Outside the Rushing City, two young men who had dealt with the "Wandering Mage" looked up at the twenty-foot-high boulder city wall, looking around left and right at a glance, remembering the rumored length of three thousand steps, they couldn't help but shake their heads. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Moder and Faich, who successfully took off the title of apprentice and became official mages, were the first batch of spellcasters that Lu Bin met after crossing over.

Despite being separated by several territories, they still heard rumors about their friends, so with the permission of Mr. Mountbatten, they came to this new frontier to renew their friendship.

According to the rules of Riverrun, Moder and Faich paid five copper taxes and received two tax receipts. The guards at the city gate hurriedly checked the two of their bags, and knew that they were not people with bad intentions, and immediately let the two enter Riverrun.

A few more ordinary people in adventurer's costumes were put in one after another, and a strong man who was two heads taller than ordinary people, his blood-soaked red hair was simply tied into a ponytail, and his eyes showed an unstoppable pride, and he was immediately targeted and stopped by the city gate guards.

A middle-aged man from the Tyrese family, now a tax collector, strolled over, his right hand finger scratching his ear, his left palm against the hilt of the standard sword, in a starting position that could be slashed with his backhand at any time.

The strong man obviously knew the stakes, and he could ignore the ordinary city gate guards, but he definitely didn't dare to underestimate the knights of the Tyrese family, after all, they were the backbone members of the Ice Legion who were stationed in the cold mountain and resisted the barbarians who did not dare to go south.

"You have the breath of the dark one in you!" Walking closer, the knight who held the position of tax collector was keenly aware of something, and hurriedly reminded the guards of the city gate around him, and even the people around him who were about to enter the city.

The strong man knew that his ability to disguise his identity was not enough, and he grinned cruelly: "Working hard for the nobles and dealing with the trivial matters of the dark side, isn't it for us people?"

"Nonsense! You're special, someone I feel dangerous. Now hold your head in your hands and squat!"

The strong man insisted on not obeying the order, and even put on the iron fist he carried with him, clenched his fist hard, and did not know what mechanism to touch, and three hook-like things shot out of the back of his hand.

"How dare you disobey the laws of Riverrun, seek death!" the tax collector knight threw a short arrow upwards with all his might, and the copper plate at the end of the shaft immediately emitted a sharp hiss.

"Bang", thirty half-elf marksmen appeared in the blink of an eye at the head of the city, neatly aiming at the strong man whose face turned pale instantly, he didn't dare to make the slightest extra move, otherwise no matter how strong his strength was, he would hate the spot.

The tax collector knight looked at the strong man who was suspected of being a high-ranking dark man, and his majesty was no longer there, "Why do you want to do this? Do you think that Riverrun is a borderless land that no one dares to take care of no matter how you mess around?"

"I'm the second deputy head of the Blood Fury Mercenary Regiment, and the leader plans to stay in Riverrun City and send me to find out the situation, I didn't expect you to welcome guests like this, it's really an eye-opener. ”

At the same time, Lu Bin, who had not been back in the Arcane Tower for a long time, noticed the congestion and blockage of the city gate, and directly summoned the water element resident in the beast wave enchantment of the moat, and looked at the reason through its eyes.

"Let him in! Just a chick with stiff wings, before he has learned to soar, dares to break into this eagle's nest, and the slightest outrageous act will kill him with the thunder of your Excellency. ”

Orelia the Windranger appeared near the city gate at the right time, she was also the one who was alarmed by the sound of the arrows, and as one of the two heads of the half-elf marksman, she just found an excuse to get rid of the tedious business of the town hall and come to relax.

With her opening to reassure, the strong man who claimed to be the second deputy head of the Blood Fury Mercenary Regiment entered Riverflowing City smoothly, and the crowded and clogged city gate immediately returned to normal.

Lu Bin noticed the dark man through the book of the traveling mage, walked towards the inner city, and after obtaining permission to pass, he went to the city hall under the guidance of passers-by.

Later, Lu Bin knew the intention of the strong man with a dark aura in his body, "The Blood Fury Mercenary Group smashed a slave merchant group and rescued a small number of half-elf slaves and mountain dwarf slaves, such a coincidental thing will happen, it is difficult to say that it is not deliberately designed, maybe these slaves were originally owned by the mercenary group." ”

Through the words of the heart, Lu Bin discussed countermeasures with Orrick Tyrese, who presided over the city hall, and his opinion was to spend money to buy them all, after all, the "abolition decree" was like this, and there was a shortage of manpower everywhere in Riverrun, and it would definitely not be a problem to transform these slaves into lords or citizens.

Lu Bin still has an expectation in his heart, as more and more subjects are ruled, it has exceeded 1,000 after the beginning of spring, and he has begun to look forward to more decks to be opened in the depths of the Buried Bones.

Despite some reluctance, Oric Tyrese had the vassals in charge agree to the strong man's request to buy all the half-elven slaves and mountain dwarf slaves for a slightly higher than the market price, a total of one hundred and fifty-seven.

The strong man who claimed to be the second deputy leader of the Blood Fury Mercenary Regiment was extremely excited, and then remembered the income of nearly five thousand gold coins, which was equivalent to the income of the mercenary group for a year, and left the city hall in a very hurry, walked out of the increasingly prosperous inner city, and walked out of Rushing City quickly.

Lu Bin tracked down a clue through the Book of Traveling Mages, and then chatted with Oric Tyrese: "I estimate that those slaves are not far from Riverrun, and soon nearly two hundred people will join our cause. ”

Orrick Tyrese, the Archon of Riverrun, couldn't help but mutter, "Our business! Yes, this is our business. ”

Later, he remembered something, and asked "Lord Rez" through the words of the heart: "When are the servants of the anti-abolitionist group expected to come, and when will the war begin?"

Lu Bin pondered for a moment before organizing a verbal response: "As far as I know, it will be soon, after all, the most important spring ploughing of the year is coming to an end." Their eventual victory would be the worst outcome, and even defeat would severely damage the foundations of the territory, and they would go hungry this year, or be forced to accept the bitter fruit of the grain merchants' price gouging. Well...... The grain merchants of the North are all nobles behind them, and they are more than happy to see us suffer compared to the Great Council. ”

When Oryk Tyrese heard this, he was angry: "How can this be? I can't imagine that they have tacitly begun to join forces, ready to embarrass me? Disgrace the Tyrese family? How could my father allow it?"

Lu Bin had to speak comfortingly: "The population structure of Rushing River City is also an outlier in the northern realms where humans occupy the mainstream, I remember telling you about this before." If you use the improvised, undisciplined motley army of the anti-abolitionist syndicate as an opportunity to sharpen yourself, your father will be more optimistic about your future. ”

It was difficult for Oric Tyrese to comprehend this "test", but he chose to accept it, and fell silent, perhaps remembering his father's teachings.

Lu Bin easily cut off the words of his heart, if it weren't for the fact that the source of spell casting has become very abundant since he was promoted to the double class, he would not have chosen this kind of communication method that consumes mental energy.

"The main thing is to be quick and convenient, to communicate without going out, and it's better to stay at home. ”

Later, Lu Bin informed the druid master not far away, temporarily closed the Arcane Tower, and returned to his private residence "Stone Castle", also known as Eagle Castle, through unmistakable teleportation.

Legolas Deerhelm is staying in the natural mage tower specially prepared for him by "Lord Rez" at this time, except for the occasional foreign enemy in his defense area, he will stay away for a while, lead his wolf pack to hunt, and stay in the tower the rest of the time.

As a spellcaster, if you have your own mage tower, you will definitely greatly increase your strength, and at the same time, it will also increase the strength of Riverrun.

Ever since the Lords witnessed Legolas Deerhelm leading hundreds of wolves to hunt down the intruders, it has been rumored that he possesses more strength than a master druid.

The two different styles of mage towers have not only become iconic buildings in Riverrun, but also the "Alliance of the Two Towers" has become a highly symbolic new title, alluding to the intimate relationship between the "legendary mage" Reze Ryan and the "Druid Master" Legolas Deerhelm.

Lu Bin returned to his private residence and went into the alchemist to build some strange things to pay back, and it didn't take long for the housekeeper Nock to fly in and inform him that two spellcasters who claimed to be acquaintances of the "wandering mage" came to visit.

"Acquaintances, I knew them when I was a 'wandering mage', and I was still a spellcaster, I'm afraid only ...... Two disciples of Master Mountbatten, please come in. ”

Lu Bin gave an order, and the house guard elf immediately flew out to prepare, and in less than a moment, he adjusted the stone castle to "hospitality mode".

Arrange the mats at the door, hang the grass rings woven by tender green branches at the door, put all kinds of shoes on the shoe rack, and put the coats and hats on the coat rack at the door; put down at least four coasters on the table in the living room, and a plate of candied sweets on the coffee table nearby; tidy up two guest rooms, prepare clean beds and sheets, but put them at the end of the bed and do not spread them out; the weather outside is good, open the curtains and let the natural spring light shine in.

Seeing this, Lu Bin couldn't help but give a thumbs up, the housekeeper elf Nock didn't understand what this gesture was about, but she knew very well that it was a compliment from the master, which was more important than anything else.

When Moder and Fei Xi walked into the stone castle one after another, Lu Bin, who was full of trivial matters, immediately stepped forward to welcome him, and the door to memories was immediately opened.

The time of first acquaintance is always so good, it is worth remembering from time to time to taste the aftertaste, but as the gap between status and strength is getting bigger and bigger, it is already precious to be able to say that you haven't seen you for a long time when you meet.

Moder and Faich were very satisfied with the polite and familiar attitude of the "Legendary Mage" Rez, and when they entered the door, they also presented gifts from their trip, as well as a generous gift from Master Mountbatten.

"The structure of the Mage Tower! I accept this gift, although I don't need it very much right now, but it can be compared and complemented by each other, and I think my friend Druid master Legolas Deer Helm will like it. ”

"In return, I've perfected the quality of the Activated Armor. Later you will see my latest masterpiece, Drax the Destroyer. ”