Just as Sean pondered how to safely exchange the Calucte Short-Handled Decapitation Sword and the Phantom Eagle Insignia for money, he suddenly felt a reaction from the warning facilities he had placed around the house.

Spiritual power swept through the doorway, and Sean soon saw the familiar carriage and family emblem, and Reinado, dressed in exquisite aristocratic attire, stepped out of the carriage alone and gently knocked on the door of his yard.

Sean in the lab frowned, obviously not expecting this guy to come so quickly.

His original plan was to connect his left hand before contacting outsiders, so that he could not only be more confident in conversation, but also hide his true strength and make others unpredictable.

But since Reinado has arrived at his doorstep, Sean can't turn him away, after all, the relationship between them is an employment relationship, and acting too unfamiliar will arouse suspicion and suspicion.

Glancing at the left arm that was still growing in the corner, Sean pondered for a few seconds, then directly opened the courtyard door with mana in the laboratory, and grabbed the badge and short sword on the table with his remaining right hand, and walked downstairs unhurriedly.

……

Reinado looked at the door that opened out of thin air in front of him in amazement, and there was a slight doubt and dissatisfaction in his heart.

As a fellow apprentice-level professional, he could certainly clearly perceive Sean's mana, and although this kind of behavior was not uncommon, it was obviously not a polite move when facing a person of similar status to himself.

In just a split second, Reinado's mind had many more thoughts.

The change in Sean's attitude is not a trivial matter, it will not only affect the cooperation between them, but may even allow the group of people in the Southern Alliance to take advantage of the loopholes.

After all, the Abyssal Will Contract is different from the Eye of Judgment Contract, it can be unilaterally terminated by sacrificing to the Abyssal Will, and if the enemy is really willing to lose money, it will definitely make him suffer a big loss.

So even if Reinado felt uncomfortable, he still planned to meet Sean in person, especially under the premise that the other party had already shown strong strength, he couldn't give up easily.

……

Walking into the courtyard alone, Reinaldo reined in his mental power, and it is not a good habit to sweep with mental power in other people's homes, and if he is not careful, he will cause the dissatisfaction of his master.

It was precisely because of this that when he saw Sean for the first time, the expression on his face became extremely surprised in an instant.

"Welcome, Earl Cockburn."

Sean flicked his empty left sleeve a little nonchalantly, "As you can see, I temporarily lost my left hand, and I didn't open the door myself in order to prevent detection by the watchers who might be outside, please understand." ”

"Oh! Of course, I can understand. ”

Reinado also realized this, and he quickly came back to his senses and asked with concern.

"What's going on, the guy who attacked you did it?"

He obviously didn't quite understand what happened to Sean, obviously he used crushing force to kill the sneak attacker, and he didn't even leave the other party a chance to escape and make a big move, but he actually suffered such an injury, could it be that he was attacked by the other party in the first place?

"The broken arm was caused by other factors, and it didn't have much to do with her."

"But why did you suddenly come to me, did the news of the battle spread not long ago?"

Sean shook his head, as if he didn't want to continue discussing these things, and quickly changed the subject.

Reinado didn't dwell too much on this, and after hearing Sean's words, his expression quickly became a little solemn, and his brows furrowed unconsciously.

"Yes, the current situation is a bit troublesome, the other party has officially unified all the forces together, it seems that he doesn't plan to let us go, and he is desperate to grab some profits."

"Those slave traders also set up a southern slave trade alliance of the Connery Kingdom, which includes not only those guys who came to the new territory of the Connery Kingdom, but even some of the people who still remain in the southern region have joined in, so that their power has been further strengthened."

"But fortunately, they still don't have a lot of people at their disposal in Theresa."

"For example, this attack against you, in fact, the leaders don't want to encircle and suppress together, but they need to be vigilant about the movements on my side, and they also have to maintain a high degree of concealment, so they sent a person who is proficient in this way alone."

"But fortunately, your strength is far from being as simple as they imagined, which made them suffer a big loss, according to my information, that guy should have a lot of good magic items and alchemy items, right? Those were basically loaned to him temporarily by other apprentice-level professionals. ”

At this point, a smile finally appeared on Reinado's face, and it was clear that he was sincerely happy that the enemy's plan had been thwarted.

"Well, there are a lot of good things, but you say, the man who was sent here is behind the Confederates? Why did they suddenly think of killing me, you must know that I have almost no involvement in your troubles. ”

Sean walked a few steps around with some irritation, although he had guessed before, but after hearing Reinaldo's own confirmation, he still felt like he had been crushed by a big stone in his soul.

Even if he didn't expect the slave traders to follow many rules in the first place, Sean didn't think that the other party would do anything to him in the city so openly.

After all, he and Reinado were temporary allies formed through hiring and invitation, and before he personally participated in the battle, the unprovoked attacks could easily provoke his rebellion, making him the real enemy of the other party.

Sean didn't believe that the shrewd slave traders didn't understand this simple truth, and it was because of this that he stayed at home honestly for a month, not tempted by the more benefits offered by Reinado, and took the initiative to blend in with the troubled waters.

"That's what about that...... I think it might have something to do with me. ”

Reinado shrugged, "Ever since I signed the Abyss Will Contract with you a month ago, I've been worried about the lack of trainee-level combat power on our side. ”

"So in the period that followed, I visited two more idle apprentice-level professionals who had just arrived in Theresa City, and successfully pulled them into our camp, increasing the combat power of the apprentice level from 4 to 6 people."

"In other words, because the power on our side is constantly expanding, the other side is gradually panicking, not only officially establishing the Southern Alliance, but also planning to curb our development speed through assassination."

……

Although he didn't go on, Sean already understood.

In the final analysis, the reason for the assassination is that the other party wants to find someone to kill the monkey at random, and use the risk to prevent Reinado from continuing to recruit more people by throwing money around, so as to take the situation back into his own hands.

And he, a newly promoted alchemy mage who was very weak on the surface, was the sacrifice chosen by this operation, although it was not a calamity, but it also seemed very unlucky.

You know, in order not to be involved in all kinds of strange incidents, Sean also deliberately added a clause in the contract that he has the right to refuse all actions below the rank of apprentice, and he also talked with Reinado for a long time before the content was determined.

I didn't expect him to take the initiative to cause trouble, but the trouble came to the door by himself, which was really annoying.

"In other words, the other party is equivalent to officially starting a war with us, right?"

Touching his chin with his remaining right hand, Sean's expression was rather unsightly.

"I think so, those bastards obviously can't wait, and they have harassed my forces a lot more in the past month, and even the entire city of Teresa has been stirred up."

Reinado was also a little angry, although he had expanded his power a lot by spending money during this time, he was still a little weaker than the Southern Alliance, which had more than eight apprentice-level professionals and a large number of private soldiers in Theresa City.

Seeing Reinado say this, Sean couldn't help but be a little speechless.

No, the apprentice-level professionals on both sides must have added up to more than half of the apprentice-level professionals in Theresa City, not to mention the head-on conflict, this is a little friction, and things are not small.

Thinking of this, Sean had to sigh at Reinado's courage again.

Although it is not clear how much profit the Elven Tribe's trading license can bring, judging from the situation of so many slave traders in the Southern Alliance who have traveled thousands of miles to fight for it, the benefits behind it must be indispensable.

But no matter how many gold coins there are, there is a degree, otherwise it would not be possible to include it in the merit exchange list.

And judging from the speed at which Reinado spends money, Sean and the other four trainee-level professionals alone have a lot of money every year, not to mention the apprentice-level professionals and soldiers he raises, which is a huge number.

With such a simple estimate, Sean thinks that Reinado may not only not make so much money, but even lose some every year, and if it weren't for the unwillingness to share a part of the cash cow that he has worked so hard for, he would not have made such a choice.

"Okay, then what are you going to do now, whether it's them or us, we shouldn't be able to afford it, after all, this kind of confrontation is completely wasting wealth, and the gold coins lost every year alone can be calculated in tens of thousands."

When Sean speaks of us, he is actually referring to Reinado alone.

After all, although other people will take certain risks, they are making money every day, only Reinado is spending money while carrying the pressure of the enemy, and the burden on his body and mind and the treasury is not small.

"There's no way, you can only do it first, you can't hand over the trade license, right? That would be even more costly. ”

Reinado shook his head helplessly, "If I knew that this group of people was so greedy and crazy, I should have directly exchanged my exploits for ready-made wealth, and not engaged in the broken industry of the slave trade." ”

"Hey...... I'm really carried away by interests! ”

Reinado sighed as he looked at the sky outside the window, regret written all over his face.

"Oh, by the way, and one more thing I almost forgot to say, do you want to move to live near my manor, which should be safer than here."

"I've bought several houses in that area, all for you, at least in terms of decoration and environment, much better than yours, and now two apprentices and many apprentices have moved in."

After a long moment, Reinado finally came to his senses, and he looked around Sean's living room and suddenly suggested.

"Hmm...... It's not necessary for a short time, the defense measures on my side are pretty good, I can easily run away if there are fewer people, and you can definitely find that as long as you don't go out, there is absolutely no problem with safety. ”

"What's more, I killed the apprentice-level professionals they sent just now, and those guys are probably trying to find out the details of me, so they shouldn't bother me again in the near future."

Sean thought about it, but shook his head and refused.

Now he just wants to get a little more materials, and then finish making the reincarnation staff as soon as possible, so that he can really have enough combat power.

This matter will not take long, so Sean intends to solve it first and then study other things, and only then will he really have a choice, otherwise it will be useless to live where he is not strong.

"Well, it's okay if you don't want to, it's not mandatory, it's all up to you."

Reinado did not continue to persuade him, but wanted to say goodbye to him.

"Since there is no problem on your side, then I will go back early, I have been a little busy recently, and it has made me have a desire to go back to my hometown to retire."

With that, he stood up and straightened his clothes, intending to shake Sien's hand.

……

"Wait, don't rush to leave, I still have a little more to do, about cooperation."

Seeing that Reinado wanted to leave, Sean hurriedly stopped him, and then turned his head and placed the Calucte short-handled decapitation sword and the Phantom Eagle Badge that had been prepared in front of the table, pointing at them and introducing.

"I got both of these things from that sneak attacker, and because I don't need them, I want to sell them, and you can see how much they're worth."

"Oh?" Reinado was slightly stunned, he instantly looked interested, turned his head and picked up the dagger and badge, and looked at it carefully.

"Do they have any function? I'm not a professional appraiser or businessman, so I can't tell anything at once, but if you know how to use them, I can give you a more accurate estimate. ”

Seeing this, Sean didn't talk much nonsense, and quickly introduced them all, and focused on describing the effects of each passive of the short sword, especially the increased pain, and repeatedly explained his personal feelings several times.

Hearing this, Reinado's eyes lit up, and he held the short sword in his hand, and slashed at the air several times in a row, obviously feeling quite comfortable.

"It's a very good thing, there's nothing to say about that badge, even if it's fifteen hundred gold coins, as for this short sword......"

He hesitated for a moment, looking a little less than easy to bid.