The mage arrives

Although Hernandez has defected to Gordon, he still has connections with some people in the Aldridge family.Because after the first mission, the mission given to him by the King of Haven was to stay in the south of the peninsula, contact various forces that secretly took refuge in the Aldrich family, and then deal with Gordon together.

And after Gordon got a list from Hernandez who was involved with the Aldridge family, he didn't immediately start to clean up these people, but secretly monitored them and temporarily stayed still.

Because he didn't startle the enemy, Mr. Abel Aldrich still doesn't know that the Arcane shadow thief he trusts has taken refuge in Gordon.Everything seemed to be as usual, under his own control.And now he is busy rebuilding the army in Black Iron City, and contacting the pirates who were familiar before on the Steam Sea, preparing to attack Gordon's territory together.

According to Hernandez's news, the attackers of the Aldrich family will attack tomorrow night, and now they are staying in Cloudscale City as a smuggling business group.

"Lord, should we take action immediately and wipe out all the subordinates of the Aldrich family?" Hernandez asked.

This is indeed a correct choice.It is the safest choice to take the initiative to attack by surprise and eliminate the threat in its infancy.

But Gordon had other plans.

"This is an opportunity for the King of Haiwen's father and son to fight against each other. I have to make good use of it." Gordon said, "After this incident, you will officially take up the post as a security officer. The salary refers to the one who used to treat you Woodlow, who was scared enough, was canonized as an honorary knight. But there are too many things in the territory now. The measurement and division of land is a very complicated and meticulous work, which takes a long time to complete. Therefore, your fiefdom and food town are temporarily Didn't find it."

Speaking of the ponytail man with a sinister face and all kinds of terrible punishments.Hernandez couldn't help showing a wry smile.Fortunately, the treatment Gordon promised made him elated, and he secretly felt that although he decided to betray the Aldrich family because of the threat of his life, but now it seems that this is a very good choice.

Although an honorary knight is not an official nobleman, it is at least a title conferred by a dignified earl of the empire.It is also very face-saving to say it.

Although the natives on this wild peninsula didn't know what it meant, Hernandez, who had been in the circle of imperial nobles, knew that even if he was just an honorary knight.It is also very popular in those big cities.

"I'm not too young... Maybe after the lord's career is on the right track, it's time to find a good woman to start a family?"

Hernandez didn't know why, but suddenly felt this immature land in his heart, but it was thriving.Created a sense of belonging.

"Also." Gordon added at last, "I don't have too many talents who are good at intelligence work, so after you take office, you have to form your own team. You have been in this industry for so many years, you should have a lot of contacts? I just need The information you provided me was timely, true, and reliable, as for the rest, you can make up your own mind.”

Although starting everything from scratch sounds difficult.But Hernandez heard another meaning from Gordon's words.

Let him form his own team instead of sending other people over.form mutual checks and balances.Such a leader's approach was almost unheard of for him.For Hernandez, this is certainly a good thing.Because it means that he will have greater rights and autonomy.

"Is this Lord Lord trusting me like that? Or...he has enough confidence that even if I intend to betray, he will be able to detect it in time and eliminate all such hidden dangers?"

Hernandez didn't know what was going on, but suddenly shuddered.He remembered the history of how he was so confident that he was finally caught by the Earl of Haven, and he couldn't help being even more in awe of the mage's methods in his heart.

After receiving the news from Hernandez, Gordon began to prepare to deal with the attackers sent by Hansel and Greta.

After dinner the next day, the entire Sea Cliff Fort, whether it was the open or dark defensive means, had been arranged, and it was just waiting to surprise the enemy.

Gordon was not in a state of nervous tension.He was in Miss Jier's bedroom, chatting with the female knight Sigrid with a relaxed expression.

The temperature on the Haiwen Peninsula has risen rapidly since the beginning of spring.After the continuous rainy days in the past few days, it has been a big sunny day.The side effect of this is that the female knight Sigrid has turned into a fire form again.

She is very concerned about the injury of her young lady, and her patience is limited. Sigrid will come to see Gordon every three days, and ask him to find a way to remove all the toxins in Jier's body as soon as possible, so that she can wake up earlier. come over.After all, although there is no serious problem for the time being, this kind of long-term coma does have a great impact on body functions.

After the news spread that Gordon had solved the evil spirits originally entrenched in Strindberg, his prestige grew day by day, and more and more groups came to join him and express their allegiance.And just this morning, a special visitor asked to see Gordon.He is a messenger sent by the swamp tribe Aikan.

Like the Salo people who once occupied the city hall of Yunlin City, worshiped the evil god Zehir, and liked to raise poisonous snakes, the Aikan people also lived in the blackwater swamp in the south of the Haiwen Peninsula.However, this tribe worships the god of nature and is proficient in herbal medicine.Their leader is a druid, who is said to be the most capable person on the peninsula to heal Miss Jier's injuries.

The druid had already completed the mysterious ritual in the depths of the swamp, and as soon as he returned to the tribe, he heard that Gordon had settled Strindberg's evil spirit.So the other party immediately sent someone to contact Gordon.

If Gordon agrees to accept the Aichans, then the druid will set off to Sea Cliff Castle in person to show his allegiance to Gordon.

It is a good thing for Gordon that the other party is so active.However, he knew that apart from the opportunity of solving Strindberg himself, there was another reason, that is, the conflict between the Aikan people and the Salo people had intensified.They urgently need protection from a powerful force.

Although the Aikan people are the largest tribe in the swamp area, their population is much larger than that of the Salo people.But the problem is that the combat effectiveness of the Aikan people is far inferior to the insidious and vicious Salo people who are good at using poison.In addition, after their patriarch was killed by Gordon, the Salo people are constantly gathering in the swamp those forces who have been drawn by the King of Haven to oppose Gordon's rule.

The Salois are now powerful, and the Aikaans feel increasingly insecure.So I was very active in wanting to contact Gordon.

Since the other party has something to ask for, it will be easier to save Ji'er.

As for the now seemingly menacing Saloan United.Not much to worry about for Gordon.Now he deliberately allows the Salois to convene all kinds of opposition forces, so that when the time is right, they will catch them all in one go and completely quell the internal troubles.Set himself rule over the southern part of the peninsula.Settle down.

Because Sigrid, who knew the form of fire, had a hot temper and couldn't afford to wait, so Gordon notified Sigrid immediately.

After getting this good news, the red-haired female knight, who was straightforward and didn't hide her emotions, almost jumped up with joy.

She grabbed Gordon's hand and said excitedly, "My lord, is what you said true? That's great. Miss, she is finally saved."

Although there are priests of Lirya who perform magical spells for Jier every day to maintain her vital functions.But looking at Miss Jier who was in a coma, her face was getting paler day by day, and her body was getting thinner day by day, Sigrid felt quite uncomfortable.Now that things have finally ushered in a turning point, it is no wonder that she is so hard to restrain her emotions.

"Thank you for your long-term help and assistance. I can't repay you..." Sigrid said to Gordon with an excited face.The two of them remained in this posture for nearly ten seconds before she realized that she had been holding the man's hand.

As if holding a red-hot soldering iron, Sigrid quickly let go of Gordon's hand, making the latter sigh secretly for the fleeting soft touch of her hands.

"I was rude just now...My lord, I, I just heard the good news... I was too excited..." The female knight's face was as red as her hair at this time.She murmured and kept apologizing, secretly blaming herself.

"Honor, integrity, etiquette... Sigrid, where are the chivalrous virtues you observed in the past? Why do you always lose your composure in front of this man?"

Maybe it was the intimate contact at the Black Iron City banquet. For some reason, Sigrid couldn't face Gordon with her usual mentality.Not only do they often think wildly, but they are also prone to make some outrageous actions.In the state of water, this situation is fine, but in the state of fire, this situation is intensified.

Fortunately, Gordon didn't seem to notice Sigrid's psychological changes, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

The mage didn't mention what happened just now, but said: "There are enemies coming to attack Sea Cliff Castle tonight, I hope you can be more vigilant. Although their target is the young master Simon who is under house arrest in the south tower, but Ji'er is now in a coma In the bed, it is also an object that needs to be protected."

Sigrid calmed down her chaotic emotions, nodded and said, "I know, Lord Earl. With me and the other eight Phoenix knights here, Miss Jier's safety will not be a problem."

As soon as she finished speaking, there were loud shouts from outside the room, followed by bursts of fierce fighting with metal impacts.

"Here we come!" Gordon's heart trembled.

He originally thought that the attackers would launch another raid in the dead of night, but he did not expect to launch an attack shortly after dinner, just as night fell.

Through Hernandez, Gordon has fully understood the attacker's strength and details.There are more than 50 of them in total, all of whom are selected from the various adventurers, mercenaries, retired soldiers, and pirates that the Aldridge family has recruited over the years.

With an average level of five or more, it is indeed a force that cannot be ignored.Moreover, they also possess all kinds of magic props prepared by Hansel and Greta, which is also quite tricky.

But fortunately, among this group of people, there is not even a single player above level ten, let alone above level fifteen, who can be called a "strong player".

So for Gordon, as long as there is sufficient preparation and targeted arrangements, this group of people is not difficult to deal with.He didn't even have to do it himself.

Gordon had already recognized that the original shout came from Yang Qi Sharp Ear.The sharp-eyed half-elf must have spotted the enemy first in the dark, so he sounded a reminder.

The fight went on for a while.Then two shining balls of light rose into the sky, illuminating the sea cliff castle brightly in the dark night.This should be Dalinar's method.Although he is a first-ring mage, his direct combat power is very weak.However, casting a few suitable spells at the right time can also turn the tide of the battle.

Under the radiance of the arcane light, the intruders who were dressed in black and sneaked into the back garden of the castle from all over the wall, suddenly had nowhere to hide.Knowing their invasion route, the redstone guards ambushed everywhere in the castle.Immediately strike the enemy mercilessly with the crossbow bolts in his hand.

After being attacked, the intruders of the Aldrich family fled in all directions immediately, and some of them threw cloud bombs and other gizmos one after another.to hide your body shape.There are even some guys who were aroused by the death of their companions, instead of retreating, they continued to charge, relying on various magic props provided by the twin brothers and sisters.Want to forcibly kill a bloody path.

Naturally, their fate was miserable.Because of dealing with these intruders.There are not only the cross-fire nets of the Redstone Guards, but also various trigger-type spell traps that Gordon secretly set in the garden.

It didn't take long for the battle to come to an end in a one-sided situation.The four retainers Woodrow, Theodore, Rufus, and Yang Qi soon began to lead the soldiers to carry out a carpet search to find the enemy who slipped through the net.Hernandez, on the other hand, wandered around the outskirts of the castle with his newly recruited men to see if they could catch a big fish that escaped the castle by chance.

"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly." Gordon said to himself.He said goodbye to Sigrid, and prepared to go to the room where Mr. Roshan was under house arrest.The impact of this attack will not end just like this, he needs to create a little chaos for the Aldridge family.

He bid farewell to Sigrid.He had just walked out of the room when he suddenly realized that something was wrong with the surrounding environment.

After going through various battles.Gordon has already cultivated a keen intuition, and he is extremely sensitive to changes in the surrounding environment.So, while raising his vigilance, he opened the eyes of truth and warning.

After the special arcane energy transformed Gordon's dark eyes into amber, he was immediately taken aback.Because Gordon saw a figure exuding a dark red magical aura in the eyes of truth and warning, just like a spider, with large characters attached to the ceiling, and looked at himself with mocking eyes.

Although his face was covered, Gordon could tell from the bumpy figure accentuated by the night clothes that the other party was a woman.

After the eyes of the two people met for a moment, they were both stunned.

Gordon was, of course, taken aback by discovering an uninvited visitor lurking outside the door.And this woman was obviously surprised that Gordon could discover her own existence.

After a brief silence, Gordon immediately read the command, summoned the activation shield, rolled over, and retreated into the room again.

Ding!Ding!Ding!Ding!

After four crisp metal clashing sounds, the activated shield covered with a thick layer of fine gold plates was actually inserted with four viciously shaped throwing knives.The bright red color on the blade is probably some kind of terrible poison.

Gordon was taken aback. He didn't expect that the female assassin's strength was so amazing that the throwing knife could actually be inserted into the hard surface of the activated shield.

With such a strong penetrating power, if it was shot directly at him, even with armor like a salamander cloak and a fish scale breastplate, he might be seriously injured.

"Sigrid, there are enemies!" Gordon yelled at the female knight who didn't know what happened, but looked at him strangely.Then he directed the activated shield to fire a dissociation spell at the enemy, and at the same time blessed himself with various protective spells.

Although Gordon's spellcasting speed is now much faster than that of ordinary mages due to his mastery of Arkhosia's fast casting expertise, he still used instant spell casting at the expense of mana in this emergency situation.

Almost instantly, Gordon's body began to shine with various magical auras.

"Damn mage!" A sharp and cold shout sounded.

The female assassin found that she just avoided the disintegration spell for a short while, and made her assassination target react, and added multiple magic protections to herself.Now, the difficulty of assassination has suddenly increased a lot, so she couldn't help but curse out loud.

Originally, I thought that with my stealth ability, I could ambush outside the door without anyone noticing, and then when the target came out and left with his back turned, he succeeded in a sneak attack, and then fled away.

Who knew that the other party discovered him in the first place, and then took countermeasures.

The female assassin knew that she couldn't delay too much time, otherwise reinforcements would arrive soon.She gently uttered a password in Abyssal Language, and a faint red light suddenly radiated from her body.

She felt that her strength and speed were rapidly increasing, and her blood flowed in her body as if driven by a giant dragon.

Gordon didn't see the process of the female assassin chanting the abyss spell and using special abilities to enhance her strength, but when the enemy rushed into the room quickly, he immediately knew that the enemy was related to the devil.

Because Gordon saw a pair of horns looming in her black hair, and a pointed tail behind her.

tiefling.

The hybrid offspring born from the union of humans and demons.Not only does it have the characteristics of a demon in appearance, but it also has the power of the abyss in its body.

This kind of enemy is not easy to deal with. (To be continued..)

ps: Chapter 3, 1w5 was updated today.