Lord Chronicle

Chapter 14 Night Battle
"What, are you going to hold a tournament?"

Inside the hotel, the official sent by the Adventurer's Guild to discuss specific matters with Sol asked in surprise.

With the magic cores of two top-level monsters and a dignified appraiser who was scared to death, Sol's commission immediately caused a sensation.After the guild's announcement was issued, Ferry City was full of adventurers who had heard the news these days, and the whole city became bustling like never before.

Saul, who was sitting in the chair enjoying Jessica's shoulder massage service, snorted: "Of course, with so many adventurers, I can't just use your recommendation. You must know that the real strength must be tested in actual combat. So I decided to Hold a tournament and select qualified fighters."

This is also the result of the four people's discussion last night. The purpose is to prevent the Adventurer's Guild from only recommending its own fighters and causing unnecessary trouble.Tournaments can select truly capable adventurers. At the same time, Sol also has a selfish desire, that is, he also wants to have an addiction to the tournaments that he has read too much in previous novels.

The official obviously didn't expect them to have such a request, and hesitantly said: "This...I need to report to my superiors, and I will give you an answer tonight."

After the official left, Jessica, who was pressing Sol's shoulder, snorted coldly, and Sol jumped up reflexively, and quickly gave the soft chair to Jessica.

WooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooerySol turned his face away, weeping secretly.

Chip said at this time: "Will the other party agree?"

Sol nodded confidently: "You also saw what the other party looked like when they saw the top magic core that day. The thing is in our hands, and they will get to choose in which round."

"However, holding the tournament, the venue fee, the coordination fee, the expenses of the contestants, and the expenses of the staff add up to a lot of expenses. We have no money." Jessica frowned.

For this operation, Sol made up his mind to take out [-] gold coins to decorate the scene.They wore the best clothes and accessories, and lived in the best hotel in Ferry City, which can be said to be more luxurious than ever.

Sol smiled triumphantly: "Don't worry, not only will this tournament not cost us money, but I will also make a lot of money for my mother."

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"What, you want to charge each participant a registration fee of 20 gold coins!?" That night, the officials of the Adventurer's Guild exclaimed again.

This is Sol's method. Each contestant charges a registration fee of 20 gold coins. Just looking at the influx of so many adventurers into Ferry City these days, you can know that this is definitely a huge sum of money.He was not afraid that those people would not pay the money. For two top magic cores, 20 gold coins was nothing.

"Will this be too high?" The official asked cautiously after being stunned for a while.

Sol waved his hand: "Not high, not high at all. How can a truly capable adventurer care about 20 gold coins? Naturally, those who are not capable will not be able to pay."

Seeing that he spoke with confidence, the official wiped off his cold sweat: "Then... I need to go back and discuss it again, and I will give you an answer tomorrow."

"By the way." Thor stopped the official who was about to leave: "I don't bring that much money, so I ask the Adventurer's Guild to pay for the expenses of the tournament."

With a splash, the officials threw themselves to the ground.

After he left, Jessica asked, "Is this request too much?"

"Don't worry, the Adventurer's Guild will definitely agree, they are also riding a tiger." Said, Saul chuckled: "As for the money, of course it will be confiscated and put into Lovell's treasury."

Heh heh, anyway, the Adventurer's Guild has bad intentions towards Lovell, and I'm not being polite to you. Is it human if you don't take the opportunity to hit him hard?

Chip and Kress looked at each other and nodded secretly.

Our lord is so insidious and despicable.

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Night falls.

The "Elder Mantis" where Sol and his party stayed is the most luxurious hotel in Ferry City. It is located in the north of the city center. The outermost perimeter is the ornately decorated wall.

At this moment, the entire hotel was in a state of darkness, and everyone fell into a deep sleep.Everything was silent, except for the occasional chirping of crickets in the garden.

Suddenly, two figures quietly flashed out from the opposite street corner, quickly crossed the deserted street like ghosts, and sneaked under the wall of the hotel.

He leaned at the base of the wall and listened quietly for a moment, then the visitor got up immediately, passed over the wall as tall as a person, and entered the garden as lightly as if there was no weight.These are two mysterious men with their heads covered. They are wearing black tights that are common to thieves. One of them has gray eyebrows exposed outside the mask, which seems to be an old man.

The building of the hotel was just ahead, but the two men were not in a hurry to act.The old man squatted on the ground, carefully touched the surrounding ground inch by inch with a special technique, then nodded, and the two continued to move forward.

When they came to the bottom of the building, the two climbed up the wall like a gecko through the tiny cracks in the bricks. Their movements did not hesitate at all, and they climbed out of the window of one of the rooms on the top floor in a moment.

The young thief stretched out his hand to wipe the window, and somehow the closed window opened without knowing what trick he used.Like two soft and boneless snakes, the two men slid into the room without a sound.

Sol fell asleep on the big bed in the room. He was lying on the bed in a "big" shape with his hands and feet spread out. His sleep was only a little better than a dead pig, and he didn't realize that there were two more people in the room.

It seems that the purpose of these two people coming here is already clear, and it is naturally aimed at the two magic cores in Sol's hand.After the Adventurer's Guild took over the mission and still had the guts to steal, their origins must not be simple.

After entering the room, the two moved more carefully.They took a strange step, taking a step every time Sol exhaled, and stopping when he inhaled, using this step that matched Sol's breathing rhythm, the two of them moved between actions. The sound was completely hidden in the sound of his breathing.

They are not careless just because the other party is an ordinary person, and they are not impatient when the prey is in front of them, and they are always in the most calm state. These two are definitely the first-class masters among thieves.

When they came to Sol's bedside, through the dim light from the window, they could clearly see a small box tightly wrapped by iron chains on the post at the head of the bed.People have an instinct, like to keep important things by their side, and feel at ease only when they are in a place that can be controlled at any time, and Saul is no exception.

The box tied to the head of the bed is filled with the magic core, and a thumb-thick iron chain entangles it like a rice dumpling. If you want to remove the box, you have to saw off the bedside post or cut the iron chain. Of course, It's not a good thing to do late at night.

What's more, that iron chain is not an ordinary chain, but a high-end product with warning magic attached, produced by the authentic magic guild, specially prepared for wealthy people who are afraid and want to protect their valuables.If you don't know the specific spell and touch the iron chain rashly, the magic on it will be triggered immediately.

As the slogan of the Magic Guild says: Combining the strength of the iron chain and the sensitivity of the warning signal, it is a classic combination of steel and magic, which will perfectly protect your property.

Not to mention that, a crooked note pasted on the box with the words "There is no magic core here" is even more integrated into the category of psychological warfare.

Seeing this note, the two thieves had strange looks in their eyes.But they are all experts in the expert family, so naturally they will not be fooled by this little trick.

Without any hesitation, the two acted immediately.The young thief took out a finger-sized glass bottle from his pocket, which contained some black solution.Pulling out the cork, the man seemed to treasure the liquid in the bottle very much. He carefully tilted the mouth of the bottle, and it took a long time for a drop to drip on the iron chain.

As the liquid came into contact with the iron chain, an incredible thing happened. The chain made of fine steel actually dissolved in it, and then broke, without touching the warning magic on it.

If someone with knowledge is around, you can tell that the liquid in the bottle is the black dragon's breath—acid.The black dragon's acid is highly corrosive and has the ability to destroy magic. When the black dragon breathes out its breath, even defensive magic cannot resist the erosion of acid.

When the chain broke, the old man beside him had already put on a pair of leather gloves and grabbed the chain in time.Carefully peeling off the chain round and round, the iron box was finally completely released.

Although it was successful, the two thieves did not show any joy, and their eyes remained detached and calm from the beginning to the end.Just as the young thief was reaching for the back of the iron box, his movements suddenly stopped.

As if being petrified in an instant, the two of them maintained the previous posture and stood motionless on the spot, as if they were fixed by something.After a while, the old man laughed in a low voice: "It turns out that there are some masters who are in the same industry."

Before the words were finished, a figure leaped out of the shadows in the corner of the room like lightning. At the same time, with a flash of light, a dagger stabbed the old man's chest. It was Chip.

The two thieves backed away from the left and right in an instant, and they turned back. When they turned around, they each held a dagger in their hands, followed by three figures who were twisted together.

As if there was a tacit understanding, although the moves were fatal, the daggers never intersected once during the three people's fights, and every time they stabbed halfway, they changed their moves and stabbed to the next place.And even though they kept moving around in the room, the three of them didn't touch a single piece of furniture, and everything was going on silently, which made them look more like a group of phantoms moving at high speed in the room.

And in the center of the fierce struggle around the bed, Sol was still sleeping soundly without realizing it, the scene was really weird.

According to the practice of thieves, once they are exposed, they must retreat immediately, and never use force unless it is absolutely necessary.However, the attraction of those two magic cores was so great that even professional thieves, one old and one young, couldn't help staying and trying to take away the iron box.

Chip was the former sub-captain of the Lulin Yeying Troop, so his ability was unquestionable. He was alone in front of Sol's bed, and the two thieves couldn't get closer even though they tried their best.

Although the three of them didn't make a sound from the beginning to the end, the thief was guilty after all. After a long time, the two thieves were afraid of offending other guards, and their offensive gradually intensified.

The old man winked at the young man quietly, and the two separated again, but this time their speed suddenly increased a lot.Among them, the young man rushed to the iron box, and the old man attacked Sol who was sleeping on the bed for the first time.

Chip's face remained unchanged, and at the same time as the two thieves went around to the two sides of the bed, he suddenly threw the dagger at the young thieves, who turned around and rushed towards the old man.

The dagger is extremely tricky, the young thief had to stop to block it, but just as his hand was halfway there, the flying dagger turned into a Qipu inconceivably, and the disappearing dagger replaced the Qipu pounced on the old man even more strangely. Pu's position, shot to it.

With a bang, the old man raised his dagger to push him away, and a group of dazzling sparks erupted in the dark room immediately.Although he was not injured, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat due to his sophistication.

At the same time, on this side, the young thief withdrew and quickly retreated. Kip had already advanced in front of him in an instant, twisted his wrist and the other dagger slipped into his wrist, and then cut across it!Even the young thief retreated quickly, and the tights on his chest were almost cut open.

"Yeah, heh..." Surprised by the sound of the old man opening the dagger, Sol moaned twice, turned over and continued to sleep.

"This is the technique of the army, you are an assassin!?" The old man said in a deep voice.

Chip shook his head slowly: "No, I'm just the young master's bodyguard."

The old man snorted: "This kid really has an extraordinary background. No wonder he has a top-level magic core and can hire assassins as bodyguards."

At this moment, a loud bang was heard suddenly, the thick door was broken, and a burly man rushed in, raised his sword and slashed at the old man. It was Kress.

Caught off guard, the old man was taken aback, and before he could react, the huge sword with a heavy whistling wind had already struck his face.The old man hastily twisted his waist to avoid it, but he didn't know that the giant sword was as light as nothing in Kress's hand. With a slight flip of his wrist, the downward slashing sword turned into a horizontal slash, and continued to attack the old man.

"It's amazing!" The old man gave a low voice, and the small dagger was erected in front of his chest, just enough to support the blade.Strange to say, when the giant sword collided with the dagger, there was only a soft ding sound, and the old man had flitted back to the corner of the wall.

"Wow, who are they?" Saul was also awakened by Kress's slamming door, and stood up and looked at the two thieves in amazement.

"Thief." Chip replied briefly.

Knowing that there is nothing to be done, the old man winked, and the two thieves rushed towards the window at the same time.Kress yelled: "Where do you want to run?" He raised his sword and chased after him.

Chip knew how powerful the two were, and he didn't want to chase after them. He just yelled: "Let them go..." The next moment there was a sudden change.

I saw the two thieves rushing towards the window ran for a few steps, and suddenly disappeared in the shadow of the ground, as if they disappeared out of thin air.Kress chased after a few steps and looked around in amazement: "Where is the person?"

The disappearance of the two made Chip's expression more solemn than ever. He slowly scanned his surroundings, and suddenly looked up. Just in time, the young thief flashed out from the shadow of the ceiling and rushed towards Sol below.

"Miniature!? Be careful, young master, they are high-level assassins!" Chip yelled and rushed.

Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang!In the continuous sound, Chip and the other party fought three times in an instant, and the young thief was finally forced away. Until then, Sol still didn't react, and sat on the bed and stared blankly at everything, which showed how fast the two moved.

At this time, Jessica also heard the sound, and she just asked after entering the door: "What's going on..." The voice suddenly turned into a scream: "Master, be careful!"

At the same time, the old man got out from Sol's bed like a ghost, bent over and grabbed the iron box beside the bed.Jessica yelled angrily, the sword stabbed at her waist was thrown out instantly, and countless sword shadows covered the old man in an instant.

The old man was obviously taken aback: "How is it possible, it's the swordsmanship of an elf!"

Although surprised, the old man's movements were not slow at all. Just before being enveloped by Jessica's sword shadow, he accurately grabbed the iron box and retreated, and he had retreated to the window a few times.

At the same time, the young thief got rid of the entanglement of Chip and Kress and came to the old man.Chip grabbed Kress who was about to rush, and said in a deep voice: "Wait a minute, the opponent is a high-level assassin, you are not the opponent."

Assassin and Assassin are the top occupations of thieves, and they are also the goals that countless thieves yearn for and work hard for.Assassins pay attention to actual combat and have extraordinary abilities in assassination and fighting; while assassins pay more attention to the cracking of various organs and the skills of sneaking in.

Even among the thieves all over the continent, those who can be promoted to assassins or assassins are one in a thousand, because this is not something that can be achieved with hard work, and it requires extraordinary talent. Reach the level of intermediate or advanced thieves.

Even in the famous Yeying troop, only the rank above the squad leader has the title of assassin, which is also the scary thing about the Yeying troop.And tonight, two assassins came to steal the magic core at once, which shows that the other party is determined to win.

Hearing Chip's words, the old man smiled: "Everyone, I didn't expect to meet an assassin here. With the lady who knows elven swordsmanship and the skilled swordsman, it's no wonder you dare to be four of us." Come to Ferry with the top magic core."

Speaking of which, he shook the box in his hand triumphantly, as if to say: Even so, the things are still in my hands.Now that the two are occupying the window, it can be said that no one can stop them from leaving.

After all, he had a priceless top magic core in his hand, and the old man couldn't wait to open the box, wanting to see the true face.Unexpectedly, the moment he opened the lid of the box, the joy in his eyes had turned into astonishment.

After being dazed for a moment, he picked up a piece of paper from the box, with a few large characters written on it: pig head, you have been fooled.

"Hahaha, idiot, I told you that there is no magic core in the box, but you still don't believe me, have you been fooled?" Sol couldn't help laughing wildly.

"Master, you were fooled too, and he called you a pig." At this moment, the young thief said.His voice carried the typical optimism of a young man, and he seemed indifferent to the failure of his actions.

"Hmph!" The old man was extremely angry, hesitated, and said decisively: "Let's go!"

At this moment, a gentle voice suddenly came from outside the door: "No."

(End of this chapter)