The Crystal Palace Plan of the Sinner Lord

The receptionist also realized that she had lost her composure, and lowered her voice and said, "Are you sure? Because we just had a team of silver-level adventurers send a mother and daughter to Stone Sword Village. The captain of the adventurer team was called Diana. Perhaps you have heard of her?"

Boulder (the businessman) certainly heard of it.

Hawkeye's expression beside him also became serious.

"In other words, a small knight group plus a team of silver-level adventurers, as well as a silver-level adventurer like Diana who has mastered combat skills, were unable to repel the monsters that attacked Stone Sword Village... They are most likely dead now."

"This matter must be reported to the Knights of Bona Town immediately!"

Things have become somewhat serious. We originally thought that it was just an attack by a group of first- and second-level monsters, but now all clues show that the enemy is more powerful than expected. There are definitely many third-level monsters, and even fourth-level monsters.

But Hawkeye couldn’t understand why there shouldn’t be third or fourth level monsters on the outskirts of Sunset Forest, unless this was a premeditated attack, and the demons were conquering the city, not just to steal women and food.

"Steamwind Highlands...Lion Demon!"

These words popped up in Hawkeye's mind.

Among the nearby demon forces, the only ones who dare to covet human territory are the group of lion demons in Hot Wind Highlands. To put it bluntly, the role of Bona Town is to serve as a barrier between Hot Wind Highlands and Black Tower City. The Knights of Bona Town have been on guard against Hot Wind Highlands for many years.

Is this battle finally about to begin?

Chapter 70: My Crazy Python Mercenary Group just doesn’t believe in evil

"The Knights have been informed of your request. We will report to our superiors later, but we cannot send knights to help you suppress the monsters now."

Inside the Knights’ outpost in Bona Town.

The leader of the Knights, Trigg, put down the documents presented by the Adventurer's Guild and looked up at Hawkeye and Boulder.

"Why? Are you going to leave Stone Sword Village alone?" Boulder frowned. If the Knights could turn a blind eye to the disaster in the surrounding villages today, they would be able to turn a blind eye to the disaster in Bona Town in the future. Then why is he still staying in Bona Town? There is no guarantee of personal safety at all.

If it weren't for the Knight Commander's fighting ability, he would have been unable to help but point at the man and curse.

The merchants pay so much tax just to raise a group of pigs that do nothing but eat?

"We must take care of the safety of Stone Sword Village, but we can't spare the manpower to take care of it now." Trigg said helplessly: "Recently, the special envoy of the Glorious Church, Lady Angela, is meeting a noble person. Half of the Knights are there, and the remaining guarding the town of Bona is already very difficult. If I send knights to encircle and suppress the monsters in Stone Sword Village, what if the lion demons in Hot Wind Highlands take the opportunity to attack Bona Town? Can you stop them?"

His eyes fell on Hawkeye, who lowered his head; then they fell on the merchant Boulder, who also shrank his head. It was okay to let him do business, but it was better not to let him fight orcs with weapons.

"We can't just let those innocent villagers and adventurers of Stone Sword Village be slaughtered by monsters, right?"

"I told you I'll take care of it." Trigg took out a stack of documents from the drawer, wrote for a while, and then handed it to Hawkeye. "This is a commission in the name of the Knights. Give it to the receptionist in Bona Town. The reward is 1000 gold coins. Every adventurer team or mercenary group can accept it, and the reward will be divided according to your contribution. Of course, adventurers from other towns or villages can also accept it."

Hawkeye and Boulder looked at each other, both surprised at the wealth of the Knights.

This is one thousand gold coins!

Only platinum-level commissions will give so much reward, right?

"Okay, anything else?"

Trigg crossed his arms over his chest and said, "If there's nothing else you can leave. I still have a lot of documents to deal with." He pointed to the pile of documents on his left, his intention to see you off was evident in his words.

Hawkeye and Boulder left the outpost and returned to the Adventurer's Guild.

Before, they were at a loss as to what to do with the affairs of Shijian Village. After all, the characteristics of adventurers and mercenaries are that they will not do anything without profit, and they will not care even if the sky falls if they don’t have money.

But now it’s different with a commission worth up to one thousand gold coins.

The adventurer teams and mercenaries in the town of Bona will certainly be eager to accept the commission.

By then, the predicament of Shijian Village will be easily solved!

The facts were similar to what Hawkeye and Boulder thought. As soon as the commission of 1000 gold coins was issued, the entire Adventurer's Guild in Bona Town rioted. In the words of one adventurer, he had never seen so much money in his life!

"My Crazy Python Mercenary Group has accepted this commission. All of you are not allowed to snatch it!"

The door of the Adventurer's Guild was slammed open, and a burly man with broad shoulders, a round waist, and a bearded face walked in. He had a scar at the corner of his eye. He looked around the entire Adventurer's Guild with a ferocious look, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The surrounding adventurers and mercenaries all looked at him with fear.

The Anaconda Mercenary Group is the strongest mercenary group in the entire Bona Town. They receive the largest number of commissions and have a 100% completion rate without a single failure. The leader of the Anaconda Mercenary Group, Battelle, is a peak third-level berserker.

Needless to say, the burly man in front of him must be the leader of the mercenary group, Bartel. His powerful aura is chilling even if he just stands there and does nothing.

"It is said that he was once the leader of a bandit group, but later he came ashore. Looking at the murderous aura on him, I don't know how many people he has killed..."

"Stop talking! If you hear me, you'll get beaten!"

There was a burst of discussion around.

But Bartel doesn't care about these discussions.

Only the strong will be talked about, after all, who cares about the weak?

"Mr. Bartel, this commission is an announcement commission issued by the Knights Templar. Adventurer teams, mercenary groups, and even individuals can accept it. In the end, you will receive a reward based on your contribution." The receptionist smiled, but his legs hidden under the table were shaking a little.

"I know." Bater didn't care. He smashed the wine pot on the table with a bang and grinned, "The one who attacked Shijian Village is most likely a third-level or even fourth-level demon. These rookies will just die if they go there. Moreover, some of them will alert the enemy and increase the difficulty of the commission. So my Crazy Python Mercenary Group will accept this commission!"

Bartel's words immediately aroused dissatisfaction among everyone in the Adventurer's Guild.

"You, who are you calling a rookie!?"

"Also, why do you have the monopoly on the public commissions of the Knights?"

"That's right, if you want to monopolize it, go find the Knights!"

"Don't worry about him. Let's do our own thing. If we can't defeat the third and fourth level demons, we can kill some goblins and count them as bounties."

Bartel shrugged off the accusations of these rookie adventurers and small-time mercenaries.

He picked up the flagon and drank all the wine.

His eyes narrowed, and there seemed to be a lingering red light flashing in them, which was a murderous aura that was almost transformed into substance:

"I'll only say this once. My Wild Python Mercenary Group will attack Shijian Village tonight! If we find anyone with suspicious movements around Shijian Village, they will be killed as spies of the demon clan. Besides, the light is not good at night, and I don't have time to tell whether they are acquaintances or not, hehehe!"

After saying that, Bartel casually threw the wine jug into the hands of an adventurer, turned around and swaggered away from the Adventurer's Guild.

……

"A commission of one thousand gold coins, the Knights are really generous." Bartel looked up at the dim sky and muttered to himself: "If I get these one thousand gold coins, I can make a set of excellent-grade equipment... maybe I can also buy a lower-level master-grade equipment?"

The more Bartel thought about it, the more itchy he felt.

He was sincerely grateful that the monsters in the Sunset Forest suddenly attacked Shijian Village, which gave him the opportunity to make money. As for how many people died in Shijian Village, it had nothing to do with him.

"You can't handle the monsters in Stone Sword Village."

A cold voice sounded behind him.

Bater turned around subconsciously and looked at the figure covered by the lights of the Adventurer's Guild. The corners of his mouth curled up: "I know you, your name is Hawkeye, and I heard that you are good at gathering intelligence... How about you come to my Wild Python Mercenary Group? We need talents like you."

"It's just that you can't kill the monsters in Stone Sword Village by yourself."

Hawkeye repeated it again, louder, and ignored Bartel's solicitation. And Bartel's expression gradually became indifferent.

"A group of third-level monsters may scare you to death, but they are nothing to my Mad Python Mercenary Group. Even if they are fourth-level monster leaders, they are just beasts after all. We can kill them with just a little brain!"

"This group of monsters is not as simple as you think. I suggest you let all the adventurers act together, so that you have a better chance of winning." Hawkeye recalled what he saw and heard a few hours ago.

The village was eerily quiet. There were obvious signs of traps around the village, and goblins were building fortifications.

These monsters act in a very organized manner.

Therefore, the being standing behind these monsters cannot possibly be a fool who only knows how to rush forward.

Coupled with the recent attitude of Hot Wind Highlands towards Bona Town and Black Tower City, he has reason to suspect that the monster that attacked Shijian Village is most likely a high-level demon with wisdom and good at using his brain.

"If that's all you have to say, then you can get lost." Bartel sneered, "I'm not stopping those adventurers from coming along, as long as they don't get seen by our Crazy Python Mercenary Group."

He ignored Hawkeye and walked towards the base of the Anaconda Mercenaries.

How powerful can the monsters that attack the village be?

If it were that powerful, it would have attacked the town long ago.

Bartel was not panicked at all.

Chapter 71: Have you ever eaten Oreo? Twist it first

In the deep lair, Caesar had already eaten and drunk his fill.

I have to say, professional cooks are different. With Sophia cooking, Caesar immediately felt that his life had risen from the slums to a well-off life. The only thing that limited Sophia's performance was that the ingredients here were relatively poor.

"Sophia, I have to give you a suggestion."

Caesar picked up the donut that was only the size of a baby's fist and said in a serious tone: "Look, this is so small, is it really suitable for someone like me to eat? Although it does taste good."

Sophia blushed and nodded awkwardly.

She did not take Caesar's body shape into consideration when preparing the food, even if she followed the usual standards. Besides, no one would eat donuts as a staple food.

"Sir, I will make you a bigger one next time, but the flour and sugar will be consumed quickly. These things are quite expensive. You..."

Caesar understood what Sophia meant.

There was not much flour and sugar in the entire Shijian Village. Ordinary people ate rye bread soaked in water with some wild vegetables as a meal. If they wanted to eat something a little better, they would go fishing in the river or hunt some game outside the Sunset Forest.

"Don't worry about the ingredients. I'll find a way to deal with them when they run out."

Caesar looked back at Irene. The little girl was still immersed in the excitement of gaining magical powers. Even the delicious food made by Sophia could not calm her down. She sat there staring at her fingers, on which a flame was dancing like a leaping elf.

Sophia followed Caesar's gaze and couldn't help but reveal envy in her eyes.

"If you perform well enough, you will have such opportunities in the future."

Caesar noticed Sophia's gaze and made a promise to her that pheromones could be used to determine the evolutionary direction of any follower. For someone like Sophia, Caesar wondered if he could evolve a Chinese chef who would glow when cooking.

"Erin, come with me."

Caesar greeted Irene and left the cave.

Irene thought Caesar was going to teach her something new, so she didn't think much about it for a moment. She just responded and followed Caesar. The two of them walked into the troll's lair. Now they couldn't go to the goblin's lair anymore, as it was full of 007's goblins and seedling beds. Although it could sometimes be fun to look at them, Caesar found them too eye-catching after seeing them too much.

These goblins have no idea what it means to be gentle with women, and they don't know how to trim their nails, so every time they make the seedlings covered in blood.

Jungle troll lairs are larger and drier than those of the Goblin Horde.

There was no strange smell, and jungle troll guards could occasionally be seen along the way. They all knelt on the ground and saluted Caesar. However, as Caesar entered a fork in the road, no more jungle trolls were seen on the road.

The darkness in the cave filled Irene with fear.

She was originally one body length behind Caesar, and subconsciously moved closer to Caesar, almost sticking to him. Her small hand gently pulled one leg of the armor, and her big eyes looked around as if a monster would suddenly rush out of the darkness.

"Are you afraid of the dark?" Caesar tilted his head slightly, but kept walking.

The girl was stunned for a moment, then whispered back, "I am a little scared... In the past, if I made a mistake at home, my father would beat and scold me and lock me up in the warehouse in the backyard. There was no light in there at all."

When talking about her father, Irene's tone did not have a trace of warmth or emotional change, only indifference. The man who had been split in half did not have any characteristics of his father except for the inheritance of blood, and should be classified as an enemy.

"You can use magic to illuminate the surroundings."

Irene obediently summoned a flame, and the orange light brought a little warmth to her heart.

Magic is the key to breaking free from the shackles of fate.

This key was given by Caesar.

Without this key and without Caesar, she could only huddle in a corner of this deep cave, shivering and waiting for death to come.

"Thank you, Mr. Caesar, but I have nothing. How can I repay you..."

Irene's original idea was to cook for the devil for the rest of her life.

But this job has been replaced by Sophia, who is more capable.

This made the girl very distressed, and she kept thinking about this problem while eating.

"It's easy to repay me, why don't you do me a favor?"

Caesar stopped, this was the deepest part of the troll's lair.

There is no need for flames to illuminate the surroundings.

Because there are fluorescent plants everywhere, a lilac glow permeates the air, and through the reflection of stalactites and natural crystals, it presents a dreamy beauty. In the center of the cave is a bed, a very large one. These beds originally belonged to the villagers of Shijian Village, and now they have been spliced ​​together.

"Help?" Irene was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted and said, "Mr. Caesar, what do you need Irene to do?" She was still worried about not being able to help Caesar, but she didn't expect that the opportunity would come now.

Caesar pulled Irene to the bed and pressed the girl down on the bed.

"Erin," Caesar said with a frown, "My demon race has a flaw, which is that we are usually under a lot of pressure. These pressures eventually pile up and are difficult to relieve. As you can see now, this is my pressure."

"..."