They don't want me to work harder

"Really... let me change the story and tell it directly to you two, okay?"

Little loli Melissa clapped her hands: "Okay, okay! Brother Richard is the best!"

Zoe's face turned red, and she turned her head away: "I, I didn't say I wanted to hear it..."

"What I'm going to talk about is Journey to the West by the Archmage. I just finished thinking about the latest chapter..."

"……what?!"

Facts have proved that after a few years of separation, the little girl will not be able to hold back no matter how arrogant she is.

Happy time flies by.

At noon on the third day, the airship arrived at a small town and began to land.

Further ahead, there is the famous Abalania Mountains in the southeast of the empire. The air flow above it is chaotic, which is not conducive to the passage of airships, so everyone has to return to the carriage.

Because they heard that there were many unusual specialties in the Abaranya Mountains - bandits, Richard and his group, the Elf brothers and sisters, rented a carriage and found an armed caravan to accompany them before continuing on the road.

The caravan boss has double triangular eyes, is well-dressed, and his speech and behavior imitate those of aristocrats but are a bit exaggerated.

I heard him introduce himself and said that he was a graduate of the Imperial Technical School, specializing in mining. Later he earned his first pot of gold on the Divine Grace Islands and had his own team. Now that he came to Nyon, he was hired to dig Ah Coal mine in Baranya Mountain.

In this world, although things like trains and ships have not yet appeared, the first version of the steam engine has been widely used because it is powerful and does not require expensive magic crystals, and even coal mines have become valuable.

But what really interested Richard was his boss’s experience of visiting the Divine Grace Islands.

The so-called Divine Grace Islands are actually islands, but they are actually closer to several small continents, and together they are larger than the mainland of the empire.

These islands are concentrated in the center of the Western Ocean. They used to be surrounded by layers of fog and storms. They were discovered one after another in the past 100 years after the fog dissipated due to unknown reasons. People regarded this phenomenon as divine grace, so they called it divine grace. archipelago.

Because these islands are rich in resources, people from countless countries and races have rushed to develop them.

Yes, this is the New World colony of this world...

Facing the curious Richard, the caravan boss was respectful and told everything he knew - he was not an imperial aristocrat. For him, it was an honor and an opportunity to communicate with a graduate of St. Goethe. Don’t miss it!

The conversation lasted until the evening.

The team set up camp in the mountain col, and Richard and others sat in front of the fire with the caravan owner.

"Gentlemen, where did I just talk? By the way, I met three heavily armed fallen dwarf bandits alone in the desert! You may not believe it, but with the blessing of the goddess, I dealt with it calmly... …”

The boss seemed a little dizzy as he talked, but Richard still listened with interest.

Not far away, there were several mercenaries also warming themselves up by the fire.

One of the short men heard the boss's bragging and taunted in a low voice: "It's just nonsense. With his body, he can still deal with three dwarves..."

The companion next to him laughed and said: "It's enough to deceive a few young masters and ladies who have never seen blood."

"That's right." The man glanced at Zoe and Katyusha, and said lewdly: "Just watch, wait a minute, if bandits come, they will be so scared that they cry, hey hey hey, I can Go...ah! What is it!"

"There's a snake in your pants!"

"It's stuck in your crotch! Take it out!"

"Oh ho ho ho! It's so cold, so cold!"

The chaos behind him interrupted the caravan boss's bragging, and he couldn't help but mutter: "What's going on?"

Richard said: "It's nothing, it's just because of the flying eggs. You can continue."

Only the half-elf brother Ewen raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise.

It was Richard who quietly summoned a snake from a distance of more than ten meters, right?There is almost no magic fluctuation, and the level of sophistication is terrifying. Are Goethe's students so powerful now...

After more than ten seconds, the campfire conversation continued.

boom!

Whizzing!

Suddenly, the sound of gunshots and bows and arrows rang out from the surrounding trees!

A guard at the front of the motorcade spurted blood from his chest and fell to the ground.

"Enemy attack! It's bandits!"

With a shout, the entire camp became chaotic.

The caravan boss who had just been boasting had already shrunk his neck and hid behind Katyusha - who said the big shield at the maid's feet looked very safe?

However, Katyusha obviously didn't like this. She silently held her shield and defended herself in front of Richard.

Richard smiled and waved his hand: "Just be responsible for protecting other people in the camp."

Before he finished speaking, a row of tall earth elements appeared in front of him, blocking many bullets.

"Leave the rest to me."

Chapter 50 Night attack?I can do it too!

Richard put on a shield for himself, and then scanned the camp.

The sudden panic passed, and most of the people in the caravan finally reacted. Ordinary people hid in the carriages, and the armed ones used their weapons to find cover.

The mercenaries who were looking at them just now did have some skills. The two older ones were obviously professionals of the black iron level. They fought back in a hurry, which actually caused a few screams to be heard from the top of the mountain.

But that's about it.

With a new round of shooting and arrows, they were also suppressed behind the carriage. The short man who had a snake in his crotch was accidentally hit by a sword in his knee and screamed on the ground.

Judging from the intensity of enemy firepower, the number of bandits hiding in the night is likely to be very large, beyond the normal scale and beyond the limits of what these people can handle.

As a result, many people converted to defeatism on the spot and began to surrender.

Even the owner of the caravan was a little bit devastated: "I'm from the construction team, not the cash transport team! As for attracting so many bandits! What's the matter!"

call……

Richard exhaled a breath, realizing that he had almost seen it.

At this time, another wave of intensive gunfire ended. Considering the long firing intervals of muskets in this era, this meant a relatively safe time of less than half a minute.

Richard took the opportunity to let the earth element block his front and back, got out of the bunker, silently recited a spell, and summoned three tree men.

On the hillside woodland at night, the elements are not as useful as this thing!

He left one to protect himself and directed the other two to rush into the forest, and soon...

There were bursts of screams from the opposite side!

It was late at night, and the bandits didn't even notice that there was a tree around them, so they were hit in the back of the head with a wooden stick!

The few who were clever enough to avoid the first blow couldn't help but start to feel frightened - there were so many trees around them and the light was not good, they really couldn't tell them apart!

The mountains and forests in the dark night are shadowy...

"There's something dirty in the woods!"

"Damn, some trees can move!"

"Which tree? Can you point it out?" "Can't see clearly! Lost it!"

"Mage, it was the mage below who did it!"

For a time, the bandits around them all experienced the life of the US military in the Vietnamese jungle... Well, I hope they will not suffer from tree-man PTSD in the future.

Their offensive was disrupted, and the others seized the opportunity to counterattack.

First up is Zoe.

The girl didn't show up just now. It wasn't because she was timid, she was just wearing equipment.Now she put on her helmet and breastplate and rushed directly into the forest.

For bronze-level warriors, relying on superhuman physical strength and wearing heavy alchemical armor to protect their vitals is the best way to avoid musket damage. Even if they are accidentally hit on their bare limbs, relying on the healing potion they carry with them can still save them. Gotta come back.

After the girl, there is the half-elf Evin.

He is also a mage. Although he is only at the first level of bronze, he can still shoot fireballs and stun while hiding behind a carriage.

With everyone's help, the bandits, who had been having a hard time dealing with the tree people, finally collapsed.

"Sweet, no one said there would be so many professionals!"

"We are defeated! Run!"

After a few breaths, the numerous bandits completely lost their morale and retreated deep into the forest.

"Long live!"

"Goddess bless..."

"Thank you for saving our lives!"

The caravan members survived the disaster and expressed their gratitude to Richard and others.

The caravan boss who had just shrunk his neck came out again. Regardless of what he should say, his legs and feet were really nimble...

He looked at Richard with humility and reverence and said: "These are worthy students of Saint Goethe, pillars of the empire, brave and noble..."

My friend, I belong to Saint Goethe, but not to the Empire.

You're flattering me!

Richard looked at the boss perfunctorily and turned to check the status of others.

Both little girls were fine, but Katyusha was grazed by a bullet on the shoulder. She was fine after applying some medicine.

As for the half-elf brother and sister...

"Melissa? Melissa!"

Ewen ran over and said anxiously: "I searched all over the camp, but I didn't see Melissa anywhere."

Hearing that something happened to Loli, Richard frowned and said, "There is no body of the child on the ground. She must still be alive. It's very possible... that the bandits captured her?"

"Is that the little girl with pointed ears? I saw it!"

At this time, a caravan worker intervened and said: "Sir, she just hid in the big box containing clothes. It seems that she was dragged away by bandits later..."

Do you think that thing is a treasure chest?

Richard raised his eyebrows, knowing that something was wrong.

A little girl with elf blood fell into the hands of bandits...