Everyone had dispersed, leaving only Arthur and Arnold in the room.
Arthur was checking the things he might need for this mission one last time, and Arnold was sitting on the cushion with his head lowered and holding a magic book.
This is how the two of them usually get along. They practice or do their own things. They rarely chat with each other, let alone bicker with each other like Moral.
Arno suddenly put down the book and said, "I'll go with you too."
Arthur smiled and said, "No one else is allowed to participate in this mission or help secretly. I left you enough food. You can wait in the room for me to come back."
"Then be careful."
"I know that with professors from the college following me, it should be fine."
"Hmm." Arnold held up the magic book again.
The communication between the two is so simple.
It didn't take long for Arnold to put down the book again, "Arthur, I want to leave for a while after you leave."
"ah?"
"My magic power has been at the peak of level three for a long time. Upgrading to an intermediate dark mage will trigger a large-scale gathering of dark magic elements. I need to find an unobtrusive place to advance."
"Oh, I'll give this to you. I think you might need it when you advance." Arthur said and took out a small black wooden arm from the space bracelet.
"What a pure and rich dark power! Where did you get it?" Arnold looked at Arthur in surprise.
"It's a strange world that I went to for a year. The first time I saw that statue, I felt familiar. It was only after I came back to see you that I remembered that the statue was somewhat similar to the statue of the devil in the church."
"Thank you, with this, I will definitely be able to break through and become an intermediate magician."
"Let's stop being so polite."
The room fell silent again.
Early the next morning.
Golden sunlight shines on the sword-shaped boulder in front of the college gate with the blood-red school motto engraved on it.
Under the sword-shaped boulder, Professor Ogu squinted his eyes, enjoying the warmth of the winter sun shining on his face and body, and stretched greatly.
"Professor Ogu, you are not the leader of our team, are you?" Arthur ran over to say hello with excitement on his face.
Professor Ogu looked at Arthur and Huey, Gold, Joan and others behind him, and his good mood suddenly disappeared. He was on the verge of tears, "Why did you four get together? Are you really going to kill someone?" "
"Since we are acquaintances, I have to ask Professor Aug to take care of me along the way." Arthur said with a smile.
Professor Ogu looked around the crowd and cleared his throat, "Everyone is here, let me tell you about the mission and rules this time. The college assigns mission locations based on the strength of each team. Your team's mission is to clear up The Gale Bandits in the Jiang Ridge area 300 kilometers southwest of the Royal City are also the closest and most powerful group of Gale Bandits. Although I will lead your team in this trial, I will not interfere with your mission. You can do whatever you want, just pretend that I don't exist, as long as I don't die, everything has nothing to do with me."
"So you don't care about the fight." Arthur interjected.
"Fighting outside the academy has nothing to do with me. You can start fighting now, as long as no one is killed."
"It doesn't matter if you go to a bar or a brothel." Moral also interjected with a playful smile.
Professor Ogu directly went up and kicked Moral on the butt. Moral was kicked into the mud and couldn't get up for a while. "I don't care about the task, but as long as you are still a student of the college, , I will teach you to learn well!"
"You are being unreasonable. If I just ask, will I still get beaten?"
Professor Ogu coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment, "Okay, let's go now."
Just put Moral aside.
There are many mountains and hills in the Kingdom of Isaac.
The hills are continuous for hundreds of kilometers. The setting sun shines on the tops of the hills, dyeing the whole mountain with a layer of golden red. The forests are dyed, and it is so beautiful that the setting sun mountain is named after it.
An important traffic road leading to the royal city of Singapore passes through the hills.
Located on an important road, merchants come and go frequently, and when there is profit, some people will take risks. Therefore, the Can yang Ridge area has always been a place frequented by bandits.
The city guards or the mercenary groups jointly hired by large merchants have cleared the robbers countless times, but after each clearing, the peace did not last long, and new bandits took over, just like cutting leeks. Soon another crop will grow.
In the past, Setting Sun Ridge was mostly infested by small groups of bandits, and they did not dare to disturb large trading houses or aristocratic convoys with large numbers of mercenaries and guards. However, in the past two years, there has been a trend of gradual integration. Every time there is an appearance, hundreds of riders swarm in and roar away. Even large trading houses and convoys that hired A-level mercenary groups were unable to escape, and they became the hidden danger closest to the hinterland of the royal city.
At noon, the sun is shining brightly.
A long motorcade was walking quickly on the gravel road in the mountains, and the sound of gurgling wheels spread far away. On both sides of the convoy, a mercenary holding a knife and carrying a gun looked at the hillsides and trees on both sides with vigilant eyes.
On top of the two wildebeests leading the convoy, a sweaty old man turned to the sturdy middle-aged man beside him and said: "Captain Kali, the convoy should rest in the shade in front for a while before leaving. The men and the animals are almost exhausted."
"No, the Jiang Ridge area has been uneasy recently. We need to take advantage of the fact that there are fewer bandits at noon and walk a distance quickly."
The old man wiped the sweat from his head and nodded with a smile, "Okay, let the guys hold on for a while. Captain Kali is more cautious than us businessmen. These bandits still dare to touch your Mu Ge mercenary group." Can't do it?"
"If they didn't dare before, of course they wouldn't dare. I heard that a Gale Bandit nicknamed "Black Jackal" has recently unified the Gale Bandits in this area. This group of bandits is becoming more and more unscrupulous. Last month, the Golden Wings servant, who was also a B-level, of The regiment suffered a loss in Jiang Valley. Not only were the goods robbed, but more than twenty brothers died, so I personally led the regiment this time because I was worried."
"Captain Kali is personally leading the team. I feel more at ease this time!" The old man laughed.
Before his laughter stopped, a series of whistles sounded in the woods on both sides, and a horned antelope rushed down the hillside.
The old man's face changed drastically in an instant, and sweat dripped from his head.
Kali drew out the sword from his back and said, "The enemy is attacking, get in formation!"
The mercenaries behind him reacted extremely quickly. A car quickly gathered together, and the mercenaries formed a circle to protect the convoy.
There were forty or fifty horsemen rushing down the hillside, forming a semi-surrounding force and completely blocking the road.
Kali has been through this kind of scene many times and is not as nervous as the old man. He jumped off the wildebeest and clasped his fists towards the bandits in front, "The leader is leading the team. Kali of the Huge Mercenary Group wants to borrow a way. I don't know if I can." Is it convenient?"
A bandit leader carrying a big iron rod also jumped down from the antelope, took two steps forward, and said carelessly: "Captain Kali is offended, we are just trying to make ends meet, we only want wealth and no harm." people."
The bandits don't just kill people and grab things when they come up. In a real fight, both sides will definitely be killed or injured. Therefore, most of the bandits extort some money, and they will only take action if the two sides can't reach an agreement.
"I understand the rules. Let's treat these brothers to drinks!" Kali said and took out a money bag that had been prepared.
The bandit leader smiled coldly and said, "The money for drinking is free, and there is a toll of 2 gold coins per car."
"Isn't this against the rules of the road?" Kali's face also turned cold.
"We set the rules. The previous Golden Wings mercenary group just didn't want to follow the rules, so there was a misunderstanding between the two parties. Everyone is seeking money. I advise Captain Kali and this boss not to kill brothers for dozens of gold coins. Risking the lives of the guys." The bandit leader threatened nakedly.
Kelly looked back at the old man. This matter ultimately depends on his employer's opinion. If the employer is willing to bear the pain and spend money to settle the matter, the money has to be paid by the employer. If the employer is unwilling to pay, the mercenaries who have been paid by others must fight against the bandits.
The old man kept wiping the sweat from his head. For a cart of 2 gold coins, he had to pay more than 60 gold coins. The profit of his fleet of goods was only two to three hundred gold coins. After much hesitation, he finally reluctantly said: "This I gave you the money!"
Just as the storm was about to dissipate, the old man had already turned around to get the gold coins from the convoy. Suddenly, a sharp arrow shot out from the convoy behind Kali and went straight to the throat of the bandit leader...