"This bell … Are the bandits here again?"
Not far northwest of Ellington, at the foot of the Ambris Mountains, Abedon, who had just arrived outside a small wooden hut, frowned.
As soon as he turned around, the ground behind him suddenly shook.
"They're here again … The movements have been getting bigger and bigger in recent years …"
Abedon muttered to himself, gritted his teeth, and forcibly resisted the urge to return to Ellington. He turned around again and walked into the small wooden hut. [e1]
The tremors gradually subsided.
Ellington, the Lord's Mansion.
Flipping through the account book left behind by the tax collector, Fiona felt a headache coming on.
"Such a poor town, and Hogg is really ruthless to be able to dig out ten thousand gold coins a year …"
Fiona was not even sure if the account book was real. According to her understanding of the tax collector, these guys would definitely tamper with it.
In other words, Hogg got at least fifteen thousand gold coins a year from Ellington …
This was Ellington, a place of absolute poverty!
"I'm afraid there's a problem with the tax rate here … What's that sound?"
Fiona suddenly froze, and the rapid sound of the bell outside the window made her feel uneasy.
Then she heard a loud bang downstairs, followed by a wild roar, "Where is Tang En!? Get out here and die! "
Fiona's face changed greatly, "Oh no!"
She hurriedly opened the curtains and found that the Lord's Mansion was surrounded by bandits.
She immediately panicked. If Tang En was here, of course she would not be afraid, but Tang En was now suppressing the bandits, and the bandits came here at this time. What should she do?
Ellington's militia had all left, and now Ellington was like a weak little sheep, being bullied by the bandits.
"Treasure room? No, it's dangerous there. Cabinet? No … secret room … Is there a secret room here? "
Fiona began to fumble around the wall in a hurry. Generally speaking, the Lord's Mansion would prepare many secret rooms to facilitate escape in times of danger.
However, the sound of footsteps quickly approached.
Fiona, who was terrified to the extreme, calmed down instead. Her gaze fell on the table. She quickly ran over and rolled a piece of animal skin into a scroll in her hand.
Boom!
The door was kicked open. Fiona turned around and shouted, "Who is it?!"
"Eh? It's a woman! "
Barker was stunned for a moment, then he laughed wildly, "This little beauty is many times more beautiful than Barker's concubines. Little girl, you're mine!"
"How dare you!"
Fiona pretended to be mysterious and said coldly, "I'd like to see who dares to touch me!"
"Little girl, are you trying to test Lord Barker's patience?"
Barker's single eye stared at Fiona. He had traveled extensively in the past, but he had never seen anyone as beautiful as this little girl.
This chick was his for sure!
"Even in Alinx, no one dares to touch me. Do you think a country bumpkin like you is worthy?"
Fiona raised her slender white neck disdainfully and looked at Barker with contempt. "I'm not afraid to tell you that I'm wearing four pieces of Excellent-grade magic equipment. The defensive and counterattack power of each of them is enough to kill a bunch of trash like you. As long as someone with bad intentions touches me, they will automatically activate."
Excellent-grade magic equipment!
Barker's heart tightened and he subconsciously stopped in his tracks. He even called out to his underling beside him.
Barker's gaze moved up and down Fiona's body, especially her earrings and necklace. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.
"Although I only have one eye left, I'm not blind yet."
Barker stared at Fiona and smiled viciously. "Excellent-grade magic equipment will have very bright elemental light. Don't tell me you think I don't recognize it?"
This time, it was Fiona's turn to be nervous. However, she still forced a cold smile and said, "That's because you're too ignorant. You haven't heard of the famous name of Spell Permanence."
Spell Permanence?
Barker was at a loss. He really hadn't heard of Spell Permanence.
However, after a moment of stalemate, Barker roared with a ferocious expression, "Who cares about Spell Permanence? We'll know if it's real or fake once we try it. Broken Finger, you go and give it a try!"
"Ah!?"
The underling's heart skipped a beat when his name was called. He almost cried out, "Brother Barker, why me?"
"Didn't you want to get your hands on Elsa, that little b * tch? Now that there's a girl as beautiful as her here, of course I have to take care of you as her big brother. "
Barker smiled viciously. "Cut the crap and go!"
Barker urged Broken Finger to go, so he had no choice but to walk towards Fiona.
Fiona became even more nervous. She could almost hear the sound of her heart beating wildly.
It's about time …
Fiona silently calculated. Her right hand shook slightly, revealing the scroll a little.
"Stop!"
Barker immediately stopped Broken Finger. He stared at Fiona's right hand with his one eye. "What's that in your hand? Hurry up and take it out! "
Fiona looked at him for a moment, then slowly and carefully took out the scroll and placed her left hand on it.
Barker sucked in a breath of cold air. He stared at Fiona and sneered, "Miss, you're so calculating! I'm afraid that the excellent magic equipment is fake. This magic scroll is your real trump card! "
He finally took the bait …
Fiona secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She looked coldly at Barker, not saying a word. She looked like she was going to tear the scroll open at any moment.
That scroll …
Barker stared at the scroll. The edges were already yellowed, but it was well maintained. It could be seen that its owner often carried it around with him, but never used it.
There were only two reasons. One was that its owner had never encountered a time when he needed to use it. The other was that it was very powerful and valuable, so he was unwilling to use it.
No matter what the reason was, it wasn't a good thing for Barker.
If Barker was a mage, then Fiona definitely wouldn't be able to fool him, because there wasn't a trace of magic fluctuation on the scroll. Unfortunately, he wasn't.
Moreover, compared to Fiona, his IQ was also low.
"Little girl, are you threatening me?"
"Flaming Storm."
Fiona thought of the Flaming Storm that she saw Twain cast yesterday. That was the only spell she knew, so she coldly said, "What I have in my hand is the magic scroll for the Tier 4 spell, Flaming Storm. If I tear it, the entire Lord's Mansion will be turned into ashes. I am just an ordinary person, so I will also be burned to death. But I don't want to die yet, so don't force me!"
Barker's face changed greatly, "What?"
Barker's subordinates became even more nervous. Although they didn't know what the rank 4 spell Flaming Storm was, they knew that the Fireball spell was a rank 1 spell. The Fireball spell could easily burn a person to ashes.
A rank 4 spell …
Heavens, wouldn't its power be frightening?
Barker's face was uncertain. He didn't know if he should gamble on this.
If he won, he would only get a beauty.
But if he lost, it could be everyone's life.
"Little girl, who are you?"
How could an unknown person have such a precious magic scroll? What's more, when did this girl appear in Hogg's mansion? It was obvious that she was in cahoots with the new Lord, Tang En.
It seemed that … he could continue to deceive her …
Fiona's thoughts turned quickly. She said arrogantly, "Alinx, Rosa d 'Oro, Fiona Rosa d' Oro, inspector of the Aristocratic Parliament. I'm here to confirm whether the new Lord, Tang En, has taken office. If I die here, the knights of the Aristocratic Parliament will flatten the whole of Ellington! You won't live either! "
Barker took a deep breath. Although he didn't know what kind of family the Rosa d 'Oro was, he knew about the Aristocratic Parliament …
He could also recognize Fiona's natural sense of nobility. It was definitely a temperament cultivated by the aristocratic education and life since childhood.
Barker had the intention to retreat.
"Miss Fiona, you win."
Barker put away his weapon and said with a gloomy face, "However, Tang En must die."
"Lord Tang En is not here."
Fiona wished that Tang En was here. He could easily kill such an enemy with a flick of his finger.
Barker was furious, "What!? Did he know that I was coming, so he ran away!? "
"Ran away? Only a coward would run away. "
Fiona said sarcastically, "Lord Tang En is not a coward. He has already brought the militia to raid your hometown."
"Militia?"
Barker was stunned for a moment and suddenly laughed wildly, "What did you say? That new lord, he's planning to bring the militia to raid my old home? Naive, too naive! "
Naive? Who was the naive one?
Fiona sneered in her heart. If Lord Tang En was serious, why would he need others? He could probably completely destroy the entire bandit's lair with a wave of his hand.
"In that case, I'll wait here for him to come back. Before I kill him, I'll have to trouble you to stay in this room, Broken Finger!"
"Here …"
Why was it him again? Broken Finger was really going to cry.
"Find another brother. The two of you keep an eye on her and prevent any movements."
After Barker finished speaking, he stared coldly at Fiona, then turned around and left with the others.
Fiona was so scared that a layer of cold sweat appeared on her back. She wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but Broken Finger and the other person were still staring at her. She had to continue to maintain the previous stalemate with them.
At the same time, on Tang En's side, they arrived at the bandit's lair ahead of time.
"Why are we so fast?"
Elsa was full of doubts. She felt that her feet were very light when walking on the mountain road.
Of course, she did not know that Tang En secretly used magic in order to hasten their journey. Otherwise, with their speed, they would have arrived at night.
"The bandit's lair is in front of us. They've built their lair on that hill for several years. We've tried to attack it before, but they beat us back every time."
Elsa was a little indignant. "It would be great if we could fly up there."
Fly up there?
Tang En looked at the hill that was a few hundred meters high. For ordinary people, this kind of stronghold that had the advantage of terrain was indeed very difficult to break through.
But …
"Ronnie, what's your plan?"
Tang En called Ronnie over.
"Plan? What plan? "
"No plan?"
Tang En frowned and scolded mercilessly. "We're already in front of the enemy, but as the captain of the militia, you have no plan at all. How did you become the captain?"
Ronnie was full of grievances and said indignantly, "Our mission is to maintain law and order in Ellington, not to suppress bandits! That's the mission of soldiers! We're just militia! "
"Now," Tang En said expressionlessly, "I announce that you've been recruited as my private soldiers. Now, soldier, I want you to lead the charge!"
What!?
Ronnie was stunned. How could this guy be so shameless!?
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