Lord Chronicle

Chapter 9 I Want It All
"Dang!" With a crisp sound, Rubens' giant ax came out of his hand, raised a high arc in mid-air, and fell to the ground of the sword training ground.

Complacently carrying the great sword on his shoulders, Kress accepted the cheers from the defenders and onlookers.

I don't know who suggested it first, the garrison team and mercenary group who were preparing to enter the mountain at night suddenly ran to the simple sword training ground in the town to compete in swordsmanship.Unexpectedly, Rubens, who was full of confidence to challenge, couldn't even catch Kress's 20 swords, and finally blocked 19 swords, and the giant ax was knocked away.

The members of the mercenary regiment did not believe that the captain who had experienced many battles would lose to the captain of the defense of a small territory.Rubens also had a sluggish expression, allowing the elated defenders to run into the field and lift Kress high.

After regaining consciousness, the unconvinced people challenged the other defenders, but they all suffered complete defeat without exception.At this point, they finally understood that this little-known defense team had unimaginable strength.

In fact, how did they know that in order to defend the town, the Lowell garrison team, which has been fighting monsters in the mountains for a long time, is no worse than the mercenary group who are fighting with knives, and their personal strength is even better.What they lack is only disciplinary training.

Marveling at the strength of these people, Rubens looked at them, as if he saw piles of moving gold coins jumping around.If Sol was not on the side, he might have rushed over to dig corners.

Sol was also secretly vigilant. In fact, until now, he had no clear idea of ​​the amazing strength of this small defense team.These guys are all babies!
Hmm... looking back and thinking about adding their labor, Rubens can't be successful.

But what frustrates him even more is that Jessica ignores his protests that he needs enough sleep after a busy night.Forcibly pulling him here is to train his swordsmanship and prepare for entering the mountain tonight.

"Hey, I'm the lord, and I don't have to go to battle, why practice swords. Just go tonight, why drag me in again?" Sol protested loudly.

"We're going to solicit. If you, the lord, don't show up, how can you show your sincerity. Practice now is better than nothing. If what happened last night happens again, you will still have the ability to protect yourself." Jessica Said angrily.

"Tch, you didn't drag me by force last night, how could something like that happen..." Saul muttered in a low voice.

"What did you say?"

"It's nothing, just do what you say, let's start."

Originally, Kress volunteered to teach the lord swordsmanship, but Sol sternly refused on the grounds that he was afraid of being shaken apart, so Jessica went to teach in person instead.

But at the very beginning, Sol regretted it. Jessica was not teaching, she was beating him like a sandbag.But seeing a rapier dancing so hard, the sword light completely enveloped Thor, almost every sword brushed against his skin, and the cold blade made goose bumps all over his body.

"Watch your footsteps... Draw your sword quickly, idiot... What have you learned in Kalmuk... If you dare to hold your head again, I will cut off your hand... Come back to me, you coward, don't run away! "Jessica, who has a serious personality, is extremely serious as soon as she comes on stage, and she can't stop lecturing Sol.

"Wow wow... help, murder, female sadist! Kress, come and save me, humiliate me with your big sword, just keep me away from this lunatic..." But for a moment Er couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted for help while covering his head to dodge.

However, in the face of the lord's call for help, the unscrupulous guards not only refused to help, but also surrounded the sidelines with smiles and kept booing, as if they were afraid that the world would not be chaotic.

"Lord, run, Miss Jessica is tired..."

"Pay attention to the left side, Miss Jessica has a flaw, now switch to the right side, ah, it's in the middle again."

"Come on, lord, we believe in you!" Even the residents joined in.

A quarter of an hour later, when Sol thought he was about to be killed by Jessica, the "teaching" finally ended when Jessica was exhausted.Afterwards, both of them bent down and leaned on their swords, looking at each other out of breath.

"Hoo hoo... You coward, don't you even have a little self-motivation? Pick up your sword like a man, let's do it again!"

"Shut up, shut up, if you want to kill me, just give me a sword. Fufufu... If you torture people like this, it's better to kill me with a sword!"

"You..." Unexpectedly, her kindness was taken as a donkey's liver and lungs, Jessica's face was livid with anger.

"Come here for me!"

"Wow, ah, help!"

In this way, the day ended in such pursuit and escape.

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In the afternoon, the "surrender" team consisting of Saul, Kress, Jessica, Poch, Rubens, and ten mercenaries and guards headed for the mountain.

In order to show their sincerity and not irritate the other party, they decided to dispatch only a few people, and success or failure depends entirely on the outcome of Sol's negotiations.Turning their faces around a little bit, these dozen or so people are no match for the thieves at all, and everyone can say that they have taken a great risk.

Before setting off, a rather tall man in his 40s with a beard and a stubble flashed in front of Sol from nowhere like a ghost.

Surprised by this guy who appeared suddenly, Sol said in shock: "Wow, who are you?"

"My name is Hitches, and I am a magician. Please allow me to go with you."

"Magician? Who are you and where did you come from?" Lovell had never had a magician before, and the man was very unfamiliar. Jessica showed a guarded look and asked in a deep voice.

Hitches spread his hands with an aggrieved look: "I came to Lovell with Reed. I wanted to talk to the lord, but you have been refusing to see me. I took the initiative to come today, hoping that my magic can be as good as possible." A force."

"Reed?" Sol vaguely remembered that Reed seemed to have mentioned such a person.

Just as Reed squeezed over, he pointed at Hitches and confirmed, "My lord, this is the magician I mentioned to you from Bahrain. He has been living in my house these days."

Sol finally remembered that he was in a bad mood after meeting the representative of the Adventurer's Guild that time, so he forgot about this guy, unexpectedly he was still staying in Lovell.But to be able to eat and drink for nothing at the shrewd Reid's house for so many days, he must have some skills.He looked at the dim-eyed Hitches, who looked more like a down-and-out alcoholic, and thought so.

"What level of license do you hold from the Wizards Guild?" Jessica asked expertly.

Like the Adventurer's Guild, the Magician's Guild is also an organization that spreads across the entire Majna continent. As the name suggests, the guild's responsibilities are responsible for mage management, promotion, and magic research. It is extremely powerful.The vast majority of magicians in the mainland have records in the Mage Guild, and the guild has a promotion test for mages every three years. Unless they are the kind of hermits who don't care about world affairs, the level license of the guild will directly indicate the strength of the magician.

Hearing Jessica's question, Hitches coyly said, "Actually, I'm actually a free mage..."

The so-called free mages refer to those mages who do not want to be bound by the mage guild and do research independently.According to most of these people, the reason why they dissociate from the Mage Guild is because the freedom-loving factors in their nature are at work.

But in fact, these mages are likely to be expelled due to moral corruption or failing to pass the three-year review of the Mage Guild, and they are limited by resources and other aspects. Compared with the guild mages, except for a few geniuses, many of them are half-baked.

Jessica couldn't help frowning: "A free mage of unknown origin..."

Since he is a magician, it should be useful.Sol interrupted Jessica: "Don't ask, there is not much time, let's go immediately."

Hitches nodded happily, and then flashed into the team like a ghost. Saul shook his head when he saw it. Why would he come to Lovell? They are all abnormal guys?
With an order, the team, led by Boqi, quickly went deep into the mountains and trudged through the dense forest.

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The western mountains looked very quiet in the afternoon, and the sun reflected into the trees, casting weird shadows on the ground one after another.The howling of horned wolves, the screeching of tiger-eating birds, the crackling of fire bears grinding their claws on the bark, the roar of armored leopards hunting... and the sounds of various unknown monsters mixed together to form a creepy symphony.Occasionally, there was a shaking in the forest, and an unknown giant beast ran past, adding to the horror.

In such an environment, the blue wolf mercenary group, which has experienced many battles, can't help but show fear. On the other hand, everyone in Lovell's garrison looks calm, as relaxed as walking in their own backyard.

Just kidding, after so many years of fighting Warcraft, which team member didn't get a clear picture of the surrounding mountains.

"Don't be afraid, that's a giant tooth beast. As long as it doesn't invade its lair, it won't hurt anyone." Kress said to Rubens like a master who introduced his own courtyard.

Even though he was afraid, he couldn't lose face in front of this guy. With a snort, Rubens turned around and said to the mercenaries madly: "Whatever you are afraid of, cheer me up, and don't fall into the trap of the Blue Wolf Mercenary Group!" Prestige!"

Sol has no time to think about fear, and the only thing he feels now is...so fucking tired!When I was in college, it was difficult to pass a 1000-meter run. Isn't it fatal to climb like this?

Panting, using both hands and feet, in the end he simply pulled Kress's leather armor and let him drag him away, so Sol didn't fall behind.Kress felt very distressed, for fear that the lord would tear his new leather armor.

"Attention, the other party is in the valley behind that mountain." Suddenly, Pochi, who was leading the way, gestured.

It was approaching the enemy's base camp, and everyone immediately became tense.Although it was a "visit" this time, any fool knows that the other party may not appreciate it, and God knows what will happen.

Approaching carefully along the dense forest, suddenly the front guards exclaimed, their ankles were wrapped around their ankles by a lasso hidden in the grass, and they hung upside down in the air.At the same time, there was a sound of all the people in the forest, hundreds of people suddenly appeared, and instead surrounded the team in the center.

At this moment, they were on a relatively low slope, and the other side was condescending, so the situation was very unfavorable.However, although the number of opponents is large, they have very few weapons. Except for the members of the Yeying troop and some middle-aged men, the rest are unarmed.

Without ordering, the team members immediately raised their shields to protect Thor, and the atmosphere immediately became dignified.

"I'm Saul Lovell, the Lord of Lovell, and I want to talk to Chip, the leader of yours." Protected by a shield, Sol felt a little relieved, and raised his voice.

After a moment of silence, a man in his 30s walked out slowly: "I am, what do you want to do?"

He was quite handsome, but his face was haggard and his beard was overgrown. It was obvious that life in the mountains was extremely hard, but his eyes were still piercing.Chip was still wearing the military uniform of the Lulin Imperial Army, but he was covered in filth and tatters. If Sol hadn't known his identity in advance, Sol really wouldn't have recognized what the rags were.

"I'm here this time because I have a suggestion to talk to you about."

Chip was obviously very wary, he sneered and said, "Talk? Talk about what?"

The people around immediately clamored, and many people shouted: "They are all Dinar people. They must have come this time to arrest us and claim credit for the king. Don't believe their nonsense!"

Knowing that one bad move at this time would lead to disaster, Sol said loudly: "Everyone be quiet and listen to me... Huh!?" But his leg hurt, as if he had been kicked by someone, and his whole body Involuntarily staggered and ran out.

"Show some sincerity, how can you talk to others while hiding behind the shield." Jessica's annoying voice came to mind at the right time.

Dead motherfucker, it seems that you have to kill me to be reconciled!Cursing in his heart, Sol walked helplessly to the middle of the open space, and the field couldn't help but quiet down.

"Lord..." The guard in charge of protecting him screamed and wanted to step forward, but Jessica waved his hand quietly to stop him.Then she quietly walked behind Saul, paying attention to the movement around her.

Raising his hands high to indicate that he has no weapons, Sol smiled wryly, "I was pushed out... No, I'm coming out now, should you listen to me?"

Chip snorted coldly: "What exactly do you want to say? If you want us to surrender, then there is no need to talk about it."

Saul sighed: "You guys escaped from Lulin and suffered all kinds of hardships. Now I'm afraid you've reached the end of the mountain, so you have no choice but to go down the mountain to rob. To be honest, I admire you, Captain Kip, not only because you stand up. The courage you showed is also because you didn't hurt me, a commoner in Lovell."

"So I am here this time to help you. I hope you all go down the mountain and join Lovell. I will provide food and shelter, and ensure your stable life in the future. You will no longer have to hide. This proposal, what do you think? how?"

These words caused the other party to be silent for a while, and then there were whispered discussions. It could be seen that this proposal was very tempting.In fact, staying in such a dense forest for a long time, even the most elite army can't bear it, let alone these ordinary farmers, now living a stable life at the foot of the mountain is more tempting than anything else.

However, Sol still underestimated the deep-rooted hatred between the two countries. Someone whispered: "It must be a trap. How could the Dinar people be so kind?"

The people who were hesitant just now responded immediately, and even Chip said: "Thank you for your concern, but we can take care of ourselves. If you really mean nothing, please let Gavin and the others go back."

After spending so much talking and talking, it was unexpected that the result would still be the same, and Sol felt a little restless in his heart.He also went all out, and cursed desperately: "Fart! What does it mean to be able to take care of yourself? If you can really take care of yourself, you won't be wandering around the mountains for several months without finding a place to stay! If you can take care of yourself! , won’t let so many women and children die on the road! Do you still have a place to go? Or do you want everyone to die in this mountain with vigilance and loyalty to Lu Lin?”

His anger stunned everyone, and the court was silent for a while.Unexpectedly, for a moment of astonishment, everyone on the other side cursed at the same time: "This guy is so arrogant!" Him, don't trust him."

The solemn atmosphere that Sol had created with great difficulty was undoubtedly destroyed. He lost his voice: "Have you all changed from donkeys? Why don't you listen to what you say?"

Jessica said calmly: "The gap between us is too deep, and we can't tell for a while. Let's implement the backup plan."

The so-called backup plan is to restrain the leader of the opponent and force them to take them down the mountain.However, the consequences of this approach are really unpredictable, and Thor is really unwilling to try it lightly.

However, as long as they can be successfully brought down the mountain and live a stable life on the flat ground for a few days, those whose heads are not in the water should never want to go back to the mountain.

Sol nodded, and Jessica immediately gestured quietly to carry out the backup plan.Higgs, who was hiding behind the team members, quietly chanted the spell and completed the magic: "Summon the spirit of the wind, whirlwind!"

In an instant, a gust of wind blew, and the trees in the forest shook and branches broke, and the fallen leaves flew all over the sky.Too late to defend, all the thieves were in chaos.

The wind is strong, but the fly in the ointment is that this is not a whirlwind called by Hitches, but a wild wind blowing aimlessly.Not only the other party, but the people on Saul's side were also staggered by the wind.

"Wow, failed again!" screamed Hitches.

At this time, he couldn't care less about pursuing this half-baked mage, taking advantage of the other party's panic, Sol immediately stretched out his ring-wearing finger: "Come out, Simba!"

When he decided to name the griffin, everyone wondered why.Sol only smiled mysteriously: "Because its half is a lion."

Shouting the new name given to the griffin, a ball of white light shot into the air, and the griffin has appeared.Saul pointed to Chip: "Give me over there and find him out...Huh!?"

It was Simba who poked out his claws, grabbed Sol and flew towards that direction.

"Idiot, are you out of your mind? I told you to go there, but I didn't ask you to pick me up!" Amid Sol's exclamation, Simba flew over the panicked crowd and threw Sol down. .

"Wow, you cheap flat-haired beast, I will steam you and eat you when I go back!" With a scream, Sol danced and fell down.

However, there was no expected pain when he fell to the ground. Suoer felt vaguely that he had bumped into something, his body stopped, his buttocks had already sat on something soft, and he was not injured.

"I'm scared to death, who is so kind to put a cushion to catch me?" Looking down in a daze, there is a person under the buttocks.The man was lying face down on the ground, apparently knocked unconscious by Thor.

For a moment, everyone around Sol was quiet, and everyone stared at him, as if it was a monster that fell from the sky.

"Hey, don't look at me like that, I'll be shy..."

"Chi, Captain Chip!"

Looking at the man under him in amazement, Sol immediately lost his mind.

Damn, it's not such a coincidence, is it?
But at this time, I can't care much.Sol pulled out his sword, strangled the unconscious Kip with one hand, put the sword around his neck, and shouted viciously: "Stop!"

At the same time, Simba swooped down to protect Saul, staring at the crowd covetously, with threatening screams from his throat.There was a look of anger on the other party's face, and he really didn't dare to come closer.

Taking a short breath, Sol was about to speak when he heard a scream from behind the crowd.Before he could see what was going on, the sharp arrow was shot through the crowd in an instant, and it reached his chest in the blink of an eye.

The opponent fired the arrow really fast, and when he realized it, the tip of the arrow had already reached the heart.

"It's over." At this moment, Sol only had time to flash this thought in his mind.

Seeing that the arrow was about to pierce through the heart, a ball of twilight exploded from Sol's neck, and there was a crisp sound, and the arrow broke into two pieces, and flew away the moment it pierced Sol's clothes .

It was the protective necklace that Albert gave Sol, which blocked an arrow for him at a critical moment.Although he escaped the catastrophe, thinking of what would happen if he didn't have the necklace, Sol broke into a cold sweat.

"Huh!?" There was a low cry of surprise from behind the crowd.

Hearing the sound, the griffin roared angrily, and flew over with a flap of its wings, knocking people down along the way.With a loud cry, it grabbed a bearded man holding a strong bow and flew into the air.

"Don't hurt him!" Saul yelled when he saw this.

Reluctantly responding, Simba kept the man on the ground, then rushed forward and pinned him under his feet, looking at the crowd around him and screaming continuously.At this time, the mercenaries and guards were surrounded by the opponents, but they lacked weapons, so they did not cause casualties for a while.

Raising his voice, Sol shouted with all his strength: "Kip is in my hands, stop!"

Sure enough, everyone remained obediently, but they looked at Sol wishing they could tear him apart.Being looked at by hundreds of people is not good, and he can't help but feel a little regretful. If he had known this villain earlier, he would have let Kress do it.

The mercenaries and the garrison slowly approached Sol to protect him.With a soft voice, Sol tried his best to use the most kind tone: "Uh... I just hope that everyone can calm down. Please believe me, I just want to help you. Come down with me, you also know that staying in the mountain will be difficult." What are the consequences!"

That being said, compared to his behavior, it is really not convincing.Sure enough, the other party didn't buy his account at all, and many people shouted: "Despicable!" "You still want to lie to us now!" "Everyone fight them!"

Encouraged, many people are eager to try and rush over.More than a dozen fierce members of the Yeying troop silently hid in the forest, ready to wait for an opportunity to save people, and the atmosphere became tense again.

Feeling helpless, Hitches said confidently: "Leave it to me." After speaking, he began to chant spells.

Everyone was quite suspicious of this half-baked magician, and was about to stop him, but he had already fallen into a state of trance before casting a spell.Chip, who was strangled by Sol at the same time, groaned and woke up slowly.

No time to care about Hitches, Sol hurriedly said to him: "You finally woke up, let your people calm down."

Sweeping around, Chip understood what had happened. Regardless of Sol's expectant gaze, his eyes shone with determination.When everyone saw it, they all cried out in their hearts. Could it be that this person wants to die together?
Sol was about to cover his mouth when he heard an old voice from the top of the slope: "Stop it!"

Looking in surprise, a white-haired old man with a stooped figure and a cane walked down slowly accompanied by two young people.Seeing him, many people exclaimed: "Village chief, what are you doing here?"

Ignoring everyone's exclamation, the old village chief walked slowly to Sol and the others.After narrowing his eyes and looking at him for a while, he said, "Are you the lord of Lowell at the foot of the mountain?"

"It's me." Although he couldn't figure out what the old man was doing, Sol also noticed the respect everyone had for him.I thought maybe he could turn things around.

"Well, he looks like an unreliable guy." The village chief nodded.

"You..." No one could have imagined that the dead old man would say this, Sol was speechless.What made him even more depressed was that Jessica, who had been keeping a straight face, actually burst out laughing.

Ignoring Sol, who had an ugly face, the village chief turned to Chip, with a layer of sadness in his dim old eyes: "Chip, just now, Mary died."

Like a thunderbolt from the blue, Chip immediately turned ashen. With a vigorous struggle, he broke free from Sol's hold and threw himself in front of the village chief: "Village chief, is it true? You are lying to me, aren't you?"

The village chief turned his head sadly: "It's true, I saw her take her last breath with my own eyes. Mary's last words before she died were to ask you to let the remaining villagers live."

He sighed after him, and said sadly: "Chip, we are all dead. If we persist, we will all die in the mountains. It doesn't matter what I do with my old bones, but so many children... oh."

"Impossible, Mary, how could Mary leave me! Whoa!" Chip yelled in disbelief, turned around and ran to the back of the mountain, tripped over a tree root within a few steps, and lay on the ground crying hissingly. lung.

Everyone quieted down, silently watching this resolute man who led thousands of people escape from the empire, crying like a tearful man.At this moment, Sol and the others didn't know why he was so sad. Later, they found out that Mary was Chip's newly married wife. For her, she resolutely abandoned the wealthy family and fled the empire, but unexpectedly died in the mountains.

"We have no choice. On behalf of the villagers, I agree to your solicitation." The village chief turned around and extended his hand to Sol.

Dazed for a moment, Sol stretched out his hand to shake him.At this time, Hitches, who was chanting the mantra, suddenly opened his eyes and shouted: "Spirit of water, rain heavily on the heads of the enemies, let them calm down!"

Crash!The torrential rain poured down, pouring mountains and water on everyone's heads, as if God shed tears for this sad scene.

Hitches, who instantly became drowned, couldn't help but yelled: "Oops, failed again!"

However, no one blamed him anymore, everyone just silently looked at Kip who was lying on the ground and howling, despite the heavy rain pouring down on his head, I don't know how many people's faces were mixed with tears and rain...

(End of this chapter)