The Rhine Empire, as the only Terran state-level force that exists on the Frontier Continent, is located in the west of the continent and occupies nearly one-tenth of the entire Frontier Continent.

The northeastern part of the Rhine Empire was a vast area, bordered by the Great Canyon of Eya in the east, the Gru Mountains in the west, the Sea of the Seven Abysses in the north, and the Plains of Tomorrow in the south. This area is known as the Principality of the White Dove. And the Grand Canyon of Eia, the border line of the Principality of the White Dove, is located northeast of the small town of Shire.

Although the town of Shire is located on the national border, it is surrounded by the natural barrier of the Eya Canyon, which protects the peace and tranquility of the town and maintains its simple folk customs, so that the townspeople of the town are not too affected by the outside world.

This kind of human nature is inherently good, Jiang Heng deeply feels.

Walking on the moss-covered bluestone road, soothed by the warm sunshine, enjoying the unique fresh air of the countryside, Jiang Heng carefully appreciated the things and people on both sides.

It should be the reason for the prolific stone in the canyon, almost all the houses on both sides of the road are built with stone, the 'green' color, although it is quite simple, but it can be seen that it is very strong and clean, showing everyone's enthusiasm for life.

Although there were not many people on the road, everyone was full of vitality and enthusiasm...... It's really just a rush in the face!

"Young man, are you our new sheriff?" "Ah, yes, auntie. As soon as Jiang Heng finished answering the words of the aunt in front of him, he was immediately pulled over by a man. "Young man, you're so young, what's your name?" "Uncle, my name is Jiang Heng. As soon as the words fell, an old woman with a basket came up, "Oh, oops, Xiao Jiang Heng is really handsome, how old is he this year?" Jiang Heng replied with a little distress, "Ah, mother-in-law, I just turned eighteen." The old woman hurriedly whispered carefully, "Well, my granddaughter is about your age, and she has time to sit at our house." "Hmm~, okay......"

Jiang Heng actually regretted it, he didn't expect to take off the armband, let alone the townspeople who were so enthusiastic, as soon as they entered the town, they were surrounded by groups and couldn't walk.

Meisha just stood outside the crowd and watched quietly as the guard came over and stood beside her.

On the left side of the guard carried two suitcases, which looked like two iron steamed buns, so smooth and heavy that even the guard felt a little troublesome.

But his expression at this time looked even more troublesome, "I really don't understand, how could the young master allow these low-grade civilians to touch him." ”

"The young master is such a person," said Maisha calmly with a smile on her face, "whether it is a nobleman of extraordinary status or a beggar on the street, he can always treat everyone with kindness. That kind of intimate feeling is the unique personality charm of the young master. ”

The guard frowned, "But I still think—" Isn't the same with the master's character?" Messa interrupted him directly, he opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he couldn't say anything.

At this time, a little boy with bright eyes came to Jiang Heng's side, he stretched out his curious little hand and touched Jiang Heng's coat, "Big brother, your clothes are so beautiful, are you a nobleman?"

As soon as the little boy finished speaking, the crowd suddenly fell silent. Then everyone slowly distanced themselves from Jiang Heng, so a piece of land centered on Jiang Heng was vacant.

When the crowd was spreading, it was only then that he noticed Jiang Heng's gorgeous costumes, Meisha, who was dressed as a maid outside the crowd, and the guards who carried two suitcases that were very heavy at first glance.

Seeing such a scene, Jiang Heng's heart was actually very helpless, it seemed that for commoners, nobles were too high-minded, and this kind of psychology existed even in a remote town like Shire Town.

Jiang Heng continued to smile just now and looked at the little boy. At this moment, a woman dressed as a peasant woman was holding the little boy tightly in front of her, which was supposed to be his mother.

Jiang Heng walked towards the little boy, the mother saw Jiang Heng leaving, her face was full of nervousness, and she guarded the little boy even harder, and the little boy's face also showed an uncomfortable expression, as if she didn't understand why everyone was so nervous and why her mother grabbed herself so painfully.

"I'm sorry, sir, Peake, he didn't mean to offend you, if he's at fault, let me take it for him. The mother hurriedly apologized.

Jiang Heng didn't answer, just squatted down gently, stretched out his hand to touch the little boy's head, stared at his bright eyes, and asked, "Pique, what kind of aristocracy do you think of?"

Peake tilted his head innocently and thought for a while, "The nobles shouldn't have to work, there are a lot of people to take care of, well! You can eat delicious food at will, have fun and wear nice clothes." ”

"Then you judge that I am a nobleman based on my clothes?"

"The merchants of Biyan City sometimes come to us to collect materials, I have seen them wear beautiful clothes, they are not nobles can wear such good clothes, then you wear better clothes than them, so you should be a nobleman. ”

It's a strange reason for kids, but it's true.

As soon as Pique finished speaking, Jiang Xing could feel the reproachful glances cast at Pico from all directions, and the mother hurriedly explained, "Noble lord, this is a child who is not sensible, he ......"

Jiang Heng made a gesture to please be quiet, and then said to Peake with a gentle face, "Actually, according to what you said before, I am not a nobleman, I am just a sheriff who will live with you in this town. ”

Jiang Heng paused and continued: "Pike, you have to remember that a true nobleman never thinks of himself as superior, the illusory appearance is meaningless, and if he loses his gorgeous coat, even the soul of a king is not much more noble than a beggar on the side of the road. ”

There was silence all around, and the crowd around them felt incredulous, and the words of the young man in front of them seemed to subvert the idea of aristocratic supremacy that they had been trained to be a child. Pique didn't understand, but nodded.

"Hahaha!" a hearty laugh came from the corner of the street, "what a 'true nobleman', boy, I appreciate your honesty, no! ”

Jiang Heng felt a little curious, stood up and walked in the direction where the voice came from, the crowd on both sides avoided one after another, and Meisha and the guards also followed.

At the end of the street, you can see a small blacksmith shop at the corner where the street ends and connects to the square. The two stoves at the door of the blacksmith shop were whirring, and the blades of the fire vents rattled under the impulse of the heat, like fierce dogs guarding the shop, roaring at the passers-by. A huge thick black cloth was propped up on the top of the store, barely able to play a role in sheltering from the wind and rain, but Jiang Heng felt that its biggest role should be to reduce air pollution, after all, the dust that drifted out was basically stuck by it.

Continuing to walk inside, Jiang Heng saw rows of neat racks of utensils under the light of the fireplace, arranged on the left wall, covered with a dazzling array of goods, most of them were farm tools, and occasionally one or two weapons like swords and battle axes could be seen.

At this moment, a small, shirtless old man was wielding a huge hammer in his hand, hammering a piece of iron that had been burned red.

Jiang Heng looked at the blacksmith, with white hair, beard, a pair of goggles, and a scar on the back of his head, but what impressed him the most was his height of about 1.35 meters and his muscles as bright and strong as his head. The hammer didn't seem lightweight, but the old man could swing it with ease.

Jiang Heng quietly sensed that the concentration of demon sources in this old man's body was higher than that of ordinary people, but it was far from reaching the level of transcendents.

Seeing that he didn't care about his own meaning now, Jiang Heng began to observe the utensils that had been made into shape, sharp and bright, which was the first impression they gave people, and picked up a sickle casually, the texture was very light, but the hardness was good.

Looking over in rows, at the end, Jiang Heng found a sword that felt a little different, so he picked it up and took a closer look.

After a while, the old man put the beaten iron ingot into the cooling pool, and with a bang, the mist filled the whole shop. The old man took off his goggles full of ashes, and Chong Jiang Heng showed the kind of smiling face with his own front teeth.

Just looking at his big dark face with a mouthful of white teeth, Jiang Heng wanted to laugh a little.

The old man didn't care about Jiang Heng's strange expression, picked up a wine bottle on the table, ignored his own big flower face, and directly poured a few sips.

"Cool!" he put down the wine bottle and turned to Jiang Heng, "Your kid's name is Jiang Heng, right? My name is Qiugu, as you can see, I am a blacksmith in Shire Town. ”

"You shouldn't be as simple as an ordinary blacksmith, right?" Jiang Heng stretched out the sword he had just held, and the hand holding the sword injected some magic sources into the sword body through the hilt, and a rune similar to the shape of a flame on the sword body suddenly shone, and the entire sword was immediately wrapped in flames, but Jiang Heng, who was holding the sword, was safe.

"Hehe, you kid has a good eye, indeed, I'm a rune craftsman. After all, this kind of profession only needs to be proficient in runes, and it doesn't need the demonic power of your transcendents, which is the most decent profession among us ordinary people. The little old man looked at Jiang Heng with a slight smugness.

"I really didn't expect there to be a rune master in this town. Jiang Heng couldn't help but sigh, and then he immediately thought of something, "He is short in stature, has no demon source power, and has a first-class forging level." ”

"Could it be that Uncle Chugu is a dwarf?" "Poof!" Chugu squirted a sip of wine into the fire, setting off a burst of sparks, "Boy, little old man, I'm just a little shorter, do you classify me as a humanoid?"

Qiu Gu glared at Jiang Heng viciously, "Eh, I'm really sorry, it's my subjective assumption." Jiang Heng hurriedly apologized.

"Forget it, I don't care about you," Chugu also waved his hand and changed to a relaxed tone, "I was still very touched when I heard what you said just now. And as you said, since you're here, you're one of us, and I'm here to welcome you on behalf of the Shire, even though I'm not a big deal. ”

Then he said in the voice of an elder, "I hope you can remember what you said today and do something worthy of your noble soul." "Don't say that, I'm a little flattered. ”......

Someone talked like this for a while, and it wasn't until the bell of the bell tower struck thirteen times that Jiang Heng walked out of the store and looked at the two people waiting at the door, "I'm sorry, I'm a little long-winded, let's continue to go to the security office." ”

"Young Master, there is no need to say that, it is my duty to wait for the young master. The guard said with a blank look. "It's okay, there's nothing to do anyway. Mesha laughed.

Walking through the blacksmith shop, in fact, you will also arrive at the entrance of the square, the factory is actually not big, but it is a circular platform with a radius of about 50 meters paved with white stone of different materials on other roads, and there is no gorgeous decoration, except for some decorative flowers and plants, and trees beside the road, there are only two flags set up in the center of the square.

One side is printed with a golden ship, which symbolizes the Rhine Empire, and the other side is printed with a white flying pigeon, which symbolizes the principality of the white dove.

Through this small square, Jiang Heng could see a three-story wooden house, which was not too big, and it was about the same size as an ordinary farmhouse. The brownish-red wooden planks form a slight halo in the sunlight, and the white smoke wafting from its chimney, and the swept clean doorway symbolizes the breath of life.

At the junction of the first and second floors of the main gate, several large white characters of "Shire Town Security Office" were inlaid inside. The building is like a symbol of the town, and passers-by seem to have a sense of security in their hearts.

The destination has arrived.

"Go back. Jiang Heng said to the guards, "Put down your luggage, and we'll bring it over ourselves." By the way, don't forget to hand over those three bandits to the police station in Biyan City. ”

"Yes, young master, but isn't this a ready-made security station, why do you have to hand it over to Biyan City?" the guard expressed his doubts as he put down his suitcase.

"If they stay here, Senior Lottie will definitely have to deal with me, what a hassle. Jiang Heng said, took his suitcase, reached out and patted the front center of the suitcase, the originally smooth suitcase opened a few cracks, a lever stretched out from the side, and the four corners of the suitcase also suddenly opened, stretching out four small wheels.

The guard looked at the suitcase in Jiang Heng's hand in a daze, and turned around to see that the suitcase in Meisha's hand was also deformed. His face twitched, "Can this thing be pulled?"

"It could have been pulled, don't you know? The high-strength magic gold portable suitcase that can recognize the owner, the latest product of the military department, is anti-magic and anti-resistance. You can pull it when you move.,It's a turtle shell when it's urgent.,Basically, the general magic weapon can't take it.,It was originally specially used to protect the military's confidential documents.,It's just that I asked my dad for two as suitcases.。 Jiang Heng also looked strange, "I thought you knew this thing, but you just wanted to carry it on your shoulders." ”

The guard felt that his left shoulder, which was already a little painful, hurt even more.