The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 120 The Haunted Mill

"Ren, you can take a look at the relevant information on this reward order first."

"This was originally a reward, but it has been posted for a long time and still cannot be solved. Now it has turned into a mysterious incident that needs to be solved by the official empire."

"This is what I have selected from the recent dozen or so mysterious events that have occurred in Meister County. Once the mysterious event can be solved, the merit reward will be three to five times or even more than that of ordinary events."

"Ren, considering that you have already entered the realm of Knight Extraordinary and you also have a pyroxene weapon, I think as long as you are careful about this mission, there won't be much of a problem in terms of safety."

Renn nodded and had no objection to Hamilton's arrangement.

He has the pyroxene weapon 'Glimmering Great Sword' in his hand. If the source of the mysterious incident is some kind of evil, he still has a certain advantage.

Ren took the reward order and looked at it carefully. After a while, he said to Hamilton in surprise: "I didn't expect that there are ghosts!"

"Although it may be exaggerated by ordinary people, these things really exist, but their numbers are very rare, so they are often regarded as legends by most people."

"In fact, ordinary bounty hunters would not consider accepting this kind of reward order. First, because they do not have the ability to eliminate such ghosts, but they have to risk their lives, and the gain outweighs the loss."

"Secondly, people who can destroy such ghosts are generally called demon hunters. This is a group of people who are smaller in number than ghosts." Hamilton explained.

"Demon hunter?" Renn couldn't help but chew on this title in his heart.

Could it be that the demon hunters in this world also have two swords, one silver sword and one steel sword?

"Yes, it is said that to become a demon hunter, you need to be able to awaken certain extraordinary characteristics. I don't know the specifics."

"Of course, in addition to the demon hunters, there are also people in the church who can eliminate them, but in the entire Meist County, there is only one cathedral of the goddess of the monsoon and the sea."

"People who have the ability to exorcise evil are basically the middle and high-level members of the church. If the mysterious event does not happen in the county, they generally will not participate."

"And the same is true for the advisors of the great nobles."

Ren nodded. He could understand that people with these abilities were rare in number and held high positions, so it was naturally impossible for them to accept such a bounty.

"Lord Hamilton, I will make some preparations and head to Agatha's Mill as soon as possible."

"By the way, Ren, I have a bottle of 'holy water' from the Buffalo Cathedral in the county. If the opponent is an evil creature such as a wraith, the 'holy water' should be very lethal."

Hamilton thought for a moment and took out an oval glass reagent bottle from the drawer.

The liquid inside is clearly visible, it is a light cyan liquid.

After Ren took it, he looked at it carefully. He could feel a faint energy inside, but it didn't seem to pose any threat to him.

"Thank you, sir." Ren bowed slightly to express his gratitude.

It seems that Hamilton has considered his first mysterious mission quite carefully.

After leaving the office, Ren thought about it and found that he seemed to have nothing to prepare.

The 'Glimmering Great Sword' is currently on his back, and he is also wearing knight's plate armor. Other shields and the like are a bit redundant since he has the extraordinary characteristic 'Iron Skin', and will hinder the performance of his two-handed sword.

After thinking for a while, Ren found that he could choose to set off directly.

It's only about nine o'clock in the morning now. If everything goes well, we may be able to return before evening.

Since this was a 'tolerance' business, Renn unceremoniously approached the guards in the administration hall stables and chose a war horse.

With a slight push, Ren got on the horse and prepared to set off.

At this time, a carriage arrived at the entrance of the town's administrative hall. Renn casually glanced at the logo on the carriage. It turned out to be the aristocratic heraldry of the Habsburg family - 'a swooping bird of prey'.

Although Ren was a little confused, he must have come to see Hamilton, so he didn't pay too much attention and planned to drive away.

"Is this Mr. Ren?"

Just as Ren was about to leave, a middle-aged man's voice sounded behind him.

Ren turned his head to look in confusion and saw a middle-aged man wearing a black robe walking out of the carriage and calling him with a smile.

"Yes, is that your Excellency?"

"Your Excellency Renn, I am Michelle, the butler of Baron Alonso, the eldest son of the Habsburg family."

'Alonso'?
  After hearing the name, Ren's pupils shrank. Of course he knew who the other party was, but he still didn't know the purpose of the other party's visit.

The butler named Mihir continued to maintain a formulaic smile and said: "There may have been a small misunderstanding between us before, but it has all passed."

"This time, Baron Alonso entrusted me with the task of having a talk with Mr. Renn. If it is convenient, I would like to ask Mr. Renn to get on the carriage and have a talk." Michelle continued to smile and stretched out his hand to indicate the direction of the carriage. road.

"This." Renn thought about it.

Worried about being assassinated?

The other party is not a fool, and there is a high probability that he will not assassinate him in front of many guards at the entrance of the administrative hall of a small town.

This time it seemed that the other party was here to recruit him, but could an assassin's assassination be brushed aside with just a small misunderstanding?
  Renn had already made up his mind. No matter how fanciful the other party's words were, he had the right to listen and get to know the other party's background first.

"Okay!" Renn jumped off the horse and walked over, while Michelle enthusiastically helped Renn open the carriage door.

As soon as Ren stepped into the carriage, he was stunned.

The next second, he reacted and slowly sat on the brown lambskin-wrapped carriage seat. Opposite him, he saw a pair of beautiful twin girls, wearing identical white-trimmed strapless dresses, which fully reflected the girls' beautiful and delicate bodies.

When the two girls saw Ren's gaze and looked over, they lowered their heads shyly, and their delicate bodies even squeezed closer to each other, making people suddenly feel like they were admiring the beauty of Bing Tilian.

Renn couldn't help but take a second look.

It is human instinct to pursue beautiful things.

Michelle, who was standing aside, saw Ren's slightly shocked eyes and subsequent glances at the twin girls, and nodded slightly with a smile on her face.

It seems that this arrangement of mine is still very popular with this 'farmer's son'.

His previous judgment was that since this 'farmer's son' has such an outstanding talent, but has never shown it before, it means that the other party may have a soft spot for Miss Claire, otherwise it would be difficult to explain this situation.

In this case, even if you can't find a beauty comparable to Miss Claire, there is a saying that two are better than one.

Now it seems that the effect is good.

"Sir Renn, Baron Alonso appreciates your talent very much. If you can agree to become Lord Alonso's follower, then these two beautiful girls from the Crab Claw Peninsula will be your maids."

"In addition, Sir Ren, there is another set specially prepared for you."

"Wait a minute, Butler Michelle, did I hear you right? You just said followers?" Ren frowned and interrupted Michelle's eloquent story.

"That's right, if you become a follower of Lord Alonso, all your training expenses will be."

"Sorry, please forgive me for not agreeing." Renn shook his head and refused directly.

What a joke.

If Renn was still unclear about the difference between followers and guardian knights before, it became very clear after Hamilton's explanation.

Followers seem to be very good, and the master provides food, shelter, and training resources, but the consequence of this is that there is almost no autonomy.

This is essentially in conflict with what Ren pursues, which is to control his own destiny.

Therefore, Renn refused without hesitation.

"What!" Michelle looked like a drake was being strangled by the neck, while the twin girls on the side also covered their mouths and looked at Ren in surprise.

Michelle was stunned for a while, and then said with a gloomy face: "Your Excellency Renn, I think you should carefully consider the Baron's suggestion."

"Thanks, but no need!"

"Butler Michelle, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first." Renn immediately turned around and got out of the carriage.

Renn knew very well what his rejection would mean, but a wise man would not be confused, a benevolent man would not worry, and a brave man would not be afraid!
  at the same time.

The county town of Meister.

In the underground hall of a luxurious mansion.

The slender knight carrying a 'scythe'-shaped weapon was respectfully reporting:

"Master Priest, the cause of Molt's death has been clearly investigated. It is said that he was killed by a newly promoted knight. This is the relevant information of that knight."

The Scythe Knight handed a dossier to the officiant who was sitting in a large armchair. Under the illumination of the wall lamp, Renn's name was clearly written on the cover of the dossier.

"In addition, because the stronghold near Gold Flash Town was exposed, we lost more than 20 'materials', and the time for the Black Flame Prayer Ceremony will definitely be too late, so we can only hold a blood sacrifice to speed up the process."

"As for the choice of the location of the blood sacrifice, please give me some advice from the officiant." The Scythe Knight continued.

"Hey! A new knight in Goldshire? What a coincidence."

"Have you heard about the location? The Evil Ghost Knight appeared near Goldsmith Town. This may just be our opportunity."

"Does the officiant mean to choose Goldsmith Town? But isn't it too close to the county? Besides, Habsburg Manor is in Goldsmith Town," the Scythe Knight said after hesitating for a few seconds.

"The Church of Monsoon and Ocean Goddess will soon send people to Yesong Forest to investigate the Evil Ghost Knight incident. By then, the defense force of Gold Shine Town will inevitably be mobilized, and it will be an empty time."

"As for the personnel transfer at the Habsburg estate, leave it to Alonso."

"As you command, Master Priest."

After rejecting Michelle, Wren quickly rode his horse to Agatha's Mill, not far from the county town.

According to the jurisdictional scope, this place no longer belongs to the jurisdiction of Jinjin Town, but to the outskirts of the county.

The location of this mill is very good, with a grassy hillside at its back and a large wheat field in front of it. Obviously, this is the most suitable place to build a mill.

But even in the harvest season, there are very few pedestrians on the path leading to the windmill.

Wren steered the horse and continued toward the mill.

When he got closer, he discovered three tall windmills in the shape of lighthouses. Except for one that was still in use, the other two mills had their doors locked and were not in use at all.

At this time, a plump, middle-aged man trotted over while wiping the sweat from his forehead.

(End of this chapter)