Chapter 276 275 Homework Assigned by Laurent

Chapter 276 275. Homework assigned by Laurent

The figures approaching in the darkness made the entire merchant team extremely uneasy. The leading merchants tried to use some of their goods and money to buy "safety".

The guards led by Shucha were ready for battle and would launch intimidation attacks as long as the other party continued to approach.

The prices shouted by the merchants were increasing. They were active in the border of Solon for many years and knew the survival rules here. However, no one responded to their voices in the darkness. The black shadows riding horses were suffocatingly silent.

Lu Yu broke the rhythm of only merchants shouting.

"You are skilled in horsemanship, well-equipped, and riding war horses commonly seen in Solon. There are still some traces of magic fluctuations on you. Considering the equipment you carry... When did the knights of Solon come out to make extra money?"

"Idiot!" The former captain of the noble guard who had just teased Lu Yu as a young master cursed.

The merchant guards had no time to glare at Lu Yu. They quickly raised their weapons and held them across their chests. The magicians' enhanced magic was released, and the precious magic scrolls were ready to be triggered at any time.

"Sure enough, he is an ignorant young master. Can he say such things?"

"He doesn't think that he is the only one who is observant and knows what kind of people this is?"

"So when he wanted to go together, I refused. The people from the Pope City are really a burden... Today we will all be killed by this brainless guy!"

Hearing Lu Yu's words, the figures riding war horses in the dark laughed playfully. They no longer hid their bodies and entered the area illuminated by the fire little by little. The two corpses were thrown in front of everyone by the magician behind the cavalry.

The guards had no time to mourn for the two companions who had been together day and night. The cavalry who pulled the reins said coldly: "Originally we just wanted some wine money... Now we want more."

As the captain of the guards, Uncle Shucha took a step forward and faced the cavalry who was speaking.

"We have dozens of people here, you can't kill them all. No matter which city-state you come from, attacking merchants is expressly prohibited. The lord will not tolerate your behavior. Once the matter is exposed, no merchants will pass through the city-state he manages."

"It's a good argument, but we have killed your companions, and...some people in your team are too smart, so there is no room for negotiation."

The magic light illuminated the surroundings, and the cavalry hidden in the darkness appeared one after another, surrounding the caravan from all directions.

The leading cavalry captain stared at Lu Yu with contempt through the gap in his helmet: "I have killed many people like you who think they are smart."

Lu Yu asked seriously: "Have you killed many? How many... tens of thousands?"

The sound of heavy objects falling off the horse sounded one after another, and the cavalry captain turned his head vigilantly and saw a scene he would never forget.

The two fourth-level magicians in the team were strangled by Xu Yu, and a steady stream of blood flowed out of their mouths, noses, and eyes, gradually gathering into a bright red blood sword. Along with the fluctuation of magic power, Xu Yu's wings continuously spewed out dark mist, blocking the sight from all directions. Whenever Xu Yu moved to the side of a cavalryman, the black mist gathered and dispersed. In this brief moment of losing vision, a living life turned into a dried corpse.

Such a strange method made everyone terrified. The cavalry responsible for the encirclement in the rear did not know what was happening in front and launched an attack on the merchant team. The guards who came to their senses hurried to resist - they left the cavalry captain and the unsolved knights to Lu Yu.

"You don't seem to be very strong. Your words are more arrogant than a dragon. This makes me think that you really have some amazing abilities."

While Lu Yu was speaking, Xu Yu's killing continued. As an engraved summon, she had many means of attack, and the knights who met her could not predict what form the next attack would take. The cavalry team of more than a dozen people was soon reduced to only a few people. Xu Yu, who was in high spirits, was like a beast enjoying the struggle of its prey, allowing these cavalrymen who were scattered by him to gather together.

The cavalry captain had heard the gathering behind him, but he didn't dare to turn his head, because he didn't know when a huge khaki bowl appeared next to Lu Yu, and the fiery red gecko was standing on the body of the bowl, staring at him intently.

"Summoner..." The cavalry captain and the merchant guards who were dealing with the enemy on the other side realized it in the distance.

"Who is this summoner who can summon two summons?"

The cavalrymen who killed Xu Yu by charging were pulled off by Xu Yu's high-speed horses. The horses were no match for Xu Yu's mini wings that seemed to be for show. This time, Xu Yu did not torture the cavalrymen who fell off their horses, but pierced their hearts with the blood sword cleanly and neatly.

The more blood was absorbed, the more frightening the magic fluctuations produced by the blood sword in Xu Yu's hand were.

Didn't he say that he could restrain the vampires? Why are his methods so similar to those of the vampires?

Looking at Xu Yu's amazing performance in the battle, Lu Yu became more and more puzzled. How could he use Orcus's dragon slayer so conservatively?

Even if the dragon slayer specialized in suppressing dragons, it shouldn't have that little strength...

"Is it really because the dragon slayer was dispelled that he was passive?" Lu Yu thought of this possibility.

Xu Yu consulted Lu Yu with his eyes, and then set out to eliminate the knights that the merchant guards had not yet dealt with.

The cavalry captain who was shocked by the performance for a moment had lost the courage to resist. The performance of killing two fourth-level magicians in a moment had proved that he was doomed today.

The cavalry captain did not run away. He threw away the extra weapons on his body, leaving only a sword. Then he jumped off his horse and walked slowly to Lu Yu.

"Won't you resist?" Lu Yu asked with interest.

"There are only a handful of people who can summon two summons...in the entire Mela. Being an enemy of people like you will only make my death more miserable. There is no anger or pity in your eyes, it is as cold as People who are used to seeing life and death... People like us are just fish to be slaughtered in your eyes... Everything that happened today was just that we were unlucky and chose the wrong target. "

After a while, he returned to Lu Yu's side. The blood sword in his hand exuded a strong smell of blood, which made the cavalry captain tremble a little.

The merchant escort resolved the battle and watched Lu Yu's conversation with the cavalry captain in awe from a distance.

Lu Yu looked back at them: "Gather the bodies together and dispose of them."

Then he turned back and motioned to the cavalry captain to follow.

Entering the dark woods, the cavalry captain who had just accepted his fate could not help but feel a sense of luck. This situation of being treated alone gave him hope of surviving.

Seeing that there was no one around, Lu Yu gave up his chances and said, "Answer my question seriously. For the sake of your performance just now, I can give you a happier way to die."

The cavalry captain struggled and asked, "Is there no other choice?"

"You have killed a lot of innocent people. You should have thought that one day you would end up like this."

The cavalry captain breathed a sigh of relief and completely accepted his fate: "Excuse me."

Lu Yu said: "Seeing that you speak clearly and are not rude in your words and deeds, you must have received a certain degree of education. Why are you trying to get in trouble with the merchants? These merchants will bring you some benefits in every city-state they pass through. It is your own decision to kill the goose and obtain the eggs." , or your lord’s intention.”

The cavalry captain said: "We rarely kill chickens to obtain eggs. Extortion of money is the most common thing here, and we usually only ask for money per head, never more."

"There are also rules, who made them?"

"Perhaps it was decided by the first person to do this. After that, businessmen will acquiesce to this standard and offer money when they are robbed. Most people come out to be robbers just for money. We also know the principle of long-lasting business... It is much better to charge for a long time than to kill the goose to obtain the eggs, and the lord will not pursue it to the end. "

"Such gentle words, but people must have been killed a lot, right?"

The cavalry captain said: "Actually, we only killed two groups of people, a total of no more than 20 people. They were all small caravans... The merchants revealed our identities and threatened us, so they took action as a last resort."

Lu Yu said coldly: "Do you think you are innocent?"

The cavalry captain also knew that he was being unreasonable, so he did not reply.

Lu Yu asked again: "Are there many people doing this on the Solon border?"

"As far as I know, this kind of thing happens more or less in the large city-states on the border. The lords of the few large city-states on the northern border are strict, but the rewards for their subordinates are good, so there is no need to do this. Like us...that's it. For a few coins, I can only eat sour and hard black bread every day..."

"The rewards vary greatly?"

"It depends on the mood and character of the lord. There are many sources of money for the lords of border city states. Just by re-agreeing with merchants on tax amounts and collecting more miscellaneous items in the name of protection, they can make a lot of income. Some lords are willing to spend more money to maintain order. , so the people below can always have enough to eat, but some lords... will occasionally deduct your coins to keep you hungry. "

"You don't dare to be angry with the lord, so you decide to target ordinary people?"

When he met knights who maintained order in a city-state before, the knights reminded Lu Yu to be careful ahead.

When checking Lu Yu's identity, these knights looked strange, and when asked where they were going, they all hesitated to speak. Now that I think about it, these knights belong to what the captain of the cavalry team calls a city-state with strict control.

The major city-states on the border naturally have their own sources of information, and they are even more aware of the knights posing as bandits, but they can't tell the truth. Firstly, the border city-states watch and help each other, and there is no guarantee that one day they will need each other's help; secondly, they are afraid that the lord of another city-state will be involved in this matter. Therefore, in the end, Lu Yu could only be reminded in a subtle way to be careful as a special person who came out of this papal city and had the seal of Bishop David on the certificate.

Seeing Lu Yu fell into a long silence, the cavalry captain took a deep breath and summoned up the courage to ask: "Where are you from... With such a powerful force, you should be able to reach your destination through excellent riding monsters, without having to follow a bunch of monsters." Ordinary businessmen who could walk were mixed together.”

Lu Yu showed great tolerance towards the dying people.

"Pope City, actually I don't want to follow the caravan like this, but my teacher wants me to see the current situation on the Solon border with my own eyes, and let me tell him my thoughts after I go back... This is an assignment, and I must complete it. ”

Laurende assigned this assignment in private, and not even Sera and Lulu knew about it.

Lu Yu knew that Laurend wanted to teach him by words and deeds before he died, so that he could grow more comprehensively, so he honestly chose the easiest way to get the answer-following the caravan. After all, the caravan had to deal with all kinds of people. Dealing with people.

The cavalry captain sighed: "So, it's me who is unlucky?"

"You can say, do you have any last words? I'm in a hurry."

The cavalry captain was silent for a while: "If you want to see what's going on at Solon's border, don't follow the caravan, just enter a city-state and see how the farmers and slaves there are."

"I'll go and see it. Is there anything else you want to say?"

"No more, please."

Without shouting, the cavalry captain finally remembered his identity. He straightened his slightly crooked helmet and waited for death to come.

For a moment, he lightly waved his hand and hit the bloody sword, then turned around and left with Lu Yu.

The cavalry captain stood there for a while before his body and head were separated. A gecko quickly rushed over, spitting flames at his body, and squatted silently until the body was burned to ashes, and the flames did not spread. After four weeks, I felt relieved to return.

When everyone in the escort saw Lu Yu's return, they looked uncomfortable. They poked each other with their hands, seeming to encourage who should do what.

The merchants were much smarter. They took out the best wine and the best silk among the goods, and came to Lu Yu with smiles on their faces. While thanking him for saving his life, they tried to see if they could hire him. Protect yourself along the way.

Lu Yu refused all of this. He walked straight to Uncle Shuzhu and asked, "You are planning the itinerary, right? How many city-states will you have to pass before heading to the Raging Mountain Ridge?"

The escort team didn't understand why Lu Yu had to follow the caravan with his strength. The beautiful and indifferent woman beside him spread her wings and could bring about large swaths of death by waving her blood sword. She could act on her own.

Uncle Shuzhu ordered someone to bring a map. After examining it carefully, he replied: "We have to go to two city-states to bulk cargo and receive the goods. We will join other caravans at the Blue Helmet City on the border and cross the Raging Volcano Ridge together."

Uncle Shuzhu looked at Lu Yu's face carefully, then looked at the businessman leader who kept winking at him, and added: "If you want to go directly to the Raging Mountain Ridge... we can skip one city-state, I hope you can understand, Our collection Income is bound to the merchants. If they earn less, we will lose a few slices of bread... Most of us have family members, and they are still waiting for us to take the coins back and exchange them for delicious milk, soft bread, and fun. Toys and nice new clothes..."

Lu Yu waved his hand: "It's okay. Just follow your pace. But when we pass by two city-states, can we go a little slower? I have some homework to complete."

There will be more later