The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Before, although he wanted to participate in the Black Flame Prayer Ceremony, he only had the idea of ​​​​borrowing the power of the gods to improve himself.

Alonso does not want to fully accept the transformation of the power of the gods!

Although that would allow him to gain extremely powerful power at once, he was also very aware of the danger.

He would not choose this path until the last step.

In addition, the Black Flame Prayer Ceremony at the last time point was not successfully held, so even if he wanted to accept the transformation of the god's power, he could only wait for the Black Flame Prayer Ceremony at the next time point.

So, this time Alonso is going to a place to meet a mysterious person.

And under normal circumstances, he is not willing to meet such a person.

This person is a spy who is lurking in Meist County and belongs to the organization "Zalal Resistance Army". His name is "Majis", but obviously, this is a fake name.

On the other hand, Alonso also had to take great risks when meeting rebel spies.

After the carriage made many twists and turns, it came to a low but well-defended building. On the door of the building were the words "Mayester County Jail" written in big letters.

After Alonso got off the carriage, after being informed by the guards and leading the way, he came to an office.

After a while, a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a prison guard captain came, followed by a close guard. When he saw Alonso's arrival, he smiled.

He looked around and after confirming that Alonso was the only one in the room, he asked his confidant to guard the door and told no one to come in.

Then, he immediately closed the office door.

"Look, who is here? It's the noble Baron Alonso. Have you already made up your mind?" Magis said with a smile on his face.

Alonso waved his hand angrily and said: "Listen, Magis, in order to prove your strength, I need you to kill someone, a newly promoted knight named Renn."

"If you can do this, I might be able to help with the deal you mentioned last time."

After hearing Alonso's words, Magis looked obviously happier. Compared with Alonso's attitude last time, there were obvious signs of relaxation.

However, Magis thought about it again and felt it was strange. If the other party was just a new knight, it was impossible that the baron in front of him could not deal with him.

So, Magis asked more thoughtfully: "Lord Baron, is this Renn just a new knight?"

Alonso thought for a moment and said: "This Renn is very strong at a young age. I think he should be at least as strong as a senior knight now."

"Oh? A senior knight? Haha, it's a small matter. Don't worry, Mr. Alonso, we will take care of this matter." When Magis heard it, it turned out that it was because the other party was good and a senior knight. I just hope that their resistance forces will take action.

"However, Lord Baron, please don't forget what you promised us."

"Of course!" Alonso stood up and planned to leave.

But as soon as he stood up, he reminded again:

"By the way, I have to remind you one more thing. The other party has killed a Black Flame Apostle before. Therefore, I suggest you not to take it lightly. Otherwise, if you suffer heavy losses, don't blame me for not reminding you."

"Huh? Have you ever killed the Black Flame Apostle? Mr. Alonso, are you sure he is an apostle, not a monk?" The rebel spy Magis asked with a serious look on his face.

"Yes, it's the apostle." Alonso nodded.

"That is indeed a bit troublesome and requires some effort, but it is not a big problem." As an old man who has stayed in Meister County for nearly two years, of course he knows about the Black Flame Church and the strength of the different levels of people in it.

"By the way, there is another news that I will also tell you. This Renne just received an excellent evaluation in the canonization assessment organized by the Province of Munster a few days ago and was awarded the title of Baron."

"Don't you all always want to weaken the empire? This is a good opportunity to kill a promising new baron." Alonso thought for a while, and in order to avoid further trouble in this matter, he The latest news from Wren came out on a tray.

"What?" At this moment, Magis's face changed and he couldn't help blurting out.

"Mr. Alonso, do you have any other news that you haven't told us clearly?" Magis looked at Alonso suspiciously at this moment. He even suspected what purpose Alonso had in coming to them. .

How can anyone like Alonso release the news about the target bit by bit? No one can stand it.

"No, that's all. This Renn should be on his way back to Goldsmith Town from Rosby County."

"However, out of concern for your allies, I still hope that you can send capable people to handle this matter. Otherwise, once the other party has the opportunity to grow again, it will probably become a big trouble for you later." Alonso shrugged. .

"Thank you, Mr. Alonso, for your concern. Please rest assured. If there is a problem, we will be responsible for it ourselves." After hearing this, Magis's complexion finally improved a little.

He just felt like he had been caught in a trap by Alonso. He first agreed to the other party, and then was led by the other party, increasing the difficulty step by step.

But, not bad!

This Renn is at best a peak knight!

Relying on the strength of the station near Meist County, it should be completely possible.

On the other hand, Alonso was also very satisfied with what Magis just said.

As for why not find a killer organization?

The difference is that if he fails to find a killer, Ren will react immediately and it is easy to get angry.

As for the Resistance, that's fine.

They themselves are a brand that attracts firepower. Even if they fail, Renne cannot find him to blame. Instead, he can divert Renn's attention from him through the resistance.

At the door of the office, Magis watched Alonso's leaving figure, lost in thought.

"It seems that we need to contact outside the city."

"Although the organization and Alonso each get what they want, it is taboo for him to contact us. Soon he will find that there is no way back except getting on our boat. "

Magis took out a strange stone emitting light cyan light from his arms and murmured softly.

It didn't take long.

A gray falcon quickly flew towards the mountains outside the city of Meist.

To the east of Meist City is a large area of ​​undulating and continuous hilly areas, with a slightly muddy forest road leading to the east.

This road is the only way to Fishing Port Town, but this area has lush vegetation and deep forests, and there are many gangs of bandits hiding there.

Among them is an organization entrenched in an abandoned mine, which is the stronghold of the Zalal resistance in Meist County.

Meister County has also tried to wipe out these bandit gangs, but failed because of the too complex terrain.

I saw a gray falcon flying rapidly into the deep mine!

If you can turn your attention to the gray falcon at this time, you will find that there is a special cave in the mine.

After the Gray Falcon passed through a dark tunnel more than a hundred meters long, an empty underground hall appeared in front of him. There were bonfires all around, and many strong men dressed as mercenaries were fighting in small groups. Gathered.

Some people were wiping their matchlock guns. If Ren could see the shape of these guns, he would find that they were almost identical to the matchlock guns he saw on the Wreck last time.

Some people gathered around a knight in plate armor, listening carefully.

"In the course of more than two thousand years of rule, the empire has gradually decayed internally, and nobles in many areas have begun to exploit the people harshly."

".With the intensive outbreak of mysterious events, it became the last straw to overwhelm the enemy. This is also the purpose of the establishment of our Zalal Resistance Army, to overthrow the decadent rule of the empire and establish a new one that considers the people like the Eagle Federation. an enlightened country."

This kind of preaching is not limited to this place.

There were at least four or five groups of people in the hall, all gathered around to discuss or listen to something.

"For the sake of a new country, we need to fight against the empire without fear of life and death! In addition, many nobles actually support us. Look at those matchlock guns, which can quickly close the gap in combat power between us and the imperial army. ”

Some of these people had fanatical expressions on their faces, while others had expressions of confusion.

Next to the underground hall, a single room was created based on the original depression created when the mine was excavated, with a few partitions.

There were two strong men inside who were sipping red wine. A lot of red crystal liquid overflowed from the corners of their mouths and went down their necks, exuding a mellow aroma.

At the feet of the two of them, there were a dozen wooden-framed boxes with kite-shaped shields and rose-like patterns on the surface. Inside were neatly placed bottles of aged Bordeaux wine.

"Tsk tsk. This operation was well done. I disguised myself as a robber and actually stole a cart of valuable 20-year-old Bordeaux wine." A strong man with a beard said with a smile.

"The remaining wine can be sold and exchanged for weapons and military expenses!"

"It's thanks to the well-informed people in the city, otherwise we wouldn't have known that there was such a valuable aged wine in an inconspicuous caravan."

At this time, a gray falcon landed beside the cage.

"Hey! Another news is coming."

The strong man walked over and took off the small bamboo tube from Gray Falcon's foot, took out the small note inside and read it.

After a while, he turned to another strong man and said: "Margen, it seems we have work to do. The city wants us to kill a guy named Renn. It is said that he is a troublesome guy. Peak The strength of the knights requires us all to dispatch.”

"The other party should be on his way to Goldsmith Town from Rosby County in the south. That road is not far from us."

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Rosby City.

The residence of the Norman Viscount.

Renn politely declined the invitation from Viscount Norman and Evelyn to stay for a while, mounted a strong black horse, and started to return.

When Ren came to the place where he met Haas again, a different feeling came to his mind.

A week ago, he braved the pattering ice rain and cold and humid weather to go to Rosby City to participate in the canonization assessment. At that time, although he was confident about the future, he was still worried.

But now, when he was on his way back again, the warm winter sun was shining on the road ahead, and the winding path through the forest in front was no longer dark and damp, but looked like a road sprinkled with gold.

Four days later, Renn successfully embarked on the last stretch of the road. In just half a day's journey, after passing through these hills, he could reach Goldsmith Town.

In terms of boundary demarcation, Renne has now returned to the edge of Goldshire.

As he set foot on the path leading to Goldshire, Wren felt a sense of solidity and an urge to share his joy with his parents.

They must have never imagined that in just a few days, they would become the parents of a baron.

Thinking of this, Renn couldn't help but smile.

Goldshire.

I saw a luxurious carriage parked in front of Ren's house. There were two cavalry guards in front and behind the carriage. Both the carriage and the cavalry had noble crests on their breastplates. The pattern was a kite-shaped shield, and the shield was a A flower similar to a rose.

A slim aristocratic girl, carrying a long white skirt, walked towards the carriage from Ren's house with a disappointed look on her face. The girl was Jenny.

Soon, after boarding the carriage, Jenny frowned and said to the lady in the carriage: "Mother, Mr. Renn still hasn't come back. The delivery time is getting closer and closer. What should we do? ?”

Although Baroness Crawley has experienced strong winds and waves, the matter in front of her also made her feel extremely difficult.

Since the Crowley family made their fortune in the wine trade, when several nobles from Meister County asked them for a batch of top-quality bolbo wine, they were naturally very happy and felt that big business was coming to their door.

But just a few days ago, when the Crowley family was preparing to transport this batch of Bordeaux wine from the Eagle Federation from the fishing port town to the county town, they were accidentally robbed.

The two escorts were the only remaining retainers of the Crowley family who were in their forties or fifties and had the strength to reach the level of official knights. One died and the other was seriously injured.

When the news first came, it was like a bolt from the blue that struck Baroness Crawley in her heart!

As soon as the incident happened, Baroness Crowley and Janey visited Wren's house, but they were disappointed when they learned that Wren had gone to Rosby City to participate in the canonization assessment.

Since there were many bandits in the 'Wild Wolf Hills' nearby, Baroness Crowley went to the city guard and county sheriff several times, but failed to persuade them to send people to exterminate the bandits and recover the goods.

When she turned to look for a mercenary group, she found that there was no mercenary group in Meister County capable of taking on this extremely difficult task.

The time is coming soon.

Once the time is up, the Crowley family will immediately have to pay twice the value of the goods to compensate these nobles. It is no exaggeration to say that this will greatly weaken the Crowley family.

"Perhaps, the only choice is to go to Baron Alonso." Baroness Crowley frowned at this moment. When she said these words, it sounded to Jenny that she was encouraging herself.

"Mother, just wait and see. You may not be able to come back tomorrow, Lord Renn." Jenny said with relief.

She knew that Alonso had been harboring evil intentions toward her mother.

If the mother went to find him, it would be like sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth.

"Okay, let's wait another day, otherwise, even if Ren comes back, it will be too late to recover the goods." Baroness Crowley nodded, still unable to hide her worry.

Because it is usually such a coincidence that if you are not here today, you will be back tomorrow.

At the same time, Ren, who was walking on the trail, suddenly narrowed his eyes and pulled the reins, causing the black horse to stop.

He sensed something was wrong. Twenty or thirty meters ahead, there were dozens of people hiding in the dense forest on both sides of the road. Obviously, this was an ambush.

Although Renn didn't know whether the opponent's target was him, he was not interested in trying the feeling of being suddenly ambushed.

"Come out!" Ren said in a deep voice.

A few seconds passed.

But the other party was still hiding in the dense forest and showed no reaction.

However, Ren's keen senses detected the subtle burning sound of 'puffing', and at the same time, the 'danger perception' at level 3 also began to give a slight warning.

He immediately realized something, quickly jumped off his horse, and ducked into the woods to the side.

Sudden!

"Bang bang bang!" Multiple gunshots sounded in succession.

This kind of response from the other party made the fire in Ren's heart suddenly jump up!

Seeing that Renn was not hit, several people in the dense forest seemed to sigh with regret.

Immediately afterwards, after a rustling sound, a group of strong men holding various weapons and wearing chainmail and leather armor sprang out of the dense forest.

At first glance, Renn saw the four or five guys holding matchlock guns, as well as the leading four or five strong men wearing plate armor.

It is indeed a matchlock gun!

Five knights?

No, there is one who seems to be the peak knight

But none of this matters!

The important thing is that Ren is in a bad mood at the moment!

Anyone who is suddenly ambushed when they are about to return home will not be in a good mood.

Especially when the opponent also uses sneak attacks!

I saw Ren taking out the pig-head hammer from his back and muttering something in his mouth.

Soon, through the refraction of light in the air, one could vaguely see something different within a few meters of Ren's body.

It’s the witchcraft ‘high temperature force field’!

The next second, Ren rushed out of the dense forest and ran straight towards the opponent!

At this moment, only hearty killing can eliminate Ren's anger!