Lord Chronicle

Chapter 209
"Stop kidding, I'm not doing it."

Sitting in the high-backed chair with his feet crossed, Garrett picked out his nostrils viciously, followed by flicking his fingers to shake off the booger on his fingertips, and then said leisurely.

"What...why?"

Saul asked in surprise.This time he came to Garrett, hoping that he could steal Rulert's Dragon Slaying Sword for him. He originally thought that with his high-level assassin ability, it would not be a matter of minutes, but the other party wanted to do it too. If you don't want to, just refuse.

Having said that, you can be regarded as a refugee taken in by Lao Tzu anyway, so there is no reason to be so stinky, right?

As if aware of his dissatisfaction, Garrett sat up a little bit: "Rurett's team is the top adventurers. Last time, Master and I were chased by them and ran around. We were almost caught in Ferry City. You Wasn't there at that time, I don't want to have the same situation happen again."

When he said this, Sol also remembered.When he went to Bahrain to lead a fraud, Garrett's master and apprentice stole treasure in the middle of the night, and it was the Rulert team who rushed over to solve the problem. Speaking of which, it was the first time he met the other party.

He said unwillingly: "But now the Adventurer's Guild is in chaos, too busy to take care of itself, and with my cover, you don't have to worry about being hunted down again."

Garrett still shook his head: "That's true, but with the current dilapidated state of our guild, we still can't afford to provoke them. Anyway, I can't deal with that guy, so you should find someone else."

Sol felt a big headache: "You are already the most powerful thief I know, where else can I find someone besides you?"

Garrett suggested: "Your subordinate named Chip, he is a super master."

Sol shook his head: "Don't be kidding, how can you use your own men to do this kind of thing. If one is not easy to be seen through, wouldn't it be a fire."

Garrett couldn't help but wondered: "I really don't understand why you are suddenly interested in Rulet's sword. Although the Dragon Slaying Sword is one of the famous swords, it's not unreasonable for the majestic Marquis to use such a trick, right?"

Saul said angrily: "I want you to care, anyway, will you do it or not?"

Garrett still spread his hands: "It's easy to talk about other things, but if it's those guys, I don't want to get into this muddy water."

Although most of the other party's requests were from him now, Sol still didn't want to push people too far. After several pleadings to no avail, he had no choice but to give up the idea.

After Garrett left, Saul couldn't help feeling worried.If he can't get the Dragon Slaying Sword, Igril won't be able to deal with Gru, and he won't be able to get the treasure of Kajirido himself, and then he won't be able to get the iron ore mining rights from Elebena, which will eventually lead to Lovell's death. development has stalled.

More importantly, he was running out of time.

This is not a problem with treasures, but that there is not much time left for him to get the Dragon Slaying Sword.

With the ruins of Kennyros closed, the Adventurer's Guild has no reason to stay in Lowell, and the guild's vitality was seriously injured after attacking the Necromancer Guild, it is even more impossible to put so many elite adventurers in Lowell this little place.

In other words, it is only a matter of time before Ruett and the others leave.

As soon as Rulet left, Igrid would naturally follow him, so where would he go to get the dragon sword?After defeating Gru, it will be even more distant to unlock the treasure.

More importantly, if the delay was too long and the treasure was taken by Cliff, it would be really regrettable.

Therefore, Saul must act quickly.

However, after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't find a solution. Sol rubbed his aching head and couldn't help humming: "Sorrow, worry, I'm so worried..."

At this moment, there was a sudden bang, the door of the study was slammed open, and something rushed in.

Sol was taken aback, and after a closer look, he realized that it was Mira who had slammed into the door.

Before he could speak, another voice came from outside the door: "Mila, come back quickly, don't disturb the young master."

Soon, Marlene also appeared at the door.Holding the big and small shopping bags, she couldn't help panting, obviously chasing Mira very hard.

When she saw that Sol was also in the study, Marlene was stunned. She said helplessly, "Master, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were in the study..."

As she spoke, she glared at Mira on the ground complainingly: "It's all you, come out with me."

It's a pity that Mira didn't take Sol seriously. She lay on the ground carelessly, and yawned with some spare time. It was obvious from her posture that she was going to take a nap first.

Marlene was in a hurry, and wanted to go forward to pull her up, but she had no choice but to hold her pockets with both hands, and was so anxious that she turned around in place for a while, her little face turned red.

Sol watched it amusedly, seeing that Marlene was in a hurry, so he stepped forward and said, "Forget it, it's okay. By the way, why are you holding so many things?"

Marlene said with some embarrassment: "Didn't Mila and Kress win some gold coins last time when they competed for dinner? Sister Jessica insisted on handing them over to me, so taking advantage of today's free time, I went to the street to buy them with her." something."

Only then did Sol suddenly realize that the two little girls had gone to "shopping".For a long time, Jessica has been managing the expenses of the lord's mansion, and Sol has not paid much attention to it, so it is still unknown how much salary Marlene can get as a maid.

However, seeing that the little girl is usually very frugal and rarely wears new clothes, it is estimated that there should not be too many.

Thinking of this, a feeling of guilt can't help but arise spontaneously. I really care too little for Marlene.

Sol apologized: "Speaking of which, I have never bought you anything. If there is something missing, why didn't you tell me?"

Marlene quickly waved her hand: "Master, I...I didn't mean that. I just wanted to say that those gold coins are useless to me, so I bought some clothes for Mira, and..."

Sol couldn't help but secretly sighed, what an honest girl, as women, why couldn't Elebena and Mary learn even one percent of it?
He knew that if he insisted on giving her things, he would scare Marlene instead, so he said softly, "Come on, show the young master, what things have you bought?"

After all, she is a girl. As soon as she mentioned this, Marlene became happy. She frantically took out the contents of the bag and said, "This is the dress I bought for Mira. I opened a new dress in the town. I bought it from the dress shop in my hometown... I only paid half the price for this pair of buckskin boots, it was hard work negotiating with the boss... and this one, it was recommended by Aunt Macy..."

Marlene proudly reported the results of her shopping, but Saul didn't listen to it very much. He just smiled and looked at her at the moment, feeling peaceful in his heart.

Since the spirit of Kennylos was removed from Marlene's body, it seemed that even the shadow in her heart was also removed.Although it is still unclear what exactly happened, Marlene has obviously become much more cheerful.

And Mira, who chose to stay in the territory, did not show the slightest strangeness anymore.She seemed to return to the way she was when she first came to Lovell. Every day, she would either pester Marlene, or eat plump and then sleep soundly, or wander around and pick up some weird things, making Sol suspect that he was Not really raising a lazy dog.

"Master, Master."

Just as Sol was immersed in reverie, Marlene's voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Ah, what?" Sol reacted immediately.

I saw Marlene holding something with both hands, but she didn't bring it up. Instead, she lowered her head and kept rubbing it under her body, as if she was very embarrassed.

Sol couldn't help being surprised when he saw this: "What's wrong?"

After a long while, Marlene seemed to muster up a lot of courage, handed the things in her hand to Sol, and muttered: "Master...Master, I saw this hat on the street, and I thought there was some money left anyway, so I just bought it." I just bought it... If you have time, just see if it fits or not..."

Only then did Sol see that what Marlene was holding in her hand was a men's top hat made of wool. It wasn't Marlene who said it, because she had some money left to buy it.

Sol felt a lot of emotion. To be honest, he has been in this world for so long, but no one has ever given him anything.Even Jessica, who already had a close relationship, or Kafir, who admired herself, had never made such a careful move.

On the contrary, Marlene, when she had spare money for the first time and could buy some favorite things, she still did not forget herself as a young master.For a moment, Sol was moved and relieved, and for the first time, there was a faint feeling of moisture in his eyes.

Here, seeing Sol staring at the hat for a long time without saying a word, Marlene was even more at a loss: "Don't you like it? Actually...it's nothing, anyway, I just bought it by the way..."

"No, I like it very much"

Sol smiled slightly, reached out to take the hat and put it on his head, then turned around a few times, and then said to Marlene, "It's very suitable. When I am received by the king in the future, I will wear this hat."

Saul's words immediately made Marlene happy, as if it made her happier than praising herself: "As long as you like it, how can you go to see the king with such a cheap hat."

Sol said solemnly: "Why not? To me, this hat is more precious than a treasure."

His words made Marlene's face flush red, she lowered her head and said, "It's not so exaggerated."

Sol really loved this little girl. He hugged Marlene and laughed, "It's not an exaggeration at all. Everything you buy is treasure to me."

Being hugged by him, Marlene was startled at first, and then giggled again: "Master, you really know how to joke, what if I buy a bunch of junk?"

"That's the same. If it's my little Marlene, even ten or a hundred treasures can't compare."

Marlene was finally teased by him, and she was like a little sister who was acting like a baby in the arms of her big brother. She put her arms around Saul's neck, lying on his shoulder and couldn't stop smiling coquettishly.

And this is the first time since the Kenilos incident, such a relaxed, carefree and innocent smile appeared on Marlene.

After laughing for a while, Marlene murmured in Sol's ear as if she had exhausted her strength, "Master, thank you, I haven't been this happy for a long time."

Sol stroked her golden hair lightly, and he suddenly felt proud: "I will make you so happy in the future. Well, tomorrow the young master will go shopping with you, and I will buy you whatever you want."

Marlene shook her head: "No, today I got everything I wanted."

As she spoke, she leaned her upper body back slightly, looked at Sol with a smile on her face and said, "I'm so happy, if Mene heard what I just said, she would be so envious."

"Mene, what happened to her?" Sol asked strangely.

Since coming to Lovell, the befuddled summoner Mene in Rulet's adventure team has made friends with Marlene. The two girls are similar in age and have quite similar personalities. After a while, there is nothing to say. Not to talk about good friends anymore.

Marlene said: "I met Mene on the street today. She seemed to want to buy some summoning books and monster eggs, but she had no money, and she kept complaining that Mr. Ruret was too stingy. So I was just thinking, what if He will definitely envy me when he hears what you just said."

As she spoke, she said with a gloomy expression: "In addition, she said that she may be leaving Lovell soon, and I don't know if there will be a chance to meet again in the future."

Sol had guessed it a long time ago, and he didn't take it seriously, he just said casually: "The summoning book and the monster eggs are very expensive, and she often buys some weird things, of course she will be short of money."

Sol still remembers that every time he met Rulet and the others, Mene would drag him to buy some weird things.This girl is in a daze, and naturally she has no concept of money, but as an adventurer, every gold coin is exchanged for her life. With such a companion, Rulert probably has a headache.

Thinking of this, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" Marlene noticed his expression.

Sol stayed for a while, and then said to her: "Marlene, you and Meine are good friends, right?"

Marlene nodded without hesitation: "Yes."

"Then invite her to come here as a guest tomorrow."

"Why?" Marlene asked strangely.

Sol chuckled: "She is your good friend, and she will leave Lovell soon, so let's say goodbye to her as the young master."

Then, he added another sentence: "By the way, only invite her alone, remember?"

Unexpectedly, Marlene nodded happily: "I see."

Hey, Ruret, since you are stubborn, don't blame me for using some extreme methods...

(End of this chapter)