Chapter 1: The Eastern Place of Exile
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Blazing Moon (August).
If you are in Alinge or Aalto, the time is already unstoppable, and the air seems to be burning, but in this bustling and chaotic narrow city where the buildings seem to gather the styles of many countries on the mainland, the cool breeze is still blowing, like a warm spring in March.
This is the Valley of Sudhur, deep northwest of the "Northland", surrounded by countless towering giant trees, the "Eastern Exile Land"!
Because the prosperous city-states of the Northland along the Storm Strait are controlled by the magical council "Palmeira's Hut", and their strength has penetrated deep into the Northland, sweeping away many orcs, dwarf tribes and trolls and other monsters, and establishing many cities, so in the hearts of most people, the Northland is the territory of the organization "Palmeira's Hut", which is the natural control zone of the Magic Council,
But in fact, the "Northland" extends to the northwestern province of the Shahran Empire in the west, to the northernmost "ice-free port" of the endless ocean estuary Mintak in the east, to the north of the Shahran Empire's Northern Flame Fortress and Storm Strait, and to the north of the perennial icy, half-year dark and half-day polar region, the territory is vast, far exceeding the largest empire Shahran, the magic council and Palmeira's hut can only control the southeast, and the depths are occupied by terrifying trolls, orcs, snowmen, and reclusive ancient magicians.
The location of Sudbury Valley is special, at the junction of the coastal core of the Northland and the vast primeval forest in the northeast of the Shahran Empire, because the Northern Church and the Magic Council face each other, and it is difficult for each other to penetrate here, so it has become a three-regardless zone, and many exiled nobles and criminals from the Shahran Empire slowly gathered here, and established the city of Sudbury Valley and many manors in the valley, which is collectively called the Eastern Exile by outsiders.
These unruly or cruel creatures fight monsters like trolls. While developing the smuggling trade, although the initial law was rudimentary, it was full of dangers under the cover-up. "The law of sword and magic is the law of the Northland!"
However, due to its monopoly on the smuggling trade between the Northlands and the Shahran Empire, there are still countless merchants and adventurers who are hungry for money who come to visit regardless of the danger, making it very prosperous. Of course, the vast majority of merchants recruited good men or mercenaries. Otherwise, they would have been killed and thrown into the forest to feed the wild beasts.
Lucien strolls leisurely down the streets of Sudbury Cross, aiming for the Honka Lodge ahead, according to the Magical Council. It is one of the more well-known intelligence organizations in Sudbury Valley.
Dressed in a white shirt, a black double-breasted gown, a top hat and monocles, Lucien was young and handsome, and he did not have enough deterrent power, so he was a delicious piece of fat in the eyes of the inhabitants of the Eastern Exile Territory, and many people around him looked up and down coldly. Pondering how to create an opportunity to kidnap him.
"He was dressed in a low-key and luxurious manner, and he must have had a lot of treasure on him. Tsk, even if he is a poor bastard, just by his appearance and temperament, he can be trained and sold to those noblewomen or nobles of the Shahran Empire as a secret lover. "Two big men with obvious barbarian blood rubbed shoulders. Communicate with each other.
"Observe it again, if you dare to come to the eastern exile alone, you must have some confidence, don't just look at the appearance. Are there still fewer people who die because they despise the elderly, children, women, and thin young men?" replied another big man in a low voice.
Most of them, unrepentant and ruthless criminals, have developed a cautious character, but as long as they are sure that the other party does not have enough strength, they will show the most despicable, vicious and unscrupulous side of human beings.
When Lucien set off, he not only exchanged all the 2,200 Arcane Points paid in advance for magic potions, spell casting materials, gold, and the "Wizard's Cabin", but also received a strange potion called "Blood Purifier" from the Elemental Will, which made up for the potential trauma caused by taking the "Weeping Soul", and raised the strength of a quasi-knight to the level of a full-fledged knight, so even if he didn't use his mental power to sense, his ears directly heard the conversation between the two big men, and he not only smiled and shook his head: "It is worthy of the Eastern Exile...... β
It's a pity that the Magic Council's research on potions to increase bloodlines ends here, because the further you go, the greater the effect of the will based on your own knight's creed. If Lucien was assisted by regular potions in Alinge, then there was still hope to become a second-level knight like Grand Duke Vaorit, but Lucien himself concocted ancient potions to stimulate, and being able to become an official knight was a "blood purifier" with a significant effect.
As if he hadn't heard anything, Lucien calmly walked through the streets of Sudbury and soon came to the door of the "Ancient Pine Cottage" painted with camellias.
A big man guarding the gate stretched out his right hand to stop Lucien, who was about to walk in, and his rough voice was full of mockery: "This is not a place for children to come. β
As he spoke, he puffed out the bronze muscles of his right hand to show off his strength.
Lucien smiled angrily, "Then who can come?"
The big man snorted coldly, pointed to the motto engraved on the door, and did not speak.
Next to the camellia, the words "money or power" are inscribed in both shahran and lingua franca scripts.
Lucien smiled and nodded, "I see." β
The big man suddenly felt that the young man in front of him was the object of his greatest admiration and fear, as if he was the few strong men who supported the Eastern Exile Land, so he bent his back like a longbow and said with a flattering smile: "Dear sir, please come in, please come in, just now my mouth was not clean." β
He slapped himself as he led Lucien into the house with his companion's wide eyes.
"Tony, he, is he possessed by a ghost?!" The cool breeze of Sudbury August blew, and his companion couldn't help but shiver, his demeanor was really weird, "Could it be, is it an official magician?" But I didn't feel any magic fluctuations!"
After hesitating for a while, the big man quickly turned around and ran to the Honka hut to inform the host of the matter.
And the traffickers who followed Lucien swallowed their saliva with difficulty, if they had just made a rash move, would they be like Tony?
It "controlled" Tony without magic fluctuations, which is definitely not something that ordinary magicians can do! Even the ancient high-level magicians hidden behind the Eastern Exile seem to be difficult!
Lucian's improved Enchanting Humanity (Knight Edition) itself is known for its small magic fluctuations, and the three-ring magician casts a ring of magic and a ring of magic casts a ring of magic, and there is a difference between Heavenly Mountain and the Abyss in terms of control and power. These guys who don't even have the official knight level have anything to sense the slightest magic fluctuation!
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The Honka Huts are divided into many secret compartments, and each compartment has different people buying and selling information, and the environment is very peaceful.
Tony led Lucien to the staircase in a daze. There were two muscular men with long swords.
"Tony, who is this gentleman?" the glittering sword struck in front of Tony.
Tony bowed his back and pointed at Lucien, "This is Mr. Honson's important guest." Get out of the way. Lucien stood behind him, a smile on his lips. Didn't say anything.
The man with the sword wondered, "Why haven't I heard Mr. Honmatsu say it?"
"I'll report to Mr. Honka first. The other man was careless, and turned and went upstairs.
He had just turned around when Tony suddenly pounced. With a fist of his right hand, he struck directly into the temple of the man who was holding the sword in his way.
The man with the sword was caught off guard, his ears buzzed, his eyes went dark, and he fainted.
The man on the stairs was startled and was about to turn around and slash at Tony with a sword, when his head was suddenly dizzy, and he said with a smile on his face: "Dear sir." It is so rude for him to hold a sword against you!We have taught him a hard lesson, and I beg your pardon, and I will lead you to Mr. Honson at once. β
Lucien pushed his monocle and followed without saying a word. I secretly said in my heart: "With my current spiritual power, it seems that the enchanting human race can only control three people at the same time......"
Tony's knockdown of the sword-wielding man was seen by his companions who chased him in, and he shouted, "Mr. Honson, someone is attacking!"
Upstairs, Honka walked out of the room with a thick Briana cigar in his mouth, and he looked down majestically in a long black trench coat, followed by a guard in black full-body armor.
"Mr. Honka, I'm here to inquire about information. Lucian, who had been quiet, looked up with a smile.
Honkatsu said with a serious and gloomy face: "I don't care what your purpose is, since you dare to break into here, you must pay the price!" "Although he is a quasi-knight inspired by a potion, he has a good magic item and has also recruited two official dark knights with a lot of money, so Honka decided to maintain his majesty and face in front of his subordinates first.
How strong can such a young and skinny guy be?
And he suspected that Lucien was sent by his rivals to make trouble, if he was allowed to get close, he was likely to be assassinated by himββ relying on generations of people to live in exile in the east, and there were a lot of connections and resources to establish the intelligence organization Honsong was weak in strength, and he was very afraid of the assassination of other intelligence organizations.
In the corner, a shadow suddenly popped up and pounced on Lucien, and the knight in black armor behind Honka bulged and swelled, charging down with a giant hammer that burned crimson.
There are also quite a few thugs on all sides.
Honka, on the other hand, kept his old style and calmly smoked his cigar. Suddenly, after a fluctuation of magic, he saw the second-level shadow knight fall to the floor halfway through, then turn and flee in panic as if he had encountered a devil, and disappeared into the shadows in the blink of an eye. The Bull Knight was even more unbearable, and he forcibly turned around halfway through the charge, and then smashed through the wall and fled as if he was being chased by the Heavenly Knight, leaving only lifelike humanoid holes behind.
The muscular thugs were all limp to the ground, suspicious traces of water beneath them, and a foul stench emanating from them.
Bang, the cigar in Honson's mouth fell to the ground, but he didn't realize it, looked at Lucien in front of him in fear, and subconsciously retreated step by step.
After Lucien cast the two-ring magic "Mass Panic Technique", he slowly walked upstairs with his hands in the pockets of his black double-breasted long dress, smiling as he walked, "Mr. Honson, can we have a good conversation now?"
"Yes, you can. Honson replied with chatter teeth, staggering on his feet, and nearly falling to the ground.
Now that he is in exile in the east, Lucien shows his strength by their rule of "gold or strength", which is the best way to do things, and can avoid trouble in advance.
And Lucien's mid-level magic strength seems to be inconspicuous in Alinge, you can casually meet a bunch of four-ring and five-ring magicians, and even high-level magicians can also experience encounters, but outside of Alinge, a middle-level powerhouse is enough to rule a city, even in a place like the Eastern Exile, there are very few middle-level knights, magicians and bishop-level night watchmen.
Lucien's black leather shoes stepped on the floor on the second floor, and he made a crisp voice, and said unhurriedly: "Mr. Honson, I need a guide, a guide who can take me through the Shahran Empire. β
It is not difficult to cross the border from high altitude at night by flying skills, but if you want to fly directly over the vast Shahran Empire, because it takes a long time and the speed is not too fast, you will be discovered and hunted down by the Northern Church if you are not careful, so Lucian needs a fake identity and a guide who acts as a butler. (To be continued.) )