Alien world

Chapter 1035 266. Martin's Luck
There were many carriages parked outside Baron Reiner's castle.

It was not that a new banquet was about to begin, but that the nobles came to ask how he had escaped the clutches of Master Olme.

Baron Reiner didn't know either. He only had some guesses. Could it be that the "gift" he sent made Lord Annan very satisfied? But he returned it... What if he told others about it and was vindictive by Master Olme again?

The nobles were very dissatisfied with the baron's tight-lipped attitude. If they couldn't offend Master Olme, how could they not offend you?

During this time, a servant came running in and said that a city guard officer had come outside.

The City Guard is the territory of the Minister of Military Affairs, and Young Olme is the nephew of the Minister of Military Affairs, so the City Guard is Young Olme's territory.

Baron Reiner seized the opportunity and summoned the city guards on the pretext of asking them for a favor.

The city guard was indeed sent by Annan. Following instructions, he got straight to the point and asked, "Do you know the Free Blade?"

"What do you mean?" Baron Reiner asked cautiously.

"Do you want to join the Freeblade?"

Baron Reiner looked like a beaver chewing wood, with a dull expression on his face. He suspected that he was hallucinating because of being frightened by Master Olme.

"Uh... I didn't hear you clearly, can you say it again?"

The city guard took a deep breath and said, "On behalf of the Free Blade, I invite you to join us."

This time Reiner heard it clearly.

He wanted to shout for help. Why was he so unlucky? Yesterday he met someone who was catching the Free Blade, and today he met the Free Blade?
"Baron Reiner, why do you think I'm standing here?" The city guard was calm and composed, like a glorious free blade.
"The servant brought you here..." Baron Reiner was distraught.

"No, my boss—"

"Don't say it!" Baron Reiner shouted, "I know you. I can't survive if I hear your name!"

"Sheriff Berro believes you have the potential to be a distraction for us."

"I've never heard of that name!"

"Where are Elvis and Hyman?"

"I don't know him either!"

"As long as you join the Freeblade, these people will stand with you."

"I don't know what that means."

"What about Renato, Master Olme?"

Baron Reiner was startled: "What, they are also Free Blades!?"

……

The city guard officer set out in the morning and was tied up and sent here by Baron Reiner in the afternoon.

"Our baron is quite alert."

Annan decided to meet him and personally invited Baron Reiner.

The most impressive thing about Baron Reiner is his two beaver-like front teeth. If it weren't for the risk of racial discrimination, Annan would have joked with Maria that he looked like one of your people.

He sat stiffly in front of Annan, with his hands in his pockets, playing with his back, more like a large beaver.

Before Annan could hold back his laughter, he said in a deep voice: "You did a great job. You actually dared to capture my people and send them to me..."

"Maintaining the kingdom's law and order and capturing the Free Blade is the duty of every citizen in the kingdom... Huh?"

Baron Reiner's lips trembled uncontrollably, making Annan want to hand him a piece of wood.

God of Nobles, have I learned some great secret? Reiner... Don't scare yourself. Maybe Master Olmer doesn't know that the city guard is the Free Blade...

"My lord, I failed." Maria untied the city guard officer beside her, and he lowered his head: "I failed to win him over."

"嘘嘚嘚嘚嘚——"

"Liner..."

Baron Reiner's belly tensed and bounced up as if it were wound up.

"Don't be nervous." Annan waved his hand, "Reiner, sit down."

Baron Reiner, his thoughts in disarray, sat back in his seat.

"What do you think of Freeblade?"

"Well... they are... very nice... I... respect them very much... always..."

"Do you know why I chose you?" Baron Reiner shook his cheeks.

"Because you have the good qualities of Freeblade."

"Thank you for the compliment..." Baron Reiner fidgeted.

"Please allow me to introduce myself: I am Annan Reeves." When Annan introduced himself, usually the other party would be stunned for a while, and then express submission.

Baron Reiner completed the first half, but remained silent when it came to the second half.

It seems that there is a reason why Baron Reiner did not go along with the crowd - he insisted on not taking sides, and he chose "with" between good and evil.

Annan didn't have much patience, and it didn't take much effort to make a small baron surrender.

Take out the spell book and devil contract from the magic ring and place them on the table.

"Is there no way I can get out?" asked Baron Reiner.

"Choose this one, it's fine." Annan pointed at the devil's contract, then pointed at the spell book: "Choose this one, it's not fine."

"Can I...can I ask a question?"

"Of course, we Freeblade never force anyone to join."

Baron Reiner asked, "Why me?"

"Why do you think I gave your property back to you?"

"Because... I don't know." Baron Reiner shook his head.

"Because you are the only noble I have ever seen who does not oppress the common people. So after the war, you will still be a baron."

"I... I join the Free Blade." Baron Reiner had no reason to hesitate any longer.

"Our team has grown stronger." Annan breathed a sigh of relief and extended his hand to Baron Reiner.

Baron Reiner was flattered and took it: "Then... Lord Annan, what do you need me to do?"

"Nothing to do."

"what?"

"If you really want to do something, then develop more Freeblades while protecting yourself."

Annan saw Baron Reiner out and ran into Martin. Annan tensed up, fearing that Martin would suddenly grab Baron Reiner and say that he was the Free Blade. Fortunately, Martin was coming for him.

"I want to do something, do something!"

Annan and Baron Reiner nodded their goodbyes and asked Martin perfunctorily: "What can I do?"

“Do something!”

"Well, go walk around town."

Since I have nothing to do anyway, I might as well make use of Martin's good luck.

Catching a fake Freeblade is just for filling up the dungeon, and the real Freeblade is just for registration.

After going into the dungeon to feed the Iron Girl, Annan came out and learned that Martin had returned with a corpse.

Did he really find the case?

Annan hurried to the ground and saw Martin standing next to a frozen body covered in mud.

"Where did you find it?" Annan asked him.

"There are still many in the cemetery! The murderer buried the bodies and even arrogantly marked them!"

"What kind of mark?"

"It's a monument made of stone and wood."

"Hiss..." Annan took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Maria, follow Martin to the cemetery and bury the body before the deceased's family knows about it."

"Wait a minute." Maria looked up as she observed the corpse. "The corpse shows signs of struggle, and there's dirt under its fingernails..."

"You mean... he was buried alive?"

"At least he was lucid for a while after he was buried."

(End of this chapter)