In the garrison of the town, several local soldiers who spread rumors were dragged out by the Serge soldiers from the north, and everyone was in danger for a while, Penny watched from the door, suddenly frowned, and ordered the escort sergeant to release these people directly at the door.

"You're soft-hearted again?!" Rikita glared.

"It's not soft-hearted. Penny shook his head: "Rekita, you know that these people are talking nonsense out of fear, and most of them don't mean to spread rumors. ”

"So in your opinion, it is worth forgiving?" Rekita picked the corner of her eye, "How do I remember that in the armies of many countries in Ferren, spreading rumors is a capital offense?"

"It's different, don't forget that in this situation, there are only about fifty people we can really trust here. Penny said this in a very low voice.

This is also a helpless move, because if you do not gain enough loyalty, you will not be able to completely implement the rule, and you must make appropriate compromises.

Rekita also nodded slowly: "Okay, so your handling also has your reasons...... However, I have always believed that appropriate discipline is necessary. ”

"In this case, winning hearts and minds is much more important than disciplinary action. Penny spoke slowly, and saw the native Lumi Jones come over with a grateful expression, and he got down on one knee and said in a respectful tone:

"Thank you, sir, for your kindness. ”

"Merciful, perhaps. Penny's tone was flat, looking at the face of the young man who was three or four years older than him: "Do you have anything else to say?"

“...... Yes. The militiaman's face changed for a while, he gritted his teeth, and said what he wanted to say: "We all want to ask offendedly, whether your rule can continue, my lord." ”

"This doesn't seem to be a question a soldier should ask. The female red robe's expression was angry.

Lumi Jones looked at the two red-robed mages with a determined gaze, but a cold sweat was already breaking out on the back of his neck.

This silence and oppressive atmosphere lasted for a while, and Penny waved his hand:

"I know your concerns very well, I want to ask you, are you satisfied with your current life?"

"Your Excellency is a very wise ruler, but ......" Lu Mi thought about it, although he was tired, at least he was not tossing around, and he did not see the red-robed subordinates overly oppressing the good and robbing the people's wealth, which shows that these red-robes are still trustworthy.

However, it has only been a month, and the credibility of these red robes has not stood the test of time.

Although they didn't mind fighting against the mountain bandits under the leadership of the red-robed mage, they were very hesitant when it came to the red-robed internal strife, especially when the Pennies were suspected of being unjustifiable.

Compared to this mountainous area, Searle's power was too strong for these townspeople to measure.

"I don't want to hide that what is happening in front of you is a power struggle, and I don't want to force you to help me. Penny said as Rikita watched in amazement, "You just need to think carefully about what you should do, and now you and your countrymen can lay down your arms and armor and go home, and I don't want to force you to participate in this struggle." ”

The soldier went back with a confused expression, and Rekita looked at the mage with an expression like a madman: "You are crazy, Dean Sean, we have to reduce our combat power at this time, there are not many of us in the first place." ”

"No, such unreliable people can't be used. Penny rubbed his chin, "Are you trying to use their families to coerce them into fighting for us?"

The female red robe was silent for a while, and then snorted: "Okay, thanks to you, it's too late to say this now." ”

"Actually, is there really a big difference between fifty and one hundred and twenty of those people outside?" Penny thought, his eyes narrowed.

"What do you think?" asked Rekita, who was silent for a moment.

"In this case, you should prove your strength with more proactive actions, and loyalty will not come up on its own. Penny raised his head: "They came here after being attacked by bandits in the mountains, they just rested for a night last night, their fatigue will not get much better, they have just settled down a little, and they have given birth to some lazy surnames, it is a good time to launch a strike, just act at dusk." ”

"So fast?!" the female red robe was taken aback, and looked up at the sky, the afternoon was almost over.

"Of course it has to be fast, we don't have many of us, we have to be surprised. ”

"By the way, what if there are really local militia to support the battle in a while?" Rikita remembered something, and her expression darkened: "There must be hidden spies inside." ”

"You have a point, but most of them should be people who are genuinely willing to help us. Penny shook his head: "You can write down their names and investigate slowly, of course, you can't involve them in the early battle." ”

"Then you have to pay more attention. The female red robe rubbed her temples in distress: "Well, Lord Dean, your whimsical and soft-hearted way of doing things has added countless workloads to me. ”

"If you do what you think, it may not work well, and we will have more trouble in the future. The male mage spread his hands helplessly.

"I hope you have a point. Rekita sighed, "Well, at least you haven't made a mistake in your decisions so far. ”

Penny smiled and shook his head, perhaps disapprovingly, he walked to the door and saw a little boy staring straight at him, he was a little surprised, and patted the little boy on the head: "Not coming home so late?"

"Mentor, will you continue to teach me arcane arts?" Thomas asked, rubbing his hair and blinking his head.

"It's hard to say. The mage shook his head, saw the child's gaze, and paused, "Or, you can come and witness it." ”

With a confused look, the little boy nodded, stumbling his calves to keep up with the mage.

The sky is bright red, and the sun is about to set.

...... "Jones, that's good, we finally don't have to get involved in those red-robed old men's affairs this time." "Walking from the field to the corner of the town far from the guards, a group of militiamen began to talk.

"Is it really good for us to do this?" Lumi Jones himself hesitated, "I think we should support these adults in the town, because we don't know if the mayor outside will rule us like they do." ”

"Come on, aren't all red robes the same?".

"No, don't you remember how the last Lord sent by Searle ruled us?" exclaimed Lumi.

However, it is clear that his statement is not accepted by everyone: "Forget it, Lumi, since they said that they don't need our help, we don't need to bother with it." ”

"Actually...... I wonder if the dean inside wins the mayor outside, we're all going to be out of luck?"

Such a sentence floated out of the corner, and everyone's faces changed, but in the end, no one said anything, and they all dispersed.

Because the other way around, if they help Penny, but Penny fails, will the mayor outside let them go?

"After all, it's just gambling, and it seems that many people have made irrational choices. The man who had just spoken sighed as he walked up to Lumi Jones, who was shorter and looked younger than Lumi, but with a stronger physique: "Maybe it's just instinct to shrink your head into the dirt to escape the fight in front of you." ”

"Rowan, you're saying too much. Lumi Jones frowned: "They just don't want to bleed in vain." ”

"It's a pity that most people are content with the status quo, and they can't see farther away for the sake of living in front of them. The man sighed.

Lumi Jones looked at his companion who looked like a poet: "Rowan, I don't understand what you're saying. ”

"If you don't understand, let me ask you, who do you think will win between the adults in the town and the mayor outside?"

"This ......," Lumi groaned with a frown, it was clear that he couldn't judge.

Without the help of the townspeople, there were only about fifty people who could move Penny, but there were a hundred outside.

But there are three mages in the town, and they are well equipped.

However, it is still difficult to determine who will win the head-on conflict.

"Don't forget, when the three of us adults came here, there were only about twenty people around us, but after just over a month, they were able to make the biggest gang in the mountains helpless, and now, they can fully arm a garrison of a hundred people, you know, even the first-class army is rarely equipped with the armor we use. Rowan closed his mouth when he said that.

But it's enough to get the people around you into thinking.

"I see what you mean, Rowan. Lumi Jones groaned for a moment, then nodded.

"Actually, you also have to think about it, this is also a speculation, if we can help a few red-robed masters to win, will we be able to get a higher position?" said the young man, with a strange light in his eyes, which Lumi Jones could easily see, called ambition:

"Rowan, I just want the villagers to be able to live in peace. ”

"Stability?" the man scoffed, "Caught between the two forces, the stable life that is oppressed by the group of lords on the mountain every day?" pull it down, there is no hope here, Lumi, we must climb out." ”

The words of his companion made Lu Mi uncomfortable, but after some thought, he still decided to help the red-robed mage, and at this time, more than two dozen townspeople who had not yet left had gathered next to them, and when Lu Mi looked at them with puzzled eyes, the middle-aged man led by Lu Mi scratched his head:

"That's right, Lumi, and I think what Rowan said makes sense. ”

"Reasonable?Pagras, haven't you always been disgusted with these red robes?" Rowan looked at the middle-aged man who spoke, and his tone was sour: "It turns out that you also know how to see the wind and steer the rudder." ”

The middle-aged man's face suddenly became embarrassed.

"Rowan, don't talk about it, let's go to Lord Sean. Lumi frowned and walked out of the clearing, followed by the rest of the militia.

...... The sun sets from afternoon to dusk.

The campfires in the makeshift camp are still thriving.

"My lord, it seems that our plan has succeeded. Officer Geisor's expression was full of smugness in his successful scheme: "From what I have just observed, we can see that the army they have temporarily assembled is really completely loyal." ”

"Captain Geisor, you're a talent. The red-robed mage was in high spirits: "By the way, how are we in the town?" ”

"Oh, he's just sent in the latest information from the town. Gaisol said and frowned: "Without the help of the local militia team, the strength of these red-robed mages is very weak, and of course, be careful with their special weapons." ”

"Special weapons?" Miltansud's eyebrows furrowed.

"It's just a repeater that can shoot hundreds of bolts in a row, as long as you're not stupid enough to charge in gathering, that's fine, and by the way, there's a fire-breathing weapon, and I think that's enough for you to drink a pot. ”

A bewitching voice sounded more than ten meters in front of the camp of several people, the long sword of the Searle knight left the scabbard, and the red-robed mage and officer looked up and saw the beautiful figure wrapped in black shining armor and metallic luster.

Of course, the five-foot-long giant sword is also indispensable.

"You should be Lady Ferrandrin?hmm, I wonder why you're in this place now?" Officer Geisor frowned.

"Guigan, weren't you just talking about attacking that slightly larger ...... Uh, the Academy?"

A large number of soldiers drew their weapons and gathered around the female warrior, the red-robed mage's eyes deepened, and he blessed his body with protection, and after a while, the officer began to disperse the soldiers with a smile: "Disperse, if this lady wants to assassinate someone, it will be difficult for you to stop it." ”

A group of soldiers withdrew their weapons, and Lannie Lou glanced at the officer, a smile of interest on her face.

"Actually, according to the report we received, that Dean Sean seems to have seriously violated your authority, is that true?" the officer flipped through the information, and just as he opened his mouth to ask, he saw that the face of the black warrior on the other side turned iron-blue.

"Well, in that case, if we can teach the dean a lesson, it seems like something you'd like to see. Miltansud also understood a little, and laughed slowly.

"Huh. Lanelou laughed, and a sliding step floated next to the two of them, and stopped, this action made the eyelids of the red-robed mage and the officer jump slightly: "You're right, I mean this, if I want to deal with those guys, I think I can kill a few more miscellaneous fish." ”

"That's just great. With your help, Lady Ferrandrin, Lord Tansud is sure to regain power. Gaisol and Miltansud had happy faces at the same time.

The fierceness of this black warrior is known to the whole province of Sazaha.

"Authority?" Lannilou glanced contemptuously at the two men next to her, rejoicing in the power of a small town, secretly saying that men are really short-sighted trash, even if they have more shrewd minds, they are actually as cowardly and shameless as pigs.

Including the one in the town, that's what she's doing this time.

The thought of that person made her heart burst into flames, she licked her lips and said slowly, "Wait a minute, if you break through the town, you must deal with that dean for me." ”

The officer and the red robe were stunned for a moment, and before they could understand what the black warrior was saying, they heard a curse that seemed like hell and gnashed their teeth:

"I want him to be my dog, let him lick my shoes and toes, and take his wife in front of him......"

The two men shuddered together, but they had no doubts about the reliable surname of the black warrior, this kind of bitter and hateful tone, without deep hatred, it would never be able to say.

They wiped the sweat from their foreheads, sighed at each other, and waited for the Black Warrior to vent his grievances before carefully stirring up the topic: "Lady Ferrandrin, you just said that they have a fire-breathing weapon......"

Rumble!

Just as the officers were halfway through his words, a flash of fire suddenly burst out from the wooden wall of the town, and before they could react, the rocks on one side of the camp burst apart as if they had exploded, and a large number of high-speed flying debris and smoke instantly tore the tent on one side to pieces, and blood splattered out.

Several blood-soaked soldiers howled out from under the overturned tent, running and crawling as they howled frantically, their limbs largely incomplete. The miserable howl grew a little hoarse.

The shattered severed hand bullet landed in front of Miltansud and Ghethor, and the nerves of the two men short-circuited for a moment.

"What are you doing?!They're attacking!" shouted the Black Knight.

However, at this moment, more fires flashed from the wooden walls of the town, and in response, large swaths of mountain rocks were shattered by these artillery fires, and the surrounding camp was suddenly thrown into chaos.

(To be continued)