If Luo Ming was in a hurry, he could even start the second plan, relying on the full force of the sword master to attack and break through the solid courtyard walls of the rich merchants, and then rely on his subordinates to rob them from house to house.

After looting this group of wealthy merchants, he handed over ninety percent of the stolen money to the princess, which was definitely worth the taxes of Bajina City for many years.

The remaining one percent is definitely a good income for Luo Ming, as the saying goes, horses have no night grass and no fat, these twenty or so rich merchants are afraid that each of them has more property than ordinary knights, and if they add up, even if they count the coins, it is a lot of money.

After being frightened by this incident, the wealthy businessmen absolutely did not dare to disobey the Grand Duke again, and they would definitely pay their annual taxes well, otherwise they would have to worry about encountering "thieves" again.

If these wealthy businessmen had fled after being robbed once, that would have been a good thing. The town hall was basically unattended - the mayor, the judge, and the other were actually wealthy businessmen.

It is only natural that the princess will send her trusted merchants to settle in the city of Bajina, and keep it more tightly in her own hands, so as to reduce tax evasion and disobedience.

And Luo Ming...... Since he has made such a nondescript achievement, the princess naturally did not hesitate to help him "clarify" the facts.

For example, he was leading people to kill the gnolls outside the city, but unfortunately a group of robbers pretended to be them, deceived the city gates, and carried out the robbery. It was an unfortunate accident, and the main responsibility was the bad-eyed guards of the gates......

This is the case, and whoever doubts this fact is a provocation to the princess, to the Grand Duke, to the ruling order of the principality!

However, probably because the people in the city hall still had a bit of brains, or were lucky, they didn't dare to provoke Luo Ming after all.

He even respectfully paid for the food and lodging of the thirty people under Luo Ming, and lent some equipment in addition to this, just begging to send this group of plague gods to kill the gnolls as soon as possible, and then let them hurry back to Brandon.

Of course, if you want to say that the equipment that is very helpful to Luo Ming and Granty, the two swordsmen, although they are not very rare, they are not available everywhere, and the price is not cheap. Frightened by Luo Ming's previous rogue style, the wealthy merchants were also afraid that the valuable equipment they lent would not be returned by the two swordsmen.

Therefore, all that I borrowed was some leather and cloth armor, a few pairs of iron armor of different styles, and a few shields, spears, swords, bows and arrows, none of which were very expensive.

It wasn't very useful to Lormine and Granty, but for the thirty people below, especially the armor, it gave them an extra layer of security.

Not to mention that twelve of them are Luo Ming's apprentices, and the remaining eighteen are even the apprentice's domestic servants, they themselves are not very distressed, Luo Ming will not let these domestic servants be damaged here casually, just deal with the enemy, and disregard the lives of his subordinates, how bad is it to spread it?

In this case, Luo Ming spent another afternoon to get them to strengthen their cooperation, and then led them to the forest.

This time, of course, a larger amount of cooked food was also carried, which was delivered directly in a donkey cart.

Luo Ming also deliberately lit a fire in the wild to heat up and play barbecue...... Even if the gnolls are cunning and careful, they will at least smell the smell, hear the sounds, recognize the footprints of so many people, and send scouts to scout the vicinity.

Of course, if they are low enough intelligence, it would be better if they attacked directly without probing, and it was easier to kill.

However, sure enough, the gnolls still have some intelligence...... Luo Ming chatted with Grant as he observed a bush a hundred meters away out of the corner of his eye.

There, there's a hint of brownish-yellow. It is difficult for ordinary people to tell the difference, but Luo Ming's eyesight is excellent, and he can see that it is similar to the fur of beasts.

This guy is really careful. Luo Ming thought about it, and then gave the next order, so that everyone could rest after they were full of wine and food.

Only five men were left to stand guard - plus Luo Ming himself.

And Granty fell asleep against a stump in order to recuperate.

At this time, it can be said that the defense here looks very empty.

Of the small glades surrounded by shrubs and trees on all sides, only five of the thirty-two men were sentry, and the rest were either chatting or sleeping, so to speak, in a very relaxed appearance.

If Luo Ming thought about it, more than a dozen methods of surprise attack immediately appeared in his mind. Then the gnolls over there should use their not-so-small brains to think about it, and at least there can be one or two raid plans.

Faced with such a great opportunity, Luo Ming didn't think that these gnolls would be able to give up easily...... Even when humans see this situation, they are likely to take it lightly, think it is a good opportunity, and then charge at it in waves.

However, perhaps there were really a few members of the gnolls with good brains who could temporarily restrain their subordinates from watching the situation, and for two hours after the gnolls retreated, Luo Ming didn't notice that any gnolls were approaching again.

At this time, it was getting late, and Luo Ming stayed up for another two hours, and then he woke up Grant and changed the guard with her - at least to ensure that a swordsman was awake, and the strong perception of the swordsman was more important than combat effectiveness at this moment, and he could detect the approach of ordinary enemies, so that most sneak attacks could be futile.

"Be vigilant about half an hour before dawn, ready to wake me up, please. ”

With such a sentence, Luo Ming closed his eyes.

Then, instead of being able to sleep peacefully, he sank into a strange dream.

Dusty corridors, dark chasms, ruins, corpses, and several strange creatures that Luo Ming couldn't name for a while, wandered there.

In the midst of it, he saw a very large jackal, sometimes able to walk upright...... It's a bit similar to the gnolls I've seen before, so it's probably related.

But all of this was something he hadn't seen before, not like the prophetic dream at the beginning of the time-travel, and this time there was no Aya or Black Sun jumping out to say that the dream was shaped by them for him to see.

Luo Ming's will was so strong, in this dream, which clearly revealed an unnatural aura, that he was aware of it almost instantly, and tried to become conscious.

However, as if there was a will, a force, that did not want him to come to his senses, it was as if drunkenness, or the heat of a hot bath, invaded his spirit little by little, diffused, penetrated, and made him more and more sleepy.

How do I stay awake...... It stands to reason that Aya wouldn't have failed to discover her abnormal situation, but since she hadn't come to rescue herself, it meant that she had no ability to solve the problem for the time being. You can't just wait blindly for her.

Then, you'll have to rely on yourself!