The Unemployed Demon Lord

"It sounds very interesting. I wonder who is more powerful, the humanoid dragon or Alice? I am inexplicably looking forward to seeing them compete." Carl rubbed his chin.

"It's hard to say..." Old Taylor showed a thoughtful look, and said slowly, "Since Gregory personally trained the successor, he must have good strength, otherwise the other adventurers in the London Guild will not be convinced..."

The border area of ​​the Austro-Hungarian Empire is surrounded by mountains and the transportation is very inconvenient, but there is a village here to recuperate.

Although this place is almost isolated from the outside world, there are still many merchants who are willing to come here from the dangerous mountain roads, and trade with the villagers for some crops and beast hairs in exchange for the necessities of life.

However, it is the season when monsters around the world become extremely active, which makes this village very dangerous, facing attacks from monsters all the time.

Especially in the border area, there will not be a large number of guards stationed, and the ability to resist monsters is very weak. As long as the monsters attack fiercely enough, all the villagers will become the belly of the monsters.

The head of the village was unwilling to sit still, and had already formed a militia team of young and strong men in the village. Every season when the monsters were active, the whole village would be on guard, always on guard against the attacks of monsters.

The militiamen practice under the church in the center of the village every morning, but the militiamen, who were originally farmers, have limited combat power. They are ordinary people who do not know magic and martial arts. They can handle small-scale monster attacks. If the tide or powerful monsters strike, there is only one dead end.

Fortunately, this frontier village has a good relationship with the adventurer guild in London. As long as they give a similar reward every year, the London guild will send powerful adventurers to help the villagers guard the village, which allows the villagers to survive.

But it has been more than a month since the letter from the village head requesting assistance was sent, and the adventurers from London have not come here for a long time, and I don’t know what went wrong?

Because the support did not arrive, the villagers lived in fear these days, worrying about the attacks of a large number of monsters every day, and the attacks have become more frequent and more violent recently.

From Gregory's reply, I learned that the adventurers dispatched this time are newcomers, and it's their first mission with no experience. I hope the village chief can take care of them.

This made the village head very dissatisfied, he paid all the money, and handed over the lives of dozens of households in the village to a new adventurer, isn't this a joke?

Great Britain, the second-ranked Thorn Rider, Seth.

He participated in the battle to quell the kingdom's rebellion more than half a year ago, and then left London alone after recuperating for a while, and embarked on a journey again, hoping to continue to improve his strength.

Seth didn't follow Elgin's advice and obediently returned the demon armor he had stolen from the treasure of Mammon. Instead, he stubbornly stayed by his side, with no intention of returning it.

It's not that Seth doesn't want to pay it back, but as a Thorn Knight, he needs this power!

Without the power of the demon armor, Seth's strength would be greatly reduced, and it might be difficult to rank among Thorn Knights.

As the Thorn Knight, Seth has the responsibility of guarding the kingdom and protecting Her Majesty the Queen.

So even if he heard Elgin Great Swordsman's advice, he was not willing to give up the power from the devil easily.

Recently, the appetite of the demon armor is getting bigger and bigger, and it needs more flesh and blood to feed it. Maybe this armor will eat its "master" Seth...

Seth intended to continue traveling south, but happened to pass by this border village. He was carrying a heavy armored box, panting, and went to see the militiamen guarding the checkpoint ahead, stopping a short girl.

Militia: "Sorry, now is the period of martial law, suspicious people are not allowed to enter the village."

Girl: "I am the London adventurer you hired to help you guard the village."

Militia: "Then please show your adventurer certificate, let us see."

Girl: "I lost it on the way."

Militia: "So important things can be lost? We can't identify you, and we can't let suspicious people in."

Girl: "I am the London adventurer you hired to help you guard the village."

militia:

The militiamen were overwhelmed by the girl, and they went back and forth several times, with repetitive words, which made me feel that the girl's IQ was a bit problematic.

Not only because the girl looked suspicious, but also because the girl was short and immature, she didn't look like a powerful adventurer who came to support her.

In the past, the adventurers who came to the village to support were all tall and mighty, but now a little girl said that she was a faker who came to support, which made the villagers unbelievable.

Seth was looking at what was going on in front of him from behind. When X heard "London Adventurer", he immediately became interested.

Although Seth didn't communicate much with adventurers, he was still very clear about some famous adventurers in London.

So Seth walked over with his black box on his back and looked at the little girl.

The girl's appearance has not lost her childishness, her big eyes are very bright, her short green hair looks very capable, and she is wearing a windbreaker. Looking at her attire, she really looks like a dusty adventurer, but in her spring-like hair, there are two Medium brown horns.

When Seth saw the little horns on the girl's head, he was taken aback for a moment. He thought to himself, no wonder the militia refused to let her in. I didn't dare to let her in when I saw the horns. Is this kid really human? !

The girl saw a dirty man staring at her, so she raised her head and looked at Seth without fear, "stare one by one"

"Cough!" Seth coughed lightly to conceal his inner shock, and asked softly, "Little sister..."

"I've grown up a long time ago, older than your mother." The little girl said blankly.

"..." Seth felt a little uncomfortable, so he managed to squeeze out a smile, "Miss, you are not human, are you?"

"No, I'm human, the real deal." The little girl tapped the horn on her head, "This is the horn of a dragon. Because I'm too powerful, I've been eroded."

"what?"

Seth became embarrassed, thinking what a mess, are you bragging here?

Because I was crazy about being so cool, I grew horns that didn't belong to humans?

What kind of bullshit explanation?This is not someone's mentally ill child who ran out, right?

Seth tried to calm his emotions and spoke in a tone that would speak to a child.

"You said you were an adventurer from London? Are you kidding me? What's your name?"

The little girl stared into Seth's eyes for a while, then answered without emotion—"Alia."

"Mithril adventurer Aliya."

"Alia, the Dragon Warrior."

"Alia, the transparent person of the London Guild."

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"...Alia?" Seth racked his brains and thought for a while. He had never heard of such a character in the Adventurer's Guild in London. "Then... lying is not a good habit."

"I'm not lying, I'm an adventurer from London." Alia said seriously with a straight face.

Seth's expression became weird, wondering if the little dwarf in front of him had some brain problems, could it be a lost child of a foreign race?

"What you said is not believable at all. I am also from London. Among the Mithril adventurers, I have never heard of your name. If you are really a powerful adventurer from London, I can't have the slightest impression .”

"Oh! My countryman!" Alia raised her head and stared at Seth with starry eyes, as if grasping at straws.

"What kind of fellow countryman? Are you actually a child of a foreign race who has lost? Hurry up and find a way to find your own parents. The human country is not a place for foreign kid like you to come and go casually." Seth said seriously.

"Don't treat me like a child, I am the successor appointed by Mr. Gregory!" Aliya said seriously.

"Ah? You know Gregory?" Seth Xia was startled, feeling that the little boy with horns in front of him became more and more mysterious.

"That's right, I'm Teacher Gregory's only student." Alia asked coldly with a straight face, "Talk to me with a superior attitude, what are you?"

"Me?" Seth's face darkened, feeling that the kid in front of him was a little ignorant, and his tone of voice was very aggressive, so he responded, "I am the knight of the twelve thorns of Britain, Seth who ranks second, if you are from London If you are an adventurer, then you must have heard of me."

Aliya stared at Seth for a while, then turned her head indifferently, "Sorry, I never heard of it, I never remember the names of cats and dogs."

"You...what are you talking about!?" Seth gritted his teeth angrily, wondering why this brat is so arrogant!I'm often not in the capital, but I can't be so unknown, right? !

"Although I haven't heard of a person named Seth among the Knights of Thorns, I have heard of the Knights of the Bauhinia." Aliya said with a blank expression.

"..." Seth secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the majestic Bauhinia Knights did not exist to a certain extent, and it seemed that he knew it.

But Seth's little heart hadn't let go yet, but Aliya made a very inappropriate stab, "The Bauhinia Knights are a group of ravens who gather to report to the group for warmth, and most of them are just cannon fodder. As for the thorns A knight? Probably a big man selected from among the dwarfs, and it doesn't play any role at all."

"Pfft!" Seth almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, and the veins on his forehead were twitching violently, "You have a serious tone, brat, I think you are talking nonsense without a single truth, since you are a student of Master Gregory, then Do you know what he used to do?"

"Isn't it a court magician? The teacher told me..." Aliya replied casually.

"Ugh!" Seth was taken aback, and couldn't calm down.

Know this kind of thing? !

It stands to reason that only a small number of people should be able to understand that Master Gregory was once the court magician of the kingdom.

Could it be that this brat...didn't lie...

Now that Aliya knows something about Gregory's past, she said that she is an adventurer in London and Gregory's student, and her credibility has become much higher. Even Seth believed it in his heart point.

So Seth showed the Thorn Knight's medal, and after proving his identity, he brought Alia in by the way.

The militiamen guarding the checkpoint were overjoyed when they saw that the man in front of them turned out to be the noble British Thorn Knight, and rushed to inform the village chief.

Because of the frequent invasion of monsters, a well-known strongman came to the village. This is great news for all the villagers. Even if the hired adventurer does not come, as long as Seth is there, he can be asked to help protect the village.

Moreover, Gregory's reply said that the adventurer sent was a newcomer, and even needed the care of the villagers. Compared with the famous Thorn Knight, most people were more willing to trust Seth, after all, no one was willing to give their names to A fledgling, inexperienced rookie adventurer.

Seth led Alia into the village, and he didn't fully trust this guy in his heart, because it was the first time he had seen such a careless adventurer who could prove that an important adventurer was lost.

"You're telling the truth, right? You're a student of Master Gregory. If you lie to me, I won't let you go easily."

"What? You brought me in, but you still doubt me? Wouldn't you go back to Britain and ask my teacher about this kind of thing?" Alia glanced at Seth and said silently: " You look like a shrewd guy, but why are your words and deeds so stupid."

"Uh…"

Seth suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, seeing that Aliya was short like a child, but she spoke old-fashioned.

There are even thorns in every sentence, which makes it really uncomfortable to communicate.

But when Seth thought about it, Aliya responded with ease and asked himself to go to Master Gregory to check, so there should be no problem B?

"How did you lose such an important thing that the adventurer proves? Doesn't that thing represent the glory of the adventurers, comparable to your own life?"

"I lied, my mithril adventurer proved to be not lost, but sold by me..." Aliya suddenly replied sincerely.

"Ah?!! It's sold!" Seth's eyes widened in astonishment, as if he had heard something incredible.

"Yeah, there is no money on the way. I am so hungry. The brand that the adventurer proves is made of Mithril. At least it is worth some money, right? You understand..." Aliya paused and said expressionlessly, " Honor or no honor is not as important as filling my stomach..."

... Seth saw Aliya's eyes gradually becoming weird, thinking that it was because of such a small thing as being hungry, and then he sold the important Mithril adventurer certificate without hesitation!Other adventurers regard the proof as their glory, but this "little devil" regards it as dung!What a foolish adventurer!Simply unheard of!

"The Mithril adventurer proves that it is not as valuable as I thought. The rare magic bracelet, concealment cloak, teleportation scroll, etc. that the teacher gave me are much more valuable than that broken brand." Alia looked calm, like He was talking about trivial things, "I can sell everything that can be sold, and replaced it with food, but it's not enough for my teeth. After a while, I'm still very hungry. I really want to eat until I'm full..."

"Ah..." Seth was stunned, he didn't know how to communicate with this freak, and he couldn't calm down for a long time—rare magic bracelet, concealment cloak, teleportation scroll...

These are super rare, priceless magic props!

In order to fill his stomach, he sold all the prodigals and exchanged them for food, and he was still not full in the end?

What on earth was Master Gregory thinking?Clearly raised a rice bucket!

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