Chapter 166: The Phantom of the Opera

Mo Lin didn't expect this woman's temper to be so weird, and her kind words were useless, so he slapped her and immediately became obedient.

Although she still suspected that Rowling was pretending, Mo Lin was not afraid of her ghost.

Mo Lin thought about it, after all, Rowling was a princess of a country, and it was inconvenient to find Dragon Ball if she had a stiff relationship with her. As for Drenthe, he is indeed ill-intentioned, and he can do it to his lover who gave up the princess throne and ran to elope, which shows that it is not a good thing.

After weighing it like this, Mo Lin nodded and said, "If he really deserves to die, I can help you." ”

"A word?" Rowling asked timidly. After being slapped, she and the princess who was a little arrogant before, in Mo Lin's opinion, are not alone at all.

"Uh...... Deal. Mo Lin helplessly stretched out his little thumb.

It seems that on every continent, this is a gesture that is conventional, and Rowling also stretched out her little thumb, and the two of them gently hooked it, which is considered a promise.

For some reason, Mo Lin sighed secretly in his heart, feeling as if he had caused some trouble.

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The pirates disappeared completely, making the rest of the voyage smooth. The next two days were calm until we approached the destination of the voyage, Treasure Harbor.

Treasure Harbor is the first seaport of the Varro Principality in the southern continent of the Black Earth Demon State. According to the description of John and others, Mo Lin probably knew that the treasure port was the largest port for the transportation of goods between the Kingdom of Kuranyi and the Duchy of Valro, and the commercial trade was very prosperous.

And most importantly, the Treasure Harbor is the fief of the Marquis Drenthe, who is the rightful owner there. It wasn't easy for Mo Lin to take out Drenthe there.

Fortunately, Rowling didn't ask Mo Lin to ignore it completely, she often came to Treasure Harbor to meet her old lover before, and she was very familiar with Treasure Harbor, which provided Mo Lin with a lot of useful information.

She drew two maps for Mo Lin, one of the main streets of Treasure Harbour and the other of a detailed map of the Marquis de Drenthe's palace. In particular, the secret rooms and secret passages are very delicately depicted, and it seems that these places have been used a lot before.

After introducing the terrain of Treasure Harbor, Rowling introduced Mo Lin to the bodyguards around Drenthe.

The powerhouses on the Black Earth Demon State Continent are mainly magicians and paladins, and those paladins who mainly rely on strength and martial arts pose no threat to Mo Lin, he is more interested in magicians.

John and the sailors were a little jealous of the two magicians that day, Mo Lin heard them say that magicians belong to a sparse group of people on the continent of the Black Earth Demon State, and only people with particularly outstanding mental power can become magicians, and they have to undergo hard training from the age of **, and it is said that there may not be one person in a thousand people who can become a magician.

It is precisely because the number of magicians is scarce and powerful that once someone can become a magician, they can immediately become a nobleman.

Mo Lin also learned from the conversation between Rowling and John that there was a strict hierarchy on the Black Earth Demon State Continent. The nobles owned the fiefdom and could obtain the filial piety of the people in the fief without producing. Ordinary people were burdened with taxes and forced labor, and the only way to become a nobleman was to become a magician.

When most magicians become nobles, they become attached to a powerful person. Drenthe, as a powerful person with the right to inherit the Duchy of Valro, naturally has many magicians around him.

"The two guys that day should have used the Vulcan Sword and the Crystal Wall in the fourth-level magic, judging by their casting time, they were probably magicians between the third and fourth levels." After all, Rowling was from a royal family, and she didn't think magicians were so noble.

"What level is the most powerful magician?" Mo Lin asked.

"As far as I know, the most powerful magician on the Black Earth Demon State Continent is the legendary dragon slayer wizard Heslin, who is a ninth-level magician." Rowling said.

"Dragon Slayer?" Mo Lin's eyes lit up, "What kind of legend is that?" ”

"Well, that means that Heslin fought the dragon on the wild ice field, killed the dragon and saved the humans. I got tired of hearing old stories when I was three years old. Rowling said disdainfully.

In Rowling's opinion, the old-fashioned story is very precious to Mo Lin, and the story of the fragmented and beneficial dragon slaying is also passed down as a legend, and after the seven great families have been publicized year after year, it has been passed on by word of mouth, and everyone knows it in the Chixian Shenzhou Continent.

Now it seems that the Black Earth Demon State originally had dragons, and there were also dragon-slaying heroes like Fragmented Yi. It's just that the story of the dragon slaying seems to be regarded as a fictional legend rather than a real history. The reason for this, Mo Lin is unknown.

Inadvertently got this clue, Mo Lin was very excited. He inquired about the Wild Ice Field, and learned that it was a huge ice field in the northernmost part of the Kingdom of Kurani, covered with ice and snow all year round.

Mo Lin almost wanted to fly to the Wild Ice Plain immediately, but it was Rowling's territory, and it seemed that she still needed her help. And if he wants to get Rowling's full support, Mo Lin has to solve the trouble in front of him.

"What level is the strongest magician around Drenthe?" Mo Lin put aside the matter of Dragon Ball for the time being and inquired in detail. After having clues, he was much more motivated, and he was determined to solve the matter of Treasure Harbor quickly.

"It's about level seven." "I don't know exactly what happened, but once Drenthe got drunk and boasted to me that he had the strongest magician assistant in the Duchy, and I guess it wouldn't be higher than level seven." ”

Mo Lin estimated the strength of the seventh-level magician in his heart, if the ninth-level Heslin could slay the dragon, then his combat power could be described as quite amazing.

If the two magicians killed by Mo Lin are calculated as the level of the third level, Mo Lin can analyze that the level 7 magicians are probably slightly inferior to the masters of the seven great families.

"It doesn't seem like it's easy to deal with." Mo Lin couldn't help but feel a little headache when he thought of dealing with such a strong opponent.

"There are a few seventh-level magicians even in the entire continent, and even if there is such a strong person around Drenthe, I don't think there will be more than one." Rowling said.

"I hope so." Mo Lin thought about it carefully, as long as he was a little careful, there were probably only sixth- and seventh-level magicians who could pose a threat to him, and there should be no more than five such people.

"I have one more request, is that okay?" Rowling pursed her lips.

Since being slapped by Mo Lin, Rowling's personality has changed greatly and she has become much more well-behaved. If it was her before, she was afraid that she would use a commanding tone to support Mo Lin, but now she is using a consultative tone, and she is even a little timid.

"What requirements?" Mo Lin asked.

"Can you catch it alive? I wanted to ask him personally why he was doing this to me. Rowling said.

Mo Lin can probably understand Rowling's mind, and a woman's fantasy of love is always beautiful. She was able to elope for Drenthe princess by giving up her status as a princess, which shows that she still values this relationship very much.

Knowing that she had been deceived, Rowling was bent on revenge. But she still had a little fantasy in her heart, longing to hear from Drenthe that it was all a misunderstanding.

"I'll try, but there's no guarantee." Mo Lin said noncommittally.

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As the largest port in the Principality of Valro, the Port of Treasure maintains a bustling scene all year round.

There are many huge sea vessels waiting to be unloaded at the deep water pier, while some small boats carrying passengers are moored at the shallow water pier.

Mo Lin and Ling Huzi, who were dressed in men's clothes, walked on the dock, which was very eye-catching, because their stature was very tall in the Black Earth Demon State Continent. Even the strong men who sold coolies on the docks were slightly inferior to them.

As we walked past the boat, someone shouted loudly.

"Take my boat to the city, and I promise to take you to the best wine and the prettiest girls."

Linghu Zi took a sip when he heard it, obviously very dissatisfied with the second half of the sentence.

Seeing that this trick did not work, someone shouted: "Is it a traveler from afar, do you want to find a comfortable and clean hotel?" ”

This sentence touched Ling Huzi, she exchanged glances with Mo Lin and stepped onto the boat.

"I've found the right person on my boat, I'm the best boatman in the city, I'll take care of it and send you to a clean, comfortable, and cheap hotel." The dark-faced and short-lived boatman happily untied the cable tied to the pier, shook the side of the boat, shouted a trumpet, slowly rocked the boat, and sailed down the waterway to the city.

Mo Lin and Ling Huzi sat on both sides of the boat, looking at the scenery along the way, and realized that the treasure harbor was even more prosperous than Rowling and John had described. Both sides of the waterway are filled with crowded shops, selling a wide variety of goods.

In particular, the city of Treasure Harbor is interesting, with its cobweb-like waterways, and boats and horse-drawn carriages are the most common means of transportation for citizens. Presumably for the convenience of buying and selling, many shops simply changed the windows next to the waterway into doors, and opened the windows to do business with the customers on the boats who came and went in the waterway.

Mo Lin and Ling Huzi looked at this exotic customs and felt very strange.

Sinbad rocked the boat and enthusiastically explained interesting facts about the port to the two. Ling Huzi listened very carefully, and asked a few questions from time to time.

"It would be a shame if you didn't go to the opera house when you two came to Treasure Harbor." Sinbad rocked the boat into a relatively wide waterway, and the buildings in front of him became magnificent. He pointed to one of the most magnificent domed white houses not far away.

Mo Lin remembers that Rowling's map of Treasure Harbor featured the opera house, which was one of several places Rowling suggested to start. The advantage is that it is easy to cause chaos when there are many people, and then take advantage of the chaos. The inconvenient point is that it is not easy to escape.

"Have you had any good shows lately?" Mo Lin asked casually.

"There's Madame Butterfly tonight, and I heard that the Marquis de Drenthe is coming too." Sinbad said, foaming at the mouth of his mouth about how beautiful Madame Butterfly was, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

Mo Lin heard that Drenthe would also watch the performance, and immediately became interested. He inquired about the ticket price and where to buy it, and secretly remembered it.

Soon they came to the inn that Sinbad was talking about, and it did look decent from the outside. Mo Lin took a few silver coins that Rowling had given him, one for the boat and the other for Sinbad.

Sinbad couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw Mo Lin's generous move, and thanked him repeatedly, and said that he would always park the boat outside and wait for the summons at any time.

Mo Lin and Ling Huzi entered the hotel, and after opening a room, they took out the map to observe in detail.

"Are you going to do it at the opera house?" Linghu Zi saw that Mo Lin drew a circle on the opera house with a pen, and asked in a low voice.

"It's a bit too adventurous to go to Drenthe's mansion. At the opera house, it should be much easier. Mo Lin said, "It's just that we have to plan the retreat route first." ”

The two discussed for a while, and finally decided on a more stable plan. Linghu Zi went out to the dock and informed John, who was waiting there, of the plan, so that he could be ready to cooperate.

Everything was ready, Mo Lin and Ling Huzi went out to buy two tickets to the opera house, and then waited for Madame Butterfly to perform in the evening.

In the evening, Treasure Harbor is still lively. Many shops are lit up, and the whole city is lit up with lights, showing the grandeur of a bustling city.

The entrance of the opera house is the most prosperous, and from time to time there are luxurious carriages to bring distinguished guests.

Mo Lin and Ling Huzi had been waiting for Drenthe in a restaurant across the street from the opera house.

There was a brisk sound of horses' hooves, and Mo Lin heard someone say in a loud voice: "Lord Marquis Drenthe has arrived." ”

Hearing the sound of the road, passers-by avoided the side of the road and respectfully gave way to the carriage, while the hat-wearers took off their hats as a sign of respect for Drenthe.

A luxurious black carriage stopped at the entrance of the opera house, and the coachman jumped out of the carriage and opened the door under the gaze of many eyes.

A handsome, dashing young nobleman stepped out of the carriage, looked around, and waved to the people on the side of the road, none other than the Marquis Drenthe, the leader of the port city.

Mo Lin heard several ladies at the next table whispering praise Drenthe for his talent, and Mo Lin also felt that he and Rowling were a good match, but he didn't expect that such a handsome appearance would hide a despicable heart.

"See, the coachman is a paladin." Ling Huzi said in a low voice.

Mo Lin nodded, on the surface, it seemed that Drenthe didn't even have a bodyguard by his side, but at least the coachman was a good paladin. As for the magician, none of them appeared.

"Will it go this way?" Mo Lin thought to himself.

The target has appeared, Mo Lin and Linghu Zi pay the bill, and enter the opera house after Drenthe.

The opera house is very large inside, and the auditorium is divided into two floors. On the first floor, there are fifteen rows of 300 ordinary seats, and on the second floor, there are ten large boxes for the aristocracy.

Drenthe's status is noble, so he naturally watches the performance in the box on the second floor, while Mo Lin and Ling Huzi can only buy tickets for the back row on the first floor.

The show was about to begin, and the venue was soon filled with audiences.

The lights in the arena gradually dimmed, and only the brightness of the stage remained. Mo Lin saw that the situation was almost over, and he glanced at Ling Huzi, and acted separately.

Ling Huzi walked to the exit of the theater and took care of Mo Lin. Mo Lin, on the other hand, exerted the subtle power of the wind, and quietly went up to the second floor while the theater administrator guarding the stairs was not paying attention.

The boxes on the second floor were full of dignitaries from Treasure Harbor, but Mo Lin could easily tell where Drenthe was. As the Marquis of the Duchy of Varro and the lord of the Treasure Harbor, he was naturally located in the best box facing the stage.

The door of the box was guarded by two men who were considered strong in the Black Earth Demon State Continent, and Mo Lin guessed that they should be paladins. I didn't see them following the carriage, and I don't know where they came from.

Mo Lin didn't know if there would be a magician in the box, but at the moment, he was already ready to fly, and the opportunity was also very good, so he couldn't afford it.

He walked slowly to the box, his steps on the scarlet carpet without making a sound.

The two paladin bodyguards at the door were listening intently to the music coming from the stage, and it seemed that they were also quite fond of opera.

Taking advantage of their distraction, Mo Lin jumped over like an arrow, and before they could react, he connected the ten fingers of his hands and quickly stroked the five acupoints on their chests.

The psionic energy slammed into their bodies along the acupuncture points, and the two paladins didn't make a sound, and their bodies froze. Although they were still standing, they were unconscious. Unless it is stimulated by an external force, it will not be able to wake up for a while.

After taking care of the two paladins at the door, Mo Lin stood at the door of the box, listening carefully to the voices inside.

Although there was the interference of the opera on the stage, Mo Lin was able to automatically put aside the noise, and in the chaotic environment, through the thick wooden door of the box, he could faintly hear the dialogue.

"Luke, that idiot, would fail. He's not going to give me out, is he? Someone was scolding angrily, and Mo Lin didn't need to guess that this must be Drenthe.

"Don't be angry, Lord Marquis, we are indeed underestimating the enemy. I thought that strange boy was just a lot of strength, but I didn't expect that even a third-level magician was no match for him. Someone in the box apologized in fear.

"Anyway, this thing must be done cleanly, don't mess with me, you know!" Drenthe was a little angry, quite different from his graceful demeanor at the door of the theater. It seems that this person is very good at acting, otherwise how could he have deceived Rowling, maybe his acting skills will be compared with the actors on stage.

"I see." The man was obviously depressed, "I have already called for people to patrol the nearby seas, and if you see the princess's boat, make an excuse to stop it first." Then wait for the night to send Larry and BjΓΆrk to disguise themselves as pirates to destroy all the evidence. ”

"You can do it. That woman is really troublesome......" Drenthe was followed by a barrage of foul language, and it seemed that not only did he not love Rowling, but he hated her.

Mo Lin listened for a while, and saw that there was nothing more to gain, and the performance on the stage was entering the ** stage, and the audience was fascinated by it, and burst into thunderous applause from time to time.

This is a good time to do it, Mo Lin's palm is like a knife and gently slashes on the door, with a gentle force but implying spiritual energy.

A hole was silently cut in the wooden door, and Mo Lin opened the lock on the door with his backhand, pushed the door and rushed in.

His series of movements were so fast that the two people in the box turned around when they heard the sound, but it was already too late.

"Don't move." Mo Lin's hands pressed on the top of the heads of the two of them, and said softly, "I don't want to kill people." ”

"Who are you?" The expressions of the two of them were panicked at first, but they quickly calmed down, and it seemed that they had seen the world. It was Drenthe who spoke first, his eyes flickering, not knowing what he was thinking.

"There's someone who wants to meet the Marquis, let me invite you." Mo Lin said.

A cold light flashed in the eyes of the person beside Drenthe, and he suddenly raised his hand and cut towards Mo Lin's palm. If Mo Lin was using a knife to threaten them, maybe he wouldn't dare to make a move, but now he is just using the palm of his hand, and the deterrent power is almost equal to zero for people who don't understand his strength.

Mo Lin made a helpless move, in fact, he just activated the spiritual energy on his palm, and the man fell down without saying a word, and his eyes rolled and he fainted.

Drenthe had planned to resist, but when he saw his companion fall inexplicably, his face turned pale.

"You're that weird traveler on Rowling's ship?" Drenthe asked in a trembling voice.

"That's me." Mo Lin replied, "Please cooperate obediently, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind." ”

"How much Rowling gives you, I'll give you double!" Drenthe said suddenly.

"It's not about the money." Mo Lin was a little tired of these nobles, and they seemed to think that everything could be obtained with power and money.

"No matter what conditions she prescribes to you, I can give you double." Drenthe misunderstood what Mo Lin meant, "You also see the city I own, I have so much wealth and can do anything you want." ”

"Not necessarily." Mo Lin smiled, but he was still a little curious, "If you have so much money, why are you greedy for Rowling's treasures?" Didn't she elope for you, the money would be yours sooner or later. ”

Drenthe's face changed: "It's complete nonsense, she doesn't love me at all, she wants to kill me!" ”

"Hurt you?" Mo Lin was puzzled.

"The Kingdom of Kuranyi and the Duchy of Varro are on the same page, let's just do it secretly, she blatantly ran to me, didn't she push me into the fire pit!" Drenthe said with an aggrieved face, "She only thinks about herself and never thinks about me." She wanted to elope, but I never agreed. ”

Mo Lin couldn't help but laugh, he finally understood what was going on.

As the Marquis of the Duchy of Varro with the right to inherit, Drenthe must have always been proud, and it is just a habit to have an affair with a stunner like Princess Rowling.

Unexpectedly, Rowling was dizzy for love, and actually ran to Treasure Harbor with treasures, which was difficult for Drenthe to do.

Accepting Rowling is tantamount to picking up a ticking time bomb. Not to mention offending the Kingdom of Kuranyi, I am afraid that there will be people within the Duchy of Varro who will attack him through this matter.

"Poor boy......" Mo Lin sighed, "Who asked you to hook up with a troublesome woman, don't be so stupid in the future." As he spoke, he ran his hand around Drenthe's neck, knocking him unconscious.

Mo Lin carried Drenthe on his back, quietly walked out of the box, and walked down the stairs to the exit.

Ling Huzi had already put down the administrator of the theater, and when he saw Mo Lin's success, he waved at him and slipped away through the back door of the theater.

As soon as he walked out of the back door, Mo Lin's intuition suddenly woke up, and it seemed that some danger was approaching.

He calmly turned around and saw a great shadow approaching.