Heart of the Castle

Chapter 104 The Black Market Boss' Miscalculation
The morning sun penetrated through layers of thick fog and shone on a certain rock building in Dayan Village. Occasionally, a gap was exposed in the tightly nailed windows, leaving dim spots on Li Wei's face.Perhaps it was the change of light that made the young knight attendant aware, his eyelashes trembled a few times, and then he opened his eyes.

Li Wei didn't sleep well last night.

As soon as the black figure approached the room, the old voice sounded in his head and issued a warning. Li Wei did not jump up immediately, but continued to lie on the ground, secretly telling everyone to prepare for the battle.

When the shadow pointed the wand at the door, Sir Grace's silver fir longbow, under the guidance of Li Wei, firmly locked the shadow under the sharp arrow.If Mr. Dish hadn't let out a faint sigh suddenly, maybe the black shadow would have been pierced through the throat by a sharp arrow that broke through the door before casting the spell in the wand.

"It turned out to be a scouting wand...Okay, the alarm is off, go back to sleep, little guy."

The disdain in Mr. Dish's voice is extremely strong, until now Levi can feel that this is a big man who stands at the pinnacle of a certain field, and only when he is watching a crude work in the same field emotion.

When Levi asked Mr. Dish to find out what the wand was, the old magician couldn't hide his smile.

"Little guy, this so-called scouting wand is the product of those half-knowledgeable alchemy apprentices trying to imitate the failed results of scouting. The scouting technique you master is also a kind of alchemy magic, and its level is not too high. It can be said that as long as they are not blocked by magic or fighting spirit, even people whose level is several times higher than yours can detect a lot of information." Speaking of alchemy, the voice of the old magician seemed a little pride. "As for the scouting wand, it can barely imitate some of the primary abilities of the scouting technique, but the level of scouting is limited, and another large alchemy item needs to be used as a coordination to be able to work."

In any case, it was always a worrying thing to have a guy holding a scouting wand lurking outside the room in the middle of the night. Li Wei didn't sleep well all night, waking up from a light sleep from time to time.

It was finally dawn, and when Li Wei sat up, he realized that everyone, including the old dwarf Brebe, was fully dressed and was arranging their equipment.

"Old friend, today might be a good day to kill. You haven't seen blood in decades, are you afraid?" Tang Na wiped his tomahawk with the bear's head embossed on it. , Jokingly said to Brebe, whose face was a little pale.

"Hmph, the dwarves are not afraid of anything, this great sword can see blood just in time, adding a bit of murderous aura!" Brebe Stone Axe said a little stiffly.

Although every dwarf can be regarded as a qualified fighter and a qualified blacksmith, it is obvious that Brebe Stone Ax belongs to the latter to a far higher degree than the former. His skills have regressed.However, when the old dwarf put on the dwarf full-body heavy armor he made himself, and held the silver alloy sword tightly with both hands, his combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

Sir Grace tied the bowstring of the silver fir longbow for the last time, patted the quiver on his waist, and said in a low voice, "Maybe it will be a tough battle today."

"It seems to be like this all the time since I followed Lord Levi." Donna said with a smile, "Grace, are you scared?"

"Joke, my bowstring is trembling, and I can't help but want to try the power of these armor-piercing alloy arrows." Sir Grace plucked the bowstring lightly with his fingers, and made a buzzing sound.

Everyone was ready to fight at any time. They put on the hooded cloak again, hid their weapons under the cloak, and then focused their eyes on Levi.

"Be careful, everyone, let's go." Li Wei shook his hands together, feeling that his palms seemed to be a little cold.Then he tried his best to get rid of this tension, and pushed open the door first.

"Everyone, did you rest well last night?"

A very polite voice came, and the well-dressed middle-aged man bowed deeply to Li Wei and the others who had just opened the door, as if he had been waiting in the corridor for a long time.

"We slept very comfortably. Thank you very much for Mr. Puke's hospitality." Li Wei said politely, expressing the appropriate demeanor of a well-bred young man.

"That's really great." The middle-aged man said with a smile, "The master has prepared the things you need, but due to the huge quantity, there is no way to move them to this house for inspection. Please invite a few guests to come with me .”

Li Wei nodded, followed in the footsteps of the middle-aged man, and asked in a casual tone as he walked, "Has Mr. Puke passed first?"

This simple question was not answered immediately by the middle-aged man. Li Wei looked out of the corner of his eye and found that this well-dressed guy was actually wiping the sweat from his temples with a handkerchief!
"Ah, of course, the master has gone first, and those goods need to be counted for the last time." The middle-aged man quickly reacted, and hastily explained with some remedial flavor.

Too bad he didn't know that over-explaining often meant hiding something else.His explanation further convinced Li Wei and others that what awaited them in that place was definitely not 120 sets of equipment, but a deadly trap.

After a night of thick fog, the roads in Dayan Village were muddy in the early morning, and the walls on both sides of the alley were wet, with a strong smell of moss, which seemed to be mixed with a little sour smell of beggars and homeless people.The decent clothes worn by the middle-aged man are not very suitable for action in this environment. Although his movements are quite agile, he still has several small holes and stains.

Boss Puke's warehouse was obviously quite far from his residence. The middle-aged man led Li Wei and others walked briskly in the crooked alleys for a long time before stopping.

Brebe Stone Ax landed at the end of the line panting. When Donner stopped in front, he didn't even realize it. He bumped into Donner with a bang, and even his helmet was crooked.The old dwarf shook his head on the spot, gasped for several breaths, and then uttered a series of rude curses in dwarf language.

The narrow road under their feet has completely disappeared in front of them. Li Wei and others looked around. Even in Dayan Village, the environment here can be regarded as the worst place. The end of the alley is not so much a house, but a It's more like a ruin.

"Boss Puke doesn't think this piece of rubble is his warehouse?" Sir Grace inspected the surrounding environment with sharp eyes. Hundreds of heavily armed thugs, such a complex terrain, is a huge trouble even for a master archer like him.

"That's right, it's the front, the house in the middle, where the owner is waiting for you." The middle-aged man replied with a slight panting, obviously the journey just now was not easy for him.

Li Wei raised his head and tried his best to look forward, as if he wanted to see where the middle-aged man was talking about the house.Then he turned around, pointed in the direction of the ruins, and said, "There seem to be quite a few people over there."

"Ah, those people are employees of the master. Just think about it. A total of 120 sets of equipment is not a small number. Without enough manpower, there is no way to move them out." The middle-aged man said, and He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and gently wiped his cheek.

"Hire workers, is it necessary to equip them with daggers and crossbows?" Before Li Wei's words fell, the middle-aged man rushed towards Li Wei without warning, and the handkerchief fell to the ground, shaking a cold light from inside Here comes the shiny dagger.

This middle-aged man with a very decent appearance, who looks like a housekeeper hired by a certain nobleman, is actually extremely athletic.Moreover, this pounce had been premeditated for a long time, and with the help of words as a cover, he was already very close to Li Wei's side.

The middle-aged man made sure that no one had time to react, and blocked himself before the dagger rested on Li Wei's neck.

His judgment was roughly correct, except that he didn't estimate that Levi was already ready.

Just when the middle-aged man rushed in front of him, Li Wei turned around abruptly, his cloak was raised, and a brilliant sword light lit up below.

No matter how good the middle-aged man's skill is, a small dagger can't withstand the heavy knight's saber, not to mention the knight's sword from the heart of the castle is so sharp that it can almost be completely shattered by the wind when chopping.

The ice-blue sword light was stained with a touch of red in the middle. After Li Wei turned around and swung his sword, he no longer wanted to look at the middle-aged man who was holding the dagger tightly in his hand, but looked at the commotion with serious eyes. pieces of ruins.

"They found out, ready to fight!"

Following Li Wei's voice, everyone took out weapons from under the cloak at the same time, and fierce murderous intent immediately permeated the small team.

The frozen middle-aged man let out a dying groan, his body shook, and then he fell heavily on the ground. Blood gushed out from the middle of his body, and soon stained a large area of ​​land red.

(End of this chapter)