The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 111 Promotion and Undercurrent

"Sir Hamilton, the 'materials' mentioned in the note are naturally the children they entrusted the major gangs and pirates to kidnap forcibly. If my guess is correct, the Black Flame Church you mentioned is obviously preparing something in the near future. Things that are important to them."

"You're right, Renn, I will report this matter to the county immediately." Hamilton nodded, he felt the same way.

The missing children have been happening more and more frequently recently, and the mastermind behind it has been revealed, and it should be the Black Flame Church.

At this time, a messenger came over and reported: "Your Excellency, Knight Lloyd and others have arrived at Stewin Farm. Do you think we should go there, or should we invite Knight Lloyd to come here?"

"Have all the children been rescued?" After listening to the messenger's report, Hamilton did not make a decision directly, but turned to ask Ren.

Ren nodded and said: "All rescues were successful, no one died, no one was injured!"

"Very good! Then let's go to Stewin Farm and greet Knight Lloyd and the others." Hamilton waved his hand, obviously in a good mood.

"By the way, messenger, immediately report to the county security chief, Viscount Hamadi, that we destroyed a secret stronghold of a cult and rescued dozens of children."

"As you command, my lord!"

With the arrival of Knight Lloyd, the entire Stewin Farm suddenly became lively. The farm was also surrounded by the guards of the Habs Manor who arrived and searched carefully.

Renne even saw Humbert, his familiar swordsmanship instructor.

However, it seemed that the other party had never thought that the person standing next to Hamilton, the Sheriff of Goldsmith Town, who was also wearing knight's plate armor, would be Renn.

Of course, this is also because Ren is wearing a knight's visor. Except for the narrow T-shaped gap for his eyes and mouth and nose to breathe, outsiders cannot see through the slit to see clearly the true face of the knight in the visor.

Therefore, Humbert naturally cannot distinguish Lane.

And Renn, not intending to 'shock the whole audience', ran to say hello to Humbert and give him a little 'shock'.

As a secret stronghold of the Black Flame Church, Stewin Farm should be able to find many clues about the Black Flame Church, but Molt's fire burned all these traces.

This also made the 'little note' that Renne found from Molt's body very meaningful, and it attracted Hamilton's attention even more.

Wren did not stay at Stewin Farm for too long. He returned to Goldshire with the team of night watchmen escorting the children.

On the way back, Ren finally had time to check the system prompts:
  [Your skill Giant Bear Swordsmanship has been improved, experience value +86]

[You have experienced a battle, and the Night Watch professional experience value +42]

[Your skill, Giant Bear Swordsmanship, has been improved, and your experience value is +278]

[You have experienced a battle, and the Night Watch professional experience value +142]

[Your skill Giant Bear Swordsmanship has been improved, experience value +326]

[You have experienced a battle, and the Night Watch professional experience value +172]

[Your skill Giant Bear Swordsmanship has been improved, experience value +359]

[You have experienced a battle, and the Night Watch professional experience value +205]

The dense system prompts almost filled the screen.

From the initial sparring with La Gray, to the battle with the Hammer Man, the subsequent one-on-six, and the final battle with the Black Flame Monk, the rewards in terms of experience points are quite generous.

守夜人职业等级和巨熊剑术的职业等级双双过半，守夜人职业等级达到了lv4（593/1000），而巨熊剑术lv5达到了lv5（1049/2000）。

Just when Ren returned to Goldshire.

Willen took his daughter and found Hamilton, who was still dealing with follow-up matters at Stewin Farm, and said: "Sir, I request to resign as captain of the night watchman. I am deeply sorry for my dereliction of duty in the entire incident."

"If it hadn't been for the fact that you arrived in time to stop the man in black robes, and Ren successfully rescued all the children, I think I would have felt guilty for the rest of my life."

With that said, Willen bowed deeply.

Hamilton was silent. Seeing this scene, his mood was also complicated.

He also has children, and looking at the whole thing from a father's perspective, there is nothing wrong with Willen's approach.

But unfortunately, he was a captain of the Night's Watch.

Hamilton nodded and said, "Okay! Willen, I promise you. By the way, do you have any recommendations for the position of Captain of the Night Watch?"

"Thank you, sir. I recommend Renn and Matteo. Of course, I prefer Renn. Although he has only joined the Night Watch not long ago, his strength is obvious to all. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have been able to defeat him so smoothly this time. The children were all rescued."

For Ren, Willen is truly grateful.

And after experiencing this incident, he felt that he had been too neglectful of his family before. Now that he can spend more time with his daughter Abby and her family, it is a blessing.

After returning home, Ren soon discovered that Lagret and Anna were missing from the house.

"Mint? Where is your sister Anna?" Renn couldn't help but ask his sister who was playing with the greyhound.

"Sister Anna and Sister Lagre are both at sister Anna's house nearby. They are cleaning up the room and said they will stay there at night."

"Huh?" When Ren heard this, he felt a little empty.

Ever since the Blackbeard incident, Anna has been living in her own home and seems to have gotten used to it.

But think about it, the room in his house is already full, and now that Lagrei is here, there is no room for it.

In addition, the threat of the hyena gang has long since ended, so there is nothing wrong with Anna going back to live. Moreover, with La Gray's force, it is more than enough to protect Anna.

Ren thought for a while and did not go to Lagret and the others, but returned to his room.

Ren, who was lying on the bed, was still thinking about the battle with the Black Flame Monk.

He won that battle by luck.

Thinking back carefully now, Renn felt a cold sweat in his heart. If the Black Flame monk had not been injured by Hamilton at that time, it is estimated that he would never have been able to defeat the opponent.

No, not only is it impossible to defeat the opponent.

It is estimated that he will be beaten until he is running around, and his life may even be in danger.

When the opponent was hit by a sword in the abdomen, his movement speed and flexibility were completely different from his. You can imagine how fast the opponent would be if he was not injured.

His ultimate move may be easily dodged by the opponent.

"We still need to improve our strength!" Ren muttered.

Soon, after a tiring day, Ren fell into a deep sleep!

The next two days were peaceful in Goldshire.

Renn also finally learned Lagre's shield skill, which was displayed on the night watch panel. Skill: Shield Defense lv1. At the same time, in the past few days, Renne also consolidated some of his enemy-facing skills in previous battles, and felt that they were quite rewarding.

In addition, with Lagret's careful guidance, Renne's shield defense has improved rapidly. Just now, it has reached shield defense level 2 (124/300).

It’s good to have someone to train with you.

This couldn't help but remind Ren of the time when Claire was here, when he learned the giant bear swordsmanship and made rapid progress.

With Lagret as his sparring partner, his one-handed swordsmanship and shield defense also change day by day.

It seems that because of the incident at the Black Flame Church stronghold, the county has not sent a team to investigate the Evil Ghost Knight, which makes Lagree feel a little depressed.

Early on the third day, Renne received a notice from the guard, saying that Hamilton asked him to go to the office.

This made Ren a little confused. Is there news about the Black Flame Church so soon?
  Enter Hamilton's office.

Although there was a smell of healing potions in the office, Hamilton was dressed in a noble hunting attire and was dealing with things energetically. Obviously, destroying the stronghold and killing the Black Flame monks made Hamilton quite excited.

"Ren, sit down."

"Letting you come is one thing. I plan to promote you to captain of the night watchman." Hamilton said to Renne with a smile.

A study on the second floor of the Habsburg Castle.

There was no knock, but the door suddenly opened.

This made Dennis in the room very dissatisfied. When he was about to reprimand the visitor, when he raised his head, his pupils shrank.

"Father!" Dennis didn't expect that it was his father who opened the door. As he stood up, his voice trembled as he answered, looking frightened.

His father, Kuros Norman, was a retired lieutenant colonel of the Dragon Empire Navy. Many of his acting styles were those of the Imperial Navy, which was vigorous and strict.

He had suffered a lot since childhood. This time, he finally came to the Habsburg Manor in the name of pursuing Claire, and escaped from his father's clutches in a short period of time. Unexpectedly, because of Luers' death, his father He actually came in person.

"Follow me." The burly middle-aged man had a pair of sharp eyebrows, which made him look even more imposing. He glanced at his son and said coldly.

Dennis had no intention of resisting, nor did he refute or even say a word. Instead, he obediently followed the other person towards the gate of the manor.

The two arrived at the door of the Habsburg Manor and saw a black carriage waiting for them. The carriage had a striking black gold-rimmed two-headed wolf pattern on the carriage, which was Norman's family crest.

After waiting on the carriage, Baron Norman took out a file and handed it to Dennis without saying a word.

Dennis was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, took it immediately, and quickly read through it in front of Baron Norman.

When he saw it for the first time, Dennis couldn't help but exclaimed: "This belongs to the farmer's son, Lane."

Then he raised his head in surprise and glanced at his father. He didn't expect that his father would start investigating the farmer's son Renn who killed Luers so quickly.

But Baron Norman remained expressionless.

This made Dennis feel uneasy. He knew what his father meant. He asked him to read the other party's materials before talking.

In addition, the father at this time is also the most terrifying, because he suppresses the anger in his body, like a volcano about to erupt.

As he flipped through the information, Dennis became more and more frightened. Many of the information was the first time he had seen it.

". Clear out the fishmen of Shimmer Lake."

".Promote Ren to the elite of the Night's Watch"

".In solving the incident in Elim Mine, kill the crystal lizard. Kill the injured rock monster."

".Ren, is highly valued by Sheriff Hamilton of Goldshire."

The recent information about Renn can be said to be extremely detailed, as if it was copied directly from the night watch archives in the county.

There is no record of Ren's killing of the Black Flame Monk in the past two days in the file. From this point of view, this information should have been obtained three days ago.

"Have you finished reading?" Baron Norman's deep voice sounded in the closed carriage compartment.

"Yeah." Dennis nodded.

"I asked my former navy colleagues to help me get this a few days ago."

"This Ren's strength, although he is not yet a formal knight, is definitely more than just an elite night watchman. I judge that his strength should be at the level of a third-level knight attendant, or even a quasi-knight!" Baron Norman said solemnly. .

"What? How is this possible? It's only been more than a month since Claire found him. How could the other party have made such rapid progress?" Dennis looked horrified!

"It's only been more than a month? Did Claire take the initiative to find him?" Dennis still told some news that the baron didn't know, which surprised Baron Norman.

"This shouldn't be possible." Baron Norman said after thinking for a while.

After all, it took more than a month to practice the breathing method from scratch to a quasi-knight. This kind of talent is simply incomprehensible.

"Really! Father, I saw Renn with my own eyes more than a month ago. He was thin and small, and looked like an ordinary person!" Dennis explained with a blushing face.

"If it is true as you say, then his knight talent is higher than the strongest genius in our Meister County. Do you know what this means?" Baron Norman frowned.

"Meaning that he will soon be promoted to knight?" After thinking about it, Dennis looked at the baron with doubtful eyes.

"Wrong! The other party has probably discovered from Ruels' relics that Ruels' origin is the Norman family. If this genius is given more time to grow, it means that the other party will be a big trouble."

Dennis suddenly woke up! "Then father, you plan to take action yourself."

But before Dennis could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Baron Norman.

"Wrong! The identity of the other party is relatively sensitive, so it is not appropriate for me to take action. Phil Kratz will take action directly one day soon."

Phil Kratz?
  Why is this name so familiar?

Dennis couldn't help but think, he was sure that he must have heard of this person.

"Black sail pirates?" Dennis couldn't help but whisper.

He remembered that Phil Kratz was the deputy leader of the Black Sails Pirates. Not only did he have the strength of a senior knight, he was especially good at archery. He was a rare marksman among pirates and was nicknamed the 'Bloody Shooter'. .

When his father served in the Imperial Navy, he had been kind to some pirate groups, and these pirate groups would also take extra care of the Norman family's merchant ships, and the Black Sail Pirates were one of them.

Seemingly knowing that Dennis had figured it out, Baron Norman slowly revealed a secret: "Phil Kratz, the deputy leader of the Black Sails Pirates, once owed me a favor."

"They had plans before, and they would unite multiple pirate groups in the near future to launch plundering of several small towns in Meister County."

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