People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

As an apprentice, he should have followed his teacher's instructions, and he usually did so. But today was different from the past. He had to dig up someone's ancestral grave.

Anything can be let go, except the group of Cuckoo Knights. They are a major scourge in the border area and must be eradicated.

So he refused and said, "I'm sorry, teacher, we can't rest for the time being. I wonder if you are interested in going to Yizhan Street to rest for a while?"

"?"

Se Lian slowly typed a question mark.

Under her puzzled gaze, Reinhardt had already set an example and started his journey back.

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The so-called post station is a place where officials who transmit military intelligence and information to the frontier defense forces can eat, stay, and change horses on the way.

There are naturally such places in such a large border area, not only in Nimgefu, but also in Lienia. However, their forms are somewhat different. The post stations at the border are more like a small market.

Not only did they serve the army, but they also provided accommodation for passing merchants, traded and exchanged intelligence with each other, and secretly sold goods that were rarely seen on the market.

In short, the post stations at the border are more appropriately called black markets rather than post stations.

It has long been a tacit understanding that it is completely independent of the rule of local lords and no one will interfere with it.

The post street in Nimgefu was built on the remains of a huge ruin. The Cuckoo Knights who fled from Lienia hid in the basement of this post street.

"Come and drink!"

In the dark basement, the flickering bonfire swayed slightly. Several Cuckoo Knights sat around the fire, eating barbecue and drinking wine together, looking very contented.

"Damn it, if I knew Nimgerfu was so easy to get into, I would have come here a long time ago. Why would I do dirty work for that stupid magic academy? It's so damn comfortable here!"

"Yeah, that's right. If I had known there was such a good place, I wouldn't have helped that idiot academy to deal with Kalia. It's simply a two-handed act."

"Hahahaha, that's enough. Now that we've completely broken free from Lienia's constraints, it's already pretty good to be able to live a comfortable life here. Stop reminiscing about the past; it's useless!"

"Yes, that's right. This is a toast to getting rid of that stupid past!"

"Come on, drink!"

"..."

With a bang, the wine glasses of several Cuckoo Knights clinked together fiercely, and rough laughter and insults echoed in the basement.

"Oh, it seems there are quite a lot of people..."

Reinhardt stood on the rugged and steep steps, looking curiously at the dark and damp basement below. After a rough calculation, he found that there were at least six Cuckoo Knights hiding in the basement.

Also placed around them were a large number of weapons and various materials looted by the bandits, and even a large number of pyroxene crystals and azalea pyroxene crystals produced in Lienia.

"It seems that Godwin's men are not clean either..."

He simply didn't believe that weapons and supplies of this scale could be transported from Lienia without the permission of the Nimgfu garrison.

You know, azalea pyroxene is something that can only be produced by the Rhea Lukalia Magic Academy. It doesn't exist anywhere else.

However, he could understand why this situation happened. Godwin was not a superman, so how could he completely control the soldiers and knights under his command?

What's more, where there is light there will be shadow, and where there are people there will be rivers and lakes.

There will always be people who are willing to risk their lives and take risks for the sake of profit.

"Disciple, you brought me here just to deal with these Cuckoo Knights?"

At this moment, Seren asked in a low voice in his ear, and her eyes were fixed on the fully armed Cuckoo Knights sitting in front of the fire.

"Well, that's one of the reasons. We can't just let these Cuckoo Knights harm Nimgefu. You know they're like locusts. If we're not careful, they'll turn into a disaster. This is also a way to repay His Highness Godwin for the meal."

"Secondly, I want to settle down here. Don't you think it would be great if this secluded environment was slightly renovated?"

"Hmm...it's really good."

Upon hearing this, Se Lian took a quick look around the basement. Although the bluestone bricks were covered with moss, it looked like they had not been built for a long time. There were also thick tree roots surrounding it, so there was no need to worry about stability.

There is also a market-like post station on it as a cover. Apart from being sheltered from light, it is indeed a good place to hide.

"But apprentice, what are you planning to do by settling here? Aren't you planning to go to the Eternal City of Noklongen?"

"We can go to the Eternal City anytime. It's there and we can't lose it. I think it's best for me to accompany you to study the origin first. Isn't that the main reason we're going to the Eternal City?"

"..."

After hearing these words, Se Lian did not respond, but his heart was already deeply moved.

She had indeed chosen the right apprentice.

"Moreover, I hope you can borrow Mr. Tops's theory on pyroxene and prayer to help me study these prayers I have. I want to modify and evolve them."

"Very good, my dear disciple. Maintain your thirst for knowledge. I am happy to accompany you and will share everything I know."

Even with his current strength, his apprentice remains humble and humble, and still remembers his original aspirations and maintains a strong thirst for knowledge about unknown things. As a teacher, she is very pleased.

"Ahahaha, let's talk about the compliments later, teacher. Let's get rid of these annoying people first."

Reinhardt took out the familiar "De" as he spoke. Because he always condensed the crystal blade, there was no blood on it at all, but it looked as good as new.

Seeing this, Se Lian silently took out the pyroxene staff hanging on the side of his backpack.

The several Cuckoo Knights in the basement were unaware that the danger was gradually spreading and enveloping them, and they still sat there drinking heavily.

"Tsk, what a pity! Although we live a comfortable life here, we can't see girls as beautiful as Lienia. It makes me feel itchy."

"Come on, we're lucky to be alive now. Have you forgotten that perverted knight named Reinhardt a few years ago? Many of our brothers died at his hands. There's no place for us in that shabby place of Lienia anymore."

When this was mentioned, everyone's expressions became very complicated.

Everyone misses the carefree days in Lienia when they could rob anyone they wanted and fuck anyone they wanted.

It's a pity that those good times are gone forever...

call out--

At this moment, a rapid sound of breaking wind suddenly sounded, and the hairs of several knights stood on end.

Enemy attack? !

The Cuckoo Knights were suddenly startled, and when they reacted, one of them had already fallen asleep.

The slowly burning flames on his body gradually enveloped the corpse, and the air was suddenly filled with a pungent burnt smell.

"Damn it, who is it?! Come out here!"

Everyone's eyes quickly swept over the dark staircase leading up, but unfortunately no one was in sight.

Then, a few spots of light appeared again in the darkness.

They were responded with several pyroxene magics.

Moreover, the colors of the flying pyroxene magic were different. In addition to blue, there was also a red-orange color like a flame. The two-color slender tails they left behind spiraled around each other like a rondo.

"Damn it, it's a broom star, defend yourself quickly!"

One of them has recognized the true nature of the pyroxene magic, which is the highest level of magic taught in the Kaleros classroom.

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly picked up the cuckoo shields beside them and formed a shield formation to block the attacking stars.

bang bang bang-

Starlight like fireworks continuously burst out from the shield, but the powerful impact force from the shield made them retreat again and again. Even after blocking these attacks, the shield had been blown into scrap metal.

"Don't panic, damn it! Broom Star is a high-level magic. Even the top magicians in the magic academy can only cast this much!"

The knight who had just recognized Broom Star threw his broken shield aside, shook his numb arms, drew his sword, and shouted encouragement to his teammates.

However, although he looks full of vigor and calm on the surface, he is actually very panicked inside.

In his impression, only the bigwigs in the magic academy can use the highest-level magic such as Broom Star. Even the lecturers in the Caleros classroom cannot use it.

But he had not heard from the garrison troops in Nimgefu that any important figures from Lienia had come to Nimgefu.

Where did it come from...

jingle--

At this moment, the faint sound of a bell suddenly rang in his ears. For some reason, the hairs on his body stood on end again and he quickly rolled to the side.

However, his teammates had been hacked to death by the dead who appeared out of thin air, and even those who survived were left disabled.

Apart from him, there was only one lucky person who was still alive and well.

For a moment, the basement was filled with wailing and wailing.

"...Boss, what should we do next?"

The lucky guy was also frightened by the scene and trembled with fear, his legs were shaking. Now his hope was on the boss beside him.

"Damn it! You asked me what to do? I was just trying to ask you!"

The Azalea Knight, known as the Boss, felt like yelling, but he held it back and said calmly, "From what I know, those pyroxene mages' magic is powerful, but once they get close to them, they're just a bunch of useless idiots. Let's find a way to charge them!"

Having said that, the hand that was holding the hilt of the sword had gradually become slippery with sweat.

In the flickering firelight, you can vaguely see the dense beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Tsk, are you guys the best? You're so tenacious! Wouldn't it be better for you to just die peacefully?"

Just then, a voice like this was heard from the stairwell.

But this familiar voice made the boss frown. It sounded a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

But he still mustered up the courage to step forward and said respectfully, "Sir, I don't know how we have offended you that you would kill us all like this. How about we negotiate a deal? Please be merciful and let us go. All the supplies and runes here will become yours."

Able to bend and stretch, he is a man.

But the most crucial thing was that he had no other choice. Four of his brothers were killed or injured in the blink of an eye, but he didn't even see their faces.

"The Master said: 'Wealth and honor gained through unrighteousness are like floating clouds to me... How foolish! If I kill you, won't everything here belong to me?"

The voice coming from the stairwell had a sense of trying not to fight, as if mocking the other party's clear stupidity.

This also made the Cuckoo Knight furious, "Damn bastard..."

Before he could finish his curse, a large azure magic bow suddenly appeared in the dark stairwell. Under the pyroxene magic light, he finally saw the attacker's face.

But I was suddenly shocked.

“It turned out to be you…”

His weathered face was suddenly filled with fear. He knew this person and would never forget him in his life.

During the Star and Moon War, not all of the Cuckoo Army that attacked the Royal City of Kalia died. He was lucky enough to escape because of his injuries. This man was the one who turned the tide of the war.

"Reinhardt..."

At this point, no matter what was said, it was too late. The red-orange sun arrow on the azure bow had already been shot out.

Just when the Cuckoo Knight thought his life was over, the arrow strangely deflected upwards.

But before he could rejoice, the sun arrow that flew up to the ceiling split into thousands of smaller arrows and fell down, covering the entire basement from above like a torrential rain.

They didn't even have time to wail or feel remorse before they were engulfed by the rain of arrows and burned to ashes along with the looted combustible materials.

"Oh? Disciple, you truly open my eyes. I never imagined that the magic of [Royal Knight] Loretta could transform you to such an extent."

Se Lian put away his pyroxene staff and walked down the steep steps. He looked at the corpses that had been burned to ashes in front of him and couldn't help but admire them.

This kind of pyroxene magic, which has a large coverage area and even has powerful killing power, is something she has never seen before except for the origin magic.

"This is all thanks to your good teaching, Teacher. Also, with Professor Miriam's guidance, I was able to transform myself."

"Hmm, your attitude of being neither arrogant nor impatient and not getting upset by honor or disgrace is something I like very much."

As a teacher, she is very benefited by her apprentice's humble attitude.

However, at this moment, Reinhardt had already walked around the burning embers, reached the deepest part of the basement, and lifted up the deepest metal door.

But what was inside was surprising.

Originally in his memory, this was Teacher Se Lian's room, but at this time, it was filled with a large number of runes and even large pieces of pyroxene crystals.

"Tsk, how many caravans and villages did these guys rob?"

"Well, disciple, I like this room very much. Please help me clean it up and use it as a place for us to study pyroxene magic."

I don't know when Se Lian came to his side. He pinched his chin with one hand, looked at the huge space inside and nodded with satisfaction.

"If the teacher likes it, then that's fine. But teacher, don't you feel it hurts your feet?"