The Wizard: London From My Backyard

Chapter 49 Distribution of Forces in Shagang County (Thanks to Ying Yi and other water friends for their monthly recommendation votes)

It seems that Paris has mixed emotions about the Great Crusade mentioned in his words.

"The Great Crusade..."

When Ricardo read this word, he also thought about it, but he quickly returned to the present,

"It's too far away...In one's lifetime, unless the sorcerer's path reaches the high ring, or becomes a god, how can a mortal live for ten thousand years?"

"Paris, it seems that although you have been back to your hometown for many years, you are still determined to pursue the future."

Hearing this, Paris shook his head helplessly,

"I'm just an ordinary person. It's you who used to be. Ten years ago, I saw that although you were young, you already had the wisdom to organize apprentices to trade and make profits..."

"At that time, you gave me the impression of a real genius. You should know that wizards' recognition of aptitude is more about wisdom than innateness..."

When Paris said this, he looked at Ricardo with a slightly solemn expression,

"I thought at that time, I hope you will go farther one day in the future, and take a look at the stars and the ocean of truth for those of us who have lived in Shakang County in this life."

"However, I finally, and now, came back, and returned to normal life."

Ricardo showed a wry smile, he didn't sigh, but just shook his head.

"Hahaha, it would be great if we were in the bar now, and we should have a drink at this time."

"However, you have now become a savior from evil, and it turns out that you are not really ordinary."

"Ordinary people, it is impossible to become the savior of the evil!"

Paris showed a hearty smile on his face, and said casually,

"Are you going to rest? Tomorrow morning after the demon hunter knights are summoned, go to the Baron of the Wind Wolf to do some business. You'd better follow me. If the leader of the Wind Wolf is about to bleed, the leader of the Ice Lake may be the one who will make the most money."

Ricardo thought for a while and nodded.

"I would like to borrow your good words... If I can take a look at the stars in the high place one day, I will buy you a drink."

Ricardo was still moved by the topic of stars and seas mentioned by Paris.

It was already late at night, he put away his military rank and clothes, and asked Paris how to rest, and about the summoning of the demon hunter knights tomorrow morning.

The witcher knights were summoned at about nine o'clock in the morning.

Ricardo and Teresa can now go to the monastery dormitory of the Constellation Church, or directly sleep in the lounge on the third floor of the office.

Ricardo was very tired, he didn't want to move too much now, and he didn't want to play double standby in the office and go back and forth to the London hotel to rest after being frightened by Vera.

He chose to take Teresa to rest directly on the third floor.

Paris is a high-level apprentice wizard, whose status is comparable to that of a grand knight.

There are several lounges in the office on the third floor, and the decoration inside is very luxurious. Under the action of the steam pipe, there is even hot water inside.

Ricardo took Teresa to a lounge, and after a brief wash, they slept together.

He is very tired today.

Not long after lying in bed, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

……

next morning.

Ricardo opened his eyes and found a faint and elegant fragrance coming from the tip of his nose.

He saw Teresa was wearing rattan armor, her upper body was lying on the bed, and her lower body was kneeling on the ground, holding a few wizard books that she saw yesterday.

Ricardo scanned the covers of wizarding books.

After a simple judgment, I found that they are still precious introductory books for wizards.

"It seems that when I was away yesterday, Paris...or Vera, chatted with her and gave her some help."

Ricardo patted Teresa lightly on the arm.

The latter wakes up immediately:

"Ricardo... my lord!"

Teresa stood up in a panic.

"Good morning, Teresa, we have to get ready to go."

Ricardo didn't say much, and directly changed into the knight uniform of the witcher knight.

Teresa helped him hang the shoulder straps and cards of the imperial rank of lieutenant colonel on the shoulders of the military uniform.

……

Shacon County is the third largest port city in the empire.

A long time ago, the third here refers to the port city of Shakang County, in addition to the first two ports of the empire, which can also periodically send sea ships to the wizarding continent.

In fact, the original Shakang County was not very prosperous.

However, with the evolution of steam age technology in the important cities of the empire, the trade in Shakang County gradually prospered, and the new steampunk technology was boldly used in municipal construction.

Over the years, it has gradually become what Paris said at the beginning 'the third largest port city in real terms'.

The entire Shagang County has a population of five to six million, and the population of the entire county area is close to two million.

Excluding the territory of the city empire commons, there are four viscounts, dozens of small barons, dozens of large lords, and scattered independent knights and knights.

The reason why there are no high-ranking nobles above the earl is because the original Shakang County City is just an ordinary city, and it has only begun to come into the sight of the empire center in the past few decades.

A viscount is a kind of hard-core noble. It is disrespectful to send a baron in foreign affairs between countries, but no one thinks it is inappropriate to send a viscount.

The area of ​​a Viscount Land is about thousands to thousands of square kilometers, and the smaller Viscount Lands often have the territory of urban areas.

In the entire Shakang County area, there are probably tens of thousands of apprentice knights or junior knights, two to three thousand intermediate knights, and three to four hundred senior knights.

This number is a bit exaggerated, but it includes many apprentices who are going to the wizard continent, guardians of wizard seeds, and the power placed by major forces under the prosperity of the port.

on the bright side.

After deducting the additional force placed by the major forces on the port, as well as the large number of professionals temporarily settled in the port city, this number will be much more reasonable.

If you then deduct the junior, intermediate, and senior knights owned by each lordship and barony in the county and countryside, you will find that there are only [-] or [-] people in the county and only a few qualified local professionals.

And now.

When Ricardo, wearing a black imperial knight uniform, walked out of the room on the third floor and came to the corridor stairs outside the office building.

He saw a large number of knights gathering on the platform in front of the office building and on Telegraph Street.

"Good morning, Ricardo!"

Paris was on duty in the second half of the night. He was downstairs just now, and now he was walking upstairs, just in time to say hello to Ricardo.

"How many knights have been dispatched? Why do I feel that compared with ten years ago, Shakang County now has a feeling that knights are not as good as dogs."

Ricardo blankly pointed to the several knights gathering downstairs.

He counted and looked at the origin of the team. They were more than forty demon hunting knights wearing the same military uniforms as him, more than a hundred port patrol cavalry, and the Knights of the Constellation Church.

At a glance, there are about six or seven senior knights below, more than fifty intermediate knights, and hundreds of junior and apprentice knights.

"You don't think it's a small matter that the Baron of the Windwolf might collude with the 'Evil Thieves Order'?"

"At least, the fact that they have evil spirit spellcasters has been confirmed from the apprentices arrested yesterday, and the Thieves Guild is also involved."

"And the apprentices who were arrested also confessed that the Thieves Guild and many bandit groups have been involved in the activities of the official bandit family over the years."

Paris pointed to the rear of the Demon Hunter team, where there was a prison van.

Ricardo saw that in the prison van, a black-robed apprentice who was covered in enchanted shackles and had been tortured to the point of scars was trapped in it.

He looked at the imprisoned apprentice, who happened to be looking at him.

Flower of Evil: 118%…124%

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