Heart of the Castle

Chapter 51 The robbers who don't have long eyes

The voice of the old magician hit Li Wei's heart like a heavy hammer. The expression of the young trainee attendant stiffened suddenly. At that moment, a strong emotion similar to hatred was ignited in his heart. The target He actually pointed to Mr. Dish who shattered his good wishes.

Fortunately, this emotion only lasted for a moment, and it completely disappeared from Li Wei's heart. A heavy feeling pressed on the boy's shoulders, which made his expression gloomy. The excitement of defeating the demon just now Also completely disappeared.

"Mr. Dish, are you saying that everything I've done here has been in vain?"

As if feeling the unwillingness deep in the young man's heart, the voice of the old magician became slightly lower.

"How can it be in vain? Little guy, stretch out your hands and see, what is it? A third-level warrior who is only 15 years old! Becoming a lower-level knight with a fief is already a very good prospect in the eyes of ordinary people , but for you, little guy, this is a kind of bondage, having the heart of the castle will help you, and your future is far greater than you imagined."

"Yes, Mr. Dish, you are right." The young man's mood was indeed easy to change, and the old magician didn't waste much time talking, and Li Wei's face was rekindled with fighting spirit.

The night gradually enveloped the Heihe outpost, a bonfire was burning, and the red flames reflected on the surrounding walls, reflecting back a warm color.

Perhaps it is because demons have night vision ability, although they can easily create a lot of flames, they rarely use flames for daily life.The tables and chairs in the outpost are still in their original state, just used as fuel for the bonfire.

A spearman stood silently in front of the outpost, as silent as a stone statue, if not for the occasional flash of light from under the helmet, some people would even mistake him for falling asleep.

"Mr. Dish, don't these pikemen need to eat and rest?"

Beside the exuberant bonfire, Li Wei has just settled his pony, and now he is leaning on the temporary bed made of straw and blankets, the depression of the day has been swept away, and there is a sense of relaxation and happiness in his eyes .

"No need." The old magician said gently: "Alchemy creatures don't need to eat, don't need to rest, are extremely loyal, and will slowly recover themselves after being injured. It can be said to be one of the best magic creations in the world. The only shortcoming It’s just that the cost is relatively high. Generally speaking, if there is no castle heart, the combat power of the alchemy creature is equivalent to that of the pikeman, and the cost should be around [-] gold coins.”

"One, [-] gold coins?" Poor Li Wei sat up from the bed at once. This was an unexpectedly large amount. The trainee servant who was born as an orphan in the disaster, let alone owns it, is just a gold coin he has seen before. Adding up the numbers, it is impossible to reach [-].

Even Viscount Ryan's vault probably doesn't have so many shiny gold coins, right?

Of course Li Wei didn't know the actual wealth of Viscount Lane, but his estimate was not far from the truth. As a lord who owned the Viscount's territory, Viscount Lane really didn't have many [-] gold coins.

The spearman who died just now...

When this idea just came to mind, Li Wei shook it hard a few times to avoid further thinking. If he thought along this line, he was very afraid that he would collapse because of heartache.

This night, it took Li Wei a long time to get rid of those bright yellow and orange fantasies in front of him, and fell into a deep, dreamless sleep.

The bonfire was crackling and burning, driving away the damp and cold moisture, and spreading light and heat to every corner of the outpost.Seen from a distance, the Heihe Outpost shrouded in thick fog was originally shrouded in orange light, like a guiding light in the deep night.

The feeling of his body being shaken by an external force made Li Wei wake up suddenly. When he opened his eyes, the surroundings were still shrouded in darkness. The campfire had been extinguished, and only the dark red embers were still burning, with small flames leaping out from time to time. .

A spearman shook Li Wei's body again, and then said in a low voice, "My lord, someone is approaching here, and the purpose is unknown."

"Someone is approaching here...is it a demon?" Li Wei repeated half a sentence, and suddenly woke up completely. He couldn't help but feel grateful that he had these excellent fighters who never tire and don't need sleep.

"Probably not, I didn't feel the smell of sulfur from the demons." The spearman replied very calmly, "It looks like a homeless person nearby, or a robber or something."

Li Wei nodded, got up from the bed, grabbed the saber first, and while holding the rough hilt in the palm of his hand, a sense of peace of mind immediately flowed through his body.The young trainee servant thought for a while, and whispered to the pikemen: "You guys hide first, don't scare those people away."

The pikemen nodded and went into the darkness. They didn't know what kind of communication method they had with each other. In short, less than a minute later, complete silence had enveloped the Heihe outpost, and only Li Wei, who was holding his sword tightly, Standing beside his pony, his eyes shone brightly in the dark.

Several ragged strangers walked into the gate of the outpost like a group of ghosts. Their movements appeared to be very cautious, and they almost groped in from the shadow of the wall.If it weren't for Li Wei's preparations, it might be difficult to find them at the beginning.

"Boss, someone!" A hoarse voice called out, although the voice was not loud, it still seemed a little scary in the quiet night. Even Li Wei, who had been prepared for a long time, couldn't help but move his body, and almost took the saber out of the scabbard. pull it out.

"What are you panicking about? You're just a little kid." The big man in the lead had a haggard face and gray stubble on his chin. He scolded his subordinates first, and then showed a somewhat hypocritical smile at Li Wei.

"Little guy, are you alone here? Are you lost in the thick fog?"

"I'm not lost, my guards are near here." Li Wei said in a slightly trembling voice on purpose, seeming a little lacking in confidence.These homeless men looked at him with greedy and sinister eyes, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Your guard? I'm sorry, it turned out to be a young master. But I didn't see these people there. Do you want us to protect you? We are much more reliable than your dereliction of duty guards." The big leader There was a gloomy taste in the voice.

"Just a small reward, such as your sword and leather armor." The hoarse voice added again.

"And that horse." This time it was a female voice, but these people really didn't seem to know which one was a woman. They all looked weather-beaten and skinny, and their clothes were dirty and tattered, with patches piled on top of each other.

"Are you robbers? In Viscount Lane, if a robber is caught, he will be hanged." Li Wei's voice became cold, and he pressed his thumb on the scabbard, and drew out a short section of the saber silently.

"Hahaha, robbers? Then we are." The big leader laughed loudly, and the rest of the tramps also laughed strangely, until a panicked voice sounded.

"Boss, watch out for that bonfire! Tall and straight, the way regular armies are built!"

The man who spoke was as tall and thin as his companion, wearing a rusty iron helmet on his head, and carrying a straight stick in his hand, with a sharpened stone tied to the top as a spear point.

Li Wei's attention stayed on this man for a moment, and anger burned from his chest instantly.

"deserter!"

The clear and sharp voice unique to the young man made the man flinch, and he struggled to respond: "I, I am not a deserter! Yes, it was the leader of the noble who fled first, and our team was broken up by the demons..."

"Shut up, Hua Lun!" The big leader interrupted the man's self-justification angrily, and then cast his fierce eyes on Li Wei, "Young master, you are right, we are robbers, vicious robbers. Now , throw over your sword, then your leather armor and pony. We will thank you for your generosity, and let you go."

Li Wei pursed his lips tightly and pulled out his saber completely. This weapon produced by the Blacksmith of the Viscount Castle was not considered sophisticated, but it was maintained very carefully.

The big leader's eyes immediately became hot, and greed almost became a substance in his eyes. "It's really a good thing, but young master, do you want to fight us with this sword? There are six of us."

"There are only five." Li Wei said coldly, and then there was a miserable scream from behind the line of homeless people!

The night was deep, and everything was still. This scream swayed and spread far away, making everyone who heard it feel a chill.

"Old Peter! What the hell are you screaming? Believe it or not, I tore your mouth off?" The big leader trembled in fright, but he immediately reacted and yelled viciously towards the back of the team.

The man called Old Peter didn't answer, and there were only a few toad-like cooing sounds in the dark night.

The big leader spat to the side angrily, and was about to curse a few more words when his face suddenly changed.Generally speaking, big guys don't have that bright head, but not everyone can be a leader.The big leader quickly thought of a very important thing.

This is the Heihe outpost, the place once occupied by the demons, not to mention the toads, even the mosquitoes are unwilling to come here, it is simply a dead land.

The two guys standing at the end of the line shivered and retreated step by step, with extremely terrified expressions on their faces.One of them was pointing at the darkness in front of him, and said in a trembling voice: "Boss, boss, it's not good, old Peter has already..."

A ragged figure emerged from the darkness. It was old Peter, but he could not answer any of the big leader's questions now.A sharp spear was inserted deeply from his back until the sharp point of the spear was exposed on his chest.A soldier in full armor held his spear steadily and flatly with both hands. Although Old Peter was thin and weighed nearly a hundred catties, the soldier's wrists did not tremble at all, as if they were made of iron.

More steel spears appeared, and two equally armed spearmen appeared beside Li Wei, and a companion appeared beside the spearman carrying Old Peter's body.

"It's five-on-five now, it's very fair." Seeing the group of robbers gradually showing panic expressions on their faces, Li Wei frowned in disgust, raised the saber in his hand high, and slashed downwards. A sharp silver arc.

"kill!"

(End of this chapter)