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Edith wore a ponytail, put on a white martial arts suit made by the dwarf Arthur, picked up a wooden sword, and carried a wooden bow.

Albert looked at the heroic little girl and nodded with satisfaction. Edith's gaze was determined, and her dress exuded a skill that did not match her age, like a little heroine.

The two came to the small martial arts hall not far from home. Albert said to the little girl, "Good luck, my little swordsman." ”

"I won't let you down. The little girl replied, then pushed open the door with great difficulty, and ran in happily. She looked back, only to see that Albert hadn't followed. This made Edith's expression darken, and she was a little lost. "It's time for me to grow up. She muttered to herself.

"You're late. ”

An unfamiliar voice interrupted the girl's thoughts.

"Hello, ma'am. Edith looked at the young woman in front of her.

The other party's skin is very fair, and it seems that he has not suffered much, but the calluses and hard lines of his palms indicate that this is a real martial artist.

"Are you my sword teacher?" she asked.

"It's not just swordsmanship. The young woman calmly replied, "I will do a lot." ”

"Hello, teacher. Edith gave a lady's salute, but she didn't wear a skirt, so she had to lift her trouser legs, "What shall I call you?"

"Put away your ladylike manners. "The young woman doesn't appreciate it. "My name is Leona, but you have to call me Teacher. From now on, it's up to me to teach you, remember to come an hour early tomorrow, I don't like to wait for students. She reminded Edith.

"I see, Ms. Leona. Edith nodded.

"Call me teacher. ”

"Teacher Leona. ”

"Very well, follow me. Leona nodded, concise and to the point, without half a word of nonsense.

Through a short hallway, Edith followed Leona to a clearing. Six eight or nine-year-old children were doing different training, and their eyes lit up when they saw Edith, but they didn't expect that there would be girls running to learn martial arts, but they were still so young. The boys took advantage of Leona's inattention and secretly waved to Edith, who responded one by one. Of course, it was also while Leona was not paying attention, and she learned about this very quickly.

"Your first lesson. The young woman threw a five-inch wooden sword at Edith's feet. "Pick it up. She commanded.

"It's not that hard. Edith smiled. "I have a wooden sword that is about the same size. As she spoke, she raised the wooden sword in her hand, "Look." She told Leona.

Leona kept a straight face and didn't say a word.

Edith shut up playfully and bent down to pick up the wooden sword.

"How is that possible?" she tried with all her might, but she couldn't pick up the wooden sword.

"It's filled with lead. Leona told Edith, "Pick it up before noon, if you don't want to go hungry." She turned away, and as she left, she sneered, "I hope you've had enough breakfast, and I bet you'll spend the whole day here." ”

"I'm going to make it, nothing can stump me. Edie didn't show any weakness and worked harder.

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The sun is setting.

After a few days on the road, Albert arrived in the dilapidated town of Fort Bolton, never forgetting the promise he had made to a child.

The depression of the small town has not changed, and the pedestrians are still tired. Albert made his way through the relatively bustling city to the city's most dilapidated slums.

Hundreds of beggars took over most of the roads, and hunger swept through every corner of the slums like a plague. Albert was not stingy with compassion and was very willing to help the elderly and children who were hungry, as well as the disabled who were tricked by fate. Although some of them are crooks, a few silver coins really don't mean much to him. However, for those who have the ability to work but are cheeky and beggar, he is not so kind.

Slum women are also a feature of the slums, with young girls, middle-aged young and even pregnant women continuing to attract customers.

Albert has no sympathy for these people, no disgust for them. Those who engage in this profession have some sympathetic grievances, but in Albert's mind, most of them could have chosen other ways out, but they were unwilling to work hard, and were willing to be bound by the shackles of fate.

Just as Albert withdrew his gaze, he suddenly saw an emaciated figure.

The face looked about twenty-five years old, and she was haggard and pale with heavy makeup, but she was undeniably a standard beauty. Because of this, the woman is surrounded by many men who are bidding.

Albert frowned, not because the woman was good-looking, but because he seemed to have seen the man somewhere.

He struggled to remember, and finally remembered that the emaciated figure was Jon's mother.

"Ma'am, why are you here?" said Albert.

"This gentleman, are you?" the woman asked, looking back at the somewhat familiar young man.

"Get in line, you unruly brat. A fat middle-aged man glared at Albert, and several other men either took out their heavy purses or rolled up their sleeves, revealing their strong muscles, full of threat.

"Ma'am, I promised Jon that I would take you out of here. Albert told the woman, "Now I'm here." He ignored the provocative moves and stares around him, and there was no need to pay attention to them.

"It's you. The woman was stunned for a moment, then looked around. "I'm sorry, sir, we don't want to go. She said bitterly.

"Why? for this job?" Albert frowned, puzzled. "Or are you scrupling about something?" he followed the woman's gaze and looked around, not seeing anything wrong. Of course, Albert didn't have to take Jon, but the woman owed him an explanation.

"Please go, I still have to work. The woman said hurriedly.

"Get out of here, boy. ”

"Don't delay the uncle to play with women. ”

The man next to the woman was also a little impatient, but no one did anything. Albert was wearing leather armor and a one-handed sword hanging from his waist, which made these ordinary people a little jealous. No rich man wants to fight a mercenary who licks blood from the knife's edge, especially if there is no escort by his side.

"I need a valid reason. Albert asked the woman, still ignoring the provocations coming from around her.

"I'll give you a reason. ”

At that moment, a loud voice rang out like a bell.

Albert followed the sound and saw a strong man nearly nineteen inches tall striding towards him, followed by ten strong men of similar size.

"Please, let's go. The woman nudged Albert, looking a little anxious.

"Are you just scared of them?" Albert asked the woman.

"Boy, don't be nosy!"

Albert's voice fell, and eleven strong men had already arrived in front of him.

"I don't want to get in trouble, just ask a few questions. Albert said with a blank face, looking at the eleven at the same time. The leader of the strong man is a two-star martial artist, with a vitality index of 225 points, and the other ten are ordinary people. If it does, Albert is confident that he can beat in a minute, perhaps shorter. But he has no grievances with these people, so he doesn't want to do it, even though the tone of these people is not very kind. He had only come to take Jon and not to get into any trouble.

"No problem, if you're willing to spend money, you can ask while playing. The leader told Albert.

"How much?" said Albert nodded.

"It's a good deal, a gold coin!" the strong man grinned. "But you have to queue up. He pointed to the people around the woman: "Just like them." ”

Looking at Jon's mother, Albert shook his head. "I don't have time, I need to know the answer now. He handed her three gold coins.

"Okay, just ask me any questions. The leader snatched the gold from Jon's mother's hand.

Albert was silent, frowning at Jon's mother's fearful expression.

"That's her gold coin. He said calmly.

"Bunny, it's none of your business. The strong man glared at Albert. "If there's no problem, me out and don't delay my business. He said impatiently.

"Huh. Albert scoffed, suppressing his anger, "Okay, but I paid for it, and I'm going to talk to her alone." ”

"I've changed my mind, now, get out of here, if you don't want to die. ”

"No, I need answers. Albert sneered, his patience at its peak, "Did she do this job of her own volition?"

"What is this for?" led by the strong man slowly approaching Albert.

"You'd better think it through. Albert chuckled.

"Really?" the strong man at the lead knew that the other party was a magician, so he didn't make a move just now, and kept slowly approaching the target. "What can you do?" said the strong man and kicked Albert with his foot.

"Get out!"

Albert threw a lightning-fast side kick right on the strong man's foot.

The impact sounded, but Albert did not move. The strong man flew upside down like a kite with a broken string, and even crashed into the earthen wall across the street. The strong man struggled to stand up, but was horrified to find that the calf bone was shattered, and the flesh was paralyzed on the ground, as if it had been smashed hundreds of times by a giant hammer. The fate of the other ten strong men was also miserable, and it only took Albert a few seconds to tighten the arms of the ten people together, which looked like twisted flowers, but the fleshy bones were poked to affect the appearance. At the same time, the streets exploded and people fled in all directions, screaming and fleeing.

In the blink of an eye, the whole street was only a dozen immobile strong men, Albert, Jon's mother, and the fat middle-aged man.

The obese middle-aged man's legs trembled, not because he didn't want to run, but because his legs were weak.

"Man, this chick is for you. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and the fat on his face trembled with fear.

"It's over, Jon is done. The woman sat down on the ground and said bitterly, tears quietly falling from her eyes.

"What the hell is going on?, what happened to Jon?" Albert frowned.

"Hehe, Jon is done. The woman said with a miserable laugh.

"Damn. Albert cursed, looking unable to get anything out of Jon's mother's mouth. He pondered for a moment and walked over to the strong man with the broken leg. "You know what's going on, right?" he grabbed the strong man's hand.