John smiled: "The knight's code contains two items to protect the homeland and protect the weak, I don't think I violated it, Sir Vane must be able to understand, in comparison, your gangster's words don't seem to be trustworthy." ”

"You have no proof!" Jackson said with a sinister look.

Many people know that it is the gangster's specialty to make all witnesses unwilling or afraid to testify, and the church generally does not intervene in this kind of thing, and besides, the big man behind Aaron's gang is not without influence in the church.

Lucien laughed, recalling the lines of various bullies and knights he had heard and seen before, and said with a condescending attitude: "Evidence? He is a knight's squire, you are the leader of the gang, this is the evidence!"

From the Bronze Crown Tavern, Lucien knew that in the Duchy of Vaorit, knights were real nobles, and their official squires were not high, but they were definitely not low, so I believed that a gangster like Jackson was not qualified to frame a knight squire, after all, there was no other great benefit for himself and John that made Aaron's gang happy.

John, on the other hand, has always been nurtured by chivalry and codes, and Aunt Alisa also thinks so, so it is inevitable that he will be a little bluffed by Jackson.

Jackson was blocked by Lucian's words, fell silent, and framed a knight squire, for Aaron's gang, it is indeed possible, but there will be a lot of relationships and resources that need to be used, how can Aaron Boss make a move for a small leader like himself, especially recently Aalto's atmosphere seems to be a little weird, there seems to be a lot of undercurrents surging under the calm, even Aaron Boss is secretive all day long, I don't know what Lu Dao is planning, so he was really just scaring John.

Besides, this matter is not a blood feud, and there is no need to gamble on your future and life for it.

After becoming the leader, Jackson naturally lost his ruthlessness towards himself.

So Jackson said with difficulty: "How much compensation do you need? I only have two silver narls on me." ”

Seeing that he had succeeded in scaring Jackson, Lucien turned his head to look at John and let him decide, while looking at the end of the street in the distance, and whispered, "It seems that the sheriff has brought someone here, let's leave quickly, lest it make a big fuss." ”

As for these people in Aaron's gang, there is no shortage of people when dealing with the sheriff, and it is not difficult to think of a reason to get out.

Although Lucien was a little worried about the gangster's secret revenge in the future, and occasionally thought about completely subduing or cutting off the possibility of future troubles, at this time, neither his own nor John's strength was enough to complete it, and killing people on the street would really cause John to be expelled.

John adhered to the knightly code and didn't think about blackmailing Jackson, so he nodded: "Okay, just compensate two silver narls." ”

Lucien was only robbed of more than forty copper fils and some undisposed garbage, and the rest of the money was carefully hidden in a corner of the witch's ruins, because of the fear of witches and curses, the villains did not dare to approach at all, so they did not find out, plus the broken furniture, at most a little more than one silver nar, and the compensation of two silver narrs, which was doubled.

Jackson laboriously took out the money bag and threw it to John, which was empty except for two silver narls: "Copper Fer just rewarded them." ”

John poured out two beautiful silver coins, handed them to Lucian, and then tossed the money bag to Jackson: "Do you want to search those scoundrels and get back your robbed copper fair?"

Taking Yinnar, Lucien raised his chin to the sheriff and his subordinates who were getting closer, "It's too late, let's go." ”

Although he may not be punished if he is caught in front of the sheriff, he is careful, and Lucien does not dare to gamble with John's future, so he gives up those lovely copper fairs without much heartache.

"Good!" John picked up the stick, leaving no physical evidence.

Then Lucien and John ran wildly towards another street, then into the alley, and soon disappeared into the market district.

............

"Whew, stop running, it's almost, take a break. Seeing that he had run back to a remote corner of the slum, Lucien finally put his mind at ease, leaned against the wall, and gasped for breath, only then did he find that his legs were very weak, and he had really run a lot of roads this morning, so he simply sat down on the ground and said with a little smile, "Hehe, no strength, whe." ”

John also gasped, and saw that the two wounds on Lucien's body were not deep, and the bleeding had stopped, so he also sat down and leaned on Lucian: "I don't have much strength anymore, and the short seconds of being surrounded by them are more tiring than running for half a day, but I haven't fought so happily for a long time, it's really comfortable!"

The two of them just sat on the ground, gasping for breath and regaining their strength.

"yes, that's comfortable. Lucien squinted his eyes and looked up at the blue and clear sky, just now, for himself, there was really a hearty feeling, as if he had vented all the depression, pain, confusion, and wandering during this period of time, and his heart was unprecedentedly clear, and he really recognized John's good friend, so he couldn't help but laugh, "Ha Lu Ha ”

The laughter was unbridled and heartfelt.

John was curious: "Lucian, what are you laughing at?"

"After I thought about it, when I learned the words and made money, I would travel around the mainland to see different landscapes, different cuisines, different countries and all kinds of wonderful legends. ”

Lucien did not answer, but looked at the sky and spoke slowly, but in his heart, he continued silently:

"I want to learn magic, I want to travel all over the continent, to explore the knowledge and laws of this world, to understand the truth of this world, to find a way home. ”

"Whether it works out or not, it's what I'm working towards, for my parents and former friends like John. ”

"There are already more than three silver narls, and even if the rest are borrowed from usury, they must be gathered as soon as possible, so that they can start learning magic in the shortest possible time, Aaron's gang does not dare to take revenge openly, but they are also good at doing it secretly. ”

If Lucien's decision to learn magic was due to external pressure, the influence of negative emotions, and the yearning for strength, status, a better life, and wonderful enjoyment under the beating of Aaron's gang, then now, it is a thorough and heartfelt decision.

John smiled and said: "Travel to various parts of the continent?hehe, Lucian, although the continent countries east of the principality, dark creatures and demonic beasts have almost been exterminated by the church, but the wild is still not safe, those kobolds, goblins, and gnolls, like rats, can give birth, obviously killed, and it won't be long before a group can emerge, with your strength, I'm afraid you can't travel alone." ”

"Kobolds, goblins, gnolls, uh, can they eat?" Lucien asked subconsciously, his first thought about destroying this creature that multiplied too quickly.

John was a little baffled and couldn't understand Lucian's train of thought: "It should ...... No, I can't. ”

"Forget it. Lucien said with a slight disappointment.

John didn't ask much, he also looked up at the sapphire sky, and said wistfully: "If I can become a full-fledged knight, I will also travel the continent, I wonder what the place beyond Aalto will be like, whether it will be as wonderful as those bards say." ”

"By the way, Lucian, you have to be careful lately, try not to go out of town or in secluded places, those villains are real scum. ”

"Well, John, when you see Sir Vane, you must take the initiative to bring up today's matter and ask for punishment. Lucien told John.

John was surprised at first, then nodded heavily, "Okay." Hey, it's a pity that I was only able to learn some military-related texts after I became a high-ranking knight squire, otherwise I would have been able to teach you. ”

The two men were in a good mood, and talked without saying a word, until they regained their strength, and then they got up and walked towards Aunt Elisa's house.

............

Alyssa had already gone to the borough to retrieve Joel, and was anxiously walking back and forth, only to see John and Lucien laughing and returning side by side, only to let out a long sigh of relief.

Joel grinned and opened his arms: "Welcome home our two heroes, you remind me of my youthful blood." ”

John and Joel hugged each other: "Dad, you must be careful lately, I am worried that those villains are behind their backs." ”

"This kind of villain, in fact, is the most cowardly, you beat them up for a while, but they don't dare to do anything. Joel smiled, and then his face became serious, "Actually, you should have asked Sir Vane about this kind of thing first, you are his squire, and your every move is related to his decency and glory." ”

John also knew that he had been reckless: "Yes, Daddy, when I return to the manor, I will ask Sir for punishment." He was initially concerned that Sir Vane would not agree.

Aunt Elisa took out a clean old cloth and bandaged Lucien's wounds.

After a while, Lucien saw that nothing was going on, so he stood up and took his leave, and prepared to go to the Bronze Crown Tavern an hour before lunch, and borrow money from a loan shark merchant to make up five silver narls, and learning words and magic was the most important thing at the moment.

"If I can learn magic smoothly, it shouldn't be a problem to repay the loan shark, if not, it will be more dangerous, but there is nothing to gain and not take risks. ”

The consequences of borrowing from usury, Lucien was ready to bear.

"Little Evans, wait. Joel suddenly stopped Lucian.

Lucien turned around suspiciously, "Uncle Joel, what else is going on?"

Joel took out a very old, simple money bag and handed it to Lucian: "These are eight silver narls, you take them." ”

"Uncle Joel, Aunt Elisa, you?" Lucien was a little overwhelmed, in his heart, he had always felt that Uncle Joel's family should be as poor as himself, and Evan had not grown up yet, so he had never considered the possibility of borrowing money from them.

Alisa on the side smiled and said, "Little Evans, your Uncle Joel doesn't have much money, these are still saved up in the last two years, although they are not much, but they should be able to let you start learning words." ”

"But it's all your savings......" Lucien felt his eyes sour.

Joel Ha smiled and patted Lucien on the shoulder: "We used to have a hard time because of Little John, and your father often helped us. When you learn to write, you can find a decent and well-paid job, will you not give it back to us? Or are you worried that you won't be able to learn it?"

"I'm confident, Uncle Joel. Lucien nodded heavily.

"Although this money, plus your own, can only allow you to study for two months, we all work together to ensure that you can learn the text for at least one month every three or four months, so, Lucian, you have to work hard yourself, and how much you can learn is up to you. Joel's words can be regarded as Lucien's learning of words as his own family's business.

Lucien's eyes were a little blurry: "Thank you, Uncle Joel, Aunt Elisa, and John. At the same time, he secretly made up his mind that he must make Uncle Joel's family live better, and leave Aalto as soon as possible after mastering a certain amount of magic, so that they could not be involved in such a dangerous matter.

When he left Aunt Elisa's house, Lucien's destination was still the Bronze Crown Tavern, but instead of borrowing money, he was looking for scholars and learning to write.