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Chapter 54 - Chapter V

"How can you bully women casually? Aren't you knights who protect them?" From afar, a man dressed in plain clothes was confronting about ten knights.

The child standing next to the man also cursed loudly, "Yes! You're too bad!" Listening to the unusual voice, Monica finally realized that the 'child' was just a dwarf about the same height as an average child. From various characteristics, it can be seen that the opponent is not a dwarf race, but simply an underdeveloped human.

"Shut up! This is not your business. I don't even think who took care of their village so much. We've been taking good care of this place for more than half a year, but we didn't expect their rewards to be decreasing. Isn't this a waste of our hard work? We're just here to demand some other rewards."

Watching the knights being rude, the little one had already patted the man next to him and said, "Damn it! You're kind, go!"

"San Er, what about you?" the man anxiously turned his head and asked.

"Stupid! You caused the problem yourself, of course you solved it yourself!"

"Don't you also help me speak? And the fight isn't good, right?"

"Stupid! I'm good at cursing. Have you ever seen me fight before? And they've also killed me. Can you take action?"

Watching the big and small singing the double reed, the knights had already drawn their swords and rushed forward. The small man made a mistake in his legs and jumped back, leaving only the man in place. The man looked anxiously on both sides, with a fierce knight on one side and a dwarf standing aloof on the other. Only murmured nervously, "Not good! Not good!"

"Harmony, they're killing in front of you. You're the one who caused the problem, take your own time to solve it!" The dwarf casually reminded his companions behind him.

As he watched the sword strike his head, he hurriedly shook his bundle upwards and rolled to the side as he opened the sword. Throwing the bundle into the dwarf's arms, he pleaded and said, "Don't fight, okay?" As he spoke, he lowered his head and dodged the sweeping sword.

"Don't fight! Harmony makes money, harmony makes money." The man avoided the dancing long sword while shaking his hands and head.

The dwarf squatting on the side said with a somewhat bored expression, "You're kind, there's no problem you keep flashing like this! What if the other party ends up with a few more people?"

Several knights who were still standing on the periphery were also struggling to defeat their opponents with their companions. Upon hearing this, they all raised their weapons and joined the battle. The man who looked very embarrassed also turned his head and said in a difficult tone, "San Er! Are you helping me or them?"

The dwarf smiled happily and suddenly shouted, "Be careful of the back!"

In a fit of shock, the man quickly turned around and punched the approaching knight's nose.

The sudden situation left everyone stunned. The man quickly approached with concern and said, "Is everything okay? I'm really sorry."

With a wave of his long sword, the knight who had been hit on the bridge of his nose came to kill with even greater anger. The dwarf beside him smiled and said, "Someone is getting angry and embarrassed."

"I'm really sorry, stop fighting!" At the same time, the man turned around and dodged the two swords up and down.

Just as the long sword struck, the knights' movements stopped. And the man was rolling onto the ground next to him with his head in his arms.

"Uncle... Countess..."

The pig puppet waved its hand and showed a very sweet smile.

"Countess, when did you arrive?" a knight behind asked nervously.

"Mmm~" The pig puppet pointed to the woman behind her. "Perhaps she knocked down Monica. And someone was saying, 'How can you bully women casually? Aren't you knights who protect them?'"

From a distance all the way to a position closer to them, Monica finally realized that these knights were all members of Group 2 of the Jaguar Knights. And she also realized that the expressions of the knights were originally full of panic and tension, but a few of them changed their tone.

"Damn it! I was just planning to live a good life under the name of the Seven Warriors, but I didn't expect there to be more rules than before." "Yeah! After all, changing employers doesn't mean much to us!" "But I once saw these two women at night and they look so tender. It's so boring to just leave like this!" After saying this, most of the knights laughed lewdly. Only a few are still behind, holding swords in their hands and unsure of what to do.

The pig doll scratched its head and said with a helpless expression, "Hey! Have you all forgotten my identity?"

"But it's just the seven warriors who have been gilded with those damn black sheep! Who knows if you have the strength? Look at me, I'll strip away your layer of gold and even your clothes."

"Not good! With the big sun, if I die, it won't be fun anymore."

After listening to what Monica was saying while still sitting on the ground, Yanni stared at her for a moment and said, "You're not serious, are you?"

"Hehe." The bear puppet showed a smiling expression.

On the other end, the man panicked and said, "Hey! What do you want to do to the lady!" He tried to move forward to stop the knights, but was stopped by the knights behind him. The knight with a lewd smile ahead didn't pay much attention to what was happening behind him. Most of them raised their weapons and rushed towards Yan Ni and others.

Monica and Yanni glanced at each other, each extending a hand and disdainfully saying, "Burst formation."

Countless sparks and electricity appeared around the two puppets, followed by a layer of magic balls with a light blue magical light enveloping all the flames and electricity.

Unable to figure out what the situation was, the knights rushing towards them realized that the magic ball flying towards them had already exploded. One after another, the sound of explosions and flames kept going like summer fireworks.

When the explosion, which had lasted for a while, stopped and the raised sand and dust calmed down, the few knights who did not rush forward were frightened and fell to the ground. At the center of the explosion lay a group of poor guys who couldn't stand up, their shattered armor and flesh and skin were all pitiful.

"Cute Miss Pig! Do you have any thoughts?"

With a sigh, Yanni muttered, "It looks like it's really a man-made disaster. The speed of expanding the Knights' Order is too fast! Ah~People of this level have all joined the Order. Really, where has the noble spirit of knights gone before?"

"Hehe~" Xiong Bu Puppet still sat on the ground and smiled, saying, "As long as knights nowadays meet the transfer standards of professional unions, even robbers and thieves can transfer. Some people still follow the old rules left by Tiriya."

The knights sitting on the ground suddenly woke up and hurriedly got up, running backwards. Speaking of which, Ni simply said coldly, "Hey! Come back! Otherwise, we'll catch twice as much."

"What... what doubles?" The frightened knights nervously turned their heads and asked.

The expression on the pig puppet became quite happy. "Of course it's punishment, otherwise it's salary? If you want to leave the team, at least you can go back and tell my husband. It's not good to say goodbye without saying goodbye!"

"Yes... yes... Countess..."

"Oh! And there!" The knight, who was about to leave, became hesitant as he heard that Ni still had something to say and was startled. Yan Ni continued, "Take those companions on the ground back! Don't trouble anyone."

Looking at the once arrogant companions on the ground, the unharmed ones all sighed and earnestly tried to find a way to take them away.

"You... that group of knights..." "Ah! I'll knock them down like this! It's really boring."

Looking up at the two strange partners walking by, Yanni was about to ask a question when the family of the woman behind her had already come to thank her. "Countess, thank you very much for your help." But from their expressions of gratitude, one could see surprise and fear, as if afraid of offending the Countess in front of them.

"Ah~It's okay! You just need to do your job well! As for those inexperienced young men, I'll be okay when I go back? Okay? Discipline and discipline, you don't have to worry. This situation won't happen again."

Amidst the sound of gratitude, the woman hurriedly left with her family.

"Huh~" breathed a sigh of relief, and when Yan Ni was about to ask a question, the other party had already started speaking.

"This is not quite..." "Look at these two mediocre puppets, you should be the rumored Seven Warriors!"

Shocking remarks. The appearance of huge veins can be clearly seen from the special mechanism of the puppet clothing. Whether it's a pig puppet or a bear puppet, they all have an ugly expression.

"Ah~San'er, how could you say that?" The man covered the short man's mouth and apologized hurriedly, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. Please forgive his rude remarks."

Looking at the man bowing desperately, Yan Ni struggled to hold back her anger and asked abnormally, "Stranger, what's the matter with you coming here?"

"Oh! Let me introduce myself first, Countess. My name is He Qi, and my companion's name is San Er. It's an honor to meet you. We're going to wait for our companions in Platinum City."

"Wuwu~" San Er, who was being held in harmony, struggled desperately.

"Hmm~Same companion? What are you doing?" Yan Ni asked with a curious expression.

"Countess, aren't you holding a cooking competition this year? My companion entrusted me to find some ingredients and agreed to wait in the city."

"Ingredients!" Yan Ni stroked her face in surprise and said, "No wonder I felt a bouncing heartbeat when I saw you, which made me want to know more about you. It turns out that food is causing trouble! Hehehehe! What ingredients are they? No, no! It's better not to say so, so as not to lose the freshness. But I really want to know, what should I do? Ah~" Yan Ni muttered to herself for a while, suddenly remembering that there were still people around. After coughing, he continued with a serious expression, "Are your companions also coming to participate in the competition? What are their names?"

"Oh! They call it 'Octagonal and Friday'..."

"Friday!" Upon hearing the name, Yan Ni seemed to lose control and tightly grasped her friendly shoulder. "Are you saying that legendary wandering chef is coming to compete?"

Startled by Yan Ni, San Er finally escaped from his friendly hands. He pinched his neck lightly and gasped for breath, saying, "The legendary wandering chef. Hmph! What's so remarkable? Heqi and I are also legendary wandering treasure hunters and merchants!"

Upon hearing this mockery, Yan Ni immediately countered, "Why does it sound like a combination of a thief and a seller?"

"Damn it! You woman..." San Er was about to rush forward when Yan Ni blocked her head and couldn't move forward at all.

"Forget it! I'm in a good mood today and I don't want to argue too much with you." Looking at the flurry of hands and feet, the pig puppet just smiled a few times.

Heqi watched from the side, shook his head helplessly, grabbed the back collar of San Er, and lifted him up like a child. But San Er continued to dance his hands and feet, loudly cursing, "Stinky kid, let me down. I insist on giving this pig a lesson."

"Didn't you say you didn't fight?"

"That's right! That's kind, you go ahead."

"Don't make a fuss!" It seemed like giving up, and kindly threw San Er away from behind. San Er flipped a few times in the air and landed steadily. As soon as he landed, he immediately rushed up to He Qi and said, "From our friendship of over twenty years, you wouldn't even help with this favor. What kind of friend are you?"

Heqi just covered his ears and ran away, saying, "It's your fault. They're lucky if they don't blame you for causing trouble. It's not appropriate!"

As he watched his companion run away, San Er chased after him and cursed loudly, "Stinky kid, why don't you change your name to 'No sense of loyalty'? You're still kind. Come back, silly and kind." In no time, their figures disappeared from sight.

Watching the two of them run away at an incredible speed, Monica showed a puzzled expression. "Are they strong or weak?"

"Forget it! There's a chance to meet again anyway. But it's great to be here on Friday!" As soon as she mentioned Friday, Yan Ni felt as if she couldn't control herself and became unusually excited.

"Friday and Octagon, who are they?"

Monica's question brought Yanni back to reality, and Yanni then lifted her up from the ground and said, "On Friday, the legendary mainland wandering chef. In addition to excellent craftsmanship, culinary knowledge also covers the whole continent, and cuisine from all over the world is very unique."

"Can you believe the rumor?" As they spoke, the two big puppets also moved towards the direction of returning to the city.

"Actually, as long as there is one tenth of the rumor, it's worth looking forward to. There's nothing wrong!"

"What about octagonal? How do you feel like I've heard of this name too?"

"Octagonal is a wine name ranked as' B 'on the Treasure Encyclopedia."

"Wine! No wonder it seems similar. Hmm! Is he wine?"

"No! This guy named Octagon is actually a woman, and the reason why people call her this name is because she has a deep understanding of wine. In the ranking of wine in the Treasure Encyclopedia, only Lan Feng is A-grade, while only Octagon is B-grade. There are more wines below C-grade, but they are not cheap either. For example, in the city, I have a bottle of Octagon wine in my collection. I think it took almost half a year of tax revenue just to buy that bottle of wine. Sigh~The days of green vegetables, tofu, and radish soup every day were so bitter."

Speaking of the sadness, Yan Ni couldn't help but feel discouraged. Monica could only pat Yanni's back as a gesture of comfort. But this action only increased Yan Ni's sad feeling, and only heard her continue to cry: "Ah~in the morning, it was ham with milk and bread, at noon, it was pea soup with duck toast, and at night, it was Daoxiao Noodles with braised beef. Although the styles were different every day, we had to eat a mouthful of white rice from other places, and also said that there was no way to fish. We could only find crops planted in the territory of Buckingham City, or livestock on the farm nearby. Ah~I really missed the delicious food from other places brought by the caravan at that time, but I didn't have the extra money to buy food with them. Yan Ni was so pathetic~vuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvuvu~"

"Really, have you forgotten your identity? If you're short of money, just add some taxes."

"Ah!" As if reaching an important point, Yanni put away her face that was about to cry and said, "I forgot. Ah~Yeah! I left taxes and all that to my husband, and I even forgot about this trick myself."

After hearing those words, Monica sighed and showed a very helpless expression. Speaking of which, Ni continued, "Forget it! Let's talk about it next time we have the chance. Ah~I'm really unwilling, why didn't I think of it back then!"

"Sigh~Don't mention that anymore. Is the wine delicious?"

"Okay! Of course it's good." The angry pig puppet instantly transformed into an cheerful expression. "Every year during holidays, I would have a small drink with my dear husband. The taste, the emotion... ah~"

The pig puppet vigorously swayed its head, only finding it amusing in Monica's eyes. "Hmph! Then why isn't she called Lan Feng and must be called the second ranked Bajiao?"

"You don't know anything about this. Before the Black Sheep Cataclysm, the village where fine wine is brewed was wiped out by a perverted nobleman. The star anise collected in the city was one of the few treasures left behind before that. However, Lan Feng had become a legendary fine wine hundreds of years ago, only to hear that there was a bottle of Lan Feng wine in the treasure trove of the great thief Simbada. And this star anise was the one who found the brewing method of star anise wine from somewhere, making this fine wine reappear in the world as a great hero. In addition to her wine tasting skills, everyone agrees that she is an English female in wine."

"Oh, really?"

"What, don't you believe it?"

"It's not that I don't believe it..."

Amidst the voices of discussion or dispute between the two, the walls of Platinum City reappeared in front of them.

"Countess, you have returned."

The scout next to the door was the butler of Aifang's house, and on both sides of the hall stood ten Jaguar knights on duty. After a casual glance, Yanni asked, "Where's the Count?"

"Madam, the Count is in the reception hall. An envoy has arrived from Wellington. The Count has instructed you to come over when you return."

"Hmm~What's up? Forget it! Has the shading treatment been done yet?"

"Madam, it's still as usual."

"Oh! I'll change my clothes and go over."

"Yes." A respectful bow. Under the watchful gaze of everyone, Yanni took Monica's hand and left.

"What are you doing?" Monica asked inexplicably as Yanni grabbed her.

"Let's go, let's go! Let's join the fun together and see what's fun."

"Hey! Hey!" Monica shouted helplessly, but it didn't have much effect on the Countess.

In the reception room, the Count listened with a hint of embarrassment to a guest dressed in luxurious attire. At this moment, Ni dragged Monica, who had changed into clothes, into the door.

"Hello," Yanni said as she freed her hand and forcefully pressed Monica into her seat before sitting next to Chuli.

"Hello, Countess. I am on an envoy to Buckingham on behalf of the Duke of Wellings. This is..."

Looking at the other person's confusion, Yanni casually replied, "Grand Master Monica."

"Oh! The Great Mage among the Seven Warriors? Nice to meet you for the first time." Faced with the enthusiasm, Monica just casually brushed it off.

Yan Ni, who had just sat down, glanced at Chu Li's face and asked with great interest, "What's up?"

"I came back hoping to borrow the military power of Platinum City, and it would be even better if the Countess could personally come forward."

"Borrowing soldiers?" Yan Ni looked at Chu Li with a questioning expression, and the Count nodded helplessly.

"That's right!" The envoy stood up excitedly and said, "This time we have joined forces with the armies of several city states to go and conquer a place."

"Where?" Yan Ni asked a very natural question, while the envoy just smiled and handed out a palm sized piece of paper.

Taking the paper, Monica curiously leaned over and looked at it together. "What is this?"

Hmm~X ε Ks) XX Great Demon King? Three X's, it's so awkward Yanni frowned and read out.

"Wrong! Madam," the envoy said with a smile.

"Wrong? It clearly says' XXX Great Demon King '?"

"No, it's just that you mispronounced it. That 'x' is not the X in the old saying, it's just a simple cross. So the correct pronunciation is' Great Demon King with a cross', just writing 'Great Demon King with a cross'."

Monica and Yanni expressed their doubts openly, while Chuli just sighed on the side. The envoy continued to speak passionately, "That guy started to haunt an underground city near the Amazon Mountains in the northern continent a few years ago. Countless warriors have died in the underground city in recent years, making it even more notorious. It is rumored that the Great Demon King even sent his subordinates to kidnap children, which can be punished. So this time, Duke of Wellings summoned a group of ambitious people to attack the underground city in the near future, with General Mazken B. Mackinay as the call, and scheduled to complete the mission before J-Days. Many city states in the northern continent have also joined in." The expedition team. Just wait for the Countess to lead the Platinum City Jaguar Knights to join and push the momentum to another peak

"Mazken B. Maginale?" Yan Ni tried to search for information about this person from her memory, but since the other person has no relationship with the chef and is not a common noodle maker, she probably couldn't think of it even if she wanted to break her head.

Watching the Countess's distressed expression, the envoy cleverly began introducing the general. "General Mazken B. Mackinay was the first genius in over a decade to transition to become a general, following General Bahn of the Black Sheep Knights. To become a general, one not only needs a strong physique to wear armor that resembles a mobile fortress, but also a considerable amount of knowledge. The scope of knowledge includes tactical application, strategic setting, and a thorough understanding of various professional skills and training methods. These are not something that ordinary armored warriors can keep up with or learn, because the amount of knowledge required is too vast."

"Where did this paper come from? There seems to be a little bit of blood on it," said Monica, who took the paper and looked at it from the side

"Oh~! The origin of this paper is so great. At that time, our city defenders discovered the subordinates of the Great Demon King in the city, and after a battle, they finally solved them. And this paper was taken from the deceased."

"Is that right?" With one hand pounding her chin, Monica leaned on the table, staring blankly at the piece of paper. "What did you say they did?"

"Is it the Great Demon King? They have already killed many soldiers who entered the dungeon, and have also abducted many children!"

"Warriors? What are they doing in the dungeon?" Monica continued to ask.

The envoy exclaimed indignantly, "Of course it's to punish them! How can there be a great demon king in this world! And to make everything about the dungeon public, so that the obscure and unclear can disappear from the mainland. The dungeon is the place that adventurers should destroy."

"Just because his name is the Great Demon King..." Monica whispered as if she remembered something. She sat up straight and said, "Actually, I know someone who should be killed even more."

"Oh! Really?" The messenger looked at Monica with a surprised expression.

"There was an unforgivable vampire who, in a fit of anger, destroyed the entire city due to the death of his companion, resulting in the death of many innocent residents. Afterwards, there was no trace of reflection or guilt. Do you think we should kill him or not?"

"Is there really such a thing? After solving the Great Demon King, I will definitely request our Duke and General Mazken to come and punish this vampire and eliminate harm for the people. I wonder if you can tell me the whereabouts of this vampire."

Monica stood up and walked towards the door that left the reception room. Yan Ni and Chu Li, who were listening next to them, both showed expressions that were hard to see and could not be more ugly. The envoy, on the other hand, had no idea why he had to leave halfway through the conversation.

Monica only turned back when she stepped out of the door. Pretending to be mysterious, she lowered her voice and said, "That vampire... isn't that me? Hmph! Hahaha~" Amidst laughter, Monica left the reception room.

"Is she really the legendary Seven Warriors?" asked the messenger angrily as she was snatched away by Monica for a moment

Scratching her head and sighing, Yanni slowly replied, "She is, and so am I."

"But..." The envoy wanted to continue, but was stopped by Yan Ni. Yan Ni said, "Anyway, I can't handle that kind of thing. Just ask my husband's consent directly. I'm only responsible for worrying about the dishes for tonight's dinner, and the rest is not my job." After finishing her sentence, she got up and left.