Dragon Contract God

Mole took out a bag of copper coins from the magic bag and piled them next to Yuga's body as a little compensation for the deceived villagers, and then urged the phantom magic crystal and Eriba to leave the residence of the envoy silently .

In the morning light, Eriba set fire to his house, turning the house into ashes together with his mother's body. Under the reflection of the sky full of flames, he carried only a small bundle and his bow and arrow for hunting. And the scimitar, along with Mo Le left the place where he was born.

Mo Le didn't expect this kid to be a ruthless character, and he resolutely ended his past with a single fire.Looking at the crystal tears dodging in those bright black eyes, he felt even more embarrassed, and didn't know how to comfort him.

The three of them walked for a day, and when they arrived at the next town, Moller spent more than [-] silver coins to buy two ordinary rough horses. He rode one with Rex in his arms, and Eriba had one by himself.It's much easier to drive this way.

When Rex woke up, he found that a humble human cub had joined him and his brother Mole. At first, he had a lot of objections, but after Mole ate him the smoked gray feather wrapped in leaves After the chicken, he said that he could barely agree with this cub chef who was pretty good at following him.

"Brother Mole, let's put little Rex down to play?" A little brown-haired girl in an off-white skirt came to Mole who was resting under a tree, and looked at the beautiful Rex in his arms fondly, thinking To play with him.

"He's still so young..." Facing the lively little girl with an innocent smile on his face, Mo Le couldn't bear to refuse with a tough attitude, so he could only soften his face and speak in a soft tone as much as possible.

"It's not young, it's not young! My brother can already run around at this age." The seven or eight-year-old girl likes to imitate adults and say some calm words, which is very funny and cute.

The little girl's words made Mo Le couldn't help but reflect on it. He realized that he had indeed protected Rex a little too much, because it was too dangerous to come out of Erlun Forest, and he was facing an unfamiliar environment, which led to He had been a little too nervous before, and he would protect Rex in his arms no matter where he went. Now that he thought about it, it was time to give the little guy some freedom of movement.

Thinking of this, Moller put Rex down from his arms, and untied the swaddle that was wrapped like a rice dumpling.

Fortunately, Moller bought some small clothes for Rex at the tailor shop in Stonewall Town, so Rex would not be naked at this time.

Rex, with his feet on the ground, was very novel. He wobbled and tried to take two steps. He turned his head and grinned at Mole. The heartless look reminded Mole that the little fart dragon had just been hatched. At that time, that was such a vigorous and heartless little annoying person!

In order to prevent Rex from falling or running too far, Moller tied a leather rope around his armpit and tied the other end to his wrist, and led him around like this.

The lively little brown-haired girl wandered around Rex, always hoping to make him talk, but the little fart dragon still has some dragon-specific arrogance, and only concentrates on shopping for itself, and doesn't intend to talk to this ordinary human cub—— This one is too small to be able to cook like Eriba.

There are some other people resting in the woods. This is a temporary caravan formed by small traders and civilians. A serious large caravan will not allow outsiders to join, so these people at the bottom of society can only unite themselves Rise up and gather a certain number to guard against the attack of robbers.At this time, Mo Le and Eriba joined such a miscellaneous caravan, and their direction of progress was McCann City.

"Oh! Mr. Moeller, you can't take care of your younger brother like this, and you're not walking the dog!" A middle-aged woman wearing a white headscarf disapproved as she walked past her while leading Rex. People laughed when they heard her words.

"Aunt Felli, he needs to practice walking." Moller responded with a smile to the middle-aged woman. The aunt named Fili and her husband Martin went to McCann City together.

According to Uncle Martin, who likes to drink and brag, they have a capable son who has found a small official position in McCann City and owns real estate, so they have to take the old couple to enjoy the blessings.

Aunt Fei Li is a kind-hearted person. When Mo Le told her that her parents had both died and she was going to take her two younger brothers out to earn a living, she immediately became motherly. She took good care of them along the way, and Mo Le also appreciated her affection.

The caravan rested in the woods for two or three hours. Everyone ate dry food and drank water. Some even took a nap. After avoiding the hottest sun at noon, they continued to set off.

Mo Le walked around with Noon in his arms for several times. At this moment, Rex, who was a little drowsy, followed the caravan's carriage with Eriba unhurriedly.

Although the two naive horses were not strong and strong, they were more stable. Even if they had no experience in riding horses, they could still sit on them and drive on the road.

Walking side by side with Mo Le and the others at the end was a red-haired young man riding a tall horse. He was wearing leather armor, carrying a wooden longbow and a quiver filled with arrows. Hanging sword and dagger.

This red-haired young man also had four companions holding weapons in front. They were all mercenary guards invited by the caravan.

Uncle Claude, the leader of the caravan, said that these mercenaries often go this way, they have good credit, and many people in the team know them, so everyone pooled their money to pay the commission.

Moller also paid a total of 45 copper coins for himself, Eriba and Rex, in exchange for the protection of these five mercenaries along the way.

The caravan climbed over a mountain, and Uncle Claude said that they could reach a small town called Freud after five miles, and it was only a day's journey away from McCann City.Everyone showed joyful expressions. The journey was exhausting, and everyone urgently needed a comfortable room to rest.

However, when going down the mountain, the convoy encountered a dangerous place. This is a large canyon, the road is next to the cliff, and the other side is a rushing river.

Mo Le smelled the smell of some strangers in the wind, and his expression changed. He had seen too many similar situations in movies and TV shows, and there would be an ambush whenever he encountered this kind of terrain.So he said to the red-haired mercenary beside him seemingly unintentionally: "This is a good place to set up an ambush. It only needs three or five people to pile up some stones on the top of the cliff, and the caravan passing by below will be miserable."

The red-haired mercenary who was used to being silent glanced at him, then nodded and said, "That's true."

While speaking, the mercenaries in front had stopped the entire convoy, and separated out a black and thin companion with a strong figure to climb up the steep cliff - so they had already prepared!

The red-haired mercenary next to Mo Le took down his longbow, set up his arrows, and shouted to the bewildered people: "Don't panic, routine inspection!"

Although it was a routine inspection, the five mercenaries still took precautions to defend themselves. Moller watched from the side, praising them as indeed experienced veterans. He noticed that Eriba next to him also followed suit. He tightened his grip on the hunting bow and arrow, so he pressed the kid on the shoulder, signaling him to stay calm.

However, just as the climbing black and thin mercenary was about to reach the top, a person suddenly appeared on the top of the cliff, holding a bow and arrow, and shot the black and thin mercenary with an arrow.

The black and thin mercenary was climbing on the steep cliff, and it seemed that he couldn't dodge the arrows shooting from above his head, but at this moment he suddenly jumped, leaping several meters across the cliff with agility like an ape, and caught A protruding rock beside him, the arrow pierced where he was just now with a ding.

At the same time, Moller heard the sound of the bow string vibrating beside him, followed by the whistling sound of arrows piercing the air, and then he heard the scream of the man who emerged from the cliff, with an arrow in his chest, standing straight fell down.

Mo Le looked at his side in surprise. He was able to shoot the enemy to death from seventy or eighty steps away. The red-haired mercenary's archery skills were considered very good.

Seeing that someone was attacking, the people in the caravan immediately panicked. A young man driving a carriage in the middle of the team panicked and wanted to drive the carriage back and escape, but behind him was someone else's carriage. If they retreat, they will inevitably collide. At that time, some people will be squeezed and fall into the river next to them.

Fortunately, at this moment, a stout middle-aged mercenary standing in the middle rushed over, slapped the young man so he fell off his horse, and then yelled at the other panicked people, which finally calmed down the scene .He then directed everyone to hide behind the carriage and luggage.

Mole took out the dagger, protected Rex in his arms, and told Eriba to stay close to him, holding the defensive magic crystal in his hand, while keeping an eye on the changes on the battlefield.

Because they were at the end of the team, they had more freedom of movement, and the red-haired mercenary beside them didn't mean to force them to dodge.

The three mercenaries in front had already started to go around the cliff from the rear, and the black and thin mercenary who had escaped an arrow also started to climb up the cliff top, and soon the sound of fighting came from above, but at this time A dozen bandits with blades climbed up from the bank on the side of the road near the river—it turned out that these people had just been hiding in the hidden groove washed out by the current under the river bank, just waiting for their companions in ambush on the cliff to throw stones Disturbing the passing caravan, they ran out to kill and rob, but they didn't expect to meet experienced mercenaries and cracked their arrangement, so they had to come out to fight in advance.

Because Mo Le was close, he spotted these people at the first time. When he saw a drenched robber about to assassinate the red-haired young mercenary from behind, he immediately shouted and shook his head without hesitation. He took out his own dagger, but fortunately, after long-term spell-casting training, he was quite accurate, and the dagger accurately inserted into the rib of the robber.

"You saved my life!"

The red-haired young man gave him a grateful and surprised look, and at the same time drew out his long sword, and bravely chopped down another robber who rushed over.

This gang of robbers is just a bunch of rabble. If the caravan is ambushed, they can still show some prestige. Now that everyone is not panicked, they are nothing to be afraid of. The soldiers teamed up and quickly killed a few of them. The people in the caravan on the other side also picked up their weapons to resist, and there were several screams from the cliff, and the robbers who were lying in ambush were pushed down from the top. .

Moller observed that the situation was under control, so he didn't take any more shots, and spent most of his energy on protecting Rex and Eriba. He noticed that Eriba was very nervous, raising and lowering the bow and arrow in his hand several times. times, and finally managed to shoot an arrow, which hit a robber who was close to Aunt Feili in the abdomen.But after completing this blow, he was relieved first, and then looked at the robber who fell to the ground screaming and bleeding, and his face turned pale again.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the few remaining robbers immediately started to flee for their lives, but they had no horses, so they couldn't escape in the canyon surrounded by cliffs and rivers, so after being killed a few more, the last The two robbers had no choice but to jump into the rushing river—no one cared if they survived.

Chapter 27 Live in this relatively quiet town for a while, learn something before leaving

The caravan rectified, and after making sure that there were no casualties except for some minor injuries, they buried the bodies of the robbers on the spot.

"It's just a bunch of trash, none of them has a bounty, and they even have a wooden bow that looks like trash!" The stout middle-aged mercenary took a sip of water and complained rudely.

"The thieves who can be exchanged for the bounty are quite capable. The five of us may not be able to solve it, and if it is not for the little brother Mole today, we will say goodbye to Yilan."

The leader of the mercenaries was a strong bearded man named Kunlian. He was very grateful to Mole for saving his companion. At this time, the caravan had set off again, and Mole was invited by them to walk in front of the team. In the front, I exchanged feelings with these mercenaries side by side, and Eriba was called to her family's carriage to feel the embrace of Aunt Feili because she saved Aunt Feili.

"It's just a coincidence." Mo Le said to Kunlian with a smile. He rejected the small bag of silver coins handed over by the other party: "If you really want to thank me, you can pass on some of your experience in traveling abroad. I I plan to live a peaceful life first, and then go out for a walk, but unfortunately I don't have any experience in this field, so I don't know what kind of dangers I will encounter when walking outside?"

Several mercenaries readily agreed to Mo Le's proposal, and Kun'an laughed and said: "If someone else asks, we won't teach him, the experience of mercenaries is all in exchange for blood and sweat! But for Mo Le Brother Le, of course we have to do our best."

Several mercenaries began to scramble to tell Mole their own experience.

"If you want to make a living outside, the most important thing is to meet a bunch of good brothers." The burly mercenary said first.

"Don't trust others easily. Anyone who tells you that you can easily make a lot of money, leave him immediately." The red-haired young man said seriously.

"Don't provoke the manipulator." The black and thin mercenary spoke briefly, and his voice sounded a bit gloomy.

"A manipulator?" Moeller didn't pay much attention to the previous two experiences, but showed interest in the word "manipulator".

Kunlian agreed with the black and thin mercenary, and explained to Moller: "A spell operator is a person who uses magic power. It is a collective name for all kinds of magicians and magic warriors. If ordinary people mess with them, they may die." I don’t even know how I died.”

Mo Le knew about magicians, but he didn't know about magic warriors. There was no record of magic warriors among humans in the inheritance memory of the dragon clan.

"Magic warriors also have magic power, but their power is not used to cast magic, but to act on themselves, so as to gain speed and strength far beyond ordinary people, and they can also attack enemies with weapons infused with magic power!"

Kunlian answered Moller's question, and added: "Magic warriors have only been produced in the last 100 years. I heard that the training method is very hard, and those who are not talented in magic will choose this kind of magician who cannot become a formal magician." The way. Since there are no masters of magic warriors yet, this profession is not very famous. It is normal that you have never heard of it, but even the magic warriors are not something we ordinary people can compete with!"

From the introductions of several mercenaries, Moller learned some useful situations. For example, if you want to venture outside, there are basically two professions to choose from, one is to become a mercenary, and the other is to be a bounty hunter.

Mercenaries generally form a group, most of them do some escort and protection tasks, some will serve a certain magician or nobleman, and there are some powerful mercenary groups, basically like toubobs, they even Qualified to accept the employment of some lords to intervene in wars between countries.

The bounty hunters are different. Although there are also bounty hunters who form a team, most of them are loose free men. They obtain benefits by hunting rare items and hunting down bounty criminals. If you can afford the price, there will be corresponding bounty hunters to do any task.

Because they were very speculative with Mo Le, several mercenaries also specially warned that whether it is mercenaries or bounty hunters, it is a mixed circle, there are good people and bad people, and some mercenary groups will suddenly become king after a period of development , becoming a notorious gang of bandits, and some bounty hunters may soon become the most important criminals who are offered rewards!

For this kind of chaos, the country is powerless to govern, because at present, in this place called the Visby continent, it is ruled by four big countries and many noble lords who have separated their territories. The forces between the king and the lords are intricate. Sometimes alliances are formed, and sometimes wars are waged.

Since the collapse of the golden empire 400 years ago, no country has the ability to unify other countries and establish a powerful empire, let alone rectify the chaos in the mercenary and bounty hunter industries.

Moller also learned that at present, magicians pass on knowledge through the master-apprentice model, and there is no magic school in his fantasy.This means that if he wants to have a more in-depth study of magic, he has to consider whether to become a magician's apprentice.

After successfully becoming a human, Moller hopes to gain enough power through the study of magic, so that he can have the ability to protect himself and Rex, and since he miraculously has a second life, come again Once in this magical world, he no longer wants to spend his life in mediocrity.

Then Moller focused on asking several mercenaries whether bounty hunters, mercenaries, and spell operators had their own organizations.Kun Li'an patiently explained to him: "Bounty hunters mainly accept rewards from kings and nobles, and there are also some secret organizations that will release some secret reward tasks, but they will be released secretly, and naturally most of them are shady. The mercenary cooperates with the guide. The guide has mastered the contacts and information channels. They have a mutually beneficial relationship with the mercenary who performs the task. There are many, so the profits that can be obtained are very small. Of course, after the novice mercenary grows up, the relationship with the leader will be much more equal. Even after some mercenaries have accumulated enough contacts, You can receive lucrative missions on your own without a guide."

Kunlian is familiar with bounty hunters and mercenaries, so he introduced them in detail.As for the practitioners, he didn't know much about it, but only provided Mo Le with some popular news.However, these popular news are still very useful to Moller who lacks common sense.At least he knew that the spell operators on the mainland of Visby formed one by one, like gangs, called "Mage Groups", and each mage group delineated certain groups according to their respective strengths. sphere of influence.

For example, McCann City, which everyone is about to go to, is jointly controlled by the three mage groups of "Lady Black Swan", "Ghost" and "Windwalker".

The caravan soon arrived at Furuo De Town, a large town with a population of 8000. There were bustling crowds on the streets, and it was a scene of prosperity.

Mole got a lot of information from a few mercenaries along the way, and when he arrived in Fjord Town, after thinking about it for a while, he decided to leave the caravan and stay here temporarily.

"I still lack a lot of life experience, and I don't know what to do when I go to McCann City. It's better to live in this relatively peaceful town for a while and learn something before leaving."

Moller explained this to his acquaintances in the caravan and several mercenaries, and he was telling the truth. He lacked the basic common sense in this strange human society. If he rashly went to a big city with a complex population and three mage groups , I don't know what kind of trouble I will encounter!It would be terrible if people saw the mistakes. It would be better to settle in this small town with a relatively simple environment for a period of time, and make a decision after adapting to the life here.

Kun Li'an and others felt that Mo Le's consideration was right, so they didn't stop them, and only said that they would meet again when they came to Freud in the future.Before leaving, the red-haired mercenary gave Mole a pitch-black wooden pole. It is said that it is the best wood for making longbows. It was originally prepared by the red-haired mercenary for himself, but now he insists on giving it to Mole. Moller couldn't shirk it, so he had to accept it.

There is a school yard in the north of Furuo De Town, which is the station of the city guard responsible for comforting the entire town, and it is recruiting new students at this time.

Regarding the resettlement of Eriba, Moller consulted Kunlian and others, and several mercenaries told him that it is safest for a kid like Eriba to gain power without any background or influence. The best way is to join the city guard.

The city guard is an organization directly under the city lord. In order to defend the city under his command, the city lord needs the city guard to constantly cultivate strong fighters to increase the city's defense force. Using manpower and material resources to systematically cultivate talents is also a good channel for the poor to improve their status.

At this time, the people queuing up to apply for the recruitment are all half-children in simple clothes, and some are accompanied by their parents. There is a black-faced middle-aged man in the front, wearing a smart blue guard uniform. He carefully checks The identity of each applicant, the youngsters who pass will enter the wooden shed not far away, accept the examination of the body and bones, and then undergo a simple physical fitness assessment in the school grounds. Only after passing these three items can they become a Guards Reserve, undergoing formal training.

Moller is very reassured about Eriba's physical condition. For a small hunter who can hunt horned deer alone, physical fitness is definitely not a problem.The only concern is the identity. Eriba is not a native of Freud, and the identity certificate of being born in Stonewall Town has not been processed because he is not an adult. Moller is worried that the city guard will think that Eriba’s origin is unknown. , rejected.

Seeing a guard standing idly by a row of fences not far away, Moller told Rex and Eriba to stay where they were and wait, while he walked over and greeted with a smile: "Brother Guard, thank you for your hard work. This is for you to drink."

A silver coin was sent out by Mole in an inconspicuous manner. The guard who had no expression on his face became more kind when he saw the money. He looked at him and said, "Little brother is very caring."

Mo Le laughed twice and said, "Brother Guard, I want to inquire about something..."

As he said that, Moller briefly introduced the situation of Eriba to the guard, and asked whether his identity could join the city guard.

The guard raised his eyebrows, looked at Eriba who was not far away, and then said lazily: "Don't even think about joining the city guard team. The city lord will not trust outsiders, but..."

Seeing that the other party was halfway through speaking, and looked down at the silver coin in his hand meaningfully, Mo Le secretly scolded him for being greedy, but smiled and handed out another silver coin.

Seeing the other party put two silver coins into his bosom, he said with a smile: "If you just want to learn martial arts, you can become a mercenary in the future. Warriors who have learned from the city guards are very guided by mercenaries." favored by readers!"

Then the mercenary took Moller to a wooden house with dozens of tall horses tied to a row of doors not far away, and saw an old office worker wearing a red hat. After paying a fee of one silver coin , I got a certificate written on a piece of parchment. With this certificate, I can directly skip the first step of the identity test as a student and participate in the next two physical and physical fitness tests.

An hour later, Moller brought the sweaty Eriba to the old man in the red hat again. After paying the tuition fee of three gold coins, Eriba officially became a student of the City Guard.

"Eriba, you must study hard here. I have inquired about it. The captain of the city guard team is an intermediate magic warrior. As long as you work hard here, you will definitely learn the real skills. This is the first step for you to achieve your goal! "Mole said, then took out a small bag of silver coins and handed it to Eriba, saying: "Learning martial arts is very hard. You are just growing up, so don't treat yourself badly. Take the money and buy more meat to eat." , you can also invite your instructors to drink, and you will not be bullied if you have a good relationship..."

When Eriba saw that Mo Le paid the "exorbitant" tuition fee of three gold coins for him, his eye circles were a little red, and when he heard his caring instructions and the warm money bag stuffed into his hand, his lips trembled. I didn't know what to say, so I finally couldn't help crying.

"I can't, I can't repay what I owe you for the rest of my life... Huh..." Eriba put her arm over her tearful eyes, and insisted on returning the money bag to Mo Le.

Mo Le was funny and moved. He patted the boy's head and said, "I know you owe me a lot, so don't mind if you owe me more. When you become a powerful warrior, maybe we can go out on adventures together. It's up to you to protect us!"

"Yeah!" Eriba stopped crying suddenly, and said loudly, "I will definitely become a powerful warrior to protect you and Rex!"

"Cut! Crying cub, who needs your protection!" Rex muttered uncomfortably when he saw Mole stroking Eriba's head intimately, twisting back and forth in Mole's arms.

After bidding farewell to Eriba, Mole first found a cattle market and sold the two poor horses. The horses that were originally bought for more than [-] silver coins, but now the horse dealers in the entire market are only willing to pay [-] This made Mo Le feel that he might be cheated, but he didn't care about the money.

After selling the horses, Moller found another hotel with a good environment to stay in, and then wandered around with Rex and Eriba in his arms when he had nothing to do, and soon walked around the whole town.

Most of the civilians live in the central and eastern districts of Freud. The streets here are very lively. People living in crowded rooms are performing a life drama. Along the street, there are women leaning out of the window to dry their clothes. People, there are children running around, men chatting at the door, peddlers selling things, and so on.Walking here, the breath of all kinds of life blows in, which makes Mo Le feel an involuntary sense of integration.

The area near the school grounds in the north is a slum area, mostly low shacks made of wood, rags, and stones. The narrow streets are full of garbage and sewage.Some ostentatious women teased every passing man on a hidden street corner, not even a boy like Moller who was holding a child and a boy like Eriba who was obviously underdeveloped did not escape their teasing...

There are also small groups of dirty and ragged skinny children running around in the reception, searching for passers-by with dribbling eyes. Moller was stared at as soon as he appeared, probably Treat this cleanly dressed foreign "boy" as a fat sheep.