Chapter 137 Magic 1 "Ah Sneeze!"
Paul, who was sitting on the horse, sneezed. He took out his handkerchief and wiped his nose, then wrapped his clothes tightly.
After entering November, the weather is getting colder and colder.
"After the shipyard builds another batch of ships, I will definitely open a Inland River Shipping specially designed to carry people, and I will name it 'Public Transport Ship'."
"Let these boats run back and forth along Ves River. Everyone can get on the boat for only one or two copper coins, and then get off the boat after reaching their destination."
"When it comes to weather like today, you don't have to brave the cold wind to run around outside. Wouldn't it be nice to light a small stove in the cabin and enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait while warming yourself."
Paul eloquently introduces his ideas to everyone around him.
"What a great idea you have!"
Victor, the squadron leader of Chief Guard, flattered him at the right time.
Paul glanced at Female Advisor Laddie next to him. When he was a little disappointed, the other party didn't seem to listen to what he just said at all. He still looked like he was facing an enemy and looked around with vigilant eyes from time to time.
He made a helpless gesture to Chief Guard, "Oh~~ She has been like this since Lakeheart Town was born in the morning."
Victor scratched his head and said, "Uh... I think it is right for Miss Laddie to be so vigilant, although it is a bit against the rules for a girl to behave like this."
After Paul decided to go to Franklin Harbor, Female Advisor offered to go with him. At first Paul thought she was going out to relax or something, but the reason Female Advisor gave made him feel extremely strange:
"My Lord Earl, I have divined for you. You may encounter some bad things on the way! Of course, this is only a possibility, but there is nothing wrong with being careful. Please allow me to go with you. Some of the skills I learned as an adventurer should be useful to you."
Divination? She couldn't be joking. As a serious scholar, she still believed this. However, seeing that she was indeed worried about her own safety, Paul agreed to her request to go with them.
"Then why don't you just stop me from traveling this time?"
"The divination results show that even if you stay at Lakeheart Town, you will not be able to escape this bad luck."
"Uh... okay."
Then Laddie put on the same outfit as when he was an adventurer, and carried the bow and arrow that had killed Black-Spotted Tiger on his back, and went on the road with him.
Female Advisor also strongly suggested that he bring more bodyguards. Paul agreed and took two teams of Inner Guard Soldiers, commanded by Chief Guard Victor, to go to Franklin Harbor together.
Just when Paul was sighing in his heart that this was really an ignorant era, and even Laddie, a scholar, was not exempt from the vulgarity, he heard Female Advisor shouting, "If there is a situation, stop!"
Everyone was startled by him and restrained Reins one after another, and the entire team stopped moving forward.
Female Advisor pointed forward with his finger, and everyone looked along. About 500 meters away, there was indeed a person walking towards them along the road.
Paul complained, "Hey, are you neurotic? That might just be an ordinary passerby."
"I have been staring at that man for ten minutes, and I have always had a feeling in my heart that he has ill intentions towards us. Lord Earl, please trust my intuition. My intuition has always been accurate."
"Ten minutes? We just saw him. How is your eyesight so good? Well, I'm really upset by what you said. Victor, send someone over to interrogate him."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Just when Chief Guard was about to call people over, the man in front seemed to have noticed them. He stopped and stared at the team, and then quickly continued walking this way, walking impartially in the middle of the road without any intention of avoiding them.
You must know that Paul's team is under the banner of the Greiman Family. A red flag with a flying dragon pattern is extremely eye-catching. As long as they are not blind, who would dare to block the middle of the road after seeing this flag?
Chief Guard noticed something unusual and shouted, "Alert!"
The guards clenched their weapons one after another, and there was a clatter of swords being unsheathed.
Paul looked forward and saw this tall man, wrapped in a black cloak, making a sound in the cold wind, and his face was obscured by the hood.
"Shit! You're not really here to make trouble, are you? Looking at Niu B's coaxing momentum, he really feels like a lone assassin!"
Paul complained in his mind, "This guy won't suddenly rush into our team and use Wushuang, right? This is how it is played in movies and anime."
The other party was getting closer and closer. Victor shouted to the man, "Stranger, stop your steps! In front of you is the team of Lord Alarda Territory Count Paul Greiman. Stop immediately and tell your purpose."
The man in the cloak stopped about 50 meters away from the team, and a deep voice came from the hood:
"Are you Paul Greiman? Humph! It really took no effort at all. I didn't expect to meet you halfway. It also saved me a trip to Lakeheart Town."
The sound was obviously not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly and unmistakably from a long distance away.
Female Advisor Laddie immediately stood in front of Paul, frowning and staring at the visitor. She said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, some strange things may happen later, please be mentally prepared."
Paul was confused, but it was certain that the person who came here had bad intentions. Seeing Female Advisor, who had always been steady, so nervous, his heart was also raised.
Another thing that made him feel strange was that there were dozens of people in the two teams on his side, but there was only one person in the other team, but there was a faint sense of oppression coming over him.
Chief Guard Victor shouted angrily, "Guards, capture this rude person!"
He did not call the lord by his name, but said something arrogantly without any effort, as if the earl was like an object that could be manipulated at will. He did not take the earl seriously, and he did not take him seriously as Chief Guard.
The three Soldiers immediately ran over, only to see the cloaked man standing there obediently, letting the two Soldiers pinch his arms on the left and right, and the third Soldiers took out a rope and tried to tie him up.
Just when the two Soldierss on the left and right tried to break his arms back, something happened suddenly!
The cloaked man suddenly raised his arms, grabbed the two Soldiers's necks, and pushed their heads toward his chest.
The two Soldiers were like babies who were unable to resist. Their heads instantly touched each other. Under the stunned eyes of everyone, the place where their foreheads met unexpectedly deflated and their brains splattered everywhere.
As soon as the cloaked man let go, the two corpses fell to the ground weakly. He shook his head and said, "Tsk! The newly bought clothes are stained again!"
Although he was complaining, his tone was extremely relaxed, as if he had just crushed two little bugs to death.
He stuck out his tongue and licked the brain splattered at the corner of his mouth, and said ruefully, "However, I haven't felt like this for a long time!"
The two companions were killed in the blink of an eye, and the remaining Soldiers who was holding the rope was so frightened that he didn't even have the strength to escape. He collapsed on the ground, his body trembling constantly, and his horrified eyes looked at the person in front of him, as if he was looking at a demon running out of hell.
"First Squad, protect the count! Second Squad, follow me forward!"
Chief Guard Victor was the first to react and issued the order immediately.
A small team of Soldiers surrounded Paul who had not yet reacted and Female Advisor who was muttering something but not knowing what to say. Their swords were pointed outward to guard the surroundings. At this time, they could not just focus on one direction, what if the enemy attacked in the east and west.
Soldiers from another team gathered around Chief Guard and approached the cloaked man together.
The man in the cloak also took steps and continued walking towards Paul. He was making strange movements with his right hand and muttering some inexplicable words in his mouth.
"Stone Skin Spell..." An understandable word combination came out of his mouth.
At this moment, Female Advisor next to Paul stopped whispering. She paused and whispered, "Total Focus..."
Paul Suddenly felt something moving in his chest. He looked down and saw that a stone hanging on his chest was trembling slightly, and its original gray appearance was slowly turning black...
I heard that there will be tens of thousands of updates in the first 24 hours after it is released, so I stayed up all night today to code another chapter.