arcane emperor

Chapter 9 They may make a profit, but I will never lose.
Feeling the fiery gazes of many soldiers, Matthew raised his eyebrows subconsciously. He found that he had taken it for granted.

One step faster may be praised as a genius, but many steps faster will only be regarded as a madman.

However, Matthew did not decide to change this order, and whispered in the ear of the anxious butler Ralph:

"When I signed the contract with Yaya, I saw some scenes. On the way to the territory, we encountered a fatal threat..."

"Picture? Deadly threat?"

Subconsciously his eyes widened, butler Ralph suddenly thought that the lord was about to turn 18, which was the age to awaken his talent.

During the process of signing the contract with the young dragon, he most likely awakened his talent for "prophecy".

Just like during the day, the lord did not speak for several days. The first choice he made was to avoid the deadly threat of the black dragon.

"Maybe that's a precursor to prophetic ability?"

"In other words, the Lord's prophecy ability has been awakened a long time ago, but it has been hidden in the family to avoid the tragedy more than 10 years ago..."

"Looking at it this way, the lord must have been making preparations for more than 10 years..."

Of course, Matthew didn't know. Butler Ralph had figured out so much in an instant. In order to be more convincing, he said with a firm tone:
"Moreover, I have mastered advanced alchemy. These materials are in my hands and can be used to produce more expensive magic equipment."

"These things will be the main source of funds for the future development of our territory..."

Hearing that Matthew had mastered advanced alchemy, butler Ralph was mentally prepared this time. His expression was perfectly controlled without any change, but his heart was beating wildly.

He looked into Matthew's dark eyes again and found that he could not see through them at all. His heart trembled slightly and he nodded obediently.

He turned around, took out three golden coins and put them in Old John's hand. After coughing slightly, he said loudly under the expectant gaze of the soldiers:
"Have you heard the Lord's order? This is a rare opportunity. If you miss it, you will definitely regret it!"

"But at the same time, you must remember not to get hurt casually."

"Because the cost of treatment will be more expensive than what everyone earns, by then, everyone's working life will be extended..."

I heard the old butler's pleasant tone and the gold coin in Old John's hand.

All the soldiers looked at each other excitedly, holding the weapons in their hands tightly, scanning the fog outside with burning eyes.

Now, they no longer seem to be afraid of possible monsters, but rather look forward to their arrival.

Just now, everyone was more or less fighting for the Lord.

Now, it’s more about yourself!

Seeing that the morale of everyone was much higher, Matthew, the instigator, breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

It is of course a bit unrealistic to directly master advanced alchemy.

He was indeed a demigod-level alchemist in his previous life and knew many special formulas and refining techniques.

However, more alchemy experience and processes are fool-like operations with the help of the game system.

In other words, Matthew’s theoretical knowledge is very strong, but his practical ability needs to be improved step by step.

However, he is not lying to the housekeeper. As long as he has the tools and materials, he can quickly master alchemy.

Everything is to overcome the difficulties at hand!
The appearance of the black wolf seemed to turn on a switch, and more and more aberrant monsters began to rush out of the fog and attack the convoy.

What rushed out this time were three black wolves with mutilated bodies.

Some of them are missing ears, some are missing tails, and some have broken legs.

Under the illumination of the bloody moonlight, twisted bloody muscle tissue grew out of their wounds, as if they were like small tentacles extending out.

This is a sign that the distortion is getting deeper and deeper.

The butler Ralph did not take action this time and stood quietly beside Matthew.

After learning about the lord's abilities, his only thought was to do his best to protect him.

After all, the development of the territory has failed, and the lord can still rely on the arcanist.

Surprised, Old John rubbed his hands beautifully, raised his chin to Leon beside him, adjusted his steps, and stared at the lame black wolf and said:
"Like I just said, don't think about killing it with one blow. Cut off its other front leg first, avoid its mouth, and finally cut off its head."

Leon swallowed nervously, holding the long sword and standing separately from Old John.

The black wolf leapt towards him. Old John took a deep breath, raised the sword he held at an angle, and accurately struck the black wolf's weaker abdomen, creating a large gap.A piece of smelly blood fell to the ground with a crash, and the black wolf's open mouth gnawed into the soil.

Leon rushed over quickly, slashing his long sword diagonally on its forelimbs as it prepared to stand up.

Click!

The black wolf's forelimbs were chopped off, and his whole body fell to the ground again.

"it is good!"

Old John's eyes lit up and he admired Leon's timing and accuracy. He took a step forward and slashed with the knife. The black wolf was instantly dismembered.

They solved the problem quickly, and the other two black wolves did not cause too much trouble.

"Shield raised forward!"

Angela's clear command came, and the soldiers in the front line obeyed the command obediently, and smashed their shields at the black wolves rushing towards them from both ends.

boom!boom!
Although they could ignore the pain, the two black wolves still lost to the well-trained soldiers in the competition of strength. They fell from mid-air and fell to the ground.

"Pike thrust!"

The soldier who seized the opportunity thrust his spear out of the gap in the shield, tore open the abdomens of the two black wolves, passed through their bodies, and plunged into the soil.

The black wolves that should have been severely injured struggled to get up crazily as if they were not affected in any way, even if doing so would make the wounds on their abdomens torn even wider!

However, although they were not dead yet, their movement had been restricted, and Angela's command came quickly.

"Surround with shields, strangle, and behead!"

The black wolf's shrill howl soon disappeared amid the chopping sound. The four soldiers holding shields slowly retreated, and the four soldiers holding guns quickly plunged their spears into the black wolf's head.

The wanderer with flexible hands rushed over, took out a slender dagger, played with their corpses, and then shouted in surprise:

"Haha, we are lucky!"

Leon, who was a little depressed, looked at the wanderer who took 10 gold coins from Butler Ralph, saw the soldiers happily dividing the money, and felt extremely painful in his heart when he thought of the cute little gold coins leaving him.

Other soldiers who did not participate in the fighting also felt that they had missed out on opportunities to make a fortune.

They all widened their eyes and stared at the swirling blood mist around them, as if they were beginning to look forward to the battle.

Old John, who was wiping the blood, kicked Leon's shoes and said angrily:
"What are you looking at? Clean your weapons and check your clothes. As long as you don't die, you will have gold coins sooner or later."

"I've never seen gold coins before..."

After muttering softly, Leon immediately calmed down and became very obedient. It was obvious that Old John's teachings made him respect him.

Matthew, who was sitting in the carriage, had a smile on his face under the mask. He was listening carefully to the exchange between Leon and Old John, and the clear and sweet prompt sounded:
"Ding, your subordinates killed the aberrant black wolf and gained 10 experience points!"

"Ding, your subordinates kill the aberrant black wolf and gain 20 experience points!"

"Ding, your subordinates...gain 10 experience points."

"Wait, why are there only 3 prompts? The deformed black wolf that Ralph killed was not included in the calculation?"

Subconsciously raising his eyebrows, Matthew immediately analyzed the difference between the two.

"Logically speaking, the relationship between the butler Ralph and me is closer, and he is my serious subordinate..."

"I understand, the key is money!"

"Perhaps in the system's judgment, I spent money to "hire" these subordinates, creating a relationship similar to that between NPCs, players, and tasks, so I can gain experience points!"

"If that's the case, can I also gain experience points if I take action myself?"

"..."

　Deposit-5000,

　　cough cough...

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