Chapter 24: The Return of the Dragon

"Drink!"

"Look at the move!"

"Bang!"

With a burst of sky-shattering sounds, Noyce and Carlyle staggered quickly, and the next moment the wolf orc dodged slightly to avoid the full force of his companion's blow, and his body changed like a swimming dragon, grabbing a flaw in the other party in the blink of an eye.

"You lost. ”

With a slight pressure on his hand, Carlyle looked at Noyce's frown in pain, and faintly let go and announced.

"Hoo ......"

The human warrior gasped for a moment in place, then straightened up and looked at the wolf orc with envy and unwillingness, "Say, how many defeats have I lost?"

"With this addition, it's the eighteenth. ”

While watching the lively goblin warlock, he raised his hand as if he was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and he looked like he was gloating. "I really don't know what you two muscular guys are thinking, you can see the victory and defeat at a glance, and you have to compete every day......"

Without waiting for Noyes to open his mouth to refute, Carlyle shook his head and took the initiative to speak rarely: "You can't say that, if you don't insist on practicing martial arts every day, you will be rusty and wasted." ”

"And at least I'll be able to fight Carlyle for more than twenty rounds. Noyce took off his light armor and wiped the sweat from his forehead. In the days when they came to the royal capital, there was actually nothing for the three servants to do, so they were able to arrange their time freely.

Perhaps also seeing that Iroh intends to develop his power in the royal capital, Noyce and Carlyle, the two melee type guys, have stuffed their schedules with training and competitions, and occasionally learned about all aspects of the royal capital. And Rhodes has always considered himself a man of culture, so he is either reading books or studying magic all day long, which is also in line with his status as a warlock.

No one chose to really relax, because they all knew what kind of place the king was, and they knew that Eloh had made them servants, and they couldn't really let them live a leisurely life.

As Iroh went out alone for more and more time these days, several people felt a trace of invisible pressure.

Today Iroh went out to visit the Marquis Alec, so the three of them, who were bored, got together to exchange feelings after finishing their own things as usual.

The relationship between men is always easier to establish, and Noyce is not very scheming, Carlyle values love very much, and Rhodes is the youngest and lacks experience, and the three of them can get along.

"Okay, okay, you're good. ”

Rhodes pouted and looked at Carlyle again, "Hey, I said you have an exhibitionist, and we don't have enough money to buy clothes now, do we?"

You can't blame Rhodes for saying that, because Carlyle's outfit is indeed a bit conspicuous in the royal capital: it's okay to walk on the street, at least Carlyle will wear a very short leather cardigan. If it's at home, it's simply a combination of cotton baggy trousers and leather boots, and no tops at all.

This kind of slightly wild, or vulgar, dress is extremely rare in the extravagant city of Upper Barrington.

"Get used to it. Carlyle stepped aside and drank half of the cold water he had prepared in one go, "When I used to train as a warrior monk, this was helpful for feeling the breath and improving stamina. ”

After the strenuous workout, sweat slowly ran down Carlyle's muscles, and his waist was slightly thin, and he could see the neat six-pack abs. Probably because of the perennial practice of hand-to-hand combat, the muscles on the arms are tight, giving people a strong wild atmosphere. He wears a pair of black bracers made of unknown metal with tiny enchantments engraved on them.

"Tasteless ......"

Rhodes then went to his book, he wanted to be a goblin of the noble archmage, and he didn't have to envy these people...... Yes, no need to be envious!

At this time, there was a soft knock on the gate of the courtyard, and a familiar figure walked in unhurriedly.

"Welcome back, master!"

Rhodes threw the book at once, and took three steps in two, the first to reach up, and knelt down towards Iroh.

"The hosts. ”

Noyce and Carlyle followed, half-kneeling and saluting.

"Get up. Iroh nodded, motioning for the three of them to follow him into the back room.

Following behind Iro, the three of them glanced at each other, and they all felt it, and this time Iroh seemed to be a little different from usual. Really...... Is it time to get busy?

The hearts of the three of them were tight.

"I have something to announce this time," Iroh got straight to the point, "I'm going back to my territory. ”

"Master?"

Rhodes was stunned for a moment, didn't he say that he wanted to develop his own power in the royal capital, why did he suddenly ......

"Does the master mean that you want us to stay here?"

Carlyle's voice sounded at the right time, and he naturally thought of what Iroh meant.

"Not bad. Next, you will act as a nominal subordinate of the Marquis of Alec, the 'Royal Capital Special Security Force'. ”

Iroh explained briefly, "I've already taken care of the relevant aspects, and you shouldn't be too bothered. ”

"This 'Royal Capital Special Security Force' is a special team set up specifically to deal with the current chaos in the royal capital, and its main job is to eliminate the criminals in the royal capital area - understand?"

"Ah, yes!" Roz instinctively stood up straight and preemptively said, "The will of the master is my mission!"

"If it's useless, say less. Iroh waved his hand, although his tone was a little impatient, but his heart was still a little useful, "Remember, start small, slowly accumulate strength and prestige, don't worry." ”

"Next, you guys will take the lead in Carlyle, with Noyce in charge of personnel and training, and Rhodes in charge of intelligence...... By the way, I'd like to introduce you to a new colleague – Heda. ”

"Yes, Lord Count. ”

As Iroh clapped his hands gently, the door opened again, and a young woman in red light armor strode into the room and bowed slightly to Iro.

For a moment, both Noyce and Carlyle couldn't help but shrink their pupils - when did this woman appear outside the door, they didn't even feel it at all!

Maybe her strength will be quite terrifying......

"Hedda is a quasi-dragoon of the Sky Knights, temporarily serving in the special security forces of the royal capital. "She was specially selected by the Marquis of Alec to guide her, and if you encounter something uncertain, you can ask her opinion." ”

"Rest assured, Count I'll do my best. The woman in red smiled politely and gave another standard military salute to the trio.

"In the end, I already have the event funds in the basement. Iroh pointed to his feet, "I think it's going to be enough for a while." If you run out, you'll have to figure it out on your own - but I hope that the next time I come back, it'll be at least twice as much, understand?"

"Yes, yes, my master!"

Maybe the others didn't understand what Iroh really meant, but when Rhodes met those deep eyes, he shuddered slightly.

Carlyle could quickly understand the meaning of Iello's previous words, but this sentence was definitely only understood by himself who had followed him the longest.

...... This start-up capital was raised by the owner out of his own pocket. If you and others move the dragon's wealth but can't make this money give birth to more money, according to the master's character, the end will be self-evident!

"See you later, then, guys. ”

Looking at the four different-looking faces in the house price, Iroh smiled slightly, then turned around and left quickly.

As crisp and crisp as he came, without any delay.

Of course, Iroh knew that he suddenly said that he was going to leave this time, and it was not safe to leave after simply explaining the precautions, but there was a reason for this.

Just as he had just reached an agreement with Alfred and walked out of the Marquis's Palace, an extremely bad feeling suddenly struck him.

Icourt Valley...... Something happened!

As Iroh's real base, Iroh naturally couldn't really ignore the Ikut Valley when he went out. In fact, he had secretly placed an early warning spell in the valley, and if the valley was invaded and the enemies were unsolvable by the goblins and dragons who had left their hands, then Iroh would be alerted.

And that feeling is a sign that the warning magic is activated.

For a while, despite being anxious, Ailo still tried his best to remain calm and explain what he should explain, and then left the royal capital of Barrington - after all, the water in the royal capital is too deep, even if it is Bella and Alfred, who have already made their alliance clear, Ailo will not give any real trust, how can he behave abnormally in the royal capital?

The way back was still a long way off, as it had been when he came, and there were too many uncertainties along the way for Iroh to fly back in disguise, but to continue riding a unicorn until he approached the Icourt Valley.

And so, after a day and a night of trekking, when the next morning's light lit up the land, Iroh finally returned to the Ikut Valley, a land that truly belonged to her.

He immediately regained the form of a dragon, and then took the unicorn that was too frightened by the dragon to take a few mouthfuls for breakfast. Iroh was in a bad mood, and the anger of the attack on the lair and the hunger of the day and night on the road made him a little out of control for a while.

However, when he actually entered the Icourt Valley, his emotions calmed down immediately.

That's what makes Eloh unique: no matter how bad his mood is, he doesn't let this negativity cloud his judgment. An eternally awake brain is what Iroh thinks is the most important thing.

Far away, Iroh saw a dense army of kobolds and a small squad of ogres, encircling the only exit of the valley tightly, and there were many ferocious bats in the sky, covering the place like an iron bucket!

Looks like...... This is an organized army coming to besiege.

Iroh looked at everything in front of him from a distance through observation, and came to a conclusion.

He roughly counted, there were nearly four hundred kobolds, no less than ten, and the ferocious bat brigade also numbered more than a hundred, and with the little strength in the valley, it was really impossible to deal with it.

I don't know what happened to the goblins and the three dragons......

Suppressing the worry in her heart again, Iroh concentrated on her thoughts.

Fortunately, although this encirclement is tight, it is not inopportune, at least the teleportation spell cannot be isolated.

And when he left the valley, he was thinking about preventing similar things from happening, so he set a spatial coordinate - unfortunately his teleportation technique was not at home, and only at this distance could he touch the spatial coordinates.

The next moment, with the activation of the teleportation technique, the scenery in front of Eloh's eyes suddenly changed.