The mage arrives

() "Miss Xiona Freeman, congratulations on your promotion to the fifth-level fighter. This is your new professional badge, please keep it." The service staff of the Warrior Brotherhood handed Xiona a badge from behind the counter. A brass coat of arms with crossed swords, with a large five number printed on the back to denote the rank of the bearer.

The black-haired girl with a neat ponytail took the warrior crest and put it carefully in her pocket.

"This adventure in the Cold Mist Mountains was very lucky. Not only did I get a reward of one hundred gold coins, but I also made a breakthrough at a critical moment and was promoted to a fifth-level fighter. But I didn't expect that the level test of the Brotherhood of Warriors would charge ten gold coins. This is enough for me and my brother's living expenses for two months." Xiona weighed the cowhide purse with some heartache, and there were ninety gold coins in it.

The girl who has learned how to budget carefully because of her long-term housekeeping, walked towards the gate of the Brotherhood of Warriors, while muttering: "It will be about one and a half months before winter comes and the mountains will be covered by heavy snow. This time is enough for me to complete another short-term task. Dry food and necessary daily necessities for travel cost two gold coins. After deducting the fifteen gold coins needed for the winter, I can still leave 73 gold coins!"

For a moment, the girl showed a happy smile, and the beautiful smile made the two young men who passed by next to her stunned.

However, Xiona quickly fell into depression again: "But, compared to the three thousand gold coins owed, what are these 73 gold coins worth?"

Xiona couldn't help touching the scabbard behind her.

She is a dual-wielding swordsman and uses two long swords, one of which is named "Dragon Sound", which is a family heirloom of the Freeman family.More than 40 years ago, Tiber Anduin, the seventh emperor of Freidon, ordered eight dwarf masters Forged thirty magic swords.Gordon and Xiona's grandfather also got one of them, which is Longyin.

The sword was passed from grandfather to father, and finally became Xiona's weapon.

Obtaining the dragon sound made Xiona, who had shown her talent in swordsmanship since she was a child, feel like a fish in water. In just two years, she gained a good reputation in the Warrior Brotherhood of Clearwater City.It's just that as a dual-wielding warrior, she doesn't have another long sword that matches Longyin.During this adventure, a steel long sword she bought sparingly was broken by an ogre's club.

Today's Xiona Freeman, a gifted swordsman dubbed "Sword and Light Girl" by those troublemakers of the Warrior Brotherhood, has fallen into the embarrassment of not even having complete weapons.

"A fine steel long sword costs twenty gold coins... No, it's too expensive! It's better to just buy an iron sword. Maybe I can get another magic weapon for the next mission."

The girl comforted herself like this, and walked to the door.

The conversation of the two chatting adventurers next to her inadvertently reached her ears.

"Hey, did you go to see the mage duel in Platinum Plaza yesterday? Tsk tsk, it was wonderful."

"You bastard who smells like salted fish, don't you know that I just came back from the Cold Mist Mountains? Don't be a fool, or I will make you pay for the wine!"

"Okay, okay, let me tell you that. The two sides in the duel, one is a second-ring mage named Gordon Freeman, and the other is a mage Haolin Heidelberg, whose arcane attainment has reached the third ring. Guess what? Which of them won?"

"Of course the guy named Gordon won. If it weren't for the unexpected result of the weak defeating the strong, would you come to me and brag?"

"Okay, you guessed it right. But did you know that Gordon only cast two spells to end the duel. And what he used to defeat Hao Lin was a self-created spell! After the duel, I heard A senior mage from the Sixth Ring lamented that another genius mage appeared in Bishui City."

Hearing the familiar name appeared in the conversation between the two adventurers, Xiona couldn't help being a little surprised: "Are they talking about my brother? No! Isn't he a first-ring mage? When did he get promoted to the second ring? And , why would my brother go to a duel with someone?"

She patted her face lightly, and laughed at herself: "It must be too tired, auditory hallucination."

Xiona walked out of the Brotherhood of Warriors, a bright girl with a longbow and short green hair waved at her: "Xiona!"

The girl dressed as a ranger is called Shelley, and she is Xiona's partner in this adventure.Since they are both young and beautiful female adventurers, the two will encounter similar problems in their adventures-such as dealing with male adventurers' harassment and pretending to be courteous.

The similar situation brought about common topics, coupled with Shelley's cheerful personality, the two girls quickly became friends who talked about everything.They also agreed to form a fixed two-person team to complete various adventure tasks together in the future.

"Shelley." Xiona nodded to the green-haired girl, and her gaze involuntarily slid to her plump breasts wrapped in breastplate.

"I don't know what she ate to be able to develop so perfectly. Why am I so far behind?"

Teenage girls are always very sensitive to such things.

"Xiona, have you advanced to the fifth-level fighter?" Shelley took the black-haired girl's arm intimately.

Even if they were of the same sex, the two clumps of soft flesh with their arms pressed against Shelley's chest still made Xiona feel unnatural.She had to distract herself by speaking: "Yes."

"I really envy you. I have been stuck in the rank of the fourth-level ranger for a long time. I wanted to learn arcane arts and turn into a magic bullet shooter, but the cost is too high. I want to find a mage as a teacher, or people don't like me. Or you just look at my body..." Shelley smiled self-deprecatingly.

Xieona lightly pinched the soft flesh on her friend's waist, causing the beautiful girl ranger to scream.After getting along with a lively and cheerful girl like Shelley for a long time, Xiona herself can let go a little bit, playing around and making jokes from time to time.

"Isn't the knight Keyan Gribreth pursuing you? If you can become a noble lady, won't everything be settled?"

In Shelley's mind, a tall figure in heavy armor emerged.The Keyan knight that Xiona mentioned was from the south and was the second son of the Gribreth family.In order to hone his martial arts skills, he traveled to the north and joined the adventure group where the two girls belonged, and the two got acquainted.

Frankly speaking, this handsome young knight does possess many knightly virtues.He always charged forward in battle, using his shield to build a thick barrier for the ladies in his ranks.Moreover, his generosity and humility are also impressive.When the spoils were finally distributed, the knight voluntarily gave up his gains and gave them to an adventurer who lost a leg in the battle and had three children to support at home.

Of course, this knight is also very good at dealing with women.Shelley admitted that she was very happy with Ke Yaen.But she knew that Ke Yaen's real purpose was to use herself as a springboard to get close to Xiona.

There is no way, although she is very confident in her beauty, Shelley knows that Xiona, who is more beautiful than herself and has a natural icy beauty, is more attractive to men.

Besides, she is just a half-elf who is not allowed in the family, and Xiona's status is even more noble.

But Shelley didn't say what was in her heart. She gently put her arms around her friend's waist, and cleverly changed the subject: "Xiona, it's almost the Harvest Festival. Are you inviting me to your house as a guest? But I have long wanted to visit the home of the Baroness Miss."

Xiona forced a smile on the corner of her mouth: "My brother is a mage, he doesn't like lively things. But I will try my best to fight for it."

She didn't want others to know her identity as a noble lady who didn't deserve the name.If you let other people know about your family's predicament, it will only attract gloating ridicule and malicious coveting.

Shelley wanted to go to her house as a guest, but Xiona naturally didn't want to.Because that shabby and dilapidated home is not suitable for entertaining guests.

After finally evading Shelley with various reasons, Xiona said goodbye to her friend, and then walked home full of troubles.

"Pass past Viscount Anluman's house, cross three blocks, and then turn at the intersection, you will arrive at..."

Xiona walked on the way home familiar with the car.

After turning the last intersection and standing at the door of the house, Xiona was stunned by the sight in front of her.

The familiar three-story mansion has been completely renovated, restoring the image in her memory of the first time she came here when she was a child.The small garden in front of the house has obviously been carefully taken care of. The green trees, flowers and plants are neatly trimmed. Even in autumn, there is not a single leaf falling on the clean stone road.

"Did I go wrong? Or, this house was sold by my brother?" Xiona stood at the door of the house a little at a loss, facing the majestic female warrior in the face of winter wolves and trolls, but now she was like a lost dog. kitten.

A pair of cute little girls dressed as maids ran towards her, with beautiful lace skirts fluttering gently in the wind.

"Miss is back!" The two loli maids shouted excitedly.

"Miss? Me?" Xiona glanced at the badge on the gate, "Yes, this is indeed the residence of the Freeman family."

After leaving Clearwater City for more than half a month, such earth-shaking changes took place in the family, which made Xiona feel as if she had fallen into the clouds, and she couldn't figure out the situation for a while.

"Yes, the eldest lady of the Freeman family, of course it is you." Yi Lei and Elaine led Xiona to the mansion, "Master said that the lady may be back in the next two days, so he told us to come back if we have nothing to do." Waiting outside. You are as beautiful as the master said..."

"That idiot brother, what nonsense are you talking about!" Xiona blushed slightly, and walked into the home she no longer recognized.

Yi Lei held up the corner of her skirt and gave Xiona a slight salute: "Master is in the living room talking with Sir Ethelmud, who is visiting from next door. Miss, please wait a moment."

Yi Lei ran away in a "squeaky" manner, leaving Yi Lian to lead Xiona into the luxuriously renovated bedroom.

"I haven't had any guests come to visit in the past few years. Why did the Baron Eselmud next door with his eyes above the roof suddenly come to visit?" Xiona became more and more confused about the situation.