After a small half hourglass time.

The red flying carpet floating in the sky flashed away, and Gubo personally took Lei Luo and flew towards the northwest of the principality, his eyes under his white eyebrows, and always on the lookout for possible trackers behind him.

After making sure that there was no tracker behind him, Gubo suddenly spun around in the air, and changed his route several times in a row, before he flew all the way to the south of the principality.

The territory of the Duchy of Gran is, in general, a slightly fragmented trapezoid.

In the north, Fort St. Gran is the core, united many fortresses as the front line, and defended by the Forge Mountains and the Magic Eagle Forest, resisting the powerful Duchy of Sealand.

To the south, the economic center of the Duchy of Grand, it was also home to various research institutes and war factories, and traded frequently with the surrounding small principalities, contributing more than 75% of the principality's taxes.

In contrast to the tensions in the north, these small trading nations around the south of the Duchy are almost equivalent to their own backyard for the Duchy of Gran.

These principalities were influenced by the radiation of the Glen culture, and the young nobles were proud to go to the Glenn Academy of Natural Sciences to complete the gilding of their status as magicians.

Meantime.

The various temple forces of these principalities are extremely prestigious.

It was not until the last two or three hundred years that the nearby principalities were under the influence of the scholars of the Glen Academy of Natural Sciences, and the imperial power gradually broke away from the control of various temples and barely maintained its due authority, and the nobles also began to have the idea of freedom and enlightenment.

However, compared to the distant construction of the Academy of Sciences, the mercenary associations of these small principalities are already in the bud.

The tavern quests that are popping up everywhere can no longer meet the needs of the ever-increasing number of mercenary quests.

A large number of mercenaries work part-time as robbers, so that the calls of these principalities for the standardized management of mercenary associations are increasing day by day, and the royal family is also actively planning.

After all!

Almost immediately, the mercenary association was able to see the corresponding benefits, bringing in a large amount of tax revenue.

If the Academy of Natural Sciences is built, it will take at least a few decades or even hundreds of years before it can gradually become a virtuous circle and bring corresponding benefits to the principality.

......

Five days later.

Slandino, a small and inconspicuous city in the southern part of the principality.

"It's better to be in the south. ”

Gubo and Lei Luo are like two traveling scholars, walking in this small city.

Lei Luo was attracted by the magic crystal buses on the city's roads, each magic crystal bus is about fifteen meters long, not much different from a horse-drawn carriage, but it can accommodate about fifty people, with a fixed line, and those who go up only need to pay a copper coin to ride at will.

People here seem to have long been accustomed to this way of traveling.

Seeing Lei Luo's novelty, Gu Bo said lightly: "It is a practical technology that came from Utolan, and it has been the first to be exhibited in the south of the principality in recent years, and Fort San Gran has also received a large number of applications, but considering the interests of some traditional nobles, these applications have been suppressed for the time being. ”

"This kind of good thing should be vigorously promoted?"

Zuo Lei Luo regretted.

Gubo shook his head.

"You don't understand, the north is the front line against Sealand, and the major aristocratic forces are intertwined with the royal family, and what is needed is stability.

Otherwise, these nobles will be in chaos, and the army on the front line of the war will be unstable, and something big will happen. ”

The tall and neat buildings that line the streets, often over seven storeys high, are a far cry from the thick architectural design of St. Granburg.

City workers are building sewer facilities.

The balloon airship in the distant airport was so busy that Lei Luo couldn't imagine that it was just a small city in the south.

"It's no surprise that 3o% of the Principality's balloon airships are produced here. ”

Approaching the airport, Gubo explained lightly: "Vladik is the real prosperity, two months ago, when the academy was on a research mission, I visited the war assembly line arsenal there, it was a great miracle. ”

There was a hint of reverence in his voice.

Perhaps it is for this reason that Gubo hopes that after graduation, Bai Ling will be able to work in Vladik.

"Mentor, just send it here. ”

In front of the airport, Lei Luo wears an X mask, holds a roaring wand of the dragon, and wears a black dragon-patterned robe, looking like a mature occultist.

"In the future, I will continue to travel in the name of your Mr. X. ”

Although the black dragon pattern robe could not completely restore the magic guide attribute, it had already repaired its appearance, and the corners of Gu Bo's old mouth showed a trace of arc, and he let out a "hmm".

"Let's go, don't worry about the academy. ”

"Mentor, goodbye!"

Lei Luo didn't say anything more, and finally glanced at Gu Bo, and resolutely turned to leave.

......

Time passes.

As Mr. X, Lei Luo has traveled to more than a dozen cities in the southern part of the Duchy of Gran.

In a city rich in magic materials, Lei Luo participated in a small auction and auctioned off an old alchemist's alchemy furnace for 45 gold and 25 silver coins.

He also traveled to the city of Vladik, and in a factory that produced anti-wear alloys, he took out a letter of introduction from Gubo and studied for a short month.

In the port of Zelas, we visited a shipyard where sailing technology was being studied.

The thriving shipyard's greatest wish was to build an open-sea metal ship in his lifetime, complete the upgrade, and invited Lei Luo to taste a precious crab roe sauce, and at the same time had the privilege of seeing the first hurricane and mirage in his life.

Because of the star core, Lei Luo also accidentally appeared several rare biological specimens during his travels and collected them.

Before you know it, three months have passed.

Three months.

In the process of non-stop travel, Lei Luo's experience has increased significantly, he has gained a lot, and his mind has matured a lot, and he has a more objective understanding of the huge difference between the north and the south of the Duchy of Gran.

However, due to the scarcity of natural energy in the outside world, far less abundant than in the tower, in the past three months, Lei Luo has not reached the expected 7th order.

Now.

As a traveling scholar of Mr. X, Lei Luo temporarily joined the D-class mercenary group known as the Thunderhammer Guardians, and accepted a mission to escort travelers, with the goal of going to the city of Cell, in the Duchy of Morse.

With the help of this mercenary group for identity cover, Lei Luo has already made an agreement with this mercenary group, and after arriving in Sail City, he will leave this mercenary group.

The Thunderhammer Guardian Mercenary Regiment has a total of four people.

A pair of brother and sister, two men from the same country, and four trainee fighters, after learning that Lei Luo, a mysterious magician, was going to join the team temporarily, several of them were ecstatic and agreed without even thinking about it.

With the rarity and dignity of a mage, even many C-rank mercenary groups don't necessarily have it.

A single mage was enough to scare off most of the bandits, and as a result, several of them accepted the mission to Cell, as Lei Luo requested.

The yellow sand is long, and there is no end next door.

The group had already left the border of the Gran and arrived at the desolate northwest frontier of the Duchy of Morse.

"Hee-hee, finally back to Morse!"

The employer was a young girl, named Mitina, fifteen or sixteen years old, with a young and immature face, pale golden silk, a round little face, and two small dimples when she smiled.

She was followed by a female warrior in her thirties, with a tired, serious and meticulous look.

"Sister Mia, I'm already a real magician, and now the family situation is not very good, so I don't need to hire this mercenary. ”

Mitina looked at the five mercenaries behind her, stayed on Lei Luo for a while, and whispered.

The female warrior was quite serious.

"Morses is no better than Gran, plus the family has made a lot of friends with the family in order to fight for the place of that ruin, and this time I called you back, I also hope to be able to try to get some relationship with the Guyue family through you, after all, you are all magicians, you have a common language, and the meaning of the head of the family...... It's best if you can marry that person. ”

Mitina's expression darkened, and she didn't say anything more.

......

Sunset.

"It's barren. ”

Under the X mask, Lei Luo looked at the earthen house in the distance, looked at the few farmers next door with dull and frightened eyes, and muttered in a low voice.

Accustomed to the bustle of the southern city of Gran, after arriving in Morse, for this familiar scene, tears could not help but think of the small town of Onyx Lake.

"This is Morsey, certainly no better than Gran. ”

As the only woman in the Thunder Hammer Mercenary Group, Yuna has a unique mature woman charm, a proud figure, even a wide leather armor can't hide it, and her whole body is full of wild vitality.

"It's good to keep the primitive ecology in this small remote country, and occasionally some nobles are tired, and they can come over to relax, and let us take on some light leisure tasks. ”

"Maybe for the Great Empire of Light Aurora, our Duchy of Grand is just another backyard. ”

Lei Luo's words stunned Yuuna.

Yuna's elder brother Yu Li said, "Mr. X, have you ever been to the Aurora Bright Empire?"

"Nope. ”

The five of them followed their two employers to a barren town next door before nightfall.

Night falls.

In this small town with a small population of a few hundred people, people go to sleep early, and only a dilapidated tavern called Desert Oasis keeps some lights on.

"Six, six, six, six, six......"

As soon as you enter, you can see the sound of several mercenaries roaring and rolling dice.

There was also a mercenary drinking cheap ale in the tavern, rudely ravaging the tavern girl, and when she saw the guests visiting, a tavern girl with heavy makeup came over.

"If you need something, we're here ......"

"A room with hot water. ”

Mitina couldn't wait, then looked at the mercenaries behind her and said, "What about you?"

"I also want a room, quieter. ”

Lei Luo spoke.

Yuri, Yuna, and the other two mercenaries looked at each other.

Yu Li laughed and said, "We don't need it, just drink some wine here, and we will continue to travel tomorrow." ”

Lei Luo knew that since the Thunder Hammer Guardian Mercenary Group was only D-rank, it could only earn two or three gold coins at most after a mission, and it would take more than half a month for a task to come and go, and the commission would need to be divided equally among several people.

Due to financial constraints, these mercenaries are not willing to spend on the guest room.

As he spoke, a stout, drunk, bald man in the tavern staggered over to this side, rudely hooking Mitina's chin.

"Is the little girl good, Lao Tzu is the leader of the Battle Flag Mercenary Regiment Gleros, come and drink two drinks with me, hehehehehehe. ”

Mitya's round little face was pinched out of this stout man's big hand, and she was caught off guard, and Mitina looked at the tall man dumbfounded, as if she had been completely frightened.

"Let her go!!"

Everyone in the Thunder Hammer Guardian Mercenary Group immediately took out their weapons and roared loudly.

Mia, a female warrior on the side, snatched Mitina over and took cover behind her.