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Looking at Keira's appearance, he couldn't see what the other party was thinking at all, so he couldn't help asking directly:

"You are the king's adviser, you can ask the king to send you an elite army to escort you all the way, and you don't need to find me, a little ranger, right?"

Putting down the wine glass, Keira stood up slowly and walked towards Lu Qi:

"This is my private matter. I don't want to have anything to do with the royal family. I have already signed a contract with a mercenary group. I just think you are very skilled, so I just brought you along..."

Came in front of Lu Qi, Kaila smiled slightly, stretched out her fingers to caress his chest, then walked around behind him, and said softly:

"Besides, you might still be on the way, help me collect some alchemy materials..."

The faint scent of lavender floats faintly through the nostrils from the sorceress' body.

Faced with Keira's ambiguous behavior, Lu Qi didn't enjoy the expression, but frowned.

Whether it's the feeling when playing the game or the rumors he heard in the tavern, Lu Qi's perception of the female sorceress is not very good.

On the one hand, these beautiful women with great power all had unbearable and difficult childhoods.This allows them to maintain a strong heart of perseverance after mastering magical power and changing their appearance.

On the other hand, it was the huge contrast between the past and the present that made these sorceresses vain, dressed boldly and revealingly, and liked to express their desires more directly.

Due to the loss of fertility when using magical means to change the body and appearance, sorceresses are no longer subject to secular constraints, and thus become very dissolute. They always like to use their beauty to prove their charm.

There are countless stories and cases of female witches seducing men.

Could it be that Keira has taken a fancy to herself?Want to give yourself a chance to eat soft food? !

As soon as this idea came up, it was rejected by Lu Qi.

Although he felt that he was indeed much more handsome than those medieval nobles and commoners.

However, he is not narcissistic enough to think that his charm can charm a well-informed female sorceress who has read countless men within just two meetings.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Qi suddenly understood.

What Keira took a fancy to? Maybe it wasn't his handsome face? It was his outstanding strength.

Of course, it has something to do with his handsomeness.

After all, a man who is strong but ugly? With a man who is strong and handsome? A woman would choose the latter...

"How? How do you think about it?"

Thousands of thoughts in his mind were interrupted, Lu Qi's expression was normal, and he just responded lightly:

"It doesn't matter to me. Anyway, staying in the stable all day at dusk? It's too boring? I have to take it out for a walk in the wild, to relax or something."

"Twilight? You call your horse Twilight?"

"Yes, it happened to be dusk when I bought it from the horse dealer, so..."

Just finished speaking? There was a crisp and delicate laugh, and suddenly rang out:

"Hahaha..."

Keira seems to like the little story about how Lu Qi and the horse met? She likes it so much that she can't help but tremble with laughter. The warmth and whiteness on her chest seems to be about to pop out from the neckline.

"You're such a funny person..."

"Thank you for the compliment? This is one of my many strengths."

Walking up to Lu Qi again? Kaila's eyes turned? She looked him up and down, and then said:

"You are completely different from those stupid nobles and commoners. You look fearless, as if nothing will surprise you. I have only seen this feeling in my fellow mages... "

After a pause, Kaila waved her hand again, and another larger purse on the round table flew towards Lu Qi.

"Here is half of the deposit for the entrustment. You'd better buy yourself a set of armor. I don't want you to be shot through by a sharp arrow when you are on the way to escort..."

Hearing this, Lu Qi was taken aback for a moment, then unceremoniously accepted the heavy purse, and replied casually:

"Although I don't think I need such a thing. However, since it is the employer's suggestion, I will consider it."

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first..."

Frowning slightly, Keira looked at the man in front of her in surprise, and said involuntarily:

"Alex, why do I feel like you don't want to stay with me and want to leave here as soon as possible?"

"How could it be, a beautiful lady like you who is like a rose, no matter which man it is, would like to spend a good time with you. But, I still have some things to do. So, please forgive me and leave first. "

"You know where I am, let me know before you leave, and I'll be there right away. Then..."

"See you then."

After all, Lu Qi turned around and walked towards the door without waiting for Kaila's permission.

After watching Lu Qi's figure disappear behind the door, Kaila finally came to her senses, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she murmured to herself:

"Rose? Are you saying that I have thorns on my body, so I dare not approach it casually..."

. . .

The remaining bounty entrusted by the water ghost is eighty Oren.

The escort entrustment bounty that Keira paid in advance was a full hundred Oren.

Holding this small sum of money, Lu Qi didn't intend to follow Keira's advice to buy any armor, but took the "Black Eagle" to the blacksmith workshop for repairs, and made a batch of long and narrow throwing knives by the way. .

There is no guarantee that there will be any trouble in this escort mission.

Compared with the crossbow that may be damaged, he prefers the throwing knife that cannot make mistakes.

And against humans, flying knives are better than steel swords...

With the entrusted bounty provided by Kaila, a rich woman, Lu Qi will not be kicked into the street by the innkeeper, and he can also change the rough linen clothes on his body into more comfortable fine linen.

After thinking about it again and again, Lu Qi still bought a set of light black leather armor, which he wore outside his jacket as an inner lining to act as a certain protective function.

Although he has the skill of [breathing back blood], he is not afraid of getting hurt at all.However, it is better not to reveal this secret too quickly...

A week later, Lu Qi, who was wandering around the temple area, was suddenly blocked by a bald man wearing light armor and a long sword around his waist.

"Alex of Zawada?"

"It's me, are you?"

"I'm Gillian from the Yellow Thorn Mercenary Group. I'm here to inform you that when the cock crows tomorrow, Lord Metz's carriage will leave. Let's gather at the city gate."

Hearing this, Lu Qi nodded and replied:

"Okay, I'll be there on time."

After getting the response, the bald man's gaze stayed on the hilt of the sword around Lu Qi's waist for half a second, then he turned around and left without saying a word, leaving only Lu Qi who was secretly looking forward to standing there...

Chapter 5 Magic Science Popularization, Power of Elements

The dust is light, and the hooves of the horses are sounding.

On the main road of the Kingdom, which is enough for two luxury carriages to drive side by side, a small convoy is slowly moving forward.

The formation of the caravan is obviously different from that of the caravan coming and going.

About a dozen mercenaries wearing armor, with long swords or various weapons on their waists, rode on horses, divided into two teams, and protected a black carriage from front to back.

Obviously, judging from such a guard formation, the characters in the carriage must be very important.

This convoy was the escort group formed by the king's advisor, sorceress Keira Metz, shortly after leaving Vizima.

The destination of the convoy was Gos Velen, a port city located on the northern coast of the Kingdom of Temeria.

It is about 300 miles away from Vizima, and it only takes three days to reach it if you go full speed.

However, the sorceress obviously does not intend to miss the wild scenery along the way...

At the front of the convoy, a strong man with a steel helmet and a hideous face glanced back at Lu Qi, who was driving beside the carriage, lowered his voice, and vowed to the bald strong man beside him:

"Jillian, I swear, that kid must have had an affair with a sorceress!"

"Really? How do you know?"

"Look at that kid, wearing a black cloak all day long, with a mysterious look, he doesn't look like a mercenary or a bounty hunter at all. I suspect that the long sword at his waist is the same as the thing under him. , the same softness!"

"Also, he always chats with the sorceress by the window. If they haven't had sex, I'll fucking chop off all my birds!"

"I think, the female sorceress dragged him into the guard group just to satisfy her desire that she had nowhere to vent along the way..."

Listening to the nonsense of his subordinates, the bald man who had met Lu Qi once, recalled Lu Qi's demeanor and behavior when they first met.

Although the opponent didn't look like a master of swordsmanship, he always gave him a sense of poise.

This kind of person is either blindly arrogant and overestimates his own strength; or? He has sufficient awareness of his own strength? And strong self-confidence.

I hope he is the latter...

Thinking of this, the bald and strong man named "Jillian" tightened the reins in his hand and said in a deep voice:

"It is our task to ensure the safety of employers. Other things? We don't need to ask, so don't think too much about it."

"Of course I know! Captain? I just hope that if the robber comes out? That kid won't pee his pants in fright. I don't want to pay attention to this kind of son of a bitch who lives to please women..."

After all, the strong man spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm to the ground, and then cast a contemptuous glance at someone beside the carriage...

This look full of provocation and contempt? How could Lu Qi not see it.

Traveling together for two days? Lu Qi naturally has a deep understanding of the attitude of the Yellow Thorn Mercenary Group towards him.

These people seemed to regard themselves as a solo traveler as the sorceress' little face, and they didn't give him any good looks, and even slightly pushed him out.

But? Lu Qi didn't explain, nor did he have the idea of ​​building a good relationship with the other party.

Because? There is no need for that at all.

The only intersection he had with these guys might be this escort mission.

Why bother to argue with the other party? Just to change some unimportant people's views on themselves?

He was just doing what he should do in his own way, such as being alert to the surrounding situation from time to time, chatting with the sorceress in the carriage from time to time, relieving boredom and so on.

According to the sorceress who stays in the luxurious palace all day long, she seldom goes out of the city, more than 300 days a year, and almost all of the time is spent in the palace listening to the king's advice on politics, or staying in the laboratory Here, study the esoteric and obscure alchemy.

Even if she leaves Vizima, Kaila will use the teleportation spell to reach her destination directly.

If it weren't for the magic barrier on Shaned Island, which made it impossible to teleport, and on a whim, she wanted to go out to see the wild scenery, Keira would never choose to take a carriage to her destination.

From her tone of voice, Lu Qi could clearly feel that the sorceress disliked the rural environment.

Keira did not hide from Lu Qi about the purpose of this trip.

She said that she was going to a small island called "Shaned" near Goth Velen to attend a meeting of mages.

As for the purpose of holding the meeting, she didn't say, and Lu Qi didn't ask either.

However, Keira did introduce the situation of Shaned Island to Lu Qi.

Shaned Island is a domain specially built by elves with magic thousands of years ago, which belongs to mages.

There are gorgeous ancient buildings on the island, and there is also a magic academy with a long history that specializes in training female sorceresses - Arethusa Academy.

Most of today's sorceresses are trained and graduated from Arethusa Academy, and Keira is no exception.

While chatting, Lu Qi also asked insincerely how to master the magic power.

Maybe because he thought it didn't matter even if Lu Qi knew about it, Keira very generously explained the specific origin of magic for him.

To use magic, one must first perceive the existence of chaotic energy between heaven and earth.

Only those who can perceive the energy of chaos can be qualified to learn how to use magic and become a warlock.

The chaotic energy is mainly composed of the power of four elements, namely air, water, earth and flame.

After communicating with the chaotic energy and obtaining permission, the warlock can extract magic energy from the power of the four elements and perform magic.

The medium for communicating and manipulating magical energy is naturally the magical spells handed down in ancient languages.

Thanks to Kaila's popularization of magic, a seed was planted in Lu Qi's heart:

If you have the chance, find a way to learn magic!

. . .

The convoy was heading west all the way, and the speed could not be called fast.

Even so, four days after leaving Vizima, Lu Qi and the others came to an area a hundred miles away from Gos Velen.

As you enter the hilly area, the surrounding scenery changes from spacious country fields to lush green forests.