On the Seven Towers

Zhang Hong sat cross-legged on the bed, concentrating on a brown duck feather hanging on the mosquito net frame. The duck feather was tied to a cotton thread and swayed gently with the breeze.

"Hanging Feather Method" is the name he gave to this mysterious method. This method was obtained from the wild magician Andrew who was captured alive by him.

This Andrew is lucky. After being captured alive, he confessed everything he knew. The school saw that he was a half-baked magician and did not treat him harshly. After being locked up for a while, Xiao Chen and Morey went to interrogate him. This guy was shocked by Xiao Chen's powerful mental power and cried and shouted that he wanted to stay and be Xiao Chen's apprentice. Considering that this person would be helpful in understanding the magic of this world, the committee finally decided to release him and keep him as a consultant. This guy is now very proud because he has a nominal inheritance and is ready to join the magic group that is being prepared.

The school has mastered Andrew's method of concentration and the method of concentration taught to Li Jia by Serinda Arias, but for the sake of caution, it is still studying the dangers of these two methods and is not open to individual learning for the time being.

But Zhang Hong can't wait, he must improve his strength as soon as possible. He knows that there are two time bombs waiting for him outside the school, which can ruin his reputation at any time. So he made up his mind and exchanged his mechanical watch for this method of concentration and a few small spells from Andrew.

After practicing for a while, Zhang Hong felt that he was a genius.

According to Andrew, the fat guy, it took him more than two years to practice concentration before he made some progress. And Zhang Hong only took more than a month to initially feel his own consciousness.

Just like now, he can feel the feather in front of him with his eyes closed. This is not an illusion or imagination, but a wonderful induction. Just like seeing, hearing, and smelling, now he can "feel".

In the past, Zhang Hong always practiced until he was mentally exhausted, but today, he stopped after practicing for about twenty minutes because he had more important things to do.

After getting dressed and going out, Zhang Hong avoided several indigenous children playing in the corridor and broken bottles and cans that came from nowhere with a look of disgust on his face before going downstairs.

Zhang Hong sighed. The school is getting more and more smoky now.

More than a month ago, the attack of horse thieves destroyed many houses of townspeople, so the school temporarily accommodated the local families who came to the school for refuge. Unexpectedly, some people found that the school dormitory building was a hundred times better than their broken houses, and they actually stayed in the school. There are several such families living in Zhang Hong's building. Some of the adults in their families have joined the guards, training and patrolling on weekdays, and some have joined the agricultural group, responsible for hunting and farming. Several smart or skilled people have joined factories and workshops.

Most of these people have terrible living habits. At first, they urinated and defecated everywhere, collected rags everywhere, and made fires and barbecues in the corridors. All kinds of weird things were available. Zhang Hong and others who lived with them were simply living in misery.

Fortunately, they were still obedient. Perhaps they were controlled too much by the lords, and most of them were humble and respectful in front of the earthlings. The school equipped them with special "life managers", which allowed these people to slowly adapt to life here. But it's easy to control adults, but it's difficult for children. These "wild children" often made Zhang Hong unable to sleep well. It's not that Zhang Hong didn't control them, but he just scolded them the day before, and a pile of shit was pulled at the door the next day. He now feels dizzy when he sees these lawless little ghosts.

Zhang Hong walked along a road to the school gate. There were busy pedestrians around him. These people only said hello when they met, and they didn't have time to say a few words. There are no holidays in schools now. Everyone is like a wound-up spring, turning non-stop. If he hadn't asked for sick leave, he should have been teaching Chinese to the natives at the language school at this moment.

Zhang Hong walked to the door while thinking about his worries. The current school gate has been expanded, with towers erected on both sides, a platform on the top, and a parapet built on the outer side with shooting holes on it. It already looks like a castle. Several guards with spears are standing guard under the leadership of a soldier with a gun. Three are from the school and two are locals. Just like anywhere else, these locals have begun to infiltrate the school and are everywhere.

"Have you heard? Xiao Chen and his team bought four or five thousand slaves back!" A student holding a spear and a sharp camera whispered. Although the voice was soft, Zhang Hong still heard it.

"You are mistaken. Four or five thousand, how is it possible? How many people are we in total? Four or five hundred at most?" Another student said in surprise.

"How is it impossible? Two people from the business group have come back to report the news in advance. The school will have to arrange food and accommodation for these people immediately!"

"My goodness, can we do less work this way?" A student said happily.

"I was wondering if there are any beautiful girls among these slaves. You say, we have more men than women now, should the school take care of them, for example, give one to each person?" Another student's performance seemed lustful.

"Shut up." The soldier holding a rifle, who seemed to be the squad leader, shouted, "What are you dreaming about? It's better to let you be "life managers" when the time comes."

The two students immediately fell in anger.

Zhang Hong walked out of the school gate without saying a word when he heard this, but his heart was boiling like boiling water.

Four to five thousand slaves, how much wealth is that? Now the two villains Xiao Chen and Luo Ling have made money. How much credit is this? There was a sour smell in Zhang Hong's heart. He walked down the ramp along the wall, thinking over and over in his mind how wonderful it would be if he could accomplish such a great feat. While imagining other people's praise for his achievements, he complained that damn Hong Lifeng was dead and causing trouble for him.

If it weren't for that damn ghost, I could go on a mission to the earldom as a representative...

The road between the school and the town of Floro has been greatly widened, and sometimes horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts carry goods between the two places. Zhang Hong's destination was a hotel in the town. The hotel owner had fled to another place before the horse thieves arrived, and now this ownerless hotel had become a temporary base for the Blue Flame Mercenary Group.

Zhang Hong opened the door of the hotel and found that the lobby on the first floor of the hotel was dark and small, and there were not many people there. There was only a stern-looking half-elf sitting behind the bar, pouring himself a drink, and a giant man over two meters tall, chewing on a leg of lamb. When the half-elf saw Zhang Hong coming in, he glanced at him casually and started drinking by himself. But the giant man was unmoved at all and continued to fight with the food.

Zhang Hong was shocked when the half-elf looked at him. The way he looked at him was like a hunter looking at his prey, which made people shiver behind him and feel hairy in his heart. The moment he walked in, he seemed to see all the weaknesses in his body. And that giant man, with his black bear-like back, can put tremendous pressure on people.

These damn natives! Zhang Hong instinctively wanted to withdraw from this ghost place, but the reality forced him to rely on the power of these people. He plucked up the courage, walked slowly to the bar, adjusted his collar subconsciously, coughed and said, "I, I'll hire someone."

The half-elf didn't answer and continued to drink alone.

"I'm here to hire someone to help me!" Zhang Hong said, raising his voice.

The giant man turned to look at him and said in a rough voice: "The leader is not here, so he will not accept the mission."

"You mercenaries, stay in the town, just waiting to be hired? I have gold coins!" Zhang Hong took out two gold coins from his pocket and slapped them on the table, "The mission is very simple, you all know our The army is about to drive out the goblin tribe in the nearby woods. I will go with them. I need two masters to protect me. Then if we find the escaped horse thieves, take action and kill them for me! , pay you the bonus!”

The giant man glanced at the two shiny gold coins, swallowed, pushed the half-elf and said, "Drunkard, he really can afford the gold coins."

The half-elf said nonchalantly, "Mumu, have you forgotten Captain Kalanda's instructions? Stay well, guard the town, and don't cause trouble!"

"But, my mother said, you are a fool if you don't make money." The giant man looked at the two gold coins with some envy. "There is nothing going on in the town these days, and I feel sick from boredom. Besides, let's leave. And Leo and the others.”

Zhang Hong felt happy when he saw the giant man tempted, and said quickly: "I not only have gold coins here, but also a lot of special products from the castle, many of which you have never seen before. If you want it, I will give it to you." I can get it for you.”

The half-elf sneered: "You humans, even if you fell from the sky, can't change your ugly behavior of buying people. I'm not interested in your things, let's go." The half-elf poured the wine in the cup at once He threw the cup on the table and made a "clang" sound. Zhang Hong knew without thinking that he was about to see off guests.

Seeing that the half-elf was unmoved, the giant man became a little anxious. He scratched his head for a while, then suddenly slapped his head and said loudly: "By the way, Cole, don't you want to learn more magic and increase your magic bow skills?" Is it powerful? This guy came out of the magician's castle and maybe he has it on hand!"

Half-elf Cole narrowed his narrow eyes and said coldly: "Gamero, you are so stupid! Do you think the magician's inheritance is just given like this? How can you die if you get involved in this kind of thing? Don’t even know!”

Zhang Hong's heart was moved when he heard this, and he hurriedly said: "You told me earlier, of course I have magic. I am a magic apprentice myself, and the magic in my hands is not inherited from the magic castle, but brought from my family. . As long as you are willing to take action, I can promise to teach you two magic tricks without any further trouble."

Hearing this, Cole couldn't help but stand up. Zhang Hong knew that his heart was moved...