slightly gray temples, but he still looked energetic. And the female mage, who looks mature and charming, but like most female mages, can't tell her actual age.

"Sir, the invitation has been given. Robin came to the chair where the two were sitting.

"What kind of man is that Mayor Chen, is he really a madman, as the rumors say?" said the baron, leaning back in his chair and laughing, and said to Susanna, "Can you imagine the mayor who mixes with mud legs every day and weaves straw sandals in his room every day?"

"There is such a thing. Lord O'Farrell, you didn't tell me. Susana's expression was not as relaxed as his, she got up from the backrest, leaned forward, and said with a serious expression, "People from the Mage Tower must have a reason to do things, and maybe you can't just underestimate them." ”

"It's just a little favor to win over the people, but what are these untouchables capable of? ”

"I've tried his strength, low-tier warrior. The level of the other people in my judgment is also limited. "But he was not in a small tone, and he said that from now on the freedmen would be under his control, and that we would not be allowed to collect taxes any more." He even wants to recoup the taxes collected by the last wave of you asked the freedmen. ”

"It's just a low-level, where is the courage? Could it be that the strength of the Tower of China is really strong? Your Excellency Susana, what do you think of this magic tower that suddenly appeared?"

"I heard from the royal capital, the strength of the Tower of China is indeed average, they don't have great magicians, and high-level mages are all in the royal capital. Susana said, "But if the Magic Guild and the King can approve of it, they must have their own skills." ”

The baron sneered: "That's nothing, let's just be more prepared." ”