The mage arrives

Gordon originally thought that the Quincy acting political officer had colluded with the local tribe and wanted to follow the example of Abel Aldrich and become another King of Haven. It was also taken away by others.

Just as Gordon was interrogating the aborigines occupying the city hall, Yang Qi Sharp Ears suddenly arrived.The half-elf escorted a half-bald, lean middle-aged man to Gordon: "My lord, I caught this sneaky guy when I was patrolling the camp outside the city."

The half-elf kicked the middle-aged man's leg lightly, and the latter staggered forward immediately, and fell at Gordon's feet, yelling incessantly, "Misunderstanding, Lord Haiwen, misunderstanding! ah!"

Gordon looked at the slightly old aristocratic robes of the other party, and immediately guessed his identity: "Are you Quincy?"

The middle-aged man saw that Gordon had no intention of being violent, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "Yes, my lord, I am the acting administrative officer of Cloudscale City, Sir Quincy Tarantino."

After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man took out a metal cylinder from his pocket, and then pulled out a roll of parchment from it.He spread out the parchment and presented it to Gordon. The latter glanced at the words on the paper and knew that it was a letter of appointment from Sir Quincy Tarantino who was appointed acting administrative officer.On the bright red Dragon God seal, a special magical aura exudes, indicating that it is not a fake.

After proving his identity, Gordon asked Quincy to stand up, and then asked: "Since you are an imperial official, why are you sneaking around outside my camp? Could it be that you have betrayed the Platinum Dragon. Those rebellious peninsula natives who want to rebel?"

"My lord, this is purely a misunderstanding!" Quincy sighed.Trying to squeeze out a sad expression on his face: "I just heard that the Lord of the Haiwen Peninsula newly conferred by His Majesty the Emperor has arrived in Yunlin City, so I just want to take a look at the situation. Who knows that warrior... the vigilance is also high. It's too high, and I was arrested as a spy with malicious intentions, alas."

Seeing that the other party began to sigh, Gordon ignored him, and asked again: "Since you want to take a look at the situation, why don't you come to visit in an open and honest manner? If you take out your commission earlier, I'm afraid no one will embarrass you ?”

"This..." Sir Quincy had a dilemma on his face.He hesitated to speak.

Gordon chuckled, and said, "Let me answer for you. You are the acting administrative officer of Yunlin City appointed by the empire, but you can't manage the city well, and even the city hall was taken away by someone, so You don’t have the face to come to see me, let alone tell the truth, right?”

Sir Quincy looked at the pile of corpses in front of the town hall.Knowing that Gordon probably already knew his current situation, he didn't make any further excuses, but just nodded honestly.

When Gordon saw the other party's useless appearance, he was really angry and funny, and he didn't even have the intention to blame the other party for his dereliction of duty.

The nobles who can be appointed by the empire to come to the Haiwen Peninsula are probably except for those who ask for it on their own initiative, such as Gordon.They are all nobles who can't get along in other provinces.How much ability does such a person have to make a career in the complex environment of the Haiwen Peninsula?

At least, this Mr. Quincy Tarantino has lived till now and did not die unexpectedly.It is also an achievement.

"Okay..." Gordon said, "what happened before. I won't pursue it any further. But Sir Quincy, if you can't show your worth, then I won't raise a waste, please yourself Let's go."

When Sir Quincy heard it, he was so frightened that he almost cried.If it wasn't for Gordon still riding on the horse, he would have stumbled over and hugged the latter's thigh immediately.

"My lord, my family is still in the hands of the Salois. I count on you to help me rescue them after you arrive. You are a war hero of the empire. For you, such a small matter is too simple. I have no one else to turn to except you..."

"The Salois?" Gordon glanced at the other prisoners lying motionless on the ground, and asked, "That's them?"

Sir Quincy nodded repeatedly: "Yes, these are the people. The Salo people are the aborigines living in the swamp. They worship the evil god Zehir and like to raise poisonous snakes. The whole tribe is fierce and aggressive. In recent years, their power has expanded extremely fast. "

Gordon thought about it. In that one-sided battle that could almost be called a massacre just now, when those Salois rushed out of the city hall, they really wanted to take something out of the wriggling pockets around their waists. something to come.But before they had time, they were blasted to pieces by Gordon's fireball technique.

Gordon winked at Chuck.The latter understood immediately, went to search for a while in the corpse, and then came back with a few poisonous snakes that had been roasted: "Hey, Lord Lord, Rufus' supper is available."

"Brother, I hate snakes..." Xiona frowned, and involuntarily rode her horse back a step.

"I didn't expect that the famous battlefield angel of the Freyton Empire would also have annoying things."

"Brother! She is also a girl!"

"Really? There is no evidence to say it. I can confirm it after I check it carefully..."

Seeing Xiona looking at him annoyedly, Gordon decided to restrain himself temporarily.He turned his head and said to the acting administrative officer: "Sir Quincy Tarantino, no matter how miserable your situation is, my position remains unchanged. The Freeman family does not raise waste. If you can prove your worth, Then I can accept your allegiance, and naturally, I will provide shelter for your family. If you are useless, why should I help a waste for nothing?"

Gordon put on the air of a human resources manager recruiting new employees.

Perhaps stimulated by the word "waste", Sir Quincy finally stopped crying.He adjusted his mood and said to Gordon: "My lord, I...Although I don't understand government affairs or military affairs, I still have some research in miscellaneous subjects such as language and geography. In the entire Haiwen Peninsula, all I can speak the languages ​​of the indigenous tribes. Moreover, I also drew a detailed map of the peninsula, which marked the activity areas of a total of 77 local tribes in the entire area. There are also terrains, specialties, climate conditions and so on. In fact, if I hadn’t taken the guards to explore Mount Vesula last time, I had encountered an accident, and in the end I was the only one who escaped, only to be taken advantage of by the Saloans, who not only took away the city hall, but also My whole family was taken away."

"I'm new here, and I really need someone who knows the local situation well." Gordon nodded.Larry would have been a good fit.But that lycanthropist's allegiance is to brothers and sisters Hansel and Greta, so it's impossible for Gordon to use him.

Just a few words from Quincy, he revealed all kinds of information about the Salo tribe, which already moved Gordon's mind.For further confirmation, he asked again: "So, where is your map?"

Quincy looked at the Salo captives: "It's in the city hall. In fact, the Salo people came to capture the city hall just to get my map. But these idiots full of swamp mud. Impossible Find where I hid the map."

"Don't be complacent, just show me the map."

"Yes, my lord."

Seeing that Gordon was a little moved, Sir Quincy also breathed a sigh of relief.Accompanied by Chuck and two redstone guards, he entered the city hall.After a while, he came back with a waterproof and anti-corrosion map.

Gordon took the map and looked at it for a while.Nodding with satisfaction.

The markings on this map are indeed as Quincy said, very detailed.It is very useful for him to understand the situation of the Haiwen Peninsula and formulate plans to govern the peninsula.

But this map is very valuable to him, a serious Haiwen lord.But for the Salo people who spend all day in the swamp playing snakes.It should be useless.

"Very good. From now on, you are a retainer of the Freeman family. Sir Quincy." Gordon said, "I will deal with your family affairs as soon as possible. But I have to ask why Salo Anyone interested in this map?"

Quincy first expressed his gratitude, and impassionedly vowed to be loyal to the Freeman family.When Gordon got impatient and interrupted him with a wave of his hand, he said, "My lord, the patriarch of the Salo people thinks that my map contains the secrets of Mount Vesula, so he wants to get the map. They kidnapped My family is also for this purpose."

Mount Vesula is a term for some of the indigenous languages ​​of the peninsula.If it is translated according to the common language of the empire, it should be the name "Mount Smitra".

It was unknown how many times after entering the Haiwen Peninsula, Gordon heard the place name "Wesula Mountain".On the night when I met the female knight Sigrid and Miss Jier last time, an old fisherman mentioned this highest mountain on the Haiwen Peninsula for the first time.And it is conclusive, saying that there is a god living in the mountain, and because of that god's anger, the crops in the southern part of the peninsula have been reduced.

"Forget it, there are still many things that need to be resolved right now. Let's talk about this so-called 'divine mountain' later." Gordon made up his mind and put the map away.

Immediately afterwards, he asked Chuck to release all the Salo prisoners.

"My lord, are you doing this..." Quincy hesitated.

"Is there something wrong?" Gordon asked back.Without waiting for Quincy to answer, he continued, "These captives will bring the news that I got this map back to the swamp. Since the patriarch of the Salo wants to get this map so much, he must send troops to grab it. Or Just send someone to negotiate with me, and use your family to make a deal with me. Well, I guess the other party will try the second method first. I will naturally have a way to deal with it then."

"Excuse me, my lord, what is the solution?" Quincy asked.He knew that he shouldn't have asked the new allegiance to the lord so thoroughly.In fact, when he was squeezed out by the aristocratic circle in the country, it was because he couldn't control his mouth, and often asked questions that shouldn't be asked and said things that shouldn't be said.But now that he cares about his family, this middle-aged jazz can only bite the bullet and ask.

"It's nothing, since the other party wants this map, I'll exchange it with him. He is interested in that sacred mountain, but I am different. Of course, you have to make a copy of the map for me before that." .”

Now that Gordon said so, Quincy has no objection.Anyway, there is no secret about Weisula Mountain on this map, it is just a misunderstanding that the Salo patriarch heard that he had gone deep into the mountain to investigate.

Although the city hall has been cleaned up, Gordon doesn't plan to live in it.He just asked Yang Qi Jian Er to lead twenty redstone guards to station.Use this as a base to collect information in Yunlin City.

Gordon has no interest in this messy and dirty city, and he returns to the camp.After a night's rest, early the next morning, he led a large group of people to Strindberg.

In the fields near the castle, the farmers bent over to work, saw this brightly armored team stop mighty near Strindberg, and immediately cast strange eyes.There are even some dark shadows moving back and forth in the distant woods.

Gordon was used to all this.In fact, when he arrived in Yunlin City, he had already discovered that there were many probing and monitoring eyes around him.

He, the lord of Haiwen, arrived at Yunlin City swaggeringly.It will definitely attract the attention of all parties.Perhaps this morning, the news that the Salo people who were stationed in the city hall last night were killed in a mess has already reached the ears of many caring people.

However, a full twelve hours passed, but none of the local tribes contacted Gordon and swore allegiance.Everyone is still on the sidelines.

"My lord, you can't blame those local tribes for being so cautious. After all, in the past ten years or so, the special administrators appointed by the empire to the Haiwen Peninsula either died unexpectedly or turned a blind eye to everything." Quincy explained .

"Of course I know this. And for those guys who are still my people in name, I don't have the idea of ​​blaming them yet. But when the situation becomes clear, I am afraid that these people will not be able to sell for a good price. ’” Strindberg casts a shadow on Gordon’s face, giving off a sense of uncertainty.

Quincy looked at the lord, and remembered the horrific corpses in front of the city hall yesterday.A chill suddenly rose in my heart: "Although this Earl of Haiwen is young, he is by no means easy to deal with. And on the southern peninsula, there are not a few tribes that are rebellious, xenophobic or ambitious. It seems that in the future, in the In the process of establishing the rule of the lord, there will definitely be a bloody storm."

I don't know if it's because of terrible things in my mind, or because of the cold air emanating from the weird Strindberg.Sir Quincy shuddered suddenly.Seeing this, Sigrid who was following Gordon couldn't help asking: "Sir, are you cold? The negative energy gathered in this castle is indeed astonishing. It's best for ordinary people not to get too close."

Quincy shook his head: "Miss Knight, I'm fine. But my lord, what are you going to do with this castle?"

When the previous special administrator arrived, Strindberg's cold aura was not as obvious as it is now, so the nobleman didn't believe in evil, and lived in with a hundred guards, and then all of them died suddenly that night.

But now that the castle is in a state of "I'm very dangerous, come in if you want to die", I'm afraid that even if there are treasures that can be enemies, bold adventurers have to think carefully before entering.

The straight-tempered Sigrid didn't wait for Gordon to speak, and said, "Do you still need to ask? Of course, after making full preparations, the Earl will organize an elite team to explore in Strindberg, and then Drive out all the evil inside. Isn't there a legend that only by conquering this castle can you be recognized and become the real master of this land? I believe that the Earl can do it. Then after obtaining the approval and allegiance of various tribes, Then we can go find the antidote for Jier..."

After arguing for a long time, the female knight was still thinking about Miss Jier who was unconscious.Sigrid cared so much about Jier that even Gordon doubted whether there was some kind of special relationship between the two of them...

"Those so-called legends are nothing more than pits dug by Abel Aldrich. Your lord, you don't have to jump down with them," Madam Dana said.

Because Strindberg's matter was related to the undead, Gordon also called her.

"Ms. Dana, you are a priest. Seeing such a castle occupied by vicious undead, shouldn't it be obligatory to purify it?"

"I'm the priest of Lilya, not the righteous madman of the Platinum Temple or the Temple of Dawn. Compared with expelling the undead, I'd rather find a handsome guy to take a rose bath with." Mrs. Dana shook her head and sighed softly. , "But it's a pity that most of these aborigines on the peninsula don't conform to my aesthetics."

Gordon glanced at Mrs. Dai Na who was lamenting like a bitter woman, and said with a smile: "You and your followers can find suitable partners in the army. As long as you don't seduce married men like Chuck, I have no objection." .”

"My lord, please stop chatting. It's better to find out the situation of Strindberg, and then get ready to go in and explore." The female knight interrupted the conversation between the two.

"My Sigrid, I think you are a little impatient. There are many ways to solve the problem of this castle, and your choice is the most stupid and dangerous one." Gordon laughed.

"Who... who is your Sigrid..." the female knight whispered.If it wasn't for the early morning sun that applied a layer of soft gold to her cheeks, I am afraid that the lady knight's blushing shyness would be seen by everyone.

Gordon continued: "According to common sense, such as various written records, and even the content of adventure novels, when encountering this kind of haunted house occupied by evil spirits, what the protagonist has to do is to gather a team Export the elite squad, then go in to investigate, and finally defeat the powerful evil undead. But I don’t plan to do that.”