Chapter Twenty-Six: The Reward of Adventure
Ryan smiled and said, "I can see that Faras and Red are both from relatively wealthy families, so you haven't suffered much since you were a child. It's good to have a happy childhood, of course, but your usual physical training is much worse, and I remember that in Elfa City, you couldn't stand it after walking for a while, which was not good. Now that the time is short, in order to drastically change your physique, you just need to use some means. But don't worry, I'll slowly increase your weight, and I won't let you wear armor equal to your own weight all at once. It works because I've been using it since I was a kid. ”
"Also, Oz, you may change a lot of the current way of fighting, I don't think passive defense is very effective, if you want, I suggest you abandon the way you fight by dragging the enemy and waiting for the mage to strike. Why can't you take the initiative to attack the enemy and use ferocious attacks to make the enemy have to passively defend against you, so as to create a spell opportunity for the mages in the team?"
Oz's eyes lit up and he said, "Like you and Allendo against Nasir?"
Ryan said, "That's right. ”
Oz slapped his thigh and said, "Okay." ”
Seeing that everyone else had something to do, Alina hurriedly asked Ryan, "What about me?"
Ryan said, "You're the one who has the most to do. You must be able to fight hand-to-hand, hold on to your warriors, be able to sneak attack, give a fatal blow to the enemy mage, cover your teammates, and even lurk near the opponent to find an opportunity to plot against the enemy. These are still too many requirements for you, but we can take our time one by one. ”
Alendor was very happy to see Ryan gushing about guiding the members of Lace's team in special training. Now Ryan can really use his ability, maybe this is the real purpose of Ryan's teacher to let Ryan go through the coming-of-age trial.
Remembering that not long ago, Ryan was still having a headache because he couldn't find a companion, and Alendor himself was also very upset about Ryan's situation in the original Lace team, and now, Ryan can finally do what he thinks, I believe that after this special training of Ryan and everyone, the strength of the entire Lace squad will rise by leaps and bounds, and finally get a good result in the competitive competition, right?
Ryan talked to everyone for a whole afternoon, and finally arranged everything. During dinner, Ryan casually asked Faras about the task of investigating the disappearance of the population in Elmida City, and since it was completed, it was better to quickly take the task reward and do his own thing.
Faras replied, "The lord of Elmida City has issued this quest, but only a sum of money has been offered, and if the quest completer wants to get the fire core, he must go to the lord himself. ”
Ryan said, "That's good. We will go to the lord of the city early tomorrow morning, and then we will leave the city at once and return to Elfa. ”
Faras lowered her voice and said, "Then how do we talk to the city lord, the lich and the vampire?"
Ryan said, "There are several undead, and the most powerful one is a assembled monster. It shouldn't cause too much of a stir, right?"
"Assembling monsters is not small, 200 years ago, this killing machine didn't know how many lives were harvested," said Faraz. ”
Ryan said, "It's up to you to show you tomorrow that you're the captain of our squad." Remember to wear the junior mage's badge. I believe that our team, led by the wise magician Faraz, will defeat the evil undead?"
Faras gave Ryan a blank look: "I hate it, this kind of thing reminds me." ”
Everyone laughed it off.
The next day, the members of Lace's team packed up their belongings and, after Faras had paid the fees, walked together towards the castle lord's mansion.
The guards of the mansion stopped Faras viciously.
Faras said, "I am the captain of Lace's team, and our team has completed the task issued by the city lord. ”
The mansion guards ignored what Faras said, and several strong soldiers with spears pressed towards Faras.
Not to be outdone, Oz picked up the shield in his hand and stood in front of Faraz.
A conflict is about to erupt.
A middle-aged man who looked like a butler walked out of the mansion and said slowly, "What's the noise, don't you know what adults like to be quiet when they have breakfast?"
When Faraz saw the middle-aged man, he said loudly, "We have completed the task of the city lord to claim the reward. Why don't you let us in?"
The middle-aged man looked at the Look-rais, his eyes drawn to the magician insignia on her chest. The middle-aged figure changed his expression, and hurriedly said, "It turned out to be a respected magician lady, and it was my soldiers who were rude." Please come with me, everyone. ”
The mansion guard saw the butler speak and immediately made way for a passage.
Faras and his party followed the butler inside.
The interior of the mansion was decorated with resplendent gold, and the style and materials used for the decoration should not have been found in the home of a small city lord with a population of just over 30,000. Faraz shook her head secretly when she saw it, she grew up in the imperial capital since she was a child, and she had been to a lot of mansions, but the mansion of the city lord of Elmida still surprised her, which showed how luxurious this city lord's daily life was.
The butler led Farass and his party into the dining room, the huge room was a match with the hall of the inn where Faras and the others lived, the walls of the room were covered with various murals, and in the middle of the room was a long table with all kinds of food, and a fat-headed and big-eared fellow sat there, pointing at the food with his fingers, and the eight beautiful maids next to him quickly fetched it for him, and then gently fed it into the mouth of the fat man.
The butler hurriedly walked up a few steps and whispered a few words in the ear of the fat man.
The fat man waved his hand, and the eight maids immediately retreated.
When the people were finished, the fat man looked at Faras with lustful eyes, and said, "It is a great honor to meet a beautiful lady magician, and below is the lord of the city of Elmida." Would you like to eat together?" he said, gesturing to the seat next to him.
Farass frowned and said, "I don't think I need to." Lord of the Castle, we have completed the quest you posted to claim your reward. ”
The fat lord said, "Oh, how can you prove it?"
"It was done by a few undead who tried to create an army, but we killed them before the ritual was completed," said Faraz. The ceremony took place in the copper slag outside the city, in a very hidden passage on the ground, leading to a wide cavern where the undead performed their rituals. ”
The fat city lord said, "Let's not talk about these things yet, why don't you use the beautiful lady as my personal bodyguard." You see, I have a mansion in this area. You can enjoy beautiful food every day, beautiful clothes, and many, many maids to serve ......"
Holding back her anger, Faras said to the city lord, "I remember that when His Majesty was dining, there were only four maids to serve. Moreover, even his palace is not as gorgeous as your dining room, Lord of the City. ”
Faras pointed to a mural on the wall of the dining room and said, "For example, this March, which depicts Fernando I's expedition against the orc tribe, was done by an extremely famous painter during the time of Fernando III. A few years ago, at the auction of the imperial capital, someone anonymously bought it for 300,000 gold coins. It turned out that you bought it from the lord of the castle. I didn't know how this little city of Elmida could be so rich. And how much is the annual tax paid to the Empire?"
The fat city lord listened to Faraz's words, and his eyes showed murderous intent.
Red immediately said, "Lord of the City, we are also very hard at this disappearance. The leader of this group of undead is a giant assembled monster. You must know how terrifying this assembling monster was 200 years ago, a punch can shatter a war horse, and hands can easily shatter a person into pieces, just like the lamb chops you are eating, blood is pouring out. ”
The city lord listened to Red's words, and then looked at the 3 ripe roast lamb chops in front of him, and spit out "wow".
Seeing the embarrassed appearance of the city lord, Red smiled and said, "Lord of the city, I have been studying with Master Iber for many years, do you want me to stay and be a full-time priest for you?" As for Faraz, it is estimated that it will not work. His Majesty's birthday celebration next month, if she is missing the Imperial Capital Rose?"
When the fat city lord heard Red's words, his face changed, and he said, "You ......"
Faras glanced at Ryan and said, "We came to the imperial capital, originally it was just to enjoy the mountains and rivers, but the city lord is so hospitable, why don't we stay for a few days." Wait for those idiots from the Imperial Prosecutor's Office to pick us up. ”
No matter how stupid the fat city lord is, he can hear the meaning of Faraz and Red's words. It seems that these people in front of you are not easy to mess with, so let's give them things and let them leave early. I wanted to use this to attract a few magicians, and if there was a suitable one, hire them to increase my strength.
The fat city lord has recently felt that the miners under him are a little restless, and if 30,000 people make trouble together, his 500 guards can't stop it. It was perfect to see such a beautiful person as Faras, and a magician, protecting me in the mansion during the day and continuing to protect me in bed at night. It's a pity that I can't afford to mess with it.
The fat city lord motioned for the butler to go and get something. The butler went out and quickly retrieved a box and handed it to Faraz.
Farass opened the box, and a red light suddenly poured out of the box, reflecting Faraz's face red. Faras looked closely at the thumb-sized fire core, and easily felt the fire power emanating from it.
Faras asked, "How did you get this demon core? It only needs to be at least a sixth-level demonic beast." ”
The butler replied, "A few months ago, someone found a mutilated demonic beast corpse outside the city, and found this demonic core from the corpse, but the corpse was decomposed and broken into several pieces, and it was impossible to identify what it was. ”
Faras nodded and said, "Lord of the City, since we have obtained the Demon Core, this pleasant trip to Elmida will be a good memory for us. I'm sure the lord of the castle will think the same way, right? ”
Faras and his party left the castle lord's mansion.
Faras said to Ryan embarrassedly, "Ryan, in fact, Red and I didn't deliberately want to hide it......"
Ryan said: "It's okay, anyway, you just said it, I haven't been to the imperial capital, and I don't know anyone." ”
"My full name is Falath Raidia, the second daughter of Luke Raidia, the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the Imperial Capital, and Red is a disciple of Archbishop Ibel. Other than that, what we say is true. ”
Ryan smiled: "Actually, it doesn't matter, we are companions, we have to help each other and support each other, as for identity and status, to be honest, I don't care, I'm not taking risks with the Chancellor of the Exchequer or the archbishop, I'm taking risks with Farath and Red, that's enough." ”