On the Seven Towers

Mars and Luke lurked in the corner between the two carts. A bonfire not far away cast a shadow here, giving them the best cover.

It was dinner time before, and there were too many people coming and going. The two of them didn't dare to show their heads, so they could only wait quietly for the opportunity. But for assassins, this is nothing. Anyone who is impatient in this line of work will die long ago.

"Mars, I didn't expect these slaves to be quite well-behaved. We've been here for so long and no one fights or grabs anything to eat." Bored Luke knelt on one knee on the ground and carefully changed his legs. , no sound was made.

"Hey, do you think those heads are made of white trees?" Mars pointed his thumb and nodded behind him. Several poles were erected dozens of meters away, with several disheveled heads stuck on them, "And they look like Divide dozens of people into a team and have special personnel to guard them. Naturally, no one dares to move."

"I'm afraid that these people will be too watched and set on fire. The noise will not be big enough to attract the magicians. That will be troublesome." Luke then added, "This camp is too weird. , I feel awkward all over.”

"Slaves are slaves. When the fire starts, you will understand that no matter what happens to the camp, it will be useless! After a while, there will be people running away everywhere. As long as we blend into the crowd, no one will notice us." Mars said.

The two waited for a while. Mars saw that there were fewer and fewer people walking around, and everyone went back to sleep one after another. He said, "It's almost time. I'll set the fire. You find a hidden position and wait for the magician to appear."

Luke licked his lips, picked up his crossbow, and said excitedly: "Okay, my favorite part of hunting is finally about to begin."

Mars walked through the shadows for a while, approaching a place where cattle and horses were kept forage. He found that there were a dozen loads of hay and beans piled up here, which was an excellent starting point for ignition. What's even better is that most of the people sleeping around here are women and children. Not to mention putting out fires, these people are pretty good if they don't cause trouble. However, these fodders were individually fenced, with torches lit all around, and guarded by four or five men armed with spears and crossbows.

Mars was quite surprised. It was just transporting a group of slaves. Why should it be more serious than fighting? However, this formation could not stop him. He took out a small crystal stone the size of a mung bean from a small bag in his clothes, and slowly poured his fighting energy into it.

Slowly, the crystal emitted a little red light and became hot. Mars blocked the light with his cloak and used his fighting spirit to protect his hand until the spar was completely transformed into bright red. With a flick of his finger, he sent it into a haystack.

In the blink of an eye, there were first a few wisps of green smoke, then fire and thick smoke billowing out of the haystack. The people guarding the forage quickly discovered the fire and shouted to wake up the sleeping people around. Some people pushed away the unlit food and grass, some hurriedly went to the river to get water, and some ran away. Go report to the person in charge.

Mars threw down his black cloak, revealing a very ordinary linen clothes, blending inconspicuously among the crowds of people running around. He hid his short knife and the bag containing the crystal under his clothes, followed the crowd, and continued to look for opportunities to set fire. He knew that Luke had hidden in the shadows and could shoot a fatal arrow at any time.

When Mars set the fire, Luo Ling was staying in the tent with Elena.

The other elves have been picked up by the elf rangers who arrived a few days ago. Only Elena has not left. She made a request. She hopes to follow Xiao Chen and his party back to school to have a look. Her reasons are difficult to refuse. : The elves are willing to open trade with Xiao Chen, the magician who saved their own people, but before that, they need to understand their trading partners.

Xiao Chen and others discussed it and agreed to this request. Because Elena's origins were mysterious, in order to reduce prying eyes and trouble, Luo Ling had been letting her live with him these days.

"Your clothes are so unique." Elena knelt on the soft cushion at the bottom of the tent, leaning slightly sideways. Her green hair was tied into many small braids, and then these braids were neatly coiled together, revealing her slender neck. Most elves are thin, and so is Elena, sitting there like a narcissus.

At this time, she didn't look too sad. Allen's death seemed to be in the past. Anyway, in Luo Ling's view, she was in good spirits these days and was curious enough about many new things she had never seen before. . Is this because life is too long?

Luo Ling had just washed her hair, which was still wet. It was simply tied into a ponytail, with her bangs sticking to her forehead. She was not wearing a large mage robe. She was wearing a shirt and a short jacket on her upper body, and a pair of dark blue jeans on her lower body.

"Just ordinary clothes from home." She smiled and sat on the floor opposite Elena. One hand rests on the ground and the other rests on the bent leg, looking relaxed and casual.

"But I've never seen it. I'm really curious about where your hometown is." When Elena said this, she looked at Luo Ling up and down with her beautiful eyes, and her little mouth was slightly raised, not knowing whether it was fun or appreciation. Luo Ling felt a little embarrassed, and she said: "The mainland is so big, and there are some special styles that are not normal. I really like the textures of the leaves and flowers on your clothes. They really want to grow. feeling.”

"Although the continent is very large, there are very few things that elves don't know." When Elena said this, she didn't look arrogant at all, and it seemed natural. "We elves have long lives and we like to record beautiful things. Poets and rangers who wander around the continent will record those beautiful things and share them with us. Even many islands far away from the continent have their footprints. I'm not exaggerating. We who live in the forest know about the new trends in the empire much faster than the little nobles in the countryside. I'm 230 years old this year. The changes in clothing in those human countries in the past two hundred years are all stored here." Elena gently tapped her forehead, "But there is no similar dress like you."

"I said, we come from a very distant continent." Luo Ling shrugged.

"But you have the same writing as us." Elaina pointed to a few books beside Luo Ling, flipped open one and read, "Analysis of various classes in Chinese society..., China is your country, right? Look, these are all magic words, the oldest books of the elves are written in these words. It's hard for me to imagine a kingdom that has no connection with our writing."

"This..." Luo Ling was thinking about how to answer, and suddenly found that there was movement outside, and noisy voices sounded.

Elaina's long ears moved, "It's on fire."

"Go out and see." Luo Ling got up and opened the tent, almost bumping into Shi Hao and Kalanda who were about to come in.

"What's going on?" Luo Ling walked out of the tent and saw that there were flames in two corners of the camp. "Someone set the fire?"

Shi Hao and Kalanda looked at each other and said, "I'm afraid so. Two places far apart caught fire at the same time, it must not be an accident."

"The arsonist must be trying to fish in troubled waters. Did you send someone to protect Xiao Chen?" Luo Ling asked.

"Xiao Chen?" Shi Hao said in surprise, "Old Chen led people to put out the fire, and asked Roger to take good men to the grain cart to ambush the arsonist. He said that the arsonist would most likely want to burn the grain. Could it be that someone wants to deal with Xiao Chen?"

"Xiao Chen is our external face, and everyone thinks that he, a magician, is our leader."

"Damn it! According to what you said, Xiao Chen is indeed very dangerous..." Shi Hao said anxiously.

"Okay, no more nonsense, you two quickly take people to find Xiao Chen." Luo Ling said decisively.

"Then what will you do? In the eyes of those people, you are also a magician." Shi Hao said.

"Then leave one soldier with me, and the others will go find Xiao Chen!"

"I'll stay!" Kalanda said.

Xiao Chen actually discovered the fire at about the same time as Luo Ling, and everyone's stories were almost the same at that time. Xiao Chen was listening to the captain of the team, an imperial soldier, telling about his tragic experience. When he talked about being captured by the kingdom's army and sold as a commodity in the slave market, he suddenly looked at the sky in a daze.

Xiao Chen followed his gaze and saw that the sky behind him was red, obviously on fire!

The crowd around also saw this scene, and many people panicked.

Xiao Chen immediately stopped these people, asking them not to run around and shout, and asked everyone to wake up the people in the surrounding groups, gather them here, and wait for the arrangements in the camp.

These arrangements were not wrong, but he didn't expect that this move would allow Luke, who was ambushing in the dark, to quickly discover him.

The young black-haired magician was equipped with a magic sword.

In the light of the fire, Xiao Chen, wearing a magic robe, was very easy to recognize.

"Finally found you!" Luke licked his lips, like a predator seeing his prey. He covered his crossbow with a piece of rag, mixed in the crowd, and slowly walked towards Xiao Chen.

"Don't panic! The fire is still far away from us and there is no threat to us! Everyone gather here first, and I will make arrangements after the people I sent out understand the situation. Now everyone sit down and rest in this open space!" Xiao Chen repeatedly shouted to the people who gathered one after another.

Xiao Chen's image of being decisive and ruthless in the slave camp was still in many people's minds, so his prestige was still quite high. Everyone who came over followed his arrangement and sat on the ground.

Katarina was also shouting for him, but she suddenly found that there was a person not far away who did not sit down like the others, but leaned against a tree stealthily. The person stared at Xiao Chen while lifting a piece of cloth in his hand, and under the cloth, there was something strange.

Crossbow! It was a black crossbow! Katarina felt that the hairs on her body were about to explode.

"Assassin!" She screamed, and used all her strength to fly and pounce on Xiao Chen.

At this time, Luke had already pulled the trigger...