The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 141 Is the drama coming now? (Two chapters in one)

"Miss Jenny?" Renn was slightly surprised.

He didn't expect Jenny to come to pick him up in person.

It seems that the Crowley family takes his becoming a family guardian knight very seriously.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Renn followed Jenny onto the carriage.

Soon, the carriage drove slowly towards the county town. The driver's control was very good and the carriage was very smooth.

"Miss Jenny, have you heard of the 'Bat Market'?" Renne suddenly thought of it.

"Bat Market? I've never heard of this." Jenny looked a little confused, thought for a while, shook her head and said.

Ren nodded.

This situation is also normal.

This actually made Renn feel happy.

This simple thing fully reflects the privileges of the nobility.

When Wren rode the Crowley family's carriage and arrived near the city gate, he saw a long queue entering the city, splitting into two groups and queuing up at the small gates on both sides.

"I wonder which way you will choose?"

An ordinary militia iron sword can be purchased for only a few silver coins, and basically every blacksmith in a small town can make it.

When the trip was halfway through, Janey seemed to have thought of something and said to Renn: "By the way, Your Excellency Renn, as usual, after you become the guardian knight of the Crowley family, we will provide you with a set of knight plate armor. weapons, and horses.”

This is the first time he has come to the county town. The name of the county town is Meist, and the entire Meist County is named after this city. This is the case for many counties in the Dragon Empire.

As for why you choose gold coins?

Recently, he has indeed been a little short of money. The three hundred imperial gold coins he brought to the Habsburg Manor yesterday were basically spent. The weapons and plate armor of the main knights are big consumers of gold coins.

It seems that this 'Bat Market' should be relatively hidden, not the kind that everyone can enter.

In addition, the weapons provided by the Crowley family are most likely high-quality stainless steel weapons. To be honest, they cannot meet Ren's combat needs.

Through the window of the carriage, Renn saw that more and more pedestrians and carriages were passing by, and a tall black and gray city wall lay in front of Renn's sight.

Jenny frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Sir Ren, maybe my mother will know about this 'Bat Market' you are talking about."

Jenny then opened the brown wooden box on the side, took out a heavy leather wallet, and said, "Sir Ren, this is your reward for one year, five hundred imperial gold coins."

"Of course, you can also directly choose gold coins as reward."

But those long swords that can really be used in fierce battles, such as the half-hand sword currently used by the Night Watch, are more than ten times more expensive, with each one costing four to five imperial gold coins.

The carriage that Ren was riding in headed straight towards the main gate. When he saw the coat of arms of Baron Crowley's family on the carriage, the guards at the city gate wearing chainmail and holding spears soon gave it a warning. Released.

If he raises his own war horses, firstly, there is no stable at home, and secondly, taking care of the horses is actually quite troublesome.

This couldn't help but make Ren's mood feel much better.

The stainless steel sword that Ren used before cost twenty or thirty imperial gold coins.

On this trip, I originally wanted to stop by the 'Bat Market'. One was to see if there were more wizard or witchcraft items for sale, and the other was to buy some items recorded in the 'Beast Taming Diary'. Some formula raw materials.

Jenny smiled slightly and said, "Your Excellency Ren, it's as I guessed."

Ok?
Renn glanced at Jenny in surprise.

"Thank you, Miss Jenny." Renn immediately stopped refusing and thanked him after taking it.

This shows how expensive good weapons are.

Renn smiled slightly and said, "Okay, thank you first, Miss Jenny."

As for the armor
Although Renn currently lacks a set of knight's plate armor, he has already figured out how to get it.

"I think as long as it is within the city of Meister County, the Crowley family can definitely help you find a place."

I have to say, this feeling of being taken seriously is still very good.

Especially high-quality weapons and armor, which are worth ten times or even dozens of times than ordinary weapons.

Soon, the carriage arrived at the outskirts of Meist County.

That's because Renn has basically made his own weapons. A 'Glimmer Giant Sword' is currently on his back, and although the two-handed war hammer has not yet been crafted, the raw material blood-patterned steel ingots are also ready.

As for the war horses, as Renn is currently the deputy public security officer, he can use the 'bus' - the war horses raised in the administration hall stables - for traveling.

Judging from their clothing, most of these people should be civilians, mercenaries and businessmen. They are being inspected and paying fees to enter the city.

He really didn't expect that the money would have already arrived before he officially became the guardian knight of the Crowley family.

"If even she doesn't know, I can ask my friends."

What Jenny said made sense. Indeed, he seemed to underestimate a noble's background and energy.

The main entrance, which is the most spacious, is empty. Even if there are a few carriages coming and going, they rarely stop and leave.

In addition, Renne also learned about the market price from Hamilton before, and to be honest, the price was much higher than he expected.

This is troublesome.

After thinking about it, Ren said, "Miss Jenny, if it's convenient, it's better to convert it into gold coins."

After the carriage entered the city, what caught Ren's eyes were the bustling shops and streets, which looked much livelier than Goldsmith Town.

However, Ren could faintly smell a lot of strange smells, which seemed to be the smell of human excrement mixed with other odors, which made him frown.

It seems that this area should be a civilian area, and the health condition does not seem to be very good.

The carriage continued to drive for about half an hour, and after making one left turn and two right turns, it arrived at a villa area. The environment here was obviously much better than the civilian area they saw when they first entered the city.

The grounds are very spacious and tidy, and on the exterior walls of each independent villa, you can see a variety of carefully planted green plants and flowers.

Even though it's the frost month, there are still many cold-resistant flowers blooming, which are very beautiful.

As the carriage slowly stopped, Miss Janey smiled slightly and said, "Here we are, Sir Renn. This is the county seat of the Crowley family."

Ren nodded.

As soon as he got out of the car, Ren saw the plump and beautiful Baroness Crawley, who was waiting inside the entrance of the mansion with two tall knights and five or six servants. When he saw Ren coming down, he saw her beautiful face. A smile appeared on his face and he said:
"Your Excellency Renn, welcome to the Crowley family!"

"Thank you, madam, you are too polite." Ren immediately bowed slightly and said with a smile.

However, he was keenly aware that the two knights beside Baroness Crowley did not seem to welcome his arrival, and were even vaguely hostile.

This is because as Ren's mental power improves and his 'danger perception' reaches level 3, he can easily distinguish some obviously hostile looks.

After thinking for a moment, Ren remembered that this should be Baroness Crowley, the two family knights mentioned before.

"Your Excellency Renn, please allow me to introduce you as Knight Sheldon of the Crowley family." Baroness Crowley raised her hand slightly and gestured to the bald knight on her left.

"Hello Sheldon Knight."

"Hello, Mr. Renn."

This bald knight is at least forty years old, but he is tall and burly and looks quite intimidating.

"This is Knight Steen." Baroness Crowley pointed again, and the knight with a moustache on the right said.

"Hello, Knight Stein."

"Hello, Knight of Ren."

"Sir Ren, let's go in first. It's been a hard journey."

At this time, the beautiful Baroness Crowley took the initiative to step forward, took Ren's left hand, and walked inside.

I saw the lady's tall white chest, rubbing against Ren's arm every step she took.

This made the two knights on the side look at each other, and they both saw resentment and some kind of desire in each other's eyes.

Mad, when you saw the little tender meat coming, you took the initiative to stick it up?
The riding slut!
Still pretending to be innocent in front of me.

The knight named Steen seemed to have even less patience. Seeing this scene, he couldn't hold it in for a while and took the initiative to say:

"I heard that Sir Ren just entered the extraordinary world not long ago?"

"Yes, Knight Steen, I have indeed only entered the transcendent realm for less than half a month." Renn nodded and replied casually.

"Oh? I thought this was a rumor. Although the new knight is not incapable of becoming a guardian knight of the Crowley family, it's just that as a guardian knight, shouldn't he show his convincing strength?"

"How about it, Mr. Renn, do you mind showing it on the training ground? Of course, I can be your imaginary enemy." Stern said, seemingly with reasonable doubt, but actually slightly provocative.

This made Baroness Crowley hold Ren's hand visibly tighter.

Obviously, she was a little embarrassed that Stern proposed to compete with Renn so quickly. She thought that she would wait until at least the afternoon, or even later, before the scene in front of her would happen.

"Stein, you are so rude. Lord Renne has just arrived." Baroness Crowley scolded angrily.

So fast?
Is the meat show coming now?

Renn raised his eyebrows. Since he agreed to Baroness Crowley, and also received money from the carriage, he naturally wanted to handle the matter for her.

Renn waved his hand and interrupted what Baroness Crowley was about to say.

"Oh? Mr. Steen, do you want to compete with me?"

The first time he saw these two family knights, Ren observed them carefully and found that their strength was really average.

In this case, Renn didn't intend to waste any time on these two people.

He quickly showed his strength and fulfilled Baroness Crowley's request.

In this case, I can still take the time to go to the county military supplies office, and perhaps inquire about the 'Bat Market'.

wrong!

Ren then thought about it, maybe these two are very good experience NPCs.

It's just that he might need some guidance.

Thinking of what he had gained at the Habsburg Manor yesterday, Renn couldn't help but smile.

So, he had a little plan in mind.

And hearing Ren's direct agreement, Steen couldn't help but laugh.

Sure enough, he is still a young boy.

After a little stimulation, he agreed.

This is sure!

"If Lord Renn doesn't mind, of course it's my honor." Steen said hypocritically.

"Being able to exchange combat experience with Knight Stern is what I'm looking forward to." Renn also responded with a smile.

Soon, the group arrived at the training ground behind the villa. Many people who were invited to attend the ceremony, some barons, heirs or representatives of the Lord's family who were good friends with the Crowley family, naturally came to the training ground after hearing the news that there was a competition between official knights.

The training ground in the mansion of the Baron Crowley family is not large, covering an area of ​​only a few hundred square meters. It is not equipped with a racecourse. This is also because the mansion is located in the county town of Meister.

The land in the city is considered valuable, and even nobles are generally reluctant to use it to build a racecourse.

As for the large training grounds equipped with racecourses, nobles usually install them in suburban manors.

On the training ground.

Renn and Stern stood in the middle of the field, but this time Renn was holding a bronze warhammer instead of a shimmering giant sword.

Before going on stage, Renn had handed over the shimmering giant sword wrapped in sheepskin and some other items to Jenny who was standing aside for safekeeping.

"Sir Ren, don't you want to change into a knight's armor?" Stein narrowed his eyes and said, looking at Ren, who was wearing plate armor.

Ren shook his head slightly and said, "No, just this one."

Stein nodded, holding his sword and shield, suddenly changed from stillness to movement, and sprinted towards Renn.

"clang!!"

The sound of gold and iron clashing sounded!
The two of them each took a step back, seemingly evenly matched.

Immediately afterwards, the two started fighting.

The two of them were extremely fast. Among the people watching, except for those whose strength reached a certain level, many noble ladies were just listening.

They couldn't see the figures of the two men clearly, and they could only hear the clanging sound of weapons clashing.

"Eh! This Renne is pretty good. He can actually be inseparable from Stein." The older Sheldon Knight narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself.

In his mind, this newly promoted young knight should not be as strong as Stern.

Because generally speaking, no matter how talented you are, if the promotion time is too short, it is a flaw!
According to normal logic, the opponent should have a lot of gaps with veteran formal knights like Huistin in terms of proficiency in combat skills and level of breaking limits.

After all, catching up takes time!

Therefore, it stands to reason that it shouldn't take much effort for Stein to defeat the opponent.

As a result, the battle situation was beyond Sheldon's expectation. It turned out to be a stalemate, and it seemed to have turned into a battle of who had better physical strength.

Also surprised was Jenny on the side.

I saw that she was also looking at the battle situation in front of her with a puzzled face at this time.

There are many question marks in my mind!

Why did Mr. Ren change his hammer skills?
Also, why do you feel that Mr. Ren is letting off steam?

Why is that?
Shouldn't it be to defeat Stern cleanly and establish his authority?

Jenny thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out why Ren did this.

Seven or eight minutes later, Renne saw that after the fierce battle, Stern's face was exhausted and his movements began to deform. He knew that it would be too deliberate to continue the performance.

So, Renne caught an unsteadiness in Stern's steps and knocked the opponent to the ground with one strike.

Then, he pretended to be quite tired and stood in the middle of the field, holding the bronze war hammer, breathing heavily.

"Sir Renn, youth is good. Your physical strength is stronger than mine. Otherwise, it's hard to say whether we will win or lose this match." Although Stern was defeated, he was obviously very unconvinced.

Because judging from his own feelings about the fight just now, if Lord Renn was not young enough and had better physical strength than him, there is really no certainty who will win!

Renn smiled slightly and ignored the complaints of his defeated general, as if he didn't hear the dissatisfaction in Stern's tone at all.

Stern glanced at Renne who was smiling, got up angrily, and left the center of the field.

And Renn looked at the system prompts happily:

[Your skill Tokkal Hammer has been improved, and your experience value is +79]

[You have experienced a battle, and the knight (extraordinary) professional experience value +26]

It seems that because the battle just lasted long enough, the experience rewarded by the system was very high.

Thinking about it, after all, the battle just now took up almost all the physical strength of a veteran knight.

After Stein got up, he walked to the side of Sheldon Knight and whispered something.

Then, Sheldon, the older bald knight, slowly walked forward and said with a smile: "Sir Ren, do you mind if I, an old guy, come to participate?"

"You know, at my age, my physical strength has dropped a lot, so it's just right to compete with Mr. Renn now. I don't want to take advantage of Mr. Renn."

Ok?
Renn didn't expect it either.

His acting skills were so good that the Sheldon Knight quickly asked to compete with him.

Fortunately, he was not really tired. On the contrary, his strategy was still very successful. After all, he induced the elderly bald knight to take action.

Not only did he want to win, but he also wanted to stand on the moral high ground and gain another wave of hammer experience points.

only.
This Sheldon Knight seems a little too shameless.

Baroness Crowley, who was watching the battle, felt a little anxious when she saw this scene. She couldn't help but tighten her hand on Jenny, as if she was worried that Renne would agree.

After all, unlike Jenny, she had never seen Ren kill Andrews and other Black Flame monks with her own eyes.

But Jenny knew that Ren was most likely 'acting', although she didn't understand the meaning of Ren's actions.

It was impossible for Ren to tell Jenny that he was doing it to gain experience.

"Mother, you don't have to worry too much."

"I feel, how should I put it, that Lord Renne seems to be deliberately showing weakness to the enemy, although I don't know why he did it." Jenny said softly next to Baroness Crowley.

"Huh? Is that so?" Baroness Crowley glanced at Janey and found that her daughter's expression did not seem to be deliberately comforting her.

After all, even a white lie will soon be exposed by the following competition.

I only heard Ren in the center of the field say: "Since Sheldon Knight is interested in this, I will naturally cooperate."

Ren's agreement immediately made Sheldon's face light up.

As if he didn't want to leave time for Renne to recover his strength, as soon as he came on the stage, Sheldon burst out with all his strength and rushed towards Renne with his hammer and shield in hand.

However, after Sheldon launched a fierce attack, he discovered that Renne's defense was rock solid.

Although Renn's expression always looked a little tired, as if Sheldon could defeat him if he just worked harder.

Five minutes later.

The bald knight Sheldon, who was sweating profusely, was out of breath at this moment, but found that he still hadn't taken down Ren, and shouted unwillingly:

"You can't do this!"

"You should be exhausted. How could you possibly be able to hold on for so long?"

Renn smiled slightly and said, "Maybe it's because, as Knight Stern said just now, I'm young, so I have better physical strength."

After saying that, Renne knocked Shelton away with a hammer, ending the fight.

Since Sheldon no longer has any physical strength, Renn naturally no longer intends to continue 'acting'.

The system prompt appears immediately:

[Your skill Tokkal Hammer has been improved, and your experience value is +67]

[You have experienced a battle, and the knight (extraordinary) professional experience value +22]

Gee!

Sure enough, as I get older, my physical strength is not good enough.

This experience value is not as good as Stern just now!

Renn cursed a little in his heart.

Regarding these two Crowley family knights, Jenny also expressed her stance to him on the road.

If possible, Jenny didn't want Ren to kill the two of them or seriously injure them.

After all, the two of them have served the Crowley family for many years and have no thoughts of rebellion yet. They are more coveting the beauty and wealth of the Crowley family.

Therefore, Jenny hoped that Renne could intimidate the two of them.

Regarding the Crowley family's request, Ren agreed after a moment's thought.

After all, this is a request made by the Crowley family themselves. As a guardian knight, there is no need to go too far. Even if what happens next is the Crowley family's own business.

And the people watching were not stupid. After watching two competitions in a row, they also discovered that something was wrong.

Because, at the end of the first game, Rennes felt that his physical strength was too much, and he should not be able to hold on for too long. But now that the second game is over, Rennes walked off the field in high spirits. At this moment, Zhenghe Baroness Crawley chatted.

At this time, many noble ladies outside the court also whispered to each other after seeing Ren's performance.

Especially one of Janie’s best friends, Agatha Wiggins, excitedly ran to Janie’s side and said:

"Jenny, you are really becoming more and more discerning. Where did you find this handsome boy? Not only is he strong, he also has such good physical strength. You are lucky!"

As he spoke, he stared at Jenny with ambiguous eyes.

"Agatha, don't talk nonsense. Ren is the new guardian knight of our family. Besides, he was found by my mother and has nothing to do with me." Janey naturally understood the implication of her best friend's words and said slightly shyly. .

"So it's Baroness Crawley? I didn't expect that she also likes to eat young grass, haha."

"I'm going to kill you, and I can say this in public."

The two noble ladies immediately started laughing and joking.

After the competition, Renne proposed to Baroness Crowley that she wanted to go to the military supplies office in the county.

Although both Jenny and Madam wanted Ren to stay in the mansion and communicate more with the guests, Ren had no interest in this.

At present, he has not passed the nobility canonization assessment. Strictly speaking, he is not a true nobleman yet.

On the other hand, Renn feels that even socializing will only be meaningful after identity and status reach a certain threshold.

However, there was an appointment ceremony and dinner at the Crowley family mansion in the evening, and Renne had to attend.

Renn rode a carriage arranged by the Crowley family and arrived at the County Military Supplies Department located in the north of the city.

This munitions office in the county town is located next to the city guard camp and is responsible for the redemption of meritorious services for the county guard troops, including city guards, night watchmen, and security guards.

After Renn showed the emblem representing the deputy security officer of Goldsmith Town, he was allowed to enter. This emblem was issued to Renn when he was appointed before, and it can be regarded as replacing the original Night Watch Captain emblem.

As soon as he walked into the munitions room here, Ren found that the area of ​​​​the munitions room was several times larger than that in Gold Flash Town, and there were four or five civilian staff sitting in the office.

Moreover, they are all young and beautiful women wearing uniforms.

It felt a bit like the office hall in his previous life.

(End of this chapter)